IrecentlywroteanautobiographyinwhichIrecalled

manyoldmemories.Oneofthemwasfrommyschool

days,whenourninthgradeteacher,MissRaber,would

pickoutwordsfromReadersDigesttotestourvocabulary.

Today,morethan45yearslater,Ialwayscheckout

、'ItpaystoEnrichYourWordPower'"firstwhentheDigest

comeseachmonth.Iamimpressedwiththatidea,word

power.ReadersDigestknowsthepowerthatwordshave

tomovepeopletoentertain,informandinspire.TheDigest

editorsknowthatthebigwordisn'talwaysthebestword.

Takejustoneexample,aQuotableQuotefromthe

February1985issue:"Timeisaplayfulthing.Itslips

quicklyanddrinksthedaylikeabowlofmilk.n

Seventeenwords,onlytwoofthemmorethanone

syllable,yethowmuchtheyconvey!That'susuallyhowit

iswithReader'sDigest.Thesmallandsimplecanbe

profound.

AschairmanofafoundationtorestoretheStatueof

Liberty,I'vebeenmakingalotofspeecheslately.Itryto

keepthemfairlyshort.Iusesmallbutvividwords:words

like"hoe","guts","faith"andHdreams1'.Thosearewords

thatmovepeopleandsaysomuchaboutthespiritof

America.

Don'tgetmewrong.I'mnotagainstusingbigwords,

whenitisrighttodoso,butIhavealsolearnedthata

smallwordcanworkasmallmiracle—ifit'stherightword,

intherightplace,attherighttime.It'sansecret1'thatI

hopeIwillneverforget.

PartTwoVocabularyandStructure（共40小題，每小

題1分，共40分）

21.Mr.White,whooftendonatesalotofmoneytocharity,

ismanFveeverknown.

A.themostgenerousB.themoregenerous

C.thelessgenerousD.theleastgenerous

Moregenerous

Less

22.Quitealotofyoungpeoplearewillingwiththe

oldlady,forsheisafriendlyandeasy-goingperson.

A.talkingB.totalk

C.tobetalkedD.beingtalked

23.Thecauseofthiskindoffluhasn'tyet____inspite

o^despitetheeffortsofthemedicalresearchers.

A.havediscoveredB.discovered

C.beendiscoveredD.discover

24.ItissuggestedthattheregularmeetingonWednesday

25.Allfightsduetothefog,theydecidedtogo

toGuangzhoubytrain.

A.havebeencancelledB.havingcancelled

C.havingbeencancelledD.werecancelled

26.Onlywhenyouareover65yearsoldtakebuses

forfreeinsomecities.

A.needyouB.youcan

C.canyouD.youneed

27.Ifyouaccusesomeoneofcausingyouharmorloses,

youconvincingproofsbyyourself.

A.wouldcollectB.willhavetocollect

C.hadcollectedD.collect

Convincevt.使信月艮

Evidence

Convincinga.

Convinceda.Iamfullyconvincedthat...

Surprisinga.

Surpriseda.

28.Theretiredwomenthebenefitsofdancingin

parksformanyyears.

A.hadenjoyedB.enjoys

C.hasbeenenjoyingD.havebeenenjoying

29.Whatangeredtheoldmanmostthathisson

didn'tfollowhisadviceonmarriage.

A.isB.wereC.wasD.are

30.Accordingtotheexpert'spresentation,theproject

toincreasehouseholdincomeforfarmersinthe

westernareas.

A.isexpectedB.areexpected

C.isexpectingD.expects

31.Themoretimehespentthismatter,themore

nervoushebecame.

A.consideredB.considering

C.considersD.consider

The比較級(jí)…,the比較級(jí)...

越...，越...

比較級(jí)+比較級(jí)

Moreandmore....

32.Thenumberofspectatorspresentatthefootballmatch

wasthanexpected.Thereweremanyticketsleft.

A.muchsmallerB.muchmore

C.muchlargerD.manymore

33.TheProductionDepartment,aswellasother

departments,willhaveitsbudgetto$3millionthis

year.

A.increasedB.beingincreased

C.toincreaseD.tohavebeenincreased

Havesb.do

Havesb.doing

Havesth.Doing

Ihadthefanrunningallthenight

Havesth.Done

Ihadthefridgerepaired.

34.Nosoonerhadthebuildingbeenbuilt___itcollapsed

inastrongearthquake.

A.whenB.thanC.thenD.before

Hardly/Scarcely....When...一…就。。。

35.AsurveyshowedthatthepopulationinFrance

becausesomewomendidn'tliketohaveababyfbrsome

reasonorother.

A.hasdecreasedB.haddecreased

C.decreasesD.havedecreased

36.HavingstayedinChinaforfiveyears,theAmerican

teachercanChinesefluentlyasifheaChinese.

A.isB.wereC.wasD.hadbeen

37.somestudentshuntforjobsaftergraduation,

otherscontinuetheirfurtherstudyatuniversity.

A.SinceB.WhileC.BecauseD.If

38.Itisimportanttoprovideanenvironment____

employeesareencouragedtomakesuggestionsatalllevels

ofthecompany.

A.fromwhichB.inthatC.inwhichD.what

39.thatIwasn'tgoingtogetmuchchancefbr

promotion,Idecidedtoquitthatjob.

A.HavingrealizingB.Torealize

C.BeingrealizedD.Realizing

40.Itisbelievedthatsomeillnessesarerelatedto

waseaten.

A.whichB.it

C.whatD.that

41.Weusuallywantpeopletokeepquietinthecinemaso

thatwecanthefilm.

A.containB.appreciate

C.receiveD.accept

42.Peoplecanliveformanydayswithoutfood,buttwoor

threedayswithoutwatermaydeath.

A.resultinB.resultfrom

C.carryawayD.takeaway

43.Shecouldn,tthemanager'srudenessanylonger,

soshestoodupandlefttheofficerightaway.

A.putupwithB.catchupwith

C.keepupwithD.comeupwith

44.Whilewaitingfortrainsorflights,passengerstendto

timebysurfingtheinternet.

A.wasteB.go

C.recordD.kill

45.Thepresidentofthecompanydidnottakehismobile

phonewithhim,whichmadeitdifficultforustowith

him.

A.gothroughB.getintouch

C.getaheadD.goover

46.Inacrowdeddormitory,itisespeciallyimportantto

otherpeople'sneedsandfeelings.

A.bethankfultoB.beconsiderateof

C.takechargeofD.consistof

47.Chinahasbeen____greatimportancetothe

developmentofeconomy.

A.offeringB.devoting

C.attachingD.dressing

49.Shefounditdifficulttomakeaforasingle-bed

roomduetotheconference.

A.selectionB.location

C.reservationD.conversation

50.Organicvegetablesarebecomingmoreandmore

popularbecausetheyareenvironmentally.

A.friendlyB.variously

C.commonD.changeable

51.Itwasreportedyesterdaythatthreeteenagershadbeen

bankrobbery.

A.devotedtoB.resultedfrom

C.appliedtoD.involvedin

52.Economicdevelopmentcanbeofgreatbenefitto

people,butmore,weshouldpaymoreattentionto

environmentprotection.

A.importantlyB.peacefully

C.expensivelyD.silently

Theprogramisofgreatimportance.

=...isveryimportant.

Thepaintingisofgreatvalue.

=...isveryvaluable.

Beofgreatbenefit=beneficial

53.Judgeswouldmakethefinalastowhoshouldbe

thewinnerofthecompetition.

A.decisionB.promise

C.differenceD.change

54.Thesedatashowthat45percentoffreshmenincollege

areworriedaboutthewiththeirroommates.

A.personalityB.relationship

C.progressD.reaction

55.—YouhavejustcomebackfromParis.Howwasyour

tripthere?

A.Oh,wonderfulindeed

B.Iwenttherewithmyfriend

C.Firstbyplaneandthenbytrain

D.Aguideshowedmetheway

56.____threeexamscoming,mydaughterhastowork

thesedays.

A.WithB.Asfor

C.BecauseD.Besides

57.Apartfrominterpersonalconflicts,____planningis

alsoacommonproblemamongcollegestudents.

A.lackofB.beliefin

C.confidenceinD.dreamof

58.Whenhisdepressiongotworse,hedecidedtoseek

inthehospital.

A.responseB.treatment

C.argumentD.demand

59.Whenonehastobefacedwithsometrouble,a

personismorelikelytohandleitinarelaxedway.

A.humorousB.nervousC.carelessD.stupid

60.Shakespeare'splaysandpomeswrittenduringthelate

15thandearly16thcenturiesstillremaintoday.

A.carefulB.patientC.confidentD.popular

PartThreeCloze（共20小題，每小題1分,共20分）

6l.A.AlthoughB.SinceC.BecauseD.Therefore

62.A.hardB.stupidC.smoothD.deep

63.A.muchB.fewC.littleD.alittle

64.A.softB.rudeC.relaxingD.straight

65.A.lessB.theleastC.themostD.theworst

66.A.toB.intoC.overD.by

67.A.leadB.connectC.collectD.communicate

68.A.largeB.fastC.lightD.heavy

69.A.slowB.fastC.quickD.speedy

7O.A.wasB.wereC.isD.are

71.A.unlessB.ifC.asD.are

72.A.fromB.onC.inD.through

73.A.andB.lessC.moreD.or

74.A.allB.SeveralC.LotsD.Some

75.A.godownB.gotoC.goupD.goin

76.A.lyingB.layingC.laidD.lied

77.A.rocksB.routesC.valleysD.villages

78.A.thereB.whenC.whichD.where

79.A.spaceB.periodC.chanceD.spot

8O.A.viewB.opinionC.orderD.victory

PartFourTranslation（共35分）

SectionA洪5小題，每小題4分，共20分）

81.Withthesameamountofmoney,youcanbuymore

goodsinthiscity.

在這個(gè)城市，用同樣多的錢你可以購(gòu)買更多的商品。

82.TheSwisshavea99%literacyrate,whichmeansthat

99%ofthepeoplecanreadandwrite.

瑞士的識(shí)字率達(dá)到了99%,也就是說(shuō)99%的瑞士人會(huì)讀

書寫字。

83.Whenthetwinswerethreemonthsold,theirparents

died,andtheywereplacedinseparatefoster（撫養(yǎng)）homes.

在這對(duì)雙胞胎三個(gè)月大的時(shí)候，他們的父母去世了，然

后他們被不同的家庭領(lǐng)養(yǎng)了。

84.ThreeAmericanpsychologistsdidaresearchstudy

severalyearsagoonwhatAmericansvaluemost.Inthe

study,eighteenvalueswereaskedtoputintheorderof

importance.

幾年前有三位美國(guó)心理學(xué)家就“美國(guó)人最看重什么”開

展了一項(xiàng)調(diào)查研究。在這次研究中，要求按照重要性對(duì)

18種價(jià)值觀進(jìn)行排序。

85.Asyoucansee,severalofthesevaluesareclosely

relatedtoeachotherandaredependentuponeachother.

正如你所看到的，這些價(jià)值觀中有些價(jià)值觀是緊密相

連，相互依賴的。

SectionB（共5小題。每小題3分，共15分）

86.如果你聽從我的勸告，你會(huì)找到更好的工作。

Ifyo