A. Our feelings about certain colors are purely psychological. B. Food should never be packaged in brown. C. Sugar sells badly in green wrappings.
D. Color probably has an effect on us which we are not conscious of. 4. Our preferences for certain colors are . A. dependent on our character B. linked with our primitive men C. associated with psychology
D. associated with the time of day 5. The passage is about _____. A. color and traffic accidents B. color and manufacturers.
C. which color might influence human feelings
D. why color affects human emotions and behavior.
Passage 2
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage
Exchange a glance with someone, and then look away. Do you realize that you have made a statement? Hold the glance for a second longer, and you have made a different statement. Hold it for 3 seconds, and the meaning has changed again. For every social situation, there is a permissible time that you can hold a person’s gaze without being intimate, rude, or aggressive. If you are on an elevator, what gaze-time are you permitted? To answer this question, consider what you typically do. You very likely give other passengers a quick glance to size them up（打量）and to assure them that you mean no threat. Since being close to another person signals the possibility of interaction, you need to emit a signal telling others you want to be left alone. So you cut off eye contact, which sociologist Erving Goffman（1963）calls “a dimming of the lights”. You look down at the floor, at the indicator lights, anywhere but into another passenger’s eyes. Should you break the rule against staring at a stranger on an elevator, you will make the other person exceedingly uncomfortable, and you are likely to feel a bit strange yourself.
If you hold eye contacts for more than 3 seconds, what are you telling another person? Much depends on the person and the situation. For instance, a man and a woman communicate interest in this manner. They typically gaze at each other for about 3 seconds at a time, and then drop their eyes down for 3 seconds, before letting their eyes meet again. But if one man gives another man a 3-second-plus stare, he signals---“I know you”. “I am interested in you.” or “You look peculiar and I am curious about you.” This type of stare often produces hostile feelings. 6．It can be inferred from the first paragraph that . A．every glance has its significance
B．staring at a person is an expression of interest C．a gaze longer than 3 seconds is unacceptable D．a glance conveys more meaning than words
7．If you want to be left alone on an elevator the best thing to do is . A．to look into another passenger’s eyes B．to avoid eye contacts with other passengers C．to signal you are not a threat to anyone
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D．to keep a distance from other passengers
8．By “a dimming of the lights”(line 10, Para 1), Erving Goffman means “ ”. A．closing one’s eyes B．turning off the lights
C．ceasing to glance at others
D．reducing gaze-time to the minimum.
9．If one is looked at by a stranger for too long, he tends to feel ______.
A. depressed B. curious C. uneasy D. amused
10．The passage mainly discusses . A．the limitations of eye contacts
B．the exchange of ideas through eye contacts C．proper behavior in various situations
D．the role of eye contact in interpersonal communication
Passage 3
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage
Cyclo-cross is a cross-country bicycle racing in open and usually quite rough country with riders often forced to dismount and carry their bicycles.
The sport, originated early in the 20th century in France, was current in the 1920s, but became prominent in the 1950s (the British Cyclo-Cross Association was founded in 1954). Originally a European sport, cyclo-cross became popular throughout Western Europe and in the United States. World championships were initiated in 1925; by 1950 these were recognized by the Union Cyclist International (International Cyclists' Union). After 1967 amateur and professional classes were officially separated in competition.
The 24-kilometer cyclo-cross course, often involving laps, is usually completed in 60 minutes. A course typically includes obstacles such as ditches, mud, fallen trees, streams, flights of stairs, fences, and gates; artificial hurdles are added to insufficiently challenging natural courses. Cyclo-cross races are usually held from September to March, adding winter weather hazards to the challenge.
There is a massed start with the field assembling not more than two abreast. Helpers are often stationed around the course with spare bicycles in case the original machine encounters mechanical difficulties or becomes too weighted down by mud picked up to the course. 11. What does the word “dismount” in paragraph one mean?
A. Give up B. Give in C. Get out D. Get off 12. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about cyclo-cross? A. The cyclists sometimes have to carry the bicycles instead of riding them. B. The riders in the race are arranged side by side in two lines. C. All the riders start simultaneously on the staring line. D. The riders are allowed to change their machines. 13. Cyclo-cross became widely known _____.
A. in the 1920s B. in the 1950s C. in 1925 D. in 1967
14. According to the passage, cyclo-cross races are usually held from September to March because ______.
A. the winter is westerners’ favorite season
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B. winter can offer cyclists more risk and danger C. the winter weather is more agreeable
D. in winter the riders needn’t dismount and carry their bicycle
15. Which of the following statements can you infer from the passage? A. The riders are competitive and fond of taking risks.
B. People except the riders show little interest in cyclo-cross.
C. Before 1967, amateur and professional classes had never been separated in competition. D. helpers are often hired by the riders.
Passage 4
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage
In the second half of each year, many powerful storms are born in the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean seas. Of these, only about half a dozen generate the strong, circling winds of 75 miles per hour or more that give them hurricane status, and several usually make their way to the coast. There they cause millions of dollars of damage, and bring death to large numbers of people.
The great storms that hit the coast start as innocent circling disturbances hundreds -- even thousands -- of miles out to sea. As they travel aimlessly over water warmed by the summer sun, they are carried westward by the trade winds. When conditions are just right, warm moist air flows in at the bottom of such a disturbance, moves upward through it and comes out at the top. In the process, the moisture in this warm air produces rain, and with it the heat is converted to energy in the form of strong winds. As the heat increases, the young hurricane begins to swirl in a counterclockwise motion.
The average life of a hurricane is only about nine days, but it contains almost more power than we can imagine. The energy in the heat released by a hurricane’s rainfall in a single day would satisfy the entire electrical needs of the Unites States for more than six months. Water, not wind, is the main source of death and destruction in a hurricane. A typical hurricane brings 6 to 12 inch downpours resulting in sudden floods. Worst of all is the powerful movement of the sea -- mountains of water moving toward the low-pressure hurricane center. The water level rises as much as 15 feet above normal as it moves toward shore.
16. When is an ordinary tropical storm considered to be a hurricane? A. When it begins in the Atlantic and Caribbean seas. B. When it hits the coastline.
C. When its winds reach 75 miles per hour or even more D. When the circling winds bring dangers. 17. What is the worst thing about hurricanes? A. The destructive effects of water. B. The heat they release.
C. That they last about nine days on the average. D. Their strong winds.
18. The counterclockwise swirling of the hurricane is brought about by ______. A. the low-pressure area in the center of the storm B. the force of waves of water C. the trade winds D. the increasing heat
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19. Apparently the phrase “innocent circling disturbances” in paragraph 2 means _______. A. disturbances caused by innocent people B. disturbances people are innocent of C. damaging circling winds D. harmless circling winds
20. Which of the following best summarizes the passage? A. The Hurricane—Its Harms and Benefits. B. The Benefits of Hurricanes.
C. The Hurricane and Its great Energy. D. The Disaster Caused by Hurricanes.
Part II Vocabulary and Structure (40%，20 minutes)
Directions: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. 21. _____, I am afraid I can’t go with you.
A. With so much work to do B. With so much work doing C. For so much work to do D. To do so much work 22. He believes that happiness _______ being easily pleased or satisfied.
A. consists of B. consists with C. consists by D. consists in 23. They will _____ the applications and pick out the best.
A. look into B. look after C. look at D. look through 24. I can’t _____ books like those----they just make me sleepy.
A. carry B. suffer C. appreciate D. take 25. Jean worked just so much _______.
A. like what she was told B. as she was told to C. as to what she tried to do D. like she was told to 26. I don’t remember the boiler ______ during these years.
A. being repaired B. having been repaired C. to be repaired D. to have been repaired 27. A successful business certainly sells its products _______.
A. at last B. at best C. at any rate D. at a profit 28. The professor’s speech _____ a wide range of subjects from drug to women’s rights. A. contained B. covered C. listed D. touched
29. In this factory the machines are not regulated ____ but are jointly controlled by a central computer system.
A. independently B. individually C. similarly D. irregularly 30. They did not sell a single car for a month and had to ____ workers.
A. lay down B. lay behind C. lay off D. lay out 31. There has been a great increase in retail sales, _____?
A. does there B. hasn’t there C. isn’t there D. isn’t it 32. Stormy applause broke forth ______ the singer appeared on the stage.
A. a moment B. the moment C. in a moment D. at the moment 33. Not until the game had begun ______ at the sports ground.
A. had he arrived B. would he have arrived
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C. did he arrive D. should he have arrived 34. ______ evidence that language-acquiring ability must be stimulated
A. It being B. It is C. There is D. There being 35. Jenny is not in the _____ for going to the party tonight.
A. tempers B. condition C. mood D. health
36. Although Anne is happy with her success, she wonders ______ will happen to her private life. A. that B. what C. it D. this
37. The old buildings blend with the new ones in perfect ______, so a walk along Huaihai Road is an enjoyable discovery.
A. harmony B. order C. control D. action 38. ______ he was not in uniform, he carried a pistol under his arm.
A. Even when B. As long as C. As soon as D. Ever since 39. Not only I but also Tom and Mary ______ fond of collecting stamps.
A. am B. will C. are D. have
40. Marge’s bedroom was in a ________, with books and papers covering every possible surface. A. order B. mess C. rubbish D. disorder 41. John, you are so lazy. This job ______ hours ago.
A. should finish B. must have finished
C. could be finishing D. ought to have been finished 42. ______you are leaving tomorrow, we can eat dinner together tonight.
A. For B. Since C. Before D. While 43. Why ______ did you take the dog into the churchyard?
A. on earth B. on the earth C. in earth D. in the earth 44. My suggestion is that the experiment _____ in another way.
A. is done B. will be done C. has been done D. be done 45. Hangzhou is famous for the beautiful ____ of West Lake.
A. scenes B. views C. sight D. scenery 46. Thank you for your postcard; it was very _____ of you to send it.
A. pleased B. conscious C. responsible D. considerate 47. I really appreciate _____ to help me, but I am sure that I can manage by myself. A. you to offer B. that you offer
C. your offering D. that you are offering 48. The twins are so much ____ that it is difficult to tell one from the other. A. similar B. alike C. same D. like
49. The revolutionary government acts on _____ of the masses and against the privileged few. A. benefit B. sake C. behalf D. advantage 50. The men will have to wait all day _____ the doctor works faster.
A. if B. whether C. unless D. that 51 Have you access ____ people who can help you get work?
A. of B. to C. with D. among
52. “Did you hear the phone ring last night?” “I didn’t hear anything. I was ____ that I didn’t wake up. “
A. very tired B. such tired C. so tired D. enough tired
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