Part Ⅰ Vocabulary and Structure Directions:There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
1. Don't get discouraged. Learning a new language ______ a lot of effort.
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension Directions:There are 5 reading passages in this part. After reading each passage, you will find some questions or unfinished statements. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the most appropriate answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Student Profiles at ABC University.
Name
Natalie
Michelle
Cindy
Thanh
Tyson
College
College of Agricultural Sciences
College of Business
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Medicine
Area of study
Agricultural education
administration Business
Liberal studies
engineering Electrical
Medicine
Type of program& duration
Bachelor's degree of 4 years
Master's degree of 2 years
Bachelor's degree of 4 years
Master's degree of 2 years
Doctoral degree of 5 years
Future ambition
To be a high school agriculture teacher
To be a managerial accountant in a private company
To be an elementary school teacher
To hold a management position with a technical engineering company
To be a physician
Accomplishment
First person in the family to attend university
Chair of the college volunteer community
Studying for a degree while being married and having 2 kids
Chosen as Student of the Year of College of Engineering
Announced as the President's Medalist.
A typical Friday
She has 3 classes and then works part-time for 2 hours.
She interns(实 习) at a local food plant in the morning.
She is a substitute, teaching at a local school in for 2 hours. the morning
He takes 2 classes and then goes back to the lab for 2 hours.
After 4 morning classes, he heads to the lab for his project both in and evening. the afternoon
1. Who wish to be teachers upon graduation? ______
I love that when learning a new foreign language, I seem to discover a new way of thinking and, most importantly, a new way of relating to people. When learning another language, you also put yourself in another culture and this teaches you other ways of doing life. You learn to accept other peoples' behaviour better and start to value the fact that learning about another culture and embracing (接受) different customs helps you appreciate more your own. I am currently living in Vibo Valentia in Southwest Italy. Most people here are very friendly and like to chat anywhere and anytime. Every time my work colleagues and I say goodbye to each other, I seem to be the only one rushing to leave to get to my next appointment. Everyone else stays even after they have said their goodbyes more than twice. At first, I couldn't understand why my colleagues would continue chatting after they had formally said goodbye. However, after having spent over a week here, I have learnt that staying behind to chat is the way local people show they are interested in you and that is quite nice! I am slowly learning to be more flexible with my schedule, and I now make sure I have plenty of time between appointments so I can join conversations without having to constantly be in a rush.
5. According to the author, the most important thing for learning a new foreign language is ______.
A.you can accept others' behaviour
B.you can know a new way of thinking
C.you can relate to people in a new manner
D.you can appreciate different customs
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题为细节题。题干是根据作者所说,学习一门新的外语最重要的事情是什么。依照原文第一段中“...most importantly, a new way of relating to people(与人有关的新方法)”,对应选项C“你可以以一种新的方式与人联系”符合题意。选项A“你可以接受他人的行为”、选项B“你可以知道一种新的思维方式”和选项D“你可以欣赏不同习俗”均不符合语境。
6. What did the author find about his colleagues in Vibo Valentia at first? ______
A.They liked saying goodbye before chatting.
B.They rushed to leave after saying goodbye.
C.They had no other appointments after work.
D.They still stayed behind after they said goodbye.
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题为细节题。题干问题是“作者最初在Vibo Valentia对于他的同事们发现了什么?”根据原文第三段最后一句Everyone else stays even after they have said their goodbyes more than twice(其他人甚至在他们道别超过两次之多还会停留。)可知选项D(道别之后仍留下)符合题意,为正确答案。A选项(聊天前喜欢道别)、B项(道别后忙离开)和C项(下班后他们没有其他约会)都不符合题意。
7. Why do Italian people continue chatting after work according to the passage? ______
A.They are interested in you.
B.They have plenty of time.
C.They are tied to their schedules.
D.They are used to rushing around.
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题为细节题。题干问题是“为什么意大利人下班后还继续聊天?”根据原文第四段最后一句“I have learnt that staying behind to chat is the way local people show they are interested in you and that is quite nice(我得知留下和你聊天是当地人对你表示感兴趣的方式,那是很好的表示)”可知,A选项(他们对你感兴趣)符合原意,因此A项为正确答案。选项B(他们有很多时间)、选项C(他们对时间安排感到厌烦)和选项D(他们习惯于东奔西跑)都不是引起问题出现的原因。
8. How has the author changed after spending some time in Italy? ______
A.He has conversations with his colleagues.
B.He gives longer time between appointments.
C.He is constantly in a rush.
D.He becomes nicer to people.
A B C D
B
[解析] 本题为细节题。题干问“作者在意大利一些时日后发生了什么变化?”根据原文最后一段I now make sure I have plenty of time between appointments so I can join conversations without having to constantly be in a rush(我如今在约定期间确定有足够时间,以便可以加入对话而不必总是匆匆忙忙)可知,B项(他约见期间留出更长时间)符合题意,为正确答案。A项(他和同事交谈)、C项(他始终很匆忙)和D项(他对人更好)都不符合题意。
Humans have long turned to the dog for its nose, especially in its ability to hunt, track missing people, and search for drugs. But there is a new challenge: Bomb-detecting dogs now have to learn to find the increasingly common Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) (临时组装的爆炸装置) that can be assembled from materials not dangerous by themselves. "So we're now asking dogs not just to find a needle in a haystack (干草堆)— now the problem is more like saying to the dog we need you to find any sharp object in the haystack," says Clive Wynne, a professor at Arizona State University. Wynne directs the study that develops methods to train dogs to identify a wide variety of ingredients that could be used to make bombs. The dogs not only have to detect whether explosive materials are present, they also have to determine if the chemicals they smell could combine to form an explosive mixture. The dogs need to learn that when combined with other elements, even sugar could be used in a bomb. "We want the dogs to grasp the concept of 'this might explode'". Wynne says the big problem is that IEDs are just that—improvised and completely unsteady. A dog's nose can be over a thousand times more powerful than a human's nose. Some agencies spent billions of dollars over the last 15 years trying to create a technical replacement for the nose of the dog, and at the end of all that they just had to admit "No, we cannot get close". Wynne thinks his team can develop bomb sniffing (嗅,闻)dogs that can detect IEDs at a small part of that price. All it takes is patience.
9. According to the passage, the new task of bomb-detecting dogs is to learn ______.
A.to detect materials that can be used to make bombs
B.to recognize materials that look like bombs
C.to search for various needles in a haystack
D.to identify drugs in a large pile of materials
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题为细节题。题于是问“探雷犬的新任务是要学习什么?”根据原文第一段第2句话But there is a new challenge: Bomb-detecting dogs now have to learn to find the increasingly common Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) that can be assembled from materials not dangerous by themselves(有一项新的挑战:探雷犬现在必须学会寻找日益常见的,可以用不危险的材料临时组装的爆炸装置)得知,A选项(探测可以用来制造炸弹的材料)符合题意是正确答案。选项B的(识别看起来像炸弹的材料),选项C的(在干草堆中寻找各种针)和选项D的(在一大堆材料中鉴别毒品)在原文中虽然也提到,但都属干扰项,不是探雷犬要学习的内容。
10. The word "ingredients" (Line 2, Para. 2) is closest in meaning to ______.
A.methods
B.dangers
C.chances
D.elements
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题为词义猜测题。题干是问第二段第2行的ingredients在文中和哪一个选项的意思最接近。根据原文第二段的第三句话“The dogs need to learn that when combined with other elements, even sugar could be used in a bomb(狗所需要学的是当与其他元素结合,甚至糖也可以用于炸弹)”前后意思得知,ingredients这个单词与选项D的elements(元素、成分)最接近,所以答案为D项。选项A的(方法);选项B的(危险)和选项C(机会、可能性)都不符合原文相应位置的词义,因此都不是正确选项。
11. According to the passage, a dog's nose ______.
A.can't be improved
B.is not replaceable
C.can be as powerful as a human nose
D.is equal to a technical machine
A B C D
B
[解析] 本题是细节题。根据线索词dog's nose找到原文第三段第2句和第3句“A dog's nose can be over a thousand times more powerful than a human's nose(狗的鼻子能比人的鼻子强大一千倍以上). Some agencies spent billions of dollars over the last 15 years trying to create a technical replacement for the nose of the dog, and at the end of all that they just had to admit 'No…'(过去15年中,一些机构花费了数十亿美元试图创建一种技术替代狗的鼻子,最后,他们不得不承认说不行)”得知,选项B的“不可替换”符合题意,为正确答案。选项A的(不能改善)、选项C的(和人的鼻子一样强)和选项D的(等同于技术机器)题意不符。
12. Why is it difficult to train dogs to detect IEDs, according to Wynne? ______
A.Dogs are unwilling to sniff IEDs.
B.IEDs can be replaced by other things.
C.It's too expensive to get dogs trained.
D.IEDs can be made from various materials.
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题为综合判断题。题干问题是“为什么训练狗探测临时组装的爆炸装置很难”原文第一段提到训练探雷犬所面临新的挑战就是寻找用不危险的材料临时组装的爆炸装置,最后一段的第1句话写到Wynne says the big problem is that IEDs are just that—improvised and completely unsteady(Wynne说很大问题是临时组装的爆炸装置只是简易的而完全不稳定的),因此,选项D(简易爆炸装置可用各种材料制成)是正确答案。A项(狗不愿意l司爆炸装置)、B项(爆炸装置可以用其他东西替换)和C项(训练狗的费用太贵办不到)都不是题干问题涉及的原因。
Food writer Bee Wilson has a message of hope for parents struggling to get their children to eat vegetables: "As parents, we have a far greater power than we think we have to form children's tastes," says Wilson. In her new book, First Bite, Wilson examines how genetics (遗传), culture, memory and early feeding patterns contribute to our food preferences. She says that a child's ability to judge good food can be formed even before birth. And this insight can be helpful for parents who want their children to eat well and healthfully. "One of the main things we know about taste is that liking is a consequence of familiarity, so the things that our mothers eat, even before we're born, affect the way we'll respond to those flavors. When we later encounter them, they seem familiar." There have been remarkable studies done showing that if someone eats a lot of garlic when she's pregnant, the baby will grow up to love garlic. Wilson, a mother of three, notes that babies are most open to trying new flavors between the ages of four and seven months. But, Wilson adds, even if parents miss introducing a food during the so-called "flavor window", all hope is not lost. "It's not that the flavor window is shut and we can never learn to love bitter green vegetables. Humans can learn to love new flavors at any age," Wilson says. "One of the amazing things about our relationship with food is how malleable (可塑的) it is. But we don't usually as adults give ourselves an opportunity to change."
13. According to Bee Wilson, a child's food tastes ______.
A.can't be changed by anyone
B.can be influenced by parents
C.will nor develop even if he eats a lot of vegetables
D.will stay the same even if he eats well and healthfully
A B C D
B
[解析] 本题为细节题。题目提示根据文章,一个孩子的食物习惯如何。原文第一段说As parents, we have a far greater power than we think we have to form children's tastes(作为父母,我们拥有比自己想象中更强大的力量来形成孩子们的品味)。由此得知选项B的(会受父母影响)符合句意,为正确答案。A项(不能由任何人改变),C项(即使吃很多蔬菜也培养不了)和D项(即使吃得很好很健康也会保持不变)都与题意不符。
14. The word "preferences" (Line 2, Para. 2) is closest in meaning to ______.
A.ability
B.flavor
C.liking
D.taste
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题为词义猜测题。题干问第二段第2行的preferences在文中和哪一个选项的意思最接近。该词所在句子谈到遗传、文化、记忆和早期喂养方式形成了我们的食物(preferences)嗜好。根据第三段的第1句话One of the main things we know about taste is that liking is a consequence of familiarity(我们知道有关品味的主要一点是喜欢是熟悉的结果)前后意思得知,选项C的liking(嗜好;喜欢)最接近,所以答案为C项。选项A(能力)不符合句意;选项B(味道)和选项D(品尝、味觉)虽在文中都有出现,但不符合原文相应位置的词义,都不是正确选项。
15. Which life period of a baby is referred to as the flavor window? ______
A.The time between 4 and 7 months of age.
B.The period before a baby is 3 years old.
C.The days when a baby tries new flavors.
D.The months when a baby eats vegetables.
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题为细节题。题目问作为味道窗口是指婴儿生活哪一时期。根据文章第4段第1句中的babies are most open to trying new flavors between the ages of four and seven months(婴儿最喜欢尝试新口味是在4~7个月之间),可知A项的(4到7个月大的时候)符合题意,为正确答案。B项(婴儿三岁时期)、C项(婴儿试新味道的日子)、D项(婴儿吃蔬菜的月份)都不符合题意。
16. What can we conclude from the passage? ______
A.We can never learn to love bitter green vegetables.
B.We can always change our food tastes if we choose to.
C.When the flavor window is shut, our food taste is formed.
D.Parents often miss the chance to introduce foods to kids.
A B C D
B
[解析] 本题为推断题。题干问我们可以从文中得出什么结论。根据第4段最后谈到“即使父母在所谓的‘味道窗口’这一时期没有引用某种食物,所有希望也没丧失”和第5段第1句的It's not that the flavor window is shut and we can never learn to love bitter green vegetables. Humans can learn to love new flavors at any age(不是那种味道的窗户被关闭了,我们永远不能学会爱苦味的绿色蔬菜,人类可以学会在任何年龄都喜欢新的口味)断定,正确选项为B项(如果我们选择,我们总是能改变我们的食物口味)。A项(我们永远不能学会爱苦味的绿色蔬菜),C项(当味道窗口关闭时,我们的食物味道就形成了)和D项(父母经常错过向孩子介绍食物的机会)都与题意相悖。
Earth Day was the brainchild of Gaylord Nelson, a United States Senator from Wisconsin. After seeing the environmental destruction caused by the 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara, California, Nelson wanted to find a way to raise public consciousness of the need for greater environmental protections. The result was the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. On that day, over 20 million Americans took part in a variety of rallies (集会), meetings, demonstrations and activities, all targeted at highlighting the need for protecting Earth and our environment for future generations. Thousands of colleges and universities also participated. Members of different groups learned they shared common values. Earth Day was a tremendous success. It has now become a global phenomenon. In 1990, for example, over 200 million people in 141 countries were organized to bring environmental issues, especially recycling, to the forefront of global consciousness. Today, Earth Day campaigns continue to publicize important environmental issues, such as global warming, dean energy, and recycling. If you're wondering what you can do to make Earth a better place, participating in Earth Day activities is a great place to start. By attending a rally, meeting, or demonstration, you can learn about the environmental problems facing our planet. To really make a difference, though, you need to turn the knowledge you gain into action. Volunteering for an environmental group or helping to organize an Earth Day event to educate others is one way to make a difference. More importantly, however, you can make changes in your daily life. Here are a few suggestions: Conserve energy and natural resources! Turn off the lights when you leave a room. Take shorter showers. Turn down the thermostat (恒温器) in winter and turn it up during the summer. Plant a tree! Trees produce oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the air. They will benefit you and future generations. Reduce, reuse, and recycle! The amount of trash humans produce increases each year. Do your part by reducing the amount of stuff you buy, reusing the stuff you already have, and recycling as much as possible.
17. Earth Day was set up in order to ______.
A.help California recover from the 1969 oil spill
B.help Nelson realize his dream of becoming a senator
C.remember those who suffered greatly in the oil spill
D.improve the public's awareness of environmental protection
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题为细节题。题目问成立地球日的目的。根据原文第一段第2句话“After seeing the environmental destruction caused by the 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara, California, Nelson wanted to find a way to raise public consciousness of the need for greater environmental protections.(看到1969年在加州石油泄漏造成的环境破坏之后,纳尔逊想找个办法提高公众对加强环境保护必要性的认识)”得知,选项D(提高公众对环境保护的认识),为正确选项。选项A(帮助加利福尼亚从1969年的漏油事故中恢复过来);选项B(帮助纳尔逊实现成为参议员的梦想)和选项C(记住那些在漏油事故中受难的人)都不是成立地球日的目的。
18. What happened on April 22, 1970, according to the passage? ______
A.Different groups met to discuss environmental issues.
B.Thousands of college students went out into the streets to protest.
C.Environmental activists targeted at governments.
D.Millions of Americans participated in environmental protection activities.
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题为细节题。题目问的是1970年4月22日发生了什么事情。原文第二段第2句谈到“On that day, over 20 million Americans took part in a variety of rallies, meetings, demonstrations and activities, all targeted at highlighting the need for protecting Earth and our environment for future generations.(那天两千多万美国人参加了各种集会的示威活动,所有目标都强调需要为子孙后代保护地球和环境)”,由此得知,选项D(数百万美国人参加了环境保护活动)与题意相符,故为正确答案。选项A(不同团体开会讨论环境问题)文中未讨论;选项B(成千上万的大学生上街抗议)虽提到过,但大学生只是参加集会的一部分;选项C(环境积极分子针对的是政府)在原文中没有提到,因此都不是正确选项。
19. In 1990, Earth Day campaigns focused on publicizing ______.
A.recycling
B.clean energy
C.the effects of global warming
D.the benefits of cycling
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题为细节题。题干问在1990年地球日宣传活动的重点是宣传什么。根据原文第三段第3句“In 1990, for example, over 200 million people in 141 countries were organized to bring environmental issues, especially recycling, to the forefront of global consciousness.(例如,1990年有141个国家的两亿多人组织起来将环境问题特别是再循环问题推到全球意识的前列)”得知,A项(再循环)符合题意,因此为正确答案。选项B(清洁能源)文中未提;选项C(全球变暖的影响)和选项D(再循环的益处)虽都提到过,但一个说的是影响,一个说的是好处,都不是地球日重点宣传的内容。
20. To make Earth a better place, you can start from ______.
A.demonstrating against the government
B.learning more about Earth
C.getting involved in Earth Day campaigns
D.volunteering to teach in schools
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题为细节题。题目意为为了使地球成为一个更好的地方,你可以从做什么开始。根据原文第四段第1句话“If you're wondering what you can do to make Earth a better place, participating in Earth Day activities is a great place to start.(如果你想知道你能做什么来使地球成为一个更好的地方,参与地球日活动是一个伟大的开始)”。因此,选项C(参与地球日宣传运动)符合题意。A项(向政府示威)、B项(学习更多关于地球的知识)和D项(自愿在学校教书)选项均不符合题目要求。
Part Ⅲ Cloze Directions:There is a passage in this part with 10 blanks in it. Read the passage carefully and then choose the most appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Emmeline Pankhurst was born in Manchester in the north of England in 1858. Back then British women couldn't vote in elections, 1 men could. Emmeline went to school in Paris, France. As she grew up she became 2 in politics and wanted to create a more equal society for women and men. She wanted women to have the 3 rights as men, such as the right to have a good job and the right to vote. In 1888, the girls at a match factory in London went on strike. They stopped working and asked the owner to improve their terrible working 4 . They worked 14 hours a day and were 5 for dropping matches on the floor. Many of the girls were 6 because they worked with dangerous chemicals. Emmeline supported the strike. Emmeline 7 the Women's Social and Political Union, also called the Suffragettes, in 1903. The Suffragettes were a group who fought for women's rights, 8 the right to vote. They published a newspaper called Votes for Women which sold 20,000 copies a week. In 1918, the British government gave women aged over 30 the right to vote, although men could vote when they were 21. Women were finally 9 to vote at the same age as men shortly after Emmeline died on 14 June, 1928. Emmeline Pankhurst is sometimes 10 as one of the most influential people of the 20th century.
1.
A.and
B.but
C.for
D.or
A B C D
B
[考点] 本题从语篇层面考查连词辨析。 [解析] 从上文Back then British women couldn't vote in elections(当时,英国妇女无法在选举中投票)和下文man could(男士可以)可以得知,应该用表示转折的连词。A项and意为“和”,是并列递进关系;B项but意为“但是”,是转折关系;C项for意为“因为”,是对上文说明原因的;D项or意为“或者;否则”。根据句意,选项B为正确答案。
[考点] 本题从句子层面考查动词辨析。 [解析] 根据句意“埃米琳潘克赫斯特有时被称为是20世纪最有影响力的人物之一。”可以判断空格处词意“认为”完全符合句意。A项referred意为“提到、涉及”;B项thought意为“认为;以为;想”,常用词组think of sb. as...(把……认为);C项described意为“描述;形容;把……称为,与as搭配”;D项picked意为“挑选”。根据句意选项C为正确答案。
Part Ⅳ Word Forms Directions:There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. Write the word in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
1. In the early 1900s, sandwich became popular with the ______(introduce) of sliced bread.
Part Ⅴ Translation—English into Chinese Directions:This part is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. There are 5 sentences in this part. Write your translation in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
1. They protested against the legal process and judges' behaviour in court.
1. Directions:This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a letter. You can refer to the following information in Chinese. You shoud write about 100 words on the Answer Sheet. 假设你是黄海大学应届毕业生李明,你收到美国朋友Tom的来信,得知他被心仪的大学录取了,写信表示祝贺,并告诉他你现在的情况,包括以下几点。 (1)你正在忙着写论文、找工作; (2)你希望在北京找一份工作,并说明原因; (3)但是找到合适的工作不易,并说明原因; (4)征求他对你在北京找工作的建议。
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Huanghai University March 25, 2017
Dear Tom, Congratulations! You've finally been admitted by your dream university. I am now busy preparing my graduation paper and trying to find a job. I'd like to get a job in Beijing. I like the city and there're many more opportunities here than elsewhere. But there are so many people in the city, and every year hundreds and thousands of students graduate from colleges and universities. So it is not easy for me to find a good job here. How do you like my idea? What suggestions do you have for me to land a job in big cities like Beijing?