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I.Vocabulary&
Structure(20points,2pointstoeach)
Directions:
Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSheet.
Example:
Thehomelesscouple______atlastinfindingaflattorent.
A.managedB.didC.finishedD.succeeded
Thesentenceshouldread,“Thehomelesscouplesucceededatlastinfindingaflattorent.”ThereforeyoushouldchooseD.
1.Janehasseveralteststhissemester,butshemayhavepassedthelastone.
A.deniedB.done
C.failedD.succeeded
2.______herage,shereallyhaddoneagoodjobinsuchashortperiodoftime.
A.GivingB.Gives
C.GivenD.BeenGiven
3.Inthespacestation’srooms,scientistswill______importantexperiments.
A.conductB.include
C.produceD.progress
4.Someteacherssayatwelve-monthschoolyearmakesmoresensethanthe______academicyear.
A.appropriateB.probable
C.extensiveD.traditional
5.Thecitybecameasceneoflastweekendasaparentgrouptrytobanthesaleofviolentvideogames.
A.disruptionB.controversy
C.disrespectD.contrary
6.Ifyou______backtowardEarthontheMoon,you______withthenakedeyeonlyonestructure:
theGreatWallofChina.
A.look,couldseeB.hadlooked,couldsee
C.looked,couldseeD.looked,couldsee
7.Hewishedhisteacher______therewhenhewassneakingoutoftheclassroom.
A.isnotB.hadnotbeen
C.wereD.benot
8.Iwenttobusinessschool______Icouldstudymarketing.
A.forthatB.inthat
C.sothatD.inorder
9.Weather______we’llgoclimbingthemountainthisafternoon.
A.permitsB.permitting
C.ispermittedD.permitted
10.______yougoouteverynightyoucan'
tseeallofit.
A.NomatterB.Suppose
C.EvenifD.Whether
II.ClozeProcedure(20points,2pointstoeach)
Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.
StudentswillneedtousealloftheirlanguageskillsinordertounderstandthereadingselectionsinReader’sChoice.Thebookcontainsmanytypesofselectionson11)______topics.Theseselectionsprovidepractice12)______usingdifferentstrategiestoextractthemessageofthewriter.Theyalsogivestudentspracticeinfourbasicreadingskills:
skimming,scanning,readingforthoroughcomprehension,andcriticalreading.
Skimmingisquickreadingforthegeneralideasofapassage.Thiskindofrapidreadingis13)______whenyouaretryingtodecideifcarefulreading14)______desirableorwhenthereisnottimetoreadsomethingcarefully.
Likeskimming,scanningisalsoquickreading.However,inthis15)______thesearchismorefocused.Toscanistoread16)______inordertolocatespecificinformation.Whenyoureadtofindaparticulardate,ornumber,youcarescanning.
Readingforthoroughcomprehensionis17)______readinginordertounderstandthetotalmeaningofthepassage.Atthislevelofcomprehensionthereaderisabletosummarizetheauthor'
sideasbuthasnotyetmadea18)______evaluationofthoseideas.
Criticalreadingdemandsthatareader19)______judgmentsaboutwhatheorshereads.Thiskindofreadingrequirespostingand20)______questionssuchas“Doesmyownexperiencesupportthatoftheauthor?
”,“DoIsharetheauthor’spointofview?
”etc.
11.A.thewidevarianceofB.awidevarianceof
C.thewidevarietyofD.awidevarietyof
12.A.onB.inC.withD.for
13.A.appreciateB.appropriateC.approvedD.appointed
14.A.isB.wouldbeC.wasD.willbe
15.A.senseB.partC.caseD.way
16.A.carefullyB.casuallyC.slowlyD.quickly
17.A.slowB.fastC.carefulD.proper
18.A.rightB.criticalC.determinedD.important
19.A.makesB.tomakeC.makeD.making
20.A.answeringB.answeredC.answerD.answers
III.ReadingComprehension(20points,2pointstoeach)
Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefouranswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.
Questions21~25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
BeverlySchnellisamiddle-agedwomanwholivesaloneinaniceoldhousenearMilwaukee.Thehouseneedswork.Ithasavacantlivingspaceonthesecondfloor.SoSchnelldecidedtorentthespacetosomeonewhocoulddorepairs.Inexchange,shewouldcuttherent.
Sheplacedanadinalocalpalerthatread:
“Apartmentforrent,onebedroom,andelectricincluded,matureChristianhandyman.”ThentheMetropolitanMilwaukeeFairHousingCouncil—whichlooksthroughclassifiedadstryingtofinddiscriminatoryrentalorsalesads—rantoastateagencyandtattledonSchnell.
Forwhat?
Forstarters,sexdiscrimination.That’sbecausesheusedtheterm“handyman”.Andreligiousdiscriminationbecauseshestated“matureChristianhandyman”.
SchnellfoundherselfaccusedbythestateofviolatingWisconsin’sfair-housinglaw,theadsnoopsofferedadeal.Theywoulddropthecase.Butitwouldcosther$500fortheirlawyer’sfeesand$50fortheireffort.
Nowsheknowsbetter.Shewasfoundguiltyandorderedtopaythehousingcouncil“reasonableattorney’sfees”,whichthecouncilnowestimatesat$8000.Schnellhasn’tmuchchoicebuttoappeal,andshestillhasn’tfoundsomeonetopoundinafewnails.
21.BeverlySchnel1______.
A.wantedtobuyanewhouseB.hadabuildinginMilwaukee
C.wouldcuttherentD.wantedtorentanapartment
22.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.BeverlySchnell’shouseistoooldtolivein.
B.Bevεr1ySchnelllivesonthesecondf1oor.
C.BeverlySchnellwantedtorentrooms.
D.Sheownedalocalnewspaper.
23.Shewasaccusedof______.
A.placinganadinalocalpaperB.notpaying$550
C.violatingWisconsin’sfair-housinglawD.cuttingtherent
24.HadSchnellbeencarefulenoughinplanningthead_______.
A.shecouldgetahandymanB.shewouldnothavemetthetrouble.
C.shewouldnotpaythemoneyD.shemightnotbeaccused
25.Thebesttitleofthepassageis______.
A.RentControlB.BeverlySchnell
C.HowtoRentaHouseD.Accusing
Questions26~30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.Butmostmistakesareaboutpeople.“DidJerryreallycarewhen1brokeupwithHelen?
”“WhenIgotthatgreatjob,didJimreallyfeelgoodaboutit,asafriend?
Ordidheenvymyluck?
”“AndPau—whydidn’tIpickupthathewasfriendlyjustbecauseIhadacar?
”Whenwelookback,doubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbad.Butwhenwelookback,it’stoolate.
Whydowegowrongaboutourfriends—orourenemies?
Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon’treallylisten,wemissthefeelingbehindthewords.Supposesomeonetellsyou,“Youarealuckydog.”Ishereallyonyourside?
Ifhesays,“You’realuckyguy,”that’sbeingfriendly.But“luckydog”?
There’sabitofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn’tseeithimself.Butbringinginthe“dog”bitputsyoudownalittle.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn’tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.
“Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulfor”isanothernoisethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.Tcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblemaspartofyourlifeasawhole.Butishe?
Wrappedupinthisphraseisthethoughtthatyourproblemisn’timportant.It’stellingyoutothinkofallthestarvingpeopleintheworldwhenyouhaven’tgotadateforSaturdaynight.
Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone’swords?
Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?
Doeswhathesayssquarewiththetoneofvoice?
Hisposture?
Thelookinhiseyes?
Stopandthink.Theminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveanothermistake.
26.Theauthor______whenherecallssomethingsthathappenedbetweenhimandhissfriends.
A.feelshappy,thinkingofhownicehisfriendsweretohim
B.feelshemaynothave“read”hisfriends’truefeelingscorrectly
C.thinksitwasamistaketohavebrokenupwithhisfriends
D.issorrythathisfriendslethimdown
27.Fromthesentence“You’realuckydog”,wecanconcludethat______.
A.thespeakerofthissentenceisjustbeingfriendly
B.itmeansthesameas“You’realuckyguy”
C.theword“dog”shouldn’tbeappliedtopeople
D.sometimesthewordsusedbyaspeakergiveacluetothefeelingbehindthewords
28.Themainpurposeofthispassageistotellushowto______.
A.avoidmistakesaboutmoneyandfriends
B.sizeuppeople
C.avoidmistakesinunderstandingwhatpeopletellyou
D.keeppeoplefriendlywithouttrustingthem
29.Inlisteningtoapersontheimportantthingis______.
A.tonoticehistone,hispostureandthelookinhiseyes
B.tolistentohowhepronounceshiswords
C.tocheckhiswordsagainsthismanner,histoneofvoiceandhisposture
D.nottobelievewhathesays
30.Ifyo