part i reading comprehension (30%)
directions: there are three passages in this part. each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. you should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.
passage 1
questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:
(76)the agriculture revolution in the nineteenth century involved two things: the invention of 1-saving 2 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 sufficient; here it is to make the most of our labor, land being abundant". it was in america, therefore, that the great advances in nineteenth-century agricultural machinery first came. at the opening of the century, with the exception of a crude(粗糙的) 3, farmers could have carried practically all of the existing agricultural tools on their backs. (77)by 1860，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 1890 charles newbolt of new 4 had been working on the idea of a cast-iron plow and spent his entire fortune in introducing his invention. the farmers, however, would home none of it, claiming that the iron poisoned the soil and made the weeds grow. nevertheless, many people 5 their attention to the plow, until in 1869, james oliver of south bend,
indiana, turned out the first chilled-steel plow.
1. the word "here" (para. 1, line 6) refers to__________.
a. europe b. america
c. new jersey d. indiana
2. which of the following statement is not true?
a. the need for labor helped the invention of machinery in america.
b. the farmer rejected charles newbolt's plow for fear of ruin of their fields.
c. both europe and america had great need for farm machinery.
d. it was in indiana that the first chilled-steel plow was produced.
3. the passage is mainly about__________.
a. the agriculture revolution
b. the invention of labor-saving machinery
c. the development of scientific agriculture
d. the farming machinery in america
4. at the opening of the nineteenth-century, farmers in america__________.
a. preferred light tools
b. were extremely self-reliant (自给的)
c. had many tools
d. had very few tools
5. it is implied but not stated in the passage that __________.
a. there was a 6 of workers on american farms
b. the most important of the early invention was the iron plow
c. after 1869, many people devoted their attention to the plow
d. charles newbolt had made a fortune by his cast-iron plow
passage 2
questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
by adopting a few simple techniques, parents who read to their children can greatly increase their children's language development. it is surprising but true. (78) how parents talk to their children makes a big difference in the children's language development. if a parent encourages the child to 7 respond to what the parent is reading, the child's language skills increase.
a study was done with 30 three-year-old children and their parents. half of the children participated in the experimental study; the other half acted as the control group. in the experimental group, the parents were given a two-hour training session in which they were taught to ask open-ended questions rather than yes-or-no questions. for example, the parent should ask, "what is the doggie doing?" rather than "is the doggie running away?" (79) the parents in the experimental group were also instructed in how to help children find answers, how to suggest alternative possibilities and how to praise correct answers.
at the beginning of the study, the children did not differ in measures of language development, but at the end of one month, the children in the experimental group showed 5.5 months ahead of the control group on a test of 8 expression and vocabulary. nine months later, the children in the experimental group still showed an advance of 6 months over the children in the control group.
6. which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
a. children who talk a lot are more intelligent.
b. parents who listen to their children can teach them more.
c. active children should read more and be given more attention.
d. verbal ability can easily be developed with proper methods.
7. what does "it" in line 2 can most probably be replaced by?
a. parents increasing children's language development
b. reading techniques being simple
c. parents reading to children
d. children's intelligence development
8. according to the author, which of the following questions is the best type to ask children about?
a. do you see the elephant? b. is the elephant in the cage?
c. what animals do you like? d. shall we go to the zoo?
9. the difference between the control group and the experimental group was __________.
a. the training that parents received
b. the age of the children
c. 9 books that were read
d. the number of the children
10. the best conclusion we can draw from the passage is that __________.
a. parents should be trained to read to their children
b. the more children read, the more intelligent they will become
c. children's language skills increase when they are required to respond actively
d. children who read actively seem six months older #p#
passage 3
questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:
in the united states, 30 percent of the adult population has a "weight problem". to many people, the cause is obvious: they eat too much. but scientific evidence does little to support this idea. going back to the america of the 1910s, we find that people were thinner than today, yet they ate more food. in those days people worked harder 10, walked more, used machines much less and didn't watch television.
several 11 studies, moreover, have shown that fatter people do not eat more on the average than thinner people. in fact, some 12, such as the 1979 study of 3, 545 london office workers, report that, on balance, fat people eat less than slimmer people.
studies show that slim people are more active than fat people. a study by a research group at stanford university school of medicine found the following interesting facts:
the more the men ran, the more body fat they lost.
the more they ran, the greater amount of food they ate.
(80) thus, those who ran the most ate the most, yet lost the greatest amount of body fat.
11. the physical problem that many adult americans have is that__________.
a. they are too slim b. they work too hard
c. they are too fat d. they lose too much body fat
12. according to the article, given 500 adult americans, __________ people will have a "weight problem".
a. 30 b. 50 c. 100 d. 150
13. is there any scientific evidence to support that eating too much is the cause of a "weight problem"?
a. yes, there is plenty of evidence.
b. of course, there is some evidence to show this is true.
c. there is hardly any scientific evidence to support this.
d. we don't know because the information is not given.
14. in comparison with the adult american population today, the americans of the 1910s __________.
a. ate more food and had more physical activities
b. ate less food but had more activities
c. ate less food and had less physical exercise
d. had more weight problems
15. modem scientific researches have reported to us that__________.
a. fat people eat less food and are less active
b. fat people eat more food than slim people and are more active
c. fat people eat more food than slim people but are less active
d. thin people run less, but have greater increase in food intake
part ii vocabulary and structure (30%)
directions: in this part there are 30 13 sentences. for each sentence there are four choices marked a, bi c and d. choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.
16. __________, we 14 to leave at once, as we didn't want to risk missing the bus.
a. as it being pretty late b, it being pretty late
c. it was being pretty late d. being pretty late
17. __________ was once regarded as impossible has now become a reality.
a. what b. that
c. which d. as
18. mr. smith, together with his wife and children, __________ going to the party this weekend.
a. am b. is
c. are d. will
19. would you mind __________ the computer game in your room?
a. him playing b. his playing
c. him to play d. him play
20. by next year he __________ in new york for five years.
a. has worked b. has been working
c. works d. will have worked
21. henry is often seen __________ english aloud every morning in the classroom.
a. read b. reads
c. reading d. to read
22. without heat and sunlight, plants on the earth __________ well.
a. would not grow b. will not grow
c. had not grown d. would not be grown
23. only recently __________ to deal with the environmental problems.
a. something has done b. has something done
c. has something been done d. something has been done
24. the question __________ at the meeting tomorrow is very important.
a. to discuss b. being discussed
c. to be discussed d. will be discussed
25. since this road is wet and slippery this morning, it __________ last night.
a. must rain b. was raining
c. must have rained d. may rain
26. the mother didn't know __________ to blame for the broken glass as it happened while she was out.
a. who b. when
c. how d. what
27. i believe that every crime, __________ the circumstance, should be 15 punished.
a. in 16 of b. because of
c. instead of d. on account of
28. the workers are busy __________ models for the exhibition.
a. to make b. with making
c. being making d. making
29. yesterday mr. smith gave a vivid __________ of his recent visit to china.
a. dialogue b. idea
c. tale d. account
30. the definition leaves __________ for disagreement.
a. a small room b. much room
c. great deal room d. not so big a room
31. by the time you arrive this evening, __________ for two hours.
a. i will study b. i will have been studied
c. i had studied d. i will have been studying
32. i would have joined him in a picnic, but i __________ his company.
a. will not like b. don't like
c. had not liked d. might not like
33. let's finish our homework in a few seconds; it's time we __________.
a. played football b. will play football
c. play football d. are playing football
34. __________ at harvard, he began again to write his essay.
a. busy was as he b. busy as was he
c. busy as he was d. as was he busy
35. pierre often makes himself __________ by gesturing with his hands.
a. to understand b. understanding
c. to be understood d. understood
36. the bridge was named __________ the hero who gave his life for the cause of the people.
a. after b. for
c. because of d. before
37. there was a large crowd in the square __________ against the war.
a. protecting b. protesting
c. preventing d. promoting
38. we have __________ to the government for a home improvement loan.
a. arranged b. approached
c. applied d. appointed
39. tom __________ the shopkeeper with overcharging him for the articles he had bought.
a. accused b. charged
c. blamed d. criticized
40. the idea sounds very good but will it work in __________?
a. practice b. place
c. advance d. company
41. he got a job so that he could be independent __________ his parents.
a. on b. in
c. of d. from
42. we had to wait a long time to get our passports, __________?
a. won't we b. don't we
c. didn't we d. shouldn't you
43. do you feel like __________ today?
a. having something eaten b. having something to eat
c. to have something eaten d. to have something to eat
44. it's vital that enough money __________ collected to get the project started.
a. is b. be
c. must be d. can be
45. we consider __________the instrument be adjusted each time it is used.
a. that it necessary b. it necessary that
c. necessary that d. necessary of it that #p#
part iii identification (10%)
directions: each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked a, b, c and d. identify the one that is not correct. then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.
46. it is in his spare time when robert teaches himself english and japanese.
a b c d
47. people complain that the cost of setting up a company are so great that only
a b c
the rich can afford to run a company in that country.
d
48. between you and i, we have had an eye on him for some time,
a b c
and he might be a 17.
d
49. at school li ming ran into many problems, such as choosing
a b c
classes and to handle his time.
d
50. comparing with the weather of last winter, it is much milder and
a b c
more pleasant this winter.
d
51. 18 gives useful information about which products
a b c
to buying.
d
52. in hawaii, people are friendly and always warmly welcomed
a b c d
visitors.
53. mara dona will face a possible prison term if finding guilty on
a b c d
the shooting charges.
54. fiuving returned from berlin, he received no telephone call,
a b c
neither.
d
55. "i am looking forward to receive your letter!" she said happily.
a b c d
part iv cloze (10%)
directions: there are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked a, b, c and d at the end of the passage. you should choose one answer that best fits into the passage. then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.
can authority be criticized? in 56 of the word, authority is not 57 either out of respect or out of 58 . in such countries children are not expected to 59 their teachers in school and 60 young scholars or 61 industrial mean are 19 (受阻) in technical research because they don't feel free to 62 with their superiors. clever researchers may be considered too 63 to have "any fight" to present 64 that are different from knowledge and wisdom of men of old ages.
65 , the american is 66 from childhood to question, 20 and search. school tasks are 67 to encourage the use of a 68 range of materials. a composition topic like" write a paper 69 the world's supply of sugar" will send even 70 in search of completely 21 ideas. 71 in the primary grades, children are taught to 72 libraries, and to search for 73 ideas of various sorts. 74 the time they are 14, 15 and 16, many young scholars are marking original and 75 contributions in all fields of science.
56. a. much b. any c. such d. many
57. a. accepted b. claimed c. isolated d. challenged
58. a. hate b. mercy c. fear d. sympathy
59. a. question b. ask c. change d. charge
60. a. famous b. brilliant c. employed d. curios
61. a. imaginative b. sensible c. original d. affective
62. a. disagree b. complain c. link d. cooperate
63. a. young b. brave c. old d. nervous
64. a. functions b. awards c. rewards d. findings
65. a. secondly b. then c. therefore d. however
66. a. treated b. trained c. traced d. transformed
67. a. done b. designed c. fulfilled d. neglected
68. a. wide b. limited c. moderate d. various
69. a. of b. on c. for d .to
70. a. a child b. a boy c. a girl d. an adult
71. a. since b. as c. if d. even
72. a. organize b. manage c. clean d. use
73.a. conventional b. same c. new d. familiar
74. a. when b. since c. during d. by
75. a. precious b. valuable c. worth d. priceless
part v translation (20%)
section a
directions: in this part there are five sentences which you should translate into chinese. these sentences are all taken from the 3 passages you have just read in the part of reading comprehension. you can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the 22.
76. how parents talk to their children makes a big difference in the children's language development. if a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading, the child's language skills increase. (passage 1)
77. the parents in the experimental group were also instructed in how to help children find answers, how to suggest alternative possibilities and how to praise correct answers. (passage 1)
78. the agriculture revolution in the nineteenth century involved two things: the invention of laborsaving machinery and the development of scientific agriculture. (passage 2)
79. by 1860, most of the machinery in use today had been designed in an early form. (passage 2)
80. thus, those who ran the most ate the most, yet lost the greatest amount of body fat. (passage 3)
section b
directions: in this part there are five sentences in chinese. you should translate them into english. be sure to write clearly.
81．我们的新产品非常受欢迎，对此我们感到十分自豪。
82．您能说话大声点好让每个人都听得见吗?
83．除了英语，你最好再学一门外语。
84．在教育孩子方面，表扬要比批评有效得多。
85．每个人都知道，学习对一个人的成长是至关重要的。
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