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I.Vocabularyandstructure(40%)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.choosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenwriteyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.1._________asolutiontotheproblemofwatershortage,wehavetoputalloureffortstogether.A.Toworkout

B.Workingout

C.Workout

D.Beingworkedout2.Smithregretted_________tothemeetingyesterday.

A.notgoing

B.Workingout

C.nottogoing

D.nottobegoing3.Aprofessor,alongwithsomestudents,_________nowworkinginthenewlaboratory.

A.is

B.were

C.are

D.was4.JustasIwasleavingthehouse,itoccurred________methatIhadforgottenmykeys.

A.on

B.in

C.at

D.to

5.Doyouhaveanyideawhyhe_________

A.islookedsad

B.islookingsad

C.lookssadly

D.lookssad6.Mychildrenarelookingforwardto________atriptoBeijingnextmonth.

A.make

B.making

C.bemaking

D.havemade7.Numerousstudiedhaveshownthat________theteacher’sexpectation,thegreatertheachievementofthestudent.

A.thehigher

B.thehighest

C.ashigh

D.thehigh8.Wehadapartylastmonth,anditwasalotoffun,solet’shave_______onethismonth.

A.other

B.more

C.theother

D.another9.Whynot_______toprofessorSmithforadviceHeisanexpertinthisfield.

A.go

B.yourgoing

C.togo

D.yougo10.Onlyafterthestudentshavemasteredtherulesofpronunciation________.

A.cantheymemorizewordsmoreeasily

B.whencantheymemorizewordsmoreeasily

C.thentheycanmemorizewordsmoreeasily

Dwhentheycanmemorizewordsmoreeasilyoccasions,youshouldtaleaboutsomeworldissuesorsocialproblems,notaboutyourselforyourfamily.

A.In

B.At

C.On

D.Bytheproblemis,hefacesitwithpatience.

A.Nomatter

B.Although

C.Despite

D.However13.Sinceyouwon’tlendusyourmotorcar,youshouldat_______telluswherewecanborrowone.

A.most

B.least

C.large

D.lengthEnglishevening,Iwouldhavegonetothecinema.

A.Asfor

B.Butfor

C.Inspiteof

D.Dueto

15.TheBritishpainterwhohadbeenpraisedhighlyby______tobeagreatdisappointment.

A.turnedout

B.turnedup

C.turnedin

D.turneddown16.Itisnotalwaysrighttojudgeapersononthe_____ofthefirstimpression.

A.basic

B.basis

C.base

D.basement17.Generallyspeaking,yoursuccess_____yourabilityandefforts.

A.comesof

B.dependson

C.belongsto

D.growsup18.Everybodyhasaccess_____thelargecollectionofbooksonvarioussubjectsinourdepartmentlibrary.

A.of

B.for

C.to

D.about19.Thirtymilesawayfromthetown,therobbers_____thecaranddisappearedintothewoods.

A.approached

B.ground

C.abandoned

D.removed20.Thoughthishouseisveryoldandmaynotbeworthmuch,itis_____greatemotionalvaluetomyfatherwhospentallhischildhooddayshere.

A.by

B.of

C.with

D.for21.Readthebookcarefully_____youwillfindlotsofinformationrelatedtoourresearch.

A.if

B.or

C.so

D.and22.Hepreferstorentacar_____haveoneofhisown

A.otherthan

B.ratherthan

C.onconditionthat

D.wouldrather23.InthepasttenyearsJackhasbeenwithus.Ithinkhehasprovedthathe_____respectfromeveryoneofus.

A.qualifies

B.expects

C.reserves

D.deserves24.Itwassometime____thedooropenedinresponsetohisring.

A.before

B.when

C.after

D.since25.Itisahugetaskto____inthebuildinginsuchashorttime.

A.goaheadwith

B.keepup

C.cleanup

D.workout26.Whathehasdoneshowsthatheisnotaman____.

A.whomyoucanbelieve

B.thatyoucanbelieve

C.whomyoucanbelievein

D.whatyoucanbelievein27.Hewas____tospeakthetruth.

A.toomuchofacoward

B.somuchacoward

C.toomuchacoward

D.somuchofacoward28.Ifwecontinuetoargueoverminorpoints,wewon’tget____nearasolution.

A.somewhere

B.elsewhere

C.everywhere

D.anywhere29.Therearesome____flowersonthetable.

A.unreal

B.false

C.artificial

D.unnatural30.WhenMr.Jonesgetsold,hewill____overhisbusinesstohisson.

A.take

B.hand

C.think

D.get31.Ican

somenoisewhileI’mstudying,butIcan’tstandloudnoise.

A.putupwith

B.keepupwith

C.catchupwith

D.comeupwith32.Ifwehadhadadequatetimetoprepare,theresults____muchbetter.

A.would

B.were

C.hadbeen

D.wouldhavebeen

D.while33.Ilikeclimbingmountains____mywifepreferswatersports.

A.as

B.when

C.for

D.while34.Someparentsarejusttooprotective.Theywantto

theirkidsfromeverykindofdanger,realorimagined.

A.shelter

B.locate

C.prevent

D.release35.Asacleaningwoman,her

dutiesincludecleaningthedesksandmoppingthefloor.

A.continuous

B.routine

C.initial

D.constant36.Thekidslayfacedowntothebeach,theirbacks

tothesun.

A.exposing

B.exposed

C.havingexposed

D.wereexposing37.Itwasn’tthedinner.itwas

peopletalkedaboutatthedinnerthatdisgusted..

A.what

B.that

C.whatever

D.those38.Forgenerationsthepeopleinthesetwovillageslivedinperfect.

A.conflict

B.distinction

C.harmony

D.regulation39.Hewasseriouslyinjuredintheaccidentandlosthisconsciousness.Whenhe_____hefoundhimselfinahospitalbed.A.cameoff

B.cameup

C.camein

D.cameto

40.Hisface_____whenhetoldalie.A.gavehimoff

B.gavehimaway

C.gavehimup

D.gavehimout

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Ⅱ.ReadingComprehension(50%)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Questions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Passage

One

WhatdowetalkaboutwhenwetalkaboutmoneyWeoftenthinkaboutwhatwecanbuywhitthemoneywehave,whatwecan’tbuybecausewedon’thaveenoughandwhatwe’replanningtobuywhenwehavemore.Wediscussthecareersthatbringusmoneyandtheexpensesthattakeitaway.Wetalkaboutourfavoriteshopsandrestaurants,thecauseswesupport,theplacewe’vebeenandseen.Wesharedreamsthatonlymoneycanmakereal.

Inshort,wetalkabouteverythingbutmoneyitself.Indailylife,moneyisstillamajorconversationaltaboo(禁忌).Thisisashame,becausemoneyisasinterestingasthethingsitdoesandbuys,andthemoreyouknowaboutit,themoreinterestingitis.

(81)Asafinancialadvisor,I’veseenhundredsofpeoplelearntocontroltheirmoneyinsteadoflettingitcontrolthemandwatchedastheyincreasedtheirfreedom,powerandsecuritybyhandlingmoneyconsciously.Wouldn’tyouliketoknowthatyou’llalwayshaveenoughmoneytoliveexactlyasyouwantto

You’llneverbepowerfulinlifeuntilyou’repowerfuloveryourownmoney.Talkingopenlyaboutitisthefirststep.41.WhichofthefollowingisNOTdiscussedwhenwetalkaboutmoney

A.Thecareersthatbringusmoney.

B.Thecauseswesupport.

C.Thedreamsthatonlymoneycanmakereal.

D.Moneyitself.42.Whatcanweknowformfromthesecondparagraph

A.Weshouldknowmoreaboutmoneyitselfratherthanavoidtalkingaboutit.

B.Moneyitselfcaninterestusandbringushappiness.

C.Themoremoneyweearn,themoreweshouldknowaboutit.

D.Itisashamethatpeopletalktoomuchaboutmoney.43.Whatdoesthewriterwanttosayinthethirdparagraph

A.Peopleshouldlearnhowtomakemoney.

B.Peopleshouldknowthevalueofmoney.

C.Peopleshouldlearntocontroltheirmoney.

D.Peopleshouldknowhowtousemoneytoincreasetheirpower.44.Thewriter’sadviceisthat

.

A.themoreyoutalkaboutmoney,themoreyoucancontrolitB.weshouldlearntobeagoodmasterofourmoneyifwewanttobepowerfulinlifeC.weshouldnotbesoworriedaboutmoneyifwewanttohaveafreelifeD.themoremoneyyouhave,themorepowerfulyouare45.Whatwillthewriterprobablytalkaboutafterthelastparagraph

A.Theimportanceofmoney.

B.Money,powerandsecurity.

C.Theotherstepsforpeopletocontrolmoney

D.Thestepsforpeoplemakemoney

Passage

Two

Aquestionoftenputtothespecialistonfishesis“Howlongdofisheslive”Thisputsthespecialistinanembarrassingbecauseheisoftenunabletogiveadirectanswertothissimplequestion.

Butactuallythisquestionisnotassimpleasitseems.Therearethousandsofdifferentkindsoffishes,andtheyvaryagreatdealinsizeandlifespan.Moreover,itisnoteasytofindoutjusthowlongafishlivesinitsnaturalstate.

Wecanfindouthowoldafishisbystudyingitsscales,butwecannotsayhowmuchmoretimeitwouldliveifwehadnotcaughtit.

Wemayrearfishesandrecordtheirlifespanbutwecannotbesurethatthisisthelengthoftimetheywouldhavelived,hadtheybeenleftalone.

Wemaymakemarkingtoshowhowfastthefishesgrowsothatwecancalculatetheageofthelargestonrecord,butunlessthislargefishdiesofoldagewearestillnotinapositiontoknowitsnaturallifespan.

(82)Unlikehumanbeings,fishesdonotstopgrowingwhentheyreachmaturity(成熟).Theycontinuetogrowaslongastheylive,althoughtherateofgrowthslowsdowninmaturefishes.46.Peopleoftenaskthespecialistonfishesregardingits_____.

A.size

B.Life

C.age

D.variety47.Thespecialistisembarrassedbythequestionbecause______.

A.hedoesnotknowtheanswer

B.thereisnoanswertothequestion

C.itisasillyandsimplequestionforhim

D.thereisnodefiniteanswertothisquestion48.Wecanknowafish’sagefromits________.

A.weight

B.size

C.scales

D.length49.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue

A.Differentkindsoffisheshavedifferentlifespans.

B.Itishardforthespecialisttoknowthelengthoftimeafishlivesinitsnaturalstate.

C.Maturefishesgrowmorequicklythanyoungone.D.Thespecialistmakesmarkingtoknowtherateoffishessothattheyknowtheageofthelargestones.50.Humanbeing,unlikefishes,__________.

A.stopgrowingwhentheyreachmaturity

B.growfasteraftermaturing

C.Continuetogrowaslongastheylive

D.haveashortlifespan

Passage

ThreeWefindthatbrightchildrenarerarelyheldbackbymixed-abilityteaching.Onthecontrary,boththeirknowledgeandexperienceareenriched.Wefeelthattherearemanydisadvantagesinstreaming(把按能力分班)pupils.Itdoesnottakeintoaccountthefactthatchildrendevelopatdifferentrates.Itcanhaveabadeffectonboththebrightandthenot-so-brightchild.Afterall,itcanbequitediscouragingtobeatthebottomofthetopgrade!Besides,itisratherunrealtogradepupilsjustaccordingtotheirintellectualability.Thisisonlyoneaspectoftheirtotalpersonality.(83)Weareconcernedtodeveloptheabilitiesofallourpupilstothefull,notjusttheiracademicability.Wealsovaluepersonalqualitiesandsocialskills,andwefindthatmixed-abilityteachingcontributestoalltheseaspectsoflearning.Inourclassrooms,weworkinvariousways.Thepupilsoftenworkingroups:thisgivesthemtheopportunitytolearntoco-operate,toshare,andtodevelopleadershipskills.(84)Theyalsolearnhowtocopewithpersonalproblemsaswellaslearninghowtothink,tomakedecisions,toanalyzeandevaluate,andtocommunicateeffectively.Thepupilslearnfromeachotheraswellasfromtheteacher.Sometimesthepupilsworkinpairs;sometimestheyworkonindividualtasksandassignment,andtheycantothisattheirownspeed.Theyalsohavesomeformalclassteachingwhenthisisappropriate.Weencourageourpupilstousethelibrary,andweteachthemthestillstheyneedinordertodothisefficiently.Anadvancedpupilcandoadvancedwork:itdoesnotmatterwhatagethechildis.Weexpectourpupilstodotheirbest,nottheirleast,andwegivethemeveryencouragementtoattainthisgoal.51.Inthepassagetheauthor’sattitudetowards“mixed-abilityteaching”is__________.

A.critical

B.approving

C.questioning

D.objective52.By“heldback”(line1,Para.1)theauthormeans___________.

A.madetoremaininthesameclasses

B.forcedtostudyinthelowerclasses

C.drawntotheirstudies

D.preventedfromadvancing53.Theauthorarguesthatateacher’schiefconcernshouldbethedevelopmentofthestudent’s___________.A.PersonalqualitiesandsocialskillslearningabilityandcommunicativeskillsB.TotalpersonalitylearningabilityandcommunicativeskillsC.learningabilityandcommunicativeskills

D.intellectualability54.WhichoffollowingisNOTMENTIONEDinthethirdparagraph

A.Groupworkgivespupilstheopportunitytolearntoworktogetherwithother.

B.Pupilsalsolearntodeveloptheirreasoningabilities.

C.Groupworkprovidespupilswiththeopportunitytolearntobecapableorganizers.

D.Pupilsalsolearnhowtoparticipateinteachingactivities,55.Theauthor’purposeinwritingthispassageisto__________.

A.argueforteachingbrightandnot-so-brightpupilsinthesameclass

B.recommendpairworkandgroupworkforclassroomactivities

C.offeradviceontheproperuseofthelibrary

D.emphasizetheimportanceofappropriateformalclassroomteaching

Passage

Four

(85)Pricesdeterminehowresourcesaretobeused.Theyarealsothemeansbywhichproductsandservicesthatareinlimitedsupplyaredistributedamongbuyers.

ThepricesystemoftheUnitedStatesisaverycomplexnetworkcomposedofthepricesofalltheproductsboughtandsoldintheeconomyaswellasthoseofnumerousservices,

includinglabor,professionaltransportation,andpublic-utilityservices.Thepricesofany

particularproductorservicearelinkedtoabroad,complicatedsystemofpricesofany

particularproductorservicearelinkedtoabroad,complicatedsystemofpricesinwhich

everythingseemstodependmoreorlessoneverythingelse.Ifoneweretoaskrandomly（随机地）agroupofindividualstodefine“price”,manywouldreplythatpriceisanamountofmoneypaidbythebuyertothebuyertothesellerofaproductorserviceasagreeduponinamarkettransaction（交易）.Thisdefinitionis,ofcourse,validasfarasitgoes.Foracompleteunderstandingofapriceinanyparticulartransaction,muchmorethan

theamountofmoneyinvolvedmustbeknown.Boththebuyandthesellershouldbe

familiarwithnotonlythemoneyamount,butwiththeamountandqualityoftheproductor

servicetobeexchanged,thetimeandplaceatwhichtheexchangewilltakeplaceandthe

paymentwillbemade,theformofmoneytoontheproductorservice,deliveryterms,returnprivileges,andotherfactorsthatcomprisethetotal“package”beingexchangedfortheasked-foramountinorderthattheymayevaluateagivenprice.56.Accordingtothepassage,thepricesystemisrelatedprimarilyto_________.

A.laborandeducation

B.transportationandinsurance

C.utilitiesandrepairs

D.productsandservices57.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTfactorinthecompleteunderstandingofprice

A.Instructionsthatcomewithaproduct.

B.Thequantityofaproduct.

C.Thequalityofaproduct.

D.Guaranteesthatcomewithaproduct.58.Inthelastsentenceofthepassage,theword“they”refersto___.

A.returnprivileges

B.allthefactors

C.thebuyerandtheseller

D.money59.Theparagraphfollowingthepassagelikelydiscusses___.

A.unusualwaystoadvertiseproduct

B.typesofpaymentplansforservice

C.theoriesabouthowproductsaffectdifficultlevelsofsociety

D.howcertainelementsofprice“package”influenceitsmarketvalue60.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage

A.TheInherentWeaknessinthePriceSystem

B.ThecomplexitiesofthePriceSystem

C.CreditTermsinTransactions

D.ResourceDistributionandthePublicSector

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III.ClozeTest(20分)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDbelowthepassage.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheet.SectionA(非英语专业学生做)

Britainwasawealthycountryahundredandfiftyyears61.Therewerea62veryrichpeople63receivedmoneyfromlandorinvestment,anddidnotneedtowork.Theyusedtohavelarge64ofservantstolook65them.Therewerealsomanymiddleclasspeople,whoworkedasbusinessmenorasdoctorsorlawyers.Theyusuallyhadseveralservantsto66theirhousesandcooktheirmeals.

Buttherewerealsomanypoorpeople,andtherewasabig67betweentherichandthepoor.Thepoorhadverydifficultlives.Manyworkedasservants.Theyusedtobe68little,andtheyhadtoworklonghours.Butatleasttheylivedinwarmhouseandwerewell69.70whoworkedinfactorieswereoftenless71.Theyusedtoworkmanyhoursaday,indangerousandunhealthyconditions.But,evenso,theydidnotuseto72enoughtofeedtheirfamilies.Theyoftenlivedinslumswhichwerebuiltcheaplybythefactoryowners.The73paidpeoplewerethosewhoworked74thefarms.Atcertaintimesoftheyear,theydidnotusetoearn75becausetherewasnowork76themtodo.Lifeforthepoorwasnotwasnotalwaysbad.Therekindfarmersandfactoryownerswhohelpedthereworkers.Andmanypeoplewere77aboutthepoor.

OneofthemwasCharlesDickens,thefamousBritishwriter.Whenhewasyoung,hisfamilywasalwaysshort78

money.Hisfatherwasaclerk,whousedto79morethanheearned.WhenDickenswaseleven,hisfatherwas80toprison,andDickenshadtoworkinafactory.Atthistime,veryyoungchildrenusedtoworkinfactoriesandmines,andcleanchimneys.61.A.ago

Bearly

C.before

D.soon62.A.little

B.much

C.few

D.many63.A.which

B.what

C.who

D.whose64.A.amounts

B.numbers

C.deals

D.plenties65.A.after

B.for

C.at

D.like66.A.clear

B.clean

Csweeten

D.declare67.A.space

B.room

C.gap

D.distance68.A.got

B.received

Caccepted

D.paid69.A.kept

B.fed

C.felt

D.lived70.A.These

B.Those

C.This

D.That71.A.fortunate

B.favorable

C.favorite

D.financial72.A.engage

B.eliminate

C.earn

D.learn73.A.bad

B.worse

C.good

D.fewest74.A.in

B.on

C.at

D.above75.A.something

B.everything

C.nothing

D.anything76.A.for

B.of

C.as

D.to77.A.considered

B.concerned

C.convinced

D.contributed78.A.of

B.to

C.in

D.at79.A.cost

B.spend

C.waste

D.lend80.A.sent

B.brought

C.pulled

D.entered

SectionB(英语专业学生做)Readingisthoughttobeakindofconversationbetweenthereaderandthetext.Thereaderputsquestions,asitwere,tothetextandgetsanswers.Inthe61oftheseheputsfurtherquestions,andsoon.Formostofthetimethis“conversation”goeson62thelevelconsciousness.Attimes,63,webecomeawareofit.Thisisusuallywhenwearerunning

64difficulties,whenmismatchisoccurringbetween65andmeaning.Whensuccessfulmatchingisbeing66,ourquestioningofthetext

67attheunconsciouslevel.Differentpeopleconverse68thetextdifferently.

Somestayvery69totheWordsonthepage;

70takeoffimaginativelyfromthewords,interpreting,criticizing,analyzingandexamining.

71representsakindofcomprehensionwhichisWritteninthetext.Thelatterrepresents72levelsofcomprehension.The73betweentheseisimportant,especiallyfortheadvancedreader.

Thereisanotherconversationwhichfromourpointof74isequallyimportant,Andthatisto

75

notwithwhatisreadbutwithhowitisread.Wecallthisa“process”conversationas

76toa“content”conversation.Itisconcernednotwithmeaningburwiththestrategieswe77inreading.Ifweareanadvancedreaderourabilitytoholdaprocessconversationwithatextisusuallyprettywell78.Itis79thiskindofconversationthatisofimportancewhenweare80

todevelopourreadingtomeetthenewdemandsbeingplaceduponusbystudyingatahighlevel.61.A.answer

B.light

C.meaning

D.weight62.A.at

B.below

C.on

D.of63.A.at

B.so

C.but

D.also64.A.off

B.away

C.into

D.on65.A.expectations

B.wishes

C.hopes

D.predictions66.A.witnessed

B.undergone

C.experienced

D.practiced67.A.lasts

B.moves

C.carries

D.continues

68.A.with

B.in

C.to

D.by69.A.tight

B.close

C.closed

D.near70.A.another

B.other

C.others

D.theother71.A.front

B.form

C.above

D.former72.A.longer

B.lower

C.taller

D.higher73.A.parallel

B.similarity

C.equality

D.balance74.