Part I Use of English (20 points)
Directions: In this part there are 10 incomplete dialogues. For each dialogue there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the dialogue. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1. --- Hello, may I talk to the headmaster now?
--- __________ .
A. Sorry, he is busy at the moment B. No, you can’t
C. Sorry, you can’t D. I don’t know
2. --- Do you think I could borrow your dictionary?
--- __________ .
A. Yes, you may borrow B. Yes, go on
C. Yes, help yourself D. It doesn’t matter
3. --- Is that Mr Robert Lee?
--- __________ .
A. Yes, Lee speaking B. Hello, what do you want
C. Sorry, speaking D. I don’t know
4. --- Excuse me, sir. Where is Dr. Brown’s office?
--- __________ .
A. You can’t ask me
B. Pardon? I have no idea
C. Please don’t say so
D. Sorry I don’t know, but you can ask the man over there
5. --- Mary, your dress is really beautiful. How is John?
--- __________ .
Thank you very much
No, no, John is not bad
Thank you. He is fine
Don’t say that. It’s ugly. John is good
6. --- What can I do for you, madam?
--- __________ .
A. I want a kilo of apples B. You can go your own way
C. Thanks D. Excuse me. I’m busy
7. --- I’d like to take you to the coffee house on the corner.
--- __________ .
A. Thank you. You shouldn’t’ do that B. Thanks, I’d like to go with you
C. No, you can’t say so D. No, no, You can’t do that
8. --- Do you mind telling me where you’re from?
--- __________ .
A. Certainly. I’m from London B. Sure. I was born in London
C. Not really, you can do it D. Certainly not. I’m from London
9. --- May I see the menu, please?
--- __________ .
A. That is the menu, sir B. Yes, please go on
C. Here you are, sir D. Of course, sir
10. --- I was worried about chemistry, but Mr Brown gave me an A!
--- __________ .
Don’t worry about it
Congratulations! That’s a difficult course
Mr Brown is very good
Good luck to you!
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (40 points)
Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four 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.
Passage 1
There are stories about two U.S. presidents, Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren, which attempt to explain the American English term OK. We don’t know if either story is true, but they are both interesting.
The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education. In fact, he had difficulty reading and writing. When important papers came to Jackson, he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said. If he approved of a paper, he would write “all correct” on it. The problem was that he didn’t know how spell, so what he really wrote was “ol korekt”. After a while, he shortened that term to “OK”.
The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born, Kinderhook, New York. Van Buren’s friends organized a club to help him become President. They called the club the Old Kinderhook Club, and anyone who supported Van Buren was called “OK”.
11. The author_______________.
A. believes both of the stories
B. doesn’t believe a word of the stories
C. is not sure whether the stories are true
D. is telling the stories just for fun
12. According to the passage, President Jackson________________.
A. couldn’t draw up any documents at all
B. didn’t like to read important papers by himself
C. often had his assistants sign documents for him
D. wasn’t good at reading or spelling
13. According to the first story, the term “OK”________________.
A. was approved of by President Jackson
B. was the title of some official documents
C. was first used by President Jackson
D. was an old way to spell “all correct”
14. According to the second story, the term “OK”______________.
A. was the short way to say “Old Kinderhook Club”
B. meant the place where President Van Buren was born
C. was the name of Van Buren’s club
D. was used to call Van Buren’s supporters in the election
15. According to the second story, the term “OK” was first used____________.
A. by Van Buren
B. in a presidential election
C. to organize the Old Kinderhook Club
D. by the members of the “Old Kinderhook Club”
Passage 2
Although the United States covers so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs, its people are by now almost entirely an urban society. Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and forestry(林业), and most of the rest live in or around towns, small and large. Here the traditional picture is changing: every small town may still be very like other small towns, and the typical small town may represent a widely accepted view of the country, but most Americans do not live in small towns any more. Half the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan areas (large cities with their suburbs) of more than a million people each — a larger proportion than in Germany or England, let alone France. The statistics (统计) of urban and rural population should be treated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as rural travel by car to work in a nearby town each day. As the rush to live out of town continues, rural areas within reach of towns are gradually filled with houses, so that it is hard to say at what moment a piece of country becomes a suburb. But more and more the typical American lives in a metropolitan rather than a small town environment.
16. If now America has 250 million people, how many of them are engaged in agriculture and forestry ____________
A. About 25 million. B. More than 25 million.
C. Less than 25 million. D. Less than 225 million.
17. Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas _____________
A. United States. B. Germany. C. France. D. England.
18. What’s the meaning of the word “metropolitan” in the middle of the passage _________
A. Of a large city with its suburbs. B. Of small and large towns.
C. Of urban areas. D. Of rural areas.
19. According to the passage, what can we learn about small towns in the United States _________
A. Most small towns become gradually crowded.
B. Small towns are still similar to each other.
C. As the traditional picture is changing, towns are different.
D. Small towns are turning into large cities.
20. Why is it hard to say when a piece of country becomes a suburb __________
A. Because they are the same.
B. Because the rush takes place too quickly.
C. Because the process is gradual.
D. Because more and more Americans live in metropolitan areas.
Passage 3
If we were asked exactly what we were doing a year ago, we should probably have to say that we could not remember. But if we had kept a book and had written in it an account of what we did each day, we should be able to give an answer to the question.
It is the same in history. Many things have been forgotten because we do not have any written account of them. Sometimes men did keep a record of the most important happenings in their country, but often it was destroyed by fire or in a war. Sometimes there was never any written record at all because the people of that time and place did not know how to write. For example, we know a good deal about the people who lived in China 4,000 years ago, because they could write and leave written records for those who lived after them. But we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago in central Africa, because they had not learned to write.
Sometimes, of course, even if the people cannot write, thy may know something of the past. They have heard about it from older people, and often songs and dances and stories have been made about the most important happenings, and these have been sung and acted and told for many generations. For most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the past. This we may call’ remembered history’. Some of it has mow been written down. It is not so exact or so valuable to us as written history is, because words are much more easily changed when used again and again in speech than when copied in writing. But where there are no written records, such spoken stories are often very helpful.
21. Which of the following ideas is not suggested in the passage ______
A. “Remembered history”, compared with written history, is less reliable.
B. Written records of the past play the most important role in our learning of the human history.
C. A written account of our daily activities helps us to be able to answer many questions.
D. Where there are no written records, there is no history.
22. We know very little about the central Africa 200 years ago because _______ .
A. there was nothing worth being written down at that time
B. the people there ignored the importance of keeping a record
C. the written records were perhaps destroyed by a fire
D. the people there did not know how to write
23. “Remembered history” refers to ___________ .
A. history based on a person’s imagination
B. stories of important happenings passed down from mouth to mouth
C. songs and dances about the most important events
D. both B and C
24. “Remembered history” is regarded as valuable only when __________ .
A. it is written down B. no written account is available
C. it proves to be true D. people are interested in it
25. The passage suggests that we could have learned much more about our past than we do now if the ancient people had ___________ .
A. kept a written record of every past event
B. not burnt their written records in wars
C. told exact stories of the most important happenings
made more songs and dances
Passage 4
‘Mum, can we go to McDonald’s, please?’ Some people might ask, ‘Where would we be today if we did not have fast food?’ and ‘Where would parents take their children out to eat?’
It has been reported that approximately 30% of meals consumed by families in the USA are eaten at one of the big chains like Burger King and Taco Bell, though probably none is more famous than McDonald’s. The distinctive ‘golden arch’ can now be seen in most major cities in the world. In 2002, McDonald’s had approximately 25,000 restaurants in over 120 countries and served 29 million people a day.
Apparently, the secret of their success is a marketing strategy of ‘think global, act local’. McDonald’s learnt that if they adapted their ‘Mac’ meals to different cultures, it was more successful than having a standardised set of products that taste the same everywhere. So now, around 80% of McDonald’s restaurants are franchised to local people who serve food with a ‘local’ flavour. For example, in Hong Kong, food called ‘Shake Shake Fries’ and ‘Red Bean Sunday’ can be found on the menu, while in Switzerland, ‘Vegi Macs’ are served.
However, fast food is not popular with everyone. It is often called ‘junk’ food because it is said to be unhealthy and full of fat. Furthermore, many people claim that fast food chains produce enormous amounts of waste, while millions of people in developing countries go hungry. At the same time, more and more people no longer cook fresh food at home. ‘Convenience’ food is just too convenient! It is so easy for people with busy working lives to call into their local branch of Marks and Spencer, or some other supermarket chain, to buy ready-made meals on their way home from work. It is even easier to buy a ‘take-away’ from a local restaurant or pick up the phone and order a pizza to be delivered to your home.
26. The ‘golden arch’ in the second paragraph refers to ______________.
A) Burger King B) Taco Bell C) McDonald’s D) all the fast food restaurants
27. According to the passage, McDonald’s is successful mainly because __________________.
It has a standardized set of products all over the world
It is not ‘junk’ food
Its’ food is convenient
It adapted its meals to different cultures.
28. In the passage, which of the following terms has/ have the same meaning with fast food.
A) ‘junk’ food B) ‘convenience’ food C) ‘take-away’ D) all of the above
29. Fast food is often called ‘junk food’ because _____________.
some people think it is unhealthy and full of fat
fast food chains produce enormous amounts of waste
it is no longer fresh food
D) Both A and B.
30. The main idea of this passage is ____________.
fast food today
the successful secret of McDonald’s.
why fast food is thought as ‘junk’ food
different opinions toward fast food
Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure(25 points)
Section A
Directions: In this section there are 15 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and 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.
31. Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy __________ for her examination.
A. to prepare B. to be prepared
C. preparing D. being prepared
32. The computer doesn’t work well, so something _________ wrong.
A. can have gone B. should have gone
C. must have gone D. ought to have gone
33. Although Mary is satisfied with her success, she wonders __________ will happen to he private life.
A. how B. who C. what D. that
34. The concert usually takes place at the People’s Square, with the audience __________on the ground.
A. seating B. seated C. be seating D. to seat
35. If the whole program __________ beforehand, a great deal of time and money would have been lost.
A. was not planned B. were not planned
C. would not be planned D. had not been planned
36. Isn’t it about the time you __________ to do morning exercises?
A. began B. begin C. should begin D. have begun
37. I am very grateful to you for what you’ve given me and __________ you have done for me.
A. which B. that C. all what D. all that
38. It was not until she had arrived home __________ remembered her appointment with the doctor.
A. when she B. that she C. and she D. she
39. Determined to __________ as if everything were normal, he responded with a kind of indifference.
A. carry on B. account for C. bring up D. get through
40. He __________ to arrange a loan through a finance company.
A. tried B. succeeded C. managed D. endeavored
41. Jack is good, kind, hard working and intelligent. __________, I can’t speak too highly of him.
A. As a result B. In a word C. By the way D. On the contrary
42. I __________ going to the doctor, but I wish I hadn’t.
A. pick out B. make out C. give off D. put off
43. Young children often can’t __________ between TV programs and commercials.
A. separate B. distinguish C. compare D. contrast
44. The morning paper __________ a story about demonstrations in New York and Washington D.C.
A. carried B. extended C. brought D. took
45. And what we got to __________ is a disgrace.
A. come up with B. catch up with C. put up with D. keep up with
Section B
Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are r choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE answer that best completes the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line though the center.
You will find that college classes are very different from high school classes. You will have more work and responsibilities without being pushed as much. ____46____ , you will have more freedom – freedom to choose what to study, when to study, or ____47___ to study. You will need to exercise maximum self – imposed (志愿的) , and you have only yourself to ____48____. The decisions you make ____49___ your study habits will be a ____50____ factor in your success, or lack of success in college.
____51____ , you will discover that your instructors ____52____ the ones you have had previously. They will expect you to ____53___ more ____53____ in your study habits and time management. Remember that much of your learning takes place outside the classroom. Your instructor will give you additional help outside of class if there is evidence that you are putting maximum effort into the course.
____54___ your abilities and skill mastery, you will need to manage your time effectively in order to succeed in college. A schedule ____55___ efficient use of time will enable you to include both work and play. When you get a job, you will soon discover that you do not work only when you wish and as you wish. (221 words)
46. A. On the other hand B. ON the on hand
C. Nevertheless D. Therefore
47. A. if B. whether C. why D. who
48. A. turn to B. answer to C. respond to D. act as
49. A. of B. to C. towards D. concerning
50. A. determining B. demanding C. deciding D. depending
51. A. However B. Nevertheless C. In addition D. Except that
52. A. differ from B. are similar to C. differ in D. are alike
53. A. take … part B. throw … yourself
C. plunge … yourself D. take … initiative
54. A. In spite of B. Concerning
C. Regardless of D. On the condition of
55. A. related to B. carried on C. relied on D. based on
PartⅣ Writing (15 points)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write an E-mail to one of your former classmates. You should write at least 80 words, and base your E-mail on the Chinese outline below:
1.了解对方毕业后的情况.
2.你的近况.
3.邀请对方方便时来访.
