1996年1月试卷
Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A
Directions:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Example:You will hear:
You will read:
A) At the office.
B) In the waiting room.
C) At the airport.
D) In a restaurant.
From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, A) “At the office” is the correct answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.
Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]
1. A) At home.
B) At the riverside.
C) At the health center.
D) At his office.
2. A) Having an interview.
B) Filling out a form.
C) Talking with his friend.
D) Asking for information.
3. A) She made a mistake by taking too few courses in the first term.
B) The courses she took were too difficult for her.
C) She took too many courses during her first term.
D) She found it difficult to deal with college courses.
4. A) Worried and frightened.
B) Very relaxed.
C) Quite unhappy.
D) Angry with the professor.
5. A) He enjoys reading letters.
B) He has been job-hunting.
C) He is offering the woman a job.
D) He is working for a company.
6. A) She lost her way.
B) She lost her keys.
C) She lost her car.
D) She lost her handbag.
7. A) More than an hour and a half.
B) Not more than half an hour.
C) More than two hours.
D) Less than an hour and a half.
8. A) She is sure who is going to win.
B) Now it is a good time to start the game.
C) The game has been going on for a long time.
D) The same team always wins.
9. A) The ideas of the paper are not convincing.
B) Some parts of the paper are not well written.
C) The handwriting of the paper is not good.
D) The paper is not complete.
10. A) Looking for a young lady.
B) Looking for her wrist watch.
C) Looking for a young gentleman.
D) Looking for a man wearing a wrist watch.
Section B
Directions:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage one
Question 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) It had many problems.
B) It was the most democratic country in the world.
C) It was fair to women.
D) It had some minor problems to solve.
12. A) The women of some states.
B) The women in the state of Wyoming only.
C) The members of the National Wom en’s Association.
D) The women in the state of Massachusetts only.
13. A) At the very beginning of the 20th century.
B) At the end of the 19th century.
C) After Susan Anthony’s death.
D) Just before Susan Anthony’s death.
14. A) She worked on the draft of the American Constitution.
B) She was the chairman of the National Women’s Association.
C) She was born in New York and died in Massachusetts.
D) She was an activist in the women’s movement for equal rights.
Passage Two
Questions 15 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15. A) People with problems.
B) Travels around the world.
C) Beautiful America.
D) People in great cities.
16. A) He spent three months writing “Travels with Charley”.
B) He enjoyed his travels around the United States.
C) He was fond of writing about his travels.
D) He didn’t enjoy the trip as much as Charley.
Passage Three
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. A) The long distance between his home town and New York.
B) His unpopular character.
C) The high unemployment rate in New York.
D) His criminal record.
18. A) He wanted to be put in prison again.
B) He needed the money to support his family.
C) He hated the barber there.
D) He wanted to make himself well known.
19. A) He went directly to the police station.
B) He drove out of the town and tried to escape.
C) He waited for the police to arrest him.
D) He argued with the police angrily.
20. A) Mr. Spears enjoyed living in prison.
B) Mr. Spears was known as a greedy man in his community.
C) The police in New York were not very efficient.
D) The only way for Mr. Spears to support his family was by going to prison again.
Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes) Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.
Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through
the center.
21 The fifth generation computers, with artificial intelligence, _________ and perfected now.
A) developed B) have developed
C) are being developed D) will have been developed
22 This ticket _________ you to a free meal in our new restaurant.
A) gives B) grants
C) entitles D) credits
23 You __________ her in her office last Friday; she’s been out of town for two weeks.
A) needn’t have seen B) must have seen
C) might have seen D) can’t have seen
24 That was so serious a matter that I had no choice but ________ the police.
A) called in B) calling in
C) call in D) to call in
25 She was so ________ in her job that she didn’t hear anybody knocking at the door.
A) attracted B) absorbed
C) drawn D) concentrated
26 __________ as it was at such a time, his work attracted much attention.
A) Being published B) Published
C) Publishing D) To be published
27 At first, the speaker was referring to the problem of pollution in the country, but halfway in
her speech, she suddenly _________ to another subject.
A) committed B) switched
C) favoured D) transmitted
28 It is politely requested by the hotel management that radios ______ after 11 o’clock at night.
A) were not played B) not to play
C) not be played D) did not play
29 Although I like the appearance of the house, what really made me decide to buy it was the
beautiful ______________ through the window.
A) vision B) look
C) picture D) view
30 Cancer is second only __________ heart disease as a cause of death.
A) of B) to
C) with D) from
31 Despite the wonderful acting and well-developed plot the _________ movie could not hold
our attention.
A) three-hours B) three-hour
C) three-hours’D) three-hour’s
32 The manager needs an assistant that he can ________ to take care of problems in his absence.
A) count on B) count in
C) count up D) count out
33 The organization had broken no rules, but __________ had it acted responsibly.
A) neither B) so
C) either D) both
34 We gave out a cheer when the red roof of the cottage came __________ view.
A) from B) in
C) before D) into
35 They took ________ measures to prevent poisonous gases from escaping.
A) fruitful B) beneficial
C) valid D) effective
36 Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true
____________ it comes to classroom tests.
A) when B) since
C) before D) after
37 Careful surveys have indicated that as many as 50 percent of patients do not take drugs
________ directed.
A) like B) so
C) which D) as
38 In developing countries people are ________ into overcrowded cities in great numbers.
A) breaking B) filling
C) pouring D) hurrying
39 It’s reported that by the end of this month the output of cement in the factory ________ by
about 10%.
A) will have risen B) has risen
C) will be rising D) has been rising
40 If I had remembered _________ the window, the thief would not have got in.
A) to close B) closing
C) to have closed D) having closed
41 There are other problems which I don’t propose to _________ at the moment.
A) go into B) go around
C) go for D) go up
42 Don’t get your schedule _________; stay with us in this class.
A) to change B) changing
C) changed D) change
43 It is quite necessary for a qualified teacher to have good manners and _________ knowledge.
A) extensive B) expansive
C) intensive D) expensive
44 Jean doesn’t want to w ork right away because she thinks that if she __________ a job she
probably wouldn’t be able to see her friends very often.
A) has to get B) were to get
C) had got D) could have got
45 I felt somewhat disappointed and was about to leave, ________ something occurred which
attracted my attention.
A) unless B) until
C) when D) while
46 A love marriage, however, does not necessarily ________ much sharing of interests and
responsibilities.
A) take over B) result in
C) hold on D) keep to
47 The ability to store knowledge makes computers different form every other machine _______
invented.
A) ever B) thus
C) yet D) as
48 I’m not sure whether I can gain any profit from the investment, so I can’t make a(n) ______
promise to help you.
A) exact B) defined
C) definite D) sure
49 I have kept that portrait ____________ I can see it every day, as it always reminds me of my
university days in London.
A) which B) where
C) whether D) when
50 The sports meet, originally due to be held last Friday, was finally _______ because of the bad
weather.
A) set off B) broken off
C) worn off D) called off
Part III Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Direction:There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B) C)
and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on
the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage:
Space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors（流星）but also because of rays from the sun and other stars. The atmosphere again acts as our protective blanket on earth. Light gets through, and this is essential for plants to make the food, which we eat. Heat, too, makes our environment endurable. Various kinds of rays come through the air from outer space, but enormous quantities of radiation from the sun are screened off. As soon as men leave the atmosphere they are exposed to this radiation but their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, do prevent a lot of radiation damage.
Radiation is the greatest known danger to explorers in space. The unit of radiation is called “rem”. Scientists have reason to think that a man can put up with far more radiation than 0.1 rem without being damaged; the figure of 60 rems has been agreed on. The trouble is that it is extremely difficult to be sure about radiation damage -- a person may feel perfectly well, but the cells of his or her sex organs may be damaged, and this will not be discovered until the birth of deformed（畸形的）children or even grandchildren. Missions of the Apollo flights have had to cross belts of high radiation and, during the outward and return journeys, the Apollo crew accumulated a large amount of rems. So far, no dangerous amounts of radiation have been reported, but the Apollo missions have been quite short. We simply do not know yet how men are going to get on when they spend weeks and months outside the protection of the atmosphere, working in a space laboratory. Drugs might help to decrease the damage done by radiation, but no really effective ones have been found so far.
51. According to the first paragraph, the atmosphere is essential to man in that ______.
A) it protects him against the harmful rays from space
B) it provides sufficient light for plant growth
C) it supplies the heat necessary for human survival
D) it screens off the falling meteors
52. We know from the passage that ________.
A) exposure to even tiny amounts of radiation is fatal
B) the effect of exposure to radiation is slow in coming
C) radiation is avoidable in space exploration
D) astronauts in spacesuits needn’t worry about radiation damage
53. The harm radiation has done to the Apollo crew members _______.
A) is insignificant
B)seems overestimated
C) is enormous
D) remains unknown
54. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A) the Apollo mission was very successful
B) protection from space radiation is no easy job
C) astronauts will have deformed children or grandchildren
D) radiation is not a threat to well-protected space explorers
55. The best title for this passage would be _______.
A) The Atmosphere and Our Environment
B) Research on Radiation
C) Effects of Space Radiation
D) Importance Protection Against Radiation
Passage Two
Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage:
Taste is such a subjective matter that we don’t usually conduct preference tests for food. The most you can say about anyone’s preference, is that it’s one person’s opinion. But because the two big cola（可口可乐）companies -- Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola are marketed so aggressively, we’ve wondered how big a role taste preference actually plays in brand loyalty. We set up a taste test that challenged people who identified themselves as either Coca-Cola or Pepsi fans: Find your brand in a blind tasting.
We invited staff volunteers who had a strong liking for either Coca-Cola Classic（传统型）or Pepsi, Diet（低糖的）Coke, or Diet Pepsi. These were people who thought they’d have no trouble telling their brand from the other brand.
We eventually located 19 regular cola drinkers and 27 diet cola drinkers. Then we fed them four unidentified samples of cola one at a time, regular colas for the one group, diet versions for the other. We asked them to tell us whether each sample was Coke or Pepsi; then we analyzed the records statistically to compare the participants’ choices with what mere guess-work could have accomplished.
Getting all four samples right was a tough test, but not too tough, we thought, for people who believed they could recognize their brand. In the end, only 7 out of 19 regular cola drinkers correctly identified their brand of choice in all four trials. The diet-cola drinkers did a little worse -- only 7 of 27 identified all four samples correctly.
While both groups did better than chance would predict, nearly half the participants in each group made the wrong choice two or more times. Two people go all four samples wrong. Overall, half the participants did about as well on the last round of tasting as on the first, so fatigue, or taste burnout, was not a factor. Our preference test results suggest that only a few Pepsi participants and Coke fans may really be able to tell their favorite brand by taste and price.
56. According to the passage the preference test was conducted in order to _______.
A) find out the role taste preference plays in a person’s drinking
B) reveal which cola is more to the liking of the drinkers
C) show that a person’s opinion about taste is mere guess-work
D) compare the ability of the participants in choosing their drinks
57. The statistics recorded in the preference tests show ______.
A) Coca-Cola and P epsi are people’s two most favorite drinks
B) there is not much difference in taste between Coca-Cola and Pepsi
C) few people had trouble telling Coca-Cola from Pepsi
D) people’s tastes differ from one another
58. It is implied in the first paragraph that _______.
A) the purpose of taste tests is to promote the sale of colas
B) the improvement of quality is the chief concern of the two cola companies
C) the competition between the two colas is very strong
D) blind tasting is necessary for identifying fans
59. The word “burnout” (Line 4, Para.5) here refers to the state of ______.
A) being seriously burnt in the skin
B) being unable to burn for lack of fuel
C) being badly damaged by fire
D) being unable to function because of excessive use
60. The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to ______.
A) show that taste preference is highly subjective
B) argue that taste testing is an important marketing strategy
C) emphasize that taste and price are closely related to each other
D) recommend that blind tasting be introduced in the quality control of colas
Passage Three
Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage:
The concept of “environment” is certainly difficult and may even be misunderstood; but we have no handy substitute. It seems simple enough to distinguish between the organism and the surrounding environment and to separate forces acting on an organism into those that are internal and biological and those that are external and environmental. But in actual practice this system breaks down in many ways, because the organism and the environment are constantly interacting so that the environment is modified by the organism and vice versa（反之亦然）.
In the case of man, the difficulties with the environmental concept are even more complicated because we have to deal with man as an animal and with man as a bearer（持有者）of culture. If we look at man as an animal and try to analyze the environmental forces that are acting on the organism, we find that we have to deal with things like climate, soil, plants and such-like factors common to all biological situations; but we also find, always, very important environmental influences that we can only class as “cultural”, which modify the physical and biological factors. But man, as we know him, is always a bearer of culture; and if we study human culture, we find that it, in turn, is modified by the environmental factors of climate and geography. We thus easily get into great difficulties from the necessity of viewing culture, at one moment, as a part of the man and, at another moment, as a part of the environment.
61. Which of the following words can best describe the popular understanding of “environment”
as the author sees it?
A) Elaborate.
B) Prejudiced.
C) Faultless.
D) Oversimplified.
62. Ac cording to the author the concept of “environment” is difficult to explain because _______
A) it doesn’t distinguish between the organism and the environment
B) it involves both internal and external forces
C) the organism and the environment influence each other
D) the relationship between the organism and the environment is unclear
63. In analyzing the environmental forces acting on man the author suggests that ________.
A) biological factors are less important to the organism than cultural factors to man
B) man and other animals are modified equally by the environmental forces
C) man is modified by the cultural environment as well as by the natural environment
D) physical and biological factors exert more influence on other organisms than on man
64. As for culture, the author points out that ________.
A) it develops side by side with environmental factors
B) it is also affected by environmental factors
C) it is generally accepted to be part of the environment
D) it is a product of man’s biologi cal instincts
65. In this passage, the author is primarily concerned with _______.
A) the interpretation of the term “environment”
B) the discussion on organisms and biological environment
C) the comparison between internal and external factors influencing man
D) the evaluation of man’s influence on culture
Passage Four
Questions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage:
The speaker, a teacher from a community college, addressed a sympathetic audience. Heads nodded in agreement when he said, “High school English teachers are not doing their jobs.” He described the inadequacies of his students, all high school graduates who can use language only at a grade 9 level. I was unable to determine from his answers to my questions how this grade 9 level had been established.
My topic is not standards nor its decline（降低）. What the speaker was really saying is that he is no longer young; he has been teaching for sixteen years, and is able to think and speak like a mature adult.
My point is that the frequent complaint of one generation about the one immediately following it is inevitable. It is also human nature to look for the reasons for our dissatisfaction. Before English became a school subject in the late nineteenth century, it was difficult to find the target of the blame for language deficiencies（缺陷）. But since then, English teachers have been under constant attack.
The complainers think they have hit upon an original idea. As their own command of the language improves, they notice that young people do not have this same ability. Unaware that their own ability has developed through the years, they assume the new generation of young people must be hopeless in this respect. To the eyes and ears of sensitive adults the language of the young always seems inadequate.
Since this concern about the decline and fall of the English language is not perceived as a generational phenomenon but rather as something new and peculiar to today’s young people, it naturally follows that today’s English teachers cannot be doing their jobs. Otherwise, young people would not commit offenses against the language.
66. The speaker the author mentioned in the passage believed that ________.
A) the language of the younger generation is usually inferior to that of the older generation
B) the students had a poor command of Eng lish because they didn’t work hard enough
C) he was an excellent language teacher because he had been teaching English for sixteen
years
D) English teachers should be held responsible for the students’ poor command of English
67. In the author’s opinion, t he speaker _______.
A) gave a correct judgement of the English level of the students
B) had exaggerated the language problems of the students
C) was right in saying that English teachers were not doing their jobs
D) could think and speak intelligently
68. The author’s attitude towards the speaker’s remarks is _______.
A) neutral
B) positive
C) critical
D) compromising
69. It can be concluded from the passage that ______.
A) it is justifiable to include English as a school subject
B) the author disagrees with the speaker over the standard of English at Grade 9 level
C) English language teaching is by no means an easy job
D) Language improvement needs time and effort
70. In the passage the author argues that ______.
A) it is unfair to blame the English teachers for the language deficiencies of the students
B) young people would not commit offences against the language is the teachers did their
jobs properly
C) to eliminate language deficiencies one must have sensitive eyes and ears
D) to improve the standard of English requires the effort of several generations
Part IV Translation (15 minutes) Directions:In this part, there are five items which you should translate into Chinese, each item consisting of one or two sentences. These sentences are all taken from the Reading
Passages you have just read in Part Three of Test Paper One. You are allowed 15
minutes to do the translation. You should refer back to the passages so as to
identify their meanings in the context.
71. (Passage 1, Lines 2-3, Para.2)
Scientists have reason to think that a man can put up with far more radiation than 0.1 rem without being damaged;
72. (Passage 2, Lines 1-3, Para.3)
Then we fed them four unidentified samples of cola on at a time, regular colas for the one group, diet versions for the other.
73. (Passage 2, Lines 1-2, Para.5)
While both groups did better than chance would predict, nearly half the participants in each group made the wrong choice two or more times.
74. (Passage 3, Lines 4-5, Para.2)
…we find th at we have to deal with things like climate, soil, plants, and such-like factors common to all biological situations;
75. (Passage 4, Lines 1-2, Para.3)
My point is that the frequent complaint of one generation about the one immediately following it is inevitable.
Part V Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic The Two-day Weekend. You should write at least 100 words and you should base
your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1. 双休日给大学生带来的好处。
2. 双休日可能给大学生带来的问题。
3. 我应当怎样过好双休日。
The Two-day Weekend
96.1
1. D
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. B
6. B
7. D
8. C
9. B 10. C 11. A 12. A 13. C 14. D 15. A 16. B 17. D 18. A 19. C 20. D 21. C 22. C 23. D 24. D 25. B 26. B 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. B 31. B 32. A 33. A 34. D 35. D 36. A 37. D 38. C 39. A 40. A 41. A 42. C 43. A 44. B 45. C 46. B 47. A 48. C 49. B 50. D 51. A 52. B 53. D 54. B 55. C 56. A 57. B 58. C 59. D 60. A 61. D 62. C 63. C 64. B 65. A 66. D 67. B 68. C 69. D 70. A
71. 科学家有理由相信，一个人能够承受远远高于0.1雷目（rem）的辐射而不受到伤害。
72. 然后我们给他们喝4种没有任何标记的可乐，一次一种，一组人喝普通的可乐，另一
组喝低糖型的可乐。
73. 虽然两组做的都比随机猜测的正确度高，仍有约一半的受试者做出了两个或更多的错
误选择。
74. 我们发现我们必须和气候、土壤、植物以及诸如此类的对所有生物环境都很普遍的因
素打交道。
75. 我的观点是一代人经常抱怨下一代人是不可避免的。
1996年6月试卷
Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A
Directions:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Example:You will hear:
You will read:
A) At the office.
B) In the waiting room.
C) At the airport.
D) In a restaurant.
From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, A) “At the office” is the correct answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.
Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]
1. A) Place another order.
B) Call to check on it.
C) Wait patiently.
D) Go and find the furniture.
2. A) She doesn’t need the job.
B) She hasn’t got a job yet.
C) She has got a good job.
D) She is going to start work soon.
3. A) She got home before 9 o’clock.
B) She had a bad cold.
C) She had a car accident.
D) She was delayed.
4. A) She hasn’t gone camping for several weeks.
B) She like to take long camping trips.
C) She prefers not to go camping on weekends.
D) She often spends a lot of time planning her camping trips.
5. A) A writer.
B) A teacher.
C) A reporter.
D) A student.
6. A) She has not heard of Prof. Johnson.
B) She has not heard of Prof. Johnson’s brother.
C) She is a good friend of Prof. Johnson’s.
D) She does not know Prof. Johnson’s brother.
7. A) Coming back for a later show.
B) Waiting in a queue.
C) Coming back in five minutes.
D) Not going to the movie today.
8. A) He has got a heart attack.
B) He was unharmed.
C) He was badly hurt.
D) He has fully recovered from the shock.
9. A) The man went to Australia during Christmas.
B) The man visited Australia during the summer vacation.
C) The man didn’t have a good time because of the different weather.
D) The man remained home while his parents went to see his uncle.
10. A) To attend a party at a classmate’s home.
B) To do homework with her classmate.
C) To attend an evening class.
D) To have supper out with her classmate.
Section B
Directions:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage one
Question 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) He fell into the river but couldn’t swim.
B) He fell into the river together with his bike.
C) He had his foot caught between two posts in the river.
D) He dived into the river but couldn’t reach the surface.
12. A) He jumped into the river immediately.
B) He took off his coat and jumped into the water.
C) He dashed down the bridge to save the boy.
D) He shouted out for help.
13. A) He asked what the young man’s name was.
B) He asked the young man to take him home.
C) He gave his name and then ran away.
D) He thanked the young man and then ran away.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. A) Alcohol helps develop people’s intelligence.
B) Heavy drinking is not nec essarily harmful to one’s health.
C) Controlled drinking helps people keep their wits as they age.
D) Drinking, even moderately, may harm one’s health.
15. A) Worried.
B) Pleased.
C) Surprised.
D) Unconcerned.
16. A) At a conference.
B) In a newspaper.
C) On television.
D) In a journal.
Passage Three
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. A) To seek adventure there.
B) To be with her mother on Christmas.
C) To see the animals and plants there.
D) To join her father on Christmas.
18. A) She was seriously injured.
B) She survived the accident.
C) She lost consciousness.
D) She fell into a stream.
19. A) To avoid hostile Indians.
B) To avoid the rain.
C) To avoid the strong sunlight.
D) To avoid wild animals.
20. A) They gave Julia food to eat.
B) They drove Julia to a hospital.
C) They invited Julia to their hut.
D) They took Julia to a village by boat.
Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes) Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.
Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through
the center.
21 After the robbery, the shop installed a sophisticates alarm system as an insurance _________
further losses.
A) for B) from
C) against D) towards
22 ___________ the earth to be flat, many feared that Columbus would fall off the edge of the
earth.
A) Having believed B) Believing
C) Believed D) Being believed
23 A healthy life is frequently thought to be _______ with the open countryside and homegrown
food.
A) tied B) bound
C) involved D) associated
24 Sir Denis, who is 78, has made it known that much of his collection _________ to the nation.
A) has left B) is to leave
C) leaves D) is to be left
25 Before the first non-stop flight made in 1949, it ________ necessary for all planes to land for
refueling.
A) would be B) has been
C) had been D) would have been
26 In Britain today women ______ 44% of the workhorse, and nearly half the mothers with
children are in paid work.
A) build up B) stand for
C) make up D) conform to
27 __________ might be expected, the response to the question was very mixed.
A) As B) That
C) It D) What
28 If I correct someone, I will do it with as much good humor and self-restraint as if I were the
one ____________.
A) to correct B) correcting
C) having corrected D) being corrected
29 Features such as height, weight, and skin color _______ from individual to individual and
from face to face.
A) change B) vary
C) alter D) convert
30 I make notes in the back of my diary _________ thing to be mended or replaced.
A) by B) in
C) with D) of
31 The room is in a terrible mess; it _________ cleaned.
A) can’t have been B) s houldn’t have been
C) mustn’t have been D) wouldn’t have been
32 A well-written composition __________ good choice of words and clear organization among
other things.
A) calls on B) calls for
C) calls up D) calls off
33 The traditional approach _________ with complex problems is to break them down into
smaller, more easily managed problems.
A) to dealing B) in dealing
C) dealing D) to deal
34 It has been revealed that some government leaders _________ their authority and position to
get illegal profits for themselves.
A) employ B) take
C) abuse D) overlook
35 We were struck by the extent ___________ which teachers’ decisions served the interests of
the school rather than those of the students.
A) to B) for
C) in D) with
36 Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of
passing it on her first ____________.
A) intention B) attempt
C) purpose D) desire
37 The ancient Egyptians are supposed _________ rockets to the moon.
A) to send B) to be sending
C) to have sent D) to have been sending
38 The store had to ___________ a number of clerks because sales were down.
A) lay out B) lay off
C) lay aside D) lay down
39 All the students in this class passed the English exam ________ the exception of Li Ming.
A) on B) in
C) for D) with
40 Young adults ________ older people are more likely to prefer pop songs.
A) other than B) more than
C) less than D) rather than
41 Writing is a slow process, requiring ________ thought, time, and effort.
A) significant B) considerable
C) enormous D) numerous
42 ___________ right now, she would get there on Sunday.
A) Would she leave B) If she leaves
C) Were she to leave D) If she had left
43 It’s already 5 o’clock now. Don’t you think it’s about time __________?
A) we are going home B) we go home
C) we went home D) we can go home
44 Lightning is a ________ of electrical current from a cloud to the ground or from one cloud to
another.
A) rush B) rainbow
C) rack D) ribbon
45 Today, _________ major new products without conducting elaborate market research.
A) corporations hardly introduce ever
B) corporations hardly ever introduce
C) hardly corporations introduce ever
D) hardly corporations ever introduce
46 I’ve already told you that I’m going to buy it, _________.
A) however much it costs B) however does it costs much
C) how much does it cost D) no matter how it costs
47 New York ____ second in the production of apples, producing 850,000,000 pounds this year.
A) ranked B) occupied
C) arranged D) classified
48 Melted iron is poured into the mixer much _________ tea is poured into a cup from a teapot.
A) in the same way like B) in the same way which
C) in the same way D) in the same way as
49 By success I don’t mean ________ usually thought of when that word is used.
A) what is B) that we
C) as you D) all is
50 I caught a __________ of the taxi before it disappeared around the corner of the street.
A) vision B) glimpse
C) look D) scene
Part III Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Direction:There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B) C)
and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on
the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
Exchange a glance with someone, then look away. Do you realize that you have made a statement? Hold the glance for a second longer, and you have made a different statement. Hold it for 3 seconds, and the meaning has changed again. For every social situation, there is a permissible time that you can hold a person’s gaze without being intimate, rude, or aggressive. If you are on an elevator, what gaze-time are you permitted? To answer this question, consider what you typically do. You very likely give other passengers a quick glance to size them up（打量）and to assure them that you mean no threat. Since being close to another person signals the possibility of interaction, you need to emit a signal telling others you want to be left alone. So you cut off eye contact, what sociologist Erving Goffman (1963) calls “a dimming of the lights.” You look down at the floor, at the indicator lights, anywhere but into another passenger’s eyes. Should you break the rule against staring at a stranger on an elevator, you will make the other person exceedingly uncomfortable, and you are likely to feel a bit strange yourself.
If you hold eye contact for more than 3 seconds, what are you telling another person? Much depends on the person and the situation. For instance, a man and a woman communicate interest in this manner. They typically gaze at each other for about 3 seconds at a time, then drop their eyes down for 3 seconds, before letting their eyes meet again. But if one man gives another man a 3-second-plus stare, he signals, “I know you”, “I am interested in you,” or “You look peculiar and
I am curious about you.” This type of stare often produces hostile feelings.
51. It can be inferred form the first paragraph that _______.
A) every glance has its significance
B) staring at a person is an expression of interest
C) a gaze longer than 3 seconds is unacceptable
D) a glance conveys more meaning than words
52. If you want to be left alone on an elevator, the best thing to do is __________.
A) to look into another passenger’s eyes
B) to avoid eye contact with other passengers
C) to signal you are not a threat to anyone
D) to keep a distance from other passengers
53. By “a dimming of the lights” (Para.1, Line 9) Erving Goffman means “_______”.
A) closing one’s eyes
B) turning off the lights
C) ceasing to glance at others
D) reducing gaze-time to the minimum
54. If one is looked at by a stranger for too long, he tends to feel ___________.
A) depressed
B) uneasy
C) curious
D) amused
55. The passage mainly discusses __________.
A) the limitations of eye contact
B) the exchange of ideas through eye contact
C) proper behavior in situations
D) the role of eye contact in interpersonal communication
Passage Two
Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage:
The picnics, speeches, and parades of today’s Labor Day were all part of the first celebration, held in New York City in 1882. Its promoter was an Irish-American labor leader named peter J. McGuire. A carpenter by trade, McGuire had worked since the age of eleven, and in 1882 was president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners (UBCJ). Approaching the City’s Central Labor Union that summer, he proposed a holiday that would applaud（赞许）”the industrial spirit -- the great vital force of every nation,” On September 5 his suggestion bore fruit, as an estimated 10,000 workers, many of them ignoring their bosses’ warnings, left work to march from Union square up Fifth Avenue to 42nd Street. The event gained national attention, and by 1893 thirty states had made Labor Day an annual holiday.
The quick adoption of the scheme may have indicated less about the state lawmakers’ respect for working people than about a fear of risking their anger. In the 1880s the United States was a land sharply divided between the immensely wealthy and the very poor. Henry George was accurate in describing the era as one of “progress and poverty.” In a society in which factory, owners rode in private Pullmans while ten-year-olds slaved in the mines, strong anti-capitalist feeling ran high. Demands for fundamental change were common throughout the labor press. With socialists demanding an end to “wage slavery” and anarchists（无政府主义）singing the praises of the virtues of dynamite（炸药）, middle-of-the-roaders like Samuel Gompers and McGuire seemed attractively mild by comparison. One can imagine practical capitalists seeing Labor Day as a bargain: A one-day party certainly cost them less than paying their workers decent wages.
56. Judging from the passage, McGuire was ____________.
A) a moderate labor leader
B) an extreme-anarchist in the labor movement
C) a devoted socialist fighting against exploitation of man by man
D) a firm anti-capitalist demanding the elimination of wage slavery
57. We can see from the first paragraph that the first Labor Day march _________.
A) immediately won nationwide support
B) involved workers from 30 states
C) was opposed by many factory owners
D) was organized by the UBCJ
58. Which of the following is the key factor in the immediate approval of Labor Day as a
national holiday?
A) The lawmakers’ respect for the workers
B) The worker’s determination to have a holiday of their own.
C) The socialists’ demands for thorough reform
D) The politicians’ fear of the workers’ anger.
59. We lean from the passage that the establishment of Labor Day ____________.
A) was accepted by most bosses as a compromise
B) marked a turning point in the workers’ struggle for more rights
C) indicated the improvement of the workers’ welfare
D) signaled the end of “wage slavery”
60. McGuire proposed Labor Day in order to ___________.
A) draw people’s attention to the striking contrast between the rich and the poor
B) make prominent the important role of the working class in society
C) win for the workers the right to shorter working hours
D) expose the exploitation of the workers by their bosses
Passage Three
Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage:
In the old day, children were familiar with birth and death as part of life. This is perhaps the first generation of American youngsters（年轻人）who have never been close by during the birth of a baby and have never experienced the death of a family member.
Nowadays when people grow old, we often send them to nursing homes. When they get sick, we transfer them to a hospital, where children are forbidden to visit terminally ill patients-even when those patients are their parents. This deprives（剥夺）the dying patient of significant family members during the last few days of his life and it deprives the children of an experience of death, which is an important learning experience.
Some of my colleagues and I once interviewed and followed approximately 500 terminally ill patients in order to find out what they could teach us and how we could be of more benefit, not just to them but to the members of their families as well. We are most impressed by the fact that even those patients who were not told of their serious illness were quite aware of its potential outcome.
It is important for family members, and doctors and nurses to understand these patients’ communications in order to truly understand their needs, fears, and fantasies（幻想）. Most of our patients welcomed another human being with whom they could talk openly, honestly, and frankly about their trouble. Many of them shared with us their tremendous need to be informed, to be kept up-to-date on their medical condition and to be told when the end was near. We found out that patients who had been dealt with openly and frankly were better able to cope with the approach of death and finally to reach a true stage of acceptance prior to death.
61. The elders of contemporary Americans ___________.
A) were often absent when a family member was born or dying
B) were quite unfamiliar with birth and death
C) usually witnessed the birth or death of a family member
D) had often experienced the fear of death as part of life
62. Children in America today are denied the chance __________.
A) to learn how to face death
B) to visit dying patients
C) to attend to patients
D) to have access to a hospital
63. Five hundred critically ill patients were investigated with the main purpose of _________.
A) observing how they reacted to the crisis of death
B) helping them and their families overcome the fear of death
C) finding out their attitude towards the approach of death
D) learning how to best help them and their families
64. The need of a dying patient for company shows ____________.
A) his desire for communication with other people
B) his fear of approaching death
C) his pessimistic attitude towards his condition
D) his reluctance to part with his family
65. It may be concluded from the passage that __________.
A) dying patients are afraid of being told of the approach of death
B) most doctors and nurses understand what dying patients need
C) dying patients should be truthfully informed of their condition
D) most patients are unable to accept death until it is obviously inevitable
Passage Four
Questions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage:
Faces, like fingerprints, are unique. Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people. Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another. Yet a very young child -- or even an animal, such as a pigeon -- can learn to recognize faces, we all take this ability for granted.
We also tell people apart by how they behave. When we talk about someo ne’s personality, we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks thinks and feels that make that individual different from others.
Like the human face, human personality is very complex. But describing someone’s personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face. If you were asked to describe what a “nice face” looked like, you probably would have a difficult time doing so. But if you were asked to describe a “nice person”, you might begin to think about someone who was kind considerate, friendly, warm, and so forth.
There are many words to describe how a person thinks, feels and acts. Gordon Allport, an American psychologist, found nearly 18,000 English words characterizing differences in people’s behavior. And many of us use this information as a basis for describing, or typing, his personality. Bookworms, conservatives, military types -- people are described with such terms.
People have always tried to “type” each other. Actors in early Greek drama wore masks to
show the audience whether they played the villain’s（坏人）or the hero’s role. In fact, the words “person” and “personality” come from the Latin persona, meaning “mask”. Today, most television and movie actors do not wear masks. But we can easily tell the “good guys” from the “bad guys” because the two types differ in appearance as well as inactions.
66. By using the example of finger prints, the author tells us that __________.
A) people can learn to recognize faces
B) people have different personalities
C) people have difficulty in describing the features of finger prints
D) people differ from each other in facial features
67. According to this passage, some animals have the gift of ___________.
A) telling people apart by how they behave
B) typing each other
C) telling good people from had people
D) recognizing human faces
68. Who most probably knows best how to describe people’s personality?
A) The ancient Greek audience
B) The movie actors
C) Psychologists
D) The modern TV audience
69. According to the passage, it is possible for us tell one type of person from another because
________.
A) people differ in their behavioral and physical characteristics
B) human fingerprints provide unique information
C) people’s behavior can be easily described in words
D) human faces have complex features
70. Which of the following is the major point of the passage?
A) Why it is necessary to identify people’s personality
B) Why it is possible to describe people
C) How to get to know people
D) How best to recognize people
Part IV Translation (15 minutes) Directions:In this part, there are four items which you should translate into Chinese, each item consisting of one or two sentences. These sentences are all taken from the Reading
Passages you have just read in Part Three of Test Paper One. You are allowed 15
minutes to do the translation. You should refer back to the passages so as to
identify their meanings in the context.
71. (Passage 1, Lines 6-7, Para.1)
You very likely give other passengers a quick glance to size them up and to assure them that you mean no threat.
72. (Passage 2, Lines 2-3, Para.2)
In the 1880s the United States was a land sharply divided between the immensely wealthy and the very poor.
73. (Passage 3, Lines 3-5, Para.3)
We were most impressed by the fact that even those patients who were not told of their serious illness were quite aware of its potential outcome.
74. (Passage 4, Lines 2-3, Para.1)
Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another.
Part V Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Global Shortage of Fresh Water. You should write at least 100 words and you
should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1. 人们以为淡水是取之不尽的
(提示：雨水、河水、井水．．．)
2. 实际上淡水是非常紧缺的
(提示：人口增加，工业用水增加，污染．．．)
3. 我们应该怎么办
Global Shortage of Fresh Water
96.6
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. B
9. A 10. A 11. C 12. A 13. D 14. C 15. B 16. A 17. D 18. B 19. C 20. D 21. C 22. B 23. D 24. D 25. C 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. D 31. A 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. A 36. B 37. C 38. B 39. D 40. D 41. B 42. C 43. C 44. A 45. B 46. A 47. A 48. D 49. A 50. B 51. A 52. B 53. C 54. B 55. D 56. A 57. C 58. D 59. A 60. B 61. C 62. B 63. D 64. A 65. C 66. D 67. D 68. C 69. A 70. B
71. 你很可能给其他乘客很快的一瞥，打量他们一下，以此让他们确信你对他们没有威胁。
72. 十九世纪八十年代的美国是一个贫富分化极为分明的国家。
73. 给我们留下极深印象的事实是：即使那些没有被告知严重病情的病人，对其疾病的潜
在后果也是非常清楚的。
74. 即使是很老到的作家也很可能不能描述出区分人脸的全部特征。