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.一、交际用语（1*10）1. How are you, Bob?_ _ Ted.B. Im fine. Thank you.2. Thank you for your help._ _A. My pleasure.3. Hello, Im Harry Potter.Hello, my name is Charles Green, but_.C. call me Charles. 4.-Paul, _ ? B. Whos talking over there-Oh, thats my father! And beside him, my mother.5. Hi, Tom, how is everything with you?B. Hm, not too bad., and how are you?6. Thats a beautiful dress you have on!_A. Oh, thanks. I got it yesterday7. Why didnt you come to my birthday party yesterday? D. Sorry, but my wife had a car accident.8. Hi, welcome back! Had a nice trip?_A. Oh, fantastic! Fresh air, and sunshine every day.9. Havent seen you for ages! What are you busy doing now?D. I am working part time in a bookshop, you know.10. Marilyn, Im afraid I have to be leaving now.B. Oh, so early.11.Whos that speaking? This is Tom_. C. speaking12. Im sorry. I lost the key. _ A. Well, its OK.13. Its rather cold in here. Do you mind if I close the window? B. No, go ahead. 14. C. What is your father?He teaches physics in a school. 15. Excuse me, how much is the jacket? Its 499 Yuan. D. Would you like to try it on? 16. B. How long have your parents been in Paris?Well, they got there last Wednesday. So about a week.17. How often do you go dancing? C. Every other day. 18. You know, I have three kids now. . B. Thats terrific! 太棒了！19. How about going to dinner at the Mexican restaurant tonight? C. Thats great! 20. Madam, do all the buses go downtown? D. Sorry, I m new here. 21. Could you help me with my physics, please?.D. Sorry I cant. I have to go to a meeting right now.22.Could I speak to Don Watkins, please?.C. Speaking, please.23.Could I borrow your car for a few days? C. Sure ,here your are. Enjoy your journey.24.Thank you for inviting me. C. Thank you for coming. 25.May I see your tickets, please?.C. Sure.26.Hello, may I talk to the director now?.A. Sorry, he is busy at the moment.27.I was worried about my maths, but Mr. Brown gave me an A.B. Congratulations! Thats difficult course.28.What can I do for you?.A.I want a kilo of pears.29.Excuse me ,but can you tell me the way to the post office?.B. Sorry, Im a stranger here.30.Oh, sorry to bother you.A. Thats Okay.31.Please help yourself to the seafood. D. Thanks, but I dont like the seafood. 32.Can you go to the concert with us this evening?_B. Id love to, but Im busy tonight 33. Congratulations! You won the first prize in todays speech contest. C. Thank you. 34. Must I take a taxi? No, you _ D. dont have to _. You can take my car. 35. We are going to have a sing party tonight. Would you like to join us? A. Im afraid not, because I have to go to an important meeting.36. May I use you r bike for a moment? C. By all means.37. How do you do? Glad to meet you. B. How do you do? Glad to meet you, too. 38. Hi, is Mary there, please? A. Hold on. Ill get her.39. Would you mind changing seats with me? 你介意和我换个位置吗？C. No, I dont mind. 40. Shall we sit up here on the grass or down there near the water? A. Id rather stay here if you dont mind. 41.I wonder if I could use your computer tonight? A. Sure, go ahead. Im not using it right now. 42.Excuse me, could you show me the way to the nearest post office? D. Mm, let me think. Oh yes! Two blocks away from here at the Green Avenue. You cant miss it. 43.Wow! This is a marvelous room! Ive never known youre so artistic.C. Thanks for your compliments.44. Is it possible for you to work late tonight? _.D. I think so. 45. Unbelievable! I have failed the driving test again! B. Cheer up.This is not the end of the world. 46. Would you like another slice of Christmas cake? B. No more, thanks. Im full. 47. Susan is absent from todays writing class.。 A. How come? As far as I know, she has never missed a class. 48. If you like I can mail this letter for you? .A. Thats very kind of you. 49. Im terribly sorry that Ive spilled some coffee on the carpet. B. It doesnt matter.50. Doctor, I dont feel well C. Whats the matter 51.How was your trip to London, Jane? . A. Oh, wonderful indeed 52. Hey, Tom, whats up?.B. Oh, not much53. Do you mind my smoking here? B. Yes, I do. 54. David injured his leg playing football yesterday. Really? _C. How did that happen?55. This box is too heavy for me to carry upstairs.B. Let me give you a hand.56. How are you feeling? Much better.A. Thanks for coming to see me. 57. Oh, Betty, we will be having a buffet party next Saturday, and wed like you to join us. A. Id love to, Susan. Whats the occasion? What time do you want to me to come? 58. Tomorrow is my birthday. C. Many happy returns of the day!59. Could you be so kind as to turn down that rock “n” roll? I am preparing for tomorrows exam. .C. Sure. Sorry to disturb you. 60. Are you getting a new flat this year? B. You must be joking. I cant afford to pay my bills, let alone buy a new flat. 61.Hello, could I speak to Mr. Smith, please? D. Whos speaking?62. -I believe weve met somewhere before. - No, C. I dont think so 二、阅读理解Passage 1Places to stay in Britain are as varied as the places you visit. 1. Is this passage the author mainly _A.Tell us where to stay while visiting Britain2. _ are mainly built for young visitors.B. Youth Hotels3. If you travel alone and want to know better about family life in Britain, youd better stay in _ D. B & Bs4. If you are interested in traveling with your friends but only with limited means, where is the better place for you to stay? _C. Hostels 旅社5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the last part of the passage? _B.All pubs and inns offer visitors bed and breakfast.Passage 2What makes a person a scientist? 6. What makes a scientist according to the passage? _. B.The way he uses his tools.7. “The scientist, however, goes one step further”. The author says this to show _.C. the difference between scientists and ordinary people科学家与普通人的区别8. A sound scientific theory should be one that _.A. works not only under one set of conditions at one time, but also under the same conditions at other times不只是在一种条件下一次可行，而要在同样的条件下一直可行。9. The author quotes the case of Albert Einstein to illustrate _.C.that the investigations are important in science调查研究在科学领域十分重要。10. What is the main idea of the passage? _.这篇文章的中心意思是什么？D.Exactness and ways of using tools are the keys to the making of a scientist.Passage 3A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made man11. From paragraph 1, we know that in America _.A. people tend to have a high opinion of the self-made man12. According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because _.A. B. she takes pride in what she can do herself13. The expression “wait on table” in the second paragraph means “_”.D. serve customers in a restaurant14. The authors attitude toward manual (体力的) labor is _. A. positive 15. Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage? B. American Attitude toward Manual Labor.Passage 4Laws have been written to govern the use of American National Flag, 16. How do Americans ensure proper respect for the national flag? A. By making laws.17. What is the regulation regarding the raising of the American National Flag? B. It should be raised quickly by hand.18. How should the American National Flag be displayed at an unveiling ceremony?D. It should be carried high up in the air. 19. What do we learn about the use of the American National Flag? C. There are precise regulations and customs to be followed. 20. What is Americans attitude towards their National Flag? B. Respect.Passage 5It has been reported that in colleges across the United States, the daytime serial drama known as the soap opera has suddenly become “in”. 21What is soap opera? C. The daytime serial dramas on TV.22. What can be the best title of the passage? C. Soap opera fans. 23. Which are not the reasons why the soap opera suddenly becomes “in” according to the passage? D. Because the young people have to bear the responsibilities for their troubles. 24. What can we learn from the passage? C. Young viewers have turned themselves from the seriousness of sixties to enjoyment now. 25. What message does the author want to convey to us? B. The peoples favorites to drama works change along with the times. Passage 6How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; 26. The origin of language is _ D. a problem not yet solved. 27. What is true about words? _C. They are simply sounds. 28. The real power of words lies in their _ D. representative function 29. By “association”, the author means _.B. a joining of ideas in the mind. 30. Which of the following statements about the real poet is NOT true? A. He is no more than a master of words. Passage 7The French Revolution broke out in 1789. 31. Whats this passage about? C. The French Revolution.32. Which did not happen in 1789? B. The national economy was developing rapidly.33. Where were the political prisoners kept? D. In Bastille.34. What does the underlined word “abolished ” mean? D. Ended.35. What was NOT the effect of the Revolution? D. The king tried to control the national parliament.Passage 8In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. 36. What is the main idea of this passage?B. The role of time in social life over the world.37. What does it mean in the passage if you call someone during his or her sleeping hours?B. A matter of life or death.38. Which of the following time is proper if you want to make an appointment with your friend? B. at 4:00 pm 39. Which of the following statement is true according to the passage? D. Promptness is valued highly in American life.40. From the passage we can safely infer that _从本文我们可以得出 B. the meaning of time differs in different parts of the world.Passage 9A foreigners first impression of the U.S. is likely to be that everyone is in a rush-often under pressure. 41. Which of the following statements is wrong? D. Americans are impolite to their business colleagues.42. In the fourth paragraph, “a high priority” means _ B. a first concern43. Americans evaluate a business colleague _ D. by learning about their past performance44. This passage mainly talks about _ A. how Americans treasure their time45. We can infer from the passage that the authors tone in writing is _C. appreciative Passage 10 Sixteen-year-old Maria was waiting in line at the airport in Santo Domingo. 46. Marias story happened _ .D. when she arrived at the airport 47. You believe that the work of the airline employee mentioned in the story is to _ at the airport. C. check peoples luggage 48. “Why are you so upset?” Maria said to the man. She wanted to tell him that he should not be _. C. unhappy 49. “Everyone was looking at him with disapproval.” This sentence means that the people around felt _D. sorry for the mans manners50. The author mentioned Marias age at the beginning of the story in order to show that _ A. she was young but behaved properly。Passage 11 There are three kinds of goals: shirt-term, medium-range and long long-term goals.51. Our long-term goals mean a lot _ B. If we complete the short-term goals52. New short-term goals are built upon _ D. the goals that have been completed53. When we complete each step of our goals, _. C. we should build up confidence of success 54. What is the main idea of this passage? _ C. Different kinds of goals in life. 55. Which of the following statements is wrong according to the passage? _ C. Life is a static thing, thus we should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action. Passage 12 Britain and France are separated by the English Channel, 56. For centuries, the relationship between Britain and France is _D. a mixture of love and hate 57. The war in Iraq does _ to the relationship between France and Britain. D both good and harm58. The British are not so friendly to_ and the French are not so friendly to _. A. Germany; America 59 _ are more interested in having holidays in _.D. British people France60. What does the last sentence mean? _ C. Franc and Britain are near neighbors, and this will help balance the relationship between them. Passage13Community service is an important component of education here at our university. 61.What is the purpose of the talk? B. To interest students in a new community program.62. What is the purpose of the program that the speaker describes? C. To offer tutorials to elementary school students.63. What does professor Dodge do? A. He advises students to participate in certain program.64. What should students who are interested in the tutorials do? D. Talk to professor Dodge.65. Whom do you think the speaker addresses? B. Students.Passage14When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for one-year stay, 66. Which of the following has become one of Americas fastest growing businesses?D. Renting home furnishings.67. Why do some people prefer to rent furniture? C. Because it saves them much trouble and money.68. What can you infer from the passage? B. Renting furniture is not popular in the couples home town.69. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage? B. A New Way of Getting Home Furnishings.70. Young people liked renting home furniture in that D. They dont have much money and dont want to buy the cheap furniture.Passage15Paper is one of the most important products ever invented by man. 71. Whats the meaning for the word “parchment”? B. A kind of paper made from the skin of certain young animals.72. Which of the following is not mentioned about the invention of paper? A. More jobs could be provided than before.73. When did the Egyptians begin to use paper widely? A. Around 1400.74. Which of the following countries uses more paper for each person a year? B. Sweden.75. What is the main idea of this short talk? C. The invention of paper is of great significance to man.Passage 16Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, 76. Which of the following statements is NOT true? _B. All the people who work in London prefer to live in the country.77. With the same money needed for _, one can buy a little house with a garden in the country.C. renting a small flat without a garden 78. When the garden is in blossom, the one _ has been rewarded. B. having spent time working in the garden 79. People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that_ if they had to live it outside London. A. their life was meaningless 80. The underlined phrase get away from in the 3rd paragraph refers to C. escape from Passage 17By definition, heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage, 81. The passage mainly deals with _. C. heroes and icons英雄与偶像 82. Heroes and heroines are usually _ D. all of the above 以上三个都是83. Which of the following statements is wrong? D. Heroes and heroines can only emerge in war times.英雄只能出现在战争时代。84. Beautiful young Diana Spencer found her genuine love _.C. just before her death 85. What is more likely to set an icons status?_ B. Tragic and early death悲剧和英年早逝Passage 18Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. 86. What does the author try to prove by citing “what kind of impression am I making?” (Para.1) B. Peoples shyness made them care too much about their appearance and actions. 87. According to the writer, self-awareness is _. A. a good quality 88. When being praised, shy people feel that it is _ B. unreal 不真实的89. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? _C. Shyness can block our chances for a rich life. 90. It can be inferred from the passage that shy people_. B. should understand themselves in the right way Passage 19The United States covers a large part of the North American continent.91. Which of the following is TRUE?B. The United States lies next to Canada and Mexico.92. After winning its independence, the United States .C. mainly developed westward93. The United States didnt have states until .B. fifty; 195994. Why is English the language of America?D. Most of the people who first settled in America were from England.95. The best title for the passage is “ ”.C. The United States of America三、词汇与结构1.When the railway is completed, we D. will be able to get to town much easily.2.You B. will have to buy some reference books when you go to college.3.He did t pass the final examination. He C. ought go have prepared for it.4.The atmosphere C. consists of certain gases mixed together in definite proportions.5.Neither John A. nor his father was able to wake up early enough to catch the morning train.6.You dont mind D. my calling you Xiao Li , do you ?7.The girl is B. something of a film star.8.Charles regretted A. buying the TV set last year, The price has now come down .9.I have the complacent feeling C. that I m highly intelligent.10.It was on the beach A. that Miss White found the kid lying dead.11.We all thought D. it pity that you were unable to attend our meeting.12. I had my meals C. brought when I was ill in bed with a bad cold.13. What a bad memory Ive got! I even forgot B.