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Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A),B) ,C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

It is simple enough to say that since books have classesfiction, biography,　poetrywe should separate them and take from each what it is right that each should give us. Yet few people ask from books what books can give us. Most commonly we come to books with blurred and divided minds, asking of fiction that it shall be true, of poetry that it shall be false, of bio graphy that it shall be flattering, of history that it shall enforce our own prejudices. If we could banish all such preconception when we read, that would be an admirable beginning. Do not dictate to your author; try to become him. Be his fellowworker and accomplice(同谋).

If you hang back, and reserve and criticize at first, you are preventing yourself from getting the fullest possible value from what you read. But if you open your mind as widely as possible, then signs and hints of almost imperceptible finess(委婉之处), from the twist and turn of the first sentences, will bring you into the presence of a human being unlike any other. Steep yourself in this, acquaint yourself with this, and soon you will find that your author is giving you, or attempting to give you, something far more definite. The thirtytwo chapters of anovelif we consider how to read a novel firstare an attempt to make something as formed and controlled as a building but words are more impalpable than bricks, reading is a longer and more complicated process than seeing. Perhaps the quickest way to understand the elements of what a novelist is doing is not to read, but to write; to make your own experiment with the dangers and difficulties of words. Recall, then, some event that has left a distinct impression on youhow at the corner of the street, perhaps, you passed two people talking. A tree shook; an electric light danced; the tone of the talk was comic, but also tragic; a whole vision, an entire conception, seemed contained in that moment.

21.What does the author mean by saying “Yet few people ask from books what books can give us.”?

A.The author means that lots of people read few books.

B.The author thinks that readers have only absorbed part of knowledge in books.

C.The author holds that few people have a proper idea about what content　some kind of books should include.

D.The author considers that readers can scarcely understand most of the books.

22.According to the passage, which of the following statement is right?

A.A reader should find some mistakes when he is reading.

B.The more difficult a book is, the more you can get from it.

C.To read something is easier than to watch something.

D.One should be in the same track with the writer when he is reading.

23.What is the possible meaning of “impalpable” (Paragraph 2) in the passage?

A.Clear.B.Elusive.C.Delicate.D.Precise.

24.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A.The importance of reading.

B.The proper way to read.

C.How to get most from one book.

D.The characters of a good book.

25.When a writer is writing he often get the whole conception ____.

a long time’s thinking

h an instant inspiration

ing to his own experience

way of watching the objects attentively

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

According to the dictionary definition of “create”, ordinary people are creative every day. To create means “to bring into being, to cause to exist”something each of us does daily.

We are creative whenever we look at or think about something in a new way. First this involves an awareness of our surroundings. It means using all of our sese to become aware of our world. This may be as simple as being aware of color and texture, as well as taste, when we plan a meal. Above all, it is the ability to notice things that others might miss.

A second part of creativity is an ability to see relationships among things. If we believe the expression, “There is nothing new under the sun,” the creativity is remaking or recombining the old in new ways. For example, we might　do this by finding a more effective way to study or a better way to arrange our　furniture, or we might make a new combination of camera lenses and filters to create an unusual photograph.

A third part of creativity is the courage and drive to make use of our new ideas, to apply them to achieve some new results. To think up a new concept is one　thing; to put the idea to work is another.

These three parts of creativity are involved in all the great works of genius,　but they are also involved in many of our daytoday activities.

26.Which of the following activities is NOT a creative one according to the passage?

A.To prepare a meal.

B.To arrange the furniture in a peculiar way.

C.To buy some books from a bookstore.

D.To “write” a letter with the computer.

27.The author holds that ____.

vity is of highly demand

vity is connected with a deep insight to some extent

vity is to create something new and concrete

practise and practise is the only way to cultivate one’s creativity

28.“There is nothing new under the sun.” (Par.3) really implies that ____.

can seldom create new things

B.a new thing is only a tale

C.a new thing can only be created at the basis of original things

can scarcely see really new things in the world

29.What does the author think about the relationship between a new thought and its being put into practice?

A.It’s more difficult to create a new thought than to apply it in practice.

B.To find a new thought will definitely lead to the production of a new thing.

C.One may come up with a new thought, but can not put it into practice.

D.A man with an excellent ability of practice can easily become an inventor.

30.The best title for this passage is ____.

A.How to Cultivate One’s Creativity

B.What is Creativity

C.The Importance of Creativity

D.Creativitya Not Farway Thing

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

When I was studying at Yale, some phenomena puzzled me greatly. I found that Chinese students or Asian students were very polite in class while American students often interrupted the professor, asking questions and dominating the discussion. The Chinese students were not as aggressive as American students.

I was impressed by the role of the professor in the seminar(讨论会). The　professor didn’t act as an authority, giving final conclusions, but as a reseacher looking for answers to questions together with the students. One linguistic(语言的) feature of his interacting with his students was that he used many　modal(情态的) verbsfar more than I did in Beiwai. When answering questions, he　usually said, “This is my personal opinion and it could be wrong.” or “You　could be right, but you might find this point of view also interesting.”

In China, authorities are always supposed to give wise decisions and correct directions. Therefore, students always expect the professor to give an answer to the question. I still remember how frustrated they were when foreign teachers did　not provide such an answer. Their expectations from authorities are much higher　than that of American students. Once the Chinese students got the answer, they were sure about it.

Education in China is valued for united thinking. I remember American teachers　who taught in our university complaining about the fact that Chinese students uniformly expressed the same idea in their English composition. The examinations　in America usually do not test a student’s ability to memorize the material but　his ability to analyze and solve problems. Education in America is valued not only as a means to obtain employment but as a process of enhancing critical thinking.

31.In the USA, when the students are in class, ____.

A.a Chinese student tends to be very active

American student likes to make trouble

C.a Chinese student likes to puzzle the teacher

American student tends to be vigorous

32.A teacher in the USA prefers to ____ when he answers questions.

very sincere very direct

very selfconfident very indifferent

33.What is the opinion of the author concerning the difference of teaching methods between China and the USA?

A.He thinks that Chinese teaching metods can make students learn more.

B.He holds that the major purpose of Chinese teaching methods is to improve students’ remembrance.

C.He thinks that American teaching is abilityoriented.

D.He holds that American teachers hate to give a test.

34.The author thinks that the relationship between the student and the teacher is ____.

intimate in China in China

in USA harmonious in USA

35.The education in USA may produce some ____ graduates.

ive tional

ve ative

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

Online courses (also called distance learning) are a hot new trend in American education. According to the nonprofit Distance Education and Training Council,about 400 US colleges and schools offer some portion of their programs on the Web. At the university level, they cost the same as traditional classes and require similar weekly assignments and textbook reading, the difference is in class participation.

Generally speaking, students congregate(使聚集) online throughout each week　to explore topic with the professor, but these discussions occur “asynchronously(不同时发生地)” rather than in real time. (You read others’ comments and post　your own whenever you get a chance.) Written assignments are posted, you email　in your work periodically, and you’re required to take a proctored exam in order to　receive degree credit. Careerboosting business administration and information technology programs are the most popular, but you’ll also find a variety　of literal arts offerings, from film theory to medieval history and foreign language study. While you still can’t get an Ivy League degree online, a growing number of elite(卓越的) institutions, including Stanford and New York University are beginning to offer online courses.

The benefits for busy people are obvious. “I always get a frontrow seat,”　says one student studying at the State University of New York Learning Network.“I can get up in the middle of class, grab a cup of coffee. The class is waiting for me when I get back, and I haven’t missed a thing.” On the other hand, some students miss the facetoface interaction that often sparks interest and involvement.

36.Generally speaking, online education costs ____.

than the traditional one

than the traditional one

much as the traditional one

author hasn’t mentioned

37.The major way to hand out assignments of online students is ____.

hand out them in person

post them

email in them

let the teacher enter into their personal main pages

38.Which kind of program is probably NOT welcomed by most of the students?

A.Software development. B.Decoration and design.

C.Company management D.International trade.

39.The closest meaning of “Ivy League” (Par. 2) ____.

universities in USA

business colleges in USA

companies in USA

sities with a long history

40.It is implied that in USA ____.

education will take the place of the traditional one soon

are only a few online programs until now

need not take part in the exam in order to receive a diploma by way　of online education

can not receive a degree certificate of New York University through　distant learning

Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)

Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D). Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

41.____ the size and nature of a business, its main goal is to earn a profit.

A.Whatever B.Whichever C.Whereas D.Because

42.You are supposed ____ everything ready by now.

get g have got got

43.The football player is hoping to ____ to another club.

er it orm ort

44.The medicine which the doctor gave her can only ____ her temporarily from pain.

e e

45.She was simple, ____ and hardworking woman.

cable ble

le cal

46.I found myself completely ____ by his vivid performance.

d out d off

d away d on

47.These safety measures will ____ the reduction of accidents.

in from

in ate in

48.After we had been in the village for a few months, we so liked it that　we decided to settle there ____.

turn good usual most

49.____ these changes we must revise our plan.

A.In the course of B.In the light of

C.In spite of D.In addition to

50.“I don’t feel like ____ now.”

“But the faster we get the assignment ____ the sooner we can go out and relax.”

study, to do study, done

ng, done ng, to do

51.In order to be a good scientist, ____.

atics is vital

must master mathematics

atics is important to understand

to understand mathematics

52.I’m ____ him to arrive on Sunday.

ng g ing

53.It’s high time that something, ____ to prohibit selling fake commodities.

be done done

done re done

54.What’s the matter? I smell something ____.

ing burned g

55.It was a long time before the cut on my hand ____ completely.

red ed

56.You’ll have to buy some new shoes as these are ____.

up ted away

down out

57.I ____ at home to look after my sick mother.

help stay help staying

help but stay help but staying

58.More and more cheaper materials are being ____ for the better, more　expensive kind in production.

ed ced

tuted ormed

59.The taxi had to ____ because the traffic light had turned red.

up up up up

60.____ to secret document is denied to all but few.

A.Access B.Approach C.Contact D.Touch

61.Will all those ____ the proposal raise their hands?

relation to excess of

contrast to favor of

62.A cold is nothing to you ____ it is merely a cold; but it sometimes　becomes a danger.

matter well as

long as far as

63.People here usually ____ channel 2 at 7:00 a.m. to hear the news.

in ne in

64.The attack on Pearl Harbor ____ the indignation of the whole nation.

d

65.American people are highly ____, and therefore may find it difficult　to become deeply involved with others.

al e

66.A large sum of money has been raised for the ____ of the poorlyeducated children in the mountainous districts.

age nefit

67.In arithmetic the rules of addition are basic, and all the other rules　are built on this ____.

68.On Christmas Eve, we had several guests, who were ____ friends of our daughter.

69.In our culture, honesty has always been considered an important ____of a person’s character.

t ce

70.Students who pass the test will be ____ to the next grade.

ssed ded

ed ed

Part Ⅳ Translation from E[nglish into Chinese (15 minutes)

Directions:

In this part, there are five items which you should translate into Chinese, each item consisting of one or two sentences. These sentences are all taken from the Reading Passages you have just read in the Reading Comprehension of the Test Paper. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.

71.Most commonly we come to books with blurred and divided minds, asking　of fiction that it shall be true, of poetry that it shall be false, of biography　that it shall be flattering, of history that it shall enforce our own prejudices.(Passage 1, Para.1)

72.Perhaps the quickest way to understand the elements of what a novelist　is doing is not to read, but to write; to make your own experiment with the dangers and difficulties of words. (Passage 1, Para. 2)

73.For example, we might do this by finding a more effective way to study　or a better way to arrange our furniture, or we might make a new combination of　camera lenses and filters to create an unusual photograph.(Passage 2, Para. 3)

74.The professor didn’t act as an authority, giving final conclusions, but as a reseacher looking for answers to questions together with the students.(Passage 3, Para.2)

75.Careerboosting business administration and information technology programs are the most popular, but you’ll also find a variety of literal arts offerings, from film theory to medieval history and foreign language study.(Passage4, Para.2)

Part Ⅴ Writing

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic “Should Tobacco Industry Be Forbidden?” You should write at least 100 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:

1.烟草业目前对我们的社会有一定好处;

2.吸烟却有害健康;

3.从长远打算，烟草业终将被禁止。

答案

Part Ⅱ

1

短文大意

本散文谈读书方法。作者认为许多读者因存在太多先入之见而不能从书中汲取它们所能提供给我们的东西。而如果能在阅读时尽量和作者融为一体的话，就可以体会到书本中的许多微妙之处。最后作者又告诉读者可通过动手练笔的方式领会作家是如何创作的，灵感和构思是如何得来的。

21.答案C。

【参考译文】 作者说“然而很少有人向书籍索取它们所能提供给我们的东西。”的真正含义是什么?

【试题分析】 此题考查学生“对含义复杂句子的正确理解”的能力。

【详细解答】 解答此题，正确理解“Yes…us”一句含义是关键。其实质含义是：“许多人读书时因观念不正确，而仅仅能从书本中得到很少的知识获得很少的启迪”。这样，我们就可以对选项进行逐个分析取舍了。A项意为“作者认为许多人读的书都太少”，显然与我们的分析不符。B项意为“作者认为读者仅仅从书中汲取了部分知识。”这句话只是引文部分的字面含义，所以也应排除。再看C项作者认为许多人对某类书应该包含什么样的内容没有正确的观念。这才是作者的隐含意思，所以是正确的。而D项“作者认为许多读者对大量的书都不能读懂。”这也是一种错误的理解，也应排除。这样就可确定选项为C。

22.答案D。

【参考译文】 根据短文，下面的说法哪一个是正确的?

【试题分析】 此题考查学生“对具体细节的把握”的能力。

【详细解答】 此题只能用排除法，去掉与文章细节不符的选项。选项A意为“读者在阅读时应该能发现一些错误。”文章中没有此细节，可排除。B项“一本书越难读，从中得到 知识也越多。”也与文意无关。再看C项“阅读比观看容易。”根据文章第二段第四句最后一分句可知这正与作者的观点相反，故也排除。最后只剩下D项，应为正确答案。而其内容“读者在阅读时应和作者保持一致。”正是作者的观点，无疑正确。

23.答案B。

【参考译文】 第二段中“impalpable”一词最可能的含义是什么?

【试题分析】 此题考查学生“根据上下文推测生词含义”的能力。

【详细解答】 先看上文：作家想把素材安排得像一座完整的大房，使之具体化。接下来就是含有“impalpable”一句。句首用“but”引导，有转折含义。所以此单 词意义可能与“具体”相对。再看下文，阅读比观看更复杂和费时。这样，该词的含义就可以基本确定了，应该是“非常抽象难以捉摸的”之类的意思。(这里与” 砖头”相比，更加强了这一点)据此可排除A、D项。C项意为“微妙”，意近。但B项恰好意为“难以捉摸的”，更与生词含义接近，所以应选B。此题目C项干扰性较大，注意要避免匆忙选择，而功亏一篑。

24.答案B。

【参考译文】 此文的主要内容是什么?

【试题分析】 此题考查学生“对文章的主旨和大意的把握”的能力。

【详细解答】 解答此题关键在于先弄清文章的主旨和大意。在此基础上就可进行选弃了。此短文主要讲“何为正确的读书方法”。据此，A项“阅读的重要性”，C项“如何从书 中获取最多的信息”，D项“一本好书的特征”，均不能选。而B项“何为正确的读书方法”，正与我们的分析不谋而合，所以B为正确答案无疑。

25.答案B。

【参考译文】 作家在写作时，常通过什么样的方式来获得构思?

【试题分析】 此题考查学生“对具体细节正确理解”的能力。

【详细解答】 答案可从文章最后一句获得。解答此类题的关键就是找到并正确理解有关细节。根据最后一句可知“作家构思的获得是通过瞬间的感悟。”这样，就可对选项进行逐 个分析了。A项意为“通过长期的思考”，虽符合一般常识，但不是作者看法，排除。B项意为“瞬间/快速的灵感”，与作者的观点十分接近，有正确的可能。再 看C项“根据作者自己的经历”，作者也没有提及。而D项“通过专心致志地观看描写的对象”，这只是构思活动过程的一部分。与B项相比，也应排除。现在就可 确定：B项为正确答案。

2

短文大意

本文主要介绍了什么是创造力。作者认为创造力离我们并不遥远，我们每天都在创造。创造力有三个方面的表现，第一是以新的方式观察和思考。第二 是能观察到事物之间的关系。第三是运用新思想的勇气和激情，运用新思想来获得新的效果。最后作者指出创造力的三方面需要全面非凡的天赋，但同时也需要我们日常许许多多的亲身实践。

26.答案C。

【参考译文】 下列哪一种活动不具有创造性?

【试题分析】 此题考查学生“根据所读材料进行一定的判断”的能力。

【详细解答】 本题可用排除法。根据第一段可知创造力的含义是“使事物产生”，“致使事物存在”。而它三个方面的表现可参考“短文大意”，据此，A项“做饭”是一种日常 生活中的“使饭产生”，具有创造性。B项“用一种独我的方式安排家俱”，为创造力第二面详述中的例子，故也是创造活动。再看C项“从书店买书”，只是一种 简单的行为，不涉及创造性。而D项“用电脑写一封信”即“创造一封信”，也为创造性活动，也不能选。这样就可得出结论，A、B、D项不能选，C为正确答 案。解答此题时要千万注意问题的提问方式是问“哪一个不是”，以免错误理解题意而误选。

27.答案B。