I. 语音听力
A. 单项(习语)
Directions: Choose the best answer to the question you hear, basing your answer on the short conversation you hear each time.
1. A) Quite far away.
B) Neither far away nor near.
C) Quite near.
D) Her home is next to the office.
2. A) There is much room for John's performance to be improved.
B) John's performance last night was wonderful.
C) The man didn't show up at the performance at all.
D) The man wanted very much to enjoy John's performance, but he didn't go.
3. A) One member on the team took part in a horse race the day before yesterday.
B) The team is one that goes in for horse racing.
C) A black horse is more popular in the horse racing.
D) One member on the team played
quite well the day before yesterday.
4. A) Student and teacher.
B) Doctor and patient.
C) Booking clerk and customer.
D) Salesgirl and customer.
5. A) The man is just like a small kid.
B) The woman has got married, and hasn't got any child at all.
C) The woman's husband has really won a prize.
D) The woman doesn't believe the man's story.
B. 语篇:对话
Directions: Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
1. A) The number of public libraries in Britain is quite limited.
B) The libraries have been built everywhere in Britain, even in small villages.
C) The lending and reference service in the public libraries in Britain is free of charge.
D) The books in the public libraries are not allowed to take out.
2. A) About a third of the total population.
B) About half the total population.
C) About two thirds of the total population.
D) None of the above.
3. A) They are large vans loaded with different kinds of books.
B) They travel to the areas where libraries are not available.
C) They also take account of the ill and disabled people.
D) Their service should be paid, but not very expensive.
4. A) Lending books.
B) Public lectures on history or literature.
C) Adult education classes.
D) The treatment of the sick or handicapped people.
5. A) She knows the exact number of British public libraries.
B) She lives on an isolated farm.
C) She doesn't get much chance to use the other services offered by the library.
D) She is in charge of a center for local cultural activities.
II. 词汇用法 (固定搭配)
1. The professor could hardly find sufficient ground ________ his arguments in favor of the new theory.
A. to be based on
B. to base on
C. which to base on
D. on which to base
2. There are signs ________ restaurants are becoming more popular with families.
A. that B. which
C. in which D. whose
3. Without proper lessons, you could________a lot of bad habits when playing the
piano.
A. keep up B. catch up
C. pick up D. draw up
4. Everything we eat and drink contains some salt; we can meet the body's need for it from natural sources without turning ________ the salt bottle.
A. to B. over C. on D. up
5. He always did well at school ________ having to do part-time jobs every now and then.
A. in case of B. in spite of
C. regardless of D. on account of
6. ________ receiving financial support from family, community or the government is allowed, it is never admired.
A. Once B. Lest
C. As D. Although
7. In Disneyland, every year, some 800,000 plants are replaced because Disney refused to ________ signs asking his "guests" not to step on them.
A. put off B. put down
C. put out D. put up
8. The bed has been ________ in the family. It was my GREat-grandmother's originally.
A. landed out B. handed round
C. handed over D. handed down
9. In recent years much more emphasis has been put ________ developing the students' productive skills.
A. onto B. in C. over D. on
10. Eating too much fat can ________ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.
A. attribute to B. attend to
C. contribute to D. devote to
11. This article ________ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching.
A. cares for B. applies for
C. allows for D. calls for
12. None of us expected the chairman to ________ at the party. We thought he was still in hospital.
A. turn in B. turn over
C. turn up D. turn down
13. In my opinion, he's ________ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.
A. in all B. at best
C. for all D. by far
14. To our ________ , Geoffrey's illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.
A. anxiety B. relief
C. view D. judgment
15. His wife is constantly finding ________ with him, which makes him very angry.
A. errors B. shortcomings
C. fault D. flaw
16. I'd ________ his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community, and then make a decision about whether or not approve a loan.
A. take into account
B. account for
C. make up for
D. make out
17. Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people ________ harm them.
A. more than B. other than
C. rather than D. better than
18. I like watching TV ________ to the cinema.
A. more than to go
B. than going
C. more than going
D. rather than to go
19. When he arrived, he found ________ the aged and the sick at home.
A. none but B. none other than
C. nothing but D. no other than
20. She is ________ a musician than her brother.
A. much of B. much as
C. more of D. more as
21. Five minutes earlier, ________ we could have caught the last train.
A. and B. but C. or D. so
22. Fifty years ago, wealthy people liked hunting wild animals for fun ________ sightseeing.
A. than to go
B. rather than to go
C. more than going
D. to go
III. 语法结构 (主从连接词)
1. Write clearly ________ your teacher can understand you correctly.
A. for B. since
C. because D. so that
2. Hydrogen is the fundamental element of the universe ________ it provided the building blocks from which the other elements are produced.
A. so that B. but that C. in that D. provided that
3. You can fly to London this evening ________ you don't mind changing planes in Paris.
A. provided B. unless
C. though D. until
4. The engineers are going through with their highway projects ________ the expenses have risen.
A. even though B. just because C. now that D. as though
5. Give me your telephone number ________ I need your help.
A. whether B. so that C. unless D. in case
6. Dress warmly, ________ you'll catch cold.
A. but B. and
C. or else D. in no way
7. Tom listened carefully ________ he might discover exactly what John wanted.
A. in that B. in case C. providing D. in order that
8. I felt somewhat disappointed and was about to leave, ________ something occurred which attracted my attention.
A. unless B. until C. when D. while
9. Most parents encourage their children to take part in social events, ________ those events do not interfere with their studies.
A. lest B. though
C. unless D. provided
10. I'm sure he is up to the job ________ he would give his mind to it.
A. if only B. in case C. until D. unless
11. ________ the calculation is right, scientists can never be sure that they have included all variables and modeled them accurately.
A. Even if B. As far as C. If only D. So long as
12. ________ he works hard, I don't mind when he finishes the experiment.
A. As soon as B. As well as
C. So far as D. So long as
13. ________ you are familiar with the author's idea, try reading all the sections as quickly as possible.
A. As long as B. Ever since
C. So that D. Now that
14. Government cannot operate effectively ________ it is free from such interference.
A. as long as B. so that
C. unless D. because
15. I can't go to the party with you ________ I must finish my mathematics homework.
A. since B. because
C. though D. now that
IV. 综合能力
A.阅读
LONDON-Visitors to Britain may have read about it in the guide books, but most are still amazed to see it with their own eyes-at every bus stop or other opportunity Britons form an orderly queue.
It's a remarkable accomplishment of social behaviour and brings the English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish to a higer level of civilization, at least according to a German anthropologist.
Professor Joseph Heinrich and his colleague describe standing in line-a "form of voluntary interaction with strangers"-as the "highest form of cooperative group behaviour."
Line etiquette is itself a subject worthy of study. There are a large number of unwritten rules to observe such as how to maintain the correct distance to the person in front.
Get too close and there is a danger of invading another's personal space, a serious mistake which usually invites a displeasure.
Leave too much space and the next person will invariably ask,"Are you in the queue?" That may sound polite but actually means"You idiot, can't you stand in line properly?"
The one-man queue is unique to the British Isles. A Briton who arrives at a bus stop where no one is standing will not simply wait but assume his rightful position at the head of the queue.
Should a tourist unfamiliar with local customs fail to get in line behind him, the Briton will say in no uncertain terms:"This is a queue."
Though it might seem the Britons take their queues too seriously, one thing is certain: Queues can save lives. In hazardous situations standing in line has prevented Britons from panicking.
When two trains derailed in London in 1999, injured passengers formed a queue as they stumbled from a wrecked carriage. One author later recalled a polite man who let her pass with a mumbled"after you."
Questions:
1. What's the most amazing thing found in the guide books of Britain?
2. What's the comment of a German anthropologist on the orderly queue of Britons?
3. What's the result of getting to close?
4. What will the Briton say if you don't understand the local customs?
5. What's the main idea of this passage?
B. 写作
Directions: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic "Science and Mankind". You are required to write at least 120 words and your composition should be based on the Chinese outline given below.
1. 科学在人类文明的进程中起了很重要的作用.
2. 科学对人类文明既具有积极的影响,也有消极的影响.
3. 人们必须采取科学态度合理利用科学及规范自己的行为.
