A. instructing
B. benefiting C. well-paying D. frustrating
24. He was a good worker who was ________ to his family as well as to
his work. A. consistent
B. committed C. content D. engaged
25. She is a ______ woman who is certain of her ideas and actions.
A. significant
B. aware C. confident D. intense
26. He arrived late, _______ was annoying.
A. what
B. that C. which D. the which
27. The boss refused to give any _______ on the fact that his workers were
out of jobs. A. response
B. comment C. answer D. reply
28. Mr. Thomas found the coins while ________ in his back garden.
A. digging
B. was digging C. dug D. digging
being
29. For most people in China, the bicycle is still their main ________ of
transport. A. means
B. impression C. attraction D. course
30. Listening, speaking, reading, and then writing _______ the basic order
in language learning. A. assists
B. constitutes C. establishes D. founds
PartⅣ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
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Section A (10 points)
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 31 to 40 are based on the following passage.
Dear Professor Zhang,
I am having trouble again. I am really (31)______to tell anyone, but I really don't understand Internet technology very well. It is so (32)______. Today I tried to post my (33)______ to the online site, but it did not work. Instead, a message came up on my screen telling me I \not get (34)______ to the Internet\I checked to see if the phone line was (35)______ to my computer and moved the line around a little, but nothing happened, so I took my computer in to have it looked at.
At the repair shop, I found out that the modem was broken. They said that the (36)______ cost to repair it would be $500. I am so frustrated. At present, I am having a hard time understanding what the (37)______ to studying online could possibly be. If there are any, I am not (38)______ any of them. This has all been a virtual headache. I suppose that the (39)______ troubles I've had with this computer should not cause me to feel this way about the class. Still, I am having a hard time staying (40)______ and I am thinking about dropping the course. For now, do you think I could have a couple of extra days to finish my work on the questions you gave us?
Regards, Richard
Word Bank
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A) assignment B) commitment C) intimidating D) embarrassed E) intimidated F) connected G) continual H) virtual
I) positive J) minimum K) insight L) access M) reaping N) benefits O) average Section B (20 points)
Direction: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the center.
Passage 1
Once upon a time there was a wise man that used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work.
One day he was walking along the shore. As he looked down the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought of someone who would dance on the beach. So he began to walk faster to catch up.
As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn't dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean.
As he got closer he called out, \The young man paused, looking up and replied, \海
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星) in the ocean.\
\
\they'll die.\
\young man, don't you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it. You can't possibly make a difference!\
The young man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked another starfish and threw it into the ocean, past the breaking waves and said, \made a difference for that one.\
There is something very special in each and every one of us. All of us have a natural ability to make a difference. If we can become aware of that ability, we will have the power to shape the future.
All of us must find our starfish. If we throw our starfish wisely and well, the world will be wonderful.
41. Before he began writing, the wise man would ________.
A. take a walk along the shore B. go swimming in the ocean
C. have a walk and pick up starfish on the beach D. look down the beach and enjoy the scene
42. One day, the wise man saw a young man ________.
A. dancing along the beach B. walking along the beach C. picking up starfish for sale
D. trying to save as many starfish as possible
43. Near the end of the passage, \
________.
A. the ability to make decisions
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B. natural abilities
C. starfish that the young man threw back to the ocean D. our ability to have an effect on the future
44. Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?
A. The wise man and the young man shared the same opinion on the subject of starfish.
B. The young man disagreed with the wise man on the subject of starfish.
C. The wise man thought it impossible to save any of the starfish on the beach.
D. The young man was unaware of his ability to make a difference for starfish.
45. The writer told this story in order to tell us that ________.
A. every one of us is clever
B. all of us can help to shape our future C. wise men are sometimes stupid
D. young people are actually wiser than old people
Passage 2
Mr. and Mrs. Jones' flat was full of boxes, big and small; trunks (大皮箱); and furniture. The two of them were busy with pencils and paper, checking their list of luggage (行李) when there was a ring at the door. Mrs. Jones went to open it, and saw a well-dressed middle-aged lady outside. The lady said that she lived in a flat beside theirs, and that she had come to welcome them to their new home.
Mrs. Jones invited her in.
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