A) They were mostly inhabited by people who did not earn much.
B) They were usually not large enough to accommodate big families.
C) They were sold to people before necessary facilities were installed.
D) They provided playgrounds for children on the top of the buildings.
33. The word “rage” (Line 9) means ________.
A) be ignored
B) develop with great force
C) encourage people greatly
D) be in fashion
34. Some people oppose the building of flats because ________.
A) the living expenses for each individual family are higher
B) it involves higher cost compared with the building of houses
C) they believe people like to live in houses with gardens
D) the disposal of rubbish remains a problem for those living in flats
35. The author mentions that people who live in suburban houses ________.
A) do not have access to easy facilities because they live away from the city
B) have to pay a lot of money to employ people to do service work
C) take longer time to know each other because they are a scattered community
D) have to spend more money and time travelling to work every day
Passage Four
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
Where do pesticides (杀虫剂) fit into the picture of environmental disease? We have
seen that they now pollute soil, water and food, that they have the power to make our
streams fishless and our gardens and woodlands silent and birdless. Man, however much
he may like to pretend the contrary, is part of nature. Can he escape a pollution that is
now so thoroughly distributed throughout our world:
We know that even single exposures to these chemicals, if the amount is large
enough, can cause extremely severe poisoning. But this is not the major problem. The
sudden illness or death of farmers, farm workers, and others exposed to sufficient
quantities of pesticides is very sad and should not occur. For the population as a whole,
we must be more concerned with the delayed effects of absorbing small amounts of the
pesticides that invisibly pollute our world.
Responsible public health officials have pointed out that the biological effects of
chemicals are cumulative (累积) over long periods of time, and that the danger to
individual may depend on the sum of the exposures received throughout his lifetime. For
these very reasons the danger is easily ignored. It is human nature to shake off what may
seem to us a threat of future disaster. “Men are naturally most impressed by diseases
which have obvious signs,” says a wise physician, Dr. Rene Dubos, “yet some of their
worst enemies slowly approach them unnoticed.”
36. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the sentence “Man... is part of
nature” (Para. 1, Lines 3-4)?
A) Man appears indifferent to what happens in nature.
B) Man acts as if he does not belong to nature.
C) Man can avoid the effects of environmental pollution.
D) Man can escape his responsibilities for environmental effects of pesticides?
37. What is the author’s attitude toward the environmental effects of pesticides?
A) Pessimistic
B) Indifferent
C) Defensive
D) Concerned
38. In the author’s view, the sudden death caused by exposure to large amounts of
pesticides ________.
A) is not the worst of the negative consequences resulting from the use of pesticides
B) now occurs most frequently among all accidental deaths
C) has sharply increased so as to become the center of public attention
D) is unavoidable because people can’t do without pesticides in farming
39. People tend to ignore the delayed effects of exposure to chemical because
________.
A) limited exposure to them does little harm to people’s health
B) the present is more important for them than the future
C) the danger does not become apparent immediately
D) humans are capable of withstanding small amounts of poisoning
40. It can be concluded from Dr. Dubos remarks that ________.
A) people find invisible diseases difficult to deal with
B) attacks by hidden enemies tend to be fatal
C) diseases with obvious signs are easy to cure
D) people tend to overlook hidden dangers caused by pesticides
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
41. I would appreciate ________ it a secret.
A) your keeping
B) you to keep
C) that you keep
D) that you will keep
42. Mark often attempts to escape ________ whenever he breaks traffic regulations.
A) having been fined
B) to be fined
C) to have been fined
D) being fined
43. No matter how frequently ________, the works of Beethoven always attract large
audiences.
A) performing
B) performed
C) to be performed
D) being performed
44. It is recommended that the project ________ until all the preparations have been
made.
A) is not started
B) will not be started
C) not be started
D) is not to be started
45. I wish I ________ longer this morning, but I had to get up and come to class.
A) could have slept
B) slept
C) might have slept
D) have slept
46. We didn’t know his telephone number, otherwise we ________ him.
A) would have telephoned
B) must have telephoned
C) would telephone
D) had telephoned
47. Turn on the television or open a magazine and you ________ advertisements
showing happy, balanced families.
A) are often seeing
B) often see
C) will often see
D) have often seen
48. While people may refer to television for up-to-minute news, it is unlikely that
television ________ the newspaper completely.
A) replaced
B) have replaced
C) replace
D) will replace
49. An Olympic Marathon is 26 miles and 385 yards, ________ approximately from
Marathon to Athens.
A) distance
B) is the distance
C) the distance
D) the distance is
50. You will want two trees about ten feet apart, from ________ to suspend your tent.
A) there
B) them
C) which
D) where
51. As I was just getting familiar with this job, I had ________ to ask my boss.
A) many
B) most
C) more
D) much
52. ________ quite recently, most mothers in Britain did not take paid work outside the
home.
A) Before
B) Until
C) From
D) Since
53. The survival of civilization as we know it is ________ threat.
A) within
B) under
C) towards
D) upon
54. Scientists say it may be five or ten years ________ it is possible to test this medicine
on human patients.
A) since
B) before
C) after
D) when
55. In some countries, ________ is called “equality” does not really mean equal rights
for all people.
A) which
B) what
C) that
D) one
56. I walked too much yesterday and ________ are still aching now.
A) my leg’s muscles
B) my muscles of leg
C) my leg muscles
D) my muscles of the leg
57. Radio, television and press ________ of conveying news and information.
A) are the most three common means
B) are the most common three means
C) are the three most common means
D) are three the most common means
58. Liquids are like solids ________ they have a definite volume.
A) in that
B) for that
C) with that
D) at that
59. When a fire ________ at the National Exhibition in London, at least ten priceless
paintings were completely destroyed.
A) broke off
B) broke out
C) broke down
D) broke up
60. The destruction of these treasures was a loss for mankind that no amount of money
could ________.
A) stand up to
B) make up for
C) come up with
D) put up with
61. Then the speaker ________ the various factors leading to the present economic
crisis.
A) went after
B) went for
C) went into
D) went on
62. The students was just about to ________ the questions, when suddenly he found
the answer.
A) arrive at
B) submit to
C) work out
D) give up
63. When there are small children around, it is necessary to put bottles of pills out of
________.
A) reach
B) hand
C) hold
D) place
64. The ________ of blood always makes him feel sick.
A) sight
B) view
C) look
D) form
65. In Britain, the best season of the year is probably ________ spring.
A) later
B) last
C) latter
D) late
66. Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as ________
sickness.
A) normal
B) regular
C) average
D) ordinary
67. This hotel ________ $ 60 for a single room with bath.
A) claims
B) demands
C) prices
D) charges
68. Although he had looked through all the reference material on the subject, he still
found it hard to understand this point and her explanation only ________ to his
confusion.
A) extended
B) amounted
C) added
D) turned
69. A completely new situation will ________ when the examination system comes into
existence.
A) arise
B) rise
C) raise
D) arouse
70. It took him several months to ________ the wild horse.
A) tend
B) cultivate
C) breed
D) tame
Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)
A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply—all
these were important __71__ in helping England to become the center for the Industrial
Revolution. __72__ they were not enough. Something __73__ was needed to start the
industrial process. That “something special” was men-__74__ individuals who could
invent machines, find new __75__ of power, and establish business organizations to
reshape society.
The men who __76__ the machines of the Industrial Revolution __77__ from many
backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were __78__ inventors than scientists.
A man who is a __79__ scientist is primarily interested in doing his research __80__. He
is not necessarily working __81__ that his findings can be used.
An inventor or one interested in applied science is __82__ trying to make something
that has a concrete __83__. He may try to solve a problem by using the theories __84__
science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is
working to obtain a __85__ result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning
of a light bulb, or one of __86__ other objectives.
Most of the people who __87__ the machines of the Industrial Revolution were
inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those
who had __88__ or no training in science might not have made their inventions __89__ a
groundwork had not been laid by scientists years __90__.
71. A) cases
B) reasons
C) factors
D) situations
72. A) But
B) And
C) Besides
D) Even
73. A) else
B) near
C) extra
D) similar
74. A) generating
B) effective
C) motivation
D) creative
75. A) origins
B) sources
C) bases
D) discoveries
76. A) employed
B) created
C) operated
D) controlled
77. A) came
B) arrived
C) stemmed
D) appeared
78. A) less
B) better
C) more
D) worse
79. A) genuine
B) practical
C) pure
D) clever
80. A) happily
B) occasionally
C) reluctantly
D) accurately
81. A) now
B) and
C) all
D) so
82. A) seldom
B) sometimes
C) usually
D) never
83. A) plan
B) use
C) idea
D) means
84. A) of
B) with
C) to
D) as
85. A) single
B) sole
C) specialized
D) specific
86. A) few
B) those
C) many
D) all
87. A) proposed
B) developed
C) supplied
D) offered
88. A) little
B) much
C) some
D) any
89. A) as
B) if
C) because
D) while
90. A) ago
B) past
C) ahead
D) before
Part V Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the
topic Advantage of a Job Interview. You should write at least 100 words and
you should base your composition on outline (given in Chinese) below:
1. 现在找工作一般都要面试，通过面试，面试者(interviewer)和应试者(interviewee)
可以互相了解情况。