Ⅰ.Choose the best item to complete each of the following sentences.
1、 College education provides more ______ for a bright future.
A.lessons B.courses C.opportunities D.subjects
2、 This book gives all kinds of useful ______ on how to repair bikes.
A.sense B.saving C.information D.comfort
3、 The government ______ money and stamps.
A.draws B.gives C.issues D.earns
4、 His new book ______ to the top as the best seller.
A.rocketed B.raised C.stayed D.arrived
5、 With its fast ______ development, the country has been getting an increasing number of visitors from abroad.
A.traditional B.money C.economic D.services
6、 The restaurant has lost many customers due to its poor ______.
A.service B.serving C.services D.servicing
7、 People often end their letters with "Yours ______".
A.truly B.true C.very D.real
8、 The sick old man asked the doctor for ______ to get better soon.
A.advice B.award C.situation D.sheet
9、 Mom always tells me to work more ______ so that I can have more time to play and relax.
A.efficiently B.efficient C.easily D.ease
10、 This is a ______ cat.
A.lady B.women C.girl D.female
11、 Some soldiers are very ______ to their military officer and follow his orders strictly.
A.loyalty B.loyal C.faithfulness D.faith
12、 The teacher granted her the ______ to be in charge of Group One at the spring outing.
A.ability B.authority C.certificate D.authorities
13、 His ______ expression shows that he is unhappy about that.
A.body B.hand C.facial D.verbal
14、 We can visit you on Saturday or Sunday. Our plans are fairly ______.
A.flexible B.possible C.advantage D.average
15、 Students should be encouraged to be ______ thinkers.
A.independent B.independence C.advantage D.average
16、 Soldiers are expected to ______ orders.
A.obey B.ask C.do D.fear
17、 Girls are said to be more diligent and attentive at school, who score well ______ average in most subjects.
A.over B.on C.of D.above
18、 Harry never enjoys visiting large cities because he thinks one such city is much like ______.
A.another B.the other C.the others D.others
19、 Tony is a quiet boy and he is accustomed ______ at meals, which is always appreciated.
A.not to talk B.to not talk C.to not talking D.not to talk
20、 Do you think Jack will lend us a hand? He is the last one to help others. He ______ lend his hand, though.
A.can B.must C.might D.should
Ⅱ.Cloze. Decide which of the choices below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.
In Hollywood there is a company that publishes children's books with the 21 of computers. Although other book companies also publish that way, this particular company is very unusual. It "personalizes" the books, 22 having the computer make the reader the leading character in the story. Here is 23 they do it. Let us say 24 child is named Jenny.
She lives on Oak Drive in St. Louis, has a dog named Spot, a cat named Tabby, and three playmates whose names are Betsy, Sandy, and Jody. The computer uses this information to fill out a story that has already been prepared and illustrated. The story is then 25 with standard equipment as a hardcover 26 . A child who receives such a book might say, "This book is about me." The company, therefore, 27 itself the "Me-books Publishing Company".
Children like the Me-books because they like to see 28 print their own names and the names of their friends and their pets. But more important, "personalization" has been found an important tool in 29 enthusiasm for reading, Me-books are thus helping a child to learn how to read, by appealing 30 that natural desire to see his own name in print.
21、 A.use B.aid C.instruction D.guide
22、 A.in B.with C.by D.at
23、 A.what B.why C.where D.how
24、 A.your B.their C.its D.our
25、 A.printed B.built C.pressed D.made
26、 A.magazine B.story C.issue D.book
27、 A.calls B.earns C.entitles D.marks
28、 A.in B.on C.at D.with
29、 A.developing B.marking C.discovering D.growing
30、 A.for B.upon C.with D.to
Ⅲ.Reading Comprehension
I am the owner of a small clothing store. Three months ago, I decided to move my store to Glendale, another area of the town, because business was not very good. Now I rent a store in an old building. The new location in Glendale is excellent, and my sales have improved a lot. (The utilities are also cheaper!)
There is a high school nearby, and many of the students come to my store to buy their clothes. This location has other advantages, too. It is closer to my home and there is a food store on the next block, so it is convenient for me to go shopping after work.
The size of my new store is better, too. It is much bigger, and there is a lot of storage space. But the building was not in very good condition, and I had to make many improvements. The paint was old and dirty, and I had to pick a new color and paint all of the walls. I hired a man to build new wooden dressing rooms. I also made new curtains for the rooms and the window. I am completely satisfied with the store now. Unfortunately, I learned last week that the owner wants to sell the building—after all my hard work! How did ! learn this? I came to work on Friday and saw a "For Sale" sign in front of my store.
31、 The store owner wanted to move to the new location because ______.
A.there was a food store nearby B.there was a high school on next block
C.the old store did not sell a lot of goods D.it was in a new area
32、 The store owner ______.
A.has improved her sales until moving to the new location
B.sells clothes to some high school students in the area
C.can go to the shopping center in her business hours
D.has been told that the furniture is cheaper there
33、 Which of the following statements is NOT true?______
A.It is convenient for the store owner to go shopping because the clothing store is close to her house.
B.The old store was smaller than the new store, where she got much storage space.
C.It was she who made some arrangements for the dressing rooms.
D.After hard work, she is very satisfied with what she has done.
34、 The building was not in very good condition, and ______.
A.the landlord of the building had the walls painted
B.the store owner made a lot of improvements to it
C.the store owner asked the workman to repair the dressing rooms
D.the landlord did a lot of work to rebuild it
35、 The phrase "For Sale" means ______.
A.to be hired B.to be closed down
C.to be rented D.to be sold
The multi-billion-dollar Western pop music industry is under fire. It is being blamed by the United Nations for the dramatic rise in drag abuse worldwide, "The most worrying development is a culture of drug-friendliness," says the UN'S International Narcotics Control Board in a report released last year.
The 74-page study says the pop music, as a global industry, is by far the most influential trend-setter for young people of most cultures. "Some songs encourage people to take drugs. Certain pop stars make statements and set examples as if the use of drugs for non-medicinal (药用的) purposes was a normal and acceptable part of a person's lifestyle," the study says.
Surprisingly, says the Board, the effect of drug-friendly pop music seems to survive despite the occasional shock of death by overdose. "Such incidents end to be seen as an occasion to mourn the loss of a role model, and not an opportunity to face the deadly effect of drug use," it notes. Since the 1970 several internationally famous singers and movie stars—including Elvis Presley, Janice Joplin, John Belushi, Jimi Hendrix, Jonathan Melvin and Andy Gibbs—have died of either drug abuse or drug related illnesses. With the globalization of popular music, messages promoting drug abuse are now reaching beyond their countries of origin. "In most countries, the names of certain pop stars have become familiar to the members of every household," the study says.
The UN study also blames the media for its description of certain drug incidents, which encourages rather than prevents drug abuse. "Over the past years we have seen how drug abuse is increasingly regarded as being acceptable or even attractive," says Hamid Ghodse, president of the Board. "Powerful pressure groups run political campaigns aimed at legalizing controlled drugs," he says. Ghodse also points out that all these developments have created an environment which is tolerant of or even favorable to drug abuse and spoils international drug prevention efforts currently under way.
The study focuses on demand reduction and prevention within an environment that has become tolerant of drug abuse. The Board calls on governments to do their legal and moral duties, and to act against the pro-drug messages of the youth culture to which young people increasingly are being exposed.
36、 Which of the following statements does the author tend to agree with?______
A.The use of drugs for non-medicinal purposes is an acceptable part of a person's lifestyle.
B.The spreading of pop music may cause drug abuse beyond country boundaries.
C.No efforts have been made to prevent the spreading of drug abuse.
D.Governments have no ability to act against the pro-drug messages of the youth culture.
37、 The underlined expression "under fire" in the first paragraph means ______
A.in an urgent situation B.facing some problems
C.being criticized D.in trouble
38、 From the third paragraph, we learn that the youth ______.
A.tend to mourn the pop stars who died of overdose as role models
B.are shocked to know even pop stars may abuse drugs
C.try to face the deadly effect of drug use
D.may stop abusing drugs
39、 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as tolerant of drug abuse?______
A.The spreading of pop music.
B.The media.
C.Political campaigns run by powerful pressure groups.
D.The low price of some drugs.
40、 According to the passage, pop music ______.
A.has a great influence on young people B.attracts a small number of young people
C.is not a profitable industry D.is alone responsible for drug abuse
One of the most popular figures in American literature is a woman who spent almost half of her life in China, a country on a continent thousands of miles from the United States. In her life time she earned her country's most highly acclaimed literary award, the Pulitzer Prize, and also the most prestigious form of literary recognition in the world, the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Pearl S. Buck was almost a household word throughout much of her life time because of her prolific output, which consisted of some eighty-five published works, including several dozen novels, six collections of short stories, fourteen books for children, and more than a dozen works of nonfiction. When she was eighty years old, some twenty-five volumes were awaiting publication. Many of those books were set in China, the land in which she spent so much of her life.
Her books and her life served as a bridge between the cultures of the East and the West. As the product of those two cultures she became, as she described herself, "mentally bifocal". Her unique background made her into an unusually interesting and versatile human being. As we examine the life of Pearl Buck, we cannot help but be aware that we are in fact meeting three separate people: a wife and mother, an internationally famous writer, and a humanitarian and philanthropist. One cannot really get to know Pearl Buck without learning about each of the three. Though honored in her life time with the William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, in addition to the Nobel and Pulitzer Prizes. Pearl Buck as a total human being, not only a famous author, is a captivating subject of study.
41、 What is the author's main purpose in writing the passage?______
A.To offer a criticism of the works of Pearl Buck.
B.To illustrate Pearl Buck's views on Chinese literature.
C.To illustrate the background and diverse interests of Pearl Buck.
D.To discuss Pearl Buck's influence on the cultures of the East and the West.
42、 According to the passage, Pearl Buck was an unusual figure in American literature in that she ______.
A.wrote extensively about a very different culture
B.published half of her books abroad
C.won more awards than any other woman of her time
D.achieved her first success very late in life
43、 According to the passage, Pearl Buck described herself as "mentally bifocal" to suggest that she was ______.
A.capable of resolving the differences between two distinct linguistic systems
B.keenly aware of how the past could influence the future
C.capable of producing literary works of interest to both adults and children
D.equally familiar with two different cultural environments
44、 The underlined word "prolific" in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to which of the following?______
A.influential B.impressive C.fruitful D.outstanding
45、 Which of the following statements is NOT true?______
A.All of Pearl Buck's books were written in China.
B.Pearl Buck won several literary awards for her works.
C.Pearl Buck knew both American and Chinese cultures very well.
D.One has to study the different aspects of Pearl Buck in order to understand her well.
Ⅳ.Fill in the blanks with the words given below, changing the form if necessary. Fill in each blank with one word only.
46、 We ______ an advertising company to help sell our new products.
47、 They had a(n) ______ guest at their party last night.
48、 We haven't enough books for everyone; some of you will have to ______.
49、 The captain of a ship ______ a heavy responsibility.
50、 There are six people present at the meeting ______ three women.
51、 He was a great ______; he composed many great songs.
52、 He ______ told her that he worked for the corporation.
53、 In some way, he ______ several of his friends in the trouble.
54、 No one ______ him as much as his father did in forming his personality.
55、 For ______ reasons, we have to put off our meeting.
Ⅴ.Translation
56、等他到机场时,飞机已经起飞了。(by the time)
57、他知道从错误中学习的重要性。(importance)
58、人们期望看到有更多的优秀球员到国外去打篮球。(look forward to)
59、请允许我就这些问题讲几句话。(allow somebody to do)
60、我们应该听从这位老人的劝告,现在就回去。(take someone's advice)
Ⅵ.Writing
61、假若你是李伟,王鹏是你的好朋友,他打算到Green先生的公司谋职。请用英语给Green先牛写一封80—120字的推荐信。
要点提示:
(1)你和王鹏已相识十余年,中学毕业后一起上大学,又在同一公司工作了三年;
(2)王鹏擅长英语、计算机,并懂些日语,工作认真,做事细心,对人诚恳,与人和睦相处;
(3)他对Green先生的公司很感兴趣,如蒙录用,他一定会尽力工作,相信王鹏能够胜任;
(4)语言流畅,书写规范,卷面整洁。信的开头已给,不计入总字数。
Dear Mr. Green,
I'd like to recommend my friend, Mr. Wang Peng, who is going to apply position as a secretary for your company...
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