英语II（2）期末复习（1）（供网考免考的同学使用）
第一部分交际用语
一、选择填空
阅读下面的小对话，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。
1.—Sam,thisismyfriend,Jane.
—_________________.
A.I’mJackB.Gladtomeetyou,Jane
C.Gladtomeetyou,SamD.Verywell,thankyou
2.—What’sthematterwithyou?
—_________________.
A.ItmatterswithyouB.Nottoobad
C.IfeelabitsickD.That’sright
3.—CouldItalktoProf.Lee?
—_________________.
A.Yes,speakingB.Oh,it’syou
C.I’mwaitingforyouD.Iamtheoperatorhere
4.—I’vegotabadcoldtoday.
—_________________.
A.ThankyoufortellingmeB.Oh,dear!Ihopeyougetbettersoon
C.Itisn’tseriousD.It’llbebettersoon
5.—CanyoutellmewhereIcanparkthecar?
—_________________.
A.Yes,pleaseB.ItismadeinAmerica
C.Well,justoverthereD.Theparkisnotveryfar
6.—What’sthebestwaytogettotheEmpireHotelfromhere?
—_________________.
A.It’sfiveblocksawayB.Walkingthroughthewood
C.It’satwenty-minutewalkD.Halfanhourifwedrivefast
7.—Youneedn’tdotheworktillaftertheNewYear.
—_________________.
A.No,youneedn’tB.Oh,good!Thankyou.
C.HappyNewYeartoyouD.Ilikethework
8.—Haveaniceholiday,Ted.
—_________________.
A.Yes,you’rerightB.That’sallright
C.Thankyou,andyoutooD.Goodidea
9.—HowwasthejourneytoLondon?
—_________________.
A.ItwentverywellB.Itwasanine-hourplanejourney
C.IflewthereD.Iwasverywell
10.—Canyouhelpmeclearupthemess?
—_________________.
A.TellmewhomadeitB.Notroubleatall
C.Yes,that’llbeallrightD.Noproblem
11.—Areyouonholidayhere?
—_________________.
A.Weareonholidayhere,tooB.Welivehere,too
C.No,wearen’t.WelivehereD.Yes,welivehere
12.—What’sthefaretothemuseum?
—_________________.
A.FivehoursB.Fiveo’clock
C.FivemilesD.Fivedollars
13.—Isitgoingtobewarmnextweek?
—_________________.
A.Yes,itisB.Idon’tbelieveit
C.No,ithasn’tD.Itchangesallthetime
14.—Whatdoyouusuallydoinyoursparetime?
—_________________.
A.Yes,it’smyfavoritetimeB.Reading
C.No,I’llneverdothatD.Doitbyyourself
15.—DoyoumindifIreadthenewspaperonthetable?
—_________________.
A.GoodnewsforyouB.Goahead,please
C.Yes,sureD.No,Ican’t
16.—MayIspeaktoProfLiplease?
—_________________.
A.No,youcan’tB.There’snoProfLi
C.Idon’tknowwhetherhe’soutD.I’mafraidyou’vegotthewrongnumber
17.—Hereyouare,Sir.
—_________________.
A.Yes,I’mhereB.Yes,hereweare
C.AllrightD.Thankyouverymuch
18.—Sosorrytotroubleyou.
—_________________.
A.It’sapleasureB.It’syourfault
C.Idon’tthinksoD.I’msorry,too
19.—Wouldyoulikeatea?
—_________________.
A.Yes,pleaseB.Ilikegreentea
C.Yes,IprefercoffeeD.No,Idon’tmind
20.—WhatdoesyourEnglishteacherlooklike?
—_________________.
A.ShelikessingingB.Shelookssad
C.ShelikestostaywithusD.Shelooksmuchlikehermother
21.—HowlongwillyoubeawayfromItaly?
—_________________.
A.Yes,I’llbeinItalyB.Aboutamonth
C.Yes,it’salongwaytoItalyD.Sincelastmonth
22.—What’stheweatherlikeinthisarea?
—_________________.
A.VerywellB.It’srainy
C.Yes,it’sfineD.That’sallright
23.—Howareyoufeelingnow?
—_________________.
A.MuchbetterB.It’sOK
C.ThankyouD.He’sallright
24.—Whattimedoesthetrainleave?
—_________________.
A.OnTuesdayB.Inthemorning
C.AthalfpastfiveD.Atnight
25.—HaveyoueverbeentoTokyo?
—_________________.
A.No,Ididn’tgotherelastyearB.No,butIhopetogotherenextyear
C.TokyoisabusycityD.Yes,I’lldoitnexttime
第一部分：交际用语答案：
1.B2.C3.A4.B5.C
6.B7.B8.C9.A10.D
11.C12.D13.A14.B15.B
16.D17.D18.A19.A20.D
21.B22.B23.A24.C25.B
第二部分：词汇与语法结构
阅读下面的句子，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。
1.Mywatchhasbeenlosingtimeforthepastweek.Itprobablyneeds.
A.cleaning
B.toclean
C.cleaned
D.tobecleaning
2.Wearegoingtohaveouroffice_________tomakeroomforanewengineer.
A.torearrange
B.rearrange
C.rearranged
D.rearranging
3.Marysaidtome,“IfIhadseenyourbag,I________ittoyou.”
A.willreturn
B.wouldhavereturned
C.couldreturn
D.mustreturn
4.Weshallhaveanopportunitytoexchange_______tomorrow.
A.sights
B.meanings
C.views
D.minds
5.Sincethisroadiswetandslipperythismorning,it__________lastnight.
A.mustrain
B.wasraining
C.musthaverained
D.mayrain
6.Youwillgetusedto________herewhenyouhavesettleddown.
A.living
B.live
C.lives
D.lived
7.Sheisverycareful.She_______veryfewmistakesinherwork.
A.does
B.takes
C.makes
Dgets
8.Unfortunatelythepoorgirlcan’tdoanythingbut________allherbelongingsatalowprice.
A.tosell
B.sell
C.selling
D.sold
9.DoyouthinkTommyis______________thetruth?
A.saying
B.speaking
C.telling
D.talking
10._______________shecouldn’tunderstandwaswhyfewerandfewerwenttohimforhelp.
A.That
B.What
C.When
D.Where
11..Theywereaskedtoavoid_______anywaterwhichhadnotbeenboiled.
A.drinking
B.todrink
C.having
D.nottobedrunk
12.Johnfellasleep_______hewaslisteningtothemusic.
A.after
B.before
C.while
D.assoonas
13.1havetakenmanyphotos.I’mgoingtogetthefilm________
A.beingdeveloped
B.developed
C.developing
D.tobedeveloped
14.Iftheweatherhadbeengood,thechildren________outforawalk.
A.hadgone
B.wouldgo
C.couldhavegone
D.went
15.Thecarwon’tstartbecausethebatteryhas________.
A.runout
B.runover
C.rundown
D.runoff
16.Thehallwasalmostempty.Therewere________peopleinit.
A.little
B.alittle
C.few
D.afew
17.Beforejoiningthearmy,hespentalotoftimeinthevillage________hebelonged.
A.which
B.towhich
C.towhere
D.atwhich
18.Thedoctoradvisedher_______enoughrestbeforegoingbacktowork.
A.get
B.toget
C.gets
D.got
19._______ofthemhasabedroomandastudy.
A.Every
B.Both
C.Each
D.All
20.Theworkersarebusy_______modelsfortheexhibition.
A.tomake
B.withmaking
C.beingmaking
D.making
21.Mybossis_________holdingpointlessmeetings.Itreallyannoysme.
A.neverB.alwaysC.sometimesD.seldom
22.Thatdinnerwasthemostexpensivemealwe_____________.
A.wouldhaveB.havehadC.haveeverhadD.hadeverhad
23.Robertissaid__________abroad,butIdon’tknowwhatcountryhestudiedin.
A.tohavebeenstudyingB.tostudy
C.tobestudyingD.tobestudied
24–Ifhe____________,he____________thatfood.
--Luckilyhewassenttothehospitalimmediately.
A.waswarned;wouldnottakeB.hadbeenwarned;wouldnothavetaken
C.wouldbewarned;hadnottakenD.wouldhavebeenwarned;hadnottaken
25.Iwassick,butI__________itattheweekend.
A.gotbyB.gotoverC.gotawayD.gotat
26.Johnwasbored,_________helefthislifeinEngland.
A.inadditionB.soC.howeverD.furthermore
27.Thesenewprocesses_____________.
A.shouldbecontrolledB.shouldcontrol
C.shouldbecontrollingD.shouldcontrolled
28.Thisisveryimportant.You__________remembertoshutdownyourcomputereveryevening.
A.oughtB.mustC.shouldD.can
29.JohnWaltersclaimedthatthislackofinformation___________innegativefeelingstowardsthemedia.
A.haveresultedB.hadresultedC.resultedD.results
30._________youchangeyourmind,Iwon’tbeabletohelpyou.
A.WhenB.UnlessC.WhileD.As
31.ItisoneofthebestconcertsI____________.
A.wenttoB.gotoC.haveeverbeentoD.hadgoneto
32.He_________hisfatherforbothofthemlovewalkinginthecountryside.
A.looksB.islikeC.lookslikeD.like
33.Thenshecheered______alotwhentheygot______thetaxi.
A.up…overB.of…intoC.of…overD.up…into
34.Doesthispatient’srecordneed___________now?No,youcanfinishitlater.
A.completeB.tocompleteC.completingD.completed
35.Couldyoutellme________?
A.howlongyoulivehere
B.howlonghaveyoulivedhere
C.howlongyouhavelivedhere
D.howlongdidyoulivehere
36.Therearemanycities_________veryfast.
A.expandB.expandedC.toexpandD.expanding
37.Lastyear_________________ofnewbookswerepublishedonenvironmentalprotection.
A.hundredsB.ahundredC.thehundredD.onehundred
38.Wasteelectricalgoods_______________safely.
A.mustdisposeofB.mustbedisposedof
C.mustbedisposingofD.musttobedisposedof
39.Thereisalotofcrimeontelevision._________otherissuesarepushedout.
A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.ButD.Furthermore
40.Chinaisnolongerwhatit___________.
A.usedtobeB.wasusedtobeing
C.usedtobeingD.wasusedtobe
41.I__________________readingthenovelbytheendofthisweek.
A.shallfinishB.shallbefinishedC.shallhasfinishedD.shallhavefinished
42.Hedidn’twantanythingtoeatbecausehe________________alreadyeaten.
A.hasB.haveC.hadD.having
43.Thebestthing__________________tosleep.
A.todoisB.doingisC.todoD.istodo
44.Youhadbetter_____________acoatwithyou.
A.-B.totakeC.takeD.taking
45.Thefoodwas_____________good,butnotgoodenoughformetoeatthereagain.
A.veryB.quiteC.reallyD.absolutely
46.Hehasthreecompanies___________________.
A.employing50peopleeachB.employingeach50people
C.eachemploy50peopleD.employing50eachpeople
47.Shewas_____________latethatshemissedthelasttrain.
A.-B.tooC.soD.such
48.Couldyoutellme__________________?
A.whereIcanfindatoiletB.wherecanIfindatoilet
C.whereIhavefoundatoiletD.wherehaveIfoundatoilet
49.Thenewcomputerallowsme_______________workmoreefficiently.
A.toB.-C.atD.for
50.Thetriptothecountrysidewasgreat___________.
A.funnyB.funnilyC.funD.funness
第二部分：词汇与语法结构答案
1.A2.C3.B4.C5.C
6.A7.C8.B9.C10.B
11.A12.C13.B14.C15.A
16.C17.B18.B19.C20.D
21.B22.D23.A24.B25.B
26.B27.A28.B29.B30.B
31.C32.B33.D34.C35.C
36.D37.A38.B39.A40.A
41.D42.C43.A44.C45.B
46.A47.C48.A49.A50.C
第三部分：完形填空
阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上圈出所选的字母符号。
Passage1
ThebiggestadventureI’veeverhadwastrekkinginThailand.Wehiredaguide(1)_____ustoavillageinthejungle.Wedidn’tknowthathe(2)_____therebefore.(3)_____wereachedthevillage,wewouldn’tbeabletofindsomewheretosleep,(4)_____wewantedtogetthereinabout8hours.Aftertwohoursweallrealisedwewerelost.The(5)_____wewalked,themoreconfusedwebecame.Luckilyafterafurther4hourswemetsomehunters.Theydidn’tspeakthesamelanguageasourguide,butwewereableto(6)_____thatwewerelost.They(7)_____ustowardsthevillage.Itwasafterdarkwhenwearrivedthere.Wehadbeenwalking(8)_____over14hoursandwewere(9)_____exhausted.Wehadbeenverylucky;ifwe(10)____thehunters,wewouldhavehadtosleepinthejungle.
1.A)takeB)fortakingC)totakeD)taken
2.A)hasneverbeenB)hadneverbeenC)neverwentD)didn’tgo
3.A)UnlessB)IfC)WhenD)As
4.A)soB)butC)inadditionD)for
5.A)farB)furthestC)furtherD)morefar
6.A)getatB)getaroundC)getbyD)getacross
7.A)misdirectedB)redirectedC)undirectedD)disdirected
8.A)forB)sinceC)atD)in
9.A)veryB)absolutelyC)fairlyD)much
10.A)hadmetB)haven’tmetC)havemetD)hadn’tmet
Passage2
Scientistsareworkinghardtodevelopbetteraerialsformobilephones,aspokesmanforPhikiaPhonessaidtoday.‘Itreally(11)______userswhentheylosethesignalinthemiddleofacall,sowearedevelopingnewaerialsthatwillenableusers(12)_______strongersignals.Manyusersreportedthatwhenthey(13)_______,thesignalwasoftenlost’,saidthespokesman.Thenewaeralsaredesignedtoavoid(14)______thesignalbyreceivingthemessageonawiderrangeofradiofrequencies.‘We(15)_______thatthisisamajorconcernforphoneusers’saidthespokesman.Thenewphoneshaveaflexibleexternalaerial,whichuserswillhave(16)______touchingtheirearorhead.Theaerials(17)______makethephonesabletopickupawiderrangeofsignals.Thecompanyspokesmaninsisted(18)______thiswasnotapotentialdanger–“(19)______safetyregulationhasbeenfollowed”,hetoldourreporter.“If(20)______oneofthesephonesthismorning,Iwouldn’thavemissedmytraincominghere”,jokedthespokesman.
11.A.irritatesB.isirritatingC.irritatedD.irritate
12.A.receiveB.receivedC.toreceiveD.receiving
13.A.aretravellingB.weretravellingC.travelD.wastraveling
14.A.losingB.loseC.lostD.tolose
15.A.learntB.hadlearntC.havelearntD.arelearning
16.A.usedtoB.tousedtoC.getusedtoD.togetusedto
17.A.toB.--C.areD.will
18.A.onB.toC.whatD.that
19.A.--B.AllC.EveryD.Any
20.A.IhadB.I’dhadC.I’dhaveD.have
Passage3
IanandShireeareaveryunusualcouple.Althoughthey(21)________intheheartofLondon,theytrytogrowasmuchoftheirownfoodaspossible.Atthemomentthey(22)_______anallotmentfromthelocalcounciltogrowfoodon,buttheyplan(23)________morelandsoon.‘We(24)_________growingourownfoodfiveyearsago’,saidIan,‘Sincethenwe(25)__________abouthalfofthevegetablesweneedandaquarterofthefruit.We(26)________ontheallotmentforthreeyears.We(27)________ourowngardenbeforethat.’Theydonotplantostoptherethough,‘Bythistimenextyearwe(28)________enoughlandtogrowabout75%ofourfood’,saidIan.Whydotheydothis?‘We(29)________aboutthechemicalsusedtogrowourfood’,saidShiree.‘Moreandmorepeople(30)________thesameinthefuture’,predictedShiree.
21.A.liveB.livedC.havelivedD.hadlived
22.A.rentB.haverentedC.arerentingD.haverented
23.A.buyB.tobuyC.buyingD.bought
24..A.startB.wouldstartC.havestartedD.started
25A.grewB.havegrownC.havebeengrowingD.havebeengrown
26.A.workB.workedC.havebeenworkingD.hadworked
27.A.usedB.haveonlyusedC.haveonlybeenusingD.hadonlyused
28.A.willhaveboughtB.willbuyC.arebuyingD.aregoingtobuy
29.A.areworryingB.willworryC.worryD.worried
30.A.aredoingB.aregoingtodoC.willhavedoneD.do
Passage4
2PattenClose
Derby
DJ56XX
16April2003
DearSirorMadam,
Iamwriting(31)_________________aboutarecentstayatyourhotel,TheGrand.MywifeandIarrivedon21stMarchandstayedfortwonights.
Firstlywewaitedtwentyminutesatreceptionbecausetherewasnobody(32)_________________thedesk.Thenwewaitedafurthertwentyminutesbecausethereceptionistcouldnotfindourbooking.(33)_________________ourluggagewasleftunattendedinreceptionforthreehoursuntilwefinallytookittoourroomourselves.
Ourroomwasnotavailableimmediatelywhenwearrived.Thereforewehadtowaitanotherhour(34)_________________wecouldgototheroom.Whenwesawtheroom,ithadtwosinglebedsandwe(35)_________________adoublebed,sowehadtochangeit.Unfortunatelythesecondroomwasonthetopfloorandtheliftwas(36)_________________.Andalthoughwehadaskedforaroomwithaseaview,itwasfacingtheroad.
Althoughthefoodintherestaurantwasquitegood,wewereunhappywiththe(37)__________wereceived.Wehadbookedaneveningmealinclusiveinthepriceoftheroom.Consequentlywedidnottakemoneytothediningroomandthendiscovered(38)_________________wehadtopayforthewineimmediately.Unfortunately,thewaiterswererudeand(39)_________________.Howeverthemanagerdidagreethatwecouldpaythewinebillinthemorning.
TosumupIwasmostdissatisfiedwiththeentireexperienceandIexpectfullcompensationfortheinconveniencecaused.
Ilookforward(40)_________________fromyou.
Yoursfaithfully,
ArthurMullard
31.A.complainB.tocomplainC.complainedD.complaining
32.A.inB.fromC.toD.at
33.A.MoreoverB.AlthoughC.SoD.Because
34.A.afterB.whileC.duringD.before
35.A.askedforB.askforC.hadaskedforD.haveaskedfor
36.A.outoforderB.inorderC.disorderD.badorder
37.A.moneyB.letterC.foodD.service
38.A.whyB.thatC.whenD.where
39.A.helpB.helpfulC.unhelpfulD.helpless
40.A.tohearingB.hearingC.tohearD.tobehearing
Passage5
IwastravellingaloneinWesternAustralialastyear,andonedayIset41toclimbahighpeakinthatarea.Althoughinthesummertherearemanytourists,Iwasthereoutofseason42___________thereweren’tanytourgroups.SoonafterIreachedthetop,itbegantodrizzleandthefogcame43.Verysoon,itwassothick44Icouldn’tevenmakeoutthepath.Itakemyphonewithmeeverywhere45youneverknowwhenyouwillneedit.EventuallyIcalledmydad,46was9,000milesawayintheUK.Hetoldmetophonethelocalemergencyservices,butIfelt47stupidthatIdidn’twantto.48,mydadrealisedthisandmadeuphismindtocallthemhimself.Therescuerscalledme49mymobiletofindoutexactlywhereIwas,butunfortunatelythebatteryranoutafterfiveseconds.Ilaydownunderarockandwaited–itwasnearlynight-timeandIwascoldandwet.Justastheywereabouttocalloffthesearchforthenight,theyfoundme.Fortunatelyonerescuerhadsaid‘Let’stryforjustfivemoreminutes.’50theyhadgivenup,Iwouldhavedied.
41.A.awayB.offC.overD.up
42.A.becauseB.soC.howeverD.therefore
43.A.offB.awayC.overD.down
44.A.whichB.whatC.whyD.that
45.A.soB.thereforeC.becauseD.asaresult
46.A.whoB.thatC.whichD.whom
47.A.suchB.soC.veryD.really
48.A.LuckilyB.LuckyC.UnluckyD.Unluckily
49.A.inB.withC.onD.at
50.A.IfB.WhenC.UnlessD.After
Passage6
Dealingwithwasteisahugeglobalproblem.Unfortunately,manypeopledon’tusuallythinkmuchaboutwhathappens51theiroldfridgewhentheyupdatetothelatestmodel.Afewjustdumpit52thestreetwithoutanotherthought.
53,Britaincurrentlyhasoveramillionoldfridgesrottingindumpsinfieldsandinwarehousesbecausethecountrydoesnothaveenoughequipmenttodispose54______________them.NewEuropeanUnionregulationssaythatfrom1January2002,allmaterial55depletestheozonelayer,suchasCFCcoolants,must56____________fridgesbeforetheyareputinlandfillsites.Itis57totakequiteawhiletosolvetheproblem.
Butitisnotonlyfridges58aredifficulttogetridof.Whataboutoldcomputers,TVsandotherhi-techjunk?Forexample,GuangdongProvince,inthesoutheastofChina,hasbeensuffering59problemscausedbyimportedwasteelectricalgoodslikecomputers.Workerstherehavebeenbreakingupoldcomputerstoextracttherecyclablepartslikechips,andpreciousmetals60goldandplatinum.
51.A.toB.atC.withD.for
52.A.fromB.inC.toD.off
53.A.BecauseB.SoC.HoweverD.Asaresult
54.A.offB.awayC.atD.of
55.A.whatB.whyC.thatD.who
56.A.removefromB.removedfrom
C.beremovedfromD.haveremovedfrom
57.A.likeB.likenessC.likingD.likely
58.A.whatB.whyC.thatD.who
59.A.fromB.atC.toD.with
60.A.asB.likeC.andD.with
第三部分：完型填空答案
1.C2.B3.A4.A5.C
6.D7.B8.A9.B10.D
11.A12.C13.B14.A15.C
16.D17.B18.D19.C20.B
21.A22.C23.B24.D25.B
26.C27.D28.A29.C30.B
31.B32.D33.A34.D35.C
36.A37.D38.B39.C40.A
41.B42.B43.D44.D45.C
46.A47.B48.A49.C50.A
51.A52.B53.D54.D55.C
56.C57.D58.C59.A60.B
第四部分：阅读理解（单项选择）
阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个正确答案，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。
短文理解1
Blocksof“high-rise”flatshavebeenbuiltinlargenumbersinLondonandinmanyotherbigcities.JustaftertheSecondWorldWarthesebig,twenty-to-thirtystoreybuildings,hundredsoffeetinheight,werethoughttobetheidealsolutiontothehousingproblem.Forontheonehand,therewasseverehousingshortage,butontheotherhand,therewaslackofspacetobuildhousesinurbanareas.Blocksof“high-rise”flatsseemed,atfirst,tobeabletosolvetheproblem,sincetheycanofferspaceformorefamiliestoliveinonlessland.Thebeautiful,modernapartmentsinthehigh–risesweremuchsoughtafterbypeoplewholiveddowntown.Hundredsofthevastblockshadbeenbuiltbeforeanyonebegantodoubtaboutwhethertheyweregoodsolutionsornot.Aretheysuitableplacesforpeople,childrenespecially,tolivein?Awell-knownBritisharchitect,whopersonallydesignedmanyofthesebuildings,nowbelievesthatthehigh-risesmaywellmakethosepeoplewhohavebeenhousedinthemsufferagreatdeal.Evidencehasbeencollectedbysocialworkers,whichsuggeststhatpeopledosuffer.Theycomplainaboutseverelonelinessanddeepdepressionlivingwithinthesegreattowers.Peoplealsotalkaboutlackofcommunicationwithothers,noeasyaccesstoaplaygroundforchildren,nochancesforadultstogetfamiliarizedwitheachother.Manypeoplesaythattheyhavelivednextdoortoeachotherforyearsinthesamebuilding,buttheyneverknowwhotheirneighborsare.Someexpertssaythatalargenumberofpeoplelivinginthehigh-risessufferfrommentaldisorderandhaveevendevelopedcriminaltendencies.Asaresultofthesenewdiscoveries,plansfornewhigh-riseblocksarebeingreconsidered.Wearenowbuildingupmanyhigh-risesinbigcitiessuchasBeijing,ShanghaiandGuangzhou.Perhapsweshouldalsoreconsidertheideatoo.
1.TherewasabighousingproblemaftertheSecondWorldWar____________.
A.inLondon
B.intheruralareas
C.inmanybigcities
D.inmanycountries
2.Blocksof“high-rise”flatswerethoughttobetheidealsolutiontothehousingproblem,because____________.
A.therewasseverehouseshortageinbigcities
B.therewaslessandlesslandtobuildhousesinbigcities
C.theyweremodernandbeautifulandmuchsoughtafterbycitypeople
D.theywerebuiltonlesslandandwereabletohousealotmorepeople
3.Thesentence“Hundredsofthevastblockshadbeenbuiltbeforeanyonebegantodoubtaboutwhethertheyweregoodsolutionsornot.”means____________.
A.itwasnotuntilhundredsofthevastblockshadbeenbuilt,peoplebegantodoubtaboutwhethertheyweregoodsolutionsornot
B.hundredsofthevastblockshadnotbeenbuiltuntilanyonebegantodoubtaboutwhethertheyweregoodsolutionsornot
C.peoplebegantodoubtaboutwhethertheyweregoodsolutionsornotbeforehundredsofthevastblockshadbeenbuilt
D.beforehundredsofthevastblockshadbeenbuilt,somepeoplebegantodoubtaboutwhethertheyweregoodsolutionsornot
4.Theauthortakesawell-knownBritisharchitectasanexampletoshowusthat____________.
A.heisveryproudofhisdesigningofmanyofthehigh-rises
B.evenawell-knowndesignerofthehigh-risesbelievestheyarenogoodforpeople
C.evenawell-knowndesignerofthehigh-risessufferspersonally
D.high-risesarewell-designed,modernbuildingswhichmeetpeople’sneeds
5.Whatisthegreatestdangerforpeoplelivinginahigh-riseaccordingtosomeexperts?
A.Lackofcommunicationwithothers.
B.Noeasyaccesstoaplaygroundforchildren.
C.Developingcriminaltendencies.
D.Notknowingtheneighbors.
短文理解2
SuraElmercametoShanghailastJulyfromtheNetherlands,andwillremainhereforthenextcoupleofyears.HeworkedattheHolidayInnHotelasasalesmanager,“Oneimportantpartofmyjobconsistsinstayingincontactwithconsultant-generalshere.Withawhiteface,itiseasierformetopersuadepeople,”hesaid.BeforeworkinginShanghai,heworkedforaHolidayInnHotelinAmsterdam.HewastransferredherebyanarrangementbetweenthehotelsinShanghaiandAmsterdam.
AskedtocommentonthedifferencesbetweenworkinginChinaandEurope,hesaid:“Ifanything,Chinesecolleaguestendtobemoreserious,whileweDutchliketocrackjokes,”hesaid.HealsosaidthatinAmsterdameverythinggoesfasterandwithlesspeople.“IntheNetherlands,wehavetobeefficientbecausesalariesarehighandcompaniescannotemploysomanypeopleastheydohereinChina,”hesaid.HealsosaidthatheearnedabitmoreherethanintheNetherlands,andaccommodationandmealsarefreelyavailable.“IlikeShanghai.BeforecominghereIhadnoideawhatChinawouldbelike.NowIhavebeenherefornearlyoneyear,Ifoundpeopleherefriendly,thoughIdislikepeoplespittingontheground.”Heintendedtoworkhereforanothertwoorthreeyears,dependingonthehotel.
6.Fromthepassage,weknowthatSuraElmeris____________.
A.aDutch
B.workingforaHolidayInnHotelinAmsterdam
C.oneoftheconsultant-generals
D.goingtostayinShanghaiforquitelong
7.SuraElmercametoShanghai,____________.
A.ashesignedacontractwithHolidayInnHotelinShanghai
B.becausehewantstoknowsomethingaboutChina
C.forhelikesShanghaiverymuch
D.accordingtoanagreementbetweenthehotelsinShanghaiandAmsterdam
8.SuraElmer’simpressiononhisChinesecolleaguesisthatthey____________thanhiscolleaguesintheNetherlands.
A.doeverythingfaster
B.aremoreserious
C.aremoreefficient
D.earnalittlemore
9.Inthesecondparagraph,thesentence,“…accommodationandmealsarefreelyavailable”means____________.
A.accommodationandmealsareofferedinfreetimeinthehotel
B.SuraElmereatsandsleepsinthehotelfreeofcharge
C.SuraElmercanstayandeatinthehotelanytimehethinksnecessary
D.exceptaccommodation,mealsareofferedfreelyinthehotel
10.ThethingthatSuraElmerdislikesinChinais____________.
A.onedoesnothavetoworkhardtobeefficient
B.salariesarelowerthanwhatpeoplegetinAmsterdam
C.peoplespitontheground
D.therearemorepeopledoinglesswork
短文理解3
Passage3
Iusedtothinkeducationwasthemostimportantthinginmylife.Recentlymyattitudehasbeguntochange,althoughIstillholdthatitisessentialforeveryoneintheworldtoday.Asatopjuniorstudentinmycollege,IwasaskedtomakeaspeechonhowtolearnEnglishwell.Standinginfrontoftheaudiencefacingsomanyfreshmen,Iwastrembling.Ididn’trememberanywordthatIhadprepared.Iranoutoftheconferenceroomwithoutfinishingmyspeech,leavingeveryonepuzzled.Icriedthatnightinmyroom,feelingthatIwasaloser.StudyingtakessomuchofmytimethatIfeelunabletoreallydevelopmyself.Iamjuststoringknowledge;yetfailtocommunicatewithothers.Ihavereceivedmanyawardsinschool,buttheydon’tnecessarilyreflectanythingaboutme.Idon’tknowhowtosocialize.WhenIleaveschoolIfearIwillbeofnousetosociety.
Irealizethateveryonehasherorhisownwayofliving.Iwanttochangemylifestyle.OfcourseIwillkeepstudying.YetIplantolookforaparttimejob,whichmightturnouttobeagoodchancetogettoknowsociety.Istillbelievethatworkingmyhardestdoesmakemehappy.Iwillstillstayonincollege,butIwillnotallowittosheltermefromtherealworld.
11.Fromthispassage,weknowthattheauthor____________.
A.doesnotthinkeducationisthemostimportantthinginherlifeanymore
B.thinksthatcommunicationwithotherpeopleismoreimportantthaneducation
C.realizesthatitismoreimportanttoreallydeveloponeselfthanjusttostoreknowledge
D.comestolearnhowimportantitistomakeapublicspeech
12.Bysayingthatsheis“ajuniorstudent”inhercollege,theauthormeansthatsheis____________.
A.astudentinherthirdyearincollege
B.averyyoungcollegestudent
C.youngerthanmoststudentsincollege
D.shorterthanothersincollege
13.Theauthorthinkstheawardsshehasreceived____________.
A.showthatsheisatopstudent
B.showhowmuchtimeshehasspentinlearning
C.meansheonlyknowshowtolearn,butnothowtosocialize
D.don’tnecessarilyreflectherrealself
14.Theauthorfearsthatshewillbeofnousetosociety,mainlybecause____________.
A.shefeelssheisaloser
B.shedoesnotknowhowtocommunicatewithothers
C.studyingtakestoomuchofhertime
D.sheisunabletodevelopherself
15.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtothepassage,whentheauthorsaysthatshewantstofindaparttimejob?
A.Thejobmightenablehertogettoknowsociety.
B.Shewantstochangeherlifestyle.
C.Workingparttimewhilestudyingwillmakeherhappy.
D.Shewantstogetsomeshelterfromtherealworld.
短文理解4
35ForestAvenue
Dew’sParker
Adelaide
12,Nov.
DearBob,
I’mjustwritingtoletyouknowournewaddressandtoinviteyoutoourhouse-warmingpartynextSaturday.I’msorryaboutthelackofwarning,butwe’vebeenbusymovinghouseandI’vehadlittletimeforanythingelse.Inanycase,weonlydecidedtoholdthepartylastweekwhenwefoundoutthatcostofmovingwasnotashighaswethoughtandwehadalittlecashtospare.
Wemovedtoheretwodaysagoandwe’vebeenworkingnon-stopeversince.Thiseveningwedecidedtohaveafewhours’rest,soI’mwritingafewinvitationstosomefriends.
YoucandothetripfromBedfordtoFlindersintwohoursnowthatthenewmotorwayisopen.Dew’sParkerisratherdifficulttofindthough,becauseit’sanewhousingestateandfewpeopleknowwhereitis.GiveusaringwhenyouareintheareaandI’llgivedetaileddirectionstoyouthen.Ournumberis56889590.
BarbaraandIhopeyoucanmakeitinspiteoftheshortnotice.
Allthebest
Charles
P.S.Wecanfixyouupwithaplacetosleep–Iguessyoucanputupwithamattressonthefloor!
16.Thispassageisaletterof____________.
A.aninformalinvitation
B.aformalinvitation
C.thanks
D.complaint
17.WhenCharleswrites,“I’msorryaboutthelackofwarning”,hemeansthatheissorrythat____________.
A.hedidnotgiveBobawarningwhenBobwasonceindanger
B.heisshortofmoney,soheisnotabletohelpBob
C.heshouldhavegivenBobawarningwhenheisindifficulty
D.heisnotabletowritethislettertoBobearlier
18.Charlesandhiswifedecidedtoholdthehouse-warmingparty,mainlybecause____________.
A.theydecidedtohavearestafterbeingbusymovingtothenewhouse
B.theystillhadalittlemoneylefttoaffordtheparty
C.thenewmotorwaywasopen
D.theywantedtomeettheirfriendsverymuch
19.FromtheletterweknowthatthenewhousethatCharlesmovedinis____________.
A.verybig
B.twohoursawayfromdowntown
C.inanewhousingestate
D.easytofindinthemap
20.Inthesentence“BarbaraandIhopethatyoucanmakeit…”,thephrase“makeit”isusedtosaythatBobcan____________.
A.managetoattendtheirparty
B.findtheirnewhouseintwohours
C.dothetripfromBedfordtoFlinders
D.putupwithamattressonthefloor
短文理解5
DearUncleRic,
Wewereverysorrytohearthatyouareinhospitalagain,butIfeelsureyou’llbeoutandaboutagainsoon.Itdoesn’tsoundveryseriousthistimeaccordingtoAuntieIvyandinanycaseyouhavealreadyrecoveredfromtheoperationsoquickly.
Malcolmhasbeenworkingveryhardallthisyear,becauseheissittingsomeexaminationsthismonthandheisdeterminedtostudyHistoryattheUniversityofOxford.Althoughthesunhasbeenshiningalldaytoday,hehasbeensittingathomereadingaboutthehistoryoftheFrenchRevolution.Fortunatelyhelovesbooks,especiallyhistorybooks.Hespendsallhistimeandmoneyonbooks.
Jamesistotallydifferentfromhisbrother.Hemightbetooyoungtoknowbetter.Hegetsboredwithschoolandstudying.Butheisverykeenongames.Heneverstaysindoorswhentheweatherisreasonablyfine,andtodayhehasbeenplayingtennisforhourswithhisfriends.Heisfondoffootball,buttennisishisfavorite.Hesaidthathewantedtobecomeaprofessionalplayer.Hismotherdoesn’treallyapprove.
Robinsendsyouherlove.Wearelookingforwardtohearingfromyouandseeingyousoon.Iamsendingthisletterthroughthee-mailtoAuntieIvyandshewillbringittothehospitalwithourbestwishestoyouforaspeedyrecovery.
Lotsoflove
Trevor
21．ItiscertainthatUncleRicisinhospital____________.
A.againafterhavingfullyrecoveredfromanoperation
B.togetsometreatmentforaseriousdisease
C.togetanoperationforsomeminordisease
D.todosomecheck-upafterreceivinganoperation
22.Itis____________whowantstostudyhistory.
A.Trevor’swife
B.Trevor’syoungerson
C.James’selderbrother
D.Robin
23.Inthesecondparagraph,thesentence“…heissittingsomeexaminations…”meansthatMalcolmis____________.
A.sittingathisdeskpreparinglessonsforsomeexaminations
B.sittingathomebusyreadingforsomeexaminations
C.sittinginanexaminationplace
D.goingtotakesomeexaminations
24.Fromtheletter,weknowthatJameswantstobecomeaprofessionalplayer,____________.
A.yetthewholefamilydon’tliketheidea
B.butRobin,hismother,doesnotliketheidea
C.hisfatherthinksit’stoobadthathegetsboredwithschool
D.Malcolmfeelssorryforhisidea,wishingheknowsbetter
25.Thisisa____________.
A.businessletter
B.privateletter
C.memo
D.telephonemessage
短文理解6
Goodchildrenmustbegoodstudentsatschool.Theyshouldworkhardatallsubjectsanddowhatisgiventothemontime.Theyshoulddeveloptheabilitytocareforthemselves,totrynottodependtoomuchontheirparents,tothinkindependentlyandtoworkinaplannedway.Theyoughttorespectteachers,haveacooperativeattitudetowardsschoolmatesandalwaysbereadytohelpothers.
Athome,goodchildrenshouldbetidyandhardworking.Besidesschoolworktheyshouldhelptheirparentswithhouseworkandbealwaysreadytoshowrespectandgratitudetotheirparentswhenevertheirparentsdosomethingforthem.Theyshouldalsobeveryconsideratetowardstheirentirefamily.Theyoughttopleasetheirfamilywithsomethingthatmakesthemhappyandfeelgoodinsteadofupsettingthemwiththeirpersonalworries.Whenitisabsolutelynecessarytotalktotheirparentsabouttheirpersonalproblems,theyshouldtalknicelyandcalmly,gettingreadytotakeadvicefromtheirparentssincetheyaremuchmoreexperiencedinlife.Ifanydisagreementoccurs,goodchildrenshouldtrytoironoutthedisagreementbylisteningtotheparents’opinions.Theynevertakeitforgrantedthattheyarealwaysintheright.Onthecontrary,goodchildrenlearnquicklybylisteningtoothers.
26.Themostsuitabletitleforthispassagewouldbe____________.
A.GoodChildrenatHome
B.GoodStudentsatSchool
C.WhatGoodChildrenShouldBeLike
D.BeGoodStudents
27.Oneimportantabilitygoodchildrenaresupposedtodevelopis___________.
A.tothinkindependently
B.toworkhardatsomesubjects
C.tobegoodstudentsatschool
D.tohaveacooperativeattitudetowardteachers
28.Goodchildrenshould____________.
A.nevertalkabouttheirpersonalworries
B.carefortheirparents,brothersandsisters
C.considersomethingoftheirowninterests
D.nevergetupsetbytheirpersonalproblems
29.Whenthereisdisagreementbetweenparentsandchildren,goodchildrenshouldtryto____________.
A.getreadytotalknicely
B.pleasetheirparentswithsomethinggood
C.useanirontokeepcalm
D.findagoodresolutiontotheproblem
30.Inthelastparagraph,thesentence“Theynevertakeitforgrantedthattheyarealwaysintheright”meanstheynever____________.
A.believethattheyarealwaysright
B.makesurethattheyareright
C.thinkitistruethattheymightnotalwaysberight
D.acceptitasamatteroffactthattheyarealwaysright
短文理解7
TheAIDSvirushasbeenaroundforaverylongtime,butthespreadofthediseasewithinthelasttwentyyearsorsoonsuchascalehascausedrealconcern.Itseemsthatinthe1980stheprincipalcarriersofthediseasewerehomosexuals,drugusersandprostitutes.Nowitisbecomingevidentthatheterosexualsalsospreadthedisease,thatchildrencanbebornwiththevirusandthatpatientsinhospitalsarebeinginfectedtoo.
JustastheWHOfoughtthespreadofchildren’sdiseasethroughouttheworldinthe1960s,sonowtheymustagainuseeducationtofightthiskillerdisease.Theorganizationproposestowritenewspaperarticlesandbooks,andtomakevideosandTVprogrammes.ThesewillbetranslatedintothemajorlanguagesoftheworldsothatasmanypeopleaspossiblecanbeeducatedaboutthedangerofAIDS.
However,wearestillfacedwithtwobigquestions.IseducatingthepublicenoughifwearetocontrolthespreadofAIDS?DoestheWHOhaveenoughmoneyandresourcesforhospitalsthroughouttheworldtohelpandcareforsufferers?OnefactisbecomingclearerandthatisthattheWHOhasnotfocusedenoughontheneedtoeducatemedicalstaff.TherearestillhospitalsandhealthcentersinsomepartsoftheworldwhichdonotacceptAIDSpatients,whilethereareotherswheretoolittlecareistakentopreventthespreadofthedisease.
31.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.AIDSisadiseaseforwhichacurehasbeenfound.
B.AIDSisadiseasewhichhasjustbeenfound.
C.AIDSisadiseasewhichhasexistedforalongtime.
D.AIDSisadiseasewhichspreadsveryslowly.
32.WhoiseasilyinfectedwithAIDS?
A.Peoplewhousedrugs.
B.Peoplewhovisitprostitutes.
C.Patientswhostayinhospital.
D.Alloftheabove.
33.InWHO’sopinion,whatwillhelpmosteffectivelyinfightingagainstthespreadofAIDS?
A.Moreeducation.
B.Moremedicines.
C.Moredoctors.
D.Moreequipment.
34.Fromthepassage,wecanseethatthewriterisnothappyabout____________.
A.theeducationthegeneralpublicgetonAIDS
B.theeducationthemedicalstaffgetonAIDS
C.theTVprogrammesonAIDS
D.thenewspaperarticlesonAIDS
35.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Itisnotenoughonlytoeducatethegeneralpubic.
B.TherearesomehospitalsinsomepartsoftheworldwhichdonotacceptAIDSpatients.
C.GreatcarehasbeentakentopreventthespreadofAIDSeverywhereintheworldnow.
D.MoremoneyandresourcesareneededtocontrolthespreadofAIDS.
短文理解8
"Areyouthehappiestmanintheworld?"Whenaskedthisquestion,mostpeoplewouldsayno.Theydon'tthinktheyarethehappiestofthepeoplearoundthem.Theywouldpointoutthatoneoftheirneighborsishappierthananyoneofthem,"DoctorFrankhasacareerhimself.Hiswifeisthemostbeautifulandwell-educatedladyinthecommunity.No,Idon'tthinkIamhappierthanDoctorFrank.Atleastmycareerisnotassuccessfulashis."
Mostofuscompareourselveswithanyonewethinkishappierarelative,aclosefriendor,often,someoneweevenhardlyknow.Ioncemetayoungmanwhostruckmeasparticularlysuccessfulandhappy.Hespokeofhisloveforhisbeautifulwifeandtheirdaughters,andofhisjoyatbeingaTVtalk-showhost.Irememberthinkinghewasoneoftheluckyfewforwhomeverythinggoeseffortlesslyright.OncewetalkedabouttheInternet,heisgratefulforitsexistence.Hetoldme,becausehecouldlookupinformationondiabetes(糖尿病)theterriblediseasethatmadehiswifesufferandcouldpossiblybepasseddowntohislovelychildren.WhenIheardthis,Ifeltlikeafoolfortakingitforgrantedthatnothingunhappyexistedinhislife.
ThismademethinkalotandIsoondrewoneofthemostsignificantconclusionsabouthappiness:thereislittlerelationbetweenthesituationsofpeople'slivesandhowhappytheyare.Weallknowpeoplewhoarericherandhaveaneasierlifethanothers,yettheyareessentiallyunhappy.Andweknowpeoplewhohavesufferedagreatdealbutgenerallyremainhappy.Unhappinessislikelookingatsomethingandfixingoneventhesmallestfault.Asabaldmantoldme,"WheneverIenteraroom,allIseeishair."
Itishardforustogiveuptheimageof"beingperfect."Asnothingisperfect,anyonecanbeunhappy.Ittakesnocourageorefforttobeunhappy.Truehappinessliesinstrugglingtobehappy.
36.Accordingtotheauthor,mostpeoplewould____________theyarethehappiestintheworld.
A.doubtwhether
B.liketothinkthat
C.thinkaboutwhether
D.notthinkthat
37.Theauthorthinksthatpeoplequiteoftencomparethemselveswith____________.
A.aclosefriend
B.arelative
C.anyonetheythinkishappier
D.someonetheyevenhardlyknow
38.Whatisnottrueabouttheyoungmantheauthoroncemetwith?
A.HeisaTVtalkshowhost.
B.Everythinggoeseffortlesslyrightforhim.
C.Heloveshiswifeandtheirdaughters.
D.Heisveryhappywithhisworkandhislife.
39.AftertalkingwiththeyoungmanabouttheInternet,theauthorrealizes____________.
A.thatheismistakeninthinkingnothingunhappyexistedinthelatter’slife
B.howgratefultheyoungmanisfortheexistenceoftheInternet
C.howterriblytheyoungman’swifesufferfromthedisease-diabetes
D.thatthereisalotofinformationonecanlookupintheInternet
40.Thesignificantconclusiontheauthordrawsabouthappinessisthat____________.
A.itishardforustogiveuptheimageof"beingperfect"
B.unhappinessislikelookingatsomethingandfixingoneventhesmallestfault
C.weknowpeoplewhohavesufferedagreatdealbutgenerallyremainhappy
D.truehappinessliesinstrugglingtobehappy
短文理解9
NocountryintheworldhasmoredailynewspapersthantheUSA.Therearealmost2,000ofthem,ascomparedwith180inJapan,164inArgentinaand111inBritain.ThequalityofsomeAmericanpapersisextremelyhighandtheirviewsarequotedallovertheworld.DistinguisheddailiesliketheWashingtonPostortheNewYorkTimeshaveapowerfulinfluencealloverthecountry.HoweverthePostandtheTimesarenotnationalnewspapersinthesensethatTheTimesisinBritainorLeMondeisinFrance,sinceeachAmericancityhasitsowndailynewspapers.Thebestofthesepresentdetailedaccountsofnationalandinternationalnews,butmanytendtolimitthemselvestostateorcitynews.
Likethepressinmostothercountries,Americannewspapersrangefromthe“sensational”,whichfeaturecrime,sexandrumour,tothe“serious”,whichfocusonfactualnewsandtheanalysisofworldevents.ButwithfewexceptionsAmericannewspaperstrytoentertainaswellasgiveinformation,fortheyhavetocompetewithtelevision.
JustasAmericannewspapersappealtoalltastes,sotheyalsotryandapplytoreadersofallpoliticalpersuasions.Afewnewspaperssupportextremist(极端分子)groupsonthefarrightandonthefarleft,butmostdailynewspapersattempttoattractmiddle-of-the-roadAmericanswhoareessentiallymoderate.Manyofthesepapersprintcolumnsbywell-knownjournalistsofdifferentpoliticalandsocialviews,inordertopresentabalancedpicture.
AsinotherdemocraticcountriesAmericannewspaperscanbeeitherresponsibleorirresponsible,butitisgenerallyacceptedthattheAmericanpressservesitscountrywellandthatithasmorethanoncebravelyuncoveredpoliticalscandals(丑闻)orcrimes,forinstance,theWatergateAffair.ThenewspapersdrewtheattentionofthepublictothefearsoftheVietnamWar.
41.Therearemoredailynewspapersin____________.
A.BritainthanintheUSA
B.theUSAthaninBritainorJapan
C.FrancethaninBritain
D.BritainthaninJapan
42.MostAmericannewspaperstrytoentertaintheirreadersbecause____________.
A.theyhavetocompetewithtelevision
B.theyhavetokeepupagoodrelationwiththem
C.theyhavetowriteaboutcrime,sexandrumour
D.theyhavetogivefactualnewsinaninterestingway
43.ManyAmericannewspapersattractreadersofdifferentpoliticalpersuasionsby____________.
A.printingarticlesrepresentingdifferentpoliticalviewpoints
B.invitingmiddle-ofthe-roadAmericanstowritearticlesforthem
C.avoidingcarryingarticlesaboutextremists
D.supportingextremistgroupsfromtimetotime
44.Theword“press”inthesecondparagraphmeans____________.
A.amachineforprinting
B.greatforce
C.newspapers
D.thebusinessofprinting
45.Thispassageismainlyabout____________.
A.thedevelopmentofAmericannewspapers
B.thefunctionsofAmericannewspapers
C.themeritsandshortcomingsofAmericannewspapers
D.thecharacteristicsofAmericannewspapers
短文理解10
Cashofallkinds,theFrenchfranc,theGermanmark,andtheItalianlira,isboundtodisappearphysically.Thepapernotesandgoldcoinsmaysoonbecomecuriouscollectionsofthepre-electronicage.Digitalmoneycanreplaceeveryuseofcashmoney.Itistruethatelectronicmoneyhasbeenaroundfordecades.EachweekbillionsofinstitutionaldollarsflowthroughtheInterbankPaymentSystemthroughtelephonewiresandsatellitelinks.Butinthe21stcentury,entirelynewformsofdigitalmoney-includingelectroniccashand"computerized"smartcards-willbecomethemeansofmostpersonalfinancialtrade.Whatagreatchangethiswillbe!
Digitalcreditcards,smartcards,electronicwalletsandelectroniccheckswillchangeourwayoflifeinthe21stcentury.Theyareefficientandeasytouse.Customerswillnottakemoneywiththemwhentheygoshopping.Theywillpaytheirbillsfromasmartcellphoneortheywillbuytheircoffeebyusingadigitalcreditcard.Howconvenientitwillbe!Andhoweasilypeoplewilldotheirshoppinginsuchaway!
Withsomanychangesthesedays,theInternetwillhelpspeeduptheendofcash.InEurope,somebankshavebeenofferingpeopleelectroniccashsincelatelastyear.Customerscanwithdrawmoneyfromtheiraccountsthroughthebank'swebsiteandstoretheirincomesontheirhomePCs.Astheelectroniccashisdownloaded,thecustomers'bankaccountsarerecorded.SincecustomerscanuseelectroniccashtobuythingsontheInternet,electroniccashwilltransformtheInternetintoaglobalmarketplaceforeverything.Itisgoingtohaveaverybigimpactonourlives.
Thelowcostofcomputerandcommunicationshascreatedaworldwidemediumnotjustforfinance,butalsoformanyotherthingsinourlife.TheAgeofInternethasbroughte-businessestoourlife,whichperhapswillformthebackboneofoureconomy.MomandPopcangoglobal-allfromthecomfortoftheireasychairs.Citizenswillhaveaccesstoe-governmentwithitswebsiteofferingawiderangeofgovernmentalinformation,policyandservices.
Racingintothe21stCentury,peopleallovertheworldarebuildingupaseriesofITprojects,whichissurelyapartoftheglobalfuture.Peopleallovertheworldhavebeenworkingforabrilliantfutureforcenturiesanditnowseemsthedreammightcometrueverysoon.
46.Themainpointofthefirstparagraphinthispassageis____________.
A.thevalueofthepapernotesandgoldcoinswilllieincollections
B.electronicmoneyhasbeenaroundfordecades
C.entirenewformsofdigitalmoneywillreplacecashmoney
D.cashofallkindsisboundtodisappearslowly
47.Theadvantageofdigitalmoneyis____________.
A.itisefficientandeasytouse
B.itwillchangeourwayoflifeinthe21stcentury
C.itcanreplaceeveryuseofcashmoney
D.peoplewilldotheirshoppingveryeasily
48.Whatisnottrueabouttheelectroniccash,accordingtothepassage?
A.ItwillturntheInternetintoaglobalmarketplacewhereonecanbuyeverything.
B.Theelectroniccashcanbedownloadedandthemoneywithdrawnisrecorded.
C.Peoplecanbuyanythingworldwidebysittingcomfortablyintheirchairs.
D.Peopledon’thavetopayforanythingwhentheygoshoppinganywhere.
49.Inthesentenceofthefourthparagraph,“Thelowcostofcomputerandcommunicationshascreatedaworldwidemediumnotjustforfinance…”,“aworldwidemedium”refersto____________.
A.aworldwidemarket
B.theInternet
C.theAgeofInternet
D.e-business
50.Theauthorissurethat____________willbringthewholeworldabrilliantfuture.
A.e-government
B.e-business
C.ITprojectsofanykind
D.theworldmarket
第四部分：短文理解（单项选择）答案
1.C2.D3.A.4.B5.C
6.A7.D8.B9.B10.C
11.C12.A13.D14.B15.B
16.A17.D18.B19.C20.A
21.A22.C23.D24.B25.B
26.C27.A28.B29.D30.D
31.C32.D33.A34.B35.C
36.D37.C38.B39.A40.D
41.B42.A43.A44.C45.D
46.C47.A48.D49.B50.C
第五部分：短文理解（正误判断）
阅读下列短文，并根据短文内容判断其后的句子是否正确（T）、错误（F），还是文字中没有涉及相关信息（NG）。（每题2分，共10分）
短文理解1
TheInternethasbecomeapartofeverydaylifeformostBritons,saysareportpublishedthisweekbymarketresearchcompanyNetinfo.
Justover70%ofpeoplequestionedforthesurveysaidthenethadbecomeessential.Thesurveyrevealsthatemailingfriendsandothersisthenation’sfavouriteInternetactivity.Italsofoundthatpeoplespendanaverageofsevenhoursaweekonline,visiting13differentwebsitesinsevendays.But10%ofallthosewhosurfthenetatedoingitformorethan20hoursaweek.
Justover2,000adultsinBritainwereinterviewedforthereport.Thestudyfoundalmost19millionpeopleintheUK–fourintenadults–regularlywentonline.Butthenumberofnewusershassloweddown.Numbersonlinegrewbyjust11%overthepast12monthscomparedwith33%thepreviousyear.
Thereportalsorevealstheincreasingimportanceofthesilversurfer.Accordingtothereportthenumberofolderpeopleonlinegrewbymorethan40%overthepastyear.Peopleagedover55nowmakeup17%oftheUKInternetpopulation.
Thesurveyalsodiscoveredthatmanyworkerssurfthenetforpersonalreasonswhileatwork.Almostthree-quartersofworkerswithInternetaccessadmittedusingitforpleasure,usuallytoemailfriendsandfamily.AccordingtoBillWills,authorofthesurvey,manyemployeesexpectsomeflexibility,andmostemployersrewillingtoacceptthis.‘However,employersarelesslikelytobeunderstanding,ifyou’redownloadingmoviesorintroducinganunfriendlyvirustoyourcompanynetwork,’hesaid.
1.Morethansevenoutof10peoplefeeltheycan’tmanagewithouttheInternet.______
2.YoungpeopleusetheInternetforemailsmainly.______
3.ThemostcommonuseoftheInternetissurfingtheweb._______
4.Onaverage,peoplevisit13websitesaday._______
5.About40%ofadultsusetheInternet._______
短文理解2
TinyTongaLaunchesSpaceTourismPlan
Thetinypoverty-strickenSouthPacificstateofTongahasalwayshadseriousproblemsraisingmoney,andsoithasalwaysbeenentrepreneurial.IthassoldTonganpassportstoHongKongbusinessmen;itsoldpossiblesatellitebroadcastinglocationsinspace;itevenofficiallychangedtoadifferenttimezonetobethefirstcountrytowelcomethenewmillennium.
NowTonga’slatestmoney-makingventureisaplantobecometheworldcentreofspacetourism.TheTongagovernmenthasmadeanagreementwithaUScompanytoallowittouseoneofits170islandstolaunchrocketsthatwilltaketouristsonweek-longtripsintospaceatacostofUS$2millioneach.
Forthisprice,spacetouristsreceive60days'trainingina'resortsetting',followedbytheholidayofalifetimeorbitingtheEarth.Twoastronautpilotsandfourastronauttouristswillmakethetrip.However,scepticssaythatthesebudgetsareinadequate.AlthoughtheypredictthatspacetourismwilleventuallybringanincomeofUS$10–20billionayear,theycalculatethatthebudgetof$8millionpertripwillnotbeenoughtopayfortherequiredtechnology.
Comparisonwiththecurrentspacetourismprogrammesuggeststhismathsmaybeaccurate.ToridetheRussianSoyuz(theonlytouristridecurrentlyavailable)costsmorethanUS$20millionperperson.However,otherpeople,includingoneimportantex-cosmonaut,criticisetheRussiangovernmentforraisingmoneyinthisway,eventhoughitusesthemoneyforthespaceprogramme.Intheex-cosmonaut'sopinion,itusesupRussia’sagreedquotaofspacemissionswithoutachievinganything.Healsobelievesthattheseinexperiencedtouristswouldbeadangerinadifficultorlife-threateningcrisisinspace.
6.Tongawaspreviouslyarichcountry.____
7.Tongawasthefirstcountrytowelcomethenewmillenniumon1stJanuary2000.____
8.TheUSgovernmentwantstouseTongatolaunchrockets._____
9.Therewillbetrainingbeforethetouristsgointospace._____
10.Itcostsabout$20milliontolaunchaspacecraft._____
短文理解3
PollrevealsTVnewstoonegative
ArecentTime/CNNpollintheUSAhasdiscoveredthat75%ofpeopleagreedthatthenewsmediais"sensationalist",63%foundit"toonegative"and73%saidtheyare"scepticalabouttheaccuracy"ofthenewstheyarereceiving.
LocalnewsprogrammesintheUSAaresodominatedbystoriesofviolenceandcrimethatothertopicslikegovernment,educationandtheenvironmentareleftwithlittleairtime.1NetworkbroadcasterJohnWaltersclaimed,“Thislackofinformationhasresultedinnegativefeelingstowardsthemedia.”
Crimereports,whichoftenserveasleadstories,makeupanaverageof30.2%ofnewstimeonlocalTVnewsprogrammesintheUSA.MediaresearcherBobSmithreported,“53%ofcrimereportsareaboutmurder,butitisoneoftheleastfrequentlycommittedcrimes.”Anothermediastudyrevealedthat42%ofalllocalTVnewsbroadcastsarestoriesaboutcrime,disasterandwar.
Onepossiblereasonforthisisthatlocaltelevisionnewsisratingsdriven2.Somemarketresearchsuggeststhatviewersliketoseestoriesofcrimeandviolence,whichincreasestheratingsofnewscasts.Higherratingsmeanhigheradvertisingrevenues.MikeAdams,atelevisionexecutive,explained,"Theincreaseincrimereportsisbecause,onaverage3,almosthalfthemoneyalocalstationmakescomesfromnews."
Manyexpertsbelieveasteadydietofviolence-orientednewsbroadcastshasseriouseffects.AspokesmanfortheNationalTelevisionViolenceCommitteestated,“Therearethreemainrisksassociatedwithviewingmediaviolence.Peoplelearnaggressivebehaviour.Theybecomedesensitisedtoreal-worldviolence.Theseleadtoanincreasedfearofbeingavictimofviolence,resultinginmistrustofothers.”
11.Themajorityofpeoplepolledthinkthatthenewsmediaisaccurate.
12.Thereisnotenoughtimetotalkaboutawiderrangeofsubjectsonthenews.
13.53%ofallcrimescommittedaremurders.
14.AdvertisingcompaniesinvestinTVprogrammeswithhighratings.
15.TVstationsmaketoomuchmoneyfromnews.
短文理解4
WhenStevenKingpublishedhisbookRidingtheBullet,aroundtwomillionpeopledownloadeditfromtheInternetwithinhours.Itwasthefirsttimethatanelectronicbookhaddonebigbusiness,anditwasawake-upcallforthepublishingindustry.
Anelectronicbook,ore-book,issimplyaversionofabookthatallowsyoutostoreanddisplayitdigitally.Therearealreadythousandsofclassicandbest-sellingtitlesavailableonwebsitessuchasebooks.com.
E-booktechnologyallowsyoutocarryaroundawholelibraryinasmallunit.Youcanalsohighlightawordtobringupitsdefinitionorincreasethefontsizeifyouhavebadeyesight.Infact,e-bookreadersarebeingdevelopedforpeoplewhoarevisuallyimpairedordyslexic.
Anotheradvantageisthatitletsyoubuybooksinsegmentsandcarrythemaroundeasily,whichshouldappealtostudents.Infact,theUniversityofSouthDakotaisplanningtogivehand-helddevicestoallitsstudentstohelpthemintheirstudies.
However,forallthis,thecurrente-bookreadersareunlikelytomakeitbig.Arecentreportpredictedsalesofjust1.9millioninthenext5years.Andthereason?E-booksaremoredifficulttoreadandtheyarejustnotasattractiveastheprintedword.
16.Thewriterwarnsthatthepublishingindustryshouldbereadyforanimportantchange.
17.E-bookswillbecomemuchcheaperinthenearfuture.
18.Oneadvantageofe-booksisthatyoucanfindthemeaningsofindividualwords
easily.
19.Studentswilluselibrarieslessinthefuture.
20.Salesofe-booksareexpectedtoincreaserapidlyinthefuture.
阅读理解5
ManypeopleintheUKhavedoneparachuteorbungeejumpsforcharity.Peopleliketohelpcharitiesandiftheycanhaveabitoffunatthesametimetheneveryoneishappy.Usuallythepersondoingthejumphasrespondedtoanadvertisementinthepaperaskingforvolunteers.Thepersonreceivesasponsorshipformfromthecharity,whichtheycompletewiththenamesoffriends,relativesandcolleagueswhopromisetogivemoneytothecharityifthepersondoesthejump.Oncethepersonhasenoughsponsorship,heorshewilldothejumpandusuallyreceivesacertificatetoshowtheirsponsors.Thesponsorsthenpaytheirmoneytothecharity.
21.IfyouwanttoparachuteorbungeejumpintheUKyoumustdoitforacharity.
22.Peopleliketohavefunandhelpcharities.
23.Alotofsponsorshipisneededbeforeyoucandoajump.
24.Peoplealwaysreceiveacertificateafterdoingaparachuteorbungeejump.
25.Thesponsorspaytheirmoneyafterthepersonhasdonethejump.
阅读理解6
ItisunusualthesedaysforpeoplenottohaveaTV,infactmanyhomeshavetwoorthree.However,moreandmorepeoplearechoosingtolivewithoutTV.ThenumberofhomeswithoutatelevisionintheUKhasbeengrowingsteadilyforover10yearsnow.ManypeoplechoosenottohaveaTVbecausetheyareworriedabouttheirchildren.Oneparent,Joan,said,‘WegotridofourTVwhenoursonwas4becausewefoundthathewasmoreinterestedinwatchingtelevisionthanplaying,andwethoughtthiswasn’thealthy’.ManypeoplethinkthatnothavingaTVhasimprovedtheirlives:‘SincesellingourtelevisionmywifeandIreadmore,talkmoreandhavemoretimeforourhobbies’,saidPaul,whohassoldhisTV.So,whenpeopletellyouthattheycannotlivewithouttelevision,youcantellthemthattheyarenotfollowingthelatesttrend!
26.ThemajorityofhomesintheUKhavemorethanonetelevision.
27.Thetrendofnothavingatelevisionisnotnew.
28.Joan’ssonwasanunhealthychild.
29.PaulthinkshislifehasimprovedsincehesoldhisTV.
30.Thelatesttrendistohavemorethanonetelevision.
第五部分短文理解（正误判断）答案
1.T2.NG3.F4.F5.T
6.F7.T8.F9.T10.NG
11.F12.T13.F14.T15.NG
16.T17.NG18.T19.NG20.F
21.F22.T23.NG24.F25.T
26.NG27.T28.F29.T30.F
第六部分：书面表达
题目1
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortpassagetoexpressyourviewsonagiventopic.Youshouldwriteatleast80wordsandbaseyourwritingontheChineseoutlinebelow:
因特网与现代社会
因特网对生活的影响
题目2
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteastoryaboutwhathappenedtoyouortosomeoneelse.Youshouldwriteatleast80wordsandbaseyourstoryontheChineseoutlinebelow:
1．事件发生的时间和地点
2．人物
3．事件的经过
题目3
Sayingsomethingaboutgoingabroadforholidays(谈谈出国度假),可以包括以下内容：
1.Howtochooseacertaincountry.
2.Whyareyouwillingtogoabroadforholiday.
3.Advantagesanddisadvantages.
4.Whatareyougoingtodointhecountry.
题目4
写一篇论述短文，描述你本人学习英语的体会。可以包括以下内容：
5.TheimportanceoflearningEnglish.
6.HowtolearnEnglishwell?
7.Whatareyourgoodexperienceandfailinglesson?
题目5
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteanemailtoabusinesspartnerinLondonaboutyourtripnextmonth.Youshouldwriteatleast80wordsandbaseyouremailontheChineseoutlinebelow:
1．接受邀请下星期到英国观光旅游
2．希望对方能到机场接你
3．告诉对方你抵达的日期和航班号等
题目6
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteanotetotellyourbossthatyoucannotattendthisafternoon’smeeting.Youshouldwriteatleast80wordsandbaseyournoteontheChineseoutlinebelow:
1．你刚接到妻子电话
2．你不得不回家带小孩上医院看病
3．晚上跟老板联系
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