Ⅰ. Phonetics
Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the ONE that is different from the others in pronunciation. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
1、A. link B. window C. kite D. think
2、A. dark B. war C. shark D. smart
3、A. southern B. math C. cloth D. thief
4、A. debt B. comb C. climb D. establish
5、A. mouse B. though C. south D. house
Ⅱ. Situational Dialogues
Directions: In this section there is a long dialogue with 5 missing sentences. At the end of the dialogue, there is a list of given choices. You are required to select the ONE that best fits into the dialogue. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Note that there are two additional choices and you may not use any of the choices in the list more than once.
Mary: Hello! 6
John: Sure, my name is John Smith and I'm from a small town called Brentwood in Essex which is in England.
Mary: OK, Essex. 7
John: That's in the southeast.
Mary: Southeast?
John: Yeah, yeah. It's attached to London, just next to London.
Mary: Oh, OK, but you said it's a small town.
John: It's relatively small. 8
Mary: Oh, when I think of a small British town, you know, I think of really old houses, and nothing's changed, 9
John: The cinema in Brentwood actually closed down, but it does have a very nice health centre and, as I said, lots of parks to play in.
Mary: Wow, 10
A. The population is only about 50,000.
B. How are you doing?
C. sounds like a nice place to live in.
D. Thank you very much.
E. Which part of England is that?
F. so do you have modern stuff, like a health club, a movie theatre or things like that?
G. Can you introduce yourself, please?
Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: There are 2 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You are required to choose the ONE that best fits into the statement. Mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
There is a tale that straw(稻草) is the worst material from which to build a house, particularly if you are a pig with a hungry wolf around. So the cards were stacked against Warren Brush when local officials learned that he had several buildings made of straw bales(大捆) on this land.
They have tried to fine him a lot. But the case is still unresolved. The problem is that California's building codes make no provision for the use of straw. And Mr. Brush has many defenders—among them several university scientists and David Eisenberg, the chairman of the United States Green Building Council's code committee. They would like to see the prejudice against straw houses eliminated, for straw is, in many ways, an ideal building material.
It is, for one thing, a great insulator(绝热体). That keeps down the heating bills in houses made from it. It is also a waste product that would otherwise be burned, and is therefore cheap. And—very much to the point in a place like California—it is earthquake-resistant. Last year a test conducted at the University of Nevada showed that straw-bale constructions could withstand twice the amount of ground motion recorded in the Northridge earthquake that hit Los Angeles in 1994.
There are other straws in the wind: a post office in suburban Albuquerque, a school in Maryland, and an office complex in suburban Los Angeles have all been built from straw. Even California is having a rethink, and may change its rules to adapt to straw-bale construction. As Mr. Eisenberg observes, "The lesson of the Three Little Pigs isn't to avoid straw. It's that you don't let a pig build your house."
11、 By "the cards were stacked against Warren Brush", the author means ______.
A. Brush disliked playing cards B. cards were piled around Brush
C. Brush might lose the card game D. Brush could be in trouble
12、 The underlined word "eliminated" in Paragraph 2 most probably means ______.
A. the prejudice can be removed
B. the prejudice can be ignored
C. the quality of the house can be improved
D. the quality of the house can be guaranteed
13、 According to Paragraph 3, which of the following is NOT the advantage of using straw to build a house? ______
A. It can keep warm. B. It is cheap.
C. It is earthquake-resistant. D. It is wind-proof.
14、 The tale of "the Three Little Pigs" may illustrate(说明) ______.
A. straw is the worst material to build a house
B. straw is the best material to build a house
C. the house should not be built by a pig
D. pigs are good at building houses
15、 The author's purpose in writing the passage is to ______.
A. show that straw cannot be used to build houses
B. explain how to build a house with straw
C. describe the prejudice against straw houses
D. introduce a new building material
In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music, dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.
It quickly attracted famous names such as Alec Guinness, Richard Burton, Dame Margot Fonteyn and Marlene Dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras(交响乐团). It became a fixed event every August and now attracts 400,000 people yearly.
At the same time, the "Fringe" appeared as a challenge to the official festival. Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947, in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform, and they did so in a public house disused for years.
Soon, groups of students firstly from the University of Edinburgh, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by little-known writers of plays in small church hails to the people of Edinburgh.
Today the "Fringe", once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 performances of theatre, music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. And yet as early as 1959, with only 19 theatre groups performing, some said it was getting too big.
A paid administrator was first employed only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. More than 1.25 million tickets were sold.
16、 Why was Edinburgh Festival held in 1947? ______
A. To attract theatre groups in Europe.
B. To bring Europe together again.
C. To introduce symphony orchestras.
D. To honor the Second World War.
17、 Who joined the "Fringe" after it appeared? ______
A. University students. B. Popular artists.
C. Famous theatre groups. D. Big symphony orchestras.
18、 How long does the Edinburgh Festival last? ______
A. Half a month. B. The whole month of August.
C. All year round. D. Three weeks.
19、 Which of the following is NOT true about the Edinburgh Festival in 1947 according to the passage? ______
A. People held an international festival in Edinburgh.
B. Some uninvited groups took part in the Edinburgh Festival.
C. About 400,000 people were attracted by the Edinburgh Festival.
D. There were no paid administrators in Edinburgh Festival.
20、 What can be inferred about Edinburgh Festival from this passage? ______
A. It has gone beyond an art festival.
B. It gives shows all year round.
C. It keeps growing rapidly.
D. It has become a non-official event.
Section B
Directions: In this section there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
The coconut(椰子) is an unusual food for many reasons. It is one of the largest edible seeds produced by any plant. Its unusual contents also make it 21 in the seed world. It 22 of both "meat" and "water" inside. The coconut meat is the white substance with which we are all familiar, as it is used extensively for cooking and flavorings; the coconut water is a white and sweet liquid.
Portuguese(葡萄牙的) explorers gave the nut its name in the 15th century, 23 to it as coco, meaning "ghost" in their language. The outside appearance of coconuts 24 them of a ghost's face, and the tree has had that name ever since.
The coconut has varied uses. It is used to make various cooking oils for fast-food restaurants around the world to make diet 25 . The coconut fluid is a favorite drink in hot climates, providing a cool and refreshing 26 right off the tree. This water is also used by manufacturers of various sports drinks. Even the shell itself has many uses, 27 animal food and fertilizer.
Yet the coconut is also useful in many ways that have 28 to do with food. Coconut oil is used for cosmetics (化妆品), medicines, and so on. Dried coconut shells are used in many countries as a tool for shining wood floors. The shells are also used for shirt buttons, and are 29 found on Hawaiian clothing. They are even used for musical instruments and bird houses.
And all these are only some of the uses found for the coconut fruit. The coconut tree, which produces the nut, also produces many useful things. It's no 30 that the coconut tree has been taken as "the tree of life".
A. limits
B. beverage
C. wonder
D. materials
E. some
F. reminded
G. commonly
H. meaning
I. including
J. consists
K. chance
L. nothing
M. referring
N. unique
O. spirit
Ⅳ. Cloze
Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You are required to choose ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Walking, if you do it vigorously enough, is the overall best exercise for regular physical activity. It requires no 31 , everyone knows how to do it and it carries the lowest risk of injury. The human body is 32 to walk. You can walk in parks or along a river or in your neighborhood. To get 33 benefit from walking, aim for 45 minutes a day, an average of five days a week.
Strength training is another important component of 34 activity. Its purpose is to build and maintain bone and muscle mass, both of which 35 with age. In general, you will want to do strength training two or three days a week, allowing 36 days between sessions.
Finally, flexibility and balance training are increasingly important as the body ages. Aches and pains are high 37 the list of complaints in old age. The result of constant muscle tension and stiffness of joints, many of them are 38 , and simple flexibility training can prevent these by making muscles stronger and keeping joints lubricated (润滑). Some of this you do 39 you stretch. If you watch dogs and cats, you'll get an idea of how natural it is. The general principle is simple: whenever the body has been in one 40 for a while, it is good to briefly stretch it in an opposite position.
31、A. muscles B. energy C. equipment D. strength
32、A. designed B. planned C. useful D. mastered
33、A. minimum B. maximum C. ordinary D. lower
34、A. mental B. physics C. physical D. chemical
35、A. shrink B. add C. accumulate D. deduct
36、A. harsh B. beautiful C. recovery D. dismissed
37、A. in B. between C. of D. on
38、A. avoidable B. critical C. serious D. necessary
39、A. however B. wherever C. whatever D. whenever
40、A. motion B. position C. gesture D. body language
Ⅴ. Writing
(15 points)
41、Directions: In this part you are required to write a composition entitled To Learn or to Practice in no less than 120 words according to the following Chinese outline. Please remember to write it on the Answer Sheet.
1．有些人认为，大学生要多些社会实践，为将来工作做准备；
2．有些人认为，大学生要把时间和精力放在学习上；
3．你的观点是什么?
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