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.
1.
A pays
B plays
C stays
D says
2.
A town
B gown
C show
D drown
3.
A funny
B only
C July
D lucky
4.
A fountain
B obtain
C contain
D maintain
5.
A tired
B fire
C hire
D bird
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.
6.
Adams now maintains that it is less important to save the nation ______ to a perilous future. ( )
A had alerted them
B from alerting it
C as to alert them
D than to alert it
7.
Just as too much harmony is tiresome in music ______. ( )
A the life of too many benefits annoys us
B so, in life, too many benefits annoy us
C we are annoyed with lives also of too many benefits
D much benefits annoy us in life
8.
Economics, several courses of which I have taken thus far, ______ to be difficult but useful for almost all students. ( )
A prove
B proves
C have been proved
D are proved
9.
He always tells lies though he ______ honest. ( )
A feels
B seems
C looks
D appears
10.
He had gone away on business and would not return to the hotel until the next day. I should have to wait till ______ I could thank him for the present. ( )
A afterwards
B then before
C then
D then therefore
11.
All those youngesters will become ______ in ten years. ( )
A growns-ups
B growns-up
C grown-up
D grown-ups
12.
Michael might have come to school in time for Professor Browning's lecture ______. ( )
A if he got up earlier
B unless he had got up earlier
C but he had gotten up so late
D but he got up rather late
13.
This is an old photograph of me when I ______.
A have short hairs
B had short hairs
C have short hair
D had short hair
14.
All of the plants now raised on farms, have been developed from plants ______ wild. ( )
A once they grew
B they grew once
C that once grew
D once grew
15.
The bedroom is in perfect condition, ______ a few scratches on the wall. ( )
A except
B excepting
C except for
D except that
16.
I had to get ______ about the subject before I write the paper. ( )
A a few more informations
B a little more information
C a few more information
D a little more informations
17.
No sooner ______ the news than they rushed out into the street. ( )
A they heard
B they had hear
C did they hear
D had they heard
18.
One of the professor's greatest attributes is ______. ( )
A when he gives lectures
B how in the manner that he lectures
C the way to give lectures
D his ability to lecture
19.
Which of these trains is the one ______ goes to Nanjing? ( )
A which
B of which
C of these
D that
20.
This book will show you ______ can be used in other contexts. ( )
A how you have observed
B how what you have observed
C that you have observed
D how that you have observed
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. Students will need (21) all of their language skills in order to understand the reading selections in Reader's Choice. The book contains many types of selection oil a wide variety of topics. These selections provide practice (22) using different reading strategies to extract the message of the writer. They I also give students practice in four basic reading skills: skimming, scanning, reading for (23) comprehension, and critical reading. Skimming is quick reading for the general ideas of a passage. This kind of rapid reading is (24) when you are trying to decide if careful reading is desirable or when there is not time to read something carefully. Like skimming, (25) is also quick reading. However, in this case the search is more focused. To scan is to read (26) in order to locate specific information. When you read to find a particular date, or number you are scanning. Reading for thorough comprehension is (27) reading in order to understand the total meaning of the passage. (28) this level of comprehension the reader is able to summarize the author's ideas but has not yet made a critical evaluation of those ideas. Critical reading demands that a reader (29) judgments about what he or she reads. This kind of reading requires posting and (30) questions such as "Does my own experience support that of the author?" , "Do I share the author's point of view?" And" Am I convinced by the author's arrangements and evidence ?"
21.
A to answer
B answers
C answering
D answered
22.
A used
B using
C to use
D use
23.
A At
B To
C On
D In
24.
A scanning
B skimming
C thorough reading
D critical reading
25.
A careful
B slow
C fast
D appropriate
26.
A carefully
B showly
C quickly
D casually
27.
A make
B makes
C to make
D making
28.
A better
B thorough
C basic
D general
29.
A appreciate
B appointed
C approved
D appropriate
30.
A on
B in
C with
D by
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 George Mason must rank with John Adams and James Madison as one of the three Founding Fathers who left their personal imprint(印记) on the fundamental law of the United States. He was the principal author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which, because of its early formation, greatly influenced other state constitutions framed during the Revolution and, through them, the Federal Bill of ]Rights of 1791. Yet Mason was essentially a private person with very. little inclination for public office or the ordinary operation of politics beyond the country level. His appearances in the Virginia colonial and state legislatures were relatively brief, and not until 1787 did he consent to represent his state at a continental or national congress or convention. Politics was never more than a means for Masson. He was at all times a man of public spirit, but politics was never a way of life, never for long his central concern. It took a revolution to pry him away from home and family at Gunston Hall, mobilize his skill and energy for constitutional construction, and transform him, in one brief moment of brilliant leadership, into a statesman whose work would endure to influence the lives and fortunes of those" millions yet unborn" of whom he and his generation of Americans spoke so frequently and thought so constantly.
31.
The author indicated that Mason's brilliant leadership ability ______. ( )
A was exercised throughout his life
B had been recognized only by the generations that followed him
C was less important historically than his brilliance as lawyer
D emerged powerfully, but for a brief time only
32.
The passage indicates that, for Mason, political activities were ______. ( )
A undertaken only when absolutely necessary
B a fundamental and life long preoccupation
C something he successfully avoided throughout his life
D something to which he always wished to devote more time and attention
33.
The author seems to be especially impressed by the fact that ______. ( )
A Mason, a responsible citizen, resisted for so long the obligation to represent his state in politics
B Mason, having so little political inclination, turned out to be such an influential statesman
C Mason was willing to leave home and family for public service
D Mason could be devoted family man and a statesman at the same time
34.
Mason's relation to the Federal Bill of Rights was one of ______. ( )
A significant but indirect influence
B principal authorship
C sole authorship
D distant and essentially unimportant influence
35.
The author regards George Mason's personal contribution to American law as ______. ( )
A not comparable to that of Adams or Madison
B greater than that Of either Adams or Madison
C of the same importance as that of Adams and Madison
D second in importance only to that of Adams and Madison
Passage Two Many people think a telephone is essential. But I think it is a pest and a time waster. Very often you find it impossible to escape from some idle or inquisitive chatter-box, or from somebody who wants something for nothing. If you have a telephone in your own house, you will admit that it tends to ring when you least want it to ring; when you are asleep, or in the middle of a meal or a conversation, or when you are just going out , or when you are in your bath. Are you strong-minded enough to ignore it, to say to yourself, "Ah, well it will all be the same in a hundred year's time?" You are not. You think there may be some important news or message for you. I can assure you that if a message is really important it will reach you sooner or later. Have you never rushed dripping from the bath, or chewing from the tab]e, or dazed from the bed, only to be told that you are a wrong number? But you will say, you need not have your name printed in the telephone directory, and you can have a telephone which is only usable for outgoing calls. Besides, you will say, isn't it important to have a telephone in case of sudden emergency--illness, accident, or fire? Of course, you are right, but here in a thickly populated country like England one is seldom far from a telephone in case of dreadful necessity. I think perhaps I had better try to justify myself by trying to prove that what I like is good. I admit that in different circumstances--if I were a tycoon(实业界巨头) , for instance, or bed-ridden I might find a telephone essential. But then if I were a taxi-driver I should find a car essential. Let me put it another way: there are two things for which the English seem to show particular aptitude: one is mechanical invention, the other is literature. My own business happens to be with the use of words but I see I must now stop using them. For have just been handed a slip of paper to say that somebody is waiting to speak to me on the telephone. I think I had better answer it. After all, one never knows, it may be something important.
36.
The author says he is not strong-minded enough to ignore the telephone because ______. ( )
A he hates idle talk
B it always comes at an inopportune time
C it might carry some important message
D he doesn't want to be impolite to any one on the telephone
37.
The author uses the examples of a tycoon and a taxi-driver to show that ______. ( )
A different people have different ideas about the telephone
B high income is the precondition for the use of telephone
C telephone is essential only to those people whose career depends on it
D working people need a telephone
38.
What does the work "pest" in the second sentence of the first paragraph mean? ( )
A Harmful thing.
B Insignificant thing.
C Troublesome thing
D Trivial thing
39.
Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? ( )
A Some people use telephone for idle or inquisitive talk.
B It is quite difficult to get access to a public phone in England although many families have a telephone in their house.
C The author is exhilarated to get the phone answered in the end.
D English people are fond of literature.
40.
Which of the following statements may be considered an honor to a telephone? ( )
A It provides a means for all kinds of talks whereas the speakers needn't come person to person with each other.
B It can send a message of sudden emergency conveniently.
C It is densely-installed in England.
D It is impossible to ignore the telephone when it rings.
Passage Three It is 2 a. m. You took too long over dinner, the coast is still a couple of hundred kilometers away and it is essential to get that early morning ferry. And your car radiator pipe has split. At times like that, the documents making up your insurance kit lying in the front of your car seem useless. The nearest phone was passed three kilometers back, and it would be reasonable to expect some delay in getting breakdown assistance when you have finally phoned through. If on the other hand, you've got a spare in the car, five minutes' work should see you on your way again. The majority of breakdowns do involve minor and easily changed parts. A few basic tools and the right mix of spares are well worth the space they take up. But to sort out which ones are mast likely to be needed, and to buy them, can be expensive. That is why the motoring organizations have come up with rental kits. For about 50 pence a day ( slightly more to non-members)they will supply a boxed range of spares for a given car. On returning the kit the motorist pays for any that are used, plus a small fee for repacking. Deposits are about ￡ 20. It is much better, however, to reduce the risk of breakdowns by seeing that your car is properly serviced before setting out. Particularly when driving at high speed over long distances in hot weather. Finally, it makes sense to purchase a safety triangle and an emergency plastic windscreen before leaving. Make sure all your fellow travellers know where your documents are; give one a spare set of keys, and slip into the back of your wallet a large banknote for the emergencies where a credit card won't do.
41.
Another sensible piece of advice for motorists is to ______. ( )
A use a plastic windscreen
B give their traveling companions all their documents
C carry extra money for emergencies
D keep a spare set of keys
42.
Nevertheless, motorists themselves can try to prevent problems from arising by ______. ( )
A driving short distances in hot weather
B having their car insured for ￡ 20
C driving slowly at all times
D making sure their car is in good working order
43.
Motoring organizations, are now offering motorists ______. ( )
A a discount for becoming members
B a box which fits nearly into most car
C a selection of parts which may be needed
D a chance to rent a car cheaply
44.
In order to avoid disaster it would be wise ______. ( )
A to spend five minutes checking the car before you leave
B to carry some emergency spares with you
C to buy a cheap set of spares before leaving
D to prevent all breakdowns from happening
45.
While on a motoring holiday abroad you might find yourself in difficulties because ______. ( )
A you have brought the wrong documents with you
B your ferry has just left without you
C the nearest phone is out of order
D a repair to your car might take some time
Passage Four You ask how to start a business? Here is an example. David Dawson, a serious mountain climber, was dissatisfied with soft iron pitons(锥锤), the only ones he was able to buy. They lasted just one or two climbs, and Dawson wanted to replace them with "chrome-molys" (铬铝合金) , which were harder, stronger and longer-lasting. Some climbers made them for limited distribution among friends, but they were not commercially available. So Dawson started Dawson Equipment Ltd., a purveyor (承办商) of climbing equipment, as a one-man enterprise in Burbank, California, in 1958. He had no plan, no management experience and no advertising. He worked in a shed using a hand forge purchased with $ 800 of capital borrowed from his mother. What Dawson did have was a knowledge of the kind of equipment that he needed in his own climbs, and a sense that serious climbers would follow his lead. Currently Dawson Equipment is thriving and produces over 200 products. Business opportunities are mere than ample today for the simple reason that many consumers are dissatisfied. Dawson's business started from his being a customer not liking what he bought. I suspect that your business will begin that way too. You know what you want to replace, improve or change. So begin where the tool breaks, the service slips or the shoe pinches.
46.
Which of the following can best express the main idea of the passage? ( )
A Never be satisfied with what you have.
B Start a business as a customer.
C It is profitable to find fault with what you have.
D To start a business is to make a fortune.
47.
Which of the following statements is true? ( )
A There are less opportunities today to start a business because customers are always dissatisfied.
B There are many opportunities today to start a business with a simple reason.
C Customers' dissatisfaction means you can start a business to satisfy them.
D Never start a business if customers are dissatisfied.
48.
Dawson was dissatisfied with soft iron pitons because ______. ( )
A they were too soft to bear the climber's weight
B they were the only pitons he could afford to buy
C they coul not last long
D they were made of iron
49.
"I suspect that your business will start that way too." in the last paragraph means ______. ( )
A I doubt you will start a business in the same way
B I don't believe your business will succeed if you start that way
C I think it is likely you start a business that way
D I have no idea if you will start a business that way
50.
Dawson's example shows that a business starts ______. ( )
A with a moment of sudden realization of inspiration
B with the knowledge of what is needed
C after you have climbed some muntains
D when you have climbed some mountains
Passage Five As my train wasn't due to leave for another hour, I had plenty of time to spare. After buying some newspapers to read on the journey, I made my way to the luggage office to collect the heavy suitcase I had left there three days before. There were only a few people waiting, and I took out my wallet to find the receipt for my case. The receipt didn't seem to be where I had left it. I emptied the contents of the wallet, and railway-tickets, money, scraps of paper, and photographs fell out of it; but no matter how hard I searched, the receipt was nowhere to be found. When my turn came, I explained the situation sorrowfully to the assistant. The man looked at me suspiciously as if to say that he had heard this type of story many times and asked me to describe the case. I told him that it was an old, brown-looking object, no different from the many cases I could see on the shelves. The assistant then gave me a form and told me to make a list of the chief contents of the case. If they were correct, he said, I could take the case away. I tried to remember all the articles I had hurriedly packed and wrote them down as they came to me. After I had done this, I went to look among the shelves. There were hundreds of cases there and for one dreadful moment, it occurred to me that if someone had picked the receipt up, he could have easily claimed the case already. This hadn't happened fortunately, for after a time I found the case lying on its side high up in a comer. After examining the articles inside, the assistant was soon satisfied that it was mine and told me I could take the case away. Again I took out my wallet: this time to pay. I pulled out ten-shilling note and the "lost" receipt slipped out with it. I couldn't help blushing and looked up at the assistant. He was nodding his head knowingly, as if to say that he had often seen this happen before too!
51.
The writer had plenty of time to spare as his train ______. ( )
A was leaving later than scheduled
B was not leaving for another hour
C was not scheduled to leave
D was delayed for some reason
52.
When the writer explained his situation, the assistant ______. ( )
A responded quickly saying it was a lie
B believed him
C gave a suspicious 10ok as much as to say he had heard such stories before
D just took his story as a joke
53.
What dreadful idea occurred to the writer? ( )
A The receipt had been stolen by someone.
B someone had taken away the case.
C He could not claim his case without the receipt.
D He had left his receipt at home.
54.
The case ______. ( )
A lay right on one side of a shelf
B was right behind as old brown-looking case
C was between two high shelves
D was among the hundreds of cases
55.
The writer could not help blushing for his ______. ( )
A carelessness
B stupidity
C inconsideration
D rudeness
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. I've never been there. B. A dancer. C. Hold on, please. D. Take it easy. E. It was wonderful. F. Everybody brings something. G. I wouldn't mind watching it. H. It has been broken.
56.
Bob: There's a baseball game on TV now. Let's stay at home, will you?
Alice: ____________
57.
Joe: How did the dinner party go?
Jane: ____________
58.
Henry: But you mustn't drive too fast.
Nancy: ____________
59.
George: What me you going to be when you grow up?
Rose: ____________
60.
Pat: May I speak to Rosa?
Ann: ____________
Ⅵ Writing Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a notice according to the following information given in Chinese below.
1.
学院学生会为来访的美国朋友举办一场晚会，请你用英语写一篇海报。要点如下：
事 由：欢迎来访的美国朋友
组织者：学生会
时 间：10月11日(星期六)晚7：30
地 点：教学楼305室
活动内容：音乐 跳舞 唱歌 游戏 交换礼品
Words for reference：交换礼品 exchange of gifts；
学生会the Student Union