一、1.Vocabulary and Structure

0. There was no______ in arguing with him since he didn"t agree with you.

A．causeB．timeC．useD．motive

1. He will be sad when he ______ the bad news.

A．hearB．is hearingC．will hearD．hears

2. They failed to pass the exam last time, I regretted______.

A．to be not able to helpB．being unable to helpC．being not able to helpD．not be able to help

3. I took the glass very carefully lest it______.

A．should damageB．would damageC．had damagedD．should be damaged

4. The time will come______ man can fly to______he likes in the universe.

A．how; whereB．when; whereverC．where; whereD．what; which

5. The world"s supplies of petroleum______.

A．have been gradually being exhaustedB．have gradually exhaustedC．are gradually exhaustedD．are being gradually exhausted

6. Everything depends on______we have enough time.

A．ifB．whenC．whetherD．that

7. —Alice, you feed the bird today, ______?—But I fed it yesterday.

A．do youB．will youC．didn"t youD．don"t you

8. —I usually go there by train. —Why not______by boat for a change?

A．to try goingB．trying to goC．to try and goD．try going

9. Mrs. Smith warned her daughter______ after drinking.

A．never to driveB．to never driverC．never drivingD．never drive

10. The hotel______60 dollars for a single room with bath.

A．claimsB．demandsC．pricesD．charges

11. —Shall I tell John about it?—No , you ______. I"ve told him already.

A．needn"tB．wouldn"tC．mustn"tD．shouldn"t

12. —The light in the office is still on. —Oh , I forgot______.

A．turning it offB．turn it offC．to turn it offD．having turned it off

13. He always did well at school______having to do part-time jobs every now and then.

A．in spite ofB．regardless ofC．on account ofD．in case of

14. Travel firms in Britain have been______ package tours to Southeast Asia for years.

A．operatingB．sendingC．managing"D．leading

15. Young college graduates, who have just found jobs, need ______ to prove themselves.

A．a wayB．courageC．a chanceD．advice

16. In the past, the British people seemed to eat ______ but tasteless, plain meat and potatoes with everything.

A．anythingB．nothingC．everythingD．something

17. Results of a recent study appear to explain the long-standing question of why many women develop lung cancer, ______ they themselves are non-smokers.

A．ifB．unlessC．butD．although

18. Leaders of most countries in the world attended the UN meeting ______ in South Africa earlier this year.

A．to be heldB．to holdC．heldD．holding

19. —Is the famous Chinese exercise called Tai chi chuan healthy? —Yes, of course. It______.

A．does you goodB．makes you happyC．helps you strongD．goes well with you

20. Einstein became professor of physics at Princeton in 1933 , ______ he lived until his death in 1935.

A．whenB．the timeC．the placeD．where

21. It is desirable that he______.

A．gives up tryingB．give up tryingC．would give up tryingD．is going to give up trying

22. Young______ he is, he knows what is the right thing to do.

A．thatB．asC．althoughD．however

23. We were not surprised at______, for he had worked so hard.

A．what has he achievedB．that what he had achievedC．what he had achievedD．that he had achieved

24. No sooner had they got off the train______ it started moving.

A．whenB．thanC．thenD．after

25. The teacher has his students______ a composition every other week.

A．to writeB．writtenC．writingD．write

26. The middle-aged man was seen ______ out of the house on the afternoon of the murder.

A．cameB．comeC．to comeD．have come

27. My next door neighbor Johnson seems to have______opinion on the show last night.

A．rather the strongB．rather strongC．a rather strongD．the rather strong

28. He liked the painting very much, which cost him $1, 000. However, he would gladly have paid ______for it.

A．as much twiceB．much as twiceC．twice as muchD．as twice much

29. It was to save the child______he got drowned.

A．whenB．whileC．asD．that

30. ______ a certain doubt among the students as to the necessity of the word.

A．It existedB．There existedC．They hadD．There had

31. The chair looks rather hard, but it is very comfortable to______.

A．sitB．sit onC．be satD．be sat on

32. We______for her because she never came.

A．needn"t waitB．needn"t have waitedC．mustn"t waitD．can"t have waited

33. ______is known to the world, Mark Twain is a great American writer.

A．ThatB．ItC．WhichD．As

34. The current situation urged that more attention______to problems less studied by the city government.

A．be givenB．should giveC．paidD．should pay

二、2.

A．Bus drivers.B．Weather reports.C．Newspaper editors.D．Passengers on the bus.

2. When the writer says that Mr. Wang was echoing the feelings of thousands of Beijing people ( Paragraph 2 ) , he means______.

A．Mr. Wang was worried about global warming and pollution in BeijingB．Mr. Wang was worried about those people suffering from heat strokeC．Mr. Wang was repeating what Beijing people said about the weatherD．Mr. Wang was arguing in favor of the regulation passed in the 1950s

3. What was the temperature in Beijing on Thursday according to Beijing Meteorological Observatory?

A．40 degrees.B．38 degrees.C．36 degrees.D．35 degrees.

4. What was the direct result of the heat wave on Thursday according to the text?

A．Hundreds of people fell ill.B．Work in a lot of factories stopped.C．People rushed to buy air-conditioners.D．There were several cases of power failure.

5. Where would this text most probably appear?

A．In a monthly magazine.B．In a tourist guidebook.C．In a children"s book.D．In a newspaper.

A．obviousB．not provedC．well knownD．correct

8. Adults have many advantages over children in learning a foreign language except______.

A．being better motivatedB．better study habitsC．more time to learn the languageD．organizing information more efficiently

9. Adults practise English less than children because ______.

A．they fear to make mistakesB．they have little timeC．they have to do their workD．they do not have foreign friends

10. Two factors that influence the language studying are______.

A．time and ageB．ability and sexC．talent and ageD．time and motivation

11. The purpose of this passage is______.

A．to show best time for foreign language learningB．to describe adults and childrenC．to prove children"s advantagesD．to advise people"s learning foreign language

A．for recreationB．to limit the fox populationC．in the interests of the farmersD．to show off their wealth

14. What is special about fox hunting in Britain?

A．It involves the use of a deadly poison.B．It is a costly event which rarely occurs.C．The hunters have set rules to follow.D．The hunters have to go through strict training.

15. Fox hunting opponents often interfere in the game ______.

A．by resorting to violenceB．by taking legal actionC．by confusing the fox huntersD．by demonstrating on the scene

16. A new law may be passed by the British Parliament to______.

A．prohibit farmers from hunting foxesB．forbid hunting foxes with dogsC．stop hunting wild animals in the countrysideD．prevent large-scale fox hunting

17. It can be inferred from the passage that______.

A．killing foxes with poison is illegalB．limiting the fox population is unnecessaryC．hunting foxes with dogs is considered cruel and violentD．fox-hunting often leads to confrontation between the poor and the rich

A．feels happy, thinking of how nice his friends were to himB．feels he may not have"read" his friends"true feelings correctlyC．thinks it was a mistake to view Jim as a friendD．is sorry that his friends let him down

20. By saying "You" re a lucky dog. " the speaker______.

A．is just being friendlyB．expresses the same meaning as "You" re a lucky guy. " or "You" re a lucky gal.C．is humorous to apply the word "dog" to peopleD．has a hidden jealous feeling behind the words

21. In listening to a person, the important thing is______.

A．to notice his tone, his posture, and the look in his eyesB．to listen to how he pronounces his wordsC．to check his words against his manner, his tone of voice, and his postureD．not to believe what he says

22. If you followed the advice of the writer, you would______.

A．weigh carefully what people say to determine their real meaningB．get along well with peopleC．trust what other people sayD．have no doubts about our friends

23. This passage tries to tell you how to______.

A．avoid mistakes about both money and peopleB．say things elegantlyC．avoid mistakes in understanding what people tell youD．keep people friendly without trusting them

三、3.Cloze

A．primitiveB．importantC．impossibleD．outstanding

2.(57)

A．tillB．toC．forD．by

3.(58)

A．meansB．waysC．sourcesD．resources

4.(59)

A．confusionB．peaceC．prosperityD．worry

5.(60)

A．andB．howeverC．soD．therefore

6.(61)

A．emergesB．immergesC．immersesD．immense

7.(62)

A．timeB．the timesC．timesD．the time

8.(63)

A．competeB．competitionC．commonD．harmony

9.(64)

A．doB．didC．areD．were

10.(65)

A．give upB．give offC．give outD．set off

11.(66)

A．throughB．byC．inD．across

12.(67)

A．whatB．whyC．whichD．that

13.(68)

A．whereverB．whereC．whateverD．what

14.(69)

A．happenedB．would happenC．happensD．happen

15.(70)

A．everB．evenC．foreverD．much

16.(71)

A．thatB．whatC．whyD．how

17.(72)

A．actB．voiceC．behaveD．do

18.(73)

A．happyB．relievedC．crazyD．worried

19.(74)

A．BadB．PessimisticC．OptimisticD．Good

20.(75)

A．overconfidenceB．overweightC．overconsiderationD．overproduce

四、4.Writing

0. This part is to test your ability in practical writing. Now you are required to write A Letter of Gratitude expressing your thanks for your friend "s kindness. Your writing should contain 100 to 120 words and base your composition on the information given in Chinese. Then you should write it on the Answer Sheet. 1．简单说明事因；2．表示感谢并希望有回报机会。