(90 minutes)
Part I. Vocabulary and Structure (10 points; 15 minutes)
Directions: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
1. In no circumstances __________ a lie.
A. you should tell B. shouldn't you tell C. you shouldn't tell D. should you tell
2. __________they managed to take from the tombs, there seemed to be no end to the valuable.
A. What B. Which C. How much D. However much
3. The ten-page report may __________ one simple point: it’s impractical to establish a chemical plant in that region with so many difficulties and oppositions. A. get down to B. come down to C. settle down D. take down
4. Don’t do that again! You not only endangered yourself, but also put your friend __________.
A. as a result B. at length C. at risk D. by mistake
5. “Perhaps you should go home now.” “No, I __________ on staying here for a while longer.”
A. persist B. stick C. sit D. insist
6. __________ a major disaster will get us to realize that we can’t go on destroying the rain forests of the world.
A. Anything but B. Nothing but C. But that D. Everything hut
7. We went very often to Hyde Park __________ speakers addressed the passing crowds on different subjects.
A. which B. where C. that D. for
8. The matter __________ you were arguing about last night had been settled. A. as B. that C. for which D. what
9. The Chinese Red Cross __________ a generous sum to the relief of the physically
disabled.
A. assigned B. contributed C. furnished D. administered
10. The motorway __________ we drive to work is always crowded. A. that B. on which C. which D. on that
11. If he __________ promotion, he would be an important man today. A. gained B. had gained C. gains D. was to gain
12. Will the AIDS patients benefit __________ the new drug?
A. out of B. through C. upon D. from
13. Fond of singing as she is, she is __________ a good singer by profession. A. everything but B. anything but C. nothing but D. something but
14. Could you tell me __________ to fly from Chicago to New York? A. it costs how much B. how much does it cost C. how much costs it D. how much it costs 15. I was very tired. Otherwise, I ___________ to the theatre with you. A. had gone B. would go C. went D. would have gone 16. He couldn’t even __________ a cow from a horse.
A. tell B. contrast C. compare D. recognize
17. Are you sure Mr. Johnson will show you __________ the new computer? A. to use B. using C. how to use D. what to use
18. Quite a lot of people watch TV only to __________ time. A. waste B. spend C. kill D. pass
19. The soldiers were put in prison because they __________ to obey orders.. A. refused B. rejected C. denied D. objected 20. I missed the train and __________ was late for school.
A. finally B. eventually C. subsequently D. consequently
Part II. Cloze Test (10 points；20 minutes)
Directions: Read the passage through. Then, go back and choose one suitable word or phrase
marked A, B, C, or D for each blank in the passage. Blacken the corresponding
letter of the word or phrase you have chosen on the Answer Sheet. Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land .Geographers（地理学家）compare and contrast 21 places on the earth. But they also 22 beyond the individual places and consider the earth as a 23 . The world geography 24 from two Greek words, ge, the Greek word for “earth” and graphein, 25 means “to write”. The English word geography means, “to describe the earth”. 26 Geography books focus on a small area 27 a town or city. Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an 28 continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth. Another 29 to divide the study of 30 is to distinguish between physical geography and cultural geography. The former focuses on the natural world; the 31 starts with human beings and 32 how human beings and their
subject, 33 branch can neglect the other. But when geography is considered as a single subject, 34 branch can neglect the other.
A geographer might be described 35 one who observes records and explains the __36_
between places. If places 37 alike, there would be little need for geographers.
We know, however, 38 no two places are exactly the same.
Geography, 39 is a point of view, a special way of 40 at places. 21. A. similar B. various C. distant D. famous
22. A. pass B. reach C. go D. set
23. A. whole B. unit C. part D. total
24. A. falls B. removes C. results D. comes
25. A. what B. that C. which D. it
26. A. Some B. Many C. Most D. Few
27. A. outside B. except C. like D. as
28. A. extensive B. enormous C. overall D. entire
29. A. way B. means C. habits D. technique
30. A. world B. earth C. globe D. geography
31. A. second B. latter C. next D. later
32. A. learns B. realizes C. studies D. believes
33. A. upon B. for C. as D. to
34. A. either B. neither C. one D. each
35. A. for B. to C. by D. as
36. A. exception B. differences C. sameness D. divisions
37. A being B. are C. were D. be
38. A. although B. whether C. since D. that 39. A. then B.
nevertheless C .still D. moreover 40. A. working B. getting C. arriving D. looking
Part III. Reading Comprehension (40 points; 55 minutes) Section 1
Directions: Each of the following three passages is followed by some questions. For each question there are four choices. Choose the best answer to each question. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage One
Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.
Banks are ordinarily prepared to pay out all accounts; they rely on depositors not
to demand payment all at the same time. If depositors should come to fear that a bank is not sound, that it cannot pay off its depositors, then that fear might cause all the depositors to appear on the same day. If they did, the bank could not pay all the accounts. However, if they did not all appear at once, then there would always be funds to pay those who wanted their money when they wanted it. Mrs. Elsie Vaught has told us of a terrifying bank run that she experienced. One day in December of 1925 several banks failed to open in a city where Mrs. Vaught lived. The other banks anticipated a run the next day, and so the officers of the bank in which Mrs. Vaught worked as a teller had enough funds in hand to pay off as many depositors as might apply. The officers simply instructed the tellers to pay on demand. Next morning a crowd gathered in the bank and on the sidewalk outside. The length of the line convinced many that the bank could not possibly pay off everyone. People began to push and then to fight for places near the tellers’ windows. Clothing was torn and limbs were broken, but the jam continued for hours. The power of the panic atmosphere is evident in the fact that two tellers, though they knew that the bank was sound and could pay out all depositors, nevertheless withdrew the funds in their own accounts. Mrs. Vaught says that she had difficulty restraining herself from doing the same.
41. A bank run occurs when __________. A. a bank is closed for one or more days
B. too many depositors attempt to draw out their money at one time C. there is not enough money to pay all of its depositors at one time D. employees of a bank take their own funds out of the bank 42. The tellers in Mrs. Vaught’s bank were told to __________. A. explain why they could not pay out all deposits B. pay out deposits as requested
C. assure customers that the bank was sound D. pay out money as slowly as possible
43. The essential cause of a run on a bank is __________. A. loss of confidence B. lack of sufficient funds C. crowds of people D. inefficient tellers 44. Which of the following did Mrs. Vaught say? A. She knew that the bank was not sound.
B. She feared that too many withdrawals would close the bank. C. She was not able to draw out her money. D. She was tempted to draw out her money.
45. According to the passage, the actions of the customers of Mrs. Vaught’s bank
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