英美文化测试题

一、选择题1．I met Lily a bookstore yesterday.A．on B．to C．in D．of C解析：C【解析】句意：我昨天在书店遇见了莉莉。

考查介词辨析题。

in a bookstore在书店里，是习惯表达。

根据句意语境，可知选C。

2．We all want to make friends with the boy because he is________ to others.A．polite B．impoliteC．unfriendly D．rude A解析：A【解析】【详解】句意：我们都想和这个男孩交朋友，因为他对别人很有礼貌。

A. polite有礼貌的；B. impolite没有礼貌的；C. unfriendly不友好的；D. rude粗鲁的。

想要与这个男孩交朋友，肯定他对别人很有礼貌，be polite to sb.对人有礼貌。

故答案为A。

3．There aren’t many people on the bus, so it’s ______.A．dry B．uncomfortable C．dirty D．uncrowded D解析：D【详解】句意“车上没有许多人，所以是不拥挤的”。

A.干燥的；B.不舒服的；C.脏的；D.不拥挤的。

根据句意可知，车上人不多，所以不拥挤，故选D。

4．---Could you please tell me ______ tomorrow ? ---At 8 o’clock.A．how will she come B．where she will goC．what time she will start D．what time will she start C解析：C【详解】句意“-请你告诉我明天她将什么时候开始？-8点钟”。

本题考察宾语从句，宾语从句要用陈述句语序，排除A和D。

且根据At 8 o’clock可知，问的是时间，故选C。

大学英语教学中文化教学现状调查苗　媛（中国矿业大学外国语言文化学院江苏徐州221008）摘　要：为了了解大学英语教学中文化教学的现状，本研究对中国矿业大学进行个案研究，通过文化知识测试和问卷调查，了解学生对英美文化知识掌握的基本情况和大学英语教学中文化教学的现状和存在的问题，最后针对具体问题提出相应的教学策略。

关键词：大学英语教学；文化教学；教学策略中图分类号：H31文献标识码：A 文章编号：1000-9795（2010）06-0281-01收稿日期：作者简介：苗媛（），女，江苏徐州人，从事英语教学法、英美文化方向的研究。

一、研究方法与数据收集为了了解我校(中国矿业大学)大学英语教学中文化教学的现状，本研究首先对第一批120名学生进行文化知识测试，初步了解学生对英美文化知识掌握的基本情况；然后对第二批120名学生进行问卷调查，力图进一步了解我校大学英语教学中文化教学的现状。

文化知识测试卷共15题，内容涉及英美历史地理、英美文学常识和跨文化交际等三个方面。

文化知识测试共发出120份，收回116份，有效比例为96.67%。

二、数据分析1.文化测试卷结果分析文化测试题共15道题目，分别从英美历史地理，英美文学常识二个方面对我校大学生进行测试，测试结果如下：(1)英美历史地理回答正确率最高的是关于美国独立战争的时间的问题，而关于英国的全称及英国最古老的大学的问题则只有43.24%的同学回答正确。

(2)英美文学常识在这部分的调查中，很多同学知道这两部作品的作者，但是无法正确地用英语写出作者的名字。

2.调查问卷统计结果分析问卷调查共12题，内容涵括学生学习英语的目的和态度、教师教授英语文化的情况、学生学习英语文化知识方面的情况和学生对英语文化教学中问题的反映和相关的建议。

(1)学生对于学习英美文化的态度综合看来，有百分之九十以上的学生认为英美文化学习很有必要，这对于教师进行文化教学提供了很好的思想基础。

教师应该充分利用这一基础，进行丰富的文化教学，提高学生的跨文化交际能力。

KET考试精品测试题Text1.完形填空In Britain, winter is the season not only for visits to the theatre, opera, concerts and ballet, but also for shopping or for sightseeing.London, one of the __1__ cities in the world, has plenty to offer during the winter months, __2__ in the way of entertainment - and the __3__ act like a magnet with __4__ array of presents for theChristmas __5__, followed by large scale bargains in the January __6__. But it''s not only London that __7__ value shopping - most of our suburban and __8__ centres have just as much to offer to the __9__ shopper.Even if you''re based __10__ London, you don''t have to spend all your __11__ there - and that goes for all the year __12__, too. Take a train or coach and __13__ what else Britain has to offer; __14__ are many excursions, even in winter, and among the great country houses __15_ keep their stately front doors open __16__ the year are Longleat and Woburn Abbey. __17__ a car and drive __18__ into the beauty of the winter landscape - the scenery will be__19__ beautiful - and the people will have more time to chat to you __20__ this time of year.1. A.coldest B.foggiest C.busiest D.noisiest2. A.normally B.especially C.occasionally D.generally3. A.clubs B.pubs C.restaurants D.shops4. A.its B.the C.that D.their5. A.shopper B.visitor C.caller D.spender6. A.bargains B.sales C.selling D.trading7.A.opens B.presents C.grants D.offers8.A.rovincial B.national C.divisional D.international9.A.lonely B.eager zy D.nervous10.A.in B.at C.on D.outside11.A.money B.time C.energy D.holiday12.A.there B.then C.over D.round13.A.see B.watch C.look D.view14.A.they B.which C.there D.here15.A.where B.which C.what D.who16.A.for B.by C.within D.throughout17.A.Lend B.Let C.Hire D.Take18.A.out B.back C.on D.across19.A.even B.still C.yet D.ever20.A.after B.beyond C.with D.atSection III Reading ComprehensionPart ARead the following threetexts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D.Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET 1 by drawing a thick line acrossthe corresponding letter in the brackets.Text2阅读理解It was a quarter past nine as Marie hurried into the office building where she was going to work. Her bus had inched along through heavy morning traffic, making her a few minutes late for her very first job. She decided to start out half an hour earlier the next day.Once inside the lobby, she had to stand at the elevators and wait several minutes before she could get on one going to the sixth floor. When she finally reached the office marked "King Enterprises," she knocked at the door nervously and waited. There was no answer. She tapped on the door again, but still there was no reply. From inside the next office, she could hear the sound of voices, so she opened the door and went in.Although she was sure it was the same office she had been in two weeks before when she had had the interview with Mr. King, it looked quite different now. In fact, it hardly looked like an office at all. The employees were just standing around chatting and smoking. At the far end of the room, somebody must have just told a good joke, she thought, because there was a loud burst of laughter as she came in. For a moment she had thought they were laughing at her.Then one of the men looked at his watch, clapped his hands and said something to the others. Quickly they all went to their desks and, in a matter of seconds, everyone was hard at work. No one paid any attention to Marie. Finally she went up to theman who was sitting at the desk nearest to the door and explained that this was her first dayin the office. Hardly looking up from his work, he told her to have a seat and wait for Mr. King, who would arrive at any moment. Then Marie realised that the day''s work in the office began just before Mr. King arrived. Later she found out that he lived in Connecticut and came into Manhattan on the same train every morning, arriving in the office at 9:35, so that his staff knew exactly when to start working.1. Marie felt nervous when she knocked at the door because _______.A. it was her first day in a new jobB. she was a little bit late for workC. she was afraid that she had gone to the wrong placeD. there was no answer from inside the office2. Marie could hardly recognise the office she went into as _______.[A> she had been there only once[B> Mr. King was not in the office[C> nobody was doing any work[D> the office had a new appearance3. The people in the office suddenly started working because _______.A. they saw a stranger in the officeB. they had finished their morning breakC. no one wanted to talk to MarieD. the boss was about to arrive4. We can infer from the text that the employees of the enterprise _______.A. would start their work by listening to a jokeB. were cold to newersC. were always punctual for workD. lacked devotion to the pany5. The best title for this text would be _______.A. Punctual Like A ClockB. A Cold WeleC. An Unpunctual ManagerD. Better Late Than Never授课提要：一、KET考试介绍：1、KET，全称“KeyEnglishTest”，是剑桥英语初级考试，是英国剑桥大学研发的考试系统，有高度的权威性，所覆盖的基础知识面极广，对提高学生的英语综合应用能力有很重要的意义。

Horse Sports 骑马运动养成良好的答题习惯，是决定高考英语成败的决定性因素之一。

做题前，要认真阅读题目要求、题干和选项，并对答案内容作出合理预测;答题时，切忌跟着感觉走，最好按照题目序号来做，不会的或存在疑问的，要做好标记，要善于发现，找到题目的题眼所在，规范答题，书写工整;答题完毕时，要认真检查，查漏补缺，纠正错误。

Here in the UK the sport of horse racing is often referred to as the “sport of kings”. However, after Zara Phillips stunning victory in the World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany, perhaps equestrian events shouldbe called the “sport of princesses.”Th at’s because the new three-day event worldchampion, Zara Phillips, is Queen Elizabeth’s niece and11th in line to the throne.With her horse, Toytown, she won the three-dayevent competition in Germany, adding the world title tothe European crown she won last year.The three-day event tests competitors’ horsemanship in three different disciplines: dressage, in which the rider must manoeuvre the horse through a sequence of movements in an enclosed arena; cross-country which is a timed race over obstacles such as fences, ponds and ditches; and finally show-jumping which tests the technical jumping skills of horse and rider.Zara is following in the footsteps of her mother, Princess Anne, and father, Captain Mark Phillips, both of whom represented Great Britain in equestrian events. However, neither of her parents managed to achieve world champion status.Naturally, she was delighted to win the title, telling the BBC, “It’s incredible; it’s beyond my wildest dreams.” However, the joy of victory was lowered with sadness as she presented her victory to her friend Sherelle Duke, another equestrian rider who was killed when her horse fell, crushing her while competing a week before the World Championships.Zara has now set her sights firmly on the 2008 Beijing Olympics, especially since an injury to her horse prevented her from qualifying for the 2004 Olympics in Athens.She told us, “Obviously winning the Olympics has been a massive dream but you have to get everything right leading up to it, and have the horse power, so it's still a long way away." (300 words )◆Helper:Equestrian[i'kwestriən]骑手three-day event三日赛程champion冠军in line to the throne皇位继承人European crown欧洲桂冠horsemanship马术dressage[dresəʒ]驯马技术manoeuvre[mə'nu:və]驱使enclosed arena封闭的竞赛场地cross country越野obstacle障碍物ditches壕沟status地位incredible难以置信的crushing挤压, 压伤◆Brief Introduction:在英国赛马运动通常被称作“国王的运动”。

英语专八参考答案英语专业八级考试（TEM-8）是中国英语专业学生的一项重要考试，它涵盖了听力、阅读、写作、翻译和人文知识等多个方面。

以下是一份模拟的参考答案，供参考：一、听力理解1. 短对话理解：这部分测试学生对日常英语对话的理解能力。

考生需仔细聆听对话内容，并从四个选项中选择最合适的答案。

2. 长对话理解：长对话通常涉及更复杂的情境和更多的信息点。

考生需要集中注意力，理解对话的主旨和细节。

3. 新闻听力：这部分要求考生能够理解英语新闻报道，把握新闻的主要内容和关键信息。

4. 讲座听力：考生需聆听一段英语讲座，并回答相关问题，测试学生对讲座内容的理解和分析能力。

二、阅读理解1. 快速阅读：考生需要在限定时间内快速浏览文章，抓住文章的主旨大意。

2. 深度阅读：这部分要求考生仔细阅读文章，理解文章的细节信息，并能对文章进行推理和判断。

3. 词汇理解：考生需要根据上下文推断生词或短语的含义。

三、写作1. 图表作文：考生需根据所给图表信息，撰写一篇描述性或论证性的文章。

2. 议论文写作：考生需就某一话题表达自己的观点，并提供支持性的论据。

四、翻译1. 英译汉：考生需将英语文本翻译成中文，注意语言的准确性和流畅性。

2. 汉译英：考生需将中文文本翻译成英文，同样要注意语言的准确性和地道性。

五、人文知识1. 英美文学：考生需对英美文学的重要作品和作者有所了解。

2. 英美文化：这部分测试考生对英美文化常识的掌握。

3. 语言学基础：考生需要了解基本的语言学概念和理论。

六、完形填空考生需在理解文章大意的基础上，根据上下文逻辑和语境，选择最合适的选项填空。

七、改错考生需识别并纠正文章中的语法、用词等错误。

八、词汇和语法这部分测试考生对英语词汇和语法知识的掌握程度。

九、总结考生需根据所给材料，撰写一篇总结性的文章，概括材料的主要内容。

请注意，以上内容仅为模拟参考答案的示例，实际的TEM-8考试内容和形式可能会有所不同。

高考情景交际测试题一、单项选择情景交际1．— Betty, could I use your laptop?—Sorry. My laptop is_____.It keeps breaking down.A．over the moon B．in the black C．on paper D．on its last legs【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查短语辨析。

句意：——Betty我可以使用你的笔记本电脑吗？——不好意思。

我的笔记本电脑快不能用了，它老是死机。

A. over the moon非常高兴；B. in the back盈余；C. on paper理论上；D. on its last legs奄奄一息、快不能用了。

根据后文It keeps breaking down.可知，笔记本是快不能用了，故选D项。

2．---You don't so well, Betty. What's the matter with you?---I’m going to have the first round of interview tomorrow, so I’m____.A．feeling on cloud nine B．feeling hot under the collarC．felling down in the dumps D．feeling butterflies in my stomach【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查习惯用语。

句意：--贝蒂，你不太好。

怎么了？--我明天要去第一轮面试，所以我感到心里七上八下的。

A. feeling on cloud nine飘飘然；B. feeling hot under the collar怒气冲冲；C. felling down in the dumps情绪低落；D. feeling butterflies in my stomach七上八下。

人教版九年级英语情景对话题解题思路和技巧情景对话题是考查语言的实用性和交际性的试题。

试题通常情景具体、语言地道、逻辑严谨、语义连贯，是一个完整的小交际环境。

情景对话题考查的是综合运用英语语言知识的能力。

考查范围主要是交际用语，也包括语法、习惯用法、英美文化背景常识等，是着重在语言运用的基础上实现由知识向能力转化的综合测试题。

情景对话题的考查形式主要以补全对话、单项选择题为主，也有考查差额选择、排序的试题。

内容一般在教材规定的日常交际用语简表以内。

通常一道题考查一个交际项目，但近年来考查多个交际项目的试题也屡见不鲜。

情景对话题要点分析1. 锁定语境范围，把握对话主题情景对话题的语境包括问路、打电话、购物、借物、还物、看医生、邀请、建议、告别、就餐、约会等日常交际项目。

把握对话的语言环境、吃透对话主题，是正确解题的前提和基础。

2. 注意英汉差异，分析习惯用法不同的文化背景常常直接影响人们的思维方式。

解题过程中要留意英语日常交际用语中的一些习惯用语，特别是那些与我们的思维和表达方式有着较大差异的说法。

例如：(1) A: How do you do?B: Fine. How do you do?(2) A: What is your father?B: He is an English teacher.3. 分析问句答语，彼此相互求证情景对话题总是围绕某一交际项目展开对话，解答题目时要依据问句找出答语或依据答语找出问句。

要分清询问的时间、地点、距离、方式、价格、天气、职业、目的、原因、年龄等的常用句型及其回答方式。

4. 既要“瞻前顾后”，又要反复推敲解题时要利用上下文的提示，认真分析、前后照应。

所要填的语句常常可以根据上下文的提示找到。

例如：A: ______, boy?B: I hurt my left arm on my way to school.A: Let me have a check.情景对话题的解题思路根据对话内容，选择恰当的句子补全下列对话。

TEM8资料一.听力1. 首先是Mini-lecture部分，这是个确实让人挠头的部分，刚开始练习的时候正确率比较低，所以大家一定要耐心，多做练习，反复听，其中做mini的小窍门就是答案大多是名词居多，然后是形容词，最后才是动词。

所以大家听的时候一定要对文章中的名词和形容词多留个心眼儿，还有就是一定要把握文章的结构，参考书大家可以选用冲击波专八系列---听力填空攻略。

刚开始用这本书来练习，因为书中的答案讲得比较详细。

练得多了，自然就有感觉了。

还有就是速记符号的使用，这个东西因人而异，所以不必拘泥于一种速记符号，只要自己能明白就好，举例来说，information--info，但是大家千万不要陷入到这样一个误区，就是光想着速记，而忘了你使用这些符号的目的，为的就是得分嘛，所以在听的时候要有个模糊的general idea，通过大约一个月左右的训练，基本上可以达到四五个的正确率了。

如果说mini部分的难度值是9的话，那么下面部分的难度值就会直线下降，但是大家依然还是要给与高度重视，因为这是八级考试。

2. Conversation。

大家在听的时候，一定要提前读题，这不仅包括要读题的题干，还要读题的选项。

大家也许会问，在以前的英语考试中，老师只让我们读题干啊，说不用读题的选项阿？那么我告诉你，这是八级考试，不是大英四六级，所以每个选项都要看，看的时候要标记每个选项的主题词，当然还包括题干的反正意（即到底这句话是肯定的？还是否定的？），尤其要注意提干中的NOT,EXCEPT,INCORRECT,WHY,HOW等词，这样的词在每年的考试中都几乎出现2-3个，具体可以参看历年试题。

所以做conversation的方法就是，看清题干，看清选项主题词，做出选择！！只要大家每天都坚持练习，相信此部分不会丢很多分，这部分是送分题，可能会有一两个拿不准的，无论是听力，还是阅读，历年试题中答案都有模棱俩可的答案和解析，这也是很多人质疑八级考试可信度的原因。

河海大学函授本科2013级英语BII教学计划教材：新发展英语2、4册[ 注意]1. Assignments作业在教科书上完成。

课本交给面授老师评价，算总成绩的20%，无作业为零分，有作业为10——15分，正确，书写认真，卷面整洁为17分以上。

2. 此练习卷面试时交给任课教师，是作业的重要组成部分。

[自学重点]1. 以考试指南为自学教材，积累词汇；练习听说；训练阅读；学习英语应用文写作；了解英美文化。

2. 按照第四册要求，训练英语应用文写作：议论文，说明文，图表作文，证明信，投诉信；函授站浙江班级___________ 姓名__________ 学号（务必要填写）____________ 河海大学函授本科2013级英语BII测试卷答题页（只须上交此页）Part I Vocabulary and Structure1-10_______________ 11-20______________ 21-30__________________31-40_____________Part II Cloze41-45___________________ 46-50____________________Part II Reading Comprehension51-55____________ 56-60______________ 61-65____________ 66-70____________ Part IV Translation71.72.73.74.75.76.77.78.79.80.81.82.83.84.85.86.87.Part IV Writing:河海大学函授2013级大学英语II测试卷Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and write the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I.1. Learning a foreign language _________constant practice.A. is involvedB. involvesC. is devotedD. solves2. In hot days I can never ________ Ice-cream.A. resistB. persistC. insistD. consist3. She’s such an irritating woman, and I don’t know how you can ________ her.A. put upB. put up withC. stand up withD. stand with4. I make him happy by honoring his passions, not by gratifying them.A. praisingB. lovingC. respectingD. celebrating5. I wanted one so badly, my parents came to believe I must be some kind of piano prodigy.A. so moreB. not so wellC. so muchD. so seriously6. Her singing _________ greatly to the success of the party.A. contributedB. attributedC. attainedD. devoted7. It’s my ________ to do better next semester.A. intendB. intentC. intentionD. intentional8. Doctors are required to keep their patients’ records _________.A. confideB. confidenceC. confidentD. confidential9. China will ________ with the USA in developing new medicines to prevent AIDS.A. cooperateB. cooperativeC. cooperationD. operate10. The old lady ran _________ looking for her pet dog.A. once in a whileB. now and thenC. here and thereD. from time to time11. The father expressed ____ of what the son did.A. complimentB. reassuranceC. sincerityD. approval12. Bob tried in vain to trick his little brother some money from their mother’s purse.A. into stealingB. to stealingC. into stealD. to steal13. I don’t enjoy the pain, but I can _______ it.A. add toB. live withC. cooperate withD. go through14. The doctor is _________ about the recovery of the patient.A. effectiveB. essentialC. confidentD. cooperative15. I do not admire the man; on the _______ I have a great contempt for him.A. oppositeB. averageC. contrastD. contrary16. Her necklace is definitely not _____, but just a very good imitation.A. realB. genuineC. practicalD. true17. Her face bore _______ of many years of sufferings.A. signsB. labelsC. marksD. signals18. He tends to view most issues from a religious ________.A. senseB. aspectC. perspectiveD. ides19. They still remembered him, even after a ________ of twenty years.A. stressB. stokeC. strollD. stretch20. Knowing Jack to be a dishonest chap, I demanded that he me nothing but the truth.A. would tellB. will tellC. tellD. told21.Don’t mention she’s put on weight---- she is very __________about it.A. senseB. sentimentalC. sensitiveD. sensible22. Don’t _________ your work half-done. You’re supposed to finish it alone.A. remainB. makeC. setD. leave23. Since Linda is both diligent and smart, I never doubt that she will __________.A. successB. succeedC. successfulD. successor24. They will _______ you everything you need once you start your scientific research.A. supplyB. provideC. takeD. offer25.Please ________ her of that important meeting again. She is always forgetting things.A. warnB. relieveC. remindD. inform26.I don’t really know what to _________ John, who is so difficult to please.A. handleB. do withC. deal withD. arrange27.Don’t you think that this article still has much to be __________?A. satisfiedB. examinedC. reviewedD. improved28.In the supermarket the customers felt it hard to __________ the temptation to spend money onthings that they didn’t really ___________.A. comfort; expectB. resist; needC. cause; wantD. relieve; wish29.We should learn from the hero his love for his country and his great _________ ofresponsibility.A. ideaB. senseC. spiritD. thought30.After the new technique was introduced, the factory produced _________ TV sets in 1998 asthe year before.A. as twice as manyB. as many twiceC. twice as manyD. twice many as31.________ the symposium on mental health will be held in Beijing is not know yet.A. ThatB. IfC. WhetherD. Whenever32.Little _______ about his own safety, though he was in great danger himself at that time.A. does he careB. did he careC. he caresD. he cared33.In the end, the poor driver was _________ without _________.A. let go; fineB. let to go; finingC. let to go; being finedD. let to go; fined34. The rain was heavy and __, the land was flooded.A. consequentlyB. subsequentlyC. constantlyD. consistently35. The woman present at the conference last month ___ animal right for many years.A. has an effect onB. has nothing to do withC. has been involved withD. has come up with36. He told me he was on a diet and then __ to eat a plateful of chips.A. hesitatedB. failedC. proceededD. cancelled37. Competition, they believe, ___ the national character rather than corrupt it.A. enforcesB. confirmsC. strengthensD. encourages38. After a quick __ at the patient the doctor arrange for an ambulance.A. glanceB. glimpseC. gazeD. stare39. The new movie is a ___ one; it is likely to be one of the biggest money-makers of all time.A. prospectB. promisingC. competitiveD. amazing40. He soon received promotion, for his superiors realized that he was a man of ___ ability.A. considerableB. consideredC. considerateD. consideringPart II ClozeDirections: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices given below and marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and write your answer on Answer Sheet I.Most dictionaries will tell you a number of ( 41 ) about a language. There are three things in particular that ( 42 ) important. These three things are spelling, pronunciation, and meanings.The first and most obvious thing is that a dictionary will ( 43 ) you the spelling of a word. If you’re not sure about the spelling of a word, you can try to find the correct spelling in a dictionary. Words are listed in alphabetical order—a, b, c, and so on. For example, on a dictionary page the word “poor”—p, o, o, r—comes before “poverty”—p, o, v, e, r, t, y and the word “poverty” comes (44 ) the word “power”—p, o, w, e, r. The words are always given in alphabetical order.The second thing a dictionary will tell you is ( 45 ) . Most dictionaries give the pronunciation of a word in a special kind of alphabet. This special alphabet is called a phonetic, or sound alphabet. The phonetic spelling will tell you generally ( 46 ) a word is pronounced. There are a few different phonetic alphabets. Many dictionaries use the International Phonetic Alphabet to show pronunciation.The ( 47 ) thing a dictionary will tell you is the meanings of words. You can ( 48 )a word and find out what it means. Many words have more than one meaning, and a good dictionary will explain all of the word’s meanings. For example, in English the common word “get” has over 20 different meanings. The meaning, of course, ( 49 ) the sentence in which the word is used.These three things—spelling, pronunciation, and meanings—are some of the important ( 50 ) that you learn from dictionaries.41. A. thing B. people C. things D. books42. A. is B. were C. was D. are45. A. say B. tell C. give D. speak44. A. before B. after C. in front of D. behind45. A. pronunciation B. intonation C. spelling D. meanings46. A. what B. which C. where D. how47. A. first B. second C. third D. the last48. A. look at B. find C. see D. look up49. A. depend B. depends on C. depend on D. is depending50. A. façade B. facts C. faces D. factPart IV Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is following by five questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and write the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I.Passage OneThere is an English saying, “Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the defects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health.Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain.As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.51. Doctors have proved the following EXCEPT that _________.A. smiling does good to healthB. laughter can be toleratedC. there is a way to reduce painD. laughter can work the muscles in the feet52. The main idea of the passage is ________.A. laughter and physical exercise have similar effects on the human bodyB. smile can produce the same effects as laughterC. pain can be reduced by laughterD. laughter is best medicine53. The students who __________ tolerated the pain for the longest time.A. listened to different radio programsB. could produce a kind of chemicalsC. don’t have stress or painD. listened to a funny program54. The underlined word “diminish” is similar to ___________.A. testB. stopC. reduceD. increase55. Doctors hold laughter clinics __________.A. to give better condition to their patientsB. in order to improve patients’ healthC. to make patients smileD. to prove smile and laughter have the same effectPassage TwoThis is News on the Hour, Ed Wilson reporting. The President and First Lady will visit Africa on a goodwill tour in May. They plan to visit eight African countries.Reports from China say the Chinese want closer ties between China and the U.S. and Western Europe. A group of Chinese scientists will start its ten-nation tour next month.Here in Miami, the mayor is still meeting with the leaders of the teachers’ union to try to find a way to end the strike. City schools are still closed after two weeks.In news about health, scientists in California report findings of a relationship between the drinking of coffee and the increase of heart disease among women. According to the report in the American Medical Journal (=magazine), the five-year study shows this: Women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than women who do not.In sports the Chargers lost again last night. The BBS beat them 1 to nothing. The Wingers had better results. They beat the Rifles 6 to 3. It was their first win in their last five matches.That’s the News on the Hour. And now back to more easy listening with Jan Singer.56. Who gave the News on the Hour? ____________.A. The president and First LadyB. Ed WilsonC. Scientists in CaliforniaD. Jan Singer57. A group of top Chinese scientists will ___________.A. visit the U.S. and Western Europe to improve the ties between China and themB. come closer to the U.S. and Western EuropeC. close the door of China to the U.S. and Western EuropeD. improve the ties between the U.S. and Western Europe58. From the news in Miami we know ____________.A. the mayor has agreed with the teachers’ unionB. the teacher s’ strike will last longC. students haven’t been to school for two weeksD. the mayor was trying to end the schools59. The news about health tells us that ___________.A. no heart disease will be found if people don’t drink coffeeB. no one should drink more than two cups of coffee a dayC. the more coffee people drink, the more chance they will get to have heart diseaseD. women’s heart disease has something to do with their drinking of coffee60. From the last news we do NOT know __________.A. the results of the two matchesB. the number of the teams which played last nightC. how many wins the BBS has had altogetherD. the Wingers has had one win and four defeats recentlyPassage ThreeYou can use your Business Telecard International at any card phone in the UK. Here is some information about making international phone calls.You can now phone almost any country in the world, although in some cases you can only call major cities. When you cannot make direct dialing calls, you can ask the international operator to help you. This is more expensive and takes more time, but it may be helpful if you want to speak to a particular person and no one else; in this case you should ask for a “person-to-person”call. Even more expensive is a reverse charge(对方付款) call when the person who receives the call pays.If the international line is busy, you can reserve a call; explain the number you want and the operator will call you back when the line is free.You can save money by calling outside office hours, e.g. early in the morning, late at night, and on Sundays.Remember that the time may be different in the country you are calling. International time is based on GMT (Greenwich Mean Time); London is on GMT and Moscow, for example, 3 hours ahead.There is one problem: change to DST (Daylight Saving Time) for the summer. In the UK, clocks are put forward one hour in spring and put back in autumn, and so London is actually one hour ahead of GMT in the summer.You can use your Business Telecard International for domestic calls as well, but there will be an additional charge over the standard rate.61. What is the most expensive type of call?A. Direct dial.B. Through the operator.C. Reverse charge call.D. Outside office hours.62. What can you do if the international line is engaged?A. Book a call.B. Make a “person-to-person” call.C. Call back outside office hours.D. Keep on calling.63. When is it cheaper to make an international call?A. 10 A.m.B. 5 p.m.C. 11 p.m.D. 11 A.m.64. How many hours is Moscow ahead of London during the summer?A. 2B. 3C. 4D. 565. If you want to make a cheaper daytime call, you should __________.A. call on MondayB. ask the operator to pay some moneyC. keep waitingD. phone on a SundayPassage FourThere was once a man who spent all his time in his glasshouse. Flowers was his name, and flowers were his main joy in life. He grew flowers of every color under the sun. He grew these flowers in order to enter them for competition. His greatest hope in life was to grow a rose of an entirely new color that would win him the silver cup for the Rose of the Year.Mr. Flowers’glasshouse was close to a public path, which was always used by children walking to and from school. Boys were often attracted to throw a stone or two at his glasshouse. So Mr. Flowers did his best to be in or close by his glasshouse at the beginning and end of the school day.However, it was not convenient or possible to be on guard all the time. Mr. Flowers had tried in many ways to prevent harm to his glass; but nothing that he had done had been successful.Then, just as he was giving up hope of ever winning the battle, and of growing the Rose of the Year, he had a truly wonderful idea. He put up a large notice made of good, strong wood, some metres away from the glasshouse, where it could be clearly seen from the path. He had painted on the board the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flowers had no further trouble. The boys were much more attracted to throw stones at the notice than at the glasshouse.66. Mr. Flowers’ great hope is _________.A. to grow beautiful flowersB. to grow the Rose of the Year and win a prizeC. to grow all kinds of flowers in the worldD. to take part in the competition67. The boys often used to throw a stone or two at the glasshouse because ___________.A. they hated Mr. FlowersB. they only wanted to play a joke on Mr. FlowersC. Mr. Flowers didn’t let them watch flowersD. they were naughty68. Mr. Flowers had no way to prevent harm to his glasshouse because _________.A. he was too old to see who did itB. the boys ran too fast for him to catchC. it was impossible for him to be on guard all the timeD. he was too kind to beat the boys69. He put up a large notice made of good strong wood in order ___________.A. to tell the children not to throw stones at the noticeB. to warn the boys not to throw stonesC. to attract the boys to throw stones at the noticeD. to warn them whoever threw stones would be punished70. The boys threw stones at Mr. Flowers’ notice because ___________.A. they wanted to do what they were told not to doB. the notice was closer to the pathC. they hated to see the noticeD. the notice was in the wayPart IV. Translate the following sentence into Chinese.E-C71. Few of us realize how much we need encouragement. Yet we must bask in the warmth of approval now and then or lose our self-confidence.72. When we are proud of our self-image, we feel confident and free to be ourselves. We functionat our best. When we are ashamed of our self-image, we attempt to hide it rather than express it. We become hostile and hard to get along with.73. Contrary to what you may think, the hardest part of living abroad isn’t finding a place to stay or learning the language. It’s how to cope with the culture shock.74. The very first two Chinese characters he taught me to write were the characters in the word For “population”, renkou.75. As I came to know more about China and Chinese people over the next few years, I found that his observation was indeed accurate; Chinese people not only think a lot about food, they are virtually obsessed with it.76. Studies have shown that reducing stress in daily life significantly reduces the risk of heartattacks or the need for heart surgery.77. Reading and answering my email at work and later at home each day may keep me betterinformed, but it also takes away the precious time I used to spend reading a book or visiting friends.78. While this surge has been blamed on many factors, including a declining emphasis on moral values in the home and school, without question it’s never been easier to cheat.79. Many intelligent people equate happiness with fun. The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an art. Happiness is what we experience after the art. It is a deeper, more abiding emotion.80. Coming home after a hard day’s work, the man who sees the faces of his children pressedagainst the window, watching for him, can water his soul with their silent but golden opinion.B. C-E81. 她已经好几天没给我打电话了。