一、1.

A．expensive and boringB．interesting and enjoyableC．time consuming and inconvenientD．neither interesting nor enjoyable

2. A well-planned and well-kept garden can provide a supply of fresh vegetables______.

A．all year roundB．whenever you need nutritious foodC．for a greater part of the yearD．throughout spring

3. The amount of money you spend on your garden______.

A．can be largeB．must be largeC．can not be largeD．must not be small

4. Which of the following statements is true?

A．Vegetables need to have as much shading as possible.B．A small garden is much better than a large one.C．Homeowners can freely choose the soil for their vegetable garden.D．Whenever possible, the vegetable garden should be close to your home.

5. From the passage we can conclude that______.

A．vegetables need little care while growingB．vegetables can be grown on almost any kind of soilC．vegetable gardening is an indispensable part of life for urban and suburban peopleD．vegetable gardening is a good pastime for retired people

A．were less efficient and less trained than menB．were looked down upon by menC．would have disturbed the other office workersD．wore stockings and were not as serious as men

8. A female secretary has been expected, besides other duties, to______.

A．be her boss"s memoryB．do everything her boss asks her to doC．clean her boss"s clothesD．telephone the boss"s wife

9. Secretaries, until recently, had to do a lot of work now done by______.

A．machinesB．other staffC．servantsD．wives

10. A secretary in the future will______.

A．have more work to doB．be better paidC．have higher statusD．have less work to do

11. The writer believes that before long______.

A．both men and women can act as secretariesB．men will be better than machinesC．men will take over women"s jobs as secretariesD．women will operate most office machines

A．just how recently humanity has arrived on the sceneB．just how simple it is to understand the history of EarthC．just how early humanity appears on planet EarthD．just how difficult it is to understand the history of Earth

14. According to the passage, primitive ocean life begins to evolve into complex organisms

A．in the middle of DecemberB．when Earth is crateredC．at the beginning of NovemberD．when the land is still a lifeless waste

15. It is indicated in the passage that______.

A．Earth is cool at firstB．Earth is hot at the beginningC．there are oceans at the beginningD．there is life in the ocean in late February

16. In the 1-year-long film dinosaurs______.

A．die out on December 25B．appear after December 25C．die out on December 24D．appear on December 24

17. In the compressed history of Earth the Declaration of Independence is signed______.

A．a long time before the New YearB．immediately after the New Year"s DayC．just one second before the New YearD．right on the New Year"s Day

A．longer waiting time for the unemployedB．longer computer technology training for the job seekersC．more unemployment throughout the USAD．more job opportunities in the Internet world

20. Professor Challenger thinks ______ should be considered more important by the unemployed.

A．browsing the Internet job sitesB．sending resumes by e-mailC．going to a traditional training centerD．meeting the potential employers in person

21. The Internet is making the hiring process longer for the employer because______.

A．the speed of the Internet is not fast enoughB．there is a lot of false information on the NetC．the hiring position cannot be fully described on the NetD．it has drawn many unfitting resumes

22. It can be inferred that "screening software" in Paragraph 3 is used to______.

A．draw more job seekers to the websitesB．get rid of some unrelated resumesC．serve as a bridge between the job seekers and the employersD．provide the job seekers with more chances to visit the employers in person

23. According to the passage, the Internet has revolutionized job hunting by______.

A．changing the recession cycleB．opening more chances for job seekersC．improving the reemployment situationD．reducing the interview time

二、2.Vocabulary and Structure

0. The earth revolves a little more rapidly______it is closer to the sun.

A．whetherB．whereasC．althoughD．when

1. The number of members in the club______to two hundred.

A．were limitedB．limitsC．was limitedD．limited

2. On close examination, we found the signature not______.

A．realisticB．accurateC．exactD．genuine

3. As a highly______young designer, she has a promising future in her field.

A．originalB．occasionalC．optionalD．obedient

4. Let me give you a______of how the computer works.

A．demonstrationB．differenceC．deductionD．distinction

5. An author must not be too______to criticism.

A．sensibleB．sensitiveC．senselessD．insensible

6. Fu Lei is known for his______of music and knowledge on philosophy.

A．explanationB．interpretationC．compositionD．interaction

7. The judge dismissed the case because there was not______evidence.

A．adequateB．excessiveC．manyD．plenty

8. Much to my surprise, they went away without telling us their______address.

A．foreverB．everlastingC．permanentD．eternal

9. Instead of going into details about his project, he spoke______.

A．in shortB．in generalC．in particularD．in common

10. My book is______finished; I have only a few changes to make in the writing.

A．virtuallyB．violentlyC．verticallyD．visually

11. The amount of water used in the manufacturing process is enormous, but the amount wasted is______.

A．the greatestB．more greaterC．greatestD．even greater

12. The______was conducted to find out how many people prefer butter.

A．examinationB．inspectionC．surveyD．analysis

13. Many university courses are not really ______ to the needs of students or their future employers.

A．associatedB．adoptedC．gearedD．qualified

14. ______David"s expression, we"d say he is not in a good mood today.

A．To judge byB．Judged byC．To be judged byD．Judging by

15. It is not considered______to litter in public.

A．respectfulB．respectiveC．respectedD．respectable

16. He was______of his political rights because of the bribery.

A．deprivedB．acquiredC．acquaintedD．accused

17. His description of the ghost was so______that his little daughter screamed when he came to the part of killing.

A．moderateB．vividC．activeD．passive

18. I thought his speech would be interesting, but it turned out that the more he talked,

A．the more bored became IB．the more I became boredC．the more bored I becameD．I became the more bored

19. You have to take the______examination before an interview can be considered.

A．preciousB．preliminaryC．priorD．potential

20. Many writers ______ their childhood memories for the materials of most of their stories.

A．draw onB．draw upC．draw outD．draw off

21. Unless you have a good map, this place is very difficult to______.

A．preserveB．dwellC．dislocateD．locate

22. In Scotland, as in the rest of the United Kingdom, ______schooling begins at age 5 and ends at age 1

A．compellingB．compulsoryC．obligedD．compulsive

23. ______the rain, we should have had a pleasant trip to the countryside.

A．Because ofB．Due toC．Thanks toD．But for

24. When confronted with such an urgency, my mind goes______, and I can hardly remember my own date of birth.

A．dimB．blankC．faintD．vain

25. Horseback riding______both the skill of handling a horse and mastery of diverse riding styles.

A．fostersB．solvesC．involvesD．exaggerates

26. I was______the chance of going to university when my parents" business collapsed and they lost everything they owned.

A．ignoredB．refusedC．neglectedD．denied

27. The fried fish we ate at the restaurant yesterday is marvelous. I"d like to have it again even if it costs______.

A．as twice muchB．twice as muchC．much as twiceD．as much twice

28. There has been a______for industry to be constructed in a single region, instead of being scattered evenly over the whole country.

A．trendB．signalC．visionD．currency

29. The final document was supposed to mend the damage ______upon the world by the war.

A．impressedB．compromisedC．imposedD．condensed

30. If you______your friends, you may lose them.

A．concealB．deceiveC．receiveD．conceive

31. I don"t know whether he is______to special treatment just because of his rank.

A．rightB．boundC．dueD．entided

32. ______too much to do, they have to keep themselves busy all day long.

A．HavingB．HaveC．HadD．Being

33. The bank refused to ______ him any money, so he had to postpone buying a house.

A．creditB．borrowC．loanD．lease

34. Air pollution, together with overpopulation, ______ many problems in big cities today.

A．are causing -B．is causingC．are causedD．is caused

35. You can hire a bicycle in many places. Usually you"ll have to pay a______.

A．fareB．fundC．dealD．deposit

36. She has no idea of what the book is about. She______have read it very carefully.

A．mustn"tB．can"tC．shouldn"tD．needn"t

37. It may be necessary to stop ______ in the learning process and go back to the difficult points in the lesson.

A．at a distanceB．at easeC．at intervalsD．at length

38. I think I______the movie we went to last night even more if I had read the book.

A．would enjoyB．would have enjoyedC．will enjoyD．enjoyed

39. No sooner______begun to speak than some noise arose from the audience.

A．he hadB．had heC．he hasD．did he

三、3.Cloze

A．madeB．tookC．wentD．set

2.(62)

A．positionB．placeC．sectionD．circle

3.(63)

A．wasB．isC．has beenD．should be

4.(64)

A．reasonB．forC．sinceD．because

5.(65)

A．MuchB．MoreC．FewD．Most

6.(66)

A．opened toB．open toC．opening forD．opened for

7.(67)

A．nearB．sinceC．towardsD．till

8.(68)

A．waitedB．waitC．waitingD．to wait

9.(69)

A．somewhatB．prettyC．slightlyD．completely

10.(70)

A．allB．wholeC．everyD．each

11.(71)

A．takeB．makeC．coverD．possess

12.(72)

A．aboutB．onC．inD．for

13.(73)

A．thatB．whereC．whatD．which

14.(74)

A．acrossB．forC．throughD．along

15.(75)

A．afterB．byC．withD．for

16.(76)

A．clothesB．clothC．clothingD．dressing

17.(77)

A．piecesB．bitsC．blocksD．sheets

18.(78)

A．whichB．sinceC．whenD．where

19.(79)

A．firstlyB．earlyC．at firstD．first

20.(80)

A．the otherB．otherC．othersD．another

四、4.

Section ADirections: Translate the following English into Chinese.

0. Vegetable gardeners agree that many home-grown vegetables are superior to those purchased from markets. (Line 1, Paragraph 2, Passage 1)

1. One should not plant a garden that is too large for him to care for. ( Line 1, Paragraph 5, Passage 1)

2. There are a lot of women secretaries who will do the job as well as men. (Line 3, Paragraph 5 , Passage 2)

3. But those oceans remain lifeless until sometime in March or early April, when the first living things develop. (Line 3, Paragraph 2, Passage 3)

4. Job seekers must learn how to use the Internet as a tool, rather than just relying on it as a means for submitting electronic resumes. (Line 1, Last Paragraph, Passage 4)

五、5.

Section BDirections: Translate the following Chinese into English.

0. 据说这幅画是毕加索(Picasso)的名作.

1. 我记得以前在电视上见过他，但我不能肯定。

2. 我们的冰箱坏了，必须找人修一下。

3. 面对这样复杂的情形，他努力抑制着自己的情感。

4. 我期待着再次见到他，因为我们已整整十年没见面了。

六、6.Writing

0. In this part you are required to write an essay about how your daily schedule has changed since you became a college student. You should write at least 120 words and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:1．课堂学习日程；2．业余生活的安排；3．和中学有什么不同。