2013春《大学英语4》综合复习资料
I. Reading Comprehension Passage 1
For ages, sailors have said that it is good luck to see dolphins swimming alongside boats. Their presence meant that land was near, which would be vital information if a boat and her crew were in danger. Some dolphins have even protected shipwrecked sailors from sharks. It is no wonder that these unique and fascinating creatures have long been known as our friends.
You may think dolphins are fish, but they are actually mammals. They are related to whales and porpoises, and they evolved around 10 million years ago. Dolphins breathe air, give birth to live young, and feed them milk. They are social animals, living together in groups ranging in size of up to 12.In places rich in food, many schools can combine together to form schools of up to 1,000 dolphins.
Dolphins are thought to be intelligent animals because of their playfulness, curiosity, and quick ability to learn. They seem to communicate with each other through a combination of squeaks, whistles, and clicks. While scientists don't know what they are going on about, it is thought that dolphins are telling each other that food is nearby, or warning each other of approaching danger. Dolphins use sonar to discover an object's size, shape, and location. By sending out a series of clicks and receiving the echo that bounces off the object, they can differentiate between a shark and a boat.
Unfortunately, dolphins have faced increasing danger in recent years. Fishermen in pursuit of profitable tuna may accidentally trap dolphins in their nets, killing them in the process. These intelligent mammals of the sea deserve our protection and respect.
1. Dolphins have been human's friends because of _______D_____.
A. sailors may know that the land is not far away B. some dolphins protect sailors from shark attacks C. sailors can communicate with them D. both A and B
2. Which of the following statement about dolphin is not true? A
A. Dolphins lay eggs under the sea.
B. Dolphins can communicate with each other by sending out sounds. C. Dolphins have abilities to learn.
D. Dolphins prefer to live in groups up to hundreds.
3. How do dolphins communicate with one another? D
A. Through radio waves.
B. By sending out gases.
C. By clapping their fins together. D. Through various noises.
4. According to the article, what makes a threat to dolphins? D
A. Whales.
B. Tuna.
C. Sailors.
D. Fishermen.
5. What is the main idea of the last paragraph? B
A. Fishermen accidentally trap dolphins.
B. We should take some actions to stop killing dolphins. C. Dolphins often live with tunas.
D. More and more dolphins are in danger in the recent years.
Passage 2
The city has always been an engine of intellectual life, from the 18th-century cafes of London, where citizens gathered to discuss chemistry and politics, to the Left Bank bars of modern Paris, where Picasso talked about modem art. Without the metropolis, we might not have had the great art of Shakespeare.
And yet, city life isn’t easy. Now scientists have begun to examine how the city affects the brain, and the results are depressing. Just being in an urban environment, they have found, impairs (损害) our basic mental processes. After spending a few minutes on a crowded city street, the brain is less able to hold things in memory, and suffers from reduced self-control. While it’s long been recognized that city life is exhausting, this new research suggests that cities actually dull our thinking, sometimes dramatically so.
One of the main forces at work is a complete lack of nature, which is surprisingly beneficial for the brain. Studies have demonstrated, for instance, that hospital patients recover more quickly when they can see trees from their windows, and that women living in public housing are better able to focus
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when their apartments overlook a lawn. Even these glimpses of nature improve brain performance, it seems, because they provide a mental break from the urban life.
This research arrives just as humans cross an important milestone (里程碑). For the first time in history, the majority of people live in cities. Instead of inhabiting wide-open spaces, we’re crowded into concrete jungles, surrounded by traffic and millions of strangers. In recent years, it’s become clear that such unnatural surroundings have important implications for our mental and physical health, and can powerfully alter how we think. 6. Which of the following is the main idea of this passage? B
A. The city inspires talented people.
B. The city hurts your brain.
D. The city seriously affects the natural balance.
C. The city has many pleasures and benefits.
7. The word ―metropolis‖ in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to___C____.
A. citizen
B. nature
C. city
D. stress
8. People have just come to realize that____D___.
A. human attention is a scarce resource B. city life can make people very tired C. the city is an engine of intellectual life
D. an urban environment is damaging to the brain
9. What is the factor mentioned in the third paragraph that helps the hospital patients recover more quickly? A A. Nature.
B. Better treatment.
C. Experienced doctors. D. Good medicine.
10. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? C A. Different aspects (方面) of an urban environment, such as the crowded streets, can lead to an increase in self-control. B. Small changes in urban design cannot reduce the negative side effects of city life. C. For the first time in history, the earth’s population is more urban than rural. D. A walk down a busy city street will improve brain performance. Passage 3
Your success in your studies will also depend upon your motivation（动机）. This need or desire to achieve a certain goal can make the difference between success and failure. Motivation can come from two sources: from inside of you or from outside of you. In the first case, motivation comes from your hopes and expectations, from your desire to do something or to be someone. Study purposes that result from personal inner desires are individual, and various. If you have not already done so, you should think carefully about what you hope to gain from your studies, and why. You should set a goal and direct all your study efforts toward reaching it. A goal of this kind is important because it will determine the direction and degree of your motivation for study.
Not everyone is highly motivated from within and no one is continuously motivated from within. Fortunately there is another source of motivation：from outside. In education the most obvious kind of outside motivation is grades. For many students, course grades are an immediate, short-range motivation for study. This is one of the reasons for examinations and grades, but they must not become a goal in themselves. Grades help to motivate you from day to day, but they are only small, artificial steps to your ultimate goal. It would be wrong to set grades as your only ambition.
A textbook like this cannot provide you with motivation；that must come from yourself. But as an encouragement, it is useful to know that good study habits depend upon good motivation. And good study habits are important because they help you get more done in less time. It is not a matter of how much you study；more important is how well you study. 11. Inside motivation comes from______D______.
A. your need and desire
B. your hopes and expectations
C. your desire to do something or to be someone 12. Study purposes_____A_______.
A. are different from person to person C. share some common points
D. both B and C
B. are personal inner desires D. should be carefully made
13. If you haven't set a goal in your studies,______C______.
A. you will most probably become a failure
B. you will never be a good student
C. you may lose direction and lack motivation D. you won't have good study habits
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14. According to the passage, why are examinations and grades necessary in education? B
A. Because they can make the difference between success and failure. B. Because they can motivate many students to study harder. C. Because they can check what you have gained from your studies. D. Because they are small, artificial steps to an ultimate goal.
15. If you want to be an efficient learner, you must_____D_______.
A. have clear study purposes
B. be always motivated from both inside and outside C. set grades as your ambition D. have good study habits
Passage 4
Ask three people to look out the same window at a busy street corner and tell you what they see. Chances are that you will receive three different answers. Each person sees the same scene, but each perceives something different about it.
Perceiving goes on in our minds. Of the three people who look out the window, one may say that he sees a policeman giving a motorist a ticket. Another may say that he sees a rush-hour traffic jam at the intersection. The third may say that he sees a woman trying to cross the street with four children in tow. For perception is the mind’s interpretation of what the senses — in this case our eyes — tell us.
Many psychologists today are working to try to determine just how a person experiences or perceives the world around him. Using a scientific approach, these psychologists set up experiments in which they can control all of the factors. By measuring and charting the results of many experiments, they are trying to find out what makes different people perceive totally different things about the same scene. 16. What does the passage mainly tell us? B
A. Perceiving has nothing to do with seeing. C. Seeing is closely connected to perceiving.
B. Perceiving differs from seeing. D. Seeing has much to do with perceiving.
17. The phrase \
A. with four children following closely behind her
B. with four children tied to each other with a rope C. with four children dragging a rope held by her D. with four children dragged in a small cart
18. According to the passage, perceiving is an action _____C______.
A. that tells us information through our eyes C. that explains what our senses tell us
B. that gives us senses in the mind
D. that makes our mind different
19. The psychologists are trying to draw their conclusion____D_______.
A. by asking different people to tell how they perceive the same scene B. by using a scientific approach in setting up their experiments C. by determining how a person experiences the world around him D. by measuring and charting the results of many experiments
20. Which of the following statements is NOT true? C A. Different people may perceive the same scene in a different way. B. That a policeman gives a motorist a ticket means the motorist is fined.
C. No people share the same perception when they are asked to see the same scene. D. The psychologists can control all of the factors in their experiments.
Passage 5
To understand how Americans think about things, it is necessary to understand \：\\
The \Speakers and writers are supposed to \
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express.
People from many other cultures have different ideas about \rather than stating \might say to a friend, \than the one you have on.\ The Chinese and Japanese languages are characterized by vagueness and ambiguity（模糊）. The precision（精确）and directness Americans associate with \reasoning and expressing their ideas if they are going to communicate satisfactorily with Americans. 21. By “the point”,Americans mean_____B_______.
A. the idea or information in their mind C. what they think, write and speak
B. the most important idea or information D. what they wish to express
22. Compared with people from many other cultures, Americans are_____A_______.
A. direct and honest C. impolite and rude
B. clear and talkative D. traditional and silent
23. A typical American seems to be ___D___to a typical Japanese.
A. sensitive and rude
B. insensitive but not rude
C. sensitive instead of rude D. insensitive and even rude
24. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? D
A. You are expected to state your idea clearly when speaking to an American. B. Telling stories to express their ideas is a traditional way of Africans. C. Japanese often imply their disapproval with polite words.
D. Chinese and Japanese languages are hard to understand because they are not clear.
25. A conclusion can be made that_____C_______.
A. Americans and Africans cannot communicate satisfactorily B. Africans and Japanese cannot communicate satisfactorily
C. Misunderstanding may arise when Americans communicate with Chinese D. Chinese and Japanese will certainly get on well with each other
Passage 6
The only certainties I’ve found in life are death and change. One is an end, the other a beginning. Change is life. Without change there would be no growth, no understanding, no relating and no surprises. We are by nature changing beings. Still, we seem to fear and resist it more than any other aspect of life.
Healthy human beings welcome the opportunity to adapt to new experiences. In fact they are quite comfortable in a constant state of change. They know about the possibility of becoming someone new each moment. Only habit and indifference prevent the rest of us from having the same outlook.
When we don’t care, or submit ourselves to patterns and routines, we begin to stagnate. We are inclined to accept the comfortable illusion that life is a series of habits and conditioned responses. In reality this is a comfort more like a disease, which leads to a kind of intellectual and emotional death. We can allow ourselves and dynamic world to go to waste. Ellen Glasgow, an American novelist, said, “The only differences between a rut（车辙）and a grave are their dimensions.”
To accept new ideas and give up old values and habits is not always comfortable. It is often easier for us to deny that there may be more appropriate, more creative possibilities for our lives. We fail to understand that when we resist potentialities, life becomes at best a continual struggle; at worst, it passes us by and we are left alone and lonely.
26. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the first paragraph? C A. Change is as inevitable as death.
B. Some of us fear change because it leads to death. C. Change is characteristic of the life of human beings. D. Death is the inevitable result of change.
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27. Which of the following is NOT true? A
A. All human beings want to be healthy by adapting to new experiences. B. Some people do not welcome change as a result of habit and indifference. C. Constant change results in comfort for some people.
D. Healthy human beings are not subjected to habit and indifference, and keep on trying to become someone new. 28. According to the passage, ―The only differences between a rut and a grave are their dimensions‖ suggests that __A____. A. if we regard life as a series of habits and conditioned responses, our life actually ends B. some people die a kind of intellectual and emotional death C. death is inevitable
D. too much comfort often results in death
29. The word ―stagnate‖ in paragraph 3 means ___B___. A. stop working hard C. become weak
B. stop developing D. fall ill
30. The author’s main purpose in writing the last paragraph is ___C___. A. to tell us that if we resist change, we’ll suffer from loneliness in life
B. to show the reason why some people do not accept new ideas or give up old values and habits
C. to come to the conclusion that if we go against the law of change, it will be impossible for us to enjoy life D. to show that it is because of our desire to seek comfort that we tend to deny our lives
Passage 7
Many of us believe that a person’s mind becomes less active as he grows older. But this is not true, according to Dr. Lissy F. Jarvik, professor of psychiatry (精神病学) at the university of California, Los Angeles, and a board member of the New Center for Aging at the Veterans Hospital. She has studied the mental functioning of aging persons for several years. For example, one of her studies concern 136 pairs of identical twins, who were first examined when they were already 60 years old. As Dr. Jarvik continued the study of the twins into their 70s and 80s, their minds did not generally decline as was expected.
However, there was some decline in their psycho-motor speed. This means that it took them longer to complete mental tasks than it used to. But when speed was not a factor, they lost very little intellectual ability over the years. In general, Dr. Jarvik’s studies have shown that there is no decline in knowledge or reasoning ability. This is true not only into the 30s and 40s, but into the 60s and 70s as well.
As for learning new things, and ability to remember, studies by Dr. Jarvik and others show that the old are equal to the young. It is true that older people themselves often complain that their memory is not as good as it once was. However, much of what we call ―loss of memory‖ is not that at all. There usually was incomplete learning in the first place. For example, the older person perhaps had trouble hearing, or poor vision, or inattention, or was trying to learn the new thing at too fast a pace.
In the cases where the older person’s mind really seems to decay (衰退), it is not necessarily a sign of a decay due to old age. Often it is simply a sign of a depressed emotional state. This depression usually can be counteracted by counseling, a medical treatment with a psychologist, which fights depression. In American society, when an older person loses something, we tend to call him or her ―senile‖. But notice that when a younger person loses something, he does not blame it on senility or loss of memory. He finds some other excuse!
31. According to Dr. Jarvik’s studies, middle-aged and older persons should expect to ___D___.
A. remember less
B. reason better
C. learn fewer new things D. lose little ability to remember, reason or learn
32. A long term study of 136 pairs of twins showed that the only factor that declined over the years was _____B_____.
A. the reasoning ability
B. the psycho-motor speed
C. the decline in knowledge D. the loss of intellectual ability
33. Both younger and older persons should realize that _____D_______.
A. a sign of a decay due to old age is a natural law
B. mental decay due to aging is closely related to one’s health conditions C. a good emotional state can ensure a longer life
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D. mental decay due to aging is much less common than most of us believe 34. What is the probable meaning of ―counteract‖ from the context? B A. convinced
B. lessened
C. added
D. rewarded
35. Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage? A
A. People, either young or old, tend to view their mental decay incorrectly. B. With ageing, one’s emotional state is on the decline.
C. Old people are not well educated and are thus slow to pick up new things.
D. The decline of intellectual ability is usually accompanied by the drop in psycho-motor speed.
Passage 8
The only certainties I’ve found in life are death and change. One is an end, the other a beginning. Change is life. Without change there would be no growth, no understanding, no relating and no surprises. We are by nature changing beings. Still, we seem to fear and resist it more than any other aspect of life.
Healthy human beings welcome the opportunity to adapt to new experiences. In fact they are quite comfortable in a constant state of change. They know about the possibility of becoming someone new each moment. Only habit and indifference prevent the rest of us from having the same outlook.
When we don’t care, or submit ourselves to patterns and routines, we begin to stagnate. We are inclined to accept the comfortable illusion that life is a series of habits and conditioned responses. In reality this is a comfort more like a disease, which leads to a kind of intellectual and emotional death. We can allow ourselves and dynamic world to go to waste. Ellen Glasgow, an American novelist, said, “The only differences between a rut（车辙）and a grave are their dimensions.”
To accept new ideas and give up old values and habits is not always comfortable. It is often easier for us to deny that there may be more appropriate, more creative possibilities for our lives. We fail to understand that when we resist potentialities, life becomes at best a continual struggle; at worst, it passes us by and we are left alone and lonely.
36. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the first paragraph? C
A. Change is as inevitable as death.
B. Some of us fear change because it leads to death. C. Change is characteristic of the life of human beings. D. Death is the inevitable result of change.
37. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. All human beings want to be healthy by adapting to new experiences. A B. Some people do not welcome change as a result of habit and indifference. C. Constant change results in comfort for some people.
D. Healthy human beings are not subjected to habit and indifference, and keep on trying to become someone new.
38. According to the passage, ―The only differences between a rut and a grave are their dimensions‖ suggests that ___A___.
A. if we regard life as a series of habits and conditioned responses, our life actually ends B. some people die a kind of intellectual and emotional death C. death is inevitable
D. too much comfort often results in death
39. The word ―stagnate‖ in paragraph 3 means ___B___.
A. stop working hard C. become weak
B. stop developing D. fall ill
40. The author’s main purpose in writing the last paragraph is ___C___.
A. to tell us that if we resist change, we’ll suffer from loneliness in life
B. to show the reason why some people do not accept new ideas or give up old values and habits
C. to come to the conclusion that if we go against the law of change, it will be impossible for us to enjoy life D. to show that it is because of our desire to seek comfort that we tend to deny our lives
Passage 9
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The old familiar song, ―The Green, Green Grass of Home‖, used to bring a smile, but the current drought in Florida is turning so many green lawns into burned, brown fields ready for a fire to explode from a lightning strike or careless cigarette.
The situation is serious, but there are ways to solve the problem. According to Marshall McLuhan, a famous Canadian educator, ―Our age of anxiety is, in great part, the result of trying to do today’s job with yesterday’s tools ― with yesterday’s concepts.‖
Santa Barbara in California was faced with the same danger some years ago and the city officials called a meeting of the city engineers and water department to find new tools ― new concepts to save lawns.
The solution was gray water. The term gray water is given to the water we use when we wash our hands at the sink, take showers, wash clothes, etc. That water is going into the sewer (下水道) or septic tanks (化粪池) at an alarming rate.
The water can save lawns and trees without any harm. Santa Barbara developed an attachment that could be installed on the plumbing (管道设备) of the city homes for as little as $50 that would permit this valuable water to save lawns and landscaping from drying up without risk to the citizens. The city water department in Santa Barbara arranged to install the units and bill homeowners the small cost added to their low monthly payments until it was paid out.
The only gray water that is a threat is the water used in the washing machine and even that is safe to use on the lawn if you’re careful about what kind of soap you use.
41. The writer mentions the old song ―The Green, Green Grass of Home‖ at the beginning of the passage in order to ___D___.
A. remind people of the good old days B. create a kind of holiday atmosphere
C. make people aware of the harmfulness of smoking
D. set off by contrast the seriousness of the present draught in Florida
42. To solve many of our problems we are faced with today, the writer suggests that we ___B___.
A. make full use of yesterday’s tools
B. rely on new concepts to handle today’s problems C. invent new tools and apply them in our work D. combine yesterday’s concepts with new ones 43. Gray water refers to __C____.
A. water that is gray in color B. water that exists in nature
C. water that usually flows out of our homes after being used D. water that we usually use to irrigate our gardens
44. The people in Santa Barbara could have gray-water units installed on the plumbing of their homes ___D___.
A. for free
B. For $50, which should be paid before the installation C. for less than $50
D. for $50, which would be paid on a monthly basis 45. This passage was probably written ___A___.
A. to suggest the installation of gray-water units in Florida B. to describe the seriousness of drought in Florida C. to call for a new concepts of doing our jobs in general D. to give a clear definition of the term ―gray water‖ II. Vocabulary and Structure
1. The teacher’s lecture on American history was three hours long, and Mary felt very __B___. A. upset
B. bored
C. disturbed
D. neglected
2. Fever is a ______D______of many illnesses.
A. sick
B. sickness
C. symptom
D. disease
3. Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, __A___obtaining water is not the least.
A. of which
B. for what
C. as
D. whose
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4. We must do well ______B______the boss assigns us to do.
A. that
B. whatever
C. whichever
D. those
5. Her mind was so ___D__ by the disease that she could not remember what she had done. A. acted
B. influenced
C. effected
D. affected
6. Cattle ____A_____to graze on the village common.
A. are allowed
B. is allowed
C. allows
D. allow
7. She saw him coming but she ______D______him.
A. neglected
B. looked down
C. looked around
D. ignored
8. If we had known that she had planned to go abroad today, we __B___ at the airport. A. will see her off C. would see her off
B. would have seen her off
D. must have seen her off
9. Mary is the only one of the team members ____A___to be transferred.
A. who is going
B. who are going
C. who have been going D. who has been going
10. The question _____D____finally, we went home.
A. to be settled
B. settling
C. having settled
D. settled
11. To some extent, unemployment as well as taxes______A______ votes.
A. influences
B. influence
C. have influenced
D. has influences
12. The village ____C___my mother grew up in is not far from the city.
A. what
B. where
C. which
D. wherever
13. Every boy and girl ___A__ not to swim in the lake, for it is polluted. A. has been warned B. have been warned
C. has warned
D. have warned
14. She heard a terrible noise, ___C__ brought her heart into her mouth. A. it
B. this
C. which
D. that
15. Liu Fang studies much better than __B_____student in his class.
A. any
B. any other
C. the other
D. other
16. If we __B___ early tomorrow morning, we will reach the coast before dark.
A. take off
B. set off
C. set up
D. take up
17. It __A__ that the jewels had been stolen by a traveler.
A. turned out
B. turned up
C. turned on
D. turned over
18. So many people ___A___ the meeting had to be put off. A. being absent
B. to be absent
C. were absent D. had been absent
19. Sixty per cent of television viewers chose her as their __D___ actress. A. fortunate
B. preferred C. preferable
D. favourite
20. A good teacher must know how to ____A____ his ideas.
A. convey
B. display
C. consult
D. Confront
21. Please give Jim the schedule for tomorrow’s conference when he C back. He is to chair the conference.
A. will come
B. come
C. comes
D. came
22. We often advise him not to drink more C is good for his health. A. as
B. that
C. than
D. but
23. Tom’s father, as well as his mother, __D___ in New York for a few days more. A. asks he would stay
B. asks he stays
C. ask he to stay D. asks him to stay
24. A lot of people mistake John for Bill because they ___D__ each other in appearance too much!
A. weave
B. utilize
C. reveal
D. resemble
25. I don’t care ____B____ or not she will apologize to me.
A. if
B. whether
C. what
D. which
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26. He has such ____A____ that he is quick at learning anything.
A. a good brain
B. a good intention C. good judgment D. good imagination
27. The old couple decided to D a boy and a girl though they had three of their own. A. adapt
B. bring
C. receive
D. adopt
28. ____D____ he often forgot their wedding anniversary greatly annoyed his wife.
A. All
B. What
C. Which
D. That
29. The relationship between employers and employees has been studied D . A. originally B. extremely
C. violently
D. intensively
30. You’ve got to be on top ___B__ to do well in a competition like that.
A. condition
B. form
C. shape
D. Training
31. __C___ the rain we would have had a nice holiday. A. But that
B. Despite
C. But for
D. In spite of
32. The firemen are still D the small fires started by the plane crash. A. taking off B. setting aside
C. getting along with D. putting out
33. I suppose you couldn’t let me borrow your car this evening, __C___? A. couldn’t I B. don’t I
C. could you
D. will you
34. A club is a place to make frequent ____D____ with friends.
A. accounts
B. attempts
C. contents
D. contacts
35. Her mind was so ___D_____ by the disease that she could not remember what she had done.
A. acted
B. influenced
C. effected
D. affected
36. Her children ____B____far away from her, the old lady feels lonely sometimes.
A. to live
B. living
C. lived
D. having lived
37. I suppose you couldn’t let me borrow your car this evening, ___C____?
A. couldn’t I
B. don’t I
C. could you
D. will you
38. Diana felt very much upset at ___B__ to the party as she had longed to go for a long time.
A. having not been invited C. not to be invited
B. not having been invited D. to be not invited
39. All the kids are crying now. What __D___ makes them so unhappy?
A. it is
B. is it
C. it is that
D. is it that
40. _____B_______the door than somebody started knocking on it.
A. I had closed no sooner C. I had no sooner closed
B. No sooner had I closed D. No sooner I close
41. ____D__, she went back to her room.
A. There was no cause for alarm C. Being no cause for alarm
B. Without having cause for alarm
D. There being no cause for alarm
42. Nowadays a large number of people buy ___D_____ Christmas trees instead of real ones.
A. false
B. fake
C. genuine
D. artificial
43. Not only are cars involved in most of the traffic accidents, but they also ___A___ to the pollution of the air.
A. contribute
B. promote
C. refer
D. adjust
44. Best friends are sometimes ___B____ of each other, but they would never be hurtful or spiteful.
A. particular
B. critical
C. strict
D. special
45. Once you know your pattern, you can ___C___ advantage of chronobiology (时间生物学) techniques to improve your health and productivity.
A. get
B. use
C. take
D. make
46. Except on official ___C___ such as formal reception, American society has a certain amount of informality.
A. cases
B. situations
C. occasions
D. conditions
47. My watch doesn’t keep good time. I have to _____A____ it again.
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A. adjust B. adapt C. adopt D. alter
48. Electrical energy can be _______C______ into light and heat.
A. transferred
B. transmitted
C. transformed
D. transported
49. When __B___ why he was late, he just kept silent.
A. asking
B. asked
C. to be asked
D. been asked
50. He failed in getting the position because he didn’t ____D____ enough importance to the details in the job interview.
A. attend
B. apply
C. approach
D. attach
51. A man escaped from the prison last night. It was a long time __A___ the guards discovered what had happened.
A. before
B. until
C. since
D. when
52. ___C__ is known to the world, Mark Twain is a great American writer.
A. That
B. Which
C. As
D. It
53. This summit talk in San Francisco will have a major ____D____ on the world peace.
A. impression
B. perspective
C. aspiration
D. impact
54. Best friends are sometimes ___B____ of each other, but they would never be hurtful or spiteful.
A. particular
B. critical
C. strict
D. special
55. From the highest commander down to the rank, these men eat and dress ____B____.
A. likely
B. alike
C. same
D. like
56. Opportunities are always ___C___ so long as one uses his mind.
A. possible
B. considerable
C. available
D. preferable
57. This rubbish is a fire hazard and must ___B___ right away.
A. cope with
B. be disposed of
C. be handled with
D. deprive of
58. She didn’t accept the offer; she turned it __B____.
A. off
B. out
C. down
D. up
59. There is no denying that those who ___D___ crimes will be punished sooner or later.
A. consent
B. perform
C. behave
D. commit
60. Very few experts ___D____ with completely new answers to the world’s economic problems.
A. come to
III. Cloze Test Passage 1
Conversation begins almost the moment we come into contact with another and continues throughout the day with the aid of cell phones and computers. However, we are so often absorbed in conversation that we 1 sight of its true purpose and value.
One important aspect of a good conversation is that the words are properly used to express thoughts and feelings. We are 2 deep thoughts and strong emotions, yet our vocabularies are not enough for this expression, and many make little effort to expand that. Perhaps you see a movie that touches you deeply, yet you have the following conversation: “So, what did you think of the film?” “Oh, my God, it was so sad, I swear. I went through 3 a box of tissues(面巾纸). I was in tears.”This dialogue is 4 an effective way of expressing feelings. It gives no fact of how or why the movie truly 5 you. Such commonly-used phrases are certainly not enough to describe a deeply moving experience. However, not only 6 try to avoid overused words, you must also be careful in your selection. The purpose of expanding vocabulary is not to use the biggest or most impressive words, but to find those best suited.
What is lacking in many conversations is the ability to talk to another rather than just talking with that person. A 7 person will find that even in the most ordinary conversations. There are a thousand questions 8 to be asked if you have courage and a desire for exchange. Good conversations should not be 9 nonsense, but of a meeting of two sharing the human condition. It should bring a better understanding of others and offer a release of emotions more than drive away 10 thoughts or kill time. 1. A. lose B. have 2. A. lack of
C. win
D. miss
D. full of
B. come round
C. come on
D. come up
B. short of C. fond of
3. A. using up B. to use 4. A. partly
C. used up D. using off
C. hardly
D. truly
B. actually
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5. A. infected B. infects 6. A. you will
C. affects D. affected
D. will you
B. must you C. you must
7. A. careless B. efficient 8. A. waiting B. wait 9. A. make up for 10. A. clever
Passage 2
C. thoughtful D. able C. waited
D. waits
D. made up for
B. made up of B. pleasant
C. make up of
C. unpleasant D. happy
Recently, one of my best friends, whom I've shared just about everything with since the first day of kindergarten, spent the weekend with me. Since I moved to a new town several years ago, we’ve both always 11 the few times a year when we can see each other.
Over the 12, we spent hours and hours, staying up late into the night, talking about the people she was 13 around with. She started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, about how she experimented with 14 and was into other 15 behavior. I was blown away! She told me how she had been 16 to her parents about where she was going and even sneaking out to see this guy because they didn't want her 17 him. No matter how hard I tried to tell her that she 18 better, she didn't believe me. Her self-respect seemed to have disappeared.
I tried to 19 her that she was ruining her future and heading for big trouble. I felt like I was getting 20 . I just couldn't believe that she really thought it was acceptable to hang with a bunch of losers, especially her boyfriend. 11. A. worried about 12. A. weekend 13. A. working 14. A. books
B. looked forward to B. months
C. paid attention to D. think of C. years
D. days
B. falling in love B. girls
C. hanging
D. keeping in touch
D. drugs
C. friends
15. A. self-destructive 16. A. explaining 17. A. on
B. self-respecting B. reasoning B. beside
C. self-confident C. declaring C. around C. had C. force
D. self-defensive D. lying D. to
D. got D. warn
18. A. did 19. A. told
B. deserved B. convince B. everywhere
20. A. somewhere Passage 3
C. nowhere D. anywhere
By the time I finished high school, my interest in animals had grown, and I enrolled at a university to study biology. I learned soon enough that studying animals at this level was not in the animals’ best 21. I remember one midterm exam in 22 each student was handed a large, freshly-killed frog and instructed to dissect (解剖)and mark a set of body parts. I looked at the 23 frog in front of me and was saddened that her life was 24 away for such a slight reason.
A year later, in the same lab 25 I dissected the frog, I performed a small act of animal liberation. We were experimenting on fruit flies, and it was time to record the distribution of characteristics in their next generation. Flies were 26 in small plastic bottles. Counting the number of flies with white or red eyes required first exposing them to ether (乙醚) 27 they could not move. The flies were then spread onto a piece of white paper 28 and counted. When the data collection was complete, the flies had no further use, and our instructions were to put them into a small glass dish of oil at the center of each desk, which was to be their final resting place.
Once my little pile of flies had been counted, I pushed them off the edge of the paper. As we recorded our data, I kept one eye on them. Within minutes the pile was humming (嗡嗡叫) as tiny legs and wings beat their way out of the ether fog. I was extremely excited as they 29 flight. That was my first step in refusing to conduct scientific research that treated nonhuman life in a(n) 30 way. 21. A. duties 22. A. what 23. A. alive 24. A. made 25. A. that 26. A. solved 27. A. while
B. interests B. that B. dead B. brought B. which B. soaked B. because
C. rates D. hobbies C. where D. which C. living D. wounded C. taken
D. passed
D. where
C. what
C. recovered C. in case
D. kept D. so that 11
28. A. being examined B. to be examined C. being operated 29. A. stood 30. A. kind
IV. Translation
B. took
D. to be operated
D. rode D. effective
C. sent C. cruel
B. generous
Directions: In this part there are 5 English sentences for you to translate into Chinese. Please write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 1. 这家公司的任务是向周围的住户供应煤气。The task of this company is to supply the homes around with gas. 2. 她盯着我看，好像我是个完全陌生的人。She stared at me as though I were a complete stranger.
3. 锻炼、新鲜空气和好的食物是保持健康必不可少的。Exercise, fresh air and good food are essential to the preservation of health. 4. 几百年来，妇女一直在针对不公平的待遇而进行抗争。For centuries, women have been striving against unfair treatment. 5. 要是没有他们的帮助，你就不能这么快完成这些任务。Without their help, you would not be able to fulfill the tasks so quickly. 6. 学习英语不只是来上课和记笔记。Learning English is more than attending the classes and taking notes.
7. 孩子们只有在长大了之后，才能明白父母的辛苦。Only after the children grew up could they understand their parents' hard working. 8. 这就是这种药物对健康存在的潜在的危险。These are the potential risks to health associated with the drug.
9. 除了趣味与运动之外，游泳还是一项很有用的技能。Aside from being fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful skill.
10. 现在，许多发展战略都把农业和农村的发展放在优先地位。Many development strategies now give priority to agricultural and rural development 11. 他们既不追名也不逐利。They seek neither fame nor fortune.
12. 我们若不能增加货物的销售量，就必须大幅度降低产量。If we don’t sell more goods, we’ll have to cut back on production. 13. 我们希望讨论后有人能提出更好的计划。We hope that somebody can come up with a better plan after the discussion.
14. 这些问题已严重影响到我们的健康和幸福，也影响到整个环境。These problems have serious effects on our health and well-being as well as the whole environment.
15. 如果你对买的东西不满意，我们非常乐意退给你钱。If you are not satisfied with your purchase, we will be more than happy to refund your money.
V. Writing
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic given below. You should write at least 100 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below. 1. Use of Free Time
（1）随着工作时间的缩短，空余时间越来越多了
（2）如何利用空余时间 （3）利用空余时间的益处 答案：一
Use of Free Time
Some people may be so busy that they never have a spare moment, but it would be hard to find such people in contemporary times. Working hours are shorter and vacations longer, and there are more and more ways to spend the weekends. Aside from eating and sleeping, what do people do during the many hours when they are not at work or at school?
Use of free time often discloses much about one＇s tastes, values, interests and personality. What may be one man＇s leisure, however, might be another man＇s work. In leisure hours, some may turn to the humanities: literature, magic, art and here we might also mention movies and television. Others participate in sports, politics, voluntary work or hobbies at home. Still others like parties, travelling, or just loafing.
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Obviously, the use of free time is a good means of relaxation, but its benefits go beyond this. All things people do in leisure hours enable them to gratify their wishes. This can contribute to intellectual growth and promote social activities as well.
So the good use of free time will make life rich, colorful and rewarding.
答案：二
With the working hours becoming shorter and shorter and holidays becoming longer and longer, how to spend the leisure time has become a hot topic.
The use of free time often discloses much about one＇s tastes, values, interests and personality. Some may take to the humanities: literature, magic, art, and they might be interested in movies and television. Others participate in sports, politics, voluntary work or hobbies at home. Still others like parties, traveling, .or just loafing.
Obviously, the use of free time is a good means of relaxation, but its benefits go beyond this. All things people do in leisure hours enable them to gratify their wishes. This can contribute to intellectual growth and promote social activities as well.
So the good use of free time will make life rich, colorful and rewarding.
2. Private Tutoring
（1）现在许多家长给孩子找家教的原因。 （2）家教的好处 （3）然而，我认为……
答案一
In order to study the tutors are with child, is good for knowledge, In order to follow up the knowledge. Not to let the child has a \help children find tutoring, but it's better for children of school teacher or the teacher teaches his subjects, they understand your child's gaps.
All the advantages and disadvantages, the key is to see how you handle that outweigh the costs!
Good is the education, the tutor is one, the teacher can further understanding of children, can be more planned for teaching. To improve a child weak link. This can improve the children's learning.
Some children are bad, because a tutor, what all depend on tutor. Some children tutor to don't know learning, slightly not to ask the question, no tutors the ability! Under a tutor for you. Do not represent the center of individual opinion for reference only!.
Due to the teaching in a one-on-one tutoring many children than class focus easily, so the effect is very good, especially maths, English, physics, chemistry, of course.
Tutor teacher in some aspects of general have very rich experience, such as the math teacher is obtained by the national mathematics competitions have graduated from the
famous Chinese winners or their learning method is also very easy to accept that children.
I think the key point: please tutor is not too good grades, some students establish confidence of learning, Please to do well at his tutor can cultivate competitive consciousness, top-notch and let your children learning better first determination. If your child learn well, a child's potential than usual, then you must ask a very good teacher (not necessarily in school teachers), such as the first name of tsinghua university, the world first chop graduated from Cambridge university - the teacher for your child to establish a person's example, the children are very important.
Now a lot of primary school students in our here please, they have been tutoring in class is a top, but through tutoring many textbooks, please study besides English, most of the content, graduated from elementary school students often is already didn't speak English, let teachers are very pretty.
答案二
Should family education be banned? Answers to this question vary greatly. Some people are in favor of the idea of family education. They always say that, if their child can get additional teaching, their child can run front of their classmates. And they also say that there are many homework of their child out of their knowledge. So they have to get tutor to teach them.
But other people consider it very harmful. The family education will spend the students’ sparetime, since the burden of our students’ study has already heavy; the students will no time to rest or exercise, which would affect the students’ health. In addition, the tuition of the tutor are high, some family can not afford.
There is some truth in both arguments, but I think the disadvantage of family education outweigh its advantages. Therefore a strict law should be issued to ban the family education. Without the family education, can’t the students come up with better ways to study?
3. Is it good for college students to have part-time jobs? （1）大学生可以勤工助学 （2）但打工也会带来问题
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（3）我的观点 答案一
学生该不该勤工俭学
whether students who study inside the campus can get a part-time job or not is a topic which is being discussed .some students say yes to it because they think it can help them understand their parents' hardship while some don't agree with it, saying it's a waste of time for study.
in my opinion, a student can get a part-time job on condition that it doesn't have a side effect on his normal study in the daytime. as a matter of fact, the good effects that a part-time job brings to a student should be more than the side ones because taking a part-time job can bring students more chances to get in touch with society.
what's more, it also makes students experience the hardship of making money. however, students who get a part-time job should control the time for part-time job as well as pay attention to their safety when they go to work. besides, they should spend their income from the part-time job reasonably.
答案二
Study under a Work? study Program
Nowadays more and more college students are taking part?ime jobs as they have more time at their disposal. Some are eager to gain experience and improve their practical skills. Others want to earn some money and relieve the financial burden on their families.
But every coin has two sides. On the one hand, part?ime jobs do much good for us. We can develop our skills and improve our material life as well. On the other hand, we may not be able to put our heart into study in the “gold rush”. Worse still, those who fail to resist the temptation from society will take a wrong road, and even end up in prison.
In conclusion, the outcome of study under a work?tudy program depends on how we handle it. We should allot plenty of time to our study, keeping in mind that study should have priority over anything else for us college students, and money is not our purpose but a means to provide us with comfort.
4. Craze for Civil Service Examinations
（1）现在有越来越多的大学毕业生报考公务员 （2）引起此现象的原因 （3）你的看法
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答案一
More Candidates for Civil Servant
Nowadays many college graduates apply for civil servant positions. It is true that the positions are ideal in terms of incomes, employment security and respect of others. However, the ever increasing number of applicants doesn’t necessarily mean a good thing. The fever for civil servant has brought some side effects. The side effects are listed as follows:
Firstly, many students apply for the positions for wrong reasons. Some of them apply just because their friends do it or because their parents want them. Some, instead of aiming at serve the people, have the intention of enjoying the interests and power brought by their future position. Secondly, too many candidates compete for limited positions. Take such hot positions as those in the judicial branch of government for example, it is estimated that one matriculate is selected out of 200 candidates. More worse, with the flow of most talents to such positions, those positions that are important for social welfare but inferior in personal welfare are left uninterested. This should arouse our deep concern.
For my part, college students should be cautious when deciding whether to apply for the positions. On the one hand, they should not follow others blindly. On the other hand, there are plenty of ways of employment and self-employment, so why crowd on one bus? In a word, the fever should be cooled down.
答案二
Craze for Civil Service Examinations
Every year hundreds of thousands of people in China take civil service exams conducted at various levels in the hope of becoming government employees. Among them, college graduates are a fast-growing force that can’t be ignored. The craze for being a civil servant is not limited to liberal arts majors, as it’s also gaining popularity among science and engineering students.
In the final analysis, this growing trend among the youngsters is mainly attributable to two factors – ambitions and comforts. On the one hand, many ambitious college graduates view these exams as a springboard to a higher social status, greater power and prestige, on which many of their other wishes rest. On the other, as being a civil servant generally means a stable income, enviable healthcare and pension programmes, as well as other comforts of life, it’s quite an appealing career option to many people, especially in this age of sluggish world economy.
Personally, the desire to be a government official is beyond reproach, as the nation and the people do need an injection of new blood into the civil service sectors. The fresh-faced college graduates, armed with lofty ideals, new vision, and strong drive, are undoubtedly among the best candidates.
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