|
34. There is a of impatience in the tone of his voice.
A) dot C) notion
B) hint D) phrase
35. Deserts and high mountains have always been a to the movement of people from place to place.
A) jam C) fence
B) barrier D) prevention
36. Joe is not good at sports, but when it mathematics, he is the best in the class.
A) comes up to C) comes to
B) comes around to D) comes on to
37. Please dictionaries when you are not sure of word spelling or meaning.
A) search C) inquire
B) seek D) consult
38. Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has
the quality of the programs.
A) affected C) lessened
B) effected D) declined
39. She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power .
A) drop C) failure
B) lack D) absence
40. For more than 20 years, we've been supporting educational programs that from kindergartens to colleges.
A) spread C) move
B) shift D) range
41. I was so in today's history lesson. I didn’t understand a thing.
A) confused C) amused
B) neglected D) amazed
42. I must congratulate you the excellent design of the new bridge.
A) with C) on
B) at D) of
43. Now that spring is here, you can these fur coats till you need them again next winter.
A) put over C) put down
B) put off D) put away
44. I went along thinking of nothing only looking at things around me.
A) in brief C) in harmony
B) in doubt D) in particular
45. In order to make things convenient for the people, the department is planning to set up some shops in the residential area.
A) flowing C) drifting
B) mobile D) Unstable
46. The lecture which lasted about three hours was so that the audience couldn't help yawning.
A) tedious C) bored
B) clumsy D) tired
47. It you to at least 50% off the regular price of either frames or lenses when you buy both.
A) credits C) presents
B) entitles D) tips
48. When carbon is added to iron in proper the result is steel.
A) rates C) proportions
B) densities D) thicknesses
49. There is a fully health center on the ground floor of the main office building.
A) equipped C) provided
B) projected D) installed
50. Nancy is only a sort of of her husband's opinion and has no ideas of her own.
A) shadow C) reproduction
B) sample D) echo
51. Mr. Smith says: "The media are very good at sensing a mood and then it."
A) exaggerating C) widening
B) overtaking D) enlarging
52. The at the military academy is so rigid that students can hardly bear it.
A) confinement C) discipline
B) convention D) principle
53. Doctors warned against chewing tobacco as a for smoking.
A) succession C) revival
B) substitute D) relief
54. It was the first time that such a had to be taken at a British nuclear power station.
A) presentation C) prediction
B) preparation D) precaution
55. The board of the company has decided to its operations to include all aspects of the clothing business.
A) multiply C) lengthen
B) stretch D) expand
56. The test results are beyond ; they have been repeated in labs all over the world.
A) conflict C) bargain
B) dispute D) negotiation
57. The group of technicians are engaged in a study which all aspects of urban planning.
A) embraces C) inserts
B) performs D) grips
58. that he wasn't happy with the arrangements, I tried to book a different hotel.
A) Puzzling C) Perceiving
B) Penetrating D) Preserving
59. His business, was very successful, but it was at the of his family life.
A) exhaustion C) credit
B) consumption D) expense
60. At yesterday's party, Elizabeth's boyfriend amused us by Charlie Chaplin.
A) modeling C) following
B) imitating D) copying
Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Historians tend to tell the same joke when they are describing history education in America. It's the one 61 the teacher standing in the schoolroom door 62 goodbye to students for the summer and calling 63 them, "By the way, we won World War II."
The problem with the joke, of course, is that it's 64 funny. The recent surveys on 65
illiteracy (无知) are beginning to numb(令人震惊): nearly one third of American 17-year-olds
cannot even 66 which countries the United States 67 against in that war. One third have no 68 when the Declaration of Independence was 69 . One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly 70 the Civil War between 1850 and 1900. 71 when they get the answers right, some are 72 guessing.
Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be 73 connected to loss of international 74 . But it does affect our future 75 a democratic nation and as individuals.
The 76 news is that there is growing agreement 77 what is wrong with the 78
of history and what needs to be 79 to fix it. The steps are tentative (尝试性的) 80 yet
to be felt in most classrooms.
61. A) in B) by C) for D) about
62. A) waving B) nodding C) shaking D)speaking
63. A) in B) up C) after D) for
64. A) not B) too C) so D) rarely
65. A) political B) cultural C) educational D) historical
66. A) convey B) identify C) acknowledge D) distinguish
67. A) struck B) attacked C) fought D) defeated
68. A) doubt B) idea C) reason D) sense
69. A) signed B) edited C) marked D) printed
70. A) get B) judge C) place D) lock
71. A) Thus B) So C) Though D) Even
72. A)just B) ever C) still D) hardly
73. A) shortly B) directly C) exclusively D) practically
74. A) community B) commitment C) comprehension D)competitiveness
75. A) with B) for C) as D) of
76. A) good B) fine C) surprising D) nice
77. A)of B) to C) on D) with
78. A) coaching B) teaching C) consulting D) instructing
79. A) dealt B) done C) met D) reached
80. A) and B) or C) as D) therefore
Part V Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled A Brief Introduction to a Tourist Attraction. You should write at least 120 words according to the following guidelines:
Your role: a tour guide
Your audience: a group of foreign tourists
Your introduction should include:
● some welcoming words
● the schedule for the day
● a description of the place the tourists will be visiting
(e.g. a scenic spot or a historical site, etc.)
A brief introduction to a tourist attraction
| 
