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Part I Dialogue Completion ( 15 % )D. So what
Part II Reading Comprehension(40%)
Directions : There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or un-finished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best oneand mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
Passage 1
The old idea that child prodigies(神童)"burn themselves" or "overtax their brains" in the ear-ly years, therefore, are prey to failure and (at worst)mental illness is just a myth. As a matter of fact,the outstanding thing that happens to bright children is that they are very likely to grow intobright adults.
To find this out,1,500 gifted persons were followed up to their thirty-fifth year with these re-suits.
On adult intelligence tests, they scored as high as they did as children. They were, as a group,in good health, physically and mentally. Eighty-four percent of their group were married and seemedcontent with their life.
About 70 percent had graduated from colleges, though only 30 percent had graduated with honors. A few had even flunked out (退学) , but nearly half of these had returned to graduate.
of the men,80 percent were in one of the professions or in business, managers or semi-profes-sional jobs. The women who had remained single had offices, business, or professional oceupatians.The group had published 90 books and 1,500 articles in scientific, scholarly, and literary maga-zines and had collected more than 100 patents(专利权).
In a material way they didnt do badly either. Average income was considerably higher among thegifted people, especially the men, than for the country as a whole, despite their comparative youthwhen last surveyed.
In fact, far from being strange, maladjusted(难以适应) people locked in an ivory tower, most of the gifted were turning their early promises into practical reality.
16. The statement that child prodigies" burn themselves" or"overtax their brains" are prey to failure is_________.
A. exactly reasonable
B. doubted by the author
C. an idea of old men
D. a belief of the author
17. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Each of the gifted published at least one article.
B. Only half of the talented followed up graduated from all the colleges.
C. Most of the bright children became white collars.
D. Bright men got higher income than bright women.
18. The adult intelligence tests showed that_________.
A. bright children do not become bright adults
B. between childhood and adulthood there is a considerable loss of intelligence
C. bright children were mostly also bright adults
D. as adults the gifted make much lower scores on intelligence tests
19. The underlined part " turning their early promises into practical reality" most probably means_________.
A. earning their living and keeping promises
B. realizing what they were expected
C. doing what they have promised
D. doing practical jobs and facing reality
20. The main idea of the passage is_________.
A. that gifted children were most likely to become bright grown-ups
B. that bright children were unlikely to be physically and mentally healthy
C. how many gifted children turned successful when they grew up
D. that when the bright children grew up, they would become ordinary
Passage 2
It was a cold winter day. A woman drove up to the Rainbow Bridge tollbooth ( 收费站 ). "Impaying for myself, and for the six cars behind me," she said with a smile, handing over seven tick-ets. One after another, the next six drivers arriving at the tollbooth were informed, "Some lady upahead already paid your fare.
It turned out that the woman, Natalie Smith, had read something on a friends refrigerator:"Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. " The phrase impressed her so much that shecopied it down.
Judy Foreman spotted the same phrase on a warehouse wall far away from home. When it stayedon her mind for days, she gave up and drove all the way back to copy it down. "I thought it was beau-tiful," she said, explaining why shed taken to writing it at the bottom of all her letters, "like a mes-sage from above. " Her husband, Frank, liked the phrase so much that he put it up on the classroomwall for his students, one of whom was the daughter of Alice Johnson, a local news reporter. Alice putit in the newspaper, admitting that though she liked it, she didnt know where it came from or what itreally meant.
Two days later, Alice got a call from Anne Herbert, a woman living in Marin. It was in a restau-rant that Anne wrote the phrase down on a piece of paper, after turning it around in her mind fordays.
"Heres the idea," Anne says. "Anything you think there should be more of, do it randomly. "Her fantasies include painting the classrooms of shabby schools, leaving hot meals on kitchen tables inthe poor part of town, and giving money secretly to a proud old lady. Anne says, "Kindness can buildon itself as much as violence can. "
The acts of random kindness spread. If you were one of those drivers who found your fare paid, who knows what you might have been inspired to do for someone else later. Like all great events, kindness begins slowly, with every single act. Let it be yours!
21. Why did Natalie Smith pay for the six cars behind her?
A. She knew the car drivers well.
B. She wanted to show kindness.
C. She hoped to please others.
D. She had seven tickets.
22. Judy Foreman copied down the phrase because she_________
A. thought it was beautifully written
B. wanted to know what it really meant
C. decided to write it on a warehouse wall
D. wanted her husband to put it up in the classroom
23. Who came up with the phrase according to the passage?
A. Judy Foreman.
B. Natalie Smith.
C. Alice Johnson.
D. Anne Herbert.
24. Which of the following statements is closest in the meaning to the underlined sentence above?
A. Kindness and violence can change the world.
B. Kindness and violence can affect ones behavior.
C. Kindness and violence can reproduce themselves.
D. Kindness and violence can shape ones character.
25. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. People should practice random kindness to those in need.
B. People who receive kindness are likely to offer it to others.
C. People should practice random kindness to strangers they meet.
D. People who receive kindness are likely to pay it back to the giver.
Passage 3
Newspapers are not nearly as popular today as they were in the past. There are not very manypeople who seriously read a newspaper every day. Most people read only the sports pages, the advice orthe gossip columns, the comics, and perhaps the classified advertisements. Most people dont take thetime to read the real news. Newspaper editors say that their readers are lazy. They say they have totrick people into reading the news. They attempt to catch the readers interest with pictures and excit-ing headlines. These techniques are used on the front page because it is the first thing you see whenyou pick up the paper. The first page attracts attention and encourages the reader to look through therest of the paper. This is why editors always look for a good first page story and headline to make themstop and look. If the headline is horrible enough or frightening enough or wild enough, perhaps theywill go on to read the front page. However, they may just read the headlines, but that is all, then theytttrn to the sports page, or comics, or advertisements. It seems that people do not want the news from anewspaper anymore. They say they get the news on the television now.
More people watch television news because it is easier and more interesting than reading a news-paper. What about you? Do you read news from a newspaper? Do you think it is easier to get the newsfx~m television? Or do you care about news at all? Would you mind if there was no news?
26. According to the writer, newspapers are_________.
A. more popular today
B. less popular today
C. as popular as before
D. getting more and more popular
27. Editors think the important part of the paper is_________.
A. the headlines
B. the sports page
C. the front page
D. the classified advertisements
28. According to the article, most people read all of the following except_________.
A. the real news
B. the sports page
C. comics
D. advertisements
29. Today more people get news from_________.
A. newspapers
B. radio
C. television
D. both A and B
30. A lot of newspaper readers do not even read the front page anymore because_________
A. they dont have time
B. they are lazy
C. the front page is not attractive enough
D. the headlines are too horrible and frightening
Passage 4
Looking back on my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. Althoughwe were brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon abandoned their pressed (紧抱的 )flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages, I was not an early reader andI could not do mental arithmetic.
Before World War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim memory of thehouse we lived in, of my room and my toys. Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents,aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal-clear memory of dogs, thefarm animals, the local birds and above all, the insects.
I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world, and my enthusiasmhas led me into varied investigations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the mid-night oil, reading about other peoples observations and discoveries. Then something happens thatbrings these observations together in my conscious mind. Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to theriddle (迷), because it all seems to fit together. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers andbooks, which some might honor with the title of scientific research.
But curiosity, a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do notmake a scientist; one of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self-discipline, a quality Ilack. A scientist can be made. A naturalist is born. If you can combine the two, you get the best ofborn worlds.
31. According to the author, a bern naturalist should first of all be_________
A. full of enthusiasm
B. self-disciplined
C. full of ambition
D. knowledgeable
32. The first paragraph tells us that the author
A. lost his hearing when he was a child
B. didnt like his brothers and sisters
C. was born to a naturalists family
D. was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood
33. The author says that he is a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he_________
A. just reads about other peoples observations and discoveries
B. comes up with solutions in most natural ways
C. has a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmetic
D. lacks some of the qualities required of scientist
34. The author cant remember his relatives clearly because_________
A. he was fully occupied with observing nature
B. he didnt live very long with them
C. the family was extremely large
D. he was too young when he lived with them
35. Which of the following statement is true?
A. The author believes that a born naturalist cannot be a scientist.
B. The authors brothers and sisters were good at music and languages.
C. The author read a lot of books about the natural world and the oil industry.
D. The author spent a lot of time working on riddles.
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 % )
Directions:There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choicesmarked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence, mark your answer on the AN-SWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
36. You will be late _________you leave immediately.
A. unless
B. until
C. if
D. or
37. Dont_ ________the camera _________ unless you are sure you can put it together.
A. take ; off
B. work ; out
C. set; off
D. take; apart
38. Please keep an eye on my luggage, and Ill be back_________.
A. in time
B. in no time
C. at one time
D. at a time
39. We felt very sad when we heard the news that the _________manager was killed in his office yesterday.
A. respectful
B. respectable
C. respective
D. respecting
40. His _________of the aero plane was correct in every detail and could really fly.
A. shape
B. pattern
C. design
D. model
41. At first the institute refused to purchase the telescope, but this decision was re-vised.
A. occasionally
B. consequently
C. successively
D. subsequently
42. _________student with a little common sense should be able to answer the question.
A. Each
B. Either
C. Any
D. One
43. _________the fog, we should have reached our destination.
A. Because of
B. In spite of
C. In case of
D. But for
44.--Did you like the book I gave you?
-- _________the novels that Ive read, I enjoyed this one the most.
A. Of all
B. All of
C. For all
D. From all
45. In spite of high divorce rate the _________of marriage remains popular.
A. habit
B. state
C. practice
D. institution
46. The new power plant is reported_________ within three years.
A. having been completed
B. to have been completed
C. to have completed
D. to complete
47. Its important to locate industries in areas where a supply of raw materials is_________.
A. preferable
B. available
C. dependable
D. favorable
48. Margaret spent all the evening talking about her latest book _________none of us had ever heard.
A. that
B. which
C. of what
D. of which
49. No one can avoid _________by advertisements which can be seen everywhere.
A. to be influenced
B. being influenced
C. influencing
D. having influenced
50. What he is _________ is neither money nor fame, but the satisfaction of seeing his students grow up as builders of socialism.
A. in pursuit of
B. looking after
C. trying to do
D. advocating
51. All parts of the house_________ the windows were in good condition.
A. other than
B. rather than
C. no more than
D. better than
52. The big room was almost empty _________a table or two.
A. besides
B. except
C. in addition to
D. except for
53. The children will have to_________ their play-time hours when school opens.
A. cut in
B. cut up
C. cut on
D. cut down
54. I could not afford to rent a house like that, _________it.
A. let alone to buy
B. let alone buy
C. to say nothing to buy
D. say nothing buying
55. Please let us have more time,_________?
A. shall we
B. will you
C. wont you
D. dont you
56. The interviewer should take down notes at the moment the person answers the questions.
A. to be interviewed
B. interviewing
C. being interviewed
D. interviewed
57. I dont think it is any use _________this matter any further.
A. discussing
B. to discuss
C. to discussing
D. to be discussed
58. They did not find_________ to prepare for the worst conditions they might meet.
A. worth their while
B. it worthwhile
C. it worth
D. it worthy
59. Many children chose" Animal World" as their _________TV programme.
A. favor
B. favorite
C. favorable
D. favoring
60. They always keep on good _________ with their next-door neighbors for the childrens sake.
A. friendship
B. terms
C. relations
D. relatives
61. This light bulb doesnt work. Can you _________it by another one?
A. substitute
B. replace
C. change
D. exchange
62. Breakfast in the school canteen usually _________egg, bread, and milk
A. consists of
B. is consisted of
C. makes up
D. is included
63. The real trouble _________their lack of confidence in their abilities.
A. hes in
B. lies on
C. results in
D. leads to
64. He didnt fear new ideas, _________the future.
A. nor feared he
B. nor he did fear
C. nor did he fear
D. nor did fear he
65. _________is well known to all, China will be an advanced and powerful country in the near future.
A. As
B. That
C. This
D. It
66. _________a good thing they didnt catch you.
A. Thats
B. Theres
C. Its
D. Whats
67. We all feel sorry for _________for so long after your arrival.
A. keep you waiting
B. having kept you waiting
C. waiting for you
D. keep you wait
68. There are four departments at this college, _________more than five hundred students.
A. with each have
B. each having
C. each of them have
D. with each is having
69. Sorry, I dont know he is a friend of_________
A. your brother
B. your brothers
C. your brothers friend
D. your brothers
70. When she was busy tidying the room, her little kid is always
A. under way
B. on the way
C. in the way
D. by the way
71. That family is always quarrelling _________themselves.
A. within
B. between
C. with
D. among
72. The Reform Club proposed that wages_________
A. would be raised
B. were raised
C. would have been raised
D. be raised
73. I decided to go to the party as soon as I_________
A. would finish what I was doing
B. finish what I did
C. finished what I did
D. finished what I was doing
74. The amount of heat produced by this electrical apparatus is _________at will by turning a small handle.
A. different
B. diverse
C. variable
D. various
75. Mr. Green said his clients _________our samples by the end of last month.
A. didnt receive
B. hadnt received
C. havent received
D. dont receive
Part IV Cioze Te
st(10%)
Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are 4choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEETwith a single line through the center.
Mr. Wang teaches English in a middle school. He likes his work very much. He wanted 76 a teacher even when he was a young boy.
There are six classes in a school day at Mr. Wangs middle school. Mr. Wang teaches five of these six classes.77 his "free" hour from 2 to 3 in the afternoon, Mr. Wang 78 meet with parents, check students homework and 79 many other things. So Mr. Wang works hard from the moment he gets to school early in the morning until he leaves for home late in the afternoon, and his "free" hour is not free at all.
In his English lesson, Mr. Wang sometimes teaches poems (诗) He likes poems very much,and he likes Li Bais poems 80 of all.
In his fifth class today, Mr. Wang taught a poem. He wrote the poem on the blackboard and readit. As soon as he finished 81 the poem, the students began to ask questions. He answered all thequestions. Then he asked his students to talk about the poem.82 one wanted to stop when the bellrang.
83 home, Mr. Wang thought about the fifth class. He was happy about what he did as ateacher. Every one of his students 84 the poem. When they started to talk, they forgot about thetime. He did not have to make them 85. He only had to answer their questions and help them un-derstand the poem.
76. A. was
B. being
C. to be
D. be
77. A. In
B. At
C. To
D. On
78. A. has to
B. has
C. able to
D. will
79. A. take care for
B. care of
C. take care of
D. be careful of
80. A. much
B. more
C. many
D. most
81. A. reading
B. to read
C. read
D. doing
82. A. Not
B. No
C. Have no
D. Any
83. A. By the way
B. To his way
C. On his way
D. In the way
84. A. liked
B. asked
C. had
D. wanted
85. A. learning
B. to learn
C. learn
D. learnt
Part V Writing ( 15 % )
Directions : You are to write in 100 ~ 120 words about the title"A Survey on Choice of Coursesand Universities". You should base your composition on the information given in Chinese below:
下面是一份关于中国高中毕业生选择高考志愿的信息调查表。请你根据该表用英语写一篇100~120单词左右的简要报道,介绍说明表中所反映的情况。
Part I Dialogue Completion