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Part I Reading Comprehension (Reading In Depth) (50%)
Directions: There are 5 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or
unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
The old-fashioned general store is fast disappearing. This is, perhaps, a pity, because shopping today seems to lack that personal element which existed when the shopkeeper knew all his regular customers personally. He could, for instance, remember which brand of tea Mrs. Smith usually bought or what sort of washing-powder Mrs. Jones preferred. Not only was the shop a center of buying and selling, but also a social meeting place.
A prosperous general store might have employed four or five assistants, and so there were very few problems in management as far as the staff were concerned. But now that the supermarket has replaced the general store, the job of the manager has changed completely. The modern supermarket manager has to cope with a staff of as many as a hundred, apart from all the other everyday problems of running a large business.
Every morning the manager must, like the commander of an army division, carry out an inspection of his store to make sure that everything is ready for the business of the day. He must see that everything is running smoothly. He will have to give advice and make decisions as problems arise; and he must know how to get his huge staff to work efficiently with their respective responsibilities.
No matter what he has to do throughout the day, however, the supermarket manager must be ready for any emergency that may arise. They say in the trade that you are not really an experienced supermarket manager until you have dealt with a flood, a fire, a birth and a death in your store.
1. The passage mainly tells us ___________.
A) the old-fashioned general store is disappearing rapidly
B) a supermarket manager has to deal with problems every morning C) the role of a shop manager has changed a lot
D) the old-fashioned general store has replaced the supermarket
2. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A) There is less personal contact between a supermarket manager and his customers.
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B) A supermarket manager has more management problems than a general store manager. C) A supermarket manager has to find a way to allow his staff to realize their potential.
D) The relationship between the staff and the manager in a supermarket is much closer than that in an old general store.
3. Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Jones mentioned in the first paragraph are most probably ___________. A) the relatives of the shopkeeper’s B) the friends of the shopkeeper’s
C) the shop assistants of the old general store D) the regular customers of the old general store
4. The supermarket manager is compared to a ___________ according to the passage. A) military officer B) school inspector C) film director D) store supervisor
5. What conclusion can you draw from the last sentence of the passage?
A) As a supermarket manager, one should be able to deal with emergencies. B) Accidents such as a flood or a fire often occur in a supermarket.
C) An experienced supermarket manager will surely meet with a flood or a fire in his lifetime. D)An experienced supermarket manager must have dealt with emergencies of one kind or another. Passage Two
Many of us believe that a person’s mind becomes less active as he grows older. But this is not true, according to Dr. Gates, professor of psychiatry at the University of California. She has studied the mental functioning of aging persons for several years. For example, one of her studies concerns 136 pairs of identical twins, who were first examined when they were already 60 years old. As Dr. Gates continued the study of the twins into their 70s and 80s, their minds did not generally decline as was expected.
However, there was some decline in their psycho-motor speed. This means that it took them longer to accomplish mental tasks than it used to. But when speed was not a factor, they lost very little intellectual ability over the years. In general, Dr. Gates’ studies have shown that there is no decline in knowledge or reasoning ability. This is true not only with those in their 30s and 40s, but with those in their 60s and 70s as well.
It is true that older people themselves often complain that their memory is not as good as it once was. However, much of what we call “loss of memory” is not that at all. There usually was incomplete learning in the first place. For example, the older person perhaps had trouble hearing, or poor vision, or inattention, or was trying to learn the new thing at too fast a pace. In the cases where the older person’s mind really seems to decay, it is not necessarily a sign of decay due to old age. Often it is simply a sign of a depressed emotional state.
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6. According to Dr. Gates’ studies, middle-aged and older persons would expect to ___________.
A) lose no intellectual ability B) remember less
C) learn fewer new things D) reason better
7. Mental decay due to aging is__________. A) very common among older persons
B) much less common than most people believe C) much more common than most people believe D) true with those over 60 or 70
8. A long-term study of 136 pairs of twins showed that __________. A) their minds became a bit more active as they grew older B) they lost a little ability to reason over the years C) their memory was not as good as it had once been
D) their speed to perform mental tasks reduced over the years
9. According to the passage, all the following are instances of “incomplete learning” EXCEPT ___________. A) poor hearing
B) learning too many new things C) lack of attention D) bad eyesight
10. What we call mental decay is usually a sign of ___________. A) loss of memory B) old age
C) a low-spirited state D) nervous tension
Passage Three
The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps 80 percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon (结肠).
Different cultures are more prone to contract certain illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers in the U.S. realized that nitrates (硝酸盐), commonly used to preserve color in meats, and other food additives (添加剂), caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful.
The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and
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poultry to cure some diseases, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows. Sometimes similar drugs are administered to animals not for medicinal (医疗的) purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market in a faster way. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.
11. What is the main topic of the passage? A) Food and culture. B) Food and additives. C) Food and cancer.
D) Food and our health.
12. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A) More than half of cancer may be caused by problems related to food.
B) Penicillin is given to animals not for medicinal purposes but for financial reasons. C) We eat some food additives directly and some indirectly.
D) Researchers have known about the potential danger of food additives for many years. 13. Why do farmers give drugs to their animals? A) To make the animals healthier B) To speed up the growth of animals C) To make the animals’ meat fit to eat D) To make the animals’ meat more tasty
14. It can be inferred from the passage that___________.
A) scientists have made all the food fit to eat thanks to the advance in science
B) only in recent years have people found that nitrates are related to the cancer of colon C) some additives harmful to our health are in a way not so obviously noticed
D) all kinds of cancer are related to the diet that are characteristic of a certain culture 15. The word “carcinogenic” in the second paragraph most probably means___________. A) very healthy B) quite nutritious
C) may cure our disease D) may cause cancer
Passage Four
You must face the fact that in your inmost heart you hate the thought of moving. It is easiest not to leave the rooms where your children passed through their wonderful childhood and annoying teens to a friendly but slightly distant maturity.
Until, suddenly one day, the distance is absolute and they are grown up and gone. Then you find yourself living in too large a house, which consumes in its maintenance too much energy and money. When we found ourselves in this situation a few years ago, we determined to move while we still had the strength and before the emotional ties that the old house had wrapped
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around us became too powerful to be broken. Move while you can! But be sure you really want to, and do not move too often. It is an exhausting process.
Your first task is to find a house that will suit you. It must be smaller, quieter, easier to run, and more conveniently placed for transport. Not so small, though, that it will not have room for your largest pieces of furniture, and located not too far from the neighborhood where so many friendships have been built up.
At last we found one: a late Victorian cottage, in a street where the houses, all small, range from late 18th to mid 20th century. It was near enough to where we wanted to live. It had no basement (底下层), which was a great convenience for aging legs; there were only two floors: one for ourselves and one where friends, children, and grandchildren could spread themselves when they came to stay. Each floor had two rooms. There was a kitchen on the ground floor, with the bathroom above it.
16. The passage concerns ___________.
A) buying a house for a newly married couple B) buying a large house for a growing family
C) buying a better house when people have more money to spend
D) buying a smaller house for older people whose children have left home 17.The passage implies that grown-up children are ___________. A) more friendly to their parents when they are grown up B) distant from their parents C) friendly but not very close D) annoying
18. The author decided to move ___________.
A) when his house gave him too much work and cost too much to run B) when he grew tired of his house
C) when he suddenly got the strength to do so D) before the house collapsed
19. The author advises people in his own situation ___________. A) to move into a very small house
B) to move somewhere where the largest possible pieces of furniture will fit C) not to move too far from the main road D) to choose somewhere not so noisy
20. According to the passage, the new house had ___________. A) two floors B) three floors C) four floors D) two bathrooms Passage Five
Is teaching important? Well, of course it is. There was a time when all necessary knowledge could be taught to the young by family members. But as societies became more complex and
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division of labor more common, it was impossible for family members to teach the information and skills young people needed to become useful members of the society. As the need for specialists appeared, the job of teaching came into being in our country, and teaching as a job has been of increasing importance over the past one hundred years. Today, we have strict rules for teachers. We hope all children can go to school. Many things tell us that teaching is indeed an \"important\" job.
In recent years, there has been an increasing need for teachers to be \"responsible\". This means that the public expects teachers to succeed in teaching important information to the young. Teachers' salaries today, while not much, certainly are much higher than they were in the past. These increases have come about because people have realized that quality people, individuals who are highly able to teach, will not do it if they are not offered enough money. Today almost no one says that \"anybody will do\" for a teacher. The public expects \"quality people\" to teach the young, and progress is being made to give salaries that will make people who have abilities become teachers.
21. In the author's opinion, the job of a teacher ___________. A) is done best by family members B) is too complex for most people C) is free of rules D) is important for society
22. The cause for the new job of \"teacher\" was ___________. A) the increased importance of labor B) the need for specialists
C) the strict rules of the government
D) the increased number of children in school
23. According to the writer, ___________ is on the increase nowadays. A) a need for teachers to have responsibility for themselves B) a need for teachers to teach responsibility to students C) the numbers of students who are entering school D) the numbers of people who take the job of teacher 24. We learn from this passage that ___________. A) money encourages teachers to be responsible
B) money is not a responsible reason to become a teacher C) money is a good way to attract people to become teachers D) money was much higher for teachers in the past 25. What do people hardly ever say these days? A) Anyone can be a teacher. B) Progress is being made. C) Teachers have abilities.
D) Quality people are teaching the young.
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Part III Vocabulary and Structure (15%)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are for
choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
26. The professor kept speaking about his new discovery in the field, only ___________ occasionally to have a mouthful of tea. A) dropping off B) breaking off C) putting off D) setting off
27. The theory of class currently prevailing in the West is ___________ based on what Max Weber, a German sociologist, proposed. A) fairly B) kindly C) greatly D) largely
28. The manager promised to have my complaint ___________. A) looked through B) looked into C) looked over D) looked after
29. Mercy killing (安乐死) is usually understood as a merciful act to ___________ a terminally-ill patient's unbearable pain. A) release B) retreat C) receive D) relieve
30. His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any ___________ of it at all. A) interpretation B) explanation C) meaning D) sense
31. I remember seeing him some years ago, but I don't ___________ what he said. A) remind B) recognize C) recall D) reflect
32. He was ___________ admittance to the restaurant for not being properly dressed. A) denied B) rejected C) stopped D) accepted
33. The economy will ___________ its growth into next year. A) endure B) persist C) remain D) sustain
34. The TV station, in ___________ to massive popular demand, decided to continue the soap opera.
A) regard B) relation C) respect D) response
35. She got a job as an assistant stage manager at the Cambridge Arts Festival Theatre, thinking that it might ___________ to a career as a playwright.
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A) pave the way B) work wonder C) point out D) stand a chance
36. Senior members of the staff competed eagerly ___________ the position of sales manager in the company. A) in B) with C) for D) on
37. ___________ from the occasional late night party, our neighbors are very quiet. A) Apart B) But C) Except D) As
38. The wealth of a country should be measured ___________ the health and happiness of its people as well as the material goods it can produce. A) in line with B) in terms of C) in regard with D) by means of
39. The author of the report is well ___________ with the problems in the hospital because he has been working there for many years. A) informed B) enlightened C) acquainted D) acknowledged
40. His results are not very ___________. He does well one week and badly the next. A) invariable B) consequent C) consistent D) continuous
41. A ___________ to this problem is expected to be found before long. A) solution B) settlement C) response D) result
42. Exercise is one of the key ___________ of a healthy lifestyle. A) combinations B) compliments C) components D) compounds
43. She goes to the dentist to have her teeth ___________ twice a week. A) looked B) watched C) observed D) inspected
44. The baby can’t even sit up yet, ___________ walk! A) let go B) let down C) let alone D) let out
45. The country's first act would be to ___________ for the navy. A) employ B) invite C) recruit D) supply
46. You will see this product ___________ wherever you go. A) to be advertised B) advertised C) advertise D) advertising
47. This map shows the population ___________ of Canada. A) division B) distribution
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C) disagreement D) difference 48. It’s time we ___________ our rights. A) stood up for B) stood up to C) stand up for D) stand up to
49. Not until the game had began ___________ at the sports ground. A) had he arrived B) would he have arrived C) should he have arrived D) did he arrive
50. He was taken to a room at the end of the corridor, ___________ he met his course tutor. A) which B) there C) that D) where
51. I could see that my wife was ___________ having that fashionable coat, whether I approved of it or not.
A) determined to B) intent on C) short of D) focused in
52. I’m going by taxi. Two miles ___________ too far for me to walk. A) may be B) can be C) are D) is
53. She ___________ the respect of everybody present. A) achieved B) secured C) earned D) collected
54. He has a large collection of books, ___________ are written in English. A) any that B) many of which C) many in which D) among many that
55. It is necessary that an efficient worker ___________ his work on time. A) accomplishes B) has accomplished C) can accomplish D) accomplish
Part IV Cloze (10%)
Directions: There are twenty blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four
choices marked A, B, C and D beneath the passage. You should choose the ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Reading involves looking at graphic symbols and formulating mentally the sounds and ideas they represent. Concepts of reading have changed 56 over the centuries. During the 1950s especially, increased attention has been devoted to 57 and describing the reading process. 58 specialists agree that reading 59 a complex organization of higher mental 60 , they disagree 61 the exact nature of the process. Some
experts, who regard language primarily as a code using symbols to represent sounds, 62 reading as simply the decoding of symbols to the sounds they stand 63 . These authorities 64 that meaning, being concerned with thinking, must be
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taught independently of the decoding process. Others maintain that reading is 65 related to thinking, and that a child who pronounces sounds without 66 their meaning is not truly reading. The reader, 67 to some, is not just a person with a theoretical ability to read but one who 68 reads.
Many adults, although they have the ability to read, have never read a book in its 69 . By some experts they would not be 70 as readers. Clearly, the philosophy,
objectives, methods and materials of reading will depend on the definition one uses. By the most 71 and satisfactory definition, reading is the ability to 72 the soundsymbols' code of the language, to interpret meaning for various 73 , at various rates, and at various levels of difficulty, and to do 74 widely and enthusiastically. 75 short, reading is the interpretation of ideas through the use of symbols representing sounds and ideas.
56. A) substantively B) substantially C) substitutively D) subjectively 57. A) distributing B) promoting C) defining D) reporting0 58. A) Although B) If C) Unless D) Until 59. A) involves B) takes C) reveals D) invites 60. A) opinions B) effects C) manners D) functions 61. A) of B) about C) for D) into 62. A) view B) look C) reassure D) agree 63. A) by B) to C) off D) for 64. A) content B) contend C) contempt D) contact 65. A) inexplicably B) inexpressibly C) inextricably D) inexpediently 66. A) interpreting B) telling C) explaining D) reading 67. A) like B) for C) according D) as 68. A) totally B) usually C) mainly D) actually 69. A) part B) entirety C) chapter D) section 70. A) claimed B) said C) classified D) graded 71. A) inclusive B) inclinable C) conclusive D) complicated 72. A) break B) elaborate C) define D) unlock 73. A) purposes B) degrees C) stages D) steps 74. A) such B) so as C) so D) such as 75. A) By B) In C) On D) To
Part V Writing (15%)
For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: The Importance of keeping A Good Mood. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:
1. 人们每天都生活在压力之下
2. 所以说保持一个好的心情是十分重要的
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3. 我的观点和原因
The Importance of keeping A Good Mood.
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