1、Directions. There are 15 incomplete sentences in thissection. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.6.As a child I used to wash my parents car to earn some_ money.1分Ap
2、aperBeasyCprivateDPocket7.After the busy day Ive had, I need a _ drink.1分heavysharpStrongPowerful8.If you_ stayed at home, this would never havehappened.1分HaveHadwill havewould have9.-How much did this set of furniture cost?-I forgot _1分how much it costshow much did it costhow much it costhow much d
3、oes it cost10.We had a long way to go so we decided to _early.1分set onput onset offput off11._ it is not his responsibility to do that,he said he would help.1分AlthoughAsSinceUnless12.One of the strongest hurricanes _ was the Florida Keys Storm of 1935, during which 500 people were killed.1分to record
4、recordedrecordingbeing recorded13.Ms. Jolie is beautiful and very talented, and in control of her own career.1分basicallyremarkablyperfectlyActively14.When John left the office, Amy _ at her desk.1分is still workinghas still workedhad still workingwas still working15.You should learn through failures.
5、 Why dont you _ your plan or try a new approach?1分adjustrepeatacceptRefuse16.The carpet has so many stains on it that it needs1分replaceto replacebeing replacedto be replaced17.I sent him the package yesterday. He _ it by now.1分might have receivedreceivedwill receiveReceives18.Is this the factory _ y
6、ou visited the other day?whatwhereThatWhen19.To make the fish_ nice, she put in some sugar and wine vinegar.1分tasteto tastetastedTasting20.My daughter runs faster than_ in her class. She runs the fastest.1分a boyany boysome boysmost boys三、 完型填空Cloze(30 points)For each blank in the following passage,
7、there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one tha is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Insomnia, or poor sleep, can have bad effects on a persons health and general well-being. It can 21on both our physical and mental health and
8、 can lead to other health22Insomnia can be traced to many different reasons,but what is 23 to ninny sufferers is their inability to relax fully and switch the mind 24Constant thoughts,25 around and around in the mind, moving from one 26 to the next, prevent stillness and peace and 27 a sufferer extr
9、emely tired.In order to treat insomnia 28, it is firstnecessary to allow a sufferer to re-experience 29 realrelaxation feel like.Its almost as though theyve forgotten how to relax. Once this has been 30 by the brain, then fast and effective 31 can be made to reeducate the unconscious towards allowin
10、g the person to relax 32 and to allow a natural state of sleepto33Hypnotherapy(催眠疗法) is one of the fastest andmost effective ways of 34 this goal for long-lasting results.Sleeping pills, if used at all, should only be a short-term35as their effect is soon reduced and their side effects can be deep a
11、nd far-reaching.21. 2分harmaffectchangeImpact22.demandsconcernsReasonsQuestions23.interestingsamecommonAlike24.onoffupDown25.gettingtakinggoingpulling26.imagedreamconceptThought27.cause1eavedisturb1ead28.carefullyeasilyeffectivelyFinally29.ifhowWhat30.rememberedpulledchangedPrinted31.scalesstepsmetho
12、dstechniques32.fullyrecentlysilently33.appearshowoccurRealize34.achievingtargetingkeepingAiming35.0bjectsystemresultStrategy四、阅读理解(1)Reading Comprehension(60 points)Directions:There are five reading passages in this part.Each passage is followed by four questions.For each question there are four sug
13、gested answers marked A,B,C and I Choose the best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneAlexia Sloane,a l0一year-old girl,lost her sight when she was two following a brain disease But despite her disability she has excelled at languages and is already fluent in En
14、glish,French,Spanish and Chinese。and is learning German.Now she has experienced her dream job of workingas an interpreter after East of England MEP(欧盟议员)Robert Sturdy invited her to the parliament building in Brussels,thus becoming the youngest interpreter to work at the European Parliament.“She was
15、 given a special permit to get into thebuildin9,where there is usually a minimum age requirement of l4.and sat in a booth listening andinterpretin9,”said her mother,Isabelle.“The otherinterpreters were amazed at how well she did as thedebate was quite complicated and many of the wordswere rather tec
16、hnical.”Alexia has been tri-lingual since birth as hermother,a teacher,is half French and half Spanish,while her father,Richard,is English.She started talking and communicating in all three languages before she lost her sight but adapted quickly to her blindness.By the age of four,she was reading an
17、d writing in Braille(盲文).When she was six。Alexia began to learn Chinese.The girl is now learning German at school in Cambridge.Alexia has been longing to be an interpreter sinceshe was six and she chose to go to the European Parliament as her prize when she won a young achieverof the year award.She
18、asked if she could shadow interpreters and Mr.Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest.Alexia worked with the head of interpreting and hada real taste of lire in parliament.“It was fantastic and lm absolutely determined now to become an interpreter,she said36.What does the passage tell about Ale
19、xia Sloane?3分She is very proud of her parents.She has learned five foreign languages.She is a quick learner of languages.She has difficulties with language learning.37.Why did Alexia need special permission to enter theparliament building?She was not in a state of good health.She could not afford th
20、e admission fees.She did not meet the age requirement.She did not have an adult to accompany her.38.What did Alexia want to do after she got the award?To travel to other European countries.To visit the European Parliament.To apply for a position in the government.To study German at Cambridge Univers
21、ity.39.The tone of the passage can be best describedas3分CriticaladmiringUnderstandingDoubtful四、阅读理解(2)Passage TwoGenerations of Americans have been brought up tobelieve that a good breakfast is essential to ones life. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have beentold,and told again, is as n
22、ecessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip. But for many people, the thought of food as the first thing in the morning is never a pleasure So despite all the efforts,they still take no breakfast.Between 1977 and 1983, the latest year for which figures could be obtained, th
23、e number of people who didnt have breakfast increased by 33%from 8.8 million to 11.7 million-according to the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation of America. For those who dislike eating breakfast, however, there is some good news.Several studies in the last few years have shownthat,for adults
24、 especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting breakfast. Going without breakfast doesnot affect work,said Arnold E.Bender, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, nor does giving people breakfast improve work. Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health
25、 or better work is surprisingly inadequate(不充分) ,and most of the recent work involves children, not adults. The literature, says one researcher, Dr. Earnest Polite at the University of Texas, is poor.40.Which of these is mentioned in the second paragraph?The number of the people who skip breakfast h
26、as increased.Many people fill their cars with gasoline in the morning.8.8 million people got involved in a study on eating habits.A company carried out a research in 1983.41.Which is closest in meaning to the underlined part?Having breakfast does not improve work, either.Giving people breakfast impr
27、oves work.Going without breakfast can improve work, too.Having breakfast does improve work.42.What does the word literature in the last sentencerefer to?Modem American literature.Any printed materials.Written works on a subject.Stories, poems and plays.43.Which of the following statements best summarizes the writers conclusion about the function of breakfast?
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