Ⅰ. Vocabulary and Structure
1、 On Monday morning it usually ______ me an hour to drive to work.
A. take B. takes C. is taking D. will take
2、 The young couple often eats out because ______ of them can cook.
A. both B. either C. neither D. none
3、 Not only I but also Johnny and Rose ______ fond of swimming and fishing.
A. are B. is C. be D. am
4、 It is know to all that the Yellow River is the second ______ river in China.
A. long B. longer C. longest D. the longest
5、 For some reasons, I won't be able to ______ tomorrow's lecture on American history.
A. admit B. attend C. attempt D. assist
6、 ______ English articles is a good way to improve English.
A. Read B. Reading C. Having read D. Have read
7、 My wife suggests that we ______ have a picnic for a change this weekend.
A. should B. might C. could D. would
8、 Lucy will go home for a vacation as soon as she ______ her exams.
A. finishes B. will finish C. finished D. had finished
9、 The teacher didn't give them the answers ______ they finished their homework.
A. while B. or C. until D. when
10、 The new policy, ______ is about the tax reduction , is to be carried out next month.
A. that B. what C. it D. which
11、 The pictures reminded him ______ what he had seen in Shanghai.
A. of B. in C. for D. to
12、 For the past forty years, our country ______ great achievement in economy.
A. has made B. had made C. is making D. was making
13、 I don't feel like going out for ______ in such terrible weather.
A. walk B. the walk C. walks D. a walk
14、 You may use my room as you like ______ you clean it up afterwards.
A. so far as B. as long as C. in case D. even if
15、 It is ______ the law in some countries to leave little kids alone in the house.
A. beyond B. against C. without D. within
16、 After the mine accident a group of experts were sent to ______ the matter.
A. look into B. look down upon C. look through D. look forward to
17、 You never told us why you were absent from the party, ______?
A. weren't you B. didn't you C. did you D. were you
18、 Generally, ambitious students are more ______ to succeed in their studies.
A. likely B. possible C. probable D. surely
19、 How could you ______ such a good job when you have been out of work for months?
A. turn out B. turn down C. turn on D. turn up
20、 Work harder, ______ you will not be able to finish the task as required.
A. but B. and C. or D. so
21、 ______ is essential for human beings to protect the environment.
A. What B. This C. That D. It
22、 ______ Cindy joined the company only a year ago, she has been promoted twice.
A. Because B. If C. Although D. When
23、 Please ______ in mind that their customs are very different to ours.
A. keep B. put C. join D. leave
24、 We usually have six lessons a day, and each of them ______ 50 minutes.
A. continuous B. supplies C. brings D. lasts
25、 You'd better ______ your shoes on midnight when others are asleep.
A. not to drop B. not drop
C. don t drop D. not dropping
26、 They had to tolerate much noise while the buildings were ______ construction.
A. under B. in C. at D.with
27、 The course is so difficult that it is beyond the ______ of the beginners.
A. idea B. plan C. reach D. opinion
28、 It is not always reliable to draw a conclusion on the ______ of the first impression.
A. base B. basis C. bases D. basement
29、 The chemistry professor has his students ______ an experiment every week.
A. to do B. done C. doing D. do
30、 Not until all the fish died in the river ______ how serious the pollution was.
A. did the villagers realize B. the villagers realized
C. didn't the villagers realize D. the villagers did realize
31、 Roy is not good at sports, but when it ______ physics, he is the best in the class.
A. comes up to B. comes to C. comes close to D. comes around to
32、 Some retired men in our neighborhood played chess only to ______ time in the afternoon.
A. kill B. waste C. enjoy D. spend
33、 The repairman examined the car engine ______ but could not find anything wrong with it.
A. exactly B. approximately C. precisely D. thoroughly
34、 Jim ______ money every month so that he can buy a new car.
A. sets off B. sets in C. sets aside D. sets up
35、 She brought with her three friends , none of ______ I had ever met before.
A. these B. who C. those D. whom
36、 I must be off now. It's time I ______ to work.
A. go B. went C. will go D. am going
37、 The fact ______ Great Britain is made up of three parts is still unknown to many people.
A. that B. why C. what D. which
38、 ______ is known to the world, Mark Twain is a great American writer.
A. That B. Which C. What D. As
39、 Would you mind ______ over here, please? I have something important to tell you.
A. to come B. coming C. come D. came
40、 No sooner had she sat down to dinner ______ there was a knock at the door.
A. when B. that C. than D. what
41、 The more fruits and vegetables you have, ______ chance you will have to get cancer.
A. little B. less C. the less D. the least
42、 Tim is a very talkative boy ______ Mary is a girl of few words.
A. when B. while C. as D. though
43、 Dr. Brown ______ to make a speech about food safety in our school last Friday.
A. invites B. invited C. is invited D. was invited
44、 It was between 1920 and 1930 ______ television was invented in America.
A. which B. that C. then D. when
45、 Early ______ it was, traffic in the downtown area was already building up.
A. while B. although
C. as D. when
46、 He said that he'd like to take ______ of this opportunity to cooperate with you.
A. benefit B. occasion C. profit D. advantage
47、 Sarah wrote a letter to the company to ______ the job and was waiting for a reply.
A. adapt to B. apply for C. approve of D. appoint to
48、 ______ the government agrees to give extra money , the theatre will have to close next week.
A. Unless B. If C. Since D. As
49、 Henry offered to ______ Alice a hand, for the luggage was too heavy for her to carry.
A. borrow B. show C. lend D. help
50、 How can teachers help to bridge the generation ______ between parents and their teenage children?
A. division B. gap C. split D. interval
51、 He ______ English for eight years by the time he graduates from the university.
A. has learned B. had learned
C. will learn D. will have learned
52、 To enjoy the scenery, she would rather spend long hours on the train than ______ by air.
A. traveled B. traveling C. to travel D. travel
53、 Because they have difficulty ______ the stress, some students turn to doing exercise.
A. managing B. to manage C. manage D. managed
54、 Weather ______, the sports meeting will be held as scheduled.
A. permits B. should permit C. permitting D. will permit
55、 I'd rather you ______ go home alone. It's already too late.
A. couldn't B. didn't C. wouldn't D. shouldn't
56、 All things ______, the planned trip will have to be canceled.
A. be considered B. considered
C. considering D. having considered
57、 ______ enough time, I would have gone into that subject more deeply.
A. If I had had B. If I had C. If I should have D. If I have
58、 He ______ everyone to take part in protecting lakes, rivers, seas and oceans.
A. insisted B. persisted C. encouraged D. provided
59、 Time passes quickly when you are ______ in reading an interesting novel.
A. focused B. attracted C. tempted D. absorbed
60、 The new stadium being built for the coming National Games will be ______ the present one.
A. as three times big as B. three times as big as
C. as big as three times D. as big three times as
Ⅱ. Reading Comprehension
Passage One
Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is clear in advance. He knows what he wants, and his aim is to find it and buy it; the price is in the second place for consideration. The man simply walks into a shop and asks the assistant for what he wants. If it is available in the shop , the assistant quickly brings it to him, and he tries it on at once. For a man, problems may occur when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In the case, the assistant will try to sell him something else.
Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect, she does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She never fully makes up her mind what she wants, and she sometimes just has a look-round. She will still be satisfied even if she has bought nothing.
61、 According to the passage , a man's shopping is based on ______.
A. his hobbies B. his need C. his money D. his friends
62、 How does a man go shopping when he wants to buy something? ______
A. He makes a plan before he buys it
B. He looks at it carefully and waits for a while
C. He never asks help from the shop assistant
D. He discusses it with his wife and then buys it
63、 What is the man's attitude to the price of goods? ______
A. He is often not sure of it
B. He wants to buy a cheaper one
C. He does no care much about it
D. He regards the price with importance
64、 What does a woman do when she goes shopping? ______
A. She often buys what she needs
B. She knows clearly what she wants
C. She will be sad with nothing bought
D. She sometimes just look round the shop
65、 What is this passage mainly about? ______
A. Men's way of buying clothes
B. Women's attitude toward buying clothes
C. Men's problem in buying clothes
D. The differences between men and women in buying clothes
Passage Two
Night after night, my morn came to help me sleep, even long after my childhood years. I don't remember when her hands pushing my hair that way first started annoying me. But it did annoy me, for they felt rough against my young skin. Finally, one night, I shouted out at her, "Don't do that anyone. Your hands are too rough!" She didn't say anything, but she never did it again.
Years later, I began to miss my mom's hands and her good-night kiss on my forehead. When my morn was in her mid-70s, her rough hands were still doing things for the family and me. She was like a doctor to us, always knowing how to calm a young girl's stomach. She cooked the best fried chicken in the world.
On Thanksgiving Day, I took my mom's hand and told her how sorry I was for that night I shouted at her. But my mom didn't know what I was talking about. She had forgotten it long ago. It was late at night. As I slept in my bedroom, a familiar hand ran across my face to push the hair from my head. Then a kiss, ever so gently, touched my brow. That night, I fell asleep with appreciation for my mom and her caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.
66、 The writer's was once annoyed when ______.
A. her mother's rough hands touched her skin
B. her mother didn't say "good night" to her
C. she found she was no longer a little girl
D. she found her mother was no longer young
67、 The writer missed her mother's hands because ______.
A. she realized her mother was not so beautiful as before
B. she began to understand her mother's love
C. her mother had forgotten the night she shouted at her
D. her mother could cook the best fried chicken in the world
68、 The word "appreciation" in Paragraph Three means "______" in Chinese.
A. 兴奋 B. 惊讶 C. 感激 D. 害怕
69、 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? ______
A. The writer hated staying with her mother at night
B. The writer felt sorry for what she did to her mother
C. The writer's mother didn't hear what she was talking about
D. The writer's mother was a doctor and knew how to calm her stomach
70、 The story develops with the change of ______.
A. the mother's hands B. the writer's hair
C. the mother's attitude to the writer D. the writer's attitude to her mother
Passage Three
The laptop computer is popular all over the world because it is small enough for us to put on the upper part of our legs. People use them on trains and planes, in airports and hotels. These computers connect people to their workplace, and they also connect students to their classmates. In the United States, Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1, 500 students at the college will get a laptop. With laptop computers, the students will be connected not only to the Internet but also to libraries. In addition, they can use emails to "speak" with their teachers, their classmates and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop computer program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with computers at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees—anywhere at all.
At Westlake College, more than 90% of the students use computers, either desktops or laptops, but the laptop users can work and study in any places. Just as one of the Westlake teachers said, "Here we are in the middle of the city and we are giving students a window about the world".
71、 The laptop computer is becoming more and more popular because it is ______.
A. very convenient to use in a lot of places
B. cheap enough for everyone to get one
C. small enough to put into one's pocket
D. easy to take to and from classrooms
72、 What is the main purpose of laptop computer program in Westlake College? ______
A. To allow the students to do schoolwork anywhere
B. To provide each student with a laptop
C. To offer the students more chances to work in the future
D. To offer the students more free time to do their schoolwork
73、 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? ______
A. 90% of the teachers and students in Westlake College use computers
B. Students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs
C. Westlake College is making a program to encourage students to use desktops
D. Students in Westlake College can do everything they like to
74、 What is the meaning of "giving students a window about the word" in the last sentence? ______
A. Showing them pictures of the word
B. Giving them chances to travel around the world
C. Offering them information of the world
D. Inviting their teachers from other countries
75、 We can learn from the passage that ______.
A. laptop computers are difficult to use
B. laptop computers are more powerful than desktops
C. students in Westlake College are very rich
D. students in Westlake College will mainly use laptops
Passage Four
It seems strange that while three-quarters of the world's surface is covered with water, getting enough supply of fresh, clean and safe water for drinking and cooking is one of the most serious problems that we face. Most of the water on the earth is salt water in the oceans, only 3% is fresh and only a small part of that is drinkable. It may be trapped deep underground, and unequally exist around the globe. Of the remaining fresh water, much is polluted and dangerous to use.
A large part of UNICEF's (联合国儿童基金会) work is bringing safe water to people and educating them on basic health care. Some diseases spread by polluted water are the most common causes of death and illness in children under five in the developing world.
Although water gives life, it can also carry some kinds of disease—a leading cause of blindness among children. Mosquitoes (蚊子) and flies that live near in water bring yellow fever, malaria (疟疾) and sleeping problem. Good piped water supplies are needed for the people in such areas.
In some of those countries, women and children spend most of their time going out to collect water. They often walk many miles each day to get just the limited water for cooking and drinking. And they can't carry much water while walking over rough fields. As children have to get water, they may not be able to go to school.
UNICEF aimed to get almost 90, 000 water systems set up to benefit 20 million people. A well may mean the difference between life and death.
76、 What is the main reason for the lack of fresh? ______
A. Most of the water is polluted B. Most of the water is in the sea
C. Most of the water is hard to get D. Most of the water is in the land
77、 What percentage of fresh water is drinkable on the earth? ______
A. More than 3% B. Less than 3% C. More than 97% D. Less than 97%
78、 What is the leading cause of blindness among children? ______
A. Flies B. Mosquitoes C. Piped water D. Polluted water
79、 The purpose of this passage is to ______.
A. inform the reader B. comfort the reader
C. persuade the reader D. frighten the reader
80、 What can be inferred from the last paragraph? ______
A. Water can spread disease
B. Water has nothing to do with children's illness
C. Some children have to lead a hard life.
D. Children spend most of their time collecting water
Ⅲ. Translation
81、Great changes have been made in family life because of science and technology. In the past, when more people lived in the countryside, the typical family had many children. In a farm family, parents and their children often lived with grandparents. Often, too, uncles and aunts lived nearby. But when industry became more important than agriculture, families became smaller because industry requires workers who are ready and able to move off the land and to move again whenever necessary. And large families cannot move easily from place as smaller families can. So, at present people tend to have smaller families.
Ⅳ. Writing
82、Directions: For this part, you are required to write a composition of 120 to 180 words. Your writing should be based on the title and outline given in Chinese below.
On Dreams
1．你有什么梦想?
2．你为什么有这样的梦想?
3．你是如何实现梦想的?
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