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第Ⅰ卷(選擇題，共125分)

I.Phonetics(5points）

Directions:Ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords,therearefour

underlinedlettersorlettercombinationsmarkeda,b,andtheunderlinedpartsandidentifytheonethatisdifferentfromtheothersinpronunciation.MarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

ainainainainsionB.missionsionsionessessessessboo

ewew

II.VocabularyandStructure(15points)

Directions:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.Foreach

sentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandblackenthecorrespondingletter

ontheAnswerSheet.

askedtwopassers-byhowtogettothenewrailwaystation,butofthemknewit.

7.—Thebosswantstotalktoyou.Heseemsunhappywithyourperformance.

—Oh,Ibeintrouble.Ihopehewon'tfireme.

D.would

8.mydaughterreachestheageofeighteenshecanapplyfordriving

license.

9.I'llconsiderMs.Smithtonight,butIamnotsureifIhavethe

time.

seehaveseen

10.Thetraintoarriveat11:30,butitwasanhourlate.

supposedsupposed

11.Bobdoesn'tlookhisage.Ithinkhe'ssomewhere.

A.infortyB.infortiesC.inhisfortyD.inhisforties

12.Ifeelveryexcitedthethoughtofjoiningmyfamilyinaweek.

13.ahotel,welookedforsomewheretohavedinner.

A.Findingfoundfindingfound

14.DespitethesuddenbreakdownoftheGeneralManager,workis

goingoninthecompany.A.usualB.routineC.normalD.regular15.Atsuchatimeofcrisis,wemusttrytoalldifferencesandsticktogether.A.setapartB.setbackC.setasideD.setdown16.Manygovernmentsarenowtakingtoreducesmokinginpublicplaces.17.Theemployeesmoreenthusiasticabouttheirworksincetheirpayrose.B.havebeenC.wereD.willbe18.Childrendon'tunderstandinitiallywhattheyarereciting,butitwillhaveanimpactontheirthinking.19.Theuniversityregulationsrequirethatthestudentsatleast90%ofthelectures.

attendattend

20.InOctober2007,theChang'e-1satellitewassuccessfullyatXichang.

B.presentedD.engaged

.Cloze(30points)

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatismostsuitableandmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Thedestructionofhabitats(棲息地)allovertheworldistheprimaryreasonspeciesarebecomingextinct(滅絕)orendangered.Houses，highways，dams，industrialbuildings，andever-spreading-farmsnowdominate21formerlyoccupiedbyforests，deserts，andwetlands.22thebeginningofEuropeansettlementinAmerica，23over65，000，000acresofwetlandshavebeendrained.Onemillionacresalonevanished241985and1995.habitatdestructioncanbe25oritcanbesubtleoccurringovera26periodoftimewithoutbeingnoticed.27suchassewagefromcitiesandchemicalrunofffromfarms,canchangethe28andquantityofwaterinstreamsandrivers.To29livinginadelicatelybalancedhabitat,thisdisturbancecanbeas30astheclear-cuttingofarainforest.31remaininghabitatsarecarvedintosmallerandsmallerpocketsorislands,remainingspeciesareforcedtoexistinthese32areas,whichcausesfurtherhabitat33.Thesespeciesbecomelessadaptabletoenvironmental34infact,theybecome35endangeredScientistsbelievethatwhenahabitatiscutby90%,one-halfofitsplants,animalsandinsectswillbecomeextinct.B.citiesD.pictures

B.Before

exampleadditionlastall

C.interestingD.obvious

D.sad

C.fatal

B.WhetherC.BeforeD.As

D.bare

IV.ReadingComprehension(60points)

Directions:Therearefivereadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassage

isfollowedbyfourquestions.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

WomannabbedforaDUIatsamecrashspot

WedMay21,2:17AMET

TRUCKEE，itdrunkendrivingdejavu(記憶幻覺(jué)).Forthe

secondtimeinfivemonths，a23-year-oldCaliforniawomanhasbeen

arrestedaftershecrashedhercarwhiledrivingunderthe

influence(DUI)attheexactsamespotnorthofLakeTahoe.

Andtotopitoff,TruckeePolicesaythatinbothcases,herblood

alcoholcontentwasmorethanthreetimesthelegallimit.

ThepolicesayMelissaDennisonofTruckeecrashedataboutnoonon

SundayonGlenshireDrivejustsouthoftheGlenshireBridge.Theysay

shewasextremelydrunkandhadtroublestandingorblood

alcohollevelinitiallywasmeasuredat346.Thelegallimit.08.

SergeantJ.LitchiesaidDennisonalsohadbeenchargedwithaDUI

inJanuarywhenshecrashedatthesamespotandregisteredabloodalcohol

levelof380.Iffoundguiltyofthesecondoffense,shefacesupto10yearsinprisonandfinesinexcessof2.000.

AtelephonemessagetheAssociatedPressleftatalistingforDennisoninTruckeeonTuesdaywasnotimmediatelyreturned.

Whoistheauthorofthepassage?A.Apassenger.

B.Apoliceman.

C.Ajudge.

D.Ajournalist.

Whycouldn'tthewomanstandandwalk?A.Shehadlosttoomuchblood.

B.Shewasscared.

C.Shedranktoomuch.

D.Shehadasuddenstomachache.

Whycouldthewomanbeimprisonedfor10years?A.ShewascaughtDUItwice.

B.Shehadhercarcrashed.

C.Sherefusedtotakeabloodtest.D.

Shedrovewithoutdriving

Whatdoestheword"nabbed"inthetitlemean?A.Arrested.B.Attacked.C.Charged.D.Punished.

PassageTwo

Thereweremanydifferentculturesintheancientworld,butthe

twothathadthemostinfluenceonEuropeanandAmericancivilizations

weretheGreekandtheRoman.Oftenthesetwoculturesarelumpedtogether

inourminds,asiftheywerereallyexactlyalike.Butthatisnotthe

case.InmanywaystheGreeksandtheRomanscouldnothavebeenmore

different.

TheGreeksweretrulydemocratic,oftenwithoutasingleleaderbut

insteadgovernedbyagroupofmenchosenbythepeople.TheRomanswere

semi-democratic.TheyhadagoverningSenate,butthepoliticalpowerwas

mostlyorcompletelyinthehandsofasingleemperor.

Bothculturesweregreatbuilders.Buttheconstructioninterests

ofthetwocultureswerealsodifferent.TheGreekstendedtobemore

artistic.Theirbuildingswerewellconstructedandtheywereespecially

interestedintemples,columns,anddecorativeforms.TheRomans,onthe

otherhand,weremoreengineersthanartists.Theyconcentratedtheir

effortsonurbanplanning,well-functioningwaterpipes,andthebest

roads.Onlyincookingandeatinghabitsarethetwoculturesreally

similar.Bothpeoplesateverywellindeed:lotsoffish,

andfruits,healthymeals,holdingatthesametimelong

tastingexcellentwines.

Infact,itwouldprobablybefairtosaythatthey

intheirwarm,sea-orientedclimatesandtheybothlivedafulllife.

freshvegetables

discussionsand

bothlovedlife

40.Whatisthefirstparagraphabout?

A.TheGreekandtheRomanweresimilar.

B.PeoplemisunderstoodEuropeancivilization.

C.GreekcivilizationwasquitedifferentfromRomancivilization.D.EuropeancivilizationinfluencedAmericancivilizationgreatly.41.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.TheRomanshadmorepoliticalawareness.

B.TheRomanshadlesspoliticalfreedomanddemocracy.

C.TheRomanshadmorefreedomtochoosetheirleader.

D.TheRomanshadfewerpeopleelectedintothegovernment.

42.WhatweretheGreeksfamousfor?

A.Theoverallplanningofacityoratown.

B.Theartisticdecorationofthebuildings.

C.Thepracticalfunctionsofthe

D.Thesystemofwatersupplyandtransportation.

Howarethetwoculturesalike?A.Bothlovedthesea.B.Bothlivedlonglives.C.Bothlovedcooking

D.Bothenjoyedtalkingovermeals.

PassageThree

Asrecentlyasthreedecadesago,manyAmericansbelievedthatusingcreditwasanunwiseanddangerouswaytopayforwhattheybought.Someeventhoughtthatowingmoneytoastoreoracreditcompanywassomethingtobeashamedof.Goodcitizens,theybelieved,alwaysboughtwhattheywantedwithrealmoneyandtheypaidthefullpriceimmediately.Today,however,allthathaschanged.Credit,assomeobservershavenoted,hasbecomeawayoflifeintheUnitedStates.MoreandmoreAmericansnowaredependingonthosesmallpiecesofplastic,creditcards,topayforlargepurchasessuchastelevisions,recordplayersorfurniture.Manypeopletodaywouldconsideritunusualnottouseacreditcardtopayforacostlyrestaurantdinner,ahotelroomoranairlinetrip.AndtherearesomesituationsinwhichAmericansmusthavecreditcards.Iftheywantthetemporaryuseofacar,forexample,theyfirstmustgivethecarrentalcompanythenumberoftheircreditcard.ThatnumberisconsideredaguaranteethattheywillreturnthecarandpayCreditcardsoffertwomajorservicestoAmericans.Firstofall,theyareeasierandsafertocarrythanlargeamountsofmoney.Second,theypermitpeopletoborrow,tohavetheimmediatepleasureofowningsomething,eveniftheydonothaveenoughmoneytopayforitatthetime.Withcreditcardspeoplepayforgoodsorservicesattheendofeachmonthinsteadofwhentheybuythem.Andwhenthetimedoescometopay,most

creditcardsofferpeopleachoice.Theycanpayallofwhattheyoweforthemonthortheycanjustpayusuallybetween5and10percentofwhat

theyowe.

WhatdoAmericansfeelaboutusingcreditcardsnowadaysaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theyconsideritvaluable.

B.Theyregarditasashame.

C.Theythinkitdangerous.

D.Theyfinditquiteconvenient.

Whydoesthecarrentalcompanyaskforthecreditcardnumber?

Whatadvantagecancreditcardholdershave?

A.Theycanchoosenottopayfortheirpurchases.

Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Credit-aWayofLifeinAmerica

B.CreditServicesinAmerica

C.ConvenienceofLivinginAmerica

D.HistoryofCreditCardsinAmerica

PassageFour

Atthe1893ColumbianExposition,aWorldFairheldinChicago,chocolate-makingmachinerymadeinGermanywasdisplayed.Itcaughtthe

eyeofM.S.Hershey,whosawthepotentialforchocolate.HeinstalledchocolatemachineryinhisfactoryinLancaster,andproducedhisfirstchocolatebarsin1894.

OtherAmericansbeganmixinginothermaterialstomakeupnewcandy

barsthroughouttheendofthe1890'sandtheearly1900's.ButitwasWorldWarIthatreallybroughtattentiontothecandybar.

TheU.S.ArmyQuartermasterCorpsrequestedvariousAmerican

chocolatemanufacturerstoprovide20to40poundblocksofchocolatetobeshippedtoquartermasterbases.Theblockswerecutintosmaller

distributedtoAmericansoldiersinEurope.Eventuallythetaskofmaking

smallerpieceswasturnedbacktothemanufacturers.Bytheendofthewarwhenthesoldiersarrivedhome,theAmericancandybarbusinesswasassured.Why?Becausethereturningsoldiershadgrownfondofchocolatecandyandwantedmoreofthesame.Asaresultfromthattimeonandthroughthe1920's,candybarmanufacturersbecameestablishedthroughoutthe

UnitedStates,andasmanyas40,000differentcandybarsappearedonthescene.

TheoriginalcandybarindustryhaditsstartontheeasterncoastinsuchcitiesasPhiladelphia,Boston,andNewYork.Theindustrysoon

spreadtotheMidwestbecauseshippingandrawmaterialssuchassugar,cornsyrup,andmilkwereeasilyavailable.Chicagobecametheseatofthecandybarindustryandiseventodayanimportantbase.

WhydidM.S.Hersheystarttheproductionofchocolatebars?A.HewasdeeplyimpressedbytheColumbianExposition.

B.HerealizedthatitwaspossibleforchocolatetobecomepopularC.TherewasnothingtoproduceinhisfactoryinLancaster.

D.Hewasinterestedinthechocolatemachinerydisplayedatthefair

WhicheventbroughttheboomingofAmericancandybarbusiness?A.Theaddingofnewmaterials.

B.ThedemandinthearmyduringWWI.

C.Thepurchaseofnewmachines

Whatdoestheunderlinedword"seat"inthelastparagraphmostprobablymean?

A.Focus.B.

Position.C.

Chair.D.

Center

Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.WorldFairheldinChicagoin1893.

B.ThepopularityoftheAmericancandybarC.ThecandybarindustryduringWorldWar.

D.ThespreadofthecandybarbusinesstotheMidwest.

PassageFive

MarkTwainisoneofAmerica'smuch-belovedauthors,creatingimaginativeandhumorousclassicsforchildrenandadultsalike,suchasTheAdventuresofTomSawyer,ThePrinceandThePauper,andAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.Twainpassedawayin1910,leavingbehindatreasureofgreatliterature.Butnow,100yearsafterhisdeath,he'llhaveabrand-newbookontheshelves:athree-volumeautobiography.Twainhasn'tbeenkeepingbusyinhistombitwashiswishthatpublisherswaituntil100yearsafterhisdeathtopublishhismemoirs)whichhespentthelastdecadeofhislifeworkingon.Theautobiographytotalsmorethan5,000pages,andlikelywon'tbeallsunshineandroses.ItseemsthatTwainharboredsomebitternessagainstformergirlfriendsandex-friends.Healsowritesnegativelyaboutpoliticiansofhisday,suchasTeddyRoosevelt.It'slikelythat

herequestedsuchalongleadtimeforthememoirsbecausehedidn'twant

tohurtthefeelingsofanyonementionedinthiswork.

Althoughsmallsectionsofthememoirshavebeenpreviously

publishedtheautobiographyhasneverbeenavailableinfull,andshould

providegreatinsightsintothemanbehindtheclassicbooks.Thefirst

volumeofthesetwillbeavailableinNovember,andthetrilogyisbeing

publishedbytheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.

"TherearesomanybiographiesofTwain,andmanyofthemhaveused

bitsandpiecesoftheautobiography",editorRobertHirsttoldThe

Independent."Butbiographerspickandchoosewhatbitstoquote.By

publishingTwain'sbookinfullwehopethatpeoplewillbeabletocometotheirowncompleteconclusionsaboutwhatsortofamanhewas."

52.AccordingtoParagraph1,whichofthestatementsisTRUEofMarkTwain?

A.Heleftbehindlotsofmoney.

B.Hisworkswerewrittenforchildren.

C.Hisworksarefullofadventures.

D.Heisfamousforhisgreatworks.

53.WhatcanwelearnaboutMarkTwain'sautobiographyfromthepassage?

A.IthasbeenpublishedagainstTwain'swill.

B.ItshowsTwain'srespectforpoliticians.

C.Itwillbepublishedinfull.

D.Ithasbeenrecentlyfinished.

Whatdoestheunderlinedword"trilogy"inParagraph4mean?A.workinthreevolumes.

B.Animaginativework.

C.collectionofstories.

D.Memoirsoffamouspeople.

WhatisthepurposeofpublishingTwain'sautobiography?A.Tosupplementotherbiographies.

B.TohelpreaderstounderstandMarkTwain.

C.TointroduceMarkTwain'sworks.

D.ToexposenewdiscoveriesaboutMarkTwain

V.DailyConversation(15points)

Directions:PickoutappropriateexpressionsfromtheeightchoicesbelowandcompletethefollowingdialoguesbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

A.WhenshallwesetoffB.Whatisthetime

C.haveawonderfulD.startpacking

timeE.begreatfunF.WhatcouldIget

G.WhatshouldItakeH.whereto

Mary:HowdoyouliketheideaofhavingapicnicthisSaturday?John:Wonderful.But56?