11. The passage centres on ________. [A] how an undersea volcano broke out [B] how an island rose up in the sea
[C] how soil was formed on a new island
[D] how life began on a volcano-produced island
12. According to the passage, the island got its first soil from ________. [A] sea waves
[B] the sand brought by the wind [C] its own rock [D] cool rains
13. The word ―naked‖( in para. 3) could best replaced by which of the following? [A] hidden [B] new
[C] mysterious [D] bare
14. The order of coming into being on the island is _______. [A] soil, plants and animals
[B] soil, little creatures and plants [C] soil, birds and plants
[D] soil, human beings and animals
15. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? [A] Spiders were the first life that could live on the island. [B] The island is far away from any piece of land. [C] Insects could not live on the island without plants. [D] Plants were brought to the island by human beings.
Passage 4
Question16-20 are based on the following passage:
Psychologists have found that only about two percent of adults use their creativity, compared with ten percent of seven-year-old children. When five-year-olds were tested, the results soared to ninety percent! Curiosity and originality are daily occurrences for the small child, but somehow most of us lose the freedom and flexibility of the child as we grow older. The need to ―follow directions‖ and many social constrains we put on ourselves, prevent us from using our creative potential!
It is never too late to tap our creative potential. Some of us, however, find it difficult to think in imaginative and flexible ways because of our set pattern of approaching problems. When we are inflexible in our approach to situation, we close our minds to creative possibilities.
Being creative doesn‘t necessarily mean being a genius. It means looking at situations in new way or putting something together in a new form that makes sense. Spontaneity(自发性) is one of
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the key elements of creativity.
If you were to ask someone, ―What‘s half of eight?‖ and received the answer, ―Zero.‖ You might laugh and say, ―That‘s wrong!‖ But the figure 8 can be visualized as two zeros, one on top of the other; it can be seen as two 3‘s standing face to face.
The ability to visualize our environment in new ways opens our perspective and allows us to make all kinds of discoveries. If each of us asked the question ―Why?‖ more often and investigated ―other‖ alternatives to problem solving. Our lives would be more interesting and exciting.
16. According to the essay ________.
[A] we tend to be more creative as we grow old.
[B] adults do not use their creativity so often as children do [C] we don‘t lose our creativity as we grow old
[D] people are born with different creativity potentials
17. ―Half of 8 is zero‖ used as an example to show that ________. [A] very often we are wrong
[B] there are different ways of looking at the same thing
[C] our mind is often closed to new ways of looking at things [D] both B and C
18. Being creative means being ________. [A] able to approach problems in new ways [B] able to solve problems
[C] inclined to ask why [D] a genius
19. Which of the following does NOT go with creativity? [A] Curiosity. [B] Spontaneity. [C] Inflexibility. [D] Imagination.
20. We are less creative than we can be because ________. [A] we often think it too late to tap our creative potentials
[B] set patterns of doing things close our minds to new possibilities [C] creativity is not encouraged by society [D] education kills creativity
Part II Vocabulary and Structure (0.5’x30=15’)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C], and [D]. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. 21.Such crimes may be so complex that months or years go by before anyone ________ them. [A] discovered [C] would have discovered [B] will discover [D] discovers
22.Though ______ in a big city, Peter always prefers to paint the primitive scenes of country life.
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[A] grown [B] raised [D] tended [D] cultivated 23.The careless man received a ticket for speeding. He _______ have driven so fast. [A] can't [B] wouldn't [C] shouldn't [D] mustn't 24.If people feel hopeless, they don't bother to _______ the skills they need to succeed. [A] adopt [B] acquire [C] accumulate [D] assemble 25.If I _______ harder at school, I would be sitting in a comfortable office now.
[A] worked [B] were to work [C] had worked [D] were working 26. Vickie had most probably ________ her for another sort of girl. [A] regarded [B] viewed [C] mistaken [D] looked27. The police investigation discovered that three young men were ________ in the robbery. [A] caught [B] involved [C] connected [D] tightened 28. Only guests of the hotel enjoy the ________ of using the private beach. [A] privilege [B] possibility [C] favor [D] advantage 29. He felt rather ________ as he was the only person who wore sportswear at the dinner party. [A] in place [C] by the way [B] in the way [D] out of place
30. The ________ power of the people in this town has been decreasing because most young people have left for the big cities. [A] shopping [B] purchasing [C] enduring [D] spending 31. I received a ________ parcel yesterday and I am still wondering who may have sent it. [A] sincere [C] complicated [B] dull [D] mysterious32. The school bus was _______ by a thick fog. [A] held up [B] broken off [C] kept up [D] put off33. How we ________ a chance to visit your great country! [A] looked for [B] longed for [C] waited for [D] went for
34. ―We‘ll do what we can to get the goods _______ on time,‖ said the manager of the company. [A] reached [B] delivered [C] returned [D] come 35. It is the boy‘s laziness that ________ his failure in the exams. [A] resulted from [C] resulted in [B] brought in [D] led into
36. A cold is nothing to you ________ it is merely a cold; but it sometimes becomes a danger. [A] no matter [C] so long as [B] even though [D] so long if
37. I don‘t think I know the girl with long hair, although she ________ me of someone I know. [A] remembers [B] recalls [C] suggests [D] reminds 38. Having made his first film earlier this year, he is ________ starring in a new musical. [A] actually [B] recently [C] currently [D] lately 39. There were seventy people in the restaurant when the bomb blew ________. [A] up [B] over [C] out [D] in40. The party starts at 8:00, but you can _______ when you like. [A] turn in [B] turn up [C] turn out [D] turn over 41. No one would believe this story. It was quite ________. [A] upset [C] unsatisfactory [B] unlikely [D] incredible
42. The President made his last public ______ before his term of office ended.
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[A] engagement [C] meeting [B] gathering [D] appearance 43. The range of his interests _______ from sports to modern sculpture. [A] stretch [C] is stretched [B] stretches [D] are stretched
44. The second hand car Patrick bought was almost new; ________ it was in excellent condition. [A] however [C] besides [B] nevertheless [D] although
45. Add interest to your toasted sandwiches by ________ the outside of the bread with flavored butter.
[A] extending [B] scattering [C] spreading [D] distributing 46. She was ________ while she was trying to escape from the country. [A] handed [B] capitalized [C] captured [D] reduced 47. He gave me an apple _______ exchange for a piece of cake. [A] as [B] with [C] for [D] in 48. His income from estate probably ________ about $2,000 a year. [A] adds to [C] accumulate to [B] amounts to [D] rises to
49. After college Mather went to New York, _______ he became a reporter. [A] there [B] which [C] where [D] as 50. On the day of my _______, all my friends in the city came to see me off. [A] advent [B] absence [C] departure [D] arrival
Part III Cloze (0.5’X20 = 10’)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C], and [D] on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.
It is often realized that women held a high place in southern European societies in the 10th and 11th centuries. As a wife the woman was protected by the setting ___51___ of a dowry(嫁妆) or tithe(什一税). Admittedly, the ___52___ of this was to protect her against the risk of desertion, but in ___53___ its function in the social and family life of the time was much more important. The tithe was the wife‘s right to ___54___ a tenth of all her husband‘s property. The wife had the right to withhold ___55___, in all transactions the husband would ___56___. And more than just a right, the documents show that she enjoyed a real power of ___57___, which is equal to that of her legal ___58___ of husband and wife.
The wife ___59___ in the management of her husband‘s personal property. ___60___ the opposite was not always true. Women seemed perfectly prepared to ___61___ their own inheritance against husbands who tried to ___62___ their rights, and on ___63___ they showed a fine fighting spirit. A ___64___ in point is that of Maris Vivas, a Vatalan woman of Barcelona. After she agreed ___65___ her husband Miro to sell a field that she had ___66___, for the needs of the household, she ___67___ on compensation. As none was
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___68___, she succeeded in ___69___ her husband to have a contract which was duly drawn ___&0___ assigning her a piece of land from Miro‘s personal inheritance. 51.[A] off [B] up [C] down [D] out 52.[A] point [B] purpose [C] focus [D] goal53.[A] reality [B] practice [C] time [D] truth54.[A] receive [B] inquire [C] retain [D] accept55.[A] favor [B] content [C] consent [D] resent56.[A] take [B] carry [C] do [D] make 57.[A] trial [B]determination [C] restriction [D] decision58.[A] status [B] place [C] position [D] state 59.[A] enjoyed [B] divided [C] shared [D] invested60. [A] Also [B] So [C] Then [D] But 61.[A] fight [B] shelter [C] defend [D] keep62.[A] proceed [B] excel [C] overcome [D] exceed63.[A] occasion [B] affair [C] event [D] circumstance 64.[A] condition [B] case [C] box [D] incident65.[A] with [B] among [C] to [D] between66.[A] procured [B] inherited [C] obtained [D] carried67.[A] consisted [B] insisted [C] assisted [D] persisted68.[A]preferred [B] supplied [C] offered [D] applied69.[A] bragging [B] pushing [C] grabbing [D] dragging70.[A] down [B] on [C] up [D] of
Part IV Translation (4’x5=20’) Direction: Translate the following five sentences.
71. Suddenly I wanted to write about that, about the warmth and good feeling of it, but I wanted to put it down simply for my own joy, not for Mr. Fleagle. It was a moment I wanted to recapture and hold for myself. I wanted to relive the pleasure of that evening.
72. But for the rest of us, a qualitative grasp of scientific concepts is sufficient, and this can be conveyed by words and diagrams, without the use of equations.
73. They had all reached their success by the same route and by the same values and principles: vision, determination, self-control, optimism, self-respect and, above, integrity. 74. 和远方的朋友保持联系不是一件容易的事。对我来说，情形就是这样。离开旧街区和那里的朋友已有几年了。我一直打算给他们写信，可是总有这样那样的事儿。
75. 这两个孩子后来都考上了大学，还获得了海外留学的机会。他们一直跟他通信。每次重读他们的来信，李大伯就会脸绽笑容。他觉得这是自己一生最理智的投资。
Part V Writing (15’X1=15’) Direction: Write a composition of about 120 words on the following topic:
Work While You Work, Play While You Play
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