Part I基础知识

　　A. Fill in the blanks with words which are often confused, changing the form where necessary.

　　1. efficient, effective

　　a. The law is no longer _________ .

　　b. All the secretaries are very_________ in their work.

　　c. The measures adopted by the government to reduce unemployment were_________ .

　　2. middle, medium

　　a. He was right in the_________ of reading a detective story when I phoned.

　　b. My wife is a woman of_________ height.

　　c. Those clothes should be washed at_________

　　temperature.

　　3. attitude, aptitude

　　a. Does this girl show any_________ for music?

　　b. He shows a very positive_________ to his work.

　　4. desert, dessert

　　a. I have had enough of the fish. Shall we move on to_________ ?

　　b. That rich merchant_________ his wife and children and went abroad.

　　5. favorable, favorite

　　a. Who is your_________ writer?

　　b. Professor's request met with a_________ response.

　　c. It's encouraging to receive a_________ report on one's work.

　　6. basis, base

　　a. This agenda will form the_________ of our next meeting.

　　b. The Monument of the People's Heroes has a large and solid_________ .

　　c. The wages of blue-colored workers are usually calculated on a weekly_________ .

　　d. Ba Jin used his family's story as a_________ for his novel Family.

　　7. ensure, assure

　　a. I_________ you that the children will be perfectly safe with us.

　　b. These pills should_________ you a good night's sleep.

　　c. Please_________ that all the lights are switched off at night.

　　B. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words given below.

　　vehicle surplus steady publicity output ornament origin obligation introduce ingredient hide gear frustration determination culture

　　1. Although the financial and banking crisis spread all the southeastern Asia countries, the market in China remained_________ as usual.

　　2. A century ago, tomatoes were scarce and called "Love Apples", being principally cultivated for_________ .

　　3. The new opera was a great one, but because of lack of_________ , very few people came.

　　4. The manufacturer hired a night shift in order to increase_________ because their products sell like hot cakes.

　　5. During the rush hours of the day, many different kinds of_________ crowd on the streets.

　　6. This country has a big trade_________ with the rest of world, which is a matter of great

　　concern for many of its trading partners.

　　7. With the development of economy of our country, we will _______ more and more advanced technology and management from abroad.

　　8. While Helen tried to_________ her disappointment at losing the game, it was obvious that she had hoped to win.

　　9. The_________ of the flood, which caused thousands of people to lose their houses, was torrential rain for three weeks.

　　10. Our_________ to carry on the experiment was not weakened by the difficulties we met with.

　　11. Parents have the legal_________ to ensure that their children are provided with efficient education suitable to their age.

　　12. According to the Law of Food and Medicine, it is required that all canned and packaged food have a list of the_________ printed in the label.

　　13. The Spanish and Portuguese_________ had a profound effect upon the general mentality of Latin America.

　　14. We reached the railway station half a minute too late, and with a sense of _________ we saw our train disappearing around the bend.

　　15. To survive in the intense trade competition between countries, we must_________ the qualities and varieties of production to cater to the world market.

　　C. Multiple choice.

　　1. If I were you, I would take it easy;_________ is no need to be nervous.

　　A) itB) thisC) thereD) which

　　2. Mary's score on the test is the highest in the class; she_________ last week.

　　A) should study

　　B) should have studied

　　C) must have studied

　　D) must have to study

　　3. I wish that I_________ with you last night.

　　A) went B) have gone

　　C) could go D) could have gone

　　4. This bottle is nearly empty. You_________ a lot.

　　A) could have drunk

　　B) must drink

　　C) ought to drink

　　D) must have drunk

　　5. Nobody knows how people first came to these islands. They_________ from South America on rafts.

　　A) must have sailed

　　B) can sail

　　C) might have sailed

　　D) should have sailed

　　6. We tried _______ to persuade him to stay home, but at last, he went to the construction site in spite of his serious illness.

　　A) vain B) in vain

　　C) in fact D) in vanity

　　7. Everybody is preparing for the final examination, and they are now_________ it.

　　A) in the shadow of

　　B) in the shade of

　　C) under the cover

　　D) under the mask of

　　8. The newcomers_________ to impress the company with their cleverness and promptness.

　　A) set about B) set out

　　C) set off D) set up

　　9. If I_________ yesterday afternoon, I_________ the paper.

　　A) weren't interrupted; would finish

　　B) didn't interrupt; would have finished

　　C) hadn't interrupted; had finished

　　D) hadn't been interrupted; would have finished

　　10. If I_________ you, I_________ worry about it.

　　A) were; wouldn't

　　B) was; wouldn't

　　C) be; wouldn't

　　D) am; shouldn't

　　11. It was snowing hard outside. The children came in,_________ cold and hunger.

　　A) pinched off B) pinched with

　　C) pinching off D) pinching with

　　12. Having been_________ for several months, the escaped murderer was caught at the railway station the day before yesterday.

　　A) on the road B) on the ground

　　C) on the spot D) on the run

　　13. We were overjoyed at the news of China _________ her first manned spaceship Shenzhou-V.

　　A) to have launched B) to launch

　　C) launched D) having launched

　　14. Believe it or not, a fruit peddler can earn _________ a white collar worker, who has a better position in a big company.

　　A) much as twice as

　　B) as twice much as

　　C) twice as much as

　　D) as much as twice

　　15. It is unfortunate that our director simply sat _________ our suggestions and did nothing about it.

　　A) outB) inC) onD) over

　　Part II综合能力

　　A. Error Correction.

　　The White House began to be built in 1792, but it was not completed until ten years later. Every American president lived in it except for George Washington, although he did 1._________

　　have a majority part in designing it.

　　2._________

　　The government held a competition to choose the best designer for the president's house. The winner was a young man of South Carolina 3._________

　　James Hoban. His design was a three-level house of stone. And President Washington made some changes in the winning design. He made the house long and wider, and changed it into a 4._________

　　two-storeyed house instead of three.

　　The second president, John Adams, was first to live in the White House. When he and

　　5._________

　　his wife moved onto the new House in

　　6._________

　　November, 1899, work was still going on, although the main live area was completed. The 7._________

　　whole work did not finish until the administration of the 3rd president, Thomas Jefferson.

　　Twelve years later, the British army invaded Washington and burned down the White House. The fire completely destroyed the inside of the building and experts said the White House was so dangerous to live in. Later on workers rebuilt 8._________

　　the inside of the White House. More offices were added, most of which underground. None

　　9._________

　　of the work, however, changed the appearing of

　　10._________

　　the building. Many people asked why the president's house is called the White House. Historians say it has been so called simply because it was painted white.

　　B. Reading Comprehension.

　　Passage One

　　Ron Barrister awoke once again with a slight ringing in his ears. After he showered and dressed, the condition got worse. He was also short of breath.

　　When he looked in the mirror to see if his tongue were coated or if there were some other signs of a cold coming on, he noticed that his eyes looked peculiar. He turned sideways and looked again. Sure enough, his eyes seemed to be bulging out.

　　He decided to explain his symptoms to Dr. Klien, the eye, ear, nose, and throat specialist.

　　Dr. Klien examined Ron very carefully. He took X-rays to see if he could find any reason for the bulging eyes, ringing ears, and shortness of breath.

　　After a complete examination he was stumped. Everything appeared normal and tests showed no signs of disorder. "Ron," he said, "I really can't find anything wrong, and I'm at a loss to explain your strange symptoms. However if you'd like another consultation, Dr. Brown is next door. She might be able to discover something I missed."

　　After another full examination, even Dr. Brown was stumped. "I can think of nothing to tell you except that you should be admitted to the hospital for a closer examination."

　　When Ron was being admitted to the hospital, the nurse asked him, "What size pajamas(睡衣) do you wear, Mr. Barrister?"

　　"I really don't know,"he replied.

　　"Well, do you know your shirt size?" She asked as she reached for a measuring tape.

　　"Yes," answered Ron, "I wear 15.5 collar with a ..."

　　The nurse measured his neck and said, "You mean a 16.5, don't you?"

　　"No," answered Ron, "I've always worn a 15.5 collar on all my shirts."

　　"O.K., but if you wear a 15.5 collar with your neck size, sooner or later you're surely going to have a ringing in your ears, bulging eyes, and you'll be short of breath."

　　1. Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?

　　A) His ears were ringing.

　　B) He was short of breath.

　　C) He felt cold.

　　D) His eyes seemed to be bulging out.

　　2. In handling Ron Barrister's case, both Dr. Klein and Dr. Brown were ________ .

　　A) less observant B) experienced

　　C) confident D) very observant

　　3. Who solved Mr. Barrister's problems?

　　A) Dr. Klein. B) Dr. Brown.

　　C) Mr. Barrister himself. D) The nurse.

　　4. What was the cause of Mr. Barrister's discomfort?

　　A) His pajamas. B) His neck.

　　C) His shirts. D) His collars.

　　5. How many specialists did Ron Barrister visit before he was admitted to the hospital?

　　A) One. B) Two.

　　C) Three. D) Four.

　　Passage Two

　　The Man of Many Secrets - Harry Houdini - was one of the greatest American entertainers in the theater this century. He was a man famous for his escapes - from prison cells, from wooden boxes floating in rivers, from locked tanks full of water. He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America. Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his "magic" tricks.

　　Of course, his secret was not magic, or supernatural powers. It was simply strength. He had ability to move his toes as well as he moved his fingers. He could move his body into almost any position he wanted.

　　Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17, in 1891. He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in club in New York. They called themselves the Houdini brothers. When Harry married in 1894, he and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant. But for a long time they were not successful. Then Harry performed his first prison escape, in Chicago in 1898. Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the prison, and he invited the local newspaperman to watch.

　　It was the publicity that came from this that started Harry Houdini's success.

　　Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs and toes trained to escape from ankle chains. But his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors. Every time he went into the prison cell, Bess gave him a kiss for good luck - and a small skeleton key, which is a key that fits many locks, passed quickly from her mouth to his.

　　Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame. He arranged to escape from the local jail of every town he visited. In the afternoon, the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers, and in the evening every seat in the local theater would be full.What was the result? World-wide fame, and a name remembered today.

　　6. According to the passage, Houdini's success

　　in prison escape depends on _______ .

　　A) his magic tricks and inhuman powers

　　B) his special tricks and a skeleton key

　　C) his unusual ability and skeleton key

　　D) his inhuman talents a and magic tricks

　　7. In the fourth paragraph, the word this refers

　　to ________ .

　　A) the previous sentence

　　B) "the publicity"

　　C) the place, Chicago

　　D) the time, 1898

　　8. According to the passage, how did Houdini

　　get the key which helped him unlock prison

　　door?

　　A) He kept the key in his mouth.

　　B) His wife passed it to his hand while

　　kissing him.

　　C) His wife gave it to him by a magic

　　trick.

　　D) He got it in his mouth through a kiss

　　from his wife.

　　9. It can be inferred from the passage that

　　Houdini became successful ________ .

　　A) before he was about 17

　　B) when he was about 17

　　C) after the year 1898

　　D) before the year 1898

　　10. According to the passage, which of the

　　following statements is not true?

　　A) Houdini used to be a famous magician

　　in the USA.

　　B) Houdini was first recognized widely in

　　Chicago.

　　C) Houdini first entered the entertainment

　　world together with his wife.

　　D) Houdini owed his great success to his

　　small skeleton key.

　　C. Short Answer Questions.

　　Passage One

　　The American Revolution was not a revolution in the sense of a radical or total change. It was not a sudden and violent overturning of the political and social framework, such as later occurred in France and Russia, when both were already independent nations. Significant changes were ushered in, but they were not breathtaking. What happened was accelerated evolution rather than outright revolution. During the conflict itself people went on working and praying, marrying and playing. Most of them were not seriously disturbed by the actual fighting, and many of the more isolated communities scarcely knew that a war was on.

　　America's War of Independence heralded the birth of three modern nations. One was Canada, which received its first large immigration of English-speaking population from the thousands of loyalists who fled there from the United States. Another was Australia, which became a penal colony now that America was no longer available for prisoners and debtors. The third newcomer - the United States - based itself solidly on republican principles.

　　Yet even the political overturn was not so revolutionary as one might suppose. In some states, notably Connecticut and Rhode Island, the war largely ratified a colonial self-rule already existing. British officials were replaced by a home-grown governing class, which promptly sought local substitutes for king and Parliament.

　　Questions:

　　1.What is the most appropriate title for the passage?

　　2.According to Paragraph 1, what does the author suggest about the French and Russian Revolutions?

　　3. In Paragraph 1, what does the author mean by"people went on working and praying, marrying and playing"?

　　4.In Paragraph 2, the author states that the colonies' struggle for self-government led to the creation of the following countries: _________ .

　　5.It can be inferred from the passage that the loyalists who escaped to Canada were _________ .

　　Passage Two

　　The advantage and disadvantages of a large population have long been a subject of discussion among economists. It has been argued that the supply of good land is limited. To feed a large population, inferior land must be cultivated and the good land worked intensively. Thus, each person produces less and this means a lower average income than could be obtained with a smaller population. Other economists have argued that a large population gives more scope for specialization and the development of facilities such as ports, roads and railways, which are not likely to be built unless there is a big demand to justify them.

　　One of the difficulties in carrying out a world?鄄wide birth control program lies in the fact that official attitudes to population growth vary from country to country depending on the level of industrial development and the availability of food and raw materials. In the developing country where a vastly expanded population is pressing hard upon the limits of food, space and natural resources, it will be the first concern of government to place a limit on the birthrate, whatever the consequences may be. In a highly industrialized society the problem may be more complex. A decreasing birthrate may lead to unemployment because it results in a declining market for manufactured goods. When the pressure of population on housing declines, prices also decline and the building industry in developed country may well prefer to see a slowly increasing population, rather than one which is stable or in decline.

　　Questions:

　　6. A small population may mean __________ .

　　7. According to the passage, a large population will provide a chance for developing _____ .

　　8. In a developing country, people will perhaps go out of work if the birthrate_________ .

　　9. According to the passage, slowly rising birthrate perhaps is good for _______ .

　　10. Why is it no easy job to carry out a general plan for birth control throughout the world?

　　D. Translation.

　　1. A woman wants the man in her life to be a true equal, someone, who respects her strengths, treats her weakness with kindness, and expects her to do the same for him.

　　2. If they are not sincere and do not practise what they preach, their children may grow confused, and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled.

　　3. If language were perfectly rational in this respect, we should be able to handle words like the nine digits in arithmetic, and combine them into sentences at pleasure by applying a few simple grammatical rules.

　　4. Parents who buy the watch may discover that it is one thing for children to tell time; it is quite another thing for them to be on time.

　　5. In spite of all stories of prosperity in the United States, not only does poverty exist there, but crimes of various types have been increasing at an alarming rate.

　　E. Writing.

　　Direction: Write a composition on the topic Science and Our Daily Life. You should write at least 120 words and base your composition on the outline given below:

　　1.我们处在一个科学高度发展的时代；

　　2.我们的日常生活离不开科学；

　　3.我们要为科学的发展做贡献。

　　参考答案

　　Part I基础知识

　　A. 1. a. effectiveb. efficient c. effective

　　2. a. middleb. medium c. medium

　　3. a. aptitude b. attitude

　　4. a. dessert b. deserted

　　5. a. favorite b. favorable c. favorable

　　6. a. base b. base c. basis d. basis

　　7. a. assure b. ensure c. ensure

　　B.1. steady 2. ornament 3. publicity 4. output 5. vehicles

　　6. surplus 7. introduce 8. hide 9. origin 10. determination

　　11. obligation 12. ingredients 13. cultures 14. frustration 15. gear

　　C.

　　1. C)。There is no need to...是一常用句型结构，意为"没有必要……"。

　　2. C)。"must +完成体"表示现在对过去发生的事情的一种推测，且含有肯定的意味。表示"一定(肯定，必定)……了(过)"。

　　3. D)。动词wish后的宾语从句应用虚拟语气，"could +完成体"表示过去有可能或有能力做某事，而未做到，意为"本来可以……"，"本来能……"。

　　4. D)。"must +完成体"表示现在对过去发生的事情的一种肯定的推测。

　　5. C)。"might +完成体"表示对过去事情的怀疑或推测，might表示的可能性比较小。

　　6. B)。短语in vain意为"徒劳地，未能奏效"，符合题意。

　　7. A)。in the shadow of意为"在附近"，符合题意。B) in the shade of在暗处；C) under the cover趁着,以……为幌子；D) under the mask of在……假面具之下,借……之名。

　　8. B)。set out意为"想要，打算"，符合题意。A) set about着手，开始；C) set off出发,动身；D) set up建立，竖立。

　　9. D)。这是一个与过去事实相反的虚拟条件句，D)符合从句和主句中虚拟语气的动词形式。

　　10. A)。这是一个与现在事实相反的虚拟条件句，A)符合从句和主句中虚拟语气的动词形式。

　　11. B)。pinched with意为"由于/因为……缩做一团"，表示状态，不能选D)。另外，pinch off意为"修剪"。

　　12. D)。on the run意为"逃跑,被通缉着"，符合题意。A) on the road在路上；B) on the ground在地上；C) on the spot当场,处于负责地位。

　　13. D)。介词of后面要接动名词，或带逻辑主语的动名词，所以要选D)。

　　14. C)。在as ... as结构中，如果要用倍数表示"是……的几倍"的话，倍数twice, three times等要放在第一个as之前。

　　15. C)。sit on表示"耽误，拖延"，符合句意。sit out袖手旁观，坐得比……久；sit in参加静坐罢工；sit over(体育)排在某选手后面。均不合题意。

　　Part II综合能力

　　A. 1. for删去。except表示特例，不包括前面提到的事物或人物在内。except for表示"只是"，其后的内容是前面事物的一部分，用在此处是错误的。

　　2. majority→major。part前面需一形容词修饰，表示"主要作用"之意，而majority是名词，表示"大多数"。

　　3. of→from。表示"来自某一国家"或"某国人"，应用介词from，而不能用of。

　　4. long→longer。从意义上讲，改变后比原来要长；从结构看，后面是and wider，所以要改long为longer。

　　5.在first前加the。序数词前面要有定冠词the。

　　6. onto→into。表示"搬入"，与move搭配的介词应为into。

　　7. live→living。根据句意，此处表示"生活范围，生活区域"，应为living area。

　　8. so→too。根据句意"白宫太危险，不能在里面住"，要用too ... to这一结构。

　　9.在underground前加were。which引导的从句不完整(没有系动词)，根据句意"绝大部分(办公室)在地下"，所以增加were。

　　10. appearing→appearance。根据句意"建筑物的外观"应为appearance of the building。

　　B. 1. C)。根据短文的第1，2段，A)，B)和D)三种症状都提到了，但没有提到C)"他感到发冷"。

　　2. A)。因为两位医生虽然对患者进行了仔细的检查，但没有注意患者所穿衬衣的领口非常紧，而这正是患者症状的原因。所以两个人都是"观察力不敏锐"。

　　3. D)。根据短文后部分，在患者住院更换病号服的时候，护士发现他的衬衣领口太紧，发现了他诸多症状的原因，解决了这一难题。

　　4. D)。根据最后一段护士所说的话，可知D)是答案。

　　5. B)。通读全文可知有两位医生在其入院前为其检查，即Dr. Klein and Dr. Brown。

　　6. C)。根据第2段，说他有非凡的活动手指和脚趾的能力；第5段讲到妻子通过接吻把一枚万能钥匙传给他，使他能逃出监狱。

　　7. A)。根据this所在的上下文分析，应选A)。this表示上一句所叙述的事情，这个句子的意思是"正是来自这次表演的名声为起点，霍迪尼的事业开始成功。"

　　8. D)。根据第5段，是在他妻子吻他祝他好运时，把万能钥匙传到他口中。

　　9. C)。根据第3，4段，1898年前，他没有获得成功，是1898年那次表演的名声，使他开始了成功之路。

　　10. C)。通读全文可知，他第一次进入娱乐界是与他的兄弟，而不是他的妻子。

　　C.

　　1. The American Revolution: Evolution not Revolution. (全文谈的是美国革命的性质，特别是可以根据第一段的第4句，概括出文章的标题。)

　　2. They were explosive and abrupt.根据这一段的第2句(It was not a sudden and violent overturning of the political and social framework, such as later occurred in France and Russia, ... )概括出答案。

　　3. Life went on as usual.这些表示人们的生活没有受到影响，像平常一样。

　　4. Canada, the United States and Australia(根据第2段可知这三个国家。)

　　5. British loyalists. (指生活在美洲殖民地"反对独立者"，另外根据English?鄄speaking，可知他们是英国人。)

　　6. high productivity and a higher average income(根据文章第一段提炼出答案，文章讲的是人口多的情况，但问题是问人口少的情况，正好相反。)

　　7. transport system (根据第一段最后一句，人口多为一些设施提供了发展的空间，举出ports, roads和railways这些属于transport system。)

　　8. goes down (根据第二段第7句，出生率下降，会引起产品市场的缩小，进而导致失业。)

　　9. a developed country (根据文章最后一句来回答。)

　　10. Because different governments have different views of the question. (根据第二段第一句概括答案。)

　　D. 1.女人要她生活中的男人与她真正地平等，尊重她的能力，善意地对待她的弱点，并期望她能同样地对待他。

　　2.如果他们态度不真诚，不能说到做到，等他们的孩子长大以后能够自己思考判断事情时，就会感到迷茫和无所适从，最终认识到他们在一定程度上受了愚弄。

　　3.如果语言在这方面是完全合理的，那我们使用文字就能像在算术中使用九个数字一样，凭着几条简单的语法规则，就可以随便地把它们连缀成句子了。

　　4.那些购买了这种手表的父母或许会发现，对孩子们来说，会看手表是一回事，有时间概念则是另外一回事。

　　5.尽管有关美国繁荣兴旺的故事传奇不胜枚举，但是，在那儿不仅存在着贫穷，而且形形色色犯罪的增长也已经达到令人震惊的程度。

　　E. Science and Our Daily Life

　　We are now living in a time when science is developing at a great speed. With the development of science we have improved not only our economy but also our living conditions. In our daily life we can get a lot of benefit from science.

　　If we look at the things around us we'll find how closely our daily life is connected with science. For example, at home we can turn on the central heating or air conditioner when we feel cold or hot, and we can watch TV or listen to the radio for entertainment; in the office we have computers to help us with our work. We also have cars, buses and planes as travel tools when we go out. All these things are the results of the development of science.

　　Since science is so important in our daily life, we should try to make as much contribution as possible to the development of science.

　　(文/李姝范新辉李树德;英语通大学英语四级考试版2004年第1期;版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)