北语网院21秋综合英语（IV）考前模拟百分
北语练习综合英语（IV）1. From here people can see the bridge _________construction.
A. below B. by C. under D. on
答:——C——
2. Every human being, no matter what he is doing, _________body heat .
A. keeps up B. puts off C. takes in D. gives off
答:——D——
3.Jenny didn’t have time to go to concert last night because she was busy ________for her examination.
A. preparing B. to be prepared C. to prepare D. being prepared
答:——A——
4.________you’ve got a chance, you might as well make full use of it.
A. Now that B. After C. In that D. As soon as
5. The day _________I shall never forget is the one __________ I joined the army.
A. that…where B. when…in which C. which…when D. on which… why
6.He looked through the pages of advertisements to find jobs ________to college students during the summer holidays.
A. obtainable B. available C. convenient D. essential
7.However much _______, it will be worth the price.
A. does the watch cost B. costs the watch C. the watch will cost D. the watch costs
8.Different cultures have different communication _____。
A. styles B. signals C. designs D. symbols
9.You will be given a ticket if you __________the speed limit.
A. proceed B. exceed C. succeed D. precede
10.“The house is very big and beautiful.” “I think the rent must be _______as that one.”
A. three times more B. three times as much C. as many three times D. as three times more
11.Who is responsible _________the arrangements?
A. for make B. to make C. to making D. for making
12.Have you ever seen a _______bag on the table?
A. plastic small black B. black small plastic C. plastic black small D. small black plastic
13.George sold most of his belongings. He had scarcely _______left in his house.
A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
14.If you don’t put the cheese in the refrigerator, it may ______.
A.go off B. go out C. go over D. go wrong
15.You _____ me, because I didn't say that.
A. must have misunderstood B. must misunderstand C. must be misunderstood D. had to misunderstand
16. He ________a sum of money every week for his old age.
A. sets up B. sets out C. sets against D. sets aside
17._____, you must show your ticket to go into the cinema.
A. No matter whoever you are B. Whoever you are C. Whomever you are D. No matter who are you
18.He said current interest rates are a direct _____ of domestic (国内的) and international conditions.
A. affect B. effect C. income D. outcome
19.I sometimes wish that my university __________.
A. is as large as yours B. was as large as yours C. be as large as yours D. were as large as yours
20. You can fly to London this evening __________you don’t mind changing planes in Paris.
A. unless
B. except
C. so far as
D. provided
21.Without a passport, leaving the country is ______.
A. in question
B. without question
C. out of the question
D. out of question
22.I couldn’t understand why he pretended _____ in the bookstore.
A. to see me not
B. not to see me
C. not see me
D. to see not me
23.Japan is still _____ on Middle Eastern oil.
A. reliable
B. imposing
C. dependent
D. independent
24. On the end of his nose was a __________of thick glasses.
A. pair
B. set
C. couple
D. suit
25.Not only I but also Jane and Mary ________tired of having one examination after another.
A. is
B. are
C. am
D. be
26.The banker will explain the terms of the loan to you _____ detail.
A. on
B. in
C. with
D. out of
27.______ fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful skill.
A. Beside
B. Besides
C. Except
D. Except for
28.The authorities spend a lot of money _________keeping the streets and parks clean.
A. in
B. on
C. up
D. out
29.If you spare half an hour each day to read an English newspaper, you will surely be able to read _________.
A. efficiently
B. sufficiently
C. actually
D. purposefully
30.The new factory is _____ several hundred cars a week.
A. turning in
B. turning off
C. turning out
D. turning on
31.“Shall we walk through the park?” “No, it’s too late _____ there.”
A. that we walk
B. for us walking
C. us to walk
D. for us to walk
32. “We’ll do what we can to get the goods _______on time.” said the manager of the company.
A. reached
B. delivered
C. returned
D. come
33. The three hours I spent in the school library _______my old passion for reading.
A. brought about B. brought over
C. brought up D. brought back
34.It is required that such insulator (绝热体) ________a heat resistant material .
A. must be made of B. should be made of
C. will be made of D. would be made of
35.Talking to foreigners is fun if you _____the right time and place.
A. locate
B. consider
C. choose
D. decide
36.The paint is still wet, ______________!
A. Be not sure to touch it B. Be sure not to touch it
C. Be sure to not touch it D. Don’t be sure to touch it
37.The real trouble ________their lack of confidence in their abilities.
A. lies in B. lies on C. results in D. leads to
38.They have bought the cottage ______ reselling it at a profit.
A. on account of B. with a view to
C. in regard to D. as a result of
39. I’m rather anxious _________her, for I haven’t heard from her for a long time .
A. toward
B. about
C. in
D. over
40. His ears are highly sensitive _______any unusual sound in the machine.
A. of
B. on
C. to
D. by
41.It was not until an hour later that we heard _____ what had happened.
A. through
B. by
C. about
D. from
42. I’m afraid you’ve been ________. This bank note is a forgery(伪造物) .
A. taken in
B. taken up
C. taken off
D. taken over
43. I am disappointed with the new officers elected in our club, but there is no point ______about it.
A. to worry
B. in worrying
C. for us worrying
D. with us to worry
44.The harder they worked, __________.
A. they seemed to do less
B. the less they seemed to do
C. less they seemed to do
D. they did less
45._________in this way, the situation doesn’t seem so disappointing.
A. To look at
B. Looking at
C. Looked at
D. To be looked at
46.[完型填空] Ban the Band(乐队) Every year, our school has a dance for all the students. It’s a little funny seeing friends in clean shoes and trousers or colorful ____ , instead of the usual school uniform. Most of us think the dance is great _ __ ---even the teachers enjoy being there. ____, two weeks ago someone said that there would be no ____ band this year ——only CDs. "I don’t ____ it!" Amy cried out during the lunch break. "Someone said the school couldn’t afford a band, and they think it’s too noisy anyway" added Daniel. "Well, I don’t think it’s ____ enough without a band!" declared Angela." and I’m going to see what can be done." Angela was as good as her word. In the afternoon she went to see the school headmaster who agreed to give the situation some more thought. And he suggested that one ____for having a band was to increase the price of each ticket from $5 to $10.Angela had to ____ out whether the students would like to do that. "I need all of you to help me," she ____to our group before school the next day." Mr. Berry gave me a list of all the names, and suggested we ask each one their ____ about the band and the extra cost." During the day we asked around as Angela suggested, and wrote down people’s feelings about the band and the cost. We were amazed how much ____ there was for the band and everyone agreed to pay the extra $5."I’m surprised," smiled Mr. Berry, when we gave him the ____."I really thought that only a few people ____ their band and that the cost would be too high. OK. Angela, your next ____is to find a good band and line them up for the dance. "Angela was all smiles and broke the news to Amy and Daniel." You’re ____,"smiled Daniel to Angela as he thought how close they came to having a less than perfect dance.
A.shapes B.dresses C.flowers
D.pictures A.fun B.work
C.effort D.progress A.Besides
B.Otherwise C.However D.Therefore .
A.new B.live C.foreign D.marching of
A.mean B.need C.accept D.believe
A.good B.clear C.useful D.easy
A.possibility B.concern C.decision D.chance
A.call B.find C.carry D.point A.admitted B.replied C.apologized D.announced A.knowledge
B.instruction C.opinion
D.information
A.trust
B.money
C.support
D.care
A.results
B.notices
C.questions
D.examples
A.welcomed
B.wanted
C.defended
D.invited
A.task
B.business
C.exercise
D.duty
A.amusing
B.interesting
C.exciting
D.amazing
47.[完型填空] Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. ____ the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no prominent style of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was ____ , or by whom. But it began to be heard in the early 1900s. Jazz is America’s contribution to ____ music. In contrast to classical music, which follows formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free form. It bubbles with energy, ____ the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz sounded like America, and ____ it does today. The origins of this music are as interesting as the music ____ . American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz ____ . They were brought to Southern States ____ slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long ____ .When a Negro died his friend and relatives ____ a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the ____ .On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. ____ on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their ____ , but the living was glad to be alive. The band played ____ music, improvising(即兴表演) on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes ____ at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.
A.By
B.At
C.In
D.On
A.discovered
B.acted
C.invented
D.designed
A.classical
B.sacred
C.popular
D.light
A.expressing
B.explaining
C.exposing
D.illustrating
A.as
B.so
C.either
D.neither
A.concerned
B.itself
C.available
D.oneself
A.players
B.followers
C.fans
D.pioneers
A.for
B.as
C.with
D.by
A.months
B.weeks
C.hours
D.times
A.demonstrated
B.composed
C.hosted
D.formed
A.demonstration
B.procession
C.body
D.march
A.Even
B.Therefore
C.Furthermore
D.But
A.number
B.members
C.body
D.relations
A.sad
B.solemn
C.happy
D.funeral
A.whistled
B.sung
C.presented
D.showed
48.[完型填空] "Everything happens for the best," my mother said whenever I faced disappointment, "If you __1__ on, something good will happen day."Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college. I had __2__ myself for a sports announcer. So I went to Chicago to knock on the door of every station and was __3__ every time. In one station, a kind lady told me that __4__ station wouldn’t employ a person without __5__ since I had just graduated. "Go out in the town and find a small station that might give you a chance," she said.I returned to Dixon, where I had finished my high school education and had __6__ in the school football team. My father said that our town had built a store and wanted a man to manage its sports department. The job sounded just __7__ for me but I wasn’t hired.My disappointment had __8__ as if by design. "Everything happens for the best," Mum ___9_ me. Dad lent me his car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio Davenport. The program director told me they had already hired an announcer. __10__ I left his office, I asked aloud, "__11__ can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?" Suddenly, I heard the director __12__ . "Do you know anything about football?" Then he asked me to __13__ an imaginary game. It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was __14__ and told me I would be broadcasting a game on the __15__ Saturday.
A.put
B.take
C.move
D.carry
A.devoted
B.designed
C.found
D.enjoyed
A.invited
B.promised
C.refused
D.accepted
A.large
B.all
C.no
D.small
A.experience
B.examination
C.agreement
D.college
A.played
B.joined
C.taken
D.fought
A.possible
B.successful
C.right
D.important
A.shown
B.disappeared
C.resulted
D.turned
A.woke
B.advised
C.demanded
D.reminded
A.While
B.After
C.Before
D.So
A.What
B.How
C.Whenever
D.Wherever
A.calling
B.answering
C.broadcasting
D.announcing
A.make
B.act
C.broadcast
D.play
A.moved
B.sorry
C.thankful
D.satisfied
A.future
B.coming
C.last
D.later
49.[阅读理解] Directions: There are three passages followed by questions. Beneath each question there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the right answer for each question. Write your answers on the answer sheet.Passage 1Question 51 to 56 are based on the following passage. Every human being, no matter what he is doing, gives off body heat. The usual problem is how to dispose of it. But the designers of the Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh set themselves the opposite problem—how to collect body heat. They have designed a collection system which utilizes not only body heat, but the heat given off by such objects as light bubs and refrigerators as well. The system works so well that no conventional fuel is needed to make the campus’s six buildings comfortable.Some parts of most modern buildings—theaters and offices as well as classrooms are more than amply heated by people and lights and sometimes must be air-conditioned even in winter. The technique of saving heat and redistributing it is called “heat recovery.” A few modern buildings recover heat, but the University’s system is the first to recover heat from some buildings and re-use it in others.Along the way, pitt has learned a great deal about some of its heat producers. The harder a student studies, the more heat his body gives off. Male students emit more heat than female students, and the larger a student, the more heat he produces. It is tempting to conclude that the hottest prospect for the Johnstown campus would be a hardworking, overweight male genius.
(1).Until recently, body heat has caused problems because it ______.
A. was difficult to collect
B. came in a variety of forms
C. was difficult to get rid of
D. tended to be absorbed by physical objects
(2).Which of the following is true of the heating system of the Johnstown campus?
A. The heat is supplied by human bodies only
B. The heat is supplied by both human bodies and other heat emitting objects
C. The heat is supplied by both human bodies and conventional fuel
D. The heat is supplied by human bodies, other heat emitting objects, and conventional fuel
(3).The phrase “even in winter” (in line 8) most nearly means ______.
A. if the winter is especially warm
B. during all of the year except the winter
C. in the winter as well as in other seasons
D. during the evenings in the winter
(4).The phrase “heat recovery” refers to a ______.
A. method of concealing the source of heat
B. special form of air conditioning
C. supplementary hot water system
D. way of reclaiming and re-using heat
(5). According to the passage which of the following would produce the LEAST amount of
A. A fat female who studies hard
B. A thin female who does not study
C. A fat male who does not study
D. A thin male who studies hard
50.[阅读理解] Passage 3Question 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually, the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain. It was first used as a shade against the sun.Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, way back in the eleventh century B.C...We know that the umbrella was also used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use; it became a symbol of honor and authority. In the Far East In ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royal people or by those in high office.In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrellas as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in 16th century. And again, it became a symbol of power and authority.Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn’t until the twentieth century that women’s umb
(1).The first use of umbrella was as_____.
A. protection against rain
B. a shade against the sun
C. a symbol of power
D. a symbol of honor
(2)._____were regarded as the people who first used umbrellas.
A. Romans
B. Greeks
C. Chinese
D. Europeans
(3).The umbrella was used only by royal people or those in high office______.
A. in European in the eighteenth century
B. in ancient Egypt and Babylon
C. in the Far East in ancient times
D. during the Middle Ages
(4).According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Women enjoy using umbrella with varies kinds of colors
B. The inventor of the umbrella is unknown
C. Once ordinary people had no right to use umbrellas
D. Umbrellas were popular and cheap in the ancient times
(5).Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?
A. When Was the Umbrella Invented
B. The Role of Umbrella in History
C. The Colors and Shapes of Umbrella
D. Who Needed Umbrella First
51.[阅读理解] Passage 2Question 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.Heredity(遗传) is not the only thing that influences our color. Where we live and how we live after we are born are important too. For instance, our genes influence how fat or thin we are. But our weight depends mainly upon how much we eat and how much exercise we get. In the same way, our skin color depends to a large extent upon how much sunshine we get.When summer arrives and light-colored people go to the beaches, some will tan darkly, some will tan lightly and few will not tan at all. Each one has inherited a different ability to tan, but the differences do not appear until the conditions are right. An outdoor man will soon become pale if he changes to an indoor job, while a desk clerk will take on tan after a short vacation in the sun.Sometimes people decide that being tanned is better than being pale. Sometimes they decide the opposite.Centuries ago, most of the people in Europe were peasants and they had to work in the fields all day. Noblemen, on the other hand, did not have to work. They stayed indoors and remained pale. You could always tell a nobleman from a peasant because a peasant had a tan. As a result, a shin so pale that the veins (血管) showed was considered a mark of great beauty.During the Industrial Revolution things changed. Farmers left their fields and went to work in factories, mines and mills. Working for long hours in dimly-lit factories and mines made their skins pale. Wealthy people, however, could afford to travel so sunny countries. They had the leisure to lie around on the beaches and get tan. Having a tan became a sign of wealth.In Western Europe and North America pale skin is no longer desirable. Instead of bleaching themselves white with lemon juice, many women spend their time under a sun-lamp. The desire for a quick tan has led to the invention of pills and lotions（涂剂）that darken the skin artificially without exposure to sunlight. These pills and lotions can be bought by anyone at any drugstore. A rich m on a vacation in the sunny West Indies and get his suntan there. But his lowest-paid clerk can have what looks like the same tan out of a bottle for a few cents.
(1). Besides genes, our skin color has much to do with __________.
A. exercise
B. weight
C. food
D. sunshine
(2).When summer comes and the light-colored people go to the beaches, _____.
A. all of them will tan darkly
B. few of them will tan darkly
C. many of them will not tan at all
D. some of them will not tan at all
(3).Centuries ago in Europe, it was considered of great beauty to have _____.
A. pale skin
B. light-colored skin
C. dark-colored skin
D. a suntan
(4).During the Industrial Revolution people began to like to have a tan because it was a sign of _______.
A. good health
B. great strength
C. wealth
D. youth
(5).Pills and lotions have been invented in Western Europe and North America _______.
A. to protect people from sunburn
B. to make people look wealthy
C. to smooth people’s skin
D. to help people to have a quick tan
52.[阅读理解] Directions: There are three passages followed by questions. Beneath each question there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the right answer for each question. Write your answers on the answer sheet.Passage 1Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.What exactly is a lie? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a friend wants to borrow some money from you. You say “I wish I could help you but I’m short of money myself.” In fact, you are not short of money but your friend is in the habit of not paying his debt and you don’t want to hurt his feelings by reminding him of this. Is this rally a lie?Professor Jerald Jellison of the University of Southern California has made a scientific study of lying. According to him, women are better liars than men, particularly when telling a “white lie”, such as when a woman at a party tells another woman that she likes her dress when she really thinks it looks awful. However, this is only one side of the story. Other researchers say that men are more likely to tell more serious lies, such as making a promise which they have no intension of fulfilling. This is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are supposed to be particularly skilled at: the lie from which the liar hopes to profit or gain in some way.Research has also been done into the way people’s behavior changes in a number of small, apparently unimportant ways when they lie. It has been found that if they are sitting down at the time, they tend to move about in their chairs more than usual. To the trained observer they are saying “I wish I were somewhere else now.” They also tend to touch certain parts of the face more often, in particular the nose. One explanation of this may be that lying causes a slight increase in blood pressure. The tip of the nose is very sensitive to such changes and the increased pressures make it itch.Another gesture which gives liars away is what the writer Desmond Morris in his book Manwatching calls “the mouth cover”. He says there are several typical forms of this, such as covering part of the mouth with the fingers, touching the upper-lip or putting a finger of the hand at one side of the mouth. Such a gesture can be understood as an unconscious attempt on the part of the liar to stop himself or herself from lying.Of course, such gestures as rubbing the nose or covering the mouth, or moving about in a chair cannot be taken as proof that the speaker is lying. They simply tend to occur more frequently in this situation. It is not one gesture alone that gives the liar away but a whole number of things, and in particular the context in which the lie is told.
(1). According to the passage, a “white lie” seems to be a lie
A. that other people believe
B. that other people don’t believe
C. told in order to avoid offending someone
D. told in order to take advantage of someone
(2). Research suggests that women
A. are better at telling less serious lies than men are
B. generally lie far more than men do
C. lie at parties more often than men do
D. often make promises they intend to break
(3). Researchers find that when a person tells lies
A. his blood pressure increases measurably
B. he looks very serious
C. he tends to make some small changes in his behavior
D. he uses his unconscious mind
(4). One reason people sometimes rub their noses when they lie is that
A. they wish they were somewhere else
B. the nose is sensitive to physical changes caused by lying
C. they want to cover their mouths
D. they are trying to stop themselves from telling lies
(5). The tone of this passage tells us that the writer
A. hates to lie
B. enjoys lying
C. often tells a lie
D. tries to analyze lying
53.[阅读理解] Having a supportive social network enhances the health benefits of having a few drinks, new research from Japan suggests.The study of Japanese men for years found that moderate to light alcohol consumption, coupled with high levels of social support, were linked to lower rates of heart disease and stroke. "But remember," Dr. Hiroyasu Iso from Osaka University noted in a statement, "this beneficial effect of social support is confined to light-to-moderate drinking. Heavy drinking is risky irrespective of social support level."In a report in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, the researchers note that light-to-moderate drinking has been shown to help protect against stroke and heart disease. Being surrounded by lots of family and friends—a kind of social support—is also known to be good for the heart and may even help people live longer.The new study shows that high levels of social support may enhance the heart-healthy effects of light-to-moderate alcohol consumption. Iso’s team examined drinking patterns, social support and cardiovascular (心血管) health of 19,356 men in their 40s, 50s and 60s who were enrolled in the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study. During an average follow up of more than 9 years, 629 strokes and 207 coronary heart diseases (冠心病) were documented in the men.Confirming past studies, heavier drinking (300 grams per week or more) was associated with an increased risk of stroke. This may be explained at least partly by alcohol-induced high blood pressure, the researchers say. In contrast to heavy drinking, light-to-moderate drinking—up to 299 grams of alcohol per week—was associated with reduced risks of stroke and heart disease, and the effect was more pronounced in men with high levels of social support, "probably due to avoidance of unhealthy behaviors and enhancement of stress relieving," Iso guessed. Compared with light-to-moderate drinkers with high social support, those with low social support had unhealthier lifestyle behaviors; they were more apt to sit for a long time and had fewer opportunities for medical checkups. They were also more likely to have high stress levels, no job, and no spouse. The researchers speculate that low levels of social support may cause mental stress, which is hard on the heart.
(1).According to the text, what does "social support" mean?
A.Good social influence on people.
B.Positive effect and help from others.
C.Smooth communication ability.
D.Colorful social activities.
(2).What can we learn from the second paragraph?
A.Having a few drinks lowers rates of heart disease and stroke.
B.Having a few drinks improves levels of social support.
C.Having much drinking is not dangerous with lower social support.
D.Social support increases positive effect of having few drinks on health.
(3).Having a few drinks makes good effect on________.
A.blood pressure
B.heart and long life
C.stroke and heart disease
D.mental stress
(4).Why can light-to-moderate drinking reduce risks of stroke and heart disease?
A.It can help to remove stress.
B.It can enlarge social network.
C.It can lower blood pressure.
D.It can change unhealthy behaviors.
(5).Which belongs to healthy lifestyle behaviors according to the last paragraph?
A.To sit for a long time.
B.Some chances for checkups.
C.High stress levels.
D.Being jobless and single.
54.[阅读理解] Passage 2Question 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.Telecommuting—substituting the computer for the trip to the job—has been hailed as a solution to all kinds of problems related to office work. For workers it promises freedom from the office, less time wasted in traffic, and help with childcare conflicts. For management, telecommuting helps keep high performers on board, minimizes lateness and absenteeism by eliminating commuters (经常乘火车往返者)，allows periods of solitude (独处) for high concentration tasks, and provides scheduling flexibility. In some areas, such as Southern California and Seattle, Washington, local governments are encouraging companies to start telecommuting programs in order to reduce rush-hour traffic and improve air quality.But these benefits do not come easily. Marking a telecommuting program work requires careful planning and an understanding of the differences between telecommuting realities and popular images. Many workers are seduced by rosy illusions of life as a telecommuter. A computer programmer from New York City moves to the quiet Adirondack Mountains and stays in contact with her office via computer. A manager comes in to his office three days a week and works at home the other two. An accountant stays home to care for her sick child; she child; she hooks up her telephone modern connections and does office work between calls to the doctor.These are powerful images, but they are a limited reflection of reality. Telecommuting workers soon learn that it is almost impossible to concentrate on work and care for a young child at the same time. Before a certain age, young children cannot recognize, much less respect, the necessary boundaries between work and family. Additional child support is necessary if the parent is to get any work done.Management, too, must separate the myth from the reality. Although the media has paid a great deal of attention to telecommuting, in most cases it is the employee’s situation, not the availability of technology, that precipitates (加速……来临) a telecommuting arrangement.That is partly why, despite the widespread press coverage, the number of companies with work-at-home programs or policy guidelines remains small.
(1).What is the main subject of the passage?
A. Business management policies
B. Driving to work
C. Extending the work place by means of computers
D. Computers for child-care purposes
(2).Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a problem for employers that is potentially solved by telecommuting?
A. Employees’ lateness for work
B. Employees’ absence from work
C. Employees’ need for time alone to work intensively
D. Employees’ conflicts with second jobs
(3).In which area does the local government encourage telecommuting programs according to the passage?
A. New York City
B. Adirondack Mountains
C. Washington
D. New York State
(4).Which of the following does the author mention as a possible disadvantage of telecommuting?
A. Small children cannot understand the boundaries of work and play
B. Computer technology is never advanced enough to accommodate the needs of every situation
C. Electrical malfunctions can destroy a project
D. The worker often does not have all the needed resources at home
(5).Which of the following is example of telecommuting as described in the passage?
A. A scientist in a laboratory developing plans for a space station
B. A technical writer sending via computer documents created at home
C. A computer technician repairing an office computer network
D. A teacher directing computer-assisted learning in a private school
55.[阅读理解] Passage 2Question 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s. In the same way, children learning to do all the other things they learn to do without being taught—to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle—compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes and correct them for himself. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what his word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells that he can’t find the way to get the right answer. Let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.
(1).According to the passage, which of the following is the best way for children to learn things?
A. Listening to skilled people’s advice
B. Asking older people many questions
C. Making mistakes and having them corrected
D. Doing what other people do
(2).The writer think teachers should NOT .
A. give children correct answers
B. allow children to make mistakes
C. point out children’s mistakes to them
D. let children mark their own work
(3).According to the writer, teachers in school should .
A. allow children to learn from each other
B. point out children’s mistakes whenever found
C. correct children’s mistakes as soon as possible
D. give children more book knowledge
(4).According to the passage, learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are .
A. different from learning other skills
B. the same as learning other skills
C. more important than other skills
D. not really important skills
(5).The title of this passage could probably be .
A. Let Us Teachers Stop Work
B. Let Us Make Children Learn
C. Let Children Correct Their Exercises
D. Let Children Learn By Themselves
56.[阅读理解] Passage 3Question 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.I don’t often lose things and I’m especially careful with money, so I was quite surprised when I reached for my wallet and it wasn’t there. At first, I thought it was possible that I could have left it at home. Then I remembered taking it out to pay for the taxi, so I knew I had it with me just before I walked into the restaurant. I wondered if it was possible that it could have slipped out of my pocket while I was eating dinner. Thinking about that possibility, I turned and walked back to the table where I had been sitting. Unfortunately, there were several people sitting at the table at the time, so I called a waiter and explained to him that my wallet had fallen out of my pocket while I was sitting at that table a few minutes earlier. I had the waiter go over to the table to see if my wallet was on the floor. While the waiter was looking for it, the manager of the restaurant came up to me and asked me if anything was wrong. I didn’t want to get a lot of people involved in the problem, but I knew I had to get the wallet back. I told the manager what had happened. He had me describe the wallet to him, and then he insisted that I report the missing wallet to the police. I told him that I had an appointment with my doctor in just a few minutes. I explained to him that my biggest worry at the moment was how I was going to pay the check. He told me not to worry about that. He had me write down my name and address, and he said he could send me a bill.
(1).According to the passage, we know the writer __________.
A. seldom loses things
B. very often loses things
C. loses things once in a while
D. never loses things
(2).That day the writer found ________.
A. he had lost his wallet
B. he had left his wallet at home
C. his wallet was stolen by a thief
D. his wallet was lying under the table
(3).Why was the writer so sure he had brought this wallet with him?
A. He remembered not having left it at home
B. He believed his own memory
C. He always felt his pocket for the wallet
D. before he left homeHe had taken it out to pay his taxi-driver.
(4).According to the passage, the writer most probably lost his wallet when _______.
A. he took it out to pay his taxi
B. he walked into the restaurant
C. he was eating dinner
D. he was ordering his dish
(5).The writer walked back to the table where he had been sitting because _________.
A. he was sure his wallet was still there
B. there might be a possibility of getting back his wallet
C. he saw the wallet lying on the floor near the table
D. he could ask someone there about his wallet
57.[阅读理解] Passage 3Question 66 to 70 are based on the following passage. John had bought a packet of cigarettes just before we caught the train and he offered me one as we settled ourselves in our compartment. We were on our way back from a camping holiday；we had lived rough for over a fortnight and even a cigarette was a luxury at that moment.I felt in my pocket for a box of matches, but could not find any.“I haven’t got any either,” said John.Sitting opposite to us was a man whose face was hidden by a newspaper.“Excuse me, sir,” said John, leaning across. “Could you give me a light, please?”The newspaper was lowered to reveal a rather elderly man with a stern face.“This is a no smoking compartment,” the man said. He indicated the notice near the window. We apologized and put away our unlit cigarettes.The man went on, in a rather more kindly way, to warn us against the dangers of smoking.“I speak as a doctor,” he concluded, and after that he went back to reading his newspaper.When he got out a few stations later, he left his newspaper behind him. We picked it up, eager to find out what had happened while we were on holiday.“Just look at this,” remarked John, pointing to a photograph. “it’s the man who was sitting opposite us.” Underneath the photograph was an account of a lunatic (精神病者) who had recently escaped. It appeared that he liked to pretend to be a doctor.
(1).The friends had spent their holiday ______.
A. on a boat
B. in a tent
C. on a farm
D. with an aunt
(2).Their holiday had lasted ______.
A. more than two weeks
B. just two weeks
C. less than two weeks
D. a week or two
(3).The man ______.
A. threw his newspaper away
B. offered them his newspaper
C. dropped his newspaper
D. did not take his newspaper with him
(4).The two friends read the newspaper ______.
A. in a hurry
B. with great interest
C. to pass the time
D. to look at the pictures
(5).The man’s photograph was in the newspaper because he was ______.
A. a doctor
B. a spaceman
C. a madman
D. an actor
58.[阅读理解] Scientists say getting old is better than the alternative. Florrie Baldwin died in May after 114 years of great health. She attributed her long and hearty life to a daily fried-egg breakfast, but her true advantage was probably in her DNA. Scientists have long suspected that she and others who grow very old have genetic variants that protect against aging.The paper identifies somewhere between 33 and 70 genes associated with extreme longevity and also introduces a model claiming to predict with 77 percent accuracy whether you’re going to live so long. Indeed, they’re so striking that some of the world’s top geneticists think they can’t possibly be right. Even the study’s authors have to concede: the research doesn’t actually describe normal aging. It concerns only genes that govern the process in people who make it to 100 or more. They say the findings don’t apply to the general population.The paper has two basic parts. Firstly researchers obtained genetic data from about l,000 old people over 100 and found 70 genes that were more common in the centenarians (百岁老人). It indicated that the 70 longevity genes were actively protecting them against illness. In other words, very long life isn’t just about not having genes that make you sick—it’s also about having genes that keep you well.Next, the researchers built a model that described the combined effects of 70 variants. Then they applied the model to each of their study subjects, blinding themselves as to whether an individual was a centenarian or an average member. 77 percent of the time—not only statistically significant but unprecedentedly high—the model rightly predicted which group a given person belonged to. It also pointed to 19 different genetic "signatures," or combinations, that seemed to assure long and healthy life.Here’s the weird thing: 15 percent of the control group had those signatures, too. That means that, genetically speaking, 15 percent of us should be living to 100 or more, when in reality only about l in 6,000 people do. What’s happening to the rest of the would-be centenarians?Some scientists said it was a breakthrough and could lead to drugs that work as the protective genes in those who aren’t blessed with them naturally. Now scientists can start tracking those genes down and leading the findings toward drug development.
(1).What is the real reason for Florrie Baldwin’s long life?
A.A daily fried-egg breakfast.
B.A good life style.
C.Genetic variants.
D.Inherited longevity.
(2).Why don’t the findings apply to the general population?
A.The model needs further checking.
B.The accuracy rate is too low.
C.The findings are genetically limited.
D.It concerns only those older than 100.
(3).What can we infer regarding the model?
A.It gave wrong judgement 23% of the time.
B.It was built by the world’s top geneticists.
C.It predicted which group a given person belonged to.
D.It is effective in dividing subjects into two groups.
(4).Study subjects in Paragraph 4 are________.
A.1,000 old people over 100
B.2 groups of people
C.19 different genetic combinations
D.70 longevity genes
(5).What can we learn from the passage?
A.The model can predict how long every person can live.
B.Scientists have found drugs which work as the protective genes.
C.Theoretically 15 percent of us should be living to 100 or more.
D.70 longevity genes protected them against illness of all types.
59.[阅读理解] Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a big difference between “being a writer’ and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hour alone at a typewriter. “You’ve got to want to write,” I say to them, “not want to be a writer”.The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance(自由栏目)writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that I barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write, I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering: What if? I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
(1).The passage is meant to ______.
(2).What can be concluded from the passage?
(3).Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?
(4).“…people who die wondering: What if ?”(Para-3) refers to “those _____”.
(5).“Shadowland” in the last sentence refers to _____.
60.[阅读理解] Middle-class teenagers are less intelligent than a generation ago due to the dumbing down of youth culture and school tests, a new study suggests. IQ tests show that scores for the average 14-year-old have dropped by more than two points between 1980 and 2008.For those in the upper half of the intelligence scale—a group typically dominated by the children of middle-class families—average IQ scores were six points down on 28 years ago.Leisure time is increasingly taken up with playing computer games and watching TV instead of reading and holding conversations. Education experts said a growing tendency in schools to "teach to the test" was affecting youngsters’ ability to think laterally.For the study, Professor James Flynn, of the University of Otago in New Zealand, analysed UK children’s scores in IQ tests over time. He found that IQs increased among children aged between 5 and 10 over the 28-year-period, at the rate of up to half a point a year. He believes these gains are linked to changes to the home environment children experience when they are young, with parents increasingly providing stimulating activities.But Professor Flynn also found that teenagers’ scores had dipped slightly over the past generation. It is the first time IQ scores have fallen for any age group during the past century, his research suggests. "While we have enriched the cognitive environment of children before their teenage years, the cognitive environment of the teenagers has not been enriched. Other studies have shown how pervasive teenage youth culture is, and what we see is parents’ influence on IQ slowly diminishing with age. What we know is that youth culture is more visually orientated around computer games than they are in terms of reading and holding conversations."He said previous studies have tended to show IQ increasing as teenagers move into adulthood, entering university or starting work. Previous studies have claimed that using text messages and e-mail can temporarily reduce IQ by causing concentration to drop, while smoking marijuana (大麻) has also been linked with a decline in IQ.
(1).Which contributes least to less intelligence of middle-class teenagers than a generation ago?
61.绝不要为金钱而做坏事。（for the sake of…）
62.我刚才正要问你同一件事。（be about to do…）
63.那个国家的犯罪现象在增多。（on the increase）
64.他的成功主要靠运气。（due to）
65.很难分辨出这对双胞胎谁是谁。（distinguish…from…）
66.他愿意到国外工作。（be willing to do…）
67.和她谈话是一种乐趣。（converse with…）
68.我有一整套她写的小说。（a set of…）
69.我完全赞成那种理论。（approve of…）
70.他债台高筑。(be/get) involved in…
71.我们只得忍受她的坏脾气。（put up with…）
72.他刚要离开电话就响了。（be about to do…）
73.你给大家分一下土豆好吗？（dish out）
74.我掌管财务。（in charge of…）
75.黑色又流行起来了。（in vogue）
76.Directions: Write a composition entitled Green Consumption绿色消费.You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:1. 绿色消费的概念在中国日渐流行2. 中国推行绿色消费还存在许多困难3. 如何解决这个问题Write your composition on the answer sheet.
77.Directions: Write a composition on the challenge of starting a career after graduate. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:1. 描述在毕业生工作可能会遇到的挑战；2. 产生这种现象的原因； 3. 解决挑战的方法。Write your composition on the answer sheet.
78.Directions: Write a composition on the issue of Reading Selectively or Extensively？（有选择地阅读还是广泛地阅读？）. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:1.有人认为读书要有选择。2.有人认为应当博览群书。3. 我的看法。
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