第1部分：詞匯選項(xiàng)(第1～15題，每題1分，共15分)下面共有15個(gè)句子，每個(gè)句子中均有1個(gè)詞或短語(yǔ)畫(huà)有下劃線，請(qǐng)從每個(gè)句子后面所給的4個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇1個(gè)與下劃線部分意義最相近的詞或短語(yǔ)。
1、Our English teacher is sick.
A．fat
B．weak
C．ill
D．mad
2、Mary is looking for the book she lostyesterday, A．trying to B．trying to read C．trying to buy D．trying to borrow
3、 I rarely play basketball. A．normally B．seldom C．frequently D．usually
4、 My father is a physician. A．researcher B．professor C．doctor D．student
5、 The Foreign Service is a branch of theDepartment of State. A．center B．division C．root D．base
6、 Please put up your bands if you have anyquestions. A．raise B．reach C．wave D．fold
7、 She was close to success. A．fast B．quick C．near D．tight
8、 I am feeling a lot more healthy than Iwas. A．many B．no C．much D．some
9、 The expedition reached the peak at 9 thatmorning. A．bottom of the mountain B．foot of the mountain C．top of the mountain D．starting point
10、 It is a complicated problem. A．strange B．complex C．difficult D．unusual
11、 From my standpoint, this thing is justridiculous. A．point of view B．field C．knowledge D．information
12、 I have been trying to quit smoking A．give up B．pick up C．build up D．take up
13、 The curious looks from the strangersaround her made her feel uneasy. A．different B．proud C．unconscious D．uncomfortable
14、 At midnight, we were aroused by a knockat the door. A．irritated B．a(chǎn)wakened C．a(chǎn)risen D．a(chǎn)nnoyed
15、Sometimes it is sensible to book hotelsin advance. A．possible B．profitable C．easy D．wise 第2部分：閱讀判斷(第16—22題，每題1分，共7分)閱讀下面這篇短文，短文后列出了7個(gè)句子，請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容對(duì)每個(gè)句子作出判斷。如果該句提供的是正確信息，請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡上把A涂黑；如果該句提供的是錯(cuò)誤信息，請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡上把B涂黑；如果該句的信息文章中沒(méi)有提及，請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡上把C涂黑。 16、回答16-23題 Petitions Petitions (請(qǐng)?jiān)笗?shū)) have long been a part of British political life. Anyone who wanted tochange something would get a list of signatures from people who agreed to the idea and eithersend them to the government or deliver them personally to the Prime Minister's house inLondon. They are always accepted at the door by one of the PM's officials. What happens then?Nothing much, usually. But petitions have always been thought of as a useful way for those whogovern to find out what the people really think. That's why the UK government launched its "e-petition" site in November 2006. Instead ofphysically collecting signatures, all anyone with an idea has to do now is to make a proposal onthe government website, and anyone who supports the idea is free to add his or her signature.The petitions soon started to flow in. The idea was for the British people to express theirconstructive ideas. Many chose instead to express their sense of humor. One petitioner called on Tony Blair to "stop the Deputy Prime Minister eating so much".Another wanted to expel (驅(qū)逐) Scotland from the United Kingdom because Scottish footballfans never support England in the World Cup. Other petitioners called on the Prime Minister to abolish the monarchy. Some wanted togive it more power. Some wanted to oppose the United States. Others wanted to leave theEuropean Union. Some wanted to send more troops to Iraq and others wanted them all broughthome. Some wanted to adopt the euro (歐元). Others wanted to keep the pound. Yet if some petitions are not serious, others present a direct challenge to government policy. A petition calling on the government to drop plans to charge drivers for using roads hasalready drawn around 1.8 million signatures. In response to that, a rival petition has been postedin support of road pricing. And that is also rapidly growing. There are about 60 million people in Britain, so it is understandable that the governmentwants to find out what people are thinking. But the problem with the e-petition site seems to bethat the British people have about 70 million opinions, and want the Prime Minister to hear all ofthem. Perhaps he could start a petition asking everyone to just shut up for a while.
A petition needs to be signed. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
17、The Prime Minister reads petitions every day. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
18、A petition has to be mailed to the Prime Minister's house in London. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
19、Petitions have been taken to be one of the ways for the British people to express their ideas. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
20、No other governments have launched their e-petition sites. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
21、All petitions are serious. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
22、It is impossible for the Prime Minister to hear all of the opinions. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
第3部分：概括大意與完成句子(第23—30題，每題1分，共8分)閱讀下面這篇短文，短文后有2項(xiàng)測(cè)試任務(wù)：(1)第23～26題要求從所給的6個(gè)選項(xiàng)中為第1～4段每段選擇1個(gè)正確的小標(biāo)題；(2)第27～30題要求從所給的6個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇4個(gè)正確選項(xiàng)，分別完成每個(gè)句子。 23、回答23-31題 Ford 1. Ford's great strength was the manufacturing process —— not invention. Long before he starteda car company, he was a worker, known for picking up pieces of metal and wire and turningthem into machines. He started putting cars together in 1891, although it was by no meansthe first popular automobile, the Model T showed the world just how creative Ford was atcombining technology and market. 2. The company's assembly line alone threw America's Industrial Revolution into overdrive (高速運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)). Instead of having workers put together the entire car, Ford's friends, who were great toolmakers from Scotland, organized teams that added parts to each Model T as itmoved down a line. By the time Ford's Highland Park plant was humming (l~l~l~fl)along in 1914, the world's first automatic conveyor belt could turn out a car every 93minutes. 3. The same year Henry Ford shocked the world with the $ 5 a day minimum Wage scheme,the greatest contribution he had ever made. The average Wage in the auto industry then was$ 2.34 for a 9-hour shift. Ford not only doubled that, he also took an hour off the workday.In those years it was unthinkable that a man could be paid that much for doing something thatdidn't involve an awful lot of training or education. The Wall Street Journal called the plan"an economic crime" and critics everywhere laughed at Ford. 4. But as the wage increased later to daily $10, it proved a critical component of Ford'sdream to make the automobile accessible ( 可及的) to all The critics were too stupid tounderstand that because Ford had lowered his costs per car, the higher wages didn'tmatter ——except for making it possible for more people to buy cars.
paragraph 1______. A．Ford's Followers B．The Assembly Line C．Ford's Great Dream D．The Establishment of the Company E．Ford's Biggest Contribution F．Ford's Great Talent
24、 paragraph 2______. A．Ford's Followers B．The Assembly Line C．Ford's Great Dream D．The Establishment of the Company E．Ford's Biggest Contribution F．Ford's Great Talent
25、 paragraph 3______. A．Ford's Followers B．The Assembly Line C．Ford's Great Dream D．The Establishment of the Company E．Ford's Biggest Contribution F．Ford's Great Talent
26、 paragraph 4______. A．Ford's Followers B．The Assembly Line C．Ford's Great Dream D．The Establishment of the Company E．Ford's Biggest Contribution F．Ford's Great Talent
27、 The assembly line made it possible to______. A．criticized by the media B．the low wage in the auto industry C．own a car D．produce cars in large numbers E．the 8-hour-shift practice F．combined technology and market
28、 Ford was the first to adopt______. A．criticized by the media B．the low wage in the auto industry C．own a car D．produce cars in large numbers E．the 8-hour-shift practice F．combined technology and market
29、 Higher wages enabled many people to______. A．criticized by the media B．the low wage in the auto industry C．own a car D．produce cars in large numbers E．the 8-hour-shift practice F．combined technology and market
30、 Ford's higher-wage and lower-cost strategy was strongly______. A．criticized by the media B．the low wage in the auto industry C．own a car D．produce cars in large numbers E．the 8-hour-shift practice F．combined technology and market
第4部分：閱讀理解(第31—45題，每題3分，共45分)下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道題，每道題后面都有4個(gè)選項(xiàng)。請(qǐng)仔細(xì)閱讀短文并根據(jù)短文回答其后面的問(wèn)題，從4個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇l個(gè)答案涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。 31、回答31-36題 Entertaining in Britain Britons are increasingly entertaining guests at home with dinner, film and karaoke nights,inspired by television shows on cookery and home entertainment, according to a survey. More than half (53 percent ) of the respondents to a poll of 1,000 Britons across thecounhry said they now prefer to spend quality time with family and friends by inviting them overto their homes rather than meeting in bars and restaurants, the survey by mobile phone operatorT-Mobile showed. Popular television shows such as "Come Dine With Me," where amateur chefs attempt toshow each other with their cooking skills, "Master Chef" where ordinary people compete tocook to Michelin standards and a number of celebrity cookery shows have inspired Britons toentertain at home. The poll showed that nearly a third of respondents had splashed out cash for homeentertainment improvements such as sofas, dining tables, games consoles and bigger televisionsto impress the guests. "Over the last couple of years, my clients have increasingly asked for home parties ratherthan ones at independent venues," party planning expert Liz Brewer said in a statementaccompanying the poll's results. "This is not only due to the recession but because many have become increasingly house-proud and keen to show off their cooking skills, in addition to their latest home entertainmentpurchases. " Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver was the top choice for dream host of respondents, while PrimeMinister Gordon Brown was one of the least favored, alongside his rival Conservative leaderDavid Cameron.
What does the word "entertain" mean? A．host B．enjoy C．enroll D．recruit
32、 What does the phrase "quality time" mean? A．precious time B．much time C．good time D．limited time
33、 Which is the following is not true? A．Many respondents involved in the poll prefer inviting guests to meeting in bars and restaurants. B．Half of the respondents in a poll said they now like to spend quality time with family and friends. C．"Come Dine with Me," involved cooking skills. D．"Master Chef" inspired Britons to welcome gusts at home.
34、 What does the "splash out" most probably mean? A．crush B．waste money C．a(chǎn)sh D．blush
35、 Over the last couple of years, why do clients have increasingly asked for home parties rather than ones at independent venues? A．recession and their willingness to show their cooking skills B．it is more healthy to eat at home C．it is cleaner to eat at home D．it can create harmonious atmosphere 36、回答36-41題 Telling Tales about People One of the most common types of nonfiction, and one that many people enjoy reading, isstories about people's lives. These stories fall into three general categories: autobiography,memoir, and biography. An autobiography is the story of a person's life written by himself or herself. Often itbegins with the person's earliest recollections and~ends in the present. Autobiography writersmay not been entirely objective in the way they present themselves. However, they offer thereader a good look at the way they are and what makes them that way. People as diverse asBenjamin Franklin and Helen Keller have written autobiographies. Other writers, such as JamesJoyce, have written thinly fictionalized accounts of their lives. These are not autobiographies,but they are very close to it. Memoirs, strictly speaking, are autobiographical accounts that focus as much on the eventsof the times as on the life of the author. Memoir writers typically use these events as backdropsfor their lives. They describe them in detail and discuss their importance. Recently, though, theterm memoir seems to be becoming interchangeable with autobiography. A memoir nowadaysmay or may not deal with the outside world. Biographies are factual accounts of someone else's life. In many senses, these may be thehardest of the three types to write. Autobiography writers know the events they write aboutbecause they lived them. But biography writers have to gather information from as manydifferent sources as possible. Then they have to decide which facts to include. Their goal is topresent a balanced picture of a person, not one that is overly positive or too critical. A fair,well-presented biography may take years to research and write.
This passage is mostly about______. A．the characteristics of autobiographies, memoirs, and biographies B．famous autobiographies C．why biography can be difficult to write D．differences between autobiographies and memoirs
37、 Helen Keller wrote A．a(chǎn) memoir B．a(chǎn)n autobiography C．a(chǎn) work of fiction D．a(chǎn) biography
38、 Autobiography writers are not always objective because they A．feel they have to make up details to make their books sell B．constantly compete with biography writers C．want to present themselves in a good light D．have trouble remembering the good times
39、 The writer introduces each category in the passage by A．defining it B．giving an example C．explaining why it is hard to write D．telling when people first began writing it
40、 Diverse means A．a(chǎn)ble to swim in deep water B．similar or alike C．varied or different D．enjoying poetry 41、回答41-46題 The Sahara The name Sahara derives from the Arabic word for "desert" or "steppe". At 3. 5 millionsquare miles, an area roughly the size of the United States, the Sahara Desert in northern Africais the largest desert in the world. It spans the continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.Daytime temperatures can reach as high as 130 F. The humidity sometimes gets into the teens.But can also be as low as 2.5 percent, the lowest in the world. Most of the Sahara receives lessthan five inches of rain per year, while large areas sometimes have no rainfall at all for years.The heart of the Sahara is the landlocked north African country of Niger. Here the sand dunescan be 100 feet tall and several miles long. Here sand plains stretch over an area larger thanGermany where there is neither water nor towns. Yet sitting in the midst of the surroundingdesert is the town of Bilma. Suddenly there are pools of clear water. Surprisingly, there are groves of date palms. Underground water resources, or oases, sufficient to support irrigatedagriculture are founding dry stream beds and depressions. Irrigation ditches run off a creek towater fields. Corn, cassava, tea, peanuts, hot peppers, and orange, lime, and grapefruit treesgrow in these fields. Donkeys and goats graze on green grass. The Sahara of Niger is still a region where you can see a camel caravan of 500 camels tiedtogether in loose lines as long as a mile, traveling toward such oasis towns. There a caravan willcollect life-sustaining salt, which is mined from watery basins, and transport it up to 400 milesback to settlements on the edges of the desert. The round trip across the vast sands takes onemonth.
This passage is mostly about A．life in the Sahara B．the deserts of Africa C．Bilma D．how camels travel in the desert
42、 Rainfall in most of the Sahara is A．less than five inches per year B．less than ten inches per year C．less than twenty inches per year D．zero
43、 The Sahara can be described as A．a(chǎn) place of contrasts B．a(chǎn) place where no one lives C．a(chǎn)n area where the winters are cold D．a(chǎn)n area that oppeals to many tourists
44、 The phrase "an area roughly the size of the United States" gives an indication of the size of A．northern Africa B．Niger C．the Sahara D．a(chǎn)ll of Africa
45、 In this passage caravan means A．traveling circus B．group traveling together through difficult country C．railroad train D．a(chǎn) small, fast sailing ship
第5部分：補(bǔ)全短文(第46～50題，每題2分，共10分)閱讀下面的短文，文章中有5處空白，文章后面有6組文字，請(qǐng)根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容選擇5組文字，將其分別放回文章原有位置，以恢復(fù)文章原貌。 46、回答46-51題 False Fear of Big Fish Many people believe sharks (鯊魚(yú)) are dangerous and will always try to hurt or even kill humans._________ ( 46 ) A shark exhibition at the National Aquarium (水族館) in Baltimore, US, proves this.Visitors can touch young sharks, seetheir eggs develop and watch a dozen different speciesswim smoothly around ahuge tank. Most people fail to realize that shark attacks don't happenveryoften. Humans are mote likely to be killed by lightning than by a shark._________ (47)There, kids can learn, from an early age, not to fear sharks. "People fear what they don't know," saidNancy Hotchkisso an organizer of theexhibition. "Sharks have been aroundfor 400 million years and play 1 til important role in theocean's food chain.We want people to discover that sharks are amazing animals that need ourrespectand protection. " _________ (48) A study , published in January inthe US magazine, Science, found that almost all recorded shark species havefallen by half in the past eight to 15 years. Thousands of sharks are hunted in Asia for specialfoods, such as shark fin (魚(yú)翅) soup.And many others getcaught in nets, while fishermen are hunting other fish. _________(49)"Some fishing methods are actually cleaning out the ocean forsharks," said DaveSchofield, the manager of the aquarium's ocean healthprogram me. (50)
請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．They call watch them develop inside their eggsand feel the skin of the older swimmers. B．A shocking 100 million sharks are 'killed everyyear around the world by humans. C．In fact, 94 percent of the world's 400 speciesare harmless to humans. D．It is a worrying situation and some areas haveput measures in place to protect these special fish. E．And to make this point clear, the museum has setup a special touching pool for children. F．More than half of the sharks caught are smallerthan 1 meterlong.
47、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．They call watch them develop inside their eggsand feel the skin of the older swimmers. B．A shocking 100 million sharks are 'killed everyyear around the world by humans. C．In fact, 94 percent of the world's 400 speciesare harmless to humans. D．It is a worrying situation and some areas haveput measures in place to protect these special fish. E．And to make this point clear, the museum has setup a special touching pool for children. F．More than half of the sharks caught are smallerthan 1 meterlong.
48、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．They call watch them develop inside their eggsand feel the skin of the older swimmers. B．A shocking 100 million sharks are 'killed everyyear around the world by humans. C．In fact, 94 percent of the world's 400 speciesare harmless to humans. D．It is a worrying situation and some areas haveput measures in place to protect these special fish. E．And to make this point clear, the museum has setup a special touching pool for children. F．More than half of the sharks caught are smallerthan 1 meterlong.
49、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．They call watch them develop inside their eggsand feel the skin of the older swimmers. B．A shocking 100 million sharks are 'killed everyyear around the world by humans. C．In fact, 94 percent of the world's 400 speciesare harmless to humans. D．It is a worrying situation and some areas haveput measures in place to protect these special fish. E．And to make this point clear, the museum has setup a special touching pool for children. F．More than half of the sharks caught are smallerthan 1 meterlong.
50、請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．They call watch them develop inside their eggsand feel the skin of the older swimmers. B．A shocking 100 million sharks are 'killed everyyear around the world by humans. C．In fact, 94 percent of the world's 400 speciesare harmless to humans. D．It is a worrying situation and some areas haveput measures in place to protect these special fish. E．And to make this point clear, the museum has setup a special touching pool for children. F．More than half of the sharks caught are smallerthan 1 meterlong.
第6部分：完形填空(第51—65題，每題1分，共15分)下面的短文有15處空白，請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容為每處空白確定1個(gè)選項(xiàng)。 51、回答{TSE}題 Migrant ( 移民的 ) Workers In me past twenty years, there has been allincreasing tendency for workers to move fromone country to another. While somecountries have restricted (限制) most (51) tolocal people,others have attracted and welcomed migrant workers. This is particularly thecasein the Middle East, _________(52) increased oil incomes have enabled manycountries to callin outsiders to improve local facilities (設(shè)施). Thus the Middle East hasattracted oil-workers _________ (53) the U. S.A. and Europe.It has also brought in workers from many other countries, _________ (54) South Korea and Japan. In view of the difficult living andworking_________ (55) in the Middle East, itis notsurprising that the pay is high to attract suitable workers. Manyengineers and technicians can(56) at least twice as much money in the Middle East as they can in their owncountry, and this isa major_________ (57). Sometimes a disadvantage has a compensating (補(bǔ)償?shù)? advantage. For example, the(58) living conditions often lead toincreased friendship when workers have to(59) on each other for safety andcomfort. In a similar way, many migrant workersCan save large sums of moneypartly because of the_________ (60) of entertainment (娛樂(lè)）facilities. The work is often complex and full of problems but thismerely presents greaterchallenge to engineers who prefer to find solutions toproblems rather than do _________ (61)work in their home country. One major problem which_________ (62) migrantworkers in the Middle East is that theirjobsare temporary ones. They are nearly always on_________ (63), so it is not easyfor themto plan ahead with great confidence. This is to be_________ (64) sinceno country welcomesa large number of foreign workers as permanent residents. Inany_________ (65), migrantworkers accept this disadvantage, along with others,because of the considerable financialbenefits which they receive.
請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．a(chǎn)cts B．jobs C．a(chǎn)ctivities D．user
52、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．which B．what C．who D．where
53、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．from B．with C．in D．a(chǎn)bout
54、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．opposing B．limiting C．including D．a(chǎn)sking
55、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．role B．conditions C．difficulty D．event
56、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．earn B．borrow C．offer D．cast
57、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．a(chǎn)dvance B．difficulty C．event D．a(chǎn)ttraction
58、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．necessary B．possible C．difficult D．good
59、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．depend B．look C．base D．go
60、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．range B．lack C．price D．number
61、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．routine B．causal C．a(chǎn)dditional D．interesting
62、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．invites B．a(chǎn)ffects C．needs D．hates
63、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．investment B．strike C．contract D．duty
64、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．suggested B．reported C．a(chǎn)rgued D．expected
65、請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．time B．a(chǎn)ttempt C．way D．case
2、Mary is looking for the book she lostyesterday, A．trying to B．trying to read C．trying to buy D．trying to borrow
3、 I rarely play basketball. A．normally B．seldom C．frequently D．usually
4、 My father is a physician. A．researcher B．professor C．doctor D．student
5、 The Foreign Service is a branch of theDepartment of State. A．center B．division C．root D．base
6、 Please put up your bands if you have anyquestions. A．raise B．reach C．wave D．fold
7、 She was close to success. A．fast B．quick C．near D．tight
8、 I am feeling a lot more healthy than Iwas. A．many B．no C．much D．some
9、 The expedition reached the peak at 9 thatmorning. A．bottom of the mountain B．foot of the mountain C．top of the mountain D．starting point
10、 It is a complicated problem. A．strange B．complex C．difficult D．unusual
11、 From my standpoint, this thing is justridiculous. A．point of view B．field C．knowledge D．information
12、 I have been trying to quit smoking A．give up B．pick up C．build up D．take up
13、 The curious looks from the strangersaround her made her feel uneasy. A．different B．proud C．unconscious D．uncomfortable
14、 At midnight, we were aroused by a knockat the door. A．irritated B．a(chǎn)wakened C．a(chǎn)risen D．a(chǎn)nnoyed
15、Sometimes it is sensible to book hotelsin advance. A．possible B．profitable C．easy D．wise 第2部分：閱讀判斷(第16—22題，每題1分，共7分)閱讀下面這篇短文，短文后列出了7個(gè)句子，請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容對(duì)每個(gè)句子作出判斷。如果該句提供的是正確信息，請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡上把A涂黑；如果該句提供的是錯(cuò)誤信息，請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡上把B涂黑；如果該句的信息文章中沒(méi)有提及，請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡上把C涂黑。 16、回答16-23題 Petitions Petitions (請(qǐng)?jiān)笗?shū)) have long been a part of British political life. Anyone who wanted tochange something would get a list of signatures from people who agreed to the idea and eithersend them to the government or deliver them personally to the Prime Minister's house inLondon. They are always accepted at the door by one of the PM's officials. What happens then?Nothing much, usually. But petitions have always been thought of as a useful way for those whogovern to find out what the people really think. That's why the UK government launched its "e-petition" site in November 2006. Instead ofphysically collecting signatures, all anyone with an idea has to do now is to make a proposal onthe government website, and anyone who supports the idea is free to add his or her signature.The petitions soon started to flow in. The idea was for the British people to express theirconstructive ideas. Many chose instead to express their sense of humor. One petitioner called on Tony Blair to "stop the Deputy Prime Minister eating so much".Another wanted to expel (驅(qū)逐) Scotland from the United Kingdom because Scottish footballfans never support England in the World Cup. Other petitioners called on the Prime Minister to abolish the monarchy. Some wanted togive it more power. Some wanted to oppose the United States. Others wanted to leave theEuropean Union. Some wanted to send more troops to Iraq and others wanted them all broughthome. Some wanted to adopt the euro (歐元). Others wanted to keep the pound. Yet if some petitions are not serious, others present a direct challenge to government policy. A petition calling on the government to drop plans to charge drivers for using roads hasalready drawn around 1.8 million signatures. In response to that, a rival petition has been postedin support of road pricing. And that is also rapidly growing. There are about 60 million people in Britain, so it is understandable that the governmentwants to find out what people are thinking. But the problem with the e-petition site seems to bethat the British people have about 70 million opinions, and want the Prime Minister to hear all ofthem. Perhaps he could start a petition asking everyone to just shut up for a while.
A petition needs to be signed. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
17、The Prime Minister reads petitions every day. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
18、A petition has to be mailed to the Prime Minister's house in London. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
19、Petitions have been taken to be one of the ways for the British people to express their ideas. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
20、No other governments have launched their e-petition sites. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
21、All petitions are serious. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
22、It is impossible for the Prime Minister to hear all of the opinions. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
第3部分：概括大意與完成句子(第23—30題，每題1分，共8分)閱讀下面這篇短文，短文后有2項(xiàng)測(cè)試任務(wù)：(1)第23～26題要求從所給的6個(gè)選項(xiàng)中為第1～4段每段選擇1個(gè)正確的小標(biāo)題；(2)第27～30題要求從所給的6個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇4個(gè)正確選項(xiàng)，分別完成每個(gè)句子。 23、回答23-31題 Ford 1. Ford's great strength was the manufacturing process —— not invention. Long before he starteda car company, he was a worker, known for picking up pieces of metal and wire and turningthem into machines. He started putting cars together in 1891, although it was by no meansthe first popular automobile, the Model T showed the world just how creative Ford was atcombining technology and market. 2. The company's assembly line alone threw America's Industrial Revolution into overdrive (高速運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)). Instead of having workers put together the entire car, Ford's friends, who were great toolmakers from Scotland, organized teams that added parts to each Model T as itmoved down a line. By the time Ford's Highland Park plant was humming (l~l~l~fl)along in 1914, the world's first automatic conveyor belt could turn out a car every 93minutes. 3. The same year Henry Ford shocked the world with the $ 5 a day minimum Wage scheme,the greatest contribution he had ever made. The average Wage in the auto industry then was$ 2.34 for a 9-hour shift. Ford not only doubled that, he also took an hour off the workday.In those years it was unthinkable that a man could be paid that much for doing something thatdidn't involve an awful lot of training or education. The Wall Street Journal called the plan"an economic crime" and critics everywhere laughed at Ford. 4. But as the wage increased later to daily $10, it proved a critical component of Ford'sdream to make the automobile accessible ( 可及的) to all The critics were too stupid tounderstand that because Ford had lowered his costs per car, the higher wages didn'tmatter ——except for making it possible for more people to buy cars.
paragraph 1______. A．Ford's Followers B．The Assembly Line C．Ford's Great Dream D．The Establishment of the Company E．Ford's Biggest Contribution F．Ford's Great Talent
24、 paragraph 2______. A．Ford's Followers B．The Assembly Line C．Ford's Great Dream D．The Establishment of the Company E．Ford's Biggest Contribution F．Ford's Great Talent
25、 paragraph 3______. A．Ford's Followers B．The Assembly Line C．Ford's Great Dream D．The Establishment of the Company E．Ford's Biggest Contribution F．Ford's Great Talent
26、 paragraph 4______. A．Ford's Followers B．The Assembly Line C．Ford's Great Dream D．The Establishment of the Company E．Ford's Biggest Contribution F．Ford's Great Talent
27、 The assembly line made it possible to______. A．criticized by the media B．the low wage in the auto industry C．own a car D．produce cars in large numbers E．the 8-hour-shift practice F．combined technology and market
28、 Ford was the first to adopt______. A．criticized by the media B．the low wage in the auto industry C．own a car D．produce cars in large numbers E．the 8-hour-shift practice F．combined technology and market
29、 Higher wages enabled many people to______. A．criticized by the media B．the low wage in the auto industry C．own a car D．produce cars in large numbers E．the 8-hour-shift practice F．combined technology and market
30、 Ford's higher-wage and lower-cost strategy was strongly______. A．criticized by the media B．the low wage in the auto industry C．own a car D．produce cars in large numbers E．the 8-hour-shift practice F．combined technology and market
第4部分：閱讀理解(第31—45題，每題3分，共45分)下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道題，每道題后面都有4個(gè)選項(xiàng)。請(qǐng)仔細(xì)閱讀短文并根據(jù)短文回答其后面的問(wèn)題，從4個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇l個(gè)答案涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。 31、回答31-36題 Entertaining in Britain Britons are increasingly entertaining guests at home with dinner, film and karaoke nights,inspired by television shows on cookery and home entertainment, according to a survey. More than half (53 percent ) of the respondents to a poll of 1,000 Britons across thecounhry said they now prefer to spend quality time with family and friends by inviting them overto their homes rather than meeting in bars and restaurants, the survey by mobile phone operatorT-Mobile showed. Popular television shows such as "Come Dine With Me," where amateur chefs attempt toshow each other with their cooking skills, "Master Chef" where ordinary people compete tocook to Michelin standards and a number of celebrity cookery shows have inspired Britons toentertain at home. The poll showed that nearly a third of respondents had splashed out cash for homeentertainment improvements such as sofas, dining tables, games consoles and bigger televisionsto impress the guests. "Over the last couple of years, my clients have increasingly asked for home parties ratherthan ones at independent venues," party planning expert Liz Brewer said in a statementaccompanying the poll's results. "This is not only due to the recession but because many have become increasingly house-proud and keen to show off their cooking skills, in addition to their latest home entertainmentpurchases. " Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver was the top choice for dream host of respondents, while PrimeMinister Gordon Brown was one of the least favored, alongside his rival Conservative leaderDavid Cameron.
What does the word "entertain" mean? A．host B．enjoy C．enroll D．recruit
32、 What does the phrase "quality time" mean? A．precious time B．much time C．good time D．limited time
33、 Which is the following is not true? A．Many respondents involved in the poll prefer inviting guests to meeting in bars and restaurants. B．Half of the respondents in a poll said they now like to spend quality time with family and friends. C．"Come Dine with Me," involved cooking skills. D．"Master Chef" inspired Britons to welcome gusts at home.
34、 What does the "splash out" most probably mean? A．crush B．waste money C．a(chǎn)sh D．blush
35、 Over the last couple of years, why do clients have increasingly asked for home parties rather than ones at independent venues? A．recession and their willingness to show their cooking skills B．it is more healthy to eat at home C．it is cleaner to eat at home D．it can create harmonious atmosphere 36、回答36-41題 Telling Tales about People One of the most common types of nonfiction, and one that many people enjoy reading, isstories about people's lives. These stories fall into three general categories: autobiography,memoir, and biography. An autobiography is the story of a person's life written by himself or herself. Often itbegins with the person's earliest recollections and~ends in the present. Autobiography writersmay not been entirely objective in the way they present themselves. However, they offer thereader a good look at the way they are and what makes them that way. People as diverse asBenjamin Franklin and Helen Keller have written autobiographies. Other writers, such as JamesJoyce, have written thinly fictionalized accounts of their lives. These are not autobiographies,but they are very close to it. Memoirs, strictly speaking, are autobiographical accounts that focus as much on the eventsof the times as on the life of the author. Memoir writers typically use these events as backdropsfor their lives. They describe them in detail and discuss their importance. Recently, though, theterm memoir seems to be becoming interchangeable with autobiography. A memoir nowadaysmay or may not deal with the outside world. Biographies are factual accounts of someone else's life. In many senses, these may be thehardest of the three types to write. Autobiography writers know the events they write aboutbecause they lived them. But biography writers have to gather information from as manydifferent sources as possible. Then they have to decide which facts to include. Their goal is topresent a balanced picture of a person, not one that is overly positive or too critical. A fair,well-presented biography may take years to research and write.
This passage is mostly about______. A．the characteristics of autobiographies, memoirs, and biographies B．famous autobiographies C．why biography can be difficult to write D．differences between autobiographies and memoirs
37、 Helen Keller wrote A．a(chǎn) memoir B．a(chǎn)n autobiography C．a(chǎn) work of fiction D．a(chǎn) biography
38、 Autobiography writers are not always objective because they A．feel they have to make up details to make their books sell B．constantly compete with biography writers C．want to present themselves in a good light D．have trouble remembering the good times
39、 The writer introduces each category in the passage by A．defining it B．giving an example C．explaining why it is hard to write D．telling when people first began writing it
40、 Diverse means A．a(chǎn)ble to swim in deep water B．similar or alike C．varied or different D．enjoying poetry 41、回答41-46題 The Sahara The name Sahara derives from the Arabic word for "desert" or "steppe". At 3. 5 millionsquare miles, an area roughly the size of the United States, the Sahara Desert in northern Africais the largest desert in the world. It spans the continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.Daytime temperatures can reach as high as 130 F. The humidity sometimes gets into the teens.But can also be as low as 2.5 percent, the lowest in the world. Most of the Sahara receives lessthan five inches of rain per year, while large areas sometimes have no rainfall at all for years.The heart of the Sahara is the landlocked north African country of Niger. Here the sand dunescan be 100 feet tall and several miles long. Here sand plains stretch over an area larger thanGermany where there is neither water nor towns. Yet sitting in the midst of the surroundingdesert is the town of Bilma. Suddenly there are pools of clear water. Surprisingly, there are groves of date palms. Underground water resources, or oases, sufficient to support irrigatedagriculture are founding dry stream beds and depressions. Irrigation ditches run off a creek towater fields. Corn, cassava, tea, peanuts, hot peppers, and orange, lime, and grapefruit treesgrow in these fields. Donkeys and goats graze on green grass. The Sahara of Niger is still a region where you can see a camel caravan of 500 camels tiedtogether in loose lines as long as a mile, traveling toward such oasis towns. There a caravan willcollect life-sustaining salt, which is mined from watery basins, and transport it up to 400 milesback to settlements on the edges of the desert. The round trip across the vast sands takes onemonth.
This passage is mostly about A．life in the Sahara B．the deserts of Africa C．Bilma D．how camels travel in the desert
42、 Rainfall in most of the Sahara is A．less than five inches per year B．less than ten inches per year C．less than twenty inches per year D．zero
43、 The Sahara can be described as A．a(chǎn) place of contrasts B．a(chǎn) place where no one lives C．a(chǎn)n area where the winters are cold D．a(chǎn)n area that oppeals to many tourists
44、 The phrase "an area roughly the size of the United States" gives an indication of the size of A．northern Africa B．Niger C．the Sahara D．a(chǎn)ll of Africa
45、 In this passage caravan means A．traveling circus B．group traveling together through difficult country C．railroad train D．a(chǎn) small, fast sailing ship
第5部分：補(bǔ)全短文(第46～50題，每題2分，共10分)閱讀下面的短文，文章中有5處空白，文章后面有6組文字，請(qǐng)根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容選擇5組文字，將其分別放回文章原有位置，以恢復(fù)文章原貌。 46、回答46-51題 False Fear of Big Fish Many people believe sharks (鯊魚(yú)) are dangerous and will always try to hurt or even kill humans._________ ( 46 ) A shark exhibition at the National Aquarium (水族館) in Baltimore, US, proves this.Visitors can touch young sharks, seetheir eggs develop and watch a dozen different speciesswim smoothly around ahuge tank. Most people fail to realize that shark attacks don't happenveryoften. Humans are mote likely to be killed by lightning than by a shark._________ (47)There, kids can learn, from an early age, not to fear sharks. "People fear what they don't know," saidNancy Hotchkisso an organizer of theexhibition. "Sharks have been aroundfor 400 million years and play 1 til important role in theocean's food chain.We want people to discover that sharks are amazing animals that need ourrespectand protection. " _________ (48) A study , published in January inthe US magazine, Science, found that almost all recorded shark species havefallen by half in the past eight to 15 years. Thousands of sharks are hunted in Asia for specialfoods, such as shark fin (魚(yú)翅) soup.And many others getcaught in nets, while fishermen are hunting other fish. _________(49)"Some fishing methods are actually cleaning out the ocean forsharks," said DaveSchofield, the manager of the aquarium's ocean healthprogram me. (50)
請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．They call watch them develop inside their eggsand feel the skin of the older swimmers. B．A shocking 100 million sharks are 'killed everyyear around the world by humans. C．In fact, 94 percent of the world's 400 speciesare harmless to humans. D．It is a worrying situation and some areas haveput measures in place to protect these special fish. E．And to make this point clear, the museum has setup a special touching pool for children. F．More than half of the sharks caught are smallerthan 1 meterlong.
47、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．They call watch them develop inside their eggsand feel the skin of the older swimmers. B．A shocking 100 million sharks are 'killed everyyear around the world by humans. C．In fact, 94 percent of the world's 400 speciesare harmless to humans. D．It is a worrying situation and some areas haveput measures in place to protect these special fish. E．And to make this point clear, the museum has setup a special touching pool for children. F．More than half of the sharks caught are smallerthan 1 meterlong.
48、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．They call watch them develop inside their eggsand feel the skin of the older swimmers. B．A shocking 100 million sharks are 'killed everyyear around the world by humans. C．In fact, 94 percent of the world's 400 speciesare harmless to humans. D．It is a worrying situation and some areas haveput measures in place to protect these special fish. E．And to make this point clear, the museum has setup a special touching pool for children. F．More than half of the sharks caught are smallerthan 1 meterlong.
49、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．They call watch them develop inside their eggsand feel the skin of the older swimmers. B．A shocking 100 million sharks are 'killed everyyear around the world by humans. C．In fact, 94 percent of the world's 400 speciesare harmless to humans. D．It is a worrying situation and some areas haveput measures in place to protect these special fish. E．And to make this point clear, the museum has setup a special touching pool for children. F．More than half of the sharks caught are smallerthan 1 meterlong.
50、請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．They call watch them develop inside their eggsand feel the skin of the older swimmers. B．A shocking 100 million sharks are 'killed everyyear around the world by humans. C．In fact, 94 percent of the world's 400 speciesare harmless to humans. D．It is a worrying situation and some areas haveput measures in place to protect these special fish. E．And to make this point clear, the museum has setup a special touching pool for children. F．More than half of the sharks caught are smallerthan 1 meterlong.
第6部分：完形填空(第51—65題，每題1分，共15分)下面的短文有15處空白，請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容為每處空白確定1個(gè)選項(xiàng)。 51、回答{TSE}題 Migrant ( 移民的 ) Workers In me past twenty years, there has been allincreasing tendency for workers to move fromone country to another. While somecountries have restricted (限制) most (51) tolocal people,others have attracted and welcomed migrant workers. This is particularly thecasein the Middle East, _________(52) increased oil incomes have enabled manycountries to callin outsiders to improve local facilities (設(shè)施). Thus the Middle East hasattracted oil-workers _________ (53) the U. S.A. and Europe.It has also brought in workers from many other countries, _________ (54) South Korea and Japan. In view of the difficult living andworking_________ (55) in the Middle East, itis notsurprising that the pay is high to attract suitable workers. Manyengineers and technicians can(56) at least twice as much money in the Middle East as they can in their owncountry, and this isa major_________ (57). Sometimes a disadvantage has a compensating (補(bǔ)償?shù)? advantage. For example, the(58) living conditions often lead toincreased friendship when workers have to(59) on each other for safety andcomfort. In a similar way, many migrant workersCan save large sums of moneypartly because of the_________ (60) of entertainment (娛樂(lè)）facilities. The work is often complex and full of problems but thismerely presents greaterchallenge to engineers who prefer to find solutions toproblems rather than do _________ (61)work in their home country. One major problem which_________ (62) migrantworkers in the Middle East is that theirjobsare temporary ones. They are nearly always on_________ (63), so it is not easyfor themto plan ahead with great confidence. This is to be_________ (64) sinceno country welcomesa large number of foreign workers as permanent residents. Inany_________ (65), migrantworkers accept this disadvantage, along with others,because of the considerable financialbenefits which they receive.
請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．a(chǎn)cts B．jobs C．a(chǎn)ctivities D．user
52、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．which B．what C．who D．where
53、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．from B．with C．in D．a(chǎn)bout
54、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．opposing B．limiting C．including D．a(chǎn)sking
55、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．role B．conditions C．difficulty D．event
56、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．earn B．borrow C．offer D．cast
57、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．a(chǎn)dvance B．difficulty C．event D．a(chǎn)ttraction
58、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．necessary B．possible C．difficult D．good
59、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．depend B．look C．base D．go
60、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．range B．lack C．price D．number
61、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．routine B．causal C．a(chǎn)dditional D．interesting
62、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．invites B．a(chǎn)ffects C．needs D．hates
63、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．investment B．strike C．contract D．duty
64、 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．suggested B．reported C．a(chǎn)rgued D．expected
65、請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺___處填上正確答案。 A．time B．a(chǎn)ttempt C．way D．case