一、单选题 （题数：40，共 80.0 分）
1This article ____more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
calls for
B、
applies for
C、
cares for
D、
allows for
本题的参考答案： A 我选择的选项：A
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2Due to the fact that she was naturally shy, she shrank from any ____ social and cultural activities.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
taking part of
B、
study on
C、
success in
D、
participation in
本题的参考答案： D 我选择的选项：D
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3American women were ____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
ignored
B、
refused
C、
neglected
D、
denied
本题的参考答案： D 我选择的选项：D
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4My camera can be ____ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
adapted
B、
adjusted
C、
adopted
D、
remedied
本题的参考答案： B 我选择的选项：B
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5The _____ to be better than others drives him to work harder than before.（2.0分）0.0 分
A、
uniqueness
B、
eagerness
C、
awareness
D、
effectiveness
本题的参考答案： B 我选择的选项：C
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6Susan has not been officially ____ to Johnson.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
engaged
B、
occupied
C、
practiced
D、
undertaken
本题的参考答案： A 我选择的选项：A
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7In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly ____.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
gaps
B、
lengths
C、
distances
D、
intervals
本题的参考答案： D 我选择的选项：D
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8According to the instructions we received, we cannot accept photocopies(复印件), but need the ___but need the ____.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
source
B、
resources
C、
origin
D、
original
本题的参考答案： D 我选择的选项：D
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9Good habits of living have proved to be of much _____ to our health.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
barrier
B、
benefit
C、
immunity
D、
commitment
本题的参考答案： B 我选择的选项：B
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10Thanks to the Internet, we can share sorrow and happiness at each other’s home through the _____ of e-mail.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
role
B、
medium
C、
modem
D、
sequence
本题的参考答案： B 我选择的选项：B
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11We were depressed _____ the bad news.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
at
B、
in
C、
for
D、
on
本题的参考答案： A 我选择的选项：A
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12The most important for us now is to _____ what is to be done next.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
allow of
B、
reflect on
C、
feel like
D、
remind of
本题的参考答案： B 我选择的选项：B
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13Newspapers vary greatly in their _____ to the government.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
attitudes
B、
comments
C、
views
D、
opinions
本题的参考答案： A 我选择的选项：A
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14As he was unaware of the complexity of this problem, his choice was quite ____.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
rational
B、
arbitrary
C、
mechanical
D、
unpredictable
本题的参考答案： B 我选择的选项：B
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15The world is trying every means to _____ the friendship between the two countries.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
raise
B、
promote
C、
arise
D、
protest
本题的参考答案： B 我选择的选项：B
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16The medicine the doctor gave me ____ my headache.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
reduced
B、
improved
C、
released
D、
relieved
本题的参考答案： D 我选择的选项：D
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17We could see only the ____ outline of the mountain in the distance.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
vague
B、
dark
C、
mean
D、
dim
本题的参考答案： A 我选择的选项：A
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18When she was criticized, she claimed that it was outside her _____ of responsibility.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
field
B、
limit
C、
limit
D、
range
本题的参考答案： D 我选择的选项：D
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19
She was delighted in _____ of friends and relatives.
（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
accommodation
B、
entertainment
C、
conviction
D、
commitment
本题的参考答案： B 我选择的选项：B
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20
_____ with antique furniture, the castle brought us back in time to the Middle Ages.
（2.0分）0.0 分
A、
Ornamented
B、
Covered
C、
Impressed
D、
Improved
本题的参考答案： A 我选择的选项：B
21_____ with his new teaching method, we need to take a critical look at our traditional ones.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
Cursed
B、
Depressed
C、
Impressed
D、
Fed up
本题的参考答案： C 我选择的选项：C
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22When reading books about space exploration, I often ____ man’s skill and creativeness in putting complex pieces of machinery into space.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
tremble at
B、
startle at
C、
wander at
D、
amaze at
本题的参考答案： D 我选择的选项：D
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23We forgave his bad temper because we know that his son’s illness had put him under great____.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
upset
B、
stress
C、
crisis
D、
oppression
本题的参考答案： B 我选择的选项：B
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24We are expecting to see that the concerted research work will come up with a _____ solution to the problem.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
permanent
B、
perspective
C、
persistent
D、
persuasive
本题的参考答案： A 我选择的选项：A
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25He made ______ alterations to his house and then sold it at a huge profit.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
offensive
B、
horrible
C、
radical
D、
patient
本题的参考答案： C 我选择的选项：C
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26I could see nothing ____ of the hall but the moans of pain told there was someone there.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
in the dust
B、
in the dusk
C、
in the lobby
D、
in the exit
本题的参考答案： B 我选择的选项：B
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27In their own eyes, it is rather _____ that the medical community as a whole still has little idea about the cause of SARS.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
rewarding
B、
demanding
C、
embarrassing
D、
requiring
本题的参考答案： C 我选择的选项：C
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28The police wanted her to describe all the events of that morning in _____.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
time
B、
addition
C、
sequence
D、
place
本题的参考答案： C 我选择的选项：C
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29The idea of winning the eyes of the people around ____ powerfully to some youngsters, so they are eagerly identifying themselves.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
sticks
B、
holds
C、
attract
D、
appeals
本题的参考答案： D 我选择的选项：D
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30Some people are not willing to _____ responsibility for the errors they made.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
ensure
B、
assure
C、
assume
D、
resume
本题的参考答案： C 我选择的选项：C
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31The action of cheating in an examination would ____ you ____ severe punishment.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
cause…to
B、
subject…to
C、
turn…to
D、
take…to
本题的参考答案： B 我选择的选项：B
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32He ____ the medicine quickly and then drank some orange juice.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
sucked
B、
swallowed
C、
licked
D、
digested
本题的参考答案： B 我选择的选项：B
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33
In the wife’s eyes, his _____ to their marriage life is far from perfect.
（2.0分）0.0 分
A、
requirement
B、
commitment
C、
participation
D、
reflection
本题的参考答案： B 我选择的选项：C
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34
The footballer made a(n) _____ gesture, which made the audience’s blood boil.
（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
immature
B、
offering
C、
offensive
D、
hesitative
本题的参考答案： C 我选择的选项：C
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35Computer software _____ some 70 percent of our range of products.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
picks up
B、
focuses on
C、
accounts for
D、
is based on
本题的参考答案： C 我选择的选项：C
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36Although not an economist himself, Dr. Smith has long been a severe critic of the government’s _____ policies.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
economical
B、
economy
C、
economic
D、
economics
本题的参考答案： C 我选择的选项：C
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37Tax cuts are the most important _____ the government has for stimulating the economy.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
instruction
B、
equipment
C、
instrument
D、
stuff
本题的参考答案： C 我选择的选项：C
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38When business is in _____, there is usually an obvious increase in unemployment.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
conviction
B、
relaxation
C、
depression
D、
competition
本题的参考答案： C 我选择的选项：C
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39If you want to get into that tunnel, you first have to ____ away all the rocks.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
repel
B、
pull
C、
transfer
D、
dispose
本题的参考答案： B 我选择的选项：B
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40Because the company was doing more business it was necessary to____ the factory.（2.0分）2.0 分
A、
increase
B、
extend
C、
broaden
D、
grow
本题的参考答案： B 我选择的选项：B
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二、简答题 （题数：2，共 20.0 分）
1
(七)
Unless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroids (小行星) now, one might crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it, say some scientists.
Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids (流星) that race across the night sky. Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don’t threaten us. But there are also thousands of asteroids whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth.
Buy $50 million worth of new telescopes right now. Then spend $10 million a year for the next 25 years to locate most of the space rocks. By the time we spot a fatal one, the scientists say, we’ll have a way to change its course.
Some scientists favor pushing asteroids off course with nuclear weapons. But the cost wouldn’t be cheap.
Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk re: 1) How likely the event is; and 2) How bad the consequences if the event occurs. Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once every 500,000 years. Sounds pretty rare—but if one did fall, it would be the end of the world. “If we don’t take care of these big asteroids, they’ll take care of us,” says one scientist. “It’s that simple.”
The cure, though, might be worse than the disease. Do we really want fleets of nuclear weapons sitting around on Earth? “The world has less to fear from doomsday (毁灭性的) rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against them,” said a New York Times article.
1. What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids?
A) They are heavenly bodies different in composition.
B) They are heavenly bodies similar in nature.
C) There are more asteroids than meteoroids.
D) Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids.
2. What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth?
A) It is very unlikely but the danger exists.
B) Such a collision might occur once every 25 years.
C) Collisions of smaller asteroids with Earth occur more often than expected.
D) It’s still too early to say whether such a collision might occur.
3. What do people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to alter the courses of asteroids?
A) It sounds practical but it may not solve the problem.
B) It may create more problems than it might solve.
C) It is a waste of money because a collision of asteroids with Earth is very unlikely.
D) Further research should be done before it is proved applicable.
4. We can conclude from the passage that ________.
A) while pushing asteroids off course nuclear weapons would destroy the world
B) asteroids racing across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the near future
C) the worry about asteroids can be left to future generations since it is unlikely to happen in our lifetime
D) workable solutions still have to be found to prevent a collision of asteroids with Earth
5. Which of the following best describes the author’s tone in this passage?
A) Optimistic. B) Critical. C) Objective. D) Arbitrary.
（10.0分）10.0 分
本题的参考答案
(7) B A B D C
我选择的选项
BABDC
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While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states—at least in getting people off welfare. It’s estimated that more than 2 million people have left the rolls since 1994.
In the past four years, welfare rolls in Athens Country have been cut in half. But 70 percent of the people who left in the past tow years took jobs that paid less than $6 an hour. The result: The Athens County poverty rate still remains at more than 30 percent—twice the national average.
For advocates (代言人) for the poor, that’s an indication much more needs to be done.
“More people are getting jobs, but it’s not making their lives any better,” says Kathy Lairn, a policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington.
A center analysis of US Census data nationwide found that between 1995 and 1996, a greater percentage of single, female-headed households were earning money on their own, but that average income for these households actually went down.
But for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as well without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory.
“Welfare was a poison. It was a toxin (毒素) that was poisoning the family,” says Robert Rector, a welfare-reform policy analyst. “The reform in changing the moral climate in low-income communities. It’s beginning to rebuild the work ethic (道德观), which is much more important.”
Mr. Rector and others argued that once “the habit of dependency is cracked,” then the country can make other policy changes aimed at improving living standards.
1. From the passage, it can be seen that the author ________.
A) believes the reform has reduced the government’s burden
B) insists that welfare reform is doing little good for the poor
C) is overenthusiastic about the success of welfare reform
D) considers welfare reform to be fundamentally successful
2. Why aren’t people enjoying better lives when they have jobs?
A) Because many families are divorced.
B) Because government aid is now rare.
C) Because their wages are low.
D) Because the cost of living is rising.
3. What is worth noting from the example of Athens County is that ________.
A) greater efforts should be made to improve people’s living standards
B) 70 percent of the people there have been employed for two years
C) 50 percent of the population no longer relies on welfare
D) the living standards of most people are going down
4. From the passage we know that welfare reform aims at ________.
A) saving welfare funds
B) rebuilding the work ethic
C) providing more jobs
D) cutting government expenses
5. According to the passage before the welfare reform was carried out, ________.
A) the poverty rate was lover
B) average living standards were higher
C) the average worker was paid higher wages
D) the poor used to rely on government aid
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本题的参考答案
(一) 答案： D C A B D
我选择的选项
A.Because many families are divorced. B.Because government aid is now rare. C.Because their wages are low. D.Because the cost of living is rising.
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