Section 1: Vocabulary and Grammar (60 points)

　　This section consists of 3 parts. Read the directions for each part before answering the questions.

　　Part 1 Vocabulary Selection

　　In this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are

　　4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word

　　which best completes each sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken

　　the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER

　　SHEET.

　　1.

　　Don’t be ________ by his bad manners. He is merely trying to attract your

　　attention.

　　A. incurred

　　C. irritated

　　B. inferred

　　D. intervened

　　2.

　　Craig assured his boss that he would call ________ all his energies in doing

　　this new job.

　　A. forth

　　C. on

　　B. at

　　D. off

　　3.

　　Too much ________ to X-rays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage

　　to the body.

　　A. disclosure

　　C. contact

　　B. attachment

　　D. exposure

　　4.

　　When confronted with such questions, my mind goes ________, and I can

　　hardly remember my own date of birth.

　　A. dim

　　C. faint

　　B. blank

　　D. vain

　　5.

　　As we know, knowledge is the ________ condition for expansion of the mind.

　　A. incompatible

　　C. indefinite

　　B. incredible

　　D. indispensable

　　6.

　　Care should be taken to shorten the time that one is subjected ________

　　continuous loud noise.

　　A. to

　　C. in

　　B. with

　　D. on

　　7.

　　Some of the most important concepts in physics ________ their success to

　　these mathematical systems.

　　A. oblige

　　C. contribute

　　B. owe

　　D. attribute

　　8.

　　As your instructor advised, you ought to spend your time on something

　　________ researching into.

　　A. precious

　　C. worthy

　　B. worth

　　D. valuable

　　9.

　　As a defense against air-pollution damage, many plants and animals

　　________ a substance to absorb harmful chemicals.

　　A. relieve

　　C. dismiss

　　B. release

　　D. discard

　　10. Without the friction between their feet and the ground, people would in no

　　________ be able to walk.

　　A. time

　　C. way

　　B. means

　　D. account

　　11. One reason for the successes of Asian immigrants in the U.S. is that they have

　　taken great ________ to educate their children.

　　A. means

　　B. pains

　　C. attempts

　　D. hardships

　　12. I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to

　　be ________ to it.

　　A. connected

　　C. bound

　　B. fastened

　　D. stuck

　　13. The English language contains a(n) ________ of words which are

　　comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation.

　　A. altitude

　　C. multitude

　　B. latitude

　　D. attitude

　　14. In my opinion, you can widen the ________ of this improvement through

　　your active participation.

　　A. scale

　　C. magnitude

　　B. volume

　　D. scope

　　15. The news item about the fire is followed by a detailed report made on the

　　________.

　　A. spot

　　C. location

　　B. site

　　D. ground

　　16. The remarkable ________ of life on the Galapagos Islands inspired Charles

　　Darwin to establish his theory of evolution.

　　A. classification

　　C. density

　　B. variety

　　D. diversion

　　17. The trouble is that not many students really know how to make use of their

　　time to its best ________

　　A. benefit

　　C. value

　　B. advantage

　　D. profit

　　18. Though the imitation jewelry can fool many people, they cannot ________ up

　　to an expert’s close examination.

　　A. keep

　　C. stand

　　B. put

　　D. pay

　　19. Your improper words will give ________ to doubts concerning your true

　　intentions.

　　A. rise

　　C. suspicion

　　B. reason

　　D. impulse

　　20. Readers ________ to happy endings may find the unvarnished view of

　　modern motherhood a bit unsettling.

　　A. likened

　　C. adapted

　　B. preferred

　　D. accustomed

　　Part 2 Vocabulary Replacement

　　This part consists of 20 sentences. In each of them one word or phrase is

　　underlined, and below each sentence, there are 4 choices marked by letters A,

　　B, C and D respectively. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the

　　underlined part without causing any grammatical error or changing the basic

　　meaning of the sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the

　　corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

　　21. The frown on the man’s face showed that he was displeased.

　　A. look of fear

　　C. look of delight

　　B. look of anger

　　D. look of surprise

　　22. There are swamps that will have to be cleared before construction can begin.

　　A. forests

　　C. puddles

　　B. groves

　　D. wetlands

　　23. Doctors prescribe massive doses of penicillin for patients with pneumonia.

　　A. gross

　　C. excessive

　　B. heavy

　　D. adequate

　　24. Tornadoes are violent whirlwinds which vary in their width from a few yards to 1,300 feet.

　　A. fierce

　　C. rapid

　　B. immense

　　D. fearful

　　25. A sound system of quality control has been instituted in the company.

　　A. constructed

　　C. confirmed

　　B. established

　　D. erected

　　26. Of the many plans submitted, the committee selected the one that seemed

　　most feasible .

　　A. possible

　　C. probable

　　B. practicable

　　D. permissible

　　27. What it amounts to is simply that he is unwilling to give us his support.

　　A. means

　　C. reaches

　　B. matters

　　D. signals

　　28. Only individual benefactors and ad hoc grants have made possible the ecological surveys already undertaken.

　　A. additional

　　C. special

　　B. unique

　　D. specific

　　29. He used the attic to store his elaborate equipment.

　　A. precious

　　C. valuable

　　B. complicated

　　D. colossal

　　30. Bill’s talk with the boss this morning left him in a thoughtful mood.

　　A. pensive

　　C. passive

　　B. deliberate

　　D. considerate

　　31. The coach said Fred had no aptitude for sports.

　　A. talent

　　C. attitude

　　B. patience

　　D. interest

　　32. Anyone who doesn’t have a free ticket must pay the fee for going in .

　　A. attending

　　C. admission

　　B. admitting

　　D. attention

　　33. When an organism is completely encapsulated and preserved, it becomes a fossil, thus turning into evidence of things that once lived.

　　A. thereby

　　C. thereof

　　34. The hunter carefully stalked the deer.

　　A. shot

　　C. watched

　　35. Hot metal shrinks as it becomes cool.

　　A. concedes

　　C. condenses

　　B. therefrom

　　D. therein

　　B. tracked

　　D. skinned

　　B. compresses

　　D. contracts

　　36. She bustled about with an assumption of authority.

　　A. air

　　C. appearance

　　B. supposition

　　D. face

　　37. Take the stalemate between the administration and the oil companies for example.

　　A. case

　　C. conflict

　　B. deadlock

　　D. contradiction

　　38. The sense of mistrust is compounded by smaller annoyances that leave the

　　families feeling as though no one in authority cares about them.

　　A. offset

　　C. diminished

　　B. intensified

　　D. annulled

　　39. The very ubiquity of electronic communications can have a surprising

　　downside .

　　A. failure

　　C. drawback

　　B. underside

　　D. consequence

　　40. If you can’t dig into the field you have chosen for your pursuit, it is hardly possible for you to achieve anything significant in the field.

　　A. acquire

　　C. accompany

　　B. require

　　D. accomplish

　　Part 3 Error Correction

　　This part consists of 20 sentences. In each of them there is an underlined part

　　that indicates an error, and below each, there are 4 choices marked by letters

　　A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the

　　underlined part so that the error is corrected. There is only ONE right

　　answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your

　　Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

　　41. On the slope of Long’s Peak in Colorado that lies the ruin of a gigantic tree.

　　A. lying

　　C. lied

　　B. lies

　　D. lays

　　42. There are many different ways of comparing the economy of one nation with those of another.

　　A. that

　　C. what

　　B. this

　　D. which

　　43. To wake up , he sat up in the seat and turned to see who was making all the noise.

　　A. Having woken up

　　C. To have woken up

　　B. Waking up

　　D. Having to wake up

　　44. The landlady could not put up with us because all her rooms were reserved.

　　A. put us up with

　　C. put through us

　　B. put us up

　　D. put us through

　　45. I will go home for the vacation as soon as I have finished my exams.

　　A. will finish

　　C. am going to finish

　　B. am finishing

　　D. finish

　　46. Nowadays, many self-important young men view the prospect working under

　　women as humiliation.

　　A. to work

　　C. of working

　　B. from working

　　D. at working

　　47. Dump sewage into oceans and rivers is a serious form of pollution.

　　A. Having dumped sewage

　　C. Dumped sewage

　　B. Being dumped sewage

　　D. Dumping sewage

　　48. Grover Cleveland was the first president married in the White House.

　　A. got married

　　C. has got married

　　B. to get married

　　D. was married

　　49. If cauliflowers are exposed from extreme temperatures, the heads get discolored.

　　A. are exposing from

　　C. expose from

　　B. are exposed to

　　D. expose to

　　50. Modern industrial methods have supplanted individual crafts, made

　　blacksmiths, stone-carvers, coopers and cobblers virtually extinct.

　　A. that made

　　C. which making

　　B. make

　　D. making

　　51. Children learn primarily by physical experience direct the world around them.

　　A. physical experiencing directly of

　　C. directly physical experience

　　B. physical experience directly

　　D. direct physical experience of

　　52. Live with deadly snakes is a way of life for them, not something that

　　terrorizes them.

　　A. Living with

　　C. Lived with

　　B. Having lived with

　　D. To live with

　　53. The more the century progresses, less the interested we have become in

　　family life.

　　A. The much…, less the

　　C. The more…, the less

　　B. The further…, the less

　　D. The further…, less the

　　54. Not until 1798, when Eli Whitney came up with a new idea, guns had been

　　made by skilled gunsmiths, one at a time.

　　A. To

　　C. Since

　　B. In

　　D. Until

　　55. For a variety of reasons, many American young adults are returning home or

　　are not leaving home at all, causing families react in different ways.

　　A. caused families to react

　　C. made families react

　　B. making families to react

　　D. which is making families react

　　56. No such weapons were used and none been found.

　　A. none have been

　　C. no other has been

　　B. none has

　　D. no others been

　　57. The sales manager of the company suggested more money is to spent in a

　　more effective advertising campaign and better packaging design.

　　A. is spending on

　　C. will be spent on

　　B. will be spent in

　　D. be spent on

　　58. The general manager demanded the job will be completed before the National Day.

　　A. would be completed

　　C. had to be completed

　　B. must be completed

　　D. be completed

　　59. The achievements of the greatest minds in science could never have been

　　reached if it had not been for the patient and accurate work of hundreds of

　　other people.

　　A. has it not been

　　C. if hasn’t been

　　B. had it not been

　　D. if it had been

　　60. The government has hardly taken measures to crack down on these crimes

　　when new one occurred

　　A. Hardly had the government taken

　　C. Hardly the government had taken

　　B. The government had hardly taken

　　D. The government is hardly taking

　　Section 2: Reading Comprehension (30 points)

　　In this section you will find after each of the passages a number of questions

　　or unfinished statements about the passage, each with 4 (A, B, C and D)

　　choices to answer the question or complete the statement. You must choose

　　the one which you think fits best. Blacken the corresponding letter as

　　required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

　　Questions 61-70 are based on the following passage.

　　Are you interested in seeing the beautiful fall foliage of New England but

　　tired of traffic jams and overbooked hotels? Then this year forget the crowds in

　　New England and see the beautiful colors of autumn in the Catskills.

　　These rugged mountains in New York State, just 90 miles northwest of New

　　York City, are famous for the legendary tales of Rip Van Winkle, and more

　　recently for the summer hotels that sprang up in the region during the 1940s,

　　1950s, and 1960s. Families trying to escape the heat of New York City found the

　　Catskills to be the perfect place to stay for a month or so each summer. By the late

　　1950s there were over 500 resorts and hotels offering nighttime entertainment as

　　well as all kinds of outdoor activities. Famous comedians like Jackie Gleason,

　　Joan Rivers, and Sid Caesar all got their start touring the hotel clubs here. Since

　　the introduction of air-conditioning and cheaper air travel, however, families have

　　stopped coming to the Catskills in such large numbers, choosing instead more

　　distant locations at different times of the year. Many of the Catskills hotels closed

　　in the 1970s, but some remain and have expanded and changed their facilities to

　　meet the needs of today’s visitors.

　　Currently, there are many activities available to the traveler besides

　　witnessing the changing colors of the leaves. There is an all-organic sheep farm

　　where visitors can see how a traditional sheep farm operates. There are also

　　hundreds of miles of scenic drives in the area. Route 42, for instance, is an

　　excellent site for spotting bald eagles. For more information on vacations in the

　　Catskills, call the Office of Public Information.

　　61. The author’s main purpose is to ________.

　　A. promote the Catskills as a vacation destination

　　B. introduce visitors to famous Catskills entertainers

　　C. describe the history of the Catskills region

　　D. compare the Catskills to New England

　　62. The word “rugged” underlined in Paragraph 2 means ________.

　　A. barren

　　C. tall

　　B. rough

　　D. lush

　　63. According to the passage, the decline in the number of resorts in the 1970s

　　was caused by ________.

　　A. television

　　C. affordable air travel

　　B. shorter vacations

　　D. more traffic

　　64. The phrase “sprang up” underlined in Paragraph 2 refers to something that

　　has ________.

　　A. burst forth

　　C. operated vigorously

　　B. spread out

　　D. joined together

　　65. In what season would a tourist most likely have visited the Catskills in the

　　1950s?

　　A. Fall.

　　C. Spring.

　　B. Winter.

　　D. Summer.

　　66. The author’s tone in this passage is ________.

　　A. light and encouraging

　　C. humorous and skeptical

　　B. informative and scientific

　　D. regretful and reminiscent

　　67. From the passage, what might a visitor be lucky enough to do?

　　A. See fall leaves in color.

　　C. Work on a sheep farm.

　　B. See a kind of bird.

　　D. Drive on scenic roads.

　　68. The word “drives” underlined in Paragraph 3 refers to ________.

　　A. excursions

　　C. paths

　　B. tracks

　　D. canyons

　　69. The word “spotting” underlined in Paragraph 3 means ________.

　　A. photographing

　　C. painting

　　B. seeing

　　D. shooting

　　70. The author implies that in the Catskills there are few ________.

　　A. leaves

　　C. people

　　B. eagles

　　D. sheep

　　Questions 71-80 are based on the following passage.

　　First, of course, it is plain that in a few years everyone will have at his elbow

　　several times more mechanical energy than he has today.

　　Second, there will be advances in biological knowledge as far-reaching as

　　those that have been made in physics. We are only beginning to learn that we can

　　control our biological environment as well as our physical one. Starvation has been

　　prophesied twice to a growing world population: by Malthus about 1.8 billion and

　　by Crookes about 1.9 billion. It was headed off the first time by taking agriculture to

　　America and the second time by using the new fertilizers. Soon starvation will be

　　headed off by the control of the diseases and the heredity of plants and animals —

　　by shaping our own biological environment .

　　And third, I come back to the haunting theme of automation. The most

　　common species in the factory today is the man who works or minds a simple

　　machine — the operator. Before long he will be as extinct as the hand-loom weaver

　　and the dodo (老古董). The repetitive tasks of industry will be taken over by the

　　machines, as the heavy tasks were taken over long ago; and the mental tedium will

　　go the way of physical exhaustion. Today we still distinguish, even among

　　repetitive jobs, between the skilled and the unskilled, but in a few years to come all

　　repetition will be unskilled. We simply waste our time if we oppose this change.

　　71. This article was written to ________.

　　A. warn us of impending starvation

　　B. present facts about life in the near future

　　C. oppose biological advances

　　D. warn of the danger of automation

　　72. In the coming years, people will ________.

　　A. have more machines at their disposal

　　B. experience starvation

　　C. never work

　　D. have fewer machines at their disposal

　　73. Advances in biological knowledge have ________.

　　A. kept pace with those in physics

　　B. been responsible for the invention of new machines

　　C. surpassed those in physics

　　D. lagged behind those in physics

　　74. We are beginning to learn that we ________.

　　A. can control our physical environment

　　B. can never control our biological environment

　　C. have no control over our physical environment

　　D. can control both our biological and physical environments

　　75. In the near future, starvation will be prevented by ________.

　　A. Chinese agriculture

　　B. use of new fertilizers

　　C. control of the diseases and the heredity of plants and animals

　　D. vitamin pills

　　76. Which of the following is NOT true?

　　A. The mental tedium will not exist in the end.

　　B. Hand-loom weaver is the thing of the past.

　　C. Automation is an out-of-date topic today.

　　D. Physical burden in the factory has already been replaced.

　　77. The author believes before long, machines will ________.

　　A. actually replace unskilled workers

　　B. have learned to think for us

　　C. be shaped like robots

　　D. no longer be needed

　　78. The repetitive tasks of industry lead to ________.

　　A. physical exhaustion

　　C. mental exhaustion

　　B. mental stimulation

　　D. physical extinction

　　79. If the author’s predictions are realized, the demand for unskilled workers will

　　be ________.

　　A. very high

　　C. the same as today

　　B. very low

　　D. constantly rising

　　80. From the passage, increased automation ________.

　　A. can be successfully opposed

　　C. has not yet begun

　　B. cannot be avoided

　　D. will put everyone out of work

　　Questions 81-90 are based on the following passage.

　　Of all the areas of learning the most important is the development of attitudes.

　　Emotional reactions as well as logical thought processes affect the behavior of

　　most people.

　　“The burnt child fears the fire” is one instance; another is the rise of despots

　　like Hitler. Both examples also point up the fact that attitudes stem from

　　experience. In one case the experience was direct and impressive; in the other it

　　was indirect and cumulative. The Nazis were indoctrinated largely by the

　　speeches they heard and the books they read.

　　The classroom teacher in the elementary school is in a strategic position to

　　influence attitudes. This is true partly because children acquire attitudes from

　　those adults whose word they respect.

　　Another reason it is true is that pupils often delve somewhat deeply into a

　　subject in school that has only been touched upon at home or has possibly never

　　occurred to them before. To a child who had previously acquired little knowledge

　　of Mexico, his teacher’s method of handling such a unit would greatly affect his

　　attitude toward Mexicans.

　　The media through which the teacher can develop wholesome attitudes are

　　innumerable. Social studies (with special reference to races, creeds and

　　nationalities), science matters of health and safety, the very atmosphere of the

　　classroom… these are a few of the fertile fields for the inculcation of proper

　　emotional reactions.

　　However, when children come to school with undesirable attitudes, it is

　　unwise for the teacher to attempt to change their feelings by cajoling or scolding

　　them. She can achieve the proper effect by helping them obtain constructive

　　experiences.

　　To illustrate, first grade pupils afraid of policemen will probably alter their

　　attitudes after a classroom chat with the neighborhood officer in which he

　　explains how he protects them. In the same way, a class of older children can

　　develop attitudes through discussion, research, outside reading and all-day trips.

　　Finally, a teacher must constantly evaluate her own attitudes, because her

　　influence can be deleterious if she has personal prejudices. This is especially true

　　in respect to controversial issues and questions on which children should be

　　encouraged to reach their own decisions as a result of objective analysis of all the

　　facts.

　　81. The central idea of the above passage is that ________.

　　A. attitudes affect our actions

　　B. teachers are important in developing or changing pupils’ attitudes

　　C. attitudes can be changed by some classroom experiences

　　D. by their attitudes, teachers inadvertently affect pupils’ attitudes

　　82. The word “despot” underlined in Paragraph 2 means a person ________.

　　A. who enjoys a high reputation

　　B. who is very successful in politics

　　C. with unlimited powers

　　D. who deposits a large sum of money in a bank

　　83. The pupils’ attitudes are NOT influenced by ________.

　　A. their parents’ persuasion to behave properly

　　B. their teachers’ attitudes

　　C. the speeches they hear and the books they read

　　D. such media as social studies, science matter and classroom atmosphere

　　84. It can be inferred from the passage that the pupils ________.

　　A. usually study a certain subject in greater details at home than at school

　　B. usually do not study a certain subject at home

　　C. study the subjects only at school

　　D. study a subject more deeply at school than at home

　　85. The example of the pupils’ learning about Mexico shows that ________.

　　A. a child usually learns the right things from their teachers

　　B. a teacher can correct a pupil’s wrong ideas

　　C. a teacher’s attitude can influence a child’s attitude by teaching

　　D. a child’s attitude is very changeable

　　86. The author implies that ________.

　　A. the teacher should guide all discussions by revealing her own attitude

　　B. in some aspects of social studies a greater variety of methods can be used in

　　the upper grades than in the lower grades

　　C. people usually act on the basis of reasoning rather than emotion

　　D. children’s attitudes often come from those of other children

　　87. A statement made or implied in the passage is that ________.

　　A. attitudes can be based on the learning of falsehoods

　　B. a child can develop in the classroom an attitude about the importance of

　　brushing his teeth

　　C. attitudes cannot easily be changed by rewards and lectures

　　D. the attitudes of elementary school-aged children are influenced primarily

　　by their teachers

　　88. The passage specifically states that ________.

　　A. direct experiences are more valuable than indirect ones

　　B. whatever attitudes a child learns in school have already been introduced at

　　home

　　C. teachers should always conceal their own attitudes

　　D. teachers can sometimes have an unwholesome influence on children

　　89. From the last paragraph, we can see that ________.

　　A. a teacher’s influence on children is always positive

　　B. children should be encouraged to reach their own decisions by ignoring

　　objective facts

　　C. if improperly handled, a teacher’s influence can be very harmful to the

　　children

　　D. children may develop prejudices if the teacher’s attitude is wrong

　　90. The author of this passage tries to ________.

　　A. present certain facts of how the development of a person’s attitude can be

　　influenced

　　B. show that our society is not doing enough to help children shape their

　　attitudes

　　C. point out that teachers are the only people who can influence the children’s

　　attitudes

　　D. prove that speeches and books are the only factors to indoctrinate children

　　Section 3: Cloze Test (10 points)

　　In the following passage, there are 20 blanks representing words that are

　　missing from the context. Below the passage, each blank has 4 choices

　　marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. There is only ONE right answer.

　　Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring

　　ANSWER SHEET.

　　The rocket engine, with its steady roar like that of a waterfall or a

　　thunderstorm, is an impressive symbol of the new space age. Rocket engines have

　　proved powerful ________(91) to shoot astronauts ________(92) the earth’s

　　gravitational ________(93) and put them on the moon. We have now

　　________(94)

　　space travelers.

　　Impressive and complex ________(95) it may appear, the rocket, which was

　　________(96) in China over 800 years ________(97), is a relatively simple device.

　　Fuel that is ________(98) in the rocket engine changes ________(99) gas. The

　　hot and rapidly expanding ________(100) must escape, but it can do so only

　　________(101) an opening that heads ________(102). As the gas is

　　________(103) with great force, it ________(104) the rocket in the ________(105)

　　direction. Like the ________(106) of a gun when it is fired, it ________(107) the

　　________(108) of nature described by Sir Isaac Newton when he found that

　　“________(109) every action, there is another 　equal　and opposite________(120).”

　　91. A. enough

　　92. A. by

　　93. A. push

　　94. A. called

　　95. A. as

　　96. A. discovered

　　97. A. before

　　B. sufficiently

　　B. from

　　B. pull

　　B. known

　　B. if

　　B. invented

　　B. earlier

　　C. adequately

　　C. beyond

　　C. pick

　　C. become

　　C. though

　　C. unearthed

　　C. ago

　　D. amply

　　D. to

　　D. plug

　　D. reckoned

　　D. for

　　D. explored

　　D. ahead

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　　98. A. exploded

　　99. A. by

　　100.A. air

　　101.A. through

　　102.A. forward

　　103.A. illuminated

　　104.A. pulls

　　105.A. reverse

　　106.A. kick

　　107.A. sticks

　　108.A. rules

　　109.A. in

　　110.A. response

　　B. filled

　　B. into

　　B. smoke

　　B. from

　　B. backward

　　B. reacted

　　B. pushes

　　B. vertical

　　B. shoot

　　B. follows

　　B. regulations

　　B. for

　　B. action

　　C. contained

　　C. through

　　C. gas

　　C. out

　　C. inward

　　C. diffused

　　C. drags

　　C. opposite

　　C. shock

　　C. adheres

　　C. mechanisms

　　C. by

　　C. more

　　D. burned

　　D. from

　　D. ash

　　D. by

　　D. outward

　　D. radiated

　　D. holds

　　D. downward

　　D. knock

　　D. abides

　　D. laws

　　D. on

　　D. reaction