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♦选择题
Directions:For each sentence (1-20) there are four choices marked A), B), C)and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. For each sentence (21 -40) there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best replaces the word underlined in the sentence.
1.Most of the houses in the village were burnt to  ________ during the war.
A. ashs
B. the ash
C. ash
D. ashes
2.Professor Mackay told us that ________ of lead are its softness and its resistance.
A. some property
B. much properties
C. properties
D. property
3.The students at colleges or universities are making  __________  for the coming New
Year.
A. many preparations
B. much preparation
C. preparations
D. preparation
4.There are lots of _________ in the storage room which is sunless and wet.
A. mouse
B. mouses
C. mice D, mices
5.He was eager to make some extra money, since during these years he could hardly live on his_____ .
A. little wage
B. few wage
C. wage
D. wages
6.Jim was late for two classes this morning. He said that he forgot both of the _______ .
A. rooms number
B. room number
C. room's numbers
D. room numbers
7. ________ are usually preferred by children in the hospital.
A. Women doctor
B. Woman doctor
C. Woman doctors
D. Women doctors
8.Yesterday evening we had a lovely evening at _______ .
A. Peter and Helen's
B. Peter and Helens
C. Peter and Helen
D. Peter's and Helen's
9.Ten years had passed. I found she had got _________ .
A. much white hair
B. many white hair
C. a few white hair
D. little white hair
10.Why did you speak to Peter that way? Don't you know he is an old friend of __________ ？
A. my brother
B. my brothers
C. my brother's
D. my brother’s friend
11.The Lu Gou Bridge is described in Marco Polo's " Travel" as  __________________ most
beautiful bridge.
A. the world's
B. world's
C. the world
D. world
12. ___________  anywhere in the United States costs less than a dollar when you dial it
yourself.
A. Three minutes call
B. Three-minute call
C. A three-minutes call
D. A three-minute call
13.Would you like to stay in  _____________________ for the holiday?
A. my father's-in-law house
B. my father-in-law's house
C. my father-in-law house
D. my in-law-father's house
14.The assignment is to write ___________ a bout your dream.
A. a five-hundred-words composition
B. a five-hundreds-words composition
C. a five-hundred-word composition
D. a five-hundreds-word composition
15.The Department purchased ___________  to improve the working conditions there.
A. a new equipment
B. a new piece of equipment
C. new equipments
D. new pieces of equipments
16.Such problems as air ____________ and heavy traffic are becoming more and more serious
in almost every big city all over the world.
A. pollution
B. pollute
C. pollutive
D. pollutant
17.It was through his uncle's  ___________ that Philip obtained his position with the biggest
oil company in the country.
A. fluence
B. influence
C. affect
D. affection
18.A child who lives in a boring ____________ will become less intelligent than one living in
a happy surrounding.
A. condition
B. environment
C. conditional
D. environmental
19.The manager was advised to give the task to one he believed had a strong sense of .
A. responsible
B. responsive
C. responsibility
D. response
20.We all consider it of great importance that we should combine theory with  ___________ .
A. practicable
B. practise
C. practical
D. practice
21.The villagers have offered much help to us and we think we should do something for
them in return.
A. soldiers
B. fighters
C. farmers
D. lifesavers
22.The new systems now being used in commerce are approved by the cooperative company.
A. appliance
B. communication
C. occupation
D. business
23.We were talking about the American tourist whom we met during our trip to the Great Wall.
A. journey
B. flight
C. voyage
D. expedition
24.Although the manager reminded him several times, he still came with an untidy appearance.
A. sight
B. phenomenon
C. condition
D. look
25.We couldn't really afford to buy a house so we got it on hire-purchase and paid monthly installment.
A. investments B, requirements    C. arrangements    D. payment
26.According to the key witnesses, a peculiarly big nose is the criminal's most memorable facial feature.
A. characteristic
B. signature
C. hint
D. spot
27.These overseas students show great enthusiasm for learning a new language.
A. interest
B. authority
C. convention
D. faith
28.Being ignorant of the law is not accepted as an excuse for breaking the law.
A. explanation
B. intention
C. option
D. approval
29.The design of this auditorium shows a great deal of invention. We have never seen such a building before.
A. imagination
B. illusion
C. originality
D. orientation
30.To the whole audience, the statement which the president gave at the conference is unworthy of belief.
A. doubt
B. disposal
C. faith
D. condition
31.Giving a gift (;an convey a wealth of meaning about your appreciation of their hospitality and the importance you place upon the relationship.
A. solidarity
B. priority
C. superiority
D. generosity
32.It is clear that the dog has a much greater scale of its brain devoted to smell than is the case with humans.
A. composition
B. proportion
C. compound
D. percent
33.Sadly, the Gianl Panda is one of the many species now in danger of extinction.
A. disappearance
B. migration
C. destruction
D. extraction
34.Clark felt that his participation in one of the most dramatic medical experiments of all time was worth the suffering he underwent.
A. apprehension about
B. appreciation of
C. presentation on
D. contribution to
35.The company imported a machine with the ability to cope with large loads in this field.
A. power
B. capacity
C. talent
D. skill
36.He was looking admiringly at the photograph published by Collins in collaboration with the Imperial Museum.
A. combination
B. cooperation
C. connection
D. collection
37.We work to make money, but there's a contradiction that people who work hard and long often do not make the most money.
A. paradox
B. prejudice
C. dilemma
D. conflict
38.The government adopts the tax breaks intended as a (n) inducement to greater reinvestment.
A. incentive
B. conduct
C. stimulate
D. employment
39.The new research has profound implications for the environmental summit in Russia.
A. inferences
B. significances C, indications    D. developments
40.Given this inclination toward change, it is not surprising that tradition plays a limited role in the American culture.
A. preference
B. tendency
C. declination
D. modification
♦改错题
Directions : This part consists of 20 sentences and 3 passages. In each sentence, there is only J mistake. In each passage, there are altogether 8- 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided.
1.I like these dishes but the tea's cup is a little too small. ____________
2.People of the older generation tend to complain about the fast-paced modern lives. ________
3.The essayist language expresses rich and subtle meanings. ___________
4.No one without patience and persistent is likely to make a good researcher. _____________
5.There were some looker-ons by the roadside, but they didn't inform the police of the accident.
___________
6.When there is too much smoke in the room, the devise would automatically turn on
the alarming system. ____________
7. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her
leisure times writing short stories. _______________
8. Between sunrise and sunset, streets and highways are a constant source of voice from
cars, buses and trucks. _____________
9. Biologists have estimated that there are around one million animal and plant specias
living in the rainforests. _____________
10. The old building is in a good stale of reservation except for the wooden floors._________
11.In the afternoon I did some baby-sittings, for it is a fun looking after children. _________
12.We must keep in head the billions of dollars we might spend in carrying out the
project. ____________
13.Consider the great need for improving many aspects of the global environment is very
important. ____________
14.Of the seven days in a week, Saturday is said to be the most popular choose for a
wedding in some countries. ____________
15.Shelly had prepared carefully for her English examination so that she could be sure of
passing it on her first attemption. ___________
16.The young student is success as a writer. It's a surprise to all his teachers. ____________
17.―How much if I want to take one? ―You can take as many as you like because they
are free of money. ____________
18.In my opinion, what he told us just now about the affair simply doesn't make any
meaning. ___________
19.Please read the constructions carefully before operating the machine. ___________
20.Moles(凝鼠)are almost completely blind, although its tiny eyes can distinguish light
from dark. ____________
Passage A
Manpower Inc., with 560,000 workers, is the world's largest
temporary employ agency. Every morning, its people swarm into SI. ________
the offices and factory of America, seeking a day's work for a day's pay. S2. ________
One day at time, as industrial giants like General Motors and IBM S3. ________
struggle to survive by reducing the numbers of employees, Manpower, S4. ________
based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is booming.
Even though its economic continues to recover, the US is increasingly S5. __________
becoming a nation of part timers and temporary workers. This " disposable
work force is the most important trend in American business today,
and it is fundamentally changing the relationship between people and their job.
S6________
The phenomenen provides a way for companies to remain globally competitive
S7________
while avoiding market cycles and the growing burdens imposed by employment
rules, healthcare costs and pension plans. For workers it can mean a end to the
S8._________
security, benefits and sense of importance that came from being a loyal employee.
Passage B
The first and smallest unit that can be discussed in relate to language S1. __________
is the word. In speaking, the choice of words is of the utmost important. S2. ___________
Proper election will eliminate one source of likely breakdown in the communication
S3_________
cycle. Too often, careless use words prevents a meeting of the minds of the
S4__________
speaker and listener. The words used by the speaker may stir up unfavorable
reactions in the listener which interfere with his comprohension ; hence, S5. ___________
the transmission-receipt system breaks down. S6._________
Moreover, inaccurate or indefinite words may make it difficult for the listeners to understand the message which is being transmitted to him. S7. __________
The speaker who does not have specific words in his working vocabulary
may be unable to explain or describe in way that can be understood by his listeners.S8._______
PassageC
Sporting activities are essentially modified forms of hunting behavior.
Viewing biologically, the modern footballer is revealed as a member of S1. ________
a disguised hunting pack. His killing weapon has turned into a harmless football
and his prey into a goal-mouth. If his aims is accurate and he S2. ______
scores a goal, enjoys the hunter s triumph of killing his prey. S3.______
To understand how this transform has taken place we S4. _______
must briefly look at our ancient ancestors. They spent over a
million year evolving as co-operative hunters. Their very survival S5. ____
depended on success in the hunting-field. Under this pressure
their whole way of life, even if their bodies, became radically S6. _____
changed. They became chasers, runners, jumpers, aimers,
throwers or prey-killers. They co-operate as skillful male-group attackers. S7. _________
Then, about ten thousand years ago, when this immensely S8. _________
long formative period of hunting for food, they became farmers.
Their improved intelligence, so vital to their old hunting life,
were put to a new use―that of penning(把 ...........关在圈中), S9. ___________
controlling and domesticating their prey. The food was there on
the farms, awaiting their needs. The risks and uncertainty of hunting S10. __________
were no longer essential for survival.
♦翻译题
Directions : Complete the sentences 1-7 by translating the Chinese given in bracket into English and translate the sentences 8-12 into Chinese.
1. ____________________________ (考虑到你的工资),you should be able to saven up to 500 RMB a month.
s.b.polo2. Many students always feel happy ____________________ (一提到)the coming life of high school they will begin.
3. ______________________ (应用电子计算机)makes a tremendous rise in labor productivity.
4. __________________________ (我感到很光荣)for me to be charged with such an arduous task.
5. Profits are probably the incentive to ________________________ (开发和生产物美价廉的商品).
6. _____________________________ ( 一个人的穿着)may express his social status.
7.This experiment is ___________________ (绝对必须的)in determining the best processing route.
8.Equal pay for equal work is not yet a reality for some women.
9.The following qualifications are required from the candidates for the above position.
10.O ur years of hard work are all in vain, let alone the large amount of money we have spent.
11.Other apartments in the same neighborhood and under the same management rent as high as $ 200. 00 a month.
12.Financial management includes the search for adequate sources of capital and the management of the capital already invested. It requires estimating the amount of cash the company will need in its operations, deciding whether to use short-term or long-term credit, choosing the right time to issue stock or sell bonds, etc.
选词填空
Directions : Complete each sentence (I-10) by filling in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. For the passage, you are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in the word bank following the passage,
Sentence
1.Television is more than just an electronic _______________ (apply) ; it is a means of expression, as well as a vehicle for communication.
2.The latest surveys show that quite a few children have unpleasant  ____________________ (associate) with their homework.
3.People seem to fail to take into ___________ (consider) the fact that study does not end with examination.
4.An increasing number of experts believe that migrants will exert positive effects on the _________ (construct) of city.
5.The________(major) of students believe that part-time jobs will provide them with more opportunities to develop their interpersonal skills.
6.There are millions of people who still have a miserable life and have to face the dangers of _______(starve) and exposure.
7.Bicycle can't be compared with other means of transportation like car and train for speed and ________ (comfortable ).
8.People believe that computer skills will enhance their job opportunities or ________ (promote) pportunities.
9.It must be admitted that the ________ (short) of funds is still one of the biggest questions that students nowadays have to face because tuition fees and prices of books are soaring.
10. Many people believe that international tourism produces positive ___________ (effective) on economic growth and local government should be encouraged to promote international tourism.
Passage
In Britain and other countries, young people sometimes take a "gap year," a year off
between high school and college. This idea never gained a big ______ 1 in the United States.