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Directions:Complete the following sentences with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. [题数：15；分数：7.5分；参考时间：7分30秒]
题1
1. (large)
This photograph probably won't [1] well. I suggest that you choose another picture.
题2
2. (present)
The doctor will be here [2] . We might as well get everything well prepared before he arrives.
题3
3. (danger)
The spread of city areas has [3] wild animals. Many different species are facing extinction (灭绝).
题4
4. (crime)
These [4] must be punished for what they have done.
题5
5. (rob)
The bank [5] , which took place at dawn, shocked the small town; many people are now worried about public safety.
题6
6. (except)
In that country, all men between 18 and 45 without [6] are expected to serve in the army during the war.
题7
7. (usual)
It is not [7] for him to come home at two or three in the morning. He is very busy with his work.
8. (polish)
Through a whole day's hard work, he finished [8] a piece of writing, which describes a young man's brave action when he was faced with danger.
题9
9. (shave)
He looks about thirty, tall and [9] . In my opinion, he looks like a normal artist.
题10
10. (intention)
He thought that letting that animal out was no accident; someone did it [10] .
题11
11. (ignore)
He wondered how they could go on in poverty, superstition, [11] , with a complete lack of desire to make either their land or their lives flourish.
题12
12. (guilt)
She must have done something wrong, because she's looking so [12] .
题13
13. (anxious)
Children normally feel a lot of [13] about their first day at school.
题14
14. (violent)
The report tells people about the great amount of domestic [14] against women.
题15
15. (confront)
There were violent [15] between the police and demonstrators.
选词填空
Directions:Fill in the blanks with the phrases or expressions given below. Change the form
when necessary. [题数：13；分数：26分；参考时间：13分0秒]
题16 - 28
Passage 1
pull into
look through
believe in
speed away
be capable of
be intended for
eat (away) at
attach...to
have mercy on
be immune to
live with
out of control
(1) More and more people in the Western world have come to [16] Chinese medicine.(2) If she fails, nobody else [17] finishing the task within the time limit.
(3) We [18] not [19] the influences around us, which is why we must be careful about the friends we keep.
(4) He is used to [20] his notes before he starts to write a report, which always proves to be excellent.
(5) The train [21] the station at six. Passengers got off the train one after another.
(6) As the patient was in critical condition, the ambulance [22] in a hurry.
(7) This middle school [23] a well-known university, from which many important people graduated.
(8) Never [24] him. He is always forgetting favors others do for him, sometimes even turning his back on them.
(9) This project money [25] the Hope Project only. Nobody is allowed to make use of it for other purposes.
(10) There is a belief that routine life [26] love.
(11) They often regret leaving their homeland, but talk about it infrequently. It is simply something they must [27] now, because there's no going back.
(12) After a careful survey, the police drew the conclusion that the car slid [28] on rain-slick streets and slammed into the pole.
Directions:Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank given below. Each choice in the Word Bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words more than once. [题数：10；分数：20分；参考时间：10分0秒]
题29 - 38
Passage 2
The United States is known as a country of wealth. However, it is also a country with a great deal of crime. And it isn't getting any better. Crimes of all types have been increasing at a(n) [29] rate. Most types of serious crime increased from 363.5 in every 100,000 people in 1970 to 535.5 in 1979. In 1979, there was one murder [30] in every 24 minutes. And there was one case of [31] in every 10 minutes. The case of murder involved (涉及) 21,456 [32] . Most acts of violence were committed by young people. Fifty percent of the [33] put into prison in 1979 were youths below 25 of age.
Everyone agrees that crime is partly a result of bad material conditions: poverty, lack of education, being parentless, [34] from other bad luck, etc.
There are also other factors besides material conditions which [35] for the sharp increase in the crime rate. In the first 8) [36] , some states have the death penalty (死刑) but some not. Secondly, the Constitution (宪法) 9) [37] every citizen to carry weapons for his own protection. Finally, the details of crimes are so 10) [38] described in movies and on TV that even children know how to commit crimes. With knowledge of how to commit crimes, many young people take the next step and become criminals.
Word Bank
A. account
B. describe
C. allows
D. advocates
E. committed
F. correctly
G. accurately
H. victims
I. criminals
J. robbery
K. sufferings
L. location
M. place
N. dominating
O. alarming
翻译填空
Directions:Translate the following sentences into English by using "verb + to". [题数：14；分数：7分；参考时间：7分0秒]
题39
1. 他一生致力于促进世界和平。
He [39] promoting world peace.
题40
2. 安妮的父亲不同意她嫁给外国人。
Anne's father would not [40] a foreigner.
题41 - 42
3. 汤姆把自己的成功归于勤奋。
Tom [41] his success [42] working hard.
题43
4. 她有买不需要的东西的癖好。
She [43] unnecessary things.
题44
5. 我觉得我今天不适合购物。
I don't think I [44] shopping today.
题45 - 46
6. 你必须使自己习惯于早起。
You must [45] yourself [46] early.
题47
7. 谁将继承那笔遗产?
Who will [47] the estate?
题48
8. 她的名字在会议中被提到。
Her name [48] in the meeting.
题49
9. 我宁愿在外面玩而不愿意看电视。
I would [49] television.
题50
10. 那男孩承认打破了玻璃。
That boy [50] the window.
题51
11. 他的建议几乎解决了我们的问题。
His suggestions [51] our problem.
题52
12. 他讨厌被当成小孩看待。
He [52] like a child.
句子改错
Directions:There are 10 sentences in this section. Each sentence has four parts underlined and marked A, B, C, and D. Identify the one that is wrong and correct it. [题数：2；分数：2分；参考时间：2分0秒]
题53
1. Reading several books on that subject, Bill considered himself an expert.
A. Reading
B. on
C. considered
D. himself
[53]
题54
2. I don't think it advisable that he will be assigned to the job since he has no experience.
A. it
B. will be assigned
C. to
D. no
[54]
单句翻译（英译汉）
Directions:Translate the following sentences into Chinese. [题数：10；分数：10分；参考时间：20分0秒]
题55
55. Corruption eats away at the foundations of trust between people.
题56
56. Would you please quickly look through these figures for me and see if there are any obvious mistakes?
题57
57. Our teacher attaches great importance to regular exercise.
题58
58. This woman has a lot in her favor, especially her experience of teaching.
题59
59. I'll finish the affair once and for all. And face to face. Not by letter.
题60
60. I felt as if I'd been lying in the sun for hours.
题61
61. You must confront these difficulties with bravery.
题62
62. The young soldiers have little mercy on their enemies.
题63
63. There was nothing we could do about it-the situation was out of our control.
题64
64. It doesn't matter what you wear-just as long as you come.
阅读理解
Directions:There are two passages followed by several multiple choice questions. Choose the best answer for each question. [题数：7；分数：14分；参考时间：14分0秒]
题65 - 69
Passage 1
The frightening rise in crimes of violence throughout the country has caused more and more people to arm themselves. They buy guns to protect their homes and to carry with them for personal safety when traveling. Unfortunately, instead of safety, what the new handgun owner too often gets is personal tragedy. As I found out in my reading, a handgun does not protect the American home very well. The home handgun is far more likely to kill or injure family members and friends than anyone who breaks in, and is especially harmful to young adults and children.
Because 90 percent of break-ins take place when no one is home, the handgun bought for defense is very often stolen. According to some statistics, each year about 100,000 handguns are stolen from ordinary citizens. These guns then enter the criminal underworld and are used in more crimes. Thus, the citizen who lost guns is helping to arm the criminal class.
As a New York City police officer recently pointed out to a homeowner who asked if he should buy a handgun to protect his home, too often it is the homeowner himself who ends up getting shot and killed, because he most often warns the robber by saying something like "Stop!" or "What do you think you're doing?" Possibly, the thief turns and fires.
In street crime, the use of a handgun for defense is very risky, with the defender often losing the gun and having it used against him. The handgun owner seldom even gets the chance to use his or her gun because the moment of surprise is always with the attacker. In fact, trying to use a handgun to keep someone off makes the risk of death quite a bit higher.
For the ordinary citizen, using a handgun is seldom helpful for defense on the street. And, in the home, the only way to get real defense from a personal handgun would be to have it always at the ready, perhaps in hand loaded and ready to fire every time there is a knock on the door. That is not exactly the American way or my idea of a civilized society.
65. Why do people arm themselves according to the passage? ____
[A] Because they want to use guns to protect their personal goods.
[B] Because killing animals with guns is their favorite sport.
[C] Because the number of crimes of violence is still small.
[D] Because people intend to attack others with guns in crimes.
66. More often than not, what the handgun brings its owner is ____.
[A] safety
[B] tragedy
[C] luck
[D] happiness
67. It can be understood from the passage that ____.
[A] home handguns do more good than harm to ordinary people
[B] home handguns do more harm than good to ordinary people
[C] stolen handguns are usually thrown away instead of being used
[D] handguns are no longer needed in a civilized society
68. If a citizen uses a handgun to protect himself in street crime, he will probably ____.
[A] be safe and sound
[B] kill the attacker
[C] risk his life
[D] surprise the attacker
69. The passage is mainly about ____.
[A] how criminals get guns from ordinary citizens
[B] why the handgun is not essential for home defense
[C] how criminals use the handgun against ordinary citizens
[D] why America is not a civilized society
题70 - 71
Passage 2
Sewer and Drain Cleaning
24-Hour Service
Serving the Community for
a Quarter of a Century
BT Plumbing, Inc.
Free Estimates Radio Dispatched
378-8720
1012 N. W. 3rd Avenue
Credit Cards Accepted
70. Which of the following indicates the company has been in business for a long time? ____
[A] It provides 24-hour service all the year round.
[B] It has served the community for a quarter of a century.
[C] It offers sewer and drain cleaning every day.
[D] It has given free estimates for a quarter of a century.
71. For which of the following problems would you call this company? ____
[A] Purchasing a radio.
[B] Repairs on a leaky roof.
[C] Plumbing repairs.
[D] A credit card.
短文回答
Directions:There are two passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passages carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. [题数：5；分数：10分；参考时间：15分0秒]
题72 - 76
Section 1
Crime has its own cycles, a magazine reported some years ago. Police records that were studied for five years from over 2,400 cities and towns show a surprising relation between changes in the season and crime patterns.
The pattern of crime has changed very little over a long period of years. Murder reaches its high during July and August, as do other violent attacks. Murder, in addition, is more than seasonal; it is a weekend crime. It is also a nighttime crime: 62 percent of murders are committed between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Unlike the summer high in crimes of bodily harm, breaking and entering or "B and E" has a different cycle. You are most likely to be robbed between 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. on a Saturday night in December, January, or February. Which is the least criminal month of all? May-except for one strange statistic. More dog bites are reported in this month than in any other month of the year.
Apparently our intellectual seasonal cycles are completely different from our criminal patterns. Professor Huntington, of the Foundation for the Study of Cycles, made a lot of studies to discover the seasons when people read serious books, attend scientific meetings, make the highest scores on examinations, and suggest the most changes to patents (专利). In all examples,
he found a spring peak and an autumn peak separated by a summer low. On the other hand, Professor Huntington's studies showed that June is the peak month for suicides (自杀) and for admitting patients to mental hospitals. June is also a peak month for marriages!
Possibly, high temperature and humidity (湿度) bring on our strange and surprising summer actions, but police officers are not sure. "There is, of course, no proof of a relation between humidity and murder," they say. "Why murder's high time should come in the summer time we really don't know."
72. What is the main topic of this passage?
73. According to the second paragraph, when do most murders happen?
74. What does "B and E" refer to?
75. In which month are people most likely to get married?
76. Why is summer possibly the high time for murder, though the police don't necessarily agree?
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