一、1.Phonetics

0.(1)

A．cheap
B．sweat
C．treat
D．leap

1.(2)

A．fast
B．cast
C．last
D．capital

2.(3)

A．home
B．wrote
C．rope
D．love

3.(4)

A．full
B．pull
C．push
D．brush

4.(5)

A．chalk
B．chess
C．chair
D．chemistry

二、2.Vocabulary and Structure

Part I  Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

0. It is five years since I was ______ with them, so I don"t know how they are getting along.

A．out of control
B．out of the question
C．out of touch
D．out of sight

1. — Hello, is that Mrs Black speaking?— Yes, who"s that?— ______ Mary.

A．I"m
B．That"s
C．She"s
D．This is

2. You ______ yesterday if you were really serious about the job.

A．ought to come
B．ought have come
C．ought come
D．ought to have come

3. No sooner had she got home ______ she tried on her new coat.

A．that
B．than
C．before
D．when

4. Our teacher never ______ us leave class early.

A．lets
B．a(chǎn)llows
C．make
D．tells

5. Peter stays at home without a job, but he gets good ______ .

A．pay
B．salary
C．wage
D．income

6. ______ illness, he went to the seaside for vacation.

A．Due to
B．According to
C．Owing to
D．For the sake of

7. ______ I cannot keep up with my classmates.

A．How I try hard
B．Whatever hard I try
C．No matter how I try hard
D．No matter how hard I try

8. Only if you work hard every day ______ pass the exam.

A．you can
B．may you
C．you must
D．must you

9. Our English teacher is ______ .

A．James and Mary"s father
B．James"s and Mary"s father
C．Jame"s and Mary"s father
D．James" and Mary"s father

10. ______ the temperature, ______ water turns into steam.

A．The high; the fast
B．Higher; faster
C．The more higher; the faster
D．The higher; the faster

11. It is requested that all the students ______ present at the meeting tomorrow.

A．were
B．a(chǎn)re
C．will be
D．be

12. Fond of singing as she is, she is ______ a good singer by profession,

A．everything but
B．something but
C．nothing but
D．a(chǎn)nything but

13. It was clever ______ at the answer in two minutes.

A．of him to arrive
B．for him to arrive
C．for his arriving
D．of his arriving

14. The medicine had no ______ on him.

A．a(chǎn)ffection
B．effect
C．a(chǎn)ffect
D．effective

三、3.Reading Comprehension

Part III  Reading Comprehension
Directions: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

1. The main idea of the passage is ______.

A．even Americans are surprised at the big differences among themselves
B．there are many differences in character in different parts of the USA
C．there are many reason for the differences
D．stereotypes about people are not necessarily true

2. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．New Yorkers are usually open with strangers.
B．People from the South are usually considered good hosts.
C．The friendliest Americans travel from place to place.
D．Different parts have different customs and habits.

3. The differences lie in the following except ______ of the parts.

A．the weather
B．the history
C．geography
D．the names

4. New Englanders are often thought of as being ______.

A．hospital and warm
B．out going
C．friendly and helpful
D．a(chǎn)ll of the above

6. What is the good idea?

A．I should give him nothing.
B．Tom liked the gift very much.
C．I should buy him a bottle of champagne.
D．I would make the champagne shower everybody.

7. What suggestion of the guests is tree?

A．Break the top off.
B．Use the mouth.
C．Step by step.
D．Put it on the floor.

8. Which is NOT true?

A．It was Tom who suggested that I open the bottle.
B．I opened it easily without any help.
C．I put it between my knees and began to pull.
D．The guests gave me many helpful suggestions.

9. What is the main idea of the story?

A．I always have difficulty choosing birthday presents.
B．Once I gave Tom a bottle of champagne as a birthday present.
C．The present I gave Tom was a great surprise to him.
D．To my surprise, something funny happened in Tom"s birthday party.

11. Ellsworth Huntington decided that climate and temperature have ______.

A．a(chǎn) great effect on everyone"s intelligence
B．same effect on most persons" intelligence
C．some effect on a few persons" intelligence
D．no effect on most persons" intelligence

12. It seems that the cold winter ______.

A．increases the ability to think
B．is the best time for thinking
C．is better for thinking than is very warm weather
D．decreases the ability to think

13. One possible reason why spring is the best season for thinking is that ______.

A．a(chǎn)ll nature, including man, is growing then
B．it lasts longer than the other seasons
C．it is not too warm and not too cold
D．both B and C

14. According to the passage, any vacations from thinking should be taken ______.

A．several times throughout the year
B．during spring and fall
C．during the summer
D．a(chǎn)s seldom as possible

16. The story took place ______.

A．on a rainy day
B．in summer
C．in September
D．on a cold day

17. The doctor wanted the garage ______.

A．to repair his car
B．to sent him to a hospital
C．to pull his car back
D．send for another doctor

18. Where did the doctor meet one of his patients?

A．In the doctor"s houses.
B．In the patient"s house.
C．On the road side.
D．In the hospital.

19. Which of the following is true according to the story?

A．As soon as he received the telephone call, the doctor immediately drove to the house of the patient.
B．The doctor did not receive the telephone call.
C．The doctor had already known the accident before he came out of his house.
D．The doctor just came to help the driver who met with the accident.

21. How will wireless computers and Internet services help rural areas?

A．One of the biggest barriers to Internet use is getting wires into rural areas.
B．The wireless computers will be cheaper.
C．People in rural areas don"t have anything else to do.
D．People in rural areas already have wireless boxes on their roofs.

22. Constance Hale says "email has been an incredible boon to communication". What does she mean by this?

A．People want to see the person they are talking to on the phone.
B．email is easier than talking on the phone.
C．People are using writing and reading more with email.
D．email is not private enough.

23. In which case mentioned in the passage would an automatic language translator be helpful?

A．A medical emergency.
B．Police action.
C．Traveling.
D．All of the above.

24. Why did Bob Parks radio wake him up 1/2 hour earlier than usual?

A．The electricity had gone off during the night.
B．Bob had set the alarm wrong.
C．Bob did not want to be late.
D．The Internet had informed the radio of a traffic jam.

四、4.Cloze

Part IV  Cloze
Directions: There are some blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passages. Then, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

1.A new kind of machine【21】to take the place of humans. These machines【22】do jobs that are too dangerous for humans.【23】, they are being developed to work in nuclear power centers, deep waters and outer space.
  This is how the new machines work. A machine【24】placed in an area far away from the person who controls it. The person wears a special hard bat with tiny television screens. The screens【25】the person see and hear exactly what the machine is【26】and hearing. This gives the person the feeling of being in the same place【27】the machine. The person controls the machine. The machine【28】the person"s movements exactly. If the person raises his right arm, the machine raises the right arm, too. This means an【29】worker can do a dangerous job while【30】in a safe place. For example, a person can direct the machine【31】a bomb【32】going near the bomb himself.
  The new machines are not exactly【33】robots. Robots are controlled by a computer. The new machines are controlled【34】a person. The new machines are called teleoperators. The nuclear power industry is especially interested in teleoperators. The machines could solve the problem of【35】radioactive materials.
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A．is developing
B．has developed
C．develops
D．is being developed

2.(42)

A．could
B．can
C．would
D．will

3.(43)

A．For example
B．Such as
C．If
D．And so on

4.(44)

A．was
B．being
C．is
D．a(chǎn)re

5.(45)

A．let
B．enable
C．cause
D．a(chǎn)llow

6.(46)

A．seeing
B．seen
C．saw
D．watching

7.(47)

A．of
B．like
C．a(chǎn)s
D．for

8.(48)

A．takes
B．follows
C．learn
D．watch

9.(49)

A．experiencing
B．experienced
C．experiences
D．experience

10.(50)

A．stay
B．to stay
C．stays
D．staying

11.(51)

A．to remove
B．removing
C．removed
D．remove

12.(52)

A．by
B．without
C．except
D．from

13.(53)

A．like
B．resemble
C．a(chǎn)s
D．the same

14.(54)

A．for
B．with
C．of
D．by

15.(55)

A．copying
B．developing
C．moving
D．charging

五、5.Writing

Part VII  Writing

0.   For this part, you are supposed to write a notice in English in 100-120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.
  以行政管理部門(Administration office)的名義寫一份考試延期的通知。其內(nèi)容如下：
  (1)原考試日期、地點(diǎn)；
  (2)延期至何時(shí)、何地；
  (3)延期的原因；
  (4)涉及的對象。

六、6.Daily Conversation

1.Read the following dialogue and try to fill up the gaps with proper words, phrases, or sentences.
  Blanca: Hello. I"m calling about the apartment you advertised.
  Manager: Yes. What kind of apartment【56】?
  Blanca: I"m interested in a one-bedroom. Do you have any available?
  Manager: Yes.【57】. When do you need it?
  Blanca: Sometime around next week. May I come over tomorrow【58】?
  Manager: Sure. What time would you like to come?
  Blanca: How about 10 AM?
  Manager: Good. May【59】, please?
  Blanca: My name is Blanca.
  Manager: Blanca. I"ll【60】.
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2.(58)

3.(59)

4.(60)

5.(61)