一、阅读理解1. Chess must be one of the oldest games in the world. An Arab traveller in India in the year 900 wrote that it was played 'long, long ago.' Chess was probably invented in India, and it has been played everywhere from Japan to Europe since 1400. The name 'chess' is interesting. When one player is attacking the other's king, he says in English, 'check'. When the king has been caught and cannot move anywhere, he says 'check mate'. These words come from Persian 'Shah mat' means 'the king is dead'. That is when the game is over, and one player has won.答：A B A B B2. Herman had worked for the bank of Ruritania for ten years and was still only a clerk. He was not satisfied with the position and wanted to find something better. Yet he did not want to lose his position in bank before he had got another one, so he prepared a letter about himself, with the words "HELP! I AM A PRISONER OF THE BANK OF RURITANIA!" in big letters across the top. Then he sent it to several other banks, asking them for a job.答：B A A B A1. In 1801, Thomas Jefferson was the first president to take the oath of office in the nation's permanent capital, Washington D.C. AlthoughWashington was a new city, it was already familiar to President Jefferson. In fact, Jefferson had helped plan the capital's streets and public buildings. Besides being a city planner and architect, the new President was a writer, a scientist, and the inventor of several tools.答：A D C A B答：C B C D A B B A D A D A C B B A C D D C2.Our family is trying to decide where to go for our vacation this summer. Our son, Tom, wants to go to Yellow Stone Park again to see the bears. We did that last summer and what an experience it was! When we got there, we put up our tent and went to explore. As we returned, we heard our daughter Susie cry out and then答：B A B B B3.We got up early this morning and __1 __ a long walk after breakfast. We walked __2 __ the business section of the city. I told you yesterday that th 答：B B A C D A D C C A A B C D D A A C B B4.Television has opened windows in everybody’s life. Young men will never again go to war as they did in 1914. Millions of people now have seen the effects of a battle. And the result has been a general dislike of war, and perhaps more interest in helping those who suffer from all the terrible things that have been shown on the screen.答：D B A D B5. My husband had just bought a new washing machine for me. I decided to use it and I washed a lot of things.Everything worked well, but I found one of my husband's socks missing. I looked everywhere for it, but I couldn't find it anywhere.The next morning, I got ready for school as usual. When the bell rang, the students came in. I greeted them first and then told them what we were going to do that day.答：A A B A B6.College brings together people from all walks of life. There are so many different types of people in the world but if you go to a college campus, you are sure to find at least one of every kind. The great part about being here with so many different people is that you get to interact with some interesting characters and see how答：A C B D B7.Nonverbal (非语言的) communication has to do with gestures, movements and closeness of two people when they are talking. The scientists say that those gestures, movements and so on have meaning which words do not carry.答：B B D A D8.Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech. When there is a language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign language in which motions stand for letters, words and ideas.答：A C B C A三、词汇与结构1.Everyone of us ______ tired and wanted a good rest D2.Since China has entered the WTO, the _______ on foreign businesses will gradually be reduced. A3.By the time we arrived at the airport, the rain ________already______. B4.Bob took a part-time job ________ handbills for a cosmetic company. D5.I’d _______ it if you would turn the radio down. C6.The invention of the telephone was a great _______ to human communication. D7.The Internet enables us to ________ the world without leaving home. B8.Take this medicine, _____ you will not recover. C9.The plane _______ take off at 8:30 a.m. has been delayed because of thick fog. A10.Thryone of us ______ tired and wanted a e ____________. A11.They were lost in the city because its centre has ________ beyond recognition. B12.Being questioned by the public, they have ________ to give a quick and decisive response. C13.These dogs are ________ to fight. D14.Howard ________ those who had no principle and could be bought by money. A15.The government refuses to ________ with terrorists. D16.When I ________ my childhood, I realize that I was totally carefree and naïve. C17.The Origin of Species is one of the most ________ books ever written.A18.The industry is ________ by five multinational companies. A19.Jamie is a ________ pianist and he has a huge number of fans. C20.The working principle of this machine is that the signal will be ________ into digital code. B21.The computer is very useful because it is able to store ____________.A22.The Origin of Species is one of the most ________ books ever written. AIt has been reported that in colleges across the United States, the daytime serial drama known as the soap opera has suddenly become "in". Between the hours of 11 a.m.答：C C D C BCommunity service is an important component of education here at our university. We encourage all students to volunteer for at least one community activity before they graduate. A new community program called "One On One" helps elementary students who've fallen behind. 答：B C A D BNo one is glad to hear that his body has to be cut open by a surgeon and part of it taken out. Today, however, we needn't worry about feeling pain during the operation. The sick person falls into a kind of sleep, and when he awakes, the operation is finished. But these happy conditions are fairly new. It is not many years since a man who had to have operation felt all its pain.A B B A A二、词汇与语法2. Dress at that party was ________, with no neckties or fancy dresses. B4.He was very upset when Stanford ________ his application for scholarship. D 8.Asteroids(小行星), also known as " minor planets ", are ________ in the outer space.A9.Administrative personnel should also ________ some technical skills. B11.He _______ lives in the house where he was born. C12.I won't make the _______ mistake next time. B13. - _______ is your girlfriend like?- She is very kind and good-looking. B14.We came finally _________ the conclusion that she has been telling lies all the time. C15.I didn't know what to do, but then an idea suddenly ________ to me. C16.If I don't ________ the phone at home, ring me at work D17.We should not look down ________ the poor people A18.How good the news is for you! C19.If you need me, just let me know.-I will,___________. C三、交际英语1. Would you please show me your bankbook?- _________ B2.Hello, could I speak to Mike please?- _________ B3.Well done and_________.- Thank you very much! B6.How do I get to the cinema?- _________ D7.Would you like to see a film?- _________ A8.This is a challenging job. Who wants it? - _________ A9.- I hope you have a most happy and prosperous new year!_____ C11.Thank you ever so much for your lovely gift. B12.Could you pass me the salt and pepper? B13.What a beautiful dress you have on today! D15.May I move your bag a little and take this seat? D16.The company tries to project a(n) ________ of being innovative and progressive.C17. - Good night and thanks again.- _______ D18. - Can I borrow your digital camera for a couple of days?- _______ C19. - _______?- It's Friday. A20. -How soon will your father fly to New York?-____________________ C21. -How much is that meat, please?-____________________ B四、选词填空1.Man can't go on increasing his number at the present rate. In the next30 years man will face a period of crisis. 1 experts believe that therewill be a widespread food shortage. Other experts think this is too pessimistic（悲观的）, and man can prevent things 2 worse than they 答：B A C E DDo you forget to turn off the lights and heaters when you go out of a room? In 2040 it will not matter. They will turn themselves off and on again when you return. A sensor will detect the presence of a human and turn the systems on, and when the humans leave it will turn them off again.答：B A A B BIn the water around New York city is a very small island called Liberty Island. On Liberty Island there is a very special statue called the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the most famous sightsin the world.答：C D A C BIn the eighteenth century, cities became larger and larger. People moved from the countryside and small towns to the 1 because there was more work for them to do in the cities.On Sundays and holidays, they liked to leave the cities and have a good time in the countryside. But not every 2 had a horse or a wagon（四轮马车）. People needed a simpler means of transportation.Inventors in many countries tried to solve this problem.答：B C A D E一、词汇与结构1.The boy is not happy at the new school. He has ________ friends there. A 5.The computer system suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet. A1.She is not only my classmate ________ also my good friend. B2.We are next-door _______. D3.Would you like some more coffee? There's still ______ left. A4.Don't forget ________ the window before leaving the room. B5.His words are ________ but the meaning is deep. A2.- I've got your invitation. - Oh, good. ______A3.- Would you rather come on Friday or Saturday?- __________________. D4.- I believe we've met somewhere before.- No, ____________________. C5.- What would you like to have, meat or fish?-____________________ A2.He _______ driving me home, even though I told him I lived nearby. A3.T om ________ more than twenty pounds on the novel. A4.I fell and hurt myself while I ________ basketball yesterday. A5.I don't know _______ to deal with such matter. B1.Could I use your bike for a moment? C2.Haven't seen you for ages! What are you busy with now? D3.Does that tea have enough sugar in it? B4.Do you mind my smoking here? B5.-_______?-He's a tall man with short hair. D1.These games allow gamers to_____________ with each other and play with or against other gamers. A2.So why do we order with more reckless __________when we're using o ur smartphones and laptops? D3.We tend to get ___________ by their numbers game, thinking of more updates, more friends, more followers, more links, more photos, more everything. B4.Ordering food online might be_________and faster, but it’s not great for our health. C5.So, social media is just any Internet _________that can be used to sha re information with others. C6.According to Wikipedia, social media has been defined to be “a gro up of Internet-based __________________. B7.Social Media is about how you use it to _____________ your relationshi ps with other people in real life. B8.Unlike desktops, smartphones and tablets offer limited space and ma y ________to a customer being less thorough about exploring the menu.C9.Most of the junk foods are__________ and easy to snack on foods, wh ile they hit the bottom low with their nutritional factor. A10.These types of media often involve the ____________ and sharing of content (writing, pictures, and video) that people make themselves, mo stly through the Internet. B11.Animal rights ________ argue that zoos are really animal prisons and very often cruel D12.Many students ________ enormous satisfaction from the course. A13.Alcohol ________ to 100,000 deaths a year in the US. C14.She is one of the most _________ painters of our time. A15.I disliked the ________ criticism in his voice. C16.His new career as a writer is not successful and he has written only one novel ________. A17.The _________ situation is very different to that in 2000. C18.If you want to be efficient, you need to ________ your tasks.D19.The _________ problem lies in their inability to distinguish between re ality and fantasy. B20.Deaf people are sometimes treated as being mentally ________. C21.-Why not go and have dinner in a restaurant?-___________. It's too expensive. C二、完形填空1.My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I would _1___the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought _2___ was very important to us as humans , so I sa D C B C AD D C C BA AB D AB C B C A2.e are various ways to say things without actually using words. For example, if you want to __1__ a seat next to you at a sports event, you put a sweater or jacket across the seat. When you do this, your __2__ tells people that the seat is not __3__. Your sweater or jacket has marked the place as __4__ you for a while. The same message is given __5__ you spread a blanket on a beach. You are telling people which __6__ you are claiming. You are laying out a boundary (界限, 分答：B A C D A C D A B CB A D BC CD B D A三、阅读理解1.The iMOVE database（数据库）information platform for persons inter ested in job opportunities offered by German companies. The informati on can be obtained in seven languages: German, English, French, Spani sh, Chinese, Russian and Arabic.(1)The iMOVE database is intended for persons who ________C B BD A2.An old woman walked into a clothes shop. She asked the salesgirl to let he r have a look at a new dress on display, but the girl stood still behind the c ounter, taking no notice of the request(要求). The old woman spoke to the gi rl again, raising her voice a bit, but still received no answer. The old woman l ooked at the girl and said to herself: "I am too old to see well, I can't even tell a plastic model from a real girl!" B A B A B1.Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each courses which he attends gives him a credit which he may count towards a degree. B B A C B3.ou have been badly injured in a car accident. It is necessary to give youa blood transfusion because you lost a great deal of blood in the accident. However, special care should be taken in selecting new blood for you. If the blood is too different from your own , the transfusioncould kill you.C C C B DPeople often say that the Englishman's home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and personal. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them personal, and change them in any way they like. Most houses have a garden, A B D B C1.How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thought and feelings, actions and things, so that they D C D B A1.The Internet began more than thirty years ago, and its goal was to increase communication among universities, the government and some major American businesses by linking their computers together. The Internet makes it easy for them to send large 1 of C A D E B1、Computers can injure you. Most other injuries happen suddenly. For example，if you fall off a bike and break your arms，it happens very quickly. But computer injuries happen slowly. A B A A B2、Do you want to know something about the history of weather? Don't look at the sky. Don't look for old weather reports. Looking at the tree rings is more important. Some weather reports go back only one century，but some trees can show us an exact record of the weather even further back. A B A B A3、American cities are similar to other cities around the world. In every country, cities reflect the values of the culture. Cities contain the very best aspects of a society: opportunities for education, employment, and entertainment. They also contain the very worst parts of a society: violent crime, racial conflict (种族冲突) and poverty. American cities are changing, just as American society is changing. B D B B A2.All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy, happy and help them to live longer.Sports change with the season. People play different games in winter 答：B A B A A1. There was once an ant that was very thirsty.It ran here and there looking for some water but could not find any.Then suddenly, when the ant was almost ready to die of thirst, a large drop of water fell on it.The ant drank the water, which saved its life. B A B A A3. A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real effort, because he feels that it would be useless. He won't go at a job with the confidence necessary for success. He is therefore 1 to fail, and the failure will strengthen his belief in his incompetence. C E D B A五、词汇与语法1.I simply couldn't ________ his intention. A3.There is no money ________ for this project. C5.The country is ________ and the people live in peace. A10.I have this image of you as always being cheerful and __________. B11.He _______ lives in the house where he was born. C12.I won't make the _______ mistake next time. B13. - _______ is your girlfriend like?- She is very kind and good-looking. B14.We came finally _________ the conclusion that she has been telling lies all the time. C15.I didn't know what to do, but then an idea suddenly ________ to me. C1.Did you notice the guy ______ head looked like a big potato? C2. If you don’t want to get wet, you had better ________ this umbrella with you A3. I hadn’t seen him for years, but I ______________ his voice on the telephone B4. Neither Bill nor his parents __________ at home C5. I tried to put _____ a telephone call to him, but his line was always busy D六、交际英语4.Let me introduce myself. I'm steward．- _________ B5.Can I ask you a few questions?- _________ D11.Thank you ever so much for your lovely gift. B12.Could you pass me the salt and pepper? B13.What a beautiful dress you have on today! D1.Thanks for your help. A2.How are you, Bob? B3. Hello, I’m Harry Potter.Hello, my name is Charles Green, but ______. C4.Hello, could I speak to Mr. Smith, please? D5.I believe we’ve met somewhere before.No, ________________. C6.The witness was required to give a ________ account of what happened on the fateful night. D七、选词填空1.An ebook(also referred to as an electronic book，eBook，or e-book)is a digital version(版本)of a print book that you download and read. But if you want to read an ebook, you must have an Ebook Reader, which is a kind of free software used by your computer. Make sure you have installed the appropriate Reader before you download your ebook from the Internet. The software allows you to turn the words on the screen into the size you like. It also helps you turn pages and change your viewing options(计算机屏幕上的阅读选择). D A A C B第2个C错误Many people would agree that stress is a major problem in modern life. It is certainly true that worry and quarrel can cause all kinds of illnesses, 1 backache to severe headaches, or even more serious complaints such as high blood pressure.答：D A B E CDo you forget to turn off the lights and heaters when you go out of aroom? In 2040 it will not matter. They will turn themselves off and onagain when you return. A sensor will detect the presence of a human andturn the systems on, and when the humans leave it will turn them offagain.答：B A A B Bst night, a fire broke out in Ann's house inManchester.Ann's parents were out of town for the weekend when something wrong in the room caused the fire to 1 in the middle of the night. The girl was waken up by the family dog, Danny, who was barking loudly in the back garden. Ann smelled something 2 _. She got up and at once ran through the smoke-filled house to wake her old brother, Frank.When Frank would not wake up, Ann got some help from the dog. Frank's unconscious body was far too 3 for the little girl to move alone , but the clever girl brought the dog inside and 4 the dog's leash（牵狗的皮带）to Frank's left ankle. She then held her brother's right ankle, and together the girl and the dog 5 Frank to safety.The 10-year-old girl, Ann, saved her big brother from death. C B A E D一、阅读理解Nancy and Peter McCall like sports. In the summer they swim and in the winter they ski. They are planning ski trip for this weekend, but they don't know about the weather. It's 7:30 now, and they are listening答：A B A B AThere was once a large, fat woman who had a small, thin husband. He had a job in a big company and was given his weekly wages every Friday evening. As soon as he got home on Fridays, his wife used to make him give her all his money, and then she used to give him back enough to buy his lunch in the office every day.答：A A B A BComputers have come into almost every corner of our lives. Many children use them also in school and play electronic games on them at home. Adults use them for work or pleasure, mostly as word processors, a big improvement over the typewriter. When the computer is used in this way, each one is a separate, unconnected unit.答：A B D C CMr. money to send him to school. He had to help them to do something in the fields. But he didn't like to live in the poor place. When he was sixteen, he got to the town and found work in a factory. Three years later he became tall and strong. So he was sent to Africa as asoldier. He stayed there for five years and got some money. Then he came back to England and bought a shop in a small答：A B A B AAn English traveler found himself in Norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for his journey back home. As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he decided that he could easily spend the time without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship. The man closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell. When dinnertime came, he didn't go to dinning room, saying that he was not feeling very well.答：A A B B AYounger people and older people do not always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about life, work and play. But in one special program in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in peace. Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. The aim is not just to keep busy but rather to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farmsnear the village. Some learn to make furniture and to build houses. The adults teach them these skills.答：A B B A AMr. White lived in a small village. His parents hadn't enough money to send him to school. He had to help them to do something in the fields. But he didn't like to live in the poor place. When he was sixteen, he got to the town and found work in a factory. Three years later he became tall 答：A B A B A二、词汇与语法2.a good day! -___________. B2.If Tom was watching TV when someonemake a _____ in her diet. A8.This room ______ cool in summer and warm in winter. It's quite comfortable to livehere. A10.She agreed ________ me on this issue. D2.While I was in the university, I learned taking a photo, ____ is very u seful now for me. B5.Tom, what did you do with my documents? I have never seen sucha _____ and disorder! B7.The ______ is just around the corner and you won't miss it. B8.- Do you mind if I switch off the radio?- ___________. Go ahead. C10.-How could you say that?-___________. I did not mean to hurt you. C1、What is the train ______ to Birmingham? C2、Father is busy _____the meal while I am busy with the homework. A3、The computer system A suddenly while he was searching for informationon the Internet.4、- " May I use your dictionary?" - " ___D___."5、Would you please teach me ______ the fax machine? A三、交际英语3.-Hi! George. How are you?-___________________ D4.- Nice to see you again, Mr. Smith. How are you? B4. -I'm sorry to hear that you failed in the exam.-___________.A6.He ________ me do the work. B7.There ________ a book and some magazines on the desk. A8.At that time, she ______ on a journey with her friend. B一、交际英语（10％）1、- ____A_____ - You too!2、- Welcome to the party! _________- Thank you!C4、- Bring me the bill, please. - ____B5、- My son won the first prize in the writing contest! A6.I'm sorry. Bob is not in his office. A四、选词填空1. Social customs and ways of behaving are changing. __1__ was considered impolite many years ago is now acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was thought to be impolite behavior for a man to smoke in the street. No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman __2__ a fool of himself by smoking when a woman was in the room.答：D B E C A1. Oil is so important that it is sometimes called "black gold". Almost half of our energy comes from oil. We use it to run our cars and factories and to heat our homes, offices and schools. Many everyday things are made from oil. Your shirt may have oil in the material. The soap you washyour hands with might also be made from oil. Your favorite plastic toy is made from oil. A B A A Anguages are remarkably complex and wonderfully complicatedorgans of culture. They contain the quickest and the most efficient means of communicating within their respective culture. To learn a foreign language is to learn another culture. A B B A B3、Do you know Edison wore many caps during his life? First he was justa poor working boy. Hewore work caps of many kinds. Later in life he became a famous inventor. Then he wore the caps of many famous schools and colleges. But his most important cap was his thinking cap.A B C A B5.The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games. The first set of stamps came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.答：A B A D C5. The United States covers a large part of the North American continent. Its neighbors are Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. Although the United States is a big country, it is not the largest in the world. In 2000, its population was over 222 million.B C B D C6. It was a large house that stood among other identical large hous es in a tree-shaded square. At 1 I wondered if there could be som e mistake. D E B C A1、American people divide their days into several blocks of time, and plan different activities 1 different times. A E D C B1.For several years，Americans have enjoyed teleshopping－watching TV and buying things by phone. Now teleshopping is starting in Europe. In a number of European countries，people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes，jewelry，food，toys，and many other things. B B B A A。