Part Ⅰ Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: There are 30 items in this part. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
1、Betty's score on the test is the highest in her class. She ______ have studied very hard.
A．may B．should C．must D．ought to
2、He suggested ______ to tomorrow's exhibition together.
A．us to go B．we went C．we shall go D．we go
3、I have two boys but ______ of them likes sweets.
A．both B．neither C．either D．none
4、Time ______, the celebration will be held as scheduled.
A．permit B．permitting C．permitted D．permits
5、Professor Wright had Kate ______ her paper many times before telling her it was good enough.
A．rewritten B．to rewrite C．rewrite D．rewriting
6、The computer works very fast, ______ data at the speed of light.
A．having handled B．handling
C．handled D．handles
7、Ever since Monet's painting went on exhibit, there ______ large crowds at the museum every day.
A．is B．has been C．have been D．are being
8、I can still remember ______ for the first time in Hefei.
A．to meet her B．to have met her
C．having met her D．meeting her
9、Ten minutes earlier, ______ we could have caught the early bus.
A．and B．but C．or D．so
10、After ______ for the job, you will be required to take a language test.
A．interviewed B．being interviewed
C．interviewing D．having interviewed
11、By the end of this week, we surely ______ a satisfactory solution to the problem.
A．have found B．will find C．will have found D．are finding
12、In that country schools in the south tend to be better equipped, ______ those in the north are relatively poor.
A．while B．since C．when D．as
13、Mary was much kinder to Nancy, the youngest daughter, ______ made her sons jealous.
A．who B．that C．which D．what
14、It was only with the help of the local guide ______ the missing boy was rescued.
A．then B．that C．when D．who
15、Galileo claimed that he had invented ______ telescope.
A．the B．/ C．an D．a
16、She was participating ______ an international English public speaking competition and got first prize.
A．for B．to C．at D．in
17、He has been ______ to State Supreme Court in Florida.
A．abandoned B．appointed C．charged D．compared
18、I tried to make him understand that I wasn't interested in him, but he never got the ______.
A．message B．information C．word D．news
19、He's not found another job yet and it's not ______ that he will for some time.
A．easily B．hardly C．likely D．rarely
20、Susan is a very ______ secretary—she never forgets anything and arranges everything well.
A．eager B．anxious C．effective D．efficient
21、More problems will ______ as we do the work.
A．rise B．arise C．raise D．arrive
22、I strongly object ______ punishing a whole group for one person's fault.
A．against B．about C．to D．for
23、John used to smoke ______ but he gave it up three years ago.
A．severely B．seriously C．badly D．heavily
24、She was so ______ in her writing that she didn't hear anybody knocking at the door.
A．attracted B．focused C．absorbed D．concentrated
25、As time ______ on, man becomes old.
A．goes B．flies C．passes D．walks
26、It's not surprising you're tired. ______, you were up until three last night.
A．Above all B．All in all
C．Despite all D．After all
27、I couldn't ______ what that object was in the dark.
A．make out B．make over C．make up D．make for
28、After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane ______ her job as a doctor in the countryside.
A．set out B．took over C．took up D．set up
29、In modern times people have to learn to ______ all kinds of pressure although they are leading a comfortable life.
A．bring with B．stay with C．carry with D．live with
30、To be frank, I have had great difficulty ______ the rest of the class.
A．keeping up with B．making up for
C．putting up to D．coming up with
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Last summer I took a trip to an island. I had a lot of fun. I sat and watched the waves and listened to the ocean. I learned to identify birds. I discovered pretty things and enjoyed the taste of new foods. It was a very nice time.
One evening I took a pleasant walk by the ocean. When the waves came in, many starfish fell on the beach. Some starfish went back into the water, and they were safe. But other starfish were still on the sand. They would die if they did not get into the water. There were many starfish on the beach that night. It made me sad, but I knew I could not fix the problem. I stepped very carefully so I did not damage them.
Then I saw a little girl. She was also sad about the starfish. She wanted to prevent all of them from dying. She asked me if I could perhaps help her.
"To be frank, I don't think we can do anything," I said.
The little girl started to cry. She sat back against a rock and thought for a while. Finally, the emotion was gone. She stopped crying and stood up. Then she picked up a starfish and threw it into the water.
"What are you doing?" I asked her. But she did not answer me. She just threw as many starfish as she could. "You cannot save all of them!" I said.
She stopped to look at me. "No, I cannot save them all," she replied. Then she picked up a very big starfish and said, "But I can save this one. " And then she smiled and threw the starfish as far as she could into the ocean.
31、What did the writer get from the trip to the island? ______
A．Taste of foods. B．Identifying birds.
C．Lovely walk on the beach. D．All of the above.
32、What made the writer feel sad? ______
A．Watching the waves. B．Walking on the beach.
C．Identifying birds. D．Starfish dying on the sand.
33、What caused the little girl's emotion? ______
A．Starfish were dying on the sand.
B．She fell on the rock and hurt herself.
C．She could not stop the starfish from dying on the sand.
D．The writer's refusal.
34、What did the girl mean by "But I can save this one"? ______
A．She would save just this starfish.
B．She liked the big starfish.
C．She gave up saving all the starfish on the beach.
D．She would save as many as she could.
35、What is the story about? ______
A．An interesting trip to an island. B．How to save starfish.
C．A girl's saving of starfish. D．A girl who is too emotional.
Vanuatu is an island nation in the South Pacific. It is one of the smallest countries in the world. But for those who are interested in adventure and sport, there is a lot to do. Some of the best swimming, snorkeling(潜游) and sea kayaking(海上游艇) can be found here. Vanuatu's islands offer visitors two of the most exciting and dangerous activities in the world: volcano(火山) surfing and land diving.
Volcano Surfing
On Tanna Island, Mount Yasur rises 300 meters into the sky. Yasur is an active volcano, and it erupts(爆发) almost every day, sometimes several times a day. For centuries, people have climbed this mountain to visit the top. Recently, people have also started climbing Yasur to surf the volcano. In some ways, volcano surfing is like surfing in the sea, but in other ways it's very different. Volcano surfers try to escape the erupting volcano—without getting hit by flying rocks! It's fast, fun and dangerous—the perfect extreme sport(极限运动).
Land Diving
Most people are familiar with bungee jumping, but do you know bungee jumping started on Pentecost Island in Vanuatu and is almost fifteen centuries old? The original activity, first called land diving, is part of a religious ceremony(宗教仪式). A man ties tree vines(树藤) to his legs. He then jumps head-first from a high tower to touch the earth with the top of his head—without breaking the vine or hitting the earth hard. Every spring, island natives(men only) still take part in this amazing test of bravery.
36、What's the writer's purpose? ______
A．To talk about the world's best volcano surfers and land divers.
B．To introduce volcano surfing ,and land diving.
C．To talk about the dangers of volcano surfing and land diving.
D．To introduce the origin of volcano surfing.
37、Which of the following is NOT true about Vanuatu? ______
A．It is the smallest country in the world.
B．It has more than one active volcano.
C．It is where bungee jumping originates.
D．It is famous for volcano surfing and land diving.
38、What can be learned from Mount Yasur? ______
A．It is 1,000 meters high.
B．It has been 15 centuries since the beginning of volcano surfing.
C．It is an active volcano.
D．It erupts several times a day.
39、In Paragraph 3 "the earth" refers to ______.
A．the ground B．the tree
C．the tower D．the local people
40、How are voleano surfing and land diving similar? ______
A．Both are old sports. B．Both are extreme activities.
C．Both are religious ceremonies. D．Both men and women do them.
The first emperor of China, Qin Shihuang, accomplished a huge amount of achievements during his rule. Between 221 and 210 B. C. , he started the construction of the Great Wall. He built a large network of roads. He introduced a new writing system, currency(货币), and a set of measurement. The emperor also ordered the construction of a huge army of life-sized terracotta soldiers. These, he hoped, would protect his tomb after his death.
The soldiers in Xi'an's terracotta museum are today light brown, but they weren't always. They began as an army of red, blue, yellow, green, white, and purple. Sadly, most of the colors did not last to the present day. After being exposed to air during excavation(挖掘) the coating under the paint began to fall off. The paint disappeared in less time than it takes to boil an egg, taking with it important pieces of history.
Now new techniques are starting to reveal the army's true colors. Archaeologists have recently discovered an area with more than a hundred soldiers. Many of these still have their painted features, including black hair, pink faces, and black or brown eyes. Chinese and German researchers have developed a special liquid to help preserve the soldiers' colors. After they find a soldier or other artifacts(手工艺品), archaeologists spray it with the liquid. They, then, cover it in plastic.
Archaeologists are also finding colors in the dirt around the soldiers. It's important not to disturb the dirt, so the colors won't be lost. "We are treating the earth as an artifact," says archeologist Rong Bo, the museum's leading chemist. The next challenge, says Rong, is to find a way to apply the colors to the army again. Once that happens, artists can bring Emperor Qin's army back to life in full, vivid color.
41、The reading is mainly about ______.
A．the achievements of Emperor Qin
B．the original colors of terracotta soldiers
C．the soldiers' life under Emperor Qin
D．the building of the terracotta soldiers
42、The emperor built the terracotta soldiers to ______.
A．show the greatness of the Qin Dynasty
B．be enjoyed by people
C．protect Emperor Qin's tomb
D．protect the dynasty
43、The word "light" in Paragraph 2 means ______.
A．not dark B．not brown
C．not fatty D．shining
44、What is true about terracotta soldiers in Paragraph 2? ______
A．Their colors disappeared very quickly.
B．The soldiers' paint fell off because of the high temperature.
C．Most of the original colors have not been kept till today.
D．The history of the Qin Dynasty disappeared.
45、According to Rong Bo, ______.
A．the soldiers' true colors can be restored
B．the earth around the soldiers is destroyed
C．archaeologists can only guess the soldiers' original colors
D．artists should be able to paint the soldiers in any color they want
Part Ⅲ Cloze
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passage and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Stephen Hawking, one of the world's most important scientists, believes that to survive, humans 46 move into space. " 47 we spread out into space and establish independent colonies, our future should be safe," he says.
Today the European Union, China, India, Russia, and Japan are all planning to send astronauts back to Earth's 48 neighbor: the moon. Some of these countries want to create space stations 49 between 2020 and 2030. These stations will 50 humans to visit and later live on Mars or other Earth like planets.
Robert Zubrin, a rocket scientist, thinks humans should colonize space. He wants to 51 Mars. Why? He thinks sending people to Mars will allow us to learn a lot 52 the ability of humans to live in a very 53 environment. Then we can eventually create new human societies 54 other planets. 55 , any advances we make in the fields of science, technology, medicine, and health will also 56 us here on Earth.
SpaceX is a company 57 builds rockets. Its owner, Elon Musk, also believes we should 58 Mars, but he doesn't want just one small colony. He doesn't want to send just "one 59 mission"; he would like to send millions of people.
Not everyone thinks 60 humans into space is a smart idea. Many say it's too expensive, even if it's just a short journey. And most space trips are not short. 61 trip to Mars, for example, would take about six months. People traveling this kind of distance face many health problems. Also, these first people would find life 62 difficult out in space. On the moon's 63 , for example, the sun's rays are very dangerous. People would have to stay 64 most of the time.
Despite these concerns, sending people into space 65 certain. In the future, we might see lunar cities or even new human cultures on other planets. First stop: the moon.
46、A．may B．ought to C．would D．must
47、A．Once B．When C．As D．Since
48、A．near B．nearer C．closest D．closer
49、A．here B．there C．over here D．over there
50、A．provide B．prepare C．prevent D．present
51、A．set from B．set with C．start with D．start from
52、A．with B．on C．to D．about
53、A．different B．similar C．nice D．poor
54、A．at B．on C．to D．in
55、A．However B．Otherwise C．In addition D．Therefore
56、A．benefit B．maintain C．relate D．expose
57、A．who B．where C．whereas D．that
58、A．connect B．colonize C．control D．consider
59、A．great B．mature C．major D．little
60、A．send B．to send C．sending D．to be sent
61、A．One-way B．A one-way C．An one-way D．A return
62、A．extremely B．seriously C．heavily D．simply
63、A.surface B．top C．station D．position
64、A.indoor B．indoors C．outdoor D．outdoors
65、A.is B．must be C．would be D．seems
Part Ⅳ Sentence Translation
Section A Chinese-English Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English.
66、经过3个小时的步行，我们终于抵达公园。
67、离开教室前关好门窗。
68、她一下火车就来看我了。
69、假如有人打电话，告诉他们我整个上午都不在。
Section B English-Chinese Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into Chinese.
70、She couldn't stand the noise at first, but she is used to it now.
71、Thank you for giving clothes and food to the families who lost everything in the floods.
72、The dancers brought great pleasure to us with their amazing skill and beautiful movements.
73、People say that there is more chance of being hurt when riding in a car than riding in a plane.
Part Ⅴ Writing
74、Directions: Write a letter of invitation in this part. Your writing should be based on the following outline.
以Zhang Wei的名义给英国外教Peter写一封邀请信，邀请他暑假参观你的家乡。字数应为120个单词左右。注意书信的格式，不要用你的真实姓名。
1．自我介绍及写信的目的；
2．简要介绍你的家乡及旅行安排；
3．期待对方接受邀请。
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