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1. silence DA．weight B．ceiling C．bargain D．height2. have CA．gave B．save C．hat D．made3. pleasure BA．possession B．television C．anxious D．precious4. rush AA．dull B．bucher C．sugar D．push5. arrive CA．challenge B．imagination C．aloud D．alphabet6. done BA．gone B．none C．bone D．phone7. northern DA．wealth B．throw C．strength D．thus8. early DA．there B．care C．fair D．were9. double AA．touch B．mouth C．doubt D．scout10. brook CA．cool B．root C．cook D．bloom第一部分交际用语1.Could I talk to Prof. Lee?________A_________.A. Yes, speakingB. Oh, it’s youC. I’m waiting for youD. I am the operator here2.Are you in holiday here?________C_________.A. We are in holiday here, tooB. We live here, tooC. No, we aren’t. We live hereD. Yes,we live here3.Do you mind if I read the newspaper on the table?________B_________.A. Good news for youB. Go ahead, pleaseC. Yes, sureD. No, I can’t4.What does your English teacher look like?________D_________.A. She likes singingB. She looks sadC. She likes to stay with usD. she looks much like her mother What time does the train leave?_________C________.A. On TuesdayB. In the morningC. At half past fiveD. At night第一部分：英语知识运用1．--- Thank you very much for giving me so much help. --- ___B_____.A. No thank youB. You’re welcomeC. OKD. Thanks2. --- Would you rather come on Friday or Saturday? --- _____D____.A. Yes, of courseB. no, thanksC. It doesn’t matterD. Friday3. --- I believe we’ve met somewhere before. --- No, _____C____.A. it isn’t the sameB. it can’t be rightC. I don’t think soD. I’d rather not4. --- I had a really good weekend at my uncle’s. --- ____D_____.A. Oh, that’s very nice of youB. CertainlyC. It’s a pleasureD. Oh, I’m glad to hear that5. --- What day is today? --- _____B_____.A. Today is March 25thB. Today is SaturdayC. Today is fineD. Today is cold6. --- May I have a look at your photo album? --- _____D____.A. yes, you haveB. it’s very interestingC. This is my girl friendD. Yes, of course7. --- Is there a drugstore near here? --- _____D_____.A. It’s very smallB. it’s very crowdedC. It’s a cheap oneD. yes, there is a big one8. --- How long have you lived in London? --- ____B______.A. I moved here from ParisB. My whole lifeC. I’ve worked here for almost 10 yearsD. I’ve never traveled there9. --- My motorcar was stolen. --- _____A_____.A. I’m sorry to hear thatB. It doesn’t matterC. everybody knewD. Mine wasn’t10. --- I’m sorry. Bob’s not in his office. --- ____A_____.A. Can you take a message for meB. Are you sure for thatC. Would you like to leave a messageD. Can you phone me1. Although punctual himself, the professor was quite used ___D___late for his lecture.A)to have students B) for students' being C) for students to be D) to students' being2. You should have been more patient ___B___ that customer；I'm sure that selling him the watch was a possibility.A) of B) with C) for D) at3. Neither of the young men who had applied for a position in the university ___C___ .A) has been accepted B) have been accepted C) was accepted D) were accepted4. This box is too heavy, ___B___ give me a hand?A) would you mind B) would you please C) will you like to D) will you please to5. ___D___ he works hard, I don't mind when he finishes the experiment.A) As soon as B) As well as C) So far as D) So long as6. As early as 1647 Ohio made a decision that free, tax supported schools must be established in every town __A____ 50 households or more.A) having B) to have C) to have had D) having had7. People appreciate __C____ with him because he has a good sense of humor.A) to work B) to have worked C) working D) having worked8. The mad man was put in the soft padded cell lest he ___A___ himself.A ) injure B) had injured C) injured D) would injure9. We love peace, yet we are not the kind of people to yield ___B___ any military threat.A) up B) to C) in D) at10. Although he knew little about the large amount of work done in the field, hesucceeded ___D___ other more well informed experimenters failed.A) which B) that C) what D) where11. If tap water were as dangerous as some people think, ___D___ would be getting sick.A) a lot of more us B) more a lot of us C) a lot of us more D) a lot more of us12. Living in the central Australian desert has its problems,___C___ obtaining water is not the least.A) for which B) to which C) of which D) in which13. Which sport has the most expenses ___B___ training equipment, players' personal equipment and uniforms?A) in place of B) in terms of C) by means of D) by way of14. They are going to have the serviceman ___A___ an electric fan in the office tomorrow.A) install B) to install C) to be installed D) installed15. I'm sure he is up to the job ___A___ he would give his mind to it.A) if only B) in case C) until D) unless16. The car ___B___ halfway for no reason.A) broke off B) broke down C) broke up D) broke out17. The newcomers found it impossible to ___B___ themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country.A) suit B) adapt C) regulate D) coordinate18. A ___D___ to this problem is expected to be found before long.A) result B) response C) settlement D) solution19. You have nothing to ___A___ by refusing to listen to our advice.A) gain B) grasp C) seize D) earn20. As a result of careless washing the jacket ____B__ to a child's size.A) compressed B) shrank C) dropped D) decreased第二部分：阅读理解Passage 1Our eating habits are very important for good health and a strong body. There are times when most of us would rather eat sweets and ice cream than meat and rice. Sweets and ice-cream are not bad for the stomach if we eat them at the end of a meal, if we eat them before a meal, they may take away our appetite. It is important for us to eat our meal at the same time each day. When we feel hungry, it is a sign that our bodies need food,. When we feel angry or excited, we may not want to eat. When we are worried, we may not want to eat, either. A long time ago, in England, some judges used to decide whether a man was telling the truth by giving him some dry bread. If the man could not swallow the bread, it was a sign that he wasn’t telling the truth. He was telling a lie. Although this seems very strange and rather foolish, it is indeed an excellent way of finding out the truth. A man who is worrying about something has difficulty in swallowing anything dry. Because when he is worrying, he loses his appetite and does not want to eat.11. We have to develop good eating habits because____C_____.A. we want to eat moreB. we want to enjoy our mealsC. we want to be healthy and strongD. we want to save time12. _____D____ may take away our appetite before we have our meal.A. either meat or riceB. Neither sweets nor ice-creamC. Not only mat but also riceD. Both sweets and ice-cream13. We had better have our meals____B_____.A. when our work is overB. at the same time each dayC. when the meal is still hotD. when we go back home14. A man who is angry has ______B___.A. a better appetiteB. a poor appetiteC. to eat more foodD. to eat dry bread15. The judges in old England considered that a man could ____D_____ if he told a lie.A. swallow dry bread easilyB. eat a lot of dry breadC. drink milk or hot waterD. hardly wallow dry breadPassage 2When companies need new employees, they usually place advertisements in newspapers in order to attract as many applicants as possible. But many large well-known companies hire new people frequently withoutputting advertisements in newspapers, because they already have many resumes on file. Therefore, it is not always best to apply only to companies that place ads in newspapers. A person looking for a job is advised to send his resume with a cover letter to a well-known company even if a position is not then open, he can follow up with a telephone call to inquire if his resume has been received and if any jobs are available. If the company has not a job at that time, he can ask that they keep his material on file and contact him the future when something is available.Sometimes if a company is not hiring at the time, a letter explaining that a position is not currently available will be sent. If a person sends a letter and resume to a company that is not then hiring and later sees an advertisement in the newspaper for a job with that company, he should call the company to make certain they have his material on file and will consider him for the position. So, a person has nothing to lose and everything to gain by sending in his resume.16. What kind of companies are the best choices for a person to write to find a job? CA. Companies that place ads in newspapers.B. Small trading companies.C. Larger, well-known companies.D. The companies which are looking for new personnel now.17. Which of the following is not true? AA. A person looking for a job should only apply to companies that advertise in newspapers.B. Many larger, well-known companies hire new people frequently.C. A person looking for a job is advised to send his resume with a cover letter to a well-known company even if a position is not then open.D. When companies decide to hire new people they usually place an ad in the newspaper to attract as many people as possible.18 When people are looking for jobs, what should they send to companies, according to the passage? CA. A resume and recent photos.B. A cover letter and an application.C. A resume and a cover letter.D. Only a phone call.19. If you send your resume to a company that isn’t hiring at the time, what might the company do? DA. The company might call you and tell you that they have no positions now.B. The company might hire you anyway.C. The company will not write back because they are not interested in you .D. The company might write back and tell you that there are no positions available at the time.20. According to the author, _____B_____.A. it is a bad idea to send in one’s resume if one is not certain there is a job availableB. it is always a good idea to send in one’s resume whether or not one is certain there is a job available.C. it is not necessary to send in one’s resume is one knows that there is not a job available.D. it is always necessary to make an inquiry phone call first before one sends in his resume. Passage 3We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn’t even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While Iwatched, mouth open in surprise, mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold.She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She pushed the mp past the desk and as the nurse looked up; Mum nodded and said, “Very dirty floors.”“Yes. I’m glad they’ve finally decided to clean them,” the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said, “But aren’t you working late?”Mum just pushed harder, each swipe of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book.After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum nodded politely to the nurse and said, “Thank you.”Outside, mum told me, “Kate is fine. No fever.”“You saw her, Mum?”“Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It’s a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush.”21. When she took a mop from the small room that Mum really wanted to do was _____C_____.A. to clean the floorB. to please the nurseC. to see a patientD. to surprise the story-teller22. When the nurse talked to Mum she thought mum was a _____D______.A. nurseB. visitorC. patientD. cleaner23. After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital? BA. It is a children’s hospital.B. It has strict rules about visiting hours.C. The nurses and doctors there don’t work hard.D. A lot of patients come to this hospital every day.24. Why did Mum go to see Kate in the hospital? DA. To give her some message about Dad.B. To make sure her room was clean.C. To check that she was still there.D. To find out how she was.25. Which of the following words best describes mum? DA. Polite.B. Patient.C. Changeable.D. Cleaver.Passage 4What will man be like in the future --- in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now? we can only make guesses, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today, for man is slowly changing all the time.Let us take an obvious example. Man, even five hundred years ago was shorter than he is today. Now, on average, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is a relatively short period of time, so we may assume that man will continue to grow taller. Again in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain’s capacity. As time goes, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more, and finally we shall need larger ones! This is likely to braining about a physical change too：the head, in particular the forehead, will grow larger.Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long period of time it is likely that man’s eyes will grow stronger.On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modern life.But what about hair? It will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both sexes are likely to be bald. Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at! This may well be true. All the same, in spite of all these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and emotions similar to our own.26. The size of man’s forehead will probably grow bigger because ______A_____.A. he will use his brain more and moreB. he makes use of only 20% of the brain’s capacityC. his brain has grown larger over the past centuriesD. he has not used 80% of the brain27. What is NOT true according to the text? BA. Man has been growing taller over the past 500 years.B. Man has got stronger eyes now than he ever had.C. Man’s hair will probably disappear.D. Man’s arms and legs are likely to become weaker.28. What will be true about a human being in the future? AA. He will be hairless because hair is no longer useful.B. He will have smaller eyes and will wear better glasses.C. His fingers will grow weaker because he won’t use them.29. It is implied that _______B____.A. human beings will become more attractive in the futureB. body organs will become poorer if they are not used oftenC. human beings hope for a change in the future lifeD. future life is always predictable30. The passage mainly tells us that _____D______.A. man’s life will be different in the futureB. man is growing shorterC. future man will look quite different from us nowD. human beings’ organs will not function properly5.短文理解1I never used to go anywhere without the car. I regarded it as an essential part of myself. But when the price of gas doubled in this year, I decided not to use the car except when absolutely necessary. For example, I always used to take the car when I went to fetch the papers on Sunday mornings, although our newsagent’s is only 10 minutes’ walk away. Now I go on foot.I tell myself that I’m not only saving the gas but keeping fit at the same time. It’s all a question of habit really. I’m sure you can get used to anything if you try and already feel that I rely on the car less than I used to.Besides, now that we live in the suburbs, I can walk down the road and catch a bus to the office or to any part of the town. We used to live in the country about 15 miles from town and then I would frequently drive t and fro twice in one day. That meant I would use 15 gallons of oil or more in a week. Now I only need half that amount.The trouble is that I am also getting used to the gas prices. They don’t seem so high to me any more. Perhaps it is easier to get used to expensive gas than it is to doing without the car.6.When the prices of gas doubled in this year, the author decided __C__.A. to go everywhere without a carB. only to take the car to fetch the papersC. to use the car when he had toD. to go on foot everywhere7.In the sentence “It’s all a question of habit really,”“It” refers to __D__.A. saving the gasB. keeping fir D. not relying too much on the carC. not only saving the gas but keeping fir at the same time8.To go to the newsagent’s to get his newspaper, the author __B__.A. used to walk for 10 minutesB. used to drive his carC. walked down the road to the officeD. walked for 10 minutes to keep fit9.We know from the passage that the author __B__.A. is getting used to living in the country about 15 miles from townB. used to go to and come back from town twice a day by carC. usually buys 15 gallons of oil or more in a weekD. only spends half of the amount of money on gas now10.The last sentence of the passage suggests that ___A_.A. the author still can not get used to doing without the carB. the author feels that the high price of gas is a great problemC. it is easy to use gas at high pricesD. the price of gas is not high any more短文理解2I used to think education was the most important thing in my life. Recently my attitude has begunto change, although I still hold that it is essential for everyone in the world taday. As a top junior student in my college, I was asked to make a speech on how to learn English well. Standing in front of the audience facing so many freshmen, I was trembling. I didn’t remember any word that I had prepared.I ran out of the conference room without finishing my speech, leaving everyone puzzled. I cried thatnight in my room, feeling that I am a loser. Studying takes so much of my time that I feel unable to really develop myself. I am just storing knowledge; yet fail to communicate with others. I have received many awards in school, but they don’t necessarily reflect anything about me. I don’t know how to socialize. When I leave school I fear I will be of on use to society.I realize that everyone has her or his own way of living. I want to change my lifestyle. Of courseI will keep studying. Yet I plan to look for a part time job, which might turn out to be a good chanceto get to know society. I still believe that working my hardest does make me happy. I will still stay on in college, but I will not allow it to shelter me from the real world.11.From this passage, we know that the author __C__.A. does not think education is the most important thing in her life any more.B. thinks that communication with other people is more important than educationC. realizes that it is more important to really develop oneself than just to store knowledgeD. comes to learn how important it is to make a public speech12.By saying that she is “a junior student” in her college, the author means that she is __A__.A. a student in her third year in collegeB. a very young college studentC. younger than most students in collegeD. shorter than others in college13.The author thinks the awards she has received __D__.A. show that she id a top studentB. show how much time she has spent in learningC. mean she only knows how to learn, but not how to socializeD. don’t necessarily reflect her real self14.The author fears that she will be of no use to society, mainly because __B__.A. she fells she is a loserB. she does not know how to communicate with othersC. studying takes too much of her timeD. she is unable to develop herself15.Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage, when the author says that shewants to find a part time job? BA. The job might enable her to get to know the society.B. She wants to change her lifestyle.C. Working part time while studying will make her happy.D. She wants to get some shelter from the real world.短文理解3The blue whale is the heaviest and longest animal on Earth. The average adult length is 25 m for males and 26.2 m for females, with body weights of 90-120 tonnes.Hector’s dolphin is the world’s shortest cetacean. They may be only 1.2 m long when fully grown.A blue whale eats up to 4 tonnets of krill daily. This is equivalent to eating a fully grown Africanelephant every day.The sperm whale is believed to dive deeper than any other cetacean. They have been known to dive as deep as 2000 m.One bowhead whale is reported to have been 130 years old when it died.The sperm whale has the world’s heaviest brain which can weigh up to 9.2 kg. This compares with the average 1.4 kg for the brain of an adult human.The baiji dolphin, or Chinese river dolphin, is the rarest dolphin in the world and is reported to be endangered. It lives in the Yangtze River in China. Conservation measures are being taken by the Chinese to save it.16.Male blue whale are much longer than female ones. F17.Hector’s dolphin is the smallest fish in the world. F18.Sperm whales dive more deeply than any other cetacean. T19.Whales are cleverer than humans. NG20.The brain of a sperm whale can be over 5 times heavier than a human one. TIn bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child's acquisition(学会) of each new skill the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to usea toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself. Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Somemay be especially strict in money matters. Others are sever over times of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general, the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child's own happiness.As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality(道德). Also, parents should realize that "example is better than precept". If they are not sincere and do not practise what they preach (说教), their children may grow confused, and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled.A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents' principles and their morals can bea dangerous disappointment.1. Eagerly watching the child's acquisition of new skills ____B__ .A) should be avoided B) is universal among parentsC) sets up dangerous states of worry in the childD) Will make him lose interest in learning new things2. In the process of children's learning new skills parents ___C___ .A)should encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they readB)should not expect too much of themC)should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their ownD)should create as many learning opportunities as possible3. The second paragraph mainly tells us that ___C___ .A) parents should be strict with their childrenB)parental controls reflect only the needs of the parents and the values of the communityC)parental restrictions vary, and are not always enforced for the benefit of the children aloneD) parents vary in their strictness towards their children according to the situation4. The word "precept"( Line 3, Para. 3) probably means "__D____ ".A) idea B) punishment C) behaviour D) instruction5. In moral matters, parents should ____A___ .A) observe the rules themselvesB) be aware of the marked difference between adults and childrenC) forbid things which have no foundation in moralityD) consistently ensure the security of their childrenQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage.A good modern newspaper is an extraordinary piece of reading. It is remarkable first for what it contains: the range of news from local crime to international politics, from sport to business to fashion to science, and the range of comment and special features (特定) as well, from editorial page to feature articles and interviews to criticism of books, art, theatre and music. A newspaper is even more remarkable for the way one reads it: never completely, never straight through, but always by jumping from here to there, in and out glancing at one piece, reading another article all the way through, reading just a few paragraphs of the next. A good modern newspaper offers a variety to attract many different readers, but far more than any one reader is interested in. What brings this variety together in one place is its topicality (时事性), its immediate relation to what is happening in your world and your locality now. But immediacy and the speed of production that goes with it mean also that much of what appears in a newspaper has no more than transient(短暂的) value. For all these reasons, no two people really read the same paper: what each person does is to put together out of the pages of that day's paper, his own selection and sequence, his own news paper. For all these reasons, reading newspapers efficiently, which means getting what you want from them without missing things you need but without wasting time, demands skill and self-awareness as you modify and apply the techniques of reading.6. A modern newspaper is remarkable for all the following except its ___B___ .A) wide coverage B) uniform style C) speed in reporting news D) popularity7. According to the passage, the reason why no two people really read the "same" newspaper is that ___A___ .A) people scan for the news they are interested inB) different people prefer different newspapersC) people are rarely interested in the same kind of newsD) people have different views about what a good newspaper is8. It can be conclude from the passage that newspaper readers ___D___ .A) apply reading techniques skillfully B) jump from one newspaper to anotherC) appreciate the variety of a newspaper D) usually read a newspaper selectively9. A good newspaper offers "a variety" to readers because ____A__ .A) it tries to serve different readersB) it has to cover things that happen in a certain locality。