1、考试结束后,将答题纸交回。第一部分:知识运用(共两节,45分)第一节单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,共15分) 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。1. -Excuse me, sir. Can you spare me a dollar _ I can buy this book? -Sure, no problem. A. for B. so C. but D. or2. I need help now! I have to fix a leaking pipe in my bathroom but Im not sure _to
2、begin. A. what B. which C. where D. when3. Personally speaking, _the grand blueprint into reality is a long process. A. turning B. turn C. turned D. having turned4. I _up my mind what I was going to say in the seminar, but it was cancelled. A. have made B. had made C. was making D. would make5. You
3、dont need an invitation to help others. Give help _you are asked. A. if B. as C. though D. before6. By now 516 Confucius Institutes _in 142 countries and regions, according to the Confucius Institute Headquarters. A. founded B. would found C. have been founded D. had been founded7. The stadium _ sta
4、nds a theatre will be reconstructed. A. beside which B. for which C. when D. which8. 40 grams of meat per day is _ people should consume in order to stay fit. A. that B. why C. how D. what9. Dream of the Red Chamber is believed to be semi-autobiographical, _the fortunes of Caos own family. A. mirror
5、ed B. to mirror C. mirroring D. mirror10. When I was small, my mom _red me stories at night. A. could B. should C. might D. would11. He messed the project up, but he behaved as if nothing _. A. had happened B. happened C. would happen D. would have happened12. _some people criticize graffiti for beg
6、in ugly and destructive, those graffiti lovers still see it as real art. A. As B. While C. Once D. Until13. -How was your vacation in Seattle? -Pretty good. In the evenings I _ to pubs to enjoy beer. A. have gone B. go C. had gone D. went14. _naturally by the skin when exposed to sunlight, Vitamin D
7、 is needed for healthy bones, teeth and muscles. A. Making B. To make C. Made D. Make15. This view is common _ all sections of the community. A. across B. above C. around D. along第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。Double TroubleWhen I was eight, I wanted
8、a toy and needed $10 to buy it. But, as usual, I was broken. I decided to ask my 11-year-old sister, Kathleen, for a loan. I went to her room, 16 her for the cash. Laughing, she agreed to 17 me the money, but added, “I will charge you 10 percent compound interest every 18 until you pay me back.”“Com
9、pound interest-whats that?” I asked.“Well, interest is what you call the 19 money borrowers have to pay back on a loan,” she explained. “Compound interest means that the interest payments get bigger and bigger the 20 you take to pay back the loan. To repay the loan, you will need to give me $11 afte
10、r one month. If you wait two months to pay me back, your 21 will grow from $10 to $11. So Ill be charging you interest on $11. Then I will add that interest to the $11 you already owe me, for a 22 of $12.10. Thats what youll owe after two months.”“Sure. I get it,” I said. Though truthfully, I was ge
11、tting 23 .Kathleen lent me the money, and I bought the toy. My birthday came a month later, and my mom gave me $10. 24 ,that was just the amount I needed to buy another toy I wanted 25 . I put off paying my sister for a month. After another month, I 26 about the loan.Several months later, on Christm
12、as morning, my sister and I each found a $02 bill in our stockings. I was just putting it into my pocket 27 Kathleen tapped me on the shoulder.“Sorry, kiddo. Thats mine. Im 28 on your debt.”“Huh?” Then I remembered the loan. “Hey! How can it be that much? I 29 borrowed $10.”“True,” she said, “but in
13、terest has been compounding for eight months. Now you 30 me $21.43.” She paused, then added. “You can pay me the $1.43.”I 31 to believe that a $10 loan could more than double so quickly. Much to my 32 , my sister got her pencil and tablet and showed me exactly how it all added up.My head 33 as I tri
14、ed to keep track of Kathleens 34 , but this time, I got the basic idea of compound interest. I 35 the hard way that borrowing money can be “double trouble” in no time.16. A. blaming B. begging C. searching D. preparing17. A. pay B. send C. lend D. hand18. A. month B. year C. week D. day19. A. little
15、 B. same C. enough D. extra20. A. shorter B. longer C. more D. less21. A. cash B. saving C. note D. debt22. A. total B. cost C. number D. bill23. A. encouraged B. shocked C. confused D. satisfied24. A. Gradually B. Obviously C. Unfortunately D. Hopefully25. A. seriously B. anxiously C. secretly D. desperately26. A. forgot B. k
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