I. Vocabulary and Structure (10 points, I point for each time)
1. Other ______ one sister, she has no close relatives.
A. Than B. But C. to D. For
2. He required that he ________ to the front.
A. was sent B. sent C. be sent D. to send
3. She ______ her husband by ten years.
A. deserted B. Displayed C. pursued D. Survived
4. Have you any ______ to mark upon my article?
A. comments B. images C. memories D. orders
5. A few children are able to keep this curiosity and their mental independence alive ______ the educational system of their country.
A. however B. in spite C. despite D. instead
6. There may be a college of liberal arts ______ humanities, social science, and mathematics are taught.
A. which B. where C. that D. what
7. Adios telephones, and telephones are ______ by which man has extended the range of his senses of hearing and speech.
A. ways B. means C. accesses D. what
8. In Chain, nearly all young mothers are employed outside the home, with their numbers ______ as they approach middle age.
A. decreased B. decreases C. decrease D. decreasing
9. It seemed that she was born to succeed and was ______ willing to sacrifice herself in the name of achievement.
A. more than B. other than C. rather than D. less than
10. If time management were the answer, surely the sheer abundance of good ideas ________ make a big difference now.
A. have had B. had C. have D. would have
II. Close (10 points, 1 point for each item)
My husband and I were flying to Hawaii to show our son to our parents for the first time. But what 11 a mission of joy filled me with 12 For five years I’d 13 spoken to my father. Loving but stem in the manner typical 14 Chinese fathers, he had made particular demand on me.
When I became a teenager, my father 15 up my mother as a model. But she was 16 while I preferred books 17 parties. He pressed me to 18 with his friends’children. I 19 on choosing my own companions. Afterward we moved to New York, 20 far from the islands as we could.
11. A. wasB. had beenC. should have beenD. have had been
12. A. apprehension B. lumber C. rift D. wrinkle
13. A. hard B. hardly C. usual D. usually
14. A. with B. in C. of D. for
15. A. held B. took C. pushed D. pulled
16. A. quiet B. dominant C. social D. responsible
17. A. for B. by C. in D. to
18. A. shadow B. cooperate C. associate D. mingle
19. A. checked B. insisted C. acted D. imposed
20. A. so B. too C. as D. ver
III. Reading Comprehension (30 points, 2 points for each item).
Passage one
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
It was a dark and cold night. The car driver didn’t have even one passenger all day. When he went by the railway station, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked. “Where do you want to go, sir?”
“To the Star Hotel,” the young man answered. When the driver heard that, he didn’t feel happy. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the railway station, but suddenly, he had an idea . He took the passenger through many streets of the big city.
After a long time, the car finally arrived at the hotel. “You should pay me fifteen dollars.” the car driver said to the young man. “What! Fifteen dollars? Do you think I’m fool? Only last week I took a car from railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip. I’m won’t pay you one dollars more than I paid to the other car driver last week.”
21. Which of the following is true?
A. The young man went past the railway station.
B. The young man was working in the railway station.
C. The young man had just got off a train.
D. The young man was waiting for his friend there.
22. What do you think of the car driver?
A. He was a nice and clever man.
B. He liked to work very hard.
C. He was good at driving.
D. He was not an honest person.
23. The driver felt very ______ when he saw the young man coming out of the railway station.
A. sad
B. sorry
C. happy
D. worried
24. From the passage we know that young man ______.
A. know clearly how far it was from the station to the hotel
B. had been to the hotel several times
C. didn’t want to stay in this city
D. must be a stranger and didn’t know the city very well
25. The driver took the passenger through many streets so as to ______.
A. make the young man happy
B. let the young man think it was very from the station to the hotel
C. let the young man have a good look at the city
D. get more than twenty dollars
Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
To understand how Americans think about things, it is necessary to understand “the point”. Americans mention it often:” Let’s get right to the point.“My point is ...” “What’s the point of all this?”
The “point” is the idea or piece of information that Americans suppose should be at the center of people’s thinking, writings, and spoken comments Speakers and writers are supposed to “make their point clear”, meaning that they are supposed to say or write clearly the idea they wish to express.
People from many other cultures have different ideas about the point. Africans traditionally tell stories that express the thoughts they have in mind, rather than stating “the point” clearly. Japanese traditionally speak indirectly, leaving the listener to figure out what the point is. Thus, while an American might say to a friend, “I don’t think that coat goes very well with the rest of your outfit,” a Japanese might say, “maybe this other coat would look even better than the one you have on”. Americans value a person who “get right to the point”. Japanese are likely to consider such a person insensitive if not rude.
The Chinese and Japanese language are characterized by vagueness (模糊) and ambiguity. The precision and directness Americans associate with “the point” cannot be achieved in Chinese and Japanese Speakers of those languages thus have to learn a new way of reasoning if they are going to communicate satisfactorily with Americans.
26. According to the passage Americans expect speakers and writers to ______.
A. be clear about their main ideas
B. give as much information as possible
C. express their personal views
D. be honest about their true feelings
27. I the sentence “I don’t think that coat goes very well with the rest of your outfit” (Para. 3), the word “outfit” most probably means ______.
A. Office
B. Time
C. Speech
D. clothes
28. According the passage, Japanese may consider it unacceptable to be ______.
A. indirect
B. straightforward
C. poorly-dressed
D. curious
29. In order to communicate with Americans satisfactorily speakers of Chinese need to ______.
A. learn the language well
B. Change their way of thinking
C. Be Careful about their choice of words
D. Explain their reasons clearly
30. What can we conclude from the passage?
A. Americans are usually insensitive.
B. Chinese and Americans can never communicate well.
C. People of different cultures express ideas in different ways.
D. Japanese like to tell a story to express what they have in mind.
