47. The most important consideration for manned space flight is that the rocket be_____.
A. inexpensive to construct C. easily controlled A. size
B. fuel
B. capable of lifting heavy space shift into orbit D. inexpensive to operate
48. Solid-fuel rockets are expensive to operate because of their_______.
C. construction D. complicated engines B. they are cheap to build.
D. they must be used soon after fueling.
49. Which of the following statements is not characteristic of liquid-fuel rockets?
A. the fuel is cheap
C. they can be stopped and reignited. 50. The author tells us that_______.
A. whether a liquid-fuel or a solid-fuel rocket is better depends on the purpose B. neither type is superior
C. forty years ago, large solid-fuel rockets with solid-fuel as powerful as liquid fuels were made D. the thrust can be made to vary by adjusting the direction of the pump Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage:
Passage Three
As a medium of exchange, money permits the separation of exchange into the two distinct acts of buying and selling. Hence producers who know they will be paid in money, can concentrate on finding the most suitable outlet for their goods, while buyers who will pay in money, can concentrate on finding the cheapest market for the wings they wish to purchase. (83) Specialization is encouraged, because people whose output is not a complete product but only a part of one can be paid an amount equivalent to their share of the product.
Another advantage of money is that it is a measure of value. In a barter economy it would be necessary to determine how many plates were worth one hundred weight of cotton, or how many pens should be exchanged for a ton of coal. (84) The process of establishing relative values would have to be undertaken for every act of exchange, according to what products were being offered against one another, and according to the two parties ’desires and preferences.
Thirdly, money acts as store of wealth. It is difficult to imagine saving under a barter system. No one engaged on only one stage in the manufacture of a product could save part of his output, since he would be producing nothing complete. Most products deteriorate fairly rapidly, either physically or in value, as a result of long storage; even if storage were possible, the practice of storing products for years on end would involve obvious disadvantages. If wealth could not be saved, or only with great difficulty, future needs could not be provided.
51. Using money as a medium of exchange means that_____.
A. you have to sell something in order to buy something B. you have to buy something in order to sell something C. you don ’thave to buy something in order to sell something D. the seller and the purchaser are the same person 52. Specialization is encouraged because_______.
A. people can use their money to buy whatever they want B. people get paid according to their share of the product. C. people pay great attention to the manufacture of a product D. people cannot use their money to buy whatever they want 53. A barter economy is one in which _______.
A. value is decided by weight B. value is decided by number
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C. money is used and goods are not exchanged D. goods are exchanged and money is not used
54. If one had to save products instead of money, __________.
A. this would need years of practice
C. they could not be stored for years on end A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
Passage Four
There are two common explanations for origin of tipping.
The Oxford English Dictionary
says tip
B. coal, for example, would lose its value D. many products would lose their value
55. How many advantages of money are mentioned in this passage? Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage:
was seventeenth-century underworld slang for “ give———” as in “ Tip me your money or your life. ” (85)Opponents of tipping will probably prefer this explanation, since it suggests the practice as originally a form of robbery. A less reputable, but nonetheless charming explanation is that in Renaissance( coffeehouses, boxes were set near the door, into which according to the story, bore the legend the idea, the story does not say.
Tipping became common in England by the middle of the eighteenth century. Because it is ill-suited
to a country without an established servant class, it did not catch on in America until after the Civil War, when former slaveholders suddenly found themselves having to pay the help and when new-rich industrialists adopted the European fashion. By the turn of the century, we had made the custom our own, and the American
“tipperbig
” was on his way.
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customers could drop money: These boxes,
” which was ultimately shortened to T
“ To Insure Promptitude,
Whether it was a serving woman or a boss with his or her eye on depressing wages who first thought up
Today, although the lines between bribery( 贿赂 ) and thanks for services remain as vague as ever,
tipping has become universal, not least because, in an increasingly uncertain economy, it provides the growing service class with income that is at least as reliable as wages and that is less subject to tax review. Not surprisingly, government officials as among the few die-hards who still question the tipping system. They have a point too. Tippers year in tips.
56. In the seventeenth century, tip was probably a word used by_____.
A. lawbreakers
B. customers
C. waitresses
D. coffeehouse bosses
57. Tipping did not become popular in U.S. until after the Civil War because______.
A. the country was free of a servant class
B. former slaveholders did not want to pay the help
C. northern industrialists refused to adopt the European fashion D. tipping was contradictory to the American custom 58. Tipping is universally accepted mainly because_______.
A. it is an easy way to make money
B. it ensures people a good and prompt service C. it enables the service class to be free from taxes D. it supplies the service class with a sort of reliable income
59. Which of the following words can best describe the government officials
’ International Association estimatesU.S.workersthat get about $5 billion a
’ attitudes towards the tip
system? A. Positive.
B. Negative.
C. Doubtful.
D. Indifferent.
60. The passage is about_______.
A. the origin of tipping B. the practice of tipping in U.S
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C. the popularity of tipping
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D. the shaping of the tipping system
III. Cloze Test (20
分 )
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D below the passage. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then write the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet.
Henry ’ s job was to examine cars crossing the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling( 走
私 ) anything into the country. Every morning, except weekends, he
61 see a factory worker coming up
the hill toward the frontier, 62 a bicycle with a big load of old straw on it. When the bicycle 63 the frontier,
Henry used to stop the man and 64 him take the straw off and 65 it. Then he would examine the straw very carefully to see 66 he would find anything, after w hich he would look in all the man
67’ shepocketslethim
tie the straw up again. The man would then pull it on his bicycle and go off down the hill with it. Although Henry was always 68 to find gold or jewelry or other valuable things 69 in the straw, he never found 70, even though he examined it very carefully. He was sure that the man was 71something, but he was not 72 to imagine what it could be. usual, he 75 to him,
Then one morning, after he had looked 73 the straw and emptied the factory worker ’ s pockets74
’ t you tell me what ’ ve been smuggling.
“ Bicycles.
“ Listen, I know that you are smuggling things76 this frontier. Won
it is that you are bringing into the country so successfully? I ’ m an old man, and today is my last da
77 .Tomorrow I ’ m going78to .I promise that I shall not tell 79 if you tell me what you
“ The factory worker did not say anything for 80 . Then he smiled, turned to Henry and quietly,
61. A. should 62. A. pushing 63. A. arrived 64. A. force 65. A. show 66. A. that 67. A. before 68. A. lucky 70. A. nothing 71. A. cheating 72. A. capable 73. A. through 74. A. then 75. A. cried 76. A. cross 77. A. job 78. A. return 79. A. everyone
B. would B. pulling B. appeared B. order B. lead B. where B. thus B. expecting B. something B. smuggling B. possible B. thoroughly B. more B. said B. behind B. work B. risk B. someone B. period
C. might C. filling C. came C. make C. unite C. how C. first
C. suspecting C. everything C. stealing C. able C. upon C. as C. ordered C. across C. case C. retire C. no one C. moment
D. must D. carrying D. reached D. call D. loose D. whether D. so D. insisting D. anything D. pushing D. clever D. on D. like D. told D. into D. duty D. rest D. anyone D. some time
69. A. had been hidden B. hiding C. have been hidden D. hidden
80. A. long time
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IV . Translation (20
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Section A. ( 非英语专业学生做 )
Directions: In this part of the test, there are five items which you have to translate into Chinese. Each item has one or two sentences. These sentences are all underlined and taken from the reading passages you have just read in the Reading Comprehension part. You are allowed 20 minutes to do the translation. You should refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context. 81. (Para.6, Passage 1)
In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors that had been thrown in, and his own was among the number.
82. (Para.1, Passage 2)
However, once a solid-fuel rocket has been ignited, it will keep burning. It cannot be stopped and reignited whenever desired and its thrust cannot be varied.
83. (Para.1, Passage 3)
Specialization is encouraged, because people whose output is not a complete product but only a part of one can be paid an amount equivalent to their share of the product
84. (Para.2, Passage 3)
The process of establishing relative values would have to be undertaken for every act of exchange, were according to what products being offered against one another, and according to the two parties’ desires and preferences.
85. (Para.1, Passage 4)
Opponents of tipping will probably prefer this explanation, since it suggests the practice as originally a form of robbery.
Section B ( 英语专业学生做 )
Directions: In this section, there is a short passage in Chinese . Read it carefully and put it into English.
李成业是文化部翻译组的主任。他认为，语言是一种活的东西，和我们的日常生活息息相关。
他说他十分幸运， 最初做法庭翻译和目前在翻译组里的工作，
使他能够不断的学习和接触两种语言。
当他还在学校教英语的时候，就曾翻译了好多英文杂志中的文章，投给本地英语报。
他说：“学习语言的动机和兴趣都非常重要。 ”他把学习语言比喻为跑步，跑步虽然非常吃力，但运动员知道它的好处并饶有兴趣，所以还是一点都不觉得厌倦。
“在学习语言的过程中，我们一定要创造学习语言的机会和环境。 ”他认为看电影，阅读和交流等都是学习语言的好机会。
最后他说：“由于现在大家的时间都很有限，如果阅读能力短篇故事或一些名人的语录，对我们
学习英语会很有帮助，同时也能增进学习的兴趣。
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V. Writing (20
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Directions: In this part of the test, you are to write a short composition of about 120 to 150 words (non-English majors) or 150 to 180 (English majors) based on the topic given below.
How to Repay Your Parents
1． 父母在孩子的成长过程中付出了很多（如在孩子的生活、教育等方面） 2． 子女选择各种不同方式报答父母的养育之恩。 我的观点。
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答案详解
I. Vocabulary and structure
1. A find fault with sb. 找??的茬；挑剔； ??吹毛求疵； 固定短 ，其他 均无 种用法。句意：
老板 是找他的茬儿， 他很生气。
2. D journey 路程，通常指 地上的 距离 “旅行”；trip 一般指 段、 距离近的“旅
行、 足”；travel 作“旅行，游 ” ，一般表示旅行的 的概念； voyage 主要指 距离的水上旅行， 本 中是穿越大西洋的航海旅行， 只有 voyage 符合 意。句意： 翰森夫 没有 穿越大西洋的航海旅行作任何准 。
3. A get used to doing sth.意 “ 于做某事” ，get 在 里做系 。句意：起先彼特感到很孤独，
但是一段 之后他 了自己生活，甚至喜 上了 种方式。
4. C would rather 所跟从句表示希望或委婉的 ， 用 去式表示当 或将来的情况，用 去
完成式表示 去的情况。句意：她 她宁愿他明天走，而不是今天。 5. B come off：能被去掉， 行； come up： 生，升起，被提及； come through： 言； come to：
醒，恢复意 。句意：昏迷了 24 小 之后，那位受 的士兵 于醒了。
6. C keep a diary“ 日 ，写日 ”， 固定搭配。句意：学生 被要求 持 日 ，目的是 了提高他 的
写作技能。
7. C 在独立主格 构中， 分 作状 ， 其主 与句子的主 一致 ， 分 前不需要再加主 ；若分 的
主 与主句的主 不一致， 分 前要加上自己的主 。
本 独立主格 构 The weather being fine表示原因。 句意：因 天气很好， 我 决定出去野餐。 8. D as 在句子中引 定 从句， “ as+is+ 去分 ”构成常用的句式，可 “正如??” ，如： as it
known to all 众所周知。句意：正如人 常指出的，知 是一
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