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PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbepause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithalinethroughthecentre.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:A.Attheoffice.B.Inthewaitingroom.C.Attheairport.D.Inarestaurant.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.[1分]

A.ThemanwantstogotoLosAngeles.

B.ThemanwantstogotoSanFrancisco.

C.TherearenoflightstoLosAngelesfortherestoftheday.

D.TherearetwodirectflightstoLosAngeleswithinthenexttwohours.

2.[1分]

A.Heenjoyswritinghomeeveryweek.

B.Heneverfailstowriteaweeklyletterhome.

C.Hedoesn’twritehomeonceaweeknow.

D.Hehasbeenaskedtowritehomeeveryweek.

3.[1分]

A.Becauseshehasgotanappointment.

B.Becauseshedoesn’twantto.

C.Becauseshehastowork.

D.Becauseshewantstoeatinanewrestaurant.

4.[1分]

A.Theteacherpostponedthemeeting.

B.Therewon’tbeatestthisafternoon.

C.Thestudentswillbeattendingthemeeting.

D.ThestudentswilltakeanEnglishtestthisafternoon.

5.[1分]

A.Onthewhole,shelikedthefilm.

B.Shedidn’tseethefilm.

C.Thefilmwasveryexciting.

D.Thefilmwasn’tasgoodasshe’dexpected.

6.[1分]

A.Around5:00.

B.Around3:00.

C.At2:00.

D.At1:00.

7.[1分]

A.Hehadtoworkovertime.

B.Hewasheldupintraffic.

C.Hiscarranoutofgas.

D.Hehadatrafficaccident.

8.[1分]

A.JohnSmithisn’tinrightnow.

B.JohnSmithcan’tcometothephonerightnow.

C.JohnSmithdoesn’twanttospeaktothecaller.

D.Thecallerdialedthewrongnumber.

9.[1分]

A.Yesterday.

B.Threedaysago.

C.Twodaysago.

D.Earlylastweek.

10.[1分]

A.Shegotuplaterthanusual.

B.Thebuswaslate.

C.Sheforgotshehadclasses.

D.Herclockwasslow.

SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.[1分]

A.4,000yearsago.

B.3,000yearsago.

C.2,000yearsago.

D.1,000yearsago.

12.[1分]

A.Thesmallbowlwasputabovethelargebowl.

B.Thelargebowlwasputabovethesmallbowl.

C.Thesmallbowlwasputinsidethelargebowl.

D.Thelargebowlconsistedoftwoequalparts.

13.[1分]

A.Horsemen.

B.Brassdoors.

C.Dropsofwater.

D.Metalballs.

PassageTwoQuestions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.[1分]

A.TheyarethemostattractivewomeninBritain.

B.Theyarethemostpopularfilmstars.

C.TheyarethefirstwomennewsannouncersonBritishtelevision.

D.TheyappearalmosteverynightinTVplays.

15.[1分]

A.At10intheevening.

B.At9intheevening.

C.At9inthemorning.

D.At10inthemorning.

16.[1分]

A.Peoplestilltalkalotaboutit.

B.FewerpeoplewatchedSusan’sprogrammefromthenon.

C.Anna’sphotographsappearedfrequentlyinnewspapers.

D.Thenumberofviewersofherprogrammethatdayincreasedbymillions.

PassageThreeQuestions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.[1分]

A.Itiscompletelyflat.

B.Ithasfewrivers.

C.Ithasmanylargelakes.

D.Itishilly.

18.[1分]

A.Thesoilhasbeenoverworked.

B.Theclimateiscold.

C.Theweatheristoodry.

D.Thesoilissandy.

19.[1分]

A.Byraisingcattle.

B.Byworkingonfarms.

C.Byworkinginfactories.

D.Byraisingsheep.

20.[1分]

A.Atschool.

B.Fromtheirparents.

C.Frombooks.

D.Infactories.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Oceanographyhasbeendefinedas“Theapplicationofallsciencestothestudyofthesea”.Beforethenineteencentury,scientistswithaninterestintheseawerefewandfarbetween.CertainlyNewtonconsideredsometheoreticalaspectsofitinhiswritings,buthewasreluctanttogotoseatofurtherhiswork.Formostpeopletheseawasremote,andwiththeexceptionofearlyintercontinentaltravelersorotherswhoearnedalivingfromthesea,therewaslittlereasontoaskmanyquestionsaboutit,letalonetoaskwhatlaybeneaththesurface.Thefirsttimethatquestion“Whatisatthebottomoftheoceans?”hadtobeansweredwithanycommercialconsequencewaswhenthelayingofatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericawasproposed.Theengineershadtoknowthedepthprofile(起伏形状)oftheroutetoestimatethelengthofcablethathadtobemanufactured.ItwastoMauryoftheUSNavythattheAtlanticTelegraphCompanyturned,in1853,forinformationonthismatter.Inthe1840s,Mauryhadbeenresponsibleforencouragingvoyagesduringwhichsoundings(测声)weretakentoinvestigatethedepthsoftheNorthAtlanticandPacificOceans.Later,someofhisfindingsarousedmuchpopularinterestinhisbookThePhysicalGeographyoftheSea.Thecablewaslaid,butnotuntil1866wastheconnectionmadepermanentandreliable.Attheearlyattempts,thecablefailedandwhenitwastakenoutforrepairsitwasfoundtobecoveredinlivinggrowths,afactwhichdefiedcontemporaryscientificopinionthattherewasnolifeinthedeeperpartsofthesea.Withinafewyearsoceanographywasunderway.In1872Thomsonledascientificexpedition(考察),whichlastedforfouryearsandbroughthomethousandsofsamplesfromthesea.Theirclassificationandanalysisoccupiedscientistsforyearsandledtoafive-volumereport,thelastvolumebeingpublishedin1895.

21.TheproposaltolayatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericamadeoceanographicstudiestakeon________.[1分]

A.anacademicaspect

B.amilitaryaspect

C.abusinessaspect

D.aninternationalaspect

22.Itwas________thataskedMauryforhelpinoceanographicstudies.[1分]

A.theAmericanNavy

B.someearlyintercontinentaltravelers

C.thosewhoearnedalivingfromthesea

D.thecompanywhichproposedtolayanunderseacable

23.TheaimofthevoyagesMaurywasresponsibleforinthe1840swas________.[1分]

A.tomakesomesoundingexperimentsintheoceans

B.tocollectsamplesofseaplantsandanimals

C.toestimatethelengthofcablethatwasneeded

D.tomeasurethedepthsofthetwooceans

24.“Defied”inthe5thparagraphprobablymeans“________”.[1分]

A.doubted

B.gaveproofto

C.challenged

D.agreedto

25.Thispassageismainlyabout________.[1分]

A.thebeginningsofoceanography

B.thelayingofthefirstunderseacable

C.theinvestigationofoceandepths

D.theearlyintercontinentalcommunications

PassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Normallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate,andeachcoursewhichheattendsgiveshimacreditwhichhemaycounttowardsadegree.InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsofthirty-sixcourseseachlastingforonesemester.Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekforfifteenweeks;whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfivecoursesduringeachsemester.Normallyastudentwouldexpecttotakefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibletospreadtheperiodofworkforthedegreeoveralongerperiod.Itisalsopossibleforastudenttomovebetweenoneuniversityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasaregularpractice.Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentisgivenagrade,whichisrecorded,andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowtoprospectiveemployers.Allthisimposesaconstantpressureandstrainofwork,butinspiteofthissomestudentsstillfindtimeforgreatactivityinstudentaffairs.Electionstopositionsinstudentorganizationsarousemuchenthusiasm.Theeffectivewordofmaintainingdisciplineisusuallyperformedbystudentswhoadvisetheacademicauthorities.Anystudentwhoisthoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,bycheatinghastoappearbeforeastudentcourt.Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents,theoperationofthesystemdoesinvolveacertainamountofactivity.Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsofauthorityismuchrespectedanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinhiscareer.

26.Normallyastudentwouldatleastattend________classeseachweek.[1分]

A.36

B.20

C.12

D.15

27.AccordingtothefirstparagraphanAmericanstudentisallowed________.[1分]

A.toliveinadifferentuniversity

B.totakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversity

C.toliveathomeanddrivetoclasses

D.togettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities

28.Americanuniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressureofworkbecause________.[1分]

A.theiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuturecareers

B.theyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairs

C.theyhavetoobserveuniversitydiscipline

D.theywanttorunforpositionsofauthority

29.Somestudentsareenthusiasticforpositionsinstudentorganizationsprobablybecause________.[1分]

A.theyhatetheconstantpressurestrainoftheirstudy

B.theywillthenbeabletostaylongerintheuniversity

C.suchpositionshelpthemgetbetterjobs

D.suchpositionsareusuallywellpaid

30.Thestudentorganizationsseem,tobeeffectivein________.[1分]

A.dealingwiththeacademicaffairsoftheuniversity

B.ensuringthatthestudentsobserveuniversityregulations

C.evaluatingstudents’performancebybringingthembeforeacourt

D.keepingupthestudents’enthusiasmforsocialactivities

PassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Doyoufindgettingupinthemorningsodifficultthatit’spainful?Thismightbecalledlaziness,butDr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanation.Hehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycycle.Duringthehourswhenyoulaborthroughyourworkyoumaysaythatyou’re“hot”.That’strue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringtheafternoon.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscoveredwhythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologues(自言自语)as:“Getup,John!You’llbelateforworkagain!”ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatJohnisathistemperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingendswhenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.Youcan’tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlifefititbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou’resleepyintheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteract(对抗)yourcycletosomeextentbyhabituallystayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhaveanimportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon’tchangeyourcycle,butyou’llgetupsteam(鼓起干劲)andworkbetteratyourlowpoint.Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurelyyawnandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.Avoidthetroublesomesearchforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenightbefore.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkintheafternoonandsavetasksrequiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharperhours.

31.Ifapersonfindsgettingupearlyaproblem,mostprobably________.[1分]

A.heisalazyperson

B.herefusestofollowhisownenergycycle

C.heisnotsurewhenhisenergyislow

D.heisathispeakintheafternoonorevening

32.Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrelsaccordingtothepassage?[1分]

A.Unawarenessofenergycycles.

B.Familiarmonologues.

C.Achangeinafamilymember’senergycycle.

D.Attemptstocontroltheenergycycleofotherfamilymembers.

33.Ifonewantstoworkmoreefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,heshould________.[1分]

A.changehisenergycycle

B.overcomehislaziness

C.getupearlierthanusual

D.gotobedearlier

34.Youareadvisedtorisewithayawnandstretchbecauseitwill________.[1分]

A.helptokeepyourenergyfortheday’swork

B.helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyintheday

C.enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutinework

D.keepyourenergycycleundercontrolallday

35.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?[1分]

A.Gettingofftoworkwitaminimumefforthelpssaveone’senergy.

B.Dr.Kleitmanexplainswhypeoplereachtheirpeaksatdifferenthoursofday.

C.Habithelpsapersonadapttohisownenergycycle.

D.Childrenhaveenergycycles,too.

PassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Wefindthatbrightchildrenarerarelyheldbackbymixedabilityteaching.Onthecontrary,boththeirknowledgeandexperienceareenriched.Wefeelthattherearemanydisadvantagesinstreaming(把…按能力分班)pupils.Itdoesnottakeintoaccountthefactthatchildrendevelopatdifferentrates.Itcanhaveabadeffectonboththebrightandthenot-so-brightchild.Afterall,itcanbequitediscouragingtobeatthebottomofthetopgrade!Besides,itisratherunrealtogradepeoplejustaccordingtotheirintellectualability.Thisisonlyoneaspectoftheirtotalpersonality.Weareconcernedtodeveloptheabilitiesofallourpupilstothefull,notjusttheiracademicability.Wealsovaluepersonalqualitiesandsocialskills,andwefindthatmixed-abilityteachingcontributestoalltheseaspectsoflearning.Inourclassrooms,weworkinvariousways.Thepupilsoftenworkingroups:thisgivesthemtheopportunitytolearntoco-operate,toshare,andtodevelopleadershipskills.Theyalsolearnhowtocopewithpersonalproblemsaswellaslearninghowtothink,tomakedecisions,toanalyzeandevaluate,andtocommunicateeffectively.Thepupilslearnfromeachotheraswellasfromtheteacher.Sometimesthepupilsworkinpairs;sometimestheyworkonindividualtasksandassignments,andtheycandothisattheirownspeed.Theyalsohavesomeformalclassteachingwhenthisisappropriate.Weencourageourpupilstousethelibrary,andweteachthemtheskillstheyneedinordertodothisefficiently.Anadvancedpupilcandoadvancedwork:itdoesnotmatterwhatagethechildis.Weexpectourpupilstodotheirbest,nottheirleast,andwegivethemeveryencouragementtoattainthisgoal.

36.Inthepassagetheauthor’sattitudetowards“mixed-abilityteaching”is________.[1分]

A.critical

B.questioning

C.approving

D.objective

37.By“heldback”(Line1)theauthormeans“________”[1分]

A.madetoremaininthesameclasses

B.forcedtostudyIthelowerclasses

C.drawntotheirstudies

D.preventedfromadvancing

38.Theauthorarguesthatateacher’schiefconcernshouldbethedevelopmentofthestudent’s________.[1分]

A.personalqualitiesandsocialskills

B.totalpersonality

C.learningabilityandcommunicativeskills

D.intellectualability

39.WhichofthefollowingisNOTMENTIONEDinthethirdparagraph?[1分]

A.Groupworkgivespupilstheopportunitytolearntoworktogetherwithother.

B.Pupilsalsolearntodeveloptheirreasoningabilities.

C.Groupworkprovidespupilswiththeopportunitytolearntobecapableorganizers.

D.Pupilsalsolearnhowtoparticipateinteachingactivities.

40.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassageisto________.[1分]

A.argueforteachingbrightandnot-so-brightpupilsinthesameclass

B.recommendpairworkandgroupworkforclassroomactivities

C.offeradviceontheproperuseofthelibrary

D.emphasizetheimportanceofappropriateformalclassroomteaching

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourChoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingletimethroughthecentre.

41.Thebridgewasnamed________theherowhogavehislifeforthecauseofthepeople.[1分]

A.after

B.with

C.by

D.from

42.Therewerenotickets________forFriday’sperformance.[1分]

A.preferable

B.considerable

C.possible

D.available

43.Itwasn’tsuchagooddinner________shehadpromisedus.[1分]

A.that

B.which

C.as

D.what

44.Theydecidedtochasethecowaway________itdidmoredamage.[1分]

A.unless

B.until

C.before

D.although

45.________studentwithalittlecommonsenseshouldbeabletoanswerthequestion.[1分]

A.Each

B.Any

C.Either

D.One

46.All________isacontinuoussupplyofthebasicnecessitiesoflife.[1分]

A.whatisneeded

B.forourneeds

C.thethingneeded

D.thatisneeded

47.________withthesizeofthewholeearth,thehighestmountaindoesnotseemhighatall.[1分]

A.Whencompared

B.Compare

C.Whilecomparing

D.Comparing

48.________shefirstheardofthemanreferredtoasaspecialist.[1分]

A.ThatwasfromStephen

B.ItwasStephenwhom

C.ItwasfromStephenthat

D.ItwasStephenthat

49.Iftheseshoesaretoobig,asktheclerktobringyouasmaller________.[1分]

A.suit

B.set

C.one

D.pair

50.Manynew________willbeopenedupinthefutureforthosewithauniversityeducation.[1分]

A.opportunities

B.necessities

C.realities

D.probabilities

51.Hemusthavehadanaccident,orhe________then.[1分]

A.wouldhavebeenhere

B.hadtobehere

C.shouldbehere

D.wouldbehere

52.Itwasessentialthattheapplicationforms________backbeforethedeadline(截止日期).[1分]

A.mustbesent

B.wouldbesent

C.besent

D.weresent

53.We________ourbreakfastwhenanoldmancametothedoor.[1分]

A.justhavehad

B.havejusthad

C.justhad

D.hadjusthad

54.Therainwasheavyand________thelandwasflooded.[1分]

A.consequently

B.continuously

C.constantly

D.consistently

55.Thechildrenwenttheretowatchtheirontower________.[1分]

A.toerect

B.beerected

C.erecting

D.beingerected

56.Theengine________smokeandsteam.[1分]

A.givesup

B.givesin

C.givesaway

D.givesoff

57.Themanagerpromisedtokeepme________ofhowourbusinesswasgoingon.[1分]

A.tobeinformed

B.oninforming

C.informed

D.informing

58.Don’t________thisnewstothepublicuntilwegiveyouthego-ahead.[1分]

A.release

B.relieve

C.relate

D.retain

59.Sheneverlaughed,________losthertemper.[1分]

A.orsheeverdid

B.nordidsheever

C.ordidsheever

D.norsheeverdid

60.Thegoals________hehadfoughtallhislifenolongerseemedimportanttohim.[1分]

A.afterwhich

B.forwhich

C.withwhich

D.atwhich

61.Ishouldliketorentahouse,modern,comfortableand________inaquietneighborhood.[1分]

A.allinall

B.aboveall

C.afterall

D.overall

62.________wehavefinishedthecourse,weshallstartdoingmorerevisionwork.[1分]

A.Fornow

B.Nowthat

C.Eversince

D.Bynow

63.Whatyouhavedoneis________thedoctor’sorders.[1分]

A.attachedto

B.responsibleto

C.resistantto

D.contraryto

64.Johnregretted________tothemeetinglastweek.[1分]

A.notgoing

B.nottogo

C.nothavingbeengoing

D.nottobegoing

65.They________inspiteoftheextremelydifficultconditions.[1分]

A.carriedout

B.carriedoff

C.carriedon

D.carriedforward

66.Mrs.Brownissupposed________forItalylastweek.[1分]

A.tohaveleft

B.tobeleaving

C.toleave

D.tohavebeenleft

67.Mycameracanbe________totakepicturesincloudyorsunnyconditions.[1分]

A.treated

B.adjusted

C.adopted

D.remedied

68.Anewtechnique________,theyieldsasawholeincreasedby20percent.[1分]

A.wordingout

B.havingwordedout

C.havingbeenwordedout

D.tohavebeenwordedout

69.Childrenwhoareover-protectedbytheirparentsmaybecome________.[1分]

A.hurt

B.damaged

C.spoiled

D.harmed

70.WhenMr.Jonesgetsold,hewill________overhisbusinesstohisson.[1分]

A.take

B.hand

C.think

D.get

PartIVCloze(15minutes)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.TheUnitedStatesiswell-knownforitsnetworkofmajorhighwaysdesignedtohelpadrivergetfromoneplacetoanotherintheshortestpossibletime.__71__thesewidemodernRoadsaregenerally__72__andwellmaintained,with__73__sharpcurvesandmanystraight__74__,adirectrouteisnotalwaysthemost__75__one.Largehighwaysoftenpass__76__scenicareasandinterestingsmalltowns.Furthermore,thesehighwaysgeneral