I. Vocabulary and structure (40分)
Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then write your answer on the Answer Sheet.
1. _______ is a solution to the problem of water shortage, we have to put all our efforts together.
A.To work out B. Working out
C. Work out D. Being worked out
2. Smith regretted ______ to the meeting yesterday.
A. not going B. not having been going
C. not to go D. not to be going
3. A professor, along with some students, _______ now working in the new laboratory.
A. is B. were
C. are D. was
4. Just as I was leaving the house, it occurred _______ me that I had forgotten my keys.
A. on B. in
C. at D. to
5. Do you have any idea why he _______ ?
A. is looked sad B. is looking sad
C. looks sadly D. looks sad
6. My children are looking forward to ______ a trip to Beijing next month.
A. make B. making
C. be making D. have made
7. Numerous studies have shown that ______ the teacher’s expectation, the greater the achievement of the student.
A. the higher B. the highest
C. as high D. the high
8. We had a party last month, and it was a lot of fun, so let’s have ______ one this month.
A. other B. more
C. the other D. another
9. Why not ______ to Professor Smith for advice? He is an expert in this field.
A. go B. your going
C. to go D. you go
10. Only after the students have mastered the rules of pronunciation ______.
A. can they memorize words more easily
B. when can they memorize words more easily
C. then they can memorize words more easily
D. when they can memorize words more easily
11. _______ formal occasions, you should talk about some world issues or social problems, not about yourself or your family.
A. In B. At
C. On D. By
12. _______ troublesome the problem is, he faces it with patience.
A. No matter B. Although
C. Despite D. However
13. Since you won’t lend us your motor car, you should at ______ tell us where we can borrow one.
A. most B. least
C. large D. length
14. _______ the English evening, I would have gone to the cinema.
A. As for B. But for
C. In spite of D. Due to
15. The British painter who had been praised very highly _____ to be a great disappointment.
A. turned out B. turned up
C. turned in D. turned down
16. It is not always right to judge a person on the ______ of the first impression.
A. basic B. basis
C. base D. basement
17. Generally speaking, your success ______ your ability and efforts.
A. comes of B. depends on
C. belongs to D. grows up
18. Everybody has access ______ the large collection of books on various subjects in our department library.
A. of B. for C. to D. about
19. Thirty miles away from the town, the robbers _______ the car and disappeared into the woods.
A. approached B. ground
C. abandoned D. removed
20. Though this house is very old and may not be worth much, it is _______ great emotional value to my father who spent all his childhood days here.
A. by B. of C. with D. for
21. Read the book carefully ______ you will find lots of information related to our research.
A. if B. or C. so D. and
22. He prefers to rent a car ______ have one of his own.
A. other than B. rather than
C. on condition that D. would rather
23. In the past ten years Jack has been with us. I think he has proved that he ______ respect from every one of us.
A. qualifies B. expects C. reserves D. deserves
24. It was some time ______ the door opened in response to his ring.
A. before B. when C. after D. since
25. It is a huge task to ______ all the rooms in the building in such a short time.
A. go ahead with B. keep up
C. clean up D. work out
26. What he has done shows that he is not a man ______.
A. whom you can believe B. that you can believe
C. whom you can believe in D. what you can believe in
27. He was ______ to speak the truth.
A. too much of a coward B. so much a coward
C. too much a coward D. so much of a coward
28. If we continue to argue over minor points, we won’t get ______ near a solution.
A. somewhere B. elsewhere
C. everywhere D. anywhere
29. There are some ______ flowers on the table.
A. unreal B. false C. artificial D. unnatural
30. When Mr. Jones gets old, he will _______ over his business to his son.
A. take B. hand C. think D. get
31. I can _______ some noise while I’m studying, but I can’t stand loud noise.
A. put up with B. keep up with
C. catch up with D. come up with
32. If we had adequate time to prepare, the results _______ much better.
A. would be B. were
C. had been D. would have been
33. I like climbing mountains _______ my wife prefers water sports.
A. as B. when C. for D. while
34. Some parents are just too protective. They want to _______ their kids from every kind of danger, real or imagined.
A. shelter B. locate C. prevent D. release
35. As a cleaning woman, her ______ duties include cleaning the desks and mopping the floor.
A. continuous B. routine
C. initial D. constant
36. The kids lay face down to the beach, their backs _______ to the sun.
A. what B. that C. whatever D. those
37. It wasn’t the diner. It was ______ people talked about at the dinner that disgusted him.
A. what B. that C. whatever D. those
38. For generations the people in these two villages lived in perfect ______.
A. conflict B. distinction C. harmony D. regulation
39. He was seriously injured in the accident and lost his consciousness. When he ________ he found himself in a hospital bed.
A. came off B. came up
C. came in D. came to
40. His face _______ when he told a lie.
A. gave him off B. gave him away
C. gave him up D. gave him out
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Ⅱ. Reading Comprehension (50分)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D .You should decide on the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage:
Passage One
What do we talk about when we talk about money? We often think about what we can buy with the money we have, what we can’t buy because we don’t have enough and what we’re planning to buy when we have more. We discuss the careers that bring us money and the expenses that take it away. We talk about our favourite shops and restaurants, the causes we support, the places we’ve been and seen. We share dreams that only money can make real.
In short, we talk about everything but money itself. In daily life, money is still a major conversational taboo. This is a shame, because money is as interesting as the things it does and buys, and the more you know about it, the more interesting it is.
(81) As a financial advisor, I’ve seen hundreds of people learn to control their money instead of letting it control them and watched as they increased as they increased their freedom, power and security by handling money consciously. Wouldn’t you like to know that you’ll always have enough money to live exactly as you want to?
You will never be powerful in life until you’re powerful over your own money. Talking openly about it is the first step.
41. Which of the following is NOT discussed when we talk about money?
A. The careers that bring us money
B. The causes we support
C. The dreams that only money can make real
D. Money itself
42. What can we know from the second paragraph?
A. We should know more about money itself rather than avoid talking about it.
B. Money itself can interest us and bring us happiness.
C. The more money we earn, the more we should know about it.
D. It is a shame that people talk too much about money.
43. What does the writer want to say in the third paragraph?
A. People should learn how to make money.
B. People should know the value of money.
C. People should learn to control their money.
D. People should know how to use money to increase their power.
44. The writer’s advice that _____.
A. the more you talk about money, the more you can control it.
B. we should learn to be a good master of our money if we want to be powerful in life
C. we should not be so worried about money if we want to have a free life
D. the more money you have, the more powerful you are
45. What will the writer probably talk about after the last paragraph?
A. The importance of money
B. Money, power and security
C. The other steps for people to control money
D. The steps for people to make money
Questions 46 to 50 based on the following passage:
Passage Two
A question often put to the specialist on fishes is “How long do fishes live?” This puts the specialists in an embarrassing position because he is often unable to give a direct answer to this simple question.
But actually this question is not as simple as it seems. There are thousands of different kinds of fishes, and they vary a great deal in size and life span. Moreover, it is not easy to find out just how long a fish lives in its natural state.
We can find out how old a fish is by studying its scales, but we cannot say how much more time it would live if we had not caught it.
We may rear fishes and record their life span but we cannot be sure that this is the length of time they would have lived, had they been left alone.
We may make marking to show how fast the fishes grow so that we can calculate the age of the largest on record, but unless this large fish dies of old age we are still not in a position to know its natural life span.
(82) unlike human beings, fishes do not stop growing when they reach maturity. They continue to grow as long as they live, although the rate of growth slows down in mature fishes.
46. People often ask the specialist on fishes regarding its _______.
A. size B. life span C. age D. variety
47. The specialist is embarrassed by the question because _______.
A. he does not know the answer
B. there is no answer to the question
C. it is a silly and simple question for him
D. there is no definite answer to this question
48. We can know a fish’s age from its ______.
A. weight B. size C. scales D. length
49. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Different kinds of fishes have different life spans.
