一、1.Vocabulary and Structure

Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

0. Summer in ______ south of France are dry and sunny. ( )

A．theB．aC．anD．/

1. The book is so ______ I returned to the library without finishing it. ( )

A．boring thatB．bored thatC．boring whenD．bored as

2. ______ of years ago, whales lived ______ land and walked on four legs. ( )

A．Millions…onB．Million…inC．Millions…on theD．Million…on

3. It was ______ last week ______ I knew the news. ( )

A．until…thatB．not until…whenC．not until…thatD．until…since

4. Mrs. Smith warned her son ______ after drinking. ( )

A．never to driveB．to never driveC．never drivingD．drive

5. The changes in the city will cost us a lot of money, ______ they will save us money in the future. ( )

A．orB．sinceC．forD．but

6. One of the sides of the board should be painted yellow, and ______ white. ( )

A．the other isB．the otherC．anotherD．another is

7. I finally got the job I dreamed about. Never in my life ______ so happy. ( )

A．did I feelB．I feltC．had I feltD．I had left

8. Though he had often made his little sister ______,today he was made by his little sister. ( )

A．cry, to cryB．crying, cryingC．cry, cryD．to cry, cry

9. The flowers are so beautiful that I would do ______ I can to save them. ( )

A．whateverB．thatC．whicheverD．which

10. He said the pain had grown worse on their ______ to the hospital. ( )

A．roadB．streetC．directionD．way

11. The world"s population is becoming ______. ( )

A．larger and largerB．more and moreC．faster and fasterD．more terrible

12. Here"s a man who just breaks into a bank and helps himself ______ so much money. ( )

A．toB．byC．forD．on

13. Instead of ______ sights, Edison would spend the time ______ in the public library. ( )

A．seeing, readingB．see, readC．to see, to readD．seeing, to read

14. —— He does not like music, does he? ( )—— ______.

A．Yes, he doesn"tB．No, he isn"tC．No, he doesn"tD．Yes, he is

二、2.Reading Comprehension

Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

A．The cost of having a house built.B．The American dream of owning a house.C．A description of owner-builder in America.D．A comparison between young couples and their parents.

2. It can be inferred from the passage that many Americans find it difficult to ______.

A．build a houseB．find a ready-made houseC．have a good jobD．buy a house

3. The phrase "take the plunge" (Line 2, Para.3) most probably means ______.

A．decide to build a houseB．decide to pull down a houseC．decide to buy a houseD．decide to rent a house

4. According to the passage, owner-builders are those who ______.

A．are professional house buildersB．build houses of their ownC．are contract house buildersD．sell or let houses

5. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．Many house plans are offered free of charge.B．Most of the house plans are offered by building instructors.C．Fifty percent of the American young couples build houses.D．Most of the owner-builders design their homes.

A．To outline contrasting types of economic system.B．To explain the science of economics.C．To argue for the superiority of one economic system.D．To compare barter and money-exchange markets.

8. In the second paragraph, the word "real" in "real goods" could best be replaced by which of the following?

A．High quality.B．Concrete.C．Utter.D．Authentic (可信的).

9. According to the passage, a barter economy can lead to ______.

A．rapid speed of transactionsB．misunderstandingsC．inflationD．difficulties for the traders

10. According to the passage, who has the greatest degree of control in an administered system?

A．Individual households.B．Small businesses.C．Major corporations.D．The government.

11. Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the author as a criterion (标准) for determining a person"s place in a traditional society?

A．Family background.B．Age.C．Religious belief.D．Custom.

A．one of the national newspapers in AmericaB．one of the most famous daily papers in AmericaC．the daily paper of New York CityD．both B and C

14. According to the text, American newspapers ______.

A．have a limited range of informationB．attract readers of all political groupsC．are compared with television all the timeD．mainly concern state news

15. In order to present a balanced picture, ______.

A．quite a few newspapers support extremist groups on the far right and on the far leftB．most daily newspapers attempt to attract Americans with a moderate attitudeC．many papers print columns by well-known journalist with different political and social viewsD．many papers are in favor of extremist groups on the far left

16. From the last paragraph, we many conclude that ______.

A．Americas is a democratic countryB．Americas newspapers are responsibleC．the American press has a good reputationD．the Watergate Affair has been exposed

17. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．The United States has the most daily newspapers in the world.B．The quality of some American newspapers is very high.C．It is more difficult to have national newspapers in the USA than in Britain and France.D．Many American newspapers present national and international news in detail.

A．Dangerous Sports; What and WhyB．The Boredom of Modem LifeC．Bungee Jumping: Is It Really DangerousD．The Need for Excitement

20. More and more people today ______.

A．are trying activities such as bungee jumpingB．are climbing the highest mountainsC．are close to death in sportsD．are looking for adventures such as exploring unknown places

21. People probably take part in dangerous sports nowadays because ______.

A．they have a lot of free timeB．they can go to hospital if they are injuredC．their lives lack excitementD．they no longer need to hunt for food

22. The writer of the passage has a (an) ______ attitude towards dangerous sports.

A．positiveB．negativeC．objectiveD．subjective

23. What"s the meaning of the word "elastic" (Line 2, Para 2)?

A．Adaptable.B．Flexible.C．Pliable.D．Yielding.

三、3.Cloze

Part IV ClozeDirections: There are some blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passages. Then, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

A．partB．sportC．sortsD．kind

2.(37)

A．climbingB．goingC．risingD．enjoying

3.(38)

A．dealtB．copedC．looked uponD．disgusted

4.(39)

A．catchB．sufferC．diverseD．overcome

5.(40)

A．probablyB．logicallyC．preciselyD．strongly

6.(41)

A．thatB．whichC．howD．why

7.(42)

A．butB．alsoC．notD．is

8.(43)

A．asB．i.e.C．such asD．possibly

9.(44)

A．for exampleB．thenC．perhapsD．of course

10.(45)

A．behaveB．ignoreC．implyD．list

11.(46)

A．luxuriousB．attractiveC．painfulD．noticeable

12.(47)

A．occasionalB．accustomedC．freeD．popular

13.(48)

A．familiarB．regularC．similarD．thirty

14.(49)

A．sportB．ruleC．astonishmentD．mountaineering

15.(50)

A．byB．fromC．inD．against

16.(51)

A．admittedB．vanishedC．trackedD．linked

17.(52)

A．obviouslyB．alreadyC．basicallyD．converse

18.(53)

A．wouldB．due toC．have toD．be to

19.(54)

A．mountainB．natureC．windD．snow

20.(55)

A．limitationB．goodnessC．divisionD．qualities

四、4.Translation from English to Chinese

Part VI Translation from English to ChineseDirections: This part is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese.

0. The brain is the most complicated part of the human body, and yet less is known about it than any other part.

1. A lump sum put down at the time of the pupil"s entry to cover all or part of the likely fees might attract a reduction of some 15 percent of the fees covered.

2. Nowhere in the world are conditions better for growing trees than in the. tropics, where year-round warmth and moisture encourage rapid growth.

3. Average fees for both barding and day schools rose about 4 percent in the year ending in September 1993, after increases of 8.5 percent the previous year and more than 12 percent in each of the previous two years.

4. The benefits to the causal traveler of checking tickets regularly need not be understated.

五、5.Writing

Part VII Writing

0. Write a composition on the topic "Fake Commodities." Start writing your composition with the topic sentence" "Fake and poor quality commodities are a serious problem." You are supposed to write at least 100 words in your composition using the words and expressions given below. affect some reasons desire think nothing of get rid of obey punish close down