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Paper One 试卷一
Part I Dialogue Communication (15 minutes, 15 points)
Section A Dialogue Completion
Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
1. — How's everything going?
— ____.
A. Everything is finished B. Everything has been done
C. Not so bad, you know D. Not doing wrong, you know
2. — I'm exhausted. I have work for a whole day.
— Why not take a rest, then?
— ____.
A. Because I can't afford it B. Maybe I should
C. I don't know D. Sorry, I can't tell you
3. — Have you heard that Mary has been elected president of the company?
— After working hard for so many years, ____.
A. she surely welcomes it B. she has certainly earned it
C. she is welcome to it D. it's good news for her
4. — Can you post these letters for me on your way home?
— ____.
A. No problem B. It's all right C. Fine D. I hope so
5. — Do you happen to have twenty-eight dollars on you?
— ____?
— I want to buy an English-English dictionary.
A. Do you want the money B. What will you want to do
C. How much D. What for
Section B Dialogue Comprehension
Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the four choices given and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
6. Woman: Did you see Ann? I heard she got laid off.
Man: No, that's terrible. Can I do anything for her?
Question: What did the woman say about Ann?
A. Someone stole her money. B. She had an accident.
C. She has an illness. D. She lost her job.
7. Woman: I know you like this restaurant. But I just don't like the food here.
Man: Everyone is entitled to his own opinion.
Question: What does the man mean?
A. Each of them owns a restaurant. B. The woman should tell him her own opinion.
C. Many customers argue in the restaurant. D. Different people have different tastes.
8. Woman: Well, the income tax is too high for me this month.
Man: If it were not reasonable, I'm afraid some people would try to get round the tax.
Question: What does the man mean?
A. Some people would work out a new tax law.
B. Some people would try to escape paying the tax.
C. He would stop paying the income tax.
D. He would appeal to the authorities for that.
9. Woman: We have turned in our proposal for setting up a new agency in South Korea.
Man: But the general manager has to turn it over before a decision is made.
Question: What does the man mean?
A. The general manager has to set up a new agency.
B. The general manager has to turn down the proposal.
C. The general manager has to think about the proposal carefully.
D. The general manager has to revise the proposal.
10. Man: I'm a student of Stanford University. How much is a dorm room?
Woman: Since you are a college student, we can offer you a special rate. It's $600 for room and board.
Question: What does the woman mean?
A. The man can get a room and transportation.
B. The man will be offered a room and special rate.
C. The man will get a room and meals.
D. The man will get a room and a balcony.
Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes, 10 points)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
11. Those naughty boys were caught _________ flowers in the garden again.
A. to steal B. stealing C. having stolen D .to have stolen
12. Only when your identity has been checked ______.
A. you are allowed in B. you will be allowed in
C. will you allow in D. will you be allowed in
13. My sister met him at the Grand Theatre yesterday afternoon, so he ______ your lecture.
A. couldn't have attended B. needn't have attended
C. mustn't have attended D. shouldn't have attended
14. ______ she couldn't understand was ________ fewer and fewer students showed interest in her lessons.
A. What … why B. That … what
C. What … because D. Why … that
15. It was only with the help of the local guide _______.
A. was the mountain climber rescued B. that the mountain climber was rescued
C. when the mountain climber was rescued D. then the mountain climber was rescued
16. I will have John ________my bike and I heard Tom had had his bike __________ in that factory.
A. repair; repairing B. repair; repaired
C. repaired; repair D. repairing; repaired
17. Having been ill in bed for nearly a month, he had a hard time ______ the exam.
A. pass B. to pass C. passed D. passing
18. Don't worry; Philip is quite used _______ in such heavy traffic as this.
A. to driving B. to be driving
C .to have drive D .to drive
19. _______, some famous scientists have the qualities of being both careful and careless.
A. Strangely enough B. Enough strangely
C. Strange enough D. Enough strange
20. Although he has lived with us for years, he ________us much impression.
A. hadn't left B. didn't leave C. doesn't leave D. hasn't left
21. We volunteered to collect money to help the ____ of the earthquake.
A. victims B. folks C. fellows D. villagers
22. Fred is second to none in maths in our class, but believe it or not, he ____passed the last exam.
A. easily B. hardly C. actually D. successfully
23. He holds an important position in that company. ______, I don't quite trust him.
A. Thus B. Furthermore C. Otherwise D. Nevertheless
24. One of the attractive features of the course was the way the practical work was _________ with the theoretical aspects of the subject.
A. instructed B. involved C. interfered D. integrated
25. The population boom is a ________that has already happened in some parts of the world, with terrible results.
A. distress B. miracle C. disaster D. giant
26. Every autumn the bears can be seen _______around this town of about 800 people.
A. wondering B. wandering C. winding D. wounding
27. The teacher wrote a brief comment in the _____ to show the student why it was wrong.
A. mark B. margin C. mail D. manual
28. In general, the amount that a student spends on housing should be held to one-fifth of the total ________ for living expense.
A. acceptable B. available C. advisable D. applicable
29. Over a third of the population was estimated to have no ______ to health service.
A. assessment B. assignment C. exception D. access
30. — How far apart do they live?
— ______ I know, they live in the same neighborhood.
A. As long as B. As far as C. As well as D. As often as
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes, 40 points)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
Passage One
I hear many parents complain that their teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are all taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are holding one another's hands for reassurance.
They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But they all end up listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon into a larger cocoon.
It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a market for teenagers. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. This is a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.
But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don't care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come—with the people who respect you for who you are. That's the only kind of popularity that really counts.
31. The author's purpose in writing this passage is to tell______.
A. readers how to be popular with people around
B. teenagers how to learn to make a decision for themselves
C. parents how to control and guide their children
D. people how to understand and respect each other
32. According to the author, many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but in fact most of them ______.
A. have much difficulty understanding each other
B. lack confidence
C. dare not cope with any problems alone
D. are very much afraid of getting lost
33. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. There is no popularity that really counts.
B. Many parents think that their children are challenging their authority.
C. It is not necessarily bad for a teenager to disagree with his or her classmates.
D. Most teenagers are actually doing the same.
34. The author thinks of advertisements as ______ to teenagers.
A. inevitable B. influential
C. instructive D. attractive
35. The main idea of the last paragraph is that a teenager should______.
A. differ from others in as many ways as possible
B. become popular with others
C. find his real self
D. rebel against his parents and the popularity wave
Passage Two
Much unfriendly feeling towards computers has been based on the fear of widespread unemployment resulting from their introduction. Computers are often used as part of automated production systems requiring a least possible number of operators, causing the loss of many jobs. This has happened, for example, in many steelworks.
On the other hand, computers do create jobs. They are more skilled and better paid, though fewer in number than those they replace. Many activities could not continue in their present form without computers, no matter how many people are employed. Examples are the check clearing (交换) system of major banks and the weather forecasting system.
When a firm introduces computers, a few people are usually employed in key posts (such as jobs of operations managers) while other staff are re-trained as operators, programmers, and data preparation staff. After the new system has settled down, people in non-computer jobs are not always replaced when they leave, resulting in a decrease in the number of employees. This decrease is sometimes balanced by a substantial increase in the activity of the firm, resulting from the introduction of computers.
The attitudes of workers towards computers vary. There is fear of widespread unemployment and of the takeover of many jobs by computer-trained workers, making promotion for older workers not skilled in computers more difficult.
On the other hand, many workers regard the trend toward wider use of computers inevitable. They realize that computers bring about greater efficiency and productivity, which will improve the condition of the whole economy, and lead to the creation of more jobs. This view was supported by the former British Prime Minister, James Callaghan in 1979, when he made the point that new technologies hold the key to increased productivity, which will benefit the economy in the long run.
36. The unfriendly feeling towards computers is developed from ______.
A. the possible widespread unemployment caused by their introduction
B. their use as part of automated production systems
C. the least possible number of operators
D. the production system in steelworks
37. The underlined word “They” (Line 1, Par. 2) refers to______.
A. computers B. jobs C. activities D. systems
38. According to Paragraph 2, without computers ______.
A. human activities could not continue
B. there could not be weather forecasting systems
C. many activities would have to change their present form
D. banks would not be able to go on with check clearing
39. According to the passage, what results from the introduction of computers?
A. After re-training, all employees in the firm get new jobs.
B. A considerable proportion of people are employed in key posts.
C. The firm keeps all of its original staff members.
D. The decrease in staff members may be balanced by the increase of firm activities.
40. James Callaghan's attitude towards computers can be best described as______.
A. doubtful B. regretful C. unfriendly D. supportive
Passage Three
Loneliness has been linked to depression and other health problems. Now, a study says it can also spread. A friend of a lonely person was 52% more likely to develop feelings of loneliness. And a friend of that friend was 25% more likely to do the same.
Earlier findings showed that happiness, fatness and the ability to stop smoking can also grow like infections within social groups. The findings all come from a major health study in the American town of Framingham, Massachusetts.
The study began in 1948 to investigate the causes of heart disease. Since then, more tests have been added, including measures of loneliness and depression.
The new findings involved more than 5,000 people in the second generation of the Framingham Heart Study. The researchers examined friendship histories and reports of loneliness. The results established a pattern that spread as people reported fewer close friends.
For example, loneliness can affect relationships between next-door neighbors. The loneliness spreads as neighbors who were close friends now spend less time together. The study also found that loneliness spreads more easily among women than men.
Researchers from the University of Chicago. Harvard and the University of California, San Diego, did the study. The findings appeared last month in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
The average person is said to experience feelings of loneliness about 48 days a year. The study found that having a lonely friend can add about 17 days. But every additional friend can decrease loneliness by about 5%, or two and a half days.
Lonely people become less and less trusting of others. This makes it more and more difficult for them to make friends---and likely that society will reject them.
John Cacioppo at the University of Chicago led the study. He says it is important to recognize and deal with loneliness. He says people who have been pushed to the edges of society should receive help to repair their social networks.
The aim should be to aggressively create what he calls a "protective barrier" against loneliness. This barrier, he says, can keep the whole network from coming apart.
41. Besides loneliness, which of the following can also spread among people?
A. Friendship B. Happiness C. Depression D. Smoking
42. The Framingham Heart Study starting from 1948_________.
A. expanded its research topics
B. involved 5,000 patients of depression
C. identified loneliness as one key factor for heart disease
D. examined the relationship between loneliness and depression
43. Which of the following is true about the spread of loneliness?
A. It leads to a gradual loss of friends.
B. It is a common phenomenon among women.
C. It is often found in the neighborhood.
D. It ruins the relationships between close friends.
44. Having a lonely friend, you are more likely to ________.
A. strengthen your friendship
B. develop new friendship
C. Increase the sense of loneliness
D. reduce the sense of loneliness
45. According to John Cacioppo at the University of Chicago, loneliness can_______.
A. result in aggressiveness
B. Cause people to be overprotective
C. Infect social networks
D. Push people to the verge of poverty
Passage Four
California has a new program called the Digital Textbook Initiative. "Starting this fall with high school math and science, we will be the first state in the nation to provide schools with a state-approved list of digital textbooks." That was Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in June. talking about his effort to get schools to use materials available free online. He listed reasons why he thinks digital textbooks make sense.
California approves traditional textbooks in six-year cycles. Digital ones can offer the latest information. They lighten the load of school bags. They save paper and tress, and make learning more fun and interactive. And above all, he said they help schools with their finances.
The state has had to make severe cuts in school spending because of deep financial problems. More than six million students attend California public schools.
Earlier this year, California invited content developers to offer digital math and science materials for high schools. These had to meet at least 90% of the state's learning requirements. Specially trained teachers examined 16 textbooks and approved ten of them.
Six of the ten were published by the CK12 Foundation, a nonprofit group that had been developing digital science and math books for about two years. The foundation paid teachers and other education professionals to write and edit them. The money came from a group financed by the Khosla Family.
California cannot require schools to use the digital textbooks. Individual school districts will have to decide for themselves.
Susan Martimo, a California Department of Education official, says she does not expect widespread use right away. He best guess is that some schools with a lot of technology will be the first to use them, but only in addition to their traditional books.
School administrators point out that the texts may be free online, but students need a way to access them. Not everyone has a computer or electronic reader. Schools could print out copies, but that would not help the environment. Also, there is the cost to train teachers to use digital textbooks effectively.
46. The Digital Textbook Initiative __________.
A. will probably take effect in six years
B. covers all the high school subjects
C. has been approved by all states
D. is advocated by California state governor
47. The main reason for promoting digital textbooks is to ___________.
A. help save money
B. benefit the environment
C. provide interesting materials
D. reduce students' heavy burden
48. The digital textbooks were approved by __________.
A. trained teachers B. content developers
C. Khosla Family D. Ck12 Foundation
49. According to Susan Martimo, digital textbooks ____________.
A. are not likely to have a widespread use
B. will soon replace traditional ones
C. will first be adopted by well-equipped schools
D. are certain to be approved by school districts
50. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that __________.
A. schools are reluctant to print out copies
B. the use of digital textbooks is not really free
C. students need to pay for computers
D. training teachers to use the textbooks is not efficient
Part IV Cloze Test (15 minutes, 10 points)
Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
We know we have to read "between the lines" to get the most out of anything. Marking up is also a useful practice, __51__ you shouldn't mark up a book which isn't yours. Librarians __52__ lend you books expect you to keep them clean, and you should .If you decide that I am right about the usefulness of marking books, you will have to __53__ them.
There are three kinds of book owners. The first has all the standard sets and best sellers—unread, __54__.The second has a __55__ many books —few of them read __56__, most of them dipped into, but all of them as clean and shiny as the day they were bought. The third has a few books or many—every one of them __57__ and dilapidated (残破的).
Why is __58__ a book indispensable to reading? First, it keeps you awake. I mean wide awake.In the second place, reading if it is active, is thinking, and thinking __59__ express itself in words. Finally, writing helps you __60__ the thought you had, or the thoughts the author expressed.
51. A. but B. although C. and D. so
52. A. whom B. who C. which D. what
53. A. buying B. buy C. borrow D. exchange
54. A. untouching B. untouched C. touching D. touched
55. A. great B. large C. big D. greater
56. A. on B. aloud C. through D. about
57. A. dog-earing B. dog-eared C. to be dog-eared D. to dog-ear
58. A. marking up B. mark up C. to mark up D. to mark
59. A. tend to B. tends to C. tending to D. tending
60. A. remember B. forget C. remembering D. forgetting
Paper Two试卷二
Part V Translation (30 minutes, 10 points)
Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese and put your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.
Exactly, when you take a course in public speaking nowadays, you don't hear much about grammar and vocabulary. Instead, you're taught how not to be afraid or embarrassed, how to speak without a prepared script, how to reach out to the live audience before you. Public speaking is a matter of overcoming your longstanding nervousness.
The same is true of writing. The point of the whole thing is to overcome your nervous emotion, to break through the invisible barrier that separates you from the person who'll read what you wrote. You must learn to sit in front of your typewriter and reach out to the person at the other end of the line.
Of course, in public speaking, with the audience right in front of you, the problem is easier. You can look at them and talk to them directly. In writing you're alone. It needs an effort of your experience or imagination to take hold of that other person and talk to him or her. But that effort is necessary or at least it's necessary until you've reached the point where you quite naturally and unconsciously "talk on paper".
Part Ⅵ Writing（30 minutes, 15 points）
Directions: You are to write in no less than 120 words on the topic “Create a green campus”. Write your composition on the ANSWER SHEET.
1. 建设绿色校园十分重要
2. 绿色校园不仅指绿色环境
3. 为了建设绿色校园我们应该……
PartⅠ
1-5 CBBAD 6-10 DDBCC
Part Ⅱ
11-15 BDAAB 16-20 BDAAC 21-25ABDDC 26-30 BBBDB
Part Ⅲ
31-35 BCABC 36-40 ABCDD 41-45 BAACC 46-50 DAACB
Part Ⅳ
51-55 ABBBA 56-60 CBABA
Part V
的确如此，今天如果你参加一个演讲班，你不会听到多少关于语法与词汇方面的指导。相反，老师会告诉你怎样克服害怕或局促不安，怎样在没有手稿的情况下演讲，怎样向你面前活生生的观众靠拢。演讲其实就是克服长时间紧张情绪的问题。
这也正是写作的真谛。这一切的关键就在于克服你的紧张情绪，越过横在你和你未来的读者之间的无形的障碍。你必须学会坐在打字机前面，向另一端的读者靠拢。
当然，演讲中观众就近在眼前，问题会容易一些。你可以看着他们，直接对着他们说话。在写作时，你却是一个人。这需要你努力用你的经验或想象力去抓住另一个人并把你的想法告诉他或她。这种努力是必要的，至少在你可以十分自然地、无意识地“在纸上说话”之前是必要的。
Part Ⅵ
Create a Green Campus
It is of great importance to make and maintain a green campus in our university or college. Obviously, a growing number of people are beginning to realize that it is our duty to do that in the present days, since the concept of “a green world” has become the focus of the society.
The idea of “a green campus” is beyond a green environment. To begin with, the development on the campus is to be sustainable and recyclable. Some of the authorities' budget should be on how to reduce of the waste. What's more, we'd better be aware of the seriousness of pollution around us. Thus the idea of environmental protection may become a common occurrence in our daily life.
It is necessary that effective actions should be taken to protect our campus from waste and pollution, and hence these activities are to play an increasingly important role in our day-to-day life. Certainly, there is little doubt that further consideration must be paid to our green campuses.
本文导航Part I Dialogue Communication (15 minutes, 15 points)
Section A Dialogue Completion
Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
1.[ A]: Oh ... um ... do you mind if I smoke?
[B]: _________
[A]: Oh, I didn't notice.
[B]: Mmm. There's a sign on the door.
A. How long for?
B. Well, yes, actually — this is a no smoking compartment.
C. I don't think I agree with you.
D. When exactly?
2. [A]: Susan, this is my boyfriend Sam.
[B]: __________
[C]: Nice to meet you, too.
A. You may only have one.
B. Yours is lovely, too.
C. Very well, thank you.
D. Oh, really? Nice to meet you.
3. [A]: Fine day, isn't it?
[B]: Well, yeah, it's beautiful.
[A]: You're looking so nice.
[B]: ___________
A. Yes, I'm extremely well, thanks.
B. It's very nice of you, and you are so beautiful.
C. Sorry to hear that.
D. Pretty good.
4. [A]: I've been on business trip abroad last month.
[B]: __________
[A]: Oh, pretty good, thanks. What about you?
[B]: Just can't complain.
A. How's everything going?
B. It's very nice of you.
C. You're kind to say so.
D. I'd love to.
5.[ A]: I have two tickets for tonight's concert. Could you go with me?
[B]: I'd like to, but I'm busy tonight.
[A]: __________
A. All my work goes for nothing. B. What a pity. I'm sorry.
C. How could I do such a silly thing? D. Is it just as what you said?
Section B Dialogue Comprehension
Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the four choices given and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
6. Man: Mr. Brown asked me to tell you that he's sorry, he can't come to meet you in person. He's really too busy to make the trip.
Woman: That's OK. I'm glad you've come in his place.
Question: What do we learn from the conversation?
A. The man is late for the trip because he is busy.
B. The woman is glad to meet Mr. Brown in person.
C. The man is meeting the woman on behalf of Mr. Brown.
D. The woman feels sorry that Mr. Brown is unable to come.
7. Woman: So you finally listen to your wife's advice and give up smoking.
Man: It was my doctor's advice. I'm suffering from high blood pressure.
Question: What do we learn from the conversation?
A. The man no longer smokes.
B. The man is under pressure from his wife.
C. The man usually follows his wife's advice.
D. The man refuses to listen to his doctor's advice.
8. Man: Can I borrow your maths textbook? I lost mine on the bus.
Woman: You've asked the right person. I happen to have an extra copy.
Question: What does the woman mean?
A. She can find the right person to help the man.
B. She can help the man out.
C She's also in need of a textbook.
D. She picked up the book from the bus floor.
9. Woman: You seem to pride yourself on having a lot of friends.
Man: That's for sure. Everyone would be proud of having many friends.
Woman: But it's a pity that most of them are fair-weather friends.
Man: What does that matter.? Isn't that we need all kinds of friends?
Question: What do we know about the man's friends?
A. They may not turn up in bad weather.
B. They may not be there when you need them.
C. They will come in good weather.
D. The man is on good terms with his fair-weather friends.
10. Man: The front tire is flat, and the seat needs to be raised.
Woman: Why not take it to Mr. Smith?
Question: What kind of work does Mr. Smith probably do?
A. He fixes bicycles. B. He raises sheep.
C. He sells chairs. D. He's a gardener.
Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes, 10 points)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSER SHEET with a single line through the center.
11. In the course of a day, students do far more than just _________ classes.
A. attend B. attended C. to attend D. attending
12. He resented ____________ to wait. He expected the minister_____ him at once.
A. to be asked, to see B. being asked, to see
C. to be asked, seeing D. being asked, seeing
13. If the building project ____________ by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.
A. being completed B. is completed
C. to be completed D. completed
14. This is one of the questions ___________ at the meeting next week.
A. discussed B. discussing
C. to be discussed D. being discussed
15. ___________, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.
A. Other things being equal B. Were other things equal
C. To be equal to other things D. Other things to be equal
16. They are going to have the serviceman ___________ an electric fan in the office tomorrow.
A. install B. to install
C. to be installed D. installed
17. Since both he and I work in the same hospital, I can hardly avoid _________ him.
A. being met B. meeting C. to be met D. to meet
18. The indoor swimming pool seems to be a great deal more luxurious than _____________.
A. is necessary B. being necessary
C. to be necessary D. it is necessary
19. What a lovely party! It's worth ___________ all my life.
A. remembering B. to remember
C. to be remembered D. being remembered
20. Contrast may make something appear more beautiful than it is when ___________ alone.
A. seen B. is seen
C. to be seen D. having been seen
21. He ____________ his old car for a new one as soon as he had won the prize.
A. replaced B. converted C. exchanged D. interchanged
22. He is a very _______________ character; he is never relaxed with strangers.
A. serf-confident B. self-conscious C. self-evident D. self-serving
23. You'll find that the community has _____________ great changes since you were here last time.
A. submitted B. sustained C. perceived D. undergone
24. You don't have to ___________ yourself. I think you did the right thing putting your mother in a nursing home.
A. justify B. hinder C. indulge D. appoint
25. If prisoners behave well they are allowed the ___________ of visiting their families at the weekend.
A. equality B. security C. privilege D. prestige
26. Despite his ____________ as a trouble-maker, he was promoted to department manger.
A. repetition B. repression C. reputation D. representation
27. It was obvious that she and her husband were ____________ and she wished she'd never married him.
A. insolvable B. insensible C. inseparable D. incompatible
28. The new law allows you to _____________ payment if you think a bill is incorrect.
A. withhold B. withdraw C. wither D. withstand
29. It was a real ___________ when Susan came back from her vacation and told us she had married a local waiter.
A. comfort B. shock C. attack D. impact
30. To celebrate the National Day, there was a ___________ fireworks display.
A. specific B. spectacular C. speculative D. specialistic
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes, 40 points)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
Passage One
He is a rare celebrity scientist. He's even had a TV cameo role (小角色) in Star Trek in which he plays poker with scientific icons (偶像) Sir Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein. Yet when asked about comparisons between himself and the two scientists, he calls it all "media hype (炒作)" Once asked how he felt about being labeled the world's smartest person, he responded: "It is very embarrassing. It is rubbish, just media hype. They just want a hero, and I fill the role model of a disabled genius. At least I am disabled, but I am no genius."
Hawking has ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, a neuromuscular disease that progressively weakens muscle control. He gets around in a wheelchair, and after completely losing the use of his vocal chords in an operation to assist his breathing in 1985, he communicates through a computer. A speech synthesizer "speaks" for him after he punches in what he wants to say, selecting words in the computer software by pressing a switch with his hand. Unfortunately, it makes him sound like he has an American accent, he says.
Despite his humorous, self-effacing manner, Hawking is one of the world's leading theoretical physicists. Many consider him to be the most brilliant since Einstein. Since 1979, he's held the post of Lucasian professor of mathematics at Cambridge University — which was once held by Isaac Newton no less — and has twelve honorary degrees. He's also a best-selling author. His book, A Brief History of Time, has been translated into 33 languages and has sold nine million copies.
For much of his academic life, Hawking has been among a group of theoretical physicists searching for a "theory of everything" — one unified scientific theory that explains the big cosmological questions like How did the universe begin? Why is the universe the way it is? and How will it end?
You are probably familiar with the existing theories, such as the Big Bang theory. However, these theories are inconsistent with each other. So Hawking — among a group of theoretical physicists---has been on a quest to come up with a theory of quantum (量子) gravity that would incorporate these theories---the theory of everything (TOE) — which would solve the problem of what caused the universe to start expanding.
How successful have the world's leading cosmologists been? Hawking predicts we'll have the TOE in the next 20 years.
31. From the first paragraph we can see that Hawking ______________.
A. is a very famous scientist
B. can be compared with Newton and Einstein
C. is a very good actor
D. has surpassed any scientists known in the world
32. In this passage, Hawking appears to be ____________.
A. silent and hard working B. humorous, modest and industrious
C. confident and proud D. diffident and shy
33. Why does Hawking communicate with others through a computer?
A. He is too weak to speak.
B. He is a computer addict.
C. An operation to help his breathing made him unable to pronounce.
D. His illness makes him unable to speak.
34. The leading theoretical physicists are searching for a "theory of everything" because ____________.
A. the existing theories are out of date
B. the theories are not enough
C. some of the theories are wrong
D. the existing theories are somewhat contradictory to each other
35. Hawking and his colleagues are working hard to try to find ____________.
A. a new theory to replace the Big Bang theory
B. a new theory to replace Einstein's general theory of relativity
C. a theory that can incorporate the existing theories
D. an all-powerful theory that can explain everything in the world
Passage Two
I have an infatuation (迷恋) with autumn. The colors of the season and the smells, have always thrilled me. I have always found joy in this time of year. The last few autumns of my life, however, I recollect in shades of gray rather than cheerful oranges and yellows.
When I became a single mother, every aspect of life took on new meaning. Since I was used to carrying out most of the parental duties without much help during my marriage, I truly did not foresee how different parenting would become after the marriage was over. But suddenly I realized I was a statistic. The daily routine was not changed so much; it was the angle at which I had begun to look at life.
I believed my ex-husband's lawyer was tracking every grade the children made, and I was under a microscope in this new town where the children and I moved our "broken home." I feared having to eventually establish my family with each new teacher and each new term as a single-parent family. I just wanted to be us again, without the stigma (耻辱) of the label put on us.
During those few gray years, I would reassure myself that soon things would be better, and that I would someday be able to feel whole again. There is no mathematical equation of adults proportioned to children to equal a stable, loving family. Every family has its strengths. In fact, studies show that in families who read together, eat together and communicate openly, children are likely to succeed academically, as well as socially and emotionally. I am sure these habits are just as effective when practiced in single-parent families. I realize now that I am not a statistic. We are an active, vital family in this charming community, where we are not marked by any stigma of any statistics of any focus groups.
We are given opportunity, all of us. We are surrounded by beauty and immersed in possibility. There is joy to be found here, in what we see around us and in creating our own rendition of how we want to be seen. There is strength and grace in our own willingness to break free from conformity without falling behind the barriers of self-imposed limitations or preconceived notions of where we should fit in this world according to research.
36. What does the last sentence of paragraph one imply?
A. The author moved to a new place.
B. The climate changed greatly in the last few years.
C. In the last few years, the author's mood changed.
D. There were some natural disasters.
37. After the divorce, ___________.
A. there wasn't any change, since she used to play a main part in taking care of the children
B. she became interested in statistics
C. everything in her life was changed
D. it was the way by which she looked at life that changed
38. According to the passage, ______________ brought the unpleasant change in her life.
A. a kind of discrimination against single-parent families
B. her ex-husband
C. social scientists
D. the feeling about autumn
39. In the few gray years, the author __________.
A. felt helpless and sad
B. had the help from her friends
C. never lost hope, and believed that everything would change someday
D. became very nervous and silent
40. What is the author's main point?
A. Every family has its happiness and unhappiness.
B. Her family has suffered a lot.
C. Her ex-husband is not a good man.
D. Every family has its strength and can create its happiness.
Passage Three
Ultralight (超轻型的) airplanes are a recent development in aviation that provide what aviation enthusiasts have long been seeking: born of the marriage of the hang glider and the go-kart (轻型单座赛车) engine around 1974, when John Moody mounted a 12-horsepower go-kart engine on his Icarus II hang glider.
Today's ultralights are not just hang gliders with engines; they are "air recreation vehicles." Modem ultralight planes use snowmobile engines that let them cruise at about 40 miles per hour, climb at about 400 feet per minute, and carry combined payloads of pilot and fuel up to about 200 pounds, which is about equal to an ultralight plane's weight when empty. More than ten thousand ultralight planes were sold last year at prices ranging from $2,800 to $7,000. But the main reason for the increasing popularity of these aircraft is not that they are inexpensive, but that they are fun to fly.
The modem ultralight plane would look very familiar to the earliest pioneers of aviation. Otto Lilienthal made more than 2,000 flights in Germany in the 1890's in what were actually hang gliders. Octave Chanute designed and built many early hang gliders. Augustus Herring, Chanute's assistant, used these gliders as models for a glider that he built for himself. On this glider, Herring installed a compressed-air motor and flew 267 feet in 1898. The Wright brothers' flyer was the grandfather of today's ultralight planes. The pilot sat right out in the open, just as in modem ultralights, and used controls that were much the same as those used in today's machines. Though most ultralight planes are used for pleasure flying, some are also used for crop dusting, aerial photography and even military observation service. The likelihood is that further uses will be found for ultralight planes, but their greatest use will continue to be as air recreational vehicles.
41. The author seems to feel that ultralight airplanes are _____________.
A. a toy for the rich
B. nothing but hang gliders
C. a new development that meets the needs of aviation enthusiasts
D. the most important development in aviation since the Wright brothers' flyer
42. The author compares John Moody's use of a go-kart engine on a hang glider to ___________.
A. a marriage B. the flight of Icarus
C. cruising in a snowmobile D. soaring and gliding from a high altitude
43. Which of the following statements is an opinion?
A. Ultralight planes use snowmobile engines that let them cruise at about 40 miles per hour.
B. John Moody used a 12-horsepower engine to power his Icarus II hang glider.
C. The use of ultralight planes will increase in such areas as crop dusting and aerial photography.
D. Otto Lilienthal made more than 2,000 flights in Germany in the 1890's in what were actually hang gliders.
44. The author finds great similarity between
A. the weight of the hang glider and that of the ultralight airplane
B. ultralight airplanes and military aircraft
C. the inventiveness of John Moody and that of Octave Chanute
D. the controls used in the Wright brothers' flyer and those used in today's ultralight air-planes
45. The theme of this passage is about
A. the flying snowmobile
B. the history of recent aviation
C. how the ultralight plane flies
D. the ultralight plane — a recent development
Passage Four
Friction between America's military and its civilian overseers is nothing new. America's 220-year experiment in civilian control of the military is a recipe for friction. The nation's history has seen a series of shifts in decision-making power among the White House, the civilian secretaries and the uniformed elite (精英). However, what may seem on the outside an unstable and special system of power sharing has, without a doubt, been a key to two centuries of military success.
In the infighting dates to the revolution, George Washington waged a continual struggle not just for money, but to control the actual battle plan. The framers of the Constitution sought to clarify things by making the president the "commander in chief." Not since Washington wore his uniform and led the troops across the Alleghenies to quell(镇压)the Whiskey Rebellion has a sit-ting president taken command in the field. Yet the absolute authority of the president ensures his direct command. The president was boss, and everyone in uniform knew it.
In the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln dealt directly with his generals, and Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton handled administrative details. Lincoln, inexperienced in military matters, initially deferred (顺从) to his generals. But when their caution proved disastrous, be issued his General War Order No. 1 — explicitly commanding a general advance of all Union forces. Some generals, George B. McClellan in particular, bridled at his hands-on direction. But in constitutional terms, Lincoln was in the right.
His most important decision was to put Ulysses S. Grant in charge of the Union Army in 1864. Left to its own timetable, the military establishment would never have touched Grant. The relationship between the president and his general provides a textbook lesson in civilian control and power sharing. Grant was a general who would take the fight to the enemy, and not second-guess the president's political decisions. Unlike McClellan, for example, Grant cooperated wholeheartedly in recruiting black soldiers. For his part, Lincoln did not meddle in operations and did not visit the headquarters in the field unless invited.
The balance set up by Grant and Lincoln stayed more or less in place through World War I. Not until World War II did the pendulum finally swing back toward the White House. Franklin Roosevelt, who had been assistant Navy secretary, during World War I, was as well prepared to be commander in chief as any wartime president since George Washington.
46. According to the author, the system of power sharing between the White House and the generals _____________.
A. is unstable and strange
B. is a guarantee for American military success
C. has caused a series of quarrels
D. undermines the bases of American military power
47. The phrase "the uniformed elite" in paragraph one most probably refers to ___________.
A. outstanding soldiers B. officers
C. officials D. generals
48. According to the passage, Washington ___________.
A. struggled with the congress only for money
B. lived up to the code of the constitution that the president was "the commander in chief"
C. looked more like a general than a president
D. did much more than he should as a president
49. Why was the putting of Grant in charge of the Union Army an important decision?
A. Because Lincoln was inexperienced in military affairs, he had to do so.
B. Grant whole-heartedly believed in Lincoln, and their cooperation proved to be a none-such.
C. All things considered, Grant was somewhat better than McClellan.
D. The decision to put Grant in charge of the Union Army was not against the constitution.
50. In the last paragraph, the author implies that __________.
A. Roosevelt was better prepared to be a wartime president than Lincoln
B. in the Second World War, the relationship between the White House and the generals was intense
C. both Lincoln and Roosevelt were good wartime presidents, although their actual way of dealing things might be different
D. George Washington was actually the best president
Part Ⅳ Cloze Test (15 minutes, 10 points)
Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
For most kinds of activities, a large group of people can accomplish more and have more fun than one person alone. For example, politicians, businessmen, workers, and 51 criminals know that they must join organizations in order to be 52 . Since there is usually strength in numbers, labor unions have a more 53 influence on wages and company policy than individual workers 54 . A person may also belong to social clubs and athletic teams 55 he or she can meet other people who are interested in the same activities. 56 you have a hobby, such as playing chess, collecting coins or stamps, or playing a musical instrument, you should join a club which has 57 meetings to talk about your activity; the other 58 will help you learn more about it. Of course, a group must be well 59 , or it might be a failure. All the members should work together on projects and choose good leaders to 60 their activities. In this way, the organization will benefit everyone in it.
51. A. still B. even C. somehow D. however
52. A. sociable B. interested C. successful D. extrovert
53. A. powerful B. strong C. great D. forcing
54. A. can B. think C. do D. gain
55. A. what B. at which C. where D. in which
56. A. Whether B. When C. If D. Although
57. A. regular B. often C. usual D. incidental
58. A. clubs B. people C. members D. societies
59. A. organized B. set C. arranged D. gathered
60. A. introduce B. show C. direct D. explain
Paper Two
Part V Translation (30 minutes, 10 points)
Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese and put your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.
Internet is a vast network of computers that connects many of the world's businesses, institutions and individuals. The internet, which means interconnected network of networks, links tens of thousands of smaller computer networks. These networks transmit huge amounts of information in forms of words, images and sounds.
The Internet was information on virtually every topic. Network users can search through sources ranging from vast databases to small electronic "bulletin boards", where users form discussion groups around common interests. Much of the Internet's traffic consists of messages sent from one computer user to another. These messages are called electronic mail or e-mail. Internet users have electronic addresses that allow them to send and receive e-mails. Other uses of the network include obtaining news, joining electronic debates and playing electronic games.
Part VI Writing (30 minutes, 15 points)
Direction: Write a composition of about 120 words on the following topic. Your composition should be written on ANSWER SHEET.
Topic: The Values of Failure
| 题号 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 答案 | B | D | A | A | B | C | A | B | B | A | A | B | C | C | A | A | B | A | A | A |
| 题号 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
| 答案 | A | B | D | A | C | C | D | A | B | B | A | B | C | D | C | C | D | A | C | D |
| 题号 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 |
| 答案 | C | A | C | D | D | B | D | B | B | C | B | C | A | C | C | C | A | C | A | C |
Translation：
互联网是一个巨大的计算机网络，它把世界上许多公司、机构团体和个人连接起来。互联网，即网络相互连接形式的网络，连接了数以万计的更小的计算机网络。这些网络以文字、图像和声音的形式传输大量的信息。
事实上，互联网上几乎有关于所有主题的信息。从大型数据库一直到小型的电子版公告板，都可以成为互联网用户搜索信息的来源，网民们经常在电子公告板上围绕着某个共同兴趣形成讨论小组。互联网上大量的通讯由从一台计算机送往另一台计算机的消息组成。这些消息被称为电子邮件。互联网用户有用来收发电子邮件的电子邮件地址。此外，网络功能还包括获取新闻、参与网上辩论、玩电子游戏等。
Writing:
The Values of Failure
In our lifetime, we can never be plain sailing. Life must be full of difficulties and setbacks. When we are facing with such a disappointing matter, don't get frustrated. If we draw lessons from failures, in most cases we will achieve success in the future.
Beethoven is a good example when facing failures. His success in creating Symphony Nine was on the basis of several times of failing attempt. It's failure that reanimated his determination to succeed. The failure that gave him a lesson benefited him greatly, even in his whole life. Contrary to Beethoven, some people think failure is a heavy blow that they are not able to endure because they lose chances to achieve something. When they meet failure, they will be seriously dejected and can never pluck up their courage to try again.
Let’s remember an old saying “failure is the mother of success”. When we see failure, we should believe that success is not far ahead. If we hold a positive attitude towards failure, we will overcome difficulties and frustrations to win victory.
本文导航Part I Dialogue Communication (15 minutes, 15 points)
Section A Dialogue Completion
Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
1. [A]: Do you want to come over on Saturday? I'm having a little party.
[B]: ___________.
A. Why are you going to have a party?
B. Oh, I like parties very much. I can meet a lot of interesting people.
C. How about a picnic? I think it is more interesting than a party.
D. Thanks. I'd love to. What time?
2. [A]: Did you hear about those people who got hurt when going mountain climbing? I think they shouldn't allow people to go mountain climbing. It's too dangerous.
[B]: ____________.
A. I couldn't agree more. I can't understand why anyone wants to get to the top of a mountain.
B. I couldn't agree less. Mountain climbing is actually more dangerous than surfing.
C. I'm sorry to hear that. Where did you get the news?
D. No, I have decided not to go mountain climbing with my friends next month.
3. [A]: Hello, many happy returns!
[B]: ___________.
A. The same to you, too.
B. Thank you.
C. I am sure I will be happy to come back.
D. Oh, I'm so glad to see you again.
4. [A]: Do you mind if I take off my jacket?
[B]: _____________.
A. All right, please take off your jacket.
B. Yes, please.
C. Of course not, make yourself at home.
D. Sorry, please feel comfortable.
5. [A]: ___________.
[B]: I'd suggest this lipstick or face powder, sir. It's an excellent brand.
A. Do you have something a girl will really like?
B. I want to look at something a girl will really like.
C. Can you recommend something a girl will really like?
D. What do you think a girl will really like?
Section B Dialogue Comprehension
Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the four choices given and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
6. Woman: I can't wait to see the look on Ted's face when he opens up our gift.
Man: Neither can I.
Question: What does the man mean?
A. He already knows what Ted will say.
B. He doesn't have time to look at the gift.
C. He can't imagine what his friends got for him.
D. He's anxious to see Ted's reaction to the gift.
7. Man: Do you think Mary would translate this paragraph for me?
Woman: I haven't seen her today.
Question: What does the woman imply about Mary?
A. Her translations are good.
B. She isn't around today.
C. She can't see very well.
D. It would take her two days to do it.
8. Man: By the way, Jane, did you talk to the consultant about our health program?
Woman: I contacted his office, but his secretary said he would be out for lunch until two.
Question: What does the woman mean?
A. She talked with the consultant about the new program until two.
B. She couldn't talk to the consultant before two.
C. She would talk to the consultant during lunch.
D. She couldn't contact the consultant's secretary.
9. Woman: What did the teacher want you to do?
Man: She asked me to finish doing the assignment in 10 minutes.
Woman: In ten minutes? That would not be a piece of cake. But did you say "yes"?
Question: What does the woman mean?
A. The man could be awarded a piece of cake if he can finish the work in 10 minutes.
B. The woman doubted that the man could finish his assignment in 10 minutes.
C. The assignment was too difficult to finish in 10 minutes.
D. A piece of cake cannot represent tile value of the assignment.
10. Man: I call to ask for some information about the cost of trip to Los Angeles.
Woman: I'm sorry, sir. I can't give you that information. The travel agent will be able to help you.
Question: Where do you think the conversation most probably takes place?
A. At a travel agency. B. Over the phone.
C. In an information office. D. In Los Angeles.
Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes, 10 points)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
11. After a few rounds of talks, both sides regarded the territory dispute ___________.
A. being settled B. to be settled C. had settled D. as settled
12. "Not until science became prominent ____________ be abolished", some people argue.
A. did slavery come to B. slavery to
C. had slavery come to D. that slavery came to
13. Jane was advised that she __________ singing lessons.
A. take B. will take C. had taken D. took
14: All of us would have enjoyed the party much more if there ___________ quite such a crowd of people there.
A. weren't B. hasn't been C. hadn't been D. wouldn't be
15. San Francisco is usually cool in summer, but Los Angeles _____________.
A. is rarely B. is scarcely C. hardly is D. rarely is
16. You should have put the milk in the ice-box; I expect it __________ undrinkable by now.
A. became B. had become C. has become D. becomes
17. The teacher tells William that he________ work hard next year.
A. will have to B. would rather C. has better D. had rather
18. Whatever the causes, English at the end of the 20th century is more widely spoken and written than any other language ___________.
A. ever was B. had ever been C. has ever been D. would ever be
19. The doctor is feeling the little girl's pulse. He says it ___________ normal.
A. feels B. is feeling C. has felt D. is felt
20. Tom ___________ better than to ask Dick for help.
A. shall know B. shouldn't know
C. has known D. should have known
21. His tick convinced none but the most________.
A. credulous B. plausible C. trustworthy D. feasible
22. Many people proposed that a national committee be formed to discuss ____________ to existing mass transit systems.
A. substitutes B. measures C. duplicates D. alternatives
23. He is a hypocrite, a liar, a thief __________, he is the greatest devil I ever know.
A. as a consequence B. as a rule
C. as a matter of fact D. as a matter of routine
24. Since she was alone, she opened the door ____________, leaving the chain lock fastened.
A. warily B. consciously C. audaciously D. recklessly
25. In the last few minutes the conversation has become seemingly _____________ as if the discussion were of some minor domestic matter and not survival itself.
A. crucial B. central C. casual D. causal
26. I didn't listen to Mom and I was not surprised at the look of ___________ on her face.
A. compliment B. indifference C. negligence D. reproach
27. The victims of drunken driving in America over the past decade ___________ an incredible
250,000, with three killed every hour of every day on average.
A. take up B. add up to C. count for D. turn out to
28. He is believed to have been shot by a rival gang in ___________ for the shootings last week.
A. revenge B. reserve C. reverse D. remedial
29. These pollutants can be ___________ hundreds and even thousands of kilometers by large air masses.
A. contained B. conveyed C. contaminated D. conserved
30. There are a few small things that I don't like about my job, but __________ it's very enjoyable.
A. all at once B. once and for all C. so much as D. by and large
Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes, 10 points)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
11. After a few rounds of talks, both sides regarded the territory dispute ___________.
A. being settled B. to be settled C. had settled D. as settled
12. "Not until science became prominent ____________ be abolished", some people argue.
A. did slavery come to B. slavery to
C. had slavery come to D. that slavery came to
13. Jane was advised that she __________ singing lessons.
A. take B. will take C. had taken D. took
14: All of us would have enjoyed the party much more if there ___________ quite such a crowd of people there.
A. weren't B. hasn't been C. hadn't been D. wouldn't be
15. San Francisco is usually cool in summer, but Los Angeles _____________.
A. is rarely B. is scarcely C. hardly is D. rarely is
16. You should have put the milk in the ice-box; I expect it __________ undrinkable by now.
A. became B. had become C. has become D. becomes
17. The teacher tells William that he________ work hard next year.
A. will have to B. would rather C. has better D. had rather
18. Whatever the causes, English at the end of the 20th century is more widely spoken and written than any other language ___________.
A. ever was B. had ever been C. has ever been D. would ever be
19. The doctor is feeling the little girl's pulse. He says it ___________ normal.
A. feels B. is feeling C. has felt D. is felt
20. Tom ___________ better than to ask Dick for help.
A. shall know B. shouldn't know
C. has known D. should have known
21. His tick convinced none but the most________.
A. credulous B. plausible C. trustworthy D. feasible
22. Many people proposed that a national committee be formed to discuss ____________ to existing mass transit systems.
A. substitutes B. measures C. duplicates D. alternatives
23. He is a hypocrite, a liar, a thief __________, he is the greatest devil I ever know.
A. as a consequence B. as a rule
C. as a matter of fact D. as a matter of routine
24. Since she was alone, she opened the door ____________, leaving the chain lock fastened.
A. warily B. consciously C. audaciously D. recklessly
25. In the last few minutes the conversation has become seemingly _____________ as if the discussion were of some minor domestic matter and not survival itself.
A. crucial B. central C. casual D. causal
26. I didn't listen to Mom and I was not surprised at the look of ___________ on her face.
A. compliment B. indifference C. negligence D. reproach
27. The victims of drunken driving in America over the past decade ___________ an incredible
250,000, with three killed every hour of every day on average.
A. take up B. add up to C. count for D. turn out to
28. He is believed to have been shot by a rival gang in ___________ for the shootings last week.
A. revenge B. reserve C. reverse D. remedial
29. These pollutants can be ___________ hundreds and even thousands of kilometers by large air masses.
A. contained B. conveyed C. contaminated D. conserved
30. There are a few small things that I don't like about my job, but __________ it's very enjoyable.
A. all at once B. once and for all C. so much as D. by and large
Passage Three
New technology links the world as never before. Our planet has shrunk. It's new a "global village" where countries are only seconds away by fax or phone or satellite link. And, of course, our ability to benefit from this high-tech communications equipment is greatly enhanced by foreign language skills.
Deeply involved with this new technology is a breed of modern businesspeople who have a growing respect for the economic value of doing business abroad. In modem markets, success overseas often helps support domestic business efforts.
Overseas assignments are becoming increasingly important to advancement within executive ranks. The executive stationed in another country no longer need fear being "out of sight and out of mind.” He or she can be sure that the overseas effort is central to the company's plan for success, and that promotions often follow or accompany an assignment abroad, if an employee can succeed in a difficult assignment overseas, superiors will have greater confidence in his or her ability to cope back in the United States where cross-cultural considerations and foreign language issues are becoming more and prevalent(普遍的).
Thanks to a variety of relatively inexpensive communications devices with business applications, even small businesses in the United States are able to get into international markets.
English is still the international language of business. But there, is an ever-growing need for people who can speak another language. A second language isn't generally required to get a job in business, but having language skills gives a candidate the edge when other qualifications appear to be equal.
The employee posted abroad who speaks the country's principal language has an opportunity to fast-forward certain negotiations, and can have the cultural insight to know when it is better to move more slowly. The employee at the home office who can communicate well with foreign clients over the telephone or by fax machine is an obvious asset to the firm.
41. What is the author's attitude toward high-tech communications equipment?
A. Critical. B. Prejudiced. C. Indifferent. D. Positive.
42. With the increased use of high-tech communications equipment, businesspeople ___________.
A. have to get familiar with modem technology
B. are gaining more economic benefits from domestic operations
C. are attaching more importance to their overseas business
D. are eager to work overseas
43. In this passage, "out of sight and out of mind" (Line 2-3, Para. 3) probably means ___________.
A. being unable to think properly for lack of insight
B. being totally out of touch with business at home
C. missing opportunities for promotion when abroad
D. leaving all care and worry behind
44. According to the passage, what is an important consideration of international corporations in employing people today?
A. Connections with businesses overseas.
B. Ability to speak the client's language.
C. Technical know-how.
D. Business experience.
45. The advantage of employees having foreign language skills is that they can __________.
A. better control the whole negotiation process
B. easily find new approaches to meet market needs
C. fast-forward their proposals to headquarters
D. easily make friends with businesspeople abroad
Passage Four
In recent years, Israeli consumers have grown more demanding as they've become wealthier and more worldly-wise. Foreign travel is a national passion; this summer alone, one in 10 citizens will go abroad. Exposed to higher standards of service elsewhere, Israelis are returning home expecting the same. American firms have also begun arriving in large numbers. Chains such as KFC, McDonald's and Pizza Hut are setting a new standard of customer service, using strict employee training and constant monitoring to ensure the friendliness of frontline staff. Even the American habit of telling departing customers to "Have a nice day" has caught on all over Israel. "Nobody wakes up in the morning and says, ' Let's be nicer,' "says Itsik Cohen, director of a consulting firm.” Nothing happens without competition."
Privatization, or the threat of it, is a motivation as well. Monopolies (垄断者) that until recently have been free to take their customers for granted now fear what Michael Perry, a marketing professor, calls "the revengeful (报复的) consumer.”When the government opened up competition with Bezaq, the phone company, its international branch lost 40% of its market share, even while offering competitive rates. Says Perry, “ People wanted revenge for all the years of bad service." The electric company, whose monopoly may be short-lived, has suddenly stopped requiring users to wait half a day for a repairman. Now, appointments are scheduled to the half-hour. The graceless EIAI Airlines, which is already at auction (拍卖) , has retrained its employees to emphasize service and is boasting about the results in an ad campaign with the slogan, "You can feel the change in the air. "For the first time, praise outnumbers complaints on customer survey sheets.
46. It may be inferred front the passage that __________.
A. customer service in Israel is now improving
B. wealthy Israeli customers are hard to please
C. the tourist industry has brought chain stores to Israel
D. Israeli customers prefer foreign products to domestic ones
47. In the author's view, higher service standards are impossible in Israel __________.
A. if customer complaints go unnoticed by the management
B. unless foreign companies are introduced in greater numbers
C. if there's no competition among companies
D. without strict routine training of employees
48. If someone in Israel today needs a repairman in case of a power failure, ___________.
A. they can have it fixed in no time
B. it's no longer necessary to make an appointment
C. the appointment takes only half a day to make
D. they only have to wait half an hour at most
49. The example of EIAI Airlines shows that ___________.
A. revengeful customers are a threat to the monopoly of enterprises
B. an ad campaign is a way out for enterprises in financial difficulty
C. a good slogan has great potential for improving service
D. staff retraining is essential for better service
50. Why did Bezaq's international branch lose 40% of its market share?
A. Because the rates it offered were not competitive enough.
B. Because customers were dissatisfied with its past service.
C. Because the service offered by its competitors was far better.
D. Because it no longer received any support from the government
Part Ⅳ Cloze Test (15 minutes, 10 points)
Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
Each year, hundreds of thousands of people die form heart attack, a leading cause of death. In the Landmark Physicians' Health Study at Harvard University in the United States in the late 1980s, a research team led by Dr. Heinekens studied 22, 701 healthy male physicians, half of whom were randomly 51 to take an aspirin every other day while the others took placebos (安慰剂). After the participants had been 52 for an average of five years, the doctors in the aspirin' group were found to have suffered 34 percent fewer first heart attacks. 53 , a recent international study indicates that aspirin can be beneficial for those people with a history of coronary artery(冠状动脉)bypass surgery, 54 of their sex, age or whether they have high blood pressure or diabetes.
According to a report by the American Heart Association. Doctors should consider prescribing 55 aspirin for middle-aged people with a family history of, or 56 for, heart disease. ( Risk factors include smoking, being more than 20 percent overweight, high blood pressure and lack of exercise. )
Aspirin is also a lifesaver during heart attacks. Paramedics now give it routinely, and experts urge anyone with chest pain, 57 if it spreads to the neck, shoulder or an arm, or is accompanied by sweating, nausea(恶心), light-headedness and breathing difficulty to chew and 58 an aspirin tablet immediately.
When taking aspirin for heart attack, 59 the plain, uncoated variety. For even faster absorption, crush and mix with a little water. Speed of absorption is critical because most heart attack deaths occur 60 the first few hours after chest pain strikes.
51. A. expected B. demanded C. assigned D. advised
52. A. followed B. examined C. monitored D. experienced
53. A. Meanwhile B. Above all C. However D. In addition
54. A. in spite B. regardless C. careless D. whatever
55. A. low-dose B. high-amount C. more D. right
56. A. ready B. at risk C. maybe D. in danger
57. A. naturally B. apparently C. especially D. furthermore
58. A. eat B. swallow C. digest D. assimilate
59. A. choose B. use C. hold out D. pick out
60. A. for B. along C. within D. except
Paper Two
Part V Translation (30 minutes, 10 points)
Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese and put your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.
The stability of the U.S. banking system is maintained by means of supervision and regulation, inspections, deposit insurance, and loans to troubled banks. For over 50 years, these precautions have prevented banking panics. However, there have been some close calls. The collapse of Continental Illinois Bank & Trusted Company of Chicago in 1984 did not bring down the banking system, but it certainly rattled some windows.
In the late 1970's, Continental soared to a leadership position among Midwestern banks. Parts of its growth strategy were risky, however. It made many loans in the energy field, including $1 billion that it took over from Penn Square Bank of Oklahoma City. To obtain the funds it needed to make these loans, Continental relied heavily on short term borrowing from other banks and large 30-day certificates of deposit — "hot money", in banking jargon. At least one Continental officer saw danger signs and wrote a warning memo to her superiors, but the memo went unheeded. Although the Comptroller of the Currency inspected Continental on a regular basis, it failed to see how serious its problems were going to be.
Part VI Writing (30 minutes, 15 points)
Directions: Write an essay of no less than 120 words on the topic given below. Use the proper space on your ANSWER SHEET.
Good management can help the organization achieve its desired results. This is particularly true of the management of an organization full of scientists and research workers. What is your idea about a good management or a good manager of such a group of people?
| 题号 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 答案 | D | A | B | C | C | D | B | B | C | B | D | A | A | C | D | C | A | C | A | D |
| 题号 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
| 答案 | A | D | C | A | C | D | B | A | B | D | A | C | C | B | A | A | B | D | B | D |
| 题号 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 |
| 答案 | D | C | C | B | B | A | C | D | D | B | C | C | D | B | A | B | C | B | B | C |
Translation:
维持美国银行业系统稳定的手段有监管、调控、查账、存款保险以及给经营困难的银行提供贷款。50多年以来，这些防范措施已经防止了一些银行业危机。不过还是有很危急的时候。1984年的伊利诺伊大陆银行和芝加哥信托公司的倒闭虽然没有导致银行业系统的崩溃，但是影响也不小。
大陆银行20世纪70年代末期快速成为中西部银行中的领头雁。可它的一些发展策略是很危险的。该银行在能源领域发放了很多贷款，包括从俄克拉荷马市的Penn Square银行接管10亿美元。为了获得放贷所需的资金，大陆银行过度依赖从其他银行借来的短期贷款和30天大额定期存单（银行业的行话称为“热钱”）。至少有一位大陆银行官员看到了危险征兆并给她的上级写了备忘录，但并未受到重视。尽管货币监理经常对大陆银行进行检查，但也没能发现问题的严重性。
Writing:
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Good Management Can Help the Organization Achieve Its Desired Results
Nowadays, people are increasingly realizing the importance of good management in various fields. Good management is essential to an organization that wants to achieve its desired results. It is a really tough job to manage human resources for any organization. Especially when the organization consists of scientists and research workers, the job will become more challenging.
As far as I am concerned, when dealing with this issue, there are several aspects to be considered. First of all, the manager should avoid simple and rather straightforward approaches when communicating with research staff, because research staff are all learned and highly bigoted individuals who have independent thinking. If the manager wants to solve the problems, he must know what the researchers are doing, thinking and talking about. Secondly, the manager must show his sincerity whenever discussing something with scientific staff, because these scientific staff are decent people and sensitive to the way of treatment.
All statements above indicate that a good manager should do his utmost to create a harmonious environment for research and offer best living conditions to scientific staff.
