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.As most people live closer together, and as they use machine to produce leisure,they find that their leisure, and even their working hours, become spoiled by a___26___ of their machines——namely, noise. Noise is nowadays ___27___; it has acquired political ___28___, and public opinion is demanding, more and more ___29___ that something should be done about it. To control noise is to demand much self-discipline, for annoyance ___30___often from lack of common courtesy, a sense of ___31___ because there is usually a conflict of interest if noise is to be stopped, the expenditure of money and it is far more ___32___ to do this early rather than late, and finally, technical knowledge.Technical difficulties often result ___33___the subjective-objective nature of the problem. You can define the excessive speed of a motorcar ___34___ a pointer reading on a speedometer. But how can you define excessive noise in the same way? You find that with any exciting simple “ noise-meter”, vehicles which are judged to be ___35___ may show considerable differences on the meter.Though the ideal ___36___ for noise is to stop it at its ___37___, this may in many cases be impossible. The next remedy is to absorb it on its way to the ___38___ organ. But if we are going to allow fast motorcycles and heavy diesel lorries to pass continuously through residential and business districts, the community must decide on the control it needs to ___39___, for ___40___ it has got to pay for it.
26.A. side effectB. side occupationC. surplus valueD. by-product
27.A. in the newsB. under the open skyC. off people’s mindsD. on the decline
28. A. statusB. powerC. authorityD. condition
29. A. insistlyB. insistedlyC. insistentlyD. insistingly
30.A. raisesB. arisesC. risesD. arouses
31.A. proportionB. propositionC. suggestionD.distribution
32.A. economicalB. economicC. economizedD. economizing
33.A. inB. fromC. withD. out of
34.A. on condition ofB. at the cost ofC. in terms ofD. to the point of
35. A. differently noisyB. somewhat noisyC. evenly noisyD. equally noisy
36. A. wayB. methodC. cureD. approach
37. A. courseB. wayC. terminalD. source
38. A. oralB. auralC. visualD. spoken
39. A. exerciseB. operateC. workD. do
40. A. once in a wayB. in the long runC. with little effortD. on easy terms
PART ⅤGRAMMAR 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. My brother has decided to become a policeman,____what may.
A. cameB. comeC. comingD. having come
42. My friend and adviser____ to lend me his money.
A. have agreedB. has agreedC. agreedD. are agreed
43. A series of robberies ____recently.
A. has been reportedB. has reported
C. have been reportedD. have reported
44. “Which coat did your husband buy?”“The black one, but I____ the green one.”
A. would rather have boughtB. would rather buy
C. would have rather boughtD. rather had bought
45. I was to have a trip abroad if____.
A. I had not been fired
B. I was not fired
C. my boss won’t have fired me
D. I were not fired
46. Not until three years ago____ to work outside.
A. he beganB. he beginsC. began heD. did he begin
47.____ that it was going to rain, he took a raincoat with him
A. SeeingB. SawC. SeenD. To see
48. If you____hard, you____in the exam.
A. worked/ wouldn’t have failed
B. had worked/ wouldn’t fail
C. had worked/ wouldn’t have failed
D. worked/ wouldn’t fail
49. When we drove to the country, we saw many ____.
A. herds of cattlesB. herds of cattle
C. herd of cattleD. herd of cattles
50. Don’t go there this afternoon, I’d rather you____ tomorrow.
A. wentB. goC. will goD. would go
51. They saw a new movie at the theatre,____they had dinner at a Chinese restaurant.
A. then whichB. which afterC. after whichD. after that
52. In my country, the____ are all distributed free.
A. letters boxB. letters boxesC. letter’s boxD. letter boxes
53. I wish to go home with you,____?
A. may IB. shall IC. would ID. can I
54. Our country is trying to____ the serious problems created by the environment pollution.
A. comply withB. cope withC. cope toD. comply to
55. The thieves____the possibility of the alarm system sounding
A. overtookB. overcameC. overlookedD. overworked
56. Although the main characters in the fiction are so true to life, they are certainly____.
A. imaginingB. imaginativeC. imaginableD. imaginary
57. She stumbled and____ the coffee.
A. spoiledB. spilledC. pouredD. splashed
58. A sheet of metal was shaken to____the sound of thunder.
A. stimulateB. simulateC. reproduceD. duplicate
59. In today’s newspaper, it____ that there will be a new election tomorrow.
A. tellsB. statesC. writesD. records
60. When he bent down to tie his shoelace, the belt of his trousers____.
A. ruinedB. crackedC. brokeD. split
61. He was totally not aware when the thief____his wallet fro
m him.A. trickedB. stoleC. robbedD. deceived
62. To ____these two ideas is impossible, they are too different.
A. matchB. bondC. reconcileD. compromise
63. “How much money do you need?”“Well, $200 will see me____.”
A. throughB. outC. offD. away
64. I will be glad to get acquainted____the girl you introduced.
A. onB. withC. toD. by
65.Watch out, the boss is disgusted____your behavior!
A. toB. atC. forD. with
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.As most people live closer together, and as they use machine to produce leisure,they find that their leisure, and even their working hours, become spoiled by a___26___ of their machines——namely, noise. Noise is nowadays ___27___; it has acquired political ___28___, and public opinion is demanding, more and more ___29___ that something should be done about it. To control noise is to demand much self-discipline, for annoyance ___30___often from lack of common courtesy, a sense of ___31___ because there is usually a conflict of interest if noise is to be stopped, the expenditure of money and it is far more ___32___ to do this early rather than late, and finally, technical knowledge.Technical difficulties often result ___33___the subjective-objective nature of the problem. You can define the excessive speed of a motorcar ___34___ a pointer reading on a speedometer. But how can you define excessive noise in the same way? You find that with any exciting simple “ noise-meter”, vehicles which are judged to be ___35___ may show considerable differences on the meter.Though the ideal ___36___ for noise is to stop it at its ___37___, this may in many cases be impossible. The next remedy is to absorb it on its way to the ___38___ organ. But if we are going to allow fast motorcycles and heavy diesel lorries to pass continuously through residential and business districts, the community must decide on the control it needs to ___39___, for ___40___ it has got to pay for it.
26.A. side effectB. side occupationC. surplus valueD. by-product
27.A. in the newsB. under the open skyC. off people’s mindsD. on the decline
28. A. statusB. powerC. authorityD. condition
29. A. insistlyB. insistedlyC. insistentlyD. insistingly
30.A. raisesB. arisesC. risesD. arouses
31.A. proportionB. propositionC. suggestionD.distribution
32.A. economicalB. economicC. economizedD. economizing
33.A. inB. fromC. withD. out of
34.A. on condition ofB. at the cost ofC. in terms ofD. to the point of
35. A. differently noisyB. somewhat noisyC. evenly noisyD. equally noisy
36. A. wayB. methodC. cureD. approach
37. A. courseB. wayC. terminalD. source
38. A. oralB. auralC. visualD. spoken
39. A. exerciseB. operateC. workD. do
40. A. once in a wayB. in the long runC. with little effortD. on easy terms
PART ⅤGRAMMAR 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. My brother has decided to become a policeman,____what may.
A. cameB. comeC. comingD. having come
42. My friend and adviser____ to lend me his money.
A. have agreedB. has agreedC. agreedD. are agreed
43. A series of robberies ____recently.
A. has been reportedB. has reported
C. have been reportedD. have reported
44. “Which coat did your husband buy?”“The black one, but I____ the green one.”
A. would rather have boughtB. would rather buy
C. would have rather boughtD. rather had bought
45. I was to have a trip abroad if____.
A. I had not been fired
B. I was not fired
C. my boss won’t have fired me
D. I were not fired
46. Not until three years ago____ to work outside.
A. he beganB. he beginsC. began heD. did he begin
47.____ that it was going to rain, he took a raincoat with him
A. SeeingB. SawC. SeenD. To see
48. If you____hard, you____in the exam.
A. worked/ wouldn’t have failed
B. had worked/ wouldn’t fail
C. had worked/ wouldn’t have failed
D. worked/ wouldn’t fail
49. When we drove to the country, we saw many ____.
A. herds of cattlesB. herds of cattle
C. herd of cattleD. herd of cattles
50. Don’t go there this afternoon, I’d rather you____ tomorrow.
A. wentB. goC. will goD. would go
51. They saw a new movie at the theatre,____they had dinner at a Chinese restaurant.
A. then whichB. which afterC. after whichD. after that
52. In my country, the____ are all distributed free.
A. letters boxB. letters boxesC. letter’s boxD. letter boxes
53. I wish to go home with you,____?
A. may IB. shall IC. would ID. can I
54. Our country is trying to____ the serious problems created by the environment pollution.
A. comply withB. cope withC. cope toD. comply to
55. The thieves____the possibility of the alarm system sounding
A. overtookB. overcameC. overlookedD. overworked
56. Although the main characters in the fiction are so true to life, they are certainly____.
A. imaginingB. imaginativeC. imaginableD. imaginary
57. She stumbled and____ the coffee.
A. spoiledB. spilledC. pouredD. splashed
58. A sheet of metal was shaken to____the sound of thunder.
A. stimulateB. simulateC. reproduceD. duplicate
59. In today’s newspaper, it____ that there will be a new election tomorrow.
A. tellsB. statesC. writesD. records
60. When he bent down to tie his shoelace, the belt of his trousers____.
A. ruinedB. crackedC. brokeD. split
61. He was totally not aware when the thief____his wallet fro
m him.A. trickedB. stoleC. robbedD. deceived
62. To ____these two ideas is impossible, they are too different.
A. matchB. bondC. reconcileD. compromise
63. “How much money do you need?”“Well, $200 will see me____.”
A. throughB. outC. offD. away
64. I will be glad to get acquainted____the girl you introduced.
A. onB. withC. toD. by
65.Watch out, the boss is disgusted____your behavior!
A. toB. atC. forD. with