Part I Reading Comprehension (20×2’=40’)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
5. The best title for this passage be___________.
A. Words and Feelings B. Words, Gestures and Feelings C. Gestures and Feelings D. Culture and Understanding Passage Two Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage.
The English policeman has several nicknames but the most frequently used are “copper” and “bobby”. Passage One Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.
We use both words and gestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that these words and gestures The first name comes from the verb “to cop” (which is also slang), meaning “to take” or “to capture”, and the can be understood in different ways.
number of striking similarities in the way different animals show the same feelings. Dogs, tigers and humans, behavior patterns.
second from the first name of Sir Robert Peel, a 19th century politician, who was the founder of the police
Whatever we may call them, the general opinion of the police seems to be a favorable one, except, of which originated in America, such as “fuzz” or “pig”. Visitors to England seem to be very impressed by the
It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language. So does laughter or crying. There are also a force as we know it today. An early nickname for the policeman was “peeler”, but this one has died out. for example, often show their teeth when they are angry. This is probably because they are born with those course, among the criminal part of the community where the police are given more derogatory nicknames
Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese and English English police. It has, in fact, because standing joke that the visitor to Britain, when asked for his views of literature, a phrase like “he went pale and began to tremble” suggests that the man is either very afraid or the country, will always say, at some point or other, “I think your policemen are wonderful”. deeply shocked. However, “he opened his eyes wide” is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English Sticking out your tongue in English is an insulting gesture or expresses strong dislike.
Well, the British bobby not always is wonderful but he is usually a very friendly and helpful sort of Policeman”. Nowadays, most people own watches but they still seem to find plenty of other questions to ask
it means surprise. In Chinese surprise can be described in a phrase like “they stretched out their tongues”. character. A music-hall song of some years ago was called “If You Want To Know The Time, Ask A
Even in the same culture, people differ in the ability to understand and express feelings Experiments in the policeman. In London, the policeman spend so much of their time directing visitors about the city that America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear, anger love and happiness one wonders how they ever find time to do anything else. on people’s faces. Other studies show that older people usually find it easier to recognize or understand body language than younger people do.
1. According to the passage, _____________.
A. we can hardly understand what people’s gestures mean
B. words and gestures may have different meanings in different cultures C. words can be better understand by older people
D. gestures can be better understand by most of the people while words cannot 2. People’s facial expressions may be misunderstood because ___________. A. people of different ages may have different understandings B. people have different cultures
C. people of different sexes may understand a gesture differently D. people of different countries speak different languages 3. Even in the same culture, people ___________.
A. have different abilities to understand and express feelings B. have exactly the same understanding of something C. never fail to understand each other D. are equally intelligent
4. From this passage, we can conclude ___________. A. words are used as frequently as gestures B. words are often found difficult to understand C. words and gestures are both used in expressing feelings D. gestures are more efficiently used than words
Two things are immediately noticeable to the stranger when he sees an English policeman for the first time. The first is that does not carry a pistol and the second is that he wears a very distinctive type of headgear, the policeman’s helmet. His helmet, together with his height, enables an English policeman to be time it is suggested that the policeman should be given a pistol and than his helmet should be taken from him, but both suggestions are resisted by the majority of the public and the police themselves. 6. Nowadays British people call the policeman ___________.
A. pig B. peeler C. bobby D. fuzz 7. Which of following statements is TRUE?
A. There are fewer criminals in America than in Britain. B. The English police usually leave a deep impression on visitors. C. The English bobby is friendly but not helpful. D. The English police enjoy having pistols.
8. If you see an English policeman for the first time, you will probably notice at once that __________. A. he often tells people time B. he is usually very helpful C. he has a helmet on the head D. he wears special clothes 9. That an English policeman can be seen from some distance is ___________. A. a standing joke B. of no help C. strange and funny D. of some help 10. Visitors praise the English police because ___________.
A. they are police and helpful B. they obey orders
C. they often give thanks D. they are armed with modern equipment Passage Three Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.
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It is difficult to imagine what life would be like without memory. The meanings of thousands of Passage Four Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage. everyday perceptions, the bases for the decisions we make, and the roots of our habits and skills are to be found in our past experiences, which are brought into the present by memory.
Clearly if we are to participate in the society in which we live we must communicate with other people. A great deal of communication is performed on a person-to-person basis by the simple means of speech. If
Memory can be defined as the capacity to keep information available for latter for later use. It not only we travel in buses, buy thing in shops, or eat in restaurants, we are likely to have conversations where we includes “remembering “things like arithmetic or historical facts but also involves any change in the way an give information or opinions, receive news or comment, and very likely have our views challenged by other animal typically behaves. Memory is involved when a rat gives up eating grain because he has sniffed members of society. something suspicious in the grain pile. Memory is also involved when a six-year-old child learns to swing a baseball bat.
Face-to-face contact is by no means the only form of communication and during the last two hundred years the art of mass communication has become one of the dominating factors of contemporary society. Two
Memory exists not only in humans and animals but also in some physical objects and machines. things, above others, have caused the enormous growth of the communication industry. Firstly, inventiveness Computers, for example, contain devices for storing data for later use. It is interesting to compare the has led to advances in printing, telecommunications, photography, radio and television. Secondly, speed has memory-storage capacity of a computer with that of a human being. The instant-access memory of a large revolutionized the transmission and reception of communications so that local news often takes a back seat to computer may hold up to 100,000 “words”—ready for instant use. An average American teenager probably national news, which itself is often almost eclipsed (黯然失色) by international news. recognizes the meaning of about 100,000 words of English. However, this is but a fraction of the total that the teenager can recognize on sight.
part of a person’s memory is in terms of words and combinations of words. 11. According to the passage, memory is considered to be____________. A. the basis for decision making and problem solving B. the ability to store information for future use C. an intelligence typically possessed by human beings
D. the data mainly consisting of words and combinations of words that____________.
A. computer’s memory has a little bigger capacity than a teenager’s B. computer’s memory capacity is much smaller than an adult human being’s C. computer’s memory capacity is much smaller even than a teenager’s D. computer’s memory capacity is the same as a teenager’s 13. It is implied in the passage that__________.
A. only human beings have problem-solving intelligence
B. a person’s memory is different from a computer’s in every respect C. animals can solve very simple problems
D. animals solve problems by instinct rather than intelligence
14. The phrase “in term of” in the last sentence can be best replaced by “_________”.
A. in connection with B. expressed by C. consisting D. by means of 15. The main idea of the passage is___________. A. what life would be like without memory B. memory is of vital importance to life
C. how a person’s memory is different form an animal’s or a computer’s D. what memory carries
No longer is the possession of information confined to a privileged minority. In the last century the people used to flock to the cinema, but now far more people sit at home and turn on the TV to watch a
Communication is no longer merely concerned with the transmission of information. The modern communication industry influences the way people live in society and broadens their horizons by allowing access to information, education and entertainment. The printing, broadcasting and advertising industries are all involved with informing, educating and entertaining.
Although a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is very valuable to the individual and to the society of which he is a part, the vast modern network of communications is open to 16. The first paragraph emphasizes the ____________ of face-to-face contact in social settings. A. usefulness B. limitation C. nature D. creativity
17. The development of the communication industry in contemporary society results form ____________. A. the advances and revolutions B. the inventiveness and speed C. the art of mass communication D. the advances and speed 18. It is implied in the passage that _____________ . A. local news still takes a significant place B. National news is becoming more popular
C. Local news used to be the main source of information D. International news is the fastest transmitted news 19. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Public libraries have replaced private libraries. B. To possess information used to be a privilege. C. Communication means more than transmission. D. Communication influences the way of life and thinking.
20. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the writer is_____________. A. concerned about the wrong use of the mass media
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amount of information which the teenager has stored. Consider, for example, the number of faces and places wealthy man with his own library was indeed fortunate, but today there are public libraries. Forty years ago
The use of words is the basis of the advanced problem solving intelligence of human beings. A large program the is being channeled into millions of homes.
12. The comparison between the memory capacity of a large computer and that of a human being shows abuse. However, the mass media are with us for better or for worse, and there is no turning back.
B. happy about the drastic changes in the mass media C. pessimistic about the future of the mass media D. Indifferent to the harmful influence of the mass media
A. to follow B. following C. followed D. follows 36. Cakes and bread sold in shops are _______ packaged now than they used to.
A. much more better B. more better C. best D. better 37. If she hadn’t gone back for her credit card, she ________ the early train yesterday.
A. won’t have missed B. wouldn’t miss C. wouldn’t have missed D. won’t miss A. built B. build C. will be built D. are building 39. Under no circumstances _________ do anything that will benefit yourself but do harm to your country. A. you will B. you should C. you can D. can you
40. The team overcame all the difficulties and completed the task three weeks ahead of time, ___________ is something we had not expected.
A. it B. which C. that D. what 41. The boy is not allowed to get access ________ the computer freely at home.
Part II Vocabulary & Structure (40×1’=40’)
Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
21. I had supper with my friends yesterday afternoon, ___________ we went to attend a party. A. after when B. after which C. after that D. after it 22. __________ difficulties he comes across, he can manage to get them over.
A. Whatever B. Whichever C. However D. Wherever
23. A large number of students __________ at the English corner to practice oral English at the moment. A. is gathering B. are gathering C. gathers D. gather
B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the 38. It is inspiring to hear the news that more high-speed railways ________ in our country.
24. The workers working day and night, the construction of the building ________ by the end of this month. A. in B. to C. at D. for A. will be completing B. will complete C. will have completed D. will have been completed 42. ________, all the people in the company should be responsible for the present crisis. 25. The book about American President Lincoln is very interesting and worth ________ twice. A. to read B. being read C. reading D. having read A. when B. but C. that D. for that 27. I’m not ________ to think I can excel in maths without efforts.
A. naive enough B. enough naive C. naively enough D. enough naively 28. Nowadays the Internet has become an important way of communication, ________ us to keep in contact with our friends and relatives in the distance.
A. to permit B. permitting C. permitted D. being permitting A. is B. was C. does D. do
30. Because of the thick smog, many people move to Sanya in Hainan, believing it would be a wonderful place to ________ in.
A. live B. living C. be living D. be lived 31. To my relief, my son ________ beer since his best friend was fined for driving after drinking. A. hasn’t touched B. never touched C. never touch D. doesn’t touch 32. ________ preparing dinner, she stood at the front door waiting for her children to return. A. To finish B. Having finished C. Having been finished D. Finished
33. In the silence of my room, I could hear my grandparent’s voices ___________ they told stories about our hard-working and brave family.
A. that B. which C. as D. since
34. It is estimated that self-drive tour costs _____ package tour, so we’d prefer our holiday organized by a local travel agent.
A. twice as much as B. as much twice as C. more than twice D. as much as twice 35. The boy had no choice but _______ his father into the room.
A. In a certain extent B. To a certain extent C. For a certain extent D. At a certain extent 43. A ________ amount of time and money was wasted in the project, for which he was fired. 44. While ________ a job, the graduate student got an offer to study abroad.
A. applied for B. applying to C. applied to D. applying for 45.____ ____ that he loves children, I am sure teaching is the right career for him. A. Giving B. Given C. To give D. Give 46. He finds it hard to go to sleep ________ you tell him the truth of the incident.
A. if B. since C. unless D. whether A. formerly B. firmly C. formally D. fairly
48. My father didn’t travel much when he was young, so he decided to _______ lost time after retirement. A. make up with B. make up for C. make up to D. make up of 49. The young man asked the general manager to ______ him some so that he could detail his sales plan. A. spend B. save C. spare D. share 50. The hotel is not very modern, but is does have the ________ of being close to nature. A. explanation B. evidence C. advance D. advantage 51. The boss asked each employee to _________ some new ideas to improve the sales of cosmetics. A. take control of B. take charge of C. come up against D. come up with 52. In order to __________ future confusion and problems, we should make a good plan. A. satisfy B. secure C. abuse D. avoid
53. When doing business, business people often ________ business cards to provide personal information as well as information about their companies.
A. download B. transform C. exchange D. predict 54. I haven’t seen him for years, and I can hardly _______ him at first sight.
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26. Scientists have reached the conclusion ______ the temperature on the earth is getting higher and higher. A. considerable B. changeable C. comparable D. comfortable
29. He’s been practicing English for 8 years, and he can speak English as fluently as his English teacher____. 47. To our surprise, Professor Wang was _________ appointed president of the university.
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