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C.Ididn?
texpecttoseeyouhereD.You?
retoohospitable
3.Williams:
Excuseme.I?
mlookingforapresentformyson.Ihavenoideawhattogethim,Canyouhelpme?
Salesgirl:
____________.
A.OfcourseIcan
B.No,Ican?
tactually
C.YoumustbuyhimaT-shirt
D.Yes,IthinkaT-shirtwouldbeagoodidea
4.Tim:
Ihearyou?
vebeentothebookfair.Howwasit?
Susan:
_____________.
A.AbsolutelymarvelousB.Verymuchindeed
C.NotnecessarilyD.Quitedisappointed
5.Ed:
Howdoyougetalongwithyournewmusicteacher?
Maggie:
Ms.Davis?
__________,butIlikeheralot.
A.She?
shumorousB.She?
snicetome
C.She?
sabitstrangeD.She?
sgoodatdancing
6.David:
Charles,couldyoudrivemetotherailwaystation?
Charles:
____________
A.No,thanks.B.I?
llbethereontime.
C.Sure,whynot?
D.Nevermind.
7.Max:
MysonhasbeenadmittedbyBeijingUniversity.
Walt:
Congratulations!
Heissuchasmartboy.
Max:
A.Yes,heisB.Youareright
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C.ThankyouverymuchD.Don?
tmentionit
8.Student:
Doyoumindourperformingrock„n?
rollinthehall?
Teacher:
_________.
A.No,you?
dbetternotB.Ofcourse,it?
sallowedhere
C.Oh,I?
dratheryoudidn?
tactuallyD.I?
dprefertolistentorock„a?
roll
9.Clerk:
Excuseme,thisanon-smokingplace.
Customer:
__________
A.Oh,I?
msorry.B.Howcanyousaythat?
C.That?
sallright.D.That?
simpossible.
10.Waiter:
Howwouldyoulikeyourcoffee?
A.It?
swelldoneB.Verynice,thanks
C.Withsugar,pleaseD.Onlyonecup
11.Virginia:
Whataboutgoingtodosomeshoppingthisafternoon?
Rena:
A.Goahead,please.B.Goodidea!
C.Me,too.D.Helpyourself.
12.Carlos:
Thankyouverymuch,MissJames.Thathelpedmealot.
MissJames:
___________,Carlos.
A.Don?
tthankmeB.Don?
C.I?
mfineD.I?
msorry
13.Susan:
I?
mworried.Mysondoesn?
tliketotalkwithme.
Tracy:
___________.Wewerealllikethatathisage.
A.TakeiteasyB.Changehismind
C.Don?
tquarrelwithhimD.Don?
trefusehim
14.Nicolas:
dliketodonatemoneytohelppoorchildrenatschool.TowhomshallIgivemyshare?
LiMing:
____________I?
llaskaboutthatandletyouknow.
A.Verywell.B.Whoknows?
C.Thankyouallthesame.D.Italldepends.
15.Kelvin:
We?
realmostfinishedwiththeprojectnow._____________.
Teresa:
Actually,Iprefertokeepgoing.
A.Let?
shurryupB.We?
vetootirednow
C.WellbeontimeD.Let?
sstopforabreak
PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinished
statements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestoneandmarkyour
answerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
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PassageOne
JackBillabongisastockman.OneFridayafternoonhewasridingalongthetracktowardstheHendersonfarm.HewaslookingforaprizebullwhichhadescapedfromtheBorrogeepaddock.Hereachedthehillsandsawatoncethathecouldnotgofurther.
Therehadbeenafireintheforestwhichhadgoneout.Buttheairwasstillfullofsmokeandfallentreeshadblockedthetrack.Jackwasjustgoingtoturnbackwhenhesawsomethingmovinginthesmoke.Hewaited.Itwasagirlonahorse,andshewasridingtowardshim.“There?
sabadlyburntmanonthefarm,”thegirlshouted.
“Hesavedmylife.Pleasehelpmetosavehim.”
ThegirlwasCathyHenderson.Shehadbeenonhorsebackfortwohours.Shehadtojumpoverfallentreesthatwerestillburning.Herponyhadfallenwithhertwice.Shewasthirstyandalmostdeadfromwantofsleep.ButsherodebacktothefarmwithJackimmediately.
JoeBrookwasunconsciouswhentheyreachedhim.TheyliftedhimontoJack?
shorse.Theridebackto
Borrogeewasterrible.CathywassotiredthatJackhadtotiehertoherpony.Theponywastiredtoo,butitscouragewasastonishing.ItfollowedJackrighttoBorrogeeHospital.Nobodysawthemarrivebecauseitwasnight.
“I?
veneverseenahorselikethatpony,”Jacksaid.CathypraisedJackBillabong,butsherefusedtosay
anythingaboutthepony,“Joewillwriteaboutherinhisstory,”shesaid.
Butshedidsayonething:
“Ifflamehadn?
treturnedtothefarmthatafternoon,JoeandIwouldhavedied.”
16.JackBillabongdidnotturnbackbecause_____________.
A.hehadn?
tfoundthebullyetB.hesmeltaheavysmokeintheforest
C.heknewtherewasaburntmanthereD.hesawsomethingmovingtowardshim
17.WhywastheridebacktoBorrogeeterrible?
A.BecauseJoewastiredout.
B.Becausetheridestartedlateatnight.
C.Becausetheydidn?
thaveenoughcourage.
D.BecausebothCathyandherponywereexhausted.
18.CathyrefusedtotalktoreportersabouttheponywhenshewasinBorrogeeHospitalbecause____________.
A.shedidn?
tknowwhattosayB.Jackaskedhernottotalktothem
C.shewastooweaktosayanythingD.Joewouldwriteaboutitinhiswriting
19.Whatdoestheword“flame”inthelastparagraphreferto?
A.Jack.B.Thepony.C.Jack?
shorse.D.Thefire.
20.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthestory?
A.RescueofJoeBrook.B.CourageofJackBillabong.
C.LoveofaYoungGirl.D.HeroismofaLovelyPony.
PassageTwo
Thefacesofelderly,happily-marriedpeoplesometimesresembleeachother.Dr.Aikenstudiedanumberofcoupleswhohadbeenmarriedforatleasttwenty-fiveyears.Eachcoupleprovidedfourphotographs—onephoto
ofeachpartneratthetimeoftheirmarriageandanotherphotoofeachpartnertwenty-fiveormoreyearslater.Allbackgroundwascutfromthephotostoremoveanyclues.Thephotoswerethendisplayedingroups:
arandomgroupingofthepersonsatthetimeoftheirmarriageandanotherrandomgroupingofthesamepersonswhotookphotographslater.Sometesteeswereaskedtopickoutthepartners.Theyfailedtotallywiththefirstgroup.Theirjudgementswerenobetterthanchance.Butwiththephotostakentwenty-fiveormoreyearsafterthemarriage,
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thetesteeswerequitesuccessfulwiththemosthappily-marriedcouples.
Dr.Aikenbelievesthereareseveralreasonswhycouplesgrowalike.Onereasonhassomethingtodowithimitation.Onepersontendstocopyordothesameassomeoneelsewithoutknowingit.Hesayshumanbeginstoimitatetheexpressionsofthefacesoftheirlovedones.“Anotherpossiblereason,”hesays,“isthecommon
experienceofthecouples.”Thereisatendencyforpeoplewhohavethesamelifeexperiencetochangetheirfacesinsimilarways.Forexample,ifacouplehavesufferedfromalotofsadexperiences,theirfacesarelikelytochangeinasimilarway.
21.Dr.Aikencutthebackgroundfromthephotosforthepurposeof__________.
A.imitatingthecouples?
lifeB.groupingthecouplesagain
C.leavingnotraceforthetesteesD.givingthetesteesmorechances
22.Theunderlinedsentence“Theirjudgementswerenobetterthanchance”impliesthatthetestees__________.
A.didagoodjobinmakingtheirchoices.
B.haddifficultyinpickingoutthepartners
C.hadnochancetomaketherightjudgements
D.didbetterwiththefirstgroupthanwiththesecond
23.Theunderlinedword“imitate”(inPara.2)hasasimilarmeaningto__________.
A.copyB.changeC.knowD.suffer
24.Fromthepassagewecandrawtheconclusionthat___________.
A.coupleswholookalikecanlivelonger
B.mostpartnershavebeenprovedtogrowalike
C.theinfluencebetweenpartnerscanbequitestrong
D.happily-marriedcouplesareoftenricherthanothers
25.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto___________.
A.explainwhycouplesgrowalikeB.tellhowcoupleslikeeachother
C.discussthefunctionofmarriageD.describethelifeofhappilymarriedcouples
PassageThree
ThethreebiggestliesinAmericaare:
(1)“Thecheckisinthemail”,
(2)“OfcourseI?
llrespectyouinthe
morning”,and(3)“Itwasacomputererror.”
Ofthesethreelittlewhitelies,theworstisthethird.It?
stheonlyonethatcanneverbetrue.Today,ifabank
statementcheatsyououtof$900thatway,youknowwhattheclerkissuretosay,”Itwasacomputererror.”
Nonsense.Thecomputerisreportingnothingmorethanwhattheclerktypedintoit.
Themostannoyingcaseofalliswhenthecomputerizedcashierinthegrocerystoreshowsthatanitemcostsmorethanitactuallydoes.Iftheinnocentbuyerpointsoutthemistake,thechecker,bagger,andmanagerallcometogetherandofferthefamiliarexplanation:
“Itwasacomputeerror.”
Itwasn?
t,ofcoursethatcomputerizedcashierisreallynothingmorethananelectricevent.TheeyereadstheUniversalProductCode—chatbarofblackandwhitelinesinacornerofthepackage—andthenchecksthecode
againstapriceliststoredinmemory.Ifthepricelistisright,you?
llbechargedaccurately.
Grocerystoresupdatethepricelisteachday—thatis,somebodysitsatakeyboardandtyp