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. What I need is a book that contains ______ ABC of oil painting.
A.a
B.the
C./
D.an
A B C D
B
[考点] 本题主要考查的知识点为定冠词 the 的用法。 the ABC of...表示“……的基础知识”,用the表特指。
2. My MP4 player isn't in my bag. Where ______ I have put it?
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. Many years ago when the summers seemed longer and life was less complicated, we had rented a cottage 1 a river in the heart of the country 2 the whole family was going to 3 a three-week holiday. There were four of us: me, Mum and Dad, and Mum's sister, Auntie June. Oh, and I mustn't forget to mention Spot, our little dog. I was 4 to go off by myself all day, 5 I promised to be careful and took Spot with me for 6 . One day I was out fishing with Spot when we heard a lot of shouting in the 7 followed by a scream and splash. I was a bit 8 so I called Spot and we both hid behind a bush where we could see but not be seen. After a few moments, a straw hat came drifting down the river, followed by an oar, a picnic basket and 9 oar. Then came the rowing boat itself, but it was 10 upside down! A few seconds later my Dad and Auntie June came running down the river bank, both wet 11 . Spot started barking so I came out of hiding and said hello. My Dad got really angry 12 me for not trying to catch the boat as it went past. Luckily, 13 , the boat and both the oars had been caught by an overhanging tree a little further downstream, but not the hat or picnic basket. So I had to let them 14 my sandwiches. Dad and Auntie June both made me promise not to tell Mum what had happened 15 she would be worried.
[考点] 短语辨析题。 except that除了;in case 以防万一:in order that目的在于;on condition that以……为条件。分析语境可知,爸爸和姨妈不让“我”告诉妈妈的原因是以防她会担心。
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. And you would not be alone, because pollsters have found that people today do not choose political leaders who shape history for their "Most Admired" list, but rather movie and television celebrities, fashion models, professional athletes, and even comic book and cartoon characters.
A....people today do not respect political figures most...
B....people today do not believe history is influenced by politics...
C....people today look up to historic figures rather than political ones...
D....people today do not depend on political leaders to make up their minds...
2. [In the United States] Time is treated as if it were something almost tangible.
A.To Americans, time is like all material things they value.
B.To Americans, time is precious though it is not gold.
C.Americans regard time as something that they can see and touch.
D.Americans treat time as if it were something they can control.
A B C D
C
[解析] 句意:人们对待时间简直就像它是看得见、摸得着的东西一样。
3. I should never have selected a business career if I had been permitted to choose.
A.To be a businessman was not what I really wanted for my career.
B.To choose a career other than business was not so promising for me.
C.I could have made a better choice in career if I had been more flexible.
D.I could have been more successful in business if I had had a better chance.
A B C D
A
[解析] 句意:假如让我选择的话,我是不会选择经商的。
4. Every year we're selling more than a £1,000 million worth of cars abroad. If we spend a few million greasing the palms of some of the buyers, who's hurt?
A.No harm will be done to us as long as we squeeze money into the hands of some of our buyers.
B.Putting some money on the palms of those who buy our ears will make things easy for us, and we won't be hurt.
C.It is worthwhile to bribe some of our buyers with a few million pounds so as to secure contracts worth many times more.
D.Compared with £1,000 million, a few million is nothing. If we give some buyers a discount, we won't suffer much loss.
5. I'll have to lie again and say we came down with food poisoning, or something.
A....food poisoning kept us in bed.
B....a serious disease affected our health.
C....we suffered from an illness such as food poisoning.
D....we suffered from food poisoning or something like that.
A B C D
D
[解析] 句意:我还得再撒谎说我们食物中毒或得了别的什么病。
6. One difficult but essential thing to remember is to refuse to let other people's bad manners goad you into retaliating in kind.
A.One difficult but essential thing to remember is to refuse bad manners.
B.One difficult but essential thing to remember is to refuse to let other people's bad manners provoke you to retaliate with the same way.
C.One difficult but essential thing to remember is to refuse other people's bad manners kindly.
D.Other people's bad manners can't goad you into retaliating in kind.
A B C D
B
[解析] 句意:有一件不容易做到而又很重要的事情,就是对别人无礼貌的举止不要以牙还牙。
7. The cool blossoms perfumed the car (of Emily) all the way home.
A.The fragrance of the flowers accompanied her while she was driving home.
B.The perfume gave off a very pleasant scent when she was driving home.
C.All her way home, her car was filled with the smell of fresh, cold air.
D.The blossoms made the car nice and pleasing to drive home all alone.
A B C D
A
[解析] 句意:那些鲜花的清香在车里弥漫,一直伴她到家。
8. Authentic love is not given with strings attached.
A.True love can't be broken.
B.True love is unconditional.
C.In true love, the two persons are united as one.
D.In true love, the two persons can't be separated from each other.
A B C D
B
[解析] 句意:真爱的付出是不带条件的。
9. We (Americans) view friendship more tentatively, subject to changes in intensity as people move, change their jobs, marry, or discover new interests.
A.Americans don't think that friendship can remain unchanging.
B.Americans think that in this changing world no friendship cannot exist.
C.Americans prefer every thing new and they are always seeking for new things including friends.
D.Americans think friendship can only last for a short period, they don't think there are lifelong friends.
10. My maternal grandfather, it is true, was cut off in the flower of his youth at the age of sixty-seven.
A.My mother's father died young when he was only 67.
B.My mother's father suddenly died when he was cutting flowers.
C.My mother's father was sentenced to death when he was young because he cut the other's flowers.
D.My grandfather on my father's side was killed by a young man when he was 67.
A B C D
A
[解析] 句意:我外祖父固然是在风华正茂之年就弃世了,当时他只有67岁。
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 Police Officer Tidwell left the station just after 8 a.m. on Sunday, June 4. He had spent an uneventful night on duty and was looking forward to his day of rest. By habit he took a short cut down the path behind Digby Hall Road. A minute or two later, he saw a man climbing down a drain-pipe from an open bedroom window of number 29. In silence Tidwell crept into the garden. The man reached the ground and was dusting himself down when he felt his arm gripped. "It's 8:15 on a Sunday morning," said the officer, "and this sort of thing seems an unlikely adventure at such a time. Would you mind explaining?" The man was obviously startled but he kept calm. He said, "I know what's on your mind, officer, but it isn't true. This is a very funny mistake." "It's part of my job to take an interest in unusual events. I think you've just left this house in a manner other than the customary one. That may be quite innocent, but I'd like to make sure." Tidwell took out his notebook and a pen. "Name, address and occupation and then, please, tell me your story." "Charlie Crane, Lorry Driver, from Nottingham, 51 Breton Street. My story..." "Yes. What were you doing like a fly on that wall, Mr Crane?" "Well, I had a breakdown yesterday and had to stay here until it was fixed. Bed and breakfast. The landlady's name is Mrs Fern. She gave me breakfast at seven, and I was out here in the right way and down at the lorry park by half past seven, h was only when I felt around for a cigarette I realized I'd left 80 pounds in my pay envelope under the pillow here at number 29. I always put it under my pillow at night. It's a habit I've got into. I even do it at home..." "I see. Why didn't you miss it when you went to pay Mrs What's-her-name?" "Mrs Fern. I'd paid her last night. You've got to pay when you take the room, see. So I came rushing back, but it's Sunday, and she'd gone back to bed. Could I wake her? I rang the bell and banged on the front door for ten minutes before I came round here to the back and found my bedroom window still open. Up I went, then, up this pipe. It's a trick I learnt in the army. She hadn't made the bed, and the money was still there. You know the rest, and I hope you believe it because..." "Mr Crane, what on earth are you doing here? I thought you'd gone an hour ago." It was Mrs Fern, speaking from the kitchen window at the corner of the house.
1. Why was Tidwell walking along the path behind Digby Hall Road?
A.He usually discovered something suspicious along that path.
B.He had an appointment with a man at Digby Hall Road.
C.He knew he would get home quicker that way.
D.He chose to go that way by chance.
A B C D
C
[考点] 细节理解题。 根据第一段第三句可知,他沿着Digby Hall Road后面的路走是因为他想抄近路,为的是快点到家,故选C。
2. The police officer questioned the man because ______.
Passage 2 In the States, each fall a new crop of first-year college students, wavering between high hopes for the future and intense anxiety about their new status, scan college maps searching for their classroom. They have been told repeatedly that college is the key to a well-paid job, and they certainly don't want to support themselves by flipping hamburgers or working at some other dead-end job. So, notebooks at the ready, they await what college has in store. Unfortunately many of them will not return after the first year. Why do so many students leave? There are several reasons. Some find the academic program too hard, others lack the proper study habits or motivation, and a large group leave for personal reasons. Not surprisingly, the academic shortcomings of college students have strong links to high school. In the past, a high-school student who lacked the ability or desire to take a college-preparatory course could settle for a diploma in general studies and afterward find a job with decent pay. Now that possibility scarcely exists, so many poorly prepared students feel compelled to try college. Getting accepted by some schools isn't difficult. Once in, though, the student who has taken nothing beyond general mathematics, English, and science faces serious trouble when confronted with freshman composition, and biological or physical science. Most colleges do offer courses and other assistance that may help some weaker students to survive. In spite of everything, however, many others find themselves facing ever-worsening grade point averages and either fail or just give up. Like academic shortcomings, poor study habits have their roots in high school, where even average students can often breeze through with a minimum of effort. In many schools, outside assignments are rare and so easy that they require little time or thought to complete. To accommodate slower students, teachers frequently repeat material so many times that slightly better students can grasp it without opening their books. And when papers are late, teachers often don't mark them down. This "kindness" produces students who can't or don't want to study, students totally unprepared for the rigorous demands of college. There, courses may require several hours of study each week in order to be passed with even a "C". In many programs, outside assignments are commonplace and demanding. Instructors expect students to grasp material after one explanation, and many won't accept late papers at all. Students who don't quickly develop disciplined study habits face a flood of low grades and failure. Poor student motivation worsens faulty study habits. Students who thought high school was boring find even less attraction in the more challenging college offerings. Lacking any commitment to do well, they shrug off assigned papers, skip classes, and avoid doing required reading. Over time, classes gradually shrink as more and more students stay away. With final exams upon them, some return in a last-ditch effort to save a passing grade, but by then it is too late. Eventually, repetition of this situation forces the students out.
1. Which of the following is true of first-year college students?
A.They have been forced to go to college.
B.They have mixed feelings about their college life.
C.Few of them are confident about their past achievements.
D.They believe college can guarantee them well-paid jobs.
A B C D
B
[考点] 推理判断题。 从第一段第一句“...wavering between high hopes for the future and intense anxiety about their new status...(……他们在对未来怀有很高期望和对他们新的身份怀有深深的焦虑之间徘徊……)”,可推断出“大一新生对他们的大学生活有着复杂的感情”。故答案为B。
2. Students' performance in college ______.
A.decides their work habits in the future
B.indicates their academic score in the past
C.shows their expectations for future career
D.reflects what they have experienced in high school
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. She spent ten years as a struggling artist, before receiving any ______ for her work. (recognize)
recognition
2. The ______ elections dominated the news for several months. (president)
presidential
3. Though she is getting on in years, she still has a ______ fear of the dark. (child)
childish
4. Humans, like other animals, interact through ______ behavior by means of signs or symbols used conventionally. (communicate)
communicative
5. There was never an angry man that thought his anger ______. (just)
unjust
6. Instinct is the ______ tendency that a person or animal has to behave or react in a particular way. (nature)
natural
7. Doctors are now using surgery to preserve ______ in many people with a certain disease who would otherwise go blind. (eye, sight)
eyesight
8. The secretary will arrange a mutually ______ time and place for an interview. (convenience)
convenient
9. He appeared to be suffering from a severe mental ______ and was sent to hospital. (order)
disorder
10. The difference between the possible and the ______ lies in a person's determination. (possible)
impossible
Ⅵ.SENTENCE TRANSLATION Turn the following sentences into English and write your sen tences on the answer sheet.
1. 名人生活压力很大,因为不管他们表面多么光鲜,他们基本上没有隐私和安全感。
Celebrities lead a very stressful life, for no matter how glamorous they look, they have very little privacy and sense of security.
2. 如果考虑这个事件的历史背景,我们就能理解事件为何发生。
If we see the event in its historical context/background, we'll be able to understand why it, occurred.
3. 回收利用旧瓶子比生产新瓶子费用更高,但是为了环保,这样做是值得的。
It's more expensive to recycle used bottles than to make new ones. But it's worthwhile for the protection of the environment.
4. 我们谁也没能找出解决问题的办法,最后还是老张师傅想出了个主意。
None of us could find a solution to the problem/a method to solve the problem, but finally Master Lao Zhang came up with an idea.
5. 娇生惯养的孩子长大后可能难于适应社会上的激烈竞争。
A spoilt child may/is likely to have (great) difficulty in adjusting (himself) to the fierce competition in society when he grows up.
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: What do you think a true friend should be like? Base your composition on the text "On Friendship".
In my view, a true friend should be honest, loyal and willing to help. Honesty in friendship means that we should be sincere and frank. We should not hesitate to point out our friends' shortcomings and should never try to cover up their errors. What we should do is to encourage and help them to improve. Loyalty is important if we want the relationship to last. We have confidence in one another in fine weather and in rainy days. We don't desert our friends when they run into trouble. Nor do we cling to them in their success. We share with our friends both joys and sorrows. True friends are the people we can turn to in all circumstances. As the saying goes, "A friend in need is a friend indeed." They are always ready to lend a helping hand to pull us out of a tight corner.