2005级成人本科英语练习题
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I. Vocabulary
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1. A good command
of English ______ a lot of practice.
A. depends on
B. comes up
C. depend upon
D. comes upon
2. The animal
eats, ______ leaves, a great deal of fruits.
A. in addition
B. in adding
C. in addition to
D. in add to
3. He ______ when
the train stopped at a small station.
A. got down
D. got off
4. They refused
______ that a wrong decision had been made.
A. to recognize
B. to realize
C. to know
5. They learned the same things, so
they could help one another with their homework and ______ it.
A.talk about
D.talk with
6. She is, ______
, not a good student.
A.at my mind
B.to my mind
C.of my mind
D.on my mind
7. What you have
spent this month ______ $500.
A.are up to
D.amounts to
8. Such a machine can make the best
______ about matching the right man with the right woman.
A.conclusion
D.decision
9. We haven’t
______ all the difficulties yet.
A.done without
B.cut down
C.gone through
D.got over
10. ______! There
is a bus coming out.
A.Look around
B.Look forward
C.Look out
11. When the boys
got old enough to learn trades in school, we wanted to ______ the old house.
12. Never put
______ till tomorrow what you can do today.
13. The captain
refused to hand ______ the command of his ship and was killed by the pirate.
14. After the
American Revolution people from other countries came ______.
A.in great deal
B.in great sum
C.in great numbers
D.in great amounts
15. The ______ is
a piece of land which is away from towns and cities.
16. We are bound
to separate and say good-bye to each other ______.
A.sooner and later
B.later and sooner
C.sooner or later
D.later or sooner
17. The lowest
85% percent of the working population ______ just 9% of the total income.
A.absorbed
B.accepted
C.received
18. They felt
rather ______ after they were beaten in the match.
A.courageous
B.encouraged
C.discouraged
D.encouraging
19. He now felt
even more ______ without his friends.
20. You must walk
slowly if you want the children to ______ you.
B.catch up with
C.keep up with
D.put up with
21. Mr. Smith
______ the suggestion that some tapes in our lab should be replaced.
A.put away
B.put forward
D.put down
22. As soon as
the little boy ______ his mother, he ran towards her as fast as possible.
A.caught sight of
B.got rid of
C.caught up with
D.got hold of
23. I went ______
his letter carefully but found no word of encouragement.
24. He was able
to ______ his anger and avoid a fight.
A.hold back
25. These flowers
smell ______.
A.pleasantly
B.pleasant
C.pleasure
26. If I were
you, I wouldn’t believe all these stories―old Bill loves ______ things up.
27. He turned his
head aside and walked straight ______ me.
28. Since Xiao
Wang knows smoking does great harm to the health, he has already ______.
A.given it in
B.given it up
C.given it out
D.given it off
29. I thought it
was going to rain but it has ______ fine.
A.come out
B.stood out
C.turned out
D.brought out
30. John has just
______ the family business from his father.
A.taken off
B.taken over
C.taken on
D.taken up
31. Many modern
factories have been ______ in the country since 1978.
32. If better
work gets higher pay, the workers will surely have greater ______ to produce.
A.intention
B.incentive
C.influence
D.intelligence
33. After several sleepless nights,
Mr. Johnson ______ a perfect solution to the financial problems of his
A.put up with
B.came up with
C.kept up with
D.ended up with
34. What caught
our sight first was his large collection of books ______ neatly on the
B.lain out
C.laid out
35. Being poor is
no ______ while being dishonest certainly is.
B.disgrace
36. He used to
have a ______ of stamp-collecting, but he has given it up.
37. Tom has got a
decent ______ in a chemical factory.
B.employment
D.profession
38. The Dean ______ that the new
teachers go through professional training before they started teaching.
A.persisted
B.insisted
C.resisted
D.assisted
39. The deadline is only three days
away. We can’t ______ the waste of a single minute in doing the work.
40. He was
unhappy with what he had written, but didn’t have the ______ to start it all
B.patience
C.interest
To take part in a space flight would be an exciting ______.
A.adventure
B.relaxation
C.pleasure
42. The unusually
cold weather in spring may ______ the growth of wheat.
B.result in
C.check up
43. A strong wind
was ______ the broken window.
A.free from
B.responsible for
C.ready for
44. He is tired
of the city and ______ the woods and the country.
A.looks into
B.gives up
C.makes use of
D.longs for
45. Usually,
picking flowers in a public park is ______.
B.disturbed
C.prevented
D.prohibited
46. If you had to
______ between staying here alone or going with me, what would you do?
47. Have you
______ been to Canada in your life?
48. There was more than ______ rain
and snow last year, so some parts of the country have been flooded this
B.efficient
C.generous
D.adequate
49. Be sure to
______ your work at the end of the exam.
A.look over
C.set aside
D.catch sight of
50. Tom had most
probably ______ her for a another sort of girl.
A.regarded
C.mistaken
II. Structure
51.Mary is from New York,
______ population is larger than that of any other city in the United&&&&
52. The classroom
is empty. I think they ______ to the library.
A.should have gone
D.must have gone
53. Suppose they
didn’t come, what ______ you do?
54. He rushed
into the room, ______.
A.sweat covered his face
B.his face was covered
with sweat
C.sweat was covering his
D.his face covered with
55. He insisted
in a telegram that a medical team ______ to the flooded area immediately.
A.should send
C.ought to send
56. He is not
happy ______ his wealth and fame as a successful physician.
A.even though
B.because of
C.in spite of
D.no matter how
57.______ you help, we
would not be able to complete the work in time, I am afraid.
A.Had we not had
C.If we had not had
58. The more we
look into the workings of the brain, ______& questions we are unable to
&&& A. the
fewer&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& C. the less
&&& B. the
more&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D. the least
59. ______
Christmas morning I raced to the fireplace and found nothing in my stocking.
60. If she
______, tell her I will call her back when I return.
B. will call
C. is going to call
61. The police
man acts ______ about the rights of the black people.
A. as if he cares
B. as if he cared
C. as if he will care
D. as if to care
62. The room is
too small ______.
A. for us to live
B. we can’t live in
C. we can’t live
D. for us to live in
63. I should have
come to the movie, but I ______ too busy.
C. had been
64. Such problems
______ air, water and noise pollutions, are becoming more and more serious.
assignments ______, Tom and Bob went to play tennis in the court.
A. are done
difficulty ______ your home. It took me almost one hour and a half.
A. to find
B. finding
C. for finding
D. of finding
67. New York is
the city ______ she is longing to visit.
B. in which
68. The town was
deadly quiet ______ a few dogs’ barks.
B. except for
C. besides
D. apart from
69. She promised
her parents to write ______ while she was away.
A. other day
C. other days
B. every other day
D. any other day
70. What did you
put in your suitcase? It’s almost ______ mine.
A. four times heavier
B. four times as heavy as
C. heavier than four times
D. as heavy as four times
71. “I have
forgotten my bread.” “Never mind, you can have ______.”
A. some of us
B. some of our
C. some of ours
D. some of themselves
72. She is fat
______ her age.
73. “Would you
mind opening the window?” ______.
A. No, you can’t open now
B. Yes, please.
C. No, of course not.
D. Yes, you may open
74. If you don’t
go, ______ I.
A. nor shall
B. neither do
C. nor don’t
75. ______ hard
she tried, she did not pass the exam.
A. However
B. Whenever
C. Whoever
D. Whatever
76. He told me
that he wouldn’t attend the party ______invited.
A. without
B. because
77. ______ a
reply, he decided to write a letter to her again.
A. Having not received
B. Not received
C. Not having received
D. Not receiving
78. The bridge
______ next year will be very long.
A. being built
B. to be built
D. building
79. The officer
gave order that soldiers ______ to go out at night.
A. shouldn’t allow
B. be not allowed
C. not be allowed
D. mustn’t be allowed
80. Mary was caught in a traffic jam
and by the time she arrived at the airport her father’s plane ______.
A. took off
B. had already taken off
C. was taken off
D. had already been taken off
III. Error Detection
81. I apologize
for keeping you waiting for so a long time.
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&A&& B&&&&& &&&&&
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82.The teacher
went over and took the student by his hand.
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& A&&&&&&&&&
&& B&&&&&&&&&&&&
83. It was
stupid for her to make such a mistake.
& B&& C&&&&&&&&&&
her choose first. If she chose the red one, I will take
the blue one.
A&&&&&&& B&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
&& C&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
85. The old woman
sat there used to be a famous singer.
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86. The girl
who came to help is a friend of my sister.
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& B&&&&&&&&
&C&&&&&&&&&&&&
doing the other exercise after you have finished this one.
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&& B&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
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exciting it is to play or watching a game after a day of
study or work.
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&&&&&& B&&&&&&&&&&&
& C&&&&&&&&&&&&
89. I don’t
think this is wise to draw a picture in such a hurry.
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B&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&& C&&&& D
90. If only
you’d put the meat in the oven on time, it is ready
&&& A&&&&&&&
&B&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
91. The teacher
spoke loudly so that everyone could listen to him.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&
& A&&&&&&&&&&&
& B&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
& C&&&&&&& && D
92. On Sundays
the supermarkets are full of good things and crowd
with people.
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&& C&&&&&&&&& D
93. Do you know
why must a student at the Open University have access
to a radio and a
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& A&&&&&&&&&&&
&B&&&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&& C&&&&&&&&&
television.
is a good form of exercise for both young and old.
&&&&&A&&&&&&&& B&&&&&&&&&&& C&&&&&&
95. He told me
that I was definite overweight and that I should make an
effort to lose some.
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& A&&&&&&&&&
&B&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
&&&&& C&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&&&&& D
96. They hit
their opponents at the football matches and won the cup in
& A&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
&&&& B&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&& C&&&&&&&&&&&
97. Great changes have been taken
place in my hometown, and a lot of tall buildings have been
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&& B&&& & C
98. Bread and
butter were all the food she had.
&& A&&&&&&&&&&
&C&&&&&&&&&&&&
took him a few minutes drawing the picture.
&C&&&&&&&&&
100. The price
of keeping a person in prison for a year is very great.
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&& B&&&&&&&&&&&
&& C&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&& D
101. Looking
from the flying airplane, the Yangtze River appears to be
a beautiful blue ribbon.
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& B&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
102. He was
looking impatient at the guests, who showed no sigh of
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&& A&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
&&& C&&&&&& D
103. I was really
looking forward to hear from you and was very disappointed
when you didn’t
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&A&&&&&&&&&&
B&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
any reply.
104. Everyone in
our class thinks it is urgent that he goes to see a
doctor about his health
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right away.
105. Even ten
days later, she was still too frightened to believe that
she could survive the air crash.
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&&&&& B&&&&&&
&&& C&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
106. I’d like
to buy that new model recorder but which is too expensive
for me at present.
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& A&&&&&&&&&&&&
&B&&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&& C&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&& D
107. During the war, however, the
United States could neither sold its raw materials, nor buy
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&B&&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&&
manufactured goods in European
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manners are important in all countries, but way of expressing
good manners are
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&&&&&&& B&&&&&
different from country to country.
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109. If anyone
happens to call while I am out of the office, have them
leave a message for me.
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&&&&&&& B&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
&& C&&&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&& D
110.I remembered clearly
to see Mary talking with Bush at the Christmas party the
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& A&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
& B&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
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but now she denied seeing him there.
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IV. Reading Comprehension
Passage One
Questions 111
to 115 are based on the following passage&
One hundred and thirteen million
Americans have at least one bank-issued credit card. They give their owner
automatic credit in stores, restaurants, and hotels, at home, across the
country, and even abroad, and they make banking services available as well.
More and more of these credit cards can be read automatically, making it
possible to withdraw or deposit money in different places, whether or not the
local branch bank is open. For many of us the “cashless society” is not in the
sky--it’s already here.
While computers offer these
conveniences to consumers, they have many advantages for sellers too.
Electronic cash registers can do much more than simply record sales. They can
keep a wide rage of records, including who sold what, when, and to whom. This
information allows businessmen to keep track of their list of goods by showing
which items are being sold and how fast they are moving. Decisions to reorder
or return goods to suppliers can then be made. At the same time these
computers record which hours are busiest and which employees are the most
efficient, allowing personnel and staffing assignments to be made. And they
also identify preferred customers for promotional campaigns. Computers are
relied on by manufacturers for similar reasons. Computer-analyzed marketing
reports can help to decide which products to emphasize now, which to develop
for the future, and which to give up. Computers keep track of goods in stock,
of raw materials on hand, and even of the production process itself.
Numerous other commercial enterprises,
from theaters to magazine publishers, from gas and electric utilities to milk
processors, bring better and more efficient services to consumers through the
use of computers.
111. According to
the passage, the credit card enables its owner to ______.
A.cash money where he
B.obtain more convenient
services than other people do
C.enjoy greater trust from
the storekeeper
D.withdraw as much money
from the bank as he wishes
112. From the
last sentence of the first paragraph we learn that ______.
A.in the future all the
Americans will use cash
B.credit cards are rarely
used in the U.S. today
C.nowadays many Americans
do not pay in cash
D.it is now more
convenient to use credit cards and cash than before
113. Which of the
following is TRUE?
A.Electronic cash
registers can keep various records.
B.Electronic cash
registers can simply record sales.
C.Electronic cash
registers make decisions.
D.Electronic cash
registers can analyze markets and make decisions themselves.
114. The word
“enterprise” in the last paragraph most probably means ______.
C.businessmen
D.business
115. What is this
passage mainly about?
A.Approaches to the
commercial use of computers.
B.Conveniences brought
about by computers in business.
C.Significance of
automation in commercial enterprises.
D.Advantages of credit
cards in business.
Passage Two
Questions 116
to 120 are based on the following passage
Have you ever suddenly felt that
someone you knew was in trouble―and he was? Have you ever dreamed something
that came true later? Maybe you have ESP（超感官知觉）.
ESP stands for Extrasensory
Perception. It may be called a sixth sense. It seems to let people know about
events before they happen, or events that are happening some distance away.
Here’s an example: A woman was ironing
clothes. Suddenly she screamed, “My father is dead! I saw him sitting in the
chair!” Just then, a telegram came. The woman’s father died of a heart attack.
He died sitting in a chair.
There are thousands of stories like
this one on record. Scientists are studying them to find out what’s behind
these strange mental messages. Here’s another example C one of hundreds of
dreams that have come true.
A man dreamed he was walking along a
road when a horse and carriage came by. The driver said, “There’s room for one
more.” The man felt the driver seemed dead, so he ran away. The next day, the
man was getting on a crowded bus. The bus driver said, “There’s room for one
more”. Then the man saw that the driver’s face was the same face he had seen
in the dream. He wouldn’t get on the bus. As the bus drove off, it crashed and
burnt into flames. Everyone was killed!
116. This article
is mainly about ______.
A.the human mind
B.the human dream
C.the sixth sense
D.a crowded bus
117. ESP lets
people know ______.
A.about events before they
B.about events after they
C.about events that
happening some distance away
D.both a and c
118. In the fifth
paragraph the word “room” probably means ______.
A.space that is enough for
B.apartment
C.a part of a house
D.place occupied by a
119. By studying
ESP, scientists may get to ______.
A.learn how people tell
B.know more about human
C.know more about human
D.learn how strange things
120. According to
the passage, the author believes that the sixth sense is ______.
A.in existence
B.inexistent
C.executive
D.inexecutable
Passage Three
Questions 121
to 125 are based on the following passage
If you judge by the number of people
who go to see the games and by the number who actually play it, basketball is
probably the most popular sport in the United States of America today. It is
mainly an indoor game, and the season extends from late fall, through the
winter, to early spring.
There are many professional basketball
teams a but for the most part, basketball is a school
sport. There is hardly a high school or college or institute or university in
the country that does not have its team and its local followers of fans.
In spring and summer, the most popular
sport in the United States is baseball. During the warm weather you can see
young men and boys playing this game in any part of the country. Radio and
television bring the details of the big games to every corner of the land, and
the activities of the professional teams and their best players are a topic of
conversation for Americans everywhere.
In the fall, the most popular sport is
football. As you know, this is not the same kind of game that is so popular in
other parts of the world. Like basketball and baseball, American football is
typically American, and those who have never seen it before have difficulty
seeing any sense in it. But for most of the people who watch it, the game
itself is not so important as the music, the cheering and the festive spirit
that go with it. On a cool, bright autumn afternoon, there is nothing so
colorful and so interesting and so exciting as an American football game.
121. The most popular sport in the
United States of America is ______ if you judge by the number of people who go
to see the game and actually play it.
A.football
B.baseball
C.volleyball
D.basketball
122. The passage
says that almost every school or college has a ______ and its fans.
A.basketball team
B.football team
C.basketball match at
D.baseball match on
Saturday afternoon
123. In this
passage, the word “fall” means ______.
124. In spring and summer, what is the
commonest topic of conversation for American everywhere?
A.It is about the most
exciting football match.
B.It is about the
basketball stars and their teams.
C.It is about the
difference between American football and football in the other countries.
D.It is about the
activities of the professional baseball teams.
125. According to
the passage, which of the following is right?
A.On a cool, bright autumn
afternoon, the most colorful and exciting thing is an American football game.
B.American football is the
same kind of game that is so popular in other parts of the world.
C.American young men and
boys like to play baseball in cold weather.
D.Baseball is usually
played indoor so the sport is the most popular in any season in U.S.A.
Passage Four
Questions 126
to 130 are based on the following passage
A habit is something we do very often.
We do not think when we are doing it. We can have good habits or bad habits.
Early to bed, early to rise,
Make a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
This is an old English saying. Have
you heard it before? It means that we must go to bed early and get up early in
the morning. If we do, we shall be healthy. We shall be rich and clever.
Is it true? The body must have enough
sleep. Children of your age need ten hour’s sleep every night. If you do not
have enough sleep, you cannot think and do your work properly. You will not be
wise and you may not become wealthy.
Some people go to bed late at night
and get up late in the morning. This is not good for them. We must sleep at
night when it is dark. When the daylight comes, we must get up. This is the
time for exercise. Exercise means doing things with the body. Walking,
running, jumping, swimming, playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps
body strong.
Exercise helps the blood to move
around inside the body. Blood takes food to all parts of our bodies. The
brains in our heads also need blood. We think with our brains. If we keep our
bodies healthy, and take exercise, we can think better!
Our bodies also need air to breathe.
We must have plenty of clean, fresh air to breathe if we want to be healthy.
126. A habit is
something we do ______ .
A.every day
B.twice a day
C.every week
D.very often
127. Children of
your age need ______ .
A.twelve hour’s sleep
B.nine hour’s sleep
C.ten hour’s sleep
D.eleven hour’s sleep
128. Exercise
makes the body ______ .
129. If we want
to be healthy, wealthy and wise, we must go to bed ______ .
A.late and get up late
B.early and get up early
C.early and get up late
D.right after dinner
130. The best
time to sleep is when ______ .
A.it is day light
B.it is dark
C.we are taking exercise
D.near an open window
Passage Five
Questions 131
to 135 are based on the following passage
Not long ago, I was invited out to
dinner by a girl called Sally. I had only met Sally twice, and she was very,
very beautiful. I was flattered. “She likes me,” I thought. But I was
in for a disappointment.
“I’m so sorry we asked you at such
short notice,” she said when I arrived, “but we suddenly realized there were
going to be thirteen people at the table, so we just had to find somebody
A superstition（迷信）.
Thirteen. The unlucky number. Recently I came upon a little group of worried
people, gathered round a man lying on the pavement（人行道）beside
a busy London road. They were waiting for an ambulance, because the man had
been knocked down by a passing taxi. Apparently he had stepped off the
pavement and into the street, to avoid walking under a ladder.
They say this superstition goes back
to the days when the gallows（绞架）were
built on a platform. To get up on to the platform you had to climb a ladder.
To pass under the shadow of that ladder was very unlucky….
Other superstitions are not to be
easily explained. To see a black cat in England is lucky. But if you see a
black cat in India, it is considered very unlucky. There too, if you are about
to set out on a long journey, and someone sneezes, you shouldn’t go.
Break a mirror―you will have seven
year’s bad luck. Find a four-leafed flower, you will have good luck. Just
crazy superstition, of course.
I have an African friend. One day he
said to me: “If ever an African says to you that he is not superstitious, that
man is a liar.”
Perhaps that is true of all of us.
131. Why did
Sally invite him?
A.Sally regarded the
writer as a close friend.
B.Sally would like to have
more people at the dinner.
C.Sally invited him in
order to avoid the unlucky number thirteen.
D.Sally wanted to have one
more person so that they could have thirteen people.
132. What does
the word “flattered” mean in the first paragraph?
A.Pleased.
B.Satisfied.
C.Interested.
D.Surprised.
happened to the man lying on the pavement?
A.He stepped off the
street and into the pavement.
B.He was knocked down by a
passing taxi.
C.He walked under a
D.He was waiting for an
ambulance.
134. In the last
sentence, the writer suggested that ______ .
A.all of us are
superstitious
B.all of us are liars
C.all Africans are
superstitious
D.all Africans are liars
135. Which is the
best title of the passage?
A.Unlucky Number 13
B.Bad Luck
D.Superstition
Passage Six
Questions 136
to 140 are based on the following passage
Why do we laugh? For years scientists
have asked themselves this question. No other animals laugh and smile―only
human beings. So does laughter help us to survive in any way? The answer seems
to be that smiling and laughter help us to relax, reduce tension and prevent
illness which are caused by stress. Laughter really is the best medicine!
But if you’re unhappy, it can’t do you
any good to smile, can it? Not true. Apparently, the positive effects of
smiling are just the same whether you feel like smiling or not. Scientists in
California asked a group of actors to act five different feelings: happiness,
sadness, anger, surprise and fear―just using their faces. Changes in their
heart rate, blood pressure and temperature were written down. Most of the
feelings they acted didn’t cause changes, but when the actors smiled their
heart rate and their blood pressure went down. This happened even though they
were only acting! So even if we feel sad inside, smiling seems to make us feel
A sense of humor also helps to keep
things in perspective. Interfering friends or a flat tire won’t seem quite so
bad if you can see the funny side. So if you find yourself in a stressful
situation, try to imagine how it must seem to an outsider with a sense of
humor and let yourself laugh. A psychologist writes: “If you try to show a
positive reaction instead of a negative one, this will eventually become a
part of their personality. If you start to laugh, in time you will actually
become happier.
136. This article
tells us that ______ .
A.laughter is very
B.laughter is the best
C.laughter is very useful
D.laughter is very helpful
137. Laughter can
help us ______ .
A.be happy and relax
B.relax and reduce tension
C.prevent illnesses caused
D.both B and C
happened to the actors when they smiled?
A.No changes were caused.
B.They felt happier.
C.Their heart rate and
blood pressure went down.
D.They liked smiling more
than before.
139. What did the
scientists in California do?
A.They acted five
different feelings.
B.They said smiling seemed
to make us feel better.
C.They let actors act five
different feelings.
D.They said smiling
couldn’t do us any good.
140. In the last
paragraph, the word “personality” means ______ .
A.character
D.particular person
Passage Seven
Questions 141
to 145 are based on the following passage
The greatest recent social changes
have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there has been a
remarkable shortening of the proportion of a woman’s life spent in caring for
children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably
have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight
children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the
time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties
and would expect to a further twenty years, during which custom, opportunity
and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger
and have fewer children. Usually a woman’s youngest child will be fifteen when
she is forty-five and can be expected to live another thirty-five years and is
likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has the
care of children, her work is lightened by household appliances and
convenience foods.
This important change in women’s
life-pattern has only recently begun to have its full effect on women’s
economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first
opportunity, and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they
married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the
school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and
though women tend to marry younger, more married women stay at work at least
until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards
return to full or part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship
in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and
satisfactions of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more
equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the
abilities and interests of each other.
141. For women at the beginning of the
twentieth century, the amount of time spent taking care of children ______.
A.was shorter than in
previous centuries
B.was longer than in
previous centuries
C.was considered to be
surprisingly long
D.accounted for a great
part of their lives
142. When she was
over fifty, the late nineteen-century mother ______.
A.would be healthy enough
to take up paid employment
B.was usually expected to
die fairly soon
C.would expect to work
until she died
D.was unlikely to find a
job even if she wanted one
143. According to
the passage, the woman of today usually ______.
A.marries instead of
getting paid work
B.marries before she is
twenty-five
C.has more children under
D.has too few children
144. Many girls,
the passage claims, are now likely to ______.
A.give up their jobs for
good after they are married
B.leave school as soon as
C.marry so that they can
D.continue working until
they are going to have a baby
145. Nowadays, a
husband tends to ______.
A.play a greater part in
looking after the children
B.help his wife by doing
most of the housework
C.feel dissatisfied with
his role in the family
D.take a part-time job so
that he can help in the home
Passage Eight
Questions 146
to 150 are based on the following passage
In general, people talk about two
groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. Researchers think that there
are also two groups of people: people who prefer warm colors and people who
prefer cool colors.
The warm colors are red, orange, and
yellow. When there are warm colors and a lot of light, people usually want to
be active. People think that red, for example, is exciting. Sociable people,
those who like to be with others, like red. The cool colors are green, blue
and violet. These colors, unlike warm colors, are relaxing. Where there are
cool colors, people are usually quiet. People who like to spend time alone
often prefer blue.
Red may be exciting, but one
researcher says that time seems to pass more slowly in a room with warm colors
than in a room with cool colors. He suggests that a warm color, such as red or
orange, is a good color for a living room or restaurant. People who are
relaxing or eating do not want time to pass quickly. Cool colors are better
for offices or factories if the people who are working there want time to pass
People associate colors with different objects,
feelings, and holidays. Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood
and life. People say red is an exciting and active color. They associate red
with a strong feeling like anger. Red is used for signs of danger, such as
STOP signs and fire engines. The holiday which is associated with red is
Valentine’s Day. On February 14, Americans send red hearts to people they
Green is the cool color of grass in
spring. People say it is a refreshing and relaxing color. However, they also
associate green with feeling of guilt, fear, and envy. Many people wear green
on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17.
In conclusion, color is very important
to people. Warm and cool colors affect how people feel. People choose products
by color. Moreover, color affects how an object looks. It is even possible
that your favorite color tells a lot about you.
146. ______ are
cool colors.
A.Red, blue and purple
B.Blue, violet and yellow
C.Green, blue and violet
D.Yellow, red and blue
147. According to
the article, ______ might be a good color for being alone.
148. The color
red makes people think of ______.
A.danger and anger
B.guilt and fear
C.dignity and fear
D.fire and water
149. When a
person is envious, he is said to be ______.
A.blue with envy
B.white with envy
C.green with envy
D.pink with envy
150. It can be
concluded that people’s favorite color ______.
A.is not important to
their jobs
B.shows their intelligence
C.tells a lot about them
D.shows their education
Passage One
Thank you for the gift sent to me and
I was pleased to receive your letter, asking what advice I would &1
&you on how to become a newspaper reporter in the future.
First, learn &2 &to use
a typewriter. This is one of the things you are &3 &to do. You
can &4 &learn the skill in school or buy a book that explain how
to teach yourself.
At school you should learn how to &5
&and write your own language well besides the other subjects. Outside
your school there are &6 &many things you can do to prepare
yourself for a newspaper job. When you read a newspaper story notice how it is
&7 &. You should also& 8 &some time discovering
how your city government works and how some of the business meetings are going
on. The &9 &you know about them, the more successful you will
&you have any questions I haven’t
answered clearly in this letter, please write to me again.
1. A. write
3. A. important
D. limited
4. A. quickly
B. possibly
5. A. learn
6. A. also
D. neither
7. A. written
C. invented
8. A. save
9. A. well
C. earlier
D. greater
Kites have been flown in Japan for
more than a thousand years. The children of Japan love to make and fly kites.
The kites are &11 &many shapes and sizes. Some look like bats.
&&12 &are shaped &13 &circles or squares. Pictures
&14 &on most of them.
For the New Year and on the Boy’s
Day, the men fly kites. They hope their sons will &15 &to be
strong and brave, like kites &16& in the sky.
The young men of Japan have kite
battles. The men form groups and each group makes a big kite. Some of the
kites are& 17 &. Speed is needed to& 18 &the kites
in the air. &&19 &cars are used to pull them along.
Kites are not used just for flying.
In Japan they are used to make rooms &20 &. Kites are put in
frames, or they can be just printed on the wall.
&& D. from
12. A. The
14. A. are
D. are to be painted
&& B. grow
&& C. grow
thirty-feet long
thirty foot long
thirty-foot length
thirty feet long
&& C. Some
&& D. Some
looked bright
looked brightly
&& C. look
look bright
Passage Three
Here are two cars. They may 21
day take the place of today’s big cars. 22 we use such
cars in the future, there will be 23 space for parking cars in
cities, and the streets will be less crowded. Three such cars can park in the
same space that is needed for 24 of today’s cars. The little
cars will be very 25, too, because these little cars can go at a
speed of only 65 kilometers per hour.
The cars of future will be fine for
getting into a city, but they will 26 be useful for long trips.
If the car is powered by 27 , it will have two batteries―one for
the motor and the other for the lights. If the little cars run on gas, they
will go 450 kilometers 28 it needs to stop for more gas.
If big cars are still used 29
the small ones, we must build two sets of 30 , one for the big,
fast cars and the other for the small, slow ones.
21. A. other
&& C. every
&& D. some
22. A. Although
23. A. more
&& B. less
&& D. little
24. A. one
&& B. three
&& C. four
&& D. five
25. A. slow
&& B. fast
&& C. safe
&& D. cheap
26. A. only
&& C. always
27. A. engines
&& B. motors
&& D. electricity
28. A. when
&& C. after
&& D. before
29. A. more than
&& B. along with
&& C. less than
&& D. instead of
30. A. motors
&& B. stores
&& C. roads
&& D. garages
Passage Four
&&& In traditional
education, the teacher may feel that the students are not very grown up.
Usually, teachers are older than students, &31 &teachers feel that
students are &32 &and do not know very much about the &33
&. The teachers feel that they must tell the students &34
&to do most of the time, and that they must also &35 &the students
study specific things. In open education, the teacher’s &36 &are
very different. These teachers feel that the students are individuals first, and
students second. They &37 &the students to be responsible
&38 &the things that they do, just as adults are. A student’s ideas and
feelings are just as important as the teacher’s. The teacher allows the students
to decide what they want to do, and does not make them study what they do not
want 39 &. The teacher lets them decide what to study and how
&40 &to study. It’s very important for the teacher to show how he or
she feels for the students.
and&&&&&&&&&& & B. however&&&&&&&&& C. still&&&&&&&&&&&& && D. yet
older&&&&&&&&&& B. young&&&&&&&&&&& C. youngest&&&&&&&&& && D. old
universe&&&&&& &B.
culture&&&&&&&&&
C. world&&&&&&&&&
civilization
that&&&&&&&&&&&&B. what&&&&&&&&&&&& C. how&&&&&&&&&&&&&& && D. which
force&&&&&&&&&
&B. ask&&&&&&&&&&&& &C. order&&&&&&&&&&& &&
feelings&&&&& & B. interests&&&&&&&
C. methods&&&&& &&&&& & D. ways
like&&&&&&&&& &
B. hope&&&&&&&&&&& &C. expect&&&&&&&&&& &
38. A. in&&&&&&&&&&& &
B. for&&&&&&&&&&&& &C. to&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& &D. with
for&&&&&&&&&&&& B. to&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
C. about&&&&&&&&&&& &
much&&&&&&& &&& B. well&&&&&&&&&&&& C. hard&&&&&&&&&&&& &
& D. simple
VI. Translation
Translate the following Chinese into English.
日落是自然界中最美丽的景观之一。
我们花了两小时才做出一项决定。
学说话的孩子学会说话并非由于总是有人纠正他。
你计划什么时候读完那本书？
在一些国家，失业者被迫去乞讨。
她的成功鼓舞了我们所有的人更加努力工作。
这件工作持续了两年半。
我花了一个星期的时间才读完这本书。
实验证明这种理论是正确的。
你可以想象他是多么的悲伤。
唯一显得容易学的语言是母语。
我怎样才能知道什么该做，什么不该做呢？
我给他的（钱）是我通常给搬运工的两倍。
南希虽然很想参加辩论，但腼腆得不敢开口。
这个村庄是以矗立在它前面的那座高山命名的。
Translate the following
English into Chinese.
1. She doesn’t want
to go to the park. Neither do I.
2. This might be
the reason why he failed time and again.
3. She really
didn’t know how to protect her children from catching cold.
4. New friends and
experiences will help children grow in understanding.
5. For over sixty
years, he has served the country heart and soul.
6. My friend did
not appear until six o’clock.
7. I hope I shall
never have to deal with him.
8. Whatever the
trouble, they have to struggle on with their lives, they have no choice.
9. After the spring
rains the young trees are growing quickly.
10. No plan seems
too difficult for him to realize.
11. The earlier the
better, as far as I am concerned.
12. The work is
easy for an expert, while it is difficult for an inexperienced person.
13. They looked
both ways before crossing the street.
14. Without the
distraction of TV, they might sit around together and talk to one another.
15. If it hadn’t for your help, we
couldn’t have succeeded in the experiment within such a short period of time.
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