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Unit 1I、Vocabulary and StructureThere are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.1.Many new _____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.A.opportunitiesB. necessitiesC. realitiesD. probabilities2._____ we have finished the course, we shall start doing more revision work.A.For nowB. Now thatC. Ever sinceD. By now3.These trips will give you an even deeper ____ into our language and culture.A. inquireB. investigationC. inputD. insight4.The students were participating ____ an international energy-saving competition betweentowns in New English and Canada.A.forB. inC. toD. at5.The people living in these apartments have free ____ to that swimming pool.A.accessB. excessC. processD. assess6.____ all the decisions have been made, we shall start implementing them.A.For nowB. Now thatC. Ever sinceD. By now7.Our journey was slow because the train stopped _____ at different villages.A.continuallyB. continuouslyC. graduallyD. unceasingly8.____me, my roommates like to don morning exercises.A.DislikeB. UnlikeC. AlikeD. Liking9. The gold medal was ____ to Tom for his excellent performance.A. awardedB. rewardedC. assignedD. ordered10. The rain was heavy and ____ the land was flooded.A. consequentlyB. continuouslyC. constantlyD. consistently11. The silly girl spends all her time ____ of becoming a movie-star.A. dreamingB. dreamC. to dreamD. dreamed12. ____ we have all the material ready, we should begin the new task at once.A. Since thatB. Since nowC. By nowD. Now that13. As your teacher advised, you ought to spend your time on something ____doing.A. preciousB. worthC. worthyD. valuable14. With Internet, we can have ____ to the most recent news in the world.A. chanceB. opportunityC. abilityD. access15. The students can reap the ____ of reading English newspapers in the reading room.A. advantageB. profitC. benefitD. interest16. Reading this book gives me insight ____ the events happening in the Middle East.A. forB. withC. onD. into17. It was obvious that his words are far ____ the fact.A. awayB. fromC. ofD. to18. She is very patient ____ her students.A. aboutB. onC. forD. with19. ____ to the top of the mountain, we felt so tired that we didn’t want to see the beautiful sight.A. climbedB. To climbC. climbingD. to have climbed20. Not only ____ our task, but also learned some experience from it.A. we finishedB. we finishC. we had finishedD. did we finishII、Reading ComprehensionThere are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:Some people call it a snow scooter (滑行器). Some people call it a snow boat. And some people call it sit-down skis. But most people call it a snowmobile.Today people in a snow country don’t need to stay home all winter. They just jump into their snow mobiles. And soon they are off over the snow.Snowmobiles help people do their work. Eskimos use them to hunt and fish. Policemen make their rounds in them. When people are lost, snowmobiles are used to find them.But best of all, snowmobiles are fun. They are fun for all the family. Some people think they are more fun than sleds (雪橇) or skis or skates. Snowmobiles can climb hills and race down them. Snowmobiles have made a new winter sport.1.All the following names are fit for the snowmobiles except_______A.snow boatB.water skisC.snow skisD.snow scooter2.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A.People in a snow country used to go out in winter.B.People in a snow country used to go out all the year round.C.People in a snow country can go out in winter today.D.People in a snow country have to stay at home in winter today.3.Eskimos use snowmobiles _______A.to hunt and fishB.to find lost peopleC.to make their roundsD.to carry goods4.People like snowmobiles best of all because _____A.it is a very enjoyable sportB.it is a means of transportationC.it can be used for bunting and fishingD.it can be used to find lost people5.Besides driving snowmobiles, the people in a snow country_______e sledsB.go skiingC.go skatingD.all of the aboveQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:Music which is original is individual and personal. That is to say, it can be identified as belonging to a particular composer. It has particular qualities, or a style, which are not copied from another. If you can recognize the style of a composer, you will probably be able to tell that a certain composition belongs to him or her even though you have never heard it before.A basket-maker has the skill of weaving and interweaving his materials to create colorful patterns, and an expert carpenter (木匠) has the skill of joining together different shapes and sizes of wood to make a beautiful piece of furniture. These skills may be referred to as "workmanship" (技艺). Similarly, in music a composer organizes his melodies (旋律) and rhythms and combines sounds to create harmony. A composer may be capable of thinking up very good, original tunes, yet if tunes are poorly organized, that is, if the workmanship is poor, the final result will not be up to standard.Good music expresses feelings in a way that is suitable to those feelings. These may be joy, sorrow, fear, love, anger, or whatever. Bad music, on the other hand, may confuse unrelated feelings, it may not express any important feeling at all, or it may exaggerate some feelings and make them vulgar, that is, cheap and ugly of permanent status while bad music will disappear and be forgotten quickly. In pop music, where the general rule seems to be "the newer the better", the test of time is the hardest test of all to pass.6. A piece of original music_________.A. has a personal styleB. sounds very familiar to our earsC. is one whose style you cannot recognizeD. can not be recognized as belonging to any7. We can see good workmanship in __________.A. different shapes and sizes of furniture ComposerB. materials for creating colorful patternsC. a piece of music with its melodies and rhythms organized in harmonyD. a piece of music with very good, original tunes mixed together8. A piece of music can be said to be good if ___________.A. it helps to while away the hoursB. it combines different rhythms and soundsC. it makes people forget their sorrows and worries quicklyD. it expresses a certain feeling in a proper way9. According to the last paragraph, “the test of time is the ha rdest of all to pass” suggests that ________.A. the newer tile music is the harder it can passB. it is most difficult for music to gain a kind ofC. pop music will cease to be enjoyed soon afterD. good music needn't pass the test of time10. This passage is concerned with __________________.A. how to compose musicB. how to enjoy musicC. how to judge musicD. how to perform musicQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:To be "historically minded" is to see things in relation and in perspective, and to judge tolerantly. We must remember how differently men have thought and acted in different time, we must always keep an open mind, ready to receive and weigh new evidence. If we grasp this idea, We will never think that a historian (历史学家) is someone who can remember dates. That childish idea is like calling a man a statesman (政治家) because be can remember the names of voters in his district. A waiter could remember more names and a telephone operator more numbers than the greatest historian.The true historian is not content to take all his facts from other historians. Today he makes sure his statements are based on sound "documents "or "sources" which go back to the time of the facts themselves.But the historian needs always to be in his guard not to be misled by his sources. A document may not be a real one. Its author may be lying on purpose for some reason. He may be so greatly influenced by national, religious, party, or personal backgrounds as to be totally unfair to the other side. If honest, he may be misinformed as to the facts and mistaken in his inferences.Anyone who reads the accounts published in the different countries concerning the causes and results of wars will realize that the historian needs caution and training in handling these sources. The trained historian asks first: "Did this writer mean to tell the truth?” and second: "Was he in a position or frame of mind to tell the truth even if he wants to. Every statement must be patiently weighed and tested and combined with all other available information in order to get at the truth.1l. A" historically minded" researcher ___________.A. always keeps an open mind to historyB. looks at one historical event without relatingC. sees things from a single point of viewD. refuses to accept new evidence12. In Paragraph 1 the author means to illustrate _____________.A. different men think and act differentlyB. the study of history is not merely a matter of remembering datesC. a statesman can remember the names of voters in his districtD. a waiter can remember more names than the great historians13. The true historian should base his statements on ______________.A. findings of other historiansB. documents created at the presentC. his own inferencesD. sound historical materials14. Which of the following is the topic of Paragraph3?A. Some historical documents may not be real.B. Some authors may not be honest.C. Historians should be careful about their sources.D. historians may be influenced by their own backgrounds.15. It is emphasized in the last paragraph that _____________.A. wars are accounted for differently in different countriesB. the historian needs caution and training in dealing with his sourcesC. some writers may not be telling the truthD. some writers may not be in a position or frame of mindQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:The economic costs of noise to society are several. Airports are currently operating at less than capacity because of noise regulations which restrict their hours of operation. For instance, at Washington' s National Airport no jet traffic is allowed from 11 pm to 7 am. Other airports restrict the use of certain runways. One estimate is that noise restrictions reduce possible airport use by 20 percent. The profitable cargo trade is especially affected by night restrictions.In the case of airports, jet engines may be modified to reduce their noise level, or insulation (隔音) from air traffic noise may be provided by the purchase of land around airports or the insulation of buildings. One estimate is that $ 5.7 billion would be required to equip all existing jet engines with noise control devices. However, considering the current state of the art, even taking this step will not reduce noise levels at all points to acceptable values. Some combination of methods is probably necessary.If all aircraft were made quieter by existing methods, there would be a number of economic benefits. An increase in airport capacity would occur. Property values near airports might rise. Transportation costs to and from airports could be reduced since the airports now could be located closer to population centers.Much research still needs to be done on the economic aspects of noise reduction and noise effects. Although some of the effects of noise pollution are known, more must be discovered about its effects on health, productivity, property values and the quality of life. Furthermore, the exist of noise pollution control to the economy as a whole needs to be investigated.The public must be alerted to the dangers and economic costs of noise so that people may make intelligent choices and exert appropriate pressures16. There is no jet traffic at Washington's National Airport from 11 pm to 7 am because ________.A. it is extremely dangerous to fly in the darkB. noise regulations restrict the hours of airport operationC. some of its runways are not in good conditionD. cargo planes produce disturbing noise17. "The current state of the art" (in Para. 2) ___________.A. a developed sense of beautyB. the volume of present-day trafficC. the most recently developed technologyD. insulation of air traffic noise18. Noise reduction could lead to ____________.A. increased airport capacityB. lower property valuesC. effective modification of existing jet enginesD. more transportation costs to and from19. What is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Psychological strain.B. Handling capacity of cargo.C. Measures for noise reductionD. Public pressures.20. The author of the passage is concerned primarily ______________.A. the effects of noise on the quality of lifeB. the role of air traffic restrictionsC. the production of quieter enginesD. the economic aspects of noise reduction.Fast ReadingMy Apple TreeThat June evening I was about ten. As I stood on our front porch, my eye caught an unusual plant, not more than five inches high. It was the merest seeding, but my father identified it as a young apple tree. Immediately I adopted it. I would transplant it, care for it as my own, and it would bear good apples for me.Dad proposed a spot between the driveway and garden, and that evening he dug up the sod for me. I planted my little tree there. In my innocence about fruit trees, I did not know that apple trees grown from seeds---rather than gifts like the trees in our orchard---are often barren or bear only inferior fruit. If my father knew it, he chose not to disturb my optimism.I too k a boy’s care of my tree, alternately negligent and tenderly attentive. I cheered it no as it slowly prospered in the face of weeds and the regular predations of our workhorse Pearl, who was partial to its taste and tried to snatch a branch whenever she could.Came the years when my tree had a few blossoms but no fruit. Later I read disquieting news in a high-school textbook: apple seed trees often produce a prehistoric crabbed and wizened apple. Had I only known? Still, it was a nice tree and I was fond of it, so I pruned it by the book. At least it would look good. Then I went off to college and forgot about my tree.My back was hardly turned when it began to bear---slowly at first, then generously, then extravagantly---tasty and versatile apples. They were good for eating and for sauce, superb for drying, and more free of insects and disease than those form our orchard trees.For 35 years now, my tree has poured forth its nearly flawless bounty. Twenty bushels is nothing for that tree. Every autumn, relatives and neighbors come to shake the branches and bear the surplus fruit away.I had foreseen it all. This perpetual bounty is what I fully expected all those years when I didn’t know what I was doing. With even a little learning in these matters, I would not have bothered to transplant or tend the tree. It was nurtured on blind faith, and the harvest that was all but inevitable.Comprehension:1. In a June evening, the unusual plant the author found was a young apple tree.2. After planting the apple tree, the author hoped it could bear apples for him.3. In fact, apple trees grow from stems.4. According to the textbook, the apple seed trees can grow well if putting in sand.5. At last, the apple tree bore tasty and versatile apples.III、ClozeThere are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). You should choose ONE that best fits into the passage.Nearly three-quarters of the Earth is covered with water. Water heats up more slowly than land, but once it has become warm it takes longer to 1 down. If the Earth's surface were entirely land, the temperature at night would 2 quite quickly and night would bemuch colder than day, as it is on the moon. This does 3 happen in inland deserts, hundreds of miles from any sea. The climate of the continents, especially in the temperate 4 , is very much affected by the oceans around them. The areas close to the sea have a 'maritime climate', 5 rather cool summers and warm winters. The interiors, far from the sea, have a ' 6 climate' with extremely hot summers and cold winters.Rain 7 from the evaporation of rivers, seas and lakes. Even after heavy rain, the pavements in a city do not take long to dry 8 the rainwater evaporates into the air. On a warm dry day it evaporates very rapidly, 9 warm air can take in more moisture than cold air. But at any particular temperature, the 10 can hold only a certain maximum amount of water vapor. The air is then saturated, like a sponge that cannot hold 11 more water. The lower the temperature, the 12 water vapor is required to saturate the air.All over the surface of the Earth, millions of tons of water are 13 every second, condensing in the air into drops so small 14 it takes thousands of them to make a single raindrop. It is these 15 drops that make clouds. When clouds roll in from the sea over the warmer land, they are forced to 16 and become cooler in the colder upper atmosphere. As the air cools down it may pass through its saturation point and 17 some of its water vapor turns to rain. Day in, day out, the 18 water circulates between the air and the land: rivers 19 to make clouds, clouds make rain, rain makes rivers which in turn run into the sea. This is called the rain 201. A) hold B) keepC) cool D) let2. A) rise B) missC) lose D) fall3. A) not B) indeedC) only D) certainly4. A) fields B) centresC) zones D) interiors5. A) with B) because ofC) in D) instead of6. A) continental B) tropicalC) frigid D) humid7. A) goes B) leavesC) runs D) comes8. A) though B) whileC) because D) in order that9. A) as B) whereC) though D) as long as10. A) weather B) atmosphereC) climate D) gas11. A) much B) anyC) no D) some12. A) greater B) fewerC) less D) more13. A) evaporating B) movingC) flowing D) flying14. A) as B) thenC) but D) that15. A) tiny B) bigC) large D) huge16. A) fall B) dropC) raise D) rise17. A) then B) afterC) ago D) already18. A) warm B) runningC) same D) evaporated19. A) try B) evaporateC) cool D) tend20. A) ring B) systemC) effect D) cycleIV、Short AnswerEverybody wastes time. Instead of doing his homework, the schoolboy watches television. Instead of writing her essay, the student goes out with her friends. They all have good intentions, but they keep putting off the moment when the must start work. As a consequence, they begin to feel guilty, and then waste even more time wishing they had not allowed themselves to be distracted.When someone else is organizing our time for us, as for instance during lessons or working hours, we do not necessarily work more efficiently, but at least we are subject to the discipline of a routine. It is when we are responsible for organizing our own time that the need for self-discipline arises.I know two writers who seem to work in quite different ways. Bob is extremely methodical. He arrives at his office at 9 a. m. and is creative until 12: 30. At 2 p.m. he returns to his desk and is creative until 5 p.m., when he goes home and switches off until the following morning. Alan, on the other hand, works in inspired bursts, often missing meals and sleep in order to get his ideas down on paper. Such periods of intense activity are usually followed by days when he potters around his flat, listening to Mozart and flicking through magazines.Their places of work refle ct their styles. Bob’s books are neatly arranged on the shelves; he can always find the books he wants. Alan, on the other hand, has books and magazines all over the place. They are about every subject under the sun, mostly unconnected with his work. All the same he has a knack of making use of the unlikely information to illuminate his books.1.When people waste time rather than get down to work, they begin to_____2.The advantage of working for someone else is that _______3.How to indicate Alan’s reaction to Bob’s way of working?4.Alan has a lot of books and magazines because he _____5.Alan’s work schedule can be best described as ______V、Correction1.Learning a foreign language was one of the most difficult yet most rewarding experience ofmy life.2. Because of this positive method, I eagerly answered all the questions I could, never worry much about making mistakes.3. Not only I did lose my joy in answering questions, but also I totally lost my desire to sayanything at all in English. 4. I soon got access to the necessary equipment, learned the technology from a friend and participated to the virtual classroom 5 to 7 days a week.5. But I didn't feel intimidating by students who spoke faster than I did because I took all the time I needed to think out my ideas and wrote a reply before posting it on the screen.6. Learning a foreign language has been a most trying experience for me, but one that I wouldn ’t trade on anything.7. Not only did learning another language teaches me the value of hard work, but it also gave me insight into another culture, and my mind was opened to new ways of seeing things. 8. Talking with people is one of my favorite activities, so being able to speak a new language let me meet new people, participate in conversations, and form new, unforgettable friendships. 9. I work hard to meet the minimum standards set by the course and complete assignments on time. 10. Now I speak a foreign language, instead of staring into space when English is being spoken, I AB C DAB C D A B CDA BC DACB DA B CD BCAB C Dcan participate and make friends.VI、Translation from Chinese into English1. 生活中并非一切都值得我们去冒险。