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I. Vocabulary and Structure B1. Hello! I want to make a person-to-person call to Toronto, Canada. The number is 932-0806.-_.A. But I dont know whom do you want to call. B. Whats the name of the party youre calling?C. Whats the address of the person youre calling?D. Whats the extension number youre calling?B2. -Have you ever been to the Temple of Heaven in Beijing?- _B. No, but Id like to.D3. Is everyone always so helpful to you in your office? - _D. Yes. Its a great place to work.A4. -Its a beautiful day today! How about a little trip out into the country? - _.A. That sounds great. What should I do for the preparation?B. I dont know. I really havent thought about what wed do.C. Well, would you like me to pack picnic or to buy something?D. Its all right. Thank you. C5. Excuse me. Could you show me the way to the nearest subway station? - _A. Any time. Its next to the post office. B. All right. Do you want me to go with you? C. No problem. With pleasure. D. Of course not. Go down this street and turn right. A6. It is in the south-eastern part of the country, _ most Australians live.A. where B. that C. which D. whatC7. Although most of the continent _ extensive plains and nothing hills, there are also spectacular forests.A. consists of B. is consisted of C. consist of D. are consisted ofB8. Neither the students nor the teacher _ anything about the matter.A. know B. knows C. have not known D. has not knownC9. The tutor accused the students of great _. A. efficiency B. inefficient C. inefficiency D. efficientD10. They had good reason to think that the experience was worth _. A. to try B. tried C. trying D. being triedC11. My friends dont mind _ in on them unexpectedly on Sundays.A. I dropB. me to dropC. my droppingD. if I am droppingA12. Does anyone know _ _ this coat might be?A. whoseB. whomC. to whomD. whoD13. He paid _ _ visits to the old couple to help them with some routines. A. similarB. completeC. entireD. regularA14. The singer sang with incredible _ and zest. A. strengthB. powerC. forceD. energyC15. The computer now can fulfill many tasks for human beings, but it can never replace human _. A. inferenceB. insurgencyC. intelligenceD. intellectualC16. The _ of computer science to other braches of knowledge has proved to be a very broad scientific field.A. relianceB. applicationC. dependenceD. implicationA17. He was always attentive my ideas. A. to B. with C. onD. atD18. Mary is still inseparable her mother. A. to B. with C. about D. fromB19. Its rude to point someone. A. for B. at C. in D. onD20. Even with adequate light and moisture, plant growth ceases when the air temperature suddenly drops below a certain minimum level.A. nearly B. steadily C. narrowly D. abruptlyC21. In the 1700s North American colonists proclaimed their wealth and social standing by wearing elaborate stockings.A. responsibilityB. eventsC. organizationD. statusD22. Histamine is one of the chemicals released by certain body cells when tissues are injured.A. destroyed B. given off C. inhibitedD. renewedA23. Social reformer Jacob Rilas efforts to improve the rundown neighborhoods of New York City were aided by his intimate friend, Theodore Roosevelt.A. close B. wealthy C. influential D. charismaticC24. The Chippewa people made their home in the seemingly boundless forests of the Canadian North.A. dense B. ageless C. infinite D. uninhabitableC25. A power failure completely _ the cake she was baking.A. damagedB. weakened C. spoiledD. despaired II. Cloze There are 10 blanks in the following passage(s). For each blank there are five choices marked A, B, C, D and E. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passage(s).As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas gift for her father. She wished that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was _36_satisfied with perfume(香水). _37_, shopping at this time of the year was a most _38_job. People stood on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost _39_ you over in their hurry in order to grasp something cheap ahead of you. Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on _40_. They are real silk, the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to _41_her to buy one. But Edith knew from past _42_that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father. She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the _43_were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father only smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was _44_ to please him. When she got home, with her small but well-chosen present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already at table. Her mother was in great excitement. Your father has at last decided to stop smoking, she told her daughter happily. Edith was so _45_that she could not say a single word.C36. A. never B. seldom C. always D. scarcelyA37. A. Therefore B. Fortunately C. Besides D. FinallyD38. A. unhappy B. careful C. exciting D. tiringA39. A. turned B. hit C. brought D. knockedB40. A. time B. show C. board D. dutyD41. A. hope B. ask C. force D. persuadeA42. A. experience B. things C. books D. schoolC43. A. money B. cigarette C. shapes D. shopD44. A. hardly B. impossibly C. possibly D. certainlyC45. A. glad B. happy C. surprised D. excitedIII. Reading ComprehensionPassage 1The greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the proportion of a womans life spent in caring for children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century world probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which custom, opportunity and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a womans youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and can be expected to live another thirty-five years and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has the care of children, her work is lightened by household appliances and convenience foods. The important change in womens life-pattern has only recently begun to have its full effect on womens economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity, and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards return to full or part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the abilities and interests of each of them.A46. For women at the beginning of the twentieth century, the amount of time spent taking care of children _.A) was shorter than in previous centuriesB) was longer than in previous centuriesC) was considered to be surprisingly longD) account for a great part of their livesA47. According to the passage, around the year 1900 most women married _.A) at about twenty-fiveB) in their early fiftiesC) as soon as possible after they were fifteenD) at any age from fifteen to forty-fiveD48. When she was over fifty, the late nineteenth-century mother _.A) would be healthy enough to take up paid employmentB) was usually expected to die fairly soonC) would expect to work until she diedD) was unlikely to find a job even if she wanted oneA49. One reason why the woman of today may take a job is that she _.A) is younger when her children are old enough to look after themselvesB) does not like children herselfC) need not worry about food for her childrenD) can retire from family responsibilities when she reaches sixtyC50. According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women to _.A) stay at home after leaving schoolB) marry men younger than themselvesC) start working again later in lifeD) marry while still at schoolIV. Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 1. He earns twice as much as I do. 他挣的钱是我挣的两倍.2. The concepts, techniques, and applications of the various sciences are interdependent