34. Don’t trust the speaker any more, since the remarks he made in his lectures are never with the facts.
A) symmetrical B) comparative
C) compatible D) harmonious
35. They had to eat a(n) meal, or they would be too late for the concert.
A) temporary B) hasty
C) immediate D) urgent
36. Having a(n) attitude towards people with different ideas is an indication that one has been well educated.
A) analytical B) bearable
C) elastic D) tolerant
37. No form of government in the world is ; each system reflects the history and present needs of the region or the nation.
A) dominant B) influential
C) integral D) drastic
38. In spite of the economic forecast, manufacturing output has risen slightly.
A) faint B) dizzy
C) gloomy D) opaque
39. Too often Dr. Johnson’s lectures how to protect the doctor rather than how to cure the patient.
A) look to B) dwell on
C) permeate into D) shrug off
40. Located in Washington D.C., the Library of Congress contains an impressive of books on every conceivable subject.
A) flock B) configuration
C) pile D) array
41. Some felt that they were hurrying into an epoch of unprecedented enlightenment, in which better education and beneficial technology would wealth and leisure for all.
A) maintain B) ensure
C) certify D) console
42. Fiberoptic cables can carry hundreds of telephone conversations .
A) homogeneously B) spontaneously
C) simultaneously D) ingeniously
43. Excellent films are those which national and cultural barriers.
A) transcend B) traverse
C) abolish D) suppress
44. The law of supply and demand will eventually take care of a shortage or of dentists.
A) surge B) surplus
C) flush D) fluctuation
45. One third of the Chinese in the United States live in California, in the San Francisco area.
A) remarkably B) severely
C) drastically D) predominantly
46. After the terrible accident, I discovered that my ear was becoming less .
A) sensible B) sensitive
C) sentimental D) sensational
47. Now the cheers and applause in a single sustained roar.
A) mingled B) tangled
C) baffled D) huddled
48. Among all the public holidays, National Day seems to be the most joyful to the people of the country; on that day the whole country is in a festival atmosphere.
A) trapped B) sunk
C) soaked D) immersed
49. The wooden cases must be secured by overall metal strapping so that they can be strong enough to stand rough handling during .
A) transit B) motion
C) shift D) traffic
50. Nowadays many rural people flock to the city to look for jobs on the assumption that the streets there are with gold.
A) overwhelmed B) stocked
C) paved D) overlapped
51. It is a well-known fact that the cat family lions and tigers.
A) enriches B) accommodates
C) adopts D) embraces
52. My boss has failed me so many times that I no longer place any on what he promises.
A) assurance B) probability
C) reliance D) conformity
53. The English language contains a of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation.
A) latitude B) multitude
C) magnitude D) longitude
54. It was such a(n) when Pat and Mike met each other in Tokyo. Each thought that the other was still in Hong Kong.
A) occurrence B) coincidence
C) fancy D) destiny
55. Parents have to learn how to follow a body’s behavior and adapt the tone of their to the bady’s capabilities.
A) perceptions B) consultations
C) interactions D) interruptions
56. Governments today play an increasingly larger role in the of welfare, economics, and education.
A) scopes B) ranges
C) ranks D) domains
57. If businessmen are taxed too much, they will no longer be to work hard, with the result that tax revenues might actually shrink.
A) cultivated B) licensed
C) motivated D) innovated
58. Jack is not very decisive, and he always finds himself in a as if he doesn’t know what he really wants to do.
A) fantasy B) dilemma
C) contradiction D) conflict
59. He is a promising young man who is now studying at our graduate school. As his supervisor, I would like to him to your notice.
A) commend B) decree
C) presume D) articulate
60. It was a wonderful occasion which we will for many years to come.
A) conceive B) clutch
C) contrive D) cherish
Part Ⅳ Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Although there are many skillful Braille readers, thousands of other blind people find it difficult to learn that system. They are thereby shut 61 from the world of books and newspapers, having to 62 on friends to read aloud to them.
A young scientist named Raymond Kurzweil has now designed a computer which is a major 63 in providing aid to the 64 . His machine, Cyclops, has a camera that 65 any page, interprets the print into sounds, and then delivers them orally in a robot-like 66 through a speaker. By pressing the appropriate buttons 67 Cyclops’s keyboard, a blind person can “read” any 68 document in the English language.
This remarkable invention represents a tremendous 69 forward in the education of the handicapped. At present, Cyclops costs ＄50,000. 70 , Mr. Kurzweil and his associates are preparing a smaller 71 improved version that will sell 72 less than half that price. Within a few years, Kurzweil 73 the price range will be low enough for every school and library to 74 one. Michael Hingson, Director of the National Federation for the Blind, hopes that 75 will be able to buy home 76 of Cyclops for the price of a good television set.
Mr. Hingson’s organization purchased five machines and is now testing them in Maryland, Colorado, Iowa, California, and New York. Blind people have been 77 in those tests, making lots of 78 suggestions to the engineers who helped to produce Cyclops.
“This is the first time that blind people have ever done individual studies 79 a product was put on the market,” Hingson said. “Most manufacturers believed that having the blind help the blind was like telling disabled people to teach other disabled people. In that 80 , the manufacturers have been the blind ones.”
61. A) up B) down C) in D) off
62. A) dwell B) rely C) press D) urge
63. A) execution B) distinction C) breakthrough D) process
64. A) paralyzed B) uneducated C) invisible D) sightless
65. A) scans B) enlarges C) sketches D) projects
66. A) behavior B) expression C) movement D) voice
67. A) on B) at C) in D) from
68. A) visual B) printed C) virtual D) spoken
69. A) stride B) trail C) haul D) footprint
70. A) Likewise B) Moreover C) However D) Though
71. A) but B) than C) or D) then
72. A) on B) for C) through D) to
73. A) estimates B) considers C) counts D) determines
74. A) settle B) own C) invest D) retain
75. A) schools B) children C) families D) companies
76. A) models B) modes C) cases D) collections
77. A) producing B) researching C) ascertaining D) assisting
78. A) true B) valuable C) authentic D) pleasant
79. A) after B) when C) before D) as
80. A) occasion B) moment C) sense D) event
Section B Compound Dictation
Certain phrases one commonly hears among Americans capture their devotion to individualism: “Do you own thing.” ”I did it my way.” ”You’ll have to decided that for yourself.” “You made your bed, now (S1) in it.” “if you don’t look out for yourself, no one else will.” “Look out for number one.”
Closely (S2) with the value they place on indi8vidualism is the importance Americans (S3) to privacy. Americans assume that people need some time to themselves or some time alone to think about things or recover their (S4) psychological energy. Americans have great (S5) understanding foreigners who always want to be with another person who dislike being alone.
If the parents can (S6) it, each child will have his or her own bedroom. Having one’s own bedroom, her books, her books and so on. These things will be hers and no one else’s.
Americans assumer that (S9). Doctors, lawyers, psychologists, and others have rules governing confidentiality that are intended to prevent information about their clients’ personal situations form becoming known to others.
American’s attitude about privacy can be hard for foreigners to understand. (10) . When those boundaries are crossed , an American’s body will visibly stiffen and his manner will become cool and aloof.
Part Ⅴ Writing
In this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Say No to Pirated Products.
1. 目前盗版的现象比较严重
2. 造成这种现象的原因及危害
3. 我们应该怎么做？
盗版 piracy (n.) 盗版产品 pirated products 知识产权 intellectual property rights 侵犯版权 infringe sb’s copyright; copyright infringement
Say No to Pirated Products
参考答案
1-5.CBDCA 6-10.CBDAB
11-15.BCADD 16-20.ABDAC
21-25.CBBCA 26-30.DBCDA
31-35.AADCB 36-40.DACBD
41-45.BCABD 46-50.BADAC
51-55.DCBBA 56-60.DCBAD
61-65.DBCDA 66-70.DABAC
71-75.ABABC 76-80.ADBCC
复合式听写
S1. lie S2 associated S3. assign S4. spent S5. difficulty S6. afford S7 infant
S8. she is entitled to a place of her own where she can be by herself, and keep her possessions
S9. people will have their private thoughts that might never be shared with anyone
S10. American’s houses, yards and even offices can seem open and inviting. Yet in the minds of Americans, there are boundaries that other people are simply not supposed to cross. |
