any of the choices in the list more than once.
Mother: Why don’t you get a decent job for a change, Simon? Simon: 11 .
Mother: Look, digging gardens is not a suitable job for a university graduate. Simon: I don’t see anything wrong with digging gardens. 12 .
Mother: Well, I’m not against gardening as a hobby. But you have a degree in political science. 13 . Simon: Well, the degree doesn’t help me get a good job. I’ve tried everywhere but no place wanted a political science major.
Mother: If I were you, I’d go on to take a new course, teaching, accountancy… Simon: Accountancy? 14 . It’s so boring.
Mother: Come on, you really must think of the future. Why don’t you just write a few application forms?
Simon: I’ll tell you what. I’d like to be a doctor.
Mother: Well, you should think very seriously about that. It means a lot of study, and then working all sorts of hours.
Simon: Yes, maybe. 15 .
Mother: Well, then, you ought to get more information about it as soon as possible. A. I can’t agree with you more B. Anything but that C. But the idea appeals to me D. But I like my job, mother E. As you please
F. Think of all the years you spent in studying G. The money’s not bad and there’s plenty of fresh air
III. Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You are required to choose the ONE that best fits into the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
16. It seems water _____ from this hose for some time. We’ll have to take the machine apart to repair it.
A.had leaked B.is leaking C.leaked D.has been leaking
17.Once environmental damage _____ , it takes many years for the system to recover. A.has done B.is to do C.does D.is done
18.The bank is reported in the local newspaper ____ in broad daylight yesterday. A.to have been robbed B.being robbed C.having been robbed D.robbed
19.I don’t think it desirable that Jack ____ to the job since he is always irresponsible. A.is assigned B.will be assigned C.be assigned D.has been assigned 20.Until then, his family ___ from him for six months. A.didn’t hear B.hasn’t been hearing C.hasn’t heard D.hadn’t heard
21.The conference ____ a full week by the time it ends. A.must have lasted B.will have lasted C.would last D.has lasted
22.There is a man at the reception desk who seems very angry and I think he means ____ trouble. A.making B.to make C.to have made D.having made
23._____ before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party. A.Had they arrived B.Would they arrive C.Were they arriving D.Were they to arrive
24.The classroom is very dirty; it ____ cleaned yesterday evening.
A.mustn’t have been B.shouldn’t have C.can’t have been D.wouldn’t have
25. It’s high time ________ .
A.we are going home B.we went home C.we can go home D.we go home
26.This year our university does not have any _______ to continue the international student exchange program.
A. function B. fundamental C. funeral D. funds 27.Who is the patient being _______ on?
A. painted B. operated C. tied D. fetched 28.Mary is _______ of music but I am not.
A. pause B. adventure C. grammatical D. fond 29.This man has been proved _______ of murder. A. guilty B. spoil C. flash D. curious
30.The international situation is very _______ in the Middle East. A. delicious B. perfect C. delicate D. percent
31.Even though he knew that I should study, he still ______ me to go to the movies. A. recognized B. extended C. persuaded D. unexpected
32.We _______ that it will take another four months to finish this plan. A. grant B. estimate C. council D. check
33.He read the paper several times but be still _______ some printer’s errors. A. overlooked B. ignored C. noticed D. outlined
34.She often talks with a _______ appearance but in fact she is always telling lies. A. tidy B. sincere C. worship D. merry
35.If the students can not support themselves during their study in university, they may ask for a student _______ from the government.
A. menu B. spoon C. loan D. bond
IV. Reading Comprehension (40 points)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. 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 are required to choose the ONE that best answers the question or fits into the statement.. Mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage 1
Questions 36—40 are based on the following passage:
The communications explosion is on the scale of the rail, automobile or telephone revolution. Very soon you’ll be able to record your entire life electronically—anything a microphone or a camera can sense you’ll be able to store. In particular, the number of images a person captures in a lifetime is sure to rise dramatically. The thousand images a year I take of my children on a digital camera are all precious to me. In a generation’s time, my children’s children will have total image documentation of their entire lives—a visual diary of tremendous personal value.
In Cambridge, we’re already working on millimeter-square(平方毫米) computing and sensing devices that can be linked to the Internet through the radio network. This sort of connectivity will expand dramatically as tiny communications devices become dirt-cheap and multiply. Just
imagine what the paint on wall could do if it had this sort of communication dust in it: change color, play music, show movies or even speak to you.
Falling costs raise other possibilities too. Because launching space vehicles is about to become very much cheaper, the number of satellites is likely to go up greatly. There’s lots of space up there so we could have millions of them. And if you have millions of low-orbit satellites you can establish a global communications network that completely does away with towers and poles.
Speech is so flexible that I expect voice communication to become almost free eventually: you’ll pay just a monthly fixed charge and be able to make as contacts, friends and relatives. One day I anticipate being able to keep in touch with my family in Poland on an optical-fiber audio-video link; we’ll be able to sit down ―together’ to eat.
Cars are an interesting IT-platform because they have big batteries and lots of so far unconnected digital devices. Soon each one will be on the Internet so your children can play games while you’re traveling and your partner can deal with their email. And you every lamppost could be on the Internet too—each one with sensors to monitor light, pollution, air quality and traffic flow.
36. By saying that he takes many images of his children, the author wants to ______. A. show his great interest in photography B. compare his own life with his children’s
C. display the influence of communications on life D. demonstrate the ease of enjoying life electronically
37. The author most probably thinks that the communication dust is _____. A. worthless B. amazing C. small D. cheap
38. Which of the following statements about the low-orbit satellites is true?
A. The low-orbit satellites can help reduce the costs of communications network. B. The low-orbit satellites will enable all the communications networks to combine. C. The low-orbit satellites would replace towers and poles functionally. D. There will be more low-orbit satellites than other kinds of satellites.
39. According to the passage, an optical-fiber audio-video link can enable us to _____. A. talk and see each other no matter where we are B. eat with our family no matter where we are C. talk or see anyone we want free of charge D. find more business partners and friends
40. The phrase ―each one‖ (Line 2, Para. 5) can be best replaced by _____. A. each digital device B. each car C. each battery D. each person
Passage 2
Questions 41—45 are based on the following passage:
Hardly a week goes by without some advance in technology that would have seemed incredible 50 years ago. And we can expect the rate of change to accelerate rather than slow down within our lifetime. The developments in technology are bound to have a dramatic effect on the future work. By 2010, new technology will have revolutionized communications. People will be transmitting more messages down telephone lines that previously have been sent by post. Not only postmen but
also clerks and secretaries will vanish in a paper-free society. All the routine tasks they perform will be carried on a tiny silicon chip so that they will be as obsolete as the horse and cart after the invention of the motor car. One change will make thousands, if not millions, redundant.
Even people in traditional professions, where expert knowledge has been the key, are unlikely to escape the effects of new technology. Instead of going to a solicitor, you might go to a computer which is programmed with all the most up-to-date legal information. Doctors, too, will find that an electronic competitor will be able to carry out a much quicker and more accurate diagnosis and recommend more efficient courses of treatment. In education, teachers will be largely replaced by teaching machines far more knowledgeable than any human being. Most learning will take place in the home via video conferencing. Children will still go to school though, until another place is created where they can make friends and develop social skills.
41. According to the writer, the rate of change in technology ______. A. will remain the same B. will slow down C. will spend up D. can not be predicted
42. The writer expects that by 2010 new technology will have revolutionized communications and ______.
A. people needn’t telephone each other
B. the present postal system will have disappeared C. people will no longer send letters
D. the postmen will have been replaced by silicon chip 43. The word ―they‖ in Line 9, Para.1 refers to ______. A. the tiny silicon chips
B. the letters written on paper
C. the postmen, clerks and secretaries
D. the routine task performed by the postmen
44. From the second paragraph, we can infer that ______. A. professionals won’t be affected by new technology B. doctors won’t be as efficient as computers C. computers can replace lawyers D. expects will lose job in the future 45. In the writer’s view, _____.
A. people should get prepared for the future B. there exists no real threat of unemployment C. the advance of technology is not desirable D. machines will have control over men
Passage 3
Questions 46—50 are based on the following passage:
Japan is getting tough about recycling—and not in the paper and plastic kind of way. Recently, the country requires that all electronic goods—TVs, VCRs, stereos, and more—be recycled. But recycling will not be left to consumers, instead, the devices will be sent to the originals manufacturer for proper disposal.
The new law poses a few challenges to manufacturers who are now rushing to set up collection networks and perfecting techniques to disassemble and recycle older products. With an eye toward