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1、Paper One 试卷一(90 minutes)Part I: Dialogue Communication (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 for each)Section ADialogue CompletionDirection: In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, eachfollowed by 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the answer that best suits the s

2、ituation tocomplete the dialogue by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the squarebrackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.1. A: What do you plan to do for the next weekend? So far I have no plans at all.B: A. Sorry, It is not my business.B. So I do.C. I have nothing to sa

3、y.D. You could go swimming.2. A: You are a college student. Tell me what you would like to do?B: A. I like to take a taxi.B. I dont know, but I like to develop computer software.C. I will go and have fun with my classmates.D. I dont know, but I like to have a choice.3. A: Let me introduce myself. I

4、am Henry.B: Henry. I am Peter Brow. Call me Peter or .A. How do you do?B. Its nice.C. Its very kink of you.D. How is it?4. A: Where is Mike this morning? Have you seen him?B: No. I think hes got a cold. Yesterday, he was not feeling well.A: A. Just tell him to take it easy.B. He is absent.C. Whats t

5、he matter with him?D. What? Where is he?5. A: Im so glad that youve come to our wedding.B: Congratulations, and A. all my good wishes!B. all wishes!C. happy forever!D. all my best wishes!Section BDirections: In this section, you will read 5 short conversations between a man and a woman. Atthe end of

6、 each conversation there is a question followed by four choices marked A, B, C, and D.Choose the best answer to the question from the 4 choices given by marking the corresponding letterwith a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.6. W: Did you have much trouble w

7、ith the exam?M: Not really.Q: How was the man doing with the exam?A. He didnt have much trouble. B. He is sure that he did perfectly in the exam. t take the exam.C. He did very badly in the exam.D. He didn7. W: Where are these tablets located?M: You need a prescription for those. If you have one, I

8、can get it for you right a way. Q: What does the man do?B. He is a pharmacist. A. He is a librarian.C. He is a salesman.D. He is a doctor.8. M: Cant we slow down? Dont you feel tired? t you realize that it is already half past eight?W: slow down? Don Q: What does the womans response mean?A. She does

9、n t like walking with the man.t feel tired.B. She doesn C. She is going very fast.D. She is anxious about not going to be on time.9. W: Hello, how can I help you? s lunch.M: Id like to book table for six for today Q: What is probably the woman? A. A nurse.B. A librarian.C. An operator in a restauran

10、t.D. A lawyer.10. W: Dont you know Jim works as a dish washer at a restaurant around the corner?M: It isnt a bad job to start with. I wouldnt mind that job for the summer if no othersare available.Q: What does the man mean?A. He likes the job of a dish washer because it pays well.B. He thinks its im

11、portant to have a good job form the beginning.C. He hates to be a dish washer because its boring.D. He would work as dish washer in summer if he has to.Part II: Vocabulary(10 minutes, 10 points, for each)Section ADirections: In this section there are 10 sentences, each with one word or phrase underl

12、ined. Choosethe one from the four choices marked A, B, C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on yourMachine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.11. If observations confirmed the scientists predictions, the theory is suppo

13、rted.A. finishedB. adjustedC. investigatedD. upheld12. In the nineteenth century, the knowledge of the physics of hest was rudimentary.A. growingB. undevelopedC. necessaryD. uninteresting13. One award subsidizes a promising American writers visit to Rome.A. assuresB. financesC. schedulesD. publishes

14、14. Even scratches found on fossil human teeth offer clues .A. solutionsB. detailsC. damageD. information15. The newspaper had a remarkable influence in rural areas, especially in Western Com munities.A. significant B. discussible D. unevenC. remote16. Its a sheer waste of time to argue with such a

15、fool.A. a complete B. a onlyC. a surelyD. absolutely17. To shatter a mirror accidentally is considered bad luck.A. dropB. coverC. smashD. knock18. Dr. Bamard felt that his efforts were not in vain even when his first attempts attransplanting human hearts failed.A. substantiated B. frustrated C. frui

16、tlessD. variable19. The story of Santa Claus is a myth cherished by ChildrenA. excuse B. legendC. rallyD. beard20. The weather has completely wrecked our plans.A. changed B. postponed C. spoiled D. revisedSection BIn this section there are 10 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four Di

17、rections: choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark theANSWER on your Machine-scoring the letter with a single bar across square brackets correspondingSHEET.21. The student couldnt what the teacher was trying to explainA. make B. figureC. graspD. gainlo

18、rry driver was badly when his lorry crashed into a wall.A. hit B. damagedC. painedD. hurt23. I shouldnt imagine there is in earth who can answer that questionA. no oneB. somebodyC. some personD. anyone24. ten minutes of the start of the game two players had been sent off.A. Before B. InsideC. Around

19、D. Within25. It is great that the exhibition was cancelled at the last minute after all your work.A. pity B. sorrow C. complain D. sadness26. I think he is his time looking for a job there; they are not talking any staff on at presentA. wasting B. losingC. spendingD. missing27. History was his in th

20、e college. He teaches history now.A. mayor B. minorC. minerD. major28. Children under the age of 16 are not to enter for the competition.A. compulsory B. capableC. compatibleD. eligible29. The discovery of oil in the 1980s has that nation.A. enhanced B. enlargedC. enrichedD. elevated30. The car burs

21、t into but the driver managed to escapeA. fireB. burning C. heartD. flamesPart III: Reading Comprehension(45 minutes, 25 points, 1 for each)Directions: There are five passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questionsor unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices ma

22、rked A, B, C and D.Choose the best answer and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the squarebrackets on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.Passage OneAutomation refers to the introduction of electronic control and automatic operationof productive machinery. It reduces the human fac

23、tors, mental and physical, in production,and is designed to make possible the manufacture of more goods with fewer workers.Thedevelopment of automation in American industry has been called the Second IndustrialRevolution.Labors concern over automation arises form uncertainty about the effects onempl

24、oyment, and fears of major changes in jobs. In the main, labor has taken the view thatresistance to technical change is unfruitful. Eventually, the result of automation may wellbe an increase to in employment, since it is expected that vast industries will grow uparound manufacturing, maintaining, a

25、nd repairing automation equipment. The interest oflabor lies in bringing about the transition with a minimum of inconvenience and distressto the workers involved. Also, union spokesmen emphasize that the benefit of the increasedproduction and lower costs made possible by automation should be shared

26、by workers in theform of higher wages, more leisure, and improved living standards.To protect the interests of their members of in era of automation, unions have adopteda number of new policies. One of these is the promotion of supplementary unemployment benefitplans. It is emphasized that since the

27、 employer involved in such a plan has a direct financialinterest I preventing unemployment, he will have a strong drive for planning newinstallations so as to cause the least possible problems in jobs and job assignments. Someunions are working for dismissal pay agreements, requiring that permanentl

28、y dismissedworkers be paid a sum of money based on service. Another approach is the idea of the“improvement factor”, which calls for wage increases based on increases in productivity.It is possibly, however, that labor will rely mainly on reduction in working hours in orderto get the full benefits o

29、f automation.31. In order to get the full benefits of automation, labor will depend mostly on .A. additional payment to the permanently dismissed workers.B. the increase of wages in proportion to the increase ion productivityC. shorter working hours and more leisure timeD. strong drive for planning

30、new installations32. Which of the following is NOT the characteristic of the “Second Industrial Revolution”?A. The automatic operation of productive machinery.B. A decrease in the necessity for human effort in production.C. The manufacturing of large amount of goods.D. A reduction in leisure time33.

31、 Why is labor concerned over automation?A. Because the workers are afraid that they are not skilled in operating the machine.B. Because the workers are afraid that they are not qualified for the jobC. Because the workers are afraid that they may lose their jobsD. Because the workers are afraid that

32、they will be paid less34. Labors attitude toward automation is that .A. workers have to accept it since technological change cannot be stoppedB. it should be welcomed since it will bring about a fall in costC. all efforts must be made to prevent automationD. its main interest lies in increasing its

33、wages35. Which of the following will probably NOT be a long run result of automation?A. Industrial expansionB. An increase in employmentC. An increase in unemploymentD. Displacement of labor from one industry to another.Passage TwoBotany, the study of plants occupies a peculiar position in the histo

34、ry of humanknowledge. For many thousands of years it was the one field of awareness about which humanshad anything more than the vaguest of insights. It is impossible to know today justwhatour Stone Age ancestors knew about plants, but form what we can observe of pre- industrialsocieties that still

35、exist a detailed learning of plants and their properties must beextremely ancient. This is logical. Plants are the basis of the food pyramid for all livingthings even for other plants. They have always been enormously important to the welfareof people not only for food, but also for clothing, weapon

36、s, tools, dyes, medicines, shelter,and a great many other purposes. Tribes living today in the jungles of the Amazon recognizeliterally hundreds of plants and know many properties of each. To them, botany, as such,has no name and is probably not even recognized as a special branch of “knowledge” ata

37、ll.Unfortunately, the more industrialized we become the farther away we move fromdirectcontact with plant, and the less distinct our knowledge of botany grow. Yet everyonecomes unconsciously on an amazing amount of botanical knowledge, and few people will failto recognize a rose, an apple or an orch

38、id. When our Neolithic ancestors, living in theMiddle East about 10,000 years ago, discovered that certain grasses could be harvestedand their seeds planted for richer yields the next season the first great step in anewassociation of plants and humans was taken. Grains were discovered and from themf

39、lowedthe marvel of agriculture: cultivated crops. From then on humans would increasingly taketheir living from the controlled production of a few plants, rather than getting a littlehere and a little there from many varieties that grew wild-and the accumulated knowledgeof tens of thousands of years

40、experience and intimacy with plants in the wild would beginto fade away.36. What does the first paragraph say about early humans?A. They did not enjoy the study of botany.B. They probably had extensive knowledge of plants.C. They kept detailed records of all the plants they knew.D. They had long est

41、ablished botany as a special branch of knowledge.37. What does the comment “This is logical” in the first paragraph mean?A. Plants provide food for all living things.B. Plants are most important to the welfare of people.C. It is not surprising that early humans had a detailed knowledge of plants.D.

42、It is hard for us to determine the extent of ancestors knowledge of plants38. According to the passage, why has general knowledge of botany begun to fade.A. Because people no longer value plants as a useful resource.B. Because direct contact with a variety of plants has decreased.C. Because botany i

43、s not recognized as a special branch of science.D. Because research is unable to keep up with the increasing number of plants.39. Why does the author mention “a rose, an apple, or an orchid ” in the second paragraph?A. To illustrate the diversity of botanical life.B. To make the passage more vivid a

44、nd poetic.C. To cite examples of plants that are attractive.D. To give botanical examples that most people can recognize.40. According to the passage, what was the first great step toward the practice of agriculture?A. The changing diets of early humans.B. The development of a system of names for pl

45、ants.C. The invention of agricultural implements and machinery.D. The discovery of grasses that could be harvested and replanted.Passage ThreeWind-generated power offers many advantages for an energy-hungry society becoming increasingly aware of the negative environmental effect of conventionalelect

46、ricity-generating systems. In contrast to coal or oil-fired power station in whichthe majority of Californias electricity is produced, wind-powered stations have a minimaleffect on the environment. They produce neither carbon dioxide missions which add to theGreenhouse Effect nor do they contribute

47、to the phenomenon of acid rain which kills thelakes and forests where it falls. Unlike nuclear plants, wind stations cannot become anotherChernobyl.Wind power, like solar, hydro-electric and tidal power, is infinitely renewable,non-polluting source of energy and is becoming increasingly important in

48、 satisfying thestates energy needs. However, if there is no wind, there will be no power. Even when thewind stations are sited on the windiest hills there is no guarantee that the wind will blow24 hours a day.Until ways can be found to store generated power that can be used when the winds diedown, w

49、ind power will remain a supplementary source of the states energy. Present windtowers still require a minimum wind speed of around 25 kilometers per hour to generatecommercially usable electricity mean that wind power is not economically competitive withconventional fossil or nuclear stations.Enviro

50、nmentalists are also concerned about the visual effect wind stations have on thelandscape. In order to generate commercially usable quantities of electricity it isnecessary to install a large number of wind towers. In the Los Remos scheme there are 150steel wind towers, each around 30meters high, co

51、vering a total area of 80 hectares. Theyare silent and safe but ugly, making the beautiful Los Remos Range begin to look likeManhattan in miniature.Harnessing the wind does offer a clean, renewable source of energy , but until technologyincreases the efficiency and reliability of the system it will

52、not be able to replaceconventional fossil fuel or nuclear powered stations.41. it seems that the chief advantage of wind powered stations lies in .A. its non-polluting effectsB. its availability at any timeC. its satisfaction of the states energy needsD. its beautification effects42. Wind-powered st

53、ations would not be a solution to the states energy needs if .A. they were not built on the windiest hills.B. ways to store the generated power were not foundC. they were used only for commercial purposesD. ways were not found to increase the wind speedchief concern of the environmentalists about th

54、e wind powered stations is that A. They are affecting the natural sceneries badlyB. there is often no wind enough to drive themC. they are not economically competitive with traditional stationsD. they are not commercially renewable44. According to the passage, which of the following can be harnessed

55、 in conventionalfossilstations?A. Uranium.B. WaterfallC. TideD. Petroleum45. What is the authors attitude towards wind-powered station?A. Objective.B. NegativeC. IndifferentD. Subjective.Passage FourThe food irradiation process is a simple one. The new U.S. plant, Vindicator of FloridaIncorporated in Mulberry, Fla., uses a material called cobalt 60 to irradiate food. Cobalt60