Model Test Paper 2(January, 2015)Part I Vocabulary & Structure (70%)1. His conclusion was considered a mistake in the first place. Later, however, it _______to be true.A. turned outB. figured outC. pointed outD. filled out2. He would rather _______ his opportunity to study abroad than leave the research unfinished.A. make upB. take upC. give upD. carry out3. Within a few years he was _______ from an ordinary clerk to the general manager of the company.A. promotedB. raisedC. developedD. improved4. You should be able to_________ right from wrong.A. perceiveB. distinguishC. sightD. observe5. Any student who _________ his homework is unlikely to pass the examination.A. reducesB. offendsC. practicesD. neglects6. I promised to look_________ the matter as soon as I got there.A. forB. inC. intoD. after7. Your sister has made an_______ for you to see the dentist at 3 this afternoon.A. appointmentB. interviewC. opportunityD. assignment8. The committee is expected to_________ a decision this evening.A. reachB. arriveC. bringD. take9. He spoke so quickly that I didn't _________ what he said.A. make forB. make sureC. make overD. make out10. She left an hour early ______ missing her train.A. in caseB. in case ofC. in order thatD. for fear of11. It is not that I do not like plays. The reason why I did not go to the theater last nightwas that I could not_______ the time.A. offerB. leaveC. affordD. manage12. After a three-hour heated discussion, all the members in the jury reached theconclusions that the man was found _________ of murder.A. criminalB. chargedC. guiltyD. faulty13. Having finished the letter, he____ it carefully and sealed the envelop with a kiss.A. foldedB. bentC. turnedD. curved14. Last year_________ of new books were published on environmental protection.A. the hundredB. hundredsC. a hundredD. one hundred15. Literature and art have a great influence________ people's ideology.A. toB. onC. forD. onto16.____, we keep records on all the experiments so that we may have enough data.A. As a wholeB. As a ruleC. On the averageD. By all means17. Nobody but a young woman _________the airplane crash.A. endureB. rejectedC. survivedD. lived18. William has cut his smoking _________to five cigarettes a day.A. downB. inC. offD. out19. I am very disappointed _________the results of the experiment.A. fromB. forC. toD. with20. His few personal belongings made it possible for him to move from place to place _______.A. in easeB. at easeC. with easeD. with easiness21. I will never forget the ten years _________ we both spent in the little village.A. whenB. during whichC. whichD. in which22. They are _____ students that they all performed well in the nationwide examinations.A. so very diligentB. such diligentC. so much diligentD. such very diligent23. No one can be sure if the car on display fits him or her until he or she ____ it.A. triesB. will tryC. are tryingD. have tried24. I am too busy these days. I would rather all of you_____ next month for a dinner.A. comeB. would comeC. cameD. have come25. Something must have happened on their way here. Or they _______ by now.A. should have arrivedB. should arriveC. would have arrivedD. would arrive26. The general's command was that the soldiers _________their fort and carry out moreimportant tasks.A. would leaveB. leaveC. leftD. have left27. How the fire in the dancing hall started _________ a mystery.A. to remainB. remainsC. remainD. is remaining28. We are going to have our office _________ to make room for a new engineer.A. to rearrangeB. rearrangeC. rearrangedD. rearranging29. The boy has performed excellently _________ he was bit nervous.A. in thatB. except thatC. for thatD. except for30. No one can possibly recall any detail about the meeting. It is at least five years sinceit_________.A. had taken placeB. was taken placeC. took placeD. was taking place31. Not until most of the people had left the airport _________his sister was there.A. that he sawB. had he seenC. did he seeD. that he had seen32. We all feel sorry for __________for so long after your arrival.A. keep you waitingB. having kept you waitingC. waiting for youD. keep you wait33. No sooner had they got the goods covered up __________it started raining hard.A. whenB. thanC. thenD. after34. The manager has his employee __________a business report every week.A. to writeB. writtenC. writingD. write35. At that time, the poor girl can't but ______all her belongings at a low price.A. to sellB. sellC. sellingD. soldPart II Reading Comprehension(40%)Passage 1Many of the world’s most serious environmental problems such as pollution and wasting the earth’s natural resources are not new; they have existed for many years. Today, ecologists (生态学家) are very concerned about two major environmental issues: sustaining a clean water supply, and preserving the rain forests.Water is a necessary resource that supports all life forms. Neither plants nor animals can survive for very long without it. It is the most widely used resource in industry, and plays a major role in energy production. Quality of life, as well as life itself, depends on a continual supply of clean, fresh water.The rainforests are another of the world’s most valuable and endangered resources. The Amazon rain forests of Brazil have often been called the “Lungs of the Planet”, because they naturally and continuously recycle carbon dioxide(二氧化碳)into oxygen, which helps keep our atmosphere clean. The Amazon rain forests are home to more than half the world’s estimated ten million species of plants, animals and insects. They also produce raw materials for cancer-fighting drugs and other pharmaceuticals（药品）.Rain forests once covered fourteen percent of the earth’s land surface. Now they only cover six percent, and experts believe that we may destroy these rain forests completely in less than forty years. How can we stop the deforestation? Ecologists say that environmental organizations must work together with different communities and countries, to find solutions to these serious environmental problems. As citizens of the earth, we all have a responsibility to preserve and sustain the environment we have for ourselves, and the future generations of our children, grand children, and great-grandchildren.36.What’s the new issue about the environmental problems?A. Serious pollution.B. Less and less water.C. Less and less rain forests.D. Wasting the earth’s natural resources.37.Without clean, fresh water there would be no ____.A. industryB. energyC. oxygenD. life38. What’s the most important role can Amazon rain forests play?A. They can turn carbon dioxide into oxygen.B. They can make water clean.C. Half of the world’s animals have built up their homes there.D. Half of the world’s plants are growing there.39. What will happen if we don’t take measures to solve these problems?A. All the animals will lose their homes.B. There will be no forests in about forty years.C. There won’t any raw materials at all in about forty years.D. Rain forests will cover only six percent of the earth’s land surface.40. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Clean Water Is Necessary for Life.B. Rain Forests Should Be Preserved.C. Sustaining the Environment for All the People.D. Keeping the Atmosphere Clean.Passage2For most Americans, the word “poverty” suggests destitution: an inability to providea family with nutritious food, clothing, and reasonable shelter. But only a small numberof the 35 million persons classified as “poor” by the Census Bureau fit that description.While the poor are generally well-nourished, some poor families do experience hunger, meaning a temporary discomfort due to food shortages. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 13 percent of poor families and 2.6 percent of poor children experience hunger at some point during the year. In most cases, their hunger is short term. Eighty-nine percent of the poor report their families have “enough” food to eat, while only 2 percent say they “often” do not have enough to eat.The typical American defined as poor by the government has a car, air conditioning, a refrigerator, a stove, a clothes washer and dryer, and a microwave. He has two color televisions, cable or satellite TV reception, a VCR player, and a stereo. He is able to obtain medical care. His home is in good repair, and is not overcrowded. By his own report, his family is not hungry and he had sufficient funds in the past year to meet his family’s essential needs. While this individual’s life is not well-off, it is equally far from the popular images of frightening poverty conveyed by the press.41. For most Americans, a “poor” man is the person who ____.A. can not afford a lot of foodB. has no rich material wealthC. has no workD. has no money42. In the second paragraph, the writer tries to tell us that ____.A. the poor families often do not have enough food to eatB. the hunger for the poor family is just short termC. not all the poor families encounter food-shortageD. all the poor families do not have food to eat43. The word “well-off” (the last sentence of Para. 3) is close in meaning to ____.A. poorB. healthyC. fastD. rich44. Which of the following is NOT true about the poor American defined by theAmerican government?A. He has a car, air conditioning, a refrigerator and a microwave.B. He has two color Televisions and cable or satellite TV reception.C. His house is not very crowded.D. He provides enough money to satisfy all the needs for the whole family.45. We can learn from the passage that the poor American life ____.A. can afford all modern productsB. means no house for the familyC. is different in the eyes of the government and the pressD. only belongs to those who do not have enough food to eat Passage 3At least 2.3 million people took some kind of online courses in 2004, according to a recent survey by the Sloan Consortium, an education group, and two-thirds of colleges offering “face-to-face”courses also offer online ones. But what were once two distinct types of classes are looking more and more alike---and often dipping into the same pool of students.At some schools, online courses---originally for nontraditional students living far from campus---have proved surprisingly popular with on-campus students. A recent study by South Dakota’s Board of Regents found 42 percent of the students enrolled in its distance-education courses weren’t so distant: they were located on campus at the university that was hosting the online courses.Numbers vary depending on the policies of particular colleges, but other schools also have students mixing and matching online and face-to-face credits. Motives range from lifestyle to accommodating a job schedule to getting into high-demand courses.Washington State had about 325 on-campus undergraduates taking one or more distance courses last year. As many as 9,000 students took both distance and in-person classes at Arizona State last year.46.The first paragraph mainly tells us that ___.A.online courses are becoming more important than traditional coursesB.online courses were different from traditional coursesC.online courses are becoming more popular in college educationD.online courses are actually not different from traditional courses47.The study of South Dakota’s Board of Regents shows that ____.A.online courses are available at any timeB.online courses are well accepted by on-campus studentsC.online courses should gradually take place of traditional coursesD.online courses can be more beneficial for college students48.At some schools online courses were first conducted for ___.A.all the students who choose the coursesB.students who live on campusC.students who have no time in taking regular classesD.students who live far away from school49.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A.Colleges may take different policies in online courses.B.Some schools allow students to mix online and face-to-face credits.C.Students choose online courses for different purposes.D.Online courses are much easier to pass than traditional courses.50. This passage is mainly concerned with ____.A. the superiority of online courses over traditional coursesB. the importance of online courses for college studentsC. the popularity of online courses with college studentsD. the wide coverage of online coursesPassage 4Hyperinflation(极度通货膨胀)is defined as an economic condition during which there is steep increase in price.In accordance with the laws of economics, three factors combine to create this condition. Firstly, demand must be much greater than the supply of available goods. Secondly, the country must continuously create and thereby build up an ever increasing supply of money. Thirdly, the governmental processes that are used to collect taxes must be destroyed.Let’s imagine a country where production is barely accomplishing its goal: to keep up with demand. When this happens, the government should decrease the salaries of the workers by raising taxes. But the government is powerless to collect the taxes, so it prints more money to make up for the goods it must purchase. This new money goes to the workers who produced the goods; as a result, the people are not forced to give up certain things for a while. They actually become richer. While this might appear to be a positive step, it is actually worse off. Every month the government is forced to print more and more money so as to increase the amount of goods it can purchase until it is destroyed. The only way to prevent total economic breakup in such a situation is for the government to increase taxes in a manner that is characterized by equality to every one involved.51.According to the passage, hyperinflation is characterized by ___.A. the rapid decrease in priceB. the reasonable increase in priceC. the rapid increase in priceD. the short-term increase in price52. Which of the following is NOT among the factors which combine to createhyperinflation?A. Demand is much greater than supply.B. The country continuously supplies money.C. The government is able to collect taxes by the existing processes.D. The government is powerless in collecting taxes.53. According to the passage, the goal of production is ____.A. to raise taxesB. to create the richC. to increase salaryD. to satisfy demand54. When production cannot keep up with demand, the government which is powerless in collection taxes ____.A. can decrease the production amountB. has to provide more moneyC. has to encourage production amountD. can increase workers’ salary55. According to the passage, the way to prevent economic breakup in the time of hyperinflation is to ____.A. increase the amount of moneyB. establish new taxing proceduresC. learn experience from foreign countriesD. tax every citizen of the countryPart III Translation (40%)Section A Turn the following passages into Chinese:Passage 1We wish to sell our automatic copying machines in your country, and should like to be put in touch with a company or individual who would be willing to represent us. The representatives we are looking for will be experienced in this field, and should already be doing business with buyers of office equipment, having contact with suitable outlets. On our part we can offer machines with an international reputation, which have already been sold in many countries in Europe.Passage 2It’s true that e-mail is a fast, simple, and effective way to communicate. But when the authors of e-mail messages are not aware of the basic rules of good manners, e-mail can be annoying. Writing good e-mail, as with writing a good letter can be an art. In fact, remembering some basic rules of form can result in better e-mail---especially for business correspondence.Passage 3That’s why I’m pleased to announce that the United States will dramatically expand the number of our students who study in China to 100,000. And these exchanges mark a clear commitment to build ties among our people, as surely as you will help determine the destiny of the 21st century. And I’m absolutely confident that America has no better ambassadors to offer than our young people. For they, just like you, are filled with talent and energy and optimism about the history that is yet to be written.Section B: Turn the following sentences into English:1. 他们在比赛中表现非常出色，我们很难不佩服他们。