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A. employ B. take C. abuse D. overlook 34. Niagara Falls is a great tourist _____ , drawing millions of visitors every year. A. attention B. arrangement C. appointment D. attraction 35. These trains are so luxurious that you can end a long journey feeling positively
_____.
A. restored B. refreshed C .resumed D .renewed 36. Most of us have found the _____ of today’s young people to marry and bear
children at late ages.
A. incline B. direction C. tendency D. decline
37. The tax inspector has gained complete _________________ to the company file. A. access B .knowledge C. liberty D. implication 38. Professor Milton translated not only from the French but also, __________, from
the Polish.
A. on the occasion B. on occasion C. on the occasion of D. on no occasion
39. Make sure the label is firmly__________ to the luggage before you mail it. A. applied B. accomplished C. emerged D. attached
40. The traffic was awful, a__________ line of vehicles extending as far as the eye
could see.
A. continual B. continuous C. desirable D. critical
41. If the data is statistically __________, it will throw light on the problem we are
investigating. A. initial B. superior C. valid D. principal
42. As long as we keep working hard on it, we will __________ accomplish the task
of mastering English. A. in due course B. in retrospect C. not in the least D. on the other hand
43. The most __________ argument for wearing seat belts is the number of lives they
save.
A. to tell B. told C. telling D. to be told
44. A major difficulty that __________international students is how best to judge the
quality of a program in a foreign university. A. cherishes B. tickles C. confronts D. fabricate
45. These are the first machines that can stand__________________ of continuously
crushing glass.
A. the wear and tear; B. the endurance and tolerance; C. the resistance and assistance D. the strength and friction
46. The information below lists things you’ll need to prepare for ______
_______your application. A. filling up B. filling with C. filling out; D. filling at
47. Companies shouldn’t damage the environment in their _______ of profit. A. efforts B. retrospect C. possession D. pursuit
48. ______ contrast to other drugs, the new one is easier for absorption.
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A. In B. By C. With D. For
49. Prof. Smith says that my composition is good except for the ending which seems
too________.
A. exceptional B. striking C. comparable D. abrupt
50. You are free to say what you think, but as a responsible individual you should
also be prepared to face the _________ of what you say. A. consequence B. convention C. confrontation D. contrast
Part IV Banked Cloze (This part includes 10 items, 1 point for each item, totaling 10 points.)
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please write the corresponding letter for each item on the Answer Sheet. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
El Nino is the name given to the mysterious and often unpredictable change in the climate of the world. This strange _____51____ happens every five to eight years. It starts in the Pacific Ocean and is thought to be caused by a failure in the trade wind (信风), which affects the ocean currents driven by these winds. As the trade winds lessen in ____52____, the ocean temperatures rise, causing the Peru current flowing in from the east to warm up by as much as 5°C.
The warming of the ocean has far-reaching effects. The hot, humid (潮湿的) air over the ocean causes severe ____53___ thunderstorms. The rainfall is increased across South America, ____54____ floods to Peru. In the West Pacific, there are droughts affecting Australia and Indonesia. So while some parts of the world prepare for heavy rains and floods, other parts face drought, poor crops and _____55____.
E1 Nino usually lasts for about 18 months. The 1982-83 El Nino brought the most ____ 56___ weather in modern history. Its effect was worldwide and it left more than 2,000 people dead and caused over eight billion pounds _____57___ of damage. The 1990 El Nino lasted until June, 1995. Scientists ____58____ this to be the longest El Nino for 2,000 years.
Nowadays, weather experts are able to forecast when an El Nino will ____59____, but they are still not ___60___ sure what leads to it or for what affects how strong it will be.
A. estimate B. strength C. deliberately D. notify E. tropical F. phenomenon G. stable H. attraction I. completely J. destructive K. starvation L. bringing M. exhaustion N. worth O. strike
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Key to exercise 1 for Band 2
Part I Fast Reading (1 point for each, totaling 10 points) 1.G 2.J 3.B 4.L 5.N 6.C 7.E 8.O 9.O 10.P Part II Reading Comprehension (2 points for each, totaling 40 points)
11-15 CABAD 16-20 CDBDA 21-25 DCABC 26-30 CDBAD Part III Vocabulary & Structure (2 point for each, totaling 40 points)
31-35 BACDB 36-40 CABDB 41-45 CACCA 46-50 CDADA Part IV Banked Cloze (1 point for each, totaling 10 points) 51-60 FBELK JNAOI
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