CLOZE［15 MIN.］
Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on your ANSWER SHEET.
The kids who grew up on “ Star Trek” can’t find ___26___ way around Earth. Americans can___27___direct to England, but only half can find it on a map of Europe. They can fly almost___ 28___in the United States for a few hundred dollars, but they put New York State in 37 placed on both coasts. When they look for the United States___29___, they spot it in China, Australia, Brazil, the Soviet Union, India and Botswana.For people who are supposed to be leaders of the___30 ___world, Americans are___31 ___ dumb, according to a survey conducted for the National Geographic Society. In many school systems, geographyhas been mixed with history___32___melted down into social studies. Social studies has been processed into “ teacher resource packages” and___33___of good writing,excitement,color and any ideas that aren’t simplistic, too___34___and too deadening to hold students’ attention.
In the last few years, evidence of America’s educational___35___has promptedhundreds of studies, generated baskets___36___legislation and moved parents into advocacy groups. But there’s little to show that the trend has been___37___. No matter___38___you try, you can’t make it seem funny that many Americans say pandas come from Panama, the Summer Olympic Games were held in Vietnam or___39___ Iraq, and Columbus was trying to get to Europe when he bumped into___ 40___.
26. A. it’sB. theC. theirD. a
27. A. writeB. flyC. dialD. drive
28. A. somewhereB. anywhereC. anytimeD. everywhere
29. A. itselfB. themselvesC. for themselvesD. by itself
30. A. toughB. freeC. cruelD. real
31. A. geographicallyB. especiallyC. somewhatD. extremely
32. A. andB. or C. whichD. while
33. A. dreamedB. consistedC. cheatedD. robbed
34. A. darkB. brightC. yellowD. gray
35. A. priorityB. inferiorityC. short backsD. controversy
36. A. full ofB. withC. according toD. out of
37. A. stoppedB. followedC. reversedD. appreciated
38. A. howB. ifC. whetherD. don’t
39. A. may beB. on the contraryC. insteadD. maybe
40. A. the PacificB. SpainC. the AtlanticD. America
PART Ⅴ GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY［15 MIN.］
There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.
41. If you____ that late movie last night, you wouldn’t be sleepy.
A. haven’t watchedB. didn’t watched
C. hadn’t watchedD. wouldn’t have watched
42. Anna refused to____the car keys to her husband until he had promised to wear his safety belt.
A. hand inB. hand out
C. hand downD. hand over
43.“He is already on the wrong side of forties.”
“It’s about time he ____himself a wife and settled down.”
A. findsB. should find
C. foundD. had found
44. We find the book quite____: it provides us with an abundance of information on western music.
A. distractingB. enlightening
C. amusingD. confusing
45. It is necessary that an efficient worker____his work on time.
A. accomplishesB. can accomplish
C. accomplishD. has accomplished
46. Dogs are often praised for their____; they almost never abandon their masters.
A. truthfulnessB. loyaltyC. trustD. faith
47. “How did James Bond escape from the locked confine?”
“Oh, you know he always manages ____a tight situation.”
A. to get out ofB. getting out of
C. to have got him out ofD. in getting out of
48. The scientific group is carrying out a research focused on a drug which is so____as to be able to change brain chemistry.
A. powerfulB. influential
C. monstrousD. vigorous
49. The boss of the company has always attended to the ____of important business himself.
A. transactionB. stimulation
C. transitionD. solution
50. He ordered the work ____.
A. started at onceB. to be started at once
C. to start at onceD. at once start
51. What seems confusing and fragmented at first might well become____a third time.
A. notable and systematicB. clear and organic
C. clean and measurableD. pure and wholesome
52. They failed to pass the exam last time; I regretted ____.
A. to be not able to help
B. being unable to help
C. being not able to helping
D. not be able to help
53. At a press conference after the Oscar Award ceremony, the 18-year-old girl spoke in a barely____ voice.
A. identicalB. legibleC. optionalD. audible
54. All ____is a continuous supply of fuel oil.
A. what is neededB. that is needed
C. the thing neededD. for their needs
55. Today dozens of scientific group in different countries have been ____the goal of a practical and economic way to use sunlight to split water molecules.
A. reachingB. winningC. chasingD. pursuing
56. You said the books were on the desk, but ____there.
A. there was no one
B. there were none
C. there were no ones
D. was none
57. Before the project was started, we asked the designer to give us an ____of the cost of building such a museum.
A. estimateB. evaluation
C. assessmentD. announcement
58. From the top of the building, we can see the bridge____construction.
A. byB. inC. underD. below
59. “When did Gertrude finally get to the theatre?”
“Just before the end of ____.”
A. the act secondB. act second
C. Act TwoD. the act two
60. Though he views himself as a realist, Michael says that his findings make him very ____about future.
A. optimistic B. objective
C. precautiousD. sympathetic
61. “Have you flown very much?”
“As a matter of fact, this trip is ____.”
A. my firstB. the first to me
C. the first one of mineD. my one to be the first
62. In Boston, as in the rest of the United States, ____ schooling begins at age 5 andends at 16.
A. oblidgedB. compulsoryC. compellingD. forced
63. “Let’s take a walk before we start to study.”
“Oh, I think it’s ____ for walking.”
A. much too hotB. very much hot
C. too much heatD. very much heat
64. China started its space industry only in recent years, and should ____ no time in catching up.
A. delayB. lag
C. lessenD. lose
65. It’s quite late now and Mr. White____hasn’t left his office.
A. stillB. already
C. sinceD. yet