1、核分人得分Direction: All the Questions should be done on the Answer Sheet.I.Choose a word that best completes each of the following sentences: （20*1point=20points）评卷人1.She has managed to obtain a temporary work _ in Britain.A permit B permission C permissiveness D permissible 2. The football players need
2、 total concentration during _. A match B game C play D perform 3. Involved in a bribery scandal, the President had to _ his resignation. A do B catch C offer D find 4. When I go out in the evening I use the bike _the car if I can. A rather than B regardless of C in spite of D other than 5. Some plan
3、ts are very _ to light; they prefer the shade. A sensible B flexible C objective D sensitive 6. Dont let the child play with scissors _he cuts himself. A in case B so that C now that D only if 7. Without proper lessons, you could_ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano. A keep up B pick up C dra
4、w up D catch up 8. We should always bear in mind that _ decisions often result in serious consequences. A urgent B instant C prompt D hasty9. The computer can be paid for in ten monthly_ of 100 dollars.A pay B pays C payment D payments 10. American linguist Noah Webster was among the first to the gr
5、owing difference between American and British usages of English. A. realize B. recognize C. research D. reckon11. The _ driver thinks accidents only happen to other people. A. average B. common C. usual D. normal 12. Even if they are on sale, these refrigerators are equal in price to, if not more ex
6、pensive than, _ at the other store. A. the one B. others C. that D. the ones 13. Conversation becomes weaker in society that spends so much time listening and being talked to _ it has all but lost the will and the skill to speak for itself. A. as B. which C. that D. what 14. _ for the timely investm
7、ent from the general public, our company would not be so thriving as it is. A. Had it not been B. Were it not C. Be it not D. Should it not be15. Asia _ by most experts to be the cradle of human civilization. A. has been always considered B. has always been considered C. always has been considered D
8、. has been considered always 16. An old woman was badly hurt in _ the police describe as an apparently motiveless attack. A. that B. what C. whatever D. which 17. Paul Samuelson revolutionized _ by presenting his students with the most advanced economic thinking at an introductory level. A. to teach
9、 economics B. teaching that economics is C. the teaching of economics D. economics is taught 18. If you find this item too difficult to _, it is advisable to leave as it is and move on to the next one. A. work out B. work on C. work for D. work at 19. You and I could hardly understand, _? A. could w
10、e B. couldnt you C. couldnt we D. could I 20. There was an accident _ the crossroads at midnight last night. A. in B. on C. at D.byII. Fill in the blank in each sentence with the best word from the box below, changing its form when necessary: （17*1point=17points）testify to rehearsal demolish elusive
11、 evoke capitalin search for disillusioned exotic legitimate strike implantnovelty embark on in bulk nebulous pseudonym 1.Before going to the job interview, the applicant_his presentation in his room.2.Most houses in the coastal city were_ by the earthquake last year.3.It was getting dark and we went
12、 around the town _ a missing child.4.The public had expected the newly-elected President to check the rising inflation, but they were soon _ by his incompetence in administration.5.The minister could not find a _ excuse for his not telling the truth.6.The rescue party _ freeing the boy trapped in th
13、e hollow tree.7.Although there was much publicity about the movie, I personally found little _in the story line.8.In some supermarkets, goods can be made very cheap if they are bought _.9.Talking about “the Cultural Revolution”, I had only some _ memories because I was very young then.10.Samuel Long
14、horn Clemens wrote many stories under the _ of Mark Twain.11.Early colonists in North America usually_ Puritan ideas in their children.12.The retired editor needed a lot of _ to start up a new newspaper.13.During a storm at sea, the fishing boat _ a huge rock and was smashed into pieces.14.On this s
15、mall island, you can see a lot of _architecture built by the colonists 50 years ago.15.The Martyrs Monument in the town centre always _peoples bitter memories of the Second World War.16.The drizzle and mist made the distant lighthouse on _sight.17.His generous donation_ his love for the people of th
16、e flood-stricken areas.III.Cloze Test （20 points） Read the following paragraph and choose the correct word for each blank from the three alternatives.Man cannot go on _1_ his numbers at the present rate, In the _2_ 30 years man will face a period of crisis. _3_ experts believe that there will be a w
17、idespread food_4_. Other experts think this is 5_ pessimistic, and that man can prevent things _6_ worse than they are now. But _7_ that two-thirds of the people in the world are undernourished or starving now.One thing that man can do is to limit _8_ of babies born. The need _9_ this is obvious, bu
18、t it is _10_ to achieve. People have to _11_ to limit their families. In the countries of the population _12_, many people like big families. The parents think that this _13_ a bigger income for the family and ensures there will be someone in the family who will look _14_ them in old age. Several go
19、vernments have _15_ birth control policies in recent years. _16_ them are Japan, China, India and Egypt. In some _17_ the results have not been 18_. Japan has been an exception. The Japanese adopted a birth control policy in 1948. People _19_ to limit their families. The birth rate fell from 34.3 pe
20、r thousand per year to about 17.0 per year _20_.（ ）1.A increasing B to increase C and increase D with increasing（ ）2.A second B recent C next D late（ ）3.A Any B Some C More D All（ ）4.A need B want C absence D shortage（ ）5.A so B much C too D enough（ ）6.A getting B from getting C to get D get（ ）7.A r
21、emember B remembering C to remember D remembers（ ）8.A an amount B a number C the amount D the number（ ）9.A for B in C of D about（ ）10.A not easy B no easy C not easily D no ease（ ）11.A persuade B be persuading C be persuaded D persuading（ ）12.A bursting B explosion C raising D extension（ ）13.A takes
22、 B brings C makes D earns（ ）14.A upon B for C into D after（ ）15.A adjusted B created C adopted D presented（ ）16. A Of B Among C Between D Out of（ ）17.A exceptions B examples C events D cases（ ）18.A success B succeeded C successful D succeeding（ ）19.A were encouraged B encouraged C are encouraged D e
23、ncourage（ ）20.A presently B at present C in time D on timeIV. Translate the following paragraph into Chinese: （10 points）Rummaging through the fruit and veg section of my local supermarket, reading the country of origin labels, I am bewildered by the geography of it all. That the fruits of the earth
24、 should all be laid out on tidy shelves in this provincial corner of Britain would have been unthinkable a few years ago, yet now it is taken for granted.Once strange and exotic fruits that only the rich could afford, if not now part of everyones diet, are certainly part of our everyday shopping exp
25、erience. So much so that instead of focusing on the novel, I am drawn to the commonplace. Here, among the “humble” vegetables, something strange and disturbing is going on.V. Translate the following sentences into English: （10*3points=30points）1.女孩横穿马路时被汽车撞倒.（to knock over）.2.这群年轻人听了这则笑话哄堂大笑.（to roa
26、r with）.3.她很不善于见什么人说什么话.（ to have no knack for）.4.驾驶员违反交通规则,除了罚款之外,还有别的处罚办法吗?（alternative to）5.为了安全起见,车上每个人都必须系上安全带.（for the sake of）.6.我们费了九牛二虎之力将门弄开.（to have job to do）.7. 这个沙发一拉开,就可变成床.（to convert into）.8. 成年人学习外语的困难之一是母语的干扰.（to interfere with）.9. 许多困在山洞里的人在救援队赶到之前就死了.（to trap）.10. 我突然明白他原来是想帮助我.
27、（to dawn on）.VI. Reading Comprehension （38 points）Passage 1Clearly if we are to participle in the society in which we live we must communicate with other people. A great deal of communicating is performed on a person-to-person basis by the simple means of speech. If we travel in buses, buy things in
28、 shops, or eat in restaurants, we are likely to have conversations where we give information or opinions, receive news or comment, and very likely have our views challenged by other members of society.Face-to-face contact is by no means the only form of communication and during the last two hundred
29、years the art of mass communication has become of one of the dominating factors of contemporary society. Two things, above others, have caused the enormous growth of the communication industry. Firstly, inventiveness has led to advances in printing, telecommunications, photography, radio and televis
30、ion. Secondly, speed has revolutionized the transmission and reception of communications so that local news often takes a back seat to national news, which itself is often almost eclipsed by international news.No longer is the possession of information confined to a privileged minority. In the last century the wealthy man with his own library was indeed fortunate, but today there are public libraries. Forty years ago people used to flock to the cinema, but now far more people sit at home and turn on the TV to watch a programme that is being channel
