Part Ⅰ.Vocabulary and Structure(40 points)
Directions:In this part, there are 40 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B,C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
1. His boss is constantly finding with him, which makes him very angry.
A. fault B.error C.shortcoming D.flaw
2. The Johnsons have not got anything ready for a across the Atlantic.
A. journey B. trip C. travel D. voyage
3. Peter felt lonely at first, but after a time he got alone and even enjoyed it.
A. used to living B. using to live
C. used to live D. to be used to living
4. She says she’d rather he tomorrow instead of today.
A. had left B. should leave C. left D. leaves
5. Having lost consciousness for twenty hours, the wounded soldier at last.
A. came off B. came to C. came up D. came through
6. Students are required to keep a for the purpose of improving their writing skills.
A. dairy B.dialogue C. diary D. dictation
7. The weather fine, they decided to go out for a picnic.
A. is B. was C. being D. having been
8. is so often pointed out, knowledge is a twoedged weapon which can be used equally for good or evil.
A. Which B. What C. That D. As
9. The factory had to 500 workers after the fire.
A. lay aside B. lay out C. lay off D. lay down
10. Children who are overprotected by their parents may become .
A. harmed B. damaged C. hurt D. spoiled
11. It was not until he was put to prison he realized he had broken the law.
A. before B. after C. when D. that
12. It’s no good to his proposal because he will never change his mind.
A. object B. to object C. objecting D. to have objected
13. The skirt is in small, medium and large size.
A. visible B. original C. delicate D. available
14. The boy’s pale face and lack of appetite aroused the teacher’s .
A. doubt B. sense C. judgment D. suspicion
15. In some countries, is called “equality” does not really mean equal rights for all citizens.
A. which B. that C. what D. one
16. “Why didn’t your wife answer my phone last night?”
“I think she when you called.”
A. had to have slept B. has to be sleeping
C. must sleep D. must have slept
17. Whoever does with that fellow is bound to lose money.
A. affairs B. things C. business D. events
18. The teacher is praised by her students for her communicative language teaching.
A. respectful B. respectable C. respecting D. respective
19. If a computer could be made as complex as a human brain, it could do a man can do.
A. that B. whatever C. whichever D. however
20. It was difficult to understand the amount of money allocated for education.
A. them to reduce B. them reducing
C. their reducing D. theirs reducing
21. John hoped the firm would him to the New York branch.
A. remove B. transmit C. exchange D. transfer
22. I’ll come after the meeting if time .
A. allows B. needs C. requires D. permits
23. Tom might have been killed the timely arrival of the police.
A. except for B. with C. but for D. for
24. He bought a new house this year, which is his former one.
A. twice as big as B. twice than
C. twice as much as D. twice the size as
25. I was informed that the contract would come into on the first day of the following month.
A. influence B. effect C. affect D. affection
26. A harmonious society would considerable benefits for the country’s health, wealth and security.
A. lead to B. result from C. lie in D. settle down
27. Young she as, she was equal to the task.
A. as B. because C. if D. unless
28. Professor Li has neither watched TV nor the film for quite a few days.
A. see B. seen C. saw D. watch
29. It is a pity that three paragraphs of my paper were by my advisor.
A. deleted B. skimmed C. omitted D. left off
30. The soldier was of running away when the enemy attacked.
A. punished B. charged C. scolded D. accused
31. The young girl dares to drive alone at night, ?
A. doesn’t she B. daren’t she
C. isn’t she D. won’t she
32. His sitting room is lined with all kinds of books, he has ever read.
A. none of B. of which C. none D. none of which
33. I entered the hall at the moment when the concert began.
A. desiring B. accurate C. punctual D. precise
34. The of human knowledge are being pushed further with the advancement of science and technology.
A. edges B. limits C. borders D. boundaries
35. Hydrogen is the fundamental element of the universe it provides the building blocks from which the other elements are produced.
A. so that B. but that C. in that D. provided that
36. You would not feel tired this morning if you to bed earlier last night.
A. has gone B. went C. had gone D. would have gone
37. It has been raining for two days.
A. continuously B. continually C. consciously D. contractually
38. Don’t me when you’re giving out the invitations.
A. leave…off B. count…on C. leave…out D. count…up
39. a chemical change a new kind of substance is formed.
A. In the cause of B. In case
C. In case of D. In event of
40. The number of registered participants in this year’s marathon was half .
A. of last year’s B. those of last year’s
C. of those last year D. that of last year’s
Part Ⅱ.Read Comprehension(50 points)
Directions:In this part, there are 4 passages. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Passage One
A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers. “Last week,” he said, “my umbrella was stolen from a London church. As it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didn’t get it back.”
“How did you write your advertisement?” asked one of the listeners, a merchant. “Here it is,” said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper.The other man took it and read, “Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street.”
“Now,” said the merchant, “I often advertise, and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of extreme importance. Let us try for your umbrella again, and if it fails, I’ll buy you a new one.”
The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote:“If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesn’t wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to No. 10 Broad Street. He is well known.”
This appeared in the paper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door. (81)In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors that had been thrown in, and his own was among the number. Many of them had notes fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake, and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.
41. The man once thought advertising was .
A. of little use B. of some use
C. practical D. valuable
42. The result of the first advertisement was that .
A. the man got his umbrella back
B. the man wasted some money advertising
C. noboby found the missing umbrella
D. the umbrella was found somewhere near the church
43. The merchant suggested that the man should .
A. buy a new umbrella
B. go on looking for his umbrella
C. write another better advertisement
D. report to the police
44. Why did the merchant say “I often advertise and find that it pays me well”?
A. He knew how to advertise.
B. He had more money for advertising.
C. He found it easy to advertise.
D. He had a friend in the newspaper where he advertised.
45. This is a story about .
A. a useless advertisement
B. how to make an effective advertisement
C. how the man lost and found his umbrella
D. what the merchant did for the umbrella owner
Passage Two
The great advance in rocket theory 40 years ago shows that liquidfuel rockets were far superior in every respect to the skyrocket with its weak solid fuel. However, during the decade, large solidfuel rockets with solid fuels about as powerful as liquid fuels have made their appearance, and it is a favorite layman’s question to inquire which one is “better”. The question is meaningless; one might as well ask whether a gasoline or a diesel(柴油) engine is “better”. It all depends on the purpose, a liquidfuel rocket is complicated, but has the advantage that it can be controlled beautifully. The burning of the rocket engine can be stopped completely: it can be reignited when desired. In addition, the thrust(推动力) can be made to vary by adjusting the speed of the fuel pumps. A soildfuel rocket, on the other hand, is rather simple in construction, though hard to build when a really large size is desired. But once you have a solidfuel rocket, it is ready for action at very short notice. A liquidfuel rocket has to be fueled first and cannot be held in readiness for very long after it has been fueled. (82)However, once a solid fuel rocket has been ignited(点火), it will keep burning. It cannot be stopped and reignited whenever desired and its thrust cannot be varied. Because a solidfuel rocket can be kept ready for a long time, most military missiles employ solid fuels, but manned spaceflight needs the fine adjustments that can only be provided by liquid fuels. It may be added that a liquidfuel rocket is an expensive device; a large solidfuel rocket is, by comparison, cheap. But the solid fuel, pound per pound, costs about 10 times as much as the liquid fuel. So you have, on the one hand, an expensive rocket with a cheap fuel and on the other hand a comparatively cheap rocket with an expensive fuel.
46. The author feels that a comparison of liquidfuel and solidfuel rockets shows that .
A. neither type is very economical
B. the liquidfuel rocket is best
C. each type has certain advantages
D. the solidfuel rocket is best
47. The most important consideration for manned space flight is that the rocket be .
A. inexpensive to construct
B. capable of lifting heavy spacecraft into orbit
C. easily controlled
D. inexpensive to operate
48. Solidfuel rockets are expensive to operate because of their .
A. size B. fuel
C. construction D. complicated engines
49. Which of the following statements is not characteristic of liqudfuel rockets?
A. The fuel is cheap.
B. They are cheap to build.
C. They can be stopped and reignited.
D. They must be used soon after fueling.
50. The author tells us that .
A. whether a liquid fuel or a solid fuel rocket is better depends on the purpose
B. neither type is superior
C. forty years ago, large solidfuel rockets with solid fuels as powerful as liquid fuels were made
D. the thrust can be made to vary by adjusting the direction of the pump
Passage Three
As a medium of exchange, money permits the separation of exchange into the two distinct acts of buying and selling. Hence producers who know they will be paid in money, can concentrate on finding the most suitable outlet for their goods, while buyers who will pay in money, can concentrate on finding the cheapest market for the things they wish to purchase. (83)Specialization is encouraged, because people whose output is not a complete product but only a part of one can be paid an amount equivalent to their share of the product.
Another advantage of money is that it is measure of value. In a barter economy it would be necessary to determine how many plates were worth one hundred weight of cotton, or how many pens should be exchanged for a ton of coal. (84)The process of establishing relative values would have to be undertaken for every act of exchange, according to what products were being offered against one another, and according to the two parties’ desires and preferences.
Thirdly, money acts as a store of weath. It is difficult to imagine saving under a barter system. No one engaged on only one stage in the manufacture of a product could save part of his output, since he would be prducing nothing complete. Most products deteriorate(变坏) fairly rapidly, either physically or in value, as a result of long storage; even if storage were possible, the practice of storing products for years on end would involve obvious disadvantages. If wealth could not be saved, or only with great difficulty, future needs could not be provided.
51. Using money as a medium of exchange means that .
A. you have to sell something in order to buy something
B. you have to buy something in order to sell something
C. you don’t have to buy something in order to sell something
D. the seller and the purchaser are the same person
52. Specialization is encouraged because .
A. people can use their money to buy whatever they want
B. people get paid according to their share of the product
C. people pay great attention to the manufacture of a product
D. people cannot use their money to buy whatever they want
53. A barter economy is one in which .
A. value is decided by weight
B. value is decided by number
C. money is used and goods are not exchanged
D. goods are exchanged and money is not used
54. If one had to save products instead of money, .
A. this would need years of practice
B. coal, for example, would lose its value
C. they could not be stored for yeas on end
D. many products would lose their value
55. How many advantages of money are mentioned in this passage?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
Passage Four
There are two common explanations for the origin of tipping. The Oxford English Dictionary says tip was seventeenth century underworld slang for “give”— as in “Tip me your money or your life.” (85)Opponents of tipping will probably prefer this explanation, since it suggests the practice as originally a form of robbery. A less reputable, but nonetheless charming explanation is that in Renaissance(文艺复兴) coffeehouses, boxes were set near the door, into which customers could drop money; these boxes, according to the story, bore the legend “To Insure Promptitude,” which was ultimately shortened to TIP. Whether it was a serving woman or a boss with his or her eye on depressing wages who first thought up the idea, the story does not say.
Tipping became common in England by the middle of the eighteenth century. Because it is ill suited to a country without an established servant class, it did not catch on in America until after the Civil War, when former slaveholders suddenly found themselves having to pay the help and when new rich industrialists adopted the European fashion. By the turn of the century, we had made the custom our own, and the American “big tipper” was on his way.
Today, although the lines between bribery(贿赂) and thanks for services remain as vague as ever, tipping has become universal, not least because, in an increasingly uncertain economy, it provides the growing service class with income that is at least as reliable as wages and that is less subject to tax review. Not surprisingly, government officials are among the few die hards who still question the tipping system. They have a point too. Tippers’ International Association estimates the U.S. workers get about ＄5 billion a year in tips.
56. In the seventeenth century, tip was probably a word used by .
A. lawbreakers B. customers
C. waitresses D. coffeehouse bosses
57. Tipping did not become popular in U.S. until after the Civil War because .
A. the country was free of a servant class
B. former slaveholders did not want to pay the help
C. Northern industrialists refused to adopt the European fashion
D. tipping was contradictory to the American custom
58. Tipping is universally accepted mainly because .
A. it is an easy way to make money
B. it ensures people a good and prompt service
C. it enables the service class to be free from taxes
D. it supplies the service class with a sort of reliable income
59. Which of the following words can best describe the govement officials’ attitudes towards the tipping system?
A. Positive. B. Negative. C. Doubtful. D. Indifferent.
60. The passage is about .
A. the origin of tipping B. the practice of tipping in U.S.
C. the populartiy of tipping D. the shaping of the tipping system
Part Ⅲ.Cloze Test(20 points)
Directions:In this part there are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Henry’s job was to examine cars crossing the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling(走私) anything into the country. Every morning, except weekends, he 61 see a factory worker coming up the hill towards the frontier, 62 a bicycle with a big load of old straw on it. When the bicycle 63 the frontier, Henry used to stop the man and 64 him take the straw off and 65 it. Then he would examine the straw very carefully to see 66 he would find anything, after which he would look in all the man’s pockets 67 he let him tie the straw up again. The man would them pull it on his bicycle and go off down the hill with it. Although Henry was always 68 to find gold or jewlry or other valuable things 69 in the straw, he never found 70, even though he examined it very carefully. He wsa sure that the man was 71 something, but he was not 72 to imagine what it could be.
Then one morning, after he had looked 73 the straw and emptied the factory worker’s pockets 74 usual, he 75 to him, “Listen, I know that you are smuggling things 76 this frontier. Won’t you tell me what it is that you’re bringing into the country so successfully? I’m an old man, and today is my last day on the 77. Tomorrow I’m going to 78 . I promise that I shall not tell 79 if you tell me what you’ve been smuggling.” The factory worker did not say anything for 80. Then he smiled, turned to Henry and said quietly, “Bicycles.”
61. A. should B. would C. might D. must
62. A. pushing B. pulling C. filling D. carrying
63. A. arrived B. appeared C. came D. reached
64. A. force B. order C. make D. call
65. A. show B. lead C. untie D. loose
66. A. that B. where C. how D. whether
67. A. before B. thus C. first D. so
68. A. lucky B. expecting C. suspecting D. insisting
69. A. had been hidden B. hiding
C. have been hidden D. hidden
70. A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything
71. A. cheating B. smuggling C. stealing D. pushing
72. A. capable B. possible C. able D. clever
73. A. through B. thoroughly C. upon D. on
74. A. then B. more C. as D. like
75. A. cried B. said C. ordered D. told
76. A. cross B. behind C. across D. into
77. A. job B. work C. case D. duty
78. A. return B. risk C. retire D. rest
79. A. everyone B. someone C. no one D. anyone
80. A. a long time B. a period C. a moment D. some time
Part Ⅳ.Translation(20 points)
Section A(非英语专业学生做)
Directions:In this section thre are five items which you are required to translate into Chinese. Each item consists of one or two sentences. These sentences are all underlined and taken from the reading passages you have just read in the Reading Comprehension part. You are allowed 20 minutes to do the translation. You should refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.
81. (Para. 6, Passage 1)
In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors that had been thrown in, and his own was among the number.
82. (Para. 1, Passage 2)
However, once a solidfuel rocket has been ignited(点火), it will keep burning. It cannot be stopped and reignited whenever desired and its thrust cannot be varied.
83. (Para. 1, Passage 3)
Specialization is encouraged, because people whose output is not a complete product but only a part of one can be paid an amount equivalent to their share of the product.
84. (Para. 2, Passage 3)
The process of establishing relative values would have to be undertaken for every act of exchange, according to what products were being offered against one another, and according to the two parties’ desires and preferences.
85. (Para. 1, Passage 4)
Oppenents of tipping will probably prefer this explanation, since it suggests the practice as originally a form of robbery.
Section B(英语专业学生做)
Directions:In this section, there is a short passage in Chinese. Read it carefully and translate it into English.
李成业是文化部翻译组的主任。他认为，语言是一种活的东西，和我们的日常生活息息相关。他说他十分幸运，最初做法庭翻译和目前在翻译组里的工作，使他能够不断地学习和接触两种语言。
当他还在学校教英语的时候，就曾翻译了好多英文杂志中的文章，投给本地华语报。
他说：“学习语言的动机和兴趣都非常重要。”他把学习语言比喻为跑步，跑步虽然非常吃力，但运动员知道它的好处并饶有兴趣，所以还是一点都不觉得厌倦。
“在学习语言的过程中，我们一定要创造学习语言的机会和环境。”他认为看电影、阅读和交流等都是学习语言的好机会。
最后他说：“由于现在大家的时间都很有限，如果能阅读短篇故事或一些名人的语录，对我们学习英语会很有帮助，同时也能增进学习的兴趣。”
Part Ⅴ.Writing(20 points)
Directions:In this part, you are to write a short composition of How to Repay Your Parents in about 120 to 150 words (nonEnglish majors) or 150 to 180 words (English majors) based on the ideas given below.
How to Repay Your Parents
（1）父母在孩子的成长过程中付出了很多（如在孩子的生活、教育等方面）。
（2）子女选择各种不同方式报答父母的养育之恩。
（3）我的观点。 |
