英 语 试 题

词汇知识运用(共两节，满分40分)

第一节单项选择(共10小题；每小题l分,满分l0分)

1．John couldn’t take part in the activity held at the cultural center yesterday for _____ reasons.

A. series of B. all kinds C. the number of D. a variety of

2．Victor apologized for ________ to inform me of the change in the plan.

A. his being not able B. him not to able C. his not being able D. him to be not able

3．________, you need to give all you have and try your best.

A. Being a winner B. To be a winner

C. Be a winner D. Having been a winner

4．This problem may lead to more serious ones if_______ unsolved.

A.making B.left C.remained D.keeping

5． Take good care of the resources or they will be ______ soon.

A. run out B. used up C.run away D. using up

6．All ______, whether large or small, has never been lost sight of and is always appreciated by the Hope Project.

A. contribution B. coincidence C. conflict D. convenience

7．Premier Wen Jiabao showed his sorrow to the dead and ordered that the necessities be _______ as soon as possible.

A. imitated B. constructed C. conveyed D. collected

8．The more one is ______ the English-speaking environment, the better he or she will learn the language.

A. kept up B. filled in C. caught in D. exposed to

9． If what parents say is not ______ with what they do, it will have a bad effect on their children.

A. contrary B. consistent C. confident D. considerate

10．I’m told that the job is open to everyone ______ their previous experience. So it’s a chance for a green hand like you.

A. apart from B. due to C. on behalf of D. regardless of

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A，B，C，D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet ______. The loaded plates I carried ______ to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything ______. As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream ______ a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father ______ at me as he handed my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve _____ us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness ______. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day, I said, “______!” Those few words of praise had ______ everything. Praise is like ______ to the human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And ______, while most of us are only too______ to apply to others the cold wind of criticism, we are ______ to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Why-when one word of praise can bring such______?

It’s strange how mean we are about praising. Perhaps it’s ______ few of us know how to accept it. It’s ______ rewarding to give praise in areas in which______ generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned. An artist gets admired for a glorious picture, a cook for a ______ meal. But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are ______ just right? In fact, to give praise ______ the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort.

11．A. rested B. hurt C. broke D. slipped

12．A. remained B. looked C. seemed D. appeared

13．A. new B. special C. nervous D. right

14．A. order B. price C. material D. chair

15．A. stared B. smiled C. glanced D. nodded

16．A. called on B. looked after C. passed by D. thought of

17．A. arrived B. continued C. disappeared D. developed

18．A. Oh B. Well C. Fine D. Terrible

19．A. made B. changed C. found D. improved

20．A. heat B. warmth C. snowstorm D. sunlight

21．A. then B. thus C. therefore D. yet

22．A. ready B. doubtful C. satisfied D. disappointed

23．A. unable B. unwilling C. likely D. anxious

24．A. attention B. choice C. pleasure D. difficulty

25．A. because B. when C. what D. where

26．A. finally B. especially C. silly D. fortunately

27．A. effort B. attempt C. deed D. feeling

28．A. daily B. light C. perfect D. poor

29．A. done B. sold C. chosen D. given

30．A. adds B. leaves C. offers D. costs

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Here is a true story about a famous man who worked in the White House and a criminal. They once faced the same thing: their mother gave them apples when they were young.

The criminal said: one day, my mother brought some apples and asked my brother and me: “Which do you want?” “The reddest and biggest one,” my little brother said. My mother stared at him and said to him angrily: “You should learn to give the good things to others; you shouldn’t always think of yourself.” Seeing this, I suddenly changed my idea and then said to my mother: “Mum, please give me the smaller one and give the bigger one to my little brother.” Hearing my words, my mother was very happy. She kissed me on my face and gave the reddest and biggest apple to me as a prize. From then on, I learned to tell lies, fight, steal and rob. In order to get what I wanted, I played hard. As a result, I was sent into prison.

The famous man from the White House said: One day, my mother brought some apples. She said to my brother and me: “You all want the reddest and biggest one, right? Well, let’s have a competition. Now I divide the grassland in front of the gate into two and I will give one to each of you and you must shear(修剪) it well. And I will give the reddest and biggest apple to him who does it the most quickly and best.”

After the competition, I won and I got the biggest apple. In our family, as long as you want to get the best things, you must take part in competition. I think it is fair. No matter what you want, you must pay lots of efforts.

31．The criminal got the reddest and biggest apple because .

A. he told the truth that he wanted a smaller one

B. his mother loved him more than she loved the younger brother

C. elder brother should of course have the bigger one

D. he knew how to make his mother happy from her answer

32．We can conclude from the passage that .

A. it’s important to make children aware that no matter what they want, they must pay work

B. it’s wrong to ask children to choose apples when they are not old enough

C. it’s wrong to ask children not to always think of themselves

D. it’s always necessary to have a competition when we give children apple

33．The writer tells the story by .

A. organizing it in the order of time

B. making a comparison between two men

C. providing some scientific information

D. describing it in the order of space

34． It is implied in the passage that .

A. we should always try to win competitions which can bring us a lot

B. in order to get what we want, we should play hard

C. giving children apples will lead them to become criminals

D. a mother’s educational method has a great influence on a child’s growing

B

College libraries are designed primarily for research and study. To explain its use, let us choose a research topic and follow the step-by-step procedure of looking up the material for the paper．

Suppose your assignment is to write a paper on a novel called The Sun Also Rises by American writer Hemingway．The first step is to go to the main catalog．Many small drawers on the large wooden cabinets are lined up in alphabetical(字母的) order．Each of the drawers contains hundreds of alphabetical ordered cards．These cards are printed references to all material available in the library．Title cards are cataloged by the first word of the book title, leaving out the articles like “a”, “an” and “the”．And then you get the cards for the books you need．On the upper left corner of each card is the call number．This is the numerical code that shows where the book is located in the library．The library has open and closed stacks．If your book is on the open stacks, you can go to the open-stack room, and according to the call number find it out by yourself．There are only about 30,000 books on open stacks, while most of the 800,000 books in our library are kept in closed stacks, which are accessible only to teachers and graduate students.

For undergraduates like you, borrowing books from the closed stacks have to be done with the help of our librarian．In that case, you must fill out a call slip(纸条) for the book, showing the call number, author and title．You can get call slips on tables near the catalog cabinets．You show your call slip together with your library card to a librarian at the information desk．He or she will help you find the book out in the closed stacks.

35．What is the main purpose of this text?

A. To present readers a brief introduction to a college library．

B. To guide readers how to find books needed in a college library.

C. To tell readers how to fill out a call slip in a college library.

D. To show readers where to find books in a college library.

36．What letter you should look for on the title card for the book The Old Man and the Sea by the Hemingway?

A. The letter “t”. B. The letter “h”. C. The letter “o”. D. The letter “s”.

37．How are books arranged and shelved in the library?

A. By call numbers. B. By call slips of authors’ names.

C. In alphabetical order. D. By the first word of book title.

38．Suppose you are an undergraduate and you want to borrow a book from the closed stacks, which is the correct order to do it?

a. go to the main catalog b. show your call slip and library card

c. find out the call number d. fill out a call slip

e. get the cards for the books

A. a-b-e-d-c B. b-a-c-d-e C. a-e-c-d-b D. b-c-a-e-d

C

It’s going to be a busy day at Betsy Ross house in Philadelphia on Thursday. She won’t be there, since she died in 1836, but hundreds of tourists will be going through her house.

You see, Thursday is Flag Day in the United States. The unofficial holiday commemorates the adoption of the stars-and-stripes design of the American flag by the Continental Congress 235 years ago, on June 14, 1777. According to lore, the Ross House is the birthplace of the nation’s flag.