29.The plane was delayed, so the passengers _____ time by playing cards and watching TV A、killed B、spent C、wasted D、lost
30.Art books are expensive to produce, _____ if they contain color illustrations. A、especially B、possibly C、necessarily D、similarly
31.Do you think if it would make _____ for the city authorities to further restrict parking? A、way B、progress C、sense D、point
32.How can you expect her to _____ exactly what happened fifteen years ago? A、reserve B、recall C、remind D、repeat
33.Frank is having a tough time deciding whether to dress _____ or formally for the party tomorrow A、plainly B、carefully C、smartly D、casually
34.We have learned to vary our language and our behavior to _____ the needs of different circumstances. A、feel B、satisfy C、urge D、create
35.Please calm down! I know what you’re saying – there is no need to _____ your voice. A、raise B、lower C、lose D、soften
36.After staying at home for several days, Mary felt _____ to go out for some fresh air. A、relaxed B、tempered C、tired
D、encouraged
37.Many people spend a lot of time on the way to the office, but there is a growing _____ for people to wok at home.
A、influence B、prediction C、tendency D、concern
38.The shop assistant promised that the color of the dress would never _____. But you see what my dress looks like now. A、dye B、vanish C、lose D、fade
39.You could become a good musician, but your lack of practice is _____. A、holding you back B、holding you on C、holding you out D、holding you up
40.We will help her if she can _____ her promise to work harder. A、break B、fulfill C、make D、withdraw Part III Structure
41. Our purpose is to make the computer _____ people better. A、to serve B、serve C、serving D、served
42. Henry had to stay at home because of his broken leg, so he asked me whether I could find someone _____ with him. A、played cards B、play cards C、playing cards D、to play cards
43. After _____ for the job successfully, you are supposed to receive staff training. A、having interviewed B、interviewing
C、being interviewed D、interviewed
44. Used to rural life, my parents have trouble _____ to living in the urban area. A、adjusting B、adjusted C、to adjust D、adjust
45. The house _____ in the north of the camp now will be our new library. A、which was built
B、being building C、built
D、being built
46. Only 2 of the 38 passengers survived the accident. If only the driver _____ more carefully. A、drove B、had driven C、drives D、has driven
47. Some guests would like to stay at the hotel _____ they did last time. A、which B、when C、that D、where
48. We have prepared for such a long time and it’s about time our team _____. A、won B、has won C、wins D、will win
49. The policemen compared the suspect’s footprints with _____ found at the crime scene. A、which B、what C、that D、those
50. It is already ten o’clock and the game _____ by now. A、should have finished B、will have finished C、 must have finished D、must finish
51. _____ that the truth would be discovered sooner or later. A、Little he knows B、Little does he know C、Little he knew D、Little did he know
52. _____ they are fit I see no reason why they shouldn’t go on playing for another four or five years.
A、Though B、Until C、Provided D、Unless
53. All the students were surprised that their team _____ the game. A、should lose B、should have lost C、would lose
D、would have lost
54. You two haven’t done anything at all. You _____ be tired. A、shall not B、should not C、can’t D、must not
55. It’s no good _____ to persuade him to give up drinking – he won’t listen. A、try
B、have tired C、to try D、trying
56. _____ a reply, he decided to go to the company to see the manager himself. A、Having not received B、Not having received C、He hadn’t received D、Not receiving
57. The film is reported _____ three Oscars, which the director had never expected. A、carried off B、has carried off C、to carry off
D、to have carried off
58. He cannot be accused of murder for the simple reason _____ he was not in the town when the crime was committed. A、why B、when C、that D、because
59. I clearly remember _____ something about this famous actor in a newspaper last month. A、having read B、read C、to read D、reading
60. Henry has never been to the Summer Palace, and it’s the place _____. A、in which he wants to visit B、that he wants to visit it most C、where he wants to visit D、he wants to visit most Part IV Reading Comprehension Passage One
Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage:
AWe might wonder at the progress made in every field of study, but the methods of testing a person’s knowledge and ability remain as primitive (原始的) as ever they were. It really is extraordinary that after all these years; educationalists have still failed to devise anything more efficient and reliable than examinations. For the claim that examinations test what you know, it is common knowledge that they more often do the opposite. They may be a good means of testing
memory or the knack of working rapidly under extreme pressure, but they can tell you nothing about a person’s true ability.
As anxiety (焦虑) makers, examinations are second to none. That is because so much depends on them. They are the mark of success or failure in our society. Your whole future may be decided in one fateful day. It doesn’t matter that you weren’t feeling very well, or that your mother died. Little things like that don’t count: the exam goes on. No one can give of his best when he is in great terror, or after a sleepless night, yet this is precisely what the examination system expects him to do. The moment a child begins school, he enters a world of violent competition where success and failure are clearly defined and measured. Can we wonder at the increasing number of drop-outs: young people who are written off as complete failures before they have even started a career? Can we be surprised at the suicide (自杀) rate among students? 61. According to the writer, what do examinations NOT test? .
61. According to the writer, what do examinations NOT test? A、Students’ pressure. B、Students’ memory. C、Students’ progress. D、Students’ knowledge.
62. What does the word “knack” most likely mean in Paragraph One? A、 “special skill” B、“difficult quiz”
C、“convenient device” D、“good advice”
63. How do examinations often make young people feel? A、Annoyed and angry. B、Sorry and sad.
C、Surprised and disappointed. D、Worried and upset.
64. Which of the following situations would the writer hope to see about young people at school? A、Their success and failure are clearly defined by exams. B、They work hard before the examination day. C、Their failure is decided on the examination day. D、Few of them drop out of school.
65. What is the writer’s attitude toward examinations? A、Critical B、Casual C、Neutral D、Positive
Passage Two
Questions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage:
Perhaps the most amazing thing to come out of kinesics, the study of body movement, was suggested by Professor Ray Birdwhistell. He believes that physical appearance is often culturally programmed. In other words, we learn our looks – we are not born with them. A baby has generally unformed facial ( 脸部的) features. A baby, according to Birdwhistell, learns where to