Ⅰ．Phonetics Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET Ⅰ.
A. back B. safely C. table D. strange
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A B C D
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A B C D
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A B C D
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A B C D
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A B C D
Ⅱ．Vocabulary and Structure Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET Ⅰ.
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John Adams who in 1775 recommended George Washington to be commander in chief of the Continental Anny. A. It was B. That was C. Although D. When
A B C D
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If law and order ______ not preserved, people will not be able to live a secure life. A. are B. were C. is D. was
A B C D
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Everything depends on ______ we get a raise in our salary. A. what B. that C. if D. whether
A B C D
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The weather being unfavorable, they had to ______ the sports meet. A. put on B. put up C. put out D. put off
A B C D
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-Have you seen him recently? -Yes. I met him at ______ this morning. A. tailor's B. a tailor's C. the tailor D. the tailor's
A B C D
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There is not much time left for you to cover everything, you'd better ______ unimportant points. A. leave off B. focus on C. leave out D. concentrate on
A B C D
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Either of ______ is quite capable of the work. A. girl B. the girl C. girls D. the girls
A B C D
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The film in my camera is finished. I need to get it ______ A. cut B. cleaning C. to test D. developed
A B C D
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The teacher asked us to write a ______ in one hour. A. two-hundred-word composition B. two-hundred words composition C. two-hundreds-words composition D. two hundreds of words composition
A B C D
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Many countries still execute people who ______ serious crimes, especially murder. A. carry B. do C. commit D. violate
A B C D
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To my great surprise the food was still on the table, ______ A. not to be touched B. untouched C. untouching D. no touch
A B C D
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I'm going to ______ bank. I'm going to ______ Lloyd's Bank. A. the, the B. the, - C. -, the D．-,-
A B C D
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Weather ______, we will go on with our journey through the west. A. permits B. permitting C. permit D. to permit
A B C D
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My sister has ______ friends at school. But she has ______ good friends. A. few, a few B. a few, few C. little, a little D. a little, little
A B C D
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the PLA men the villagers would not have survived the flood. A. It had not been for B. Had it not been for C. Were it not for D. Has it not been for
A B C D
Ⅲ．Cloze Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET Ⅰ.
During the winter, most London auctioneers have wine auctions (拍卖). Same are of wines for everyday (21) , but most are of fine wines. Last winter, at Christies, a dozen bottles of Lafite 1945 were (22) down at ￡ 158 the bottle. 1945 and 1961 are the two most vintage (23) for claret(红葡萄酒). Of course, that is not the maximum you could pay. Not (24) ago, an American at Christies (25) ￡ 8,500 for one bottle of Lafite 1806. Sometimes, it is a matter of (26) objective. Last October, a restaurateur from Memphis, paid ￡ 9,000 for a magnum-that is, a two-bottle size - of 1864 Lafite. He (27) 30 people $ 1,500 each for a dinner with a small glass of the wine. It was (28) ten times the cost of the wine in publicity for his restaurant. Of course, some people buy wine purely for investment. A syndicate of four will buy a (29) of Lafite 1945 at, say, ￡ 2,000. Each takes three bottles. Then each drinks (30) bottle, and keeps the other two to sell later at the (31) price as the three cost in the first place. That is, naturally, taking inflation into (32) . But there is no (33) that a bottle of wine at ￡ 1,000 is a hundred times (34) than one that costs ￡ 10. Perhaps the top price you can pay for wine to enjoy for drinking is ￡ 100 a bottle. Above ￡ 100, you are paying for something (35) than taste.
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A. use B. auction C. eating D. drinking
A B C D
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A. knocked B. hit C. bombed D. hammered
A B C D
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A. wines B. years C. bottles D. auctioneers
A B C D
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A. far B. months C. long D. way
A B C D
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A. bought B. spend C. cost D. paid
A B C D
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A. money B. wholesale C. commercial D. economical
A B C D
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A. charged B. cost C. billed D. budgeted
A B C D
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A. valued B. priced C. worth D. estimated
A B C D
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A. bottle B. case C. load D. package
A B C D
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A. one B. two C. three D. four
A B C D
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A. equal B. similar C. same D. level
A B C D
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A. reason B. account C. expectation D. addition
A B C D
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A. way B. hope C. consideration D. possible
A B C D
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A. better B. asuperior C. above D. more
A B C D
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A. to B. rather C. above D. over
A B C D
Ⅳ．Reading Comprehension Directions: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET Ⅰ.
Passage One What makes a person famous? This is a mystery that many people have pondered. All kinds of myths surround the lives of well-known people. Most people are familiar with the words of William Shakespeare, one of the greatest English writers of the sixteenth century. Yet how many know Shakespeare the person, the man behind the works? After centuries of research, scholars are still trying to discover Shakespeare's personal historty. It is not easily found in his writings. Authors of the time could not protect their works. An acting company, f or example, could change a play if they wanted to. Nowadays writers have copyrights that protect their work. Many myths arose about Shakespeare. Some said he had to formal education. There are rumors that he left home when accused of stealing a horse. Others believe that he began his career by tending the horses of wealthy men. All of these myths are interesting, but are they true? Probably not. Shakespeare's father was a respected man in Stratford, a member of the town council, he sent young William to grammar school. Most people of Elizabethan times did not continue beyond grammar school; So, Shakespeare did have, at least, an average education. Some parts of Shakespeare's life will always remain unknown. The Great London Fire of 1666 burned many important documents that could have been a source of clues. We will always be left with many questions and few facts.
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Parts of Shakespeare's life continue to remain a mystery because A. people are not interested B. researchers do not have the expertise to find the facts C. writers had no claim over their works D. the Great London Fire burned important documents
A B C D
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From this passage we can infer that Shakespeare A. was a horse thief B. had no education C. Is surrounded by myths D. was popular in Stratford
A B C D
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The first sentence arouses interest by presenting A. a direct statement B. a question C. an emotional appear D. A contrast
A B C D
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This passage deals with ______. A. the Great London Fire B. the lost documents of Shakespeare C. scholars of Shakespeare D. Shakespeare's personal history
A B C D
Passage Two Every year just after Christmas the January Sales start. All the shops reduce their prices and for two weeks, they are full of people looking for bargains. My husband and I do not normally go to the sales as we don't like crowds and in any case are short of money as we have to buy lots of Christmas presents. Last year, however, I took my husband with me to the sales at the large shop in the center of London. We both needed some new clothes and were hoping to find a television set. When we got to station. So I left my husband and started looking around the shops. Unfortunately all the clothes were in very large sizes and so were not suitable for me. But I did buy a television at a very cheap price, so I felt quite pleased with myself. When I arrived at the station, my husband was not there. So I sat down in a nearby cafe to have a cup of tea. I quickly finished my tea when I saw my husband and went out to meet him. He looked very happy. Then I saw he was carrying a large and heavy cardboard box. "Oh, dear!" I thought. Yes, we had no new clothes but two televisions. We shall not be going to the sales again.
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In January ______. A. lots of people go shopping for discount B. people have a lot of money to spend after Christmas C. all the shops close for a two-week Christmas holiday D. people don't have enough money to go looking for bargains
A B C D
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The phrase "split up" in the second paragraph means"______". A. break apart B. cause to break C. become pieces D. go indifferent directions
A B C D
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In this passage, the word "bargain" could best be replaced by "something ______". A. given to people B. offered at a reduced price C. offered, sold or bought which is expensive D. sold for the purpose of reaching an agreement
A B C D
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The husband and wife in the story A. wished to buy a TV B. went to the sales the year before C. often went to the sales to buy clothes D. were usually not short of money after Christmas
A B C D
Passage Three A man and his wife had a small bar near a station. The bar often stayed open until after midnight, because people came to drink there while they were waiting for trains. At two o'clock one morning, one man was still sitting at a table in the small bar. He was asleep. The barman's wife wanted to go to bed. She looked into the bar several times, and each time the man was still there. Then at last she went to her husband and said to him, "You've waken that man six times now, George, but he isn't drinking anything. Why haven't you sent him away? It is very late. " "Oh, no, I don't want to send him away," answered her husband with a smile: "You see, whenever I wake him up, he asks for his bill, and when I bring it to him. He pays it. Then he goes to sleep again. \
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The bar often stayed open ______ A. until 12 o'clock in the evening B. until early next morning C. all day and all night D. until after 12 o'clock in the evening
A B C D
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The barman's wife didn't go to bed ______ A. because she was busy with her children B. because she wasn't sleepy at all C. until two o'clock in the morning D. because her husband hadn't finished working
A B C D
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People who came to the bar were ______ A. mostly salesmen B. mostly passengers C. only conductors D. only visitors
A B C D
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The barman didn't want to send the man away because ______. A. the man paid the bill every time he brought it to him B. the man was too tired to leave C. he was kind-hearted D. he lidded his job very much
A B C D
Passage Four Sequoyah was a young Cherokee Indian, son of a white trader and an Indian Squaw (北美印第安女人). At an early age, he became fascinated by "tile talking leaf", an expression that he used to describe the white, man's written records. Although many believe this "talking leaf" to be a gift from tile Great Spirit, Sequoyah refused to accept that theory. Like other Indians of tile period, he was illiterate, but his determination to remedy tile situation led to the invention of a unique 86 character alphabet based on the sound patterns that he heard. His family and friends thought him mad, but while recuperating (恢复) from a hunting accident, he diligently and independently set out to create a form of communication for his own people as well as for other Indians. In 1821, after twelve years of work, he had successfully developed a written language that would enable thousands of Indians to read and write. Sequoyah's desire to preserve words and events for later generation has caused him to be remembered among the important inventors. The giant redwood trees of California, called "se quoias (红杉)" in his honor, will further imprint his name in history.
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What prompted Sequoyah to develop his alphabet? A. People were writing things about him that he couldn't read. B. He wanted to become famous. C. After his hunting accident, he needed something to keep him busy. D. Future generations.
A B C D
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How did Sequoyah's family react to his idea of developing his own "talking leaf"? A. They arranged for his hunting accident. B. They thought he was crazy. C. They decided to help him. D. They asked him to teach them to read and write.
A B C D
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How would you describe Sequoyah? A. Meek (温顺的). B. Mad. C. Backward. D. Determined.
A B C D
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What is the most important reason that Sequoyah will be remembered? A. He was illiterate. B. California redwoods were named in his honor. C. He recovered from his madness and helped mankind. D. He created a unique alphabet.
A B C D
Passage Five "Family" is of course an elastic word. But when British people say that their society is based on family life, they are thinking of "family" in its narrow, peculiarly European sense of mother ,father and children living together alone in their own house as an economic and social unit. Thus, every British marriage indicates the beginning of a new and independent family-hence the tremendous importance of marriage in British life. For both the man and the woman, marriage means leaving one's parents and starting one's own life. The man's first duty will then be to his wife, and the wife's to her husband. He will be entirely responsible for her financial support, and she for the running of the new home. Their children will be their common responsibility and theirs alone. Neither the wife's parents nor the husband's, nor their brothers or sisters, aunts or uncles, have any right to interfere with them-they are their own masters. Readers of novels like Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice will know that in former times marriage among wealthy families were arranged by the girl's parents, that is, it was the parents'duty to find a suitable husband for their daughter, preferably a rich one, and by skillful encouragement to lead him eventually to ask their permission to marry her. Until that time, the girl was protected and maintained in the parents'home, and the financial relief of getting rid of her could be seen in their giving the newly married pair a sum of money called a dowry. It is very different today. Most girls of today get a job when they leave school and become financially independent before their marriage. This has had two results. A girl chooses her own husband, and she gets no dowry.
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Everything is decided in a family ______. A. by the couple B. with the help of their parents C. by brothers and sisters D. with the help of aunts and uncles
A B C D
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What is true concerning the book Pride and Prejudice? A. It is the best book on marriage. B. It is a handbook of marriage. C. It gives quite some idea of English social life in the past. D. It provides a lot of information of former-time wealthy families.
A B C D
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What does the author mean by "family is of course an elastic word"? A. Different families have different ways of life. B. Different definitions could be given to the word. C. Different nations have different families. D. Different times produce different families.
A B C D
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For an English family, the husband's duty is ______. A. supporting the family while the wife is financial B. defending the family while the wife is running the home C. financial while the wife is running the home D. independent while the wife is dependent
A B C D
Ⅴ．Daily Conversation Directions: Pick out the appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogues by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
A．We'll show you our photos when we are back. B. We are going with our teachers. C．We are going to Paris. D. When are you leaving? E．How long are you going to stay there? F. Have you been there before? G．I want to go to London. H. See you later. A: Hi, Xiao Wang. Where are you going on vacation? B: (56) A: Paris? That sounds great! (57) B: We are leaving next Tuesday. A: Who are you going with? B: (58) A: (59) B: For about two weeks. (60) A: Great! Wish you a pleasant journey! B: Thanks a lot.
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Ⅵ．Writing Directions: For this part, you are allowed 20 minutes to write a composition of about 100 - 120 words according to the following topic: