PartOneVocabularyandStructure
Direction:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.
1.Healwaysusesmyfirstname,althoughheisseveralyearsmy____.
A)oldB)juniorC)youngerD)senior
2.Manybeautifullandscapesthatglowinthegalleryaresadly____inreality.
A)declineB)decayedC)decayD)clay
3.Asthepatrolcommanderapproachedthedoorofthebank,hespottedabriefcase___againstthewall.
A)learningB)leaningC)leanedD)learned
4.ThecityofKyoto,theimperialcapital,lies___byhillsandisfrequentlybathedinmists.
A)surroundingB)surplusC)surroundedD)around
5.Thisshowwillnodoubt___hisgrowingreputation.
A)adduptoB)addtoC)inadditiontoD)addsto
6.Allthechildpsychologistssaythatmummyanddaddyhavetobethereforchildrento___wellbalanced.
A)growonB)growinC)growupD)growtogether
7.Iknowthismathproblemisabithard,butyoucan___it___yourselfifonlyyoutry.
A)work…onB)work…outC)single…outD)concentrate…on
8.Healwayshasalotof_______ideasinhismind,andsometimeswedonotevenknowwhatheisthinkingabout.
A)novelB)spoilC)acceptableD)additional
9.Pleasebeserious.Iamnot_______.Youshouldconsideritcarefully.
A)sortingB)jokingC)countingD)comparing
10.Wedonothavea_______schoolinourinstitute.ThehighestdegreeweprovideforthestudentsisaB.A.andaB.S..
A)continueB)bayC)assistanceD)graduate
11.IntheUnitedStates,theforeignpolicyisdecidedbythe________government,notbyeachstate.
A)federalB)figureC)scientificD)service
12.Heworksinouruniversityasavisiting_______,notasaformalfacultymember.
A)traditionalB)scholarC)nurseD)pilot
13.Whenyoufillintheapplicationform,pleaseuseyour_______addresssothatwecancontactyoueasilylater.
A)policyB)plainC)permanentD)principal
14.John_______tobeapoliteman.Butinfactheisveryrude.
A)pretendsB)assuresC)affordsD)melts
15.Wecannottrusthimanymorebecauseheoften________hisduty.
A)owesB)spoilsC)desertsD)neglects
16.TheEuropeanUnioncountrieswereonceworriedthattheywouldnothave____suppliesofpetroleum.
A)proficientB)efficientC)potentialD)sufficient
17.Manypeoplelikewhitecolorasitisa_______ofpurity.
A)symbolB)signC)signalD)symptom
18.Tomisveryuntidy;healwaysleaveshisroomina_______.
A)disorderB)damageC)messD)trouble
19.Britainhasthehighest____ofroadtrafficintheworld—over60carsforeverymileofroad.
A)popularityB)densityC)intensityD)prosperity
20.MostbroadcastersmaintainthatTVhasbeenunfairlycriticizedandarguethatthepowerofthemediumis________.
A)grantedB)impliedC)exaggeratedD)remedied
21.Thegreaterthedemand,________________theprice.
A)higherB)highC)thehigherD)thehigh
22.Itseemsnot___________toraintoday.
A)likelyB)alikeC)likeD)likable
23.Thesixty-storyskyscraperstandsout___________thebluesky.
A)onB)underC)againstD)in
24.Greatlyagitated,Irushedtotheapartmentandtriedthedoor,_________tofinditlocked.
A)justB)onlyC)henceD)thus
25.Thestorytoldbytheoldmanwassotouchingandinstructivethatwecouldhardly________ourtears.
A)catchholdofB)holdbackC)holdupD)holdon
26.Shecutherhairshortandtriedto___________herselfasaman.
A)decorateB)disguiseC)fakeD)fabricate
27.Mymotheralwayspaidattentiontotheneeds,wishesandfeelingsofthosearoundher.Shewasthemost______________womanI’veeverknown.
A)considerateB)artificialC)brilliantD)merry
28.AssomeoftherulesconcerningforeigntraderancontrarytotheprinciplesoftheWTO,thegovernmentdecidedto____________themassoonaspossible.
A)accomplishB)distinguishC)establishD)abolish
29.In30yearsthecountryhasbeen___________intoanadvancedindustrialpower.
A)transmittedB)transferredC)transformedD)transplanted
30.Inadditiontorice,weneedto__________ourdietwithfish,meatandvegetable.
A)replaceB)supplementC)mixD)addition
PartTwoReadingComprehension
Direction:Thereare3passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby5questions.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Readingisthoughttobeakindofconversationbetweenthereaderandthetext.Thereaderputsquestions,asitwere,tothetextandgetsanswers.Inthelightoftheseheputsfurtherquestions,andsoon.Formostofthetimethis“conversation”goesonbelowthelevelofconsciousness.Attime,however,webecomeawareofit.Thisisusuallywearerunningintodifficulties,whenmismatchisoccurringbetweenexpectationsandmeaning.Whensuccessfulmatchingisbeingexperienced,ourquestioningofthetextcontinuesattheunconsciouslevel.
Differentpeopleconversewiththetextdifferently.Somestayveryclosetothewordsonthepage;otherstakeoffimaginativelyfromthewords,interpreting,criticizing,analyzingandexamining.Theformerrepresentsakindofcomprehension,whichiswritteninthetext.Thelatterrepresentshigherlevelsofcomprehension.Thebalancebetweentheseisimportant,especiallyforadvancedreaders.
Thereisanotherconversationwhichfromourpointofviewisequallyimportant,andthatistodonotwithwhatisreadbutwithhowitisread.Wecallthisa“process”conversationasopposedtoa“content”conversation.Itisconcernednotwithmeaningbutwiththestrategiesweemployinreading.Ifweareadvancedreadersourabilitytoholdacontentconversationwithatextisusuallyprettywelldeveloped.Notsoourabilitytoholdaprocessconversation.Itispreciselythiskindofconversationthatisofimportancewhenweareseekingtodevelopourreadingtomeetthenewdemandsbeingplaceduponusbystudyingatahigherlevel.
31.Readingasakindofconversationbetweenthereaderandthetextbecomesconsciousonlywhen_______________________.
A)thereader’sexpectationsagreewithwhatissaidinthetext.
B)thereaderhastroubleunderstandingwhattheauthorsays.
C)thereaderasksquestionsandgetsanswers.
D)thereaderunderstandsatextverywell.
32.Atalowerlevelofcomprehension,readerstendto________________________.
A)readatextslowly
B)readwithoutthinkinghard
C)interpretatextintheirownway
D)concentrateonthemeaningofwordsonly.
33.A“process”conversationhastodowith________________________.
A)theapplicationofreadingstrategies
B)matchingourexpectationswiththemeaningofatext
C)thedevelopmentofourabilitytocheckthedetails
D)determiningthemainideaofatext.
34.Accordingtothepassage,itisofgreatimportanceforreadersatahigherleveltomaintainabalancebetween__________________________.
A)consciousandunconsciouslevelsofcomprehension
B)thereaders’expectationsandthemeaningofatext
C)lowerandhigherlevelofcomprehension
D)interpretingandcriticizingatext
35.Ifwewanttodevelopourreadingabilityatanadvancedlevel,weshould___________.
A)learntousedifferentapproachesinreadingdifferenttext
B)makeourreadingprocessmoreconscious
C)paymoreattentiontothecontentofatext
D)takeacriticalattitudetowardstheauthor’sideas
Passage2
Onlythreestrategiesareavailableforcontrollingcancer,prevention,screeningandtreatment.Lungcancercausesmoredeathsthananyothertypeofcancer.Amajorcauseofthediseaseisreliablyknown;thereisnogoodevidencethatscreeningisofmuchhelp;andtreatmentfailsinabout90percentofallcases.Atpresent,therefore,themainstrategymustbeprevention.If,however,weconsidernotwhatresearchmayonedayofferbutwhattoday’sknowledgecouldalreadydeliverthatisnotbeingdelivered,thenthemostpracticableandcost-effectiveopportunitiesforavoidingprematuredeathfromcancer,especiallylungcancer,probablyinvolveneitherscreeningnorimprovedtreatment,butprevention.
Thisconclusiondoesnotdependontheunrealisticassumptionthatwecaneliminatetobacco.Itmerelyassumesthatwecanreducecigarettesalesappreciablybyraisingpricesorbyexpandingthetypeofeducationthatalreadyappearstohavehadapositiveeffectoncigaretteconsumptionbywhite-collarworkers,andthatwecansubstantiallyreducetheamountoftardeliveredpercigarette.Thepracticabilityofpreventingcancerbysuchmeasuresappliesnotonlyinthosecountries,suchastheU.S.,where,becausecigarettesmokinghasbeencommonfordecades,25to30percentofallcancerdeathsnowinvolvelungcancer,butalsointhosewhereithasbecomewidespreadonlyrecently,China,forexample,wherelungcancerasyetaccountsforonly5-10percentofallcancerdeaths.Countrieswherecigarettesmokingisonlynowbecomingwidespreadcanexpectenormousincreasesinlungcancerduringthe1990sorearlyinthenextcentury;unlessprompteffectiveactionistakenagainstthehabit—indeed,suchincreasesarealreadyplainlyevidentinpartsofChina.
36.Intheauthor’sopinion,themainstrategyforcontrollinglungcancerispreventionbecause__________________________________.
A)cigaretteconsumptionisincreasingrapidlyworldwide
B)wedonotknowforsurethemajorcauseofthedisease
C)screeningisnotveryeffectiveandtreatmentisnotsatisfactoryeither
D)itisthemosteffectivestrategy
37.Accordingtothepassage,lungcancercanbepreventedby______________.
A)eliminatingtobacco
B)teachingpeopletherightwaytosmoke
C)decreasingtheharmfulsubstancesincigarettes
D)increasingtaxoncigarettesales
38.InpartsofChina,whydoeslungcancerobviouslyincrease?
A)Becausecigarettesmokingisbecomingwidespread.
B)Becausemoreandmorewhite-collarworkershavebecomecigarettesmokers.
C)Becausetheamountoftarcannotbereduced.
D)Becausepreventionoflungcancerisnottakenintoconsideration.
39.Inordertoreducecigaretteconsumption,weshould_____________________.
A)educatepeoplenottosmoke
B)shutdownsomecigaretteproducers
C)improvethequalityofcigarette
D)sellcigaretteonlytotheadults
40.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe____________________-.
A)TheControlofLungCancer
B)TheCauseofLungCancer
C)Screening,TreatmentandPrevention
D)SmokingandLungCancer
Passage3
Somepessimisticexpertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundtofallintodisuse.Theyseeadayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenallautoswillbeabandonedandallowedtorust.Otherauthorities,however,thinktheautoisheretostay.Theyholdthatthecarwillremainaleadingmeansofurbantravelintheforeseeablefuture.
Themotorcarwillundoubtedlychangesignificantlyoverthenext30years.Itshouldbecomesmaller,safer,andmoreeconomical,andshouldnotbepoweredbythegasolineengine.Thecarofthefutureshouldbefarmorepollution-freethanpresenttypes.
Regardlessofitspowersource,theautointhefuturewillstillbethemainprobleminurbantrafficcongestion(拥挤).Oneproposedsolutiontothisproblemistheautomatedhighwaysystem.
Whentheautoentersthehighwaysystem,aretractable(可伸缩的)armwilldropfromtheautoandmakecontactwitharail,whichissimilartothosepoweringsubwaytrainselectrically.Onceattachedtotherail,thecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfromthesystem,andcontrolofthevehiclewillpasstoacentralcomputer.Thecomputerwillthenmonitorallofthecar’smovements.
Thedriverwilluseatelephonetodialinstructionsabouthisdestinationintothesystem.Thecomputerwillcalculatethebestroute,andreservespaceforthecarallthewaytothecorrectexitfromthehighway.Thedriverwillthenbefreetorelaxandwaitforthebuzzer(蜂鸣器)thatwillwarnhimofhiscomingexit.Itisestimatedthatanautomatedhighwaywillbeabletohandle10,000vehiclesperhour,comparedwiththe1,500to2,000vehiclesthatcanbecarriedbyapresent-dayhighway.
41.Onesignificantimprovementinthefuturecarwillprobablybe________.
A)itspowersource
B)itsdrivingsystem
C)itsmonitoringsystem
D)itsseatingcapacity
42.Whatistheauthor’smainconcern?
A)Howtorenderautomobilespollution-free.
B)Howtomakesmallerandsaferautomobiles.
C)Howtosolvetheproblemoftrafficjams.
D)Howtodevelopanautomatedsubwaysystem.
43.Whatprovidesautoswithelectricpowerinanautomatedhighwaysystem?
A)Arail.C)Aretractablearm.
B)Anengine.D)Acomputercontroller.
44.Inanautomatedhighwaysystem,allthedriverneedstodois_______.
A)keepintherightlane
B)waittoarriveathisdestination
C)keepinconstanttouchwiththecomputercenter
D)informthesystemofhisdestinationbyphone
45.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthefutureofautos?
A)Enthusiastic.C)Optimistic.
B)Pessimistic.D)Cautious.
PartThreeCloze
Direction:Thereare10blanksforthepassageinthefollowing.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldchoosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Charliecamefromapoorvillage.Hisparentshad__46__moneytosendhimtoschoolwhenhewasyoung.Theboywasverysad.Mr.Kinglivednexttohim.Hefoundtheboy__47__andhadpityonhimandlentsomemoneytohim.Sotheboycouldgotoschool.Hestudiedhardand__48__allhislessons.Whenhefinishedmiddleschool,themanintroducedhimtohisfriendinthetown.Andhebegantowork.Once,Mr.Kingwasseriouslyhurtinanaccident.Dying,heaskedCharlietotakecareofhisdaughter,Sharon.Theyoungman__49__andseveralyearslaterhemarriedthegirl.Helovedherverymuchandtriedhisbesttomakeherhappy.Heoftenboughtbeautifulclothesanddeliciousfoodforher.Hewasgoodatcookingandhecooked__50__forher.Soshebecameveryfatandshefeltitdifficulttowalk.Andonedayshefoundtherewassomethingwrongwithherheart.Herhusbandwasn’tathomeandshehadtogoto__51__atonce.Thedoctorslookedheroverandtoldher__52__eatmeat,sugar,chocolateandthingslikethese.Shewasafraid__53__thedoctor’swordsandwroteallthenamesofthefoodonthepaper.Whenshegothome,sheputthelistonthetableand__54__.Whenshereturnedhomethatafternoon,shefoundmanykindsoffood:meat,sugarandchocolateinthekitchen.Charliewasbusy__55__there.Assoonashesawher,hesaidhappily,“I’veboughtallthefoodyoulike,dear!”
46.A)noB)someC)muchD)enough
47.A)lazyB)cleverC)carefulD)hard
48.A)didwellinB)waspooratC)wasworkingD)wasgoodfor
49.A)wasangryB)thoughthardC)agreedD)said
50.A)alittleB)afewC)manyD)alot
51.A)restB)SleepC)hospitalD)work
52.A)shouldB)wouldC)toD)notto
53.A)torememberB)toforgetC)tocatchD)toteach
54.A)sleptB)wentoutC)cookedD)ate
55.A)readingB)seeingC)cookingD)writing
PartFourTranslation
Directions:completethefollowingsentencesbytranslatingintoEnglishtheChineseinthebracket.
56.Itwasluckyforthemanto(在那次地震中幸存下来).
57.Thechildrenarefindingit(很难适应新学校).
58.IfyoudownloadsomeattachedfilesfromtheInternet,(你的手机可能已经处于危险中).
59.Shehadapart-timejob(在上大学的时候).
60.It’svitallyimportantthat(你应该从失败中吸取教训).
PartFiveWriting
Directions:Thispartistotestyourabilitytodowriting.Youarerequiredtowritealetterofapplicationin80wordsaccordingtothefollowinggiveninChinese.
张凯得知他已被纽约大学录取。他想申请奖学金。请代张凯于2010年12月23日写一封奖学金申请信。内容包括：
1.很高兴被录取了。
2.自己家境困难，为了减轻父母的负担（financialburden），想申请奖学金。
3.请校方考虑自己的申请，并告知是否有这种可能性。
