1、II.GrammarSection A(20%)Directions:Beneath each of the followingsentences there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choosethe one answerthat best completes the sentence.()21.Which of the following is right?A.Do you like animals?B.Yes,I do.C.When did you buy your pet cat?D.Five years ago.()22.Which o
2、f the following underlinedparts is different in pronunciation with others?A.Ican recognize him when he came into the room.B.He likes diving very much.C.This book is extremely tiny.D.She tried the skirt on but it didnt fit.()23.Jane had _ bad cold and sheshould take the tablets three times a day,two
3、at _time.A./,aB.a,/C./,/D.a,a()24.They arrived _ Paris _December the third _ 8:00 a.m.A.on,on,atB.in,on,at_C.in,on,atD.at,in,at()25Jane has worked as a doctortwenty years ago:So you can trust him.A.inB.forC.sinceD.after()26.Nobody answered the teachersquestion _ Mike,who is the cleverest student inh
4、is class.A.except thatB.exceptC.besidesD.except for()27.Their child wasnt listening to them _.A.any longerB.no longerC.any longD.no long()28.After the mother was sure all herchildren were _,she went to _.A.sleep,sleepB.asleep,asleepC.sleeping,asleepD.asleep,sleep()29._ lights are very useful inour d
5、aily life.A.ElectricalB.ElectricC.ElectronicD.Electricity()30.She made a big mistake._,shelost her job.A.For the time beingB.What a messC.As a resultD.Whats more()31.The girl was _ to see _ manynice presents in the Christmas tree.A.surprising,soB.surprised,soC.surprised,suchD.surprise,such()32.Sheha
6、s_booksandevenherselfdoesntknow_herbooks.A.the number of,anumber ofB.the number of,the number ofC.a number of,the number ofD.a number of,a number of()33.His grandpa used to _early in the morning.So he was used to _ up early.A.run,gettingB.running,gettingC.run,getD.running,get()34.He tried his best _
7、 andfinally he succeeded _ the first prize.A.to practice,to winB.to practice,winningC.practicing,to winD.practicing,winning()35._ cats is my grandmothers hobby.A.RaiseB.RaisedC.RaisesD.Raising()36.Neither that book nor this magazine_ to be taken out of the library.A.is allowedB.are allowedC.allowedD
8、.allows()37.We tried to make the little girl_ happy.A.to feelB.feelC.feelingD.feels()38.-Did you go to Marys birthday party?-No,I _.A.amnotinvitedB.wasntinvitedC.haventinvitedD.didntinvite()39.She asked me _.A.whats your nameB.whether I want to goC.where my brother has goneD.what was the matterwith
9、him()40.-Would you mind opening thewindow?-_.A.Of course notB.Its rightC.Never mindD.You are welcomeSectionB(10%)Directions:Read the following two passages.Fill in the blanks to makethe passage coherent.For theblanks with a given word,fill in each blank withthe proper form of the given word.For the
10、other blanks,fill in each blankwith one proper word.Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.Michelle Obama together with her two daughters and hermother(41)_(be)visitingChinainthis weeklong visit.It is her main task that aims at promoting education and person-to-personexchanges.This vi
11、sit marks the first meeting between Michelle Obama and Peng Liyuan,(42)_husbands run the worlds first and second(43)_(large)economies and have sought(寻求)to builda new relationship(44)_(base)on trust and mutual（相 互 的）respect.Peng will accompanyObama to theformer Imperial Palace,(45)_(follow)by a priv
12、ate dinner and a performance.OnSaturday,she is to speak atprestigious Peking University,(46)_American products and culturearehugely popular and there is a respect for the U.S.first family.Michelle Obamas decision(47)_(visit)China,accompanied by her daughters and mother,is being considered(48)_ a sig
13、nof respect for Chinese society and culture,as well as a way ofhumanizing therelationship between the two nations.By a similar measure,the glamorous PengLiyuan,who holds(49)_honorary rank equivalent to major general,has broken the mold(模式；类型)ofreticent（寡 言 少 语 的）,virtually invisible Chinese ladies,u
14、sing her fame to promote AIDSawarenessand other causes.The Obama women are to fly Mondayto the northern city of Xian,home(50)_ the famed TerraCotta WarriorsMuseum,then visit a panda breeding facility outside.III.Vocabulary:(10%)Directions:Complete thefollowing passage by using the words in the box.E
15、ach word can onlyusedonce.Note that there is one word more than you need.A.expertB.withoutC.civilizationD.employeeAB.inventedAC.popularAD.attractedBC.remarkingBD.experiencedCD.FromABC.establishedThe car wasinvented over a century ago.It has become an important symbol(象征)of _51_.Cars areso _52_in the
16、USAthat the country is called“a nation on wheels”.You may know all kinds ofcarsnames,but many people dont know who was the inventor of the first carassembly line（生产线）.HewasanAmericancalledHenryFord.Henry Ford was born in a poor family.He was theeldest of six children.When he was a boy,hebecame _53_
17、by watches andmachines.When he was twelve years old,his mother died.Soon hehad to work ina machine shop in the day and repaired watches in another shop in the evening.As a(n)_54_,he put his heart into his heart into his work and soon hebecame a(n)_55_.At that time,there was another interest in his l
18、ife.He wanted to make a machine,which could run_56_a horse,so it was namedhorseless carriage.He overcame a lot of difficulties and inApril,1893,the“horseless carriage”was _57_ atlast.Later Henry Ford_58_ the Ford Motor Company.The car was so profitable that his companysoonbecame one of the most famo
19、us in the world.Once Ford gave a speech,_59_thatthe hardshiphe _60_in his early life helped him greatly.IV.Reading Comprehension(15%)Section ADirections:Foreach blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C andD.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits
20、thecontext.E-mail systems at thousands ofcompanies and government offices around the world were attacked bya viruscalled“Melissa”that disguises itself as an“important message”from a friend.In spite of a weekend of warnings,more than 50,000 _61_ at about 100 places around the worldhave been _62_by th
21、e virus,computer security experts said on Monday.The _63_ began to show up lastFriday and spread rapidly on Monday by making computers fireoff dozens ofinfected e-mails.Although the virus causes no serious _64_ to a computer,its effectswere far-reaching.To make matters _65_,asimilar virus called Pap
22、a was discovered on Monday.Papa is programmed to send outeven more _66_ e-mails than Melissa.The Melissa virus comes in the _67_of an e-mail,usually containing the subject line“ImportantMessage.”Itappears to be from a _68_.The body of the e-mail message says,“Here isthat documentyou asked for dont s
23、how it to anyone else.”Attached to the _69_is a document file.Once theuser opens that _70_,the virus digs into theusers address book and _71_ infected documentthe first 50 addresses.E-mails from the Papa virus_72_anattached spreadsheet file.When the _73_opens that file,the virus sends 60infected e-m
24、ails.The _74_ why this is spreadingso fast is that you are getting it from people you know.Besides,you shouldnever open documents or attachments from people you dont know.People who getanunexpected e-mail with the“important message”subject line should _75_it immediately and notopen the message.61.A.
25、computersB.machinesC.carsD.houses62.A.madeB.builtC.attackedD.destroyed63.A.germB.illnessC.diseaseD.virus64.A.caseB.damageC.situationD.hurt65.A.worseB.betterC.interestingD.annoying66.A.infectedB.damagedC.hurtD.serious67.A.shapeB.nameC.formD.face68.A.doctorB.bossC.friendD.child69.A.bodyB.messageC.viru
26、sD.address70.A.addressB.bookC.messageD.file71.A.readsB.sendsC.writesD.makes72.A.makeB.excludeC.includeD.produce73.A.computerB.studentC.teacherD.user74.A.factB.caseC.situationD.reason75.A.deleteB.copyC.saveD.keepSection B（28%）Directions:Read the following four passages.Each passageis followed by seve
27、ral questions or unfinishedstatements.For each of themthere are four choices marked A,B,and C.Choose the one that fitsbestaccording to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)“Everything happens for the best,”my mother said eachtime I faced disappointment or evendepression.“If you
28、 carry on,one daysomething good will happen.And youll realize that it wouldnthave happenedif not for that previous disappointment.”Mother was right,which I didnt discover until aftergraduating from college in 1932.I had decided totry for a job in radio,thenwork my way up to sports announcer.I hitchh
29、iked to Chicago and knocked onthedoor of every stationand gotturned down every time.In one studio,a kind lady told me that in mostcases bigstations couldnt risk hiring an inexperienced person.“Go out in the remoteareas and find asmall station thatll give you a chance,”she said.I wentback home to Dix
30、on,Illinois.While there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon,myfather said Montgomery Ward had opened astore and wanted a local athlete tomanage its sports department.Since Dixon was where I had playedhigh schoolfootball,I applied.The job sounded just right for me.But I wasnt hired.My disappointme
31、nt must have shown.“Everything happens for the best.”Mreminded me.Dad offered me the car tohunt for jobs.I tried WOC Radio in Davenport,Iowa.Theprogram director,awonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur told me they had already hiredanannouncer.As I left his office,my frustration boiled over.I asked
32、aloud,“How can a fellow get to be a sportsannouncer if he cant get a job ina radio station?”I was waiting for the elevator when I heardMacArthurcalling,“What was that you said about sports?Do you know anything aboutfootball?”Then hestood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast animaginary g
33、ame.The preceding autumn,myteam had won a game in the last 20seconds with a 65-yard run.I did a 15-minute boost to that play,andPetertold me I would be broadcasting Saturdays game!On my way home,as I have many times since,I thought ofmy mothers words,“If you carry on,onedaysomethinggoodwillhappen.So
34、methingwouldnthavehappenedifnotforthatpreviousdisappointment.”76.We learn from the passage that _.A.the frustration of the authorprevented him from performing well at WOC RadioB.both of the authors parents showedsupport when he was trying to search for a jobC.Peter MacArthur recognized the authorsta
35、lent in broadcasting after reading his resumeD.the author lost all his hope andcourage when he was turned down by Montgomery Ward77.What was most likely the authors attitudetowards Peter MacArthur?A.He was worried that Peter wouldntbelieve in his ability.B.He was afraid that his loud innerclaim woul
36、d annoy Peter.C.He was angry that Peter didnt offer him a satisfying position.D.He was grateful that Peter couldnotice his broadcasting potential.78.What lesson can you learn from the authorsexperience in the passage?A.Well begun is half done.B.Prevention is better than cure.C.No cross,no crown.D.Ro
37、me was not built ina day.(B)Australianscientists are trying to give kangaroo-style stomachs to cattle and sleep inorder to cut thegreenhouse gases they send out,which is thought to beresponsible for global warming.Thanksto special bacteria in their stomachs,kangaroo flatulence(肠胃气胀)contains no metha
38、ne(甲烷)and scientists want to transfer thatbacteria to cattle and sheep who produce large quantities of theharmful gas.While the usualimage of greenhouse gas pollution is a billowing smokestack(烟 囱)pushing outcarbon dioxide,farm animalspassing wind contribute a surprisingly high percentage of total e
39、missionsinsome countries.“Fourteen percentof emissions from all sources inAustraliais from enteric methane from cattle andsheep,”said Athol Klieve,a seniorresearch scientist with the Queenslandstate government.“And if you look at another country such asNew Zealand,which has got a much higher agricul
40、turalbase,theyre actually uparound 50 percent,”he said.Researcherssaythebacteriaalsomakesthedigestiveprocessmuchmoreefficientcouldpotentially save millions of dollars in feed costs for farmers.But it will takeresearchers at least three years to isolate the bacteria,before they can evenstart todevelo
41、p a way of transferring it to cattle and sheep.Another group ofscientists,meanwhile,has suggested Australians should farm fewer cattle andsheepand just eat more kangaroos.And about 20 percent of health-consciousAustralians are believed to eat thenational symbol already.“Its low in fat,its got high p
42、rotein levels and its very clean in the sense that basically itsthe free-range animal,”said Peter Ampt of the University of New South Walessinstitute of environmental studies.79.Scientists intend to putbacteria into cattle and sheep_.A.to prevent them from sending out harmful gasesB.to help Australi
43、an farmers to earn more moneyC.so that they can protect Australian ecosystemD.so that they can make full use of special bacteria80.Athol Klieve seems to believethat _.A.cattle and sheep produce more carbon dioxideB.less cattle and sheep are raised in New ZealandC.farm animals are to blame for greenh
44、ouse gasesD.New Zealand has the most animals in the world81.The advantages Peter Ampt lists aboutkangaroos dont include _.A.it is rich in proteinB.is low in fatC.it is cheaper than beefD.it is cleaner than sheep(C)Too much work,too little money and not enoughopportunity for promotion or growth are s
45、tressingus out on the job,accordingto a new survey from the American Psychological Association.We all know that stress reduces all of the things thathelp productivitymental clarity(清晰),short-term memory,decision-making and moods.One-third of employeesexperience lasting stress related towork,the surv
46、ey found.Fifty-four percentof the 1,501 employed adults surveyed say they feel they arepaid too littlefor their contributions,and 61%said their jobs dont offer adequateopportunities toadvance.Only half of the adults surveyed said they feelvalued at work.Besides,womens stress is rising as families re
47、ly moreon womens earnings.An employed wifescontribution to family earnings has reached,on average,47%since 2009,so women feel especiallystuck and tense.Thirty-two percent of women said their employers dont provide sufficientopportunitiesfor internal advancement,compared with 30%of men.Women aremore
48、likely to feel tense during atypical workday,reporting more often thattheir employer doesnt appreciate what they do.Physically,thebodyrespondstostressbysecretinghormonesintothebloodstreamthatstimulate accelerated(加 速 的)heart rate and breathing and tensing of muscles.People whoexperiencestress as a p
49、ositive often have increased blood flow to the brain,muscles andlimbs,similar tothe effects of aerobic exercise.Those who feel frightened orthreatened,however,often have an unstableheart rate and constricting blood vessels(血管).Their blood pressure rises and hands and feet maygrcold.They may become a
50、gitated,speak more loudly or experience errors in judgment.Emotional responses to stress often divide along genderlines,with men more likely to have a“fightor flight”reaction while womenare more likely to have a“tend and befriend”response,seeking comfortinrelationships and care of loved ones,accordi
51、ng to the research.Women tend to“internalize”,which contributes to theirstress.Many women hesitate to speak up forthemselves or challenge behaviorthey see as unfair.Kay Keaney,interior designer,40,rose fast ataCalifornia medical group,taking on responsibility for interior and facilityplanning.With h
52、er 60-hourworkweeks,plus early-morning and late-nightmeetings and a 1.5-hour commute each way,she seldomhad time with her twosmall children.Whether stuck in traffic on her way to a 6 p.m.pickup at daycare,or torn between her children and urgent work emails,“I just wanted tocrawl out of my skin,”she
53、says.“I was overwhelmed.”Yet she hesitated tocomplain.“There was too much work to be done,and playingthe Mommy card wasbad form.”But the experts suggest that women should give themselvesa voice.82.Theunderlined word“agitated”in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _.A.fearfulB.optimisticC.anxiousD.a
54、mbitious83.Whichof the following statements is TRUEaccording to the passage?A.Everyonehas a painful sense of being under-appreciated or under-paid.B.Anincreasing number of people feel satisfied with work-life balance.C.Animproving job market is making some peoples work lives easier.D.Mostwomen have
55、higher levels of work stress than the opposite sex.84.Wecan learn from the example of Kay Keaney that _.A.relievingoneself from stress involves being frank as well as braveB.experiencingsymptoms of lasting stress causes communication barriersC.seekingcomfort from friends or relatives has little to d
56、o with office stressD.beingchallenged or devalued by others leads to numerous health problems85.Whatis most probably to be discussed in the following paragraphs?A.Otheraspects in life affected by stress in work.B.Tipsto help women handle their hard times properly.C.Examplesto show the different gend
57、er responses to stress.D.Reasonswhy people are likely to feel tense when working.DUniversityeducatorslargelythinkhighlyofthewondersofteachingthroughtechnology,butskeptics question whether something is lost whenprofessors and lectures rely too heavily on electronicmedia or wheninteraction with studen
58、ts takes place remotely in cyberspace rather than thereal space ofthe classroom.Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht,the Professor of Literatureat Stanford University,is one suchskeptic.“I think this enthusiastic andsometimes childish and blind pushing toward the more technologythe better,themore websites the bett
59、er teacher,and so forth,is very dangerous is,indeed,suicidal,indicates.However,Gumbrecht warnsthat there are few,if any,studies either supporting or rejecting thehypothesisthat traditional ways of teaching are superior to teaching via the Internet.Hesays that he couldpoint only to his“intuition that
60、 real classroom presenceshould be maintained,”and emphasizes the needfor educators to examinecritically where technology serves a useful pedagogical(教学法的)function andwhereit does not.Yet,Gumbrechtallowsthat,forcoursesinwhichknowledgetransmissionisthesolepurpose,electronic media probably can do the j
61、ob well enough.Indeed,given the 20thcenturysknowledge explosion and the increasing costs of higher education,using technology as opposed to real-life teachers for the transmission of informationis probably inevitable,he admits.In any case,knowledgetransmission shouldnot be the core function of the u
62、niversity,he maintains,noting thatuniversities shouldbe places where people confront open questions,places for“intellectual complexity”and“riskfulthinking”.“We are not aboutfinding or transmitting solutions;we are not about recipes;we are notaboutmaking intellectual life easy.Confrontation with comp
63、lexity is what expandsyour mind.It issomething like intellectual gymnastics.And this is what makesyou a suitable member of the society.”Moreover,discussionsinthephysicalpresenceofotherscanleadtotheintellectualinnovation.“Theres a qualitative change,and you dont know how it happens.Discussionsin the
64、physicalpresence have the capacity of being the catalyst(催 化 剂)for such intellectual breakthroughs.Thepossibility ofin-classroom teaching of letting something happen which cannot happen if youteach bythe transmission of information is a strength.”86.Which of the followingis the best title to this pa
65、ssage?A.CyberspaceInteractionB.The Core Functionof the UniversityC.InformationTransmission Cannot Help You SurviveD.Electronic TeachingArouses Uncertainty87.Which of the followingmight Professor Gumbercht support?A.Professors shouldbe keen on teaching technique innovation.B.Technologiesapplied to cl
66、assrooms strength creative thinking.C.Traditional pedagogicalfunction has its place in classroom.D.The core functionof the university is to focus on knowledge transmitting.88.Cyberspace teachingcould replace real-life teachers EXCEPTwhen _.A.transmittingknowledge is the only purpose of the courseB.t
67、heres too muchknowledge to put across to the studentsC.the cost of collegeeducation increases greatlyD.open questionswithout possible answers are encouraged89.According to thepassage,discussion in the physical presence of others can _.A.lead to greatlyimproved intellectual abilitiesB.lead to easier
68、andstronger transmission of informationC.produce certainenergy for intellectual breakthroughsD.produce qualitativechange in teacher-students relationshipsTranslation17%(前三句各 3 分，后两句各 4 分)Directions:Translatethe following sentences into English,using the words given in the brackets.90.不要让吸烟剥夺你的健康。（ro
69、b sb.of sth.）_91.待人和善是保持友谊的关键。（maintain）_92.因为大雾，我们不能保证运动会会准时举行。（guarantee(保证)that）_93.为了吸引学生的注意力，老师努力使课堂变得更加有趣。（attract）_94.我的哥哥决定在一家大公司做第一份工，那样他可以得到更多的经验。（so that,划线部分用被动语态）_Keys:21-40 BDDBCBADBCBCABDABBDA41 is42.whose43.largest44.based45.to be followed46.where47.tovisit48.as49.an50.to5160 CACADDA
70、BABABCBCBD61-75ACDBAACCBDBCDDAReadingA:BDCB:ACCC:CDABD:DCDCTranslationDont allow smoking to rob you of your health.Being kind to others is the key to maintaining thefriendship.Due to the heavy fog,we cant guarantee that thesports meeting will be held on time.To attract students attention,the teacher makesan effort to make the class more interesting.My brother decided to take his first job at a bigcompany so that more experience could be gained.
