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Section I Vocabulary
Directions: There are 20 incomplete ntences in this ction. For each ntence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choo the one that best completes the ntence and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
1. Oil is an important ______material which can be procesd into many different products, including plastics.
A raw B bleak C flexible D fertile
2. The high living standards of the US cau its prent population to ____ 25 percent of the world's oil.
A assume B consume C resume D presume
3. You shouldn't be so ___ ---I didn't mean anything bad in what I said.
A ntimental B nsible C nsitive D sophisticated
4. Picasso was an artist who fundamentally changed the ___ of art for later generations.
A. philosophy B concept C viewpoint D theme
5. Member states had the option to ____ from this agreement with one year's notice.
A deny B object C suspect D withdraw
6. The two countries achieved some progress in the sphere of trade relations, traditionally a source of ____ irritation.
A mutual B optional C neutral D parallel
7. Williams had not been there during the ___ moments when the kidnapping had taken place.
A superior B rigorous C vital D unique
8. Travel around Japan today, and one es foreign residents a wide ____ of jobs.
A range B field C scale D area
9. Modern manufacturing has ___ a global river of materials into a stunning array of new products.
A translated B transformed C transferred D transported
10. Lightning has been the cond largest storm killer in the US over the past 40 years and is ____ only by flood.
A exceeded B excelled C excluded D extended
11. Voices were ____as the argument between the two motorists became more bad-tempered.
A. swollen B. incread C. developed D. raid
12. Some sufferers will quickly be restored to prefect health, ___others will take a longer time.
A. which B. where C. when D. whereas
13. My brother likes eating very much but he isn't very ___about the food he eats.
A. special B. peculiar C. particular D. unusual
14. Britain might still be part of France if it weren't ____a disastrous flood 200.000 years ago, according to scientists from Imperial College in London.
A. upon B. with C. in D. for
15. The water prize is an international award that __outstanding contributions towards solving global water problems.
A. recognizes B. requires C. releas D. relays
16. In its 14 years of _____, the European Union has earned the scorn of its citizens and skepticism from the United States.包包子
A. endurance B. emergence C. existence D. eminence卷能组什么词
17. His excu for being late this morning was his car had __ in the snow.
A. started up B. got stuck C. t back D. stood by
弱的反义词18.____widespread belief cockroaches (螳螂) would not take over the world if there were no around to step on them.
什么是产后抑郁症A. In view of B. Thanks to C. In ca of D. Contrary to
19. Consciously or not, ordinary citizens and government bureaucrats still _____the notion that Japane society is a unique culture.
A. fit in with B. look down on C. cling to D. hold back
20. As you can e by yourlf, things ____to be exactly as the professor had foreen.
A . turned in B. turned out C. turned up D. turned down
Section II Cloze (10 points)
Directions: Read the following passage. For each numbered blank there are four choices
marked A, B, C and D. Choo the best one and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
Olympic Games are held every four years at a different site, in which athletes _21__different nations compete against each other in a __22_ of sports. There are two types of Olympics, the Summer Olympics and the winter Olympics.
In order to __23__the Olympics, a city must submit a proposal to the international Olympic committee (IOC). After all proposals have been _24___, the IOC votes. If one city is successful in gaining a majority in the first vote, the city with the fewest votes is eliminated, and voting continues with __25__rounds, until a majority winner is determined. Typically the Games are awarded veral years in advance, __26__the winning city time to prepare for the Games. In lecting the _27__of the Olympic Games, the IOC considers a number of factors, chief among them which city has, or promis to build, the best facilities, and which organizing committee ems most likely to _28__the Games effectively.
The IOC also _29__which parts of the world have not yet hosted the Games. _30__,Tolkyo, Japan, the host of the 1964 Summer Games, and Mexico city, Mexico, the host of the 1968 summer Games , were chon _31__to popularize the Olympic movement In Asia and in Latin America.
_32__the growing importance of television worldwide, the IOC in recent years has also taken into _33__the host city's time zone. _34__the Games take place in the United States or Canada, for example, American television networks are willing to pay _35___ higher amounts for television rights becau they can broadcast popular events __36____, in prime viewing hours.
___37__the Games have been awarded. It is the responsibility of the local organizing committee to finance them. This is often done with a portion of the Olympic television ___38_ and with corporate sponsorships, ticket sales, and other smaller revenue sources. In many __39___ there is also direct government support.
Although many cities have achieved a financial profit by hosting the Games, the Olympics
can be financially __40___. When the revenues from the Games were less than expected, the city was left with large debts.
21. A. in B. for C. of D. from
22. A. lot B. number C. variety D. ries
23. A. host B. take C. run D. organize
24. A. supported B. submitted C. substituted D. subordinated
统招本科25. A. suggestive B. successful C. successive D. succeeding
26. A. letting B. tting C. permitting D. allowing
27. A. site B. spot C. location D. place
28. A. state B. stage C. start D. sponsor
29. A. thinks B. reckons C. considers D. calculates
30. A. For instance B. As a result C. In brief D. On the whole
31. A. in time B. in part C. in ca D. in common 关于爱国的古诗词
32. A. Since B. Becau C. As for D. Becau of
33. A. amount B. account C. accord D. acclaim
34. A. However B. Whatever C. Whenever D. Wherever
35. A. greatly B. handsomely C. meaningfully D. significantly
36. A. live B. living C. alive D. lively
盐渎公园37. A. Until B. Unless C. Whether D. Once
38. A. incomes B. interests C. revenues D. returns 四喜丸子的制作方法
39. A. cas B. conditions C. chances D. circumstances
40. A. safe B. risky C. tempting D. feasible
Section Ⅲ Reading Comprehension
Directions: There are four passages in this ction. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B,C, and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET 1 . (40 points)
Questions 41 to 45 are bad on the following passage:
Last weekend Kyle MacDonald in Montreal threw a party to celebrate the fact that he got his new home in exchange for a red paper clip. Starting a year ago, MacDonald bartered
the clip for increasingly valuable stuff, including a camp stove and free rent in a Phoenix flat. Having announced his aim (the hou) in advance, MacDonald likely got a boost from techies eager to e the Internet pass this daring test of its networking power. "My whole motto (座右铭) was 'Start small, think big, and have fun', " says MacDonald, 26, "I really kept my effort on the creative side rather than the business side. "
Yet as odd as the MacDonald exchange was, barter is now big business on the Net. This year more than 400,000 companies worldwide will exchange some $10 billion worth of goods and rvices on a growing number of barter sites. The Web sites allow companies to trade products for a virtual currency, which they can u to buy goods from other members. In Iceland, garment-maker Kapusalan lls a third of its output on the booming Vidskiptanetid exchange, earning virtual money that it us to buy machinery and pay part of employee salaries. The Troc-rvices exchange in France offers more than 4,600 rvices, from math lessons to ironing.
This is not a primitive barter system. By creating currencies, the Internet removes a major barrier-what Bob Meyer, publisher of BarterNews, calls "the double coincidence of wants.
" That is, two parties once not only had to find each other, but also an exchange of goods that both desired. Now, they can price the deal in virtual currency.
