Ⅰ.GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY Complete each of the following 15 sentences with the most likely answer. Blacken the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet.
1. Though small in size, this supermarket enjoys an excellent ______ for fair dealing.
15. Intellectual-property experts are trying to ______ new models that will allow the film industry to survive downloading.
A.come up with
B.come across
C.come out of
D.come upon
A B C D
A
[考点] 本题主要考查的知识点为come up with。 come up with 提出,找到(答案、解决方法):come across (偶然)遇见;come out of(从固定处)去掉;come upon(偶然)遇见。根据句意“知识产权专家努力去寻找新的模式……”可知答案为A
Ⅱ.CLOZE Fill in each of the 15 blanks in the passage with the most likely answer. Blacken the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. My grandmother died only a few months after my grandfather even 1 she was in good health and had 2 been sick in her life. My grandfather was a strong independent man who worshipped my grandmother and took especially good care of her. He never 3 her to work or to want 4 anything and remained deeply in love 5 her, often publicly 6 his affection, until he died. He was an 7 family doctor who made house calls and regarded his patients as his family. My grandmother's 8 identity revolved around being "doctor's wife". Her life was his life, and in hindsight Ⅰ 9 she never developed any interests of her own. In fact, she seemed to have no interests 10 from his interests. As "doctor's wife", she took care of him, the family and the house. When the children became independent, she became even more attentive to him and didn't 11 any other interests to replace the missing children. With the 12 of grandchildren, she became the happy mother all 13 , caring for the grandchildren as often as she could. When grandfather died, we all tried to visit her often and invited her to visit our families. She told us to give her a little time to 14 and said that for the present she preferred to 15 home. About three months later, I found her lying in grandfather's bed having passed away from an apparent heart attack. In retrospect I think that she had died in spirit when grandfather passed away, and when I think about it, I had no grandmother. My grandmother was "doctor's wife", when he died, her identity died and soon thereafter her body.
[考点] 词义辨析题。 let 允许,让……进入,非正式用语,语气较弱,其后跟不带 to 的不定式作宾补;admit 允许进入,特指允许某人进入采地,后跟介词to/into; allow允许,一般用语;permit许可,语气最强。文中指出祖父是出于爱护祖母才不让她出去工作,因此语气较为缓和的allow符合题意。
[考点] 语搭配题。 all over again 再一次;over all遍及;all at once 突然,同时;all over 到处。这里指孙儿们的到来使祖母再一次找回母亲的身份。
14.
A.conform
B.change
C.regulate
D.adjust
A B C D
D
[考点] 理解推断题。 这里指的是祖母需要调节并适应没有祖父的生活。
15.
A.staying
B.stay
C.be
D.remain
A B C D
B
[考点] 词义辨析题。 这里指的是祖母宁愿留在家里。remain表示留在家里时,通常用作系动词,只有remain at home的形式。stay home 表示留在家里。
Ⅲ.PARAPHRASING Choose the closest paraphrased version after each of the following sentences or the italicized part. Blacken the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet.
1. Today an appearance on a television talk show is the ultimate proof of "making it" in America.
A.... an important sign of what you are doing in America.
B.... strong evidence that you have adjusted to life in America.
C.... the best proof that you have succeeded in the United States.
D.... the last proof that you have been accepted by American society.
A B C D
C
[解析] 句意:今天在电视台上的一个脱口秀节目中一露脸就绝对能证明你在美国“一举成名”了。
2. Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming fellow.
A.There is no use in being a charming and wealthy fellow.
B.It is enough if he is wealthy and charming.
C.There is no use in being a rich man if he hasn't charm.
D.There is no use in being a charming fellow if he has no money.
A B C D
D
[解析] 句意:一个人要是没有钱,仅有魅力毫无用处。
3. What I could get to do, not what I desired, was the question.
A.The problem was what I could find to do, not what I wanted to do.
B.The problem was the job which I found was not my favorite.
C.The problem was I could find the job, but I didn't want to do.
D.The problem was I desired not to find the job.
A B C D
A
[解析] 句意:问题是,我能找到什么活儿干,而不是我想干什么活儿。
4. The book [Silent Spring] exploded into the public consciousness.
A.The book exploded like a bomb, sounding a warning to the public.
B.The book raised the environmental awareness of the people.
C.The book criticized the farmers for using pesticides.
D.The book drew public attention to the use of pesticides.
7. .. nor does it mean that I run your life for you.
A....I help you plan your life.
B....I help you manage your life.
C....I decide what you do and don't.
D....I make you a slave for my sake.
A B C D
C
[解析] 句意:……也不意味着我操控你的生活。
8. Besides, they [terrorists] don't have access to the knowledge [to build an atomic bomb].
A.Besides, it is none of their business to do that.
B.Besides, they are not knowledgeable enough to do that.
C.Besides, they can't get the necessary information.
D.Besides, it is difficult for them to get an opportunity.
A B C D
C
[解析] 句意:此外,他们(恐怖分子)没有办法得到(制造原子弹的)资料。
9. The wretched boy never set foot upon a football field without scoring a goal.
A.Each time this boy played football, he was sure to get the ball into the goal.
B.This unfortunate boy never played football, as he couldn't score a goal.
C.This boy was unhappy because he didn't kick the ball into the goal.
D.If this boy didn't score a goal he would feel wretched.
A B C D
A
[解析] 句意:那个可恶的家伙在足球场上从来没有不进球的。
10. Too many young men thought life was all play. Those young men would not go far in this world.
A.They played all day.
B.They believed life was like a play.
C.They never strive to achieve a goal.
D.They were only interested in amusement.
A B C D
D
[解析] 句意:太多的年轻人将生活视如儿戏,那些人不会在世上做出什么成就的。
Ⅳ.READING COMPREHENSION Read the two passages and choose the most likely answer to each of the questions. Blacken the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet.
Passage 1 Policemen, both in Britain and in the United States, hardly find anything in common between their lives and what they see on TV—if they ever get home in time. There are similarities, of course, but the cops don't think much of them. The first difference is that a policeman's life is centered around the law. Most of his training is in criminal law. He has to know exactly what actions are crimes and what evidence can be used to prove the crimes in court. He has to know nearly as much as a professional lawyer. What is more, he has to apply it on his feet, in the dark and in the rain, running down an alley after someone he wants to talk to. Little of his time is spent in chatting with women of the street or in dramatic confrontations with desperate criminals. He will spend most of his working life typing millions of words on thousands of forms about hundreds of sad, unimportant people who are guilty—or not—of stupid, petty crimes. Most television crime drama is about finding the criminal. As soon as he is arrested, the story is over. In real life, finding criminals is seldom much of a problem. Except in very serious eases like murders and terrorist attacks—where failure to produce results affects the standing of the police— little effort is made in searching. The police have elaborate hi-tech devices which eventually show up most wanted men. Having made an arrest, a detective starts to work. To prove his case in court, he often has to gather a lot of different evidence. Much of the evidence has to be given by people who don't want to get involved. So a detective has to be out all hours of the day and night interviewing the witnesses and persuading them to help him. A third big difference between the drama detective and the real one is the unpleasant moral twilight in which the real one lives. The detective is subject to two opposing pressures: first, as a member of the police he always has to behave with absolute legality; second, as an expensive public servant he has to get results. He can hardly ever do both. Most of the time he has to break the rules in small ways. If the detective has to deceive the world, the world often deceives him. Hardly anyone he meets tells him the truth. And this separation the detective feels between himself and the rest of the world is deepened by the simple-mindedness—as he sees it—of citizens, social workers, doctors, lawmakers, and judges, who, instead of stamping out crime, punish the criminals less severely in the hope that this will make them reform. The result, he feels, is that nine-tenths of his work is re-catching people who should have stayed behind bars. This makes him rather cynical.
1. It is essential for a policeman to be trained in criminal law ______.
A.so that he can catch criminals in the street
B.so that he can justify his arrests in court
C.because many of the criminals he has to catch are dangerous
D.because he has to know nearly as much about the law as a lawyer
Passage 2 Britain has always been a neighbor of France, separated only by the 20-mile seaway of the English Channel. And for most of the time that the two countries have existed, the. French and the British have been rivals or even enemies. One conflict between the two countries lasted over 100 years, and the British and the French were at war through the 18th century. Those were not just local difficulties. When Americans rebelled against British rule, thousands of French soldiers fought alongside them, and paid by France. Without the conflict between Britain and France, there would probably have been no America. There is no fighting now, of course. But there is still a strong sense of rivalry between the two nations. That's why a recent survey in the UK caused a major shock. It revealed that one third of the British people would like to live in France. It also showed that 21 per cent of British people would actually prefer to have been born in France. Many reasons were given. France has a better climate and a more relaxed lifestyle, with some of the longest holidays in Europe. It is thought to have better public services in every area from health to transport. People in France work shorter hours and enjoy longer vacations. And think of the food! Others point to what they call "football diplomacy". French players like Thierry Henry and managers like Arsene Wenger have revolutionized British attitudes towards France. It's true that many British people only respect nations that play football well. And that may indicate why so many people want to leave England! But this may be part of a more general cultural change. Growing numbers of people in Britain drink wine instead of beer and coffee instead of tea. They pay more attention to the way they dress. In some way, they are becoming more French. Estimates of the numbers of Britons living in France range from 100,000 to half a million. But it is not one-way traffic. Around 15,000 French people per year come to live in Britain, mainly setting in London. They are attracted by higher pay in Britain, lower taxes, a more dynamic lifestyle and work in Britain, where there are greater economic opportunities. Now the citizens of the European Union are free to move between countries within the EU which have different social systems. Some are more socially conservative. Others offer better public services and a more relaxed lifestyle. Traditionally, debates over these issues have been part of the politics of European nation states. Now it seems that people can go to the place that suits them best. So perhaps the British are not becoming more French. Instead, both the French and the British are becoming more European.
1. The survey caused a shock because it shows that ______.
A.British people think France has better public services
B.France has a better climate and a more relaxed lifestyle
C.people in France work shorter hours and enjoy longer holidays
D.more than 30 per cent of the British people would like to live in France
Ⅴ.WORD DERIVATION Complete each of the following sentences with a (compound) word derived from the one(s) given in brackets. Write your words on the answer sheet.
1. The students expressed their doubts as to the ______ of the experiment. (necessary)
necessity
2. Plans to build a huge chemical complex in the areas along the river have met strong ______ from the local people. (oppose)
opposition
3. A ______ novel may do more than mirror history; it may even influence future events. (history)
historical
4. His wide experience has ______ him to make a success of his job as a sports editor. (able)
enabled
5. His bananas were taken over at the customs because he was trying to bring them into the country ______. (legally)
illegally
6. It has been estimated that about five thousand people in Britain walk the whole ______ of the Pennine Way every year. (long)
length
7. The world is getting warmer. The climate change could have ______ effects on our earth. (disaster)
disastrous
8. Problems like this even arose in a ______ hotel. (run, well)
well-run
9. For security's sake, there should be ______ around a swimming pool. (life, save)
life-savers
10. Jack is in the ______ developing photographs. (dark, room)
darkroom
Ⅵ.SENTENCE TRANSLATION Turn the following sentences into English and write your sentences on the answer sheet.
1. 汤姆选定了一台IBM笔记本电脑,他的父亲开了一张一千美元的支票付给店主。
Tom had decided on an IBM notebook and his father made out/wrote a cheque for $1,000 to the shop owner.
2. 当今世界各国联系如此紧密,我们不应当仅仅关注自己的国家和自己的文化。
In a world so closely/tightly connected, we should not be interested only in our own country and our own culture.
3. 她从未想到她如此信任的生意伙伴竟然背叛了她。
She never thought/believed/expected that her business partner she had so trusted/her trusted business partner should betray her.
4. 不管老年人还是年轻人,都需要有生活目标,这样他们才能勇敢地面对困难和灾难。
A person, no matter whether he is old or young, should have an aim in life so that he can/could bravely face difficulty and disaster.
She went by choice to teach in a primary school in a mountainous area, aware/knowing/understanding that education would make a big/great difference to the life of the children there.
Ⅶ.WRITING Write a composition on the answer sheet in about 150 words, basing yourself on one of the texts you have learned.
1. Topic: From "Go-Go Americans", what do you learn about American's attitude towards time when they do business? How would you react to that if you were doing business with them?
Americans value time highly when they do business. At the beginning stage of a business deal, they don't want to waste their time on casual chat or meals with their business partners. Americans generally assess business partners by their past performance rather than social courtesies. Similarly, Americans try .all means to save time during the other stages of a deal. Most Americans plan their time carefully and strictly follow their schedules. They communicate rapidly through telexes, phone calls, or teleconference rather than through personal contact. In their understanding, the time spent on a matter has no direct relation to its importance. Efficiency is always a priority. If I were doing business with Americans, I would feel uncomfortable at first because we Chinese value harmonious relationship between business partners. But I also understand the advantages of the American style. Therefore, I would gradually adapt myself to their way in order to have our business done.