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(I) Vocabulary and Structure (1point each;20points in all ) Directions：each of the following blank1，or four choices are given. You are required to choose the most appropriate one and put the corresponding letter in the bracket before each sentence．1. College education provides more ________ for a bright future.A. lessonsB. coursesC. opportunitiesD. subjects2. The little girl got much ______ from her father when she told him about her pains.A. detailB. energyC. sympathyD. suggestion3. Her parents ______ her to cook and even paid her to make dinner twicea week .A. discouragedB. encouragedC. couragedD. promised4. In some Western countries, a ______ belief is that black cats will bring misfortune to people.A. superstarB. superpowerC. superstitiousD. superstition5. Modern music may have a _____ influence, as well as a positive (积极的) one on teenagers.A. goodB. poorC. poorD. negative6. Does _____ want to buy this book? It's only $3.50, but it tells an interesting story.A. anyoneB. anythingC. someoneD. something7. It was reported that the earthquake was the most _____ to have struck that area in fifty years.A. specialB. powerfulC. favoriteD. favorite8. The Chinese government has set up Dragon Boat Festival (端午节) as a(n) ______ holiday.A. longB. springC. officialD. universal9. Under the team leader's _____, we did very well in the match.A. adviceB. huntC. suitabilityD. guidance10. This is a ______ cat.A. ladyB. womanC. girlD. female11. He is more _____ for the job than the other candidates because he has more experience in this field.A. favorableB. suitableC. equalD. qualifying12. I've learned from my uncle that dogs _______ people by their smell.A. improveB. recognizeC. expectD. teach13. It is unnecessary for those who study hard to consider the _____ of failing the exam.A. dangerB. warningC. surpriseD. possibility14. The sudden lightning (闪电) ______ me so much that I dropped the cup.A. stoppedB. pushedC. scaredD. made15. It's well accepted that we are able to _____ a person by what he or she says.A. composeB. implyC. judgeD. employ16. These events provided the _____ for her first novel.A. perspirationB. functionC. inspirationD. strength17. We often _____ the happy time we spent at your home last summer.A. recallB. remindC. presentD. provide18. While I was walking alone down the street, three men came up to me and asked me for _____ to the beach.A. contactsB. contentsC. materialsD. directions19. Being poor makes many people sad. But in the case of my father, it influences him _____A. otherwiseB. equallyC. suitablyD. additionally20. The small country was destroyed by ten years of _____ fighting.A. impressiveB. activeC. slimD. bitter(II) Cloze (0.5 point each; 10 points in all)Man cannot go on __1_ his numbers at the present rate, In the _2_ 30 years man will face a period of crisis. __3_ experts believe that there will be a widespread food_4_. Other experts think this is 5__ pessimistic, and that man can prevent things _6__ worse than they are now. But _7__ that two-thirds of the people in the world are undernourished or starving now. One thing that man can do is to limit _8__ of babies born. The need _9__ this is obvious, but it is _10_ to achieve. People have to _11__ to limit their families. In the countries of the population __12__, many people like big families. The parents think that this __13__ a bigger income for the family and ensures there will be someone in the family who will look __14__ them in old age. Several governments have _15__ birth control policies in recent years. __16__ them are Japan, China, India and Egypt. In some _17___ the results have not been 18__. Japan has been an exception. The Japanese adopted a birth control policy in 1948. People __19__ to limit their families. The birth rate fell from 34.3 per thousand per year to about 17.0 per year _20__.( )21.A increasing B to increase C and increase D with increasing( )22.A second B recent C next D late( )23.A Any B Some C More D All( )24.A need B want C absence D shortage( )25.A so B much C too D enough( )26.A getting B from getting C to get D get( )27.A remember B remembering C to rememberD remembers( )28.A an amount B a number C the amount D the number( )29.A for B in C of D about( )30.A not easy B no easy C not easily D no ease( )31.A persuade Bbe persuading C be persuaded D persuading( )32.A bursting B explosion C raising D extension( )33.A takes B brings C makes D earns( )34.A upon B for C into D after( )35.A adjusted B created C adopted D presented( )36. A Of B Among C Between D Out of( )37.A exceptions B examples C events D cases( )38.A success B succeeded C successful D succeeding( )39.A were encouraged B encouraged C are encouragedDencourage( )40.A presently B at present C in time D on time(III)阅读理解(2 point each; 30 points in all)Task 1I am one of the many city people who are always saying that given the choice we would prefer to live in the country away from the dirt and noise of a large city. I have managed to convince myself that it weren’t for my job I would immediately head out for the open spaces and go back to nature in some sleepy village buried in the country. But how realistic is the dream?Cities can be frightening places. The majority of the population live in massive tower blocks, noisy, dirty and impersonal. The sense of belonging to a community tends to disappear when you live fifteen floors up. All you can see from your window is sky, or other blocks of flats.Children become aggressive and nervous—cooped up at home all day,with nowhere to play; their mothers feel isolated from the rest of the world. Strangely enough whereas in the past the inhabitants of one street all knew each other, nowadays people on the same floor in tower blocks don’t even say hello to each other.Country life, on the other hand, differs from this kind of isolated existence in that a sense of community generally binds the inhabitants of small villages together. People have the advantage of knowing that there is always someone to turn to when they need help. But country life has disadvantages too. While it is true that you may be among friends in a village, it is also true that you are cut off from the existing and importantevents that take place in cities. There’s little possibility of going to a new show or the latest movie. Shopping becomes a major problem, and for anything slightly out of the ordinary you have to go on and expedition to the nearest large town. The city-dweller who leaves for the country is often oppressed by a sense of unbearable stillness and quiet.What, then, is the answer? The country has the advantage of peace and quiet, but suffers from the disadvantage of being cut off; the city breeds a feeling of isolation, and constant noise batters the senses. But one of its main advantages is that you are at the center of things, and that life doesn’t come to an end at half-past nine at night. Some people have found (or rather bought) a compromise between the two; they have expressed their preference for the “quiet life” by leaving the suburbs and moving to villages within commuting distance of large cities. They generally have about as much sensitivity as the plastic flowers they leave behind— they are polluted with strange ideas about change and improvement which they force on to the unwilling original inhabitants of the villages.What then of my dreams of leaning on a cottage gate and murmuring “morning”to the locals as they pass by? I’m keen on the idea, but you see there’s my cat, Toby, I’m not at all sure that he would take to all that fresh air and exercise in the long grass, I mean, can you see him mixing with all those hearty males down the farm? No, he would rather have the electric imitation-coal fire any evening.41. We get the impression from the first paragraph that the authorA used to live in the countryB used to work in the cityC works in the cityD lives in the country42. In the author’s opinion, the following may cause city people to be unhappy EXCEPTA a strong sense of fearB lack of communicationC housing conditionsD a sense of isolation43. The passage implies that it is easy to buy the following things in the country EXCEPTA daily necessitiesB fresh fruitsC designer clothesD fresh vegetables44. According to the passage, which of the following adjectives best describes those people who work in large cities and live in villages?A OriginalB QuietC ArrogantD Insensitive45. Do you think the author will move to the country?A Yes, he will do soB No, he will not do soC It is difficult to tellD He is in two mindsTask 2The most frightening words in the English language are: "Our computer is down." I hear it more and more as I go about trying to do my business.One day, I was at the airport trying to buy a ticket to Washington and the man said, "I'm sorry, I can't sell you a ticket. Our computer is down." "What do you mean your computer is down?" "It just doesn't work well.""Then just write me out a ticket." "I can't write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to issue tickets for the plane."I looked down the counter, and all the people behind the counter were just standing there, drinking coffee and staring into a dark screen. "What do all you people do?" "We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.""So when it goes down, you go down with it." "That's very good, Sir. I haven't heard it put that way before." "How long will the computer be down?" "I have no idea. There is no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it's down it won't answer us." "Don't you have a backup computer when the main computer goes down?" "I doubt it. Do you know what they cost?" "Let's forget the computer. What about your planes? They're still flying, aren't they?""I couldn't tell without asking the computer, and as I told you… " "I know it's down. Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he's flying to Washington," I suggested."I wouldn't know what gate to send you to." "I'll try them all," Isaid. "Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldn't take you if you didn't have a ticket.""Why don't I give you the money, you give me a receipt, and I'll show it to the pilot as proof that I have paid?""We wouldn't know what to charge you. The computer knows theair-fares that change every hour." "How about my credit card?""That's even worse. When our computer is down, it can't tell the credit card computer to charge the fare to your account." "Is there any other plane flying to Washington within the next fewhours?""I wouldn't know," he said, pointing to the dark screen. "Only IT knows." "And at the moment IT knows nothing."By this time, there were quite a few people standing in line. The word soon spread and some people started to cry, whilst others kicked their luggage. A man in a red jacket came out."I'm sorry that our main computer went down. But as soon as it gets over its problem, it's going to buy everyone who missed their plane a free drink."46. The sentence "The computer is down." means（）A. The computer is put under the tableB. The computer fell from the tableC. The computer has stopped workingD. The computer is powered off47. Without a computer, the man who sold the tickets （）A. was unwilling (不愿意的) to sell ticketsB. had trouble selling ticketsC. had no changewas unable to write a ticket48. A backup computer is a machine that（）A. is ready to be used when the main one doesn't workB. is put after the main computerC. is only used by the manageris not used for selling tickets49. The author was going to Washington most probably （）A. to visit a friendB. to handle (处理) his office affairsC. to see his parentsD. to attend a music concert50. Through the story, we can learn that（）A. the people working at the airport were lazyB. the author had not enough money for the ticketC. the computer didn't allow people to sell ticketsD. computers bring us both convenience and troublesTask 3 (10A)With more than 20 million records sold, and several Grammy awards to show for it, Natalie Cole, the daughter of famous singer Nat King Cole, has made a name for herself in music.Along with her great success, however, Natalie Cole has lived in a world of drugs, crime, and failed marriages."I have been to hell and back," she says.In the book Angel on My Shoulder, Cole gives us an honest look at the difficult path she has taken, sharing, as well, her successful recovery. "Where I'm at now helps me to look back on my life and realize that I've really had quite a colorful and rich life," she says. "I really could have turned out to be a different person."As the second daughter of Maria and Nat King Cole, Natalie had as normal a childhood as was possible for a little girl whose father spent much of his time away from home. With hopes of one day becoming a doctor, she left her family in Los Angeles to attend a boarding school on the east coast. But when she was 14, she received some terrible news: her father was dying of lung cancer. Less than two months later, in 1965, NatKing Cole died at the age of 47.During her college years at Amherst, Cole began to experiment with drugs, though they didn't stop her from joining a music group. She played in small clubs on the east coast, using drugs more and more frequently. Without enough money to pay the bills and to support her drug habit, Cole turned to stealing and got into trouble with the law. Eventually, she became so badly affected by the drugs that she decided to quit on the spot.She says it was a miracle—the work of an angel on her shoulder. Her drug habit kicked, Natalie's career really began to take off. Only two years after being arrested and almost dying because of drugs, Cole's first record won two Grammies.In 1976, she married Marvin Yancy, her songwriter and producer.They soon had a son, Robbie, and Cole's life really seemed to be coming together."Marriage to Marvin, and Robbie, was like a breath of pure, fresh air," she says. "I was with a man whom I loved and who loved me... we were just so close."Sadly, the marriage wouldn't last. After four years of being drug-free, Cole was once again using.In 1983, Cole checked herself into a recovery program, and wasfinally able to mend the wounds from her difficult past.After narrowly escaping death once again, Cole decided to record her father's greatest hits, including the phenomenal s uccess Unforgettable: With Love.Cole, who has fought and won many battles to find personal happiness, says "I'm so grateful for the way my life has turned out."51. You must be at your best at the interview becauset （）A. most interviewers are difficult to pleaseB. the job market is very competitiveC. you are the special person for the interviewerD. it requires drive, energy and preparation52. We can infer from the text that （）A. the author didn't take the job hunt seriously enough beforeB. the author is an employerC. the author is a member of a professional societyD. the author is a psychologist53. According to the text, the following things are important for the very first part of the interview EXCEPT（）A. calmnessB. smilingC. good appearancesD. a firm handshake54. Why are you advised to join a professional society in your field of interest?（）.A. To enrich your professional knowledge.B. To broaden your mind.C. To keep up with the development in your profession.D. To know important people in your profession.55. What should you mention at the interview if asked to tell about yourself? （）.A. Your life history.B. Your drive to do things well.C. Your previous salary.D. Your interest in the job.(IV)Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form if necessary. Fill in each blank with one word only. (1 point each; 10 points in all)Justify fashion feature continual designcommand quality value illegal develop1. His works mirrored such positive _______ as cheerfulness and kindness.2 Janet took _______ of the situation and got everyone out of thebuilding.3. The store-owner was fined (罚) $500 for selling goods of low _______.4. Courses are not _______ merely for students to pass exams.5. The results of the study have certainly_______ the money that has been spent onthe project.6. This hat-style is now liked by _______ women in Paris (巴黎).7. It is _______ to take or sell drugs: one will be put into prison if he does so.8. These problems can appear in _______ and underdeveloped countries.9. The _______ source of our strength was our mutual (互相的) trust and respect.10. The most surprising_______of the house was a large room as big as a swimming pool.(V)Translate the following into English.（3 point each; 15 points in all）1. 出于同情，布莱克太太（Mrs. Black）给了这位可怜的老人一些钱。