Ⅰ.GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY Complete each of the following 15 sentences with the most likely answer.
1. As the saying goes, there is no rule ______ has exception.
A.but
B.that
C.which
D.unless
A B C D
A
[解析] 此处but为关系代词,引导定语从句,意思相当于that not/which not/who not,这种用法非常特殊。这个句子可以改写成“There is no rule that has no exception.或There is no rule that doesn't have exception.”双重否定表示肯定意义,因此这句话的意思是:没有没有例外的规则,即:凡是规则皆有例外。
2. He doesn't work but he gets a good ______ from his investment.
3. He looks so tired this morning. He ______ last night.
A.must stay up late
B.must have stayed up late
C.was staying up late
D.has stayed up late
A B C D
B
[解析] 本题考查对过去事情的推测。对过去事情的肯定推测用must have done sth.。A.must stay up late:必须要熬夜到很晚;B.must have stayed up late:一定熬夜到很晚。C.was staying up late:正熬夜到很晚;D.has stayed up late:已经熬夜到很晚。A,C,D均不符合题意。
4. The house ______ windows are broken is unoccupied.
[解析] 本题考查词组辨析。A.the other day:不久前的某天。几天以前;B.in these days:这些天来;C.some day:总有一天,将来有一天;D.of the day:当代的,当时的。根据题意,“几天前,我在街上遇到她。”A最符合题意。
9. His girlfriend left him without saying good-bye. The frustration and sadness were enough to ______ him ______ drink.
A.make, /
B.let, /
C.drive, to
D.put, to
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题考查动词的词义和用法辨析。A.make sb. do sth.:使某人做某事;B.let sb. do sth.:让某人做某事;C.drive sb. to do sth.:驱使某人做某事;D.put sb. to sth.:使从事,一般to后面接sth.而不接do sth,可以排除D。根据题意,“他女朋友离开时没有跟他告别。这种打击和悲伤足以使他借酒消愁。”drive sb. to do sth.一般指不好的,消极的事情会让某人做……。A和B项无此含义,故选C。
10. His family has decided to tell him about the death of his wife. He is ______ find out about it sooner or later.
A.bound to
B.bound for
C.bound in
D.bound up
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题考查be bound to词组。be bound to do sth.:必定,一定会做某事;be bound for:开往;be bound in无意义;be bound up in:忙于,专心于;根据题意,“他家里已经决定告诉他,他妻子去世的事。他早晚会知道的。”A最符合题意。
11. We had a marvelous holiday; only the last two days were slightly ______ by the bad weather.
12. Only a few people concerned have ______ to the confidential atomic energy data.
A.admission
B.permission
C.access
D.entrance
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题考查固定搭配have access to的用法。A和D带入句子中无意义,故排除。have permission to do sth.:有权做某事,得到了许可做某事,与本句句意不符,排除。have access to sth.:使用,接近,可以利用。题意为:只有少数相关人士可以使用绝密的原子能数据。
13. I must ______ that further delay would be unwise.
14. In the past men generally preferred that their wives ______ in the home.
A.worked
B.would work
C.work
D.were working
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题考查prefer的用法。prefer A to B;跟B比起来更喜欢A;prefer doing A to doing B:跟做B事情比起来更喜欢做A事情;prefer sb. to do sth.:宁愿某人做某事;prefer that sb. (should) do sth.:宁愿某人做某事。故只有C正确。
15. Let's go home and listen to the records we got from the library, ______?
Ⅱ.CLOZE Fill In each of the 15 blanks in the passage with the most likely answer. For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, etc. not to mention newspapers and magazines. In 1 a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend 2 can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are 3 readers. Most of us 4 poor reading habit at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency 5 in the actual stuff of language itself-words. Taken 6 , words have little meaning 7 they are strung together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. Unfortunately, however, the 8 reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing to 9 words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look 10 upon what you have just read, is a 11 had habit in reading. Another habit which 12 down the speed of reading is vocalization—sounding each word either orally or mentally as 13 reads. To overcome these bad habits some reading clinic use a device called a(n) 14 , which moves a bar down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate 15 the reader finds comfortable, in order to "stretch" him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, making word-by-word reading, regression and sub vocalization practically impossible;
Ⅳ.READING COMPREHENSION Read the two passages and choose the most likely answer to each of the questions.
Passage 1 Happy anniversary, External Services. And to mark the 50th jubilee (佳节) in December OUTLOOK is asking its listeners to design a suitable birthday card. The idea was suggested by producer Maurice Travers, who, recalls: "When we celebrated OUTLOOK's 10th birthday we organised a birthday card competition and the response was extremely good, entries (参加竞赛的人) come from all over the world". The OUTLOOK team believes their listeners will be equally creative on this occasion. Card designs should have a cover which shows a suitable connection with fifty years of overseas broadcasting. Inside there should be an appropriate message or verse. Prizes will be awarded to the best three entries and the closing date is December 1st, 2008. Names of the winners will be announced in OUTLOOK's special edition to mark the anniversary of the External Services to be broadcast on Friday, December 17th. The anniversary falls on the following Sunday.
1. According to the passage, OUTLOOK has asked for designs of a birthday card ______.
Passage 2 A rapid means of long-distance transportation became a necessity for the United States as settlement (新拓居地) spread ever farther westward. The early trains were impractical curiosities, and for a long time the railroad companies met with troublesome mechanical problems. The most serious ones were the construction of rails able to bear the load, and the development of a safe, effective stopping system. Once these were solved, the railroad was established as the best means of land transportation. By 1860 there were thousands of miles of railroads crossing the eastern mountain ranges and reaching westward to the Mississippi. There were also regional southern and western lines. The high point in railroad building came with the construction of the first transcontinental system. In 1862 Congress authorized two western railroad companies to build lines from Nebraska westward and from California eastward to a meeting point, so as to complete a transcontinental crossing linking the Atlantic seaboard with the Pacific. The Government helped the railroads generously with money and land. Actual work on this project began four years later. The Central Pacific Company, starting from California, used Chinese labor, while the Union Pacific employed crews of Irish labourers. The two groups worked at a remarkable speed, each trying to cover a greater distance than the other. In 1869 they met at a place called Promontory in what is now the state of Utah. Many visitors came there for the great occasion. There were joyous celebrations all over the country, with parades and the ringing of church bells to honor the great achievement. The railroad was very important in encouraging westward movement. It also helped build up industry and farming by moving raw materials and by distributing products rapidly to distant markets. In linking towns and people to one another it helped unify the United States.
1. The major problems with America's railroad system in the mid-19th century lay in ______.
A.poor quality rails and unreliable stopping systems
Ⅵ.SENTENCE TRANSLATION Translate the following sentences into English.
1. 他是个能力很强的律师,但在同行中人缘不太好。
He is a very competent lawyer, but not very popular with his fellows.
2. 经过改建,这栋房子的面目焕然一新。
Now that it is remodelled, the house has taken on a new look.
3. 即使在平常聊天时很健谈的人,在第一次公开演讲时也会感到害怕。
Even those people who are good at words in a conversational setting may be terrified over their first public speech.
4. 据报道,世界上有五分之一的儿童甚至享受不到最基础的教育。
It is reported that one fifth of the children in the world are denied access to even basic education.
5. 他们获得不带任何条件的300万元贷款。
They obtained a loan of 3 million yuan with no strings attached.
Ⅶ.WRITING Write a composition about 150 words, basing yourself on one of the texts you have learned.
1. Topic: The most important thing I should learn at college.
As I see it, the most important thing I should learn at college is how to live meaningfully. What I expect to acquire from the school is not only theoretical knowledge but also something that can help me to understand the world in which we are living and how to make our life a meaningful one. It is generally understood that there will be a lot of theoretical knowledge through our college education, but how to apply our "textbook experience" to our daily life is very important to us. To some degree, as a social person, everybody is expected to contribute what he masters to the society he lives in, in this way, and most probably, only in this way, can we make our society a better place. At the same time, we are making our life more meaningful. To conclude, to learn how to live meaningfully is exactly the thing I sincerely hope the school should teach us.