But I wonder: If American education is so poor, why is it that this is still the country of innovation(创新)?
When I was 12 in Indonesia, I had to memorize the name of all the world’s major cities, from Kabul to Karachi. At the same age, my son, who was brought up by a Californian, thought that Buenos Aires was Spanish for good food. However, unlike children of his age in Asia and Europe, my son had studied creative geography. When he was only 6, he drew a map of the route that he traveled to get to school, including the streets, the traffic signs and the houses that he passed.
Dissatisfied American parents forget that in this country their children are able to experiment freely with ideas; without this they will not really be able to think or to believe in themselves.
Critics of American education cannot grasp one thing: freedom. America, I think, is the only country that extends even to children the license to freely speak, write and be creative. Our public education certainly is not perfect, but it is a great deal better than any other. I think I have found the answer to my question.
16. From the text we learn that_________.
A) both Americans and immigrants are dissatisfied with the quality of American education
B) the author shares the general idea that American education is worse than education in many other countries
C) Japanese schools in America require their American teachers to teach mathematics at Japanese levels
D) the author’s German friend was a little displeased because the mathematics test for his son was too easy.
17. Which of the following is NOT true?
A) The author most probably was an immigrant from Asia and received some school education there.
B) Buenos Aires must be the name of a city, as are Kabul and Karachi.
C) Children in other countries are not likely to learn creative geography.
D) The knowledge of geography of the author’s son shows that American education is poor.
18. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A) If children are not allowed to experiment freely with ideas they won’t grow up independent and creative.
B) Most Americans think the present American educational system is not as good as it used to be.
C) Private schools run by Japanese businessmen maintain a higher level than American public schools.
D) Americans are more innovative than other people in the world.
19. In the last paragraph the author says, “I have found the answer to my question.” What is the question?
A) Is Japanese education better than American education?
B) Why do Japanese businessmen send their children to Japanese-staffed schools? C) Why was my son not taught enough geographic knowledge?
D) Is American education really worse than education in other countries? 20. What would be the best title for this passage?
A) American Education and Education in Foreign countries B) Improvement Needed for American Education
C) Freedom to Think— Characteristic of American Education D) Education and Innovation in American
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. C 11. B 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. D 16. A 17. D 18. A 19. D 20. C
Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30 minutes, 20points) Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C), D). Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 21. Don’t leave your bicycle out in the rain. It’ll get________. 不要把车子放在雨中，它会生锈的
A) rusty (生锈的) B) crude (简陋的,天然的) C) rough(粗糙的) D) tough (强硬的,粗暴的)
22. I_______ to him for the error. 因为这个错误，我向他道歉
A) excused (原谅) B) apologized (道歉) C) pardoned (原谅) D) congratulated(祝贺) 23. It’s _______ to ask Mr. Blake for help. 向BLAKE求助是不可能的事
A) out question B) beyond(毫无疑问,无可争辩) question C) out of question（固定搭配） D) in question 24. Hardly ________ home when the telephone rang. 我一到家电话铃就响了（hardly had sb.done when,倒装）
A) I got B) did I get C) I had got D) had I got 25. ________his not arriving ,the meeting will be put off to next week. 如果他没来，会议将会推迟到下周 A) At the event of
B) For the event with D) To the event of
C) In the event of （如果）固定搭配
26. It’s getting rather late. It’s time we________.
已经这么晚了，我们该走了。（It’s time sb.did sth.=It’s time to do sth.） A) are going B) went C) go D) must go 27. I_________ you everything’s going to be all right. 我向你保证会一切顺利的
A) insure （投保，保险） B) assure（向…保证）C) ensure(确保) D) sure(确信)
28. Auctioned(拍卖的)goods are sold for the highest price________. 拍卖的物品卖了出示的最高价(这句话省略了by sb.) A) made
B) taken
C) offered（提供）
D) ordered
29. The colors of that coat and hat don’t __________. 外套和帽子的颜色不搭配
A) suit（适合）（若当协调讲须与TO连用）
D) imitate(模仿,学样)
B) mix (混合)
C) match（相称，配合）
30. Our whole class went to attend the conference(会议,讨论会) yesterday, so_______ what happened on the campus.(校园,学校场地)
昨天我们整个班级都去参加了那个会议，所以我们没人知道校园里发生了什么 A) all of us don’t know C) all we don not know
B) none of us know D) we all don’t know
（从语法上讲都对，考的是一种外语的习惯表达方式。用一种肯定的句法表示否定的意思，用一个带有否定意味的戾NONE来表达它否定的意思）
31. Although _________ happened in that developed country sounds like science fiction(科幻小说), it could occur (发生,出现,存在)elsewhere in the world.
虽然在那个发达国家发生的事情听起来像科幻一样，但它在世界其它地方也能发生。 A) this
B) how
C) what （只有此词才能引导主语从句） D) it
32. I sympathize(同情,同感,共鸣) with Women’s Liberation Movement(解放运动) only ________ a certain extent.(某种程度)
我同情妇女解放运动只能到某一固定程度 A) at
B)with
C) to（表达到某一程度只能用TO）
D) in
33. The officer(军官) gave an order that everyone _________ back before dark. 长官命令每个人必须在天黑前返回。
（order后面省略should,它是情态动词，后面必须跟动词原型。类似的词还有：suggest,demand,propose,command,request,desire,insist,urge,rule,require,recommend,moue,maintain,decide,ask,agree,advise
等
，
还
有
N
：
advice,command,agreement,decision,demand,desire,motion,proposal,recommendatiom,request,requirement,suggestion,idea,order,plan,policy,wish…）
A) get B) would get C) had to get D) must get 34. This year summer time came into ________ on the 12th of April. 今年4月12号夏天就来临了（come into effect 是固定短语，有“生效”的意思） A) effect (结果,影响,效果)
B) efficiency (效率,功效,效能) C) use
D)
practice
35. Mr. White was told again and again to ________ smoking, but he just wouldn’t listen. Mr.White被一次次地告知少吸烟，但他就是不听
A) cut through(cut sth.through sth.开出一条路 B) cut down on（减少某事物的数额，减少消耗） C) cut off （切下，切断）
D) cut away（无此搭配）
36. The Greyhound_________ outside of New York Bus Station at 6 p.m. and started for Washington D.C. at 6:20 p.m.
快轮在下午六点停靠在纽约汽车站外，下午六点二十分驶住伦敦 A) pulled up （停） B) pulled out（驶出） on （穿上，戴上）
37. Can you give me another hint without ________ the answer? 你可以在不给出答案的情况下给我另一个暗示吗？ A) giving off （发出，散出）
D) giving in（交上）
B) giving up
C) giving away
（捐献，给出）
C) pulled down
（拆毁） D) pulled
38. Columbus was ________ his times in his belief that the earth was round. 哥伦布最先在他们的信念中承认地球是圆的 A) in front of
B) before
C) in advance of
D) ahead of（ahead of one’s time
是固定搭配，思想比同时代的人先进，跑在时代前头）
39. After all, all living creatures(生物,动物) live by feeding on something else, whether it _______ plant or animal, dead or alive.
毕竟，所有活着的生物都以其它生物为生，不管它是植物还是动物，死的还是活的 A) is
B) would be
C) was
D) to go
40. The pilot （飞行员）felt something ______ wrong with the engine（发动机） just before the plane took off.
飞机起飞前，飞行员感到发动机有点问题。(此处用动词原型，和see sb do sth.一个道理。See sb do sth.是看到某人干完某事。See sb. Doing是看到某人正干某事) A) go
B) was going C) goes
D) to go
41. — You were brave（勇敢的） enough to raise objections at（反对） the meeting. — Well, now I regret _________ that.
你真是够勇敢，能在会上提出异议。唉，我现在已经后悔那样做了。 （regret doing sth.后悔已干过的事。Regret to do sth.后悔要干的事。） A) having done B) to be doing
C) to have done
D) to do
42. ______ that they’re young and inexperienced（不熟练的，外行的）, they’ve done quite a good job.
考虑到他们年轻又没有经验，他们做得够好了。 A) Being
B) Given（此处作介词用，意为鉴于，考虑到）
C) Provided
D) Now
43. _______ is announced in the papers, a nation-wide sports meeting will be held in the city next month.
正如在文中提到的，一个多民族运动会下月将在本城市举行
A) Because B) For C) As （只有它可放在主语位置，引导一个主语从句）
D) So
44. Being much too fat, Maria was advised （建议，劝告）to reduce（减少） her food for each
meal, yet, she would _______ that. 因为太胖，她被建议减少每餐餐量，然而她并没照做 A) have none of B) accept （接受）
listen to（听从）
45. In my opinion, he’s ________ imaginative （富于想象的）of all the contemporary(同时
代的)poets.
依我之见，他是迄今为止同时代作家中最具想象力的
C) take care for （无此搭配，应为OF） D)
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