First of all, you will have to ask for an application form, fill in the form with great care, and then send it in with a copy of your school records.
After that, you will have to ask your teachers to write reference letters. You will also need to take some tests such as TOEFL and GRE. You may apply to several universities at the same time. Overseas students in the states are not allowed to work in their spare time except in the summer, and you need to get permission from US Immigration to do that.
1. This passage is taken from a handbook for .
A. visiting scholars in American universities B. working emigrants in America
C. American students who are going to study abroad D. overseas students who want to study in American universities
2. The author intends to give some to would-be overseas students in the US. A. warnings B. comments C. suggestions D. directions 3. What is the first thing to do in applying to an American university?
A. to send school records. B. To write to ask for an application form C. To provide the TOEFL score report D. To supply reference letters
4. Which of the following is not needed for applying to study at an American university？ A. Your school records B. English test score reports. C. Reference letters D. Your passport
5. Which of the following statements is true of the overseas students in the States? A. They are not allowed to work in their spare time except in the summer B. They don?t need a permit from US immigration to work in summer. C. Winter is a time when foreign students can work in their spare time. D. You can only apply to one university at a time.
Task 2
Dear Zhao Zhiqiang,
Greetings from Byron Bay, Australia!
Thank you for your enquiry about studying at the Byron Bay English language School. Here is our information sheet, a registration form and a brochure. The Byron Bay English Language School is for international students to learn English in a beautiful environment, away from the expensive and crowded city schools. We have friendly qualified teachers for language teaching and each class has a maximum of 10 students.
You will need a tourist, working holiday or a student visa to study in Australia. Please return
your completed registration form when you decide to study at our school. We will then help you with
your visa application.
Please contact me by email if you have any questions. I will be glad to help you.
Sincerely yours, Nancy Johnson 6. The Byron Bay English Language School sends this letter because . A. it is advertising its school B. it inquires about the registration
C. Zhao Zhiqiang inquires about the school D. Nancy is interested in going to study there 7. The Byron Bay English Language School is located .
A. in the city center B. in a crowded area C. in a quiet area D. in a poor environment 8. Each English language class is made up of .
A. more than ten students B. 10 student C. less than 10 students D. 10 students at most 9. To study in Australia, you need to apply for all the following visas except . A. a visiting scholar visa B. a working holiday visa C. a student visa D. a tourist visa 10. Visa application will begin when . A. a student makes an enquiry about the school
B. a student returns the completed registration form to the school C. a student is interested in studying in the school
D. a student receives the registration form from the school
Task 3
Washington was the first city in history to be created solely for the purpose of governing. Following the Revolution, members of congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent home for themselves and for other departments. In 1790, George Washington was asked to select a site for the newly designed federal district. Not much to anyone?s surprise but to the disappointment of many, he chose a piece of land on the banks of Potomac River a few miles upstream from his beloved plantation Mount Vernon.
The District of Columbia was taken in part from Virginia and in part from Maryland. At the time it was laid out, its hundred square miles consisted of gently rolling hills with heavy woods, a number of streams and much land along the Potomac River . There is now a section of Washington that is commonly referred to as Foggy Bottom; that section had the same nickname a hundred and eight years ago. Two port cities, Alexandria and Georgetown, lie within sight of the new capital. So it was easy to go by ship to the most important cities of the new nation from the new capital---Charlestown, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Portsmouth and also to the far-off ports of England and the European Continent.
11. The main topic of the passage is .
A. the role of Washington in American Revolution B. the first years of the United States Congress
C. the founding of Washington D.C. D. the governing of the U.S.
12. When George Washington chose the site for the capital, people . A. was very surprised B. became quite angry
C. got very excited D. felt it quite natural 13. Mount Vernon was .
A. a port along the Potomac River B. Washington?s plantation
C. part of Maryland D. part of the District of Columbia 14. The District of Columbia .
A. was far away from the Potomac River
B. was the newly designed district for the U.S. capital C. was the capital city of Maryland
D. was the capital city of Virginia
15. It can be inferred from the passage that . A. Foggy Bottom is a new nickname for Washington D.C. B. Georgetown lies in the inland of the U.S.
C. New York was not considered important at the beginning of the U.S. D. Congress had very different opinions about the site of the new capital
VI. Writing（作文）（15%）：:
Suppose you are interested in learning English at a language school in Australia and you have
searched the Internet and found that the English Teaching Center in the University of Sydney offers your favorite courses . Write an enquiry letter to the Center for further information and the necessary forms.
参考答案
I.Translate the following phrases(翻译词组)（10%）
1. 死于… 3. feel anxious about 2. 处于良好状态 4. put off 5. 突然停下 6. spinal cord
7.soap opera 8. 跟上，及时了解
9.可看到的；临近 10. face-to-face communication
II. Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks (30 %):
1-5 DACBA 6-10 BBBAA 11-15 DBABD 16-20 DCBAA 21-25 ADCDB 26-30 BACBD
III. Blank Filling（10%）:
1. award 2. belief 3.unfortunate 4.coupled 5.dreamy 6.hardships 7.remarkable 8.tragedy 9.trademark 10.heartache
IV. Translations(翻译)（20%）：
1.I learned English,computer,typing and some other subjects. 2.She might get the secretary?s job.
3.You should include your education in your resume. 4.I think I canmeet your requirement for the job.
5.We?d like to invite you and your wife over to dinner this Saturday evening. 6.It?s getting late. I?m afraid I must be off now. 7.她希望毕业之后出国继续深造。 8.我想让我的倒是给我写推荐信。
9.感谢让我们渡过了一个美好的夜晚。今天晚上我们过得非常好。 10.旅行社为游客租好了飞机，订好了旅店房间，定好了饭菜。
V. Reading comprehension(阅读理解) （15%）：
1-5DCBDA 6-10 CCDAB 11-15 CACBA
I. Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks (30 %):
1. —Look at those clouds!
—Don’t worry. ______ it rains, we’ll still have a great time.
A. Even if B.As though C. In case D. If only 2. By the time you have finished this book, your meal ______ cold.
A. gets B. has got C. will get D.is getting 3. One learns a language by making mistakes and ______ them.
A. corrects B. correct C.to correct D. correcting
4. Jerry did not regret giving the comment but felt ______ he could have expressed it differently.
A. why B. how C. that D. whether 5. George said that he would come to school to see me the next day, but he ______.
A. wouldn’t B. didn’t C. hasn’t D. hadn’t
6. When deeply absorbed in work, ______ he often was，he would forget all about eating or
sleeping.
A. that B. which C. where D. when 7. _______ with care, one tin will last for six weeks.
A. Use B. Using C. Used D. To use
8. Many people have donated that type of blood; however, the blood bank needs _____.
A. some B. less C. much D. more 9. —Have you heard about that fire in the market?
— Yes, fortunately no one _____. A. hurt B. was hurt C. has hurt D. had been hurt
10. If we _______ adequate preparations, the conference wouldn’t have been so successful. A. haven’t made B. wouldn’t make C. didn’t make D. hadn’t made 11.Our friendship _____ quickly over the weeks that followed.
A. had developed B. was developing C. would develop D. developed
12. ______ at the door before you enter my room, please.
A. Knock B. Knocking C. Knocked D. To knock 13. We ______ the difficulty together, but why didn’t you tell me?
A. should face B. might face
C. could have faced D. must have faced 14. Do you think this shirt is too tight ____ the shoulders?
A. at B. on C. to D. across 15. Don’t handle the vase as if it ____ made of steel.
A. is B. were C. has been D. had been 16. I woke up with bad headache, yet by evening the pain had gone.
A. the; the B. the; an C. a; the D. a; an
17. We used to see each other , but I haven’t heard from him since last year.
A. especially B. regularly C. particularly D. approximately 18. — I’m terribly sorry to interrupt, but may I use your phone? It’s rather urgent.
— Yes, .
A. with pleasure B. no burry
C. it doesn’t matter D. of course