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II.GrammarandVocabulary
SectionA
Directions:
BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.
25.Withtheeconomiccrisis___________hand,andtheunemploymentrateontherise,career
planningwilldefinitelybenefityou.
A.inB.onC.byD.at
26.Althoughhousepricesareunpredictable,mostpeoplebelievethattheywillnotrisebymore
than___________fivepercent.
A.anyotherB.theotherC.anotherD.other
27.---Mrs.Whitelooksoldforherage.
---Yes.Itworrieshermost___________herhairisturninggray.
A.whileB.ifC.thatD.for
28.___________,themoreseverethewintersare.
A.ThemorenorthyougoB.Thefartheryougothenorth
C.ThemoreyougonorthD.Thefarthernorthyougo
29.Despitealotofresearch,scientistscannotfigureout___________quiteanumberofinsects,
birdsandanimalsaredyingout.
A.thatB.asC.whyD.when
30.Mary,bornofapoorfamily,can’tbeadmittedtoauniversitynextfall___________shecan
affordherfurtherstudy.
A.unlessB.forC.as
D.if
31.Educatorsclaimthatchildren___________toEnglish-speakingenvironmentwilllearnthe
languagemorequickly.
A.beingexposedB.tobeexposedC.havingexposedD.exposed
32.Youwillknowwhatitislike___________mostofyourtimelisteningtodullreportsina
meetingroom.
A.spendingB.havingspentC.tospendD.tohavespent
33.___________thepricesandfunctionsofdifferenttypesofcamerasbeforeyoumakeupyour
mindwhichtobuy.
A.CompareB.ComparingC.ComparedD.Tocompare
34.Whatabeautifulsight!
Wildflowersofdifferentcolorsspreadalloverthehillsandaroundthe
lake,___________tothebeautyofthevalley.
A.toaddB.beingaddedC.addingD.added
35.Henrysetupaclubforfootballfans,___________heinvitedallhisfriends.
A.towhichB.towhomC.forwhomD.fromwhich
36.ThechildreninSichuanlookforwardwithhope___________achancetoreceivefurther
educationintheirrebuilthometown.
A.forgettingB.ofgettingC.togetD.togetting
37.---Ididn’tseeherlastnightattheparty.
---You___________.Butyoucametoolate.
A.couldhaveB.can’thaveC.musthaveD.oughthave
38.Thecustomerscomplainedthatnotonly___________high,buthedidn’tdoagoodrepairjob.
A.hechargedB.washechargedC.didhechargeD.hewascharged
39.Becausethefarmland___________quickly,thegovernmentisconsideringstartingaprogram
tosolvetheproblem.
A.isbeinglostB.islostC.islosingD.loses
40.___________alargegroup,yourtoneshouldbeclearandloud.
A.WhenaddressedB.WhileaddressingC.WhenyouaddressD.Onaddressing
SectionB
Directions:
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.blameB.peakC.assessD.distinctE.experiences
F.burdenG.affectsH.leisureI.suggestsJ.factor
ThestressofreturningtoworkonaMondaymorningcancauseadangerousincreaseinbloodpressure,accordingtoastudy.
TheTokyoWomen’sMedicalUniversitystudyshowsbloodpressurereadings(读数、指数)arehigherthanatanyothertimeoftheweek.
Itmayexplainwhydeathsfromheartattacksandstroketendto41onaMondaymorning.Thereare20%moreheartattacksonMondaysthanonanyotherday.
HeartdiseaseisBritain’sbiggestkiller.Around270,000peoplesufferaheartattackeveryyearandnearlyoneinthreediebeforetheyevenreachhospital.
Highbloodpressure,orhypertension,42oneinfivepeopleintheUKandisamajorrisk43forheartdisease.Thehigheritclimbs,thegreatertheforceexerted(施加)bybloodonthewallsofthearteries(动脉)whentheheartbeats.
Toseehowitchangedoverthecourseofaweek,researchersfromTokyoWomen’sMedicalUniversityinJapan,fitted175menandwomenwithadevicethatwouldmeasuretheirbloodpressureround-the-clock.Aweeklater,thevolunteersreturnedthedevicessothatresearcherscould44howbloodpressurehadchanged.
Theresults,publishedintheAmericanJournalofHypertension,showedasurge(振荡)inreadingsinthosegettingreadytogobacktoworkonaMondaymorning.Volunteerswhostayedasleepdidnotexperienceanincrease,which45work-relatedstressismostlikelyto46.
“Mostpeoplearefreeofthementalandphysical47ofworkonSundaysandexperienceamorestressfulchangefromweekend48activitiestoworkactivitiesonMondays,”saidDr.Murakami,wholedtheresearch..“Butanyway,therewasa49peakonMondays.”
III.ReadingComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
Iwasarottenteenager,sharp-tonguedandeagertocontrolothers.AtanearlyageIcouldmakethingsgomywaywithjustafewsmallchanges.Thewritersfortoday’shottestsoapoperacouldnothavecreateda50characterthanme.
Idon’tknowhowlongittookmetorealizehowIwas51somanyothers.NotonlydidIsucceedin52manyofmyclosestfriendsbytryingtocontrolthem;Ialsomanagedto
destroythemost53relationshipinmylife:
myrelationshipwithmymother.
Mymother,whogavebirthtomeatage54herdoctor’swishes,wouldcrytome,“Iwaitedsolongforyou.Don’tignoremyhelp!
”Iwouldreply55,“Ineverwantedyoutocareaboutme!
LeavemealoneandforgetIeverlived!
”
MymotherbegantobelieveIreally56it.Likemanyyounggirlsinhighschool,theboyswhoIknewwere57werealwaysthefirstonesIhadtodate.Iwouldtrytofindanywaytodrawattentiontomyselfwhileatthesametimetryingtobe58.Ihadalsobeenheavyintodrugsthentochang
emypersonality.Andmyonlypleasurewastomakepeoplefeel59.
ButthenIaskedmyselfwhy.Whytheneedtohurt?
Whytheattacksonmymother?
IwoulddrivemyselfmadwithallthewhysuntilonedayIcouldn’t60itanylongerandjumpfromacarmovingat80milesperhour.
Lyingawakethefollowingnightatthehospital,Isawmymother’spainedface,tiredbrowneyesfilledwithnothingbutthanksforherdaughter’srebirthoflife.
61allthehorriblethingsIdidtoher,shestilllovedme.Icriedandaskedwhy.Shejustlookeddownatmeandsaidfrankly,“Becauseyouaremydaughter.”
62loveisthemostpreciousgiftwecangive.Being63forthepastisthemostpreciousgiftwecanreceive.Iwantto64thegiftmymothergavemetoallthe“rottenteenagers”intheworld.
50.A.better
B.worse
C.happier
D.clever
51.A.loving
B.hating
C.hurting
D.shocking
52.A.puttingoff
B.breakinginto
C.keepingup
D.pushingaway
53.A.curious
B.precious
C.nervous
D.obvious
54.A.against
B.for
C.accordingto
D.with
55.A.gently
B.suddenly
C.sharply
D.unwillingly
56.A.said
B.knew
C.hoped
D.meant
57.A.available
B.impatient
C.impossible
D.believable
58.A.attractive
B.invisible
C.imaginative
D.noticeable
59.A.fright
B.confusion
C.excitement
D.pain
60.A.explain
B.control
C.stand
D.accept
61.A.Since
B.Although
C.As
D.Despite
62.A.Unconditional
B.Slow
C.Quick
D.Real
63.A.loved
B.forgiven
C.hated
D.forgotten
64.A.tell
B.provide
C.supply
D.extend
SectionB
Directions:
Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.
(A)
ChildreninBosnia-Herzegovinaallknowtheancientstoryofthepoorwomanwhocaughtagoldenfish,releasedit,andinreturngainedwealthandhappiness.Accordingtoa1998AssociatedPressstory,thisBalkanfairytaleturnedintorealityforonepoorfamily.BeforethestartoftheBosni
anwar,theMalkocfamilylivednexttoasmalllakeinthenorthwesternvillageofJezero.Onedayin1990,SmajoMalkocreturnedfromatriptoAustriawithanunusualgiftforhisteenagesons,DzevadandCatib:
anaquarium(鱼缸)withtwogoldfish.TwoyearspassedbeforeBosnianSerbforcesadvancedonJezero.
Thewomenandchildrenfled,andthemenstayedbacktoresisttheattackingsoldiers.SmajoMalkocwaskilled.Whenhiswife,Fehima,sneakedbackintothedestroyedvillagetoburyherhusbandandrescuewhatremainedoftheirbelongings,shetookpityonthefishintheaquarium.Sheletthemoutintothenearbylake,sayingtoherself,“Thisway,theymightbemorefortunatethanus.”Fast-forwardto1995,FehimaMalkocreturnedwithhersonstoJezero.Nothingbutruinsremainedoftheirhomeandtheirvillage.Throughmistyeyesshelookedtowardthelake.Glimpsingsomethingstrange,shewalkedovertotheshore.“Thewholelakewasshiningfromthethousandsofgoldenfishinit,”shesaid.“Itmademeimmediatelythinkofmyhusband.ThiswassomethingheleftmethatIneverhopedfor.”
Duringtheyearsofkillingallaroundthelake,lifeunderwaterhadflourished.Aftertheirreturn,FehimaMalkocandhersonsstartedcaringforandsellingthegoldfish.By1998,homes,stores,andcoffeeshopsallovertheregionfeatureaquariumscontainingfishfromJezero.TheMalkochouse,reb
uiltonitsoriginalsite,isoneofthebiggestinthevillage.Twonewcarsareparkedinfront,andthefamilysaysithasenoughmoneytoquitworryingaboutthefuture.“Itwasaspecialkindofgiftfromourfather,”DzevadMalkocsaid.Wheneveronegives,onecanneverunderestimatewhatagiftofloveoranactofkindnessmight