31. I went along thinking of nothing ______, only looking at things around me.

A) in particular B) in harmony C) in doubt D) in brief

32. Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has ______ the quality of the programs.

A) lessened B) declined C) affected D) effected

33. I must congratulate you ______ the excellent design of the new bridge.

A) with B) of C) at D) on

34. There is a fully ______ health center on the ground floor of the main office building.

A) installed B) equipped C) provided D) projected

35. For more than 20 years, we've been supporting educational programs that _____ from kindergartens to colleges.

A) move B) shift C) range D) spread

36. The ______ at the military academy is so rigid that students can hardly bear it.

A) convention B) confinement C) principle D) discipline

37. The test results are beyond______; they have been repeated in labs all over the world.

A) negotiation B) conflict C) bargain D) dispute

38. I was so ______in today's history lesson. I didn’t understand a thing.

A) amazed B) neglected C) confused D) amused

39. It ______ you to at least 50% off the regular price of either frames or lenses when you buy both.

A) presents B) entitles C) credits D) tips

40. Deserts and high mountains have always been a ______ to the movement of people from place to place.

A) barrier B) fence C) prevention D) jam

41. In order to make things convenient for the people, the department is planning to set up some ______ shops in the residential area.

A) flowing B) drifting C) mobile D) unstable

42. Mr. Smith says: "The media are very good at sensing a mood and then ______ it."

A) overtaking B) enlarging C) widening D) exaggerating

43. This is not an economical way to get more water; ______, it is very expensive.

A) on the other hand B) on the contrary C) in short D) or else

44. It was the first time that such a ______had to be taken at a British nuclear power station.

A) presentation B) precaution C) preparation D) prediction

45. ______ that he wasn't happy with the arrangements, I tried to book a different hotel.

A) Perceiving B) Penetrating C) Puzzling D) Preserving

46. The board of the company has decided to ______ its operations to include all aspects of the clothing business.

A) multiply B) lengthen C) expand D) stretch

47. His business was very successful, but it was at the ______ of his family life.

A) consumption B) credit C) exhaustion D) expense

48. First published in 1927, the charts remain an ______ source for researchers.

A) identical B) indispensable C) intelligent D) inevitable

49. Joe is not good at sports, but when it ______mathematics, he is the best in the class.

A) comes to B) comes up to C) comes on to D) comes around to

50. Doctors warned against chewing tobacco as a ______ for smoking.

A) relief B) revival C) substitute D) succession

51. When carbon is added to iron in proper ______the result is steel.

A) rates B) thicknesses C) proportions D) densities

52. You should try to ______ your ambition and be more realistic.

A) reserve B) restrain C) retain D) replace

53. Nancy is only a sort of ______ of her husband's opinion and has no ideas of her own.

A) sample B) reproduction C) shadow D) echo

54. Now that spring is here, you can ______ these fur coats till you need them again next winter.

A) put over B) put away C) put off D) put down

55. There is a _____ of impatience in the tone of his voice.

A) hint B) notion C) dot D) phrase

56. Please ______dictionaries when you are not sure of word spelling or meaning.

A) seek B) inquire C) search D) consult

57. At yesterday's party, Elizabeth's boyfriend amused us by ______ Charlie Chaplin.

A) copying B) following C) imitating D) modeling

58. She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power ______.

A) failure B) lack C) absence D) drop

59. The group of technicians are engaged in a study which ______ all aspects of urban planning.

A) inserts B) grips C) performs D) embraces

60. The lecture which lasted about three hours was so ______ that the audience couldn't help yawning.

A) tedious B) bored C) clumsy D) tired

Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Historians tend to tell the same joke when they are describing history education in America. It's the one 61 the teacher standing in the schoolroom door 62 goodbye to students for the summer and calling 63 them, "By the way, we won World War II."

The problem with the joke, of course, is that it's 64 funny. The recent surveys on 65

illiteracy (无知) are beginning to numb(令人震惊): nearly one third of American 17-year-olds

cannot even 66 which countries the United States 67 against in that war. One third have no 68 when the Declaration of Independence was 69 . One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly 70 the Civil War between 1850 and 1900. 71 when they get the answers right, some are 72 guessing.

Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be 73 connected to loss of international 74 . But it does affect our future 75 a democratic nation and as individuals.

The 76 news is that there is growing agreement 77 what is wrong with the 78

of history and what needs to be 79 to fix it. The steps are tentative (尝试性的) 80 yet

to be felt in most classrooms.

61. A) about B) in C) for D) by

62. A) shaking B) waving C) nodding D) speaking

63. A) in B) after C) for D) up

64. A) rarely B) so C) too D) not

65. A) historical B) educational C) cultural D) political

66. A) distinguish B) acknowledge C) identify D) convey

67. A) defeated B) attacked C) fought D) struck

68. A) sense B) doubt C) reason D) idea

69. A) printed B) signed C) marked D) edited

70. A) place B) judge C) get D) lock

71. A) Even B) Though C) Thus D) So

72. A) hardly B) just C) still D) ever

73. A) exclusively B) practically C) shortly D) directly

74. A) competitiveness B) comprehension C) community D) commitment

75. A) of B) for C) with D) as

76. A) fine B) nice C) surprising D) good

77. A) to B) with C) on D) of

78. A) consulting 　 B) coaching C) teaching D) instructing

79. A) done 　 B) dealt C) met D) reached

80. A) therefore B) or C) and D) as

Part V Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled A Brief Introduction to a Tourist Attraction. You should write at least 120 words according to the following guidelines:

Your role: a tour guide

Your audience: a group of foreign tourists

Your introduction should include:

● some welcoming words

● the schedule for the day

● a description of the place the tourists will be visiting

(e.g. a scenic spot or a historical site, etc.)

You should make the introduction interesting and the arrangements for the day clear to everybody.

答-案：

听力

1. D Mark and the woman had not been in touch for some time

2. C The man is meeting the women on behalf of MR. Brown

3. C at 10:40

4. A The man no longer smokes

5. B Become a teacher

6. D Leave his job to work for her

7. B She can help the man out

8. A The man was confused about the date of the appointment.

9. C The two speakers are seniors at college

10. B She als0 found the plot difficult to follow.

S1. popular

S2. historical

S3. prints

S4. instruments

S5. permitted

S6. established

S7. destroyed

S8. In 1897, the library moved into its own building across the street from the Capitol

S9. The library provides books and materials to the US Congress and also lends books to other American libraries, government agencies and foreign libraries.

S10. Anyone who wants copyright protection for a publication in the US must send two copies to the library.

阅读理解

11. C the interpersonal relationships within a company

12. A give his boss a good impression

13.

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