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I.Phonetics(10Points)Directions:Ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords,therearefourunderlinedlettercombinationsmarkedA,B,CandD.Comparetheunderlinedpartsandidentifytheonethatisdifferentfromtheothersinpronunciation.MarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.A.heightB.hopefullyC.honestD.housingA.generationB.mentionC.memoryD.metallicA.persuadedB.happenedC.treatedD.woundedA.shoutB.touchC.announceD.aboutA.excuseB.exerciseC.explainD.extremelyA.mediumB.westernC.MediterraneanD.revolutionA.castleB.vastC.wasteD.fastenA.disappearB.fearC.yearD.pearA.doubtB.soundC.famousD.found10.A.correctB.discoverC.comfortD.comeVocabularyandStructure(40points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Theresearchlaboratoryisgoingtothenewtypeofcomputertouse.A.takeB.makeC.putD.bringTheoldwomanhasaletterfromhersoninthearmytoher.A.readB.writeC.writtenD.received13.oftheearthismadeupofvastoceans.A.Two-thirdB.TwothirdsC.TwothirdD.Twos-third14.Stampswhichyoudon’twanttokeepcanbewithothers.A.changedB.tradedC.threwD.collected15.“JackisnomorecarefulthanTom”means.A.BothJackandTomarecarefulB.NeitherJacknorTomiscarelessC.BothJackandTomarecarelessD.Tomiscareful,butJackisn’tWhilecleaningalong-desertedhousetheotherdayIcameanoldphotoofmygrandpa.A.toB.byC.acrossD.with17.Janewasillforaboutaweek,Shedidn’tuntilyesterday.A.getgoodB.getridofC.getoverD.geton18.—Ifeelabitthirsty.—Whydon’tyouhaveteaA.anyB.someC.littleD.afew19.Whenwoodisburnt,itheatandlight,togetherwithheavysmoke.A.giveupB.sendsupC.sendsawayD.sendsout20.Thesoldierfromawoundanddiedaheroic.A.dieddeadlydeathB.wasdeaddyingdeathC.dieddeaddyingD.wasdyingdeathdead21.—Doyouthinkwe’llstillcatchthetrain—Well,wewon’twewalkfaster.A.asB.unlessC.untilD.nomatterhow22.—DoyoumindifIsmokehere—.A.No,pleasedon’tB.Yes,pleaseC.No,notatallD.Yes,ifyoulike23.—MayImoveyourbagalittleandtakethisseat—.A.Idon’tmindB.GoaheadC.Itdoesn’tmatterD.Youdoit,please24.—Whenwillyoubefreethismonth,Mr.White—,maybewe’llbefreenextSunday.A.LetmebeB.LetmeseeC.ThinkitoverD.I’mafraid25.—MayIcometoattendyourlecture—.A.No,you’dbetternotcomeB.SureC.It’snotworthlisteningtoD.MypleasureHesaidhehadboughtdictionaryweekbefore,anddictionarywasgreathelptohim.A.athetheaB.a/the/C.a//aD.thethethetheMr.Brown,togetherwithhisstudents,totheScienceMuseum.A.hasgoneB.aregoingC.havegoneD.havebeenAlthoughhewasinahurry,hestoppedtheoldmantocarrytheheavybox.A.helpingB.tohelpC.beinghelpedD.helpedDuringtheholidaysIshallhelpmyfather.A.withworkingB.withhisworkC.forworkD.forworking30.—Whereonearthdowegetlightandheat—Itisfromthesunwegetthem.A.whichB.onwhichC.whereD.that31.It’sabouttimethatthisproblem.A.tosettleB.shouldbesettledC.besettledD.tobesettled32.ApersonaforeignlanguagemustbeabletousetheforeignlanguageA.learning,forgettingB.wholearns,toforgetC.tolearn,toforgetD.using,but

allhisown.EinsteinwasgiventheNobelPrizePhysicsin1921.A.inB.atC.onD.forInthegeographylesson,theteachertoldthechildrenthattheearthroundlikeaball.A.wasB.isC.wereD.hadbeenHisfatherdiedandhimalotofmoney.Nosoonerhadheleftthepolicearrived.A.whenB.thenC.thanD.beforeStillwaterrun.A.quickB.deeplyC.deepD.quickly38.Heoftengoestoschoolbybikeitrains.A.besidesB.exceptforC.exceptD.exceptwhen39.Itisimportantusthebalanceofnature.A.fortokeepB.oftokeepC.forkeepingD.oftohavekept40.Thereislittleinkinthebottle,A.isn’tthereB.isn’titC.isthereD.isit41.Therearemanyinthishospital.A.womandoctorsB.womendoctorsC.womendoctorD.doctorwomanYourcoatwillloseitscoloritiswashed.A.afterB.untilC.thoughD.notuntil—Whatshallwedothisweekend,Sara—WhatabouttoamovieA.goB.goingC.wentD.togo44.Itisquiteclearhewon’tseeus.A.whatB.thatC.whyD.how45.Thereis“u”and“s”intheword“us”.A.aaB.aanC.anaD.anan46.TomtoldmethatyouweregoingtotakeatriptoAmerica,A.wouldn’tyouB.didn’theC.weren

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tyou47.Scienceseemsclosertothequestion.A.tobegettingansweringpuzzlingB.togetanswerpuzzledC.tobegettinganswerpuzzlingD.gettinganswerpuzzling,wemusttaketimetodiscussitcarefully.A.BeingratherdifficultB.BecausethequestionbeingratherdifficultC.thequestionbeingratherdifficultD.BecausethequestionberatherdifficultTheteachertoldyoutodoit.A.howhesaidB.asyouhadbeenshownC.whichhetoldyouD.whatyouhadheard50.Morethanonepersonthatkindofexperience.A.hashadB.havehadC.arehavingD.werehavingCloze(20points)Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesgivenbelowandmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatismostsuitableandmarkyouranswerbyblackingthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Notlongago,therelivedinAucklandaworkingfamilywhodreamedaboutahouseoftheirown.Anyonethencouldreadinthenewspapersaboutthebuildingcompanieswhoofferedtoputpeopleintoanewhouse51onlya$1,000deposit.Ofcourse,theremainderhadtobepaidoffwithinterestoveraperiodoftwentyyearsorso.Theworkerandhiswifehopefullywenttooneofthesecompanies52thiswonderfuloffer.Andthemanintheofficesaid.“Yes,sure.Youbringalong$1,000andwecan53youwithanewhouse.”Sotheworkerandhiswif

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”Thecouplethoughtitoveranddecideditwouldnottakeverylongtosavetheextra$500iftheyworkedhard.Insixmothstheyworked55overtimeandsavedthe$500inspiteofthehighrenttheyhadtopayfortheirflat.Backtothebuildingmanthey56withtheir$1,500.Buttotheirsurprisehe57thedepositwasnow$3,000.Nowsomewhatwiser,theworkersaid,Andthenext“time,Idaresaywe’llfindthedepositrisingoncemore.Howhavewe58savetheextra$1,500”“Well”,saidtheman,“Ithinkwecanstabilizethesituationforabouttwelvemonths.Bythetimeyoucomewith$3,000,wewillhavehadthehouse59foryou.Thecoupleleft,sadatheartastheysawtheirdreamhouse60.Bythetimetheyhadsavedtheextra$,nodoubtthedepositwouldhavebecomestillhigher,maybe$5,000,then$10,000andthen!A.forB.withC.onD.toA.toaskforB.askingforC.toaskaboutD.askingaboutA.supplyB.giveC.offerD.equipA.orB.andC.butD.soA.wholetheB.wholeC.theallD.alltheA.filledB.dealtC.wentD.wenton57.A.repliedB.announcedC.toldD.spokeA.hadtoB.workedtoC.triedtoD.gottoA.soldB.paidC.prepareD.readyA.throwawayB.dieawayC.takeawayD.getawayIV.ReadingComprehension(60points)Directions:Therearefourreadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseonbestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneForsomeminutes,allwasquietinthestreet.Thenfromacrossthestreetsomeonecamewalking.Itlookedlikeamanofmiddleheight,dressedinabigraincoat,asofthatandrubber-soledbootsorshoes,andmakinglittlesoundwhilewalking.Noonewasinsight.Itwasastreetwithtworowsofaboutfiftysmallhousesandtherewerethreelampsoneitherside.Thelampnearesttothechild’shousecouldbeseenclearly,buttheotherswerealmosthiddenbythesmokyair.Acarpassedtheendofthestreetanditslightsshowedfaintly,butclearlyenoughtoshowthesmoothskinofawoman’sface.Thecardisappearedasthewoman,wrappedupinhercoat,reachedthedoorwayofthechild’shouse.Sheputakeyinthelockquickly,pushedthedooropenandsteppedinside,thenclosedthedoorwithoutlookinground.Shebegantobreathehard.Sheleanedagainstthedoorforamoment,thenstraightenedupasifwithaneffort,andwalkedtowardsthedoorofthefrontroom,thepassageleadingtothekitchen,andthenarrowstaircase.Shehesitatedoutsidethedoor,thenwentupthestairsquicklybutwithhardlyasound.Therewasenoughlightfromthenarrowhalltoshowthefourdoorsleadingoffasmalllanding(楼梯平台).Shepushedeachdooropeninturnandshoneatorchinside,andthelightfelluponbeds,walls,furniture,abathroomhand-basin,amirrorwhichflashedbrightnessback;butthiswasnotwhatthewomanwaslookingfor.Sheturnedawayandwentdownstairs,andhesitatedagainatthefootofthestairs,thenturnedtowardsthekitchen.Clearlytherewasnothingthere,orinthesmallwashroomthatshewanted.Tworoomsremained;thefrontroomandasmalleronenexttoit.Sheopenedthefrontroomdoor.Afteramoment,shesawthechildThelightsofthecarpassingtheendofthestreetshowedthat.A.awomanwasdrivingthecarB.someonewasstandingbyastreetlampC.amanandawomanwerewalkingupthestreetD.awomanwaswalkingbyherselfupthestreet

’sbedandthechild.62.Afterthewomanclosedthefrontdoor,she.A.lookedroundquicklyB.startedbreathingagainC.restedbeforemovingD.walkedstraighttowardsthefrontdoor63.Whichofthefollowingplans(

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sroom=door=stairsF=frontroomC=child’sroomP=passageK=kitchenW=washroom64.Whenshewasupstairs,thewoman.A.sawthattherewasawash-basinineachroomB.noticedamirrorwhichshewaslookingforC.foundatorchinoneoftheroomsD.openedfourdifferentdoorsOnceshewasinthehouse,thewomanbehavedasifwhatshewaslookingfor.A.mightbeinthekitchenB.wasmorelikelytobeupstairsC.wouldbeeasilyseenbythelightfromthehallD.wouldlookfrighteningtoachildPassageTwoThefavoritefoodintheUnitedStatesisthehamburger(汉堡包).Thefavoriteplacetobuyahamburgerisafastfoodrestaurant.Atfastfoodrestaurants,peopleordertheirfood,waitafewminutes,andcarryittotheirtablesthemselves.Peoplealsotaketheirfoodoutoftherestaurantandeatitintheircarsorintheirhomes.Atsomefastfoodrestaurants.peoplecanordertheirfood,payforitandpickitupwithoutleavingtheircars.TherearemanykindsoffastfoodrestaurantsintheUnitedStates.Thegreatestinnumbersellhamburgers,Frenchfries(油炸马铃薯片)andsoon.TheyarepopularfoodamongAmericans.Besides,fastfoodrestaurantsthatserveChinesefood,Mexicanfood,Italianfood,chicken,seafoodandice-creamareverymany.Theideaofafastfoodrestaurantissopopularthatnearlyeverykindoffoodcanbefoundinone.Fastfoodrestaurantsarepopularbecausetheyreflect(反应)Americanlifestyle.Customerscanwearanytypeofdresswhentheygotoafastfoodplace.Second,theyarefast.Peoplewhoarebusydonotwanttospendtimepreparingtheirownfoodorwaitingwhilesomeonepreparesit.Infastfoodrestaurantsthefoodisusuallyreadybeforethecustomerevenordersit.Finallymostfoodinafastfoodrestaurantisnotexpensive.Therefore,peopleareabletobuyandeatatafastfoodrestaurantoften,whiletheymaynotbeabletogotoamoreexpensiverestaurantveryoften.66.HamburgersandFrenchfriescanbegotatthefastfoodrestaurants.A.someofB.mostofC.apartofD.allofWhatdopeopledowhentheycometoafastfoodrestaurantA.Theyorderandeattheirfoodattherestaurant.B.Theybuyandtaketheirfoodoutandeatitintheircarsorintheirhomes.C.Theyorder,payforandgettheirfoodintheircars.D.Theydooneofthethreeabove-mentionedthings.WhydoAmericansliketogotofastfoodrestaurantsItisbecausefastfoodrestaurantsarefast,informal(不拘礼仪的),andinexpensive.B.Itisbecausepeoplecaneasilyfindfastfoodrestaurants.C.Itisbecausepeopleliketoeathamburgers.D.Itisbecausefastfoodrestaurantssellnearlyeverykindoffood.IsthefoodinfastfoodrestaurantsalwaysreadybeforethecustomersorderitA.Yes,itisB.No,itisseldomreadyC.Yes.ItiscookedtoorderD.No.Notalways,butusually70.Seafoodandice-creamareservedatallfastfoodrestaurants,aren’ttheyA.CertainlyB.Yes,theyareC.No,I’mafraidnotD.No.OnlyatafewofthemPassageThreeItisunderstoodthataballadisasongthattellsastory,butafolksongisnotsoeasilydefined.Aballedisafolksong,butafolksongisnotaballaduntilittellsastory.Folksong,thenhasincludedmanykindsofmusic.Forexample,asailor’ssongoftheseaisafolksong.Theblues,atypeofjazzpopularinNewOrleans,maybeafolksong.Infact,therearefolksongsforeveryjob.“HomeontheRange”showshowapopularsongmaybecomeafolksong.Itwasfirstpickedupasafolksongin1910byJohnLomaxinSanAntonio,Texas.Lomaxheardthesongfromanoldmanwhohadbeenacookmanyyearsbefore.ThesongwasknownallovertheMidwest;thoughtitdidnotcometonationalattentionuntiltheearly1930s.By1947“HomRange”wassopopularthatitbecametheofficialstatesongofKansas.Afolksongisalsoaballadwhenit.A.tellsastoryB.issungbyworkersC.makesthelistenersfeelsadD.coversmanykindsofmusicAccordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingisnotalwaysafolksongA.AballadB.Asailor’ssongC.AstatesongD.Agoatherd’ssong.73.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisnottrueofafolksongA.ItispassedonorallyB.IthasdifferentformsC.ItmaytalkaboutworkD.Itisfoundonlyinthewesternstates74.Theauthorusestheexampleof“HomeontheRange”toshowthatfolksongs.A.alwaystellsastoryB.arebasedonwrittenformsC.maycomefrompopularsongsD.havebecomestatesongs75.Themaintopicofthepassageisthe.A.differentkindsoffolksongsB.developmentofpopularmusicC.definitionofaballadD.importanceoffolksongsinAmericanlifePassageFourWefindthatbrightchildrenarerarelyheldbackbymixed-abilityteaching.Onthecontrary,boththeirknowledgeandexperienceareenriched.Wefeelthattherearemanydisadvantagesinstreaming()pupils.Itdoesnottakeintoaccountthefactthatchildrendevelopatdifferentrates.Itcanhaveabadeffectonboththebrightandthenot-so-brightchild.Afterall,itcanbequitediscouragingtobeatthebottomofthetopgrade!Besides,itisratherunrealtogradepeoplejustaccordingtotheirintellectualability.Thisisonlyoneaspectoftheirtotalpersonality.Weareconcernedtodeveloptheabilitiesofallourpupilstothefull,notjusttheiracademicability.Wealsovaluepersonalqualitiesandsocialskills,andwefindthatmixed-abilityteachingcontributestoalltheseaspectsoflearning.Inourclassrooms,weworkinvariousways.Thepupilsoftenworkingroups:thisgivesthemtheopportunitytolearntoco-operate,toshare,andtodevelopleadershipskills.Theyalsolearnhowtocopewithpersonalproblemsaswellaslearninghowtothink,tomakedecisions,toanalyseandevaluate,andtocommunicateeffectively.Thepupilslearnfromeachotheraswellasfromtheteacher.Sometimesthepupilsworkinpairs;sometimestheyworkonindividualtasksandassignments,andtheycandothisattheirownspeed.Theyalsohavesomeformalclassteachingwhenthisisappropriate.Weencourageourpupilstousethelibrary,andweteachthemtheskillstheyneedinordertodothisefficiently.Anadvancedpupilcandoadvancedwork:itdoesnotmatterwhatagethechildis.Weexpectourpupilstodotheirbest,nottheirleast,andwegivethemeveryencouragementtoattainthisgoal.76.Inthepassagetheauthor’sattitudetowards-abilityteaching“mixed”is.A.criticalB.questioningC.appr