一 阅读理解 (共4题,共40分)

一. 阅读理解（共4题,共40分）1.Dorothea Shaw is 71 years old and nearly blind, and she chose to live alone far away from people. She lives in Belize --- a country the size of Wales with a population only that of Swansea. Her home is at Gales Point, a tiny village which can be reached only by sea or air; after a 10-mile walk into the hills one finally reaches a piece of land and two small houses so hidden in the thick over-grown forest that only a handful of people know Dorothea is there.She lives happily and totally alone --- growing her vegetables, looking after her trees and dogs, cats and chickens. Once a month or so an old friend passes by with her food supplies and letter --- usually including a letter from her sister in Scunthorpe and some bits of clothing from friends in Canada. Sometimes a local man will come and cut wood for her and a group of British soldiers will come across her and be greeted with the offer of a cup of coffee.At night she lies in her tiny sleeping room with the dogs on the floor, the cats on the table near the typewriter and one of the hens settled down in a corner of the bookshelf, and listens for hours to any Spanish, English, German or French broadcasts she can find on her radio. Sometimes she gets lonely but most of the time the animals and the radio are company enough.But recently the very things which she had tried to get free from so well have begun to catch up with her. The peace of the forest has been destroyed by the noise of earth --- moving machines not many miles away. What she once only heard of distantly on the radio is now on her doorstep. Things began to change three years ago. The new main north-south road in Belize was cut through the forest only four or five miles away. “Now more and more people know I’m here,” she says, “I feel more and more uneasy each day.”（10分）（答题时限：00:01:00）(1) Dorothea doesn’t get lonely since she has ____ with her. （2分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.her sisterB.some animalsC.friends from CanadaD.a postman★检查答案标准答案：B(2) Dorothea spends a lot of time ____. （2分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.growing all the food she needsB.cutting down treesC.listening to the radioD.studying languages★检查答案标准答案：C(3) Which of the following is TRUE? （2分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.Dorothea doesn’t hear from her sister once a month or soB.The cats and hens are settled down in a corner of the bookshelf.C.More and more people come to visit her now.D.Dorothea’s quiet life has been affected because of the making of a new ro ad.★检查答案标准答案：D(4) Dorothea lives in the tiny village because ____. （2分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.she doesn’t like living near peopleB.she is too old to moveC.machines destroyed her homeD.there’s nowhere else for her to live★检查答案标准答案：A(5) Dorothea’s small houses ____. （2分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.are entirely surrounded by treesB.have always been her homeC.were built for just a few peopleD.are in a country with the same population as Wales★检查答案标准答案：A2.When we can see well, we do not think about our eyes often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we come to see how important our eyes are.People who are nearsighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Many people who do a lot of close work, such as writing and reading, become nearsighted. Then they have to wear glasses in order to see distant things clearly.People who are farsighted face just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty reading a book unless th ey hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses too.Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts. Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.When night falls, colors become fainter to the eyes and finally disappear. After your eyes have grown used to the dark, you can see better if you use the side of your eyes rather than the centers. Sometimes, after dark, you see a small thing to one side of you, which seems to disappear if you turn your head in its direction. This is because when you turn your head, you are looking at the thing too directly. Men on guard duty sometimes think they see something moving to one side of them. When they turn to look straight at it, they cannot see it any more, and they believe they were mistaken. However, this mistake happens because the center of the eye, which is very sensitive in daylight, is not as sensitive as the sides of the eye after dark.（10分）（答题时限：00:01:00）(1) People who are farsighted ____. （2分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.cannot do a lot of close work without glassesB.can only see things that are very close to their eyesC.have difficulty reading a book if they hold it at arm’s lengthD.have the same problem as the nearsighted people★检查答案标准答案：D(2) We don’t know that our eyes are of great importance until ____. （2分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.we think about our eyesB.we cannot see clearlyC.we wear glassesD.we have to do much reading★检查答案标准答案：B(3) According to the passage, a ____ is more likely to be nearsighted. （2分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.tailorB.doctorC.guardD.painter★检查答案标准答案：A(4) To see a small thing at night, it is better to look ____. （2分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.with wide open eyesB.with half shut or narrowed eyesC.straight at itD.in a slightly different direction★检查答案标准答案：D(5) Which is the best title for the passage? （2分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.Nearsightedness and FarsightednessB.The Use of Glasses.C.Eye Problems.D.The Importance of Eyes.★检查答案标准答案：C3.Not every service or product meets your satisfaction. When you are dissatisfied, you should voice your dissatisfaction. One reason for doing so is to help the vendor (卖方) know there is a problem. The problem may have been created at a lower level in the ve ndor’s company, and the vendorhimself may know nothing about it at all. You render him a service when you bring weaknesses or failures to his attention.A second reason for writing a letter of complaint to a vendor is to seek redress (赔偿). You may not wish to pursue the matter so far as to take legal action, but you may wish to give the vendor the opportunity of making good. Most vendors value your business and their reputation sufficiently to replace defective goods, resupply work that did not meet specifications, or refund money when necessary. No vendor likes to do so, but your carefully worded letter of complaint may motivate him to do so.When you write a letter of complaint, you’d better keep these TIPS in mind: First, be courteous though firm. You will not win a vendor’s cooperation by anger. Secondl y, be reasonable. Show logically and factually that the responsibility lies with the vendor or his claims. The vendor should be impressed with your fairness and quiet grasp of the facts in the matter. Thirdly, be specific about what is wrong. Be equally specific about what you want done about it. Lastly, tell how you have been hurt or inconvenienced by the problem. This strengthens your argument for redress.（10分）（答题时限：00:01:00）(1) Which one is NOT true according to the passage? （2分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.You are seldom satisfied with the products you bought.B.You’d better word your dissatisfaction firmly and politely.C.The vendor can also benefit from your complaint.D.You write a letter to get compensation.★检查答案标准答案：A(2) What is the best way the author thinks to seek redress? （2分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.To take legal action.B.To let the vendor make good voluntarily.C.To urge the vendor to make good.D.To quarrel with the vendor.★检查答案标准答案：C(3) How many pieces of advice does the author list to voice (表达) your dissatisfaction? （2分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five★检查答案标准答案：C(4) The main purpose of your writing a letter of complaint is ____. （2分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.to break off a dealB.to lowe r the vendors’ reputationC.to get compensationD.to give vent to your anger★检查答案标准答案：C(5) The word TIPS in paragraph 3 refers to ____. （2分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.money for personal serviceB.pieces of adviceC.the end of somethingD.rubbish can★检查答案标准答案：B4.Many small cultural groups live in places far away from modern cities. Some of these tribes have never had any communication outside of their small geographical areas. When they do contact the outside world, their lives usually change. Learning how to change without losing the best of their own cultures is a problem for them.One native tribe in New Guinea has a difficult situation. The people of the tribe are being pulled in two ways. First of all, copper has been discovered under the land where they have lived for centuries. Developers want to mine it. The problem is that the copper is directly under the most important buildings of their society. These buildings are a necessary part of their religion. Howcan the copper be m ined without changing the group’s religion?The answer to this question has not yet been found. However, a group of people are trying to help the tribe to learn to communicate with the rest of the world. Cultural Survival Inc. is the name of the group. The people are anthropologists, scientists who study cultures. They want to help small, separate societies live successfully within the larger society. Cultural Survival Inc. wants to help these groups keep the idea of who they are. It wants to teach them how to live in the modern world.This organization works with another kind of problem, too. Sometimes a central government does not consider the needs of local people. Often the rich people of a country will get more from a new project than the working people. The poorer people sometimes suffer even more because of these projects. One thoughtless government leader moved the people out of a very large area. He wanted to set up a special vegetable business. He wanted something to sell to earn money from other countries. About 50,000 people were forced off their natural land. These people suffered a great loss because they had to leave their homes.（10分）（答题时限：00:01:00）(1) What is an “anthropologist”(para. 3)? （2分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.A group of scientist.B.Someone who studies the nature of man including the development of his body, mind and society.C.A person who can find the answers to the problems.D.A small separate society that can live successfully within the large society.★检查答案标准答案：B(2) To mine the copper is a problem because ____. （2分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.it will bring money for the tribeB.it will be taken out of the groundC.it is under the tribe’s most important religious buildingsD.copper is not usually found in such faraway places as New Guinea★检查答案标准答案：C(3) How did one government leader not consider the needs of the local people? （2分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.He thought only about the money that the country would get.B.He did not consider the personal loss of the local people.C.He forced 50,000 people to move because of a large vegetable business that he planned.D.All of the above are correct.★检查答案标准答案：D(4) Something has been found under the land of New Guinea, that is ____. （2分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.a new mineB.orange-colored callsC.a bright metalD.copper★检查答案标准答案：D(5) From the passage we know that Cultural Survival Inc. is ____. （2分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.a group of anthropologists who want to help small tribal groupsB.a group of people in New Guinea who need help with a problemC.a company that helps people find jobsD.a business that makes its money by bringing people into touch with others★检查答案标准答案：A二. 单选题（共30题,共30分）1. He was driving ____ that he found it hard to stop when he spotted the aged man crossing the street. （1分）A.fastB.very fastC.so fast★检查答案标准答案：C2. On the ____ of our sales forecast, we can make more profits. （1分）A.baseB.basicC.bassD.basis★检查答案标准答案：D3. Many people like white color as it is a ____ of purity. （1分）A.signB.symptomC.signalD.symbol★检查答案标准答案：D4. It’s raining heavily. Quite a few students are absent ____ class today. （1分）A.fromB.toC.forD.with★检查答案标准答案：A5. These seats are ____ for old and sick people. （1分）A.conservedB.deservedC.preservedD.reserved★检查答案标准答案：D6. When she arrived at the crossroads (十字路口), she went in the wrong ____. （1分）A.directionB.locationC.place★检查答案标准答案：A7. ____ the report once again, and you’ll probably find something interesting. （1分）A.If you readB.Since you have readC.ReadD.Reading★检查答案标准答案：C8. When the whole area was ____ by flood, the government sent food there by helicopter. （1分）A.cut awayB.cut downC.cut upD.cut off★检查答案标准答案：D9. We are interested in the weather because it ____ us directly --- what we wear, what we do and even how we feel. （1分）A.benefitsB.affectsC.effectsD.guides★检查答案标准答案：B10. I would have said “hello”to him if I ____ your brother. （1分）A.could seeB.will seeC.had seenD.will have seen★检查答案标准答案：C11. I seldom watch television, ____. （1分）A.so does my sisterB.my sister doesn’t tooC.my sister did soD.nor does my sister★检查答案标准答案：D12. I remember ____ to help us if we ever got into trouble. （1分）A.offeringB.to offer himC.him to offerD.him offering★检查答案标准答案：D13. The twins are so much ____ to each other that it is difficult to tell one from the other. （1分）A.likeB.alikeC.likelyD.similar★检查答案标准答案：B14. He ____ interrupted me by asking irrelevant questions. （1分）A.continuallyB.continuouslyC.consistentlyD.consequently★检查答案标准答案：A15. If you happened to ____ my lost papers while you are looking for your book. Please let me know at once by telephone. （1分）e acrosse upe toe over★检查答案标准答案：A16. As they haven’t a child of their own, they are going to ____ a little girl. （1分）A.acceptB.receiveC.adoptD.adapt★检查答案标准答案：C17. They have to consider what to do in situations ____ there are many people involved. （1分）A.ifB.thatC.whenD.where★检查答案标准答案：D18. The new power station is reported ____ within three years. （1分）A.to have completedB.to completeC.to be completedD.having been completed★检查答案标准答案：C19.—I didn't go to work yesterday afternoon because my car broke down.—You ___ mine. I wasn't using it.（1分）A.might borrowB.could have borrowedC.can have borrowedD.ought to borrow★检查答案标准答案：B20. The fundamental ____ which govern all physical processes are also related to many everyday occurrences. （1分）A.participantsB.regulationsC.principalsD.principles★检查答案标准答案：D21. He said he had every ____ in his secretary; she would do the right thing. （1分）A.confidenceB.knowledgeC.beliefD.dependence★检查答案标准答案：A22. The goods ____ when we arrived at the airport. （1分）A.were just unloadingB.had just been unloadedC.had just unloadedD.was just unloaded★检查答案标准答案：B23. ____ the temperature falling so rapidly, we couldn’t go on with the experiment. （1分）A.SinceB.ForC.AsD.With★检查答案标准答案：D24. A group of foreign students planning to travel by car toNorth Dakotain winter are advised to ____ their cars with snow tires and warm clothing. （1分）A.provideB.purchaseC.equipD.install★检查答案标准答案：C25. ____ he works hard, I don’t mind when he finishes the experiment. （1分）A.So long asB.As well asC.So far asD.As soon as★检查答案标准答案：A26. When drinking from a well, one mustn’t forget ____ who dug it. （1分）A.themB.theseC.thatD.those★检查答案标准答案：D27. Understanding the cultural habits of another nation, especially ____ containing as many different subcultures as the United States is a complex task. （1分）A.oneB.the oneC.thatD.such★检查答案标准答案：A28. Barbara tried ____ in the door but ____ worked. （1分）A.every of her keys … noneB.all of her keys … noneC.all of her keys … not everyoneD.everyone of her keys … no one★检查答案标准答案：B29. No agreement was reached in the discussion as neither side would give way to ____. （1分）A.the otherB.any otherC.anotherD.other★检查答案标准答案：A30. In the summer many hotels on the coast ____ extra staff. （1分）A.take upB.take toC.take onD.take out★检查答案标准答案：C三. 完型填空（共20题,共20分）1.(Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.)The history of the American people is__1_the history of the movement of the American people. _2__ Americans began moving from the East Coast to the West 250 years __ 3 _. They moved _ 4__ for many reasons. One reason was the _ 5__ of unlimited open space and land for farming. Americans liked __ 6_, and they liked the freedom and independence to develop the land __ 7_ their own way. Some of the land became farms, Important minerals were, _ 8__ in some areas. So some of the land became mines. _ 9__ large area became cattle ranches. These seemed _10__ land for everybody. But it was a difficult life ---- a life of endless work and hardship.In the U.S. today, we can send a letter _11__ in just a few days for well under half a dollar. But news did not always travel as fast or _12_ it does today. _13__, trains and horse-drawn coaches carried mail. It _14__ many weeks for news to travel from New York to California.In 1860, the railroad and telegraph reached only from the East coast to Missouri, __15_ halfway across the country. In April 1860, the Pony Express began to _16__ the mail fromMissouri to California.The Pony Express was a horse _17_ system. There were stations every 10 or 5 miles along the route. _18__ horses were at each station. The riders changed horses at every station, continues riding at fall speed for a total of about 100 miles. Then another rider __19_ and continued riding. The Pony Express riders rode through dangerous territory, __20_ mountains, deserts, and Indian lands. Bad weather didn’t stop these tough riders either.（20分）（答题时限：00:01:00）(1) () （1分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.a partB.of partC.in partD.on part★检查答案标准答案：C(2) () （1分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.PioneeredB.PioneerC.The PioneerD.Pioneering★检查答案标准答案：B(3) () （1分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.agoB.beforeC.earlyD.then★检查答案标准答案：A(4) () （1分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.westernB.westingC.westerD.west★检查答案标准答案：D(5) () （1分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.capabilityB.availabilityC.feasibilityD.responsibility★检查答案标准答案：B(6) () （1分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.open large spacerge open spacesrge open spaceD.open large spaces★检查答案标准答案：B(7) () （1分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.withB.alongC.byD.in★检查答案标准答案：D(8) () （1分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.discoveredB.inventedC.createdD.found★检查答案标准答案：A(9) () （1分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.Still otherB.The otherC.Still the otherD.Other★检查答案标准答案：D(10) () （1分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.to be enoughB.to have been enoughC.having been enoughD.having enough★检查答案标准答案：A(11) () （1分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.coast to coastB.through coast to coastC.from coast to coastD.at coast to coast★检查答案标准答案：C(12) () （1分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.as cheap asB.so cheap asC.so cheaply asD.as cheaply as★检查答案标准答案：D(13) () （1分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.In the mid 1800sB.Mid in the 1800’sC.In mid 1800sD.In the mid 1800’s★检查答案标准答案：A(14) () （1分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.gotB.tooked★检查答案标准答案：B(15) () （1分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.less thanB.shorter thanC.least thanD.smaller than★检查答案标准答案：A(16) () （1分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.sendB.collectC.postD.carry★检查答案标准答案：D(17) () （1分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.relyB.relayC.releasedD.renew★检查答案标准答案：B(18) () （1分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.CleanB.BigC.FreshD.Old★检查答案标准答案：C(19) () （1分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.took onB.took overD.took in★检查答案标准答案：B(20) () （1分）（答题时限：00:00:30）A.to includeB.includedC.includingD.including to★检查答案标准答案：C四. 翻译（共5题,共10分）1. Teaching is supposed to be a professional activity requiring long and complicated training. （2分）A.教育作为教授们所从事的活动，需要长时间的、复杂的训练。