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Part Vocabulary and Structure (25 points, 30 minutes) Directions: There are 50 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 1 By 1929, Mickey Mouse was as popular _ children as Coca Cola. A) for B) with C) to D) in 2 When you buy anything expensive, never forget to ask for the _ from the shop. A) receipt B) trust C) render D) tale 3 The financial support is decided not only according to your GRE score, but also according to your _ in college. A) intelligence B) policy C) performance D) statement 4 Professor Smith is also the _ of the international program office. If you have any problem when you study here, you may go to him for help. A) detective B) president C) manager D) director 5 We do not have a _ school in our institute. The highest degree we provide for the students is a B. A. and a B. S. . A) graduate B) high C) grade D) continue 6 Paper clips, drawing pins and safety-pins were _ all over the floor. A) separated B) sprayed C) spilled D) scattered 7 I am writing _ my mother to express her thanks for your gift. A) in memory of B) on behalf of C) with respect to D) on account of 8 In considering men for jobs in our firm, we give _ to those with some experience. A) privilege B) advice C) prize D) preference 9 She is _ a musician than her brother. A) much of B) much as C) more of D) more as 10The assignments are too hard. I cant _ the work. A) keep up with B) catch up with C) come up with D) put up with 11 Robert Spring, a 19th century forger, was so good at his profession that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling _ signatures of famous Americans. A) artificial B) genuine C) false D) natural 12In 1890 there were many American cities and towns where part of a days school instruction was conducted in language _ English. A) more than B) other than C) except that D) except for 13The problem will be discussed at length in the _ Chapter. A) consequent B) latter C) late D) subsequent 14They are members of the club by _ of their great wealth. A) virtue B) way C) means D) word 15The value of the industrial _ dropped from about 70 billion dollars to slightly more than 31 billion. A) outcome B) outlook C) output D) outset 16Scientists believe that color blindness is a(n) _ defect, and there is no cure for it. A) retained B) inherited C) received D) infected 17She was glad that her success would _ for the women who would follow. A) be easier to make B) make it easier C) be easier D) make things easier 18Fred says that his present job does not provide him with enough _ for his organizing ability. A) scope B) space C) capacity D) extent 19San Francisco is usually cool in the summer, but Los Angeles _. A) is rarely B) hardly is C) rarely is D) is scarcelly 20Youve been overworking recently, and would find a holiday _. A) fortunate B) essential C) profitable D) beneficial 21_ you are familiar with the authors ideas, try reading all the sections as quickly as you possibly can. A) Ever since B) Now that C) So that D) As long as 22The people didnt trust Senator Maxwell , otherwise he _. A) would have re-elected B) would have been re-elected C) must have been re-elected D) were to be re-elected 23Go straight into the cave and find out whats in there, _? A) will you B) dont you C) do you D) can you 24The old man was shocked to learn that his illness could result in death if _ untreated. A) to leave B) to be left C) leaving D) left 25Our teacher recommend that we _ as attentive as possible when we visit the museum. A) are B) be C) were D) shall be 26The old man came upstairs with great strength , his right hand _ a stick for support. A) held B) holding C) being holding D) was holding 27My wife said in her letter that she would appreciate _ from you sometime. A) hearing B) to hear C) having heard D) to have heard 28It _ around nine oclock when I drove back home because it was already dark. A) had to be B) was to be C) must be D) must have been 29If you act _ the doctors advice ,you wont get well again. A) aside from B) contrary to C)capable of D) prior to 30Visitors coming for short periods of time do not always experience _ intense emotions _ visitors who live in foreign countries for longer terms. A) the same as B) both and C) either. or D) so that 31Urban mothers had difficulty _ their children into child care facilities. A) get B) to get C) in getting D) for getting 32If it _ too much trouble, Id love a cup of tea. A) isnt B) wasnt C) werent D) hadnt been 33The population of many Alaskan cities has _ doubled in the past three years. A)larger than B)as great as C)more than D)as many as 34All that can be done _. A)have been done B)have done C)has done D)has been done 35A person beating a drum or blowing a trumpet causes vibrations in the air _ sound waves. A) calls B) called C) is called D) are called 36These national parks are very important for preserving many animals, who would _ run the risk of becoming extinct. A) otherwise B) nevertheless C) therefore D) instead 37They had an accident on the road and didnt _ at their hotel until after midnight. A) show off B) check in C) check out D) drop out 38After his leave Tom went back on duty to _ his soldiers. A) put in charge of B) be charged with C) be taken in charge by D) take charge of 39The three rows at the front are _ for guests. A) conserved B) deposited C) reserved D) stored 40One thing its safe to say about robots is that anything you can write about them will already be _ by the time its read. Thats how fast robot technology is developing. A) out of order B) out of date C) out of control D) out of sight 41The autumn air felt _ so he went to fetch a coat. A) cool B) severe C) harsh D) chilly 42A managing director cannot expect to have much time to _ to purely personal matters. A) reserve B) spare C) concentrate D) devote 43His enthusiasm for the plan seems to have _, for he never speaks about it any more. A) worn off B) got down C) fallen out D) used up 44With the spring here you can _ these ski boots till you need them again next winter. A)put away B)get rid of C) give away D)do away with 45No artistic creation can achieve greatness if _ from life. A) resulted B) escaped C) divorced D) shielded 46The Petersons have a very _ daughter. She is always running and jumping. A) quiet B) vigorous C) naughty D) mischievous 47If you like a large print of your photograph we can blow it _ for you. A) up B) through C) out D) over 48The speaker agreed to _ from the position that he had just stated. A) return B) jump C) withdraw D) retreat 49Some hobbies can only be _ by rich people. A) taken in B) taken on C) taken up D) taken over 50I think it is only by a _ of imagination that you say you have seen a ghost. A) pinch B) lack C) shortage D) stretch Part Reading Comprehension (45 points, 50 minutes) Directions: There are 6 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. Passage 1 Question 51 to 55 are based on thefollowing passage: Censorship (審查制度) is for the good of society as a whole. Imagine what chaos there would be if we lived in a society without laws. Like the law, censorship contributes to the common good. Some people think that it is disgraceful that a censor should interfere with works of art. Who is this person, they say, to ban this great book or cut that great film? No one can set himself up as a superior being. But we must remember two things. Firstly, where genuine works of art are concerned, modern censors are extremely liberal in their views-often far more liberal than a large section of the public. Artistic merit is something which censors clearly recognize. And secondly, we must bear in mind that the great proportion of books, plays and films which come before the censor are very far from being works of art. When discussing censorship, therefore, we should not confine our attention to great masterpieces, but should consider the vast numbers of publications and films which make up the bulk (大部分) of the entertainment industry. When censorship laws are relaxed, dishonest people are given a licence to produce virtually anything in the name of art. There is an increasing tendency to equate artistic with pornographic (色情的).So one of the great things that censorship does is to prevent certain people from making fat profits by corrupting the minds of others. Society would really be poorer if it deprived itself of the wise counsel and the restraining influence which a censor provides. 51A censors duty is _. A) to see there is no filthy content in publications or films B) to ban books and cut films C) to distinguish works of art from others D) to make sure that no licence is given to dishonest people 52Some people are against censorship for the reason that _. A) censorship is not consistent with the ideals of democracy B) censors prevent people from making profits C) censors are conservative and cannot appreciate artistic merit D) censorship limits the way people feel and think 53When the writer says to equate artistic which pornographic, he means _. A) there is no clear distinction between what is artistic and what is pornographic B) masterpieces are sometimes offensive to decency C) many pornographic works will be published in the name of art D) artistic works and pornographic works have the same market value 54According to the writer, a society free from censorship _. A) would be poor materially B) would expose its people to dangers of being corrupted C) could not develop its entertainment industry D) would allow only a small section of people to make profits 55All the following are the writers views except that _. A) censors are fully qualified for their job B) masterpieces even with pornographic content are still masterpieces C) society will not do without censorship D) many books, plays and films are not works of Passage 2 Question 56 to 60 are based on the following passage: A few weeks ago I was talking to a school inspector in one of the more fashionable districts of Paris. She astonished me by saying that if she had young children today, shed probably send them to a private school. She had devoted 25 years of her life to the ideal of free public education, she said, but the truth was the state system was in a mess. There are two main problems: State schools in France have to accept whatever teachers are assigned to them by the Ministry of Education. As my school inspector friend put it, one year a school may be excellent; three or four years later, half the teachers may be incapable! That is not very reassuring if youre a parent. Private schools can choose their own teachers. The other problem is discipline or, rather, the lack of it. Not long ago a school in Birmingham made headlines in Britain because the teachers were being terrorized by their pupils. In the desolate suburbs of low-cost apartment blocks, thrown together in the 1960s on the outskirts of most big French cities, such stories are commonplace. Vandalism(破壞他人財產(chǎn)的行為), drug-taking and extortion arent limited to schools in poor areas either. A recent poll found that 88 per cent of French children rate as the biggest problem of their school lives the prevalence (流行, 猖獗)of factions and gangs which spend all their time fighting one another. Small wonder, then, that the private schools, with their emphasis on traditional values, are undergoing a new surge of popularity (despite disapproval from Frances new socialist leaders), and competition to get into the best of them has now become intense. 56The French school inspector has long been a supporter of _. A) compulsory education B) free private education C) private schools D) the state school system 57The French state education system _. A) does not guarantee the competence of teachers B) seems to have no serious difficulties C) is running smoothly D) promises to maintain high standards 58Private schools in France today _. A) are generally undergoing changes for the worse B) enjoy the prestige(聲望) of becoming the place to send ones children to C) have become victims of vandalism D) never hire teachers who stress traditional values 59Lack of discipline among students is rampant in state schools _. A) in the Paris slums, but not in other areas B) noticeably and solely in the poorer areas in French cities C) almost everywhere in France D) rather restricted to Birmingham 60France children who wish to go to the best private schools can do so by _. A) taking highly competitive examinations B) simply sending in applications C) joining factions and gangs D) drawing lots Part Cloze ( 10 points, 15 minutes ) 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 the best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the cettre. Today vegetables, fish, fruit, meat and beer are canned in enormous quantities. Within three generations the 81 habits of millions have been revolutionized. Foods that were previously 82 may now be eaten at any time, and strange foods are 83 far from the countries where they are 84 . The crops many farmers now produce often depend on the nearness of a canning factory. The first stage in the canning 85 is the preparation of the raw food. Diseased and waste portions are thrown 86 ; meat and fish are cleaned and trimmed; fruit and vegetables washed and graded for 87 . The jobs are principally 88 by machine. The next stage, for vegetables only, is soak in very 89 or boiling water for a short time to remove air and 90 the vegetable. This makes 91 easier to pack into cans for sterilization (free from living germs).Some packing machines fill 92 to 400 cans a minute. Fruit, fish and meat are packed raw and cold into cans, and then all the air is removed. 93 the cans are sealed, the pressure inside each can is only about half the pressure of the outside air. The sterilization process which follows the cans are subjected 94 steam or boiling water, with the temperature and time 95 according to the type of food. Cans of fruit, for example, 96 only 5-10 minutes in boiling water, 97 meat and fish are cooked at higher temperatures for 98 period. After sterilization, the cans are cooled quickly to 32 degree to prevent the contents 99 becoming too soft. The final stage before sending off to the grocer is labeling, and packing the tins into boxes. Nowadays, however, labeling is often printed on in 100 by the can-maker and no paper labels are then required. 81A) eat B) eatable C) eaten D) eating 82A) monthly B) year-round C) seasonal D) quarterly 83A) accessible B) obtained C) available D) usable 84A) planting B) grown C) growing D) producing 85A) process B) reaction C) procession D) program 86A) about B) away C) down D) up 87A) size B) length C) height D) breadth 88A) had B) fulfilled C) pocked D) done 89A) chilly B) cold C) hot D) freezing 90A) soften B) cook C) steam D) harden 91A) them B) it C) us D) that 92A) up B) down C) in D) on 93A) When B) If C) Although D) Before 94A) on B) to C) in D) at 95A) varies B) vary C) varied D) varying 96A) cost B) spend C) take D) consume 97A) as B) because C) while D) for 98A) less B) longer C) shorter D) more 99A) off B) through C) by D) from 100. A) fashion B) before hand C) advance D) practice Part IV English-Chinese Translation (20 points, 15 minutes) Directions: In this part, there are six items which you should translate into Chinese, each item consisting one or more sentences. They are all taken from the reading passag