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I.选择填空（30%）
1. They compare modern man __ __ a caged lion. A) at B) in C) on D) to
2. There are concerns that these poor people may not __ __ the winter. A) injure B) survive C) hesitate D) absorb 3. I decided to take a class just for the entertainment _ ___. A) virtue B) scale C) capsule D) value
4. Winning the competition put __ __ to his financial problem. A) an end B) an appeal C) a sample D) a trap
5. A number of studies have been made of identical twins ____ apart. A) rose B) raised C) rising D) raising
6. It is amazing how closely Brine and Steve____ each other. A) alike B) resemble C) similar D) identical
7. His skin cancer was ______ by being exposed to the scorching sun excessively. A) brought on B) brought up C) brought off D) brought up 8. Some of the staff ____ late on Mondays.
A) is apt to be B) are apt to be C) are apt to being D) is apt to being 9. The potentials which a person is born with ____in some way what he will do in life. A) exhibit B) determine C) illustrate D) resume
10. Every boy and girl _____ not to swim in the lake, for it is polluted.
A. has been warned B. have been warned C. has warned D. have warned
II.阅读理解（30%）
(I)
The octopus's reputation as a human-killer isn't simply an exaggeration --- it is a total myth. The octopus can indeed be a deadly hunter, but only of its natural prey. Clams, mussels, crabs, lobsters and an occasional sick or unwary fish have reason to be frightened of this multi-armed predator, but a person is much too large to interest even the biggest octopus. Even a giant among octopi is much smaller than most people imagine. Far from being large enough to engulf a submarine, as monster octopi in movies have been known to do, the largest octopi, found on the Pacific coast, weigh around 110 pounds and grow to a diameter of no more than ten feet.
The hard, parrot-like beak of an octopus is not used for attacking deep sea divers, but for cutting open crabs and lobsters. Indeed, the octopus possesses such a tiny throat that it cannot swallow large pieces of meat. It feeds instead by pouring digestive juices into its victims, and then sucking up the soupy remains. A clam or scallop that finds itself in the grasp of an octopus has only a short time to live. But human beings are perfectly safe. Still, people rarely care to venture close enough to these timid creatures to get a good look at them. 11. This passage is mainly about ____. A) the horrors of the octopus.
B) the largest octopus in the world.
C) the octopus's deadly hunting method. D) octopi and their behavior.
12. It is implied but not stated in the passage that ____.
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A) the octopus is not interested in human beings because they are too large for it B) the octopus is a very vicious sea animal
C) people have groundless fears about the octopus D) the octopus is afraid of human beings
13. Which of the following statements is true? ____.
A) The octopus usually uses its eight tentacles to tear its prey into pieces before eating it up. B) The octopus always catches sick and careless fish. C) The octopus can engulf submarines. D) The octopus never attacks people.
14. The hard beak of the octopus is used for ____. A) cutting open its prey B) attacking deep-sea divers
C) cutting up large pieces of meat D) defending itself
15. From the passage, we can conclude that ____.
A) people often fear creatures that are not dangerous to them B) things described in movies are not to be believed
C) the octopus is not dangerous to man, as many people believe it to be D) the octopus only hunts its natural prey
(II)
How men first learned to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thought and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to present those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words. The power of words, then, lies in their associations-the thing they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something increases. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar. 16. The origin of language is ____.
A) a legend handed down from the past B) a problem not yet solved C) a question difficult to answer D) a matter that is hidden or secret 17. What is true about words? A) They are simply sounds.
B) They cannot be written down.
C) They are used to express feelings only. D) They are mysterious.
18. The real power of words lies in their ____.
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A) properties
B) representative function C) peculiarity D) characteristics
19. By “association”, the author means ____. A) a special quality
B) an appearance which is puzzling C) a joining of ideas in the mind D) a strange feature
20. Which of the following statements about the real poet is NOT true?
A) He can convey his ideas in words which sing like music. B) He is no more than a master of words. C) He can move men to tears. D) His style is always charming.
III．完形填空（15%）
Dissatisfied 21 both my job and my engagement, I went on a trip to the little island of Aruba to transform myself by 22 myself from the usual 23 .With all my heart, I 24 my time for the tasks carefully 25 and pushed myself to try new ways of living. 21. A) for B) with C) to D) in 22. A) comparing B) distinguishing C) separating D) departing 23. A) influences B) personalities C) emptiness D) ages 24. A) estimated B) transformed C) engaged D) arranged 25. A) chosen B) changed C) structured D) intended
IV．翻译句子（10%）将下列句子译成汉语，其译文写在卷尾的答题页上。
11. Man must be the most aggressive and cruel of all living creatures. We may say a violent man
is behaving “like a beast”, but, in fact, no beast behaves as violently as man. When a territorial animal or bird intrudes on the territory of another creature of the same species, the latter will only perform some hostile gestures to warn off the intruder.
12. Twenty-five years ago I felt like a wreck. Although I was just 23, my life already seemed over.
The future appeared as much like a wasteland as the emptiness I could see while looking back to the past. I felt lost, without choices, without hope.
V． 英文写作（15%）请把你的作文写在卷尾的答题页上。
用英文写一篇题为Should Animals Be Trained to Help Humans? 的短文。 不得少于100个词。
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作文 Should Animals Be Trained to Help Humans?
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