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1、Lesson OnePart I: Vocabulary and Grammar1. That trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasnt bothered by his loudness _ by his lack of talent. A. so much as B. rather than C. as D. than 2._, Ill marry him all the same. A. Was he rich or poor B. Whether rich or poor C. Were he rich or poor D. Be he

2、 rich or poor 3. The government has promised to do _ lies in its power to ease the hardships of the victims in the flood-stricken area. A. however B. whichever C. whatever D. wherever 4._ if I had arrived yesterday without letting you know beforehand? A. Would you be surprised B. Were you surprised

3、C. Had you been surprised D. Would you have been surprised 5. If not _ with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets very ill-tempered and grumbles all the time. A. being treated B. treated C. be treated D. having been treated 6. It is imperative that students _ their term papers on time. A. hand

4、in B. would hand in C. have to hand in D. handed in 7. The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of a fully-loaded truck, _ to the truck. A. the greater stress is B. greater is the stress C. the stress is greater D. the greater the stress 8. The Minister of Finance is believed _ of imp

5、osing new taxes to raise extra revenue. A. that he is thinking B. to be thinking C. that he is to think D. to think 9. Issues of price, place, promotion, and product are _ conventional concerns in planning marketing strategies. A. these of the most B. most of those C. among the most D. among the man

6、y of 10._ both sides accept the agreement _ a lasting peace be established in this region. A. Only if, will B. If only, would C. Should, will D. Unless, would 11. Mr. Wells, together with all the members of his family, _ for Europe this afternoon. A. are to leave B. are leaving C. is leaving D. leav

7、e 12. It was suggested that all government ministers should _ information on their financial interests. A. discover B. uncover C. tell D. disclose 13. As my exams are coming next week, Ill take advantage of the weekend to _ on some reading. A. catch up B. clear up C. make up D. pick up 14. Im surpri

8、sed they are no longer on speaking terms. Its not like either of them to bear a _. A. disgust B. curse C. grudge D. hatred 15. Mary hopes to be _ from hospital next week. A. dismissed B. discharged C. expelled D. resigned 16. Once a picture is proved to be a forgery, it becomes quite _. A. invaluabl

9、e B. priceless C. unworthy D. worthless 17. Jimmy earns his living by _ works of art in the museum. A. recoveringB. restoring C. renewing D. reviving 18. I couldnt sleep last night because the tap in the bathroom was _. A. draining B. dropping C. spilling D. dripping 19. The book gives a brief _ of

10、the course of his research up till now. A. outline B. reference C. frame D. outlook 20. She was sanding outside in the snow, _ with cold. A. spinning B. shivering C. shaking D. staggering Part II Reading comprehension Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage Just five one-hun

11、dredths of an inch thick, light golden in color and with a perfect “saddle curl,” the Lays potato chip seems an unlikely weapon for global domination. But its maker. Frito-Lay. Thinks otherwise.” Potato chips are a snack food for the world,” said Salman Amin, the companys head of global marketing. A

12、min believes there is no corner of the world that can resist the charms of a Frito-Lay potato chip. Frito-Lay is the biggest snack maker in America. owned by PepsiCo. And accounts for over half of the parent companys $3 billion annual profits. But the U.S. snack food market is largely saturated, and

13、 to grow. the company has to look overseas. Its strategy rests on two beliefs: first a global product offers economies of scale with which local brands cannot compete. And second, consumers in the 21st century are drawn to “global” as a concept. ”Global” does not mean products that are consciously i

14、dentified as American, but ones than consumes-especially young people-see as part of a modem, innovative(创新的)world in which people are linked across cultures by shared beliefs and tastes. Potato chips are an American invention, but most Chinese, for instance, do not know than Frito-Lay is an America

15、n company. Instead, Riskey, the companys research and development head, would hope they associate the brand with the new world of global communications and business. With brand perception a crucial factor, Riskey ordered a redesign of the Frito-Lay logo(标识).The logo, along with the companys long-hel

16、d marketing image of the “irresistibility” of its chips. would help facilitate the companys global expansion. The executives acknowledge that they try to swing national eating habits to a food created in America, but they deny that amounts to economic imperialism. Rater, they see Frito-Lay as spread

17、ing the benefits of free enterprise across the world. “Were making products in those countries, were adapting them to the tastes of those countries, building businesses and employing people and changing lives,” said Steve Reinemund, PepsiCos chief executive. 21.It is the belief of Frito-Lays head of

18、 global marking that_.A) Potato chips can hardly be used as a weapon to dominate the world market B) Their company must find new ways to promote domestic sales.C) The light golden color enhances the charm of their companys potato chipsD) People the world over enjoy eating their companys potato chips

19、 22.What do we learn about Frito-Lay from Paragraph 2?A) Its products use to be popular among overseas consumers.B) Its expansion has caused fierce competition in the snack marker.C) It gives half of its annual profits to its parent company.D) It needs to turn to the word market for development. 23.

20、One of the assumptions on which Frito-Lay bases its development strategy is that_.A)consumers worldwide today are attracted by global brandsB)local brands cannot compete successfully with American brandsC)products suiting Chinese consumers needs bring more profitsD)products identified as American wi

21、ll have promising market value 24.Why did Riskey have the Frito-Lay logo redesigned?A)To suit changing tastes of young consumers.B)To promote the companys strategy of globalization.C)To change the companys long-held marketing image.D)To compete with other American chip producers. 25.Frito-Lays execu

22、tives claim that the promoting of American food in the international market_.A)wont affect the eating habits of the local peopleB)will lead to economic imperialismC)will be in the interest of the local peopleD)wont spoil the taste of their chipsPassage TwoQuestion 26 to 30 are based on the following

23、 passage. In communities north of Denver, residents are pitching in to help teachers and administrators as the Vrain school District tries to solve a $13.8 million budget shortage blamed on mismanagement. ”Were worried about our teachers and principals, and we really dont want to lose them because o

24、f this,” one parent sail. “If we can help ease their financial burden, we will. ” Teachers are grateful, but know it may be years before the district is solvent(有综合能力的). They feel really good about the parent support, but they realize its impossible for then to solve this problem. The 22,000-student

25、 district discovered the shortage last month. “Its extraordinary. Nobody would have imagined something happening like this at this level,” said State Treasurer Mike Coffman. Coffman and district officials last week agreed on a state emergency plan freeing yp a $9.8 million loan that enabled the payr

26、oll(工资单) to be met for 2,700 teachers and staff in time for the holidays. District officials also took $1.7 million from student-activity accounts its 38schools. At Coffmans request, the District Attorney has begun investigating the districts finances. Coffman says he wants to know whether district

27、officials hid the budget shortage until after the November election, when voters approved a $212 million bond issue for schools. In Frederick, students parents are buying classroom supplies and offering to pay for groceries and utilities to keep first-year teachers and principals in their jobs. Some

28、 $36,000 has been raised in donations from Safeway. A Chevrolet dealership donated $10,000 and forgave the districts $10,750 bill for renting the driver educating cars. IBM contributed 4,500 packs of paper. “We employ thousands of people in this community,” said Mitch Carson, a hospital chief execut

29、ive, who helped raise funds. “We have children in the school, and we see how they could be affected.” At Creek High School, three students started a website that displays newspaper articles, district information and an email forum(论坛)。 “Rumors about whats happening to the district are moving at ligh

30、ting speed,” said a student. “We wanted to know the truth, and spread that around instead.” 26.What has happened to the Vrain School District?A)A huge financial problem has arisen.B)Many schools there are mismanaged.C)Lots of teachers in the district are planning to quit.D) Many administrative perso

31、nnel have been laid off. 27. How did the residents in the Vrain School District respond to the budget shortage? A)They felt somewhat helpless about it.B) They accused those responsible for it.C) They pooled their efforts to help solve it.D) They demanded a through investigation. 28.In the view of St

32、ate Treasurer Mike Coffman, the educational budget shortage is_. A)unavoidableB)unthinkableC)insolvableD)irreversible 29.Why did Coffman request an investigation?A)To see if there was a deliberate cover-up of the problem.B)To find out the extent of the consequences of the case.C)To make sure that th

33、e school principals were innocent.D)To stop the voters approving the $212 million bong issue. 30.Three high school students started a website in order to_.A)attract greater public attention to their needsB)appeal to the public for contributions and donationsC)expose officials who neglected their dut

34、iesD)keep people properly informed of the crisis Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. “Humans should not try to avoid stress any more than they would shun food, love or exercise.” Said Dr. Hans Selye, the first physician to document the effects of stress on the body. W

35、hile heres on question that continuous stress is harmful, several studies suggest that challenging situations in which youre able to rise to the occasion can be good for you. In a 2001 study of 158 hospital nurses, those who faced considerable work demands but coped with the challenge were more like

36、ly to say they were in good health than those who felt they stress that you can manage also boost immune(免疫的) function. In a study at the Academic Center for Dentistry in Amsterdam, researchers put volunteers through two stressful experiences. In the first, a timed task that required memorizing a li

37、st followed by a short test, subjects through a gory(血淋淋的) video on surgical procedures. Those who did well on the memory test had an increase in levels of immunoglobulin A, an antibody thats the bodys first line of defense against germs. The video-watchers experienced a downturn in the antibody. St

38、ress prompts the body to produce certain stress hormones. In short bursts these hormones have a positive effect, including improved memory function. “They can help nerve cells handle information and put it into storage,” says Dr. Bruce McEwen of Rockefeller University in New York. But in the long ru

39、n these hormones can have a harmful effect on the body and brain. “Sustained stress is not good for you,” says Richard Morimoto, a researcher at Northwestern University in Illinois studying the effects of stress on longevity ,”Its the occasional burst of stress or brief exposure to stress that could

40、 be protective.” 31. The passage is mainly about_ A) the benefits of manageable stress B)stay away from C)run out of D)put up with32. The word “shun”(Line 1,Para.1) most probably means_. A)cut down on B)stay away from C)run out of D)put up with 33.We can conclude from the study of the 158 nurses in

41、2001 that_ A)people under stress tend to have a poor memory B)people who cant get their job done experience more stress C)doing challenging work may be good for ones health D)stress will weaken the bodys defense against germs 34.In the experiment described in Paragraph 3,the video-watchers experienc

42、ed a downturn in the antibody because_. A) the video was not enjoyable at all B) the outcome was beyond their control C)they knew little about surgical procedures D)they felt no pressure while watching the video 35.Dr. Bruce McEwen of Rockefeller University believes that_. A)a persons memory is dete

43、rmined by the level of hormones in his body B)stress hormones have lasting positive effects on the brain C)short bursts of stress hormones enhance memory function D)a persons memory improves with continued experience of stress. Passage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage. If yo

44、u want to teach your children how to say sorry, you must be good at saying it yourself, especially to your own children. But how you say it can be quite tricky. If you say to your children “Im sorry I got angry with you, but ” what follows that “but” can render the apology ineffective: ” I had a bad

45、 day” or “your noise was giving me a headache ” leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad behavior in expecting an apology. Another method by which people appear to apologize without actually doing so is to say “Im sorry youre upset” ; this suggests tha

46、t you are somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done. Then there is the general, all covering apology, which avoids the necessity of identifying a specific act that was particularly hurtful or insulting, and which the person who is apologizing should promis

47、e never to do again. Saying “Im useless as a parent” does not commit a person to any specific improvement. These pseudo-apologies are used by people who believe saying sorry shows weakness, Parents who wish to teach their children to apologize should see it as a sign of strength, and therefore not r

48、esort to these pseudo-apologies. But even when presented with examples of genuine contrition, children still need help to become a ware of the complexities of saying sorry. A three-year-old might need help in understanding that other children feel pain just as he does, and that hitting a playmate ov

49、er the head with a heavy toy requires an apology. A six-year-old might need reminding that spoiling other childrens expectations can require an apology. A 12-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin without asking permission is acceptable, but that borrowing a parents clothes wit

50、hout permission is not. 36.If a mother adds ”but” to an apology,_. A) she doesnt feel that she should have apologized. B) she does not realize that the child has been hurt C) the child may find the apology easier to accept D) the child may feel that he owes her an apology 37.According to the author,

51、 saying “Im sorry youre upset” most probably means”_” A)You have good reason to get upset B)Im aware youre upset ,but Im not to blame C)I apologize for hurting your feelings D)Im at fault for making you upset 38.It is not advisable to use the general, all-covering apology because_. A)it gets one int

52、o the habit of making empty promises B)it may make the other person feel guiltyC)it is vague and ineffectiveD)it is hurtful and insulting 39.We learn from the last paragraph that in teaching children to say sorry_. A)the complexities involved should be ignored B)their ages should be taken into accou

53、nt C)parents need to set them a good example D)parents should be patient and tolerant40.It can be inferred from the passage that apologizing properly is _. A)a social issue calling for immediate attention B)not necessary among family members C)a sign of social progress D) not as simple as it seemsPa

54、rt III: WritingDirections: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter in reply to a friends inquiry about applying for admission to your college or university. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:1.建议报考的专业及理由2.报考该专业的基本条件3.应当如何备考Lesson

55、TwoPart I: Vocabulary and GrammarHe kept his head; otherwise the accident _. A. would happen B. happened C. would have happened D. happens Is she older than you? Yes she is older than _two years A. me B. I for C. I am by D. me by He is _a writer as a reporter. A. more B. rather C. not so much D. not

56、 such I suppose that when I come back in ten years time , all these old houses _-down. A. will have been pulled B. will have pulled C. will be pulling D. will be pulled Johnson hoped it would be _who would be called upon. A. has B. him C. he D. himself Have a cup of tea, _? A. shall we B. will you C

57、. wont you D. do you It is estimated that much of a teenagers time is spent_ with friends. A. to talk B. talking C. being talked D. having talked It is one _best sellers in our country now. A. of them B. of those C. of this D. of their Henry was deported for having an expired visa. He _ his visa ren

58、ewed. A. should have had B. must have had C. might have had D. would have had 10- Where is your college located, John? - It is _. A. on the Fifth Avenue B. on Fifth Avenue C. in Fifth Avenue D. at Fifth Avenue 11Im afraid it _ tomorrow, but who knows? A. may have rained B. might rain C. would rain D

59、. ought to rain 12The Caspian Sea, a salt lake, is _any other lake in the world. A. largest B. the largest C. larger than D. the larger than 13_bricks, workers press clay into blocks and bake them to the requisite hard. A. Being made B. The making of C. To make D. Made 14He will go to America next m

60、onth, if he _ready then. A. is B. will be C. shall be D. is going to be 15Cars moved very slowly in the 1920s, but they _move more quickly than in 1910. A. were to canB. did C. will D. can 16. All the rooms on the second floor have nicely _ carpets, which are included in the price of the house. A. a

61、dapted B. equipped C. suited D. fitted 17. He plays tennis to the _ of all other sports. A. eradication B. exclusion C. extension D. inclusion 18. She answered with an _ “No” to the request that she attend the public hearing. A. eloquent B. effective C. emotional D. emphatic 19. Everyone who has visited the city agrees that it is _ with life. A. vibrant B. violent C. energetic D. full 20. We met Mary and her husband at a party two months ago. _ weve had no further communication. A. Thereof B. Thereby C. Thereafter D. Thereabouts