一、语音知识
1、
A.back
B.safely
C.table
D.strange
2、
A.rare
B.square
C.care
D.are
3、
A.bufret
B.indicate
C.market
D.product
4、
A.white
B.whisper
C.whose
D.wheel
5、
A.league
B.colleague
C.tonguue
D.Guess
二、词汇与语法知识
6、——Have you seen him recently?
——Yes.I met him at__________this morning.
A.tailor's
B.a tailor's
C.the tailor
D.the taileIr's
7、 I'm going to__________bank.I'm going to__________Lloyd’sBank.
A.the,the
B.the,-
C.-,the
D.-,-
8、 EverythingDepends on__________we get a raise in our salary.
A.what
B.that
C.if
D.whether
9、 Weather__________,we will go on with our journey through the west.
A.permits
B.permitting
C.permit
D.to permit
10、 __________John Adams who in 1775 recommended George Washington toBe com:mander in chief of the Continental Army.
A.It was
B.That was
C.Although
D.When
11、 The weatherBeing unfavorable,they had to__________the sports meet,
A.put on
B.put up
C.put out
D.put off
12、 Either of__________is quite capable of the work.
A.girl
B.the girl
C.girls
D.the girls
13、 The teacher asked US to write a__________in one hour.
A.two—hundred—word composition
B.two—hundred words composition
C.two.hundreds—words composition
D.two hundreds of words composition
14、 The film in my camera is finished.I need to get it__________.
A.cut
B.cleaning
C.to test
D.developed
15、 __________the PLA men the villagers would not have survived the flood.
A.It had notBeen for
B.Had it notBeen for
C.Were it not for
D.Has it notBeen for( )
16、 If law and order__________not preserved,people will notBe able to live a secure life.
A.are
B.were
C.is
D.was
17、 There is not much time left for you to cover everythin9,you’dBetter__________unimportant points.
A.1eave off
B.focus on
C.1eave out
D.concentrate on
18、 My sister has__________friends at school.But she has__________good friends.
A.few,a few
B.a few,few
C.little,a little
D.a little,little
19、 To my great surprise the food was still on the table,__________.
A.not toBe touched
B.untouched
C.untouching
D.no touch
20、 Many countries still execute people who__________serious crimes,especially murder.
A.carry
B.do
C.commit
D.Violate
三、Cloze(30 points)
21、During the winter,most London auctioneers have wine auctions(拍卖).Same are ofwines for everyday___21__,but most are of fine wines.Last winter,at Christies,a dozen bot-ties of Lafite1945 were ___22__ down at£158 the bottle.1945 and l961 are the two most vin-tage ___23__ for claret(红葡萄酒).Of course,that is not the maximum you could pay.Not___24__ ago,an American at Christies ___25__£8,500 for one bottle of Lafite 1806.
Sometimes,it is a matter of___26__ objective.Last October,a restaurateur from Mem-phis,paid£9,000 for a magnum—that is,a two'bottle size—of 1864 Lafite.He ___27__30people$1,500 each for a dinner with a small glass of the wine.It was28 ten times thecost of the wine in publicity for his restaurant.
of course,some people buy wine purely for investment.A syndicate of four will buy a___29__ 0f Lafite 1945 at,say,£2,000.Each takes three bottles.Then each drinks___30__
bottle,and keeps the other two to sell later at the ___31__ price as the three cost in the firstplace.That is,naturally,taking inflation into32.
But there is n0 33 that a bottle of wine at£1,000 is a hundred times___34__thanone that costs£10.Perhaps the top price you can pay for wine to enjoy for drinking is£100a bottle.Above£100,you are paying for something___35__than taste.
根据以上内容,回答21-35问题。
A.use
B.auction
C.eating
D.drinking
22、
A.knocked
B.hit
C.bombed
D.hammered
23、
A.wines
B.years
C.bottles
D.auctioneers
24、
A.far
B.months
C.long
D.way
25、
A.bought
B.spend
C.cost
D.paid
26、
A.money
B.wholesale
C.commercial
D.economical
27、
A.charged
B.cost
C.billed
D.budgeted
28、
A.valued
B.priced
C.worth
D.estimated
29、
A.bottle
B.case
C.load
D.package
30、
A.one
B.two
C.three
D.four
31、
A.equal
B.similar
C.same
D.level
32、
A.reason
B.account
C.expectation
D.additioll
33、
A.way
B.hope
C.consideration
D.possible
34、
A.better
B.asuperior
C.above
D.more
35、
A.to
B.rather
C.above
D.Over
四、Reading Comprehension(60 points)
36、What makes a person famous ? This is a mystery that many people have pondered.All kinds of myths surround the lives of well—known people.
Most people are familiar with the words of William Shakespeare,one of the greatest Eng.1ish writers of the sixteenth century.Yet how many know Shakespeare the pemon,the man be.hind the works?
After centuries of research,scholars are still trying to discover Shakespeare’s personaLl his—torty.It is not easily found in his writings.Authors of the time could not protect their works.An acting company,for example,could change a play if they wanted to.Nowadays wfiterShave copyrights that protect their work.
Many myths arose about Shakespeare.Some said he had to formal edueation.There arerumors that he left home when accused of stealing a horse.Others believe that he began his ca—reer by tending the horses of wealthy men.
All of these myths are interesting,but are they true? Probably not.Shakespeare,s fatherwas a respected man in Stratford,a member of the town council.he sent young William togrammar school.Most people of Elizabethan times did not continue beyond grammar school;S0,Shakespeare did have,at least,an average education.
Some parts of Shakespeare’s life will always remain unknown.The Great London Fire of1666 burned many important documents that could have been a source of clues.We will alwaysbe left with many questions and few facts.
根据以上内容,回答36-55题。
This passage deals with___________.
A.the Great LOndon Fire
B.the lost documents of Shakespeare
C.scholars of Shakespeare
D.Shakespeare’s personal history
37、 Parts of Shakespeare’s life continue to remain a mystery because___________.
A.people are not interested
B.researchers do not have the expertise to find the facts
C.writers had no claim over their works
D.the Great London Fire burned important documents
38、 From this passage we can infer that Shakespeare___________.
A.Was a horse thief
B.had no education
C.Is surrounded by myths
D.was popular in Stratford( )
39、 The first sentence BlOUSeS interest by presenting___________.
A.a direct statement
B.a question
C.an emotional appear
D.A contrast
40、Every year just after Christmas the January Sales start.All the shops reduce their pricesand for two weeks,they are full of people looking for bargains.My husband and I do not nor-mally go to the sales as we don’t like crowds and in any case are short of money as we have tobuy lots of Christmas presents.
Last year,however,I took my husband with me to the sales at the large shop in the centerof London.We both needed some new clothes and were hoping to find a television set.Whenwe got to station.So I left my husband and started looking around the shops.Unfortunately allthe clothes were in very large sizes and SO were not suitable for me.But I did buy.a televisionat a very cheap price,SO I felt quite pleased with myself.
When I arrived at the station,my husband was not there.So I sat down in a nearby cafeto have a cup of tea.I quickly finished my tea when I saw my husband and went out to meethim.He looked very happy.Then I saw he Was carrying a large and heavy cardboard box.“Oh,dear!”I thought.Yes,we had no new clothes but two televisions.We shall not be going to the sales again.
根据以上内容,回答40-59题。
In January__________.
A.lots of people go shopping for discount
B.people have a lot of money to spend after Christmas
C.all the shops close for a two-week Christmas holiday
D.people don’t have enough money to go looking for bargains
41、 In this passage,the word“bargain”could best be replaced by“something
A.given to people
B.offered at a reduced price
C.offered,sold or bought which is expensive
D.sold for the purpose of reaching all agreement
42、 The husband and wife in the story__________.
A.wished to buy a TV
B.went to the sales the year before
C.often went to the sales to buy clothes
D.were usually not short of money after Christmas
43、 The phrase“split up”in tlle second paragraph means“__________”.
A.break apart
B.cause to break
C.become pieces
D.go indifferent directions
44、A man and his wife had a small bar near a station.The bar often stayed open until after midnight,because people came to drink there while they were waiting for trains.
At two o'clock one morning,one man was still sitting at a table in the small bar.He was a—sleep.The barman’s wife wanted to go to bed.She looked into the bar several times,and eachtime the man was still there.Then at last she went to her husband and said to him,“You’vewaken that man six times now,George,but he isn’t drinking anything.Why haven’t you senthim away?It is very late.”
“0h,no,I don’t want to send him away,”answered her husband with a smile:”Yousee,whenever I wake him up,he asks for his bill,and when I bring it to him.He pays it.Then he goes to sleep again.”
根据以上内容,回答44-63题。
The bar often stayed open__________.
A.until 12 o'clock in the evening
B.until early next morning
C.all day and all night
D.until after 12 o'clock in the evening
45、 People who came to the bar were__________.
A.mostly salesmen
B.mostly passengers
C.only conductors
D.only visitors
46、 The barman’s wife didn’t go to bed__________.
A.because she was busy with her children
B.because she wasn’t sleepy at all
C.until two o'clock in the morning
D.because her husband hadn’t finished working
47、 The barman didn’t want to send the man away because__________.
A.the man paid the bill every time he brought it to him
B.the man was too tired to leave
C.he was kind—hearted
D.he lidded his job very much
48、Sequoyah was a young Cherokee Indian.son of a white trader and an Indian Squaw(北美印第安女人).At an early age,he became fascinated by“tile talking leaf”,an expression thathe used to describe the white man’s written records.Although many believe this"talking leaf”to be a gift from tile Great Spirit,Sequoyah refused to accept that theory.Like other Indians oftile period,he was illiterate,but his determination to remedy tile situation led to the inventionof a unique 86 character alphabet based on the sound patterns that he heard.
His family and friends thought him mad,but while recuperating(恢复)from a huntingaccident.he diligently and independently set out to create a form of communication for his ownpeople as well as for other Indians.In l821,after twelve years of work,he had successfully de。veloped a written language that would enable thousands of Indians to read and write.
Sequoyah’s desire to preserve words and events for later generation has caused him to be remembered among the important inventors.The giant redwood trees of-California,called“se-quoias(红杉)”in his honor,will further imprint his name in history.
根据以上内容,回答48-67题。
What is the most important reason that Sequoyah wiU be remeIll]bered?
A.He was illiterate.
B.California redwoods were named in his honor.
C.He recovered from his madness and helped mankind.
D.He created a unique alphabet.
49、 What prompted Sequoyah to develop his alphabet?
A.People were writing things about him that he couldn’t read.
B.He wanted to become famous.
C.After his hunting accident,he needed something to keep him busy.
D.Future generations.
50、 How did Sequoyah's family react to his idea of developing his own“talking leaf”?
A.They arranged for his hunting accident.
B.They thought he was crazy.
C.They decided to help him.
D.They asked him to teach them to read and write.
51、 How would you describe Sequoyah?
A.Meek(温顺的).
B.Mad.
C.Backward.
D.Determined.
52、“Family”is of course an elastic word.But when British people say that their society isbased on family life,they are thinking of“family”in its nalTow,peculiarly European sense ofmother.father and children living together alone in their own house as aIl economic and socialunit.Thus.every British marriage indicates the beginning of a new and independent family—hence the tremendous importance of marriage in British life.For both the man and the woman,marriage means leaving one’s parents and starting one's OWN life.The man’s first duty will thenbe to his wife.and the wife’s to her husband.He will be entirely responsible for her financialsupport,and she for the running of the new home.Their children will be their common responsi-bility and theirs alone.Neither the wife’s parents nor the husband’s,nor their brothers or sisters,aunts or uncles,have any fight to interfere with them--they are their own masters.
Readers of novels like Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice will know that in former times marriage among wealthy families were arranged by the girl’s parents ,that is,it was marriage among weaalthy familieswerearranged by the,girl paraents that,isit thets'd ty tfindsuitable husband for their daughter preferablyrich one and by skillfulencouragement to lead him eventually to ask their permission to malty her.Until that time,thegirl was protected and maintained in.the parents’home,and the financial relief of getting rid ofher could be seen in their giving the newly married pair a sum of money called a dowry.It isvery different today.Most girls of today get a job when they leave school and become financiallyindependent before their marriage.This has had two results.A gin chooses her own husband,and she gets no dowry.
根据以上内容,回答52-71题。
What does the author mean by“family is of Course an elastic word”?
A.Different families have different ways of life.
B.Different definitions could be given to the word.
C.Different nations have different families.
D.Different times produce different families.
53、 For an English family,the husband’s duty is__________.
A.supporting the family while the wife is financial
B.defending the family while the wife is running the home
C.financial while the wife is running the home
D.independent while the wife is dependent
54、 Everything is decided in a family__________.
A.by the couple
B.with the help of their parents
C.by brothers and sisters
D.with the help Of aunts and uncles
55、 What is true concerning the book Pride and Prejudice?
A.It is the best book on marriage.
B.It is a handbook of marriage.
C.It gives quite some idea of English social life in the past.
D.It provides a lot of information of former-time wealthy families.
五、Daily Conversation(15 points)
56、A.We’ll show you our photos when we are back.
B.We are going with our teachers.
C.We are going to Paris.
D.When are you leaving?
E.How long are you going to stay there?
F.Have you been there before?
G.I want to go to London.
H.See You later.
A:Hi,Xiao Wang.Where are you going on vacation?
B:____56___
A:Paris?That sounds great!___57___
B:We aer leaving next Tuesday.
A:Who are you going with?
B:___58___
A: ___59___
B:For about two weeks.___60___
A:Great!Wish you a pleasant joumey!
B:Thanks a lot.
根据以上所给内容,分别回答56-60题。
56、__________
57、 __________
58、 __________
59、 __________
60、 __________
六、Writing(25 points)
61、我的信用观(My Opinion on Keeping One’s Word)