*部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分65分)
*节:单项填空(共35小题,每题1分,满分35分)
1.Itis___reminderthatweneedtocareabout_____worldwelivein,_____onewithnecessityforlifeandlife.
A.a;a;/B.a;the;theC./;the;/D.a;the;/
2.Themanwith____shouldersstaredatmewith____eyes.
A.broad,greatB.wide,largeC.wide,broadD.broad,wide
3.Youmaynotagree,but____Ithinksheisaverygoodgirl
A.personallyB.trulyC.generallyD.commonly
4.Theystayedupverylatelastnight.Nowtheyarestillasleep.Don’t____them.
A.breakB.disturbC.knockD.interrupt
5.Theswimmingpoolisused_____allthechildrenintheneighborhood.
A.incommonB.incommonbyC.incommonwithD.incommonof
6.Theprogresshehasmadeinmathsismuchgreaterthan_____inEnglish.
A.theoneB.thatC.hehasD.it
7.Wehavebeentoldthatundernocircumstances_____thetelephoneintheofficeforpersonalaffairs.
A.mayweuseB.wecoulduseC.wemayuseD.didweuse
8.Thepolicemansignedforthedriverto_____andthencheckedhisdrivinglicense.
A.setasideB.breakdownC.stopoverD.pullover
9.Themostexcitingthingforhimwas______hefinallyfoundtwotinnedfruitsin______seemedtohimtobeaservant'sbedroom.
A.that;whatB.what;whichC.that;thatD.what;where
10.Thelittleboyisn’tgettingonwellinmathsandworsestill,heisevenunwillingtogotoschool.Withherson_____,shefeelsvery______.
A.disappointing;worryingB.disappointing;worried
C.disappointed;worriedD.disappointed;worrying
11.WhenIturnedtotheperson_____nexttome,Irecognizedthathewasmyschoolmate.
A.seatingB.seatedC.sitD.sat
12.TheShaolinTemple_____1400yearsagohasbecomeatouristattraction.
A.datesbacktoB.datingbackC.datesfromD.datingfrom
13.Hewasgladtolearn____wasamongthenamesadmittedtotheuniversity.
A.itB.thatC.heD.his
14.---Wheredidthemurderhappen?
---Itwasinthehouse_____mygrandmotherusedtolive.
A.thatB.whereC.whichD.inwhich
15.Iwas_______inthemiddleofthecall,forIhadnocoinstoputintothebox.
A.hungupB.calledoffC.cutoffD.comeoff
16.Hesatthere,silentanddepressed,withhiseyes____ontheceiling.
A.fixingB.beingfixedC.fixedD.tobefixed
17---Musttheyhandintheircompositionstomorrow?
---No,they______handtheminthisafternoon.
A.aregoingtoB.aretoC.needn’tD.can’t
18.Thatdaywasamostexcitingmomentforthefootballfans,____forthefirsttime,theirfootballteamwontheWorldCup.
A.whenB.whichC.whileD.ontheday
19.–What’sthematterwithyourfinger?
–I______inthedoorjustnow.
A.gotittocatchB.gotitcaughtC.gotitcatchingD.gottocatchit
20.It’sreportedthataplanewithfivepeople______crashedintothemountainseveraldaysago.
A.onboardB.ontheboardC.inboardD.intheboard
21.Itwas10o’clock____thebigfirebrokeout,______5peoplelosttheirlives.
A.that,whichB.when,whichC.that,whereD.when,where
22.Theprofessortriedhisbesttomakehislectureeasy________.
A.understoodB.tounderstandC.understandingD.tobeunderstood
23.Althoughthereweremanypeopleinthesquare,Icould____myoldfriend.
A.pickupB.makeupC.pickoutD.leaveout
24.---DoesBilldohisnewjobwell?
---______hisoldjob.I’mafraidthere’snohopeforhim.
A.NotbetterthanB.NotdowellasC.NobetterthanD.Notaswellas
25.---Doyoureallywanttogoout?
---Itmayrain.____Ishallgoout.Idon’tmindtherain.
A.AnywayB.OtherwiseC.NowthatD.Orelse
26.---Marylookssad.Didyoutellheraboutthebadnews?
---Yes,butI______herlater.
A.shouldhavetoldB.shouldn’thavetold
C.musthavetoldD.needn’thavetold
27.---Whatlies______themountains?
---Abeautifulfreshlake.
A.overB.acrossC.beyondD.through
28.--HasMr.Robee______?
--Itwilltakeaperiodoftwoweeksafterhisoperation.
A.recoveredB.uncoveredC.discoveredD.restored
29.Allthepartsoftheproductsrequiretestingagainbeforetheyare_______.
A.forsaleB.onsaleC.soldoutD.tosale
30.Onceyouareinanewculture,youneedto_____yourselfforatime,beforeyou______it
A.fit;getusedtoB.suit;usedtoC.adjust;getusedtoD.correct;usedto
31.--It’simpossiblethatJoneswillpassthedrivingtest.
--Butshewishshe______.
A.doesB.wouldC.shouldD.will
32.----CanIlookatthemenuforamoreminutesbeforeIdecide?
---Ofcourse.________Sir.
A.MakeyourselfathomeB.Enjoyyourself
C.Itdoesn’tmatter.D.Takeyourtime
33.He_______upearlysincehischildhood.
A.usedtogetB.isusedtoget
C.hasbeenusedtogetD.hasbeenusedtogetting
34.Seeingthehappy________ofchildrenplayinginthepark,I’mfullofjoyandconfidenceinthefutureofourcountry.
A.sightB.sceneC.viewD.sign
35.---Whichofthetwoshirtswouldyouliketotake?
--__________.There’snotmuchdifferencebetweenthem.
A.AnyoneB.EitherC.BothD.None
第二节:完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个*佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Itwasautumn.Athinwhitemoonroseoverthevalley.Peter,11yearsold,didnotseeit.Hedidnotfeelthecoolwind36hisface,forhisthoughts_37__onaredandblack38onthetable,whichwasa39fromhisfathertohisgrandfather.TheysaidthatGrandpawas40.
Peterhad41believedFatherwouldsendGrandpaaway.Now,therewasthethingFatherhadbought42verymorning.ThiswasthelasteveningheandGrandpawouldhavewitheachother.Afterwashingthe43dishes,theoldmantookuptheblanket.“Whata44doubleblanket!I’llnotfeelcoldwithit,”saidtheoldman,45itoverhisknees.
“Oh,yes!”Petersaidandtriedto46backthetearsinhiseyes.
Justthen47cametwopeople,Fatherandthegirlhewasto48.ThegirlwentuptoGrandpaandsaidPrettily,“I’llnotbe49youinthemorning,soIcameovertosaygood-bye.”
“It’sniceofyou,”saidGrandpa.“Willyoulookatthis?Isn’titafineblanketmysonhasgivenmetogoawaywith?”
“Yes,really,”shesaid,Shefeltitandsaid50,“Adoubleone!Itmusthavecostmuch..Hedoesn’tneedadoubleone.”
“Sheis51,Father,”theboysaid,“Here,Father.”Heheldouta52ofscissors(剪刀).“Cuttheblanketinto53.Asingleoneisenoughforanoldman.We’ll54theotherhalf.
“Whatdoyou55bythat?”askedFather.
“I’llgiveittoyouwhenyouareoldandI’msendingyouaway.”saidtheboyslowly.
36.A.beatingB.blowingC.hittingD.brushing
37.A.cameB.wentC.werefixedD.weretaken
38.A.blanketB.cupC.dishD.jar
39.A.debtB.giftC.letterD.will
40.A.dyingB.gladC.goingawayD.married
41.A.infactB.notreallyC.notsimplyD.obviously
42.A.inB.itC.onD.that
43.A.breakfastB.cleanC.lunchD.supper
44.A.badB.dirtyC.fineD.old
45.A.smoothingB.holdingC.cleaningD.putting
46.A.comeB.getC.keepD.take
47.A.inB.outC.outofD.outside
48.A.loveB.helpC.knowD.marry
49.A.seeingB.missingC.forgettingD.thinking
50.A.anxiouslyB.coldlyC.quietlyD.warmly
51.A.cleverB.lyingC.rightD.wrong
52.A.bitB.kindC.pairD.piece
53.A.oneB.piecesC.halfD.two
54.A.spareB.keepC.sellD.use
55.A.meanB.sayC.showD.think
第二部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出*佳选项。
A
PhysicistStephenHawkingmovedtohearthospital
World-renownedBritishphysicistStephenHawking,authorofsciencebest-sellerABriefHistoryofTime,hasbeentransferredtoaspecialistheartandlunghospitalduetotheeffectsofpneumonia(肺炎),thehospitalsaidonTuesday.
MrHawking,62,whoiswheelchair-boundduetothemotorneurone(运动神经元病)diseasehehassufferedformorethan40years,wasmovedtoPapworthHospitalinCambridge,easternEngland,fromageneralhospitalalsoinhishome.
"He'sstableandwasbroughtinyesterday[Monday]morning,"saidaspokeswomanforPapworth,acentreofexcellenceincardiactreatment.
CambridgeUniversity,whereMrHawkingisamathematicsprofessor,wasunabletosaywhyhehadbeenmovedbutsaidhehadinitially(*初)gonetohospital"inrelationtothepneumoniahewasbeingtreatedforinDecemberandJanuary".
BritishpolicearecurrentlyinvestigatingclaimsmadebynurseslookingafterMrHawkingwhosaythathehadbeenphysicallyabused(*)byhiswife,Elaine.
Lastmonththephysicistissuedastatementsayinghe"firmlyandwholeheartedly"rejectedtherumors,describingmediareportsofsupposedassaults(攻击)byhiswifeas"completelyfalse".BriefHistory,whichsoldmorethan10millioncopies,madeMrHawkingamillionaireandoneofthemostfamousscientistsontheplanet.
WhenMrHawkingwasdiagnosedwithmotorneuronediseasewhilestillauniversityundergraduate,hislifeexpectancywasputataroundtwoyears,andheisoneofthelongest-survivingsufferersofthecondition.
Despitehisillnessandhisneedtospeakthroughanelectronicvoicebox,MrHawkinghascontinuedtotourtheworld,givingsciencelectures.
56.Fromthepassagewecansee___________.
A.Hawkinghasmovedtoanewhospitaltotreathispneumonia
B.Hawkinghasmovedtoanewhospitaltotreathislong-suffereddisease
C.Hawkinghasmovedtoanewhospitaltoavoidassaults.
D.Hawkinghasmovedtoanewhospitaltogivelectures.
57.Itseemsthat_________________.
A.Hawkinghasnotgoodrelationwithhiswife.
B.Hawkingwillrecoverhisspeech.
C.Hawkingisateacher.
D.ThefirsthospitalwillnotbeabletocureHawking’sdisease.
58.Thewriterwritesthispassagemainlyto___________.
A.telloftheseriousnessofHawking’sdisease.
B.tellofthefamilylifeofHawking.
C.tellofthepresentconditionofHawking.
D.Hawking’swealthcomesfromthebook“Abriefhistoryoftime”.
59._____hasmadeHawkingamillionaire.
A.thebook“Abriefhistoryoftime”B.hislectures
C.HisteachingpositionD.Hiswife
B
TheFourTreasures
Inthe5thor6thcenturyJapanadoptedtheChinesewritingsystem.ItisofnosurprisethenthattheJapanese,beingtheindustriouspeoplethattheyare,adoptedthemethodsandideologyoftheChinesewritingsystemaswell.AsproofoftheJapanesesinglemindednesstheyhavestucktothisrigidstyleofwritingforthepast1500years.
TheChinesebeliefthatthatgovernmenthasitsfoundationinwritingdedicatedgreatimportancetotheFourTreasuresofWriting:brush,ink,inkstone,andpaper.UponcopyingtheChinesebureaucratic(官僚政治的)systemofgovernmenttheJapanesealsoadoptedtheChineseideaoftheFourTreasures.OnecantracethisbacktoJapan'searliestrecordsfromthe8thcenturywherethebrush,ink,inkstoneandpaperappearasobjectsofadoration.
60.Itwasin________thatJapanbegantofollowChinainwriting.
A.1500A.D.B.500-600A.D.C.Before5thA.DD.5thor6thB.C.
61.ThefourtreasuresforChinais_______________.
A.brush,ink,inkstoneandpaper
B.beliefs,socialsystems,writingsystemsandideology
C.brush,writingsystems,inkstoneandpaper
C.brush,ideology,inkandpaper.
62.TheJapaneseadoptedChinesewritingsystembecause_______.
A.theyareindustriouspeople.
B.theyhavesinglemindedness.
C.theyadmiredChinesewritingsystem
D.theylivedclosetoChina.
63.TheJapaneseadoptedthoseofChinain_____ways.
A.fourB.threeC.twoD.five
C
GettingintotheCity
FromJohnF.KennedyInternationalAirport
Queens:(718)244-4444
Distancetomidtown:15miles
Timetomidtown:50-60minutes
Hoursofoperation:24
Traveler’sAid:(718)656-4870
MTA-
NewYorkCityTransitAuthority
130LivingstonSt.,Brooklyn11201;(718)330-1234,www.mta.info.BusesfromtheairportconnectwithsubwaystopsinQueensandBrooklyn:afreeshuttlegoesfromJFKterminalstotheAline;theQ3busgoestotheFline;andtheB15goestothe3line.Also,theQ10,operatedbyGreenBusLines(718995-4700),connectstotheE,F,J,andZlines.Bus/subwayfareis$1.5,paidinexactchange,withatoken,orwithaMetroCard.
Readercard#67.Adonp.43.
NewYorkAirportService
(718)875—8200,www.nyairportservice.com.Operatesbusshuttleevery20—30minutestoNYC’sPennStation,PortAuthority,andGrandCentralTerminal($13)andtoManhattanhotelsbetween33rdand57thSts.($15).Readercard#230.Adonp.25.
SuperShuttle
52—1511thSt.,LongIslandCity,Queens11101;(212)209—7000,(800)258—3826,www.supershuttle.com.Door—to—doortransportation,24hours,365days.Lookforthebluevan.Readercard#123.Adonp.39.
64.IfyouwanttoknowmoreabouttheMetroCard,youcan.
A.visitwww.nyairportservice.com.
B.telephone(212)209—7000or(800)258—3826
C.readtheadonpage43ofthebook
D.visitwww.supershuttle.com
65.WhatdoyouknowaboutNewYorkCitysubwaylinesfromthereading?
A.Theysupplydoortodoortransportation.
B.Theyaredirectlyconnectedwiththeairport.
C.Theyrun24hours,365days,markedwithcolors.
D.Theyaremarkedwitheithernumbersorletters.
66.SupposeyouwanttogettoaManhattanhotelin23rdStreetfromtheairport,you’dbetter.
A.takeabusshuttleB.takeabusbyGreenBusLine
C.takeSuperShuttleD.takeasubway
D
Itisnotalwayseasytounderstandinventionsandnewdevelopmentsinscience.Tounderstandfiberoptics(光纤),however,youcantryanexperiment.
Putadroportwoofmilkintotheglassofwater.Turnoffthelights.Shinethelightfromyourflashlight(手电筒)throughthetopoftheglassatanangle(角度)ofabout45degrees.Putapieceofwhitepaperagainsttheglasswhenthebeam(光束)oflightisshining.Movethepapersoyoucanseewherethebeamiscomingoutoftheglass.Youshouldseeaspotoflight.Someofthelighthaspassedthroughthewaterandthroughtheglass.Youseeitonthepaper.Youalsoseeanotherbeamgoingdownintotheglass.Itisbeingreflecteddownintotheglass.
Nextmovetheflashlightsothatthebeamiscomingstraighterdown(30degrees)intothewater.Youwillseethesamephenomenon:someofthelightisreflectedbackintotheglass.Andsomeescapesout.Nowmovethebeamoflightfromtheflashlightslowlyupuntilyoucannotseeanylightescaping.Thispointiscalledthe“pointoftotalinternalreflection.”Thewordinternalmeans“inside.”Allthelightisstayinginsidetheglass.Thereisnobeamshowingabrightspotonthewhitepaper.Allthelightenergyisinsidetheglass.
Theglassofmilkywaterislikeastrand(线)ofglass.Afiberoptictubeisabundleoflongthinstrandsofglass,reallymanytubes.However,theprinciple(原理)isthesame:atacertainangle,allthelightenergythatgoesintotheglassfibercomesouttheotherend.
Lightisenergy.Soundisenergy.Radiowavesandelectricityarebothenergy.Theycanallbechangedintolight,andaslighttheycanalltravelalongaglassfiber.Lighttravelsattherateof186,000milespersecond.Therefore,amessagecantravelthatfastinaglassfiber.Thisistheprinciple,orlawofnature,thatmakesfiberopticswork.
67.Whichfigureshowsthelaststepoftheexperiment?
68.Thepurposeoftheexperimentistotellus________.
A.howfastlighttravelsB.howfiberopticsworks
C.howlighttravelsinaglassofwaterD.howfiberopticshelpsmankind
69.Intheexperiment,makesthebiggestdifference.
A.theangelatwhichtoshinethelightfromtheflashlight
B.theamountofwaterintheglassofmilk
C.thenumberofdropsofmilktopourintotheglassofwater
D.thesizeoftheholethroughwhichtoshinelightfromtheflashlight
70.Thelaststepistoprove.
A.nobeamisshownonthewhitepaper
B.nolightcanbenoticedinsidetheglass
C.noreflectioncanbeseen
D.noenergyiswasted
71.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?
A.ExperimentofLightTravelB.PrinciplesofFiberOptics
C.CommunicationonFiberOpticsD.TheoryofLightTravel
E
Theorangutan(猩猩)isoneofthefourremainingkindsofman-likeapes(类人猿)leftintheworldtoday.OrangutansarefoundonlyontheislandsofBomeoandSumatra.Theyaregrowingfewer.Thereisadangerthattheymaydieout.
Untilthetimebetweenthewars,feworangutanswerekeptinzoos.
Littlewasknownaboutthem.Aspeoplecametoknowtheirgentleandinterestingways,theybecamemorepopular.Everyzoowantedtohavesomeofthem,butthenumberoforangutansintheworldwassmall.
Afterthelastwar,thenativesfoundtheywouldmakealotofmoneybycatchingandsellingyoungorangutans.Fully-grownandhalf-grownorangutansweremuchtoostrongtobetaken.Theonlyknownwayofcatchingtheyoungwastoshoottheparentsfirst.Thismeantthatorangutanswerelosttowildlifeforeveryonecaught.Italsomeantthatfewerorangutanswereborn.Oncecaughttheyoungweresobadlylookedafterthatatleasthalfofthemdied.Theywereusuallysoldtosomeonewhoknewlittleaboutlookingafterthem.
72.Exceptorangutans,howmanykindsofman-likeapseareleftintheworld?
A.One.B.TwoC.ThreeD.Four
73.BeforetheSecondWorldWar,________.
A.peopleknewlittleaboutorangutans
B.peopleknewtheymightdisappear
C.manyorangutanswerekeptinzoos
D.thenumberofthemweresmall
74.Whatmakespeoplesurethatorangutansmaydieout?
A.Theyarefoundmorepopularinthezoos.
B.TheycanlivenowhereexceptBorneoandSumatra.
C.Theycometobelovedbypeople.
D.Sellingandcatchingthemarethequickestmeanstobecomerich.
75.Theynativesonlycaughttheyoungorangutansbecause______.
A.theywerewelllookedafter
B.theycouldeasilyfitinwiththenewplaces
C.theywerelightandeasilytakenway
D.theycouldbelosttowildlifeandtamed
76.Thecatchoftheyoungorangutansledto______.
A.fewerbornbabiesB.thedeathoftheirparents
C.thepoorcareandmoredeathoftheyoungD.alloftheabove
F
Whenaninventionismade,theinventorhasthreepossiblecoursesofactionopentohim:hecangivetheinventiontotheworldbypublishingit,keeptheideasecret,orpatentit.
Agranted(批准的)patentistheresultofabargainstruckbetweenaninventorandthestate,bywhichtheinventorgetsalimitedperiodofmonopoly(垄断)andpublishesfulldetailsofhisinventiontothepublicafterthatperiodends.
Onlyinthemostexceptionalcircumstances(情况)isthelifespanofapatentextendedtoalter(改变)thisnormalprocessofevents.ThelongestextensionevergrantedwastoGeorgesValensi;his1939patentforcolorTVreceivercircuitrywasextendeduntil1971becauseformostofthepatent'snormallifetherewasnocolourTVtoreceiveandthusnohopeofrewardfortheinvention.
Becauseapatentremainspermanentlypublicafterithasended,theshelvesofthelibraryattachedtothepatentofficecontaindetailsofliterallymillionsofideasthatarefreeforanyonetouseand,ifolderthanhalfacentury,sometimesevenre-patent.Indeed,patentexpertsoftenadviseanyonewishingtoavoidthehighcostofconductingasearchthroughlivepatentsthattheonesurewayofavoidingviolationofanyotherinventor'srightistostealadeadpatent.
Likewise,becausepublicationofanideainanyotherformpermanentlyinvalidates(使无效)furtherpatentsonthatidea,itistraditionallysafetotakeideasfromotherareasofprint.Muchmoderntechnologicaladvanceisbasedonthesepresumptions(假定)oflegalsecurity.
Anyonecloselyinvolvedinpatentsandinventionssoonlearnsthatmost"new"ideasare,infact,asoldasthehills.Itistheirreductiontocommercialpractice,eitherthroughnecessityordedication,orthroughtheavailabilityofnewtechnology,thatmakesnewsandmoney.Thebasicpatentforthetheoryofmagneticrecordingdatesbackto1886.Manyoftheoriginalideasbehind
televisionoriginatefromthelate19thandearly20thcentury.EventheVolkswagenrear(后面)enginecarwasanticipated(预见)bya1904patentforacartwiththehorseattherear.
77.Thepassageismainlyabout_________
A.anapproachtopatentsB.theapplicationforpatents
C.theuseofpatentsD.theaccesstopatents
78.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Whenapatentbecomesoutofeffect,itcanbere-patentedorextendedifnecessary.
B.Itisnecessaryforaninventortoapplyforapatentbeforehemakeshisinventionpublic.
C.Apatentholdermustpublicizethedetailsofhisinventionwhenitslegalperiodisover.
D.Onecangetallthedetailsofapatentedinventionfromalibraryattachedtothepatentoffice.
79.GeorgeValensi'spatentlasteduntil1971because_________
A.nobodywouldofferanyrewardforhispatentbeforethattime
B.hispatentcouldnotbeputtouseforanunusuallylongtime
C.therewerenotenoughTVstationstoprovidecolourprogrammes
D.thecolourTVreceiverwasnotavailableuntilthattime
80.Fromthepassagewelearnthat________
A.aninventionwillnotbenefittheinventorunlessitisreducedtocommercialpractice.
B.productsareactuallyinventionswhichweremadealongtimeago
C.itismuchcheapertobuyanoldpatentthananewone
D.patentexpertsoftenrecommendpatentstoothersbyconductingasearchthroughdeadpatents