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第一卷（两部分, 共85分） 第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题一分，满分15分） 1. — Good morning. How can I help you? — _____, but I’m very unhappy about your service. A. I’d like to say it B. Beg your pardon C. I’m afraid not D. I hate to say it 2. I’m often confused, wondering, “_____ I can do to really improve my career?” A. How it is that B. How is it that C. What is it that D. What it is that 3. — Listen! A warning is being broadcast on the radio that a hurricane is ____ to come in two days. — Oh, I must strengthen my house. A. unable B. likely C. possible D. probable 4. We’ll do all we can to help you. If any one of you is troubled, please don’t ____ me or my wife. A. hesitate to contact B. try to contact C. forget contacting D. consider contacting 5. He then moved to another city when he was in Grade Five, ____ contact with Sin-Young. A. having lost B. so as to lose C. so lost D. thus losing 6. — Who did it sound like? Anybody you know? — Well, perhaps Jeff. I ____ who was calling before he hung it up. A. ought to ask B. should have asked C. must have asked D. needn’t have asked 7. The red spots first appeared on the forearm and then extended ____ to the shoulder. A. on the way B. all along C. all the way D. in every way 8. The man who had been in ____ prison for two years was quite unhappy about the government’s decision to build ____ prison near his house. A. the; a B. 不填；不填 C. a; 不填 D. 不填; a 9. Don’t always obey others. Remember, you ____ no.
A. are free to say B. are free saying C. are freely saying D. are freely to say 10. ____, Chinese food is becoming more and more popular with Europeans. A. Tasted good B. Tasting good C. Being tasted well D. Tasting well 11. ____ the Mediterranean Sea dry up, Western Europe’s southern ports would be gone. A. If B. Would C. Should D. Did 12. The bird flu virus is believed ____ from direct contact with infected birds or their waste. A. catching B. being caught C. to have caught D. to be caught 13. Realizing that her husband had done something wrong outside, she demanded ____ the whole truth. A. that he tell her B. knowing C. him to tell her D. herself to know 14. Liu Mei’s fighting bravely ____ the serious disease sets a good example ____ young people in society. A. against; to B. with; for C. on; to D. for; among 15. I will ____ Kerry, because I’m sure he will lead us to a greater victory. A. vote for B. vote C. vote against D. vote on 第二节： 完形填空（共20 小题，每小题1.5分， 满分30分） Mr. Smith is well-known in Washington because of his many stupid mistakes. Recently he received an invitation 16 a dinner party. Though he didn’t know the hostess, he 17 the invitation. At dinner, he was 18 beside a woman full of dignity(尊严). The woman tried to be 19 even though she had never met Mr. Smith before. She spoke 20, whenever he spoke to her. Between the first and the second 21 of the meal, she turned to Mr. Smith and said, “Do you 22 that gray-haired man at the end of the table? The one 23 glasses.” “Ah, yes. Who is he?” asked Mr. Smith. “He is the Secretary of the Interior(内政部长)!” She replied. Mr. Smith said, “So 24 is the Secretary of the Interior! I’m afraid that I find very little to 25 about him.” The woman sat still and didn’t reply. Smith continued despite her 26. “I really can’t see how he received his 27, unless he is perhaps a relative of the President.” “It hardly 28 whether you like the Secretary or not,” she said. “He was 29 because the President thought he was the man for the 30. If he does the job well, you should have no complaint.” “That’s just it,” said Mr. Smith. “Anyone 31 the things he does, unless he is a complete 32!” “Sir!” said the woman in all her 33. “Do you know who I am?” “No,” replied Smith. “I’m the Secretary’s wife,” she said coldly. Mr. Smith was 34, but he went on despite his embarrassment. “Madam, do you know who I am?” “No, I don’t,” the woman replied. “35!” cried Mr. Smith, as he quickly left the table. 16. A. to B. by C. of D. for 17. A. refused B. accepted C. preferred D. took 18. A. placed B. managed C. seated D. kept 19. A. lively B. careful C. patient D. friendly 20. A. politely B. calmly C. plainly D. perfectly 21. A. courses B. choices C. pauses D. turns 22. A. recognize B. look C. remember D. see 23. A. dressing B. putting C. wearing D. cleaning 24. A. there B. this C. here D. that 25. A. honor B. respect C. admire D. look 26. A. appearance B. coldness C. sadness D. action 27. A. position B. invitation C. possession D. instruction 28. A. minds B. expects C. happens D. matters 29. A. chosen B. arranged C. made out D. picked out 30. A. business B. job C. service D. chance 31. A. wishes B. does C. needs D. cares 32. A. joker B. dreamer C. fool D. stranger 33. A. health B. dignity C. wealth D. quality 34. A. moved B. interested C. frightening D. shocked 35. A. Thank goodness B. Great fun C. Thank you D. Big mistake 第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分） A Jules Verne was born in 1828, in Nantes, France, the oldest of the family’s five children. At the age of nine, he was sent to Paris, but when his father discovered that he was writing rather than studying law, he withdrew his financial(财务的)support. He was forced to support himself by writing and selling stories. He met the authors Alexander Dumas and Victor Hugo, who offered him some advice on his writing. When Verne was 35 he met Hetzel, who was already 50, one of the most important French publishers of the 19th century. Hetzel’s advice improved Verne’s writings, which until then had been rejected(拒绝) by other publishers. Hetzel read a draft of Verne’s
