PartIUseofEnglish(20points)Directions:Inthisparttherearetenincompletedialogues.ForeachdialoguetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthedialogue.(1)—Hi,welcomeback!Hadanicetrip—____________.(A)Oh,fantastic!Freshair,andsunshineeveryday(B)Comeon,I’vegotlotsoffun(C)Bytheway,Idon’tlikeSaturdays(D)Well,I’lllookforwardtoyourphonecall(2)—That’sabeautifuldressyouhaveon!—__________.(A)Oh,thanks.Igotityesterday(B)Sorry,it’stoocheap(C)Youcanhaveit(D)Seeyoulater(3)—Shallwesituphereonthegrassordowntherenearthewater—________(A)I’dratherstayhereifyoudon’tmind.(B)Sorry,Idon’tlikeneither.(C)Certainly,whynot(D)Yes,welikethesetwoplaces.(4)—Isitpossibleforyoutoworklatetonight—_______.(A)Ilikeit(B)I’lldothat1(C)I’dloveto(D)Ithinkso(5)—Whydidn’tyoucometomybirthdaypartyyesterday—________.(A)Excuseme,myfriendsentmeaflower(B)Fine,Inevergotobirthdayparties(C)Ha…h(huán)a,Idon’tlikebirthdayparties(D)Sorry,butmywifehadacaraccident(6)—Thankyouforinvitingme.—_______(A)Ireallyhadahappytime.(B)Oh,it’stoolate.(C)Thankyouforcoming.(D)Oh,soslowly(7)—Marilyn,I’mafraidIhavetobeleavingnow.—____________(A)Thatsoundswonderful.(B)Oh,soearly(C)Notatall.(D)Goodluck!(8)—Paul,_______—Oh,that’smyfather!Andbesidehim,mymother.(A)whatisthepersonoverthere(B)who’stalkingoverthere(C)whataretheydoing2(D)whichisthat(9)—Oh,Betty,wewillbehavingabuffetpartynextSaturday,andwe’dlikeyoutojoinus.—_______,Susan.What’stheoccasionWhattimedoyouwantmetocome(A)I’dloveto(B)Noway(C)Bynomeans(D)I’mafraidnot(10)—It’srathercoldinhere.DoyoumindifIclosethewindow—______.(A)Yes,please(B)No,goahead(C)Sure,please(D)Idon’tlikeit.2.PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorstatements.ChoosethebestanswertoeachquestionordecideT/Fforeachstatement.PassageOneManypeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideit,andtogointotheirofficesorschoolseverydaybytrain,carorbus,eventhoughthismeanstheyhavetogetupearlyinthemorningandreachhomelateintheevening.OneadvantageoflivingoutsideLondonisthathousesarecheaper.EvenasmallflatinLondonwithoutagardencostsquitealottorent.Withthesamemoney,onecangetalittlehouseinthecountrywithagardenofone’sown.Then,inthecountryonecanreallygetawayfromthenoiseandhurryofbusyworkinglives.Eventhoughonehastogetupearlierandspendmoretimein3trainsorbuses,onecansleepbetteratnightandduringweekendsandonsummerevenings,onecanenjoythefresh,cleanairofthecountry.Ifonelikesgardens,onecanspendone’sfreetimedigging,planting,wateringanddoingthehundredandoneotherjobswhichareneededinagarden.Then,whentheflowersandvegetablescomeup,onehasgottherewardtogetherwiththosewhohavesharedthesecretofNature.Somepeople,however,takenointerestincountrythings:forthem,happinessliesinthetown,withitscinemasandtheatres,beautifulshopsandbusystreets,dance—hallsandrestaurants.SuchpeoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.Anoccasionalwalkinoneoftheparksandafortnight’s(twoweeks)visittotheseaeverysummerisallthecountrytheywant:theresttheyarequitepreparedtoleavetothosewhoaregladtogetawayfromLondoneverynight.(1)WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue_(A)PeoplewholoveNatureprefertoliveoutsidethecity.(B)AllthepeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveinthecountry.(C)SomepeopleenjoyingcitylifeprefertoworkandliveinsideLondon.(D)Manynaturelovers,thoughworkinginLondon,prefertoliveoutsidethecity.(2)Withthesamemoneyneededfor________,onecanbuyalittlehousewithagardeninthecountry.(A)gettingasmallflatwithagarden(B)havingasmallflatwithagarden(C)rentingasmallflatwithoutagarden(D)buyingasmallflatwithoutagarden(3)Whenthegardenisinblossom,thatone________hasbeenrewarded.(A)livinginthecountry(B)havingspenttimeworkinginthegarden(C)havingagardenofhisown4(D)havingbeendigging,plantingandwatering(4)Peoplewhothinkhappinessliesinthecitylifewouldfeelthat_______iftheyhadtoliveoutsideLondon.(A)theirlifewasmeaningless(B)theirlifewasinvaluable(C)theydidn’tdeserveahappylife(D)heywerenotworthyoftheirhappylife(5)Theunderlinedphrasegetawayfrominthe3rdparagraphrefersto________.(A)deal(B)doawaywith(C)escapefrom(D)preventaway3.PassageTwoTherearethreekindsofgoals:short—term,medium—rangeandlong—termgoals.Short—termgoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivities,whichwecanapplyonadailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorless,ortwoweeks,orpossibly,months.Itshouldberememberedthatjustasabuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundation,long—termgoalscannotamounttoverymunchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort—termgoals.Uponcompletingourshort—termgoals,weshoulddatetheoccasionandthenaddnewshort—termgoalsthatwillbuildonthosethathavebeencompleted.Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort—termgoals.Theymightdealwithjustonetermofschoolortheentireschoolyear,ortheycouldevenextendforseveralyears.Anytimeyoumoveastepatatime,youshouldneverallowyourselftobecomediscouragedoroverwhelmed.Asyoucompleteeachstep,youwillenforcethebeliefinyourabilitytogrowandsucceed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondatesgrow,yourmotivationanddesirewillincrease.Long—termgoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.Theymightcoverfiveyearsormore.Lifeisnotastaticthing.Weshouldneverallowalong—termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.5(1)Ourlong—termgoalsmeanalot________.(A)Ifwecannotreachsolidshort—termgoals(B)Ifwecompletetheshort—termgoals(C)ifwehavedreamsofthefuture(D)ifweputforwardsomeplans(2)Newshort—termgoalsarebuiltupon________.(A)adailybasis(B)yourachievementinaweek(C)currentactivities(D)thegoalsthathavebeencompleted(3)Whenwecompleteeachstepofourgoals,________.(A)wewillwinfinalsuccess(B)weareoverwhelmed(C)weshouldbuildupconfidenceofsuccess(D)weshouldhavestrongdesireforsettingnewgoals(4)Whatisthemainideaofthispassage(A)Lifeisadynamicthing.(B)Weshouldsetuplong—termgoals.(C)Differentkindsofgoalsinlife.(D)Thelimitationoflong—termgoals.(5)Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrongaccordingtothepassage(A)Thelong—termgoalscannotamounttoverymunchwithouttheachievementofsolid(B)Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.(C)Lifeisastaticthing,thusweshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.6(D)Weshouldoftenaddnewshort-termgoalstothosewhichhavebeencompleted.4.PassageThree“Tear’emapart!”“Killthefool!”“Murderthereferee(裁判)!”Therearecommonremarksonemayhearatvarioussportingevents.Atthetimetheyaremade,theymayseeminnocentenough.Butlet’snotkidourselves.Theyhavebeenknowntoinfluencebehaviorinsuchawayastoleadtorealbloodshed.Volumeshavebeenwrittenaboutthewaywordsaffectus.Ithasbeenshownthatwordshavingcertainconnotations(含義)maycauseustoreactinwaysquiteforeigntowhatweconsidertobeourusualhumanisticbehavior.Iseetheterm“opponent”asoneofthosewords.Perhapsthetimehascometodeleteitfromsportsterms.Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“opponent”is“adversary”“enemy”and“onewhoopposesyourinterests”.Thus,whenaplayermeetsanopponent,heorshemaytendtotakeeveryaction,nomatterhowgrossitis.Irecallanincidentinahandballgamewhenarefereerefusedaplayersrequestforatimeoutforaglovechangebecausehedidnotconsiderthemwetenough.TheplayerproceededtorubhisglovesacrosshiswetT—shirtandthenexclaimed,“Aretheywetenoughnow”Intheheatofbattle,playershavebeenobservedtothrowthemselvesacrossthecourtwithoutconsideringtheconsequencesthatsuchamovemighthaveonanyoneintheirway.Ihavealsowitnessedaplayerreachingtohisopponent’sintentionalandillegalblockingbydeliberatelyhittinghimwiththeballashardashecouldduringthecourseofplay.Offthecourt,theyaregoodfriends.DoesthatmakeanysenseItcertainlygivesproofofacourtattitudewhichdepartsfromnormalbehavior.Therefore,Ibelieveitistimeweelevated(提升)thegametothelevelwhereitbelongs,therebysettinganexampletotherestofthesportingworld.Replacingtheterm“opponent”with“associate”couldbeanidealwaytostart.Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“associate”is“colleague”“friend”and“companion”.Reflectamoment!Youmaysoonseeandpossiblyfeelthedifferenceinyourreactiontotheterm“associate”ratherthan“opponent”.(1)Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressestheauthor'sview(A)Thewordspeopleusecaninfluencetheirbehavior.(B)Unpleasantwordsinsportsareoftenusedbyforeignathletes.(C)Aggressivebehaviorinsportscanhaveseriousconsequences.7(D)Unfairjudgmentsbyrefereeswillleadtoviolenceonthesportsfield.(2)Grossactionsaretakenduringgamesbecausetheplayers_______.(A)aretooeagertowin(B)treattheirrivalsasenemies(C)areusuallyshort—temperedandeasilyoffended(D)cannotaffordtobepoliteinfiercecompetitions(3)Whatdidthehandballplayerdowhenhewasnotallowedatimeouttochangehisgloves(A)Heangrilyhittherefereewithaball(B)HewethisglovesbyrubbingthemacrosshisT—shirt.(C)Heclaimedthatrefereewasunfair(D)Herefusedtocontinuethegame(4)Whatisthemeaningoftheword“court”(Para.4)(A)pleasewheretrialsareheld(B)officialresidenceofasovereign(C)spacemarkedforsports(D)courtyard(5)Theauthorhopestohavethecurrentsituationinsportsimprovedby______.(A)regulatingtherelationshipbetweenplayersandreferees(B)callingonplayerstousecleanlanguageinthecourt(C)raisingthereferee’ssenseofresponsibility(D)changingtheattitudeofplayersonthesportsfield5.PassageFourTheFrenchword“renaissance”meansrebirth.Itwasfirstusedin1855bythehistorianJulesMicheletinhisHistoryofFrance,andthenadoptedby8historiansofculture,byarthistorians,andeventuallybymusichistorians,allofwhomappliedittoEuropeancultureduringthe150yearsspanning1450-1600.TheconceptofrebirthwasappropriatetothisperiodofEuropeanhistorybecauseoftherenewedinterestinancientGreekandRomanculturethatbeganinItalyandthenspreadthroughoutEurope.ScholarsandartistsofthisperiodwantedtorestorethelearningandidealsoftheclassicalcivilizationsofGreeceandRome.Tothesescholarsthismeantareturntohuman.Fulfillmentinlifebecameadesirablegoal,andexpressingtheentirerangeofhumanemotionsandenjoyingthepleasuresofthesenseswerenolongerfrownedon.Artistsandwritersnowturnedtoreligioussubjectmatterandsoughttomaketheirworksunderstandableandappealing.ThesechangesinoutlookdeeplyaffectedthemusicalcultureoftheRenaissanceperiod—howpeoplethoughtaboutmusicaswellasthewaymusicwascomposedandexperienced.Theycouldseethearchitecturalmonuments,sculptures,plays,andpoemsthatwerebeingrediscovered,buttheycouldnotactuallyhearancientmusic—althoughtheycouldreadthewritingsofclassicalphilosophers,poets,essayists,andmusictheoriststhatwerebecomingavailableintranslation.Theylearnedaboutthepowerofancientmusictomovethelistenerandwonderedwhymodernmusicdidnothavethesameeffect.Forexample,theinfluentialreligiousleaderBernardinoCirilloexpresseddisappointmentwiththemusicofhistime.Heurgedmusicianstofollowtheexampleofthesculptors,painters,architects,andscholarswhohadrediscoveredancientartandliterature.ThemusicalRenaissanceinEuropewasmoreageneralculturalmovementandstateofmindthanaspecificsetofmusicaltechniques.Furthermore,musicchangedsorapidlyduringthiscenturyandahalf—thoughatdifferentratesindifferentcountries—thatwecannotdefineasingleRenaissancestyle.(1)WhichstatementisNOTtrueaboutthe“Renaissance”(A)Itbeganfrom1450andcametoanendin1600.(B)ItoriginatedinItalyandthenspreadthroughoutEurope.(C)Peoplewantedtoachievenothinginlife.(D)Artistsandwritersshowedinterestinreligioussubjectmatter.(2)Thephrase“frownedon”isclosestinmeaningto_____.(A)disapprovedof(B)forgottenabout9(C)arguedabout(D)givenup(3)ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthinkersofRenaissancewereseekingarebirthof_____.(A)communicationamongartistsacrossEurope.(B)spiritualityineverydaylife(C)aculturalemphasisonhumanvalues(D)religiousthemesinartthatwouldaccompanythetraditionalsecular(世俗的)themes.(4)Accordingtothepassage,whywasBemaradinoCirillodisappointedwiththemusicofhistime(A)Itwasnotcomplexenoughtoappealtomusicians.(B)Ithadlittleemotionalimpactonaudiences.(C)Itwastoodependentontheartandliteratureofhistime.(D)Itdidnotcontainenoughreligiousthemes.(5)WhichofthefollowingismentionedinthepassageasareasonfortheabsenceofasingleRenaissancemusicalstyle(A)ThemusicalRenaissancewasdefinedbytechniqueratherthanstyle.(B)ThemusicalRenaissancewastooshorttogiverisetoanewmusicalstyle.(C)RenaissancemusiciansadoptedthestylesofbothGreekandRomemusicians.(D)DuringtheRenaissance,musicneverremainedthesameforverylong.6.PartIIIGrammarandVocabulary(20points)Directions:Therearetenincompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.(1)Theoldhousesarebeingpulleddownto_____anewofficeblock.10(A)makeroomfor(B)makeuseof(C)taketheplaceof(D)supplywith(2)Thenewordermeans______overtime.(A)works(B)worked(C)towork(D)working(3)Itisthebest______Ihaveseen.(A)that(B)who(C)whom(D)which(4)Eggs,thoughrichinnourishments,have______offat.(A)alargenumber(B)thelargenumber(C)alargeamount(D)thelargeamount(5)Theproblemisnot_________soeasyasyouthink.It’sfarfrombeingsettled.(A)hardly(B)almost(C)nearly(D)scarcely11(6)ThestudentswereallentertainedinaMexicanrestaurant,atProfessorBrian’s______.(A)money(B)pay(C)expense(D)loss(7)Theoldladyisquarrellingasifshe______mad.(A)was(B)is(C)are(D)were(8)Theyoung__________eatenupalmosteverythingonthetable.(A)is(B)are(C)has(D)have(9)Theyoungactorwhohadbeenthoughthighlyof_________tobeagreatdisappointment.(A)turnedup(B)turnedout(C)turneddown(D)turnedin(10)Twodaysisnotenoughforhimtofinishthework.Heneeds_______day.(A)other(B)theother(C)thethird12(D)athird7.PartIVCloze(20points)Directions:Therearetenblanksinthefollowingpassages.AndtherearefivechoicesmarkedA),B),C),D)andE).Matcheachblankwiththerightchoice.PassageOneManypeoplethinkthatAmericanslovetheircarsalmostmorethananythingelse.Whenyoungpeoplearefourteenyearsold,theywanttohavetheir(41)______cars.Theydon’taskforacarfromtheirparents.Somanyofthemworkin(42)______timeduringtheirlastyearofhighsch