一、1.Phonetics

0.(1)

A．blowB．allowC．throwD．know

1.(2)

A．trafficB．majorityC．machineD．attention

2.(3)

A．suggestB．suddenC．sufferD．sugar

3.(4)

A．thirstyB．threatenC．thunderD．those

4.(5)

A．reliefB．pieceC．scienceD．thief

5.(6)

A．hourB．honorC．honorD．honest

6.(7)

A．autumnB．laundryC．laughD．launch

7.(8)

A．pinkB．hintC．thinkD．drink

8.(9)

A．chimneyB．chalkC．changeD．school

9.(10)

A．MondayB．anywayC．playD．may

二、2.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. Young babies can use ______ hand equally well.

A．eitherB．eachC．bothD．every

1. Her face is ______ to me，but l can’t remember where I saw her．

A．similarB．friendlyC．alikeD．familiar

2. She ______ on her way to school．I just phoned her home and no one answered me．

A．should beB．must beC．might have beenD．could be

3. It is during his spare time ______ John has been studying a course in French．

A．whenB．thatC．whichD．what

4. While I was skiing，I ______ and broke my wrist．

A．fellB．feltC．feelD．fallen

5. ______ you say now can’t make up for what you’ve done．

A．No matterB．WhateverC．HoweverD．That

6. They climbed to the top of the hill ______ they could get a bird’s eye view of the city.

A．for fear thatB．in caseC．in order thatD．as a result

7. Jump in the car．There’s enough ______ for you．

A．placeB．seatC．roomD．space

8. So far there is no proof ______ spaceships from other planets do exist．

A．whichB．thatC．howD．what

9. During the storm we took ______ in the doorway of a shop．

A．helpB．comfortC．guardD．shelter

10. Not until the early 1900s ______ to vote in the United States．

A．women were allowedB．they allowed womenC．when women were allowedD．were women allowed

11. It wasn’t an accident．He did it on ______ .

A．reasonB．determinationC．purposeD．intention

12. I hope ______ my letter．

A．her to answerB．that she should answerC．that she will answerD．her answering

13. His ears are highly sensitive ______ any unusual sound in the machine．

A．ofB．onC．toD．by

14. “Who has been planning the dance?”“Everyone in the club ______.”

A．isB．areC．haveD．has

15. You’ll have to pay for the holiday in ______ ，Tom．

A．frontB．advanceC．aheadD．forward

16. In the world no country has exactly the same folk music ______ that of any other countries．

A．withB．asC．toD．like

17. I"m going away for a ______.

A．holiday of weekB．week holidayC．holiday weekD．week’s holiday

18. I never expected you to ______ at the meeting．I thought you were abroad.

A．turn onB．turn downC．turn offD．turn up

19. ______ was once regarded as impossible has now become a reality.

A．ThatB．WhichC．WhoD．What

20. When they had finished playing，the children were made to ______ all the toys they had taken out．

A．put offB．put upC．put outD．put away

21. Each student has to ______ a composition once a week．

A．hand outB．hand inC．hand downD．hand over

22. All ______ is a continuous supply of fuel.

A．what is neededB．the thing neededC．that is neededD．for their needs

23. The more he tried to please her，______ she seemed to appreciate it．

A．lessB．lesserC．the lessD．the lesser

24. “If John doesn’t come to work on time，he may be fired．”“Surely he isn’t so foolish ______ not to realize that．”

A．asB．thatC．andD．but

25. Their experiment ______ much attention．

A．attachedB．attractedC．acquiredD．awaked

26. It’s high time ______ about the traffic problem．

A．something was doneB．everything is doneC．anything will be doneD．nothing to be done

27. The smoke from that factory is ______ our air to a dangerous degree．

A．destroyingB．spoilingC．pollutingD．damaging

28. He might have been killed ______ the arrival of the police．

A．except forB．but forC．withD．for

29. You never told us his phone number，______ ?

A．hadn’t youB．didn’t youC．had youD．did you

30. When he applied for a ______ in the office of the local newspaper，he was told to see the manager．

A．positionB．professionC．careerD．location

31. Can you play ______ ?

A．pianoB．pianosC．a pianoD．the piano

32. I thought it was worth ______ a hundred miles to see the basketball game．

A．of drivingB．drivingC．driveD．being driven

33. “Will another fifty be enough?”“Just twenty will ______.”

A．doB．workC．suitD．fit

34. We must begin testing the instrument，no matter ______ difficult it is．

A．whatB．howC．whenD．where

35. There were a lot of ______ waiting outside the theatre to see the famous pop singer．

A．crowdsB．assistantsC．fansD．attendants

36. When the little girl got back her answer sheet，she could not help ______ .

A．from cryingB．to cryC．herself from cryingD．crying

37. I’d like to ______ him to you for the job．He is very clever and capable．

A．referB．suggestC．recommendD．propose

38. The bookstore has not ordered ______ textbooks for all the students in the course．

A．enoughB．plentyC．as much asD．a great deal of

39. WTO stands ______ the World Trade Organization．

A．asB．likeC．forD．by

三、3.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．are more convenient than carsB．are safer traffic tools than carsC．are ridden by most people in U．S．D．are the solution to some city problems

2. The idea of special bicycle lanes is most favoured by ______.

A．the city governmentB．some bike ridersC．people living far from downtownD．some store owners

3. “Bicycle lanes"’probably means ______.

A．narrow passages between buildings for bicyclesB．roads full of bicyclesC．special parts of the road for bicycle riders onlyD．roads for bicycles only

4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．Bike for a Better City members ride bicycles to work．B．Sometimes accidents may occur when cars and bikes are on the same lanes．C．The Central Park is situated in the downtown section of New York．D．In some cities many people use bikes as they have special lanes.

5. The best title for this passage is ______ .

A．Traffic Crowding in New York CityB．Air Pollution in New York City by CarsC．Special Lanes for PassengersD．A Solution to Traffic Problems in New York

A．in ancient ChinaB．in ancient EgyptC．in ancient GreeceD．in ancient Rome

8. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about the umbrella?

A．No one exactly knows who was the inventor of the umbrellaB．The umbrella was first invented to be used as protection against the sun．C．The umbrella changed much in style. in the eighteenth century．D．In Europe the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella

9. A strange feature of the umbrella’s use is that it was used as ______ .

A．protection against rainB．a shade against the sunC．a symbol of honour and powerD．a way of women’s decoration

10. In Europe，the umbrella was first used against the rain ______ .

A．in ChinaB．in ancient EgyptC．in RomeD．in Greece

11. This passage talks mainly about ______ .

A．when and how the umbrella was inventedB．why the umbrella was so popular in EuropeC．the development of the umbrellaD．the history and use of the umbrella

A．sunny and fineB．windy and rainyC．warm and wetD．neither cold nor hot

14. According to the passage，your intelligence probably ______.

A．varies from month to monthB．remains tile same all the year roundC．varies with the seasonsD．changes without stopping

15. A scientist arrived at the conclusion that climate and temperature have ______ .

A．nothing to do with man’s mental abilitiesB．some effect on the intelligence of most peopleC．a great effect on everyone’s intelligenceD．no effect on women’s intelligence

16. One possible reason why spring is the best season for thinking is that ______ .

A．all nature has come back to life and becomes activeB．it is followed by summerC．all kinds of flowers are in full bloomD．it is warm and pleasant

17. Summer seems to be a good period of the year for ______ .

A．travellingB．holidaysC．reading or writingD．thinking during the vacation

A．an island kingdomB．a British colonyC．a province of IndiaD．a London printer

20. In 1847 most countries of the world were ______ .

A．not yet using postage stampsB．collecting valuable stampsC．buying stamps from MauritiusD．printing their own stamps

21. The mistake on the locally printed stamps was in the ______.

A．spellingB．wordingC．priceD．colour

22. $16，800 is the collector’s value of ______.

A．the One-penny Orange-redB．a correctly printed 1847 stampC．the Two-penny BlueD．both A and C

23. What is implied in the passage?

A．All correctly printed stamps are worthless．B．Mauritians needed the stamps to send out invitations to a ball．C．The printer was punished for his mistake．D．Collectors are constantly looking for stamps with mistakes．

四、4.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．pushingB．pullingC．fillingD．carrying

2. 【C2】

A．arrivedB．appearedC．comeD．reached

3. 【C3】

A．forceB．orderC．makeD．call

4. 【C4】

A．thatB．whereC．howD．whether

5. 【C5】

A．beforeB．thusC．afterD．so

6. 【C6】

A．nothingB．somethingC．everythingD．anything

7. 【C7】

A．thenB．moreC．asD．like

8. 【C8】

A．crossB．pastC．acrossD．into

9. 【C9】

A．returnB．retainC．retireD．rest

10. 【C10】

A．long timeB．periodC．momentD．some time

五、5.Translation from Chinese to English

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

0. 你最好马上去看医生。

1. ——明天下午有足球赛吗? ——这就得看天气了。

2. 科学给我们的生活带来了许多变化。

3. 我不知道他是否还对收集硬币感兴趣。

4. 我们不应当责备她，她已经尽了最大的努力。