1、最新I. Vocabulary and StructureFor each question there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the One that best answers the question.1. -It looks heavy. Can I give you a hand? -_A_.A. No, thanks B. Yes, my pleasure C.No ,never mind D.Yes ,I do2. - Could you be so kind as to close the window?- _A
2、A. With pleasure B. Go aheadC. Yes, please D. Thats OK3. Bruce, I really appreciate your handwriting.- _B_. A. I practice every day B. Thank you very muchC. No, I dont think so D. Well, its not good enough4. . -John and I will celebrate our fortieth wedding anniversary next month.- -Oh, _D_!A. che
3、er up B. well done C. go ahead D. congratulations5. - Bill, can I get you anything to drink?-_C_.A. You are welcome B. No problemC. I wouldnt mind a coffee D. Doesnt matter6. The company set up a(n) _A_ bonus for high productivity. A. incentiveB. initiativeC. imitativeD. intensive7. Dont get into th
4、e _C of moneylenders or youll never be free.A. grip B. seize C. control D. hold8. The recent statement of the president _ C a change in the situation. A. told B. informed C. forecast D. drew9. I suggested he should _A_ himself to his new conditions.A. adapt B. adopt C. regulate D. suit10. Without pr
5、oper lessons, you could _B_ a lot of bad habits when playing thepiano.A. keep upB. pick upC. draw upD. catch up11. The basic features of the communication process are identified in one question: Whosays _C_ through what channel to whom?A. how B. when C. what D. such12. _B_ difficulties we may come a
6、cross, well help one another to overcome them.A. Wherever B. Whatever C. However D. Whenever13. These books, which you can get at any bookshop, will give you _A_ you need.A. all the information B. all the informationsC. all of information D. all of the informations14. The constitutions _D_ nature ha
7、s given it flexibility to be adapted when circumstances change. A. unpolished B. concise C. elementary D. vague15. The chairman _ C that we should stop the meeting.A. stated B. declared C. suggested D. announced 16. The little children didnt know how much to pay for the candy, and Ralph _D_ them.A.
8、took advantage of B. took inC. made use of D. took care of17. I _D_ the rush-hour traffic so much that I often avoid it by coming late to work.A. fear B. horror C. frighten D. dread18. Technology floods the teens with ways to loose concentration. B A. submerge B. fill with abundance C. flow D. surge
9、19. Washington is a great B of great buildings, greenery and monuments. A. exhibitionB. extravaganza C. exhaustionD. extinction20. Freds father was in _ D _ , exiled to a small post in the south. A. escapeB. expenseC. extensiveD. eclipse21. There are fantastic spectators for football games in Europe
10、 A A. extremely enthusiastic B. interested C. out of control D. indifferent22. Mental agonies are no less real than physical pain. A A. spiritual pain B. stress C. mental strain D. depression23. When I entered the classroom, I found the teacher was _C the bouncing forms of several giggling students
11、 A. withinB. intoC. amidD. between24. What would you say if you were D_ his place? A. withB. ofC. onD. in25. Many countries in the world have _ C _ great importance to environmental protection. A. attemptedB. attendedC. attachedD. attacked26. The couple holed _C until the danger passed. A. inB. onC
12、 upD. down27. This community provides a very good education C for preschoolers. A. systemB. arrayC. seriesD. chain28. He has a(n) _B_ from the government for the traveling expenses. A. offerB. allowanceC. provisionD. insurance29. By _A_ , the national anthem is played at the beginning of a concert
13、and at the end of a film.A. convention B. tradition C. norm D. principle 30. The company are _D_ their new sort of toothbrush on television.A. raising B. improving C. accelerating D. promoting31. The clothes a person wears may express his B_ or social position.A. curiosity B. status C. determination
14、 D. significance32. Peter, who had been driving all day, suggested _B_ at the next town.A. to stop B. stopping C. stop D. having stopped33. It is said that the math teacher seems _A_ towards bright students.A. partial B. beneficial C. preferable D. liable34. Putting in a new window will _D_ cutting
15、away part of the roof.A. include B. involve C. contain D. comprise35. The British constitution is _B_ a large extent a product of the historicalevents described above.A. within B. to C. by D. at II. Cloze There are 10 blanks in the following passage(s). For each blank there are five choices marked A
16、 B, C, D and E. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passage(s).Adults are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practised in the meantime. A man who has not had an opportunity to go swimming for years can 36 swim as well as ever when he gets
17、back in the water. He can got on a bicycle after several decades and still 37 away. A mother who has not 38 the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “ Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or recite the story of Cinderella or Snow White.One explanation is the law of over learning, wh
18、ich can be stated as following: 39 we have learned something, additional learning increases the 40 of time we will remember it.In childhood, we usually continue to practise such skills as swimming, bicycle riding long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and 41 ourselves of poems suc
19、h as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” and childhood tales such as Cinderella or Snow White. We no only learn but 42 .The law of over learning explains why cramming (突击学习) for an examination, 43 it may result in a passing grade, is not a 44 way to learn a school course. By cramming, a student may lear
20、n the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little over learning; 45 , is usually a good investment toward the future.C 36. A. only B. hardly C. still D. evenD 37. A. more B. drive C. travel D. rideA 38. A. thought about B.
21、cared for C. showed up D. brought up B 39. A. Before B. Once C. Until D. UnlessD 40. A. accuracy B. unit C. limit D. lengthA 41. A. remind B. inform C. warm D. recallB 42. A. recite B. overlearn C. research D. improveA 43. A. though B. so C. if D. afterC 44. A. convenient B. demanding C. satisfactor
22、y D. swiftC 45. A. at most B. by the way C. on the other hand D. in the end III. Reading Comprehension There are two reading passages in this section. Each passage is followed by 5 questions. Each question is provided with four answers marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best answers the ques
23、tion.Passage 1Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.Westlake College in Virginia will start a lap
24、top computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a 10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access
25、 to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in
26、 a fast-food restaurant or under the trees-anywhere at all!Because of the many changes in computer technology , laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable co
27、mputers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the sta
28、ff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, “ Here we are in the middle of Virginia and were giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”46.The main purpose of the laptop program is to gi
29、ve each student a laptop to _A_.A.use for their schoolwork B.access the InternetC.work at home D.connect them to libraries47.Why is the word “speak” in the second paragraph in quotation marks(引号)? A A.They dont really talk. B.They use the computer language.C.Laptops have speakers. D.None of the abov
30、e reasons is correct.48.Which of the following is true about Westlake College? C A. All teachers use computers. B.1500 students have laptops.C.It is an old college in America. D.Students there can do everything.49.A window on the world in the last paragraph means that students can _C_.A.attend lectu
31、res on information technologyB.travel around the worldC.get information from around the world D.have free laptops50.What can we infer from the passage? D A.The program is successful. B.The program is not workable.C.The program is too expensive. D.We dont know the result yet.Passage 2There is an Engl
32、ish saying: “Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into(调查) laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter really can improve peoples health.Tests were carried out to study the
33、effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of mus
34、cles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial(有益的).Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio
35、 programmes. The group that tolerated(忍受) the pain for the longest time was the groups which listened to a funny programme. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress(紧张；压力) and pain.As a result of these di
36、scoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patients condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar
37、 to those caused by laughter.51. The underlined phrase “took the saying seriously” in the 1st paragraph probably means “_A_”. A. treat as importantB. treat as interesting C. treat as dangerousD. treat as funny52. Doctors have proved the following except that _B_. A. smiling does good to health B. la
38、ughter can be tolerated C. there is a way to reduce pain D. laughter can work the muscles in the feet53. The main idea of the passage is _D_. A. laughter and physical exercises have similar effects on the human body B. smile can produce the same effects as laughter C. pain can be reduced by laughter
39、 D. laughter is the best medicine54. The underlined word “diminish” is similar to “_C_”. A. testB. stopC. reduceD. increase55. Doctors hold laughter clinics _B_. A. to give better condition to their patients B. in order to improve patients health C. to make patients smile D. to prove smile and laugh
40、ter have the same effectIV. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or expressions given in brackets. 1.人脑可以轻松地从思想转换到形象，这种能力是非常惊人的。(astonishing, shift and swerve)The mind has an astonishing ability to shift and swerve from2.离破译整个人类基因蓝图仍有几年时间。(decipher) It is still a few years
41、 before we decipher the entire human gene blueprint.3. 美国正越来越多地依靠私营军事公司来完成某些最困难的国际任务。(dependent on)The United Statesis moredependent ontheprivatemilitarycompaniestoaccomplishsomeofthe toughestinternationalmissionsV. Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 1. A person doesnt know the real joy
42、 of swimming until hes jumped into the water on a 114-degree day. 一个人不知道游泳的乐趣直到他在一个114度的一天跳入水中。2. We feel rich if we have more than our neighbors, poor if we have less, and feeling relatively well-off is equated with being happy.如果我们拥有比我们的邻居更多的东西，我们就会感到富有，如果我们拥有更少的穷人，感觉相对富裕就等于幸福。3. The restaurant chain brings in a profit of millions of pounds a year. 这家连锁餐厅每年带来数百万英镑的利润。.
