Part l.Reading Comprehension(40%)
Passage 1
The computer is a wonderful machine.It is the most important invention since the type of engine used
in cars.Today it has the greatest effect on science,industry,and business,but it is being used more in
education and medicine.By the end of this century it will touch the lives of everyone.even people in?
distant
villages.It is a revolutionary invention.
The oldest kind of computer is the abacus used in China since the sixth century.In the seventeenth
century an adding machine was invented,but the furst large,moderm computer was built in 1937.A few
years later a computer could do 5000 additions per second.Now the computations are so fast that they are
measured in nanoseconds（毫微秒）.
Today most computers have a memory.They are getting smaller and smaller,and computing faster and
faster.Even in a large computer the part actual computing is about the size of the end of a
finger
Computers can do all kinds of work.When someone buys something in a department store,information
about the sale goes into a computer,A scientist can talk to the computer about the rocks,and the computer
answers the questions.A doctor can talk to the computer and explain what is wrong with a patient.If the
doctor asks why, the computer goes through its stored information and explains exactly why.
When early humans began farming,it was a revolutionary change in human life.It was hundreds of
thousands of years later that people developed a writing system(方法).In less than fifty years people have
developed computers that can do most of the things humans can do.This could be a frightening
development.
1.The computer is considered a wonderful machine because.
A.it has effect on all aspects of man's life B.it is widely used in education and medicine
C.it has the function of an engineD.it is useful even in distant villages
2.The abacus has been tused in China for.
A.some 5,000 yearsB.about 600 years
C.nearly 1,000 yearsD.over 1,300 years
3.The most important feature of a computer is that.
A.it has a memoryB.it is small in size
C.it computes fastD.it answers all kinds of questions
4.The computations of the computer are usually measured in
A.secondsB.minutes
C.hoursD.nanoseconds
5.The computer will soon affect.
A.people in large citiesB.people in developed countries
C.people all over the worldD.people in the Westem world
Passage2
In the traditional marriage,the man worked at a job to earn money for the family.Most men worked in
an office,a factory,or some other place away from the home.Since the man earned the money,he paid the
bills.The money was used for food,clothes,a house,and other family needs.The man made most of the
decisions.He was the boss.
In the traditional mariage,the woman seldom worked away from the house.She stayed at home to
care for the children and her husband.She cooked the meals,cleaned house,washed the clothes,and did other
household work.Her job at home was every important.
In recent years,many couples continue to have a traditional relationship of this kind.The man has a job
and earns the money for the family.The woman stays at home and cares for the children and the
house.Many Americans are happy with this kind of marriage.But some other Americans have a different
impression of marriage and family responsibilities.
There are two important differences in male and female roles now.One is that both men and women
have many more choices.They may choose to marry or to stay single.They may choose to work or stay at
home.Both men and women may choose roles that are comfortable for them.
A second difference in male and female roles is that within marriage many decisions and
responsibilities are shared.The husband and wife may choose to have children,or they may not.If they have
children,the man may take care of them some of the time,all of the time,or not at all.The woman may want
to stay at home and take care of the children.Or she may want to go to work.Men and Women now decide
these things together in a marriage.Many maried people now share these decisions and the responsibilities
of their families.
6.Which of the following is NOT true in the traditional marriage?
A.Men worked at a job to earn money for family.
B.The woman made most of decisions.
C.The woman stayed at home to care for the children.
D.The man paid the bills.
7.In recent years
A.young couples reject the traditional relationship
B.the woman has a job and earns the money for the family
C.the woman doesn't stay at home and care for the children and the hou
D.the role of men and women has begun to change
8.Men and women may now choose all the following EXCEPT to
A.marry or to stay single
B.work orto stay athome
C.have the roles that are comfortable for them
D.leave their jobs just because they have children
.The following are all now true EXCEPT
A.they may choose to have children or not
B.the man may take care of the children some of the time
C.the woman may want to go to work
D.the woman is the most important person in the house
0.Which of the following is NOT true
A.The man was the boss in the traditional marriage.
B.The woman's job at home was very important in the past
C.Many Americans still have a traditional marriage
D.Everyone tries to get married
Passage 3
Did you know that the empuy plastic soft drink bottles you throw away every day can be turmed into
carpet or automobiles parts?
That used glass botles and aluminum cans can be turned into new ones?
And that yesterday's newspaper can be turned into tomorrow's?
It all happens because of recycling(再利用）.The simple waste we throw away is a“natural
resource'"that,with recycling,can be used to produce a variety of new products.
Unfortunately.America recycles only 10%of its ubbish,burms 10% and deposis 80% in waste
desposal grounds.As a resultitis having to cope with a serious solid waste problem
Every year,Americans throw away about 160 millon tons of rubish.Of that total.plastics make up
les than 8%，paper about 36%，and glass and metalabout 20%,all by weight.Plastics are naurally lighter,but
still,when pressed together,accout for only about 20% by volume.
Asa resultin the past 10 years the United States waste disposal grounds have decreased fom about
18.500 to 6,000.In five years 2,000 more will close.
In the process of finding solutions,some people have proposed to stop using plastics.
Unfortunately,stop using plastics would do much harm and no god.We would lose all of the
safety,health and convenience features of plastics.
Besides,packaging would sill be needed.A 1987 study shows what would happen if plastics were not
usedthe energy neded to produce other packaging.its cost,and the volume of waste collected would all
rise greatly
Some Americans believe part of the answer o America's waste problem lies in recycling everything
from glass to metals to paper to plastic.
Todayrecycling is on the ise.There are now more than 1,00 waste recycling programs in the
U.S.Many are beginning to recycle plastics.
Right now,almost 200 companies are recycling millions of used plastic containers into toys.traftic
signs,waste baskets,floor materials,and park benches.
Plastics are among the easiest materials to recycle.More than 150 million pounds or 20% of al plastic
soft drink botles were recycled in 1987.
11.What can't the plastic soft drink bottles be turmed into?
A.Newspapers.B.Automobile parts.
C.Toys ? ? ? D.Traffic signs.
12.Of all the rubbish in the U.S,plastics account for by weight andby volume.
A.20%；20%B.8%；20%
C.36%；8%D.20%；36%
13.On average,waste plastics areother wastes.
A.as heavy in density as B.heavier in density than
C.lighter in density thanD.the same by weightas
14.In.5 years,the U.S.will have only waste disposal grounds.
C.4,000D.18.500
15.The author of this passage the proposal of stopping using plastices.
A.says nothing about B.is sympathetic with
C.agrees to ? ? ? ? ?D.disagrees to
Passage4
There are two kinds of memory:short-term and long-term.Information in long-term memory can be
remembered at a later time when it is needed.The information may be kept for days or
weeks.Howeverinformation in short-term memory is kept for only a few seconds,usually by repeating the
information over and over.The following experiment shows houw short-term memory has been studied.
Henningstudied how students who are leaming English as a second language remember
vocabulary.The subjects in his experiment were 75 college students.They represented al levels of ability in
English:beginning,intermediate,advanced,and native-speaking students.
To begin,the subjects listened to a recording of a native speaker reading a paragraph in
EnglishFollowing the recording,the subjects took a 15-question test to see which words they
remembered.Each question had four choices.The subjects had to circle the word they had heard in the
recording.Some of the questions had four choices that sound alike.For example,weather,whethet,wither,and
weter are four words that sound alike.Some of the questions had four choices that have the same
meaning Method.way,manmer and system would be four words with the same meaning.Finaly he subjects
took a language proficiency test.
Henning found that students with a lower proficiency in English made more of their mistakes on
words that sound alike;students with a higher proficiency made more of their mistakes on words that have
he same meaning Heming's results sugest tat begianing sudents hold the sound of sworisintheir shon
tam memoryand advanced sudents holdthe mearning of wordsin theirshor.tem memory.
16.Henning made the experiment in order to study
A.how students remember English vocabulary by short-term memory
16.Henning made the experiment in order to study.
A.how students remember English vocabulary by short-term memory
B.how students learn English vocabulary
C.how to develop students'ability in English
D.how long information in short-term memory is kepit
17.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the pasage?
Anformation in short.tem memory is diferent from that in long-tcmmemory.
B.Long-term memory can be achieved only by training.
C.Itis easier to test short-term memory than long-term memory.
D.Henning gave a separate test on vocabulary to his students.
18.From Henning's results we can see that.
A.beginners have dificulty in distinguishing the pronunciation of words
B.advanced students remember words by their meaning
C.it is defficult to remember words that sound alike
D.it is difficult to remember words that have the same meaning
19.The word"subject”in the passage means.
A.the colesecourse the studens ake B.the theme of the listening mateial
C.abranch of knowledge studie r-:#2e studentexperimented on
20.The passage centers on?
A.memoryB.two kinds of memory
C.short-term memoryD.an experiment on students
Part 11.Vocabulary,Structure and Gramar(30%）
21.The view from the other side of the mountain was even more.
A.productive B.impresive positive D.dcisive
22.Theythe train and was late this morming,which amoyedthem very much.
C.mised D.failed
23.A duck'scan keep out water because they have oily substance on them.
A.further B.farther C.feathery D.faied
24.Cary the box of explosive carefully or we'llup dead ourselves.
A.putB.end Cset Drise be llu
25.The Browns were a great deal more of their guests than the Smiths.
A.thoughtul B.considerable C.pacticl D.imagiary
26.Murder is by death ih many counnes.
A.punishing B.punished Cpunishable Dpunish
27.How can he save when he spends his income?
A.beyond B.on c.for Dunder
28.if you live in the cityyour friends are always forachat oranevening'sentertainment
A.avaiableB.submitted
C.permisible D.uncountable
29.The witness wasbadly wounded himself so he couldnt apear in court
A.infact Bi ature Cinpariclar D.in person
30.Americanshave egg,some meattoast fruit and coffee at breakfast
A.ormally B.continuously C.consequently D.tracditional
31.She often fell in front of the television.
A.aslepB.slepingCitoslepD.tosaslep
32.Chemical fertilizer plays an important in developing agriculture.
A.act B.park C.turn D.role
33.Ifirsttelephoning her buthen decided to go and see her.
A.cnjoyed B.avoied C.tried D.considered
34.The law allparents to send their chilgren to school until the age of sixten.
A.requiresB.acquiresC.enquiresD.inquires
35.Aunt Bety didn'tin at he hoteluntil tenin the evening.
A.enter B.ariveccheckD.regiser
36.White surfaces reflect heat and light black ones absorb them.
A.whereas B.although C.evenifD.unid
37.She is puting on weight.She has to the belt to the larger size.
A.regular B.adjust C.arrange D.purchase
38.He is now working in London and is not to driving on the left.
A.acluslomcd B.dsicd C.using D.followed
39.The ful set of the book of twelve volumes.
A.is consisted B.consists C.made up D.contains
40.the problem remained unsolved
A.Having not idscussed B.Having not been discussed
C.Not having discused ?D.Not having been discused
41.The history of the village.wlhich few people know much,can be studied from the record in the school.
A.in B.on Cabout D.for
42.The ticket you got veserday will you to a frce film.
A.entite B.be entitled C.entile to D.entitle for
43.He was awake thinking about his experiment.
A.lying B.laying C.lain D.ait
44.By the end of this century many big bridgcs across the Pearl River
A.would be completed B.will be completed C.will complete D.will have been completed
45.If1out ofinkI would have finished writing the paper.
A.hadn't run B.shouldn't run C.haven't run D.cidn'tun
46.It is no goodtoday's work for tomorrow.
"A.leaving B.leave C.to leave ?D.that you leave
47.that Easton had got promoted,his friends came to congratulate to him on that.
A.Being heard B.Having hard C.To have head D.Having been heard
48.such a customer as Harry,he would punish him heavily.
A.If he has met B.If he was to meet C.If he is meeting D.Were he to meet
49.Many things impossible in the past are common today.
A.considered B.considering C.to consider D.being considered
50.It is desired that heeverything ready by tonight.
A.will get B.would get C.will have got D.get
Part lll.Cloze(10%)
In the early days in the United States,salt was very51,So,the storekeeper of 52 days was very
careful 53_his salt.54 he-55,out salt for a customer,he did not 56-for anyone to walk
57the floor of the store,The walking might 58 the floor and could 59the salt to“settle"
and_60_the storekeeper would have to61 a little more sait to the 62 he had already poured out!
In the modern world salt has many uses 63_the dining table,It is used in the making of glass and
airplane parts,in the 64_of crops,and in killing weeds.It is also used to make water 65_etc.Salt even
helps to 66itching 67_it is rubbed on mosquito or other insect bites.
Salt can be68_in various ways besides being taken from mines underground.Evaporation of salt
water from the ocean or salt water lakes or small seas is one of the more common69_for manufacturing
salt.Yet 70it is obtained,salt will continue to play an important part in the lives of men and women
everywhere.
51.A.fewB.litleC.scarceD.thin
52.A.pioneerB.broadC.sunnyD.better
53.A.toB.forC.uponD.with
54.A.SinceB.AsC.BecauseD.Even
55.A.ranB.gotC.pouredD.gave
56.A.allowB.permitC.preventD.like
57.A.crossB.acrossC.passD.among
58.A.rrin B.damageC.spoilD.shake
59.A.let B.makeC.bringD.cause
60.A.on the other hand B.as a matter of fact C.as a resultD.nevertheless
61.A.produceB.costC.expandD.add）
62.A.number B.amountC.contentD.figure
63.A.after.B.besideC.beyondD.at
64.A.growingB.growing upC.buildingD.building up
65.A.drink B.to be cleanC.softD.being fresh
66.A.relieveB.causeC.replaceD.withdraw
67.A.beforeB.untilC.asD.when
68.A.obtainedB.boughtC.refinedD.settled
69.A.subjectsB.processesC.supplies.D.purposes
70.A.howeyerB.whateverC.whoeverD.whenever
Part lV.Translation (20%)
71.他送給那位老太太一雙拖鞋作為生日禮物，這使她非常高興。
A.He gave the old lady a pair of slipper on her birthday,which pleased her a lot.
B.He sent the old lady a pair of slipper on her birthday,this made her very glad.
C.He presented the old lady a pair of slippers at her birthday,that made her very pleased.
D.He gave the old lady a pair of slippers for her birthday,which pleased her a lot.
72.在那里的時候，他們花一半的時間從事體力工作。
A.While there they spent half the time doing physical work.
B.While stayed there,they spent half the time on manual work.
C.While staying there,they spent half the time to do physical work.
D.While they stayed there,they spent half of theic tige todq manual work
73.胖子身上過多脂肪細胞妨礙熱量迅速擴散。
A.Too much fat cells prevent the heat of fat people to escape quickily.
B.Too much fat cells prevent the heat of fat people escaping quickly.
C.Too many fat cells prevent the heat of fat people from escaping quickly.
D.Too many fat cells prevent the fat peoples'heat from escaping quickly.
74.盡管他們工作很努力，他們很難趕上最新的科學的發(fā)展。
A.No matter they are working very hard,they can hardly keep up with the latest development in
science.
B.No matter how hard they are working,they can hardly keep up with the latest development in
science.
C.In spite of they are working very hard,they can hardly keep-up with the latest development in
science.
D.Although they are working very hard,they can't hardly kep up with the latest development in
75.據(jù)說前年建的大橋昨天被暴雨沖走。
A.It is said that the bridge built the year before was washed away by the heavy rain last night.
B.Itis said that the bridge which was built the year before washing away by the heavy rain last night.
C.It is said that the bridge was built the year before last night it was washed away by the heavy rain.
D.It is said that the bridge which was built the year before being washed away by the heavy rain last
night.
76.關于我們將被邀請參加會議的消息是鼓舞人心的。
A.The news which we will be invited to the conference is very encouraging.
B.The news which we will be invited to the conference is very encouraged.
C.The news that we will be invited to the conference is very encouraging.
D.The news that we will be inviting to the conference is very encouraged.
77.隨著科學技術(shù)的發(fā)展，我們終有一天能夠到其他行星旅行。
A.With the development of science and technology we'll be able to travel to other planets some day.
B.With the development of science and technology-we'll be able to travel to the other planets someday
C.With the development of sciene and technology we can be able to travel to other planets some day
D.With the development of science and technology we can be able to go to other planets for
traveling someday.
78.這些藥似乎很有效。
A.It seems that this medicines are quite effective.
B.It seems that these medicines are quite affected.
C.It seems that these medicines are quite effected.
D.It seems that these medicines are quite effective.
79.她寧愿自己做衣服也不到商店買。
A.She prefers making her own clothers than to buy them in the shops.
B.She prefers making her own clothers than buying them in the shops.
C.She prefers making her own clothers in place of buying them in the shops.
D.She prefers making,her own clothers instead of buying them in the shops
80.昨天晚上一定是下過暴雨，因為河水上漲了。
A.It must rain heavily last nignt,for the river has risen.
B.It must rain heavily lastinight,for the river has raised.
C.It must have rained heavily last night for the river has risen.
D.It must have rained heavily last night for the river has raised.
答案：
1.A2.D3.C4.D5.C6.B7.D8.D9.D10.D
11.A12.B13.C14.C15.D16.A17.D18.B19.D20.C
21.B22.C23.C24.B25.A26.B27.A28.A29.D30.A
31.A 32.D 33.D34.A35.C36.A37.B38.A39.B40.D
41.C42.A48.A44.D45.A46.A47.B.48.D49.A50.D
51.C 52.A 53.D54.B55.C56.D57.B58.D59.D60.C
61.D 62.B63.C 64.A65.C66.A67.D68.A69.B70.A
71.D 72.A73.C74.B75.A76.C77.A78.D79.B80.C