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16. I haven't seen Ann for _____ long that I've forgotten what she looks like.
A. such B. very C. so D. too
17. I will buy the book_____ it costs.
A. however B. whatever C. whenever D. wherever
18. _____ at the city, a car picked him up to an unknown place.
A. while arriving B. Having arrived
C. On its arrival D. When he arrived
19.Two ships were barely _____ on the horizon.
A. sensible B. passable C. visible D. available
20. We are getting excited and looking forward to_____ the new movie and the movie stars.
A. see B. be seeing C. seeing D. having seen
21. A man cannot smile like a child, _____a child smiles with his eyes, while a man smiles with his lips alone.
A. so B. but C. and D. for
22. My father _____ an invitation to a dinner party, but he _____ it.
A. accepted… received B. received…accepted
C. received… didn’t accept D. accepted… didn’t receive
23. We’ll have a picnic in the park this Sunday _____ its rains or it’s very old.
A. since B. if C. until D. unless
24. Ten years ago the population of our village was_____ that of theirs.
A. as twice large as B. twice as large as
C. twice as much as D. as twice much as
25. It was _____ he saw the doctor coming out of the emergency room with an expression as grave as a judge_____ he realized the seriousness of his wife’s illness.
A.not until…that B.after…when C.until…then D.before…that
26. The open-air celebration has been put off _____ the bad weather.
A. in case of B. in spite of C. instead of D. because of
27. It _____ that 200 people died and over 5,000 lost their shelters after the flood
A.reported B.reports C.has been reported D.has reported
28.The moment I got home,I found I_____ my jacket on the playground.
A.had left B.left C.have left D.was leaving
29. You will be criticized _____ you get that crazy idea out of your mind.
A. if B. unless C. supposing D. so far as
30. Many things _____ impossible in the past are quite common today.
A. to consider B. being considered C. considering D. considered
31. I tried to convey in my speech how _____ we all were for his help.
A. regretful B. respectful C. hopeful D. grateful
32. The brain is too _____ and complex for that sort of treatment.
A. sensate B. sensational C. sensitive D. sensible
33. In order to _____ a good knowledge of English, he gave up his job and went to study in an English school.
A. acquire B. Require C. inquire D. inquest
34.His nationality is not ____ to whether he is a good lawyer.
A. reluctant B.restricted C. resultant D. relevant
35. When we met for the first time, Peter didn’t _____me much.
A. impress B. oppress C. possess D. progress

Section 3 Reading Comprehension 40%
Passage one
Researchers have found that REM(rapid eye movement) sleep is important to human beings. This type of sleep generally occurs four or five times during one night of sleep, lasting five minutes to forty minutes for each occurrence. The deeper a person’s sleep becomes，the longer the periods of rapid eye movement.
There are physical changes in the body to show that a person has changed from NREM(non-rapid eye movement.to REM sleep. Breathing becomes faster，the heart rate increases，and，as the name implies，the eyes begin to move quickly.
Accompanying these physical changes in the body is a very important characteristic of REM sleep. It is during REM sleep that a person dreams.
36. According to the passage，how often does REM sleep occur in one night?
A. Once B. Twice
C. Four or five times D.Forty times
37. The word “deeper” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. Heavier B. Louder C. Stronger D. Happier
38. Which of the following shows that a person is NOT dreaming in his sleep?
A. His eyes begin to move. B. His breathing becomes faster.
C. His heart rate increases. D. His eyes stop moving.
39. The subject of this passage is.
A. why people sleep B. the human need for REM sleep
C. the characteristics of REM sleep D. physical changes in the human body
40. Which of the following is the best title of the article?
A. REM Sleep B. Two Types of Sleep
C. Sleepers D. What Happens to Sleepers
Passage Two
Persons who are overweight should watch their diet carefully in order to lose pounds. The, best way to do this is to start a weight control program. At first it is wise to talk with your doctor. He can advise you of the number of calories(卡路里). you should have in your meals each day. He can tell you about exercising while on your diet. A good rule is to lose slowly. A loss of a pound or two is plenty.
Plan meals around foods you know. This means that it is wise to include foods that you are used to and that are part of your regular eating habits. When you have lost the weight you wish, simple items can be added to your diet so that you can maintain the weight you want. While you are dieting, try to build a pattern of eating that you can follow later to maintain your desired weight.
When dieting, choose low-calorie foods. Avoid such items as fats, fried food, sweets, cakes, cream and soft drinks. Try to take coffee and tea without sugar or cream. Snacks can be part of your diet. For example, a piece of fruit or a simple dessert saved from mealtime can be eaten between meals.
Keep busy! This way you will not be tempted to go off the diet. Make full use of opportunities to exercise. Try walking instead of riding whenever possible. Happy dieting!
41. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. How to diet. B. Why we should diet.
C. What we should diet. D. Where we should diet.
42. While dieting you should ________.
A. choose fried foods B. choose low-calorie food
C. choose snack as hamburger in McDonalds D. talk to your doctor
43. When you have lost the weight you wish, you can ________.
A. have some more simple items in your diet B. eat more and more foods you like
C. stop dieting D. tell the doctor what you've done
44. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. While dieting, you should ask the doctor so that you can lose your weight quickly.
B. Plan meals means to have some foods you like and take them as your daily eating habits.
C. When you have lost your weight, you can have some coffee and tea without sugar or cream.
D. As you are dieting, don't forget exercise.
45. If you want to start a weight control program, you should ________.
A. ask your doctor B. plan meals and choose low-calorie foods
C. do some exercise D. all of the above

Passage Three
In the old days, divers used to go down into the sea looking for ships that had sunk,because they hoped to find gold and jewels.Now divers still search for valuable things in sunken ships,but they also try to bring to the surface the ships themselves,or parts of them.The value of different kinds of metals has increased greatly over the last twenty or thirty years and even though a ship has been under the sea for many years,it may be worth a great deal.
One famous sunken ship is the “Lusitania”,which sank off the southern coast of Ireland in 1915 with a loss of nearly 1,500 lives.It has four huge propellers made of an expensive metal.Today each of those propellers is worth $300,000 or more.The ship,lying on the sea-bed has been bought by a man called John Light.He paid about $1,200,000 for the whole ship.He hopes to bring up those propellers and sell them.He also hopes to sell other parts of the ship,when he has brought them to the surface,for about $ 600,000.
46.Divers today try to bring to the surface _____.
A.gold and jewels B.parts of ships
C.whole ships D.all of the above
47.Diver try to bring up metals because_____.
A.they have been in the sea for a long time
B.gold and jewels are not valuable things
C.some kinds of metals are worth a lot of money today
D.it is easy to bring up metals
48.The word “surface” in the passage means the _____.
A.market B.air C.top of a liquid D.sea
49.John Light hopes that he may be able to sell all the parts of the “Lusitania” for about _____.
A.$12,000 B.$300,000 C.$1,200,000 D.$1,800,000
50.John Light bought the “Lusitania” _____.
A.before 1915 B.before it sank
C.after it sank D.after he had brought up the propellers

Passage Four
English is the official language of the United Kingdom and its first language of the vast majority of its citizens. The use of language is extremely important to Britain’s class structure.Some educated English people. Regardless of their class origin, strive to free themselves of regional or local accents(口音) in order to sound like educated English-speaking people. Some people in England regard regional accents and slang as substandard. On the other hand many local people, such as Cockneys in East London and people in northern England, enjoy their particular way of speaking, regarding it as warmer and friendlier than standardEnglish.
Scottish people appreciate the Scottish accent so much they insist the BBC carry programs with Scottish-accented speakers. The Celtic language, an ancient tongue, continues to be spoken in Scottish-accented speakers in Scotland by some people, usually those in the more remote areas of the country. Approximately 80,000 Scots speak Scottish Gaelic, a type of Celtic language. English is the main language in Northern Ireland, although at least some of the Roma Catholic minority speak Irish, another Gaelic dialect, as a second language.
The ancient Celtic language of Wales is strongly tied to the cultural nationalism of the region. At the time of the 1991 census(人口调查)， about 20 percent of the Welsh population could speak Welsh. Welsh isspoken in northern and western Wales much more than in southern Wales, where many English people have relocated. Many schools in Wales offer bilingual education, and there is a Welsh-language television channel. In in 1993, after long and considerable struggle by Welsh nationalists, the government made Welsh a joint official language with English in Wales for use in the courts, the civil service, and other aspects of the government department.
51. According to the passage, which of the following sentence is NOT true?
A. English is the official language of the United Kingdom.
B. English is spoken by the vast majority of world citizens.
C. the use of language is extremely important to Britain’s class structure.
D. Some educated English people, regardless of their class origin, strive to free themselves of regional or local accents in order to sound like educated English-speaking people.
52. “ Some people in England regard regional accents and slang as substandard.”“substandard” means _____.
A. not as good as the average B. low standard
C. low social status D. acceptable
53. Scottish people appreciate the Scottish accent so much that they insist _____.
A. the BBC carry programs with Scottish
B. the BBC carry programs withScottish speakers
C. the BBC carry programs with non-Scottish-accented speakers
D. the BBC carry programs withspeakers whose pronunciation is Scottish dialect
54. At the time of the 1991, if the Welsh is 10 million, how many Welsh population could speak Welsh?
A. 10 million B. 1 million C. 2 million D. 0.2 million
55. What does “bilingual education” probably mean?
A. Many schools in Wales offer education in English and French.
B. Many school in Wales offer education in English and Scottish.
C. Many school in Wales offer education in English and Welsh.
D. Many school in Wales offer education in English and Irish.

Section 4 Close 10%
Directions: For each bland in the following passage, there are four choices given below and marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Robert Edwards was blinded in a traffic accident. He was also a little deaf _56_ old age. Last week, he was taking a walk near his home when a thunderstorm came. He hid _57_ the storm under a big tree and was struck by lightning. He was knocked _58_ the ground and woke up some 20 minutes _59_, lying face down in water in water below a tree. He went into the house and lay down in bed. A short time later, he awoke; his legs felt _60_ and he was trembling, but, when he opened his eyes, he could see the clock across the room fading in and out in front of him. When his wife entered, he _61_ her for the first time in nine years. Doctors _62_ that he had regained his sight and hearing obviously from the flash of lightning, but they were unable to explain that. The only _63_ explanation offered by one doctor was that, _64_ Edwards lost his sight as a result of trauma in a terrible accident, perhaps the only way it could be restored was by _65_ trauma.
56. A. because B. because of C. as D. since
57. A. from B. away C. against D. contrary
58. A. at B. in C. to D. on
59. A. dying B. dead C. die D. being died
60. A. saw B. watched C. noticed D. examined
61. A. say B. thought over C. made sure D. agreed to
62. A. possibly B. possible C. probably D. mainly
63. A. although B. because of C. even though D. since
64. A. others B. other C. another D. one other

Section 5 Translation 10%
66. This type of sleep generally occurs four or five times during one night of sleep, lasting five minutes to forty minutes for each occurrence.(Passage 1)
67. Persons who are overweight should watch their diet carefully in order to lose pounds.(Passage 2)
68. Now divers still search for valuable things in sunken ships,but they also try to bring to the surface the ships themselves,or parts of them.(Passage 3)
69.Some educated English people. Regardless of their class origin, strive to free themselves of regional or local accents(口音) in order to sound like educated English-speaking people.(Passage 4)

Section 6 Writing 15%
Directions: In this section, you are required to write a composition on the topic Online Shopping. You should write at least 100 words and base your composition on the outline（given Chinese）below.
1. 现在网上购物已经成为一种时尚；
2. 网上购物有很多好处，但也有不少问题；
3. 我的建议。