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统考蓝皮书(1-6)Use of English(20%)21.- Hello, may I talk to the headmaster now?.A. Sorry, he is busy at the moment 22.- Do you think I could borrow your dictionary? C. Yes, help yourself 23.- Are you Mr Robert Lee? A. Yes, Lee speaking 24. Excuse me, sir. Where is Dr. Browns office? D. Sorry I dont know, but you can ask the man over there.25.- Mary, your dress is really beautiful. How is John? C. Thank you. He is fine26.- What can I do for you, madam? A. I want a kilo of apples 27.- Id like to take you to the coffee house on the corner. B. Thanks, Id like to go with you.28.- Do you mind telling me where youre from? D. Certainly not. Im from London.29.- May 1 see the menu, please? Ive been waiting an hour already.C. Here you are, sir30.- I was worried about chemistry, but Mr. Brown gave me an B. Congratulations! Thats a difficult course21. - Oh, sorry to bother you.A. Thats okay 22. - Good morning, Dr Johnsons office. Can I help you B. Id like to make an appointment, please23. - We are going to have a dancing party tonight. Would you like to join us? A. Im afraid not. Because I have an appointment with my dentist tonight.24. - Excuse me. I dont want to interrupt you but.C. Its quite all right25.You have lovely children D. Thanks26Can I help you with your suitcase? D. Thank you. I can manage myself27.Can you come over for dinner with us?A. Id like to but I have a meeting tonight28.Good night and thanks again. D. Good night29Oh, Im sorry. But I promise Ill be careful next time.B.Oh, never mind. It doesnt matter 30 Could I use your dictionary for a moment? C. By all means21 Hello, may I talk to the manager about the price? A. Sorry, he is out at the moment22. Can I borrow your camera for a couple of days? C. Sure, here you are. Enjoy your journey 23. Mr Chairman, could I raise a point about the plan? A. Yes, Dr Chosuk 24. Sorry to interrupt, but can you give me another copy of the handout? B. Certainly25. Do you mind if I join you? C. Please do 26. My grandmothers taken ill and Ive got to go down to the hospital. B. Very Sorry to hear it. I hope its nothing serious27. Well done. Congratulations on your success.A. Thank you very much 28. That man alone over there-who is he? B. He is Doctor Took29. Well, its getting late. I must be going. Thank you again for inviting me to the party. B. Thank you for coming30. -I want to go to New York. Whats the fare?A. Pardon me?Vocabulary and Structure(15%)46. Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy _ for her examination. C. preparing47. The computer doesnt work well, so something _wrong.C. must have gone 48. Although Mary is satisfied with her success, she wondwill happen to her private life. C. what 49. The concert usually takes place at the Peoples Square, with the audion the ground. B. seated 50. If the whole program _ beforehand, a great deal of time and money would have been lost. D. had not been planned51. Isnt it about the time you _ to do morning exercises?A. began 52. I am very grateful to you for what youve given me a you have done for me. D. all that=what53. It was not until she had arrived home _ remembered her e doctor B. that she54. Determined to _ as if everything were normal, he responnd of indifference.A. carry on 55. He _ to arrange a loan through a finance company. C. managed56.Jack is good, kind, hard working and intelligent. I cant speak too highly of him. B. In a word57. I _ going to the doctor, but I wish I hadnt. D. put off58. oung children often cant between TV programs and commercialsB. distinguish 59. The morning paper a story about demonstrations in New York Washington D. C.A. carried60. And what we got to _ is a disgrace C. put up with46. Air pollution _ , this city is still a good place to live in.A. being greatly reduced 47. Many Americans worry about leisure and hurry from one activity to the next, _ little time to stop and think B. leaving 48. I wont be able to attend the meeting tonight because _C. I will be teaching a class49. Great changes _ in our institute in the last few yearsA. have taken place 50. If the building project _ by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be fined. C. to be completed51. _a teacher in a university, it is necessary to have at least a masters degree.A. To become 52. I dont know why she avoids _ her opinion on the subject C. giving 53. If I had remembered _ the window, the thief would not have got in. A. to close 54. Cambridge has announced plans to establish a business school _ the masters degree in business administration. B. offering55.James plans to offers from other companies before making a decision. D. explore56. It would make _ for the parents to be involved in this discussion.A. sense 57. The licence must be clearly _ in the car windscreen. B. displayed 58. The donated liver came from the UK, but the hospital is giving no further _ D. details59. Police are _ the disappearance of two children. C. looking into60. I do not intend to follow that, because ll have an opportunity to do so on another A. occasion46. _ we have achieved is attributed to the guidance of our parents. B. Whatever 47. Mr. Smith will move into his new house next Monday, _ it will be completely finished. B. by which time48. The British are not so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things, _ is often the case in other countries.A. as 49. Beer is the most popular drink among male drinkers, _ overall consumption is significantly higher than that of women. D. whose50. The size of that island is about _ that of this one. D. three times as big as51. Neither of the young men who had applied for a position in the university B. have been accepted52. She must be looking forward to your return, _ ? C. isnt she 53. Doctors have recently _ cancer-producing substance in cigarettes has been demonstrated. B. made it clear that54. After seven months on the case, the police failed to _ any real clues B. turn up 55. Franklins ability to learn from observations and experience _ greatly to his success in public life.A. contributed56. David and Sheila are unable to have children, but theyre hoping to a little boy. C. adopt 57. Harry attempted a couple of jokes to _the tension of the occasion. B. relieve 58. Hes wearing a red shirt and _ jeans C. faded 59. Not _ , with youth unemployment so high, some school-leavers with qualifications fail to find jobs. B. surprisingly60. Doctors predicted that the baby would not _ with such severe disabilities. D. surviveReading Comprehension(40%)Passage 1There are stories about two U. S. presidents, Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren, which attempt to explain the American English term OK. We dont know if either story is true, but they are both interesting.31. The author _.C. is not sure whether the stories are true 32. According to the passage, President Jackson .D. wasnt good at reading, writing or spelling33. According to the first story, the term OK _.C. was first used by President Jackson34. According to the second story, the term OK _D. was used to call Van Burens supporters in the election35. According to the second story, the term OK was first used _ B. in a presidential electionPassage 2Although the United States covers so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs, its people are by now almost entirely an urban society。 Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and forestry (林业), and most the rest live in or 36. If now America has 250 million people, how many of them are engaged in agriculture and forestry?C. Less than 25 million.37. Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas? C. France.38. Whats the meaning of the word metropolitan in the middle of the passage?MetropolitanA. Of a large city with its suburbs.39. According to the passage, what can we learn about small towns in the United States?B. Small towns are still similar to each other40. Why is it hard to say when a piece of country becomes a suburb?C. Because the process is gradual.因为这个过程是逐渐的。Passage 3If we were asked exactly what we were doing a year ago, we should probably have to say that we could not remember. But if we had kept a book and had written in it an account of what we did each day, we should be able to give an answer to the question.41. Which of the following ideas is not suggested in the passage?D. Where there are no written records, there is no history.42. We know very little about the central Africa 200 years ago because _D. the people there did not know how to write43. Remembered history refers to _D. both B and C B和C44. Remembered history is regarded as valuable only when _. B. no written account is available45. The passage suggests that we could have learned much more about our past than wedo now if the ancient people had A. kept a written record of every past event Passage 1Dr. Harvey Gates, the noted scientist, might never have discovered the Kamron lizard (蜥蜴) in Blovia, if it had not been for a childhood accident. As a boy, he was determined to become a baseball player, but when he broke his arm in practice at the age of fourteen and was forced to 31. Of the four statements, which one best indicates the authors idea?B. Dr. Gates is a very famous scientist, though he wanted to be a sportsman at first.Gates32. In the first paragraph of the passage, the phrase in practice means D. while playing baseball33. In the second paragraph, the word creatures can best be replaced by _ C. animals 34. It was _ that Dr. Gates discovered the Kamron lizard.D. during the time when he was studying for the doctors degree35. Which of the following is not mentioned as a feature of the Kamron lizard?C. It may go for weeks without drinking.Passage 2I was due to take my driving test at 11:30 am. It was a rainy morning with low clouds and as I approached the driving school at 9:50 am, my heart sank. My driving instructor, Stan, said something, trying to drive away my fears, but I was not impressed.36. On their way to the test center, Stan tried to comfort the author _B. but the words produced no effect37. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Six learners would be tested at the same time. 38. When the author was sitting in the waiting room, he was quite _ D. relaxed39. When it was his turn to take the test, the author went to his car with _C. increased nervousness40. The passage is mainly about _B. the feelings of a learner before his driving testPassage 3The resources of the library can be helpful even when we are doing something very informal, such as trying to devise a better way to measure attitudes toward music or looking for a better way to teach mathematics. The library can be equally helpful when we are doing 41. The library resources can be helpful when we _ D. All of the above42. The familiarity of readers with different resources_C. differs greatly 43. The author believes that_D. one is supposed to have good knowledge and make good use of resources44. When educators wish to share some information with their colleagues, they often _A. publish it in a professional journal45. The chapter in question _C. introduces some library servicesPassage 1We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen? . When I got that great job, did Jerry really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck? When we 31. From the questions in the first paragraph we can learn that the speaker _B. feels he may not have read his friends true feelings correctly32. In the second paragraph, the author uses the example of Youre a lucky dog to show that _C. sometimes the words used by a speaker give a clue to the feeling behind the words33. This passage tries to tell you how to _C. avoid mistakes in understanding what people tell you 34. In listening to a person, the important thing is _C. to check his words against his manner, his tone of voice, and his posture35. If you followed the advice of the writer, you would _A. be able to get the real meaning of what people say to you Passage 2（12月统考已考）Why was Bastille important to the citizens of Paris? The building of the Bastille had been started in 1370 under Charles V. By the seventeenth century it had stopped to be important for defense. Cardinal Richelieu turned it into a prison. It was not an ordinary prison to punish common crimes. Its huge doors closed only on enemies of the King. The Bastilles workings were secret. 36. The Bastille had been a prison _ D. since the time of Cardinal Richelieu37. According to the passage, which of the following statements is FALSE?A. Anyone who did something wrong could find himself suddenly in the Bastille.38. At the time of its fall, the Bastille housed _D. only a few prisoners39. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?C. The King could put people in, or let them go out, as he wanted.40. This passage mainly _D. gives a brief history of the BastillePassage 3Almost every family buys as least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe to as many as two or three different newspapers. But why do people read newspapers?41. The phrase subscribe to in the first paragraph means _C. agree to buy for a specific period of time 42. The habit of reading newspapers is _A. widespread 43. Before the time of the newspaper, _D. news was passed from one person to another44. The author seems to agree that money spent on advertisements is _ C. well spent 45. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Five hundred years ago it took a long time for news to reach other countries.Cloze(10%)You will find that college classes are very different from high school classes. You will have more work and responsibilities without being pushed as much. 61 , you will have more freedom-freedom to choose what to study, when to study, or 62 to study. You will need to 61. A. On the other hand 62.B. whether63.B. answer to 64. D. concerning65. A. determining 66.C. In addition 67. A. differ from 68.D. take., initiative69.C. Regardless of 70.D. based onWhen I visited the Netherlands last year, my first impression was that it was all too good to be true: a country where everyone is satisfied! So, 61 that young people everywhere are gifted social critics, I sought out some university students and 62 what issues young people 61. C. knowing 62. D. inquired63. B. concerned about 64. A. priority 65. D. that66. D. available67 B. taking up68. B. make ends meet 69. C. looking back on70. A. end up with Homesickness is very common among students away from home-even those who had previously been away at overnight camp or traveled far away. There is a difference between being away from home for 8 weeks and being gone for 8 months. There is also a difference 61.B. leaving 62. A. for good63. D. on your own64. C. Chances are 65. A. Keep in touch with 66. A. go with 67. D. develop68. B. because of 69. C. once 70. A. surface Test 221. Would you like to have dinner with us this evening? _C. Sorry, but this evening I have to go to the airport to meet my parents.22. Hi, is Mary there, please? _.A. Hold on. Ill get her.23.- Please help yourself to the fish. _A. Thanks, but I dont like fish 24.- Hurry up please, or Ill be late. _A. Sorry sir, but the traffic is thick now25.- Excuse me, but can you tell me the way to the airport? _ B. Sorry, Im a stranger here26.-How about a date to the movies tonight, Jane? _ B. Im sorry. I have to drive my mother home tonight27.- Are you ready to order desert, please? _D. Yes, Id like to have some chocolate cake28.- Did Tom tell you to water the flowers? _C. He did. And so I did 29.- Shall we sit up here on the grass or down there near the water? _.A. Id rather stay here if you dont mind 30.- Would you mind changing seats with me? _C. No, I dont mind Passage 1When Mrs. Joseph Groeger died recently in Vienna, Austria, people asked the obvious, Why did she live to be 1077 Answers were provided by a survey conducted among 148 Viennese men and women who had reached the age of 100. Somewhat surprising was the fact that the majority had lived most of their lives in cities. In spite of the citys image as an unhealthy place, city living 31. The Vienna survey may help to explain _C. the longevity of people like Mrs. Groeger 32. The purpose of the second paragraph is to list some _ B. occasions for walking in city life33. To reach the third floor of a building, it would pry be most healthful B. to walk up the stairs34. People who live in the country probably do more driving than walking because _A. they dont live near business areas 35. A conclusion that can be drawn from this passage is that D. walking is a healthful exercisePassage 2For any Englishman, there can never be any discussion as to who is the worlds greatest dramatist (剧作家). Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him: that of William Shakespeare. Every Englishman has some knowledge, however slight, of the work of our greatest 36. English people _C. are sure who is the worlds greatest dra