1、 4.The test produceddisappointingresults. A. unsatisfactory B. indirect C. similar D. positive 5.My doctor said I shouldvarymy diet more A, change B. prepare C. cook D. choose 6.Greene spent abrieftime atCambridge. A. hard C. short B. good D. long 7. The book took ten years ofthoroughresearch A. bas
2、ic B. careful. C, social D. major 8. The high-speed trains can have a majorimpacton our lives. A. effor B. problem C. influence D. Concern 9.Eventually, she got a job and moved toLondon A. Certainly B. Luckily C. Naturally D. Finally 10.The love of money is therootofall evil A. result B. end C. caus
3、eD. Force 11.Weexploredthe possibility of expansion at the conference A. offered B. investigated C. included D. accepted. 12. His long-termgoalis to set up his own business. A. idea B. energy C. aim D. Order 13.A number of theor.ies have beenproposedto explain the situation A. suggested B. tested C.
4、 used D. announced 14.Theyconvertedthe spare bedroom into an office. Areduced B. turned Cmoved D. reformed 15.Things have changeda lot since I was a child A. graduatly B. suddenly C. frequently D. greatly 第2部分:阅读判断(第1622题,每题1分,共7分) 下面的短文后列出了7个句子,请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断:如果该句提供的是正确信息,请选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息,请选择B;
5、如果该句的信息文中没有提及,请选择C。 TraveIAcross Africa For six hours we shot through the barren (荒芜的) landscape of the Karoo desert in South Africa. Just rocks and sand and baking sun. Knowing our journey was ending, Daniel and ljust wanted to remember all we had seen and done. He used a camera. used words. I had
6、already finished three notebooks and was into the fourth, a beautiful leather notebook ld bought in a market inMozambique. Southern Africawas full of stories. And visions, We were almost drunk on sensations The roaring (咆哮) of the water at Victoria Falls, the impossible silence of the Okavango Delta
7、 in Botswana. And then the other things: dogs in the streets, whole families in Soweto IMng in one room, a kilometre from clean water. As we drove towards the setting sun, a quietness fell over us. The road was empty-we hadnt seen another car for hours. And as I drove, something caught my eye, somet
8、hing moving close enough to touch them, to smell their hot breath. I didnt know how long they had been there next to us. I shouted to Dan: “Look! but he was in a deep sleep, his camera lying useless by his feet. They raced the car for a few seconds, then disappeared far behind us, a memory of heroic
9、 forms in the red landscape. When Daniel woke up an hour later I told him what had happened. “Wild horses? he said. “Why didnt you wake me up, Sophia?” “I trred: But they were gone after a few seconds. “Are you sure you didnt dream it? “You were the one who was sleeping! “Typical: he said. “The best
10、 photos are the ones we never take. We checked into a dusty hotel and slept the sleep of the dead. 16. Daniel and Sophia drove slowly through the busy desert. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned 17. Sophia wrote about her experiences in notebooks. 18. Daniel took photos of theNileRiver. 19. Daniel an
11、d Sophia saw a lot of wonderful things. A. Right B. Wror/g C. Not mentioned 20. While driving Daniel and Sophia saw wild horses. 21. The horses didnt come near the car. A; Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned 22. Sophia woke Daniel up so that he could take photos of the horses 第3部分:概括大意与完成句子(第2330题,每题1分,
12、共8分) 下面的短文后有2项测试任务:(1)第2326题要求从所给的6个选项中为第14段每段选择1个标题;(2)第2730题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个选项。 Operatunity 1 Operatunity is a TV talent show for amateur opera singers. The winners get the chance to sing with the English National Opera. When two housewives, Denise Leigh and Jane Gilchrist won in 2002, their l
13、ives changed forever, As they sang Verdis Rigoletto at the Coliseum(音乐厅)in Rome, they were transformed from working mothers into opera celebrities(名人) 2 “I live in the village I was born in,” says Denise, who is blind. “Lots of my neighbours are family, and my life is all about my three children.- J
14、ane, who worked as a cleaner and a shop assistant, was in a similar situation. She says, “AII l had to look forward to was seeing my four children grow up, and I love that, but . you think there must be more to life. Winning Operatunity has opened up avenues I never knew existed.” . 3 “This last yea
15、r has been amazing,” Denise continues. “Last month was Paris, before that we were recording at Abbey Road, in London, and. recently we had our album launch at the Royal Opera House. “Weve been treated like princesses,” laughs Jane. “.champagne, chocolates, five-star hotels .” 4 But it wasnt all so e
16、asy. For Denise, the worst part was waiting at the beginning. “After ld sent in my application form I worried for a month. Then I had to wait ten days after my first audition(试唱). That was awful.” Even when they won the competition they were allowed to tell their close family but they werent allowed
17、 to tell anyone else until later. Denise and Jane also found the travelling difficult. They couldn/t take their children with them while they were away singing .so they had to organise childcare. However, theres been no problem with the physical side of singing: “We didnt have to worry about that as
18、 weve had lots of help and wonderful voice training,” says Jane. They also had to learn to deal with the media.- “The kids loved the fact that they could stay up and watch us on TV, but ljust couldnt understand why some newspapers were more interested in the fact I divorced at 21, rather than the fa
19、ct I had just sung at the Coliseum, says Denise. 23. Paragraph 1 24. Paragraph 2 25. Paragraph 3 26. Paragraph 4 A.Advice B.Living the new life C.The competition D.Becoming famous E.Their lives before F.The difficult parts 27. Operatunity may help ordinary people to 28, Before becoming famous, Denis
20、e and Jarie worked in order to 29. While traveling, Denise and Jane had to ask someone to 30. Being celebrities, Denise and Jane had toIearn to A.help others out B.take care of their children C.deal with the media D.raise their children E.realize their dreams F.see the world 第4部分:阅读理解(第3145题,每题3分,共4
21、5分) 下面有3篇短文,每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容,为每题确定1个选项。 第一篇 How to Be a Successful Businessperson Have you ever wondered why some people are successful in business and others are not? Heres a story about one successful businessperson. He started out washing dishes and today he owns 168 restaurants. Zubair -Kazi wa
22、s born in Bhatkal, a small town in southwestIndia. His dream was to be an airplane pilot, and when he was 16 years old, he learned to fly a small plane. At the age of 23 and with just a little money in his pocket, Mr. Kazi moved to theUnited States. He hoped to get a job in the airplane industry inC
23、alifornia. Instead, he ended up working for a company that rented cars. While Mr. Kazi was working at the car rental(祖赁的) company, he frequently ate at a nearby KFC restaurant. To save money on food, he decided to get a job with KFC. For two months, he worked as a cooks assistant. His job was to cle
24、an the kitchen and help the cook. “I didnt like it,” Mr. Kazi says, “but I always did the best I could.” One day, Mr. Kazis two co-workers failed to come to work. That day, Mr. Kazi did the work of all three people in the kitchen. This really impressed the owners of the restaurant. A few months late
25、r, the owners needed a manager for a new restaurant. They gave the job to Mr. Kazi. He worked hard as the manager and soon the restaurant was making a profit. A few years later, Mr. Kazi heard about a restaurant that was losing money. The restaurant was dirty inside and the food was terrible. Mr. Ka
26、zi borrowed money from a bank and bought the restaurant. For the first six months, Mr. Kazi worked in the restaurant from8 a.m. t0 10 p.m., seven days a week. He and his wife cleaned up the restaurant, remodeled the front of the building, and improved the cooking. They also tried hard to please the
27、customers. lf someone had to wait more than ten minutes for their food, Mrs. Kazi gave them a free soda. Before long the restaurant was making a profit. A year later, Mr. Kazi sold his restaurant for a profit. With the money he earned, he bought three more restaurants that were losing money. Again,h
28、e cleaned them up, improved the food, and retrained the employees. Before long these restaurants were making a profit, too. Today Mr. Kazi owns 168 restaurants, but he isnt planning to stop there. Hes looking for more poorly managed restaurants to buy. “I love it when I go to buy a restaurant and fi
29、nd its a mess,” Mr. Kazi says. “The only way it can go is up.” 31. When Mr. Kazi was young, his dream was to A. be an airplane pilot. B. sellcars. C. own a restaurant. D. become a good cook. 32. Mr. Kazi decided to work with KFC to A. learn how tocook. B. save money for acar. C. save money on food.
30、D. learn how to run a restaurant. 33. Mr. Kazi became the manager of a new restaurant because A. his co-workers praised him. B. he was a good cook. C. he worked very hard. D. he knew how to run a restaurant. 34. To save a failing restaurant, Mr. Kazi did all thefollowing thirigs, EXCEPT to A. clean it up B. improve the food. C. retraintheemployees. D. advertizeforit. 35.In the last paragraph, “its a mess” means A. its small. B. its dirty. C. its profi
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