Part ⅠWRITING［45 MIN.】
SECTION A COMPOSITION［35 MIN.］
People in modern society live under a lot of pressure, from education, career, or family. So it is important for them to keep a good mood under whatever circumstances. Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 150 words on the following topic:
THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING A GOOD MOOD
You are to write in three parts.
In the first part, state specifically what your view is.
In the second part, support your view with one or two reasons.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
SECTION B NOTE-WRITING ［10 MIN.］
Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation:
Your friend Clare has invited you to her house-warming party this weekend. However, you will be away then. Write her a note politely declining her invitation and expressing your best wishes to her.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy.
Part Ⅳ CLOZE ［15 MIN.］
Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.
During McDonald’s early years French fries were made from scratch every day. Russet Burbank potatoes were (26)____, cut into shoestrings, and fried in its kitchens. (27)____ the chain expanded nationwide, in the mid-1960s, it sought to cut labour costs, reduce the number of suppliers, and (28)____ that its fries tasted the same at every restaurant. McDonald’s began (29) ____ to frozen French fries in 1966—and few customers noticed the difference. (30)____, the change had a profound effect on the nation’s agriculture and diet. A familiar food had been transformed into a highly processed industrial (31)____. McDonald’s fries now come from huge manufacturing plants (3
2)____ can process two million pounds of potatoes a day. The expansion (33)____ McDonald’s and the popularity of its low-cost, mass-produced fries changed the way Americans eat.?
The taste of McDonald’s French fries played a crucial role in the chain’s success—fries are much more profitable than hamburgers—and was (34)____ praised by customers, competitors, and even food critics. Their (35)____ taste does not stem from the kind of potatoes that McDonald’s (36)____, the technology that processes them, or the restaurant equipment that fries them: other chains use Russet Burbank, buy their French fries from the (37)____ large processing companies, and have similar (38)____ in their restaurant kitchens. The taste of a French fry is (39) ____ determined by the cooking oil. For decades McDonald’s cooked its French fries in a mixture of about 7 per cent cottonseed oil and 93 per cent beef fat. The mixture gave the fries their unique (40) _
___.
26. A. scaled B. stripped C. peeled D. sliced
27. A. As B. Due to C. Owing to D. With
28. A. ensue B. ensure C. enrich D. enable
29. A. switching B. diverting? C. modifying D. altering
30. A. Still B. Anyway? C. Besides D. Nevertheless
31. A. brand B. stuff C. commodity D. produce
32. A. this B. that C./ D. what
33. A. into B. from C. in D. of
34. A. long B. only C. first D. lonely
35. A. distinctive B. distinct? C. distinguished D. distinguishable
36. A. possesses B. buys C. acquires D. grows
37. A. exact B. identical C. same D. alike
38. A. woks B. pots C. boilers D. fryers
39. A. adequately B. massively C. plentifully D. largely
40. A. flavour B. fragrance C. smell D. perfume
Part ⅤGRAMMAR & VOCABULARY ［15 MIN.］
? There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
41. Agriculture is the country’s chief source of wealth, wheat ____ by far the biggest cereal crop.
A. is B. been C. be D. being
42. Jack ____from home for two days now, and I am beginning to worry about his safety.?
A. has been missing B. has been missed?C. had been missing D. was missed
43. Above the trees are the hills, ____ magnificence the river faithfully reflects on the surface.
A. where B. of whose C. whose D. which
44. Who____ was coming to see me in my office this afternoon?
A. you said B. did you say C. did you say that D. you did say
45. —Does Alan like hamburgers?
—Yes. So much ____ that he eats them almost every day.
A. for B. as C. to D. so
46. Your ideas, ____, seem unusual to me.
A. like her B. like hers C. similar to her D. similar to herself
47. The opening ceremony is a great occasion. It is essential ____for that.
A. for us to be prepared B. that we are prepared
C. of us to be prepared D. our being prepared
48. Time ____, the celebration will be held as scheduled.
A. permit B. permitting C. permitted D. permits
49. ____ I like economics, I like sociology much better.
A. As mush as B. So much C. How much D. Much as
50. It is futile to discuss the matter further, because ____going to agree upon anything today.
A. neither you nor I are B. neither you nor me am
C. neither you nor I am D. neither me nor you are
51. They overcame all the difficulties and completed the project two months ahead of time, ____ is something we had not expected.
A. which B. it C. that D. what
52. He is quite worn out from years of hard work. He is not the man ____ he was twenty years ago.
A. which B. that C. who D. whom
53. She would have been more agreeable if she had changed a little bit,
____?
A. hadn’t she B. hasn’t she C. wouldn’t she D. didn’t she
54. At three thousand feet, wide plains begin to appear, and there is never a moment when some distant mountain is not ____.
A. on view B. at a glance C. on the scene D. in sight
55. The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of weapons and the discovery of fire, although nobody knows exactly when he acquired the use of the ____.
A. latter B. latest C. later D. last
56. It will take us twenty minutes to get to the railway station, ____traffic delays.
A. acknowledging B. affording C. allowing for D. accounting for
57. He will have to____ his indecent behaviour one day.
A. answer to B. answer for C. answer back D. answer about
58. With ____ exceptions, the former president does not appear in public now.
A. rare B. unusual C. extraordinary D. unique
59. We have been hearing ____accounts of your work.
A. favoured B. favourable C. favourite D. favouring
A. empty B. blank C. deserted D. vacant
61. Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a ____ to the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway.
A. sign B. mark C. signal D. board
62. Whenever possible, Ian ____ how well he speaks Japanese.
A. shows up B. shows around C. shows off D. shows out
63. The tenant left nothing behind except some ____ of paper, cloth, etc.
A. sheets B. scraps C. papers D. slices
64. Shares on the stock market have ____ as a result of a worldwide economic downturn.
A. turned B. changed C. floated D. fluctuated
65. I think you can take a(n) ____ language course to improve your English.
A. intermediate B. middle C. medium D. mid
Part Ⅵ READING COMPREHENSION ［30 MIN.］
SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION ［25 MIN.］
In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.
Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
TEXT A
The way in which people use social space reflects their social relationships and their ethnic identity. Early immigrants to America from Europe brought with them a collective style of living, which they ret
ained until late in the 18th?century. Historical records document a group-oriented existence, in which one room was used for eating, entertaining guests, and sleeping. People ate soups from a sommunal pot, shared drinking cups, and used a common pit toilet. With the development of ideas about individualism, people soon began to shift to the use of individual cups and plates; the eating of meals that included meat, bread, and vegetables served on separate plates; and the use of private toilets. They began to build their houses with separate rooms to entertain guests-living rooms, separat
e bedrooms for sleeping, separate work areas-kitchen, laundry room, and separate bathrooms.?
In Mexico, the meaning and organization of domestic space is strikingly different. Houses are organized around a ?patio?, or courtyard. Rooms open onto the patio, where all kinds of domestic activities take place. Individuals to not have separate bedrooms. Children often sleep with parents, and brothers or sisters share a bed, emphasizing familial interdependence. Rooms in Mexican houses are locations for multiple activities that, in contrast, are rigidly separated in the United States.
66. Changes in living styles among early immigrants were initially brought about by ____.
A. rising living standard?
B. new concept?
C. new custom?
D. new designs of houses?
67. Which of the following is NOT discussed in the passage?
A. Their concepts of domestic space.
B. Their social relationships.
C. The functions of their rooms.
D. The layout of their houses.?
?
TEXT B
There are superstitions attached to numbers; even those ancient Greeks believed that all numbers and their multiples had some mystical significance.?
Those numbers between 1 and 13 were in particular to have a powerful influence over the affairs of men.?
For example, it is commonly said that luck, good or bad, comes in threes; if an accident happens, two more of the same kind may be expected soon afterwards. The arrival of a letter will be followed by two others within a certain period.?
Another belief involving the number three has it that it is unlucky to light three cigarettes from the one match. If this happens, the bad luck that goes with the deed falls upon the person whose cigarette was the last to be lit. The ill-omen linked to the lighting of three things from one match or candle goes back to at least the 17th? century and probably earlier. It was believed that three candles alight at the same time would be sure to bring bad luck; one, two, or four, were permissible, but never just three.?
Seven was another significant number, usually regarded as a bringer of good luck. The ancient astrologers believed that the universe was governed by seven planets; students of Shakespeare will recall that the life of man was divided into seven ages. Seven horseshoes nailed to a house will protect it from all evil.?
Nine is usually thought of as a lucky number because it is the product of three times three. It was mu
ch used by the Anglo Saxons in their charms for healing.?
Another belief was that great changes occurred every 7th and 9th of a man’s life. Consequently, the age of 63(the product of nine and seven) was thought to be a very perilous time for him. If he survived his 63rd? year he might hope to live to a ripe old age.?
Thirteen, as we well know, is regarded with great awe and fear. The common belief is that this derives from the fact that there were 13 people at Christ’s Last Supper. This being the eve of his betrayal, it is not difficult to understand the significance give
n to the number by the early Christians.?
In more modern times 13 is an especially unlucky number of a dinner party, for example. Hotels will avoid numbering a floor the 13th?; the progression is from 12 to 14, and no room is given the number 13. Many home owners will use 12 1/2 instead of 13 as their house number.?
Yet oddly enough, to be born on the 13th? of the month is not regarded with any fear at all, which just shows how irrational we are in our superstitious beliefs.
68. According to the passage, which of the following groups of numbers will certainly bring good luck
to people?
A.3 and 7.
B.3 and 9.
C.7 and 9.
D.3 and 13.
69. The ill luck associated with 13 is supposed to have its origin in ____.
A. legend
B. religion
C. popular belief
D. certain customs
70. What is the author’s attitude towards people’s superstitious beliefs?
A. He is mildly critical.
B. He is strongly critical.
C. He is in favour of them.
D. His attitude is not clear.
TEXT C
Women’s minds work differently from men’s. At least, that is what most men are convinced of. Psychologists view the subject either as a matter or frustration or a joke. Now the biologists have moved into this minefield, and some of them have found that there are real differences between the brains of men and women. But being different, they point out hurriedly, is not the same as being better or worse.?
There is, however, a definite structural variation between the male and female brain. The difference is in a part of the brain that is used in the most complex intellectual processes-the link between the two halves of the brain.?
The two halves are linked by a trunkline of between 200 and 300 million nerves, the ?corpus callosum. Scientists have found quite recently that the corpus callosum in women is always larger and probably richer in nerve fibres than it is in men. This is the first time that a structural difference has been found between the brains of women and men and it must have some significance. The question is “What?”, and, if this difference exists, are there others? Research shows that present-day women think differently and behave differently from men. Are some of these differences biological and inborn, a result of evolution? We tend to think that is the influence of society that produces these differences. But could we be wrong??
Research showed that these two halves of the brain had different functions, and that the ?corpus callosum enabled them to work together. For most people, the left half is used for word handing, analytical and logical activities; the right half works on pictures, patterns and forms. We need both halves working together. And the better the connections, the more harmoniously the two halves work. And, according to research findings, women have the better connections.?
But it isn’t all that easy to explain the actual differences between skills of men and women on this basis. In schools throughout the world girls tend to be be
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