ENGLISH EXAMINATION(120 minutes)
PAPER ONE
Part One
Structure and Vocabulary (20 points 25 minutes)Directions: There are forty incomplete sentences in this part.
For eachsentence,there are four choices marked a. b. c. and d. Choose the ONEanswer that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the correspondingletter on the Answer sheet.
1.A power failure completely--the cake he was baking.
a.damaged b.weakened c.spoiled d.injured
2.A supervisor must obey orders,--
a.train his men and to keep complete records
b.to train his men and to keep complete records
c.train his men and keep complete records
d.training his men and keeping complete records
3.They did not find--to prepare for the worst conditions they mightmeet.
a.worth their while b.it worth c.it worthwhile d.it worthy
4.The student--of the teacher concerning the meaning of the sentence.
a.asked b.inquired c.questioned d.required
5.Upon returning from work,--
a.John found a letter in the mailbox
b.a letter was in the mailbox
c.a letter was found in the mailbox
d.the mailbox had a letter in it
6.The reason he has been such a success is --he never gives up.
a.that b.because c.which d.why
7.The United States--an enormous wealth of resources.
a.persuades b.performs c.possesses d.permits
8.The criminal dared not go out because he was afraid of --
a.recognizing b.having recognized c. having been recognized d. being recognized
9.The Americans and the British not only speak the same language butalso --a large number of social customs.
a.share b.join c.take d.make
10.I can never forget-- the famous actress during her visit to ourschool.
a.having been met b.to have met c.to meet d. meeting
11.--you take up the job yourself,--find it is not as easy as itseems to be .
a.When, you must b.Once, you will c.Since, you can d.As, you should
12.It was in this spirit that each man--his job.
a.carried about b.carried off c.carried over d.carried out
13.I simply can't understand why you avoided--to me
a.speaking b.to speak c.having spoken d.speech
14.Lewis was sad in --although he was cheerful in company.
a.public b.class c.business d.private
15.--,the idea lf working under a woman frustrated him.
a.Wanting the job very much b. Though he wanted the job very much
c.When wanting the job very much d.Wanted the job very much
16.There was so much noise that the speaker conldn't make himself--
a.hearing b.to hear c.heard d.being heard
17.Many products made of clay such as cups,bowls and plates are- - in Tangshan which is not far from Beijing.
a.manufactured b.prepared c.invented d.discovered
18.--today,he would get there by Friday.
a.Would he leave b.If he leaves c.Was he leaving d. Were he to leave
19.--in bed for several hours,he felt much better.
a.Having lain b.Having laid c.Laying d.Lying
20.At first he was unwilling,but we soon--him to come with us .
a.persuaded b.attracted c.agreed d.suggested
21.Professor Lockwood recommended that Juan-- in chemistry.
a.not major b.not to major c.wouldn't major d.isn't majoring
22.Surely he didn't make any errors in his job,-- his boss would havefired him.
a.unless b.in case c.provided that d.otherwise
23.His parents died when he was young so he was - - by hisgrandparents.
a.brought up .brought out c.grown up d.taken out
24.It was between 1830 and 1835--the modern newspaper was born.
a.when b.that c.which d.because
25.The librarian is --for all the books in the library.
a.dutiful b.dependent c.responsible d.confident
26."can't you read?"Mary said --to the notice.
a.angrily pointing b.and point angrily c.angrily pointed d.and angrily pointing
27.The world -- we live is made up of matter.
a.on which b.of which c.at which d.in which
28.The medical team-- seventeen doctors and nurses.
a.consists of b.makes up c.composes of d.is comprised of
29.Being poor,some children--,we should try our best to help them.
a.are dropping out b.had dropped out c.have dropped out d.have been dropped out
30.Although Johv was the eldest in the family, he always let hissister--charge of the house.
a.get b.make c.take d.hold
31.The building is said-- in a fire two years ago.
a.to have destroyed b.having been destroyed c.to have been destroyed d.to be destroyed
32.A man of words and not of deeds is -- a garden full of weeds.
a.just as b.just like c.alike d.as if
33.We are both looking forward to --next week.
a.go on vacation b.going on vacation c.be going on vacation d.have gone on vacation
34.The doctor took almost no time making the worried patient feel- -ease.
a.with b.at c.on d.off
35.Tom isn't the tallest boy in the class, but he is taller than- - students.
a.any of the b.some c.any other d.some lf the
36.--wins the election mill have many problems.
a.Who else b.No matter who c.Anyone d.Whoever
37.The weather in Guilin-- that in San Francisco.
a.as same as b.just like c.is same d.is similar to
38.The houst is much too small--
a.for us to live b.for us to live in c.that we can't live d.that we can't live in
39.Decisiveness is desirable under many circumstances, but there aretimes when it is wise to --
a.do b.act c.perform d.hesitate
40.By 11 o'clock,he will--for four hours.
a.have been studying b.will study c.will be studying d.whill have studying
Part Two Reading Comprehension (40 points 40 minutes) Directions:In this part there are four passages.
Each passage isfollowed by a number of comprehension questions.
Read the pzssage andanswer the questions. Then blacken the corresponding letter on theAnswer Sheet (1)
Parrots( 鸚鵡 ) are becoming one of the most popular pets( 供玩賞的動物 ) in America-and for good reason.
The parrot is an extraordinary bird thatcan be taught to talk, can be easily cared for, and can create a livelyatmosphere anywhere.With the help of an energetic parrot owner, aparrot can develop an enormous vocabulary.In addition,a parrot can betrained to say "Pretty boy"or "Polly wants a cracker", and it also canlearn to whistle or sing.No matter what an owner decides to teach abird,training a parrot takes much patience,but the reward is a streamof chatter.
Another reason for the parrot's popularity is that this petdoes not require much care.For example,even a spoiled parrot does notneed a bousesitter for the purpose of daily walks and daily feeding. Infact ,a parrot owner may leave his or her pet with enough food for fivedays and have no fear that the parrot will overeat . Still anotheradvantage of owning a parrot is its inexpensive food , including seeds,nuts,corn,and grain-along with an apple,banana,or carrot. Perhaps the
most likely reason the parrot is becoming such a well-liked pet is thatit is a combination of tameness and wildness.
Because the parrot canlive in almost any environment,it makes a fine,tame companion for manypeople.In addition ,because it can be easily trained,it is a delihgtfulperformer.At the same time,its colorful feathers give it an air of themystery of the parrots' native home,the jungle. Thus,the parrot, once ahighly valued gift presented to kings and noble families,is nowappreciated by a growing number of people.
41.A parrot can be trained to do all the following but --
a.talk b.help its owner c.sing d.create a lively atmosphere
42.Which of the following is NOT a reason for the easy raising of theparrot?
a.It eats very little
b.Its food is inexpensive.
c.It does not need a housesitter
d.It does not require daily walks as dogs do .
43.The underlined word tameness in the passahe means--
a.the quality of being brave or unafraid
b.the quality of being kind or warm-hearted
c.the quality of being uncontrollable or fierce
d.the quality of being gentle or trained
44.The word jungle probably means--
a.boundless desert with very little plant life
b.large apartment building with pleasing surroundings
c.wild land overgrown with thick bushes and trees
d.snow-covered mountain top in very cold areas
45.The writer--
a.likes the parrot b.dislikes the parrot
c.does not like nor dislike the parrot d.values the parrot highly
(2) Third World countries often mistakenly decide to permit rapidindustrialization.When this industrialization occurs,many new factoriesopen,and workers get jobs.Unfortunately.many of these new jobs are notpermanent.The leaders of an industry want their factories to be asproductive as possible,and they will do anything to achieve that goal.Whenever they can ,they take advantage of automation,which means thatworkers aer replaced by a more efficient machine.As a result, a workertrained for a specific factory job becomes unemployed, and the profitsof the factory owners are maximized.
Many experts in Third World economics are concerned about rapidindustrialization because it brings problems as well as progress.Citizens of these countries need jobs that will last,not jobs that aretemporary.In the opinion of these economists,the leaders of Third Worldcountries should be aware of the dangers as well as the advantages ofrapid industrialization.
46.The rapid industrialization in Third World countries could mean--
a.more progress to the state b.more profits to the factory owners
c.more problems to the government d.all of the above
47.Of the following four points,which one do leaders of an industryconsider first?
a.More jobs for the workers b.Rapid developmem In all the fields
c.Better pay for the workers d.Highest productivity
48.According to the passage,automation coull lead to --
a.more jobs and therefor more pay
b.fewer machines and therefore more workers
c.more machines and therefore fewer workers
d.fiwer machines and therefore more progress
49.The author wrote the passage in order to--
a.tell us an interesting story
b.reveal a fact
c.tell us the disadvantages of automation
d.give a warning to some Third World countries
50.In the sentence"Citizens of these countries need jobs that willlast",the word "last"means"--"
a.follow all the rest b.go on c.become late d.be most recent
(3)Perhaps the world's most pressing problem is shortage of food,particularly of foods rich in proteins( 蛋白質 )Traditional sources ofproteins are meat,fish,eggs and dairy products. Cereals( 谷類 ) such aswheat and rice contain protein but in much smaller amounts.
Most protein in underdeveloped countries comes from cereals.Australians eat about 60 grams of protein a day;the average Indian islucky if he gets10 grams.
In a place like India,the protein is not distributed evenly. Children,who need it most,often get the least.This causes serious malnutrition(營養不良)which results in underdeveloped bodies. The brzin isparticularly affected so that children,if they survive( 活下來 ) , oftengrow into mentally retarded( 遲鈍 )adults.
Studies have shown that about half a hectare( 公頃 )of land is neededper head of population to provide a minimum adequate diet( 適合的飲食 ) .Australia at present farms almost one hectare per head of population.
The world has 3200 million hectares of land available for farming.Simple arithmetic shows that this can support a population of 1600million people.Even if we farm with four times the efficiency, therewill still be many starving people by the year 2000 when the duced is used to feed cattle, poultry and pigs. For example , it isestimated that a bullock(小公牛 )needs to consume 20 kilograms of grainto produce only one kilogram of beef.
51.The passage mainly focuses on --
a.sources of protein b.overpopulation
c.shortage of food d.malnutrition in Indian children
52.The second and the third paragraphs tell us --
a.cereals are rich in protein
b.some Indian children suffer from malnutrition
c.children need little protein in India
d.Australians' daily diet lacks protein
53.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the fourth and thefifth paragraphs?
a.Ways to improve farming efficiency.
b.World land available for farming.
c.Farming in Australia at present.
d.World population.
54. Judging from the content, "is accentrated by "in the sixthparahraph can best be replaced by --
a."is solved by " b "is improved by " c."is examined by " d."is worsened by "
55.From the last two paragraphs ,we learn that--
a.Australia is short of food
b.the average Australian eats less than he needs
c.developed countries are not economical with food
d.animal-feeding needs little food
(4)Most of the people who appear most often and most gloriously in thehistory books are great conquerors,generals, and soldiers, whereas thepeople who really helped civilization( 文明 )move forward are often nevermentioned at all.We do not know who first launched a seaworthy boat, orwho calculated the length of the year,but we know all about the killersand destroyers.People think a great deal of them,so much so that on allthe highest pillars (柱子)in the great cities of the world you will findthe figure of a conqueror,a general,or a soldier.And I think most people believe that the greatest countries are those that have beaten inbattle the greatest number of other countries and ruled over them asconquerors.It is just possible that they are the greatest,but they arenot the most civilized.Animals fight;so do savages;hence to be good atfighting is to be good in the way in which an animal or a savage isgood ,but it is not to be civilized.Even being good at getting otherpeople to fight for you and telling them how to do it most efficiently- this ,after all ,is what conquerors and generals have done- is notbeing civilized.People fight to settle quarrels. Fighting means killing ,and civilized peoples ought to be able to find some way of settlingtheir disputes( 爭端 )other than by seeing which side can kill off thegreater number of the other side,and then saying that that side whichhas killed most has won.And not only that it has won,but,because it haswon,it has been in the right.For that is what going to war means; it means saying that might is right.
56.The author believes that history books--
a.should say more about those who launched boats and calculated thelength of the year
b.should not neglect those who played a part in human socialdevelopment
c.should devote more space to describing truly great conquerors andsoldiers
d.should not make mention of killers and destroyers
57.In the author's opinion,the countries that have defeated and ruledover many others are--
a.obviously the greatest in many ways
b.neither the greatest nor the most civilized
c.probably the most civilized but not the greatest
d.perhaps the greatest in a way but not the most civilized
58.The author suggests that civilized people--
a.should not have any quarrels to settle
b.should be able to settle their disputes by getting other people tofight for them
c.should settle their quarrels peacefully
d.should be able to settle their disputes by killing as few people aspossible
59.The author's main objective in this passage is --
a.to state a fact b.to give a description c.to make an explanation d.to present a view
60.The statement"might is right"at the end of the passage may mean--
a.the winner is justified in killing
b.going to war is right
c.those who are right should fight those who are wrong
d.those who fight for a just cause often prove most powerful
Part Three Cloze (10 points 15 minutes) Directions:There are twenty blanks in the following passage. For eachblank,there are four choices marked a. b. c. and d. on the right sideof the paper.
You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
One of the many things we take for granted in the twentieth centuryis the speedy collection and delivery of letters to and from all partsof the world at astonishingly cheap rates.A husband away on a business(61)can write home to his wife 2,000 miles(62) knowing that the letterwill (63) her in a few days .His special air-letter may (64) him lessthan a loaf of bread (65)his own bus fare to work.
This (66),however,is a favor of comparatively recent origin. ( 67) modern times the cost of sending letters privately was (68) great thatthe arrival(69) a letter was a considerable (70) and might even causefinancial hardship to the(71),who had to bear the (72).Indeed,( 73)the Middle Ages onwards,there were special messengers who carried Statecorrespondence,and (74)messengers employed to travel with news ( 75) thegreat monasteries( 修道院 ) or the great merchants' houses, ( 76) forcenturies there was no official post serveice(77)which private letters could be sent.It was not until 1840 that the (78) organization known asthe Penny Post was (79)in Great Britain and gave
ordinary people cheapand efficient postal(80)
61.a.trade b.trip c.farm d.firm
62.a.away b.far c.long d.along
63a.tell b.send c.mail d. reach
64.a.pay b.spend c.bring d.cost
65.a.but b.or c.of d.for
66.a.letter b.service c.trip d.example
67.a.Since b.Throughout c.In d.Until
68.a.suce b.very c.muce d.so
69.a.with b.by c.of d. without
70.a.accident b.event c.loss d.incident
71.a.postman b.writer c.receiver d.postoffice
72.z.hardship b.charges c.money d.misfortune
73.a.during b.in c.for d.from
74.a.other b.all c.only d.every
75.a.around b.within c.between d.among
76.a.even b.so c.and d.but
77.a.in b.of c.from d.by
78.a. official b.average c.informal d.public
79.a.found b.approved c.invented d.established
80.a.deliveries b.stamps c.travels d.messengers
PAPER TWO
Part Four Translation (20 points 25 minutes)
Directions:Put the following into English.
81. 我們選他為主席
82. 這家工廠的改建工程正在迅速地進行著 .
83. 請幫我把這箱子提到樓上去
84. 我想他們很可能會作出錯誤的結論
85. 王先生請我轉告你一切都已經準備就緒 .
86. 雖然雷鋒 (Lei Feng) 生活在 60 年代 , 但我們今天仍可能從他身上學到許多東西 .
87. 我真希望你能拿出一個比這更好的解決辦法來 .
88. 盡管那都是些沒用的東西 , 他還是仔細地把它們收藏起來 .
89. 你要想取得成功 , 就必須按照客觀規律 (objective rules) 行事 , 而不是按照自己的主觀意愿
(subjective wills) 行事.
90. 昨天在那里買書的那個人是約翰 (John). Part Five Sentence Formation (10 points 15 minutes)
Directions:Combine the following words into sentences with necessarychanges of the specific words.
91.I, be, spoken, good at , you, and, English
92.She,what, achieved, was, never, had, she, satisfied, with
93.learn, more, the, we, our, we, ignorance, better,the, realize
94.tired, she not, want, out, to, go, being, a bit
95.I,take part in, very important, you, for, is, to, sports meet, on, the, Monday
96.are, rather, for, the, we, preparing, busy, examination, coming
97.everything, see, you, true, on, TV, as, do, consider, not
98.What, us, think, much, left, said, about, to, has, she
99.When, has, public, they, arrive, made, been, not, will
100.He, been, books, whom, hero, the, written, many, have, is, about
