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world language. Besides serving the indefinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in which some of important works in science, technology, and other fields are being produced, and not always by native speakers. It is widely used for such purposes as meteorological and airport communications, international conferences, and the spread of information over the radio and television networks of many nations. It is a language of wider communication for a number of developing countries, especially former British colonies. Many of these countries have multilingual populations and need a language for internal communication in such matters as government, commerce, industry, law and education as well as for international communication and for entrance to the scientific and technological developments in the West.
66. What would be the best title for this passage? A. The Difficulties of Learning English B. International Communications C. The Standard Varieties of English D. English as a World Language
67. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Some 260 million people in the world have an adequate working knowledge of English. B. There are some 260 million native speakers of English in the world.
C. It is almost impossible to estimate the number of people with an adequate working knowledge of English.
D. People learn English for a variety of reasons.
68. According to the passage, what is the main reason for the widespread use of English? A. It was popular during Shakespeare’s time. B. It is used in former British colonies. C. It serves the needs of its native speakers.
D. It is a world language that is used for international communication. 69. What forms an adequate working knowledge of English? A. The ability to read a newspaper.
B. It is difficult to judge because it differs for each situation. C. Being a multilingual. D. Being a native speaker.
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70. What type of developing countries would be most likely to use English? A. Those geographically close to the United States. B. Those interested in the culture of the United States. C. Former colonies of Great Britain.
D. Countries where international conferences are held.
Passage 3
“If there is one thing I’m sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers. It is not that newspapers are a necessity. Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday. But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation.
The nature of what is news may change. What basically makes news is what affects our lives — the big political stories, the coverage of the wars, earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same. I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though. It’s already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic(基因) engineering. In the future, I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do — as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are.
It’s quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted(传送) electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home. In fact, I’m pretty sure that how it will happen in the future. You will probably be able to choose from a menu, making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read — sports and international news, etc.
I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media(媒体). They actually feed off each other. Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers, but that hasn’t happened. What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air. And as for the Internet, it’s never really pleasant to read something just on a screen.
71. What is the best title for the passage? A. The Best Way to Get News
B. The Changes of Media D. The Future of Newspaper
C. Make Your Own Newspaper
72. In the writer’s opinion, in the future, _______.
A. more big political affairs, wars and disasters will make news
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B. newspapers will not be printed in publishing houses any longer C. newspapers will cover more scientific research D. more and more people will watch TV
73. What will probably be on in the newspaper made by yourself? A. Sports and international news. C. The most important news.
B. A menu of important news.
D. What you are interested in.
74. From the passage, we can infer _______.
A. newspapers will win the competition among the different media B. newspapers will stay with us together with other media C. television will take the place of newspaper D. the writer believe some media will die out
75. The phrase “feed off” in the last paragraph means _______. A. depend on C. fight with
B. compete with D. kill off Passage 4
Lucky is the man who has no “skeleton in his closet”. When a man has done something in his life that he is ashamed of, that he wants to hide, he is said to have a “skeleton in his closet”. Some people may have more than one skeleton.
As we have noted many times, it is hard to find out how these expressions begin. Sometimes, we get some hard facts. But more often we have to depend on guesswork. And that is true of this phrase, which came from England.
Before 1932, English law did not permit a doctor to cut open a dead human body for scientific examination, unless it was the corpse(尸体) of an executed(处决) criminal.
But when it became legal, more and more doctors demanded skeletons for a more scientific study of medicine. It was helping in the advance of modern medicine. The demand had become so strong that men began to rob tombs and sell skeletons to doctors at high prices.
We are told that a doctor would usually buy just one skeleton for scientific study. It became very important in his work. But he had to keep it hidden because most people objected to keeping such a thing. As a rule, the doctor would keep his skeleton in some dark corner where it could not be seen, or hide it in a closet.
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After a time, people began to suspect(怀疑) every doctor of hiding a skeleton in the closet. From this suspicion, the phrase “a skeleton in the closet” took on a broader, more general meaning to describe anything that a man wanted to keep others from discovering. It could be proof of a criminal act, or something much less serious. Well, that is one theory.
One writer, however, believes that the phrase might have come from something that really happened. It is his guess that a hidden closet in some old English country home may have turned up a real skeleton, clear proof of some old family shame or crime. Well, one man’s guess is as good as another. But this sounds like a story by the great French novelist, Balzac.
Baizac tells us of a man who suspected his wife of having a lover. The husband comes home by surprise. But she hears him and quickly hides her lover in the closet of her bedroom. He enters her room and asks her if she is hiding her lover. He says he will not open the door to the closet if she promises him there is no one there; He will believe her. She answers firmly that she is not hiding anyone in the closet.
The husband then begins to build a solid brick wall against the closet. His wife watches, knowing that her lover will never come out alive. But she will not change her story and admit her guilt.
76. Which of the following situations is suitable for using the phrase “skeleton in the closet” ?
A. You have stolen something precious and don’t want it discovered. B. You are a doctor and have to keep a skeleton for research.
C. If you have cut open a dead human body for scientific examination you should keep the skeleton secret.
D. You have done a crime or done something foolish, but you want to keep other from discovering it.
77. From the text we know that there are _______ theories about how the phrase “skeleton in the closet” came into being.
A. one B. two C. three D. four
78. In Chinese the world “skeleton” means _______.
A. 尸体 B. 标本 C. 收藏 D. 骷髅
79. Which of the following is right according to the text?
A. In the 20th century, doctors realized the importance of anatomy(解剖) in the development
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of medicine.
B. The doctors of the ancient times liked to collect as many skeleton as possible. C. The thieves stole skeletons from tombs in order to help the doctors.
D. It was legal that corpses of anybody were cut open for scientific examination in history. 80. From the story Balzac told we know that the wife’s lover must have become _______.
A. a corpse B. a phrase C. a skeleton D. a secret Part IV Translation (2×10)
英译汉
81.Apart from writing compositions on a weekly basis, our English teacher assigned us eight books to read during the summer vacation.
82.The Canadian girl is good at seizing every opportunity to speak Chinese. That’s why she has gained a good command of spoken Chinese in less than three years.
83.Educators think that the generation growing up with television spend so much of their time in front of the TV that they do not have enough time to study.
84.He was busy writing the story all the morning, only breaking off occasionally to have a cup of tea.
85.The author thinks that if excellent workers get frequent pay increases and promotions, they will have greater incentive to produce.
汉译英
86. 接受这份工作就得经常在周末上班，但约翰并不在意。
87. 众所周知，肺癌至少部分地是由于吸烟过多而引起的。
88.她因那病开过两次刀，身体十分虚弱，几乎站不起来。
89. 我很想买这本英文词典，遗憾的是我身上带的钱不够。
90.我很幸运，在我年轻的时候就学会了许多不同的技能。
Part V Error correction (1×10)
Directions: There are 10 sentences. Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C, D. You are required to identify the incorrect part, then write the corresponding letter and the correct answer on the Answer Sheet.
91. The lawyers for the administration met with the representative of the students had been A B C occupying the building for a week.
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