Section ADirections: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) . You should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.16. The classroom needs______.A) clean B) to clean C) to be cleaned D) being cleaned17.There is a nice-looking car there. I wonder ______.A) whom it belongs to B) whom does it belong toC) it belongs to whom D) whom does it belong18. Wordsworth was one of the greatest poets ______ lived in the 19th century.A) which B) who C) those D) that19. the population is too large, we have to take measures to control the birth rate.A) Although B) Since C) If D) Until20. It is requested that every student ______ a paper on sustainable development.A) writes B) wrote C) writing D) write21 .He said, "I ______ a lot of new poems by the end of last year."A) h ad already learnt B) have already learntC) would have already learnt D) already learnt22. As Edison grew ______, he became more and more interested in science.A) elder B) the elder C) older D) the older23. Only in this way ______ catch up with your brothers.A) do you can B) can you C) you can D) you do can24.No one, except his two best friends, ______ where he is.A) know B) knows C) to know D) knowing25. Mr. John has decided that he will ______ the branch company set up in the small town.A) take over B) hand in C) put in D) lead toSection BDirections: There are also 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. Write .the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.26. We started the attack when the enemy (cross) ______ the river.27.My suggestion is that we (send) ______ a few people to help the other groups.28.I am sorry to learn that you have made no (improve)______on the design at all.29. I prefer (live) ______ in the country rather than in a city.30. We had difficulty (carry) ______ out the plan.31. Not(know) ______ her address, we couldn't get in touch with her.32.Do you know the (high) ______ of St. Paul's Cathedral.33. The great number of traffic accidents (emphasis) ______ the need for careful driving.34. Many modern cars are equipped with an (automatically) ______ temperature control system.35 .That one is no good; this one is even (bad) ______.Part ⅢReading Comprehension (40 minutes)Direction: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfil. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.Task 1Direction:After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A) , B) , C) or D) . You should makeLemonade is a favorite summer drink. It is enjoyed at family meals, picnic, ball games, and many special parties. People like its light, lemony taste. They also like it because it keeps them from getting too thirsty. Do you drink it?Fresh lemonade can be made by cutting a lemon in half and squeezing the juice into a cup. After the seeds are taken out, sugar and water are mixed in. One cup of lemon juice, One cup of sugar, and two quarts of water stirred together make good lemonade.There are even easier ways to get lemonade. One way is to buy lemonade powder. Then add the right amount of water. Another way is to buy cans of frozen lemonade and mix it with water. The easiest way of all is to buy and open a can of lemonade that is ready to drink, just like a can of juice.Lemonade is good for people. It has vitamin C. It keeps the body cool in summer. When served hot it can help a bad cold or a sore throat.Lemonade is not a new drink. It has been around for a long time. Some say it came from China. Others think it probably came from England or France. More than four hundred years ago an English doctor wrote about the good that lemonade can do for people.36. Lemonade is a (n) ______ drink.A) old B) popular C) nourishing D) A, B and C37. In order to make good lemonade with one cup of lemon juice, we should add to it ______.A) two spoons of sugar and two quarts of water B) one cup of sugar and two quarts of waterC) one cup of sugar and one quart of water D) one spoon of sugar and one quart of water38.There are other easier ways to get lemonade, such as ______.A) to buy lemonade powder and boil it with waterB) to go to department storeC) to buy cans of boiled waterD) to buy frozen lemonade and mix it with water39. Lemonade is not a new drink. It______.A) appeared for a long time B) was brought by Chinese peopleC) has been around for several decades D) can help people recover from diseases40. We can infer from the passage that the writer ______.A) thinks it is a good drinkB) is a lemonade manufacturerC) tries to convince people that it is good for themD) is a medical researcherTask 2Directions:This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.Taking pictures is fun, and taking good ones is not difficult if you follow a few simple rules.Before you snap(快拍)a picture, thinking about it. Be sure that you are close enough to your subject. A pretty face against a clear background (背景), for example, makes a good picture. But a distant figure, lost among trees and clouds lacks interest. In a landscape(风景) scene, try to keep at least two thirds of the picture below the line where the ground meets the sky, for a sky-scene, keep at least two thirds of the picture above that line.Study pictures in newspapers and books. Try to see why some are better than others. Use what you learn to improve your own pictures.41 .This passage gives us some______.A) reasons for taking good picturesB) ideas of some funny hobbiesD) difference of the pictures taken outdoors and indoors42. The writer talks mostly about pictures taken______.A) outdoors B) indoors C) in color D) for newspapers43. In the first example, the subject is probably a ______.A ) buildingB ) treeC ) horseD ) girl44. In a landscape scene, two-thirds of the picture should be ______.A) land B) sky C) clouds D) sea45. You can improve your pictures by______.A) snapping them as quickly as you can B) thinking about them before you take themC) studying pictures in newspapers and books D) standing closely to your subjectTask 3Directions:The following is a passage about a business memo. After reading it, you should complete the information by filling in the blanks marked 46 through 50 ( in not more than 3 words ) in the table below.The business memo(备忘录) is probably the most frequently used communication within a company. It is called an intra-company communication because it is used by people in their own company or organization. They change to letters, however, when they write messages to people who do not work for their company.A memo creates a written record that may or may not filed, depending on the receiver and the subject. As you know, spoken messages may be misunderstood or forgotten. A memo, however, be comes a record that does much to ensure the complete communication between the sender and the receiver.The standard form of a memo frequently carries a pre-printed series of items: To, From, Date and Subject. The first two items include the names of the receiver and the sender. A well: written subject line tells the reader the key topic or topics the memo is about.Business MemoFunction: for communication with a (46)Purpose: 1) to keep a (47)2) to (48) the complete communicationItems involved: 1) Receiver2) 493) Date4) 50Task 4Directions: The following is part of Information for Public Signs. After reading it, you are required to find the items equivalent to (与......等同) those given in Chinese in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets on the Answer Sheet, numbered 51 through 55.A—Cameras Forbidden B—Children Not AdmittedC—Criticisms And Suggestions Welcome D—Don't Touch High-Tension WireE—For Use Only In Case Of Fire. F—Inspections DeclinedG—Keep Off The Grass H—Keep SilenceI—Night Bell J—No Business TodayK—Out Of Bounds L—ReservedM—Round-The-Clock Business N—Seat By NumberO—See To The Fire P—Please Keep Hands Off51．( )勿踏草地( )灭火专用52．( )严禁拍照( )夜间有事，请按此铃53．( )今天不营业( )对号入座55．( )昼夜营业( )谢绝参观Task 5Directions:The following is an advertisement. After reading ft, you are required to complete the answers that follow the questions ( No. 56 through No. 60 ). You should write your answers ( in not more than $ words ) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.NEWLY DECORATED & FULLY FURNISHED OFFICE-QUARTERS ROOM TO LETDONG FANG HOTEL—3 rd Floor, West WingCentral air-conditioned (中央空调), fully carpeted and wall papered. Wood executive desks and chairs, typing-stand, filing-cabinet, side-board and pamphlet rack Wall-beds, car-room cupboard,upholstery sofa (豪华丝沙发) and coffee table. Colour-TV, Hi-Fi system and refrigerator. Room direct-dial Guangzhou-HK telephone line, telex printer, conference-room with 8mm film and slide projectors.Lease term (租期) at tenant' s option (租户自选) .Regular hotel services provided.KIN THAI TRADING CO.603, Wah Ying Cheong Central Building, 158-164, Queen's Road, Central, HONG KONGTelex:65275 HLKTC HXCable: " KINTHTRCO'Tels:5-438213,5-457043-4 or Rm. 1325, 1330 Dongfang Hotel, Guangzhou.Tel.: 69900 ext. 1325 or 1330Telex: 44116 TFKTC CN56. Where is the office-quarters room?It is on______of Dong Fang hotel.57. What kind of telephone line is available in the office-quarters room?______Guangzhou-HK telephone line is provided there.58. How about the lease term?The lease term is______.59. Which numbers can you dial if you want to rent a room in the hotel when you are in Hong Kong?Dial 5-457043-4 or______.60. Which number can you dial if you want to rent a room in the hotel when you are in Guangzhou.Dial 69900 ext.______.Part ⅣTranslation (25 minutes)Directions:This part, numbered 61 through 65, is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. Each of the four sentences ( No. 61 to No. 64) is followed by four choices of suggested translation marked A) , B) , C) and D) . Mark the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Write your translation of the paragraph ( No. 65 ) in the corresponding space on the Translation/ Composition Sheet.61. Our identity has a major effect on our communication.A) 我们的身份对交流还有一定的效果。
