SECTION B (18 points)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.
There was once a lonely girl who wanted so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving (挨饿的) birds. She took them home and put them in a small 36 . She treated them with love and the birds grew 37 . Every morning they 38 her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds.
One day, the girl left the door with the cage open. The 39 and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was worried that he 40 fly away,so as he flew close, she caught him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing (捕获) him. Suddenly she felt the bird go limp (无力的). She opened her hands 41 looked at the dead bird. Her strong love had killed him.
She noticed 42 bird moving slowly to the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for 43 . He needed to fly into the blue sky. She lifted him from the cage and let him go. The bird 44 once, twice, three times over her head.
The girl watched happily at the sky. Her heart was no longer worried about her loss. She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly, the bird flew 45 and landed softly on her shoulder. He 46 the sweetest song for her that she had ever heard.
The fastest way to 47 love is to hold on to it too tight; the best way to keep love is to give it WINGS.
36. A. cage B. box C. house D. bag
37. A. old B. tall C. strong D. weak
38. A. showed B. gave C. greeted D. followed
39. A. smaller B. weaker C. taller D. larger
40. A. will B. would C. should D. must
41. A. but B. or C. and D. so
42. A. another B. the other C. others D. some
43. A. food B. space C. love D. freedom
44. A. walked B. left C. circled D. ran
45. A. closer B. away C. farther D. down
46. A. sang B. danced C. flew D. wrote
47. A. get B. lose C. remain D. find
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SECTION B (18 points)
Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked with A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the words or phrases that best fits the context.
People have always enjoyed laughing, and there has always been humor. One of the most well-known and well-loved types of comedy is called 36 . Stand-up comedy is special 37 the comedian is right there in front of the audience and may talk directly to audience members. A stand-up comedian may make fun of an audience member, or he or she might decide to tell different jokes 38 the reactions of an audience.
There are different styles of stand-up comedy. The main four are observational(观察评论类), prop(道具使用类), physical(形体动作类) and impressionist(印象模仿类) . In observational comedy, the comedian makes jokes about humorous things he or she 39 in everyday life. If you hear a comedian telling jokes about the way 40 people behave when they queue up in lines, or asking why it only rains when you forget your 41 , you are listening to an observational comedian. Prop comedians use things, called 42 , to tell their jokes. The jokes are not funny if you cannot see the prop. It is a type of visual humor. If a comedian points to a 43 tennis game and says, “I’ve been playing tennis 44 for a month. I don’t understand why I am not losing 45 !”, he or she is using the computer as a prop. Physical comedians use their bodies to make jokes. They have been 46 chairs, walking into doors, and falling down on stage for years. The last style is called 47 . These comedians act or speak like a well-known person. This is called doing an impression of the person.
36. A. prop B. comedy C. stand-up D. comedian
37. A. because of B. because C. although D. as if
38. A. in honor of B. in order to C. in case of D. in response to
39. A. watch B. observe C. see D. find
40. A. / B. in that C. how D. which
41. A. coat B. wallet C. umbrella D. sunglasses
42. A. queues B. humor C. impression D. props
43. A. funny B. boring C. computer D. new
44. A. every day B. everyday C. some times D. sometimes
45. A. weigh B. weight C. overweight D. weight-loss
46. A. running after B. fighting against C. competing with D. tripping over
47. A. impressionist B. prop C. physical D. observational
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SECTION B (18 points)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.
There was once a lonely girl who wanted so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving (挨饿的) birds. She took them home and put them in a small 36 . She treated them with love and the birds grew 37 . Every morning they 38 her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds.
One day, the girl left the door with the cage open. The 39 and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was worried that he 40 fly away,so as he flew close, she caught him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing (捕获) him. Suddenly she felt the bird go limp (无力的). She opened her hands 41 looked at the dead bird. Her strong love had killed him.
She noticed 42 bird moving slowly to the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for 43 . He needed to fly into the blue sky. She lifted him from the cage and let him go. The bird 44 once, twice, three times over her head.
The girl watched happily at the sky. Her heart was no longer worried about her loss. She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly, the bird flew 45 and landed softly on her shoulder. He 46 the sweetest song for her that she had ever heard.
The fastest way to 47 love is to hold on to it too tight; the best way to keep love is to give it WINGS.
36. A. cage B. box C. house D. bag
37. A. old B. tall C. strong D. weak
38. A. showed B. gave C. greeted D. followed
39. A. smaller B. weaker C. taller D. larger
40. A. will B. would C. should D. must
41. A. but B. or C. and D. so
42. A. another B. the other C. others D. some
43. A. food B. space C. love D. freedom
44. A. walked B. left C. circled D. ran
45. A. closer B. away C. farther D. down
46. A. sang B. danced C. flew D. wrote
47. A. get B. lose C. remain D. find
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Section B(18 marks)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are 4 words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
20 June 2013
Ankara, Turkey: I come from Moldova and I am now working as a UN Volunteer with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Turkey. I have been living in Turkey for a few years and have had the to observe the approach of the Turkish people towards . In Turkey people help each other with their hearts and from their hearts on a continuous basis.
Young people are the main driving engine behind the ever-growing volunteer force in Turkey. For Turkish people it is common to be part of some kind of organization or student club on a volunteer basis, doing various activities such as exchanges, environmental action, charity work and peer education.
This trend(倾向) grew in the late 1990s, despite the fact that civil society organizations have sometimes been viewed with disbelief by some state authorities.
This has in the last decade, and many young people now choose to get involved and use their spare time to develop their skills, while also showing their civic participation by to a cause.
Perhaps this is the reason why the core of the UNV community at UNHCR Turkey is young people. Being a UN Volunteer with UNCHR allows us to gain the skills needed to realize our social and human development potential, but also to dedicate our time, energy and ideas to contribute to the of UNHCR’s global strategic aims.
Being a UN Volunteer with UNHCR is an opportunity to make other people’s lives better. Working on refugee status determination has been an interesting and learning experience. Part of the task involves carrying out extensive research on the situation and the condition of the countries the refugees(难民) come from.
Especially according to recent events in neighboring countries, and given the arrival of refugees and the increased time necessary to process the number of applications for shelter, the contribution of UN Volunteers to UNHCR seems necessary and the impact invaluable.
I also believe that I have brought cultural diversity(多元性) to an already diverse , where true professionals and young graduates from different nations work hard side by side to refugees and find durable solutions for them.
1.A. ability B. opportunity C. description D. permission
2.A. volunteerism B. charity C. poverty D. colleague
3.A. starving B. primitive C. young D. crowded
4.A. particularly B. remotely C. politically D. mysteriously
5.A. expanded B. added C. prohibited D. changed
6.A. congratulating B. contributing C. retelling D. accustoming
7.A. reminded of B. thought back to C. heading for D. made up of
8.A. permission B. achievement C. celebration D. reception
9.A. worthwhile B. additional C. alternative D. vacant
10.A. falling B. decreasing C. heating D. rising
11.A. tribe B. office C. staff D. government
12.A. protect B. drive C. obtain D . contain
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SECTION C ( 12 points )
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Mr. Smith used to be in prison for three years, which may have you think he is not a good man. But 48 _ a matter of fact, he is kind-hearted as well as honest. The reason 49 he was put into prison was not that he himself broke the law, 50 that his six-year-old son blew up(使…爆炸)the bridge near his home, imitating what he had seen on TV. 51 this little boy did break the law, he was too young to be put in prison. According to the local law, the boy’s parents had to be punished. As a result, Mr. Smith received the punishment. He was arrested and taken to 52 police station finally. Most of the people in the town showed pity on him, but it was useless. After all, law is law. Everybody is to obey 53. As the proverb of “When it rains, it pours”, Mrs. Smith was out of work before long. She had to move to a southern state, 54 she was born and grew up. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. 55 the Smiths have experienced does teach us a good lesson.
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SECTION C (12 points)
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
More than 220 people were killed in the fire, 48 destroyed the building on February 4th, 1974. The building was finished only a few months 49 the fire and it was the newest building. All the 25 floors of the building were completely destroyed. 50 fire also destroyed cars which belonged to people who worked 51 the building.
Over 500 people were working in the building 52 the fire broke out on the 11th floor. 53 knows how the fire started. Perhaps it was started by an electrical fire in the ceiling of one of the offices. Office workers tried to put out the fire, 54 it was impossible to control it. Soon the whole floor was on fire and it was impossible 55 people on the floors above to escape.
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III. Reading Comprehension:31%
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that fits the context.
Good news! Tiny robots designed by University of Nebraska researchers may 50 doctors on Earth to help perform surgery on patients in space.
The tiny, wheeled robots, which are about 3 inches tall and as wide a lipstick case, can be slipped into small incisions ( 切口 ) and computer-controlled by surgeons in different 51 . Some robots are equipped with 52 and lights and can send images back to surgeons and others have surgical tools attached that can be controlled 53 .
“ We think this is going to 54 open surgery.” Dr. Dmitry Oleynikov said at a news conference. Oleynikov is a 55 in computer-assisted surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
Officials hope that NASA will teach 56 to use the robots soon enough 57
surgeries could one day be performed in space.
The camera-carrying robots can provide 58 of affected areas and the ones with surgical tools will be able to operate inside the body in ways surgeons’ hands can’t. The views from the camera-carrying robots are 59 than the naked eye, because they 60 back color images that are magnified. Because several robots can be inserted through one incision, they could reduce the amount and 61 of cuts needed for surgery, which would decrease recovery time. This is particularly 62 to those patients who have been weakened by long illness.
Eventually, Oleynikov said, “ The tiny robots may enable surgeons to work without ever __63__their hands in patients’ bodies. That is the 64 . It is getting easier and easier. We can do even more with these devices.”
50. A. use B. pay C. allow D. force
51. A. locations B. directions C. fields D. ways
52. A. operators B. monitors C. cameras D. flashes
53. A. automatically B. remotely C. manually D. widely
54. A. perform B. undergo C. follow D. replace
55. A. reporter B. specialist C. designer D. director
56. A. astronauts B. nurse C. teachers D. trainers
57. A. in order to B. so that C. thus D. in case
58. A. answers B. services C. views D. insights
59. A. weaker B. stronger C. poorer D. better
60. A. send B. produce C. change D. create
61. A. measure B. size C. power D. pressure
62. A. relevant B. true C. helpful D. interesting
63. A. touching B. pressing C. holding D. placing
64. A. ambition B. goal C. achievement D. victory
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Cloze (15分)
Directions: for each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
If you travel around the world, you will be surprised to find just how different the foreign customs can be __50__ your own.
A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there __51__ it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be __52__for washing yourself. Also in India, you might __53__a man obviously shaking his head at another and assume that he is disagreeing. But in many __54__ of India a shake of the head is a gesture that shows agreement or acceptance. Nodding your head when you are offered a __55__ in Bulgaria is likely to leave your thirsty. In that country you shake your head to indicate “yes”—a nod indicates “no”. The Arabs are __56__ for their hospitality (好客). At a meal in the Arabic countries, you will find that drinking vessel (器皿) is filled again __57__again as soon as you drain it. The way to __58__ that you have had enough is to take the cup or glass in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top.
In Europe it is quite usual to __59__ your legs when sitting talking to someone, even at an important meeting. Doing this when meeting an important person in Thailand, however, could __60__ him or her unhappy. It is considered too informal an attitude __61__ such an occasion. Also when in Thailand you are __62__ supposed to touch the head of an adult – it’s just not done. In Japan, it is quite usual for __63__ to plan evening entertainment for themselves and leave their wives at home. In Europe such attitudes are disappearing.
Customs vary from country to __64__. Visitors may be at a loss as to what to do in a foreign environment. In such circumstances, the rule is: When in Rome, do as Romans do.
( )50. A. from | B. away | C. within | D. in |
( )51. A. achieve | B. consider | C. test | D. help |
( )52. A. noticed | B. used | C. bought | D. caused |
( )53. A. hear | B. hope | C. miss | D. see |
( )54. A. countries | B. people | C. parts | D. hills |
( )55. A. drink | B. pen | C. hat | D. hand |
( )56. A. interested | B. terrible | C. careful | D. famous |
( )57. A. and | B. till | C. also | D. still |
( )58. A. discuss | B. turn | C. indicate | D. forget |
( )59. A. cross | B. put | C. take | D. hurt |
( )60. A. pay | B. stop | C. make | D. point |
( )61.A. outside | B. below | C. along | D. for |
( )62. A. not | B. nor | C. none | D. no |
( )63. A. men | B. women | C. boys | D. girls |
( )64. A. area | B. place | C. country | D. space |
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Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are words or expressions marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of the environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be 36 ___________ .
Today things are different, the world has become too 37________. We’re using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are 38__________our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth will not survive.
Everyone realizes today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing methods, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many 39_____ are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we 40______ to use bigger and more powerful machines to 41_________more and more trees.
We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. 42_____, in most countries wastes are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 43__________laws to stop this.
We know, too, that if the 44_______ of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough food. 45________ can we deal with these problems ?
If we eat more vegetables and less meat, there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops on feeds five times more people than land 46_____ animals are kept. Our natural resources will last longer if we learn to recycle them. The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control. Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we 47_____ have a better and clearer planet in the future.
1.A. beautiful B. unlimited C. rare D. valuable
2.A. crowded B. small C. dirty D. busy
3.A. protecting B. saving C. polluting D. fighting
4.A. mountains B. flowers C. trees D. grass
5.A. continue B. have C. ought D. go on
6.A. grow B. plant C. save D. cut down
7.A. Thus B. However C. Generally speaking D. Therefore
8.A. too many B. a few C. some D. few
9.A. production B. pollution C. population D. revolution
10.A. What B. How C. Why D. Where
11.A. that B. which C. where D. what
12.A. may B. can C.should D. shall
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Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
The universities are schools of education and research but the main reason for their existence is not in the knowledge taught to the students or in the opportunities for the economic or social ___50___ resulting from the research findings.
The true function of a university is that it keeps the ___51___ between knowledge and the real life. It unites the students with ordinary life in a ___52___ way. The university passes on information, but it ___53___ the information imaginatively. Imagination is the driving force for the society’s future development. Students’ imagination is the very ___54___ every university should protect and encourage. A university which ___55___ to do so has no reason for existence. With imagination, knowledge is not only knowledge: it includes all possibilities. It’s no longer a ___56___ on students’ memory. It’s food for thought and ___57___ for creative inventions.
Imagination is not ___58___ knowledge. Instead, it is a way leading to more knowledge. It works by thoroughly studying the current knowledge and then exploring every possibility about the knowledge. In the exploration, new knowledge ___59___. Imagination enables men to construct a new vision of the world and it adds ___60___ to life through endless possibilities. Imaginative people are restless all along.
Youth is imaginative and if the university can help preserve this precious wealth, the power of imagination can ___61___ change the world. Besides, it should also be made clear that imagination won’t be most effective without necessary experience. The problem of the current world is that those who are imaginative have only little experience ___62___ those who are experienced have weak imaginations. The ___63___ left for the universities is to hold together these two factors for the whole human race to ___64___ greater development and happiness.
1. A. problem B. development C. life D. inquiry
2. A. connection B. attraction C. difference D. tradition
3. A. technical B. difficult C. creative D. basic
4. A. supposes B. conveys C. expects D. weighs
5. A. spirit B. goods C. message D. theory
6. A. tries B. pretends C. fails D. means
7.. A. burden B. treasure C. schedule D. science
8.A. result B. material C. cost D. figure
9. A. superior to B. familiar with C. separate from D. strict with
10. A. takes shape B. steps in C. sets off D. speeds up
11. A. proof B. excitement C. greed D. seed
12. A. temporarily B. carefully C. reluctantly D. finally
13. A. because B. unless C. while D. until
14.A. sympathy B. solution C. condition D. purpose
15. A. require B. fix C. imagine D. achieve
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Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
People born in the autumn live longer than those born in the spring and are less likely to fall chronically(经常) ill when they are older, according to an Austrian scientist. Using census(人口统计) data for more than one million people in Austria, Denmark and Australia, ____52____ at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in the northern German town of Rostock found the month of birth was ___53____ to life expectancy over the age of 50. ____54____ differences in what mothers ate during pregnancy, and ___55____ occurring at different times of the year could both have an ___56____ on the health of a new-born baby and could ___57____ its life expectancy in older age. "A mother giving birth in spring spends the __58____ phase (阶段)of her pregnancy in winter, when she will eat less vitamins than in summer," said Gabriele Doblhammer, one of a team of scientists who ___59____ the research. "When she stops breast-feeding and starts giving her baby ___60___ food, it’s in the hot weeks of summer when babies are likely to be exposed to infections of the digestive system." In Austria, adults born in autumn (October-December) lived about seven months __61___ than those born in spring (April-June), and in Denmark adults with birthdays in autumn outlived those born in spring by about four months. In the southern hemisphere, the picture was __62____. Adults born in the Australian autumn - the European ___63___ - lived about four months longer than those born in the Australian spring. The study ___64___ people born at the beginning of the 20th century, using death certificates and census data. Although ___65___ at all times of the year has improved since then, the seasonal pattern ___66___, Doblhammer said.
52. a. scientists b. doctors c. readers d. who
53. a. familiar b. used c. related d. devoted
54. a. Seasonal b. Physical c. Mental d. Occasional
55. a. accidents b. infections c. ideas d. nutrition
56. a. efficiency b. result c. cause d. impact
57. a. shorten b. lengthen c. harm d. influence
58. a. first b. last c. middle d. initial
59. a. broke through b. led to c. carried out d. insisted on
60. a. normal b. fast c. general d. sea
61. a. shorter b. longer c. younger d. healthier
62. a. similar b. different c. contrary d. opposite
63. a. spring b. summer c. autumn d. winter
64. a. depended on b. investigated into c. called for d. focused on
65. a. food b. situation c. living conditions d. nutrition
66. a. changes b. improves c. persists d. declines
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