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. It gradually ______ me that much of what they had said was far from the truth.
A.dawned to
B.dawned on
C.came to
D.came on
A B C D
B
[考点] 本题主要考查的知识点为dawn on (upon)。 [解析] dawn on (upon) 意为“开始明白,醒悟”;come on 意为“开始”;come to 意为“达到”;dawn to无此搭配,根据题意应选B。
2. Although he refused to act on my suggestion, he had to admit that ______ what I said.
[考点] 本题主要考查的知识点为it is no use doing。 [解析] 句意:为你的缺席解释是没用的,我不会听的。it is no use doing意思是“做……是徒劳的”。
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. A famous scientist who had made an important medical breakthrough was being interviewed. A newspaper reporter asked him why he thought he was able to be 1 more creative than the average person. He said that it all came from a(n) 2 that occurred when he was about two years old. He was trying to 3 a bottle of milk from the refrigerator 4 he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling the milk all 5 the floor. His mother came into the kitchen. 6 yelling at him, giving him a lecture or 7 him, she said, "Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have 8 ! I have rarely seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the 9 has already been done. Would you like to get 10 and play in 'the sea of milk for a few minutes before we clean it up? This scientist then remarked that it was at that moment 11 he knew he didn't need to be 12 to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just 13 for learning something new, which is, after all, what 14 experiments are all about. Even if the experiment doesn't 15 , we usually learn something from it.
[解析] 本题考查固定搭配与词组辨析。选项中四个词都有害怕、担心的意思,其用法分别为,afraid:be afraid to do sth.和be afraid of sth.;fearful:be fearful of和be fearful that;worried:be worried that, be worried about;frightened:be frightened of,be frightened to do sth.和be frightened that,它含有惊恐之意。此句意为“他认识到他再也不必担心犯错误了”,afraid符合搭配。
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. 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。
2. When I show the documents to Dyson, he is obviously shaken.
8. If I love you, I can see you as a separate person, with your own values and thoughts and feelings, and I do not insist that you surrender your identity and conform to an image of what I expect you to be for me.
A....I don't want you to lose hope and then blame me for it.
B....I won't force you to be independent and you can rely on me.
C....I don't expect you to follow my step and become similar to me.
D....I won't push you to lose yourself and become what I like you to be.
9. 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。
10. Nearly all Englishmen are at heart country gentlemen.
A.Nearly all Englishmen consider themselves as country gentlemen.
B.Nearly all Englishmen are basically country gentlemen.
C.Nearly all Englishmen feel happy to be country gentlemen.
D.Nearly all Englishmen are kind to country gentlemen.
A B C D
B
[解析] 句意:几乎所有的英国人实质上都是乡村绅士。
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 It's never easy to admit you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need to know the art of apologizing. Look back with honesty and think how often yougve judged roughly, said unkind things, pushed yourself ahead at the expense of a friend. Then count the occasions when you indica-ted clearly and truly that you were sorry. A bit frightening, isn't it? Frightening because some deep wisdom in us knows that when even a small wrong has been committed, some mysterious moral fee-ling is disturbed; and it stays out of balance until fault is acknowledged and regret expressed. I remember a doctor friends, the late Clarence Iieb, telling me about a man Who came to him with a variety of signs, headaches, insomnia and stomach trouble. No physical cause could be found. Finally Dr. Lieb said to the man, "Unless you tell me what's worrying you, I can't help you. " After some hesitation, the man confessed that, as executor of his father's will (遗嘱), he had been cheating his brother, who lived abroad, of his inheritance. Then and there the wise old doctor made the man write to his brother asking forgiveness and enclosing a cheque as the first step in resto-ring their good relation. He then went with him to the mail box in the corridor. As the letter disappeared, the man burst into tears. "Thank you," he said, "I think I'm cured." And he was. A heart felt apology can not only heal a damaged relationship but also, make it stronger. If you can think of someone who deserves an apology from you, someone you have wronged, or judged too roughly, or just neglected, do something about it right now.
1. When we have done something wrong, we should ______.
A.look honest and think over the fault carefully
B.escape from being disturbed
C.admit the fault and express the regret
D.forgive ourselves
A B C D
C
[解析] 细节理解题。“and it stays out of balance until fault is acknowledged and regret expressed”,可知,C符合题意。
2. What will happen if we have done something wrong?
A.Our logic of thinking will be disturbed.
B.We shall be sad.
C.We shall apologize at once.
D.Our moral balance will be disturbed.
A B C D
D
[解析] 细节理解题。从文中“some mysterious moral feeling is disturbed”,可知,D符合题意。
Passage 2 When the French Institute in Haiti asked me to speak on a subject of my own choice, I picked heroism. It's a subject I know well. I've read many books about it. I spoke of some well-known heroes. I suggested that I was something of a hero myself. Then I described how the hero, in face of danger, discovered all the great, lasting values of life. When I left the platform, a gentleman came to me. "Great lecture," he said. "I'm Doctor Bonbon. I've been asked to make your stay here as pleasant as possible. Would you like to go hunting sharks with me? You seem to enjoy facing danger." I accepted gladly. I saw myself struggling with a huge fish on my rod... I was to speak again the next afternoon. So we agreed to start early that morning. "By the way," the doctor said as we set out, "you should try out your Cousteau." "My...what?" "Your snorkel. You need to breathe. I'll show you how to work the underwater gun too. What's the matter? Something wrong?" I had to sit down. I tried to tell myself it wasn't so. But there was no doubt about it. I wash't to fish with a rod. I was to go right down into the water. I opened my mouth to protest... "You know," the doctor said, "I can't tell you how much we all enjoyed your lecture on courage." I said nothing. There are times when you have to protect your means of earning a living. I was known as a good speaker. If I had to be eaten by sharks to keep my reputation, I was ready. I put on my mask. "Now put on the lead belt. It will get you down there instantly," the doctor said. "They'll go down with you." He pointed to the four giants on board. Bodyguards, I thought with relief. "They're the beaters," the doctor said. "They'll go ahead and drive the sharks toward you. Then all you have to do is shoot. "I didn't have the courage to object. They helped me over the side. At the bottom the first thing I saw was a big fish. I screamed. I can't quite remember what followed. All I know is that, contrary to what I had said in my lecture, at the moment of danger the hero does not discover the great values of life. When I opened my eyes again, the big fish was gone. I tried to return to the surface. Then I saw a huge form above my head. I seized my gun, I closed my eyes and I pressed the trigger. The gun was torn from me. In seconds I was at the surface. Luckily, the boat was near. I was on board in an instant. "Where's your gun?" asked the doctor. I explained that I had hit a shark. The beast had torn the weapon from my hands. The black swimmers were climbing back into the boat now. One of them had my gun. He spoke to the doctor in Creole. "It seems," the doctor said to me, "that you shot at the hull of the boat." He was trying to suggest that I had mistaken the boat passing over my head for a shark. The very idea! When I stepped onto the platform that afternoon, Doctor Bonbon was sitting in the front row. But I didn't let his mocking stare disturb me. I was determined to rise once more to the level of my subject. "Ladies and gentlemen," I began, "when the hero finds himself facing danger, the first thing he discovers..."
1. This story is told in a ______ tone.
A.sad
B.serious
C.humorous
D.critical
A B C D
C
[考点] 推理判断题。 [解析] 通读全文后发现,作者是以一种轻松幽默的语调写这篇文章的。故选C。
2. When told to go down into the water, the writer had to sit down probably because ______.
5. When he stood on the platform that afternoon, the writer probably began his speech with this remark: "When the hero finds himself facing danger, the first thing he discovers ______."
Ⅴ.WORD DERIVATION Complete each of the following sentences with a (compound) word derived from the one (s) given in brackets. Write your word on the answer sheet.
1. His bananas were taken over at the customs because he was trying to bring them into the country ______. (legally)
illegally
2. People who leave home in the morning slamming doors behind them are likely to be less ______ than those who leave home with a smile. (product)
productive
3. If you ______ the used things, such as bottles or sheets of paper, you process them so that they can be used again. (cycle)
recycle
4. It is very ______ of the young playwright to attempt a new form of drama. (courage)
courageous
[解析] 本句要填一个形容词用以形容年轻的剧作家,将courage加ous后缀即可。
5. Terminal lung cancer is controllable but ______. (curable)
6. Special guidance and help need to be provided to the ______ members of the staff. (qualified)
unqualified
7. A climate that is extreme in temperature, whether it be too hot or too cold, is not ______. (desire)
desirable
8. The first element of success is the ______ to succeed. (determine)
determination
9. Mobile homes can be moved from place to place, hut they are now usually designed for ______ living at one location. (round, year)
year-round
10. Tropical rainforest is a forest of tall trees in a region of year-round ______ and plentiful rainfall. (warm)
warmth
Ⅵ.SENTENCE TRANSLATION Translate the following sentences into English and write your sentences on the answer sheet.
1. 数千人挤进了大厅去看时装表演。
Thousands of people packed into the hall to watch the fashion show.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 他重重地跌了一跤,摔断了腿,大概得休学三个月。
He had a bad fall and broke his leg. As a result. he would have to be away from school for about three months.
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: According to the author of "Are You Giving Your Kids Too Much?", what is the right attitude parents should take when denying children's excessive requests? You should follow the outline given below: (1)The right attitude. (2) The importance of it. (3) Children's response to it.
When denying children's, excessive requests, parents should overcome their feeling of guilt and give a prompt and definite response. A hesitation in a response signals parents' inner conflict. When children detect it, they may keep arguing and pestering, hoping to get what they want. On the contrary, confident and certain tone shows children that parents firmly believe what they say, and children tend to abide by it. Actually, children really want their parents to be in control and act with conviction in a kind and loving way. Even when parents adopt this new attitude, for a while, children may still apply the old pressures that used to work so well. Parents should not expect a sudden change. As far as parents persist in denying their children's excessive requests in a firm way and accepting occasional slips with the change, children may gradually make improvement and learn to respect parents' decision.