Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A，B， C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.1. ______ it or not, his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.

A. Believing       B. To believe       C. Believe D. Believed

2. He raised his arm to _______ himself from the blow.

A. guard        B. shelter        C. preserve        D. shield

3. Attending to a husband and six children _______ most of her time.

A. takes in        B. takes over        C. takes away        D. takes up

4. The people there still waited in the hope that reason _______ prejudice would prevail in the community.

A. rather than        B. other than       C. no more than        D. no less than

5. Having a strong character, the crippled girl doesn’t want to be _______ her boyfriend.

A. in memory of        B. at the mercy of        C. in respect of        D. at the risk of

6. The research center is now _______ with a German university to Analyze the data collected.

A. cooperating        B. contacting        C. connecting        D. associating

7. If you are a member of a club, you must _______ to the rules of that club.

A. conform        B. appeal       C. refer        D. access

8. Anyone who can study abroad is fortunate; but, of course, it is not easy to make the _______ from one culture to another.

A. transaction        B. transition       C. transmission        D. transportation

9. Franklin’s ability to learn from observations and experience _______ greatly to his success in public life.

A. contributed        B. owned        C. attached        D. related

10. I am sorry for the _______ tone of your letter, but I feel sure that things are not so bad with you as you say.

A. apologetic        B. threatening       C. pessimistic        D. grateful

11. Tom’s university education gave him an advantage _______ boys who had not been to a college.

A. of        B. above        C. over        D. with

12. _______ in the leg made it impossible for him to walk home.

A. To be injured        B. Having injured       C. injured        D. Being injured

13. Travel by air saved time, _______ it became more popular with everyone from business people to tourists.

A. yet        B. so       C. as        D. while

14. We went up to the roof, _______ we had a good view of the procession.

A. of which        B. from where        C. before which        D. behind where

15. As for this weekend, let’s go dancing for a change, _______ ?

A. will you        B. won’t you         C. shall you        D. shan’t we

16. This writer is very productive .He is said _______ novels at the rate of about two a year in the past decade.

A. to write        B. to have written       C. to be written        D. to be writing

17. _______ to handle the heavy case without their help ,you could never have moved it .

A. If you tried        B. If you would try       C. Would you try        D. Had you tried

18. Since he and I both work in the same hospital, I can hardly avoid _______ him.

A. to meet        B. to have met         C. having met        D. meeting

19. His mind was so _______ by the disease that he could not remember what he had done.

A. effected        B. affected         C. impressed        D. acted

20. Spies may have a number of _______ names and papers.

A. artificial        B. synthetic        C. false        D. imitation

21. He _______ no mention of your request.

A. said        B. had       C. made        D. spoke

22. We are so busy we had to _______ going on hoilday for a month.

A. put out        B. put down       C. put away        D. put off

23. His account is correct, _______ some details are omitted.

A. except        B. apart from       C. besides        D. except that

24. You can’t be _______ careful when you drive a car.

A. very        B. so        C. too        D. enough

25. The man in the corner confessed to _______ a lie to the manager of the company.

A. have told        B. be told       C. being told        D. having told

26. I don’t think it advisable that Tom _______ to the job since he has no experience.

A. is assigned        B. will be cultivated       C. be assigned        D. have been assigned

27.Corn originated is the New world and thus was not known in Europe until Columbus found it _______ in China.

A. being cultivated        B. been cultivated       C. having cultivated        D. cultivating

28. It is essential that these application forms _______ back as early as possible.

A. must be sent        B. will be sent       C. are sent        D. be sent

29. _______ in this way, the situation doesn’t seem so disappointing.

A. To look at        B. Looking at       C. Looked at        D. To be looked at

30. This kind of glasses manufactured by experienced craftsmen _______ comfortably

A. is worn        B. wears       C. wearing        D. are worn

得分评卷人Ⅱ. Reading Comprehension(60 points)

Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A，B， C and D. You should decide on the best choice.Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

 Do parents owe their children anything? Yes, they owe them a great deal.

 One of their obligations is to give them a sense of personal worth, for selfesteem is the basis of good mental health. A youngster, who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly compared to brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins, will become so unsure, so afraid of failing, that he or she won’t try at all. Of course, they should be corrected when they do wrong; this is the way children learn. But the criticisms should be balanced with praise, preferably with a smile or a kiss. No child is ever too old to be hugged.

 Parents own their children firm guidance and consistent discipline. It is frightening for a youngster to feel that he is in charge of himself; it’s like being in a car without brakes. The parent who says “No” when other parents say “Yes” sends a double message. He is also saying “ I love you, and I am ready to risk your anger because I don’t want you to get into trouble”.

 Parents owe their children some religious training. The fact that so many strange worships are enjoying success is proof that children feel the need for something spiritual in their life.

 Parents owe their children a comfortable feeling about their body, and enough information about sex to balance the misinformation that they will surely receive from their friends.

 Parents owe their children privacy and respect for their personal belongings. This means not borrowing things without permission, not reading diaries and mail, not looking through purses, pockets and drawers. If a mother feels that she must read her daughter’s diary to know what is going on, the communication between them must be pretty bad.

 Parents owe their children a set of solid values around which to build their lives. This means teaching them to respect the rights and opinions of others; it means being respectful to elders, to teachers, and to the law. The best way to teach such values is by example. A child who is lied to will think that it is right to steal. A youngster who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have a difficult time laughing and loving.

 No child asks to be born. If you bring a life into the world, you owe the child something. And if you give him your beliefs, he’ll have something of value to pass along to your grandchildren.

31. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that a child _______ .

A. must develop himself in his own way

B. will be spoilt if he is given too many criticisms

C. will have less confidence if he has little selfesteem

D. should be always compared with his brothers or sisters in intelligence

32. The refusal by the parents as to something not wise for a child implies _______ .

A. his future hate to them        B. deep love for him

C. a risk for them         D. a warm hug

33. Which of the following is true?

A. Children also have religious needs.

B. Children should have no privacy to their parents.

C. It’s better that a child can be in charge of himself.

D. Parents should not hold their child in arms after he has grown up.

34. If parents lie to their child, he will probably _______ .

A. refuse the truth

B. rely on other people

C. lie to the people around

D. have a difficult time laughing and loving

35. This passage can be best entitled “ _______ ”.

A. Information about Children’s Needs of Parents

B. Duties for Parents to Their children

C. Mental Health for Children

D. How to Guide Children

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

 As we have seen, the focus of medical care in our society has been shifting from curing disease to preventing diseaseespecially in terms of changing our many unhealthy behaviors, such as poor eating habits, smoking, and failure to exercise. The line of thought involved in this shift can be pursued further. Imagine a person who is about the right weight , but does not eat very nutritious(有营养的) foods, who feels OK but exercises only occasionally, who goes to work every day, but is not an outstanding worker, who drinks a few beers at home most nights but does not drive while drunk , and who has no chest pains or abnormal blood counts, but sleeps a lot and often feels tired. This person is not ill. He may not even be at risk for any particular disease. But we can imagine that this person could be a lot healthier.

 The field of medicine has not traditionally distinguished between someone who is merely “ not ill” and someone who is in excellent health and pays attention to the body’s special needs. Both types have simply been called “well”. In recent years, however, some health specialists have begun to apply the terms “well” and “wellness” only to those who are actively striving to maintain and improve their health. People who are well are concerned with nutrition and exercise and they make a point of monitoring their body’s condition. Most important, perhaps, people who are well take active responsibility for all matters related to their health. Even people who have a physical disease or handicap (缺陷) may be “well,” in this new sense, if they make an effort to maintain the best possible health they can in the face of their physical limitations. “Wellness” may perhaps best be viewed not as a state that people can achieve, but as an ideal that people can strive for. People who are well are likely to be better able to resist disease and to fight disease when it strikes. And by focusing attention on healthy ways of living, the concept of wellness can have a beneficial impact on the ways in which people face the challenges of daily life.

36. Today medical care is placing more stress on _______ .

A. keeping people in a healthy physical condition

B. monitoring patients’ body functions

C. removing people’s bad living habits

D. ensuring people’s psychological wellbeing

37. In the first paragraph, people are reminded that _______ .

A. good health is more than not being ill

B. drinking, even if not to excess, could be harmful

C. regular health checks are essential to keeping fit

D. prevention is more difficult than cure

38. Traditionally, a person is considered “well” if he _______ .

A. does not have any unhealthy living habits

B. does not have any physical handicaps

C. is able to handle his daily routines

D. is free from any kind of disease

39. According to the author, the true meaning of “wellness” is for people _______ .

A. to best satisfy their body’s special needs

B. to strive to maintain the best possible health

C. to meet the strictest standards of bodily health

D. to keep a proper balance between work and leisure

40. According to what the author advocates, which of the following groups of people would be considered healthy?

A. People who have strong muscles as well as slim figures.

B. People who are not presently experiencing any symptoms of disease

C. People who try to be as possible, regardless of their limitations.

D. People who can recover from illness even without seeking medical care.

Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage：

 One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit one’s mistakes. It is extremely hard sometimes to say a simple thing like “I was wrong about that ” it is even harder to say “I was wrong, and you were right about that”.

 I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago. He told me he had been the manager of a certain grocery store in the neighborhood where I grew up, and he asked me if I remembered the egg cartons. Then he related an incident and I began to remember vaguely the incident he was describing.

 I was about eight years old at that time, and I had gone into the store with my mother to do the weekly grocery shopping. On that particular day, I must have found my way to the dairy food department where the incident took place.

 There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there was in impressive display of eggs in dozen and halfdozen cartons. The cartons were stacked three or four feet high. I must have stopped in front of a display to admire the stacks. Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery car and knocked off the stacks of cartons. For some reason, I decided it was up to me to put the display back together, so I went to work.

 The manager heard the noise and came rushing over to see what had happened. When he appeared, I was on my knees inspecting some of the cartons to see if any of the eggs were broken, but to him it looked as though I was the culprit. He severely reprimanded me and wanted me to pay for any broken eggs. I protested my innocence and tried to explain, but it did no good. Even though I quickly forgot all about the incident, apparently the manager did not.

41. How old was the author when he wrote this article?

A. About 8 years old. B. About 18 years old.

C. About 23 years old.D. About 15 years old.

42. Who was to blame for knocking off the stacks of cartons?

A. The author.B. The manager.

C. A woman.         D. The author’s mother.

43. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The woman who knocked off the stacks of cartons was seriously criticized by the manager.

B. The author was severely criticized by the manager.

C. A woman carelessly knocked off the stacks of cartons.

D. It was the author who put the display back.

44. Which of the following can serve as the best title of the passage?

A. It’s Harder to Admit One’s Mistake.

B. I Was Once the Culprit.

C. I Remember an Incident.

D. A Case of Mistaken Identity.

45. The tone of the article expresses the author’s _______ .

A. admiration for the manager’s willingness to admit mistakes

B. anger to the manager for his wrong accusation

C. indignation against the woman who knocked off the stacks of cartons

D. regret for the mistake he make in the store

Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage：

 In cities with rent control, the city government sets the maximum rent that a landlord can charge for an apartment. Supporters of rent control argue that it protects people who are living in apartments. Their rent cannot increase; therefore, they are not in danger of losing their homes. However, the critics say that after a long time, rent control may have negative effects. Landlords know that they cannot increase their profits. Therefore, they invest in other businesses where they can increase their profits. They do not invest in new buildings which would also be rentcontrolled. As a result, new apartments are not built. Many people who need apartments cannot find any. According to the critics, the end result of rent control is a shortage of apartments in the city.

 Some theorists argue that the minimum wage law can cause problems in the same way. The federal government sets the minimum that an employer must pay workers. The minimum helps people who generally look for unskilled, lowpaying jobs. However, if the minimum is high, employers may hire fewer workers. They will replace workers with machinery. The price, which is the wage that employers must pay, increases. Therefore, other things being equal, the number of workers that employers want decreases. Thus, critics claim, an increase in the minimum wage may cause unemployment. Some poor people may find themselves without jobs instead of with jobs at the minimum wage.

 Supporters of the minimum wage say that it helps people keep their dignity. Because of the law, workers cannot sell their services for less than the minimum. Furthermore, employers cannot force workers to accept jobs at unfair wages.

 Economic theory predicts the results of economic decisions such as decisions about farm production, rent control, and the minimum wage. The predictions may be correct only if “other things are equal”. Economists do not agree on some of the predictions. They also do not agree on the value of different decisions. Some economists support a particular decision while others criticize it. Economists do agree, however, that there are no simple answers to economic questions.

46. There is the possibility that setting maximum rent may________.

A. cause a shortage of apartments

B. worry those who rent apartments as homes

C. increase the profits of landlords

D. encourage landlords to invest in building apartment

47. We can safely say that rent control ________.

A. will always benefit those who rent apartments

B. is unnecessary

C. will bring negative effects in the long run

D. is necessary under all circumstances

48. The problem of unemployment will arise ________.

A. if the minimum wage is set too high

B. if the minimum wage is set too low

C. if the workers are unskilled

D. if the maximum wage is set

49. The passage tells us ________.

A. the relationship between supply and demand

B. the possible results of government controls

C. the necessity of government control

D. the urgency of getting rid of government controls

50. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The results of economic decisions can not always be predicted.

B. Minimum wage can not always protect employees.

C. Economic theory can predict the results of economic decisions if other factors are not changing.

D. Economic decisions should not be based on economic theory.

得分评卷人Ⅲ. Cloze(20 points)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A，B，C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. American Families

 In the past, American families ____51____ to be quite large. Parents ____52____ five or more children were common. Over the years, the ____53____ of the family has decreased. One reason for this is an increase in the ____54____ of living. ____55____ the average, children attend schools for more years than they used to, making them ____56____ dependent on their families longer. Moreover, children nowadays are better ____57____ , and have more money to spend on ____58____ .The parents usually take the responsibility ____59____ all the expenses. Meanwhile, families are less close than they used to be. More and more American mothers ____60____ away from home. The breakup of the family occurs when the parents ____61____ . A lot of children in the U.S. live part of their young lives with only one parent. Broken families usually result ____62____ problems for children and parents alike. Children blame themselves when their parents separate. They grow up feeling ____63____ as they are moved ____64____ between parents. Usually one parent is responsible for raising the children. These single parents must care for the children’s emotional and psychological ____65____ while also supporting them financially. This is very demanding and ____66____ very little time for the parent’s own personal ____67____ .Single parents often marry other single parents. In this type of family, unrelated children are ____68____ to develop brother or sister relationship. The situations of many American families today are not good. However, recent signs ____69____ that things are getting better. The divorce rate is ____70____ .The rate of childbirth is rising. Perhaps Americans have learned how important families are.

51. A. tendedB. wantedC. seemedD. extended

52. A. breeding       B. raising       C. feeding       D. bringing

53. A. amount       B. number       C. size       D. scale

54. A. level       B. standard       C. wage       D. cost

55. A. On       B. By       C. At       D. From

56. A. finally       B. financially       C. fashionably       D. faintly

57. A. worn       B. wearing       C. dressing       D. dressed

58. A. luxury       B. activity       C. playing       D. entertainment

59. A. at       B. to       C. on       D. for

60. A. are       B. run       C. work       D. separate

61. A. divorce       B. apart       C. divide       D. scatter

62. A. to       B. in       C. with       D. for

63. A. uncomfortable       B. uneasy       C. noisy       D. unsettled

64. A. back and fro       B. back and forth       C. to and forth       D. fro and to

65. A. needs       B. notions       C. motion       D. blows

66. A. gives       B. pays       C. shows       D. leaves

67. A. interest       B. interests       C. property       D. possession

68. A. oppressed       B. asked       C. forced       D. shown

69. A. express       B. refer       C. explain       D. indicate

70. A. declining       B. lower       C. weaker       D. smaller

得分评卷人Ⅳ. Translation(20 points)Section A:Translate the following sentences into English71. 我怎么能为他做的事负责呢？

72. 尽管他们偶尔有意见分歧，但仍相处得很好。

73. 约翰认为自己通过了考试，但事实并非如此。

74. 一个成熟的人是一个善于把失败变成成功的人。

75. 你是怎样设法说服这些学生修读快速阅读课的？

Section B: Translate the following passage into Chinese

76. First, China will encourage foreign entrepreneurs(企业家)to invest in China’s hightech, modern service, advanced manufacture, modern agriculture and environmental industries, and to participate in reform of China’s stateowned businesses. Second, China will attract more foreign advanced technology and management experiences, and take further measures to protect intellectual property right(知识产权).

得分评卷人V. Writing(20 points)

Directions: The Students’ Union of your department is planning an English Speaking Contest. Write an announcement which covers the following information.1. 比赛目的、时间、地点。

2. 参赛者的要求。

3. 裁判和奖励的细节。

 You should write about 120 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use Department of Business English at the end of the announcement.

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