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PartⅠDialogueCompletion(15points)
Directions:
Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choose
thebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.Eve:
______
Ivy:
Iamfine,thankyou.Andyou?
A.Howdoyoudo?
B.Howareyou?
C.Areyouwellagain?
D.Whataboutyourhealth?
2.Dale:
______Wouldyoupleasetellmethetime?
Laura:
It’stenpastnine.
A.Iamsorry.B.Ibegyourpardon.
C.Excuseme.D.Hello,howdoyoudo?
3.Linda:
______Ihaven’tseenyouforages.
Lucy:
IhavejustcomebackfromtheUSA.
A.Wherehaveyoubeen?
B.Wherehaveyougone?
C.Oh,howImissyou!
D.AreyoubackfromtheUSA?
4.Mary:
We’rehavingafewpeopleoverforadinnerpartyFriday.We’dlovetohaveyou.
Tom:
______
A.Oh,I’dloveto.ButI’mafraid.
B.Oh,really!
WhattimeshouldIcome?
C.No,Ihavetopreparefortheexam.
D.Yes,thoughIhavetotaketheexam.
5.Son:
I’mterriblysorry.Mom,I’vebrokenanItalianvase.
Mom:
______
A.Oh,whatashame!
B.Oh,dear,howawfulitis!
C.Oh,thatdoesn’tmatter.D.Oh,I’msosorrytohear
that.
6.Teacher:
You’relateagain!
Student:
Sorry,______
A.Iwon’tdothatanymore.B.butit’smyownbusiness.
C.I’mafraidI’veoverslept.D.butIneedmoresleep.
7.Patient:
Ifeelterribletoday.Mystomachdoesn’tfeel
wellatall.
Doctor:
______
A.Youshouldtakesomethingforit.B.That’stoobadfor
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yourhealth.
C.Itservesyouright.D.Don’tremember.
8.Sally:
WhatisJacklike?
Susan:
______
A.He’skindandhandsome.B.He’sverywell.
C.Helikesmusic.D.He’saworker.
9.SpeakerA:
Didyoucheckyoure-mailtoday?
SpeakerB:
No.______
A.Whocares?
B.Whydoyouask?
C.Whichone?
D.Whyisitso?
10.Nat:
I’dliketocometoseeyou.Willteno’clockdo?
Lulu:
______
A.Fine.B.Thanks.C.WithPleasure.D.Seeyou.
11.Hatty:
______
Jesse:
Yes,Iwantapencilbox.
A.CanIhelpyou?
B.WhatdoIdoforyou?
C.Canyouhelpme?
D.Whatdoyouwanttodo?
12.Doris:
YouspeakverygoodEnglish.
Jerry:
______
A.No,notatall.B.Thankyou.
C.No,myEnglishispoor.D.Idon’tthinkso.
13.Homer:
______
Emily:
Hehasaroundface,blueeyesandbrownhair.
A.Whatdoyouthinkoftheboy?
B.How’stheboy?
C.Howdoyouliketheboy?
D.Whatdoestheboylooklike?
14.Amy:
I’vegotaheadache.Byron:
______I’llgetanaspirin.
A.Haveyou,dear?
B.Doyouhavereally,dear?
C.WhatshallIdo?
D.Doyouwantmetohelpyou?
15.Josie:
MightItroubleyouforanight?
Justin:
You______
A.mightindeed!
B.mayindeed!
C.couldindeed!
D.certainlydid!
PartⅡReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthe
passageisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.For
eachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choose
thebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwitha
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singlelinethroughthecentre.
Passage1
AsyouarestudentsofEnglish,it’sverypossiblethatyou’
llbeinterestedinEngland.That’swherethelanguagewasfirst
spoken.ButEnglandisoftencalledbyothernames.Thisoften
confusespeopleandIwonderifyouknowwhatthesenamesmean.
So,nowIwouldliketotellyouaboutthismatterofnames.I
believethatyouhaveheardpeopleusethenames—England,
BritainorGreatBritain.Let’sseewhateachofthesenames
means.
IfyoulookatamapofEurope,you’llseeagroupofislands
—onelargerislandoffthenorthwestcoast,onesmallerandmany
tinyones.ThesemakeupwhatiscalledtheBritishIsles.The
largestislandoftheBritishIslesisBritain.Itisalsocalled
GreatBritain.ThesmallerislandisIreland.
Britainisdividedintothreeparts:
Scotland,Walesand
England.Butsometimestheword“England”isusedinsteadof
“Britain”.Whyso?
Inancienttimes,whatisBritainnowusedtobethree
different
countries.
Peoplein
these
different
countries
spoke
different
languages.
Overmanyyears
the
three
countries
became
one.Englandis
thelargest
andrichest
of
the
threeandit
has
the
mostpeople.
SotheEnglish
peopletake
it
for
granted
that
theirownnamestandsforthewholeisland.
There’sanother
thing
that
confusespeople:
sometimesyou
mayhearpeoplesay“theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainand
NorthernIreland
”.Thatistheofficialnameofthecountry.
Northern
Ireland
isonlyonesixthof
the
island
or
Ireland.
The
rest
of
theisland
is
anindependent
state,
called
theRepublic
ofIreland.Sowehavethenamesof
“England”,
“Britain
”,
“GreatBritain
”,and“theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritain
and
NorthernIreland
”.Nowdoyouknowwhateachofthemmeans?
16.Englishwasfirstspokenin______.
A.BritainB.EnglandC.GreatBritainD.Ireland
17.Britainisdividedinto______.A.England,Britain,andWalesB.England,Scotland,andWales
C.Wales,Scotland,andGreatBritain
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D.GreatBritain,Wales,andScotland
18.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Walesistherichestofthethree.
B.Scotlandisthelargestofthethree.
C.SometimesEnglandisusedinsteadofBritain.
D.BritainistheonlynameofthelargestislandofBritish
Isles.
19.TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandis______.
A.partofBritain
B.partofBritishIsles
C.theofficialnameofthewholecountryEngland
D.thelargestcountryofallmentionedinthepassage
20.Whichofthefollowingisanindependentcountry?
A.WalesB.Scotland
C.NorthernIrelandD.TheRepublicofIrelandPassage2
“Haveyoureadthenewlypublishededition
ofHarryPotter?
”
“Haveyoueverbeenfooled
onApril
1st?
”“Whathaveyougiven
yourboy/girlfriend
onValentine
’sDay(情人节)?
”Youmaynot
feelevenalittlebitsurprisedwhenyouareconfrontedwith
thesequestions.
However,chancesarethat
yourparents
cannot
understandaword.Inthewakeofglobalization,
culture
hasgone
beyondborderandisflyingallovertheworld,withagreat
impactonChineseyouths.
Bygettingintouchwithwesternculture,weareforcedto
thinkoverthingsthatwetookforgrantedpreviously.We
’ve
graduallyshruggedoffsomeoldnotionsthatmayhinderour
development,
suchas“uniformity
is
alwaysgood”,or“authority
isalwaysintheright
”.Ithinkthisisthegreatestbenefit
wecangetfromthisimpact.Wetendtobecriticalwithwhat
“should
be”in
our
forefathers
’eyes.
Onlybythis
critical
mindcanweinitiatesomechanges;onlythroughchangecanour
nationdevelop.
However,theculturalimpactofglobalizationdoesnot
necessarily
result
in
adeepinsight
into
ourownsociety
among
youths.
Wemayprobably
lose
something
insteadof
gaining
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somethingwithoutindependentthinkingandinvestigation.
WhenyouareenjoyingaHollywoodmovie,don
’tthinkthat
allthethingsdescribedinitaretrue.EventheUSpresident
hascautioned
they
alwayscontain
something
partial(
偏袒的)
or
evendistorted.SoweknowthatwhatweseeoftheUSmaynot
beatruepicture.Andevenifitistruesometimes,wedon
’
t
haveto
copyall
of
that.
Nomatter
howweappreciate
foreign
culture,
we
should
never
throw
away
our
national
culture.
Globalizationistwo?
waycommunication.Yougettoknowthe
worldandtheworldgetsto
knowyou.If
wedon’thaveanything
thatcancauseforeignerstomarvel,wemayloseourcharmas
anation.
Thenational
characteristics
canbeinternationalized
if
wetreasure
anddevelop
them.Onlybydoing
this
canwetruly
participateinglobalizationandcontributetoourownnation
andtothewholeworld.
It’sincorrect
anduncivilized
to
refuse
tohavealook
at
whatourguestshavebroughtus.Butwhenwearewelcomingandappreciatingthosegifts,weshouldbearinmindthatweareforeverthemastersofourlandandmind.
21.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Advantagesanddisadvantagesofaforeignculture.
B.Criticalmindonaforeignculture.
C.Theimportanceofaglobalculture.
D.Impactoftheglobalculture.
22.Whatdoes“inthewakeof”(Para.1)meanaccordingtothecontext?
A.Asaresultof.B.Inaccordwith.C.Accordingto.D.Withregardto.
23.Whatisthedisadvantageofthecultureimpactmentionedinthepassage?
A.Distortionofthenationalculture.
B.Abandonmentofthenationalculture.C.Admirationforforeigncultures.
D.Misuseofforeigncultures.
24.WhichstatementisTRUEabouttheglobalizationof
culture?
A.Theinfluenceonculturesintheglobalizationismutual.
B.Thewesterncultureinfluencesourtraditionalculture
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more.
C.Thewesternculturedominatestheglobalizationof
culture.
D.Ourtraditionalcultureislesspowerfulinthe
globalization.
25.Accordingtotheauthor,wewillperhapslosethevalue
ofournationalcultureif______.
A.wemakeuseforeigncultures
B.westicktothetraditionalcultures
C.wegiveupthecharacteristicsofthetraditionalculture
D.weappreciatetheforeignculturewithoutcriticalmind
Passage3
The“balanceofnature”isnotanemptyphrase.Nature
providesapopulationtooccupyasuitableenvironmentandcuts
downsurpluspopulationtofittheavailablefoodsupply.One
meansofreducingsurpluspopulationispredators(食肉动物);
othersareparasites(寄生虫)anddiseases.Also,popula