1、PartIReadingComprehension Directions:Inthisparttherearefourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfourcomprehensionquestions.Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.ThenmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet. Passage1 Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage: Someyearsagothecaptainofashipwasveryinterestedinmedicine.Healwaystookmedicinebookstoseaandlikedtotalkaboutdifferentdiseases. Onedayalazysailoronhisshippretendedtobeill.Helayonhisbunk(铺)andgroanedasifhewereverysick.Thecaptaincametoseehimandwasverypleasedtohaveapatienttolookafter.Hetoldthemantorestforafewdaysandmadetheothersailorsdohiswork.Threedayslateranothersailorpretendedthathehadsomethingwrongwithhischest.Oncemorethecaptainlookedinhismedicalbooksandtold“sick”mantohavearest. Theothersailorswereveryangrybecausetheyhadmoreworktodo.Thepatientshadthebestfoodandlaughedattheirfriendswhenthecaptainwasnotlooking.Atlastthemate(船长副手)decidedtocurethe“sick”men.Hemixedupsomesoap,soot(烟灰),glue(胶水)andotherunpleasantthings.Thenheobtainedpermissionfromthecaptaintogivehismedicinetothe“sick”men.Whentheytastedthemedicine,theyreallydidfeelill.Itwassohorriblethatoneofthepatientsjumpedoutofhibunk,ranupondeskandclimbedthehighestmastontheship.Hedidnotwantanymoremedicine. Thematetoldbothofthementhattheymusttakethemedicineeveryhalfanhour,nightandday.Thissooncuredthem.Theybothsaidtheyfeltbetterandwantedtostartwordagain.Thecaptainrealizedthatthementriedtodeceivehimsohemadethemworkveryhardfortherestofthevoyage. 1.Thefirstsailorpretendedtobeillbecausehewantedto. A.testthecaptain’sknowledgeofmedicineB.befreefromwork C.havethebestfoodontheshipD.playajokeonhisfriends 2.Whenthecaptainknewasailorwasill,he. A.didn’tcaremuchB.sentforadoctor C.lookedafterhimandtoldhimtohavearestD.gavehimsomemedicine 3.Thepatientsfeltbetterquicklybecause. A.theyhadbeengivenpropermedicine B.theylearnedthatthecaptainhadfoundoutthetruth C.theywerelaughedatbytheirfriends D.themedicinethemategavewashorrible 4.Whenthecaptainknewhehadbeendeceived,he. A.toldthemnottodosoagainB.losthistemper C.madethemworkharderD.firedthem 5.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthepassage? A.AsuddenCure.B.TwoPatients.C.CaptainandSailors.D.ADifficultVoyage.

2、Passage2 Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage: Whenaluminumwasfirstproducedaboutahundredandfiftyyearsago,itwassodifficulttoseparateformtheoresinwhichitwasfoundthatitspricewashigherthanthatofgold.Thepriceremainedhighuntilanewprocesswasdiscoveredforrefiningthemetalwiththeaidofelectricityapproximatelythreequartersofacenturylater.Thenewmethodwassomuchcheaperthataluminumbecausepracticalformanypurposes,oneofwhichwasmakingpotsandpans. Aluminumislightweight,rustproofandeasilyshapedintodifferentforms.Bymixingitwithothermetals,scientistshavebeenabletoproduceavarietyofalloys,someofwhichhavethestrengthofsteelbutweighonlyonethirdasmuch. Today,theusesofaluminumareinnumerable.Perhapsitsmostimportantuseisintransportation.Aluminumisfoundintheengineofautomobiles,inthehullsofboats.Itisalsousedinmanypartsofairplanes.Infact,thehuge“airbus”planeswouldprobablyneverhavebeenproducedifaluminumdidnotexist.Bymakingvehicleslighterinweightaluminumhasgreatlyreducedtheamountoffuelneededtomovethem,Aluminumisalsobeingusedextensivelyinthebuildingindustryinsomecountries. Sincealuminumissuchaversatile(多用的)metal,itisfortunatethatbauxite(铝土矿),whichisoneofitschiefsources,isalsooneoftheearth’smostplentifulsubstances.Asthesourceofaluminumisalmostinexhaustible,wecanexpectthatmoreandmoreuseswillbefoundforthisversatilemetal. 6.Thepriceofaluminumwassharplyreducedwhenpeoplediscoveredanewrefiningprocesswiththeaidof. A.windB.solarenergyC.hydraulicpowerD.electricity 7.Aluminumis. A.lightweight,rustproofbutnoteasilyshapedintodifferentforms B.heavyweight,rustproofandeasilyshapedintodifferentforms C.lightweight,rustproofandeasilyshapedintodifferentforms D.lightweightandeasilyshapedintodifferentformsbutitiseasytobecomerusty 8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue? A.Aluminumiswidelyusedintransportation. B.Aluminumisalsousedinmanypartsofairplanes. C.Aluminumisbeingusedextensivelyinthebuildingindustry. D.Aluminumisnotusedinitspureform. 9.Aluminumisfoundonearthmostlyintheformof. A.puremetalB.bauxiteC.goldD.liquid 10.Whatisthepassagetalkingabout? A.Thefeaturesofaluminumanditsfunctions.B.Theprocessofaluminum. C.Thediscoveryofaluminum.D.Thepromisingfutureofaluminum.

3、Passage3 Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage: TheideaofaspecialdaytohonormotherswasfirstputforwardinAmericain1907.twoyearslaterawoman,Mrs.JohnBruceDodd,inthestateofWashingtonproposedasimilardaytohonortheheadofthefamily—thefather.Hermotherdiedwhenshewasveryyoung,andherfatherbroughtherup.Shelovedherfatherverymuch. InresponsetoMrs.Dodd’sideathatsameyear—1909,thestategovernorofWashingtonproclaimed(宣布)thethirdSundayinJuneFather’sDay.TheideawasofficiallyapprovedbyPresidentWoodrowWilsonin1916.in1924,PresidentCalvinCoolidgerecommendednationalobservanceoftheoccasion“toestablishmoreintimate(亲密)relationsbetweenfathersandtheirchildren,andtoimpressuponfathersthefullmeasureoftheirobligations.”TheredorwhiteroseisrecognizedastheofficialFather’sDayflower. Father’sDaytooklongertoestablishonanationalscalethanMother’sDay,butastheideagrainedpopularity,tradesmenandmanufacturersbegantoseethecommercialpossibilities.Theyencouragedsonsanddaughterstohonortheirfatherswithsmallthank-youpresents,suchasatieorpairofsocks,aswellasbysendinggreetingcards. DuringtheSecondWorldWar,AmericanservicemenstationedinBritainbegantorequestFather’sDaygreetingcardstosendhome.ThisgeneratedaresponsewithBritishcardpublishers.ThoughatfirsttheBritishpublicwasslowtoacceptthisratherartificialday,it’snowwellcelebratedinBritainonthethirdSundayinJuneinmuchthesamewayasinAmerica. Father’sDayseemstobemuchlessimportantasoccasionthantheMother’sDay.Notmanyofthechildrenoffertheirfatherssomepresents.ButtheAmericanfathersstillthinktheyaremuchbetterfatedthanthefathersofmanyothercountries,whohavenotevenadayfortheirsakeinnameonly. 11.WhendidFather’sDayofficiallybegintohavenationalpopularity? A.1907B.1909C.1916D.1924 12.WhofirststartedtheideaofholdingtheFather’sDay? A.Mrs.JohnBruceDoddB.Mrs.JohnBruce’sMother C.ThegovernmentofWashington.D.Somebusinessmen. 13.WhatflowerwillbepopularonFather’sDay? A.LilyB.WaterLilyC.RedroseorwhiteroseD.Sunflower. 14.Whichstatementistrue,aaccordingtothispassage? A.IttookevenlongerforMother’sDaytogainnationalpopularity. B.ThebusinessmenhelpedtomakeFather’sDaypopular. C.Father’sDayisonlycelebratedinAmerica. D.Father’sDayisonlyatrickofthebusinessmentomakemoney. 15.WhatwasthefirstreactionoftheBritishpublishingtowardsFather’sDay? A.Theythoughthighlyofitandaccepteditatonce. B.Theyjustaccepteditatoncewithoutanyhesitation. C.Theyjustthoughtitajoke. D.Theythoughtitwastooartificialandtookalongtimetoaccept.

4、Passage4 Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage: Cultureshockisanoccupationaldisease(职业病)forpeoplewhohavebeensuddenlytransplantedabroad. Cultureshockiscausedbytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallfamiliarsignsandsymbolsofsocialintercourse.Thosesignsareasfollowing:whentoshakehandsandwhattosaywhenmeetpeople,whenandhowtogivetips,howtomakepurchases,whentoacceptandrefuseinvitations,whentotakestatementsseriouslyandwhennot.Thesesigns,whichmaybewords,gestures,facialexpressions,orcustoms,areacquiredbyallofusinthecourseofgrowingupandasmuchapartofourcultureasthelanguagewespeakorthebeliefsweaccept.Allofusdependonhundredsofthesesignsforourpeaceofmindandday-to-dayefficiency,butwedonotcarrymostatthelevelofconsciousawareness. Nowwhenanindividualentersastrangeculture,allormostofthesefamiliarsignsareremoved.Nomatterhowbroadmindedorfullofgoodwillyoumaybeaseriesofsupportshavebeenknockedfromunderyou,followedbyafeelingoffrustration.Whensufferingfromcultureshockpeoplefirstrejecttheenvironmentwhichcauseddiscomfort.Thewaysofthehostcountryarebadbecausetheymakeusfeelbad.Whenforeignersinastrangelandgettogetherincomplainaboutthehostcountryitspeople,youcanbesurethattheyaresufferingfromcultureshock. 16.Accordingtothepassage,cultureshockis. A.anoccupationaldiseaseofforeignpeopleB.mayleadtoveryserioussymptoms C.actuallynotadiseaseD.incurable 17.Accordingtothepassage,cultureshockresultfrom. A.thesuddenchangeofsocialatmosphereandcustoms B.thesuddenchangeofourdailyhabits C.thesuddenlossofourownsignsandsymbols D.thediscomfortthatwefeelwhenfacedwithaforeigner 18.Whichoneofthefollowingmaynotbeasymptomofcultureshock? A.Youdon’tknowhowtoexpressyourgratitude. B.Youdon’tknowhowtogreetotherpeople. C.Yousuddenlyforgetwhatawordmeans. D.Youdon’tunderstandwhyaforeignershrugs. 19.Accordingtothepassage,howwouldapersonwhostaysabroadmostprobablyreactwhenheisfrustratedbythecultureshock? A.Heismostlikelytorefusetoabsorbthestrangeenvironmentatfirst. B.Heisreallytoacceptthechangeandadapthimselftothenewenvironment. C.Althoughhetakestheculturedifferenceforgranted,hestilldoesn’tknowhowtodowithit. D.Hemaybegintohatethepeopleorthingsaroundhim. 20.Themainideaofthispassageisthat. A.cultureshockisanoccupationaldisease B.cultureshockiscausedbytheanxietyoflivinginastrangeculture C.cultureshockhaspeculiarsymptoms D.itisveryhardtocopewithlifeinanewsetting

5、PartIIVocabularyandStructure Directions:Inthisparttherearefortyincompletesentences.Eachsentenceisfollowedbyfourchoices.ChoosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceandthenmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet. 21.Theteacherthestudentsonatourthroughtheartmuseum. A.madeB.indicatedC.forcedD.took 22.Tom’sparentsdiedwhenhewasachild,sohewasbyhisrelatives. A.grownupB.broughtupC.raisedD.fedup 23.Hereismycard.Let’skeepin. A.touchB.relationC.connectionD.friendship 24.Sofarthereisnoproofpeoplefromotherplanetsdoexist. A.whichB.howC.whatD.that 25.Thenewspapersreportedyesterdayseveralontheboundariesofthesetwocountries. A.incidentsB.happeningsC.eventsD.accidents 26.We’veworkedouttheplanandnowwemustputitinto. A.factB.realityC.practiceD.deed 27.Hedidn’tandsohefailedtheexamination. A.workenoughhardB.hardworkenoughC.hardenoughworkD.workhardenough 28.NotuntilMr.SmithcametoChinawhatkindofcountrysheis. A.heknewB.hedidn’tknowC.didheknowD.hecouldn’tknow 29.Scientistssayitmaybetenyearsthismedicinewasputtouse. A.sinceB.beforeC.afterD.when 30.Insomecountries,iscalled“equality”doesnotreallymeanequalrightsforallpeople. A.thatB.whatC.whichD.how 31.Wedidn’tknowhistelephonenumber,otherwisewehim. A.wouldtelephoneB.wouldhavetelephone C.hadtelephonedD.musthavetelephoned 32.We’vemissedthelastbus,I’mafraidwehavenobuttotakeataxi. A.wayB.possibilityC.choiceD.selection 33.Luckily,mostsheepthefloodlastmonth. A.enduredB.survivedC.livedD.passed 34.Myparentsalwaysletmehavemyownofliving. A.wayB.methodC.mannerD.fashion 35.Likeotherlanguageskills,readingrequirespractice. A.themostofB.muchoftheC.mostoftheD.moreofthe 36.Itisonlythroughpracticeonewillbeabletoswimskillfully. A.whatB.whoC.thatD.which 37.Thebrainiscapableofignoringpainmessageoftoconcentrateonotheractivities. A.itallowedB.isitallowedC.allowedD.allowedit 38.Don’tworry,Ihavealreadythemthedecision. A.informed;withB.informed;ofC.informed;forD.informed;that 39.Thechildwassorryhismotherwhenhearrivedatthestation. A.tomissB.havingmissedC.missingD.tohavemissed 40.Iwonderwhyhetodiscusstheproblematthemeeting. A.declinedB.rejectedC.refusedD.delayed 41.Youcanhangupwhatyoulikeonthesewalls. A.bareB.emptyC.blankD.vacant 42.Accordingtoa,themajoritywouldratherhavenewspaperswithoutagovernmentthanagovernmentwithoutnewspapers. A.electionB.campaignC.pollD.vote 43.Thepopulationofthevillagehasdecreased150to500. A.inB.atC.byD.with 44.ItseemsthatthereisthatIcan’tdo. A.nothingB.anythingC.everythingD.none 45.Theyareoftencaringmoreaboutanimalsthanhumanbeings. A.accusedifB.accusedwithC.chargedofD.chargedfor 46.agoodbeginningismade,thewordishalfdone. A.AssoonasB.WhileC.AsD.Once 47.Georgecouldnothisfoolishmistake. A.accountinB.countonC.countforD.accountfor 48.Wecameintothisfieldlate,sowemustworkhardtothelosttime. A.makeupforB.makeoutC.keepupwithD.putupwith 49.Thenewlawwillcameintoonthedayitispassed. A.effectB.useC.serviceD.existence 50.Wecanseparatethemixtureintothepurechemicalcompoundsitiscomposed. A.inwhichB.ofwhatC.ofwhichD.fromwhich 51.Mrs.Lincolnhasthatsheisunabletogetajob. A.suchsmalleducationB.solittleeducation C.asuchlittleeducationD.asosmalleducation 52.Shecan’tpreventherlittleboyshootingbirds. A.from;toB.on;atC.with;upD.from;at 53.Manycountriesareincreasingtheiruseofnaturalgas,windandotherformsof. A.energyB.sourceC.powerD.material 54.Adarkenedskyinthedaytimeisusuallyandindicationthatastormis. A.possiblecomingB.abouttotakeplace C.closebyD.expectedtobesevere 55.Weallknowthatspeaklouderthanwords. A.movementsB.performanceC.operationsD.actions 56.,hecouldnotcoverthewholedistanceinfifteenminutes. A.FastashecanB.Ashecanranfast C.IfhecanranfastD.Sinceheranfast 57.Agriculturalproductioninthatcountryhasincreasedinrecentyears. A.vastlyB.strikinglyC.considerablyD.extremely 58.Peterhasplannedtosomemoneyeverymonthsothathecanbuyausedcarnextyear. A.setasideB.setupC.setinD.setalong 59.AlthoughIspoketohimmanytimes,henevertookanyofwhatIsaid. A.attentionB.noticeC.warningD.observation 60.Theyovercameallthedifficultiesandfulfilledtheplanthreemonthsaheadoftime,issomethingwehadnotexpected. A.thatB.whatC.itD.which