Part I Dialogue Completion (15 points)
Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this Part, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
1. Speaker A: Excuse me, do you mind if I sit here?
Speaker B: ________
Speaker A: Thank you!
A. Yes, please. B. No, not at all.
C. How do you do! D. Glad to see you here!
2. Speaker A: Hello, my name’s Meifang.
Speaker B: Hi, I’m Susan.
Speaker A: Nice to meet you!
Speaker B: ________
A. You are so kind! B. Are you sure?
C. Thanks a lot! D. Nice meeting you, too!
3. Speaker A: Would it be possible for you to help me with my English study?
Speaker B: Yes. ________
A. I’m most willing to do so. B. You’d better do it yourself.
C. I don’t think so. D. When and where?
4. Shop assistant: Can I help you?
Customer: Yes, please. I would like two kilos of bananas.
Shop assistant: Certainly. ________ Anything else?
A. How much is it? B. Here you are.
C. Thanks for coming! D. These are yours.
5. John: Hi, Jack. Do you still intend to study business?
Jack: No, I have changed my mind. I’ve decided to study English.
John: Why?
Jack: If I master English language well, I’m sure I can do better in the future. John: Oh, ________
A. that sounds good. B. it’s very thoughtful of you.
C. I don’t think of it. D. why not have a try?
6. Speaker A: Excuse me, can you help me with my car?
Speaker B: Sure. ________?
Speaker A: I’ve got a flat tire.
A. What’s wrong with it B. When shall we go
C. Any problem D. What help do you need
7. Interviewer: I’m doing research on “Women and Society”. I wonder if you could
help me with it by answering a few questions.
Mr. Wright: ________.
Interviewer: There is a famous saying “All men are created equal” .What have
you got to say about it?
A. Let me think about it B. Yes, I will
C. I’d love to D. It’s an easy job
8. Anna: So Mary, how’s the washing machine working?
Mary: Actually, it doesn’t work well.
Anna: Why don’t you take it back?
Mary: _______, but I’ve misplaced the receipt.
A. It’s not what I wanted B. It’s already broken
C. I have no idea D. I’d like to
9. Husband: What’s on the TV this evening? I feel like relaxing.
Wife: _______ You know I never watch it.
Husband: Too busy with your hobby? I wish I had as much free time as you do.
A. Oh, it’s too bad! B. Why ask me that?
C. What would you say? D. Are you mad?
10. Speaker A: Do you prefer a small town like White Stone or bigger city like the
state capital?
Speaker B: _______. What I do care about is getting attention from the faculty
and meeting friends.
Speaker A: Oh, I see.
A. It’s easy B. I like both
C. I can’t know for sure D. That doesn’t matter to me
11. Speaker A: So you don’t really like any of our food, do you?
Speaker B: Oh, no. _______. In fact, I am very fond of the steak and kidney
pudding you make and your apple pies too.
Speaker A: It’s very nice of you to say so.
A. I didn’t say that B. I don’t like the food
C. I am sorry for that D. You misunderstand me
12. Receptionist: British Airways. Good morning. Can I help you?
Passenger: I want to book a seat on a flight from London to New York on the
second morning of October, please.
Receptionist: ________
Passenger: Riley Dewar.
A. Who are you? B. Who do you book for?
C. Could I have your name, please? D. Could you say it again? I didn’t catch it.
13. Father: Lan, your school has called to say that you did a fabulous job at the talent
show.
Son: Thanks, Dad. I’m glad people liked my performance.
Father: ________
A. You got it right.
B. Your mother and I will learn from you.
C. Your mother and I are very proud of you.
D. Would you like to do it again?
14. Receptionist: Eastchaster Hotel. Good morning. Can I help you?
Secretary: Good morning. I’d like to book a room for Mr. Alain. Our executives
usually stay at your hotel and you may recognize that.
Receptionist: ________
Secretary: The 21st September to the 2nd of October, inclusive.
A. Name and dates, please.
B. Can you give me the dates, please?
C. Yes, I know the name but how about dates?
D. I don’t need the name. I need dates only.
15. Peter: Hi, Ben, I’ve got some good news. Ann and I are getting married.
Ben: Oh, that’s wonderful. ________
Peter: Thanks. I’m really excited!
A. Pretty good. B. I will enjoy it.
C. A piece of good news! D. Congratulations!
Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points)
Directions: There are 5 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 4 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
A traditional English breakfast is a very big meal — sausages, bacon, eggs, tomatoes … . But nowadays many people just have cereal with milk and sugar, or toast with marmalade, jam, or honey. Marmalade and jam are not the same. Marmalade is made from oranges and jam is made from other fruit. The traditional breakfast drink is tea, which people have with cold milk. Some people have coffee, often instant coffee, which is made with just hot water. Many visitors to Britain find this coffee disgusting. For many people lunch is a quick meal. In cities there are a lot of sandwich bars, where office workers can choose the kind of bread they want — brown, white, or a roll — and then all sorts of salad and meat or fish to go in the sandwich. Pubs often serve
good, cheap food, both hot and cold. School-children can have a hot meal at school. But many just take a snack from home — a sandwich, a drink, some fruit, and perhaps some crisps.
“Tea” means two things. It is a drink and a meal. Some people have afternoon tea, with sandwiches, cakes, and, of course, a cup of tea. Cream teas are popular. You have scones (a kind of cake) with cream and jam.
The evening meal is the main meal of the day for many people. They usually have it quite early, between 6.00 and 8.00, and often the whole family eats together.
On Sundays many families have a traditional lunch. They have roast meat, either beef, lamb, chicken, or pork, with potatoes, vegetables, and gravy. Gravy is a sauce made from the meat juices.
The British like food from other countries, too, especially Italian, French, Chinese, and Indian. People often get take-away meals — you buy the food at the restaurant and then bring it home to eat. Eating in Britain is quite international!
16. For traditional breakfast, many British people __________.
A. have a big meal B. don’t like coffee
C. drink tea with hot milk D. eat very little
17. For lunch, British people __________.
A. often take food from home B. often go to pubs for food
C. spend a long time eating their food D. just have sandwiches
18. The British people have dinner __________ in the evening.
A. often at six o’clock B. often at eight o’clock
C. usually for two hours D. at any time between six and eight
19. From the passage we know that __________.
A. British people drink tea with other food
B. foreign food is often rejected in Britain
C. British people don’t like eating in the restaurant
D. British coffee is very popular
Passage Two
During the Colonial period in American history, most communication and trade was conducted by ocean-going vessels sailing along the eastern seaboard（海滨）. As farms and great estates developed inland, the rivers of the East became the main transportation routes for people and goods. The settlement of the West brought the Mississippi River system into the national transportation network, and eventually the steamboat made the Mississippi the foremost （最重要的）inland carrier of all. With the introduction of the steamboat to Mississippi waters by Robert Fulton in 1811,
transportation time and costs were greatly reduced.
As technological improvements increased the speed at which boats could travel, particularly upstream, from one river port to another, operators were able to make a profit and greatly reduce rates at the same time. The steamboat also raised the volume of goods exchanged between the South and the down to the levees (大堤) of New Orleans for shipment overseas or for distribution by coastal vessels to the rest of the South and Southwest and even to the East. Most of the commodities from abroad or from the East were funneled（经过） into this booming port for shipment inland.
20. Among the following geographical features, _________ probably contributed most
to the settlement of the interior of the Unite States.
A. good ports on the eastern seaboard B. an abundance of small rivers
C. a good river system D. suitable levees near the coast
21. Steamboat operators were able to make a profit as well as to reduce shipping rates
because of the __________.
A. low cost of fuel B. increased speed of their steamboats
C. size of their steamboats D. intense competition
22. According to the passage, what was transported down the Mississippi River to New
Orleans?
A. Manufactured goods. B. Agricultural products.
C. International commodities. D. Shipbuilding supplies.
23. It can be inferred from the passage that all the following made a strong contribution
to the growth of New Orleans as an important trading center EXCEPT __________.
A. the growth of population in the West
B. the success of the steamboat
C. nearby manufacturing facilities
D. its location at the mouth of the Mississippi
Passage Three
Drunken driving — sometimes called Americans’ socially accepted form of murder — has become a national epidemic (流行病). Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers, adding up to an incredible 250,000 over the past decade.
A drunken driver is usually defined as one with a 0.10 blood alcohol content or roughly three bottles of beer, glasses of wine or shots of whisky drunk within two hours. Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American macho (男子气的) image and judges were lenient (宽大的) in most courts, but the drunken slaughter has recently caused so many well-publicized tragedies, especially involving young child, that public
opinion is no longer so tolerant.
Twenty states have raised the legal drinking age to 21, reversing a trend in the 1960s to reduce it to 18. After New Jersey lowered it to 18, the number of people killed by 18-20 year-old drivers more than doubled, so the state recently upped it back to 21.
Reformers, however, fear raising the drinking age will have little effect unless accompanied by educational programs to help young people to develop “responsible attitudes” about drinking and teach them to resist peer pressure to drink.
Though new laws have led to increased arrests and test and, in many areas already, to a marked decline in fatalities (死亡事故), some states are also penalizing bars for serving customers too many drinks. A tavern（酒馆）in Massachusetts was fined for serving six or more double brandies to a customer who was “obviously intoxicated (喝醉的）” and later drove off the road, killing a nine-year-old boy.
As the fatalities continue to occur daily in every state, some Americans are even beginning to speak well of the 13 years of national prohibition of alcohol that began in 1919, what President Hoover called the “noble experiment”. They forget that legal prohibition did not stop drinking, but encouraged political corruption and organized crime. As with the booming drug trade generally, there is no easy solution.
24. Drunken driving has become a major problem in America because ___________.
A. most of Americans are heavy drinkers
B. heavy drinking is not severely penalized
C. accidents attract so much publicity
D. drinking is a socially accepted habit in America
25. Why was public opinion no longer tolerant of drunken driving?
A. Detailed statistics are now available.
B. The news media have highlighted the problem.
C. Judges are giving more severe sentences.
D. Drivers are more conscious of their image.
26. Statistics issued in New Jersey suggested that ____________.
A. many drivers were not of legal age
B. young drivers were often bad drivers
C. the level of drinking age increased in the 1960s
D. the legal driving age should be raised
27. Laws recently introduced in some states have ____________.
A. reduced the number of convictions
B. resulted in fewer serious accidents
C. prevented bars from serving customers
D. specified the amount drivers can drink
Passage Four
Computer programmer David Jones earned £35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a check card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18.
He works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding jobs. David’s firm releases（发行） two new games for the expanding home computer market each month. But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Though he has high payment, he cannot drive a car, or get credit cards .
He lives with his parents in their council house（地方政府修建的简易住房） in Liverpool, where his father is a bus driver. His company has to pay £150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive.
David got his job four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels (普通成绩) and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs,” he said.
“I suppose £35,000 sounds a lot but I hope it will come to more than that this year.” He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother £20 a week as he lives with his parents. But most of his spare time is spent working.
“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school,” he said. “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway.”
28. Why is David so different from other young people of his age?
A. He can drive a car and get credit cards.
B. He has got a job, earning a lot of money.
C. He lives at home with his parents.
D. He does not go out much with his friends.
29. David’s greatest problem is that ___________.
A. he can’t be treated as an adult by the bank
B. he can’t make as many games as he wishes
C. he doesn’t know what to buy with the money
D. he had learnt to use computer at school
30. He left school after taking six O-levels because ___________.
A. he was afraid of getting too old to start computing
B. he did not enjoy all the courses at school
C. he wanted to work with computers
D. he wanted to earn a lot of money
31. He was employed by the company because __________.
A. he had worked in a computer shop
B. he works very hard
C. he had written some computer programs
D. he had learnt to use computer at school
Passage Five
A computer is a machine designed to perform work mathematically and to store and select information that has been fed into it. It is run by either mechanical or electronic means. These machines can do a great deal of complicated work in a very short time. A large computer, for example, can add or subtract nine thousand times a second, multiply (乘) a thousand times a second, or divide five hundred times a second. Its percentage of error is about one in a billion digits (位数). It has been estimated that human beings making calculations average about one mistake per two hundred digits.
The heart of an electronic computer lies in its vacuum tubes (电子管), or transistors (晶体管). Its electronic circuits work a thousand times faster than the nerve cells in the human brain. A problem that might take a human being two years to solve can be solved by a computer in one minute, but in order to work properly, a computer must be given instructions — it must be programmed.
Computers can be designed for many specialized purposes — they can be used to prepare payrolls (薪水册), guide airplane flights, direct traffic, even to play chess. Computers play an essential role in modern automation in many plants and factories throughout the world.
32. The speed with which an electronic computer works depends on its __________.
A. electronic circuits B. programmer
C. vacuum tubes, or transistors D. instructions
33. The passage says that computers play an essential role in ___________.
A. traffic control B. automation processes
C. mathematical computations D. the development of mathematical theory
34. The use of computers for specialized purposes depends on the ___________.
A. design of the computer
B. power used to operate the computer
C. difficulty of the mathematical calculations involved
D. ability of the programmer
35. The passage implies that human beings differ from computers in that human beings
___________.
A. make fewer errors B. work more quickly
C. do not have to be programmed
D. understand their instructions
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)
Directions: There are 40 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.
36. Today the small town is better ________ against flood than it was 15 years ago.
A. prevented B. prepared C. equipped D. protected
37. A power failure completely _______ the cake she was baking.
A. damaged B. harmed C. hurt D. spoiled
38. Some companies provided special benefits when employees agreed to _______ a
ride to work.
A. share B. take C. carry D. get
39. The managing director took the _______ for the accident, although it was not really
his fault.
A. guilt B. charge C. blame D. accusation
40. He has impressed his employers considerably and _______ he is soon to be promoted.
A. eventually B. yet C. finally D. accordingly
41. Andrew has a very way of dealing with junk mail — he returns it to the
sender.
A. sensitive B. rude C. sensible D. optimistic
42. 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. guides C. affects D. effects
43. Having lived in the town for quite a few years, Mr. Smith no longer felt ______
among the local people.
A. out of order B. out of place C. out of control D. out of the question
44. The doctor told the patient to eat only ________ food, which was easy to digest.
A. delicious B. mixed C. specific D. liquid
45. Many new ________ will be opened up in the future for those with a university
education.
A. possibilities B. opportunities C. probabilities D. realities
46. Many developments in modern surgery are almost _________.
A. credible B. incredible C. great D. rational
47. Floods cause billions of dollars worth of poverty damage ________.
A. comparatively B. actually C. annually D. relatively
48. One of the many _______ of foreign travel is learning how to cope with the
unexpected.
A. services B. offers C. interests D. benefits
49. For her, happiness _________ watching television and reading magazines.
A .consists in B. builds on C. makes up D. composes of
50. We need someone really ________ who can organize the office and make it run
smoothly.
A. crucial B. realistic C. essential D. efficient
51. You have to know what is right for you and then ________ it regardless of what
others may say.
A. go after B. go ahead C. go through D. go on
52. Some of the suggestions have been ________ but others have been turned down as
they are quite impracticable.
A. received B. recognized C. adapted D. adopted
53. We looked at four cars today. The first two were far too expensive, but ________
ones were reasonably priced.
A. other B. others C. the other D. another
54. A university is an educational institution which ________ degrees and carries out
research.
A. rewards B. awards C. grants D. presents
55. The lady who had invited us heard me telling my wife that the dinner was terrible so
I was ________.
A. confused B. nervous C. embarrassed D. shameful
56. The reason why he adapted to the new situations quickly is that he has a _______
attitude.
A. changeable B. alternative C. movable D. flexible
57. Most people not directly engaged in daily work express disapproval when they hear
of people ________ on and off.
A. being working B. worked C. working D. to work
58. It is no longer a question ________ now man can land on the moon.
A. that B. why C. where D. what
59. Though they’ve brought us many books for all of us to read in the coming summer
holidays, ________ of them are suitable to our level.
A. neither B. none C. nothing D. all
60. The crazy fans ________ patiently for two hours and they would wait till the movie
star arrived.
A. were waiting B. had been waiting C. had waited D. would wait
61. — Do you like cats?
— Of course, they are ________ a kind of pet. They can do much good to their masters.
A. better than B. more than C. no more than D. not more than
62. Not until the game had begun ________ at the sports ground.
A. had he arrived B. would he have arrived C. he arrived D. did he arrive
63. They were more than glad to leave their cars parked and walked ________ a change.
A. as B. to C. by D. for
64. He made another wonderful discovery, ________ of great importance to science.
A. which I think is B. which I think it is C. which I think it D. I think which is
65. She has been a ballet dancer since eight, and remains ________ completely
to the art.
A. dedicating B. being dedicated C. to dedicate D. dedicated
66. The little boy ate ________ his mother gave him.
A. that B. which C. whatever D. which
67. I would rather that you ________ the work for me tomorrow.
A. do B. will do C. have to do D. did
68. Mr. Bush is on time for everything. How ________ it be that he was late for the
opening ceremony?
A. can B. should C. may D. must
69. If I had seen the movie, I ________ you all about it now.
A. would tell B. will tell C. have told D. would have told
70. No sooner had we reached the top of the hill ________ we all sat down to rest.
A. when B. while C. than D. until
71. It is the intelligent application of technology________ will lead us to success.
A. which B. that C. it D. when
72. My bike________ two weeks ago. May I borrow yours, please?
A. has lost B. had lost C. had been lost D. was lost
73. The experiment _________, the students went on to take notes in the experiment report.
A. being done B. having done C. done D. doing
74. I prefer the climate of Kunming to ________ of Wuhan.
A. it B. one C. this D. that
75. This kind of glasses manufactured by experienced craftsmen _______ smoothly.
A. is worn B. wears C. is wearing D. are worn
Part IV Cloze Test (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.
During the first few weeks at college, I could do exactly I wanted. But I found the lack of quite difficult. At school we had always been told what to do. Now there was no one to tell me that I must get my essay on time or that I should get up early to avoid the long queue for breakfast. On the third day of Freshers’ Week I had intended to for an important course, but I overslept and by the time I got to the office there were no more left. On the fifth day, I lost my watch, and was so poor that I decided not to buy another one. But the problem was that a watch, I kept being late for lectures. So in the end I and bought another one. Slowly I began to realize that I was for my life and no one else. For a while this thought made me very and I had difficulty sleeping at night. Then one night the thought entered my head that it was my life, I could make it a very good one. I woke up the next morning, extremely happy in a way I’d never felt before.
76. A. what B. that C. whole D. which
77. A. lessons B. plans C. guidance D. category
78. A. charged B. finished C. consulted D. enforced
79. A. let down B. sign up C. make out D. turn to
80. A. students B. teachers C. lectures D. places
81. A. without B. within C. keeping D. losing
82. A. carried on B. dressed up C. gave in D. laid down
83. A. powerful B. vigorous C. different D. responsible
84. A. nervous B. happy C. painful D. exhausted
85. A. when B. while C. if D. even if
Part V Writing (15 points)
Directions: You are to write 100~120 words about the title “Mobile Phones”. You should base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:
1. 手机给我们的生活带来极大的方便；
2. 同时，我们也失去了独处的快乐；
3. 我们应该怎样避免手机带来的问题。
Part I Dialogue Completion (15 points)
Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this Part, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
1. Speaker A: Excuse me, do you mind if I sit here?
Speaker B: ________
Speaker A: Thank you!
A. Yes, please. B. No, not at all.
C. How do you do! D. Glad to see you here!
2. Speaker A: Hello, my name’s Meifang.
Speaker B: Hi, I’m Susan.
Speaker A: Nice to meet you!
Speaker B: ________
A. You are so kind! B. Are you sure?
C. Thanks a lot! D. Nice meeting you, too!
3. Speaker A: Would it be possible for you to help me with my English study?
Speaker B: Yes. ________
A. I’m most willing to do so. B. You’d better do it yourself.
C. I don’t think so. D. When and where?
4. Shop assistant: Can I help you?
Customer: Yes, please. I would like two kilos of bananas.
Shop assistant: Certainly. ________ Anything else?
A. How much is it? B. Here you are.
C. Thanks for coming! D. These are yours.
5. John: Hi, Jack. Do you still intend to study business?
Jack: No, I have changed my mind. I’ve decided to study English.
John: Why?
Jack: If I master English language well, I’m sure I can do better in the future. John: Oh, ________
A. that sounds good. B. it’s very thoughtful of you.
C. I don’t think of it. D. why not have a try?
6. Speaker A: Excuse me, can you help me with my car?
Speaker B: Sure. ________?
Speaker A: I’ve got a flat tire.
A. What’s wrong with it B. When shall we go
C. Any problem D. What help do you need
7. Interviewer: I’m doing research on “Women and Society”. I wonder if you could
help me with it by answering a few questions.
Mr. Wright: ________.
Interviewer: There is a famous saying “All men are created equal” .What have
you got to say about it?
A. Let me think about it B. Yes, I will
C. I’d love to D. It’s an easy job
8. Anna: So Mary, how’s the washing machine working?
Mary: Actually, it doesn’t work well.
Anna: Why don’t you take it back?
Mary: _______, but I’ve misplaced the receipt.
A. It’s not what I wanted B. It’s already broken
C. I have no idea D. I’d like to
9. Husband: What’s on the TV this evening? I feel like relaxing.
Wife: _______ You know I never watch it.
Husband: Too busy with your hobby? I wish I had as much free time as you do.
A. Oh, it’s too bad! B. Why ask me that?
C. What would you say? D. Are you mad?
10. Speaker A: Do you prefer a small town like White Stone or bigger city like the
state capital?
Speaker B: _______. What I do care about is getting attention from the faculty
and meeting friends.
Speaker A: Oh, I see.
A. It’s easy B. I like both
C. I can’t know for sure D. That doesn’t matter to me
11. Speaker A: So you don’t really like any of our food, do you?
Speaker B: Oh, no. _______. In fact, I am very fond of the steak and kidney
pudding you make and your apple pies too.
Speaker A: It’s very nice of you to say so.
A. I didn’t say that B. I don’t like the food
C. I am sorry for that D. You misunderstand me
12. Receptionist: British Airways. Good morning. Can I help you?
Passenger: I want to book a seat on a flight from London to New York on the
second morning of October, please.
Receptionist: ________
Passenger: Riley Dewar.
A. Who are you? B. Who do you book for?
C. Could I have your name, please? D. Could you say it again? I didn’t catch it.
13. Father: Lan, your school has called to say that you did a fabulous job at the talent
show.
Son: Thanks, Dad. I’m glad people liked my performance.
Father: ________
A. You got it right.
B. Your mother and I will learn from you.
C. Your mother and I are very proud of you.
D. Would you like to do it again?
14. Receptionist: Eastchaster Hotel. Good morning. Can I help you?
Secretary: Good morning. I’d like to book a room for Mr. Alain. Our executives
usually stay at your hotel and you may recognize that.
Receptionist: ________
Secretary: The 21st September to the 2nd of October, inclusive.
A. Name and dates, please.
B. Can you give me the dates, please?
C. Yes, I know the name but how about dates?
D. I don’t need the name. I need dates only.
15. Peter: Hi, Ben, I’ve got some good news. Ann and I are getting married.
Ben: Oh, that’s wonderful. ________
Peter: Thanks. I’m really excited!
A. Pretty good. B. I will enjoy it.
C. A piece of good news! D. Congratulations!
Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points)
Directions: There are 5 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 4 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
A traditional English breakfast is a very big meal — sausages, bacon, eggs, tomatoes … . But nowadays many people just have cereal with milk and sugar, or toast with marmalade, jam, or honey. Marmalade and jam are not the same. Marmalade is made from oranges and jam is made from other fruit. The traditional breakfast drink is tea, which people have with cold milk. Some people have coffee, often instant coffee, which is made with just hot water. Many visitors to Britain find this coffee disgusting. For many people lunch is a quick meal. In cities there are a lot of sandwich bars, where office workers can choose the kind of bread they want — brown, white, or a roll — and then all sorts of salad and meat or fish to go in the sandwich. Pubs often serve
good, cheap food, both hot and cold. School-children can have a hot meal at school. But many just take a snack from home — a sandwich, a drink, some fruit, and perhaps some crisps.
“Tea” means two things. It is a drink and a meal. Some people have afternoon tea, with sandwiches, cakes, and, of course, a cup of tea. Cream teas are popular. You have scones (a kind of cake) with cream and jam.
The evening meal is the main meal of the day for many people. They usually have it quite early, between 6.00 and 8.00, and often the whole family eats together.
On Sundays many families have a traditional lunch. They have roast meat, either beef, lamb, chicken, or pork, with potatoes, vegetables, and gravy. Gravy is a sauce made from the meat juices.
The British like food from other countries, too, especially Italian, French, Chinese, and Indian. People often get take-away meals — you buy the food at the restaurant and then bring it home to eat. Eating in Britain is quite international!
16. For traditional breakfast, many British people __________.
A. have a big meal B. don’t like coffee
C. drink tea with hot milk D. eat very little
17. For lunch, British people __________.
A. often take food from home B. often go to pubs for food
C. spend a long time eating their food D. just have sandwiches
18. The British people have dinner __________ in the evening.
A. often at six o’clock B. often at eight o’clock
C. usually for two hours D. at any time between six and eight
19. From the passage we know that __________.
A. British people drink tea with other food
B. foreign food is often rejected in Britain
C. British people don’t like eating in the restaurant
D. British coffee is very popular
Passage Two
During the Colonial period in American history, most communication and trade was conducted by ocean-going vessels sailing along the eastern seaboard（海滨）. As farms and great estates developed inland, the rivers of the East became the main transportation routes for people and goods. The settlement of the West brought the Mississippi River system into the national transportation network, and eventually the steamboat made the Mississippi the foremost （最重要的）inland carrier of all. With the introduction of the steamboat to Mississippi waters by Robert Fulton in 1811,
transportation time and costs were greatly reduced.
As technological improvements increased the speed at which boats could travel, particularly upstream, from one river port to another, operators were able to make a profit and greatly reduce rates at the same time. The steamboat also raised the volume of goods exchanged between the South and the down to the levees (大堤) of New Orleans for shipment overseas or for distribution by coastal vessels to the rest of the South and Southwest and even to the East. Most of the commodities from abroad or from the East were funneled（经过） into this booming port for shipment inland.
20. Among the following geographical features, _________ probably contributed most
to the settlement of the interior of the Unite States.
A. good ports on the eastern seaboard B. an abundance of small rivers
C. a good river system D. suitable levees near the coast
21. Steamboat operators were able to make a profit as well as to reduce shipping rates
because of the __________.
A. low cost of fuel B. increased speed of their steamboats
C. size of their steamboats D. intense competition
22. According to the passage, what was transported down the Mississippi River to New
Orleans?
A. Manufactured goods. B. Agricultural products.
C. International commodities. D. Shipbuilding supplies.
23. It can be inferred from the passage that all the following made a strong contribution
to the growth of New Orleans as an important trading center EXCEPT __________.
A. the growth of population in the West
B. the success of the steamboat
C. nearby manufacturing facilities
D. its location at the mouth of the Mississippi
Passage Three
Drunken driving — sometimes called Americans’ socially accepted form of murder — has become a national epidemic (流行病). Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers, adding up to an incredible 250,000 over the past decade.
A drunken driver is usually defined as one with a 0.10 blood alcohol content or roughly three bottles of beer, glasses of wine or shots of whisky drunk within two hours. Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American macho (男子气的) image and judges were lenient (宽大的) in most courts, but the drunken slaughter has recently caused so many well-publicized tragedies, especially involving young child, that public
opinion is no longer so tolerant.
Twenty states have raised the legal drinking age to 21, reversing a trend in the 1960s to reduce it to 18. After New Jersey lowered it to 18, the number of people killed by 18-20 year-old drivers more than doubled, so the state recently upped it back to 21.
Reformers, however, fear raising the drinking age will have little effect unless accompanied by educational programs to help young people to develop “responsible attitudes” about drinking and teach them to resist peer pressure to drink.
Though new laws have led to increased arrests and test and, in many areas already, to a marked decline in fatalities (死亡事故), some states are also penalizing bars for serving customers too many drinks. A tavern（酒馆）in Massachusetts was fined for serving six or more double brandies to a customer who was “obviously intoxicated (喝醉的）” and later drove off the road, killing a nine-year-old boy.
As the fatalities continue to occur daily in every state, some Americans are even beginning to speak well of the 13 years of national prohibition of alcohol that began in 1919, what President Hoover called the “noble experiment”. They forget that legal prohibition did not stop drinking, but encouraged political corruption and organized crime. As with the booming drug trade generally, there is no easy solution.
24. Drunken driving has become a major problem in America because ___________.
A. most of Americans are heavy drinkers
B. heavy drinking is not severely penalized
C. accidents attract so much publicity
D. drinking is a socially accepted habit in America
25. Why was public opinion no longer tolerant of drunken driving?
A. Detailed statistics are now available.
B. The news media have highlighted the problem.
C. Judges are giving more severe sentences.
D. Drivers are more conscious of their image.
26. Statistics issued in New Jersey suggested that ____________.
A. many drivers were not of legal age
B. young drivers were often bad drivers
C. the level of drinking age increased in the 1960s
D. the legal driving age should be raised
27. Laws recently introduced in some states have ____________.
A. reduced the number of convictions
B. resulted in fewer serious accidents
C. prevented bars from serving customers
D. specified the amount drivers can drink
Passage Four
Computer programmer David Jones earned £35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a check card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18.
He works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding jobs. David’s firm releases（发行） two new games for the expanding home computer market each month. But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Though he has high payment, he cannot drive a car, or get credit cards .
He lives with his parents in their council house（地方政府修建的简易住房） in Liverpool, where his father is a bus driver. His company has to pay £150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive.
David got his job four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels (普通成绩) and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs,” he said.
“I suppose £35,000 sounds a lot but I hope it will come to more than that this year.” He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother £20 a week as he lives with his parents. But most of his spare time is spent working.
“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school,” he said. “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway.”
28. Why is David so different from other young people of his age?
A. He can drive a car and get credit cards.
B. He has got a job, earning a lot of money.
C. He lives at home with his parents.
D. He does not go out much with his friends.
29. David’s greatest problem is that ___________.
A. he can’t be treated as an adult by the bank
B. he can’t make as many games as he wishes
C. he doesn’t know what to buy with the money
D. he had learnt to use computer at school
30. He left school after taking six O-levels because ___________.
A. he was afraid of getting too old to start computing
B. he did not enjoy all the courses at school
C. he wanted to work with computers
D. he wanted to earn a lot of money
31. He was employed by the company because __________.
A. he had worked in a computer shop
B. he works very hard
C. he had written some computer programs
D. he had learnt to use computer at school
Passage Five
A computer is a machine designed to perform work mathematically and to store and select information that has been fed into it. It is run by either mechanical or electronic means. These machines can do a great deal of complicated work in a very short time. A large computer, for example, can add or subtract nine thousand times a second, multiply (乘) a thousand times a second, or divide five hundred times a second. Its percentage of error is about one in a billion digits (位数). It has been estimated that human beings making calculations average about one mistake per two hundred digits.
The heart of an electronic computer lies in its vacuum tubes (电子管), or transistors (晶体管). Its electronic circuits work a thousand times faster than the nerve cells in the human brain. A problem that might take a human being two years to solve can be solved by a computer in one minute, but in order to work properly, a computer must be given instructions — it must be programmed.
Computers can be designed for many specialized purposes — they can be used to prepare payrolls (薪水册), guide airplane flights, direct traffic, even to play chess. Computers play an essential role in modern automation in many plants and factories throughout the world.
32. The speed with which an electronic computer works depends on its __________.
A. electronic circuits B. programmer
C. vacuum tubes, or transistors D. instructions
33. The passage says that computers play an essential role in ___________.
A. traffic control B. automation processes
C. mathematical computations D. the development of mathematical theory
34. The use of computers for specialized purposes depends on the ___________.
A. design of the computer
B. power used to operate the computer
C. difficulty of the mathematical calculations involved
D. ability of the programmer
35. The passage implies that human beings differ from computers in that human beings
___________.
A. make fewer errors B. work more quickly
C. do not have to be programmed
D. understand their instructions
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)
Directions: There are 40 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.
36. Today the small town is better ________ against flood than it was 15 years ago.
A. prevented B. prepared C. equipped D. protected
37. A power failure completely _______ the cake she was baking.
A. damaged B. harmed C. hurt D. spoiled
38. Some companies provided special benefits when employees agreed to _______ a
ride to work.
A. share B. take C. carry D. get
39. The managing director took the _______ for the accident, although it was not really
his fault.
A. guilt B. charge C. blame D. accusation
40. He has impressed his employers considerably and _______ he is soon to be promoted.
A. eventually B. yet C. finally D. accordingly
41. Andrew has a very way of dealing with junk mail — he returns it to the
sender.
A. sensitive B. rude C. sensible D. optimistic
42. 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. guides C. affects D. effects
43. Having lived in the town for quite a few years, Mr. Smith no longer felt ______
among the local people.
A. out of order B. out of place C. out of control D. out of the question
44. The doctor told the patient to eat only ________ food, which was easy to digest.
A. delicious B. mixed C. specific D. liquid
45. Many new ________ will be opened up in the future for those with a university
education.
A. possibilities B. opportunities C. probabilities D. realities
46. Many developments in modern surgery are almost _________.
A. credible B. incredible C. great D. rational
47. Floods cause billions of dollars worth of poverty damage ________.
A. comparatively B. actually C. annually D. relatively
48. One of the many _______ of foreign travel is learning how to cope with the
unexpected.
A. services B. offers C. interests D. benefits
49. For her, happiness _________ watching television and reading magazines.
A .consists in B. builds on C. makes up D. composes of
50. We need someone really ________ who can organize the office and make it run
smoothly.
A. crucial B. realistic C. essential D. efficient
51. You have to know what is right for you and then ________ it regardless of what
others may say.
A. go after B. go ahead C. go through D. go on
52. Some of the suggestions have been ________ but others have been turned down as
they are quite impracticable.
A. received B. recognized C. adapted D. adopted
53. We looked at four cars today. The first two were far too expensive, but ________
ones were reasonably priced.
A. other B. others C. the other D. another
54. A university is an educational institution which ________ degrees and carries out
research.
A. rewards B. awards C. grants D. presents
55. The lady who had invited us heard me telling my wife that the dinner was terrible so
I was ________.
A. confused B. nervous C. embarrassed D. shameful
56. The reason why he adapted to the new situations quickly is that he has a _______
attitude.
A. changeable B. alternative C. movable D. flexible
57. Most people not directly engaged in daily work express disapproval when they hear
of people ________ on and off.
A. being working B. worked C. working D. to work
58. It is no longer a question ________ now man can land on the moon.
A. that B. why C. where D. what
59. Though they’ve brought us many books for all of us to read in the coming summer
holidays, ________ of them are suitable to our level.
A. neither B. none C. nothing D. all
60. The crazy fans ________ patiently for two hours and they would wait till the movie
star arrived.
A. were waiting B. had been waiting C. had waited D. would wait
61. — Do you like cats?
— Of course, they are ________ a kind of pet. They can do much good to their masters.
A. better than B. more than C. no more than D. not more than
62. Not until the game had begun ________ at the sports ground.
A. had he arrived B. would he have arrived C. he arrived D. did he arrive
63. They were more than glad to leave their cars parked and walked ________ a change.
A. as B. to C. by D. for
64. He made another wonderful discovery, ________ of great importance to science.
A. which I think is B. which I think it is C. which I think it D. I think which is
65. She has been a ballet dancer since eight, and remains ________ completely
to the art.
A. dedicating B. being dedicated C. to dedicate D. dedicated
66. The little boy ate ________ his mother gave him.
A. that B. which C. whatever D. which
67. I would rather that you ________ the work for me tomorrow.
A. do B. will do C. have to do D. did
68. Mr. Bush is on time for everything. How ________ it be that he was late for the
opening ceremony?
A. can B. should C. may D. must
69. If I had seen the movie, I ________ you all about it now.
A. would tell B. will tell C. have told D. would have told
70. No sooner had we reached the top of the hill ________ we all sat down to rest.
A. when B. while C. than D. until
71. It is the intelligent application of technology________ will lead us to success.
A. which B. that C. it D. when
72. My bike________ two weeks ago. May I borrow yours, please?
A. has lost B. had lost C. had been lost D. was lost
73. The experiment _________, the students went on to take notes in the experiment report.
A. being done B. having done C. done D. doing
74. I prefer the climate of Kunming to ________ of Wuhan.
A. it B. one C. this D. that
75. This kind of glasses manufactured by experienced craftsmen _______ smoothly.
A. is worn B. wears C. is wearing D. are worn
Part IV Cloze Test (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.
During the first few weeks at college, I could do exactly I wanted. But I found the lack of quite difficult. At school we had always been told what to do. Now there was no one to tell me that I must get my essay on time or that I should get up early to avoid the long queue for breakfast. On the third day of Freshers’ Week I had intended to for an important course, but I overslept and by the time I got to the office there were no more left. On the fifth day, I lost my watch, and was so poor that I decided not to buy another one. But the problem was that a watch, I kept being late for lectures. So in the end I and bought another one. Slowly I began to realize that I was for my life and no one else. For a while this thought made me very and I had difficulty sleeping at night. Then one night the thought entered my head that it was my life, I could make it a very good one. I woke up the next morning, extremely happy in a way I’d never felt before.
76. A. what B. that C. whole D. which
77. A. lessons B. plans C. guidance D. category
78. A. charged B. finished C. consulted D. enforced
79. A. let down B. sign up C. make out D. turn to
80. A. students B. teachers C. lectures D. places
81. A. without B. within C. keeping D. losing
82. A. carried on B. dressed up C. gave in D. laid down
83. A. powerful B. vigorous C. different D. responsible
84. A. nervous B. happy C. painful D. exhausted
85. A. when B. while C. if D. even if
Part V Writing (15 points)
Directions: You are to write 100~120 words about the title “Mobile Phones”. You should base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:
1. 手机给我们的生活带来极大的方便；
2. 同时，我们也失去了独处的快乐；
3. 我们应该怎样避免手机带来的问题。