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Directions: This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It consists
of 2 sections.
Section A
Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each
one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheer with a single line through the center.
16. It was simply for some special reason ______ I didn‘t tell you the truth at that time.
A. why B. that C. which D. so
17. I don‘t think you have got over the serious illness after a rest, _______? A. do you B. don‘t you C. have you D. haven‘t you 18. Professor Rudolph was absent and we had the afternoon ________ . A. out B. away C. off D. aside 19. The farmer kept the cow _______ so that it would not go away.
A. tied up B. tying up C. tie up D. to tie up
20. The old teacher still remembered my name and the year I had studied. A) in that B)in which C) on that D) on which
21. It is known that Antarctica, the world is coldest continent, is hard _________. A. to reach B. be reached C. reach D. reaching
22. Opposite the square is a very tall building, ______top is well above the tops of the others. A. its B. whose C. which D. that 23. He remembered _________in this school when he was ten years old.
A. teaching B. being taught C. to reach D. to be taught 24. Please ________, everybody. The meeting will begin in a minute.
A. take the place B. take place C. take your place D. take the place of you 25. ________ most important event in San Francisco history was the earthquake of 1906. A. That the B. There was the C. It was the D. The Section B
Directions: There are 10incomplete 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. Many scientists are in the hope that new ways of generating large amounts of energy will be
(success) _________ developed.
27. I‘m sorry not to (come)__________on time due to the traffic block on my way. 28. I lost the pen you had bought me for my birthday. If only I (not lose) __________it. 29. I like to listen to the radio much better than (watch)__________television.
30. You are invited to a party (given)__________at our school at 7 p.m. next Saturday.
31. The world is running out of oil, and energy experts believe that there could be serious
(short)_____________in ten years‘ time.
32.The police started off to search for the (miss) _________boy after they received the call from the parents.
33.The battle was over, and the wounded (send) ________to hospital at once.
34. Making the thread run through a hole in the center of the needle (able) ___________Howe to
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design the first practical sewing—machine.
35.The girl was very sure of herself. She‘s always (confidence) __________ that she‘s right.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are some tasks for you to fulfill. You
should read the materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.
Task 1
Directions: 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 make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Much of a parent‘s job is to provide the gifts of caring, love, and emotional support to children. But one gift is often beyond their reach: the resources to meet the financial demands of college tuition.
For more than 54 years, the United Negro College Fund has fulfilled the dreams of deserving students by closing the gap between the cost of college and what their parents can afford. ,More than 300 000 students have graduated from United Negro College Fund member colleges since 1944,and 54 000 more are currently enrolled(入学).
The oldest and most successful minority higher education support organization, the United Negro College Fund is a combination of 39 private, historically black member colleges and universities. Since its founding, it has raised more than $1.3 billion to keep the dream alive for needy families across the country.
What is it that makes the United Negro College Fund so important to America ?s families? As well as raising funds and giving technical support to member colleges and universities, it creates hope and opportunity by providing financial assistance to deserving students. Consider the contributions of just a few of the distinguished graduates who have realized the benefits: civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; opera diva Leontyne Price; Olympic track star Edwin Moses; and filmmaker Spike Lee.
36. Most parents feel embarrassed when their children graduate from high school because they can‘t
_________.
A. afford their children‘s college tuition B. offer their children emotional support C. look after their children D. give them gifts on their on their birthdays 37. How does the United Negro College Fund make students‘ dream become true?
A. By giving them part—time jobs. B. By opening an account for them.
C. By proving them with a sum of them. D. By recommending a member college to them. 38. What does the word ―raise‖(L.3 Para.3) mean?
A. Bring up B. Collect C. Put on D. Lift
39. What else does the United Negro College Fund bring to the good students? A. Fame and benefit B. Confidence and hope
C. Encouragement and determination D. Hope and opportunity 40. Which of the following could probably be the title of the passage?
A. Who Can Benefit from the Fund
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B. Bridging the Gap Between Dreams and Reality C. How the United Negro College Fund Operates D. Introduction to an Education Support Organization Task 2
Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered
41 through 45.
Psychiatric (治疗精神病的) tests show that a well—balanced person gets much angrier when offended than an abnormal (不正常的) person does . At the New York State Psychiatric Institute, Dr. James Page and Professor of Psychology Carney Landis of Columbia University studied the reaction of 200 normal persons and 210 abnormal persons. They tested their reactions to annoying situations of every type and variety such as: being laughed at, being repeatedly disconnected on the telephone, accidentally hitting their thumb with a hammer, being worked on by a backseat driver , being told to ―shut up‖ and mind their own business, discovering someone cheating in a friendly card game , etc. In almost every instance the anger reaction of the normal group was much more intense than that of the abnormal one.
―This,‖ they reported, ―is agreeing with other psychiatric findings. For one of the outstanding symptoms(症状) of mental unbalance is lack of emotion.‖ So if you blow your top when you hit your head against a piece of furniture, or when your girlfriend goes out with another young man—don‘t worry about it. It‘s just a sign that you‘re normal. 41. The passage mainly deals with__________.
A. psychiatric studies of different types of anger reactions. B. the reactions of abnormal persons to annoying situations. C. emotional reactions shown by normal and abnormal persons. D. the level of anger reactions shown by well—balanced persons,.
42. The author suggests that if you feel angry at something offensive, you should __________. A. take it as a normal reaction B. try to control your anger
C. not cover up your feelings D. not worry about what has made you angry 43. From the context, the phrase ―blow your top‖ probably means________
A. get angry B. blow hard C. become a top one D. need for affection 44. We can learn from the passage that_________.
A. Dr. Page and Professor Landis used a special method to test abnormal persons. B. what Dr. Page and Professor Landis found was new to other doctors.
C. the research of Dr. Page and Professor Landis was to prove previous researches. D. the purpose of the test was to find a way to cure abnormal persons. 45. This short passage is most likely taken from________.
A. An advertisement B. a laboratory report C. a manual D. an article Task 3
Directions: The following is a passage about the urban problems. After reading it ,you are required
to fill in the blanks below (No.46 through No.50). You should write your answers on the Answer Sheer correspondingly.
Certain urban problems are common to both developed and developing countries, for example, poor housing, unemployment, traffic jams and pollution. But there are problems which are peculiar to developing countries and this is due to the need of these countries to provide a basic structure
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necessary for industrialization. The provision of this structure is the urbanization process itself.
There are five main consequences of this uncontrolled urbanization: firstly, people move from the country to the city because they see the city as a more desirable place to live. Secondly, rural areas thus become less populated and this causers a decrease in the production of food. Thirdly, there is a high urban population growth rate. Fourthly, there is a dramatic pressure on the supply of social services, especially those services related to education and health, and finally uncontrolled urbanization leads to an excess of labor supply in the cities.
There are a few policies which could slow this kind of uncontrolled urbanization in developing countries. A more equal land distribution should be promoted land distribution should be promoted. In this way farmers would be more motivated to stay on the land. Also, the supply of social services in the rural areas have to be improved, particularly in the field of health and education. Most importantly, it is necessary to give financial to agriculture, especially to the small land owners.
The main problem discussed in the passage: ___46_____ The consequence of fewer people in the countryside: a reduction in the __47___. Possible solutions to the problem: 1. to carry out ____48___. 2. to provide _ 49____. 3. to offer ____50____.
Task 4
Directions: After reading the following list of the different parts of a calculator, you are required to
match the English items with the Chinese items in the table below. Then put the corresponding letters in the brackets on the Answer Sheet, numbered 51 through 55.
A ----FEATURES
B ----Dual(双重)power (both solar and battery backup) desktop calculator C ----12-digit(位数)FEM liquid crystal display D ----Square root calculation
E ----Floating or fixed decimal (小数的) point operation
F ----Percentage calculation display to show thousand point decimal G ----Comma (逗号)punctuation display to show thousand point decimal H ---- Shift right key function per digit display I ----Power off automatically J ----SPECIFICATIONS
K ----Type: Dual power desktop electronic calculator
L ----Display: with signs that denote minus, error, memory-loading, and the grand total M ----Capacity: 12 digits with relevant accompanying signs O----Memory: 1 set of memory P ----Calculation
Q---(1) Addition, subtraction , multiplication and division R ----(2) Constant calculation
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