Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
Directions: There are 3.0. incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
31. Such crimes may be so complex that months or years go by before anyone _______ them.
A) discovered C) would have discovered
B) will discover D) discovers
32. Though ________ in a big city, Peter always prefers to paint the primitive scenes of country life.
A) grown C) tended
B) raised D) cultivated
33. The careless man received a ticket for speeding. He ________ have driven so fast.
A) can't C) shouldn't
B) wouldn't D) mustn't
34. If people feel hopeless, they don't bother to ________ the skills they need to succeed.
A) adopt C) accumulate
B) acquire D) assemble
35. If I ________ harder at school, I would be sitting in a comfortable office now.
A) worked C) had worked
B) were to work D) were working
36. The shop assistant was dismissed as she was ________ of cheating customers.
A) accused C) scolded
B) charged D) cursed
37. All her energies are ________ upon her children and she seems to have little time for anything else.
A) guided C) directed
B) aimed D) focused
38. While crossing the mountain area, all the men carried guns lest they ___ by wild animals.
A) should be attacked C) must be attacked
B) had been attacked D) would be attacked
39. Everyone should be ___ to a decent standard of living and an opportunity to be educated.
A) attributed C) identified
B) entitled D) justified
40. His wife is constantly funding _______ with him, which makes him very angry.
A) errors C) fault
B) shortcomings D) flaw
41. Vitamins are complex _______ that the body requires in very small mounts.
A) matters C) particles
B) materials D) substances
42. Apart from caring for her children, she has to take on such heavy _______ housework as carrying water and firewood.
A) time-consumed C) time-consuming
B) timely-consumed D) timely-consuming
43. Anna was reading a piece of science fiction, completely _______ to the outside world.
A) having been lost C) losing
B) to be lost D) lost
44. The police are trying to find out the _______ of the woman killed in the traffic accident.
A) evidence C) status
B) recognition D) identity
45. All human beings have a comfortable zone regulating the _______ they keep from someone they talk with.
A) distance C) range
B) scope D) boundary
46. We have planned an exciting publicity _______ with our advertisers.
A) struggle C) battle
B) campaign D) conflict
47. _______ the help of their group, we would not have succeeded in the investigation.
A) Besides C) But for
B) Regardless of D) Despite
48. _______ much is known about what occurs during sleep, the precise function of sleep and its different stages remains largely in the realm of assumption.
A) Because C) Since
B) For D) While
49. John doesn't believe in _______ medicine; he has some remedies of his own.
A) standard C) routine
B) regular D) conventional
50. Owing to _______ competition among the airlines, travel expenses have been reduced considerably.
A) fierce C) eager
B) strained D) critical
51. They always give the vacant seats to _______ comes first.
A) whoever C) who
B) whomever D) whom
52. In Africa, educational costs are very low for those who are _______ enough to get into universities.
A) ambitious C) aggressive
B) fortunate D) substantial
53. Professor Wang, _______ for his informative lectures, was warmly received by his students.
A) knowing C) to be known
B) known D) having known
54. Our manager is _______ an important customer now and he will be back this afternoon.
A) calling on C) calling up
B) calling in D) calling for
55. A fire engine must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of _______.
A) precaution C) emergency
B) crisis D) urgency
56. He said that the driver must have had an accident; otherwise he _______ by then.
A) would have arrived C) should arrive
B) must have arrived D) would arrive
57. The film provides a deep _______ into a wide range of human qualifies and feelings.
A) insight C) fancy
B) imagination D) outlook
58. It is high time that such practices _______.
A) are ended C) were ended
B) be ended D) must be ended
59. Urban crowdedness would be greatly relieved if only the _______ charged on public transport were more reasonable.
A) fees C) payments
B) fares D) costs
60. The doctor had almost lost hope at one point, but the patient finally _______.
A) pulled out C) pulled up
B) pulled through D) pulled over
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 center.
A language is a signaling system which operates with symbolic vocal sounds (语声), and which is used by a group of people for the purpose of communication.
Let's look at this 61 in more detail because it is language, more than anything else, 62 distinguishes man from the rest of the 63 world.
Other animals, it is true, communicate with one another by 64 of cries: for example, many birds utter 65 calls at the approach of danger; monkeys utter 66 cries, such as expressions of anger, fear and pleasure. 67 these various means of communication differ in important ways 68 human language. For instance, animals' cries do not 69 thoughts and feelings clearly. This means, basically, that they lack structure. They lack the kind of
structure that 70 us to divide a human utterance into 71 .
We can change an utterance by 72 one word in it with 73 : a good illustration of this is a soldier who can say, e.g., "tanks approaching from the north", 74 who can change one word and say aircraft approaching from the north" or "tanks approaching from the west"; but a bird has a single alarm cry, 75 means "danger!"
This is why the number of 76 that an animal can make is very limited: the great tit (山雀) is a case 77 point; it has about twenty different calls, 78 in human language the number of possible utterances is 79 . It also explains why animal cries are very 80 in meaning.
61. A) classification B) definition C)function D)perception
62. A) that B) it C)as D)what
63. A)native B) human C) physical D) animal
64. A) ways B) means C) methods D) approaches
65. A) mating B) exciting C) warning D) boring
66. A) identical B) similar C) different D) unfamiliar
67. A) But B)Therefore C) Afterwards D) Furthermore
68. A) about B) with C) from D) in
69. A) infer B) explain C) interpret D) express
70.A) encourages B) enables C) enforces D) ensures
71. A) speeches B) sounds C) words D)voices
72.A) replacing B) spelling C) pronouncing D)saying
73. A)ours B) theirs C) another D) others
74. A)so B) and C) but D)or
75. A)this B)that C)which D)it
76. A)signs B)gestures C)signals D)marks
77. A)in B)at C) of D)for
78. A) whereas B) since C) anyhow D)somehow
79. A) boundless B) changeable C) limitless D) ceaseless
80. A) ordinary B) alike C) common D) general
Part V Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic It Pays to Be Honest. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese.
1. 当前社会上存在许多不诚实的现象
2. 诚实利人利已，做人应该诚实
It Pays to Be Honest
参考答案：
1. B 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. B
11. A 12. C 13. B 14. D 15. A 16. A 17. B 18. D 19. B 20. D
21. D 22. C 23. C 24. B 25. A 26. A 27. C 28. D 29. D 30. B
31. D 32. B 33. C 34. B 35. C 36. A 37. D 38. A 39. B 40. C
41. D 42. C 43. D 44. D 45. A 46. B 47. C 48. D 49. D 50. A
51. A 52. B 53. B 54. A 55. C 56. A 57. A 58. C 59. B 60. B
61. B 62. A 63. D 64. B 65. C 66. C 67. A 68. C 69. D 70. B
71. C 72. A 73. C 74. B 75. C 76. C 77. A 78. A 79. C 80. D
S1. mysterious S2. coupled S3. ruining
S4. percent S5. species S6. ensure
S7. average
S8. When you consider that equals a quarter of the world catch, you begin to see the size of the problem.
S9. True, some countries are beginning to deal with this problem, but it's vital we find a rational way of fishing
S10. Before every ocean becomes a dead sea, it would make sense to give the fish enough time to recover, grow to full size and reproduce