PartⅡReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Whiletravelingabroad,Mr.JacksonFrankranshortofmoney.Sohewrotetohisbrother,askingfor$500.“Sendthemoneybytelegram,”hewrote,“totheFisherBa
nkinP...”AfteraweekhebegancallingattheFisherBank.Heshowedhispassport.“Nothinghascomeforyou,”hewastold.ThiswentonfortwoweeksandMr.Frankgotveryworried.Hesentatelegramtohisbrother,askingwherethemoneywas.Therewasnoreply,andnomoneyarrivedforhim.
InthefourthweekMr.Frankwasarrestedforfailingtopayhishotelbill.Hispassportwastakenfromhim.Hetriedtoexplaintheproblem,butnoonebelievedhim.Hewassenttoprisonforsixdays.
Whenhecameout,hewentimmediatelytotheFisherbank.Theclerkhespoketowasanewman.“Haveyoureceived$500forme”heask,“MynameisJacksonFrank.”Theclerkcheckedhisbooks.“Yes,Jackson,it’shere.Itcamebytelegram.——letmesee——oh,morethantwomonthsago.Wewonderedwhereyouwere.”HeshowedMr.Franktheorder.
Theorderread:“PayMr.FrankJacksonthesumof$500...”
“ButmynameisJacksonFrank,notFrankJackson.”
“Oh,that’sallright,sir.Itwasinourbooksundertheletter‘J’,butit’syourmoney.”Theclerklaughed,“Ahumanmistake,sir!We’reallhumanbeings,aren’tweAndsoweallmakemistakes.AfamilynamelikeFranksoundsstrangetome.”MrFrankwassilent.Hereallywantedtohitsomebody.Atlasthesaid,“Ahumanmistake——isthatwhatyoucallitIthinksomehumansneedkicking.”
21.Jacksondidn’tjustgotohisbrotherandgetsomemoneybecause____.A)hewasafraidtoseehisbrotherB)hewasinprisonandwasnotallowedtogoanywhereC)hewastravelinginaforeigncountryandwasfarfromhisbrotherD)heknewthathisbrotherhadnomoney
22.Aweekafterhehadwrittentohisbrother,Jacksonbegan____.A)telephoningthebankB)visitingthebankC)shoutingattheclerksofthebankD)explaininghisproblemtotheclerksofthebank
23.Jacksonwasarrestedandsenttoprisonbecause____.A)hisbrotherhadn’tsenthimanymoneyandhecouldn’tpayhishotelbillB)hehadspentalmostallhismoneyandcouldn’tpayhishotelbillC)hehadlostallhismoneyandcouldn’tpayhishotelbillD)hisbrotherhadn’tsenthimasmuchmoneyasheaskedforandhecouldn’tpayhishotelbill
24.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue____.A)ThemoneydidnotreachtheFisherBank.B)Themoneyreachedthewrongbank.C)Themoneyreachedthebankafterhewasarrested.D)Themoneyreachedthebankbeforehewasarrested.
25.Theclerksputhisnameunderthewrongletter____.A)throughcarelessness.B)becausetheywerehumanbeingsC)becausehehadastrangenameD)bypronouncinghisnameincorrectly
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
TomostAfricans,tribalismsimplymeansverystrongloyaltytoone’sethnicgroup.Itisaforcethatcanbebothgoodandbad.Bydefinitiontribalismmeanssharingamongmembersoftheextendedfamily.Itmakessurethatapersonistakencareofbyhisowngroup.Togiveajobtoafellowtribesmanisnotwrong;itisanobligation.Similarly,forapoliticianormilitaryleaderitisconsideredgood
commonsensetochoosehisclosestadviserfrompeopleofhisowntribe.Thisensuressecurity,continuity,authority.Triballoyaltymaymeanaquickpromotion—fromsergeanttocaptain,fromclerktomanager—withinaveryshorttime.
ModernAfricanpoliticianspubliclyspeakoutagainsttribaldivisions.Yetitremainsperhapsthemostpowerfulforceinday-to-dayAfricanlife.Asevidenceoftribalism,in1977inKenya,presidentJomoKenyatta’stribecontrolledbusinessandpolitics.Eightofthe21cabinetposts,includingthemostimportantfourwerefilledbyKikuyus.InUgandainthesameyear,thepresident’ssmallKakwatribefilledalmostallthehighestgovernmentandmilitarypositions!InAgola,Ethiopia,andNigeria,thefightinginthepasttenyearscanbepartlyexplainedbydisagreementsamongtribes.
26.WhatisthedefinitionoftribalismA)Sharingamongmembersoftheextendedfamily.B)Givingajobtoafellowtribesman.C)Aforcethatcanbebothgoodandbad.D)Peoplehavethesamereligiousbelief.
27.Oneexampleofhowatribetakescareofitsownpeopleis____.A)“aforcethatcanbebothgoodandbad”B)“verystrongloyaltytoone’sethnicgroup”C)“triballoyaltymaymeanaquickpromotion”D)itisimportanttobeloyaltoone’sowntribalgroup
28.Inparagraph2,“themostimportantfour”refersto____.A)militarypositionB)businessC)cabinetpostsD)Kikuyus
29.Howmanyexamplesarethere“asevidenceoftribalism”A)Four.B)Two.C)One.D)Three.
30.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrongA)ModernAfricanpoliticiansapproveoftribaldivisions.B)Apersonisusuallytakencareofbyhisowntribe.C)Africansconsideritanobligationtogiveajobtoafellowtribesman.D)Tribalismisstillapowerfulforceinday-to-dayAfricanlife.
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Noonelovesthemosquito.
Butunfortunatelythemosquitomaydecidethatshelovesyou.SheYes,she.DidyouknowthatonlythefemalemosquitobitesWell,it’strue.Andit’snotbecausesheisunfriendly;sheneedsbloodtoreproduce.ButwhyWhydidnaturebothertocreatemosquitoesJusttoannoyusProbablythatwasn’tthemainreason.Malemosquitoesliveonthenectarofflowers,andsomescientistsbelievethattheypollinatetheflowersastheyflyfromonetotheother.Ofcourse,mosquitoeshavetoreproduce,andunfortunatelythat’swhereyouandIcomein.Likeitornot,mosquitoesareheretostay.Ouch!(Slap!)Onejustbitme!
31.Inparagraph1,“noonelovesthemosquito,”onerefersto____.A)femalemosquitoB)mosquitoC)somewhereD)person
32.Whyis“she”writteninitalicsA)Becauseitisashortquestion.B)Foremphasis.C)Fornospecialreason.D)Foralarming.
33.Paragraph2says“unfortunatelythat’swhereyouandIcomein.”WhyisitunfortunateA)Becausemosquitoeswillbiteustogetsomeblood.B)Becausemosquitoeshavetoreproduce.C)Becausemosquitoesareheretostay.D)Becausemosquitoesareunfriendly.
34.Accordingtoparagraph2,“Ouch!(Slap!)”whathappenedA)Amosquitodroppedintothewriter’scup.B)Amosquitoslappedthewriterandflewaway.C)Amosquitoflewawayandthewriterhithimself.D)Amosquitobitthewriter,andthewriterhither.
35.“Likeitornot,mosquitoesareheretostay.”Likeitornotcanbeexplainedas____.A)itdoesn’tmatterifwegetbittenbymosquitoesB)itdoesn’tmatterwhetherwelikethesituationornotC)itdoesn’tmatterwhethermosquitoeslikethestuationornotD)itdoesn’tmatterwhetherfemaleormalemosquitoesbiteus
Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
WhenanewmovementinArtattainsacertainvogue,itisadvisabletofindoutwhatitsadvocatesareaimingat,for,howeverfar-fetchedandunreasonabletheircontentsmayseemtoday,itispossiblethatinyearstocometheymayberegardedasnormal.WithregardtoFuturistpoetry,however,thecaseisratherdifficult,forwhateverFuturistpoetrymaybe—evenadmittingthatthetheoryonwhichitisbasedmayberight—itcanhardlybeclassedasLiterature.
This,inbrief,iswhattheFuturistsaysforacentury,pastconditionsoflifehavebeencontinuallyspeedingup,tillnowweliveinaworldofnoiseandviolenceandspeed.Consequently,ourfeelings,thoughtsandemotionshaveundergoneacorrespondingchange.Thisspeedingupoflife,saystheFuturist,requiresanewformofexpressions.Wemustspeedupourliteraturetoo,ifwewanttointerpretmodernstress.Wemustpouroutacataractofessentialwords,unhamperedbystops,orqualifyingadjectives,orfiniteverbs.Insteadofdescribingsoundswemustmakeupwordsthatimitatethem;wemustusemanysizesoftypeanddifferentcoloredinksonthesamepage,andshortenorlengthenwordsatwill.
Certainlytheirdescriptionsofbattlesarevividlychaotic.ButitisalittledisconcertingtoreadintheexplanatorynotesthatacertainlinedescribesafightbetweenaTurkishandaBulgarianofficeronabridgeoffwhichtheybothfallintotheriver——andthentofindthatthelineconsistsofthenoiseoftheirfallingaretheweightsoftheofficers.“Pluff!Pulff!Ahundredandeightyfivekilograms.”
This,thoughitfulfillsthelawsandrequirementsofFuturistpoetrycanhardlybeclassedasLiterature.Allthesame,nothinkingmancanrefusetoaccepttheirfirstpropositionthatagreatchangeinouremotionallifecallsforachangeofexpression.Thewholequestionisreallythis:howweessentiallychanged
36.Themainideaofthisselectionsisbestexpressedas____.A)ThePastversusthefutureB)ChangesinmodernLifeC)MeritsoftheFuturistmovementD)AnevaluationofFuturistpoetry
37.Whennovelideasappear,itisdesirable,accordingtothewriter,to____.A)discovertheaimsoftheiradherentsB)ignorethemC)followthefashionD)regardthemasnormal
38.TheFuturistsclaimthatwemust____.A)increasetheproductionofliteratureB)looktothefutureC)developnewliteraryformsD)avoidunusualwords
39.ThewriterbelievesthatFuturistpoetryis____.A)tooemotionalB)toonewintypetobeacceptableC)notliteratureasheknowsitD)essentialtobasicchangeinthenaturemankind
40.ThefuturistpoetusesallthefollowingdevicesEXCEPT____.A)imitativewordsB)qualifyingadjectivesC)differentcoloredinksD)astreamofessentialwords
PartⅢVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)
Directions:
Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
41.Itistimeyou___.A)willgetupB)gotupC)togetupD)getup
42.Youwillhaveto____itifyoursongetsill.A)answerforB)answertoC)responseforD)responseto
43.____thesemeasures,allthesheepandcatspassedthewintersafely.A)AsforB)OwingtoC)BecauseD)Since
44.Thesoundofatruckstoppingisheard____thestreet.A)fromacrossB)overC)acrossD)through
45.Thisclothfeels____.A)prettilysmoothB)prettysmoothlyC)prettilysmoothlyD)prettysmooth
46.Ifthey____hard,theywouldn’tbedoingsowell.A)didn’ttrainB)haven’tbeentrainingC)hadn’tbeentrainingD)hadn’tbeentrained
47.Thenews____China’swomen’svolleyballteamhadwontheworldchampionshiptitlesoonspreadalloverthecountry.A)whichB)whenC)thatD)/
48.Please____whenyouhavetime.I’msolonelynowadays.A)callatB)dropinC)calloutD)dropout
49.Toprotectthechildren____,thegovernmentdecidedtosendthemawaytoasafeplaceimmediately.A)kidnappedB)frombeingkidnappedC)tobekidnappedD)beingkidnapped
50.Ihaveabitofaheadache.Idon’t____today.A)feelgoodB)feelcomfortableC)feeleasyD)feelmyself
51.Theforeignguests____behereat3o’clockthisafternoon.A)areexpectingtoB)expecttoC)areexpectedtoD)willbeexpectedto
52.____togetsuchawarmwelcome.A)NotdidweexpectB)LittledidweexpectC)AlittledidweexpectD)Hardlyweexpected
53.What____areyoutalkingaboutA)onearthB)ontheearthC)inearthD)intheearth
54.Wedon’thavethetimetodoit____.A)orweareabletoB)neitherareweabletoC)norareweabletoD)whileweareableto
55.Prof.Lihasbeeninvitedtoaconference____inParisnextmonth.A)heldB)beingheldC)tobeheldD)holding
56.Theexplanationisnotatall____.Wedemandanapology.A)satisfactoryB)satisfiedC)satisfyingD)satisfaction
57.She____toherfeetandwalkedintothekitchennumbly.A)jumpedB)cameC)climbedD)struggled
58.Thecowslookedathim,____.A)asleepandsurprisingB)sleepyandsurprisedC)asleepandbeingsurprisedD)sleepyandbeingsurprising
59.AfriendofminestudyingatColumbiaUniversitytoldmethathehadhisapartment____twicewithinthelasttwomonths.A)brokenoutB)brokenthroughC)brokeninD)brokenaway
60.Ifthefirehadnot____,itwouldhave____aterribledisaster.A)goneaway...resultedfromB)diedout...resultedinC)goneout...resultedinD)diedaway...resultedto
61.Hewascaughtintheactof____.A)settingthewarehouseonfireB)puttingthewarehouseonfireC)settingthewarehousetofireD)droppingfireonthewarehouse
62.Noonehaslivedtherefornearlytwothousandyears—notsincethesummeroftheyearA.D79,____.A)tobeaccurateB)beingaccurateC)beingexactD)tobeexact
63.Hedoesnotmind____athome.A)tobeleftB)leftC)toleaveD)beingleft
64.Theshopis____byagroupofyoungpeople.A)operatedB)runC)handledD)dealtwith
65.Thekidscreameditout____hislungs.A)fromthetopofB)ontopofC)atthetopofD)fromtopof
66.Dickens’writing____theexperienceofhischildhood.A)thankstoB)distributesmuchtoC)owesmuchtoD)contributesmuchto
67.____todependuponherhusband,shedecidedtofindajob.A)WishnotB)HavingwishednottoC)NotwishingD)Beingnotwishingto
68.Thedoctor____Chinesemedicine.A)suggestedmetotryB)suggestedmetryingC)suggestedforD)suggestedto
69.Whentheymet,words____them.Theyjustwept.A)betrayedB)lostC)defeatedD)failed
70.Willyouplease____thatnobodytouchesthewetpaintA)seetoitB)besureC)checkitD)bringforward
PartⅣCloze(15minutes)
Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Inhisyouth,KnuteAxelbrodwantedtolearnmanylanguages,toknoweverythingabouthumanhistory,to___71___wisebyreadinggreatbooks.WhenhefirstcamefromEurope___72___thestateofNorthDakota,heworkedinamillallday___73___studiedallevening.ThenhemetLenaWesseliusand___74___herattheageofeighteen.Afterthattherewasafarmtopayfor,andtherewerechildrento___75___.FormanyyearsAxelbrodhadnotimetostudy.
Finallyhehadafarm___76___wasfreefromdebt,withgoodsoilandplentyofanimals.But___77___thenhewassixty-threeyearsoldandready(itseemed)todie.Hiswifewas___78___.Hissonshadgrown___79___andgoneaway.Hisworkwasdone.Hewas___80___andalone.
Axelbrod’sdaughterand___81___beggedhimtolivewiththem,buthe___82___.“No,”hesaid,“Youmustlearntobe___83___.Youwillcomeandlivehere___84___myfarm,and___85___willpaymefourhundreddollarsayear___86___theuseofit,___87___Iwillnotliveherewithyou.Iwillwatchyoufrommyhill.”
Hebuilthimselfasmallhouseonthehill,___88___hecookedhis___89___,madehisbed,andreadmanybooksfromthepubliclibrary.Hebegantofeelthathewas___90___freethaneverbeforeinhislife.
71.A)beB)growC)becomeD)turn
72.A)inB)toC)forD)at
73.A)whileB)andC)whereasD)but
74.A)marriedB)marriedwithC)marriedtoD)gotmarried
75.A)bringB)rearC)raiseD)feed
76.A)itB)andC)heD)that
77.A)forB)byC)atD)from
78.A)diedB)deathC)deadD)deadly
79.A)overB)onC)upD)tall
80.A)freeB)unneededC)unemployedD)busy
81.A)daughterinlawB)husbandC)motherD)soninlaw
82.A)refusedB)saidnothingC)kepsilentD)agreed
83.A)independentB)dependentC)independenceD)dependence
84.A)overB)onC)inD)at
85.A)youB)someoneC)perhapsD)maybe
86.A)inB)toC)forD)by
87.A)ButB)SoC)ThereforeD)Then
88.A)whenB)whereC)whatD)that
89.A)breakfastB)supperC)mealsD)dinner
90.A)moreB)muchC)alotD)far
PartⅤWriting(30minutes)
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionabout“WhatWouldHappenIfThereWereNoPowerinthreeparagraphs.Youaregiventhefirstsentenceorpartofthefirstsentenceofeachparagraph.Yourcompositionshouldbenolessthan120words.Remembertowriteyourcompositionneatly.
1.Eversinceearlythelastcentury,electricityhasbecomeanessentialpartofourmodernlife.2.Iftherewerenoelectricpower,________________3.Therefore,__________________
答案部分
PartⅡ
PartⅤ写作指导
这是一篇给出了各段首句的议论文,要求对每句——即各段的主题句进行适当展开论述。议论文通常由论点,论据,结论构成。本文已给出了三个分论点,要求考生分别展开,并使三段话形成统一的整体。
第一段主题句意思是:从上个世纪初以来,电已成为现代生活不可或缺的一个组成部分。以下各句紧扣不可或缺的作用,选举了工农业生产,日常生活等方面的典型例子来论证;并以一句总结,重申该观点。
第二段首句“假如没有电的话”,本段可视为第一段的一个反面论证,举例时应尽量避免和第一段重复
第三段首句是:因此。本段自然会谈到节约能源问题,此处可联系现实生活中世界上一些国家出现的能源危机来论述。
WritingSample
Eversinceearlythelastcentury,electricityhasbecomeanessentialpartofourmodernlife.Ourindustrialandagriculturalproductiondependsonittorunvariouskindsofmachines.Themodernwondercomputersworkonelectricitytoo.Itprovideslight,heatandpowerforus.IfwewanttowatchTVorfilmsortolistentotheradioswealsoneedit.Nobodycandenythatthedevelopmentofourcivilizationdependsonelectricity.Iftherewerenoelectricpower,ourmodernworldwouldbeintrouble.Foronethingallthewheelswouldstopbecausethemotorsthatpowerthemachineswouldfail.Foranother,many,ifnotall,ofourindustrieswouldceaseproduction.Alltheworldtransportsystem,inaddition,wouldbefeltontheworld’scommunicationsystems.Thusourmodernworldwouldbeimpossiblewithoutelectricity.Therefore,weshouldmakebetteruseofelectricpower.Ontheotherhand,weshouldeducatepeopletoeconomizeusingelectricityandnottowastetheenergyresourceswithnothoughtforthefuture.Atthesametimewemustdoourbesttoexploitmoreelectricresourcestomeettherequirementsofthehumanbeingsandtoavoidenergycrisisinthefuture.