Ⅰ.Vocabulary and Structure Directions:There are 10 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.
1. —Ring me at 5 a. m.? No, better not so early ! I______. —I got it.
A.will sleep
B.sleep
C.am sleeping
D.will be sleeping
A B C D
D
[解析] 考查时态。“明天早上5点我正在睡觉”,是将来的动作且正在进行,所以用将来进行时。
2. One more week,______I will get everything ready.
A.and
B.or
C.while
D.but
A B C D
A
[解析] 考查连词。“祈使句+and/or+sb.will do slh.”结构中,如果祈使句和后面sb.will do sth.是顺承关系则用and,如果二者之间是逆转关系则用or或otherwise。
3. Tough as the task was, we______finish it ahead of time and therefore we were highly praised for it.
A.would
B.had to
C.were able to
D.must
A B C D
C
4. People love to waste time on the Internet and if it's funny they'll go there,______ who put the information there.
Ⅱ.Reading Comprehension Directions:There are 3 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 choose the best one.
Passage One
I remember my math teacher Mr. Young very well. He stood out because the kids made fun of him. He was missing one of his fingers, and always pointed at students with his middle finger. I was not very good at English and math. No matter how hard I tried, I just could not figure out why I did not understand what all the other kids found so easy to learn. One day, I was told that if I got one more E on my report card, I would be taken to the" big prison for kids". I tried really hard for weeks. I just couldn't understand how to make different parts of members into whole things. The day before report cards were to come out, I knew that Mr. Young would give me an E ,just like he always did. I went to Mr. Young and told him that the orphanage was going to send me to the big prison if I got another E on my report card. He told me there was nothing he could do;it would be unfair to the other kids if he gave me a better grade than I had actually earned. I smiled at him and said, "Mr. Young, do you know how the kids make fun of you because you're missing your finger?" He looked at me, moved his mouth to one side and said nothing. "They shouldn't do that to you because you can't help having a finger, Mr. Young. Just like I can't help not being able to learn numbers and stuff like that. "I said. The next day, when I got my report card, I tucked it into one of my books. While on the school bus, I opened it : Geography, B+ ; Mechanical Drawing, C- ; English, D- ; History, C- ; Gym, B+ ; Art, C ; Math, D-. That math grade was the most favorite one I ever received. Because I knew that someone in the world finally understood what it was like for me to be missing a finger inside my head.
1. From the second paragraph we can infer that the boy is______in some subjects.
A.mind-blowing
B.slow-witted
C.fun-loving
D.badly-behaved
A B C D
B
[解析] slow—witted“反应迟钝的”;根据第二段中的第二句可知B项符合文意。
2. Where may the boy live according to the passage?
A.In an orphanage.
B.In a big prison.
C.In the school dormitory.
D.In his home.
A B C D
A
[解析] 根据文中的“the orphanage was going to send me to the big prison…”可推断出应该是住在孤儿院。
3. What grade should the boy hive got in the math test this time?
A.D-.
B.B+.
C.D.
D.E.
A B C D
D
[解析] 男孩对老师说的话触动了老师,使老师改变了原来的想法。实际上从前面的“I knew that Mr.Young would give me an E”可知这次数学成绩本应该是E。
4. The underlined word"tucked" in the passage most probably means“______”.
5. The reason why the boy remembers Mr. Young is that______.
A.he missed one of his fingers
B.he treated his students very well
C.he understood the boy
D.he taught his students in a special way
A B C D
C
[解析] 根据最后一句话“:Because I knew that someone in the world finalbr understood what it was like for me t0 be missing a:finger inside ray head”可知正确答案为C。
Passage Two
If there is one thing I'm sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers. It is not that newspapers are a necessity. Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday. But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation. The nature of what is news may change. What basically makes news is what affects our lives—the big political stories, the coverage of the wars, earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same. I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though. It's already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic engineering. In the future, I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do—as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are. It's quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home. In fact, I'm pretty sure that how it will happen in the future. You will probably be able to choose from a menu, making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read--sports and international news, etc. I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media. They actually feed off each other. Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers, but that hasn't happened. What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air. And as for the Internet, it's never really pleasant to read something just on a screen.
A.more big political affairs, wars and disasters will make news
B.newspapers will not be printed in publishing houses any longer
C.newspapers will cover more scientific research
D.more and more people will watch TV
A B C D
C
[解析] 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“I think there will be more coverage of scientific research,though”可推知此题答案为C。
8. What will probably be on in the newspaper made by yourself?
A.Sports and international news.
B.A menu of important news.
C.The most important news.
D.What you are interested in.
A B C D
D
[解析] 推理判断题。从文章第三段最后一句可知此题答案为D。
9. From the passage,we can infer______·
A.newspapers will win the competition among the different media
B.newspapers will stay with US together with other media
C.television will take the place of newspaper
D.the writer believes some media will die out
A B C D
B
[解析] 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第三句“Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio.Many buy a paper only 0n Saturday or Sunday”可推知此题答案为B。
10. The phrase“feed off”in the last paragraph means______·
A.depend on
B.compete with
C.fight with
D.kill off
A B C D
A
[解析] 词义推测题。作者上一句说人们错误地认为各种不同的媒体相互竞争,而下一句作者又说“Whey actually feed off each other”(注意句中actually一词),再结合所给的四个选项,可知选项A正确。
Passage Three
Believe it or not,optical illusion can cut highway crashes. Japan is a case in point.It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by Rearly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion.Butst.ripes,called chevrons(人字形),painted on ther rads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are,and thus drivers slow down. Now the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C. is planning t。repeat Japan’s success.Starting next year,the foundati。n will paint cheyrons and。ther pattems of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway erashes. Excessive(too great)speed plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all fatal traffic accidents, according to the foundation.To help reduce those accidents,the foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed-related hazards(danger)are the greatest curves,exit slopes,traffic circles,and bridges. Some studies suggest that straight,horizontal bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half.However,traffic。ften returns to full speed within months as driVers become used to seeing the painted bars. Chevrons,scientists say,not only give drivers the impression that they are driving faster than they reallv are but als0 make a lane appear to be narrower.The result is a longer lasting reduction in highway speed and the number of traffic accidents.
12. On roads painted with chevrons,drivers tend to feel that______.
A.thev should avoid speed.related hazards
B.they are driving in the wrong lane
C.they should slow down their speed
D.they are coming near to the speed limit
A B C D
C
[解析] 细节理解题。由“But stripes,called chevrons(人字形),painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are,and thus drivers slow down”可知C项正确。
13. The advantage of chevrons over straight, horizontal bars is that the former______.
A.can keep drivers awake
B.can cut road accidents in half
C.will look more attractive
D.will have a longer effect on drivers
A B C D
D
[解析] 推理判断题。由最后两段对比可知,人字形线比直线、水平线对控制车速有更长久的影响。
14. The American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to______
A.try out the Japanese method in certain areas
B.change the road signs across the country
C.replace straight, horizontal bars with chevrons
D.repeat the Japanese road patterns
A B C D
A
[解析] 细节理解题。根据paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country可知他们在选定的几条路上试验日本的模式。
15. What does the author say about straight,horizontal bars painted across roads?
A.They are suitable only on broad roads.
B.They are falling out of use in the United States.
C.They are ignored in a long period of time.
D.They cannot be used successfully to traffic circles.
A B C D
C
[解析] 推理判断题。根据第五段“However,traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bars”可知。
Ⅲ.Cloze Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. 1 you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to 2 down. But relaxation is 3 for a healthy mind and body. Stress is a 4 part of everyday life and there is no way to 5 it. In fact,it is not the bad thing that it is often supposed to be. A 6 amount of stress is important to provide motivation and give 7 to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control 8 it can lead to poor performance and 9 health. The amount of stress a person can bear 10 very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such 11 are obviously chief material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at first 12 of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in 13 form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we 14 a choice between escape and fight. But in more ancient days they made the 15 between life and death. The crises (危机)we meet today are 16 to be so extreme,but however little the stress,it requires the same response. It is when such a reaction 17 long,through continued exposure to stress,that health becomes 18 .Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have 19 links with stress. 20 we canno! remove stress from our lives we need to find ways to deal with it.It would be unwise to do so even it we could. So what do you think of stress?What is your way to deal with it?
[解析] “be unlikely to be SO extreme”今天我们所面临的危机不大可能是那么严峻。
17.
A.continues
B.lives
C.stands
D.lasts
A B C D
D
[解析] “last”持续。
18.
A.balanced
B.injured
C.endangered
D.changeable
A B C D
C
[解析] 长期处于压力之下,身体健康自然会受到“威胁”。
19.
A.established
B.achieved
C.found
D.developed
A B C D
A
[解析] “establish links”建立联系。
20.
A.Unless
B.Since
C.Because
D.As
A B C D
B
[解析] “既然”我们无法从生活中消除压力,我们就必须想办法去应对。
Ⅳ.Writing
1. Directions:For this part,you have to write a short passage.You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese: 1. 目前社会上有不少假冒伪劣商品(fake commodities)。 2.为什么会有这种现象? 3.举例说明假冒伪劣商品对消费者个人、社会等的危害。
Nowadays in the society.there are enormous fake commodities.When you go to the supermarket,you may buy some fake food commodities.When you go to the pharmacist's,you may buy some fake medicine. The deep root of this phenomenon lies in someone’S greed for money.In order to get a large amount of money in a short time,they try every means to produce fake commodities、without any regard for other people’S benefit and health. Fake commodities can do great harm to both consumers and society.For example,where a person bought fake medicine,it was useless in curing his disease and really a waste of money.Sometimes fake medicine can even cause death.Fake commodities are usually sold in a lower price.It causes unfair competition in the market economy and puts the whole society in disorder.