I. Grammar and Vocabulary
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B. C an
D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. (25%)
1.The old lady _______ twenty eggs for a small bag of rice.
A. changed
2. Michael Jordan ______ a basket-ball player.
A. is known for
3.If you cannot make yourself _____________ English, you may speak Chinese.
4. I really enjoyed ____________ enjoyable party last night.
5. Mr. Bush was elected ___________ of that country.
6. He is very active __________ the work of Students Union.
7. The cup of coffee is too bitter, please ________ some sugar.
8. Could you __________ some time to help me with my English?
9. He learnt the news ________________.
10. Mr. Smiths has completely _____________ his illness and will come back to work next week..
11. The man came into the hall, ___________ by two bodyguards.
12. He ______________ his dream of entering Fudan University.
13. I can ___________ you that there is no danger ahead.
14. __________ late for class annoyed her English teacher.
B. Ben being C. Ben was D. Ben to be
15. ___________ the letter, I posted it at once.
16. In order to make a living, he had to leave _______ he was born.
17. Our class teacher studied in this ________ classroom 20 years ago.
18. There are seven people in his family, _________ love music.
A. all of whom
19. We finally __________ an agreement after a long talk.
20. In given conditions, a bad thing can ______ good result .
21. ---I’m afraid I’ve lost my new watch.
---_______________.
A. So do I
22. ---You’d better watch the English news on TV every day.
23. ---You look pale, what’s the matter?
A.
B.
24. ---I’ve been considering what is the most useful thing to do in the New Year.
A.
B.
25. ---Your English is just wonderful.
A.
B.
II. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.(10%)
46 without friends--- 47 reading can. 48 sitting alone in our house we can travel 49 the entire world, and we can understand the reason for thousands of things. 50 in this age, we can talk with those who lived thousands of years 51 Although we may be unworthy, we can become the friends of the 52 men. Only books give us this 53 .Those who cannot enjoy them are 54 men; those who enjoy them 55
46. A. had
47. A. but
48. A. When
49. A. above
50. A. Lived Reading
51. A. before
52. A. wise
53. A. sadness
54. A. rich
55. A. much
Section B
Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (30%)
A
A policeman was taking a thief to the city. On the way, they saw a shop. The thief said, “Let me go into the shop to buy some bread. We can eat in the train.” The policeman agreed. The thief went into the shop and ran out by the back door. All the police of the town began to look for the thief. They soon caught him. They asked the same policeman to take the thief to the city. On the way, the thief wanted to buy some bread again. The policeman said:You are going to run away. This time I’ll go to buy the bread, you must wait here for me.”
56. This story happened ______________.
A.in a city
57. On the way the thief _____________________.
A.
B.
58. When the thief went into the shop, _____________.
A.he couldn’t find the front door
B.he quickly ran out by the back door with some bread he had bought
C.he found the police of the town waiting for him at the back door.
D.The police followed him into the shop
59. The policeman _____________________.
A.was unfit for his office
B.was dismissed after the thief was caught again
C.was clever enough
D.succeeded in preventing the thief from running away a second time .
60. Which of the following is not true according to the passage.
A.With the help of the policeman of the town the thief was caught again.
B.It didn’t take the police much time to catch the thief again.
C.The policeman and the thief were going to take a train to the city.
D.The policeman knew how to keep the thief from running away.
B
People who cannot detect all colours are said to be colour-blind people. Some people can see yellows and blues, but confuse reds with greens. It is rare for a person to be blind to all colours ,but they may see everything in shades of black, white, and grey.
经遗传而得).Although doctors have devised tests to determine colours blindness, there is no cure or treatment for it.
61. A colour-blind person ___________
A.
B.
62. It’s dangerous for colour-blind person to cross the street because ________________.
A.
B.
63. From the text, what do we learn about colour blindness?________________.
A.
B.
. This is a passage dealing with _______________
65. What may be the best title for the passage ?
A.
B.
C
Whoever the ruler of England may be, one of the places the ruler lives in is Backingham Palace, which is in the middle of London.
In front of the palace, you can see a monument to the queen who ruled England longer than any other ruler. She ruled for most of the century before this one. And, besides being queen of England, she was queen of Ireland and empress (女皇)of India.
She was the last English queen to have great power. She did so much to help make England strong that the 19th century was named after her---the Victorian Era(时代).Her name was Victoria.
66. Backingham Palace is one of the places for _________.
A.the king of England
B.Prime Minister of Great Britain
67. The monument in front of the palace was set up in memory of ________.
A.an emperor in England England
B.a famous queen in England Victoria
68. The queen was in power ________________.
A.in the early 20th th century
B.
69. The queen had __________ under her rule.
A.only the Great Britain England
B.Both Ireland and India England
70. The 19th century in the history of England was called the Victorian Era because ___________
A.the British Empire reached the height of its power under the rule of Queen Victoria
B.no other ruler of England has been in such great power as Queen Victoria had
C.that was the time when she was in power
D.she was the last queen who had real power to control England.
III.Fill in the blanks with the given verbs in their proper forms: (10%)
1.There _______ (be ) a meeting in honor of Mr. White when he retires.
2.No one dares to risk _______ ( lose ) that important paper .
3.Did you get your bad tooth _______ (pull ) out yesterday?
4._________ (eat )properly, no one has to take vitamin pills.
5._________ (give ) more time, I could have done it even better.
6.They hurried to the station ,only _______ (find) the last train gone.
7.Another underground railway __________ (build ) in the city.
8.Here’s your book. I almost forgot _________ (bring ) it when I left my house.
9.Do you feel like ________ (travel ) around the city?
10.By the time our teacher came back, we _______ (finish ) all the work.
III. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. (25%)
1.第一次世界大战于1914年爆发。(break out)
2.这幅画使我时时想起我的童年时代。(remind)
3.每一个人,不论老幼,都必须向周围的人学习。(learn from)
4.让我们下一周再展开进一步的讨论吧。(further)
5.你的工作远不能令人满意。(far from)
6.我们应该利用现在宝贵的时间来勤奋学习。(advantage)
7.我希望 你尽快实行这项计划。(hope)