Part Ⅰ Vocabulary and Structure 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.
1. There are many kinds of metals, ______.
A.each having its special properties
B.having its special properties
C.one has its special properties
D.each has its special properties
A B C D
A
[解析] 句意:有许多种金属,每一种都具有它自己的特性。语法结构题。现在分词做状语有表示伴随、方式或解释等作用,分词有自己逻辑上的主语,共同构成独立主格结构。例如:Their room was on the third floor, its window overlooking the sports ground.(他们的房间在三楼,从窗户可以看到操场。)one只表示一种,不符合题意。each表示“每一个”,因此,A为正确答案。
2. Reading ______ the lines, this letter is really a request for money.
A.along
B.among
C.behind
D.between
A B C D
D
[解析] 句意:这封信的言外之意其实是要钱。固定搭配题。read between the lines为一固定搭配,意为“言外之意,字里行间”。
3. I heard the news ______ our team had won.
A.where
B.that
C.which
D.what
A B C D
B
[解析] 句意:我听到了我们队获胜的消息。本句为同位语从句,因此用that引导,先行词为news。
4. The car ______ by the side of the road and the driver tried to repair it.
15. When I try to understand ______ that prevents so many Americans from being so happy as one might expect, it seems to me that there are two causes.
A.why it does
B.what it does
C.what it is
D.why it is
A B C D
C
[解析] 句意:当我试图弄明白到底是什么妨碍如此多的美国人如愿以偿地获得快乐的时候,我发现好像有两个原因。本题是一个宾语从句为强调句型的主从复合句,句子结构较复杂。在这个强调句中,被强调的部分是引导宾语从句的连接代词what。如果把连接代词what换成一个名词,句子结构便一目了然了:It is the inflation that prevents so many Americans from being so happy as they might expect. 据此分析不难看出C正确。
16. Some students ran back to the dormitory, magazines ______ under their arms.
19. Mary has got a full mark in the test. She ______ very hard all these days.
A.will work
B.may work
C.must have worked
D.could have worked
A B C D
C
[解析] 句意:玛丽考试得了满分,这些天她一定很用功。该题考查的是情态动词+动词完成式的用法。must have done表示对过去事情的肯定推测,意为“一定……”;could have done表示“过去本能够做某事,但事实上并未做”。A选项中的will用于一般将来时,意为“将要……”,不合题意;B选项中的may表示“可能,也许”,表推测时语气较轻,也不符合题意。因此,本题的正确答案为C。
20. I'm sorry to tell you that the materials you wanted are ______.
A.taken off
B.put up
C.sold out
D.got off
A B C D
C
[解析] 句意:很遗憾地告诉你,你想要的那种材料卖完了。动词短语辨析。take off意为“脱下,起飞”;put up意为“增加,提高,张贴”;sell out/be sold out意为“售空,卖光”;get off意为“动身,出发”。根据句意,选C。
21. If you carefully ______ the problem again, you will find a way out.
Part Ⅱ 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. Our airplane was just besides the airport building. It did not look too strong to me, but I decided not to think about such things. We saw the baggage going out 1 it on trolleys and being loaded from 2 the aircraft. Next, three men and three girls, all in uniform, went over to the plane and 3 it. Over the loudspeakers we were 4 the plane was ready to leave and were asked to walk 5 to it. Everybody moved quickly in order to 6 the seats they wanted. I was 7 to get a seat near the tail, but the plane looked 8 inside than it had from outside. I fastened my seat belt 9 we took off and tried to 10 my nervousness. After an hour's flying I 11 black clouds ahead through my window. An electric sign flashed 12 : "Fasten your seat belts, please," and one of the hostesses made a 13 request over the loudspeakers. She told us we were about to fly into a storm but 14 cheerfully there was nothing to worry 15 . Suddenly, the plane 16 all over, dropped about twenty feet and seemed to hang on one 17 . Then it rose twenty feet and there was a great flash of lightning. The three girls did their best to 18 pills for airsickness and 19 the passengers. Soon the sky became light again. The pilot had 20 to get above the storm.
[解析] 不久天空变得晴朗起来,飞行员最终战胜了风暴(manage to do sth.)。选项A应构成短语succeed in doing sth.,选项B、C不符合句意。故选D。
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension Directions:There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or incomplete statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.
Passage 1 A sustainable transportation system is one that is safe, capable and friendly to the environment. Sustainable transportation is about combining economic, social and environmental factors into decisions that affect transportation activity. In economic aspect, we need a transportation system that is efficient. In social aspect, our transportation system must be safe and easy to be reached. In addition, we need a transportation system that respects the natural environment. It is not always easy to balance these three factors but there are also win-win-win opportunities. Sustainable transportation is important. Although transportation brings many economic and social benefits, the movement of people and goods can have important influences on the environment. These influences can in turn have social and economic consequences. Sustainable transportation calls for ensuring that the environment is considered along with economic and social considerations in transportation decision-making. Environmental influenees of transportation include air and water pollution, greenhouse effeets, and the use of land and other natural resources. A range of transportation activities contribute to these pressures, including the construction of roads; the production, operation, and throwing away of vehicles; and the supply of energy and fuel. A major challenge of sustainable transportation is to control or prevent air pollution and greenhouse effects.
Passage 2 Faces, like fingerprints, are unique. Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people? Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another. Yet a very young child—or even an animal, such as a pigeon—can learn to recognize faces, we all take this ability for granted. We also tell people apart by how they behave. When we talk about someone's personality, we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks, thinks and feels that make that individual different from others. Like the human face, human personality is very complex. But describing someone's personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face. If you were asked to describe what is "a nice face" looked like, you probably would have a difficult time doing so. But if you were asked to describe a "nice person", you might begin to think about someone who was kind, considerate, friendly, warm, and so forth. There are many words to describe how a person thinks, feels, acts. Gordon Allport, an American psychologist, found nearly 18,000 English words characterizing differences in people's behavior. And many of us use this information as a basis for describing, or typing, his personality. Bookworms, conservatives, military types—people are described with such terms. People have always tried to "type" each other. Actors in early Greek drama wore masks to show the audience whether they played the villain's (坏人) or the hero's role. In fact the words "person" and "personality" come from the Latin persona, meaning "mask". Today, most television and movie actors do not wear masks. But we can easily tell the good guy from the bad guy because the two types differ in appearances as well as in actions.
1. By using the example of fingerprints, the author tells us that ______.
A.people can learn to recognize faces
B.people have different personalities
C.people have difficulty in describing the features of fingerprints
D.people differ from each other in facial features
Passage 3 Too often young people get themselves employed quite by accident, not knowing what lies in the way of opportunity for promotion, happiness and security. As a result, they are employed doing jobs that afford them little or no satisfaction. Our school leavers face so much competition that they seldom care what they do as long as they can earn a living. Some stay long at a job and learn to like it; others quit from one to another looking for something to suit them; the young graduates who leave the university look for jobs that offer a salary up to their expectation. Very few go out into the world knowing exactly what they want and realizing their own abilities. The reason behind all this confusion is that there never has been a proper vocational guidance in our educational institution. Nearly all grope (摸索) in the dark and their chief concern when they look for a job is to ask what salary is like. They never bother to think whether they are suited for the job or, even more important, whether the job suits them. Having a job is more than merely providing yourself and your dependants with daily bread and some money for leisure and entertainment. It sets a pattern of life and, in many ways, determines social status in life, selection of friends, leisure and interest. In choosing a career you should first consider the type of work which will suit your interest. Nothing is more pathetic than taking on a job in which you have no interest, for it will not only discourage your desire to succeed in life but also ruin your talents and ultimately make you an emotional wreck (受到严重伤害的人) and a bitter person.
1. The reason why some people are unlikely to succeed in life is that they ______.
A.have ruined their talents
B.have taken on an unsuitable job
C.think of nothing but their salary
D.are not aware of their own potential
A B C D
B
[解析] 推理判断题。答案可以在文章的第二段最后一句找到:“Nothing is more pathetic than taking on a job in which you have no interest, for it will not only discourage your desire to succeed...”由此可推知,有些人事业不成功的原因是做了不合适的工作。因此B是正确答案。
2. The difficulty in choosing a suitable job lies mainly in that ______.
A.much competition has to be faced
B.many employees have no working experience
C.the young people only care about how much they can earn
D.schools fail to offer students appropriate vocational guidance
A B C D
D
[解析] 事实细节题。第一段提到:“The reason behind all this confusion is that there never has been a proper vocational guidance in our educational institution.”因此D为正确答案。
3. Which of the following statements is most important according to the passage?
A.Your job must suit your interest.
B.Your job must set a pattern of life.
C.Your job must offer you a high salary.
D.Your job must not ruin your talents.
A B C D
A
[解析] 事实细节题。答案在第二段第一句话:“In choosing a career you should first consider the type of work which will suit your interest.”因此A为正确答案。
4. The best title for this passage would be ______.
Passage 4 Falls are the number one cause of death to old people at home. Most old people can live safely at home if they make a few changes. Falls are common as people are getting older. Up to half of home accidents could be prevented by making some very simple changes. Here are a few suggestions: Mark trouble spots with bright tapes. The first and last steps on stairs are usually high-risk accident areas. Applying bright tapes and using bright light in these areas would make these spots easier to see. Put grab bars (扶手) in the bathroom. A large number of falls occur in the bathroom. This is unfortunate (不幸的) because it's easy to make the area safe from accidents. Putting grab bars in the bathroom gives people something to hang on to. Invest in a personal alarm. A personal alarm can be started if a person falls or otherwise gets in trouble. With the push of a button, the alarm automatically sends a signal, which gets someone to call and see if the person needs help.
1. By making some very simple changes at home, old people ______.
A.are free from home accidents
B.can improve their health
C.are likely to live longer
D.can live more safely
A B C D
D
[解析] 事实细节题。句意:通过在家中稍作变动,老人会怎么样。从文章的第一段第二句话“Most old people can live safely at home if they make a few changes.”可知,如果稍作变动,老年人在家中就会很安全。从题目询问的问题我们可以判断,A“完全不会发生意外”,B“可以改善健康状况”,C“可能会更长寿”,并不是原文阐述的内容,所以正确的答案为D。
2. Last steps on stairs may become a high-risk accident area if they are ______.
A.not painted in a different color
B.not marked with bright tapes
C.fixed with grab bars
D.very brightly lit
A B C D
B
[解析] 事实细节题。句意:最后几阶台阶会成为事故多发地点,如果它们怎么样。从文章第二段“Mark trouble spots with bright tapes. The first and last steps on stairs are usually high-risk accident areas. Applying bright tapes and using bright light in these areas would make these spots easier to see.”可知,用鲜艳的胶带或照明来标明容易摔跤的地点,都可以使这些地方更容易被看到。A“没有用不同颜色标出”,C“安装上扶手”,D“良好的照明”。这三项不符合原文。所以正确的答案为B。
3. Falls in the bathroom are considered to be unfortunate because ______.
A.they can easily be avoided
B.old people seldom fall in bathrooms
C.grab bars do not help to prevent falls
D.bathroom accidents are difficult to prevent
A B C D
A
[解析] 事实细节题。句意:在浴室中摔倒被认为是不幸的,因为什么。从文章第三段第三句话“This is unfortunate because it's easy to make the area safe from accidents.”可知。其实我们可以很容易就把浴室改造得更加安全,要是在这里发生事故就太不幸了。B“老人很少在浴室摔倒”,C“扶手也不能避免摔倒”,D“很难避免在浴室摔倒”,都和原文不符。所以正确的答案为A。
4. A personal alarm is designed for old people to ______.
A.detect safety conditions at home
B.avoid fails in the bathroom
C.send out signals for help
D.make phone calls easily
A B C D
C
[解析] 事实细节题。句意:个人呼叫警报器是为了老年人能够怎么样。从文章的最后一句话“With the push of a button, the alarm automatically sends a signal, which gets someone to call and see if the person needs help.”可知,按一下按钮,警报器就会发出信号,别人就会来帮助。A“探测家中的安全状况”,B“避免浴室摔倒”,D“方便打电话”,这三项都不是正确的答案。所以正确的答案为C。
5. The purpose of this passage is to tell people that ______.
A.most old people die from accidents at home
B.up to half of home accidents could be prevented
C.falls at home can be avoided by taking some simple measures
D.protection of old people should be the first concern for the public
Part Ⅳ Translation Directions:There are 10 sentences in this section. Please translate sentences 81-85 from Chinese into English, and translate sentences 86-90 from English into Chinese.
1. Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者事竞成。
2. It is human activities that cause the globe warming.
Given a choice between these two ways of learning about life, I would still choose the former, learning through the advice of others. This is because I believe I should take advantage of all the resources available, and the experiences of my family and friends are a valuable resource. For example, if I were preparing to take my first trip abroad on my own, the advice of others who have already experienced such a trip could only help me. Just as we can learn from history, we can learn from the past actions of those close to us.
5. 人们更愿意谈论足球或天气,而不是人寿险。
People prefer talking about football or weather rather than life insurance.
6. Not until he finished his mission did he realize that he was seriously ill.
直到他完成使命,他才意识到他病得很严重了。
7. In this world of change and complexity, the need for information is of greatest importance.
在这个多变而复杂的世界里,对信息的需求最为重要。
8. 你是赞成还是反对这个建议?
Are you for or against the suggestion?
9. 只有这样我们才能赶上并超过世界先进科学技术水平。
Only in this way can we catch up with and surpass the world's advanced levels of science and technology.
10. 这次考试比我们预想的要难得多。
The test was much more difficult than we had expected.
Part Ⅴ Error Correction Directions:There are 10 sentences. Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C and D. You are required to identify the incorrect Part, then write the corresponding letter and the correct answer.
1. When we walked past the theater, there were a lot of people waitedin a long line outside the box office. A. past B. waited C. in D. outside
2. Let's go and watch that new movie at eight tonight, won't we? A. Let's B. watch C. tonight D. won't we
D应改为shall we。
3. Workers newly arrive from the south or rural areas perform their jobs differently from those from other sections of the city. A. arrive B. or C. differently D. other sections
A应改为arriving。
4. Mary found it (difficult) to talk (calmly) about (which) she had (experienced) at the station.
A.difficult
B.calmly
C.which
D.experienced
A B C D
C
[解析] 应改为what。what引导宾语从句,并在宾语从句中做宾语。
5. Her name sounds familiar with me but I can't tellwho she is at the moment. A. sounds B. with C. can't tell D. who
B 应改为to。
[解析] be familiar to sb.:为某人所熟悉。本句的意思是:“她的名字听起来很熟悉,但是我一下子说不出她是谁。”
6. Since the injury is bad, the doctors will operate him immediately. A. Since B. is bad C. will operate D. immediately
C 应改为will operate on。
[解析] “对某人进行手术”应表示为operate on sb.。本句的意思是:“因为受伤严重,医生们将立刻对他进行手术。”
7. Convincing that they were trying to poison him, he refused to eatanything. A. Convincing B. to poison C. to eat D. anything
8. A student is allowed to enter into this room only if a teacher has given permission. A. allowed B. enter into C. only if D. has given
B 应改为enter。
[解析] 因为此处enter为及物动词。本句的意思是:“只有老师批准了,学生才允许进入这个房间。”
9. The park is said to be one of the more beautiful parks which were entirely destroyed in Qing Dynasty. A. to be B. more C. which D. in
B应改为most。
10. Though she does not like living in the countryside, but now and then she goes there for a picnic. A. does not B. living C. but D. for a picnic
C去掉but。
Part Ⅵ Writing
1. Directions:You are to write an essay of 100~120 words on the title "On-campus Students' Marrying". You should base your composition on the following outlines: Outline: (1)国家允许在校学生结婚; (2)在校学生结婚对学生的影响; (3)你的观点。
On-campus Students' Marrying
There is a new debate: is it legal for Chinese on-campus students to get married before they graduate? Some people say "yes" while others say "no". In fact, the government allows on-campus students to get married before they graduate. Some argue that if they get married, their schoolwork could be affected and they may not graduate. In my opinion, it is unnecessary to ban on-campus students from getting married before they finish college. However, it should not be advocated or encouraged. Students are required to study first. So, I believe that all on-campus students should deal with this issue in a sensible way.