一、词性转换题（每小题 1 分，共 10 分）
Fill in the blank in each sentence with an appropriate form of the given word in the bracket.
1. He had no______ that he was being watched. ( suspect )
2. Nobody want to live in the ______ part of the town. ( industry )
3. He wasn't actually _______, but I still didn't feel comfortable. (friend )
4. There is a ______ at the British Embassy tonight. ( receive )
5. The floods brought death and _______ to the area. ( destroy )
6. This jewel is not simply valuable; it is ______. ( value )
7. The bloodstain on her dress was very ________. ( notice )
8. Your job will be to see that no _____ product leaves this part of the factory. ( perfect )
9. Careless spelling mistakes in a letter can create an ______ impression. ( favour )
10. Kenneth gave the child a _____ of sweet. ( hand )
二、 多项选择题（每小题 1分，共 20 分）
Choose a word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.
1. He used to give me much ________ advice and encouragement at school.
A. exact B. deep C. thorough D. sound
2. He _____ the address onto the label and sent the parcel by post.
A. copied B. imitated C. faked D. simulated
3. Walker thanked her and just _____ what she meant by her generous offer.
A. marveled B. wondered C. amazed D. doubted
4. No one knows _____ which country the SARS virus first came from.
A. surely B. for sure C. unsurely D. obviously
5. The ___ works of Shakespeare has always been read by literary people all over the world.
A. undying B. deathless C. immoral D. immortal
6. A sense of well-being should always be an important part of life ____ your age.
A. whatsoever B. whatever C. however D. no matter
7. His high school report ____ that he was brilliant in all science subjects.
A. believed B. noticed C. noted D. decided
8. Realizing the immense international pressure, the President ____ stepped down.
A. conspicuously B. gracefully C. lonely D. truly
9. The late arrivals for the musical were ____ to their seats.
A. hurried B. rushed C. hastened D. quickened
10. John Major has scheduled his ____ audience with the Queen for 6:30.
A. lucky B. fateful C. indebted D. glamorous
11. It’s no use that you don’t understand their dialect.
A. pretending B. pretended C. pretend D. to pretend
12. This problem is an economic than a political one.
A. no more B. not more C. much more D. no better
13. I don’t mind her at the party.
A. wear jewels B. wearing jewels C. to wear jewels D. wear jewels
14. snobbish people you described are to be found everywhere.
A. Such … like B. So … like C. Such … as D. So … as
15. But for the traffic jam, we earlier.
A. should arrive B. should have arrived C. shall arrive D. shall have arrived
16. The directors have a meeting every Friday, there is nothing to discuss.
A. if B. unless C. for D. because
17. a machine, she met with a lot of difficulties at first.
A. Having never handled B. Never handling
C. Having handled never D. Never handled
18. She changed much that I could scarcely recognize her. could we.
A. too, So B. so, So C. too, Nor D. so, Nor
19. Linda asked to be to you.
A. reminded B. remembered C. regarded D. recalled
20. We all went to the movie, he behind.
A. was remaining B. remaining C. was remained D. remained
三、阅读题（每小题 2分，共30分）
Passage 1.
The agricultural revolution in the 19th century involved two things: the invention of labor-saving machinery and the development of scientific agriculture. Labor-saving machinery naturally appeared first where labor was scarce. "In Europe," said Thomas Jefferson ,"the object is to make the most of their land, labor being abundant: here it is to make the most of our labor, land being abundant." It was in America, therefore, that the great advances in 19th century agricultural machinery first came.
At the opening of the century, with the exception of a crude plow farmers could have carried practically all of the existing agricultural implements on their backs;by1860,most of the machinery in use today had been designed in an early form. The most important of the early inventions was the iron plow. As early as 1790 Charles New bold of New Jersey had been working on the idea of a cast-iron plow and spent his entire fortune in introducing his invention. The farmers, however, would have none of it, claiming that the iron poisoned the soil and made the weeds grow. Nevertheless, many people devoted their attention to the plow, until in 1869 James Oliver of South Bend, Indiana, turned out the first chilled-still plow.
1. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The need for agricultural advances to help feed a growing population.
B. The development of safer machines demanded by the labor movement.
C. Machinery that contributed to the agricultural revolution.
D. New Jersey as a leader in the agricultural revolution.
2. The expression "make the most of" in Line 4is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. get the best yield from B. raise the price of
C. make full use of D. earn a living on
3. Which of the following can be inferred from what Thomas Jefferson said?
A. Europe was changing more quickly than America.
B. Europe had greater need of farm machinery than America did.
C. America was finally running out of good farmland.
D. There was a shortage of workers on American farm.
4. It can be inferred that the word "here" in Line 4 refers to_____.
A. Europe B. America C. New Jersey D. Indiana
5. What point is the author making by stating that farmers could carry nearly all their tools on their backs?
A. Farmers had few tools before the agricultural revolution
B. Americans were traditionally self-reliant.
C. Life on the farm was extremely difficult.
D. New tools were designed to be portable.
Passage 2
There are many problems connected with space travel. The first and greatest of them is gravity. If you let your pencil drop to the floor, you can see gravity in action. Everything is held down to the earth by magnetic force. A rocket must go at least 2,500miles an hour to take anyone beyond the gravity of the earth into space.
Another problem is the strain(作用力) that a person is subjected to when a rocket leaves the ground. Anything that is not moving tends to resist movement. As the rocket leaves the ground, it pushes upward violently, and the person in the onse cone(驾驶舱) is pushed back against the chair. During this thrust, gravity exerts a force on the body equal to nine times its normal force.
Once out of the earth's gravity, an astronaut is affected by still another problem——weightlessness. Here, if a pencil drops, it does not fall. If a glass of water is turned upside down, the water will not fall out. Our bodies, which are accustomed to gravity, tend to become upset in weightless conditions. Recent long flights have shown that the body needs special exercise in a spaceship.
Astronauts could also be affected by boredom and loneliness. Some of them might have to sit in their spaceships for months with little to do and no one to talk to. Space trips to distant planets or the nearest stars might take many years. It is possible that some trips to even take a lifetime. So future astronauts must be trained to endure ling periods of "inactivity and solitude".
6. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. The earth's gravity B. Weightlessness C. Space sickness D. Loneliness
7. In weightless condition, what will happen?
A. If a pencil drops, it will fall
B. If a glass of water is turned upside down, the water will fall out
C. Our bodies tend to become upset
D. It's easier for our bodies to move around
8. The quality that the future astronauts must have is_____.
A. being brave B. not being overweight C. enduring solitude D. being passive
9. Which of the following is beyond the gravity of the earth?
A. A pencil B. An animal C. A man on the earth
D. A man in a rocket moving3,000 miles per hour
10. When a rocket leaves the ground, the gravity_____.
A. is equal to the normal one
B. is less strong than the normal one
C. is much stronger than the normal one
D. is relatively smaller
Passage 3
In the traditional marriage, the man worked at a job to earn money for the family , Most men worked in an office , a factory, or some other place away from the home .Since the men earned the money , they paid the bills. The money was used for food, clothes , the house , and other family needs. The man made most of the decisions .He was the boss.
In the traditional marriage, the woman seldom worked away from the house. She stayed at home to care for the children and her husband. She cooked meals, cleaned the house , washed the clothes , and did other housework . Her job at home was very important.
In recent years , many couples continue to have a traditional relationship of the kind . The man has a job and earns the money for the family. The woman stays at home and cares for the children and the house .Many Americans are happy with the kind of marriage .But some other Americans have a different impression of marriage and family responsibilities.
There are two important differences in male and female roles now. One is that both men and women have many more choices .They may choose to marry or to stay single .They may choose to work or stay at home .Both men and women may choose roles that are comfortable for them.
A second difference in male and female roles is that within marriage many decisions and responsibilities are shared .The husband and wife may choose to have children, or they may not .If they have children, the man take care of them some of the time , all of the time or not at all .The woman may want to stay at home and take care of the children .Or she may want to go to work .Men and women now decide these things together in a marriage , Many married people now share these decisions and the responsibilities of their families.
11. Which of the following is NOT true in the traditional marriage?
A. Men worked at a job to earn money for the family.
B. The women made most of decisions.
C. The woman stayed at home to care the children.
D. The man paid the bills.
12. In recent years ________.
A. young couples decline the traditional relationship.
B. the woman has a job and earns the money for the family.
C. the woman doesn't stay at home and care for the children and the house.
D. the role of men and women has begun to change.
13. Men and women may now choose all the following except to _______.
A. marry or to stay single.
B. work or stay at home.
C. leave their jobs just because they have children
D. have their roles that are comfortable for them
14. The following are all now true except __________.
A. they may choose to have children or not
B. the man may tack care of the children some of the time.
C. the woman is the most important person in the house
D. the woman may want to go to work
15. Which of the following is not true?
A. Everyone tries to get married.
B. The man was the boss in the traditional marriage.
C. The woman's job at home was very important in the past.
D. Many Americans still have a traditional marriage.
四、完形填空题（每小题1 分，共15分）
We have often heard people talking about a generation gap. The name is new, but the idea is old. Young people and their parents don’t __1__ each other. The world keeps changing. It has always kept changing. During the second century a wise man said: “ Bury me __2__ my face because in a little while everything will be __3 _ upside down.”
There has always been a gap _4___generations, but more people talk about it now. Old Mr. Ellis thinks he understands what __5__.
“When I was a boy, I thought the world was a _ 6__ place. My life was __7__. But when I was older, I _8__ about people who were treated _ 9___ people who didn’t have enough to eat. I want to help them, and I married a girl who wanted to help them, too. We went to meetings and __10__ a lot, but it didn’t seem to make much _11__.”
“ Our children grew up in a world _12__ war. They didn’t know _13__ the fighting would stop. They wanted their children to have nice clothes and toys. They didn’t want to think about the _14___. They thought nothing _15___ be done about it.
1. A. care for B. understand C. love D. believe
2. A. on B. with C. in D. over
3. A. put B. moved C. turned D. hung
4. A. of B. of C. among D. between
5. A. has happened B. it is C. to do D. has been done
6. A. big B. small C. beautiful D. dirty
7. A. hard B. pleasant C. miserable D. interesting
8. A. studied B. thought C. walked D. learned
9. A. fairly B. equally C. badly D. kindly
10. A. listened B. learned C. did D. talked
11.A. money B. sense C. difference D. change
12.A. at B. in C. of D. often
13.A. how B. why C. if D. when
14.A. past B. old C. future D. realities
15.A. might B. could C. must D. would
五、翻译题（每小题2分，共 10 分）
Translate each of the following sentences into English, using the words or phrase given in the bracket.
1. 发表了几篇有影响的论文以后，他在学术界颇有名气。 （ distinguished ）
2. 他变得更加愤世嫉俗，很可能是由于常跟报社记者混在一起的缘故。（ hang out）
3. 待人礼貌，举止文雅，这是有教养的人一个必不可少的特点。
（ refined and gentle manners）
4. 这些签署的协议将冲破对自由贸易设置的所有障碍。 （ break down ）
5. 她是个非常隐秘的人，从不向任何人透露自己的秘密。 （ confide in ）
六、写作题（每小题 15分，共 15 分）
Write on ANSWER SHEET a composition of about 120 words on the following topic:
Nowadays young people tend to phone more often than write to each other. So, some say that phones will kill letter writing. What is your opinion?
WILL PHONES KILL LETTER WRITING?
You are to write three paragraphs.
In the first paragraph, state specifically what your view is.
In the second paragraph, support your view with one or two reasons.
In the last paragraph, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar, and appropriacy. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks
参考答案：
一、 词性转换题
共10分，每题1分，出现拼写错误不得分。
1. suspicion 2. industrial 3. unfriendly 4. reception 5. destruction
6. invaluable 7. noticeable 8. imperfect 9. unfavourable 10. handful
二、多项选择题
客观题，每题1分，选错不得分。
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. B
11. A 12. C 13. B 14. C 15. B 16. B 17.A 18. D 19. B 20. B
三、阅读题
客观题， 每题2分，共30分，选错不得分
1-5 CCDBA 6-10 CDCDC 11-15 BDCCA
四、完形填空题
客观题，每题1分，共15分选错不得分。
1-5 BACDA 6-10 CBDCD 11-15 CADCB
五、翻译题
每题2分，共10分。使用所给词汇翻译正确无语法拼写错误得满分，如没用所给单词但表达正确可得满分，但出现拼写错误一个单词扣0.5分，语法错误酌情扣分。
1. After having several influential papers published, he became quite distinguished in the academic world.
2. He’s becoming more cynical, probably from hanging around with newspapermen.
3. One of the inevitable traits of the educated man is his possession of refined and gentle manners.
4. The agreement signed will break down all the barriers to free trade.
5. Being very much a private person, she does not confide in anyone.
六、写作题
共15分。评分标准如下：
2分 条理不清，思路紊乱，语言支离破碎或在部分句子均有错误，且多数为严重错误。
5分 基本切题。表达思想不清楚，连贯性差。有较多的严重语言错误。
8分 基本切题。有些地方表达思想不够清楚，文字勉强连贯；语言错误相当多，其中有一些是严重错误。
11分 切题。表达思想清楚，文字连贯，但有少量语言错误。
14分 切题。表达思想清楚，文字通顺，连贯性好。基本上无语言错误，仅有个别小错误。 |
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