教师中级职称英语试题4复习课程

批闵行区教育局

中级职称英语考试（4）

(20%)(15minutes)

ListeningComprehensionPartI

Directions:Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof

3sections.

SectionA

Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytogiveproperresponses.

Thereare5recorded

questionsinit.Aftereachquestion,thereisapause.Thequestionswill

bespokentwo

times.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswer

fromthe4

choicesmarkedA)rB),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.Thenyoushould

mark

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethrough

thecenter.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:A)I*mnotsure.B)You1reright.C)Yes,certainly.D)

That*sinteresting.

Fromthequestionwelearnthatthespeakerisaskingthelistenertoleave

amessage.

ThereforeC)Yes,certainly,isthecorrectanswer.YoushouldmarkC)

ontheAnswerSheet.

[A][B][C][D]

Nowthetestwillbegin.

1.A)Yes,1knowthat.B)Yes,Pdliketo.

C)Yes,I'mallright.D)Yes,Pmsure.

2.A)Leaveittome.B)Thafsagoodidea.

C)That'sgreat.D)Teno'clock

3.A)Chinesehistory.B)Tmtwenty.

C)Toodifficult.D)Ilikefootball.

4.A)Theyaretoobig.B)Theyarethesamesize.

C)Theyarethirtydollars.D)Theyareinfashion.

5.A)Pmsorrytohearthat.B)No,thanks.

C)Mypleasure.D)Yes,Tdliketomakeit

SectionB

Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshort

dialogues.Thereare5recorded

dialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.The

dialoguesandquestionswill

bespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthe

correctanswerfrom

the4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.Thenyou

shouldmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

6.A)Inapostoffice.B)Onboardaship.

C)Inabookingoffice.D)Onanairplane.

7.A)LookforJack.B)Buysomemedicine.

C)Callforadoctor.D)SendJacktoschool.

8.A)$5.B)$10.C)$15D)$20.

9.A)Hehasnoideaaboutit.B)He'squiteinterestedinit.

D)Hedoesn*tlikeit.

C)Heenjoysit.

10.A)Sheisverynice.B)Sheisimpatient.

C)Sheiscareless.D)Sheisveryrich.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.The

passageisprintedinthe

testpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbe

readthreetimes.

Duringthesecondreading,youarerequiredtoputthewordsorphrases

thatyouhear

ontheAnswerSheetinorderofthenumberedblanksaccordingtowhatyou

hear.The

thirdreadingisforyoutocheckyourwriting.

Nowthepassagewillbegin.

Somemanagershavenoticedrecentlythattheemployeesinthecompanyaretaking

advantageofthepolicyofhavingbreaks.Theworkershavetwo15-minutebreaksper

___11____.However,thetwobreaksarelasting___12____as25to30minuteseach.The

workerscomplainthatthefactoryworkisso__13___thattheyneedlongerbreaks.Alsothe

dininghallisso___14___thatittakestoolongtowalkthereandback.Butthecompanyislosing

hundredsofworkhourseachyear.Shouldemployeesbepaidforthetimetheyarcnotworking?

Thegeneralmanagerhastocallameetingto___15___thismatter.

II.VocabularyandStructure(40%)(30minutes)

PartDirections:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthissection^for

eachsentencetherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheon㊀thatbestcompletesthesentence.

Thenmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthe

center.

16.Thevillagershaveofferedmuchhelptousandwethinkweshoulddosomethingforthem

A.inreturnB.inplaceC.infashionD.indanger

17.WeallthinkthatJohnistheonlycandidatewillgetthejob.

A.whomB.whoseC.whoD.whoever

18.Thebosstoldhissecretarytothedocumentsforlateruse.

A.putawayB.turnonC.makeupD.breakout

19.IfIworkinasmallfactory,itisnotformetogainmuchexperience.

A.weeklyB.friendlyC.likelyD.lively

20.isquitedifficultforMarytopasstheinterview.

A.WhatB.ThisC.ThatD.It

21.Judgingfromhisaccent,Icanthatheisfromthesouth.

A.speakB.lookC.tellD.show

22.Mostofthemachinesintheworkshopnextmonth.

A.arerepairedB.havebeenrepairedC.wererepairedD.willberepaired

23.Wewon'tbeabletoleavetheofficeuntiltherain.

A.willstopB.stopsC.stoppedD.isstopping

24.Marysaysthisisthedecisionshehasevermadeinhercareerlife.

A.badB.worseC.worstD.badly

25.ThefactMarywaslateforthemeetingagainmademeangry.

D.whichC.whatB.whyA.that

26.mostpeopleintheoffice,Idon'tcometoworkbycar;Ienjoyridingmybicycle..

A.likeB.unlikeC.likelyD.unlikely

27.Weweregladtodothejobbutwerealizedhowdifficultitwasgoingtobe.

A.aslongasB.beforeC.longbeforeD.beforelong

28.Shehasonehardshipafteranothersinceherhusbandwaskilled.

A.gonealongB.goneawayC.gonethroughD.goneback

29.1willtellyoueverythingyoupromisenottotellanybodyelse.

A.aslongasB.assoonasC.asifD.sothat

30.Tomdecidetogetsomeworkexperiencefirstgostraightontouniversity.

A.preferB.ratherthanC.ratherD.like

31.Thepatientneverlosthopealthoughdoctorssaidhischancesofwereverysmall.

A.survivorB.survivingC.surviveD.survival

32.Thefourclimberswereeventuallyforcedtoacceptwhenweatherconditionsmade

itimpossibletocontinue.

A.defeatB.defendC.defectD.defer

33.NobelPrizeisconsideredhonorinthefieldofscience..

A.HigherB.highC.thehighestD.morehigh

34.Theheavyweightboxingmatchmadeus..

A.Excited;excitingB.exciting;exciting

D.excited;excitedC.exciting;excited

35.ItApril16,1917theUnitedStatesenteredthewar..

B.wasuntil;that*tuntil;thatA.wasn'C.wasntuntil;whenD.wasuntil;when

36.ChildrendressupSupermantocaptureadults*attention.

B.dislikeC.like

D.as

A.same

37.Thedisabledmanonceconsideredsuicidetohisfamilyoftheheavyburden.

A.reverseB.revealC.relieveD.relief

38.Supermanwasamanofandsenseofjustice..

A.principalB.principleC.regulationD.rule

Bythespringof1998,Armstrongtraining.HepedaledacrosstheflatTexasterrain

39.foruptoeighthoursaday.

A.hadrecovered

B.hadrevivedC.hadresumedD.hadrestored

Youansweredthequestion,andyouwerequalifiedforthisjob.40.

D.frequentlyproperlyC.A.regularlyB.usually

Theideaseemedsofunnytoherthatshelaughing.

41.

D.burston

C.burstat

burstoutA.B.burstwith

,adoctorwasnearbywhenhesufferedthehearttheheartattack.42.D.UndoubtedlyA.

ReluctantlyB.FortunatelyC.Disappointedly

trealizewhatanimportantpartnerDanwasuntilIhim.

Ididn'43.D.brokethrough

C.brokeupwithB.brokeoutA.brokein

Iamjusttoohappytogazeather.Andforthefirsttimeinsolong,Ifeelmyheartmove

44.with.

D.anxiety

emotion

C.B.senseA.feeling

45.Thethoughtofseeingheragainhimthroughhisdaysintheconcentrationcamp..

A.suspectedB.suspendedC.maintainedD.sustained

46.Thebeefisnolonger■■一insteadittasteslikeapieceofrubber.

D.chewingC.tastyA.edibleB.delicious

47.Atthosewordshisface,thenhesmiledagain,almostreluctantly.

D.frozeC.frozenB.freezeA.freezing

48.DidyouknowthatJohn'sdaughterhadMary'sson.

A.involvedinB.engagedtoD.includedinC.indulgedin

49.Theplacedidn'tquietmyexpectationofwhatiswouldbelike.

C.matchB.suit

A.D.meetadapt

50.Furtherbuildingcancontinueonlywhenmoneyis.

A.preservedC.validD.apparent

B.available

51.Ifyoucannotananswertothequestionintenseconds,youareoutofthegame.

A.comeupwithB.putupwithC.dealwithD.keepupwith

52.Accordingtoanagreementwiththebankwetheloanover15years..

A.arepayingforB.arespendingon

C.arepayingoutD.arepayingback

53youthetruth,sheknowsnothingaboutit.

A.TellB.TellingC.TotellD.Told

54IamconsideringtoseeafilmwithmyfamilynextSunday.

C.tobegoingD.going

B.andgoA.togo

55Acomputercanonlydoyouhaveinstructedittodo.

A.howB.whichC.whatD.when

III.ReadingComprehension(30%)(30minutes)Part

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowed

bysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,

B,CandD.Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswer

Sheetwithasingleline

throughthecenter.

Passage1

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

IntimeoflowacademicachievementbychildrenintheUnitedStates,manyAmericansare

turningtoJapan,acountryofhighacademicachievementandeconomicsuccess,forpossible

answers.However,theanswersprovidedbyJapanesepreschoolsarenottheonesAmericans

expectedtofind.Inoneinvestigation,300Japaneseand210Americanpreschoolteachers,child

developmentspecialists,andparentswereaskedaboutvariousaspectsofearlychildhood

education.Only2percentoftheJapaneserespondentslisted“togivechildrenagoodstart

academically,,asoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Incontrast,over

halftheAmericanrespondentschosethisasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.Topreparechildrenfor

successfulcareersinfirstgradeandbeyond,Japaneseschoolsdonotteachreading,writing,and

mathematics,butratherskillssuchaspersistence,concentration,andtheabilitytofunctionasa

memberofagroup.ThevastmajorityofyoungJapanesechildrenaretaughttoreadathomeby

theirparents.

IntherecentcomparisonofJapaneseandAmericanpreschooleducation,91percentof

Japaneserespondentschoseprovidingchildrenwithagroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthree

reasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Sixty-twopercentofthemoreindividuallyoriented

Americanslistedgroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.Anemphasisonthe

importanceofthegroupseeninJapaneseearlychildhoodeducationcontinuesintoelementary

schooleducation.

LikeinAmerica,thereisdiversityinJapaneseearlychildhoodeducation.SomeJapanese

kindergartenshavespecificaims,suchasearlymusicaltrainingorpotentialdevelopment.Inlarge

cities,somekindergartensareattachedtouniversitiesthathaveelementaryandsecondaryschools.

SomeJapaneseparentsbelievethatiftheiryoungchildrenattendauniversity-basedprogram,it

willincreasethechildren'schancesofbeingeventuallyadmittedtotop-ratedschooland

universities.Severalmoreprogressiveprogramshaveintroducedfreeplayasawayoutforthe

heavyintellectualizinginsomeJapanesekindergartens.

56.WelearnfromthefirstparagraphthatmanyAmericansbelieve.

A.JapaneseparentsaremoreinvolvedinpreschooleducationthanAmericanparents

B.Japan'seconomicsuccessisaresultofitsscientificachievements

C.Japanesepreschooleducationemphasizesacademicinstruction

D.Japan'shighereducationissuperiortotheirs

57.MostAmericanssurveyedbelievethatpreschoolsshouldalsoattachimportanceto

A.problemsolving

B.groupexperience

C.parentalguidance

D.individually-orienteddevelopment

58.InJapan*spreschooleducation,thefocusison.

A.preparingchildrenacademically

B.developingchildren'sartisticinterests

C.tappingchildren'spotential

D.shapingchildren'scharacter

59.FreeplayhasbeenintroducedinsomeJapanesekindergarteninorderto.

A.broadenchildren'shorizon

B.cultivatechildren'screativity

C.lightenchildren'sstudyload

D.enrichchildren'sknowledge

60.WhydosomeJapaneseparentssendtheirchildrentouniversity-basedkindergartens?

A.Theycandobetterintheirfuturestudies.

B.Theycanaccumulatemoregroupexperiencethere.

Theycanbeindividuallyorientedwhentheygrowup.

C.

D.Theycanhavebetterchancesofgettingafirst-rateeducation.

Passage2

WhatIstheGreenhouseEffect?

Theatmosphereisablanket（层）ofgasesaroundEarth.Itismorethan300milesdeep.

Nitrogenandoxygenarethemaingasesintheatmosphere.Theymakeup99percentofthetotal.

Carbondioxide（二氧化碳）andafewothergasesarealsopartoftheatmosphere.Theymakeup

lessthanIpercentoftheatmosphere.Still,theyareimportant.Thesegasestrapthesun'sheat

whenitisreflectedoffEarth,warmingthelandandoceans.Thistrappingofheatbygasesinthe

atmosphereiscalledthegreenhouseeffect.

Inaway,carbondioxideactslikeacarwindowonasummerday.Theglassinthewindows

letssunlightin.Theheatcannotgetout,though.Sothecargetsveryhotinside.Theglassina

greenhouseactsinthesamewaytotrapheat,whichprotectsplantsfromthecold.Thegreenhouse

effectmakeslifeonEarthpossible.Weneedcarbondioxideintheatmosphere.Otherwise,Earth's

temperaturewouldbebelowfreezing.

Otherplanetshaveagreenhouseeffect,too.Venus（金星）hasanatmospherethickwith

carbondioxide.TheatmospheretrapssomuchsunlightthatVenus'stemperatureis896T.Mars（火星）

hasathinatmospherewithonlyalittlecarbondioxide.ThetemperatureonMarsisabout-76F,

whichmostscientiststhinkisnotwarmenoughforlife.

WhatIsGlobalWarming?

Duringthepast200years,humanshavebeenaddingcarbondioxidetotheair.Everytime

webumfossilfuels（矿物燃料）suchascoalandgasolineweputmorecarbondioxideintotheair.

Acar,forexample,pumpsout（排出）fourtonsofcarbondioxideeachyear!

Thefactoriesthatpeoplehavebuiltalsoburnfuelandgiveoffcarbondioxide.Socarbon

dioxidelevelskeepincreasing.Anotheractivitythatleadstorisingcarbondioxidelevelsisthe

cuttingdownofforests.Growingtreestakecarbondioxideoutoftheaireveryday.Theyusethat

carbondioxidetomakefood.Sowhenthetreesarecutdown,morecarbondioxidestaysintheair.

Today,thecarbondioxidelevelintheatmosphereisatanall-timehigh.Itisabout25percent

higherthanitwasin1860.TheblanketofgasesaroundEarthisgettingthicker.

Thissteadyincreaseincarbondioxidewilltrapmoreandmoreheat.Somescientistsbelieve

that,asaresult,Earth'stemperaturewillrise.Overthelast120years,scientistshavetracked

Earth'saveragetemperature.Theyhavemadegraphs（图表）thatshowthetemperatureofEarthhas

increasedabout1'Finthelastcentury.Manyscientistsbelievethiswarmingwillsoonspeedup

andconsideranincreaseof2-6Foverthenextcenturyquitepossible.Thistrendiscalledglobal

warming,

WhyIsGlobalWarmingaProblem?

Afewdegreesmaynotsoundlikemuch.Expertsgenerallyagree,however,thatglobal

warmingcouldhaveseriouseffects.SuchchangeswouldbegreatestneartheNorthPoleand

SouthPole,fortheiceintheseareasmightmelt.Thispolariceholdsmorethan95percentofthe

world'sfreshwater.

Fedbymeltingice,theseawouldrise.Ariseinsealevelofseveralfeetcouldwashaway

beaches（海滩）andsubmerge（淹没）citiesalongthecoast（海岸）.Thecitieswouldthenbeunder

water.Greatharmwouldbedone.

Globalwarmingcouldalsocausechangesintheweather.Soils,rivers,andlakescoulddryup

rain

morecausingclouds,moreformcoulditevaporated,water）.As蒸发evaporation（through

andsnowtofallonEarth.However,someareaswouldgetmuchmorerainfall,whileotherswould

getless.Theamountswoulddependonwherethewindsblewthecloudsformedbyevaporation.

SomescientiststhinkthattheAmericanMidwestwouldgetmuchlessrain.Thatcouldturn

fertile（月巴沃的）Midwesternfarmsintodeserts,seriouslyaffectingourfoodsupply.Changesinthe

weathercouldaffectplantsandanimalsallovertheworld.Manyanimalscouldadapttothe

changes,alteringtheirwayoflife.Treesandotherplants,however,wouldhavetrouble.

Scientistsusecomputerstotrytopredictwhattheeffectsofglobalwarmingwillbe.

However,noonecanknowexactlywhatwillhappennext.Manythingsaffectourweather,

includingwinds,clouds,oceans,pollution,andgeography（地形）.Differentscientistsoften

makedifferentpredictionsbecausetherearesomanyfactstoconsiderandinterpret（解释）.

WhatCanWeDo?

Wemustactnowtoreducetheamountofcarbondioxideintheair.Tosolvetheproblem,

weneedtofindnewsourcesofenergythatdonotputcarbondioxideintotheair.Inthemeantime,

wecansaveenergy.Forinstance,burninglessgasolineinourcarswouldkeepagreatdealof

carbondioxideoutoftheatmosphere.Inaddition,weneedtopreservetheforestswehavenow

andplantnewonesaswell.Treestakelargeamountsofcarbondioxideoutoftheatmosphere.

Theyalsoaddoxygen.

Asaworldwideproblem,globalwarmingaffectsusall.Allthecountriesoftheworldneed

toworktogethertosolveit.

61.Carbondioxidecreatesthegreenhouseeffectbecause.

A.Itmakestheairdifficulttoflow

B.Ittrapsthesun'sheatintheatmosphere

C.Itisthemaingasintheatmosphere

D.Itreflectsoffthesun'sheatoftheEarth

62.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasafactorthatcontributestoglobalwarming?

A.Thecarsrunningontheroads.

B.Thecuttingdownofforests.

C.Fuel-consumingfactories

D.Livevolcanoes（活火山）

63.Accordingtothewriter,globalwarmingcandoseriousdamagetocoastalcities

A.whenthesealevelrises

B.whenpeopleareshortoffreshwater

C.whenthereislessrain

D.whenpeopleinsomeareasareshortoffoodsupply

64.Scientistsfinditdifficulttopredictwhateffectsglobalwarmingbringaboutbecause.

A.Fewofthemhavesufficientdadtodothejob

B.Theirpredictionsareoftenchallengedbyothers*

C.Suchpredictionsaretotallyimpossible

D.Therearesomanyfactstoconsiderandinterpret

65.Tosolvetheproblemofglobalwarning,thewritersuggests.

A.burninglessfuel

B.plantingmoretrees

C.jointeffortsbycountiesallovertheworld

D.takingalloftheabove-mentionedmeasures

Passage3

Questions66to70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

OnMay29,1953,EdmundHillaryandhismountain-climbingcompanion,TenzingNorgay,

gotaglimpseofAsiathatnootherhumanhadeverenjoyed.Theybecamethefirsttolookdown

fromthedizzyingheightoftheworld'stallestmountain,Everest,whilestandingonitssnowytop.

Butitwasn'tatimeforcelebrating.

didn*tleaporthrowmyhandsintheairorsomething,Hillary,now83,recalled（回忆）in

aninterviewwithRobertSullivanofLifebooks.Weweretired,ofcourse.Thismonth,the

party'son!Hillary,wholivesinNewZealand,willjoinhisfriendsandfansinKathmandu（力口德满者B）,

Nepal（尼泊尔），tohonorthe50thanniversary（周年纪念）ofhistowering（杰出的）feat..

TheQuestfortheTop

SirGeorgeEverest,anEnglishsurveyor（勘测员）whomapped（绘制地图）Indiaandpart

oftheHimalayarange（山脉）,probablyneverevensawthebigmountain.Buthiscolleagues,who

measuredthepeak（山峰）anddeclared（宣布）ittheworld'stallestint852,wantedtohonorhis

workbynamingitafterhim.The29,035foot-tallmountainstraddles（跨越）theborderofNepal

andtheTibet（西藏）regionofChina.

Climbingtoitssummit（顶峰）becameanirresistible（无法抵御）goalforadventurers.When

areporteraskedGeorgeMallory,aBritishmountaineer（〜a〜〜）,whyhewantedtoclimbEverest,

hefamouslyreplied,Becauseitisthere.Mallory'sfinalattempttoreachthetopendedinhis

deathin1924.Atleast175climbersareknowntohavediedonEverestsince1920.Nearly1,200

othershavemadeittothetop.

OneMean（险恶的）Mountain

AnyonewhohasclimbedEverestcantellyouthathumanbeingsarenotmeanttohang

around5.5milesabovesealevel.Theice,snow,frigid（寒冷的）wind,deepicecrackscalled

crevasses（冰隙）andlackofoxygen（氧气）areconstantthreats（威胁）toclimbers*safetyand

health.Becauseofthethinair,mostclimbersbreathefromoxygentanks（罐）.Othershavelosttoes,

earsandfingerstofrostbite（冻伤）.Allofthesefactorsforceclimberswhodoreachthetoptoturn

aroundandscramble（攀爬）backdownrightaway.

YoucannotconquerEverest.It'snotpossible,'saysJamlingNorgay,38,asonofTenzing

Norgay's,whohasclimbedEverestwithHillary'sson,Peter.Everestwillgiveyouachanceto

standonthetopforafewminutes,andthat'sit.'

It*sStillThere

Themountainismuchlessamystery50yearslater.Climbershaveattackeditfromallsides,

reachingthepeakby15differentroutes（路线）.Satellite（卫星）phonesandotherequipmentkeep

theadventurersintouchwiththeworldbelow.Climbingclothesaremadeofhigh-techthermal

fabrics（保暖织物）now.HillaryandNorgayhadlayers（M）ofwoolandcotton,andasimple

）,tokeepthemwarm.

帐篷cottontent（

Somemodemclimbersareinexperiencedbutpayalotofmoneytohaveprofessionalguides

takethemtothetop.Thiscanberisky,andin1996tragedystruck.Ononeofthemountain's

busiestdays,astormblewin,andeightclimbersdiedinasinglenight.

EdmundHillarycontinuedalifeofachievement.Afterbeingknighted（授予爵位）byQueen

ElizabethII,SirEdmundledatearacrossAntarctica（南极洲I）totheSouthPoleandclimbed

manymountains.Hehasworkedfordecadestobuilddesperatelyneededschoolsandhospitalsfor

TenzingNorgay'speople,theSherpas（夏尔巴人）ofNepal.That'showI*dliketobe

remembered,saysHillary.NotforEverestbutfortheworkIdidandthecooperationIhadwith

mySherpafriends.

66WhenthetwoadventuresreachedthetopofMt.EverestonMay29,1953,itwasn'tatime

forcelebratingbecause.

A.Theyfeltdizzystandingonthesnowytopoftheworld'stallestmountain

B.Theydidn'tenjoylookingdownthedizzyingheight

C.Theycouldn'tleaporthrowtheirhandsintheair

D.Theyweretootiredtocelebrate

67WhywasthemountainnamedafterSirGeorgeEverest?

A.Becausehewasthefirstonetoclimbit.

B.BecausehemappedIndiaandmeasuredthepeak.

C.Becausehiscolleagueswantedtohonorhiswork.

68WhichofthefollowingisNOTlistedastheconstantthreatstoclimbers,safetyandhealth?

A.Icecracks

B.Coldwind

C.Lackofoxygen

D.Lackofhigh-techthermalfabrics.

69Accordingtothepassage,HillaryandNorgaywereequippedwithwhenthey

climbedMt.Everest.

A.Satellitephones

B.Layersofwoolandcottonandasimplecottontent

C.Climbingclothesmadeofhigh-techthermalfabrics

D.Manyoxygentanks

70ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatTenzingNorgaywasfrom.

A.Nepal

B.NewZealand

C.Britain

D.TheTibetregionofChina

IV.Cloze（10%）（15minutes）Part

Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblank

therearefourchoices.

YoushouldchoosetheEXACTwordthatappearsinyourtextbook.Thenmark

thecorresponding

letterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Withtheinventionofmachinestomakelifeeasierand_71—,soundlevelsaroundushave

lawn

andtelephones,stereos,air-conditioners,hair-dryers,aremachinestheofSome_72—.

mowers.Unwantedordisturbingsounds_73—noisepollution.

Noisepollutioncanhave_74—effectsonthehumanbody.Itcanaffecthearing,andthe

—75—toconcentrate,tosleep,andtospeak.Itcancreatetensionand_76—headaches.

Noisepollutioncanalsoaffectanimals.Animalsaffected_77___noisepollutionmay

—78—toquieterareas.Thiscanaffectthenaturalbalanceintheenvironment.—79—thecause

ofnoisepollution,the_80—canbedangerous.

71.A.enjoyableB.moreenjoyableC.abletoenjoyD.enjoy

C.beenincreasedD.increased72.A.beendecreasedB.decreased

B.aregenerallyknownareusuallycalledA.73.

D.aregenerallyreg