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English test paper
Part 2: Application of English Knowledge (two sections in total , full

score 45 points)

Section 1: Fill in the blanks ( 15 questions in total, 1 point for each

question, full score 1 5 points)

twenty one. Fortunately, it wo n't make of difference if I don ' t pass

the test.

A． _ the awful lot B. an awful lot C. a lot awful

D. an awful lot

twenty two. At last the man had no choice but the computers from the

office.

A． _ admit to have stolen B． admit having stolen

C. _ to admit to have stolen D. to admit having stolen

twenty three. He is very much the idea of going to university in

Britain.

A． _ attended to B． take up by C． laid off by D ． appealed

to

twenty four. —How come you are late for work again?

— .

A． _ Because I missed the bus B． By bus and then on foot

 C. _ Please excuse me D. It's quite

wrong

25. His success the fact he had been working hard.

A． _ lies in, which B． lay in, that

C. _ lays in , because D ． had laid in,

that

26． —I will drive you to the airport, if .

—But you have to take us all.

A． _ possible, such small a car B． asked, too small a car

C. _ to ask, very small a car D. invited, a too small car

27． If it were not for the fact that she sing, I would invite her to the

party.

A． _ could n't B． should n't C． _ _ ca n't D． _ _

might not

28. —Well, I do think the rabbit is a beautiful, gentle animal which can

run very fast.

— .

A． _ So it is B. So is it C． So does it D. So it does

29. The media can often help solve problems and draw attention

situations help is needed.

A． _ in, that B． to, which C． in , where D． to,

where
30. Air is to us water is to fish. We should take measures to keep air

and water clean.

A． _ that B． _ like C． _ what D． _ as

31． I should n't be surprised if it rains tomorrow, ?

A． _ would you B． should I C． should n't I

D． _ does it

32. He stood up and looked forward to what was happening over and

found there was a cinema around he could see a film being

shown.

A． _ seeing , which B． see, where C. see ,

which D． seeing, where

33. It was back home after he experiment was finished.

A． _ until midnight that he didn ' t went

B. _ not until midnight did he go

C. _ until midnight when he didn ' t go

D. _ not until midnight that he came

34 . It was not a serious illness, and she soon it.

A． _ got over B． go on with C. got around D ． got

out of

35． They ' ve us, 150,000 for the house, shall we take it?

A． _ provided B. _ suppbed C. _ shown D ．

_ offered
Section 2: Fill in the blanks (20 questions in total; 1.5 points for each

question, full score 30 points)

Read the passage below and choose the best answer that can fill in

the corresponding blanks from the four options given in the passage.

When we read books we seem to enter a new world. This new world

can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very 36 .Some

stories are told 37 they were true. Real people who live in a 38 world do

real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing

what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not 39

.They characters and creatures that are very different from us and do

things that would be 40 for us.

But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it,

even realistic writing is only 41 How can we tell the difference between

what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry

Potter, we 42 seem to learn something about the real world. And when

Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life

than 43 . Reading, like writing, is an action. It is a way of 44 When we

read or write something , we do much more than simply look at words on

a page. We use our 45 which is real – and our imagination – which is real

in a different way – to make the words come to life in our minds.

Both realism and fantasy 46 the imagination and the “ magic ” of

reading and writing to make us think. When we read 47 realistic, we have

to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even

though we 48 that we are real and they are 49 .It sounds 50 , but it works.

When we read, we fill in missing information and 51 about the causes and

effects of what a character does. We help the writer by 52 that what we

read is like real life. In a way, we are writing the book, too.

Most of us probably don ' t think about what is going on our 53 ,

when we are reading. We pick up a book and lose 54 in a good story,

eager to find out what will happen next. Knowing how we feel 55 we

read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more

about the real magic of books.

36. A. possible B. _ easy C. _ new D． _ different

37. A. that B． _ what C． _ whether D. _ as if

38. A. usual B. _ normal C. _ certain D. _ common

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39． A. realistic B． _ reasonable C. _ moral D ．

_ instructive

40. A. difficult B. _ impossible C. _ important D. _ necessary

41． A. thinkable B. _ designed C． _ imagined D. _ planned

42. A. do B. _ can C． _ wish to D. should

43. A. lessons B． _ dreams C． _ experience D． _ magic

44． A. working B. _ thinking C. _ living D. _ understanding

45. A. knowledge B. _ skills C. _ words D. _ grammar

46. A. makeB . getC ． _ use D． _ have

47． A. somebody B. _ something C. _ everything D. _ nothing

48． A. find B. _ learn C. _ know D． _ hope

49. A. too B. _ not C. _ all D． _ so

50. A. dangerous B. _ serious C. _ strange D. _ terrible

51． A. talk B. _ learn C. _ read D． _ think

52 . A. telling B． _ pretending C ． _ promising

D. _ guessing

53. A. mind B． _ life C. _ world D. _ society

54. A. heart B. _ time C. _ money D. _ ourselves

55. A. what B. _ how C． _ when D. _ why

Part Three: Reading Comprehension (20 questions in total, 2 points each,

full score 40 points)

Read the following passage and choose the best option that fills in the

blank from the four options (A, B, C and D) given in each question.

For many years, I was convinced that my suffering was due to my

size. I believed that when the weight disappeared, it would take old

wounds, hurts, and rejections with it.

Many weight – conscious people also mistakenly believe that

changing our bodies will fix everything. Perhaps our worst mistake is

believing that being thin equals being loved, being special, and being

cherished. We fantasize about what it will be like when we reach the long
– awaited goal. We work very hard to realize this dream. Then, at last, we

find ourselves there.

But we often gain back what we have lost. Even so, we continue to

believe that next time it will be different. Next time, we will keep it off.

Next time, being thin will finally fulfill its promise of everlasting

happiness, self – worth, and, of course, love.

It took me a long while to realize that there was something more for

me to learn about beauty. Beauty standards vary with culture. In Samoa a

woman is not considered attractive unless she weighs more than 200

pounds. More importantly, if it ' s happiness that we want, why not put

our energy there rather than on the size of our body? Why not look

inside? Many of us work hard to change our body, but in vain. We have to

find a way to live comfortable inside our body and make friends with and

cherish ourselves. When we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the

whole world changes.

56. The passage tries to tell us the importance of .

A． _ body size B． attitudes towards

C. _ culture difference D ． different beauty

standards

57． What does the word “ everything ” in paragraph 2 mean?

A． _ All the problems . B ． All the

properties
 C. _ The whole world D. The absolute truth

58. What can be inferred about the author?

A． _ The author is a Samoan

B. _ The author succeeded in losing weight

C. _ The author has been troubled by her/his weight.

D. _ The author probably got wounded in wars or accidents.

59. According to the author, what is the common view of those who have

lost some weight first and gained it back later?

A． _ They feel angry about the regained weight

B. _ They are indifferent to the regained weight

C. _ They feel optimistic about future plans on weight control.

D. _ They think they should give up their future plans on weight

control.

Supermarkets are trying out new computers that make shopping

carts more intelligent. They will help shoppers find paper cups or toilet

soap, and keep a record of the bill.

The touch -screen devices are on show at the Food Marketing

Institute's exhibition here this week. "These devices are able to create

value and get you around the store quicker," said Michael Alexandre ,

manager of Springboard Retail Networks Inc , which makes a smart cart

computer called the Concierge.

 Canadian stores will test the Concierge in July. A similar device,

IBM's “shopping buddy”, has recently been test-marketed at Stop & Shop

stores in Massachusetts.

Neither device tells you how many fat grams or calories are in your

cart, but they will flash you with items on sale. The idea is to make it

easier for people to buy, not to have second thoughts that maybe you

should put something back on the shelf.

"The whole model is driven by advertisers' need to get in front of

shoppers," said Alexandre e r. "They're not watching 30 - second TV ads

anymore."

People can use a home computer to make their shopping lists. Once

at the store, a shopper can use a preferred customer card to start a system

that will organize the trip around the store . If you're looking for

toothpicks you type in the word or pick it from a list, and a map will

appear on the screen showing where you are and where you can find

them.

The device also keeps a record of what you b ought . When you're

finished, the device figures out your bill. Then you go to the checker or

place your card into a self - checkout stand and pay.

The new computerized shopping assistants don't come cheap. The

Buddy devices will cost the average store about $160,000, and the

Concierge will cost stores about $500 for each device.

6 0. The underlined word “they” (paragraph l) refers to .

A． _ supermarkets B． _ shop assistants

C. _ shopping carts D. shop managers

61. Which of the following is the correct order of shopping with the

computerized shopping carts?

a . Start the system. b . Make a shopping list.

c ． Find the things you want. d . Go to a self-checkout stand.

A． _ abdc B． _ bacd C． _ acbd D． _ bcad

62． We can learn from the last paragraph that

A． _ intelligent shopping carts cost a large sum of money

B. _ the Concierge is cheaper than the Buddy devices

C. _ shop assistants with computer knowledge are well paid

D. _ average stores prefer the Concierge to the Buddy devices

In a time of low academic achievement by children in the United

States, many Americans are turning to Japan, a country of high academic

achievement and economic success, for possible answers. However, the

answers provided by Japanese preschools are not the ones Americans

expected to find. In most Japanese Preschools, surprisingly little

emphasis is put on academic instruction. In one investigation, 300

Japanese and 210 American preschool teachers, child development

specialists, and parents were asked about various aspects of early

childhood education. Only 2 percent of the Japanese respondents

(respondents) listed “ to give children a good start academically ” as one

of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. In contrast,

over half the American respondents chose this as one of their top three

choices. To prepare For successful careers in first grade and beyond,

Japanese schools do not teach reading, writing, and mathematics, but

rather skills such as persistence, concentration, and the ability to function

as a member of a group. The vast majority of young Japanese children are

taught to read at home by their parents.

In the recent comparison of Japanese and American preschool

education, 91 percent of Japanese respondents chose providing children

with a group experience as one of their top three reasons for a society to

have preschools. Sixty-two percent of the more individually oriented

(emphasis on personality development ) ) Americans listed group

experience as one of their top three choices.

Some Japanese parents believe that if their young children attend a

university-based program, it will increase the children's chances of

eventually being admitted to top-rated schools the heavy intellectualizing

in some Japanese kindergartens.

63 ． We learn from the first paragraph that many Americans believe

A ． _ Japanese parents are more involved in preschool education

than American parents

B. _ Japan's economic success is a result of its scientific achievements

C. _ Japanese preschool education emphasizes academic instruction

D. _ Japan's higher education is superior to theirs

64． Most Americans surveyed believe that preschools should also put

importance to .

A． _ problem solving

B. group experience

C. parental guidance

D. _ individually-oriented development

65. In Japan's preschool education, the focus is on .

A． _ preparing children academically

B. _ developing children's artistic interests

C. _ t apping children's potential

D. _ shaping children's character

66. Free play has been introduced in some Japanese kindergartens in

order to _______.

A． _ broaden children's horizon C. lighten children's study load

B. _ cultivate children's creativity D. enrich children's knowledge

67. Why do some Japanese parents send their children to university-based

kindergartens?

A． _ They can do better in their future studies.

 B. _ They can accumulate more group experience there.

C. _ They can be individually oriented when they grow up.

D. _ They can have better chances of getting a first-rate education.

In 1993, the Metropolitan Museum of Art reluctantly handed over

363 pieces of gold, silver, precious stones, paintings, and sculptures back

to Turkey after a court case. Following increasing calls for the return of

artistic objects that were removed decades of centuries ago, some of the

world ' s leading museums have signed a declaration that they will world

have only been able to fully appreciate ancient civilizations because these

museums have provided access to these artistic objects. The ancient

civilizations would not be so deeply admired today if these ancient

artifacts were not so widely available to an international public in major

museums throughout Europe and America. For example, Egyptian culture

would not have become so well – know if the museums had not put

Egyptian mummies on show.

The British Museum has not signed the declaration, but says it fully

supports it. Over the recent years, it has faced growing pressure to hand

back the Elgin Marbles, sculptures taken from the Parthenon in Athens,

Greece, in the 19th century. But the British Museum has said that the

Museum is the best possible place for them. “They must remain here if

the museum is to continue to achieve its aim, which is to show the world
to the world," said the director of the museum.

68． What reason do the major museums provide for not handing back

the ancient objects?

A． _ Only in the leading museums can the objects be fully appreciated

by the world.

B. _ It is better for those objects to remain at a certain place than to be

moved around.

C. _ They need those well-known ancient objects to attract people from

all over the world.

D. _ Ancient civilizations can only be admired if they are removed from

their home countries.

69. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the “countries of

origin” in the article?

A． _ Turkey . B. Britain.C . _ Egypt . D. Greece.

70. What do the underlined words “ the world ” mean in “ show the world

to the world ” ?

A． _ The global village . B． The leading museums.

C. _ The ancient civilizations . D. The international public.

2 E

Time and how we experience it have always puzzled us. Physicists

have created fascinating theories, but their time is measured by a

pendulum and is not psychological time, which leaps with little regard to

the clock or calendar. As someone who understood the distinction

observed. “ When you sit with a nice girl for two hours, it seems like a

minute, but when you sit on a hot stove, a minute seems like two hours. ”

Psychologists have long noticed that larger units of time, such as

months and years, fly on swifter wings as we age. They also not that the

more time is structured with schedules and appointments, the more

rapidly it seems to pass, For example, a day at the office flies compared

with a day at the beach. Since most of us spend fewer days at the beach

and more at the office as we age, an increase in structured time could well

be to blame for why time seems to speed up as we grow older.

Expectation and familiarity also make time seem to flow more

rapidly. Almost all of us have had the experience of driving somewhere

we ' ve never been before surrounded by unfamiliar scenery, with no real

notion of when we ' ll arrive, we experience the trip as lasting a long time.

But the return trip, although exactly as long, seems to take far less time.

The novelty of the outward journey has become routine Thus taking a

different route on occasions can often help slow the clock.

When days become as identical as beads on a string, they blend

together, and even months become a single day. To counter this, try to

find ways to interrupt the structure of your day – to stop time, so to speak.

Learning something new is another way to slow the passage of time.

One of the reasons the days of our youth seem so full and long is that

these are the days of learning and discovery.

71. The passage is meant to .

A． _ state the principles of time

B. _ explain why time flies and how to slow it down

C. _ describe various definitions about time.

D. _ show the different ideas of physicists and psychologists on time

72. According to the passage, when people live an identical and routine

life, time seems to .

A． _ slow down B. to stop

C. _ speed up D. be in a psychological sense

73． The quotation in the first paragraph is used to indicate .

A． _ the distinction between physical time and psychological time

B. _ that time should not be measured by a pendulum.

C. _ that physical theory has nothing to do with the true sense of time

D. _ that with little regard of a clock or calendar, psychological time

is quite puzzling.

74. Which of the following examples does not make time seems to flow

more rapidly?

A． _ Office work structured with schedules.

 B. _ A journey to a familiar place.

C. _ The learning of something difficult and interesting

D. _ Life of a businessman filled with appointments.

75. Near the end of the third paragraph, the word “ novelty ” could be

best replaced by .

A． _ excitement B． _ unfamiliarly C ． _

illusion D. _ amusement

Part 4: Writing (35 points in total)

Fill in the blanks in the first section of the dialogue (10 questions in total;

1 point for each question, full score of 10 points)

Read the following dialogue carefully and write the complete and

correct form of an English word on the line marked with the question

number in the right column of the answer sheet according to the first

letter of each question to make the dialogue smooth.

W: Hello, Bob. Long time (76) n see. How (76) n

are you getting along with your (77)p (77)p

for the entrance exam? (78)A

M: Well, I really can ' t tell. (78) A I'm

doing my best, working night and day. (79)p

W ： So am I. Sometimes, I feel very tired, both

(79)p and mentally. (80)s

M: I feel the same, I often (80)s from

headaches and general weakness. Not (81)o

enough time for sleeping. I don ' t know

what will become (81)o me if it goes on (82)m

like this for long.

W ： And no time for sports, even music, not to

(82)m films and TV programs. All we

can see is exercises, exam papers and this

sort of things. (83)s

M: It seems that to go to college is the only future

we have. (84)k

W ： Certainly not. Even if we can ' t go to

college, we can take up many other jobs and

do our bits for (83)s as well. (85)d

M：Quite right. But we ' ll get more

(84)k after studying several years of

college. That means we can work better for

our country and people after graduation. In

addition, our parents lay great hope on us, we

shouldn't let them feel（85）d

Section 2 Written Expression (25 points)

Everyone cannot live without friends. How to make friends? Please

write an essay with the title "On Making Friends". The essay must

include the following three aspects:

1. Everyone has friends.

2 . True friendship is based on mutual trust.

3． your approach.

Note: The number of words is about 100. The title has been written.

On Making Friends