1、1. Can we the formalities and get right down to business? Your answer Correct answer forego forego 2. The actress spoke in such a heavy northern that I could barely understand her. Your answer Correct answer dialect dialect 3. Theres nothing left to do now but the results. Your answer Correct answer
2、 await await 4. I love going on vacation, but I always in a sea of work when I return. Your answer Correct answer drown drown 5. After three huge successes, George became one of the most people in Hollywood. Your answer Correct answer influential influential 6. There have been far too many disappear
3、ances in this town for my taste. Your answer Correct answer mysterious mysterious 7. It drives me crazy that Steve can sit around and be when theres so much work to do! Your answer Correct answer idle idle 8. His shifty eyes and smarmy personality do little to a trustworthy character. Your answer Co
4、rrect answer foster foster 9. She brings her lunch to work, but today she decided to eat out. Your answer Correct answer normally normally 10. The of alcohol as an illegal drug will only make the problem worse. Your answer Correct answer classification classification 11. “Dont your little brother! T
5、ake him with you.“ Your answer Correct answer exclude exclude 12. Its difficult for someone of his to go out in public unrecognized. Your answer Correct answer stature stature 13. My interview with a panel of professors is the only left before I earn my degree. Your answer Correct answer obstacle ob
6、stacle 14. After years of , the old house on the corner was finally torn down. Your answer Correct answer neglect neglect 15. If you want to write a book about traveling in Europe, its to have actually been there before. Your answer Correct answer advantageous advantageous 16. Im going to invest my
7、money in Microsoft, and I strongly suggest you do . Your answer Correct answer likewise likewise 17. It is critical to your sources when you make an argument. Your answer Correct answer cite cite 18. This months bestselling novel has a(n) that is rarely seen in literature. Your answer Correct answer
8、 originality originality 19. Its difficult to with people if you dont speak the same language. Your answer Correct answer interact interact 20. Its common for politicians to use almost anything as against their opponents. Your answer Correct answer ammunition ammunition Section B: Fill in each of th
9、e blanks with a suitable word.21. The toughest thing about moving away was when I had to part my book collection. Your answer Correct answer with with 22. The spring season, it were, doesnt really exist here since we go straight from winter into summer. Your answer Correct answer as as 23. Please le
10、ave me alone; Im simply looking some peace and quiet. Your answer Correct answer for for 24. After looking at his old pictures, James longed go back to China. Your answer Correct answer to to 25. Just tell me the truth and dont toy my emotions! Your answer Correct answer with with 26. Mona decided t
11、o seek her biological parents after she found out she was adopted. Your answer Correct answer out out 27. the most part, I think the kids enjoyed our vacation this year. Your answer Correct answer For For 28. She picks up some extra money by being a tour guide the side. Your answer Correct answer on
12、 on 29. I think the reason were such good friends is because we have so much common. Your answer Correct answer in in 30. If you learn to look this class as an opportunity, you might not be so miserable. Your answer Correct answer upon upon Part II: Banked ClozeQuestions 31 to 40 are based on the fo
13、llowing passage.Im looking for a good book to read. Can you give me a(n) (31) ? I generally like to read fiction, but I will read nonfiction if the story is good. Im a(n) (32) at heart, so I really like to read stories about exciting journeys and quests. I usually dont like boring stories that featu
14、re (33) characters that are portrayed with no originality. I dont mind action, but I can do without any (34) and unnecessary violence. Do you have any ideas? In my opinion, the best literature features characters that face unbelievable odds, (35) their inner demons, and eventually arrive at some sor
15、t of personal (36) about the true nature of things. Along the way, the character will inevitably face a decision that might involve a(n) (37) which could result in his or her (38) , but he or she will persevere and come out on top. Im (39) looking for something to read on my vacation, so please let
16、me know what you would recommend. At this point, Im ready to (40) almost any book, no matter how long! Your answer Correct answer (31) recommendation recommendation (32) adventurer adventurer (33) stereotypical stereotypical (34) gratuitous gratuitous (35) confront confront (36) enlightenment enligh
17、tenment (37) sacrifice sacrifice (38) undoing undoing (39) desperately desperately (40) tackle tackle Part III: Reading ComprehensionQuestions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage. It is difficult, by sheer popularity and fame of the story, to read or listen to Charles Dickens A Christmas Car
18、ol without conjuring up images from one of the many preexisting dramatic productions of the tale. Unfortunately, we often focus on the popular dramatizations of the story to the exclusion of the message that lies at its heart. The story is now a staple of the Western Christmas tradition, but many pe
19、ople dont fully understand why. A Christmas Carol is a very simple and straightforward presentation of the dangers associated with power and greed. However, the story has a more fundamental (if somewhat clichd by todays standards) message: seize the day and take advantage of all that life has to off
20、er. The reader is left with the notion that, within all of us, there exist qualities that can be improved to unknowable benefit, and it is our responsibility to make necessary improvements in order to realize those benefits. We see, in Ebenezer Scrooge, an individual almost entirely consumed by gree
21、d with little or no worries for the rest of humanity. He is, obviously, an extreme case with whom it is difficult to identify. His days are spent in concentration over his money and how best to underuse it, and his life has been wasted on this cause. He squanders his days while those around him, suc
22、h as his nephew and Bob Cratchit, attempt to live their lives and make them worthwhile. When Marley visits Scrooge in his bedroom, he explains what will soon happen and why and says, “It is required of every man, that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellowmen, and travel far and w
23、ide.“ Marley never did this and is condemned to walk forever in chains after death. Scrooge, also, has never done this, and his visits with the three ghosts are meant to awaken that inside of him which has been dead all his life. Scrooges journeys with the three ghosts are also meant to make the rea
24、der reexamine his or her own life. Scrooge, as well as the reader, also learns that in a self-absorbed existence based on the exclusion of others, we succumb to ignorance. Ignorance of others and the world around us breeds contempt for that which we do not understand and creates an inescapable trap
25、into which we inevitably fall. Scrooge did not understand this and ultimately fell victim to his own vices. We, as both readers and human beings, are to draw from Scrooges experiences his final lessons from the ghosts and not become victim to the same traps which befell him. 41. This passage is an e
26、xample of what type of writing? A. Autobiography. B. Literary analysis. C. Persuasive writing. D. Fiction. 42. Which paragraph includes a discussion of the lessons that readers of the story should learn? A. Paragraph 1. B. Paragraph 2. C. Paragraph 3. D. Paragraph 4. 43. Based on this passage, who i
27、s the main character of A Christmas Carol? A. Charles Dickens. B. Ebenezer Scrooge. C. Bob Cratchit. D. Marley. 44. The first paragraph of this passage implies that Dickens story has been very _. A. repetitive B. prodigious C. influential D. stereotypical 45. What is the main point of this passage? A. Readers should learn the same lessons as characters do in the story. B. Readers have no connection to characters in the story. C. Readers should act in opposition to characters in the story. D. Readers can create their own characters in the story.
