PART I Choose the correct definition for the following italicized words.(2 points for each answer) (50%)1.Then the rope was pulled again and Buck had to let go.A. give upB. leaveC. move alongD. go away2.Again the club hit him and he crashed to the ground.A. feel violently and noisilyB. rushed suddenly and speedilyC. cried loudly and wildlyD. was pushed3.“ Well, Buck, my boy”, he said in a friendly voice, we’ve argued a little, and I think the best thing todo now is to stop.A. workedB. know each otherC. quarreledD. misunderstood4.Buck was beaten (he knew that ) but he was not broken.A .dead B.seriously injuredC. losing courageD. crushed physically and mentally5.Buck understood that a man with a club must be obeyed, although he did not have to be a friend.A. ruledB. listened toC. acceptedD. recognized6.One day was very like another, but Buck noticed that the weather was getting colder.A. could sayB. feltC. thoughtD. saw7.Two minutes later the last of the dogs was chased away.A. driven offB. checked upC. pressed throughD. caught8.Growling, he threw himself at the snow, and a moment later, he had jumped upwards into thedaylight.A. gave oneself up toB. rush violently atC. blamed oneself forD. played with9.He walked around the tents trying to find the other dogs. But, to his surprise, they had disappeared.A. gone out of sightB. gathered togetherC. given up hopeD. stayed away10. Buck growled, and was surprised when the rope was pulled hard around his neck.A became frightenedB feel painC was puzzledD made a low, threatening sound11. I cheated on a unit test in math class this morning during second period with Mr. Burke.A. faintedB. deceivedC. withdrewD. succeeded12. Mostly I wished I was dead. It wasn’t even an accident that I cheated.A. something that was planned beforehandB. something that happened by chanceC. something that was terribleD. something that was unfortunate13. But I did plan to study just to prove to him that I’m plenty smart-which I am mostly-except in math,which I’d be okay in if I’d memorize my times tables.A. learn by heartB. copy on the paperC. recite accuratelyD. bring with me14. My mother’s one of those people who tells you everyting you’v e done wrong for thirsty years likeyou do it every day. It drives me crazy.A. angryB. uncomfortableC. hardD. mad15. I guessed he knew I was lying and was so disappointed he couldn’t talk about it.A. interestedB. satisfiedC. displeasedD. angered16. My parents don’t bother making up a lot of rules. But we do have to tell the truth-even if it’s bad,which it usually is.A. like very muchB. opposeC. trouble themselves withD. find satisfaction in17. But at night, thinking about Mr. B.-who could scare just about anybody I know, even my father-itseemed perfectly sensible to cheat.A. understandableB. senselessC. possibleD. reasonable18. I’d go into class jolly as usual, acting like things were going just great, and no one, not even Mr. B.,would suspect the truth.A. agree withB. acknowledgeC. guessD. doubt19. And that’s exactly what I did this morning. It was a cinch.A. something done easilyB. something done strangelyC. something disgracefulD. something most desired20. “She thinks something happened today and you’re upset.”A. wrongB. calmC. annoyedD. uneasy21. I call Mr. Burke, probably waking him up, and I tell him exactly what happened, even that I decidedto cheat the night before the test.A. immediatelyB. effectivelyC. suddenlyD.most likely22. I thank him a whole lot for being understanding and all. He’s not friendly but he’s not absolutelymean either.A. completelyB. possiblyC. unpleasantlyD. comparatively23. In both North and Latin America, migratory birds have found a sanctuary in the forest-likeenvironment of traditional coffee plantations.A. place of protectionB. place of good foodC. place of interestD. place of wealth24. A great number is found in other agricultural habitats, and exceeded only in undisturbed tropicalforest.A. homesB. areasC. districtsD. habitants25. In the past twenty years, coffee has begun to be grown with no shade canopy at all.A. helpB. shelterC. undrerneathD. treatmentPART II READING COMPREHENSION (50%)Text A (10 points)America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!1. The writer of this passage must be ______.A. an AmericanB. a ChineseC. a professorD. a student2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.3. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______.A. warmly welcomed at the airportB. offered a ride to his homeC. treated hospitably at his homeD. treated to dinner in a restaurant4. The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______.A. strict with timeB. serious with timeC. careful with timeD. willing to spend time5. A suitable title for this passage would p robably be “______”.A. Friendships between ChineseB. Friendships between AmericansC. Americans’ hospitalityD. Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendshipsText B (10 points)Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.6. Wh y couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?A. She couldn’t get admitted to medical schoolB. She decided to further her education in ParisC. A serious eye problem stopped herD. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States7. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor?A. She was a woman.B. She wrote too many letters.C. She couldn’t graduate from medical school.D. She couldn’t set up her hospital.8. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?A. Eight yearsB. Ten yearsC. Nineteen yearsD. Thirty-six years9. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabet h Blacekwell, except that she ______.A. became the first woman physicianB. was the first woman doctorC. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and childrenD. set up the first medical school for women10. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______.A. EnglandB. ParisC. the United StatesD. New York CityText C (10 points)Overhead bridges are found in many parts of Beijing, especially in places where traffic is very heavy and crossing the road is dangerous.The purpose of these bridges is to enable pedestrians (行人) to cross roads safely. Overhead bridges are used to very much the same way as zebra crossings. They are more efficient (效率高的) although less convenient because people have to climb up a long flight of steps. This is inconvenient especially to older people. When pedestrains use an overhead bridge, they do not hold up traffic. However, when they cross a busy road using a zebra crossing, traffic is held up. This is why the government has built many overhead bridges to help pedestrians and to keep traffic moving at the same time.The government of Beijing has spent a large amount of money on building these bridges. For their own safety, pedestrians should be encouraged to use them instead of risking (冒…危险) their lives by dashing across the road. Old people , however , may find it a little difficult climbing up and down the steps, but it is still much safer than walking across the road with all the danger of moving traffic.Overhead bridges serve a very useful purpose. Pedestrians, both old and young, should make it a habit to use them. This will prevent unnecessary accidents and loss of life.11. What is the advantage of overhead bridges mentioned in this passage?A. Taller trucks can pass under them.B. Pedestrians can climb up and have a view of the city.C. They are safer for pedestrians and can keep traffic moving at the same time.D. They are easier and more convenient for the pedestrians.12. Why were overhead bridges built in Beijing?A. Because they prevent traffic from being held up.B. Because they provide an easy way for the drivers to cross the road.C. Because they save money for the government.D. Because they save time for the pedestrians.13. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Overhead bridges are found in every part of Beijing.B. Overhead bridges are only found in the centre of Beijing.C. Overhead bridges are found in many parts of big cities in China.D. Overhead bridges are found in places where traffic is heavy.14. The underlined words a zebra crossing probably mean ________.A. a safe place across a road for pedestrians to walk across the roadB. a wild animal from Africa that looks like a horse with broad dark brown and white stripes on its bodyC. a safe place across a road for zebras to walk across the roadD. a safe place across a road for children to play a game15. What is the writer’s attitude towards overhead bridges?A. It is inconvenient to older people to walk across the road.B. It is much safer for pedestrians though climbing up and down the steps may be a little difficult,C. An overhead bridge is more beautiful than a zebra crossing.D. To build overhead bridges is the business of the government.Text D (20 points)If you are a male and you are reading this ,congratulations: you are a survivor .According to statistics .you are more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer than a woman ,and nine times more likely to die of AIDS. assuming you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men in Australia, you will die on average five years before a woman.There are many reasons for this-typically, men take more risks than woman and are more likely to drink and smoke but perhaps more importantly, men don’t go to the do ctor.“Men aren’t seeing doctors as often as they should, ” says Dr. Gullotta, “This is particularly so for the over-40s,when diseases tend to strike.”Gullotta says a healthy man should visit the doctor every year or two. For those over 45,it should be at least once a year.Two months ago Gullotta saw a 50-year-old ma who had delayed doing anything about his smoker’s cough for a year.“When I finally saw him it had already spread and he has since died from lung cancer” he says, “Earlier detection and treat ment may not have cured him, but it would have prolonged this life”According to a recent survey, 95%of women aged between 15 and early 40s see a doctor once a year, compared to 70% of men in the same age group.“A lot of men think they are invincible （不可战胜的）”Gullotta says “They only come in when a friend drops dead on the golf course and they think” Geez, if it could happen to him.Then there is the ostrich approach,” some men are scared of what might be there and would rather not know, ” says Dr. Ross Cartmill.“Most men get their cars serviced more regularly than they service their bodies,” Cartmill says .He believes most diseases that commonly affect men could be addressed by preventive check-upsRegular check-ups for men would inevitably place strai n on the public purse, Cartmill says.” But prevention is cheaper in the long run than having to treat the diseases. Besides, the ultimate cost is far greater: it is called premature death.”16.Why does the author congratulate his male readers at the beginning of the passage?A. They are more likely to survive serious diseases today.B. Their average life span has been considerably extended.C. They have lived long enough to read this article.D. They are sure to enjoy a longer and happier live.17.What does the author state is the most important reason men die five years earlier on average than women?A. men drink and smoke much more than womenB. men don’t seek medical care as often as womenC. men aren’t as cautions as women in face of dangerD. men are more likely to suffer from fatal diseases18. Which of the following best completes the sentence “Geez, if it could happen tohim,…’(line2,para,8)?A. it could happen to me, tooB. I should avoid playing golfC. I should consider myself luckyD. it would be a big misfortune19 what does Dr. Ross Cartmill mean by “the ostrich approach”(line q para.9)A. a casual attitude towards one’s health conditionsB. a new therapy for certain psychological problemsC. refusal to get medical treatment for fear of the pain involvedD. unwillingness to find out about one’s disease because of fear20. What does Cartmill say about regular check-ups for men?A.They may increase public expensesB.They will save money in the long runC.They may cause psychologial strains on meAnD.They will enable men to live as long as women。