PART ONE
Ⅰ.Vocabulary and Structure (10 points,1 point for each item)
从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并写在答题纸的相应括号内。
1. He had a large ( )of facts to prove his statements.
A. sum B. amount C. deal D. number
2.( ) Japanese, she has to study another foreign language.
A. Except B. Except for C. In addition to D. Beside
3.It is not until about the time a child enters school ( ) outside forces contribute to feelings about the self.
A. when B. which C. who D. that
4.Scientists will have to come up ( ) new methods of increasing the world’s food supply.
A. to B. with C. against D. for
5.It is impossible to solve ( ) in such a short time.
A. so difficult a problem B. so difficult problem
C. a so difficult problem D. so a difficult problem
6.The decision( ),the next problem was how to make a good plan.
A. having made B. having been made C. has been made D. having been making
7.We take this opportunity of expressing our sincere ( ) of your help.
A. competition B. attention C. concentration D. appreciation
8.An assembly line makes it impossible for a worker to do anything ( ) work.
A. other than B. rather than C. more than D. better than
9.We must cut ( )our expenses ,or we’ll run out of money.
A. down B. off C. in D. out
10. ( ) whether robots will one day have vision as good as human vision.
A. What is not yet known B. It is not yet known
C. As is not yet known D. This is not yet known
Ⅱ.Colze Test(10 points,1 point for each item)
下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并写在答题纸的相应括号内。
Five young engineers were working hard and trying 11 details of a plant site for a new client(客户).
Suddenly one of the young engineers gave what he thought was a good solution to the problem. 12 he had to say was greeted by a(n) 13 silence, for the same proposal had been made and 14 some minutes before.
The incident seemed funny 15 .But later it didn’t. After the project had been successfully finished, most of the engineers who had worked on it were promoted. But that young man was dismissed.
What had happened? The young engineer swore that he had never heard the proposal 16.He was right. He was a 17 of a bad listening habit.
Bad listening habits can hurt you a lot in your daily life. 18 your success is related to how you listen. A number of leading colleges have become very concerned 19 our bad listening habits. They have set up “listening clinics” and courses 20 what is wrong and what to do about it.
11.A.to be settled B. to settle C. to have settled D. settling
12.A.What B. Why C. Which D. That
13.A.uncomfortable B. comfortable C. dissatisfied D. satisfied
14.A.turned over B. turned off C. turned down D. turned on
15.A.behind time B. in time C. at the same time D. at that time
16.A.rejecting B. reject C. to have rejected D. rejected
17.A.witness B. victim C. criminal D. prisoner
18.A.Much of B. Many of C. Large sum of D. Large quantity of
19.A.of B. for C. to D. about
20.A.find out B. finding out C. to find out D. to be finding out
Ⅲ.Reading Comprehension (30 points, 2 points for each item)
阅读下列短文，并从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案，并写在答题纸的相应括号内。
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry loud or giving speeches.
In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the process of testing students for the doctor’s degree.
Generally, however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known until the nineteenth century.Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry. A room full of examinees for a state examination, timed exactly by an electric clock and carefully watched over by managers, resembles a group of workers at an automobile factory. Certainly, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines.
One type of test is sometimes called“objective ”test. It is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test, the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three other statements that look like answers to students who have not learned the material well enough.
21.Which of the following statements is true about students in the Middle Ages?
( )
A. They took objective tests.
B. They specialized in one subject.
C. They usually took spoken tests.
D. They were timed by electrical clocks.
22.The main idea of Paragraph 3 is that ( )
A. workers now take examinations
B. the population had grown rapidly
C. there are only written exams today
D. most examinations are now written and timed
23.During a(n)( )test, students must select the correct answers from four choices.
A. written B. spoken C. personal D. objective
24.Modern industry must have developed( )
A. shortly after the Middle Ages B. around the 19th century
C. in Greece and Rome D. in the European universities
25.It can be concluded from the passage that the examination( )
A. should always be written in modern society
B. should deal with facts not personal opinions
C. has changed greatly since the Middle Ages
D. has ever been given in factories
Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column(专栏).After she retired, she found a volunteer job with an agency. The agency that she chose to work for was a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she talked with other retired people like herself. By talking, she recognized two things. Old people had abilities that were not being used. Old people also had problems-mostly problems with communication.
Mrs. Douglas found a new purpose for herself. Through the year, from time to time she had written stories about people for national magazines. Now there was a new subject: old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called:“Sixty Plus,” which focuses on getting old. She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being misunderstood.
Anna Douglas used her thinking ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands the reasons why problems begin. She understands old people and young people, too. For example, one of her readers said that his
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