I.
Fill in the gaps with the words or phrases. Change the form where necessary.
1. digest 2. spray 3. flutter 4. authorize 5. pledge 6. specific 7. fancy 8. subtract 9. compromise 10. beforehand 11. victim 12. limitation 13. transfer 14. impose 15. comment
16. close in on 17. regardless of 18. bathe in 19. masterpiece 20. statement 1. Apple trees must be ___ spray ____ , or many of the apples will be eaten by worms. 2. The United States last Tuesday _ impos ed_____ tariffs of up to 30 percent on a range of foreign steel imports to help protect its domestic industry.
3. The prisoner fled again, but he knew that the police were rapidly ___ closing in on _____ him.
4,The manager is so arbitrary and self-centered that he often makes rude remarks ___ regardless of ____ other people’s feelings.
5. One tends to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often , whether the __ statement ____ be true or false.
6.What people do, think, and feel may depend greatly on the __ specific __ condition in which their behavior occurs.
7. On bright spring days, you can see lovely birds _____ flutter __ among the bushes. 8. No matter how great he is , no artist could be expected to complete a _ masterpiece _____ every day, or even every year.
9. The writer is best known for his bold mixture of fact and ____ Fancy __ in his novels. 10.The police chief has made no __ comment ___ about the attack so far.
11. In a compromise ____ between management and unions, a 4% pay rise was agreed in return for an increase in productivity.
12. Angela didn’t respond to Gavin’s charms so he __ transferred ___ his affections to her best friend Lucy.
13. He felt confident that he could overcome his limitations ____ and achieve still greater success.
14. Playing tricks on others on the first day of April is a custom among European people. In English-speaking countries the __ victim __ of such jokes is called an April Fool.
15. ____. __ bathe in ____ __ glorious sunshine, the boundless stretch of corn fields looked an impressive sight.
16. It is said the corporation has already ___ subtractd ___ a number of expenditures from the total cost; yet it still runs as high as 300 million dollars.
17. Mr. Smith has made a __ pledge ___ ___ to contribute 10000 dollars to the Chinese in Need charity campaign.
18. The president has __ authorized_____ his foreign minister to act as a representative to the international conference to be held in Tokyo next month.
19. I knew Michelle was coming that afternoon because he had phoned me _ beforehand ____. 20. This magazine is a __ digest ___ of articles from many newspapers and magazines around the world.
II. Complete the following sentences.
1. He thinks money is the most important thing in the world, ____ but unfortunately money
isn’t everything ___________.（但是遗憾的是，金钱并非一切。）
2. Sam is good at planning his time , ____ also have enough time to play ________( 所以
他有足够的时间学习，也有足够的时间玩耍。)
3. I’d always seen them together and just _ took it for granted that they weremarried _____ ( 就
想当然地认为他们已经成婚。)
4. ___ Internet is not such an unusual word as it used to be ____________( 因特网已不再是一个
不同寻常的字眼)。 In today’s electronic age, it is changing the way customers behave --- in deciding what products to buy, and where to buy them.
5. Often it is in overcoming hardships that _ we cone to appreciate the value of loft ___
( 我们方懂得珍惜生命的价值). III.
Cloze .
Investors can 1. money simply by loaning it. The money they loan is called capital. Security is an expensive item which the borrower mortgages to the investor to show that he intends to 2. the debt. The way investors make money on loans is to charge interest. Interest is money that 3. pay to investors for the use of their money. Interest is usually a certain percentage of the capital. Investors sometimes 4. ten percent or more interest per year. The interest may be calculated daily, monthly, or yearly. The interest must be 5. before the capital can be repaid. If the interest is not 6. the agreed rate , the interest is added 7. the capital . Then the borrower has 8. pay interest on the unpaid interest 9. on the capital . A debt can grow quickly this way. If the total of the capital and accumulated interest gets too high , the investor will take 10. of the item used as security and sell it to get his money back.
1. a. get b. make c. have d. carry 2. a. repay b. leave c. get d. give
3. a. borrowers b. lenders c. people d. others 4. a. cost b. ask c. charge d. change
5. a. by day b. by the day c. every day d. daily 6. a. paid b. to be paid c. pay d. paying 7. a. on b. to c. for d. with 8. a. to b. on c. into d. onto
9. a. or b. also c. but also d. as well as 10. a. the place b. possession c. turn d. care
IV. Comprehension Passage 1
(1)Cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress helps to bring it on. It is worthwhile to consider , therefore. What are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about them.
Are we under-employed, or overburdened with too many responsibilities? Do we have a right balance of work and leisure in our lives? Are our relationships with family , friends of fellow workers all they should be?
All these things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to face them honestly, and to bring our frustrations into the open. People who have a good row and then forget it are doing their health more good than those who bottle up their feelings.
If our self-examination has brought any causes of stress to light , let us consider what we can do about them. It is possible to change jobs. We can make more leisure and fill it more happily, if we will accept a different living standard. We can improve our personal relationships by a different attitude. It is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy. Often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hour’s anger. The teaching in the Bible “ Let not the sun go down upon your wrath（愤怒）” is a good advice from the health point view as well as the religious.
1. Which of the following statements is true? Ｃ a. Freedom from responsibilities helps relieve stress. b. Stress is the direct cause of cancer.
c. The causes of stress are worthy of serious study. d. Cancer is the number one killer in our society today.
2. According to the passage , which of the following types of people is more likely to suffer from stress？ Ａ
a. People who have cancer. b. like to quarrel with others. c. People whose living standard is low.
d. People who have more responsibilities than they can handle.
3. Judging from the context, the word “ row “ in the third paragraph most probably means
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a. a noisy quarrel. b. A very loud noise.
c. A neat line of things side by side. d. A journey in a boat.
4. Which of the following is not mentioned as a way to reduce our stress?Ｃ a. Changing our jobs.
b. Changing our attitude about little things that make us unhappy. c. Speaking out about our frustrations. d. Reading the Bible.
5.“ Let not the sun go down upon your wrath” probably meansＡ a. Don’t let your anger last long.
b. Don’t get angry while the sun is going down. c. Don’t get angry easily about little things. d. Don’t watch the sun set while you are angry. Passage 2
Humans are social animals. They depend on groups for survivals. An individual human being lost in a wilderness is capable of doing many things. But he or she will probably be thinking constantly about how much better it would be if there were other people around to talk to and help.
Because humans like to live and work in groups, they form couples and families; villages and cities; work groups, teams, and other organizations. Language is the cement （水泥）that holds these social groups together.
Through language we can share ideas and experiences. (2)The human mouth and throat are so constructed that we can utter a variety of sounds. Language is the device for matching certain combinations of sounds with the symbols for things, ideas, and emotions. Our brains think in symbols－words and sentences － as well as in the images that we receive from our senses. Thus we can turn experiences into symbols and communicate to other people through the use of language. Any one individual , therefore, can learn much more from others than he or she can discover alone. Language enables people to pass ideas from group to group and from generation to generation.
Language is part of culture. Culture , in this sense, means all those customs, skills, and attitudes that are part of the behavior of a particular group. The way you live, what you think, and what you want in life are all affected by the culture of the group in which you are raised. Groups of people live in different ways. They may have different skills, organizations, and art forms. Their family life may be completely different from yours.
Human beings are inventive animals. They can even decide to change their cultures in order
to meet new situations. They can choose to live in many environments and in a wide variety of ways. (3)Of all living things, only human beings can choose where and how they want to live and then modify the physical environment to help themselves realize these choices. Acquiring the wisdom to make wise choices is the enduring challenge of being human. 1. An individual human being lost in a wilderness Ａ
a. longs for a life among other people. b. Can do many things. c. Keeps talking all the time d. Both a and b
2.What is the most important thing that helps humans to form social groups?Ｃ a. marriage b. construction c. language d. good behavior 3．Language is the device for_____Ａ____.
a. uttering a variety of sounds b. using a set of symbols c. receiving a group of images d. matching sounds with symbols. 4. With language , we can do all the following but __Ｃ____. a. produce good health b. communicate to other people
c. pass ideas from group to group d. turn experiences into symbols 5. Culture directly affects all the following but __Ａ___.
a. your way of life b. your thinking c. your senses d. your needs 6. Family life varies because of the difference in _Ｃ___.
a. working skills b. culture c. language d. art forms
7. In what sense are humans wise and different from other living things?Ｄ
a. Humans have a living place. b. Humans can make wise choices. c. Humans move from place to place d. Humans live in groups. 8. Which is the topic sentence in the third paragraph of the passage?Ａ
a. The first b. The second c. The last but one d. None of the above
9. Language helps humans develop a variety of cultures because through language___Ｄ___.
a. humans live and work in groups
b. humans share their ideas and experiences. c. humans pass ideas from generation to generation . d. All of the above
10.The best title for this passage might be __Ａ___.
a. Language and Culture b. The History of Human Beings
c. Humans Are Inventive Animals d. A Variety of Cultures Help Humans Survive
V . Translation
Part 1: Translate into Chinese the underlined sentences in the above passages. Part 2 : Translate the following passages into Chinese.
In the letter to my grnadmother, I remembered her of a dozen ways she used to teach me how
to tell the truth, to share , and to be forgiving and considerate of others. I thanked her for the years of eating her her good cooking, the equal of which I had not found since . Finally , I thanked her simply for having sprinkled my life with stardust.
Before the bomb was made. Oppenheimer said,“When you see something that is technically sweet you go ahead and do it.” After the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in a chilling speech delivered in 1947, he said:“The physicists have known sin；and this is a knowledge which they cannot lose.”
－ GOOD LUCK TO YOU!
Answer Sheet
I. 1～5: 6～10: 11～15 16～20: II.
1. _在这封信给我grnadmother,我记得她用了种种方式教我怎么告诉真相、分享,并宽恕、体谅他人。______________________________.
2.___ 在这封信给我grnadmother,我记得她用了种种方式教我怎么告诉真相、
分享,并宽恕、体谅他人。___________________________.
3._______ 最后,我感谢她在我的生命中只是为了与尘。_________________________.
4._____ 这枚炸弹是克莱琴斯之前奥本海默说,“当你看到一些东西在技术上是甜
美的你前进并且做它。”__________________________.
5._________ 爆炸后的广岛和长崎投掷,在一个寒冷的演说,在
1947年,他说:“物理
学家们就已晓得的罪,这是一个知识,他们不能输。”祝你好运!_______________________.
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