Ⅰ.Multiple Choices (40%)1. Americans often greet each other simply ______ “Hello” or “Hi”.A. inB. toC. withD. for2. A proper introduction will leave a good first impression _____ others.A. uponB. toC. forD. in3. In introduction, Americans ______ first names to formal titles in most cases.A. likeB. preferC. favorD. enjoy4. Americans may ask you some personal questions when you first know them. In this way, they can get better ______ with you and have a topic for beginning conversations with you.A. acquaintedB. acquaintingC. acquaintD. to acquaint5. Sometimes I am very _____ and never change my mind.A. strongB. stubbornC. straightD. stable6. The boss likes his secretary because she is very _______ in both work and life.A. organizeB. organizingC. organizedD. to organize7. Congratulations _____ your great success in the exam.A. onB. toC. forD. in8. I _____ much to Mr. Black’s kind help and support.A. ownB. oweC. thankD. think9. People’s attitudes towards gift giving may _____ from country to country.A. veryB. varyC. wearyD. change10. In the typical Japanese style, it is not require to _____ a thank-you note or card to eh gift.A. adoptB. adaptC. attachD. attend11. In the _____, thank you for your generous hospitality, and my wife joins me in sending kindest regards to your family.A. meantimeB. meanwhileC. same timeD. spontaneity12. In America, it is not just when you leave _____ you get a thank-you note.A. whenB. thatC. whichD. where13. His plane is due at 10 in Paris. Look, _____ plane is in now at _____ airport.A. a/theB. the /theC. the /anD. a/an14. The manager’s office is the second door ____ the right ____ the meeting room.A. in/nextB. in/next toC. on/next toD. on/next15. There is no bus running _____ that direction.A. onB. toC. atD. in16. _____ took 15 minutes for the woman at the reservations desk to realize that she had spelled my name incorrectly.A. ThatB. WhichC. ItD. What17. There was smoke ______ out of the wing, when I looked out of the window.A. comingB. comeC. cameD. to come18. The captain of the plane asked us to remain seated and keep our seat belts ____.A. fastenB. to fastenC. fasteningD. fastened19. I hate flying, ______ take-off.A. especiallyB. especialC. specialD. particular20. He was very nervous, but he answered all the questions in a _____ voice.A. quietB. silentC. calmD. palm21. All the other passengers on the ship gathered around me and watched me write as if I _____ a sidewalk artist drawing pictures of passersby.A. amB. areC. isD. were22. _______ greeting, would you please give me an example to use in English?A. Speak toB. Speak ofC. Speaking toD. Speaking of23. I was about to despair of finding my passport _____ suddenly a woman found it.A. whenB. thenC. whileD. as24. The foreign guest felt very nervous and embarrassed when he saw no person _____ him at the airport.A. meetB. meetsC. meetingD. met25. As a host, you should come to the place ahead of schedule _______ wait for the guests to come.A. so asB. so as toC. so toD. so that26. If you are late for a social activity, you should apologize _____ those who have already been there.A. toB. forC. atD. with27. If only I ______ answer his question.A. canB. couldC. mayD. should28. If tasks are brief and easily done, you may get to some of these items the next day, but don’t let them ____ too much attention.A. payB. takeC. drawD. spend29. The students _______ when the teacher came into the classroom.A. laughedB. are laughingC. were laughingD. were laughed30. The small city ______ at the foot of a mountain.A. is to locateB. is lieC. locatesD. lies31. I didn’t hear _____ you said j ust now.A. thatB. whatC. whichD. how32. What is the weather _____ today?A. likeB. seemC. lookD. appear33. You can borrow the book _______ you keep it clean.A. whenB. asC. as long asD. so that34. The temperature _____ to drop to the freezing point tomorrow night.A. expectingB. is expectingC. will expectD. is expected35. It’s time to ______ the game.A. wind withB. wind inC. wind upD. wind for36. Foreigners are often amused that the English spend so much time _____ the weather.A. to discussB. discussingC. discussD. discussed37. A comment _____ a nice day or a person complaint about the rain is an easy way to break the ice.A. inB. atC. onD. for38. I majored ____ English when I was at university.A. inB. atC. withD. for39. I have longed to _____ my study abroad.A. fartherB. furtherC. learnD. go40. I think my pronunciation is not accurate enough to make myself _____.A. understandB. to understandC. understandingD. understoodⅡ. Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. (10%)41. I was very lucky enough _______(admit) to Anhui University.42. I am planning to study Electronic Engineering in the U.K. this _____ (come) summer.43. According to the weather forecast, it’ll be cloudy tomorrow with ______ (scatter) showers.44. My teacher held his master’s degree in ______ (educate).45. Up to now, we ________ (not receive) any news from her.46. By the time you get back, great changes ______ (take place) in this area.47. I find it so ____ (bore) to remember so many English words every day.48. The students may have different ways _____ (learn) English.49. It is _______ (absolute) impossible to work with this noise around.50. ______ to London, Paris is small.Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension (35%)Task 1If you judge by the number of people who go to see the games and by the number of those who actually play it, basketball is probably the most popular sport in the United States. It is also a sport enjoyed by millions of fans in at least 100 countries and one of the best-known sports in the world. It began in 1891.Dr.James A. Naismith, the father of basketball, was an instructor at a YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) training school. The school trained people to work in YMCAs. Officials at the school were concerned about the low attendance during the winter months. They felt that people didn’t attend them because the school did not have a good winter sports program. So they asked Dr.Naismith for help. He came up with a new indoor game.Naismith studied current games and found that all the most popular games used a ball. So a ball would be part of his new game, he decided. But kicking the ball or hitting it would be too rough for indoors. So he put two peach baskets up on poles. The players had to try to throw a soccer ball into them. Naismith made thirteen rules for the game. Twelve of them are still in use today. Just seven years after the game began, professional basketball teams were formed.51. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. Americans are fans of basketball.B. Basketball is an indoor game.C. How basketball was born.D. How to play basketball.52. The reason why people didn’t like to go to the training school in winter is that _______.A. it was too cold to play outdoor gamesB. the school didn’t have enough gamesC. the gym instructors were not qualifiedD. the school didn’t have an appropriate winte r game53. Dr.Naismith designed the new indoor game——basketball only because ______.A. he preferred athletic sports in winterB. he was interested in making something newC. he was asked to solve the problem of the low attendance in winterD. he was just studying the current games at that time54. How many rules that Dr.Naismith made are still in use?A. 13B. 12C. 7D. 655. Professional basketball teams were formed in ______.A.1891B. 1898C. 1904D. 1903Task 2Not very long ago, a special family system existed in certain parts of South India. In this system, the actual head of a family unit was the mother’s eldest brother, though the mother also had an important position in the family. In families of this kind, a husband was actually no more than a visitor. He did not live with his wife, but with his own mother, brothers and sisters in another house. He saw his sons and daughters sometimes, but the man who actually fed and cared for them and acted as their father was their uncle—their mother’s brothers.But this system, in which brothers take the place of the father, no longer exists in South India except in a few villages. Economic changes have had far-reaching effect on family life. Family life began to change when men went out to work in factories and offices instead of working with their mothers, brothers, and sisters on the land. When a man went out to work he had money of his own and could buy his own land and build his own family, instead of depending on his mother and his brothers. He wanted to be independent. This is an example of the way in which economic relations can have an effect on family relationships.56. The best title of this passage is _______.A. Husband Actually Visitor in FamilyB. Family System in South IndiaC. Wife Has Important Position in FamilyD. Economic Relations Affects Family Relationships57. Who had the actual control of a family in South India not long ago?A. MotherB. The mother’s eldest brotherC. The fatherD. The father’s mother58. In this system, the husband lived together with his ______.A. wifeB. sons and daughtersC. mother, brothers and sistersD. wife’s brother59. Now in South India there are ______ of this system in which a husband has no control of his family.A. no familiesB. many more familiesC. very few familiesD. not any families60. What has caused such a strange family system to die away?A. The fact that the mother has not got any brother.B. The fact that the father has got his own house and land.C. The changes in economic relations.D. The changes in family relationshipsTask 3Directions: The following is a job advertisement of Atlantic. After reading it, you should complete the information by filling in the blanks marked 61 through 65 in the table below. For each blank you should write no more than 3 words.Atlantic is a well-known and respected trading company. We handle imports directly from manufacturers in 35 different countries, often to our own specifications （规格）, and currently export to 46 different countries worldwide.We are looking for people to work in our office in Bermuda on temporary 3-, 6-, and 9-month contracts. Applicants must be able to speak and write at least one foreign language fluently and can be nationals of any country.Experience in import/export will be an advantage, but as special training will be available this is not essential. The main requirements are a willingness to work as a member of a team, to cope with pressure, to use the telephone in a foreign language and in English and to be prepared occasionally to work long hours when necessary.There are several posts available and long-term prospects are good, though initially all successful applicants will be contracted for a maximum of 9 monthsThe salary we will offer is excellent. We will pay for your return air fare and provide adequate accommodation.Please apply in your own handwriting, enclosing your resume, to Charles Fox, Europe Sales office, Atlantic Ltd, 45 Penton Road, London EC24AC.In the advertisement Atlantic is ____61_______. The applicants should work in their office in _____62______. The applicant’s return air fare is paid by __63_____. Applicants should be able to speak at least _______64___. Applicants should enclose ___65____ in their letters。
