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年级 ： Part I Vocabulary BuildingSection A Multiple Choice (10%)Directions: For each italicized word, choose the best meaning below.1. The customer asks the salesman to demonstrate how to use the machine.A. express B. show C. protest D. sample2. In New York in the 1990s, there was a fad for wearing skin-tight pants called “leggings.”A. strange custom or style B. fashionable clothingC. faded clothing D. fashion for a short period3.I have located a better restaurant in the next street. Why dont we go there for lunch?A. found B. recognized C. opened D. explored4. The plane crashed shortly after take-off.A. speeded up B. had an accident and changed its directionC. slowed down D. had an accident and broke in pieces5. I bought this pair of shoes five years ago, and they are so durable that Im still wearing them now.A. cheap B. suitable C. long-lasting D. fashionable6. She brandished a saucepan at me, so I ran out of the kitchen.A. pointed B. washed C. threw D. waved7. With the American Revolution, British dominion over the colony ended and the Republic of the United States of America was born.A. control B. exploitation C. supervision D. protection8. Thousands of people could die of starvation if the crops fail again.A. disease B. hunger C. poverty D. disaster2. A. Its June 18th. B. Its Mothers Day. C. Its Friday. D. Its sunny.3. A. Beef and soup. B. Take a walk. C. Have supper. D. Its delicious.4. A. Its only 100 yuan. B. You can take No.18 bus to get there.C. I will go home by train. D. Its about 20 km.5. A. Twice a week. B. Several timesC. In a week. D. By a taxi.Section BDirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper.6. A. Pass a letter to Mr. Green. B. Talk to Mr. Green. C. See Mr. Green. D. Ask about Mr. Green.7. A. The ideas of the composition are not good.B. The handwriting of the composition is not good.C. Some parts of the composition are not well written.D. The composition is not complete. 8. A. She is a shop assistant. B. She is a teacher.C. She is a nurse. D. She is a librarian.9. A. Because she was sick. B. Because she got up late.C. Because the traffic was very heavy. D. Because she took the wrong bus.10. A. 6 pills. B. 5 pills. C. 4 pills D. 8 pills.Section C Directions: In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed in the test paper, but with some words or phrases missing. The passage will be read three times. During the second reading, you are required to put the missing words or phrases on the Answer Sheet in order of the numbered blanks according to what you hear. The third reading is for you to check your answers. Now the passage will begin.Over five hundred years ago, a man designed a _ machine. He also invented a helicopter. This _ man was an Italian. He was called Leonardo Da Vinci.He was good at everything he tried. We remember him today, however, as an artist. He was one of the greatest artists the world has ever _ . You may have heard of a picture called “Mona Lisa”. He painted that. While he was in Milan, he painted a _ picture. He drew it on the wall of a monastery () dining room. Many people say this picture is the greatest one ever painted. Its called “ The Last Supper”. Da Vinci worked hard painting this picture. Often he worked all day and never _ to eat or drink. Part II vocabulary & structureDirections: This part is to test your ability to use words and phrases correctly to construct meaningful and grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.Section ADirections: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). 16. You can borrow all kinds of books from the .A) library B) classroom C) canteen D) office17. An overseas student studies .A) aboard B) abroad C) at sea D) at home18. Are there still tickets on the morning flight to Beijing?A) free B) suitable C) available D) ready19. Mr. Liu works with a travel agency as a .A) tourist guide B) tour guide C) travel guide D) trip guide20. There is a of two hours with the 7:40 train.A) delay B) change C) schedule D) timetable21. _ theyve moved, we wont see them very often.A. Now that B. So that C. As soon as D. When22. He never laughed, _ lose his temper.A. or he ever did B. nor did he everC. or did he ever D. nor he ever did23. _ the language in the town, he found it hard to get a piece of work.A. Not knowing B. Not knowC. Knowing not D. Know not24. _ hold the VIP card will be free of charge for this service.A. People B. Those people C. Those ones D. Those who25. None of us expected the president to _ at the party. We thought he was still in hospital.A. turn in B. turn down C. turn out D. turn upSection BDirections: There are also 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.26. (decide) The medical team discussed the case of the wounded man again and made the final .27. (go) The weather was extremely bad, which prevented them from out.28. (apply) Your has been approved and you will get the visa in a few days.29. (custom) Before you board the plane, the officials would check your passport if you travel abroad.30. (communicate) E-mails are considered as their favorite means of by young people.31. (advertise) Famous movie stars appear in this .32. (retire) Though he is , the experienced technician is still very busy.33. (reserve) Id like to make a for two double rooms on Tuesday.34. (opportunity) Life is full of if you are well-prepared.35. ( soon )The earlier you start, the _ youll be back.Part III Reading Comprehension Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and then choose the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D).Task 1Americans have contributed to many art forms, and jazz, a type of music, is one of the art forms that were started in the United States. Black Americans, who sang and played the music of their homeland, created jazz.Jazz is a mixture of music of Africa, the work songs the slaves sang, and religious music. Improvisation (即兴) is an important part of jazz. This is why a jazz song might sound a little different each time it is played.Jazz bands formed in the late 1800s. They played in bars and clubs in many towns and cities of the South, especially New Orleans. New Orleans is an international seaport, and people from all over the world come to New Orleans to hear jazz.Jazz became more and more popular. By the 1920s, jazz was popular all over the United States. By the 1940s, you could hear jazz not only in clubs and bars, but in concert halls as well. Today, people from all over the world play jazz. Jazz musicians from the United States, Asia, Africa, South America, and Europemeet and share their music at festivals on every continent. In this way jazz continues to grow and change.36. What can be the best title of the passage?A. American Art Forms B. The Development of JazzC. The Music of Black Americans D. The Birthplace of Jazz37. Which of the following is TURE?A. Jazz is now popular all over the world. B. Jazz is now a kind of religious music.C. Jazz is now played only in bars and clubs.D. Jazz is now played a little differently sometimes.38. From the text, it can be inferred that _.A. New Orleans is the place where jazz was first producedB. the American people are all jazz loversC. jazz is merely sung by the black when workingD. jazz may become more popular as time goes on39. It took about _ years to make jazz popular in the United States.A. 200 B. 120 C. 80 D. 4040. The statement that _ is NOT true.A. jazz is a mixture of African music, the work songs, the slave songs and religious music B. in the late 1800s jazz bands made their first appearanceC. new Orleans lies in the North of AmericaD. it is Black Americans who has invented JazzTask 2 If you dont have much money, what are some cheap ways to travel? In fact, there are a few “almost free” ways to travel. One is to drive a car for a car-moving company. When people move from one part of the country to another, they often need to move their cars, but they dont want to drive them themselves. They pay a car-moving company to do this for them. Some of these companies hire people to drive the cars. The drivers usually have to make a deposit (押金) and pay for petrol, but this is a great way to travel if you can find a car going your way. A bigger problem is how to get back home! How about a free plane ride? If you can fly with almost no advance notice, you can be a courier (信差) for a mailing company. A courier delivers mail in a hurry. The company may buy you a round-trip plane ticket if you deliver a package for them. There are even companies that need to make large mailings internationally. Because its so expensive to send international mail, these companies pay for someone to fly overseas with boxes of letters for their offices or customers in other countries.41. If you want to travel “almost free”, you should choose . A) to drive your own car to carry other people B) to pay a car-moving company to move your car C) to hire a car going in your direction from a car-hiring company D) to be hired by a car-moving company to drive a car going your way42. The main problem with driving a car for a car-moving company is that you have to . A) pay for repairs B) deposit a large amount of money C) find a way to get back D) hire a car from the company43. The way to travel “completely free” by air is . A) being a courier for a mailing company B) sending expensive international mail C) flying without any advance notice D) delivering mail in a hurry44. Some mailing companies need couriers because . A) mail delivered by a courier is a kind of advertising B) flying is cheaper than the cost of mailing C) they have to send international mail D) couriers are easier to dismiss45. What is the passage mainly about? A) Differences between a car-moving company and a mailing company. B) The advantage of being a courier hired by a mailing company. C) The problem of delivering large mailings internationally. D) Ways to travel free or almost free in and out of America.Task 3Never give out identifying information such as home address, school name, or telephone number in a public message such as chat or newsgroups, and be sure youre dealing with someone both you and your children know and trust before giving out this information via E-mail. Do not post photographs of your children in newsgroups or on web sites that are available to the public.Never allow your child to arrange a face-to-face meeting with someone they “meet” on the Internet. If a meeting is arranged, make the first one in a public place, and be sure to accompany your child.Remember that people online may not be who they seem. Because you cant see or even hear the person it would be easy for someone to misrepresent him or herself. Thus someone indicating that “she” is a “12-year-old girl” could in reality be a 40-year-old man.Remember that everything you read online may not be true. Any offer thats “too good to be true” probably is. Be careful about any offers that involve you going to a meeting, having someone visit your house, or sending money or credit-card information.Remember that personal computers and online services should not be used as electronic babysitters.Get to know your childs “online friends” just as you get to know all of their other friends.46. The best title for the passage is _.A. Warning Against Making Online FriendsB . Messages One Can Get Through the InternetC. How to Make Online FriendsD. How to Protect Your Child on the Internet47. According to the passage, people should _.A. arrange a face-to-face meeting for their child and his/her friends on the netB. never give out the personal information like home address in a public messageC. treat personal computers as electronic babysitters of their childD. be indifferent to any offers that even dont involve them sending credit-card information48. The word “misrepresent” ( Line 2, Para.3) in the passage means “_”.A. make a wrong judgment about B. understand someone wronglyC. give a wrong description of D. form a wrong opinion about49. In the last four paragraphs, the writer seems to suggest that one should _.A. not be honest on the net B. understand someone wronglyC. give a wrong description of D. form a wrong opinion about50. As to all these warnings, who would be the target reader?A. Parents. B. Ones child. C. Teachers. D. Ones relatives.Task 4The idea of rain making is almost as old as man, but it was not until 1946 that man succeeded in making rain. In ancient times, rainmakers claimed (声称) to be able to bring rain by many methods: dancing, singing, killing various kinds of living creatures ( including humans), and blowing a stream of water into the air from a kind of pipe.More recently, some rainmakers claimed to make rain by shooting guns, causing explosions, or burning chemicals, the smoke of which was supposed to cause rain to fall. These rainmakers asked for as much as 1,000 dollars to make an inch of rain. One was so effective that he was almost hanged. He was believed to have caused a twenty-inch rain in southern California that flooded that hand, killed several people, and did millions of dollars worth of damage.Before 1946, rainmakers were either liars or honest people who happened to have good luck. Scientific rain making was started in that year by Vincent J. Schaefer, a scientist at the laboratories of the General Electric Company in New York State. His success was the result of a lucky accident that changed years of failure into victory.51. It has been about _ years since man succeeded in making rain.A. 50 B. 55 C. 61 D.70 52. One rainmaker was almost hanged because _.A. he did not make rain at allB. he asked for too much moneyC. people thought he caused too much rainD. he killed several people53. The word “liars” ( Line 1, Para.3) means _.A. people who tell lies B. tools used to make rainC. persons who make rain D. people who have good luck54. Which of the following methods can make rain?A.Killing pigs and sheep.B.Blowing a stream of water into the air from a kind of pipe.C.Shooting guns or causing explosions.D.None of the above is right.55. Who was the first rainmaker succeeding in making rain?A.The one who caused a twenty-inch rain in southern California.B.Before 1946, a rainmaker who happened to have good luck.C.Vincent J. Schaefer, in 1946.D.The passage doesnt tell us his or her name. Task 5A great change in agriculture in the 19th century included two things: the invention of labor-saving machines and the development of scientific agriculture. Labor-saving machines naturally appeared first where more labor was needed. “ In Europe,” said Thomas Jefferson, “ the object is to make good use of their land, labor being abundant ( 充裕的); here it is to make good use of our labor, land being abundant.” It was in America, therefore, that the great advances in the 19th century agricultural machines first came. At the opening of the century, with the exception of a crude plow, farmers could have carried practically all of the existing agricultural tools on their backs; by 1860, most of the machines in use today had been designed in an early form. One of the most important early inventions was the iron plow. As early as 1790 Charles Newbold of New Jersey had been working on the idea of a cast-iron polw and spent his entire fortune in introducing his invention. The farmers, however, would have none of it, declaring that the iron poisoned the soil and made the weeds grow, however, many peop