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I.词汇与结构(Vocabulary and Structure) 20%1)I don’t think the first ______ of the play will be televised live.A. viewB. sightC. performanceD. action2)He left early ______ he should miss the last subway train.A. in caseB. in case ofC. in order thatD. for fear of3)3. There is no doubt ______ the earth goes round the sun.A. whetherB. thatC. ifD. why4)Is Fanny the cleverest of ______ in this class?A. any studentsB. any other studentC. any of the studentsD. all the students5)We started ______ get there before noon.A. as early as toB. early enough soC. so early as toD. enough early to6)______ not for your help, I would be in trouble.A. It wasB. Was itC. It wereD. Were it7)Generally speaking, a well-behaved child has been properly ______ by his parents.A. born upB. brought upC. got upD. raised up8)Peter will fail the exam ______ he works hard.A. ifB. providedC. untilD. unless9)He will be in a wheelchair for ______ of his life.A. the remainingB. the restC. the remainD. rest10)It was not until she took off her dark glasses ______ I realized she was a famous film star.A. thatB. so thatC. beforeD. when11)I have seen the picture dozens of times, and it’s always as new to me ______ I had never seen it before.A. asB. as ifC. thoughD. like12)The man standing by the window is my friend, Phil. He is expert ______operating a computer.A. forB. toC. atD. with13)I didn’t ______ to take a taxi but I had to as I was afraid that I would be late for class.A. assumeB. supposeC. meanD. consider14)Few animals were found in the forest, as most of them seemed ______ killed.A. to have beenB. to beC. they wereD. that they had been15)The personnel manager asked Mary whether she would _____ to start work the next day.A. admitB. agreeC. approveD. accept16)Unfortunately, my aunt died of a heart attack ______ her last novel still unpublished.A. whileB. withC. butD. before17)The country has, as expected, got itself into social unrest______ the government has lost control.A. over thatB. thatC. over whichD. which18)I would rather you ______ go swimming as it’s raining hard.A. did notB. do notC. notD. will not19)The ______ girl is Ruth’s niece.A. Canadian little prettyB. pretty little CanadianC. Canadian pretty littleD. little pretty Canadian20)His father often said to him, “You are old enough to make your own living instead of living ______ your parents.A. offB. forC. byD. with21)The weather here is fairly ______ in spring, which makes it difficult to know what to wear.A. variableB. variedC. varietyD. various22)I should like ______ earlier of the goings-on there.A. having informedB. to have informedC. to informD. to have been informed23)Does the newspaper report suggest that an economic crisis______ soon?A. occurB. there isC. there will beD. will occur24)The perspective in which you view the problem is ______ mine.A. contrary toB. contrast fromC. opposite fromD. disagreeable to25)The tools ______ the furniture is assembled are packed in the package.A. with thatB. in whichC. with whichD. by which26)I have some difficulty in improving my composition. Could you lend me ______?A. a helpB. an aidC. a handD. an arm27)“Would you care for a cup of coffee?” “No, thank you. I’d have ______ coffee”A. something besidesB. nothing butC. everything besidesD. anything but28)It so happened that Jim knocked over the candle and the tablecloth ______ fire.A. madeB. gotC. setD. caught29)She went to the ticket office, only ______ that the tickets for the performance had all been sold out.A. toldB. to be toldC. being toldD. was she told30)______ when the traffic accident took place.A. He happened to be passing byB. It so happened to him to be passing byC. It so happened for him to be passing byD. He happened that he was passing by31)He ______ me by two games to one.A. beatB. conqueredC. gainedD. won32)______ any instructions from their government, they could not give an answer.A. Having not receivedB. Not having receivedC. Receiving notD. Not receiving33)Nowadays, the news media keep us informed of what ______ in the world.A. is happening onB. is getting onC. is taking onD. is going on34)Metals ______ as they grow cool。

A. reduceB. condenseC. contractD. compress35)She is not as ______ as her classmates.A. an active studentB. active the studentC. active a studentD. the active student36)Since he didn’t feel like ______ to the movies, I suggested______ cards at home.A. going, playingB. to go, to playC. to go, playingD. going, to play37)It has come to my notice that people are not taking full ______ of the facilities of the library.A. profitB. benefitC. advantageD. opportunity38)For all those years, she was none the ______ beautiful.A. farB. lessC. veryD. least39)______ do they go shopping together.A. SometimesB. OftenC. OccasionallyD. Seldom40)Not everyone likes his idea; however, ______ it might be worth a try.A. no one thinksB. anyone thinksC. everyone thinksD. some thinkKey1) C. performance 2) A. in case3) B. that 4) D. all the students5) C. so early as to 6) D. Were it7) B. brought up 8) D. unless9) B. the rest 10) A. that11) B. as if 12) C. at13) C. mean 14) A. to have been15) B. agree 16) B. with17) C. over which 18) A. did not19) B. pretty little Canadian 20) A. off21) A. variable 22) D. to have been informed23) D. will occur 24) A. contrary to25) C. with which 26) C. a hand27) D. anything but 28) D. caught29) B. to be told 30) A. He happened to be passing by31) A. beat 32) B. Not having received33) D. is going on 34) C. contract35) C. active a student 36) A. going, playing37) C. advantage 38) B. less39) D. Seldom 40) D. some thinkII.辨别错误(Error Identification) 10%41)Rabbits and hares look much like and areoften mistaken for each other.A B CD42)Buying clothes are often a very time-consuming practiceA Bbecause those clothes that a person likes are rarely the ones that fit him or her.C D43)Though he had won several prizes in the competition, many of usA BChated the way which he treated other people.D44)He admires her so much that he is always ready to do that she asks him to do.A B CD45)The athlete, together with his coach and several relatives, areA B CDtraveling to the Olympic Games46)Tom shows a strong interest in insects, and he spendsA Bmost of his spare time collect butterfly specimens.C D47)George has got a well-paid job as an assistant manager in a big companyA Band his new apartment is in a twelve-stories building near the Fifth Avenue.C D48)Smith sold most of his belongings. He hashardly nothing left in the house.A B CD49)Pioneer woman in the West had more opportunities to work thanA B Cthey had had in the East.D50)All the blood in the body passes through the heart atleast twice the minute.A B C DKey:41 (B) 42 (A) 43 (D) 44 (D) 45 (D) 46 (D) 47 (D)48 (C) 49 (A) 50 (D)III.完形填空(Cloze) 15%Every human being, no matter what he is doing, gives off body heat. The usual problem is how to dispose of it. But the designers of the Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh set themselves about the 51 problem ------how to collect body heat. They have designed a collection system which utilizes not only body heat, but the heat given off by such objects as light bulbs and refrigerators as well. The system works so well 52 no conventional fuel is needed to make the campus’ si x buildings comfortable.Some parts of the buildings ------ theatres and offices 53 classrooms ------ are more than amply heated by people and lights and sometimes must be air-conditioned 54 in winter. The technique of 55 heat and redistributing it is 56 “Heat recovery”. A few m odern buildings recover__57__, but the university’s system is the first to recover heat 58 some buildings and reuse it in 59 . Along the way, Pitt has learned a great deal about some of its heat producers. The 60 a student studies, the more heat his body 61 . Male students emit more heat than 62 students. And the larger a student, the more heat he 63 . It is tempting to 64 that the hottest prospect for the Johnstown campus would be a 65 , overweight male genius.51) A. similar B. wrong C. opposing D. opposite52) A. which B. then C. that D. therefore53) A. including B. as well C. with D. as well as54) A. even B. so C. ever D. much55) A. saving B. being saved C. disposing D. being disposed56) A. talked B. thought C. suggested D. called57) A. loss B. cold C. temperature D. heat58) A. to B. from C. with D. for59) A. the other B. other C. others D. the others60) A. hard B. hardest C. harder D. more hard61) A. takes in B. gives off C. gives in D. takes out62) A. woman B. female C. girl D. boy63) A. produces B. manufactures C. designs D. assembles64) A. start B. conclude C. end D. begin65) A. easy-going B. fun-making C. hard-working D.good-for-nothingKey51. D. opposite 52. C. that 53.D. as well as 54. A. even55. A. saving 56. D. called 57.D. heat 58. B. from59. C. others 60. C. harder 61.B. gives off 62. B. female63. A. produces 64. B. conclude 65.C. hard-workingIV. 阅读理解(Reading Comprehension) 30%Passage 1After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the day before. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day.There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles (肌肉) relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other.Although your mind slows down, from time to time you will dream. Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming occurs, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly (although your eyes are closed). This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement.If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very slowly and very deeply. Other people believe that drinkingwarm milk will help make you drowsy. There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sleep!66) A good title for this passage is ________.A. SleepB. Good HealthC. DreamsD. Work and Rest67) The underlined word “drowsy” in the last paragraph me ans ________.A. sickB. stand upC. asleepD. sleepy68) This passage suggests that not getting enough sleep might make you ________.A. dream more oftenB. have poor healthC. prepared for the next dayD. breathe quickly69) During REM, _________.A. your eyes move quicklyB. you dreamC. you are restlessD. both A and B70) The average number of hours of sleep that an adult needs is ________.A. about six yoursB. around ten hoursC. not stated in the passageD. about eight hoursKey66) A. S1eep67) D. s1eepy68) B. have poor health69) D. both A and B70) C. not stated in the passagePassage 2Ask three people to look out the same window at a busy street corner and tell you what they see. Chances are you will receive three different answers. Each person sees the same scene, but each perceives something different about it.Perceiving goes on in our minds. Of the three people who look out the window, one may say that he sees a policeman giving a motorist a ticket. Another may say that he sees a rush hour traffic jam at the intersection. The third may tell you that he sees a woman trying to cross the street with four children in a row. For perception is the mind’s interpretation of what his senses – in this case our eyes – tell us.Many psychologists today are working to try to determine just how a person experiences or perceives the world around him. Using a scientific approach, these psychologists set up experiments in which they can control all of the factors. By measuring and charting the results of many experiments, they are trying to find out what makes different people perceive totally different things about the same scene.71) Seeing and perceiving are _____.A. the same actionB. two separate actionsC. two actions carried on entirely by eyesD. several actions that take place at different times72) People perceive different things about the same scene because ______.A. they see different thingsB. they cannot agree about thingsC. some have better eyesightD. None of these73) Psychologists study perception by _____.A. setting up many experimentsB. asking each other what they seeC. looking out of windowsD. studying people’s eyes74) Which of the following statements is implied but not stated？A. Psychologists do not yet know how people see.B. The best experiments are those in which all factors are controlled.C. The study of perception is going on now.D. Perception does not involve psychological factors.75) The best title for this selection is ____.A. What Psychologists PerceiveB. Learning Our Minds Through ScienceC. How We PerceiveD. How to Become an Experimental PsychologistKey71) B. two separate actions.72) D. None of these.73) A. setting up many experiments.74) B. The best experiments are those in which all factors are controlled.75) C. How we perceive.Passage 3Bill Grant was a famous newspaper editor (编辑) in the UnitedStates. He worked for the same newspaper from 1926 to 1968. He started as a clerk but by 1948 he had become the editor. That was the position he held until he retired.Bill wrote his first story for the paper the day the New York Stock (股票) Market crashed in 1929. Two of the paper’s reporters were thirtymiles from town checking on an airplane crash. The other one was in San Francisco investigating Chinatown.When the first news of the stock market came into the office Bill immediately sat down and wrote up the story. The editor liked it so much that he used the story. And he didn’t make any changes in it. After thatthe editor decided Bill should be a reporter. He felt he was not using his real ability working as a clerk.After this first story Bill became especially interested in financial news. But he wrote stories on just about everything. In 1945 he spent five months in Europe. His editor had decided he should write about the end of World War II. His paper was the smallest one with a writer in Europe.One of Bill’s greatest moments came in 1946. A sto ry he had written on war won the National Newspaperman’s Award. Bill took the prize but he gave all the credit (荣誉) to his editor.Bill had a heart attack in 1957. He recovered fully but in 1961 he began suffering from a new disease. It lasted for the rest of his life. He overcame many emotional sufferings as well, including the death of his oldest daughter in a car accident.It was just before Christmas in 1967 that he learned he had cancer. Six months later he died. But he had never stopped his work as an editor. The day before he died he had spent a full day at the office.76) Bill Grant ________.A. was a newspaper editor from 1926 to 1968B. wrote his first story about the New York Stock Market crash in 1929 and soon after that he became the editor of the newspaperC. had a heart attack in 1957 and recovered fully later onD. wrote stories on nothing but financial matters77) We can deduce from the passage that when Bill was writing the story about the New York Stock Market crash there were ________ reporters on the newspaper.A. twoB. threeC. fourD. more than four78) Which of the following is NOT true?A. Bill Grant started his work for the newspaper as a clerk.B. Bill Grant overcame his physical sufferings but not his emotional sufferings when he was getting on in years.C. In 1961 Bill began suffering from a new disease, but we are not told what the disease was.D. Bill Grant spent most of his lifetime in the United States.79) Which of the following is NOT a logical conclusion?A. Bill stayed in Europe for five months in 1945 and therefore the editor decided that he should write about the end of World War II.B. Bill’s first story was free from errors.C. Bill had at least two children.D. When Bill won t he National Newspaperman’s Award, he was grateful to his editor.80) Bill Grant died of ________.A. a disease unknown to anybodyB. heart trouble in 1968C. cancer by the end of 1968D. cancer in mid 1968key76) C. had a heart attack in 1957 and recovered fu1ly later on77) B. three78) B. Bill Grant overcame his physical sufferings but not his emotional sufferings when he was getting on in years.79) A. Bill stayed in Europe for five months in 1945 and therefore the editor decided that he Should write about the end of World War II80) D. cancer in mid 1968。