Comprehension (30 minutes, 20 points)
ⅡVocabulary (10 points)
Part A (5 Points)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square bracket on ANSWER SHEET
Example:
She prefers foreign wine to that produced__________.
A. previously B. virtually C. primarily D. domestically
The sentence should read, “She prefers foreign wine to that produced domestically.” Therefore, you should choose D.
Sample Answer
［A］ ［B］ ［C］ ［D］
1. He seemed reluctant to send his troops in an effort to discourage
the__________peasants.
A. animated B. rebelliousC. creased D. impassive
2. The company will__________to its agreement, no matter how costly the process may be.
A. retain B. alterC. abandon D. adhere
3. The drug store at the corner of our street sells aspirins and __________penicillin prescriptions.
A. dispenses B. disposesC. disperses D. dispatches
4. AIDS is causing great public concern because the__________fatal disease hits primarily young people.
A. invariably B. imperativelyC. transiently D. deceptively
5. The houses in this area were all erected in__________of housing regulations.
A. compliance B. defianceC. alliance D. obedience
6. He had wanted a 25% raise in pay, but after talking to his boss, he decided that a 5% raise would have to__________.
A. suffice B. satisfy
C. gratify D. delight
7. The two delegates had an in-depth exchange of views on how to enhance their__________.cooperation
A. ethical B. bilateralC. mandatory D. subsidiary
8. It is agreed that all nations should take measures against terrorism on the basis of the UN__________and other international laws.
A. Charter B. ConstitutionC. Concordance D. Custody
9. When we credit the successful people with intelligence, physical strength or good luck we are making excuses for ourselves because we fall__________in all three.
A. rare B. lackingC. short D. scarce
10. Three weeks after the suicide bombing, the police were still hunting for bombers for they believe more were__________.
A. on the verge B. on the slyC. on the spot D. on the loose
Part B (5 points)
Directions: In each of the following sentences there is one word or phrase underlined. Below the sentence are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that is closest in meaning to the underlined part. Markthe corresponding lettr with a single bar across the square bracket on ANSWER SHEET Ⅰ.
Example:
The secretary is very competent; she can finish all these letters within one hour.
A. careful B. industriousC. clever D. capable
In this sentence, “competent” is closest in meaning to “capable”. Therefore you Should choose
Sample Answer
［A］ ［B］ ［C］ ［D］
11. As there was not enough money to bury all dead AIDS orphans, 23 babies were interred in a modest cemetery in South Africal before World AIDS Day.
A. parentless children B. miserable victimsC. contagious bodies D. infectious patient
12. In his opinion, the objection to barbarity does not mean that capital punishment should not go on.
A. adversity B. savageryC. habitat D. integrity
13. What is at fault in our present system is not the outcome but the fallible procedure.
A. sublime B. erroneousC. plausible D. impeccable
14. It could not be ruled out that, sooner or later, the country would break out of the treaty.
A. confirmed B. toleratedC. excluded D. refuted
15. Now researchers are directing more attention to the social andcultural impetus that propelled university graduates into careers in management.
A. implication B. propagandaC. impulse D. refuted
16. Lincoln, former president of the United States, is a conspicuous example of a poor boy who succeeded. A. sturdy B. obstinateC. permanent D. manifest
17. Research should continue on controlled nuclear fusion, but no energy program should be premised on its existence until it has proved practical.
A. focused B. concentratedC. agreed D. based
18. He displayed a complete lack of courtesy and tact in dealing with his
employer.
A. tenacity B. curiosityC. civility D. hostility
19. Pirated compact disks and floppy disks remained the second biggest vehicle for the spread of computer viruses despite the governments' determined efforts to quash software piracy.
A. boost B. preventC. crush D. restrict
20. It is reported that the latest outbreak of the bird flu in Pennsylvania in the United States has prompted China to slap a ban on poultry imports from the sate.
A. marine products B. dairy productsC. industrial products D. avian products
Cloze (10 points)
The effect of the baby boom on the schools helped to make possible a shift in thinking about the role of public education in the 1920 's. In the 1920 's, but especially __1__the Depression of the 1930's, the United States experienced a__2__birth rate. Then with theprosperity__3__on by the Second World War and the economic boom that followed it, young people married and__4__households earlier and began to__5__larger families than had their__6__during the Depression. Birthrates rose to 102 per thousand in 1946, 106.2 in 1950, and 118 in 1955.__7__economics was probably the most important__8__, it is not the only explanation for the baby boom. The increased value placed__9__the idea of the family also helps to__10__this rise in birth rates. The baby boomers began streaming__11__the first grade by the mid -1940's and became a__12__by 1950. The public school system suddenly found itself __13__Thewartime economy meant that few new schools were built between 1940 and1945.__14__, large numbers of teachers left their profession during that period for better-paying jobs elsewhere.__15__, in the 1950's, the baby boom hit an antiquated and inadequate school system. Consequently, the custodial rhetoric of the 1930's no longer made__16__; keeping youths ages sixteen and older out of the labor market by keeping them in school could no longer be a high__17__for an institution unable to find space and staff to teach younger children. With the baby boom, the focus of educators__18__turned toward the lower grade sand back to basic academic skills and__19__. The system no longer hadmuch__20__in offering nontraditional, new, and extra services to older youths.
1. A. in B. for C. at D. on2. A. accelerating B. strengthening C. declining D. fluctuating3. A. took B. produced C. brought D. carried4. A. adopted B. incorporated C. administered D. established5. A. increase B. raise C. erect D. generate6. A. predecessors B. successors C. processors D. oppressors7. A. Since B. Despite C. Although D. Unless8. A. tenant B. determinant C. lubricant D. repentant9. A. at B. on C. for D. with10. A. demonstrate B. interpret C. exhibit D. explain11. A. through B. across C. into D. towards12. A. creek B. flood C. bonus D. pledge13. A. overtaxed B. overdosed C. overweighed D. overlapped14. A. Moreover B. However C. Otherwise D. Thus15. A. Nevertheless B. Therefore C. Furthermore D. Hence fore16. A. sense B. meaning C. sensible D. meaningful17. A. notoriety B. compatibility C. proximity D. priority18. A. refutably B. indispensably C. inevitably D. respectively19. A. conference B. symposium C. seminar D. discipline20. A. ability B. advantage C. benefit D. interest