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.
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PartIIVocabularyandStructure
Directions:Inthisparttherearefortyincompletesentences.Eachsentenceisfollowedbyfourchoices.ChoosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceandthenmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.
21.thedifficultiesassociatedwiththeproject,we’llgoonwithit.
A.GivenB.InspiteofC.ThanktoD.Becauseof
22.Itwasalmostdarkinthestreetsafewverypowerfulspotlights.
A.excludingB.butforC.exceptD.exceptfor
23.today,hewouldgettherebyFriday.
A.WouldheleaveB.Ifheleaves
C.WasheleavingD.Werehetoleave
24.Hegavemesomeveryadviceonbuyingahouse.
A.preciousB.expensiveC.wealthyD.dear
25.Hisgoalisnottobecomeasportsman,achampioninacertainfield.
A.butratherbecameB.butrathertobecome
C.butratherbecomingD.butrathertobecoming
26.Ijustmetheronthewayhomefromthebookstore.
A.onpurposeB.byaccidentC.inaccidentD.incase
27.Idon’tknowabouthim,commentonhimbehindhisback.
A.letaloneB.letgoC.leavealoneD.takeleave
28.Mytransistorradioisoutoforder.It.
A.needtoberepairedB.needrepairing
C.needsrepairingD.needstorepair
29.Noonecouldtellusanythingaboutthestranger.
A.consciousB.mysteriousC.seriousD.previous
30.Maryallfoolishcommentsandkeptonworking.
A.excludedB.ignoredC.deniedD.discharged
31.Iagreewithhim,butnotentirely.
A.untilacertainpointB.tosomepoint
C.tosomeextentD.untilacertainextent
32.Peopleinsomepartsoftheworldoftentaketheirwaterfor.theyuseasmuchwaterastheywish.
A.grantedB.sureC.certainD.pleasure
33.Color-blindpeopleoftenfinditdifficulttobetweenblueandgreen.
A.separateB.compareC.contrastD.distinguish
34.Thousandsofpeopleonthecitytowelcomethevisitingguests.
A.turnedoffB.turnedupC.turnedoutD.turnedover
35.Themountainplaceisbeautiful,buttheworkingconditions,it’sterrible.
A.whenmentionedB.whenitcomesto
C.whenitissaidD.whenitdiesto
36.Areyouspendingmoremoneyonthespaceprogram?
A.infavorofB.byfavorofC.infavortoD.outoffavor
37.Intheofmyparents,standardsofeducationinthepublicschoolareactuallyfalling.
A.ideaB.thoughtC.opinionD.principle
38.fromspace,ourearth,withwatercovering70%ofitssurface,appearsasa“blueplanet”.
A.SeeingB.TobeseenC.SeenD.havingseen
39.Thisyear’stotaloutputvalueofindustryandagriculturewillincrease5percentoverlastyears.
A.byB.toC.ofD.with
40.Maryisthetopstudentintheclass.Shestudiesharder.
A.thananystudentB.thanallthestudents
C.thananyotherstudentD.thansomeotherstudent
41.Manypeoplehaveappliedfortheposition.
A.emptyB.bareC.vacantD.blank
42.Mynewshoescostme50yuan(RMB).ThepricewasthatthelastpairIboughtamonthago.
A.twotimemorethanB.twiceasmuchas
C.astwiceD.asmuchastwice
43.Almosteveryonefailedonthefirstday.
A.passhisdriver’stestB.tohavepassedhisdriver’stest
C.topasshisdriver’stestD.passinghisdriver’stest
44.Overthetraditionalfestivalpeoplevisiteachotherandgreetings.
A.exchangeB.wishC.congratulateD.present
45.Itwasbecausehewastiredoutthathefellasleepstandingup.
A.publiclyB.openlyC.speciallyD.obviously
46.Theyoungmanwasaccusedoftheladyofhermoney.
A.stealingB.robbingC.takingD.grasping
47.NomatterwhereourPartyneedsus,wewillhercall.
A.giveanswerforB.respondto
C.haveresponsetoD.answerto
48.Itisastonishingthatapersonofyourintelligencebecheatedsoeasily.
A.couldB.shouldC.mightD.would
49.Wewerecompletelywhenwefinallyreachedthedestination.
A.wornoffB.worndownC.wornoutD.wornaway
50.Manythingsimpossibleinthepastarecommontoday.
A.consideredB.toconsiderC.consideringD.tobeconsidered
51.Notuntilmanyyearslaterknown.
A.wasthewholetruthbecomeB.didthewholetruthbecome
C.thewholetruthbecameD.thewholetruthhadbecame
52.Wedidn’tknowhistelephonenumber,otherwisewehim.
A.wouldtelephoneB.wouldhavetelephoned
C.hadtelephonedD.musthavetelephoned
53.Thereisnopointwithhim,sincehehasalreadymadeuphismind.
A.argueB.toargueC.inarguingD.ofarguing
54.Iappreciatethatletterforme.
A.youtowriteB.yourwritingC.youwriteD.thatyouwriting
55.I’dliketoaspecialseatfortheconnectofMay5.
A.serveB.reserveC.preserveD.conserve
56.thatsoniswellagain,younolongerhaveanythingtoworryabout.
A.SinceB.NowC.WhenD.After
57.Generallyspeaking,allkindsofmaterialswillexpandwhenheatedbutwillwhencooled.
A.contrastB.contractC.surviveD.return
58.Youwon’tknowifitfitsyouuntilyouiton.
A.willtryB.aretryingC.aretotryD.havetried
59.Afteralleffortsinvain,hehadtoaccepttheresult.
A.regularlyB.shallowlyC.physicallyD.painfully
60.Therestofhislifeistothecauseofinternationalexchangesofvisitingscholars.
A.addedB.putC.savedD.committed
PartIVTranslation
Thecaptainrealizedthatthementriedtodeceivehimsohemadethemworkveryhardfortherestofthevoyage.(PassageOne)
PartIIICloze
Directions:Therearetwentyblanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices.ChoosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassageandthenmarksyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.
Beforethe20thcenturythehorseprovideddaytodaytransportationintheUnitedStates.Trainswereusedonlyforlong-distancetransportation.
Todaythecaristhemostpopular61oftransportationinalloftheUnitedStates.Ithascompletely62thehorseasameansofeverydaytransportation.Americansusetheircarsfor6390percentofallpersonal64.
MostAmericansareableto65cars.
Theaveragepriceofa66madecarwas1050in1950,1740in1960andupto1750671975.DuringthisperiodAmericancarmanufacturerssetabout68theirproductsandworkefficiency.
Asaresult,theyearlyincomeofthe69familyincreasedfrom1950to197570thanthepriceofcars.Forthisreason71anewcartakesasmaller72ofafamily’stotalearningstoday.
In195173ittook8.1monthsofanaveragefamily’s74tobuyanewcar.In1962anewcar758.3ofafamily’sannualearnings.By1975itonlytook4.7576income.Inaddition,the1975carsweretechnically77tomodelsfrompreviousyears.
The78oftheautomobileextendsthroughouttheeconomy79thecarissoimportanttoAmericans.Americansspendmoremoneyto80theircarsrunningthanonanyotheritem.
61.A.kindsB.meansC.meanD.types
62.A.deniedB.reproducedC.replacedD.ridiculed
63.A.hardlyB.nearlyC.certainlyD.somehow
64.A.tripB.worksC.businessD.travel
65.A.buyB.sellC.raceD.see
66.A.quicklyB.regularlyC.rapidlyD.recently
67.A.onB.inC.behindD.about
68.A.raisingB.makingC.reducingD.improving
69.A.unusualB.interestedC.averageD.biggest
70.A.slowestB.equalC.fasterD.lessthan
71.A.bringingB.obtainC.boughtD.purchasing
72.A.partB.halfC.numberD.side
73.A.clearlyB.proportionallyC.percentageD.suddenly
74.A.incomeB.workC.plansD.debts
75.A.usedB.spendC.costD.needed
76.A.months’B.dollarsC.familyD.year
77.A.famousB.superiorC.fastestD.purchasing
78.A.runningB.noticeC.influenceD.discussion
79.A.thenB.asC.soD.which
80.A.startB.leaveC.keepD.repair
PartIVTranslation
Bymakingvehicleslighterinweightaluminumhasgreatlyreducedtheamountoffuelneededtomovethem,(PassageTwo)
PartIVTranslation：
Inordertolearntobeone’strueself,itisnecessarytoobtainawideandextensiveknowledgeofwhathasbeensaidanddoneintheworld.(PassageTwo)