to hasten the pace of world economic progress. If dramatic gains are under way, the present policies-calling for open markets, free business activities, and tight monetary control-are working and correct.
But critics of IMF and World Bank policies maintain that such economic success stories as Japan, China, South Korea and Singapore are rooted in more than just \thereby reduce poverty, by limiting imports when their domestic industries were young, pushing exports to rich nations, and putting controls on purely international financial flows. The have been open to foreign-owned factories but have often insisted that those investors share the knowledge and skill on modern technologies.
11. The word \ A. decreased B. climbed C. increased D. dropped into water 12. From the passage, we learn that ______.
A. World Bank has done nothing to help the poor in the world B. IMF only helps the rich in the world
C. World Bank controls all the banks in the world
D. There are some demonstrations against World Bank in recent years 13. According to this passage, in _____, the world had the largest number of poor people.
A. 1999 B. 1980 C. 1950 D. 1990
14. According to the author, the economy of East Asian countries grew very fast because of the following measures EXCEPT ______. A. encouraging export
B. opening up to foreign investments C. limiting international financial flows D. controlling import
15. The best title for this passage might be ______.
A. China's Contribution to the Reduction of Poverty in the World B. World Bank's Extraordinary Progress in Recent Decades C. India's Leading Role in Reducing Global Poverty D. Global Progress in Reducing Poverty Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30%)
Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
16. It was hard for him to learn English in a family, in which ________ of the parents spoke the language. A. none B. neither C. both D. each
17. You'd better go there by train. The train ticket is _______ the plane ticket.
A. as cheap three times as B. as three times cheap as C. three times as cheap as D. cheaper three times than
18. This new machine is technically far ________ to the previous type. A. superior B. junior C. senior D. equal
19. There is a great deal of evidence ________ that music activities engage different parts of the brain.
A. indicate B. indicating C. indicated D. to be indicating
20. She became the first woman to enter the school but withdrew after a few days ________ stress.
A. because of B. in spite of C. instead of D. in honor of
21. ________ is known to us all is that the 2012 Olympic Games will be held in London.
A. It B. What C. As D. Which
22. The discovery of these tombs is ________ for scholars' studying Chinese history.
A. of very important B. great significant C. of great significance D. greatly importance
23. Sean's strong love for his country is ________ in his recently published poems.
A. relieved B. reflected C. responded D. recovered
24. Would you please keep silent? The weather report ________ and I want to listen.
A. is broadcast B. is being broadcast C. has been broadcast D. had been broadcast
25. The teacher stressed again that the students should not ________ any important details while retelling the story. A. bring out B. let out C. leave out D. make out
26. The man moved ________ forward and looked over the edge, shrinking his shoulders.
A. accurately B. cautiously C. brilliantly D. disappointedly
27. The police are trying to find out the ________ of the woman killed in the traffic accident.
A. evidence B. recognition C. identity D. status
28. By no means ________ to her parents. A. this is the first time has she lied B. this is the first time does she tell a lie C. is this the first time she has lied D. is this the first time she was lying
29. Climate change will greatly _______ wheat and rice production if nations don't take steps now. A. fall B. leak C. lack D. reduce 30. She always buys ________ my birthday. A. something awful to B. anything awful to C. something nice for D. anything nice for
31. He failed to live up to _______ had been expected of him. A. what B. which C. that D. all
32. It is very ________ of you to arrange an early meeting between your boss and our team.
A. considerate B. considerable C. considering D. considered
33. I would have told him about the change of time for the class, _______ to class last time.
A. did he come B. he came C. had he come D. he had come
34. The wind was so strong last night that is tore the ______ of the ship into two or three pieces.
A. mask B. mine C. sail D. satellite
35. ________ all the money people here spend eating out, restaurants' profit is still below five percent.
A. Despite B. Thanks to C. Since D. Like
36. Many a man ________ life is meaningless without a purpose. A. thinks B. thinking C. have thought D. think
37. John left home twenty minutes ago. It is usually half an hour's drive from his home to the office here. So he ________ soon. A. should have arrived B. need arrive C. must have arrived D. may arrive
38. ________ Hongkong is often regarded as ________ international centre for business, finance and tourism.
A. / ; an B. An ; / C. The ; / D. / ; the
39. They went ________ the schedule for the conference again and again until they felt satisfied with every detail of it. A. out B. up C. over D. by
40. Schools should teach our kids various subjects, and moreover teach them how to ________ right from wrong. A. run B. take C. tell D. put
41. By the time you finish your homework, all of us ________ ours at hand, I'm sure.
A. will finish B. will have finished C. have finished D. have been finishing
42. In time of trouble Charlie could always ________ a solution. A. put aside B. look down upon C. break out D. come up with
43. Before building a house, you will have to ________ the government's permission.
A. get from B. follow C. receive D. ask for
44. The director had her assistant ________ some hot dogs for the staff members.
A. picked up B. picks up C. pick up D. picking up
45. ________ their hats into the air, the fans of the winning team let out loud shouts of victory.
A. To throw B. Thrown C. Throwing D. Being thrown Part Ⅲ Identification (10%)
Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C and D. Identify the one that is not correct. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
46. When you've finished with that book, don't forget to put is back on the shelf, won't you?
A B C D
47. The workers in the factory demanded that their pay would be raised by 20 percent.
A B C D
48. It remains to see whether Jim will be fit enough to play in the finals. A B C D
49. I invited Joe and Linda as well as Tom to dinner, but neither of them came.
A B C D
50. Over the past 20years , the internet has helped change our world in either way or another
A B C
for the better. D
51. How and why this language has survived for more than a thousand years, while spoke by very
A B C
few, is hard to explain. D
52. Nearly half of Americans aged 25 and old take part in some form of continuing education.
A B C D
53. Many parents feel they need to keep a closer eye to their children because of concerns about
A B C D
crime and school violence.
54. For married mothers, the time spend on child care increased to an average of 12.9 hours a
A B C D week in 2009.
55. There is an increasingly amount of evidence that more and more young people are taking an
A B C
active interest in politics. D Part IV Cloze (10%)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Of all the websites, one that has attracted attention recently is myspace.com. Most of this attention has come from the media and tells every reason ___56___ the website should be ___57___. The threat of Internet
predators(窃掠者) is indeed a tough reality, ___58___ shutting down the site is not the answer. If myspace.com ___59___ shut down, another site would quickly ___60___ its place. Therefore, the right way is to teach teens how to use the
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