education and entertainment .The printing , broadcasting and advertising industries are all involved with informing , educating and entertaining .
Although a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is very valuable to the individual and to the society of which he is a part , the
vast modern network of communications is open to abuse . However , the mass media are with us for better or for worse , and there is no turning back . 16.The first paragraph emphasizes the ______ of face-to-face contact in social settings . A.usefulness
B.limitation
C.nature
D.creativity
17.The development of the communication industry in contemporary society results form ______.
A.the advances and revolutions C.the art of mass communication
B.the inventiveness and speed D.the advances and speed
18.It is implied in the passage that _______ . A.local news still takes a significant place B.National news is becoming more popular
C.Local news used to be the main source of information D.International news is the fastest transmitted news 19.Which of the following statements is NOT true ? A.Public libraries have replaced private libraries . B.To possess information used to be a privilege . C.Communication means more than transmission . D.Communication influences the way of life and thinking . 20.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the writer is______. A.concerned about the wrong use of the mass media B.happy about the drastic changes in the mass media C.pessimistic about the future of the mass media D.Indifferent to the harmful influence of the mass media
Part II Vocabulary and Structure（共 40 小题，每小题 1 分，共 40 分） Directions:There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part . For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence . Then mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet .
21. I had supper with my friends yesterday afternoon , _____ we went to attend
a party . A.after when A.Whatever
B.after which C.after that
B.Whichever
D.after it
C.However
D.Wherever
22. _____ difficulties he comes across , he cam manage to get them over . 23.A large number of students _____ at the English corner to practice oral English at the moment . A.is gathering by
B.are gathering
C.gathers
D.gather
24. The workers working day and night , the construction of the building _____
the end of this month .
B.will complete
D.will have been completed
A.will be completing C.will have completed _____ twice . A.to read
B.being read
C.reading
D.having read
26. Scientists have reached the conclusion _____ the temperature on the earth is getting higher and higher . A.naive enough A.naive enough
B.enough naive B.enough naive
C.naively enough C.naively enough
D.enough naively D.enough naively
27. I’m not _____ to think I can excel in maths without efforts .
28. Nowadays the Internet has become an important way of communication , _____ us to keep in contact with our friends and relatives in the distance . A.to permit
B.permitting
C.permitted
D.being permitting
29.He has been practicing English for eight years , and now he can speak English as fluently as his English teacher _____ . A.is
B.was
C.does
D.do
30.Because of the thick smog , many people move to Sanya in Hainan , believing it would be a wonderful place to _____ in . A.Live after drinking . A.hasn’t touched C.never touch children to return . A.To finish
C.Having been finished
B.Having finished D.Finished B.never touched D.doesn’t touch
B.living
C.be living
D.be lived
31.To my relief , my son _____ beer since his best friend was fined for driving
25. The book about American President Lincoln is very interesting and worth
32. _____ preparing dinner , she stood at the front door waiting for her
33.In the silence of my room , I could hear my grandparent’s voices _____ they told stories about our hard-working and brave family . A.that
B.which
C.as
D.since
34.It is estimated that self-drive tour costs _____ package tour , so we’d prefer our holiday organized by a local travel agent . A.twice as much as C.more than twice A.to follow
B.as much twice as D.as much as twice
B.following
C.followed
D.follows
35.The boy had no choice but _____ his father into the room .
36.Cakes and bread sold in shops are _____ packaged now than they used to . A.much more better C.best yesterday .
A.won’t have missed C.wouldn’t have missed country . A.built
B.build
C.will be built
D.are building
39. Under no circumstances _______ do anything that will benefit yourself but do harm to your country . A.you will
B.you should
C.you can D.can you
40.The team overcame all the difficulties and completed the task three weeks ahead of time ,______ is something we had not expected . A.it B.which A.in
B.to
C.that
C.at
D.what
D.for
41.The boy is not allowed to get access ______ the computer freely at home . 42. ______ , all the people in the company should be responsible for the present crisis . A.In a certain extent C.For a certain extent was fired . A.considerable A.applied for him . A.Giving incident .
B.Given
C.To give
D.Give
46.He finds it hard to go to sleep ______ you tell him the truth of the
B.changeable B.applying to
C.comparable
D.comfortable
44.While ______ a job ,the graduate student got an offer to study abroad .
C.applied to
D.applying for
45.______ that he loves children , I am sure teaching is the right career for
B.To a certain extent D.At a certain extent B.wouldn’t miss D.won’t miss B.more better D.better
37.If she hadn’t gone back for her credit card , she ______ the early train
38.It is inspiring to hear the news that more high-speed railways ______ in our
43.A ______ amount of time and money was wasted in the project , for which he
A.if university . A.If
B.since C.unless D.whether
47.To our surprise , Professor Wang was ______ appointed president of the
B.since
C.unless
D.whether
48.My father didn’t travel much when he was young , so he decided to ______ lost time after retirement . A.make up with C.make up to detail his sales plan . A.spend to nature . A.explanation of cosmetics . A.take control of C.come up against plan . A.satisfy
B.secure
C.abuse D.avoid
53.When doing business , business people often ______ business cards to provide personal information as well as information about their companies . A.download A.realize into reality . A.except
B.unless
C.if
D.or
56.Whether a young man works hard or not ______ to his further development . A.makes a difference C.meets the need
B.makes a promise D.meets a deadline
B.transform B.recognize
C.exchange C.hear
D.predict
54.I haven’t seen him for years , and I can hardly _____ him at first sight .
D.discover
55.It’s time to wake up and get started , _______ you will never your dream
B.take charge of D.come up with B.evidence
C.advance D.advantage
51.The boss asked each employee to _______ some new ideas to improve the sales
B.save
C.spare
D.share
50.The hotel is not very modern , but is does have the ________ of being close
B.make up for D.make up of
49.The young man asked the general manager to ______ him some so that he could
52.In order to ________ future confusion and problems ,we should make a good
57.Perhaps the most popular tourist attraction on the island is the beautiful beach ______ warm water , abundant sea life , and clean sand . A.making
B.showing
C.lending
D.offering
58.Although the twins were adopted by different families , they showed surprising ______ in their lives . A.tempers
B.responsibilities
C.similarities
D.experiences
59. Nowadays the English majors are _______ girls , though there some boys .
A.most A.message
B.much
B.letter
C.mostly D.many
D.notice
60.If someone comes to see me , please tell him to leave a _______ .
C.sentence
Part III Cloze （共 20 小题，每小题 1 分，共 20 分）
Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage . For each blank there are 4 choices marked A,B,C,and D . You should choose the ONE that best completes the passage . Then mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet .
Most parent,I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And they must have children`s book. Either the author has can’t
63
be 64 to the readers. The best children’s books are satisfy
66
,there are in fact bed time story is not in fact written
72
68 70
65
very difficult nor very simple,and
67 69
the child who hears the story and the adult who reads it.
books like this. The problem of finding the to solve.
71
as works of children’s literature were 61
how difficult it is to write a good 62
too high so that the children
what is in his (or more often, her)story, or the story seems to
This may be why many of books the most obvious of this.
Children,left for themselves,often literature.Just
74
grownups.“Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland”is perhaps
73 the worst possible interest in
75
a child in book shop or library,and he will
are the objections of
78
willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way,or have a look at most children’s comics,full of the stories and jokes, 76 teacher sand parents. Perhaps we parents should
77
trying to force children into
79 80
our taste
in literature.After all,children and adults are parents should not expect that they will enjoy the we'll just have to compromise over that bedtime story. 61. A.hoped 62. A.wanted 63. A.listen 64. A.talker 65. A.both 66. A.both 67. A.Luckily 68. A.few
B.realized B.said B.join B.neither B.all B.Happily B.many
C.told C.aimed C.leave C.either C.some C.Unexcitedly C.much
D.said D.felt D.follow D.talk D.or D.either D.Unfortunately D.little
different that we books. So I suppose
B.being talked C.talking