2018年广东省普通高等学校本科插班生考试
英 语（公共课）试题
PartⅠ Vocabulary and Structure（30%）
1. That he had passed ___ health examination, heimmediately made ___ call to his parents.
A. a; / B.the; / C. the; a D. a; the
2. ____ you are, friends are an important part of lifeat every stage.
A. Whatever B. Whenever C. Wherever D. Whoever
3. Although we waited more than half an hour. Marydidn’t turn ____ at the conference room.
A. over B.in C. up D. out
4. Maria hadn’t seen me for a few years, but she ____my voice on the phone immediately.
A. realized B. recognized C. repeated D. reminded
5. The student needed a letter of ____ to apply forthe post of a secretary.
A. invitation B. recommendation C. register D. inquiry
6. He is well-prepared for the presentation about thenew project and feels ____ that the head of department will like his idea.
A. concerned B. comfortable C. confused D. confident
7. Tom’s mother was shocked that Tom had got head ____in a car accident.
A. ache B. damage C. suffering D. injury
8. It was very late when we decided to travel on MayDay holiday, but luckily we ____ to find a hotel at a reason able price.
A. managed B.wanted C. tried D. needed
9. The famous writer, ____ writings for China Daily Iappreciate a lot is invited to give a speech in our university.
A. that B. whose C. whom D. who
10. If people ____ over anxious about rememberingsomething, they will forget it,
A. will be B.would be C. were D. are
11. We were very angry ____ Peter as he spoiled ourpicnic.
A. with B. for C. of D. about
12. The teenager is ____ to be a member of thebasketball team.
A. very tall B. tall enough C. too tall D. enough tall
13. Finally, I have ____ interesting to share with you,and I am sure you will be interested in it .
A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
14. Since we have ____ money left, we can’t affordexpensive computer.
A. a little B. a few C. little D. few
15. If you want to join our club, you ____ follow ourrules.
A. can B. may C. might D. must
16. When Max rushed to the class, his classmates ____exercises attentively.
A. did B. have done C. were doing D. do
17. The little girl recovered her strength when thedrug ____ .
A. come into effect B.took effect C. changed effect D. put into effect
18. Patrick bought her 2 handbags as gifts, but ____ ofthem was her style
A. either B. none C.neither D. all
19. ___his surprise, he got an offer of post graduatestudy from Beijing university
A. In B.To C. For D. With
20. The boss required us to______ a recent photo to theapplication form via email
A. attach B.bring C. take D. print
21. Bill Gates is often thought to be the richest manin the world_____, his personal life room.
A. moreover B. therefore C.however D. besides
22. Mr. Lin____ to New York before, so the host familywent to the airport to pick him up
A. did they B.do they C. didn’t they D. don’t they
23. The government pays attention to improvement of thequality of water ____ daily life.
A. use for B. used for C.used of D. use of
24. You’d better sing. It doesn’t ____ whether you cansing well or not.
B. work B. matter C.problem D. affect
25. Since we lacked enough time and support, we didn’tknow ____ to solve the problem
A. when B. why C. where D. how
26. ______the opportunity to interview, the famous starmade her overjoyed.
A. Being provided B. Having provided C. To provide D. Be provided
27. We missed the last train to London, or we ____ moremuseums the day before yesterday.
A. had been visited B. would have visited
C. wouldvisit D.had visited
28. Your parents do not believe what you said aboutyour future, ____?
A. did they B. do they C. didn’t they D. don’t they
29. The daughter begged her father to give up smoking____.
A. in the courseof B. as a result of C. by meansof D. for the sake
30. The more the salesman explained, _____.
A. the more Ibecame bored B. I became more bored
B. more bore Ibecame D.I became more bored
PartⅡ Reading Comprehension（40%）
Passage1
If youare going to be a straight talker, you have to believe that it’s a virtue.
If youhave an opinion and you just state it, it allows the other person to either tryto change your opinion, or to agree with you. If you are quiet, people think youagree. How can you then further the conversation when you have differentopinions and they are not really exposed? Agreeing is easy. Disagreeing takesmore guts.
Severalyears back, when I was CEO at a company, there was a very senior woman who was verysmart and well spoken, but she did not wear appropriate clothes. It wasdistracting and she was not being taken seriously. I said to her manager, whowas male, “You need to tell her.” He said, “Oh, no way.”
So Icalled her in and directly stated what I thought was happening. I told her,“You’re not getting the respect you deserve.” I said, “Go to the store and geta personal shopper. Just say, ‘I’m a senior businessperson and need helpdressing appropriately’”. She came back, and she was completely a differentperson. She said she felt really good. And her promotion went way up.
Early inmy business career, if people asked me a question, I’d try to answer ithonestly. And that was rewarded. I had managers who wanted me around because Iwould actually tell them what was happening.
I wasraised by my grandma, and she was a pretty straight talker because she thoughtyou could handle it. My advice is to be realistic. Being honest and truthful ispart of being a good person.
31. The woman did not get promoted because she didnot ____.
A. dress appropriately
B. take her work seriously
C. get on will with her colleagues
C. follow her manager’s instructions
32. The underlined phrase “take more guts” inparagraph 2 refers to ____.
A. demand more wisdom
B. attract more attention
C. take more courage
D. need more communication
33. According to the writer, talking in a straightallows one to ____.
A. become an opinion leader
B. make friends easily
C. become a respectable person
D. take further action
34. From the last paragraph, it can be inferredthat the writer tends to talk frankly possibly due to the influence of
A. his workmates
B. his leaders
C. his friends
D. his family
35. Which of the following might be the best titleof the passage?
A. Straight Talker
B. Different opinions
C. Agree or Disagree
D. Importance of speech.
Passage 2
A punctual person is in the habit of doinga thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment.
The unpunctual man, on the contrary, neverdoes what he has to do at the proper time. He is always in a hurry and in theend loses both time and his good name. A lost thing may be found again, butlost time can never be regained. Time is more valuable than material things. Infact, time is life itself. The unpunctual man is forever wasting andmismanaging his most valuable asset(财产) as well as others’. The unpunctual person isalways complaining that he finds no time to answer letters, or return calls orkeep appointments promptly. But the man who really has a great deal to do isvery careful of his time and seldom complains of want of it. He knows that hecannot get through huge amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every pieceof work when it has to be attended to.
Failure to be punctual in keeping one’sappointments is a sign of disrespect towards others. If a person is invited todinner and arrives later than the appointed time, he keeps all the other guestswaiting for him. Usually this will be regarded as a great disrespect to thehost and all other guests present.
Unpunctuality, moreover, is very harmful when itcomes to doing one’s duty, whether public or private. Imagine how it would beif those who are put in charge of important tasks failed to be at their properplace at the appointed time. A man who is known to be habitually unpunctual isnever trusted by his friends or fellow men.
36. The maindifference between a punctual person and an unpunctual person is that apunctual person ____
A. has lots ofappointments while an unpunctual one has few appointments
B. doeseverything at the right time while an unpunctual one seldom does so
C. has muchtime to do everything while an unpunctual one has little time to anything
D. doeseverything ahead of time while an unpunctual one does everything behind theschedule
37. What’s themain reason why a person is always unpunctual according to the passage?
A. He doesn’tcare much about time
B. he is muchbusier than other people
C. He is alwaysin a hurry when he works
D. he alwaysmismanages and wastes his time
38. The thirdparagraph is developed by giving____.
A. a fact
B. an opinion
C. an example
D. an evidence
39. It can beinferred from the last paragraph that ____.
A. anunpunctual person usually loses his friends
B. anunpunctual person often fails doing any important task
C.unpunctuality may result in fewer appointments and opportunities
D.unpunctuality may lead to heavy losses for both public and private affairs
40. What doesthe passage mainly talk about?
A. Valuabletime
B. Popularappointment
C. Harm ofunpunctuality
D. Advantage ofpunctuality
Passage 3
Once upon a time, two brothers, Jack andTom, who lived on neighboring farms fell into conflict. For the past 20 years,they had been on good terms farming side by side, sharing machinery, andtrading labor and goods as needed. The dispute began with a smallmisunderstanding and grew into a major difference and finally exploded into anexchange of bitter words.
One morning, there was a knock on Jack’sdoor. It was a carpenter looking for a few days' work. Jack offered him a jobsaying,” Look across the stream at that farm. That’s my neighbor. In fact, it’smy younger brother. There used to be a meadow between us. Last week he pulleddown the dam on the small river and now there is a stream instead. Well, he mayhave done this to offend me, but I’ll do one better.”
“See that pile oflumber (木材）by thehouse, I want you to build me a fence—an 8 foot fence.” The carpenter said ,” I think I understood thesituation. Show me the nails and the andI ‘ll post hole digger (打桩机)be able to do a job that satisfies you.”
John had to go into town, so he helped thecarpenter get the materials ready and then he was off for the day. Thecarpenter worked hard all that day measuring, sawing, nailing. About sunsetwhen the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job.
John’s eyes opened wide, his jaw dropped.There was no fence there at all. It was a bridge--a bridge stretching from oneside of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work! His younger brother, wascoming towards them with his hands outstretched." You are quite afellow to build this bridge after all I've said and done." The twobrothers stood at each end of the bridge, and then they met in the middle,taking each other's hand.
They turned to see the carpenter lift histoolbox on his shoulder. "No, wait! Stay a few days. I've a lot of otherprojects for you," said Jack. "I'd love to stay on," thecarpenter said, "but, I have many more bridges to build."
41. In the past20 years, Jack and Tom kept their relationship ___
A. serious
B. tense
C. distant
D. close
42. Jackdecided to build a fence to ____
A. protecthimself
B. fight back
C. please Tom
D. give in
43. What doesthe the underlined expression “quite a fellow” mean ____
A. A powerfulman
B. A rich man
C. A generousman
D. A capableman
44. Thecarpenter built a bridge instead of a fence to help Jack and Tom ____
A. meet eachother
B. store thelumber
C. regainbrotherly affection
D. renew theirbusiness
45. What can welearn from the passage?
A. Better makefriends than make enemies
B. A goodfriend brings a far land near
C. Family tiesare closer than social relations
D. A tooth fora tooth
Passage 4
Batteries can power anything from smallsensors to large systems. While scientists are finding ways to make themsmaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries aremuch larger and heavier than the devices themselves. University of Missouri(MU)researchers are developing a nuclear energy source that is smaller, lighter andmore efficient.
"To provide enough power, we need certainmethods with high energy density", said Jae Kwon, assistant professor ofelectrical and computer engineering at MU. "The radioisotope (放射性同位素) battery can provide power density that is muchhigher than chemical batteries."
Kwon and his research team have beenworking on building a small nuclear battery, presently the size and thicknessof a penny, intended to power various micro / nanoelectromechanical systems(M/NEMS). Although nuclear batteries can cause concerns, Kwon said they aresafe.
"People hear the word 'nuclear' andthink of something very dangerous," he said, "However, nuclear powersources have already been safely powering a variety of devices, such aspace-makers, space satellites and underwater systems."
His new idea is not only in the battery'ssize, but also in its semiconductor(半导体). Kwon's battery uses a liquid semiconductorrather than a solid semiconductor.
"The key part of using a radioactivebattery is that when you harvest the energy, part of the radiation energy candamage the lattice structure of the solid semiconductor," Kwon said,"By using a liquid semiconductor, we believe we can minimize thatproblem."
Together with J. David Robertson, chemistryprofessor and associate director of the MU Research Reactor, Kwon is working tobuild and test the battery. In the future, they hope to increase the battery'spower, shrink its size and try with various other materials. Kwon said thatbattery could be thinner than the thickness of human hair.
46. The passagegets started by ____.
A. anintroduction
B. an example
C. a question
D. a conclusion
47. What do youknow about Jae Kwon?
A. He isteaching chemistry at MU
B. He developeda chemical battery.
C. he was goodat computer engineering.
D. He isworking on a nuclear energy source.
48. Which ofthe following is true according to paragraph 3 and 4?
A. The writerintroduces methods of providing power density
B. The writerintends to describe a nuclear-powered system
C. The writer introducesnuclear batteries that can be safely used
D. The writeris likely to show chemical batteries are widely applied
49. Liquidsemiconductor is sued to ____.
A. control thelattice structure
B, show thepower of nuclear batteries
C. decrease thesize of nuclear batteries
D. reduce thedamage in lattice structure
50. The passageis most probably from a ____.
A. science newsreport
B. book review
C. sciencefiction novel
D. newspaperadvertisement
PartⅢ Cloze（15%）
Bill Fuller, the mailman, whistledcheerfully as he __51__up the hill towards Mrs. Carter’s house. His work forthe day was almost __52__, and his bag, usually quite heavy when he started outon his rounds, was __53__ now except for the letter that he had to deliver toMrs. Carter. She lived many blocks away, so when Bill had mail for her, healways finished his day’s work much __54__. He did not hate this though,because she never failed to ask him in for coffee and a piece of her specialcake.
When Bill got to Mrs. Carter’s house, hewas __56__ that she did not work in the yard. She usually spent her afternoonwhen the weather was__57__. Bill went around to the back of the house，__58__ that she might be in the kitchen. The doorwas locked and the curtains were drawn. Puzzled, he returned to the front ofthe house and knocked loudly on the front door. There was no __59__. Billthought that this was very strange because he knew that Mrs. Carter __60__ leftthe house. Just then he noticed that her bottle of milk. Which is always deliveredearly in the morning, was still on the porch. This__61__ him. If Mrs. Carterhad not taken her milk, maybe she was __62__ . Bill walked around the house__63__ he found an open window. It was a __64__ window, but he got throughsuccessfully.
He went into the hall. There he was almoststumbled（绊倒） over Mrs. Carter, who __65__ unconsciously at thefoot of the stairs. Realizing that he needed to get help, he rushed out of thehouse, stopped a passing car and told the driver to go to the nearest telephoneand call an ambulance.
51. A.walked B. drove C. wandered D. drove
52. A.forgotten B. started C. finished D. neglected
53. A.heavy B. full C. empty D. handy
54. A. later B. earlier C. quicker D. slower
55. A.lent B. sold C. offered D. borrowed
56. A.glad B. surprised C. mad D. angry
57.A.windy B. fine C. bad D. rainy
58. A.thinking B. seeing C. finding D. noticing
59. A.doubt B. answer C. chance D. way
60. A.rarely B. hardly C. often D. always
61. A.angered B. worried C. encouraged D. bothered
62. A. sad B. busy C. absent D. sick
63. A.because B. after C. as D. until
64. A.small B. large C. dark D. clean
65. A.standing B. crying C. trembling D. lying
Part IV Writing（15%）
66. 小明大学毕业了，想组织一个毕业晚会，该晚会节目丰富多彩，该晚会有跳舞、唱歌、美食等，他打算邀请好朋友Alex参加他的毕业晚会，请帮其写一封毕业晚会邀请函。
温馨提示：不可将上述内容直接翻译成英语；信中不能出现考生的真实姓名与学校名。
广东省2016年普通高等学校本科插班生招生考试《英语》答案
1.A 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.A 8.D 9.C 10.C
11.B 12.A 13.B 14.D 15.C 16.C 17.A 18.B 19.C 20.B
21.D 22.C 23.D 24.B 25.C 26.D 27.C 28.C 29.D 30.A
31.B 32.D 33.C 34.D 35.A 36.B 37.A 38.B 39.C 40.D
41.C 42.A 43.C 44.A 45.B 46.C 47.B 48.A 49.B 50.D
51.D 52.D 53.D 54.B 55.C 56.A 57.C 58.A 59.B 60.D
61.A 62.C 63.B 64.B 65.C
Part IV Writing (15%)
66. (Omitted) 作文评分标准：
作文部分满分是 15 份，可按五档评分：2 分，5 分，8 分，11 分及 14 分。
评卷人员根据考生的作文，参照评分标准，在某一分数档次（如 8 分）上进行加减，即若认为稍优于或者稍劣于该分数档则可加一分（即 9 分）或减一分（即 7 分）。但不得加或减半分。
评分标准：
2 分—条理不清，思路混乱，内容不明确，语音支离破碎，只有几个语句，且大部分句子有严重语言错误。
5 分—基本切题，表达思想基本清楚，但连贯性差，有较多的语言错误，字数少于80。
8 分—比较切题，但仍有些地方表达不够清楚，文字基本连贯；仍有少数较严重语言错误；字数多于80。
11 分—切题，表达思想清楚，文字连贯，但有少量语言错误，字数不少于100。
14 分—很切题，表达思想十分清楚，行文相当通顺，连贯性较好，基本上无语言错误，字数不少于100。
注：（1）白卷；完全文不对题；默写的或从试卷其他地方抄来的与作文主题无关的材料；只有几个孤立的单词而未表达任何思想等情况，均给 0 分。
（2）字数不足应酌情扣分。
广东省2017年普通高等学校本科插班生招生考试《英语》答案
1.B 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.B 10.C
11.A 12.C 13.B 14.B 15.C 16.A 17.C 18.B 19.C 20.A
21.B 22.A 23.B 24.A 25.D 26.A 27.C 28.D 29.C 30.A
31.C 32.B 33.C 34.A 35.C 36.B 37.B 38.A 39.C 40.B
41.B 42.A 43.D 44.D 45.B 46.A 47.A 48.D 49.A 50.D
51.C 52.B 53.D 54.B 55.A 56.C 57.C 58.A 59.D 60.B
61.A 62.B 63.A 64.C 65.B
Part IV Writing (15%)
66. 作文评分标准：
作文部分满分是 15 份，可按五档评分：2 分，5 分，8 分，11 分及 14 分。
评卷人员根据考生的作文，参照评分标准，在某一分数档次（如 8 分）上进行加减，即若认为稍优于或者稍劣于该分数档则可加一分（即 9 分）或减一分（即 7 分）。但不得加或减半分。
评分标准：
2 分—条理不清，思路混乱，内容不明确，语音支离破碎，只有几个语句，且大部分句子有严重语言错误。
5 分—基本切题，表达思想基本清楚，但连贯性差，有较多的语言错误，字数少于80。
8 分—比较切题，但仍有些地方表达不够清楚，文字基本连贯；仍有少数较严重语言错误；字数多于80。
11 分—切题，表达思想清楚，文字连贯，但有少量语言错误，字数不少于100。
14 分—很切题，表达思想十分清楚，行文相当通顺，连贯性较好，基本上无语言错误，字数不少于100。
注：（1）白卷；完全文不对题；默写的或从试卷其他地方抄来的与作文主题无关的材料；只有几个孤立的单词而未表达任何思想等情况，均给 0 分。
（2）字数不足应酌情扣分。
参考例文：
Dear Customer Service,
My name is Li Ming and I am a customer ofyour travel agency.I’m writing to express my dissatisfaction with the serviceof your travel agency during my recent travel.
First of all,during the trip the tour guide took usto many different places to go shopping,which cost us too much money andtime.In addition,most of us thought that the guide was not competent enoughbecause he knew little about the scenic spots.What was worse,the food that wasserved to us was of poor quality and the accommodation conditions were ratherawful.As last,the provided transportation was not convenient at all,whichwasted us a lot of time.
I hope that you can take all the above intoconsideration and make up for our losses. Moreover, it’s high time that youshould take some measures to improve your service.
Your sincerely,
Li Ming
广东省2018年普通高等学校本科插班生招生考试《英语》答案
答案
1.C
2.D
3.C
4.B
5.B
6.D
7.D
8.A
9.B
10.D
11.A
12.B
13.B
14.C
15.D
16.C
17.B
18.C
19.B
20.A
21.C
22.D
23.A
24.C
25.D
26.A
27.B
28.B
29.D
30.A
31.A
32.C
33.D
34.D
35.A
36.B
37.D
38.C
39.D
40.C
41.D
42.B
43.D
44.C
45.A
46.A
47.D
48.C
49.D
50.A
51.A
52.C
53.C
54.A
55.C
56.B
57.B
58.A
59.B
60.A
61.A
62.B
63.D
64.A
65.D
写作（15分）
66. 作文评分标准：
作文部分满分是 15 份，可按五档评分：2 分，5 分，8 分，11 分及 14 分。
评卷人员根据考生的作文，参照评分标准，在某一分数档次（如 8 分）上进行加减，即若认为稍优于或者稍劣于该分数档则可加一分（即 9 分）或减一分（即 7 分）。但不得加或减半分。
评分标准：
2 分—条理不清，思路混乱，内容不明确，语音支离破碎，只有几个语句，且大部分句子有严重语言错误。
5 分—基本切题，表达思想基本清楚，但连贯性差，有较多的语言错误，字数少于80。
8 分—比较切题，但仍有些地方表达不够清楚，文字基本连贯；仍有少数较严重语言错误；字数多于80。
11 分—切题，表达思想清楚，文字连贯，但有少量语言错误，字数不少于100。
14 分—很切题，表达思想十分清楚，行文相当通顺，连贯性较好，基本上无语言错误，字数不少于100。
注：（1）白卷；完全文不对题；默写的或从试卷其他地方抄来的与作文主题无关的材料；只有几个孤立的单词而未表达任何思想等情况，均给 0 分。
（2）字数不足应酌情扣分。
Sample
Dear Alex,
How are you doing? I am writing this letter toinvite you to participate in a graduating party.
Since we are going to graduate from university, Ithink it would be a good idea to hold a party for celebrating and enjoying theprecious time. I have invited several teachers and faculties of our departmentto take part in it, for without their help, we couldn’t have achieved so much.What’s more, there are many parts of the party, the participants will givefarewell speech respectively to express our gratitude and love for ourinstructors. We also have various activities in the party, such singing,dancing and appreciating all kinds of delicious food.
I am looking forward to hearing from you and seeingyou in the party soon.
Yours sincerely,
XiaoMing
2017年广东省普通高等学校本科插班生考试
英 语（公共课）试题
Part I Vocabulary and Structure(30%)
Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence, there arefour choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that best completes the sentence,andthen mark corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
l. Iwas in______that I forgot to lock the doorwhen I left.
A. soa hurry B.such a hurry C. aso hurry D. asuch hurry
2.Iam worried about my brother. I am not sure ______he has arrived at the school or not.
A. whether B. what C. when D. how
3.Sheis old enough ______ on her own.
A. live B. to live C. living D. be living
4.Hewas very excited to read the news ______ Mo Yanhad won the Nobel Prize for literature.
A. which B. what C. how D. that
5.Ido not have my own room, ______ .
A.neither does Tom B.neither has Tom C. sodoes Tom D. sohas Tom
6.Ithink you should buy this novel. It is really worth ______ .
A. reading B. being read C. read D. to read
7. Though the firefighters tried very hardto ______ the fire, it still caused at least five people's death.
A.put off B.put out C.put on D.put forward
8.He could hardly tell the differencesbetween the twins because they look ______ each other.
A. likely B. unlike C. alike D. like
9.By the time you come back, I ______cleaning the house.
A.will finish B.will have finished C.have finished D.will be finishing
10. Chinese people spend ______ money ontravelling today as they did ten years ago.
A.more than twice B. astwice much C.twice as much D.twice more than
11. She wants to study abroad so she has to______ some money every month to prepare for that.
A.set aside B.set up C.set about D.set out
12.John had planned to leave but he decided to stay inthe hotel for ______ two days because of the heavy rain.
A. other B. the other C. another D. others
13. Parents should cooperate with teachers and ______themselves in their children's education.
A. get B. involve C. find D. keep
14. The teacher is very ______ to the needs of herstudents and she can adapt her teaching very flexibly.
A. significant B. sensitive C. serious D.sincere
15.You can borrow my book,______ you promise to give it back to me by the end ofthis month.
A. as far as B. as soon as C. as long as D. as well as
16.______ from Buckingham Palace, this trip takes you to the best of London'ssights.
A. Beginning B. Begun C. To begin D. Having begun
17. Applicants for the Olympic volunteers must be able to______ excellent services to meet the demands of the Games.
A. apply B. make C. contribute D. use
18. It is natural scenery ______ means the city a good reputation.
A. what B. that C. where D. when
19. Many young couples do not take marriage ______ andthey get married and divorced easily.
A. eagerly B. highly C. seriously D. severely
20. Mary is not happily to live with her parents. Whatshe wants ______ more privacy while what her parents expect ______ more time to be with her.
A. is, is B. is, are C. are, are D. are, is
21. Iam very familiar ______ this city as I have been living here for more than 10years.
A. to B.with C. in D. for
22.The manager demanded that all employees ______ on time.
A. be B. are C. to be D. would be
23. Rarely ______ so much attention from all around theworld.
A. has drawn a discussion
B. has a discussion drawn
C. a discussion has beendrawn
D. has a discussion beendrawn
24. She is one of the top students in her class. ______she studies very hard.
A. because B. so C. unless D. though
25. The brown bear escaped from the zoo, which was a______ to everyone in the town.
A. harm B. violence C. hurt D. threat
26. Many people believe that ______ one has,______ oneis, but actually it is not true.
A. the more money, thehappier
B. the more money, themore happy
C. the less money, thehappier
D. the less money, themore happy
27. I hadn't realized she was my former teacher ______she spoke.
A. as B.since C.until D. while
28.Myfather is very busy. and Sunday is the only day ______ he can relax.
A. where B. that C.which D. when
29.Iwould like to stay in the small town due to its ______ weather.
A. general B.soft C.mild D. gentle
30.Itis widely recognized that beauty ______ not only in appearancebut also in heart.
A. lies B.takes C.sits D.gives
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (40%)
Directions:In this section, there are four passages, each of which is followed by fewquestions or unfinished statements. Choose the best answer and mark the correspondingletter on the Answer Sheet.
Passage 1
This past fall semester,at Duke University, there were two students who were taking Organic Chemistry.They did pretty well on all of the tests and the midterms and labs, etc., suchthat going into the final they had a solid "A". These two friends were so confident goinginto the final that the weekend before finals' week, even though the Chemistryfinal was on Monday, they decided to go up to the University of Virginia andhave a party with some friends up there. So they did this and had a great time.However, with the aftereffects of alcohol and everything, they overslept allday Sunday and didn't make it back to Duke until early Monday morning.
Rather than taking thefinal then, what they did was to find Professor Aldric after the final andexplain to him why they missed the final. They told him that they went up toUVA for the weekend, and had planned to come back in time to study, but theyhad a flat tire（爆胎）on the way back and didn'thave a spare and couldn't get help for a long time and so were late gettingback to campus.
Aldric thought this overand then agreed that they could make up the final on the following day. The twoguys were overjoyed and relieved. So, they studied that night and went in thenext day at the time that Aldric had told them. He placed them inseparate rooms and handed each of them a test booklet and told them to begin.
They looked at the firstproblem, which was something simple about free radical formation and was worth5 points. “Cool,” they thought, “this is going to be easy.” They did thatproblem and then turned the page. They were unprepared, however, for what theysaw on the next page.
It said: (95points) Which tire was flat?
31. The two students decided to visit their friends atthe weekend because ______ .
A. they didn't want totake the exam
B. they were invited bytheir friends
C. they were not worriedabout the exam at all
D. they forget thearrangement of the final exam
32. They didn't return as planned because.
A. they got lost on theirway back
B. they slept beyond thetime to come back
C. their car broke down ontheir way back
D. they couldn't get helpwhen they were in difficulty
33. How did the Professor arrange the make-up exam?
A. He made the exambooklet very long.
B. He gave them differentexam papers.
C. He asked a verysurprising question.
D. He gave them verylimited time to finish the paper.
34. When they took the first glance at the exam booklet,they thought ______ .
A. it was easy
B. it was too much
C. it was too difficult
D. it was reasonable
35. It can be inferred from the passage that ______
A. the students didn'tlike Professor Aldric
B. the two students haddifficulties in their studies
C. Professor Aldric wasvery clever and humorous
D. the two students wouldsurely pass the make-up exam
Passage 2
A large, detached （独立的) house not only ensures privacy. It is also a statussymbol. The “magnificent home” is set in a big garden. Of course, this kind ofhouse is an unrealistic dream for most people. But even a small detached house,surrounded by a garden, gives the required suggestion of rural life which isdear to the hearts of many British people. Most people would be happy to livein a cottage（村舍）,and if this is a thatched(茅草的) cottage, suggestive of apre-industrial age, so mush the better.
Most people try to avoidliving in a block of flats (what the Americans call "apartmentblocks"). Flats, they feel, provide the least amount of privacy. With afew exceptions, mostly in certain locations in central London, flats are thecheapest kind of home. The people who live in them are those who cannot affordto live anywhere else.
The dislike of living inflats is very strong. In the 1950s millions of poorer people lived in old,cold, uncomfortable nineteenth century houses, often with only an outsidetoilet and no bathroom. During the next twenty years many of them were givennew "high rise" blocks of flats to live in which, with centralheating and bathrooms, were much more comfortable and were surrounded by grassyopen spaces. But people hated their newhomes. They said they felt cut off from the world with all those floors up.They missed the neighborliness. They couldn't keep a watchful eye on theirchildren playing down there in those lovely green spaces. The new high-riseblocks quickly got broken. The lifts didn't work The corridors weredark.Windows were damaged and were not repaired. There was graffiti all overthe walls.
36. British people prefer______.
A. flats to detachedhouses
B. cottages to flats
C. modern houses to oldhouses
D. city life to countrylife
37. A garden is considered to be desirable because ______.
A. it's British
B. it appears rural
C. gardening is popular
D. children like gardens
38. British people don't like to live in blocks of flatsbecause ______ .
A. they want more privacy
B. flats are too small
C. flats are in expensiveareas
D. they dislike theneighbors there
39. Compared with the 19th century houses, the newhigh-rise blocks ______ .
A. were in betterlocations
B. were warmly welcomed
C. were much betterequipped
D. were much moreexpensive
40. Which of the following might be the best title ofthis passage?
A. British Culture
B. Houses, Not Flats
C. British Dream
D. Kinds of Houses
Passage 3
When we are not engaged inthinking about some definite problem. we usually spend about 95 percent of ourtime thinking about ourselves. Now, if we stop thinking about ourselves for awhile and begin to think of other persons' good points, things will be quitedifferent.
One of the most neglectedvirtues is appreciation. Somehow, we neglect to praise our son or daughter whenhe or she brings home a good report card, and we fail to encourage our childrenwhen they first succeed in baking a cake or building a birdhouse. Nothingplease children more than this kind of parental interest and approval.
The next time you enjoydelicious food at a restaurant, send word to the cook that it is excellentlyprepared,and when a tired salesperson shows you unusual politeness, pleasemention it .
Every minister, lecturerand public speaker knows the discouragement of pouring himself or herself outto an audience and not receiving any appreciative comment. What applies to professionalsapplies doubly to workers in offices, shops and factories and our families andfriends. In our interpersonal relations we should never forget that all our associates are human beingsand hunger for appreciation. It is the legal tender that all souls enjoy.
Try to be friendly andappreciative in your daily life, and you'll be surprised how that will changeyour life and the world.
41. According to the passage, people ______ .
A. spend a lot of timethinking about others
B. think about themselvesmost of the time
C. spend little timethinking about themselves
D. think more about othersthan themselves
42. The writer criticizes the parents who ______ .
A. ignore their children'sachievements
B. are not interested inbaking a cake
C. set high demands upontheir children
D. don't help out whentheir kids have difficulties
43. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to______ .
A. delicious food
B. a restaurant
C. to cook
D. unusual politeness
44. According to the passage, ______ .
A. kids need encouragementmore than adults
B. professionals needappreciation more than workers
C. appreciation is notnecessary for family members
D. everyone needsappreciation and encouragement
45. The writer believe that ______ .
A. people often appreciatethings other people do
B. people seldomappreciate things other people do
C. say "thanks"to someone, and you'll soon become friends
D. express your gratitudeto others, and they will pass it on
Passage 4
Industrial robots arealready working in many factories around the world and in our homes, forinstance as smart vacuum cleaners. Scientists say in a few years we will startseeing so-called "social robots," capable of engaging with people.
Today's robots can buildcars and explore underwater objects. But interacting with people is morecomplex than simply taking an incoming message, says Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology researcher Cynthia Breazeal.
"Social robots reallyinteract with people in ways you feel like you're interacting with someonerather than something," she said ."And social robots are reallydesigned to engage you in much more of an interaction that feels like acooperation or partnership."
At the Naval ResearchLaboratory, near Washington, scientists are researching which features robotsshould have to be able to live with humans. Researcher Alan Schultz says socialrobots must be adapted to social situations.
“You know if you're goingto have robots out in the wild, so to speak, they have to follow our standardsand they have to do things in the way we expect, so that we can move about outenvironment and not be interrupted by them or have to think hard about the factthat they're around us," he said.
Social robots do not necessarily have to have a humanface. Steve Cousins, the CEO of Savioke Robotics in Cupertino, California, saystheir robot called Botlr is already being tested in a hotel, delivering smallitems to people.
“It's designed to be inhuman space and interact with people and around people," he said. "Soit interacts with the front desk agent when they're sending it somewhere. Itinteracts with people in the elevator as it's going along. And , it interactswith people at the door when the delivery arrives."
So far, social robots arelimited to very simple tasks like relaying message or taking family photos. ButCynthia Breazeal, who designed this one, says their abilities may be extendedinto many different areas.
46. What will social robots do according to thescientists?
A. They will cooperatewith people.
B. They will clean the bighouse
C. They will exploreunderwater objects.
D. They will builddifferent kinds of cars.
47. Which of the following is true according to thepassage?
A. Social robots are moredifficult to design.
B. Industrial robots aremore complicated to design.
C. Social robots can bemore useful than industrial robots.
D. Industrial robots cando less than social robots.
48. It can be inferred from the passage that______ .
A. social robots only servethe people they like
B. it's better for socialrobots to work in a hotel
C. it's better for socialrobots to have a human face
D. social robots will beunder the control of human beings
49. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. The function of socialrobots.
B. The use of industrialrobots.
C. The daily life ofrobots.
D. The way of designingrobots.
50. Which of the following best describes the writer'stone in the passage?
A. Critical B. Prejudiced
C. Subjective D. Objective
Part III Cloze (15%)
Directions:There are 15 blanks in theflolowing passage.For each blank there are four choices.Choose the best answerand mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Some people worry about mycollecting of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo. One of the question thatis always asked is 51 I became an animal collector. The answer is that I have always been 52 in animals and zoos. According to my parents, the first 53 I was able to say was not the normal “mamma” or“daddy”, but the word “zoo”,which l would 54 many times until someone took me to the 55 . 56 I grew a little older, welived in Greece and I had a 57 number of pets, ranging from snakes to seahorses, and I 58 all my spare time 59 the countryside.n search of fresh specimens to add to my collection of 60 ．Later on I 61 for a year in the CityZoo, as a student attendant, to get experience of the large 62 ，such as lions, bears, tigers and elephants, which werenot easy to keep at home. When I left,I 63 had enough money of my own to be able to pay my firsttrip and I have been goingregularly ever since then. Though a collector's job is not an 64 one and is full of sorrow, it is certainly a job which will 65 all those who love animals.
51. A. how B. where C. why D. whether
52. A. attracted B. interested C. frightened D. surprised
53. A. day B. time C. sentence D. word
54. A. recite B. repeat C. read D. recognize
55. A. zoo B. city C. town D. house
56. A. Since B. Although C. When D. So
57. A. many B. much C. great D. big
58. A. spent B. cost C. took D. offered
59. A. living B. going C. seeing D. exploring
60. A. seahorses B. pets C. birds D. snakes
61. A. worked B. went C. did D. practised
62. A. plants B. animals C. bears D. lions
63. A. luckily B. hopefully C. nearly D. hardly
64. A. independent B. invisible C. easy D. endless
65. A. try out B. appeal to C. deal with D. hold on
Part IV Writing (15%)
Directions: Write a letter of complaintin at least 100 words according to the following requirements.
66.假设你是李明，最近参加了某旅行社(travel agency)组织的一次旅游，但你对此旅行很不满意。请你向客服( customer service)写一封投诉信，阐述投诉的原因（如：酒店、饮食、交通及费用等）并提出你期待的解决办法。