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2014年11月

PartIReadingComprehension(30%)

Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

JardenZinc(鋅)Products,alargezincplantafewmilesoutsideGreeneville,Tennessee,has

aspecialclaim.Since1982,ithasbeentheonlysupplierofpennyblanksfortheU.S.Mint(鑄幣

廠).It'sagoodbusinessforJarden-since2000,thecompanyhasearnedmorethan$800million.

ButitmaynotbeagooddealfortheU.S.

(76)Thevalueofthepennyhasbeendroppingforyears.In2006,itbegantocostmorethan

apennytomakeapenny.Itnowcosts2Ctoproducea1Ccoin.Manycountrieshavestopped

usingpennies.IsittimefortheU.S.todothesame?

Jardenandthezincindustryarefightingtokeepthepenny.Since2006,Jardenhasgiven$1.2

milliontoAmericansforCommonCents(ACC).Thegroup'smissionistokeepthepennyinuse.

MarkWellerisACC'sexecutivedirector.Hearguesthattherearethreemainreasonsforkeeping

thepenny:Withoutit,wewouldbecomemorereliantonthefive-centcoin,whichalsohas

problems;charities(慈善機構(gòu))thatdependonpennydriveswouldnotbeabletoraiseasmuch

money;anda2012surveyshowsthat67%ofAmericanswanttokeepthepenny.(77)Many

peoplesurveyedsaidtheyfearedtheywouldenduppayingmoreforproducts.

ManyexpertsdisagreewithACC,Theypointtothedozensofcountriesthathavegottenrid

oftheirlowest-valuecoinswithoutraisingpricesforconsumers.Andcharitiesdon'tseemtoo

concernedeither.

PresidentBarackObamasaysthemintcouldexploreusingcheapermetalstomakepennies.

Steelislessexpensivethanzinc.Penniesare97.5%zincand2.5%copper.Butnomatterwhatitis

madeof,thepenny'sdaysmaybenumbered.Mostin-storepurchasesarenowmadewithcredit

cards,notcash.Isittimeforachange?

1.whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Manycountriesaretryingtoreducethecostofmakingcoins.

B.Thesedaysapennymadeisapennywasted.

C.ThereisdisagreementoverwhethertheU.S.shouldstopusingpennies.

D.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies.

2.ThemissionofACCisto______.

A.conductonlinesurveys

B.lowertheproductioncostsofthepenny

C.raisemoneyforcharities

D.keepthepennyinuse

3.Thepennycoinismainlymadeof_____.

A.copper

B.steel

C.iron

D.zinc

4.Whatdoesthesentence"thepenny'sdaysmaybenumbered"inthelastparagraphprobably

mean?

A.Thepennymaybeoutofuseverysoon.

B.Thevalueofthepennymayrise.

C.ThepennyhasaspecialplaceinAmericanhistory.

D.ThepennyispartofAmericanculture.

5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.JardenisthesolesupplierofthezinctheU.S.Mintusestomakethepenny.

B.ThemajorityofAmericanpeopleareinfavorofkeepingthepenny.

C.ManyAmericansfearthatgettingridofthepennywouldcausepricestorise.

D.TheU.S.Mintnowspends2.4centstomakeapenny.

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

CharlesDickenswasbornin1812inPortsmouth,England.Hewasthesecondofeight

children.Hisfatheralwayshadproblemswithmoney.WhenCharleswas12yearsold,hisfather

wenttoprisonbecausehewasindebt.Charleshadtoleaveschooltohelphisfamily.Hegotajob

inadirty,oldfactory.CharlesDickensneverforgothisdifficultchildhood.Manyofhisstoriesand

bookswereaboutpoorpeopleandtheirproblems.

(78)Later,Charleswentbacktoschoolfortwomoreyears.Heleftschoolwhenhewas15

yearsoldtobecomeanewspaperreporter.In1836,hebegantowriteThePickwickPapers.Itwas

publishedasaseriesandwasahugesuccess.Byage24,Dickenswasaprominentwriterinboth

GreatBritainandtheUnitedStates.

Manypeopleboughthisbooks,buttheyalsopaidtohearhimreadhisstoriesaloud.Because

therewasnoradioortelevision,peoplelikedtohearfamouswritersreadinpublic.Dickensread

hisworkslikehewasactinginaplay.Hewentonverysuccessfulreadingtoursandearnedalot

ofmoney.

Dickenswasmeticulous(過分注意瑣事的).Everythinghadtobejustright.Whenhe

workedathome,everythinghadtobeinitsplace.Heworkedatadeskbyawindowthatalways

hadavase(花瓶)offlowersandthesameornaments(裝飾物)onit.(79)Hewrote2,000wordsa

dayandherequiredcompletequietwhilehewrote.Hedividedhispageintothreeparts,andon

eachsidehehadnotesindifficultcolors.Themainwritingwasinmiddle,thestorynoteswerein

therightmargin,andthechapternoteswereintheleftmargin.Healsocaredalotabouthis

appearance.

6.CharlesDickens'fatherwasputintoprisonbecausehe

A.stolemoneyfromotherpeople

.

B.refusedtopaytax

C.didn'tpayforhischildren'seducation

D.owedmoneytootherpeople

7.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Dickenslovedtotravel.

B.Dickens'storiesweremostlyabouthisownchildhood.

C.Dickensmadealotofmoneyonhisreadingtours.

D.DickensleftschooltowriteThePickwickPapers.

8.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaboutDickensisTRUE?

A.Hewasapeacefulperson.

B.Hewasaquietwriter.

C.Heworkedveryhardatschool.

D.Hecaredalotaboutthingsaroundhim.

9.Theword“prominent”inthesecondparagraphmeans________.

A.Famous

B.Thoughtful

C.Careful

D.difficult

10.Afterthelastparagraph,theauthorwillmostprobablydiscussDickens'

.

A.Success

B.Appearance

C.Works

D.childhood

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Computertechnologyisadvancingsofastthatoldhardwarequicklybecomescompletely

obsolete.Theelectronicwaster(e-waste)fromthisconstantlygrowingfieldispollutingthe

environment,bothhereandabroad.

Computerscontaintoxic(有毒的)materialssuchaslead.Despitethedangerofthrowing

thesehazardousmaterialsinalandfill(垃圾填埋場),that'sexactlywheretonsofcomputersend

up.Americansreuseorrecycleonlyabout10percentofthe50millioncomputerstheyreplace

eachyear,accordingtoABCNews.Eightypercentisbeingstockpiled(囤積),whichcouldcreate

evenbiggerproblemsinthefuture,andtheremaining10percentislandfilled.Throwinge-waste

inlandfillscreatesapotentialforlandfillsaretougherintheUnitedStatesthaninmanyother

countries,e-wasteisoftenexported,especiallytosomedevelopingcountries.

(80)Somecountriesarecreatingpoliciestodealwiththegrowinge-wasteproblem.Inthe

Netherlands,youcanbringyouroldcomputertothesellerwhenbuyinganewone,andtheseller

mustbylawacceptitfreeofcharge.Japanpassedalawin2001requiringproducerstorecycle

certainparts.

Intheunitedstates,amovementcalledtheComputerTakeBackCampaignisdemandingthat

producerstakemoreresponsibilityfordisposingof(處理)oldcomputers,Californiaand

Massachusettsrecentlyprohibitedcertaincomputerpartsinlandfills,whileAppleandIBMtake

backcomputersforabouta$30fee.Gatewayisonestepahead:Theywillpayyou$50for

recyclingyouroldcomputerwhenyoubuyanewonefromthem.Lastly,manynonprofit

programsacceptusedequipment,andserviceshavepoppedupthatdistributeoldcomputersto

schoolsandotherorganizations.

11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheMainExportsofAmerica

B.TheComputerTakeBackCampaign

C.TheHarmofE-wasteTreatment

D.ElectronicWaste-aGlobalProblem

12.Whatdoestheword“obsolete”inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?

A.Fashionable.

B.Useful.

C.Outofdate.

D.Outofcontrol.

13.Americansreuseabout______millioncomputerseachyear.

A.5B.10C.15D.20

14.Accordingtothepassage,Americanelectronicwasteisexportedtoothercountriesbecause

thesecountrieshave_______.

A.theresourcesandmorespacetoprocessthee-waste

B.lessstrictlyenforcedenvironmentsafetystandards

C.alotofskillede-wasteworkers

D.manycomputerrecyclingbusinesses

15.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Japanpassedalawtoaddressthee-wasteproblem.

B.Comparedwithstockpile,landfillisabetterandsafermethodtodealwithe-waste.

C.Applewillpayyou$50forrecyclingyouroldcomputerwhenyoubuyanewonefromthem.

D.Oldcomputersaresafetotheenvironmentevenwhenimproperlydisposedof.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(30%)

Directions:Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.Foreachsentencetherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Then

blackentheCorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

16.Thefriedfishweateattherestaurantyesterdayisdelicious.I'dliketohaveitagainevenifit

costs____.

A.astwicemuch

17.____toomuchtodo,theyhavetokeepthemselvesbusyalldaylong.

A.HavingB.HaveC.HadD.Being

18.Airpollution,togetherwithoverpopulation,____manyproblemsinbigcities.

A.arecausingB.iscausingC.arecausedD.iscaused

19.Shehasnoideaofwhatthebookisabout.She____havereaditcarefully.

A.mustn’tB.can'tC.shouldn'tD.needn't

20.____fromspace,ourearth,withwatercovering70%ofitssurface,appearsasa"blueplanet".

A.SeeingB.TobeseenC.SeenD.Havingseen

B.twiceasmuch

C.muchastwice

D.asmuchtwice

21.Themerefact____mostpeoplebelieveanuclearwarwouldbemaddoesnotmeanthatitwill

notoccur.

A.what

B.which

C.that

D.why

22.Itwas____hehadmadesuchgreatcontributionstoworldpeacethathewontheNobelPrize

forPeace.

A.that

23.Ifit____tomorrow,wewon'tgoforapicnic.

A.WillrainB.shouldrain

24.Thenumberofmembersintheclub____totwohundred.

A.werelimitedB.limitsC.waslimited

B.because

C.how

D.why

C.rains

D.rained

D.limited

25.Therearemanyfashionshopsandexpensiverestaurantson____sidesofthestreet.

A.allB,eachC,bothD.every

26.Iwentto____Londonyesterdayandsaw____strangeoldmanandalittlegirl,beggingbythe

roadside.

A./;aB.a;/C./;theD.the;/

27.John,let'stakeataxi,_____?

A.Willyou

28.OfallthegirlsintheclassJanestudiesthe____.

A.hardB.harderC.hardest

29.Doyouknowthegirl____fatherdiedinacaraccidentlastweek?

A.whoB.thatC.whomD.whose

B.Shallwe

C.wouldyou

D.shouldwe

D.hardly

30.Whentheviolinistfinishedhisperformance,theaudiencestoodupand____forfiveminutes.

A.actedB.clappedC.backedD.closed

31.Shedoesn'twanttolistentoyounow;shehassomethingurgentto____.

A.talkwith

32.Ican'tfindmykeys!Canyouhelpme____them?

A.dreamaboutB.lookforC.seethrough

33.A:____Madam,Isthereapostofficenearhere?

B:Keepongoingahead.Turnrightatthefirstcrossroads.Thenyou'llfindonethere.

A.SorryB.YouarewelcomeC.ExcusemeD.Thanksalot

34.TheAmericancouplehave____atwo-year-oldchild,wholosthisparentsinanearthquake.

B.laughat

C.copewith

D.warmup

D.speakof

A.adjusted

35.Youshouldbe____ofyourself,tellingliesatyourage.

A.ashamedB.accurateC.adequate

B.afforded

C.approved

D.adopted

D.attractive

36.Nosoonerhadhesatdowntolunch____therewasaknockatthedoor.

A.whenB.thatC.asD.than

37.Thiskindofcomputeris____.handlingallkindsofinformation.

A.capableto

38.Pleasesitdownandmakeyourself____.

A.intheroomB.fine

B.ableto

C.capableof

D.ableof

C.easy

D.athome

39.Heofferedto____herahandasthesuitcasewastooheavyforhertocarry.

A.borrowB.helpC.lendD.show

40.Don'tletthechildplaywithscissors____hecutshimself.

A.incaseB.sothatC.nowthat

41.Letmegiveyoua____ofhowthecomputerworks.

A.demonstrationB.differenceC.deduction

42.________therain,wewouldhavehadapleasanttriptothecountryside.

A.BecauseofB.DuetoC.ThankstoD.Butfor

43.Thetextbookisforthe____students,notforthebeginners.

A.foreignB.blindC.advanced

44.Bytheendofnextmonthhe____everythinginschool.

A.willfinishB.wouldhavefinishedC.finishes

D.onlyif

D.distinction

D.deaf

D.willhavefinished

45.Sam:Idon'tdrinkcoffeeatall.

Frank:____.

A.Sodon'tI

B.Idoeither

C.NorIdo

D.NeitherdoI

PartIIIIdentification(10%)

Directions:EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,CandD.

Identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

46.Shouldshecometomorrow,Iwilltakehertothemuseum.

A

B

C

D

47.Onlyinthiswaywecanwipeouttheenemytroops.

A

B

C

D

48.InfactIwouldratherleaveforSanFranciscothanstayinginLosAngeles.

A

B

C

D

49.Nextweekendhewillvisittheairportwhichheworked30yearsago.

A

B

C

D

50.Sinceit'sraininghardnowwehadbettertoputoffoursportsmeettillnextweek.

A

B

C

D

51.ThoughJanetriedherbestthistime,butshestillfailedinthemathexam.

A

B

C

D

52.Thenextmorningthefirstthingmybrotherandmedidwastogooutforawalkintheforest.

A

B

C

D

53.Thelittleboyrunsveryfasterthanmostofhisclassmatesintheschool.

A

B

C

D

54.Shelikedherjobasawaitressbecausesheenjoyedtomeetpeople.

A

B

C

D

55.Therearemanychildrenandadultswhombehaviorisgenerallyunacceptable.

A

B

C

D

PartIVCloze(10%)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choices

markedA,B,CandDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitsinto

thepassage.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Ihaveafriendwhoputhercareeronholdaftershegotmarriedandhadchildren.Shestayed

athomeuntiltheoldestwasfouryearsold,56shebegandoingpart-timejobstogetoutofthe

house.Thatwasn'tenough,soshetookafull-timejob,which57hertotravel.Shewasmaking

moremoneythanherhusband,even58fouryearsoffthemarket.Herin-laws,whobelievea

woman'sonlyfunctionishousekeeping,59toherhusbandwiththeirnegativeopinions.

Emotionallytorn(受折磨的),hewantedto60hiswifebutwasconditionedbyloyalty(忠誠)to

hisparents'ideals.Naturally,hiswifealsofelt61,eagertopursehervisionbutemotionally

investedinherhusbandandfamily.

I62hertogowithhervision,becauseit'sherlife.Toomanywomengiveuptheircareer

dreamsto63arelationship.That'straditional,butitcan64youcrazy.Andsomedreams,ifyou

don'tpursethemintime,willpassyou65.Whenyou'refinallyfreetogo66them,you've67the

windowofopportunity.Afterfurtherdiscussion,herhusbandwentalong,68hevaluedthe

relationshipasmuchasshedid.

Conversely(相反地),aformerstudent,whosehusbandfelt69byherearningmoremoney

thanhedid,endedher70consultingpracticeandgaveupasix-figureincome.To71conflictin

herrelationship,sheabandonedherpassion.Maybesheshouldhaveabandonedherhusband's72

thinkingandsurroundedherselfinsteadwithpeoplewhobelievedinher.

Arelationshipmustbemutually73,andanygenuinerelationshipwilladjusttochange.When

yourecognizethatarelationshipisputtingoutyourfire,askyourself74youshouldgracefullygo

awayandrealizeyourdreams.Communicatehowmuchyourvisionmeanstoyou,doitina

relationship-friendly75,andthepeopleinyourlifewillsurpriseyou.

56.A.what

B.where

C.which

D.when

57.A.requested

58.A.beside

59.A.complained

60.A.separate

61.A.relieved

62.A.objected

63.A.protect

64.A.do

B.aroused

B.after

C.required

C.beyond

C.quarreled

C.support

C.resolved

C.perceived

C.provide

C.look

D.provided

D.before

D.sympathized

D.oppose

D.conflicted

D.released

D.resemble

D.find

B.governed

B.guarantee

B.confirmed

B.encouraged

B.destroy

B.drive

65.A.in

B.out

C.by

D.off

66.A.among

67.A.missed

68.A.although

69.A.conquered

70.A.successful

71.A.explore

72.A.enforced

73.A.logical

74.A.whether

75.A.path

B.through

B.acquired

B.whi