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1、(90 minutes)Part I. Vocabulary and Structure (10 points; 15 minutes) Directions: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1. In no circumstances _ a lie.A. you should tell

2、 B. shouldnt you tell C. you shouldnt tell D. should you tell2. _they managed to take from the tombs, there seemed to be no end to the valuable. A. What B. WhichC. How much D. However much3. The ten-page report may _ one simple point: its impractical to establish a chemical plant in that region with

3、 so many difficulties and oppositions.A. get down to B. come down toC. settle down D. take down4. Dont do that again! You not only endangered yourself, but also put your friend _. A. as a result B. at lengthC. at risk D. by mistake5. “Perhaps you should go home now.” “No, I _ on staying here for a w

4、hile longer.”A. persist B. stickC. sit D. insist6. _ a major disaster will get us to realize that we cant go on destroying the rain forests of the world.A. Anything but B. Nothing butC. But that D. Everything hut7. We went very often to Hyde Park _ speakers addressed the passing crowds on different

5、subjects.A. which B. whereC. that D. for8. The matter _ you were arguing about last night had been settled. A. as B. thatC. for which D. what9. The Chinese Red Cross _ a generous sum to the relief of the physically disabled. A. assigned B. contributedC. furnished D. administered10. The motorway _ we

6、 drive to work is always crowded. A. that B. on whichC. which D. on that11. If he _ promotion, he would be an important man today. A. gained B. had gainedC. gains D. was to gain12. Will the AIDS patients benefit _ the new drug? A. out of B. throughC. upon D. from13. Fond of singing as she is, she is

7、 _ a good singer by profession. A. everything but B. anything butC. nothing but D. something but14. Could you tell me _ to fly from Chicago to New York? A. it costs how much B. how much does it cost C. how much costs it D. how much it costs15. I was very tired. Otherwise, I _ to the theatre with you

8、. A. had gone B. would goC. went D. would have gone16. He couldnt even _ a cow from a horse. A. tell B. contrastC. compare D. recognize17. Are you sure Mr. Johnson will show you _ the new computer? A. to use B. usingC. how to use D. what to use18. Quite a lot of people watch TV only to _ time. A. wa

9、ste B. spendC. kill D. pass19. The soldiers were put in prison because they _ to obey orders.A. refused B. rejectedC. denied D. objected20. I missed the train and _ was late for school.A. finally B. eventuallyC. subsequently D. consequentlyPart II. Cloze Test (10 points；20 minutes)Directions: Read t

10、he passage through. Then, go back and choose one suitable word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D for each blank in the passage. Blacken the corresponding letter of the word or phrase you have chosen on the Answer Sheet.Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land .Geographers（

11、地理学家）compare and contrast 21 places on the earth. But they also 22 beyond the individual places and consider the earth as a 23 . The world geography 24 from two Greek words, ge, the Greek word for “earth” and graphein, 25 means “to write”. The English word geography means, “to describe the earth”. 2

12、6 Geography books focus on a small area 27 a town or city. Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an 28continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth. Another 29 to divide the study of 30 is to distinguish between physical geography and cultural geography. The former focuses on

13、the natural world; the 31 starts with human beings and 32 how human beings and their subject, 33 branch can neglect the other. But when geography is considered as a single subject, 34 branch can neglect the other.A geographer might be described 35 one who observes records and explains the _36_betwee

14、n places. If places 37 alike, there would be little need for geographers.We know, however, 38 no two places are exactly the same. Geography, 39 is a point of view, a special way of 40 at places.21. A. similar B. various C. distant D. famous22. A. pass B. reach C. go D. set23. A. whole B. unit C. par

15、t D. total24. A. falls B. removes C. results D. comes25. A. what B. that C. which D. it26. A. Some B. Many C. Most D. Few27. A. outside B. except C. like D. as28. A. extensive B. enormous C. overall D. entire29. A. way B. means C. habits D. technique30. A. world B. earth C. globe D. geography31. A.

16、second B. latter C. next D. later32. A. learns B. realizes C. studies D. believes33. A. upon B. for C. as D. to34. A. either B. neither C. one D. each35. A. for B. to C. by D. as36. A. exception B. differences C. sameness D. divisions37. A being B. are C. were D. be38. A. although B. whether C. sinc

17、e D. that39. A. then B. nevertheless C .still D. moreover40. A. working B. getting C. arriving D. lookingPart III. Reading Comprehension (40 points; 55 minutes)Section 1Directions: Each of the following three passages is followed by some questions. For each question there are four choices. Choose th

18、e best answer to each question. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneQuestions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.Banks are ordinarily prepared to pay out all accounts; they rely on depositors not to demand payment all at the same time. If depositors should c

19、ome to fear that a bank is not sound, that it cannot pay off its depositors, then that fear might cause all the depositors to appear on the same day. If they did, the bank could not pay all the accounts. However, if they did not all appear at once, then there would always be funds to pay those who w

20、anted their money when they wanted it. Mrs. Elsie Vaught has told us of a terrifying bank run that she experienced. One day in December of 1925 several banks failed to open in a city where Mrs. Vaught lived. The other banks anticipated a run the next day, and so the officers of the bank in which Mrs

21、. Vaught worked as a teller had enough funds in hand to pay off as many depositors as might apply. The officers simply instructed the tellers to pay on demand. Next morning a crowd gathered in the bank and on the sidewalk outside. The length of the line convinced many that the bank could not possibl

22、y pay off everyone. People began to push and then to fight for places near the tellers windows. Clothing was torn and limbs were broken, but the jam continued for hours. The power of the panic atmosphere is evident in the fact that two tellers, though they knew that the bank was sound and could pay

23、out all depositors, nevertheless withdrew the funds in their own accounts. Mrs. Vaught says that she had difficulty restraining herself from doing the same.41. A bank run occurs when _. A. a bank is closed for one or more days B. too many depositors attempt to draw out their money at one time C. the

24、re is not enough money to pay all of its depositors at one time D. employees of a bank take their own funds out of the bank42. The tellers in Mrs. Vaughts bank were told to _. A. explain why they could not pay out all deposits B. pay out deposits as requested C. assure customers that the bank was so

25、und D. pay out money as slowly as possible43. The essential cause of a run on a bank is _. A. loss of confidence B. lack of sufficient funds C. crowds of people D. inefficient tellers44. Which of the following did Mrs. Vaught say? A. She knew that the bank was not sound. B. She feared that too many

26、withdrawals would close the bank. C. She was not able to draw out her money. D. She was tempted to draw out her money.45. According to the passage, the actions of the customers of Mrs. Vaughts bank were influenced chiefly by the _. A. ease with which they could obtain their money B. confidence demon

27、strated by other customers of the bank C. confidence that Mrs. Vaught demonstrated D. failure of several other banks to openPassage TwoQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.Gravity holds us so dose to the Earths surface that nobody can jump more than a few feet into the air without t

28、he force of gravity pulling him down. It takes a powerful engine to keep an airplane up in the air. If you throw a ball upwards as hard as you can, you will notice that it travels in a curved path before it comes back to the ground. If the Earth had no gravity, the ball, instead of traveling in a cu

29、rve, would move away in a straight line; in fact, it would never come back to the ground. If the Earth were to lose its pull of gravity, we should all fly off it as it spins round in space. The Earth has a strong pull, but modem rockets going out into space are able to escape from the gravity, becau

30、se they travel so quickly. With the ball thrown into the air, the height reached by the ball depends upon how hard it is thrown. The greater the starting-speed, the higher the ball will go. If it could be thrown so that it traveled fast enough, the ball would escape into space and never come back. N

31、obody can throw a ball as fast at this, but powerful rocket engines can send spaceships away from the Earth at such a speed that the Earths gravity is not able to pull them back. This is how we can now send rockets to the Moon.46. Gravity holds us dose the Earths surface, and as a result, _.A. we ca

32、n lift ourselves no more than a few feet above the EarthB. nobody can jump a few feet into the airC. no one will be pulled downD. any one of us can Jump as high as expected47. What would happen to a ball thrown upwards if there were no gravity?A. It would spin round in space.B. It would fly off into

33、 spaceC. It would fall into a curved path.D. It would move towards the Earth.48. The ball thrown into the air would never come back to the ground _.A. without such a powerful horizontal pushB. if it were thrown upwards as hard as you canC. should it travel in a curved pathD. were it not for gravity4

34、9. The height the ball will reach depends on _.A. the escape velocity B. the limiting velocityC. its starting velocity D. its traveling speed50. What is it that makes it possible to put a spaceship into orbit?A. the Earths gravity B. a strong pullC. a powerful engine D. the powerful rocket enginePas

35、sage ThreeQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Does a bee know what is going on its mind when it navigates its way to distant food sources and back to the hive, using polarized sunlight and the tiny magnet it carries as an aid? Or is the bee just a machine? (Unable to do its mathema

36、tics and dance its language in any other way to use Donald Griffins term) Does a bee have “awareness”, or to use a phrase I like better, can a bee think and imagine?There is an experiment for this, or at least an observation, made long ago by Karl Von Frisch and more recently confirmed by James Goul

37、d at Princeton, biologists who wish to study such things as bees to fly from the hive to one or another special place. To do this, they begin by placing a source of sugar very close to the hive so that the bees can learn what the game is about. Then, at regular intervals, the dish or whatever is mov

38、ed progressively farther and farther from the hive.Eventually, the target is being moved 100 feet or more at a jump, very far from the hive. Sooner or later, while this process is going on, the geologists shifting the dish of sugar will find the bees are out there waiting for them precisely where th

39、e next position had been planned. This is an uncomfortable observation to make.51. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. The Bee Hive: Natures Candy Shop B. Testing the Awareness of Bees C. Navigational Techniques of Birds and Insects D. Behaviorists Versus Biologists: A Zoolo

40、gical Debate52. In the second paragraph why is Karl Von Frisch mentioned? A. To introduce his observation on bee behavior. B. To contrast his theories with those of James Gould. C. To give credit to his description of the bee hive. D. To support the argument that bees use sunlight to navigate.53. Ac

41、cording to the author, why was sugar used in the study? A. To keep the bees nourished and healthy during the experiment. B. To train the bees to travel to a particular place. C. To reward the bees for performing the experiment correctly. D. To ensure that the bees did not sting the scientists.54. Th

42、e result of the experiment explained in the passage seems to indicate which of the following? A. Research using bees is too dangerous to be conducted successfully. B. Bees are unable to navigate beyond 100 feet of their hive. C. Scientists can teach bees to speak to people. D. Bees are able to perfo

43、rm limited reasoning tasks.55. Which of the following best describes the format of the passage?A. a response to criticism B. a comparison of two competing theories C. a question followed by a possible answer D. a position supported by scientific debateSection 2Directions: Read the following passage,

44、 and then decide whether the statements are true (A) or false (B). Then blacken the corresponding letter（A or B）on the Answer Sheet. (对的在答题卡上划A, 错的在答题卡上划B)Passage FourQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage:Mrs. Green gave her husband her letters to post when he was going to work. But

45、sometimes Mr. Green forgot to do so and kept them in his pocket for days. One fine morning in March, Mrs. Green asked him to post a letter. “Please post this letter and dont forget, she said. Mr. Green put the letter in his pocket and said, “I am sure to post this one.” Mrs. Green smiled and said, “

46、Yes, I believe that you will this time.” Mrs. Green looked at his back, and was still smiling when she closed the door. Mr. Green walked slowly along the street. Soon a man came up from behind him. When he walked by, the man looked back and smiled, “Dont forget to post the letter!” Then a girl walke

47、d by, and she turned and smiled, too. “Dont forget to post that letter!” she said. Mr. Green said to himself, “Why are these people smiling at me? And how do they know I have a letter to post?” At last he came to a post office, posted the letter, and walked on. But after a while, a boy came up from

48、behind him and asked him, “Did you post your letter?” “Yes, I did,” said Mr. Green. “Then I can take off this paper,” said the boy. He took a large piece of paper from the back of Mr. Greens coat and showed it to him. On the paper were these words “Ask him to post the letter.”( ) 56. Mrs. Green aske

49、d her husband to post her letters on his way home.( ) 57. Mr. Green sometimes forgot to post the letters immediately.( ) 58. Many people in the street knew Mr. Green.( ) 59. Mr. Green had his wife put the large piece of paper on his back.( ) 60. The paper on his back was a good hint to help Mr. Gree

50、n remember to postthe letter.Paper Two(60 minutes)Part IV. Short Answer Questions (10 points; 15 minutes)Directions:In this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possi

51、ble words (not exceeding 10 words.) Write your answers on the Answer Sheet of Paper Two. （请将此部分的答案写在试卷二的答题纸上）Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.Thankyou cards seem to be rare in an age when the Internet continues to reduce human contact Although our society has changed greatly ove

52、r the past century，the etiquette (礼节) of thank-you notes has not While most people would agree that thank-you notes are a necessity，there are still those who forever delay or are forgetful for unknown reasons And at no time of the year are thank-you notes more obvious (or lacking) than JuneThe month

53、 of brides and graduations，and the beginning of summer parties “Its a must-do thingA real thank-you does not come by e-mailThey come in the mail in an envelope. And what comes out of an envelope is a beautiful thing to touch and to pass around for everyone to read，”said etiquette expert Letitia Bald

54、rige Dont think for a second that Baldrige is old-fashioned. Handwritten thank-you notes-anyhandwritten letters，for that matter-have taken on an air of extra importance and dignity (尊严) inthis e-hyper (超电子) world Baldrige remains hopeful that the art may be enjoying a renaissance (复兴) More than simp

55、ly obeying rules of etiquette，thank-you cards are a sign of caring“Theyre more important now than ever，”expert Peter Post says“Youre building a relationshipAnd part of building that relationship is that you acknowledge (表示谢意) when someone has done something nice for you The payoff (回报)，Post says，can

56、 be huge“It perpetuates (延续)，”he says“The more we do it，the more it comes back to us，and its a benefit to us a11It makes our world a little bit nicer place to live in.”61. The writer thinks the Internet _.62. Baldrige argues that a thank-you note should be _63. A thank-you note should be handwritten

57、 because it takes on an air of _64. To build a relationship，you should give thanks to someone who_65. The passage is mainly about _.Part V. Writing (30 points; 45 minutes)Task 1 (10points; 15minutes)Directions: Write a letter of about 80 words (从略)Task 2 (20points; 30minutes)Directions: For this par

58、t, you are required to write a short essay of about 150 words(从略)答案：1-5 DDBCD 6-10 BBBBB 11-15 BDBDD. 16-20 ACCAD21-25 B CADC 26-30 ACDAD 31-35 BCABD 36-40 BCDAD41-45 BBADD 46-50 ABDCD 51-55 BABDC 56-60 F T F F T61. reduces human contact62. handwritten and sent in an envelope63. extra importance and dignity