Part I. Use of English Directions: In this part,there are 10 incomplete sentences. Please fill in it with the best answer chosen from the following four choices marked A, B, C and D. And mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet with a single line through the center.
1. —Can I borrow your camera for a week?
— .
A. Sure, here you are B. Yes, you can borrow
C. Yes, bring it with you D. It doesn’t matter
2. —Can I help you with your luggage?
— .
A. Thank you. I can manage it myself
B. No way. I can do it myself
C. No, I don't need your help
D. You do your things, please
3. -Excuse me, when is the next flight from London due to arrive?
-____________________
A. In half an hour. B. An hour before.
C. Until the next one. D. Before another one.
4. Hello, could I speak to Don, please?
-_______________
A. Who are you? B. Who’s there?
C. Who could I help? D. Who’s speaking?
5. -
-___________________
A. it isn’t the same B. it can’t be ture
C.I don’t think so C. I’d rather not
6. —I doubt whether the Chinese Football Team can win the game this time.
—___________.
A. That’s true B. It’s hard to say
C. I like the team D. I don’t believe it
7. —I had a really good weekend at my uncle’s.
—___________.
A. Oh, that’s very nice of you
B. Certainly
C. It’s a pleasure
D. Oh, I’m glad to hear that
8. -I think the Internet is very helpful.
-___________________
A. Yes. so do I B. It’s a very good idea.
C. Neither do I D. I’d rather go surfing on it.
9. -I’m glad you like it. Please drop in any time you like.
-___________________
A. Yes, I will. B. I’m afraid I won’t be free
C. Is it all right? D. That’s great.
10. -I’m sorry. Bob’s not in his office.
-___________________
A. Would you like to leave a message ?
B. Are you sure for that?
C. Can you take a message for me?
D. Can you phone me?
Part II: Vocabulary and Structure
Section A
Directions: In this section there are 15 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D, and choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet with a single line through the center.
11. The difference between an African elephant and an Asian one is that the former has _____ ears.
A. larger B. the large C. more larger D. the largest
12. He__more than 5000 English words when he entered the university.
A. has learned B. had learned
C. would have learned D. learned
13. I don’t know why she avoids___her opinion on the subject.
A. to give B. to be given
C. giving D. being given
14. ______ do it myself than try to persuade such a silly fellow like him.
A. I’d like B. I’d rather C. I’d better D. I’d like to
15. Weighing seven hundred pounds, _______.
A. she could not move the piano
B. the piano should not be moved
C. the piano was unable to move
D. the piano was too heavy for her to move
16. He has made another wonderful discovery, ______ of great importance to science and man.
A. which I think is B. which I think it is
C. of which I think it is D. I think which is
17. ---What are you going to study next year?
---I don’t know, but it’s time ______ something.
A. I decide B. I decided C. I’ll decide D. I’d decide
18. ---Could I borrow your dictionary?
---I’d get it for you ______ I could remember who last borrowed it.
A. except that B. if only C. only if D. unless
19. The students didn’t manage to work out the problem ______ their teacher had explained how.
A. when B. until C. unless D. as
20. Some people think ______ about their rights than about their duties.
A. too much B. as much C. much more D. many more
21. The showed us around the factory ______ is equipped with modern machines.
A. in that B. what C. in which D. which
22. She began to ______ something but stopped when she heard the teacher ______.
A. tell…saying B. speak…talking C. say…speaking D. talk…telling
23. I’ll never forget the day__I became a doctor.
A. which B. when C. of which D. in that
24. It ___John and Mary that helped me the other day.
A. has been B. are C. was D. were
25. The old woman next door is very keen__growing roses.
A. at B. on C. with D. to
26. Tom was very happy when his parents told him that they__back to America soon.
A. would come B. will come
C. is coming D. are coming
27. A computer ______ think for itself, it must be told what to do.
A. can’t B. couldn’t
C. may not D. might not
28. A suitcase with a shirt, trousers and shoes stolen from the car.
A. have been B. has
C. was D. are
29. By the time we got to the railway station, the train
A. has already left B. will have left already
C. was leaving already D. had already left
30. He studied hard in his youth, contributed to his great success in later life.
A. that B. it C. what D. which
31. --- I thought you were going to the mountains last week.
--- I’d want to, but I was _____ busy to leave.
A. too much B. so much C. much more D. much too
32. His health is ______.
A. as poor, if not poor than, his sister
B. poor as his sister’s if not poor
C. as poor as if not poorer than his sister’s
D. as poor, if not poorer than sister’s
33. The kite flew ______ in the sky and everyone spoke ______ of it.
A. high…high B. highly…highly C. high…highly D. highly…high
34. That young man has made so much noise that he ______ not have been allowed to attend the concert.
A. need B. must C. would D. should
35. He's determined to finish the job long it takes.
A. no matter B. however C. wherever D. whatever
36. I must tell you _______a letter from you.
A. I was pleased to receive
B. I was pleased to receiving
C. I pleased to receive
D. I was pleased receiving
37. I was just about to leave the room the doorbell rang.
A. when B. while C. but D. however
38. I would like to see a suit ______ the one in the window.
A. than B. from C. as D. like
39. Where can I ______dollars for pounds?
A. get B. have C. change D. exchange
40. By the time you arrive in London, we ______ in Europe for two weeks.
A. shall stay B. have stayed C. will have stayed D. have been staying
41. When you get a minor burn, pour some cold water on it, which will help the pain of the burn.
A. relieve B. resist C. relax D. release
42. When questioned, he an air of innocence.
A took on B. put on C. looked on D. went on
43. We are interested in the weather because it _____ us so directly, What we wear, What we do, and even how we feel.
A. benefits B. affects C. guides D. effects
44. They up with another family to rent a house for the summer.
A. come B. put C. team D. keep
45. These two areas are similar _____ they both have a high rainfall during this season.
A. that B. besides C. because D. except
46. The Police are the two missing children.
A. looking out B. looking after C. looking for D. looking on
47. The event took place during_____
A. First World War B. the First World War
C. World War the one D. the World War One
48. Strict measures have been taken during the President's visit.
A. secure B. security C. safe D. save
49. She's the only child in her family, but they didn't really her.
A. hurt B. damage C. spoil D. harm
50. She will always _______in mind what her parents told her when she left home.
A. place B. keep C. control D. restrict
Part III: Reading Comprehension
Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet with a single line through the center.
(1)
Is teaching important? Well, of course it is. There was a time when the necessary knowledge could be taught to the young by family members. But as societies became more complex and division of labor more common, it was impossible for family members to teach the information and skills young people needed to become useful members of the society. As the need for specialists appeared, the job of teaching came into being in our country, and teaching as a job has been of increasing importance over the past one hundred years. Today, we have strict rules for teachers. We hope all children can go to school. Many things tell us that teaching is indeed an “important” job.
In recent years, there has been an increasing need for teachers to be “responsible”. This means that the public expects teachers to succeed in teaching important information to the young teachers’ salaries today, while not much, certainly are much higher than they were in the past. These increases have come about because people have realized that without enough salaries, people who have abilities will not become teachers. Today almost no one says that “anybody will do” for a teacher. The public expects “quality people” to teach the young, and progress is being made to give salaries that will make people who have abilities become teachers.
1. Before the job of teaching came into being _____.
A. family members had been responsible for the education of the young
B. specialists had been in charge of teaching young people
C. young people had to be self-educated
D. the society had played an important role in educating young people
2. The job of teaching came into being mainly because of _____.
A. the development of the society
B. the explosion of information
C. the need for engineers
D. the civilization of human beings
3. Teachers’ salaries are raised today in order to _____.
A. show the importance of teaching as a job
B. attract more qualified people to become teachers
C. make teachers “responsible” in their teaching
D. improve the quality of public teaching
4. “Anybody will do” for a teacher ( in para.2) means that ______.
A. almost all people want to become teachers
B. a teacher is so highly respected that people al want to help him
C. a teacher will do whatever he can for his students
D. the job of teaching is so easy that everybody can do it
5. The main idea of the passage is that _____
A. greater progress has to be made in teaching
B. enough salaries are necessary in making “quality people” become teachers
C. it is important to be successful in teaching the young
D. teaching is a product of the society’s division of labor
(2)
Our eating habits are very important for good health and a strong body. There are times when most of us would rather eat sweets and ice cream than meat and rice. Sweets and ice-cream are not bad foe the stomach if we eat them at the end of a meal. If we eat them before a meal, they may take away your appetite(胃口). It is important for us to eat our meal at the same time each day. When we feel hungry, it is a sign that our bodies need food. When we feel angry or excited, we may not want to eat. When we are worried, we may not want to eat, either. A long time ago, in England, some judges used to decide whether a man was telling the truth by giving him some dry bread. If the man could not swallow the bread, it was a sign that he wasn’t telling the truth. He was telling a lie. Although this seems very strange and rather foolish, it is indeed an excellent way of finding out the truth. A man who is worrying about something has difficult in swallowing anything dry. Because when he is worrying, he loses his appetite and does not want to eat..
1.We have to develop good eating habits because____.
A. we have to eat more.
B. we want to enjoy our meals
C. we want to be healthy and strong
D. we want to save time
2. ____may take away our appetite before we have our meal.
A. Either meat or rice
B. Neither sweets not ice-cream
C. Not only meat but also rice
D. Both sweets and ice-cream
3. We had better have our meals____.
A. when our work is over
B. at the same time each day
C. when the meal is still hot
D. when we go back home
4. A man who is angry has____.
A. a better appetite
B. a poor appetite
C. to eat more food
D. to eat dry bread
5. The judges in old England considered that a man could___if he told a lie.
A. swallow dry bread easily
B. eat a lot of dry bread
C. drink milk or hot water
D. hardly swallow dry bread
(3)
The library is an English language teaching and learning library. Unfortunately our resources are limited and so not everyone can join. Teachers of English, University students and professionals who are in the medical, engineering and managing fields can all join the library. Those from other professions are welcome to apply, but your application will not necessarily be approved. You must fill in a library application form, and put it in the box on the librarian’s desk, Because of high number of applications we receiver each week, you must wait one week. You may borrow one video at a time. The video must be returned in one week. If you can’t return it on time, please call. Otherwise your video library card will be cancelled. You may borrow three items at one time, that is, three books or three discs. All items must be returned within one month.
1. Which of the following groups of people can join the library?
A. All teachers. B. High school students.
C. University students. D. Army officers.
2. Why can’t the library issue library cards to everyone who applied?
A. Because it takes too long to process all the applications.
B. Because its resources are limited.
C. Because there are not enough staff members.
D. Because it is a library for special purposes.
3. What would the library do if a reader fails to return the video on time?
A. Ask him to apply again.
B. Cancel his video card.
C. Not approve his application.
D. Not allow him to borrow any items.
4.How many items can be borrowed at one time?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D.4
5.For how long can a reader keep a book before he returns it?
A. 1 month B. 2 months C. 1 week D. 2 weeks
(4)
In 1933 little had changed in the everyday lives of the vast majority of rural Tennessee Valley people since the turn of the century. Electricity was known on only three farms in a hundred light came from a kerosene (煤油) lamp, refrigeration from a cool spring or cellar, and heat from a fireplace or wood-burning stove.
The simple act of getting water required back-breaking labor. The family with a good spring near the back door was fortunate indeed. Hand-dug wells provided water for many families. Buckets or tubes had to be lowered to the bottom of the well, 30, 40, or 50 feet down, and the water pulled to the surface by rope. Monday was washday, and a busy day it was. Gallons of water had to be carried from the closest source, often a nearby stream. Fire was mad e under a cast-iron pot to boil the clothes, which were then scrubbed and rinsed by hand before being hung out to dry. The warm, soapy water left over was used to wash the spring house, outdoor toilet, animal quarters, or anything else needing a good cleaning. The rinse water was used on the flowers. Nothing so hard obtained was wasted.
Every member of the family, young and old, had work to do. Women were responsible for most of the chores around the house. During peak planting and harvesting seasons, they also joined their husbands and sons in the fields. The well-off and the poor shared in common many of the same chores.
1. According to the passage, only three percent of families had _____.
A. running water B. refrigerators C. electric lamps D. bathrooms
2. For many families getting water was ______.
A. helped by government aid
B. a hard job
C. easy because water was always close by
D. helped by the building of a new water system
3. The rinse water form the washing of clothes was used on _____.
A. gardening B. the toilet C. floors D. automobile
4. Women were responsible for _____.
A. the work in the fields during busy seasons
B. most of housework during harvesting seasons
C. both house work and farming during busy seasons
D. the hard work in the field all the year round
5. “The well-off and the poor shared in common many of the same chores” means _____.
A. “ The poor had to do more everyday tasks”
B. “ Both the rich and the poor had to do the most difficult work”
C. “ Only the poor had to do as many of the same chores”
D. “ Both the rich and the poor had to do as many of the same everyday tasks”
(5)
The market is a concept. If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale, you are producing for the market. You might sell some to your neighbors and some to the manager of a local store. But in either case, you are producing for the market. Your efforts are directed by the market. If people stop buying tomatoes, you may stop producing.
If you take care of a sick person to earn money, you are producing service for the market. If your father is a steelworker or a truck driver or a doctor or a grocer, he is producing goods or services for the market. When you spend your income, you are buying things from the market. If you spend money in stores, supermarkets, gas stations, and restaurants, you are buying from the market. When the local grocer hires you to drive the delivery truck (送货车) , he is buying your labor in the labor market.
The market is everywhere, and it's very real. If nobody buys your tomatoes, it won't be long before you get the message. The market is telling you something. It's telling you that you are using energies and resources in doing something the market doesn't want you to do.
1. When we are producing for the market,
A. our life will become much easier
B. we can help others in a better way
C. our efforts are directed by the market
D. we can avoid much waste of money
2. You are buying from the market when you
A. fix your bike by yourself
B. look after your children
C. take care of a sick person
D. eat out in a restaurant
3. The word "real" (line 1, Para. 4) probably means
A. urgent B. important C. serious D. concrete
4. According to the passage the market can tell people
A. how to drive a bargain
B. what should be produced
C. when to stop selling
D. how to increase profits
5. What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?
A. To show what the market can do.
B. To explain what the market consists of.
C. To indicate how to succeed in the market.
D. To argue for the necessity of the market.
(6)
An unusual cooperation between the local university and other education providers in East Anglia has seen the establishment of Norwich's new Learning Shop. At the city center shop, local people can look through booklets and leaflets to find out about learning opportunities ranging from evening classes to postgraduates (研究生) degrees. Skilled staff are on hand to give accurate information about courses and training in the region.
More than 11,000 people have visited the shop since it opened in 1997. The majority of inquiries have been about courses in further education, but 17 percent have related to higher education in general.
Customer feedback (反馈) confirms how valuable the resource is. A woman's comment is typical: "It's a brilliant idea - less daunting than going to the different institutions." A seller told us: "This really gives you hope you can get back into something."
Fellow institutions are welcome to set up exhibitions and events at the shop: to date, these have included poetry readings, a recorder concert and numerous exhibitions and displays. The shop is staffed by two advisers and other colleagues from the fellow institutions in the region.
Speaking at the "Norwich as a Learning City" conference, Prof. Mike Campell at the local university, said the first barrier (障碍) to learning was lack of information. The Learning Shop aims to break down that barrier.
1. For what purpose is the Learning Shop set up.'?
A. To help people know more about higher education.
B. To sell booklets and leaflets of the institutions.
C. To provide educational opportunities to old people.
D. To promote courses and training in the region.
2. The word "daunting" (Line 2, Para. 3) is close to in meaning.
A. disappointing
B. boring
C. worrying
D. discouraging
3. What are the visitors to the Learning Shop mainly interested in?
A. Further education courses.
B. University degree courses.
C. Evening classes.
D. Part-time courses.
4. The events we can find in the Learning Shop include the following EXCEPT .
A. recorder concerts
B. local conferences
C. poetry readings
D. displays and exhibitions
5. Which of the following is TRUE according to Prof. Mike Campell?
A. The city authorities should run more learning shops.
B. People have difficulties in finding out about learning opportunities.
C. The staff should provide customers with accurate information.
D. Most people want to go back to college.
(7)
It is not known how many workers have died from complications caused by byssinosis or even the number now suffering from the disease, but estimates indicate that the victims run into the thousands. One federal estimate is that 230 000 mill workers are exposed to conditions that might result in the disease. In some areas of cotton mills, such as the rooms more of the workers have byssinosis, according to the federal figures.
But the changes are slow in coming. A few textile companies, among them Cone Mills and Buringtom Industries, Inc., the largest textile form in the United States, have started medical programs for their mill workers and are attempting to reduce dust levels in some locations but many other companies are holding back, waiting to see what the law will require them to do.
It will be up to the federal government, through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, to set permissible levels for cotton dust in the air. The agency, whose job is to set and enforce health standards for American workers, has been promising a cotton dust standard for several years, but still has not come up with one. However, OSHA’s research arm has recommended that a tough standard of0.2 of a milligram of dust be accepted.
1. How many workers have been suffering the disease---byssinosis?
A. More than 2 000 B. Less than 1 000
C. 230 000 D. 23 000
2. The second paragraph of this passage implies that _____.
A. industry controls have to be established by law
B. most textile companies will attempt to reduce dust levels
C. Burlington Industries, Inc. is the largest textile company in U.S.A
D. it is quite easy for all textile companies to take actions
3. “ Many other companies are holding back, waiting to see what the law will require them to do.” Means that many other companies ______.
A. are avoiding taking any action unless the law will ask them to do
B. are slowly taking action
C. are stubbornly refusing to take action
D. are immediately taking action
4. “ It will be up to the federal government” means that ______.
A. it will have reached the highest level of government
B. the next in line will be the federal government
C. it will be the responsibility of the federal government
D. the federal government can do something, but quite limited
5. Which standard of cotton dust would be least acceptable to mill managers?
A. 1 milligram B. 0.1 of a milligram
C. 0.2 of a milligram D. 0.25 of a milligram
(8)
Most of us can find 15 minutes or half an hour each day for some specific regular activity. It may be a free period or a regular wait, say in the queue for a bus or meal --- even while eating breakfast. One famous surgeon always made it a rule to spend a
t least 15 minutes on general reading before he went to sleep each night. Whether he went to bed at 10 pm or 2:30 am made no difference. Even if you cannot keep to this kind of discipline, it is a good idea to make sure you always have a general interest book in your pocket. Don’t forget it should be a book which entertains you and the English must no be too difficult for you.
Nearly all “speed reading” courses have a “pacing” element---some timing device which lets the student know how many words a minute he is reading. You can do this simply by looking at your watch every 5 or 10 minutes and noting down the page number you have reached. Check the average number of words per page for the particular book you are busy reading the book? Well, this is difficult at first. A friend can help by timing you over a set period, or you can read within hearing distance of a public clock which strikes the quarter hours. Pace yourself every three or four days, always with the same kind of easy, general interest book. You should soon notice your habitual w.p.m. rate creeping up.
1. The passage recommends setting aside for reading practice.
A. two hours a day
B. one hour a day
C. 15 minutes or half an hour a day
D. three minutes a day before meal
2. One famous surgeon always made it a rule to read ______.
A. 15 minutes at 10 pm each night
B. for at least 15 minutes at bedtime
C. no matter it was early or late
D. whenever he had a spare moment
3. It is a good idea always to carry in your pocket ______.
A. a book you will never forget
B. a serious book
C. several books of various kinds
D. an easy and interesting English book
4. According to the passage, a “pacing” device ______.
A. times a student’s reading speed
B. is not included in most speed reading courses
C. is an aid to vocabulary learning
D. should be used whenever we read alone
5. Looking at your watch every 5 or 10 minutes ______.
A. avoids the need for reading faster
B. is not the same as pacing
C. is not easy at first
D. helps you to remember the page number you were at last time
Part V: Writing
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled "Some people prefer to live in cities while others enjoy the rural life. What is your choice and why?" in no less than 150 words
Some people prefer to live in a small town while others prefer to live in a big city.
Some people prefer to live in a big city in order to enjoy a modern life. From my perspective, however, a small town is a much better place to live in
Firstly, a small town is far away from pollution. Nowadays, you can hardly see clear river and sky in cities any longer due to city’s increasing pollution. But in a small town, the situation is almost the opposite. There aren’t big factories and countless private cars. As a result, it’s much less polluted than the city.
Secondly, the interpersonal relationship in towns appeals to me. In big cities , people are pushed to work like machines ,so they are too busy to talk with others. So the relationship among people is very cold.By contrast, many people are hospital and warm-hearted, which impresses me a lot.
Last but not least, the rapid life pace in cities is my cup of tea. As far as I am concerned, working is only a part of life. Sacrificing a night’s sleep to work seems unbearable to me. So I’d like to enjoy an easy life without anxiety in a small town..
From the discussion above ,a small town is certainly my choice of place to live even though I may lose some fantastic working opportunities in cities.下载本文