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. Los Angeles is really a fascinating city and they have decided to stay for ______ three days.
A.the other
B.other
C.another
D.others
A B C D
C
[考点] 本题考查代词用法辨析。 [解析] 根据句意“洛杉矶确是个迷人的城市,他们已经决定再逗留三天。”判断,这里说到的“另外三天”是泛指。选项C一般是指“三者或以上中的另外一个”,修饰名词单数。但是,它还有一个固定结构:another+基数词+名词复数,其意思是“另外/再多少个……”例如:I want another three apples.(我还想要三个苹果)。A选项是特指,意为“另一个”或“其余的”;B选项虽是泛指,但用于表示“其余的”之意;D项others意为“其余的人或物”,其用法相当于复数名词,即代替名词,不能用作定语,后面不可以跟名词。
2. Salt also played an important part ______ population movement and world exploration.
A.at
B.in
C.for
D.by
A B C D
B
[考点] 本题考查介词与动词搭配用法辨析。 [解析] 根据句意“盐也在人口流动和世界探索中扮演了一个重要的角色。”动词短语play a part in意为“在……起作用”。选项B的in符合题意;其他三个选项中的介词均不能和该短语搭配,所以正确答案应选B。
3. The old houses have been pulled down to ______ the museum to be built next year.
A.make use of
B.make way of
C.take control of
D.take part in
A B C D
B
[考点] 本题考查动词短语用法辨析。 [解析] A选项make use of意为“利用”;B选项make way for意为“为……让路;给……腾出地方”;C选项take control of意为“控制,取得对……的控制”;D选项take part in意为“参加,参与”。根据句意“拆掉旧房子是为明年新建的博物馆腾出地方。”判断,B项正确。A、C和D项均不符合句意。
4. Having no one else ______ him with the work, he had to put it off till later.
10. —Would you like to go to the theater with me tonight? — ______, but I don't think I can afford the time.
A.I wanted
B.I'd like to
C.I am eager
D.I'd better do
A B C D
B
[考点] 本题考查情态动词在情景对话中的固定用法。 [解析] 根据问句“今晚你想跟我一起去看戏吗?”可知,问句中的would like to“愿意;想要”是情态动词的特殊用法,根据其提问,回答也要根据提问用同样词组。故选项B为正确答案。其他三个选项均不符合题意。
11. I would not have chosen law as my major if I ______ that it was so difficult to find a job.
A.had known
B.have known
C.know
D.knew
A B C D
A
[考点] 本题考查非真实条件句的用法。 [解析] 从主句would not have chosen law...看出是对过去事实相反的假设,判断if从句应该用过去完成时。B项是现在完成时不对;C项是一般现在时态也不对;D项是一般过去时,用于对现在事实相反的假设,因此也不对。根据句意“如果我早知找工作很难,当时就不选学法律专业了。”说明主句是对过去事件的假设,主句谓语动词用了would have done的结构,而从句谓语动词理应用过去完成时态。故正确答案应选A。
12. It was at the party yesterday ______ I got the news that he was transferred to shanghai.
A.that
B.where
C.when
D.which
A B C D
A
[考点] 本题考查强调句型“It is/was...that...”的用法。 [解析] 注意一般情况下,无论所强调的是人或是物,是时间状语还是地点状语,这种强调句型的连词,一律都用that。在本句中选项B的where和C项的when是引导定语从句的关系副词,选项D的which是引导定语从句的关系代词,因此都不是正确答案。根据句意“正是在昨天聚会时我才得知他被调到上海去的消息。”强调的是at the party yesterday这一时间和地点状语部分,故四个选项中只有A项that是正确答案。
13. —Has Mary finished her book review on Gone with the wind? —I'm not sure. She ______ on it last week.
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. Graduation Ceremonies Spring 2015 Health Related Field: Thursday, April 30, 2015-3:00pm Non-Health Related CTE Programs: Friday, May 1,2015-3:00pm Liberal Arts and Sciences: Friday, May 1,2015—7:0pm Graduation Information Day Thursday, March 12,2015—10:00am—1:00pm Location: R-01 Graduation Application Deadlines Graduation Last Day to Crades Post & Program Deadline Apply Online Degrees Awarded February 27,2015 April 30,2015 May 5,201o Graduation Tickets!!! To ensure that your closest loved ones are able to share your special moment, while the College follows strict safety standards, each graduate participating in ceremony will receive four graduation tickets for invitees. Only persons with tickets will be admitted into the Gym. Attendees without tickets will be able to view the graduation ceremony on the big screens inside the Fine Arts Hall or in the E-building Auditorium. Seating in each venue (场地) will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. You may pick up your tickets starting the day after Graduation Information Day by visiting the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs in R-211 between the hours of 8:00am and 4:30pm.
1. Where will the graduation ceremony be held? ______
A.In the Gym.
B.In E-building Auditorium.
C.In the Fine Arts Hall.
D.In R-211.
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题为细节题。题干问“毕业典礼在哪里举行?”根据原文倒数第二段第三行中,找到Only persons with tickets will be admitted into the Gym.(唯有持票者允许进入体育馆),可知选项A(在体育馆)为正确答案。其他B、C、D选项不符合题意。
2. Why will only persons with tickets be admitted into the graduation ceremony venue? ______
A.For seating arrangement.
B.For lack of space.
C.For safety reasons.
D.For the big screens.
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题为细节题。题干是问“为什么只有持票者允许进入毕业典礼场内?”根据原文倒数第二段的内容,找到while the College follows strict safety standards...(而学院遵循严格的安全标准)和Only persons with tickets will be admitted into the Gym可知选项C符合题意。选项A“因为座位安排”,选项B“因为缺少地方”,选项D“因为大屏幕”均不是问题的原因,不符合题意。
3. Tickets can be picked up after ______.
A.February 27
B.March 12
C.April 30
D.May 5
A B C D
B
[解析] 本题为细节题。本题的问题是“何日之后能拿到票?”根据原文的最后一段第一句中You may pick up your tickets starting the day after Graduation Information Day...找到文中提示第二项Graduation Information Day中表明的March 12,2015,可知选项B为正确答案。
4. When can spring graduates get their degrees? ______
A.In February.
B.In March.
C.In April.
D.In May.
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题为细节题。题干问“春季毕业生何时能拿到学位”根据原文提示第三项Graduation Application Deadlines中找到Grades Post & Degrees Awarded表明May 5,2015可知选项D(五月)正确。其他选项的月份不符合题目要求。
Traveling to another country where you know no one can be very challenging and frustrating. It's even worse if you don't know the language. When I had the opportunity to go to the United States to learn English,l realized how ignorant I was and how difficult a new life could be. It was very challenging for me to get used to the language and the way people lived. On my first day of school, while entering the classroom, Mr. Erickson asked me, "What's your name?" Very quietly and shy I replied, "Yes." The classroom filled up with laugher. I was confused but soon I understood. It was difficult for me to get used to the accent. Whenever I wanted to ask or say something in English, the students should start laughing and making fun of me. I had trouble in school because I barely received help from my teachers and classmates. I would cry myself to sleep for almost one year. All I wanted to do was go back to Mexico because I just couldn't deal with things anymore. I hated school so bad. However, throughout the years I started to improve. My writing skills increased, my pronunciation was clearer, and my grades got better. I felt so proud of myself and of what I had accomplished. My ignorance decreased by a lot. Coming here made me a better person because now I know much more. It's difficult at the beginning of the journey but throughout time you see how things will get better sooner or later. I didn't give up;instead I kept on trying for my parents and for myself. I wouldn't change anything that happened to me because I believe that everything happens for a reason.Thanks to everything, I'm standing where I am.
5. What makes traveling to another country more difficult according to the author? ______
A.Knowing no one there.
B.Not knowing the language.
C.Being ignorant of the country.
D.Not knowing much about the new life.
A B C D
B
[解析] 本题为细节题。题干问“根据作者所说,什么使出行到异国他乡更困难?”根据原文第一段第二个句子It's even worse if you don't know the language(如果不懂语言,情况就更糟)。得知,选项B“不懂语言”符合题意。选项A“不认识那里的人”,选项C“不了解其国家”和选项D“不了解新生活”均不符合语境。
6. The students often made fun of the author mainly because ______.
A.he was a Mexican
B.he spoke with a different accent
C.he had trouble with teachers
D.he hated school so bad
A B C D
B
[解析] 本题为细节题。题干问题是“学生们经常取笑作者主要是因为______。”根据原文第二段第三、四行内容和It was difficult for me to get used to the accent(我很难习惯口音)。因此,应选B项he spoke with a different accent(他说话口音不同)。而选项A“他是墨西哥人”和C项“他与老师有麻烦”及选项D“他非常厌恶学校”均不是题干的原因,因此都不是正确选项。
7. The author found out he had become a better person because ______.
A.he felt proud of himself
B.he stood where he was
C.his ignorance decreased by a lot
D.things got better by and large
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题为细节题。题干问题是“作者发现他变得更优秀是因为______。”根据原文第三段第三行“我的无知减少了许多”可知,选项C的his ignorance decreased by a lot符合原意。因此C项为正确答案。选项A“他为自己感到自豪”和选项B“他位于原点”以及选项D“情况大有好转”并不是作者比以前更优秀的原因,因此不是正确的选项。
8. What would be the best title for the passage? ______
A.Challenges Turning into Opportunities.
B.Obstacles Blocking the Way to Success.
C.Clear Pronunciation Improving Grades.
D.Giving Up Leading to Ignorance.
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题为主旨大意题。题目是问“文章最好的标题是什么?”依照原文第一段和第二段的第一句中分别提到“very challenging(很具挑战性)”并且围绕这种挑战展开说明,以及最后一段总结通过挑战后的转变和进步得知,本题的A项Challenges Turning into Opportunities(挑战转变为机遇)为正确答案。其他三个选项都不是本文的主旨。
Are there any chronic (长期的) complainers where you work? It seems like every workplace has them—the people for whom the weather is always too warm or too cold, the food is bad, the work is dull, and so on. No matter how good things get, they still only see the bad. They go to huge lengths to point it out to everyone around them. I'm not saying we should forbid complaining, but workplaces need to do something about the chronic complainers because they tend to make people around them unhappy at work. It's a fact that negative people are highly contagious (传染的) and one chronic complainer can easily get an entire department down. We try many different strategies to deal with complainers. But most of the strategies we normally use on complainers don't help and often make matters worse. So what does work? Here's a simple but very effective trick. A friend of mine who's a dentist told me about an elderly complainer who was a patient of hers. Every time he came in for an appointment, he'd complain. My friend is a naturally happy person and would try to cheer him up. But it didn't work and just made him complain even more. So I taught her this trick, and the next time he came in for an appointment she was ready. He sat on the chair, and immediately started complaining. After listening to his usual complaints for a while, my dentist friend said, with deep sympathy in her voice, "You know, that sounds terrible. I don't know how you deal with all of these problems." You know what he said? "Well, well, it's not THAT bad!" This approach works because it gives the complainer what he's really after: understanding of what is,for him,a difficult situation.
9. Chronic complainers are those who ______.
A.usually express feelings of dissatisfaction
B.tend to see the good side of everything
C.like to talk with anyone about weather
D.often share their feelings about others
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题为细节题。题干是问“长期抱怨者是什么样的人?”根据原文第一段第二行破折号后提到的内容和下一句的No matter how good things get, they still only see the bad(无论事情多么好,他们却只看到不足之处)得知,选项A的usually express feelings of dissatisfaction(通常表示不满的情绪)为正确答案。选项B“看到所有事物好的一面”与文意相反;选项C“喜欢与人谈论天气”不是解释抱怨者的特性;选项D“经常与他人分享感情”在原文中没有提到且不合题意。
10. What is the author's attitude to chronic complainers at workplace? ______
A.They should be put in the same department.
B.Their complaints should be forbidden in the office.
C.Something should be done to make them negative.
D.Measures should be taken to stop their complaints.
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题为推测题,推测作者的观点态度。题干是问“作者对在工作场所的长期抱怨者的态度是什么?”根据原文第二个段落的内容和第一句话中but workplaces need to do something about the chronic complainers(但是工作场所需要对那些长期抱怨者采取措施)的意思得知,选项D“应该采取措施阻止他们抱怨”最接近题意,所以选择D项。选项A“应该把他们放在同一部门”显然文中并未提到;选项B“应该禁止在办公场所抱怨”不符合文中第二段开首句说的I'm not saying we should forbid complaining(我并不是说我们应该禁止埋怨);选项C“应该采取措施使他们消极”不符合原文,也不是作者的态度。
11. What did the dentist use to do with the elderly complainer? ______
A.To complain together with him.
B.To try to make him happy.
C.To persuade him to stop talking.
D.To ask him questions about his life.
A B C D
B
[解析] 本题是细节题。题干是问“牙医过去通常怎样对付那些年长的长期抱怨的人”根据原文第四段的第三句My friend is a naturally happy person and would try to cheer him up(我朋友天生就是个快乐的人,总是努力使他高兴起来)。由此得知,B选项To try to make him happy完全符合题意,为正确答案。选项A“和他一起抱怨”;选项C“劝他不要说话”和选项D“问他生活问题”分别不是文中提到的事实,与题目要求不符。
12. What does a complainer hope to get by making complaints to others? ______
A.Advice on how to become a happy person.
B.Medical help and treatment.
C.Suggestions to stay away from problems.
D.Others' understanding and sympathy.
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题为细节题。题干问题是“抱怨者希望通过对别人埋怨而得到什么?”根据原文第五段内容和最后一段中的because it gives the complainer what he's really after: understanding of what is, for him, a difficult situation(因为它给了抱怨者所想要的:即对他困难处境的理解),因此选项D“他人的同情和理解”与文章对应,是正确答案。选项A“建议如何成为快乐的人”不是埋怨者希望得到的结果;选项B“医疗帮助和治疗”和C项“建议回避问题”也不符合题目要求。
A tree growing in a remote area of southeastern Guinea was once home to thousands of bats. A year ago, a two-year-old boy who lived within meters of the tree died in December 2013 and later was identified as the first person in West Africa to have developed Ebola. The question now troubles researchers; were the tree's occupants the cause of that boy's virus in the first place? Yet they will never know the answer. By March 2014, that tree was burnt down. Thousands of dead bats rained down on the village, but all researchers were left with were fragments of bat DNA. The fire spoiled the researcher's plans since no Ebola genetic information could be gathered from the remains of burnt bats. And, Making matters worse, the same bat species had totally disappeared in the area. The research team also gathered other bat species from the area, but found those were all Ebola-free. The work from researchers fails to pinpoint the bat species that may be behind Ebola, but it does shed light on other facts around the disease. They have found it unlikely that primates (灵长目动物) were behind this outbreak. In that small village there were no large animals to be hunted and any meat consumed there was packaged and sent there from elsewhere. Those observations suggest there was no outbreak among the local primates of a deadly disease like Ebola. Beyond primates and bats, however, there still could have been another creature causing the outbreak that researchers may not have even thought of. So for now, the mystery remains.
13. A two-year-old-boy died in December 2013 because ______.
14. What happened to the bats living in the tree? ______
A.They were killed by Ebola virus.
B.They were burnt to death with the tree.
C.They died out after a rain in the village.
D.They were examined by the researchers.
A B C D
B
[解析] 本题为细节题。题目是问“生活在树洞里的蝙蝠发生了什么事”根据原文第二段的第二、三句话By March 2014, that tree was burnt down. Thousands of dead bats rained down on the village(2014年3月,那棵树被烧毁了。数千只死蝙蝠下雨般落在村子里)得知,此题的正确答答为选项B“它们和那棵树一起烧死了。”其他选项A“它们被埃博拉病毒杀死。”C项“它们在村里一场大雨后死去。”和D项“它们受到研究人员检查。”与文中叙述情况不符。
15. What does the word pinpoint (Para. 4) probably mean? ______
A.Reach.
B.Match.
C.Find out.
D.Set out.
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题为词义猜测题。题目是问“第四段pinpoint单词可能是什么意思?”A项意为“达到,影响”,B项意为“相配,使比赛”,C项意为“查明,找出”,D项意为“出发,开始”。根据前面的句子The research team also gathered other bat species from the area, but found those were all Ebola-free(研究团队也收集了该地区其它蝙蝠,但是查出都没有埃博拉病毒)。这与下文的They have found it unlikely that...得知,pinpoint相对应的词义应是C项“查明,找到”,故选C。
16. What species might be carrying Ebola according to the passage? ______
A.Primates of West Africa.
B.Other bats in Guinea.
C.Bats in the tree.
D.Still unknown.
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题为推断题。题干是问“根据短文,什么样的物种可能携带埃博拉病毒?”根据最后一段内容和文章的最后一句So for now, the mystery remains(到目前仍然是个谜),得知正确选项为D“仍不知道”。其他选项均不符合事实,因此不是正确选项。
When you take a pill, you and your doctor hope it will work—and that helps it work. That's not a new idea. But now researchers say they know just how much of a drug's effect comes from the patient's expectation:at least half. When patients in the midst of a headache attack took a dummy (假的) pill which they thought of as a widely used headache drug. it reduced their pain. It worked almost as much as when they took the real drug thinking it was a placebo (安慰剂). "There was no difference between the real drug and the placebo dressed up with a nice word in reducing pain," researcher Ted Kaptchuk says. "Basically we show that words can actually double the effect of a drug. That's pretty impressive." And if it works when treating headaches, it also might work for a wide variety of other illnesses. The findings have interesting implications for doctors and patients, because what doctors say about a medicine appears to have a lot to do with its benefits. Beyond that, it raises a question of whether drug companies should take subjects' expectations into account when they test a new drug. The study is the latest in a series that's helping to work out the mysteries of the placebo effect. Before the study, the group has already shown that placebos can have the effect of active medicine in patients with asthma (哮喘), and that even when patients know they're taking a placebo, they can get relief from the pain.
17. According to the first two paragraphs, what's new of the research is that ______.
A.half of the drug's effect, if not more, is from the patients' expectations
B.dummy pills could be thought of as a widely used headache drug
C.your and your doctor's hope helps the drug work
D.placebos work better than real drugs
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题为细节题。题目问的是“根据头两段内容,所研究出的新发现是______”根据原文第一段最后一句话“But now researchers say they know just how much of a drug's effect comes from the patient's expectation: at least half(如今研究人员说他们知道药物作用有多少是来自病人的期望值:至少一半)”以及第二段内容得知,选项A“药效一半来自病人的期望”,为正确选项。选项B“假药可能被当作广泛使用的头痛药”虽然文中提到,但并非是研究发现的事实;选项C“你和医生的希望有助药的作用”和选项D“安慰剂比真药作用更好”都不是新的研究发现。
18. Placebos can have the effect of active medicine in reducing pains when doctors ______.
20. It has been proved that placebos have the effect of active medicine in treating asthma ______.
A.before Ted's research
B.during the process of the Ted's research
C.after Ted's research
D.upon the completion of Ted's research
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题为推理题。题于是“业已证明(研究的什么时候)安慰剂在治疗哮喘方面有积极的疗效。”根据原文最后一段的第二句话“Before the study(研究前), the group has already shown that placebos can have the effect of active medicine in patients with asthma(哮喘)”可知,选项A的before Ted's research为正确选项。其它B“研究过程中”、C“研究之后”和D选项“刚一完成研究”所给时间均不符合题意。
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. How many times does the heart beat in a day? The answer depends on the person. A little baby's heart is smaller and it has to beat more often to do its job of 1 the blood around the baby's body. Women are often smaller than men, so their hearts 2 to beat more often than many men's hearts do. 3 we exercise, we increase the need in our cells for energy and oxygen. The heart pumps faster 4 exercise. So the heart beats more often in a day with a lot of exercise. For the same 5 , our hearts beat slower when we sleep because our bodies are resting and not making such a big 6 for energy and oxygen. The hearts of people who are 7 fit beat fewer times in a day. Lots of other things like age, body size, and emotions can 8 how fast or slow our hearts beat. A little baby's heart rate is between 90 and 140 beats per minute. An adult's heart rate is more likely to be about 72 beats per minute. We can 9 how many beats in a day using multiplication. So, you can be 10 sure that your own heart is beating between 100,000 and 200,000 times every single day. In one day it can move 4,300 gallons of blood!
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 zhe Answer Sheet.
1. We have at last reached an ______(agree) about the dispute.
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. It is harmful to people's health to take in too much salt and sugar every day.
每天摄入太多的盐和糖会损坏人体健康。
[解析] 本题关键是理解to take in too much salt and sugar中take in意为吸收,too much表示程度,修饰salt and sugar。另外,正确理解和翻译句型it is+adj.+to do sth.。
2. Senior management seem to be completely out of touch with their staff's needs.
高级管理层似乎完全不了解员工的需求。
[解析] 本题关键是要理解三个意群senior management(高级管理层),completely out of touch with(完全不了解)和their staff's needs(员工的需求),通过谓语seem to be组合在一起的正确翻译。
3. To my surprise, the machine made sixty years ago is still in use in this factory.
4. I think there will be a day when digital cameras will substitute for traditional ones.
我认为数码相机总有一天会替代传统相机。
[解析] 本题主要考查定语从句的翻译。翻译时要注意的是句子中的when引导定语从句部分,首先digital camera意为“数码相机”是主语;其次是谓语will substitute for译为“替代”,代词ones代替前面提到的cameras;此外,还要注意的是定语从句的主句部分there will be a day句型的翻译。
5. What the old need most is that their children show much concern to them.
老人们最需要的是自己的孩子多关心他们。
[解析] 本题关键是要分析和理解好两个名词从句的翻译。谓语IS前的what the old need most(老人最需要的)主语从句中,the+形容词表示一类人,这里指老人。谓语is后的that引导的表语从句中show concern to sb.意为“对某人表示关心”。
Part Ⅵ Writing
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 should write about 100 words on the Answer Sheet. 假如你是黄海大学历史系的二年级学生李明,请写信给你校的Smith教授,代表学生会邀请他于五月份某周六给同学们做一场关于欧洲历史的讲座。具体题目请Smith教授自定,讲座时间约一个半小时,之后安排半小时的问答环节。
[范文]
History Department Huanghai University March 28,2015
Dear Professor Smith, I'm Li Ming a second-year student in the History Department. It is my pleasure to write, on behalf of the Student Union, to warmly invite you to give us a lecture on European history. The lecture is to be held on a Saturday in May. You can decide on the specific topic of the lecture, since we are interested in any aspect of the European history. The lecture is expected to last about 1.5 hours, followed by a 30-minute question-and-answer session. Thank you for your time. We are eagerly looking forward to your early reply.