1、 120 150 PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION (30 marks) PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (45 marks) Section A (15 marks) Directions: For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. 21. Accustomed to climbing
2、trees, _. A. I had no difficulty reaching the top B. reaching the top was not hard to me at all C. the top was not difficult for me to reach D. to reach the top was not a problem 22. Tobacco taxes prevent people from taking up the habit as teens, _ is when nearly all smokers are addicted. A. that B.
3、 it C. what D. which 23. US forces will be out of the country by the time Obama _ office in 2017. A. leaves B. will leave C. will have left D. is going to leave 24. The man , _ to have studied in US for 8 years, is coming to give us a lecture next Monday. A. saying B to say C. says D. said 25. Do yo
4、u know _they are getting on well with their study? A. whether B. how C. what D. when 26. What about todays temperature? - Its the same as, if the weather report is exact as usual, _ of yesterday. A. one B. it C. that D. what 27.-When did you decide to be a doctor? -Lets see. I am twenty, and I _to b
5、e one since ten years ago. A. have wanted B. wanted C. had been wanting D. was wanting 28. The violin will have to be carefully tuned before it _. A. can be played B. is being played C. should play D. plays 29. _ that the pilot couldnt fly through it. A. The storm was such severe B. So severe was th
6、e storm C. So was the severe storm D. Such was the storm severe 30. Most environmental problems exist because adequate measures for preventing them _in the past. A. not being taken B. didnt take C. were not taken D. havent taken 31. Just before they landed, the hostess suggested _ his passport ready
7、. A. Jack to have B. Jack had C. Jack have D. Jack would have 32. A study found that young men were more likely than young women _ depression given the same amount of media use. A. had developed B. developing C. to develop D. developed 33. This is not a good plant for your garden _ its seeds are poi
8、sonous. A. while B. so that C. in case D. in that 34. Knowing how to think clearly and to speak correctly_ one confidence. A. give B. gives C. has given D. is given 35. President Barack Obama announced plans for bringing Americas longest war to _ he called a responsible end. A. which B. what C. that
9、 D. where Section B (18 marks) Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Night after night, she came to tuck ( ) me in, even long after my childhood years. Following
10、 her longstanding 36 , shed lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead. I dont remember when it first started 37 me-her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did annoy me, for they felt work-worn and 38 against my young skin. Finally, one night, I shouted out at her, “Don
11、t do that anymore-your hands are too rough!“ She didnt say anything in reply. But never again did my mother 39 out my day with that familiar expression of her love. Time after time; with the passing years, my thoughts returned to that night. By then I missed my mothers 40 , missed her goodnight kiss
12、 on my forehead. Sometimes the incident 41 very close, sometimes far away. But always it lurked ( ), in the back of my mind. Well, the years have passed, and Im not a little girl anymore. Mom is in her mid-seventies, and those hands I once thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my
13、42 . Shes been our doctor, reaching into a medicine case for the treatment to 43 a young girls stomach or relieve the boys scraped ( ) knee. She cooks the best fried chicken in the world gets 44 out of blue jeans. Now, my own children am grown and gone. Mom no longer has Dad, and on 45 occasions, I
14、find myself drown next door to spend the night with her. So it was late on Thanksgiving Eve. As I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly 46 my face to brush the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so 47 , touched my brow. 36. A. thought B. track C. advice D. custom 37. A.
15、annoying B. disappointing C. delighting D. interesting 38. A. warm B. cold C. rough D. comfortable 39. A. let B. close C. make D. work 40. A. hands B. kiss C. face D. hair 41. A. tasted B. sounded C. looked D. seemed 42. A. husband B. family C. son D. daughter 43. A. wash B. overcome C. calm D. affe
16、ct 44. A. brands B. stripes C. colors D. stains 45. A. forgetful B. special C. good D. complex 46. A. came out B. came across C. ran across D. ran out 47. A. gently B. suddenly C. heavily D. deliberately Section C Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that fits the context. Du
17、ring my childhood many years ago a hero was pictured in my mind as the strong and the powerful such as a superman, but 48 time goes by and my knowledge grows wider, the definition of a hero changes 49 a superman to Jesus Christ. In my opinion, a hero should have a modest characteristic treat others
18、with love and have the ability to change the world. Heroes are also ordinary men 50 they do extraordinary things for others out of the vast love 51 they have in heroes heart. When God created the world, God gave everyone a lovely heart for a chance to become a hero. 52 people need to do is to spare
19、out the love to become heroes, but this world only has not so 53 heroes. Who doesnt like to give orders to other people? Who likes to be a servant treated like a dog? Everyone wants to get to a higher position. The employee wants to be a manager. The senator( ) wants to be the president. The higher
20、status will have 54 stronger power. No one will refuse to own the driver seat. So a hero must have the ability to be in the rank( ). The hero doesnt have to take the power but to get to a higher rank is one way to get ability of changing the world. If the hero can not change the world he is 55 a nor
21、mal man with a modest characteristic and kind love. Besides, a hero should be ready to help others. PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C a
22、nd D. choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage. A COOL INVENTIONS For light sleepers Millions of people have trouble falling asleep each night, which is why Light Sleeper was created. Developed in the United Kingdom, Light Sleepers makers say it can help a pers
23、on fall asleep and also help a person fall back to sleep after waking up in the middle of the night. Light Sleeper works by projecting ( ) a light onto the ceiling while the person is lying down. The idea is to watch the light, because the light moving in a circle has a relaxing effect. One of the a
24、dvantages of the product is that it wont disturb other people in the room. The product can be easily moved and will switch itself off after 30 minutes to save power. Stop the snoring ( ) Heres a new product designed to slow down the frequency and level of your snoring. The Snore Stopper has a sensit
25、ive instrument that will detect when youre snoring. Once it does that, it will send a very mild electronic signal to your wrist. This consequently changes your sleeping position to stop you from snoring. The Snore Stopper; wont cause any damage to your body. Get your true colors Photoshop features a
26、 pen that will copy the color settings of what you are monitoring onscreen to use as a color in your program. Now an off-line product allows you to pick a color when not using the computer software. The Color Picker is a concept pen. After placing the pen against an object, the user just presses the
27、 scan button. Color sensors ( ) inside the pen send information to a box, which then mixes red, green and blue to produce the desired ink color. Keep it fresh More high technology products are showing up in the kitchen. A new Bagel dome ( ) advertises that it will keep your baked goods fresher for l
28、onger periods of time. The product, which is able to remove air, works for bread rolls, cakes and other perishables. To use it, you just push a button at the top. 56. How can Light Sleeper help a person fall asleep? A. Its light makes people feel calm. B. It doesnt make any noise. C. It is fixed on
29、the ceiling. D. Its light moves fast. 57. What do we know about the Snore Stopper? A. It will cause slight damage to a persons body. B. It will wake a person up once he starts snoring. C. It can make sure a person doesnt snore all night. D. It can make a person snore less by changing his sleeping po
30、sition. 58. The Color Picker will probably be used while youre . A. using the computer B. drawing pictures C. collecting information D. designing a program 59. The underlined word “perishables“ in the last paragraph refers to foods which . A. are easy to keep B. go bad easily C. are rich in vitamins
31、 D. keep you thin 60. It can be learned from the passage that . A. the Color Picker is convenient to use B. Light Sleeper was designed by an American C. the Bagel dome mainly serves as decoration D. few people would like to try the Snore Stopper B American kids are taking more tests than ever before
32、, and theyre stressed out. Is help on the way? Just the sight of a test booklet makes some kids sweat. For others, it is a blank answer sheet. Then there are the dreaded words, “Take out your Number 2 pencil.“ All these fill 10-year-old Chelsea Logo with fear. “I start to tap my pencil on the desk,“
33、 says the fifth grader from Toluca Lake Elementary, near Los Angeles, California. “Then I feel the butterflies in my stomach.“ Chelsea is not alone. In a recent survey by Kids Health .org, more than 70% of kids aged 9 to 13 said they worry about tests. Its no wonder. Across the United States, public
34、 schools give more than 250 million standardized tests each year. Why do kids have to take so many tests? The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law requires that students in grades 3 through 8 be tested each year. The laws goal is for all students to be at grade level by 2014. Students must pass the tests
35、 and meet other requirements or their schools may be shut down. The U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan wants to change NCLB. But that doesnt mean he favors getting rid of tests. Duncan believes tests should be used mainly to evaluate kids strengths and weaknesses. Tests, Duncan says, should not
36、 be used to punish kids or their schools for failure. “The goal is to focus on great teaching and learning,“ Duncan said. Under NCLB, each state sets its own standards for students to meet. The result, Duncan says, is that states are making the tests easier. To fix this problem, 48 states are now wo
37、rking together to create common standards. “I want to set a high bar for kids, “ Duncan says, “so theyll be in great shape to achieve their dreams.“ Like them or not, tests are here to stay. So how can you handle test nerves? Schools are teaching students to relax through. deep breathing. and stretc
38、hing ( ) . In Oakland, California, Principal Zarina Ahmad of Piedmont Avenue Elementary leads her students in a cheer to get them excited about learning. “Kids are under high pressure,“ says Ahmad. “There has to be time for kids to be kids. Still, we need tests to help us assess what students have y
39、et to learn.“ 61. The underlined part “the butterflies in my stomach“ can be replaced by . A. guilty B. nervous C. exciting D. proud 62. According to the passage, the NCLB law . A. is focusing on teaching methods in schools B. is requiring schools to make the tests more difficult C. is trying to mak
40、e schools be responsible for students D. aims to evaluate kids strengths and weaknesses by means of tests 63. We can learn from the passage that Arne Duncan . A. is strongly against tests B. suggests closing some schools C. is concerned about students development D. suggests each state set its own s
41、tandard 64. We can learn from the last two paragraphs that . A. its possible to get rid of tests B. schools have no good way to deal with students stress C. tests help assess what students have to learn D. schools are aware of students stress caused by tests 65. What would be the best title of the p
42、assage? A. Why kids are more stressed than before? B. Kids tips for test success C. How to deal with test stress D. Put kids to the standardized test C Scientists are fond of running the evolutionary clock backward, using DNA analysis and the fossil record to figure out when our ancestors stood stra
43、ight and split off from the rest of the primate evolutionary tree. But the clock is running forward as well. So where are humans headed? Heres a thoughtless assessment of possible paths, ranging from similar humans to alien-looking hybrids bred for interstellar ( ) travel. Different populations of a
44、 species have to be separated from each other in order for those populations to diverge into separate species. Populations are increasingly in contact with each other leading to greater gene-mixing. Its believable that separate species would appear. Evolution is still at work and the trend may well
45、be accelerating. Cultural diversity is fading as human society becomes more interconnected globally. The radical king of evolution moves much more quickly than biological evolution. High-tech improvements are ranging from Supermen, to camera-equipped flying drones , to pills that keep soldiers going
46、 without sleep or food for days. To date, genetic medicine has focused on therapies that work on only one person at a time. The effects of those therapies arent carried on to future generations. Tinkering with the germline could conceivably produce a superhuman species in a single generation-but could also conceivably create a race of monsters. Today the rapid pace of cybernetic( ) change has led to worry that artificial intelligence may outpace humans natural smarts. In some fields, artificial intelligence has already bested human. Wer
