Part Ⅰ Vocabulary and Structure Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
1. —When ______ again? When he ______, I'll let you know.
A.he comes; comes
B.will he come; will come
C.he comes; will come
D.will he come; comes
A B C D
D
2. She didn't remember ______ him before.
A.having met
B.have met
C.to meet
D.to having met
A B C D
A
3. Let me give you ______.
A.such an advice
B.some advices
C.an advice
D.some advice
A B C D
D
4. Has anyone seen my dictionary ______?
A.everywhere
B.somewhere
C.nowhere
D.anywhere
A B C D
D
5. After seeing the film, I felt ______ my friend.
A.same as
B.the same as
C.same with
D.the same for
A B C D
B
6. Four people were seriously ______ in an accident on the motorway.
A.injured
B.damaged
C.spoiled
D.broken
A B C D
A
7. They want to know ______ do to help us.
A.what can they
B.what they can
C.how they can
D.how can they
A B C D
B
8. You ______ return the book now. You can keep it till next week if you like.
A.can't
B.mustn't
C.needn't
D.may not
A B C D
C
9. The horse is getting old and cannot run ______ it did.
A.as faster as
B.so fast than
C.so faster as
D.as fast as
A B C D
D
10. —Where ______ the recorder? I can't see it anywhere. —I ______ it right here. But now it's gone!
A.did you put; have put
B.have you put; put
C.had you put; was putting
D.were you putting; have put
A B C D
B
11. To such an extent ______ his empty speech that some of us began to doze.
A.did he go on with
B.he would go on with
C.he went on with
D.he did go on with
A B C D
A
12. The telegram was based on information from a ______ source.
A.recent
B.reliable
C.rare
D.private
A B C D
B
13. With five hungry children seated around the table, the food disappeared ______.
A.in no time
B.at no time
C.ahead of time
D.from time to time
A B C D
A
14. We were ______ for half an hour in the traffic and so we arrived late.
A.held up
B.put back
C.broken down
D.taken down
A B C D
A
15. We develop trade with that company for our shared ______.
A.honour
B.reward
C.benefit
D.prize
A B C D
C
16. Most of the food we eat contain some salt, which is almost sufficient to meet our body's requirement, actually we don't need to turn ______ the salt shaker every day.
A.to
B.over
C.on
D.up
A B C D
A
17. The new law ______ people from committing acts of violence.
A.restricts
B.retains
C.protects
D.restrains
A B C D
D
18. Alina and Blake got married for about 10 years but both of them found it difficult to become fit for the ______ life.
A.marrying
B.marriage
C.marry
D.married
A B C D
D
19. Young as she is, she has very ______ opinions about clothing, she never wears anything strange.
A.convenient
B.contented
C.conditional
D.conventional
A B C D
D
20. He kept sending milk to the old couple for about 7 years ______ having to look after his own child in the last few years.
A.in case of
B.in spite of
C.regardless of
D.on account of
A B C D
B
21. The business is risky. But ______, we would be rich.
A.should we succeed
B.would we succeed
C.might we succeed
D.could we succeed
A B C D
A
22. ______ to hurt her feelings, he did not tell her the truth.
A.Not to want
B.Not wanting
C.To want not
D.Wanting not
A B C D
B
23. ______ they reached the center of the city, they stopped the car at a bar.
A.A mile or so before
B.For a mile or so after
C.Further than a mile or so
D.Before a mile or so when
A B C D
A
24. One winter evening George was sitting near a fire ______ he suddenly heard a loud knock at the door.
A.then
B.when
C.that
D.while
A B C D
B
25. ______ we began studying English.
A.It is not until 1992 that
B.It is until 1992 that
C.It is not until 1992 when
D.It is not until 1992 while
A B C D
A
26. I couldn't find ______, and so I took this one.
A.a large enough coat
B.an enough large coat
C.a large coat enough
D.a coat enough large
A B C D
A
27. The current, which is very ______, makes the river dangerous.
A.rapid
B.fast
C.quick
D.hurry
A B C D
A
28. After that ______ exercise you will feel very tired.
A.breathless
B.vigorous
C.attentive
D.fearful
A B C D
B
29. We suddenly saw the bus about to leave and had to run ______ to catch it.
A.strongly
B.nearly
C.hard
D.hardly
A B C D
C
30. San Francisco is usually cool in the summer, but Los Angeles ______.
A.is rarely
B.rarely is
C.is hardly
D.is scarcely
A B C D
B
Part Ⅱ Cloze Directions:There are 15 blanks in the following passage. For each blank 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. Universities are institutions that teach a wide variety of subjects at advanced levels. They also carry out research work aimed at extending man's knowledge of these subjects. The emphasis given to each of these functions 1 from university to university, according to the views of the people in 2 and according to the resources available. The smaller and newer universities do not 3 the staff or equipment to carry out the vast research projects possible in larger institutions. 4 most experts agree that some research activity is 5 to keep the staff and their students in 6 with the latest developments in their subjects. Most students attend a university mainly to 7 the knowledge needed for their chosen 8 . Educationists believe that this aim should not be the only one. Universities have always aimed to produce men and women 9 judgement and wisdom as well as knowledge. For this reason, they encourage students to meet others with differing 10 and to read widely to 11 their understanding in many fields of study. 12 a secondary school course, a student should be interested enough in a subject to enjoy gaining knowledge for its own 13 . He should be prepared to make sacrifices to study his chosen 14 in depth. He should have an ambition to make some 15 contribution to man's knowledge.
1.
A.turns
B.ranges
C.moves
D.varies
A B C D
D
2.
A.prospect
B.place
C.control
D.favor
A B C D
B
3.
A.occupy
B.possess
C.involve
D.spare
A B C D
B
4.
A.But
B.As
C.When
D.For
A B C D
A
5.
A.natural
B.essential
C.functional
D.optional
A B C D
B
6.
A.coordination
B.accordance
C.touch
D.grasp
A B C D
C
7.
A.acquire
B.accept
C.endure
D.ensure
A B C D
A
8.
A.procession
B.profession
C.possession
D.preference
A B C D
B
9.
A.with
B.under
C.on
D.through
A B C D
A
10.
A.histories
B.expressions
C.interests
D.curiosities
A B C D
C
11.
A.broaden
B.lengthen
C.enforce
D.specify
A B C D
A
12.
A.Amid
B.After
C.Over
D.Upon
A B C D
B
13.
A.object
B.course
C.effect
D.sake
A B C D
D
14.
A.field
B.scope
C.target
D.goal
A B C D
A
15.
A.radical
B.truthful
C.meaningful
D.initial
A B C D
C
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension
Section A Directions:There are four passages in this section. Each passage is followed by five questions or incomplete 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.
Passage 1 It is physically impossible for a well-educated, intellectual, or a brave man to make money the chief object of his thoughts; as physically impossible as it is for him to make his dinner the principal object of them. All healthy people like their dinner, but their dinner is not the main object of their lives. So all healthy-minded people like making money—ought to like it and to enjoy the satisfaction of winning it; but the main object of their lives is not money; it is something better than money. A good soldier, for instance, mainly wishes to do his fighting well. He is glad of his pay—very properly so, and just complains when you keep him ten months without it; still, his main opinion of life is to win battles, not to be paid for winning them. So of doctors. They like fees no doubt—ought to like them; yet if they are brave and well educated, the entire object of their lives is not fees. They would rather cure their patient and lose their fees than kill him and get it. And so with all other brave and rightly trained men; their work is first, their fees second, very important always, but still second.
1. The main idea of this passage is that ______.
A.money matters more than work
B.money is not necessary at all
C.money is as important as work
D.money comes second to work in importance
A B C D
D
2. The passage implies that healthy-minded people best enjoy ______.
A.the happiness of accomplishing their work
B.the satisfaction of making money
C.the pleasure of having their dinner
D.the fun of fighting battles
A B C D
A
3. According to the author, a good soldier ______.
A.dislikes his pay
B.ignores his pay
C.ought to enjoy his pay
D.doesn't complain when kept without pay for months
A B C D
C
4. The author believes that a good doctor ______.
A.makes money the entire object of his fife
B.places curing his patient above all
C.doesn't like making money
D.enjoys his work only
A B C D
B
5. Which of the following is the chief technique used by the author to support his argument?
A.Sharp contrast.
B.Logical reasoning.
C.Detailed description.
D.Illustration with examples.
A B C D
D
Passage 2 A subject which seems to have been insufficiently studied by doctors and psychologists is the influence of geography and climate on the psychological and physical health of mankind. There seems no doubt that the general character of the landscape, the relative length of day and night, and the climate must all play a big part in determining what kind of people we are. It is true that a few studies have been made. Where all the inhabitants of particular area enjoy exceptionally good or bad health, scientists have identified contributory factors such as the presence or absence of substances like iodine, fluoride, calcium, or iron in the water supply, or perhaps types of land that provide breeding places for pests like mosquitoes or rats. Moreover, we can all generalize about types of people we have met. Those living in countries with long dark winters are apt to be less talkative and less vivacious (活泼的) than inhabitants of countries where the climate is more equable (稳定). And where the olive and the orange grow, there the inhabitants are cheerful, talkative, and spontaneous. But these commonplace generalizations are inadequate: the influence of climate and geography should be studied in depth. Do all mountain dwellers live to a ripe old age? Does the drinking of wine, rather than beer, result in a sunny and open temperament? Is the strength and height of one of the Kenyan tribes due to their habitual drinking of the blood of cows? We are not yet sure of the answers to such questions, but let us hope that something of benefit to mankind may eventually result from such studies.
1. ______ might serve as a suitable title for this selection.
A.The Importance of Geographical Environment
B.The Influence of Geographical Environment on Man
C.Generalization of Types of People
D.Geographical Environment, a Mysterious Subject
A B C D
B
2. Using context clues we may infer that "iodine, fluoride, and calcium" are ______.
A.substances which act positively or negatively on man's health
B.harmful substances in the water supply
C.substances which help provide breeding places for pests
D.substances contributory to good health
A B C D
A
3. We may infer from the third paragraph that geography and climate play an important role in determining the inhabitants' ______.
A.health condition
B.personality
C.life-span
D.all of the above
A B C D
B
4. According to the author, research into the influence of geography and climate should ______.
A.focus on some unknown aspects
B.be pursued on a larger scale
C.be carried out within a larger scope
D.go much deeper
A B C D
D
5. The author hopes that studies on the influence of geographical environment will enable us to ______.
A.generalize better about types of people
B.find better water supplies
C.gain an insight into its influence on mankind
D.live to a ripe old age
A B C D
C
Passage 3 By adopting a few simple techniques, parents who read to their children can greatly increase their children's language development. It is surprising but true. How parents talk to their children makes a big difference in the children's language development. If a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading, the child's language skills increase. A study was done with 30 three-year-old children and their parents. Half of the children participated in the experimental study; the other half acted as the control group. In the experimental group, the parents were given a two-hour training session in which they were taught to ask open-ended questions rather than yes-or-no questions. For example, the parent should ask, "What is the doggie doing?" rather than "Is the doggie running away?" The parents in the experimental group were also instructed in how to help children find answers, how to suggest alternative possibilities and how to praise correct answers. At the beginning of the study, the children did not differ in measures of language development, but at the end of one month, the children in the experimental group showed 5.5 months ahead of the control group on a test of verbal expression and vocabulary. Nine months later, the children in the experimental group still showed an advance of 6 months over the children in the control group.
1. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A.Children who talk a lot are more intelligent.
B.Parents who listen to their children can teach them more.
C.Active children should read more and be given more attention.
D.Verbal ability can easily be developed with proper methods.
A B C D
D
2. What does "it" in line 2 can most probably be replaced by?
A.Parents increasing children's language development.
B.Reading techniques being simple.
C.Parents reading to children.
D.Children's intelligence development.
A B C D
A
3. According to the author, which of the following questions is the best type to ask children about?
A.Do you see the elephant?
B.Is the elephant in the cage?
C.What animals do you like?
D.Shall we go to the zoo?
A B C D
C
4. The difference between the control group and the experimental group was ______.
A.the training that parents received
B.the age of the children
C.the books that were read
D.the number of the children
A B C D
A
5. The best conclusion we can draw from the passage is that ______.
A.parents should be trained to read to their children
B.the more children read, the more intelligent they will become
C.children's language skills increase when they are required to respond actively
D.children who read actively seem six months older
A B C D
C
Passage 4 It was the day I froze a household pet that I began to worry about my memory. Technically, it was not a real household pet I froze but a bag of tropical fish, which on the scale of beloved members of any home, rank somewhere below the family cat and above an attractive set of coasters. And technically, I didn't completely freeze my fish. Rather, I absent-mindedly threw them into the refrigerator with a bag of other things I had bought and fortunately found them just before my highly sensitive tropical fish could change into lightly breaded dinner fish. Nonetheless, that near-death experience—for the fish, if not for me—woke me up to the fact that my memory might not be all it once was. In the hope of improving my memory, I decided I would first try the memory books. However, much of what I read was, at first blush(一瞥), utterly forgettable. If I was truly going to juice up (活跃) my recall, however, book reading wouldn't cut it. What I needed was some kind of memory pill. The big bat in the memorypill lineup is ginkgo biloba (银杏), the dried leaf of the maidenhair tree (银杏树), thought to improve circulation and, in theory, memory. I decided to try it. The package warned that in addition to any other problems, ginkgo can cause "mild stomach discomfort". After just one pill, I discovered that the package was—how best to put this—not kidding. It's hard to say if my memory improved in the little time I was on ginkgo, but I can say I had no trouble at all remembering to eat a tasteless diet for several days afterward. For me, the answer to memory problems was not in the medicine chest, but that didn't mean I was a hopeless case. My recall had improved after two weeks in the memory-improvement battle. I may not be able to read a magazine and instantly memorize it, but I now remember to buy it when I get to the store. I may not be able to memorize hundreds of names and faces, but at least I won't meet an Alex at a party and find myself calling him Alan or Alvin or Evelyn.
1. The writer became aware of her memory problem when she realized that she had ______.
A.forgotten to feed her fish
B.forgotten to freeze her fish
C.misplaced a bag of dinner fish
D.misplaced a bag of tropical fish
A B C D
D
2. According to the writer, the memory books she read ______.
A.didn't help at all
B.caused new problems
C.wouldn't work at once
D.made her problem worse
A B C D
C
3. It can be inferred from the passage that ginkgo ______.
A.can improve memory
B.works after the first pill
C.can produce several side effects
D.causes mild stomach discomfort
A B C D
C
4. The writer ate a tasteless diet for several days ______.
A.as a result of her failing taste
B.as was advised by her doctor
C.as a result of taking the drug
D.as was warned on the package
A B C D
D
5. The writer's tone can best be described as one of ______.
A.relief
B.humor
C.worry
D.solemnity
A B C D
B
Section B Directions:The following is a short passage about a letter of complaint. After reading the letter, you are required to complete each of the five statements within three words. The answers should be written after the corresponding numbers on the Answer Sheet. Dear Manager, I am writing to you to complain about the service in your hotel. I had a terrible stay in room 2532 of Orange Hotel from the 16th to the 19th in March 2011 when I came to Beijing on business. Firstly, the air conditioner in my room could not operate properly. I asked your front house manager for help and she told me she would send someone to my room to check it immediately. No one came. As a result, I was very cold every time I was in the room. Secondly, I found the bathroom was dirty and the hot water was always warm. Thirdly, the noise at night was extremely loud and I found it difficult to sleep I hope you will give immediate attention to the service in your hotel.
Yours faithfully, John Smith
1. Why does the man write the letter? To ______ about the service in the hotel.
complain
2. What's the name of the hotel? ______.
Orange Hotel
3. What's wrong with the air conditioner? The air conditioner could not ______.
operate properly
4. Why did the author find it difficult to sleep? ______ at night was extremely loud.
The noise
5. What does the author hope the manager do? He hopes the manager will give immediate attention to ______ in the hotel.
the service
Part Ⅳ Translation Directions:You are required to read the following passage and translate the underlined sentences into Chinese. Remember to write your translation in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. 1 Newspapers are not nearly as popular today as they were in the past. There are not very many people who seriously read a newspaper every day. Most people read only the sports pages, the advice or gossip columns, the comics, and perhaps the classified advertisements. 2 Most people don't take the time to read the real news. Newspaper editors say that their readers are lazy. They say they have to trick people into reading the news. 3 They attempt to catch the reader's interest with pictures and exciting headlines. These techniques are used on the front page because it is the first thing you see when you pick up the paper. 4 The first page attracts attention and encourages the reader to look through the rest of the paper. This is why editors always look for a good first page story and headlines that make you stop and look. 5 If the headline is horrible enough or frightening enough or wild enough, perhaps you will go on to read the rest of the story. 6 Just the same, there are a lot of people who do not even read the front page anymore. They may read the headlines, but that is all. Then they turn to the sports page, or comics, or advertisements.
1.
报纸已不像过去那样受欢迎了，也没有多少人会每天认真地读报纸了。
2.
大多数人不愿花时间去看真正的新闻。
3.
他们试图利用图片和令人兴奋的标题吸引读者。
4.
如果第一页能够引起读者的关注，那么他们就会浏览其余的内容。
5.
如果标题足够的可怕、恐怖或疯狂，也许你会继续读下去。
6.
同样，有很多人甚至也不读首页内容了。
Part Ⅴ Writing
1. Directions:According to the given information, you are required to write A Letter of Gratitude in about 100 words. The letter is required to be written on the Answer Sheet. 说明：假定你是JKM公司的Thomas Black，刚从巴黎(Paris)出差回来，请给在巴黎的Jane Costa小姐写一封感谢信。 写信日期：2015年6月21日 内容： 1．感谢她在巴黎期间的热情接待； 2．告诉她巴黎给你留下了美好的印象，你非常喜欢法国的……，参观工厂和学校后学到了很多……； 3．期待再次与她见面。 注意：必须包括对收信人的称谓、写信日期、发信人的签名等基本格式。
June 21, 2015
Dear Miss Jane Costa, Last afternoon I returned to my office from this long trip. Recalling the few days in Paris, I still feel thankful for your hospitality and help during my stay. It has been a pleasant time to visit many interesting places together with you. Of all places we visited, I like winery plants best; church buildings are also fascinating to me. In a whole, Paris left a good impression on me. The time I spent in your plant and the neighboring school is so beneficial because in these places I got access to some new techniques and research approaches. What a pleasant trip! Looking forward to seeing you again in future.
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