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TEST 1Part Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:Gardening has a long history. It is one of the oldest pastime in the world. Roses are known to be on the earth before there are human beings, and now there are 300 kinds of roses grown in gardens. Gardening is so big a subject that you can spend your whole life learning about it.People have different preferences for gardening. Some may enjoy having their own flower gardens and cutting flowers for their homes. Some may prefer to grow fruit and vegetables for food. Many like keeping plants in their homes, which is light work. With flowers or plants in a room, the house can be more beautiful. There are different things to be done in a garden in different seasons. There is a time to sow, to cut off branches and to do many other jobs. Besides, you mush also have some knowledge about the soil in your garden, and about fertilizers and weed killers, if you want to get high yields.Today, indoor gardening is more and more popular. Hundreds of plants are grown indoors. To keep the indoor plant healthy, you have to follow certain rules. In heated rooms, plants need plenty of moisture. They have to be carefully watered and leaves should be sprayed. Potted plants are better to be kept on windowsills. The sun and daylight help to keep the leaves green. Fresh air is also needed if the weather is good.21. According to the author, gardening is _. A) the easiest jobB) the rich mens workC) a fairly new topicD) a rather complex subject 22. In which of the following do we consider fresh air very important? A) Keeping plants inside houses.B) Cutting off branches.C) Learning how to use weed killers.D) Fertilizing the soil. 23. The work in a garden will take your whole life to learn because _.A) the seasons are quite differentB) gardening is so popularC) there is much knowledge involvedD) many people have preference for it24. The following are considered important when plants are kept indoors except _.A) sunlight B) moistureC) seasons D) fresh air25. If you want to get high yields in your garden, you should _.A) learn all the details about the species of you plantsB) have knowledge about the soil, fertilizers and weed killersC) water your plants and always keep them greenD) keep your plants away from too much sunlightQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:In the United States, there are six million more women than men. On average women live seven years longer than men. If you look at the top ten or twelve causes of death, every single one kills more men.The reason why men die more than women partly lies with men themselves. Men smoke more than women, drink more and take more life-threatening chances. Men are killed by other men three times as often as women are. They commit suicide(自杀) at a higher rate and have more than twice as many fatal car accidents as women do.On the other hand, women are less likely than men to get life-threatening diseases. They seem to get everyday sickness and pain more often than men. They make more visits to the doctors, take more drugs and spend more days in bed. When men get heart attacks, women are sick in bed. But men are dead.When a spouse (配偶) dies men seem to suffer more than women. They feel more miserable and are more likely to fall ill and die. As a result, nearly 80 percent of the population over 65 years old and living alone are women.Without a spouse, new widowers (鳏夫) feel lonely, and soon get sick. A woman who loses a husband, in contrast, of ten has close friends with her. But things are changing now. Men are smoking less, drinking less and eating better. The health gap between men and women is getting smaller and smaller not because women are acting like men, but because men are behaving more like women.26. In the US, because women live longer than men _.A) many women are in need of helpB) many men feel more miserable, fall ill and dieC) many old women are living aloneD) eighty percent of the population are women27. The passage mentioned several reasons for mens living shorter than women except that men _.A) get everyday sickness and painB) feel worse than women without spousesC) have fewer close friends than womenD) take more dangerous chances than women28. One of the reasons why women live longer than men is that _.A) drink less and eat moreB) more women commit suicideC) doctors are better in dealing with womens sicknessD) women visit their doctors more often29. Who are to blame when more men die than women?A) The doctors. B) Men themselves.C) The car company. D) Women themselves.30. According to the passage, which of the following is true of the changing behavior of men?A) Men drivers are driving more slowly.B) Eighty percent of men who lose wives get remarried.C) Men begin to care more about their food.D) Fewer men visit doctors regularly.Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:Solar energy(太阳能) for your home is coming. It can help you as a single home owner. It can help the whole country as well. Whether or not solar energy can save your money depends on many things. Where you live is one factor. The type of home you have is another. Things like insulation(绝缘材料), present energy costs, and the type of system you buy are other factors.Using solar energy can help save our fuel. As you know, our supplies of oil and gas are very limited. There is just not enough on hand to meet all our future energy needs. The only way we can save energy now is by using other sources, like the sun.We wont have to worry about the suns running out of energy for another several billion years or so. Besides being an endless source of energy, the sun has other advantages as well. The sun does not offer as many problems as other energy sources. For example, fossil fuel(化石燃料) plants cause high pollution levels. With solar energy, we will still need these sources of energy, but we wont need as much. That means we can cut down on our pollution problems.With all these good points, why dont we use more solar power? There are many reasons for this. The bigger reason is money. Until now, it was just not practical for a homeowner to put in a solar unit. There were cheaper source of energy. All that is changing now. Solar costs are starting to equal the cost of oil and electricity. Experts say that gas, oil, and electricity prices will continue to rise. The demand for electricity is increasing rapidly. But new power plants will use more gas oil or coal. Already in some places the supply of electricity is being rationed(配给).31. Whether or not solar power will save you money depends on _.A) your incomeB) family sizeC) where you liveD) your job32. The sun will not run out of energy for several _.A) hundred years B) thousand yearsC) million years D) billion years. 33. The biggest reason for not using more solar power is that we dont have the _.A) surroundings B) moneyC) technology D) space34. Solar energy has the advantage that it _.A) costs much lessB) cuts down on pollution levelsC) causes no pollution at allD) can be easily obtained35. What does this article suggest?A) There exist many advantages in using solar power.B) Oil companies are against using solar energy.C) Many people are afraid of solar energy.D) Solar energy will soon be the only source of energy.Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:As soon as Linda went into the department that sold raincoats, she sensed there was something unusual in the atmosphere.First of all, there was a salesman there and not a saleswoman. That was very unusual in the womens coat department. He asked if he could be of any help. But when she said she was just looking he did not seem to be listening. He did not look very much like a sales man, either.A second later a raincoat caught her eye. She asked him a question about it. He did not even hear her at first. She asked again. She wanted to know if he had any coats like it with a detachable lining. He did not seem to understand what a detachable lining was. She explained. Then she went on looking. She noticed that the salesman seemed to be watching another customer in the department all the time. The other customer, a middle-aged woman, left the department. The salesman immediately went to the phone and told somebody on the other end that the woman had gone and had definitely taken two leather belts without paying for them. Then he turned to Linda and explained that he was not a salesman at all but a store detective. Later, Linda read in the paper that a woman had been arrested for stealing some belts from a department store, or, in other words, for shoplifting.36. Why did Linda go into the department that sold raincoat?A) It was raining outsideB) She wanted to have a look at the raincoatC) She wanted to buy a raincoat with a detachable liningD) She felt there was something unusual in the atmosphere37. The salesman _.A) received Linda warmlyB) was attending another customerC) knew raincoat wellD) was a store detective38. “Lining” here is _.A) stuff B) special materialC) lines D) the material inside the coat39. The word “shoplifting” possibly means _.A) stealing money from other customersB) robbing a department storeC) stealing something from a department storeD) helping the store to sell goods40. It is not told but can be inferred from the passage _.A) Linda bought some belts at lastB) The salesman arrest the woman himselfC) The woman arrested is the woman whom Linda saw in the department store.D) The middle-aged woman forgot to payPart II Vocabulary and Structure Directions: The are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.41. Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy _ for her examination.A) to prepare B) to be prepared C) preparingD) prepared42. I took the driving test many times, and _ passed it.A) last B) eventuallyC) recently D) lately43. I tried to _ her to go with us, but she doesnt want to.A) convince B) letC) force D) command44. I was born in Suzhou but now I have _ in Guangzhou.A) fixed B) situatedC) placed D) settled45. “Must we hand in the exercise books today?” “No, _.”A) you must not B) you needntC) you may not D) you couldnt46. If he won a scholarship next year, he _ able to study abroad.A) could be B) would beC) must be D) will be 47. The girl could hardly help _ when she saw the house on fire.A) to scream B) screamC) screaming D) screamed48. We had a _ meeting this morning and I feel very tired and want no work at all.A) three-hours B) three-hours-longC) three-hour D) three-hour-long49. She looks very pretty when she is _ light blue.A) with B) inC) into D) at50. Tom said he _ get married _ he did get some achievement in his work.A) would, until B) would not, not untilC) would, not until D)would not, until51. In order to _ to life in the wild, he has to learn how to hunt.A) effect B) adoptC) adjust D) enter52. He was late for class. There _ a traffic jam on the way here.A) must be B)must have beenC) must have D) could have been53. I think he can _ his classmates though he has been in bed for a long time.A) keep up with B) keep on withC) keep in with D) keep ahead with54. _ many women she was indeed very fortunate.A) Compared at B) Comparing toC) Compared to D) Comparing with55. It was _ for Professor Williams to catch the plane.A) very late B) too lateC) enough late D) lately56. As soon as the meeting on physics ended, they went _ without delay.A) straight homeB) straightly homeC) straightly to homeD) straightly towards home57. As modern jet airliners are very big, they can carry _ passengers.A) hundredsB) hundreds ofC) hundred D) two hundreds58. If you can make _ your time, youll get more than others.A) full use of B) uses ofC) a good use about D) much use about59. He looked _ the document and corrected some printing mistakes.A) over B) forC) out D) round60. Would you speak a little louder _ everyone can hear it clearly?A) so as to B) for thatC) that D)so that61. The director proposed that Green _ the hero.A) playing B) playC) to play D) played62. I find his lectures very confusing. He never sticks _ the point.A) at B) onC) to D) for63. The noise outside made him hardly concentrate himself _ his study.A) in B) onC) at D) with64. The noise outside made him hardly concentrate himself _ his study.A) was aware of B) was aware aboutC) aware of D) aware about65. I dont know how the machine works, but I can soon _.A) find B) inventC) look into D) find out66. Have you ever gone on a picnic? Oh, yes, _.A) dozens of times B) dozens of timeC) a dozen of time D) a dozen time67. He said that the head of our department had left for the U.S. _.A) two days ago B) two days beforeC) two days later D) before two days68. This is a very good novel; _ person wants to read it.A) either B) noC) none D) every69. If _ tomorrow, well stay at home.A) itll rain B) its going to rainC) itll be raining D) it rains70. My sister doesnt know English, and she doesnt know French _.A) neither B) eitherC) too D) alsoPart III ClozeDirections: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.The elephant is the largest living 71 animal and one of the most intelligent, 72 elephants are rather easily captured. They are very near-sighted and so can not see anything 73 unless it is 74 them. 75 take advantage of this to get near to the elephants they wish to capture. 76 their disposition. The African elephant is not easily handled.ZZ(Z(84)ZZ) Asian elephants have been ZZ(Z(85)ZZ), they are easily trained. They seem to become contented and even happy when well ZZ(Z(86)ZZ). An Asian elephant quickly learns to know its master and understands by the tone of his voice ZZ(Z(87)ZZ) the man is pleased ZZ(Z(88)ZZ) angry. On account of their ZZ(Z(89)ZZ) and brightness, these elephants are valuable work animals in ZZ(Z(90)ZZ).71. A) ocean WBB) space WBC) land WBD) world72. A) as yet B) and yet C) not yet D) nor yet73. A) difficulty B) thoroughly C) impossibly D) clearly74. A) close to B) near to C) far from D) behind75. A) Villagers B) Fishmen C) Farmers D) Hunters76. A) As B) Only C) Even D) So77. A) hurt B) escape C) damage D) remain78. A) two B) one C) three D) a79. A) type B) shape C) size D) kind80. A) of B) into C) at D) on81. A) test B) tell C) talk D) take82. A) are B) appears C) exists D) exhibit83. A) tooth B) tooths C) teeths D) teeth84. A) Before B) Since C) After D) At85. A) killed B) hid C) brought D) captured86. A) treat B) treated C) treating D) treatment87. A) whether B) when C) about D) how88. A) but B) and C) or D) whether89. A) body B) weakness C) size D) strength90. A) Africa B) India C) China D) the worldHS2WT4HZST4HZPart WritingWT5HZDirections:WT Choose the appropriate linking words and combine the two sentences in each pair in logical order: Not Only But Also, Both And, Either or.91. she is a success as a pianist.she is a success as a conductor.92. College students may live in the dormitories.College students may live in off-campus housing.93. Credit cards(信用卡) are accepted by department stores.Credit cards can be used in some gas stations.94. Mr. Brown realised the necessity of having a holiday for health reason.Mrs. Brown realised the necessity of having a holiday for health reason.95. Dont stand there in the doorway. You can come in.You also can go out.LMPart Reading Comprehension21. D) 参见第一段最后一句“Gardening is so big a subject that you can spend your whole life learning about it (园艺是一门很大的学科，你可能要用一生的时间学习它”。22. A) 该问题的关键词为“fresh air”，与其对应的是本文最后一句“Fresh air is also needed if the weather is good.”结合本段所讲的内容为室内养花草，可确认 A)项，排除其它三23. C) 参见21题的题解。24. C) 该问题的关键词为“indoors”，文中与其对应的是第四段。注意问题中的“except”。该段提到了 A)， B)， D) 三项内容。25. B) 该问题的关键词为“to get high yields”，文中与其对应的是第三段。根据该段的最后一句可确定答案。26. C) 参见第四段第三句“As a result, nearly go percent of the population over 65 years old and living alone are women. (因此，在65岁以上并且单独生活的人口中，近百分之八十是妇女。)27. A) 本文第二、三和四段都在讲男人比妇女寿命短的原因。在四个选择项中确定出关键词，然后一一在这几段找出对应点，利用排除法可将 B)， C)， D) 三项排除。28. D) 解法同27题。参见第三段的第三句“They make more visits to the doctors”。29. B) 参见第二段的第一句和第四段的第二句。30. C) 参见第五段。31. C) 本问题的关键词为“depend on (取决于)”，文中与其对应的第一段的第四句 “Whether or not solar energy can save your money