Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)
Passage 1
Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer.(76) I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a big difference between “being a writer’ and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hour alone at a typewriter. “You’ve got to want to write,” I say to them, “not want to be a writer”.
The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance(自由栏目)writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.
After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that I barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write, I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering: What if ? (77 ) I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
1、The passage is meant to ___ .
A warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience
B advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer
C show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame
D encourage young people to pursue a writing career
答案解析：
题目:这段话的意思是。
A:告诫年轻人一个成功的作家必须经历的艰辛
B:建议年轻人放弃成为职业作家的想法
C:一个作家追求名利是不现实的
D:鼓励年轻人从事写作事业
2、What can be concluded from the passage?
A Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.
B A writer’s success depends on luck rather than on efforts.
C Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.
D The chances for writer to become successful are small
答案解析：
题目:从这篇文章中可以得出什么结论?
A:真正的作家常常发现他们的作品有趣而有价值。
B:作家的成功不是靠努力，而是靠运气。
C:著名作家通常生活在贫困和孤立中。
D:作家成功的机会很小
3、Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?
A He wasn’t able to produce a single book.
B He hadn’t seen aching for the better.
C He wasn’t able to have a rest for a whole year.
D He though that he lacked imagination.
答案解析：
为什么作者在写作生涯的第一年之后就开始怀疑自己?
4、“…people who die wondering: What if ?”(Lin4-5, Para-3) refers to “those _____”.
A who think too much of the dark side of life
B who regret giving up their career halfway
C who think a lot without making a decision
D who are full of imagination even upon death
5、“Shadowland” in the last sentence refers to _____.
A the wonderland on often dreams about
B the bright future that one is looking forward to
C the state of uncertainty before one’s final goal is reached
D a world that exists only in one’s imagination
Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)
Passage 2
uestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
Man is a land animal, but he is also closely tied to the sea. Throughout history the sea has served the needs of man. The sea has provided man with food and a convenient way to travel to many parts of the world. Toady, experts believe that nearly two-thirds of the world’s population live within eighty kilometers of the seacoast.
(78)In the modern technological world the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive. Resources on land are beginning to grow less. The sea, however, still offers hope to supply many of man’s needs in the future.
The riches of the sea yet to be developed by man’s technology are impressive. Oil and gas explorations have existed for nearly thirty years. Valuable amounts of minerals such as iron, copper and so on exist on the ocean floor.
Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. For example, warm temperature of the ocean can be used as the steam in a steamship. Sea may also offer a source of energy as electricity for mankind.
Technology is enabling man to explore even deeper under the sea. It is obvious that the technology to harvest the sea continues to improve. (79) By the 2050, experts believe that the problems to explore the food, minerals and energy resources of the sea will have been largel7y solved.
6、What is the beat title for the passage?
A Needs of Man.
B Sea Harvest and Food
C Sea and Sources of Energy
D Sea Exploring Technology.
答案解析：
题目:这篇文章的副标题是什么?
A:人的需求。
B:海产与粮食
C:海洋和能源
D:海洋探索技术。
7、It can be inferred from the passage that __ .
A man hasn’t completely made use of the riches of the sea
B technology for exploring the sea has been solved
C harvesting rice in the sea will be made possible
D in the near future man can live on the ocean floor
答案解析：
从这篇文章可以推断。
8、Why does the author mention a steamship?
A To illustrate that man can make use of sources of energy from the sea.
B To show that a steamship is better than other kinds of ships.
C To argue that man should use steamships.
D To indicate that it is warmer in the ocean than on land.
答案解析：
题目:作者为什么提到蒸汽船?
A:为了说明人类可以利用海洋的能源。
B:表明蒸汽船比其他种类的船好。
C:认为人类应该使用蒸汽船。
D:表示海洋比陆地温暖。
9、According to the author, technology is important because __ .
A resources on land are running short in ten years
B man can use it to explore the deeper sea
C it is a lot of fun diving into the sea
D ancient people used it to explore the sea
答案解析：
题目:根据作者的观点，技术之所以重要是因为。
A:陆地上的资源在十年后将会枯竭
B:人类可以用它来探索更深的海洋
C:在海里潜水是很有趣的
D:古人用它来探索海洋
10、According to the author, when will the problems to explore the deeper sea largely be solved?
A In the next generation.
B By the end of the 20th century.
C In the near future.
D By the middle of the 21st century.
答案解析：
题目:根据作者的观点，什么时候才能最大程度地解决深海勘探的问题?
A:在下一代。
B:到20世纪末。
C:在不久的将来。
D:到21世纪中叶。
Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)
Passage 3
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:
Today, cigarette smoking is a common habit. About forty-three percent of the adult men and thirty-one percent of the adult women in the United States smoke cigarettes regularly. It is encouraging to see that millions of people have given up smoking.
It is a fact that men as a group smoke more than women. Among both men and women the age group with the highest proportion of smokers is 24-44.
Income, education, and occupation all play a part in determining a person’s smoking habit. City people smoke more than people living on farms. Well-educated men with high incomes are less likely to smoke cigarettes than men with fewer years of schooling and lower incomes. On the other hand, if a well-educated man with a higher income smoked at all, he is likely to smoke more packs of cigarettes per day.
The situation is somewhat different for women.(80)There are slightly more smokers among women with higher family income and higher education than among the lower income and lower educational groups. These more highly educated women tend to smoke more heavily.
Among teenagers the picture is similar. There are fewer teenaged smokers from upper-income, well-educated families, and fewer from families living in farm areas. Children are most likely to start smoking if one or both of their parents smoke.
11、What do we know from the first paragraph ?
A More and more people take up the habit of smoking.
B There are more smoking women than smoking men in USA.
C It is good news that more people have given up smoking.
D The U.S. has more smoking people than any other country.
答案解析：
题目:从第一段我们知道什么?
A:越来越多的人养成了吸烟的习惯。
B:在美国，吸烟的女性比吸烟的男性多。
C:更多的人戒烟了，这是个好消息。
D:美国是世界上吸烟人数最多的国家。
12、What factors determine a person’s smoking habits ?
A Age, income and education.
B Age, sex and income.
C Occupation, income and sex.
D Occupation, income and education.
13、Which of the following is true according to the passage ?
A City people are less likely to smoke.
B People in rural areas are more likely to smoke.
C Men with higher income tend to smoke.
D Well-educated men with high incomes are generally less likely to smoke.
答案解析：
题目:根据短文，下列哪个选项是正确的?
A:城市人不太可能吸烟。
B:农村地区的人更有可能吸烟。
C:收入较高的男性倾向于吸烟。
D:受过良好教育的高收入男性一般不太可能吸烟。
14、What is the smoking situation for women ?
A The situation is quite the same for women as for men .
B Better-educated women are likely to smoke heavily.
C There are more women smokers with low incomes.
D Women with higher incomes and higher education do not tend to smoke.
答案解析：
题目:女性的吸烟情况如何?
A:女人和男人的情况是一样的。
B:受过良好教育的女性很可能大量吸烟。
C:低收入的女性烟民越来越多。
D:收入高、受教育程度高的女性不吸烟。
15、What can we say about teenaged smokers ?
A The picture about the teenage smokers is similar to that of women smokers.
B The situation among teenagers is quite the same with men.
C High school students are more likely to smoke than college students.
D Farmers’ children tend to smoke more.
答案解析：
题目:我们能对青少年吸烟者说些什么呢?
A:青少年吸烟者的情况与女性吸烟者相似。
B:青少年和男性的情况是一样的。
C:高中生比大学生更有可能吸烟。
D:
Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure (30%)
16、If you go to the movie tonight, so __ I .
A will
B do
C am
D can
答案解析：
题目:如果你今晚去看电影，我也去。
A:将
B:做
C:我
D:可以
17、You don't know about the difficulty I had ______ the work then at all.
A done
B to do
C for doing
D in doing
答案解析：
题目:你根本不知道当时我做那项工作有多难。
A:完成
B:要做
C:做
D:在做
18、__ is well-known, the environment in China is badly in need of improvement.
A It
B That
C As
D What
答案解析：
题目:众所周知，中国的环境急需改善。
A:它
B:那
C:作为
D:什么
19、Charles Babbage is generally considered ___ the first computers.
A to invent
B inventing
C to have invented
D having invented
答案解析：
题目:一般认为查尔斯·巴贝奇发明了第一台计算机。
A:发明
B:发明
C:已经发明了
D:已经发明了
20、With oil prices keeping __ , people are hesitating whether to buy a car or not.
A rising
B arising
C raising
D arousing
答案解析：
题目:由于油价居高不下，人们正在犹豫是否要买汽车。
A:不断上升的
B:产生
C:提高
D:引起
21、I walked out of the cinema, __ to return to see the wonderful film the next Sunday.
A determine
B being determined
C determined
D to be determined
答案解析：
题目:我走出电影院，打算下个星期天再去看那部精彩的电影。
A:确定
B:被确定
C:确定
D:待定
22、We were very disappointed at the ______ to our advertisement, and our products didn’t sell well.
A replies
B response
C answers
D words
23、My suggestion yesterday was that a meeting __ to discuss the matter.
A should hold
B must be held
C would be held
D be held
答案解析：
题目:我昨天的建议是开个会来讨论这件事。
A:应持有
B:必须举行
C:将会举行
D:举行
24、Before the guests come, I must get the glasses ___ .
A washed
B to be washed
C being washed
D to wash
答案解析：
题目:客人来之前，我必须把玻璃杯洗一洗。
A:洗
B:要洗
C:被
D:洗
25、Who would you rather have __ the computer, Mr. Lin or Mr. Chen?
A repaired
B repair
C repairing
D to repair
答案解析：
题目:你想要谁的电脑，林先生还是陈先生?
A:修理
B:修复
C:修复
D:修复
26、It turned out that the man was an excellent policeman working in New York, __ had contributed a lot to the case.
A that
B which
C who
D where
答案解析：
题目:原来，这名男子是一名出色的警察，在纽约工作，为这起案件做出了很大贡献。
A:那
B:哪一个
C:谁
D:在哪里
27、_____ you don’t know the rule won’t be a sufficient excuse for your failure.
A It is
B That
C Because
D What
答案解析：
你不知道这个规则不能成为你失败的充分借口。
28、She is very __ to ring me tonight. I can sense that.
A liable
B possible
C likely
D likeable
答案解析：
题目:她今晚很想给我打电话。我能感觉到。
A:承担责任
B:可能的
C:可能
D:可爱的
29、Small talk is a good way to kill time, make friends and __ something with others.
A argue
B replace
C share
D match
答案解析：
题目:闲聊是消磨时间、交朋友和与他人交往的好方法。
A:认为
B:取代
C:分享
D:匹配
30、Some people like drinking coffee, for it has __ effects.
A promoting
B stimulating
C enhancing
D encouraging
答案解析：
题目:有些人喜欢喝咖啡，因为它有效果。
A:促进
B:刺激
C:加强
D:鼓励
31、_____ you’re early you can’t be sure of getting a seat.
A If
B Unless
C When
D Because
32、John likes Chinese food, but he __ eating with chopsticks.
A doesn’t used to
B doesn’t use to
C isn’t used to
D used not to
答案解析：
约翰喜欢中国菜，但他用筷子吃饭。
33、His wife had the front door painted green yesterday, ___ she?
A did
B didn’t
C had
D hadn’t
答案解析：
题目:他妻子昨天把前门漆成绿色，是吗?
A:做了
B:没有
C:有
D:没有
34、After the war , a new school building was put up __ there had once been a theatre.
A that
B where
C which
D when
答案解析：
题目:战争结束后，在那里建了一座新校舍。
A:那
B:在哪里
C:哪一个
D:当
35、It shames me to say it, but I told a life when ___ at the meeting by my boss.
A questioning
B having questioned
C questioned
D to be questioned
答案解析：
题目:我不好意思这么说，但是当我的老板在会上问我的时候，我讲述了我的生活。
A:质疑
B:有质疑
C:质疑
D:被质疑
36、A modern city has been set up in ___ was a wasteland ten years ago .
A what
B which
C that
D where
答案解析：
题目:一座现代化的城市已经在十年前的荒地上建立起来了。
A:什么
B:哪一个
C:那
D:在哪里
37、Professor Smith, along with his assistants, __ on the project day and night to meet the deadline.
A work
B working
C is working
D are working
答案解析：
题目:史密斯教授和他的助手们夜以继日地赶项目的最后期限。
A:工作
B:工作
C:工作
D:工作
38、The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without __ his notes.
A bringing up
B referring to
C looking for
D trying on
答案解析：
题目:总统在商务会议上讲了将近一个小时，没有做笔记。
A:抚养
B:指的是
C:寻找
D:试穿
39、It is certain that he will ___ his business to his son when he gets old.
A take over
B think over
C hand over
D go over
答案解析：
题目:他一定会把他的事业留给他的儿子，当他老了的时候。
A:接管；接收
B:仔细考虑
C:交出；移交
D:复习
40、The Internet has brought __ big changes in the way we work.
A about
B out
C back
D up
答案解析：
题目:互联网给我们的工作方式带来了巨大的变化。
A:关于
B:出
C:回来
D:向上
41、When climbing the hill, John was knocked unconscious by an __ rolling stone.
A untouched
B unfamiliar
C unexpected
D unbelievable
答案解析：
题目:约翰爬山时被一块滚动的石头打昏了。
A:没有
B:不熟悉的
C:意想不到的
D:令人难以置信的
42、Her brother __ to leave her in the dark room alone when she disobeyed his order.
A declared
B threatened
C warned
D exclaimed
答案解析：
题目:当她不服从哥哥的命令时，他让她一个人留在黑暗的房间里。
A:宣布
B:威胁
C:警告
D:大声说
43、Alice trusts you. Only you can __ her to give up the foolish idea.
A suggest
B attract
C tempt
D persuade
答案解析：
题目:爱丽丝信任你。只有你才能使她放弃这个愚蠢的想法。
A:建议
B:吸引
C:诱惑
D:说服
44、A man is being questioned in relation to the __ murder.
A advised
B attended
C attempted
D admired
答案解析：
题目:一名男子正在接受与谋杀案有关的审问。
A:建议
B:参加了
C:尝试
D:欣赏
45、Modern plastics can __ very high and very low temperatures.
A stand
B hold
C carry
D support
答案解析：
题目:现代塑料能经受极高和极低的温度。
A:忍受
B:持有
C:携带
D:支持
Part Ⅲ Identification (10%)
46、He invited me to go to a party and I did not want to join him that evening.
正确答案：C
答案解析：
题目:他邀请我去参加一个聚会，那天晚上我不想参加。
A:邀请
B:去
C:和
D:加入他
47、The information which she was injured in the accident was given by Liz.
正确答案：A
答案解析：
题目:她在事故中受伤的消息是莉斯提供的。
A:哪一个
B:受伤
C:这次事故
D:给出了
48、Look at the beautiful flowers here ! How wonderful they are smelling.
正确答案：D
答案解析：
题目:看这些美丽的花!它们闻起来真香。
A:看看
B:花
C:如何
D:是闻
49、Dear Helen, please forgive him for his rudeness, can you ?
正确答案：D
答案解析：
题目:亲爱的海伦，请原谅他的无礼，好吗?
A:原谅
B:为
C:粗鲁
D:可以哟
50、Did anyone inform you with the change of the schedule that had been decided yesterday ?
正确答案：C
答案解析：
题目:昨天已决定的日程有变动，有人通知你了吗?
A:做了
B:通知
C:与
D:已经决定
51、Despite his old age, he is still very healthful and often works in the field.
正确答案：D
答案解析：
题目:尽管年事已高，他仍然很健康，经常下地干活。
A:尽管
B:年龄
C:非常
D:健康的
52、This equipment is based upon advanced techniques and it is highly reliable.
正确答案：C
答案解析：
题目:该设备技术先进，可靠性高。
A:设备
B:基于
C:技术
D:高度可靠
53、It is about time that we go to supper, for we still have a meeting to attend this evening.
正确答案：B
答案解析：
题目:我们该吃晚饭了，因为今天晚上我们还有一个会要参加。
A:关于时间
B:去吃晚饭
C:为
D:参加
54、Every now and then he would come here paying a visit to his old aunt, who lived all alone in a small house.
正确答案：C
答案解析：
题目:他不时地到这里来看看他的老姑母，她独自住在一所小房子里。
A:不时地
B:会来的
C:参观
D:独自
55、The passengers saw the thief stole on the bus, but they didn’t say anything.
正确答案：B
Part IV Cloze (10%)
Part Ⅳ Cloze (10%)
When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States it wasn’t the first time I had been _56_. Like most English children I learned French at school and I had often _57_ to France, I so I was used _58_ a foreign language to people who did not understand _59_. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to _60_ a nice easy holiday without any _61_ problems.
How wrong I was ! the misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a _62_ telephone to give my American friend Danny a _63_ and tell her I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me _64_ lost and asked _65_ he could help me. “Yes,” I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.” “Well, that’s _66_ “ he exclaimed. “Are you getting_67_? But aren’t you a bit _68_?” “Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I _69_ want to give a ring to tell he I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there’s a phone box?” “Oh!” he said, “ There’s a phone downstairs.”
When at last we _70_ meet up, Danny _71_ the misunderstandings to me. “ Don’t worry,” she said to me . “I had so many _72_ at first. There are lots of words words which the Americans _73_ differently in meaning from _74_. You’ll soon get used to _75_ things they say. Most of the time British and American people understand each other!”
56、( 56 )
A out
B aboard
C away
D abroad
57、( 57 )
A gone
B been
C got
D come
58、( 58 )
A to speak
B for speaking
C to speaking
D to speaking of
59、( 59 )
A English
B French
C Russian
D Latin
60、( 60 )
A having
B buying
C giving
D receiving
61、( 61 )
A time
B human
C money
D language
62、( 62 )
A perfect
B popular
C public
D pleasant
63、( 63 )
A ring
B letter
C word
D message
64、( 64 )
A to look
B looking like
C looking
D feeling like
65、( 65 )
A that
B if
C where
D when
66、( 66 )
A well
B strange
C nice
D funny
67、( 67 )
A to marry
B marrying
C to be married
D married
68、( 68 )
A small
B smart
C little
D young
69、( 69 )
A very
B just
C so
D just now
70、( 70 )
A did
B could
C do
D can
71、( 71 )
A described
B explained
C talked
D expressed
72、( 72 )
A trouble
B difficulties
C fun
D things
73、( 73 )
A write
B speak
C use
D read
74、( 74 )
A us British
B British us
C us Britain
D we British
75、( 75 )
A such
B these
C some
D all the
Part Ⅴ Translation (20%)
76、I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a big difference between “being a writer” and writing.
正确答案：我总是鼓励这样的人，但我也解释说，“成为一名作家”和写作之间有很大的区别。
77、I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of fai8lure.
答案解析：我会继续把我的梦想付诸实践，即使这意味着生活在不确定性和对公平的恐惧中。
78、In the modern technological world the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive.
答案解析：在现代科技世界中，海洋提供了许多资源来帮助人类生存。
79、By the year 2050, experts believe that the problems to explore the food, minerals and energy resources of the sea will have been largely solved.
答案解析：专家们认为，到2050年，开发海洋食品、矿产和能源的问题将在很大程度上得到解决。
80、There are slightly more smokers among women with higher family incomes and higher education than among the lower income and lower educational groups.
答案解析：家庭收入高、受教育程度高的女性烟民略多于收入低、受教育程度低的女性烟民。
81、事实上，水污染的危害远不止这点。
正确答案：In fact, the harm of water pollution goes far beyond that.
82、这个问题不像我们最初想象的那么复杂。
正确答案：This problem is not as complex as we initially imagined.
83、如果你那时没有及时离开，我无法想象会发生什么情况。
正确答案：If you hadn't left in time, I couldn't imagine what would have happened.
84、他们发现在下午6点前不可能完成这项工作。
正确答案：They found it impossible to complete the work before 6 pm.
85、由于我没有读过这本书，所以我无法对此作出评论。
正确答案：As I have not read this book, I am unable to comment on it.
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