1. 一些减肥广告已经在电视上停播了。
（ban）2. 他天生记性好，能过目不忘。
（born）3. 现在年轻人所缺乏的，不是书本知识，而是实践经验。
（notbut）4. 我们应该以事实为基础发表观点，而不是盲目赞成或反对。
（base）5. 不要打扰James，他正忙于学校音乐会的操练。
（busy）6. 他总是吹嘘自己父母多么有钱，而不知自食其力。
（boast）7. 无论你到何处，都要牢记在心：入国禁问，入乡随俗。
（bear）8. 他不仅意识到了自己的弱点，而且想克服它。
（Not only）9. 救援队在地震发生后不久就设法赶到了那里。
（break）10. 这位作家专心致志于写作，以致忘了自己重病在身。
（bury）I.Listening ComprehensionSection A Short Conversations (10分)Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. Holding a meeting. B. Preparing for cooking.C. Setting a table for a meal.D. Buying plates.2. A. Because it keeps raining.B. Because the gym’s being repaired.C. Because the school hall is full of books.D. Because the gym is being built.3. A. At the airport. B. At the meeting. C. At the international flat. D. At home.4. A. 4:00. B. 4:40 C. 4:50. D. 4:30.t B. He can’t come on time because of his wife.5. A. He can come but his wife can’C. He and his wife have other plans.D. His wife can come but he can’t.6. A. In a restaurant. B. In a cinema. C. In a school. D. In a zoo.7. A. At 8:30. B. At 9:00. C. At 9:30. D. At 10:00.8. A. To lend some records. B. To select some music to dance to.C. To pass on some information about the party.D. To lend some books.9. A. He is down with illness. B. He is worrying about his work.C. He is worrying about the coming exam.D. He is doing his work.10. A. $145. B. $140. C. $135. D. $120.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. When you infer, you go ______ the surface details to see other meanings that the detailssuggest or imply, but do not state. A. with B. for C. beyond D. between26. Every year, the United States exports “cultural products” to the rest of the world whereas ______ only imports similar products from other countries equal to about one percent of theamount exported. A. they B. it C. one D. that27. John as well as the other staff members who ______ working with this world-famous company ______ to attend its 100th anniversary.A. is… isB. is… areC. are… isD. are… are28. I believe only those who have passed the written exam will be interviewed, ______?A. don’t IB. haven’t theyC. will theyD. won’t they29. Anyone whose performance is best received by the public ______ be granted an opportunityto show their talents at Great Hall of the People in Beijing.A. needB. shallC. mayD. could30. If you travel to another country, on business or vacation, it is helpful to learn some of thecountry’s customs ______ you don’t offend the local people.A. in thatB. so thatC. on condition thatD. except that31. ______ several times, the gift was finally accepted by my Chinese host family.A. Turning downB. To turn downC. Having been turned downD. To have been turned down32. Generally, only companies with stable growth of sales and solid stock prices over the pastfive years ______ on the list of the Best Big Companies by Forbes.A. will remainB. have remainedC. had remainedD. remained33. A shopper rarely speaks to a shop assistant except ______ for help or information, but this isnot the case in some countries.A. to askB. askingC. askedD. ask34. As is known to all, the first bridge ______ across the Huangpu River, the Songpu Bridge,needs repairing. A. to build B. to be built C. having been built D. built 35. Besides industrial sites, groundwater pollution is also caused by modern farming methods,______ require the use of large amounts of chemicals in the fields.A. asB. whatC. thatD. whichlife really means to him.36. He who hasn’t gone through ups and down s in life doesn’t realize ___A. howB. whyC. whichD. what37. I envy Mary for her dress bought last weekend; I would like to have paid ______ for it.A. as twice muchB. much as twiceC. twice as muchD. as much twice38. ______ in the library regulations that any book borrowed should be returned by due time, orthe borrower will be fined.A. What is requiredB. It is requiredC. What requiresD. It requires39. ______ did people in Europe begin to know about chocolate, when Christopher Columbusreturned from the first European explorations in the New World.A. Not until after 1492B. It was not until after 1492C. Until after 1492D. It was until after 149240. ______ for the boy to talk with his mouth full!A. What bad manners they areB. How bad manners they areC. What bad manners it isD. How bad manners it isSection BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can onlybe used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. beneficialB. insteadC. involvedD. physicalE. flowF. confirmG. completelyH. necessarilyI. affectJ. unansweredA recent study shows that more years of school could help students get higher scores on intelligence tests. That was the finding of a study of teenage males in Norway. Now, other research shows that ___41___ activity may help students do better in their classes.The research comes as educators in some countries are reducing time for activities like physicaleducation. They are using the time ___42___ for academic subjects like math and reading.Researchers at VU University Medical Centre in Amsterdam reviewed the results of fourteen studies, which included more than fifty-five thousand children, aged six to eighteen.Researcher Amika Singh says the studies showed a link between physical activity and scores onsubjects such as math, English and reading. “Based on the results o f our study we can conclude that being physically active is ___43___ for academic performance.”Ms. Singh offers some possible explanations. “There are, first, physiological explanations, like more blood ___44___, and so more oxygen to the brain. Being physically active means there aremore hormones produced like endorphins. And endorphins make your stress level lower andyour mood improved, which means you also perform better.”Also, students ___45___ in organized sports learn rules and how to follow them. This could improve their classroom behaviour and help them keep their mind on their work.The study leaves some questions ___46___, however. Ms. Singh says it is not possible to saywhether the amounts or kind of activity ___47___ the level of academic improvement. This isbecause of differences among the studies.Also, they were mostly observational studies. An observational study is where researchers donot do controlled comparisons. They only describe what they observe. So they might observe alink that students who are more active often have better grades. But that does not ___48___mean being active was the cause of those higher grades. Therefore, more high-quality studiesare needed to ___49___ their findings.Still, the general finding was that physically active kids are more likely to do better in school. Ms.Singh says schools should consider that finding before they cut physical education programs.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A,B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Many years ago I was on a bicycle trip through some exceedingly picturesque (如画的)countryside. Suddenly, dark clouds piled up overhead and rain began to fall, but strange to___50___, several hundred yards ahead of me the sun shone brilliantly. Riding, however, asrapidly as I could, I found it ___51___ to get into the clear. The clouds with their rain keptadvancing faster than I could race forward. I continued this unequal contest for an exhaustinghalf hour, ___52___ realizing that I could not win my way to the bright area ahead of me.Then it dawned upon me that I was wasting my strength in unimportant hurry, while paying noattention whatsoever to the landscape ___53___ which I was making the trip. The storm couldnot last forever and the discomfort was not unendurable. Indeed, there was much to look atwhich might ___54___ have escaped me. As I gazed about with sharpened ___55___, I sawcolours and lines and shapes that would have appeared differently under brilliant light. Therain mists (薄雾) which now ___56___ the wooded hills and the fresh clearness of the differentgreens were entrancing (迷人的). My annoyance at the rain was gone and my eagerness to___57___ it disappeared. It had provided me with a new view and helped me understand that the___58___ of beauty and satisfaction may be found close at hand within the ___59___ of one’s own sensibilities.It made me think, then and later, about other matters to which this incident was related. Ithelped me realize that there is no sense in my ___60___ ever to flee from circumstances andconditions which cannot be avoided but which I might bravely ___61___ and frequently mendand often turn to good account. I know that half the battle is won if I can face trouble withcourage, __62__ with spirit, and triumph with humility. It has become ever clearer to me thatdanger is far from disaster, that defeat may be the forerunner of final ___63___, and that, in thelast analysis, all achievement is dangerously weak ___64___ based on enduring principles ofmoral conduct.50. A. ask B. relate C. understand D. call51. A. easy B. likely C. impossible D. comfortable52. A. before B. after C. as D. while53. A. in front of B. on account of C. for the sake of D. at the convenience of54. A. therefore B. consequently C. accordingly D. otherwise55. A. puzzle B. appreciation C. wisdom D. shock56. A. crowned B. covered C. swept D. floated57. A. enjoy B. embrace C. surround D. escape58. A. resources B. sources C. causes D. courses59. A. comprehension B. distance C. range D. help60. A. requesting B. waiting C. attempting D. expecting61. A. meet B. avoid C. decline D. change62. A. happiness B. joy C. disappointment D. surprise63. A. failure B. victory C. relief D. decision64. A. if B. though C. until D. unlessSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choosethe one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance (pocket money).The purpose is to let children learn from experience at an age when financial mistakes are notvery costly.The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family. Timing is another consideration. Some children get a weekly allowance. Othersget a monthly allowance.In any case, parents should make clear what, if anything, the child is expected to pay for withthe money.At first, young children may spend all of their allowance soon after they receive it. If they do this,they will learn the hard way that spending must be done within a budget. Parents are usuallyadvised not to offer more money until the next allowance.The object is to show young people that a budget demands choices between spending and saving. Older children may be responsible enough to save money for larger costs, like clothingor electronics.Many people who have written on the subject of allowances say it is not a good idea to pay yourchild for work around the home. These jobs are a normal part of family life.Paying children to do extra work around the house, however, can be useful. It can even providean understanding of how a business works.Allowances give children a chance to experience the things they can do with money. They canshare it in the form of gifts or giving to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things theywant. Or they can save and maybe even invest it.Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice: you have to cut costs andplan for the future.Requiring children to save part of their allowance can also open the door to future saving andinvesting. Many banks offer services to help children and teenagers learn about personal finance.A savings account is an excellent way to learn about the power of compound interest.Compounding works by paying interest on interest. So, for example, one dollar invested at twopercent interest for two years will earn two cents in the first year. The second year, the moneywill earn two percent of one dollar and two cents, and so on.That may not seem like a lot. But over time it adds up.65. Why are children given an allowance?A. To keep the custom of giving.B. To let them pay for their own favourites.C. To give them a chance to spend money however they like.D. To provide them with a chance to experience money matters.66. What will children learn when they spend all the allowance soon after they receive it?A. They will find that spending is the hardest thing to do.B. They will learn that spending should be planned beforehand.C. They will know that spending is not so hard as they have imagined.D. They begin to understand that spending should be done as hard as they can.67. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of saving money?A. It enables children to get better bank services.B. It opens the door to future savings.C. It enables children to learn to invest in the future.D. It helps children understand costly goals require sacrifice.(B)A brand is a name, word, sign, symbol, design, or a combination of these, intended toidentify the goods or services of a company or a group of companies. Another purpose of a brandis to contrast one company from another. The most important skill of professional marketers isthe ability to create, maintain, protect, and enhance the brands of their products and services.Branding has become so important that today hardly any company or product is without one.Therefore, brand management is an increasingly important element in marketing.Brand power refers to the relative strength of a company’s brand in the minds of consumers, and can influence consumers’ choice of products. Brands are powerful to the extentthat they give high brand loyalty and strong brand associations, name recognition, perceivedquality and other assets to a company. A strong brand can be one of a company’s most important assets.High brand power provides a company with many competitive advantages. A powerful brand enjoys a high level of consumer brand awareness and loyalty. Because consumers expectstores to carry the brand, the company has more bargaining power when negotiating with retailers (零售商). And because the brand name brings high credibility, a company with a strongbrand can more easily launch new products with the same brand name.Many companies use the advantage of a strong brand power strategically to expand theirbusiness. When a company introduces an additional item with a new flavour, form, colour orpackage size in a given product category and under the same brand name, it is called a lineextension. Another strategy is called brand extension. This involves the use of a successful brand name to launch new or modified products in a new category, thereby employing brandrecognition in order to increase sales of new products.Brand recognition is certainly important. Because consumers often hold long-standingperceptions about brands, high brand power ensure a company continued sales of its products.68. What does t he word “assets” in the 2nd paragraph mean?A. pointsB. advantagesC. aspectsD. elements69. All of the following statements are the advantages of a high brand power EXCEPT that______.A. a high brand wins the loyalty of consumersB. a high brand usually sets a much higher priceC. it’s easy for a high brand company to launch new productsD. a high brand company is more competitive when doing business with retailers70. A brand extension ______.A. happens when the company is developing a new productB. means the expansion of a company’s business in its established fieldC. takes place when the company introduces a similar item but with a new colourD. refers to the use of an established brand name to promote a new product in a new category71. What might be the best title of this passage?A. Brand PowerB. Famous BrandsC. Company BrandsD. Brand Products(C)There is a famous story about British poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He was writing a poemwhen he was interrupted by a knock at the door.This was an age before the telephone. Someone was delivering a message. When Coleridgegot back to his poem, he had lost his inspiration. His poetic mood had been broken by the knockon his door. His unfinished poem, which could otherwise have been a masterpiece, would nownever be more than a fragment (片段).This story tells how unexpected communication can destroy an important thought. Thatbrings us to the invention of the cellphone.The most common complaint about cellphones is that people talk on them to the中断)annoyance of people around them. But more damaging may be the cellphone’s disruption (of our thoughts.We have already entered a golden age of little white lies about our cellphones, and this isby and large a healthy, protective development. “I didn’t hear it ring” or “I didn’t realize my phone had shut off” are among the lies we tell to give ourselves space where we’re beyond reach.The notion of being unreachable is not a new concept —we have “Do Not Disturb” signson the doors of hotel rooms. So why must we feel guilty when it comes to cellphones? Why mustwe apologize if we decide to shut off the cellphone for a while?The problem is that we come from a long-established tradition of difficulty with distancecommunication. Until the recent mass use of cellphones, it was easy to communicate withsomeone next to us or a few feet away, but difficult with someone across town, the country orthe globe. We came to take it for granted.But cellphones make long-distance communication common, and endanger our time byourselves. Now time alone, or a conversation with someone next to us which cannot beinterrupted by a phone, is something to be cherished (珍惜). Even cellphone devotees, myselfusually include d, can’t help at times wanting to throw their phones away, or curse the day theywere invented.But we don’t and won’t, and there really is no need. All that’s required to take back ourprivate time is a general social recognition that we have the right to it.In other words, we have to develop a h ealthy contempt (轻视) for the rings of our ownphones. Given the ease of making and receiving cellphone calls, if we don’t talk to the callerright now, we surely will shortly later.A cellphone call deserves no greater priority than a random word from the person next tous. Though the call on my cellphone may be the one-in-a-million from Steven Spielberg — whohas finally read my novel and wants to make it his next movie. But most likely it is not, and I’mb etter off thinking about the idea I just had for a new story, or the slice of pizza I’ll eat for lunch.72. What is the point of the story about the poet Coleridge?A. To direct readers’ attention to the main topic.read his poems.B. To attract readers’ attention toC. To show how important inspiration is to a poet.D. To emphasize the disadvantage of not having a cellphone.73. Why does the writer mention the “Do Not Disturb” sign?A. To encourage us to use the cellphone as much as we can.B. To persuade us not to worry about the ring of the cellphone.C. To inform us that the cellphone is not to be disturbed in our life.D. To ask us to make an apology when we don’t answer the cellphone call.h 7) most probably refer to?74. What does the underlined word “it” (ParagrapA. answering a call from afarB. talking to friend next to usC. using the cellphone to chat with friendsD. communicating to keep the long-established friendship75. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. Cellphones require more attention than any other invention.B. We sometimes throw the phone away when it is too disturbing.C. The writer would rather continue his own work than be interrupted by the ring.D. We should give priority to the cellphone as it has brought us so much convenience.Section DDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statementsin the fewest possible words.A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone youmeet is your mirror. Mirrors have a very particular function. They reflect the image in front ofthem. Just as a physical mirror serves as the vehicle to reflection, so do all of the people in ourlives.When we see something beautiful such as a flower garden, that garden serves as areflection. In order to see the beauty in front of us, we must be able to see the beauty inside ofa reflection of loving ourselves. We have often heardourselves. When we love someone, it’sthings like “I love how I am when I’m with that person.” That simply translates into “I’m able to love me when I love that other person.” Oftentimes, when we meet someone new, we feel asthough we “click (一见如故)”. Sometimes it’s as if we’ve known each other for a long time. Thatfeeling can come from sharing similarities.Just as the “mirror” or other person can be a positive reflection, it is more likely that we’l notice it when it has a negative connotation (含义). For example, it’s easy to remember timeswhen we have me t someone we’re not particularly crazy about. We may have some criticism inour mind about the person. This is especially true when we get to know someone with whom wewould rather spend less time.Frequently, when we dislike qualities in other people, i ronically, it’s usually the mirrorthat’s speaking to us.I began questioning myself further each time I encountered someone that I did notparticularly like. Each time, I asked myself, “What is it about that person that I don’t like?” and then “Is theresomething similar in me?” In every instance, I could see a piece of that quality inme, and sometimes I had to really get very introspective (反省的). So what did that mean?It means that just as I can get annoyed or disturbed when I notice that aspect in someoneelse, I better re-examine my character and consider making some changes. Even if I’m notwilling to make a drastic change, at least I consider how I might modify some of the things thatI’m doing.At times we meet someone new and feel distant, disconnected, or disgusted. Although wedon’t want to believe it, it can be a great learning lesson to figure out what part of the person isbeing reflected in you. It’s simply just another way to create more self-awareness.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 12 WORDS.)81. Everyone we meet is our mirror because ______.82. ______ is the reflection of our loving others.83. How can we benefit from a person who has the qualities that we don’t like?84. What can we do to develop our self-awareness when we meet someone new and feel distant,disconnected or disgusted?第II卷I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in thebrackets.1.不久我们就要上大学了。
