.Grammar and vocabulary Section A
Directions: Read the following passages. Fill in each blank with one proper word or the proper form of the given word to make the passage coherent. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct. Write your answer on the answer sheet.
(A)
With Sydney opera house and the Great Barrier Reef constantly ____25____ (feature) on postcards and TV programs, many Chinese people regard Australia as a travel destination more than anything else.
But the country “down under” is much more than a holiday resort for China. As Chinese Premier Li Keqiang stressed on Sept. 7, ____26____ he sent his congratulations to Tony Abbott, 55, Australia ‘s newly-elected prime minister, “ China and Australia are two important countries in the Asia-Pacific region.” However, as US magazine Foreign Affairs noted, in deepening its relationship with China, Australia ____27____ (catch) between 2 poles: the Unites States, its indispensable (不可缺少的) military ally (同盟), and China, ____28____ its economy overwhelmingly (过于地) depends.
(B)
In the Netherlands, cycling isn’t seen as eco-friendly exercise; it’s part of everyday life, as it is people’s top choice to commute (通勤) to school and work.
“ There are more bicycles than residents in the Netherlands. In cities like Amsterdam and The Hague, ____29____ to70 percent of all journeys are made by bike,” said BBC.
So how did cycling become such a popular means of transportation in the European country? In the 1970s, the Dutch government began to improve its cycling infrastructure(基础设施) due to both a domestic social movement ____30____ (demand) cycling conditions for children and the oil crists in the Middle East, when oil-producing countries stopped their exports to Western Europe.
To make cycling ____31____ (safe) and more appealing, the Dutch have built the widest cycling network in the word. The country has over 40,000 KMs of bicycle lanes and paths, which are clearly marked, have smooth surfaces and include separate signs and lights for those on two wheels. The lanes are wide enough to allow side-by-side cycling and passing.
In many cities the bike lanes are completely segregated(隔离的) from motorized traffic. And in many traffic situations cyclists are given priority ____32____ drivers. Sometimes, ____33____ space is limited and both must share, you can see signs showing an image of a cyclist with a car behind
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accompanied by the words “ Bike Street:: Cars are guests”.
As young people aren’t allowed to drive unsupervised (无人监管的) ____34____ they are 18, cycling offers Dutch teenagers an alternative form of freedom. The government also makes cycling proficiency (熟练) lessons a compulsory part of the Dutch school curriculum.
Bike parking facilities are ubiquitous (无处不在的) in the country. Cyclists are accommodated in the way motorists are elsewhere. Take Groningen, ____35____ city in the northeastern part of the Netherlands, for example. The city’s central train station has underground parking for 10,000 bikes.
For many Dutch people, bikes are trusty companies for life’s adventures. In that kind of relationship it is longevity (长寿) ____36____ matters— that’s why many Dutch people ride older bikes.
(C)
Over the years, major breakthroughs have been made in science and many phenomena ____37____ (explain). But still, there are always questions we can’t yet answer, and The Guardian has listed some of them. 1. What makes us human?
Just looking at your DNA ____38____ (not tell) you—human DNA is 99% identical to ____39____ of the chimpanzee and, believe it or not, 50% identical to a banana’s ! A lot of the mirror and so on— have since been in other animals. Perhaps it’s our culture that makes the difference or maybe our ability to use fire. It’s also possible that our capacity(能力)for co-operation and our trading skills are ____40____ make us unique.
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. close F. surprising B. inspiration G. memory C. response H. alarming D. painting I. relieve E. separate J. convey
There is a tendency to think of each of the arts as a ____41____ area of activity. Many artists,
however, would prove that there has always been a warm relationship between the various areas of human activity. For example, in the late nineteenth century the connections between music and painting were particularly ____42___. Artists were invited to design clothes and settings for operas and ballets, but sometimes it was the musicians who were inspired by the work of contemporary painters. Of the musical compositions that were considered as ____43___ to the visual arts, perhaps the most famous is Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
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Mussorgsky composed the piece in 1874 after the death, at the age of 39, of the artist Victor Hartmann. Though their friendship had not been a particularly long-lasting one, Mussorgsky was shocked by Hartmann’s unexpected death. The following year the critic, Vladimir Stasov, who decided to hold an exhibition of Hartmann’s work, suggested that Mussorgsky try to ____44___ his grief by writing something in ____45____ of Hartmann.
The exhibition served as Mussorgsky’s ____46____. The ten pieces that make up Pictures at an Exhibition are intended as symbols rather than representations of the paintings in the exhibition. Between each is a promenade , as the composer walks from one ____47____ to another. The music is sometimes witty ant playful, sometimes almost ____48____ and frightening. Through a range of surprising contrasts, Mussorgsky manages to ____49____ the spirit of the artist and his work.
Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are 4 words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Children find meanings in their old family tales.
When Stephen Guyer's three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker, __50__ all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times when his strong-minded grandfather was nearly penniless, he ____51____ his family into the car and took them to see family members in Canada with a ____52____, \"there are more important things in life than money.\"
The ____53___ took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a small house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was ____54___ that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren't. Instead, their reaction _____55___ their great-grandfather's. What they _____56____ was how warm the people were in the house and how much of their heart was ____57____.
Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children ___58___ hard times. Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing interest in telling tales, ____59____ by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.
A university study of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids' ability to retell The trick is telling the stories in a way children can ____61___. We're not talking here about the parents' stories was linked to a ____60____ rate of anger and anxiety.
kind of story that ____62____, \"When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow.\" _____63___, we should choose a story suited to the child's needs, and make eye
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contact to create \"a personal experience\". We don't have to tell children what they should take from the story and what the ____64____ is. 50. A. missed 51. A. loaded 52. A. hope 53. A. tale
B. lost
C. forgot
D. ignored D. dropped D. report D. worried D. echoed D. capable
B. forced B. promise B. annoyed
C. drove
C. suggestion D. belief C. disappointed C. sponsored
B. agreement C. arrangement
54. A. surprised 55. A. shocked 57. A. available 58. A. beyond 60. A. lower 61. A. perform 62. A. means 63. A. therefore 64. A. lesson
B. satisfied
B. visible
56. A. talked about B. cared about C. wrote about D. heard about
C. accessible
C. behind C. funded C. hear C. begins C. instead C. theme
B. over
B. higher B. ends B. besides B. moral
D. through D. appealed
D. less D. question
59. A. popularized B. evidenced
B. write
C. more
D. proves D. otherwise D. intention
Section B
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are 4 words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer.
(A)
For some people, music is no fun at all. About four percent of the population is what scientists call “amusic.” People who are amusic are born without the ability to recognize or reproduce musical notes (音调). Amusic people often cannot tell the difference between two songs. Amusics can only hear the difference between two notes if they are very far apart on the musical scale.
As a result, songs sound like noise to an amusic. Many amusics compare the sound of music to pieces of metal hitting each other. Life can be hard for amusics. Their inability to enjoy music set them apart from others. It can be difficult for other people to identify with their condition. In fact, most people cannot begin to grasp what it feels like to be amusic. Just going to a restaurant or a shopping mall can be uncomfortable or even painful. That is why many amusics intentionally stay away from places where there is music. However, this can result in withdrawal and social isolation. “I used to hate parties,” says Margaret, a seventy-year-old woman who only recently discovered that she was amusic. By studying people like Margaret, scientists are finally learning how to identify this unusual condition. Scientists say that the brains of amusics are different from the brains of people who can appreciate music. The difference is complex, and it doesn’t involve defective hearing. Amusics can understand
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other nonmusical sounds well. They also have no problems understanding ordinary speech. Scientists compare amusics to people who just can’t see certain colors.
Many amusics are happy when their condition is finally diagnosed (诊断). For years, Margaret felt embarrassed about her problem with music. Now she knows that she is not alone. There is a name for her condition. That makes it easier for her to explain. “When people invite me to a concert, I just say, ‘No thanks, I’m amusic,’” says Margaret. “I just wish I had learned to say that when I was seventeen
and not seventy.” 65. Which of the following is true of amusics?
A．Listening to music is far from enjoyable for them. B．They love places where they are likely to hear music. C．They can easily tell two different songs apart. D．Their situation is well understood by musicians.
66. According to paragraph 3, a person with “defective hearing” is probably one who _____ ____. A．dislikes listening to speeches B．can hear anything nonmusical C．has a hearing problem D．lacks a complex hearing system
67. In the last paragraph, Margaret expressed her wish that _________. A．her problem with music had been diagnosed earlier B．she were seventeen years old rather than seventy C．her problem could be easily explained D．she were able to meet other amusics 68. What is the passage mainly concerned with? A．Amusics’ strange behaviours. B．Some people’s inability to enjoy music. C．Musical talent and brain structure. D．Identification and treatment of amusics.
(B)
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Days 1-3: UK-Shanghai
Fly to the great city of Shanghai and in the evening sample traditional shanghai food. Visit the beautiful YU Garden, Old Town. Shanghai Museum, cross the Great Nampa Bridge and tour the Pudong area. Also explore Xintiandi with its 1920’s style Smkomen buildings and end your stay in shanghai with an amazing Huangpu river evening tour. Days 4-7: Shanghai-Yangtze River Tour
Fly to Yichang and change （approx: one hour）to board your Yangtze River ship for the next four nights. Enjoy a tour of the three Gorges Dam before sailing on the grand Yangtze River, passing through the impressive Three Gorges. We take a side tripe to the lesser Three Gorges or travel up the Shennong Stream in a peapod boat and enjoy various shore trips along the way. Day8: Chongqing—Chengdu
Get off in Chongqing and drive to Chengdu for an overnight stay. Day9-10: Chengdu-Xi’an
Visit the famous Panda Reserve to see the lovely animals We then fly to the historic city of Xi’an for two nights stay and enjoy traditional Shuijiao. Next day, explore one of the most important discoveries of the 20th century—the Terracotta Warriors（兵马俑），followed by the ancient City wall and a performance of Tang Dynasty dancing. Day11-13: Xi’an-Beijing
Visit little wild goose pagoda and see the ancient objects at the well-known Shanxi provincial museum before walking through the lively militia Quarter to see the Great Mosque. Later fly to Beijing for three nights stay and try Peking Duck. During our stay in Beijing, we stroll through Tiananmen Square to the Forbidden city, the largest and best preserved collection of ancient buildings in china, and visit the summer palace. Next day we take a walk on the Great wall, tour the unique Temple of Heaven and enjoy an attractive Chinese Acrzibatio show. Day14: Beijing-UK
Fly back to the UK, arriving home later the same day filled with happy memories. 69. The underlined word “sample” in the passage probably means “___________” A．buy B．reserve C．taste D．make
70. The first and last scenic spots to be visited in Xi’an are __________. A．the Terracotta Warriors and the Great Mosque
B．the Terracotta Warriors and shanghai provincial Museum C．little wild goose Pagoda and Great Mosque D．little wild goose Pagoda and the Muslim Quarter 71. The ad is mainly intended to ___________. A．encourage the British to travel in China
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B．attract the British to traditional Chinese food C．offer service of booking air tickets to tourists
D．provide the British with a better understanding of China.
(C)
Find which Direction Is South
Do you have a good sense of direction？If not，please take with you a compass. But if you forget to take a compass , you can still find your way.
It's never a good idea to imagine that the family member who was entrusted(委托〕with the job of map reading actually knows where the family is. You can tell by the \"slightly confused look on their face that nothing on the ground seems to match the map. Never mind. The sun is shining and it’s still morning. If you don't know the exact time，you can still find out where south is，but you'll need to be patient.
①Find a straight stick and put it in the ground in a place where you can mark its shadow.
②Try to position the stick as vertically(垂直)as you can. You can check this by making a simple plumb line（铅锤线）with a piece of string（绳子） and weigh. You haven't got any string? Ok, use a thread from your clothes with a button tied at the end to act as a weight. ③Mark the end of the shadow cast by the stick.
④Wait approximately half an hour and mark the end of the shadow again. ⑤Keep doing this until you have made several marks.
⑥The mark nearest the stick will represent the shortest shadow, which is cast at midday, when the sun is highest in the sky and pointing to the exact south.
⑦Pick a point in the distance along the line between the shortest shadow and the stick. ⑧That point is south of where you are.
⑨Now you can turn the map, like you did before, and find which way you should be traveling. 72. To find the direction, we ought to be patient probably because _______. A．it is not easy to find a proper stick B．it is not easy to position the stick C．it takes hours to make the marks
D．it takes about half an hour to make the marks
73. The passage would probably be most helpful to ________. A．those who draw maps
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B．those who get lost C．those who make compasses D．those who do experiments
74. Which of the following pictures best shows the way of finding the direction of south?
75. The author presents this passage by ___ _____. A．telling an interesting story
B．describing an activity in a lively way C．testing an idea by reasoning D．introducing a practical method
Section C
Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A—F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
A. Healthy way of life giving way to overuse of medicine. B. Different findings as to taking additional vitamin C. EU’s response to overuse of health products. D. Worrying increase in multivitamin advertising. E. EU directive for the benefit of individuals. F. EU directive against prediction in novels. 76. _____________
The use of health supplements such as multivitamin tablets has increased greatly in the western world. People take these supplements because advertising suggests that they prevent a range of medical
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conditions from developing. However, there is concern that people are consuming worryingly high doses of these supplements and the European Union (EU) has issued a directive that will ban the sale of a wide range of them. This EU directive should be supported. 77. _____________
Research suggests that people who take Vitamin C supplements of over 5000 milligrams a day are more likely to develop cancer. This shows how much damage these health supplements do to people’s health. A spokesman for the health supplement industry has argued that other research shows that Vitamin C supplements help prevent heart disease, but we can dismiss this evidence as it is from a biased source. 78. _____________
Science fiction of the 1960s and 1970s predicted that pills would replace meals as the way in which people would get the fuel they needed. This, it was argued, would mean a more efficient use of time as people wouldn’t have to waste it preparing or eating meals. The EU directive would help prevent this nightmare of pills replacing food becoming a reality. 79. _____________
Peop0le already take too many pills instead of adopting a healthier lifestyle. For example, the consumption of painkillers in Britain in 1998 was 21 tablets per year for every man, woman and child in the country. People do not need all these pills. 80. _____________
Some might argue that the EU directive denies people’s right to freedom of choice. However, there are many legal examples for such intervention when it is in the individual’s best interests. We now make people wear seatbelts rather than allowing them to choose to do so. Opposing the EU directive would mean beneficial measures like this would be threatened.
Section D
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements.
Zoe Chambers was a successful PR (Public Relations) consultant and life was going well—she had a great job, a beautiful flat and a busy social life in London. Then one evening in June last year, she received a text message telling her she was out of work. The first two weeks were the most difficult to live through.\" she said. \"After everything I'd done for the company, they dismissed me by text! I was so angry and I just didn't feel like looking for another job. I hated everything about the city and my life.\"
Then, Zoe received an invitation from an old school friend, Kathy, to come and stay. Kathy and her husband, Huw, had just bought a farm in north-west Wales. Zoe jumped at the chance to spend a weekend away from London, and now, ten months later, she is still on the farm.
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\"The moment I arrived at Kathy's farm, I loved it and I knew I wanted to stay.\" said Zoe. \"Everything about my past life suddenly seemed meaningless.\"
Zoe has been working on the farm since October of last year and says she has no regrets. \"It's a hard life, physically very tiring.\" she says. \"In London 1 was stressed and often mentally exhausted. But this is a good, healthy tiredness. Here, all 1 need to put me in a good mood is a hot bath and one of Kathy's wonderful dinners.\"
Zoe says she has never felt bored on the farm. Every day brings a new experience. Kathy has been leaching her how to ride a horse and she has learnt to drive a tractor. Since Christmas, she has been helping with the lambing—watching a lamb being born is unbelievable, she says, \"It's one of the most moving experiences I've ever had. I could never go back to city life now.\"
81. When working as a PR consultant in London, Zoe thought she lived a___ ___life. 82.
The
most
important
reason
why
Zoe
went
to
visit
Kathy's
farm
is
that . 83. How docs Zoe feel about the country life according to the passage?
参考答案：
84. The main idea of the passage is . 10
一、新题型： 25. featured 31. safer 26. when
27. is caught 33. where
28. on which 29. up 30. demanding
35. a 36. that 40. what
32. over 34. until 39. that
37. have been explained 38. won’t tell
二、十选九 E
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三、完型填空 四、阅读理解
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82. Zoe lost her job as a PR consultant. 83. Mentally exhausting but healthy 84. A misfortune may turn out a blessing 11
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