Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)
Passage 1
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:
The fourth-graders atChicago's McCormick Elementary School don't know Chinese is supposed to be hard to learn. For most, who speak Spanish at home, it's becoming their third language. They've been heating and using Chinese words since nursery, and it's natural to give a “ni hao”when strangers enter the classroom.“It's really fun!” says Miranda Lucas, taking a break from a lesson that includes a Chinese interview with Jackie Chan. “I'm teaching my mom to speak Chinese.”
The classroom scene at McCormick is unusual, but it may soon be a common phenomenon in American schools, where Chinese is rapidly becoming the hot new language. Government officials have long wanted more focus on useful languages like Chinese, and pressure from them -- as well as from business leaders, politicians, and parents -- has produced a quick growth in the number of programs.
Chicago city officials make their best effort to include Chinese in their public schools. Their program has grown to include 3,000 students in 20 schools, with more schools on a waiting list. Programs have also spread to places like Los Angeles, New York City, and North Carolina. Supporters see knowledge of the Chinese language and culture as an advantagein a global economy where China is growing in importance. “This is an interesting way to begin to engage with the world's next superpower,” says Michael Levine, director of education at the Asia Society, which has started five new public high schools that offer Chinese. “Globalization has already changed the arrangements in terms of how children today are going to think about their careers, The question is when, not whether, the schools are going to adjust.”
(76) The number of students leaming Chinese is tiny compared with how many study Spanish or French. But one report shows that before-college enrollment (报名人数) nearly quadrupled between 1992 and 2002, from 6,000 to 24,000. Despite the demand, though, developing programs is
1、The best title for this passage might be__ .
A Next Hot Language to Study: Chinese
B Next Hot Language to Study: Spanish
C Next Hot Language to Study: French
D Chicago Is the Place to Learn Chinese
答案解析：
题目:这篇文章最好的标题可能是。
A:下一个要学习的热门语言是:汉语
B:下一个热门语言是:西班牙语
C:下一个热门语言是:法语
D:芝加哥是学习汉语的地方
2、The most difficult thing to do is finding __ .
A enough textbooks for the Chinese programs
B enough money for the Chinese programs
C enough teachers for the Chinese programs
D enough students for the Chinese programs
答案解析：
题目:最困难的事情是找到。
A:有足够的语文教材
B:给中国项目足够的钱
C:有足够的汉语教师
D:有足够的学生学习中文课程
3、We learn from the passage that__ .
A Scott McGinnis has been a Chinese teacher for 15 years
B Jackie Chan is a Chinese teacher at McCormick Elementary School
C Chicago officials ire required to learn Chinese
D Scott McGinnis is good at giving his opinions on everything
答案解析：
题目:我们从文章中得知。
A:斯科特·麦金尼斯(Scott McGinnis)已经当了15年的中文老师
B:成龙是麦考米克小学的语文老师
C:芝加哥官员要求学习中文
D:斯科特·麦金尼斯对每件事都很擅长发表意见
4、According to the passage, all the following statements are true EXCEPT__ .
A the number of students learning Chinese is small
B Chinese programs have found their way in several major Cities in the U.S.
C g0vernment officials don't like the pressure from business
D China is becoming more and more influential in the world
答案解析：
题目:根据这篇文章，下列所有的陈述都是正确的，除了。
A:学汉语的学生人数很少
B:中国的项目已经在美国的几个主要城市找到了出路
C:政府官员不喜欢来自商业的压力
D:中国在世界上的影响力越来越大
5、The word "quadrupled" in the last paragraph is close in meaning to“multiplied by_____”.
A three times
B four times
C five times
D six times
Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)
Passage 2
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
Many private institutions of higher education around the country are in danger. Not ail will be saved, and perhaps not all deserve to be saved. There are low-quaiity schools just as there are low-quality businesses. We have no obligation to save them simply because .they exist. But many thriving institutions that deserve to continue are threatened. They are doing a fine job educationally, but they are caught in a financial difficulty, with no way to reduce rising costs or increase revenues (收入) significantly. Raising fees doesn't bring in more revenue, for each time fees go up, the, enrollment (注册人数) goes down, or the mount that must be given away in student aid goes up. (77) Schools are bad businesses, whether rmblic or orivate, not usually because of bad management but because of the nature of the business. They lose money on every customer, and they can go bankrupt either from too few students or too many students. Even a very good college is a very bad business.
It is such colleges, thriving but threatened, that I worry about. Low enrollment is not their chief problem. Even with full enrollments, they may go under. Efforts to save them, and preferably to keep them private, are a national necessity. (78) There is no basis. for arguing that private schools are bound to be better than public schools. There are plentiful examples to the contrary. Anyone can name state universities and colleges that rank as the finest in the nation and the world. It is now inevitable that public institutions will be dominant, and therefore diversity (多样性) is a national necessity. Diversity in the way we support schools tends to give us a healthy diversity in the forms of education. In ah imperfect society such as ours, uniformity of education throughout the nation could be dangerous, ha an imperfect society, diversity is a positive good. Eager supporters of public higher education know the importance of keeping private higher education healthy.
6、In the passage, the author asks the public to support__ .
A private higher education in general
B public higher education in general
C high-quality private universities and colleges
D high-quality state universities and colleges
答案解析：
题目:在这篇文章中，作者要求公众支持。
A:一般的私立高等教育
B:一般的公立高等教育
C:优质民办高校
D:高质量的州立大学和学院
7、According to the passage, schools are bad businesses because of__ .
A the nature of school
B poor teachers
C
D too few students.
答案解析：
题目:根据这篇文章，学校是不好的生意，因为。
A:学校的性质
B:可怜的老师
C:
D:学生太少。
8、The phrase “go under” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.
A have low fees
B get into difficulties
C do a bad ]ob educationally
D have low teaching standards
9、Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A There are many cases indicating that private schools are superior to public schools.
B The author thinks diversity of education is preferable to uniformity of education.
C A high-quality university is always a good business.
D Each time fees are raised, the enrollment goes up.
答案解析：
题目:下列哪个陈述是正确的?
A:许多例子表明私立学校比公立学校好。
B:作者认为教育的多样性优于教育的统一性。
C:高质量的大学总是一笔好生意。
D:每次学费提高，注册人数就会增加。
10、In the author's opinion, the way that can save private schools lies in__ .
A full enrollment
B raising fees
C reducing student aid
D national support
答案解析：
题目:在作者看来，拯救私立学校的方法在于。
A:完整的登记
B:提高费用
C:减少学生援助
D:国家支持
Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)
Passage 3
Questions 11 to 15 are based onthe following passage:
According to a recent surv, ey, employees in many companies today work longer hours than employees did in 1979. They also take shorter vacations than employees in 1979. It seems that Americans are working harder today than ever before. Or are they? A management consultant, Bill Meyer, decided to find out. For three days, he observed an investment banker hard at work. Meyer wrote down everything the banker did during his long workday. At the end of the three-day period, Meyer reviewed the banker's activities with him. What did they find out? They discovered that the man spent 80 percent of his time doing unnecessary work. For example, he attended unnecessary meetings, made redundant (多余的) telephone calls, and spent time packing and unpacking his two big briefcases.
(79) Apparently many people believe that the more time a person spends at work, the more he or she accomplishes. When employers evaluate employees, they often consider the amount of time on the job in addition to job performance. Employees know this. Although many working people can do their job effectively during a regular 40-hour work week, they feel they have to spend more time on the job after normal working hours so that the people who can promote them see them.
A group of headhunters (猎头) were asked their opinion about a situation. They had a choice of two candidates for an executive position with an important company. The candidates had similar qualifications for the job. For example, they were both reliable. One could do the job well in a 40-hour work week. The other would do the same job in an 80-hour work week just as well. According to a headhunting expert, the 80-hour-a-week candidate would get the job. The time this candidate spends on the job may encourage other employees to spend more time at work, too. Employers believe that if the employees stay at work later, they may actually do more work.
However, the connection between time and productivity (生产率) is not always positive. (80) In fact. many stud
11、What is the main idea of this passage?
A Many people work long hours but do not always do a lot of work.
B Most people can get more work done by working longer hours.
C Most Americans work 80 hours a week, and some work even longer.
D People can make more money by working longer hours.
答案解析：
题目:这篇文章的主旨是什么?
A:许多人工作很长时间，但并不总是做很多工作。
B:大多数人可以通过延长工作时间来完成更多的工作。
C:大多数美国人每周工作80小时，有些人甚至更长。
D:人们可以通过延长工作时间来赚更多的钱。
12、The management consultant wanted to fmd out
A how hard the investment banker worked during his work hours
B when people spent time doing unnecessary work in their office
C if people needed vacation after working hard for a certain period of time
D whether Americans were really working harder than they had done before
答案解析：
题目:管理顾问想要退出
A:投资银行家在工作时间工作有多努力
B:当人们花时间在办公室做不必要的工作时
C:如果人们在辛苦工作一段时间后需要休假
D:美国人是否真的比以前更加努力工作了
13、Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A The more time a person spends at work, the more he or she accomplishes.
B Employers do not judge their employees' job performance according to the amount of working time.
C Some people work more than 40 hours a week in the hope of getting promotion.
D Allemployees are willing to spend extra time at work.
答案解析：
题目:下列哪个陈述是正确的?
A:一个人在工作上花的时间越多，他或她完成的就越多。
B:雇主不会根据工作时间长短来判断员工的工作表现。
C:有些人为了升职，每周工作40多个小时。
D:所有的员工都愿意花额外的时间在工作上。
14、The 80-hour-a-week candidate would get the job because employers believe__ .
A that he is more reliable
B his example would lead other employees to work longer hours
C he has better qualifications
D he could encourage other employees to do a better job
答案解析：
题目:每周工作80小时的求职者会得到这份工作，因为雇主们相信这一点。
A:他更可靠
B:他的例子将导致其他员工工作更长时间
C:他有更好的条件
D:他可以鼓励其他员工做得更好
15、The expression “to do both” in the last paragraph is_____.
A to finish their work satisfactorily and relax and enjoy themselves
B to pay attention to both performance and productivity
C to work long hours and have short vacations
D to relax and enjoy themselves quite frequently
Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure (30%)
16、Rabbits are quiet animals, ___ they are able to make 20 different sounds.
A how
B in spite of
C because of
D even though
答案解析：
题目:兔子是安静的动物，即使它们能发出20种不同的声音。
A:如何
B:尽管
C:因为
D:尽管
17、There are two rooms in the house, __ serves as a kitchen.
A the smaller of which
B the smaller of that
C the smallest of which
D the smallest of that
答案解析：
题目:房子里有两个房间，用作厨房。
A:其中较小的
B:较小的那个
C:其中最小的
D:其中最小的
18、I was so fired then that I fell ___ in class.
A asleep
B sleep
C sleeping
D slept
答案解析：
题目:我当时太困了，以至于在课堂上睡着了。
A:睡着了
B:睡眠
C:睡觉
D:睡
19、I can only stay here for a while, but I'll come again in __ days.
A a few
B few
C a little
D little
答案解析：
题目:我只能在这里呆一会儿，但几天后我会再来的。
A:几
B:几
C:一个小
D:小
20、Given the choice between work and play, Tom would surely prefer the __ .
A late
B later
C latter
D last
答案解析：
题目:如果让汤姆在工作和娱乐之间选择，他肯定会选择后者。
A:晚些时候
B:晚些时候
C:后者
D:去年
21、He began to work for a big company __ an early age.
A on
B at
C of
D with
答案解析：
题目:他很早就开始为一家大公司工作。
A:在
B:在
C:的
D:与
22、James doesn't like pop music, ___ does his sister.
A So
B Also
C Either
D Neither
答案解析：
题目:詹姆斯不喜欢流行音乐，他妹妹也不喜欢。
A:所以
B:也
C:要么
D:既不
23、The driver was at ___ loss when ___ word came that he was forbidden to drive for speeding.
A a; /
B a; the
C the; the
D /; /
答案解析：
题目:当消息传来说他因超速被禁止开车时，司机不知所措。
A:一个;/
B:一个;的
C:的;的
D:/;/
24、My uncle's house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours, but it is twice ___ expensive.
A as
B so
C too
D very
答案解析：
题目:我叔叔在市中心的房子比我们的小得多，但它是我们的两倍贵。
A:作为
B:所以
C:太
D:非常
25、This magazine is very ___ with young people, who like its content and style.
A familiar
B popular
C similar
D particular
答案解析：
题目:这本杂志很受年轻人的欢迎，他们喜欢它的内容和风格。
A:熟悉
B:受欢迎的
C:类似的
D:特定的
26、The art show was _____ being a failure; it was a great success.
A far from
B along with
C second to
D regardless of
答案解析：
题目:这次艺术展完全不是一次失败;这是一个巨大的成功。
A:adv. 远非；完全不
B:随着
C:第二
D:不管
27、Health problems are closely connected with bad eating habits and a__ of exercise.
A limit
B lack
C need
D demand
答案解析：
题目:健康问题与不良的饮食习惯和体育锻炼密切相关。
A:限制
B:缺乏
C:需要
D:需求
28、In our daily life, everyone fails every now and then. It is how you react that makes a__ .
A development
B difference
C progress
D point
答案解析：
题目:在我们的日常生活中，每个人都有失败的时候。是你的反应使a。
A:发展
B:区别
C:进步
D:点
29、The hotel was awful ! ___ , our room was far too small. Then we found that the shower didn't work.
A To begin with
B After all
C In reality
D As a whole
答案解析：
题目:那家旅馆糟透了!，我们的房间太小了。然后我们发现淋浴器坏了。
A:一开始
B:毕竟
C:在现实中
D:作为一个整体
30、Don't worry if you can't understand everything. The teacher will __ the main points at the end.
A recover
B review
C require
D remember
答案解析：
题目:如果你不能理解所有的事情，不要担心。老师将把要点写在最后。
A:恢复
B:审查
C:需要
D:还记得
31、It is reported that the police will soon look__ the case of the two missing children.
A upon
B after
C into
D out
答案解析：
题目:据报道，警方将很快调查这两名失踪儿童的情况。
A:在
B:后
C:成
D:出
32、One of the best ways for people to keep fit is to ___ healthy eating habits.
A grow
B develop
C increase
D raise
答案解析：
题目:人们保持健康的最好方法之一是健康的饮食习惯:
A:成长
B:形成，开发；
C:增加
D:提高
33、The company is starting a new advertising campaign to _____ new customers to its stores.
A join
B attract
C stick
D transfer
答案解析：
题目:这家公司正在为其商店的新顾客开展一项新的广告宣传活动。
A:加入
B:吸引
C:坚持
D:转移
34、Over the past decades, sea ice ____ in the Arctic(北极) as a result of global warming.
A had decreased
B will decrease
C has been decreasing
D is decreasing
答案解析：
题目:在过去的几十年里，由于全球变暖，北极的海冰一直在减少。
A:降低了
B:将减少
C:一直在减少
D:在减少
35、__ twice, the postman refused to deliver our letters unless we chained our dog.
A Being bitten
B Bitten
C Having bitten
D To be bitten
答案解析：
题目:邮递员两次拒绝给我们送信，除非我们把狗拴起来。
A:被咬伤
B:咬
C:有咬
D:被咬伤
36、He__ have completed his work; otherwise, he wouldn't be enjoying himself by the seaside.
A should
B must
C wouldn't
D can't
答案解析：
题目:他已经完成了他的工作;否则，他不会在海边玩得很开心。
A:应该
B:必须
C:不会
D:不能
37、Many children, ___ parents are away working in big cities, are taken good care of in the village.
A their
B whose
C of them
D with whom
答案解析：
题目:许多孩子的父母都在大城市工作，他们在村里受到很好的照顾。
A:他们的
B:谁的
C:其中
D:与谁
38、If it ___ tomorrow, we will stay indoors to have our training class.
A rains
B rain
C will rain
D rained
答案解析：
题目:如果明天下雨，我们将呆在室内上培训班。
A:降雨
B:雨
C:会下雨
D:下雨了
39、The college sports meet was __ till next week because of the heavy rain.
A put out
B put on
C put off
D put up
答案解析：
题目:由于下大雨，大学运动会推迟到下周举行。
A:扑灭
B:穿上
C:推迟
D:提出
40、Lord Jim ___ a private school five years ago with the money he earned through hard work.
A finds
B found
C founds
D founded
答案解析：
题目:吉姆勋爵五年前用自己辛勤劳动挣来的钱创办了一所私立学校。
A:发现
B:发现
C:创建
D:成立
41、When Bob and his friends came, we__ our supper then.
A had
B were having
C have
D are having
答案解析：
题目:当鲍勃和他的朋友来的时候，我们正在吃晚饭。
A:有
B:在
C:有
D:有
42、That big dictionary__ Tom two hundred dollars.
A spent
B paid
C cost
D took
答案解析：
题目:那本大字典价值200美元。
A:花了
B:支付
C:成本
D:花了
43、It was in 2005 ____ we began to introduce this new technique into our company.
A which
B then
C when
D that
答案解析：
题目:我们是在2005年开始把这项新技术引进我们公司的。
A:哪一个
B:然后
C:当
D:那
44、He__ the maths examination if he had worked hard enough, but he didn't.
A would pass
B has passed
C would have passed
D passed
答案解析：
题目:如果他学习够努力，他就会通过数学考试，但他没有。
A:能通过
B:已经过去了
C:将过去了
D:通过了
45、Since it is already midnight, we__ now.
A had better leaving
B had better leave
C had better to leave
D had better have left
答案解析：
题目:现在已经是午夜了。
A:最好离开
B:最好离开
C:最好离开
D:最好已经离开了
Part Ⅲ Identification (10%)
46、In big cities there is an increasingly need for cheap apartments for the lower middle class.
正确答案：C
答案解析：
在大城市，越来越多的中产阶级需要便宜的公寓。
47、The price of meat was much more higher than expected.
正确答案：C
答案解析：
肉的价格比预期的要高得多。
48、Joe's father has died ten years ago, so he has lived with his mother since then.
正确答案：A
答案解析：
乔的父亲十年前去世了，所以从那以后他一直和母亲住在一起。
49、How an interesting role she played in the film! No wonder she has won an Oscar.
正确答案：A
答案解析：
她在电影中扮演了一个多么有趣的角色啊!难怪她得了奥斯卡奖。
50、The famous scientist, in his honor a dinner party will be held tonight, is to arrive soon.
正确答案：B
答案解析：
那位著名的科学家将在今晚为他举行晚宴，以表敬意。
51、The old man was so angry and spoke so fast that none of his children understood that he meant.
正确答案：D
答案解析：
老人非常生气，语速很快，他的孩子们都不明白他的意思。
52、The young man, to make several attempts to beat the world record in high jumping, decided to have another try.
正确答案：A
答案解析：
这位年轻人多次试图打破跳高世界纪录，决定再试一次。
53、In the town was found many old people who badly needed money and care.
正确答案：B
答案解析：
在城里发现了许多急需钱和照料的老人。
54、As early as the 12th century boys in England enjoyed to play football.
正确答案：D
答案解析：
早在12世纪，英国的男孩就喜欢踢足球。
55、So absorbed she was in her work that she didn't realize it was time that she picked up her daughter.
正确答案：B
答案解析：
她全神贯注地工作，没有意识到该接女儿了。
Part IV Cloze (10%)
Part IV Cloze (10%)
There 56 a king who had twelve beautiful daughters. They 57 in twelve beds all in one room and when they went to bed, the 58 were shut and locked up. 59 , every morning 60 shoes were found to be quite worn through as if they had been danced in all night. Nobody could 61 how it happened, or 62 the princesses had been.
So the king made it 63 to all that if any person could discover the 64 and find out where it was that the princesses danced in the 65, he would have the 66 he liked best to take as his wife, and would be king 67 his death. But whoever tried and did not succeed, after three days and nights, would be 68 to death.
A prince from a nearby country soon came. He was well entertained, and in the evening was taken to the chamber (大房间) next 69 the one where the princesses lay in their twelve 70 . There he was to sit and 71 where they went to dance; and, in order 72 nothing could happen without him hearing it, the door of his 73 was left open. But the prince soon went to sleep; and when, he 74 in the morning he found that the princesses had all been dancing, 75 the soles of their shoes were full of holes.
56、( 56 )
A are
B were
C is
D was
57、( 57 )
A did
B slept
C washed
D kicked
58、( 58 )
A chairs
B desks
C doors
D roofs
59、( 59 )
A So
B Therefore
C Then
D However
60、( 60 )
A their
B your
C our
D her
61、( 61 )
A make out
B take out
C find out
D speak out
62、( 62 )
A when
B what
C why
D where
63、( 63 )
A know
B knowing
C knows
D known
64、( 64 )
A story
B secret
C news
D idea
65、( 65 )
A night
B day
C afternoon
D morning
66、( 66 )
A one
B it
C some
D that
67、( 67 )
A before
B after
C of
D below
68、( 68 )
A made
B passed
C put
D handed
69、( 69 )
A by
B at
C to
D on
70、( 70 )
A boxes
B buckets
C sofas
D beds
71、( 71 )
A notice
B keep
C watch
D hit
72、( 72 )
A who
B which
C that
D whose
73、( 73 )
A kitchen
B classroom
C chamber
D restaurant
74、( 74 )
A ate
B ran
C slept
D awoke
75、( 75 )
A for
B so
C but
D though
Part Ⅴ Translation (20%)
76、The number of students learning Chinese is tiny compared withn how many study Spanish or French..
答案解析：学习汉语的学生人数与学习西班牙语或法语的学生人数相比微不足道。
77、Schools are bad businesses, whether public or private, not usually becauseof. bad management but because of the nature of the business.
答案解析：学校是不好的生意，无论是公立的还是私立的，通常不是因为。管理不善，而是由于企业的性质。
78、There is no basis for arguing that private schools are bound to be better than public schools.
答案解析：没有理由认为私立学校一定会比公立学校好。
79、Apparently, many people believe that the more time a person spends at work, the more he or she accomplishes.
答案解析：显然，许多人认为，一个人在工作上花的时间越多，他或她取得的成就就越多。
80、In fact, many studies indicate that after a certain point, anyone's productivity and creativity begin to decrease.
答案解析：事实上，许多研究表明，在某一时刻过后，任何人的生产力和创造力都会开始下降。
81、她将成功归因于努力工作。
正确答案：She attributed her success to hard work.
82、村里的每个人都喜欢他，因为他对人很友好。
正确答案：Everyone in the village likes him because he is very friendly to people.
83、我们期待和你一起工作。
正确答案：We look forward to working with you.
84、他一到上海就给我打了一个长途电话。
正确答案：He made a long-distance call to me as soon as he arrived in Shanghai.
85、你知道会议开始的确切时间吗?
正确答案：Do you know the exact time when the meeting will start?
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