Paper B
I. Vocabulary (40%)
1. Match the words in column A with its corresponding meaning in column B. (10%=1%×10)
Column A Column B
_____ contradict a. educational fee
_____ millennium b. pleasure, amusement
_____ longevity c. the study of the stars, planets, etc. in the universe
_____ media d. long life
_____ architecture e. unhappy
_____ magnificent f. a thousand years
_____ astronomy g. be contrary to; disagree
_____ moody h. the art of building
_____ tuition i. splendid in appearance; grand
_____ recreation j. a means of mass communication
2. Find out the words in column B that are opposite in meaning to the words in column A. (10%=1%×10)
Column A Column B
1._____ internationalism a. moderate
2._____ depressed b. illegal
3._____ sudden c. happy
4._____ extreme d. nationalism
5._____ decline e. mountains
6._____ flatlands f. rise
7._____ punish g. biological
8._____ legal h. close
9._____ adopted i. gradual
10._____ loose j. award
3. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words given below. (20%=2%×10)
divorce consume enthusiasm object solution
benefit prevention tense react tempt
1.Many scientists are trying their best to _____________ the mystery of human brain.
2.Today’s ______________ have a better sense in protecting their rights in buying goods.
3.After several days, the _____________ between the father and son finally cooled off.
4.Did you notice Margaret’s _____________ towards the boy’s deeds?
5.According to a recent study, human beings usually cannot fight against __________ well, instead, they are controlled by them.
6.If the trees continue to be cut down at this rate, the earth will be in danger. We must do our best to _____________ our environment from going bad.
7._____________ mothers or fathers often have a harder life in taking care of both their jobs and children.
8.Jack seems to have boundless energy. He is always __________ about everything.
9.What is wrong with my plan? Why did it meet the others’ _________ in the discussion?
10.Doing morning exercises is ____________ to human health, doctors said.
II. Reading Comprehension (40%)
A
There are many things we can do in our daily life to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas sent out. Probably the most important is to share what you have learned with your family and friends.
Use the family car less. Walk or cycle whenever possible. Take a bus.
Use less energy in the house by turning down the heat when you are away or sleeping and turning off lights and electrical equipment you aren't using.
If your family needs a car, make sure to buy a fuel-efficient one. An average car sends out nearly 60 tons of carbon dioxide during its lifetime, compared to between 22 and 30 tons from a fuel-efficient car.
Encourage your family to use the car more efficiently: for example, check the air in the tires. Under-inflated (充气不足的)tires can increase fuel use by 8%. Turn the car off instead of letting it run when it is stopped. Idling uses more gas and sets free carbon dioxide into the air.
Reuse, recycle and compost (把…合成肥料)your waste. It takes much less energy to reuse or recycle a product than to make a new one. Correctly composting your food and yard waste removes the methane (沼气)that they would cause at the landfill site. Buying less is always the best.
Plant trees. Trees take in carbon dioxide, reduce pollution, provide shade, and look great.
1. Which of the following does the writer suggest that we should not do?
A. Share cars with other people if possible.
B. Make sure our car tires are well inflated.
C. Compost our home waste at the landfill site.
D. Buy less products even if we can afford.
2. A fuel-efficient car gives off ______ tons of carbon dioxide during its lifetime less than an average car.
A. 22—30 B. 30—38 C. 60 D. 8—30
3. The purpose of this text is to call on people ______.
A. to control greenhouse gas B. to make full use of energy
C. to plant more trees D. to buy fuel-efficient cars
B
Many animals recognize their food because they see it. So do humans. When you see an apple or a piece of chocolate you know that these are things you can eat. You can also use other senses when you choose your food. You may like it because it smells good or because it tastes good. You may dislike some types of food because they do not look, smell or taste very nice. Different animals use different senses to find and choose their food. A few animals depend on only one of their senses, while most animals use more than one sense.
Although there are many different types of food, some animals spend their lives eating only one type. The giant panda (大熊猫)eats only one particular type of bamboo (竹子). Other animals eat only one type of food even when given the choice. A kind of white butterfly (蝴蝶)will stay on the leaves of a cabbage, even though there are plenty of other vegetables in the garden. However, most animals have a more varied diet (多样化饮食). The bear eats fruits and fish. The fox eats small animals, birds and fruits. The diet of these animals will be different depending on the season.
Humans have a very varied diet. We often eat food because we like it and not because it is good for us. In countries such as France and Britain, people eat foods with too much sugar. This makes them overweight, which is bad for their health. Eating too much red meat and animal products, such as butter, can also be bad for the health. Choosing the right food, therefore, has become an area of study in modern life.
4. We can infer from the text that humans and animals ______.
A. depend on one sense in choosing food
B. are not satisfied with their food
C. choose food in similar ways
D. eat entirely different food
5. Which of the following eats only one type of food?
A. The white butterfly. B. The small bird.
C. The bear. D. The fox.
6. Certain animals change their choice of food when ______.
A. the season changes B. the food color changes
C. they move to different places D. they are attracted by different smells
7. We can learn from the last paragraph that ______.
A. food is chosen for a good reason
B. French and British food is good
C. some people have few choices of food
D. some people care little about healthy diet
C
Exchange a glance with someone, then look away. Do you realize that you have made a statement? Hold the glance for a second longer and you have made a different statement. Hold it for 3 seconds, and the meaning has changed again. For every social situation, there is a permissible time that you can hold a person’s gaze without being intimate (亲密的), rude, or aggressive. If you are on an elevator, what gaze-time are you permitted? To answer this question, consider what you typically do. You very likely give other passengers a quick glance to size them up (打量)and to assure them that you mean no threat. Since being close to another person signals the possibility of interaction, you need to send out a signal telling others you want to be left alone. So you cut off eye contacts what sociologist Erving Goffiman (1963)calls “a dimming of the lights”. You look down at the floor, at the indicator lights, anywhere but into another passenger’s eyes. Should you break the rule against staring at a stranger on an elevator, you will make the other person extremely uncomfortable, and you are likely to feel a bit strange yourself
If you hold eye contacts for more than 3 seconds, what are you telling another person? Much depends on the person and the situation. For instance, a man and a woman communicate interest in this manner. They typically gaze at each other for about 3 seconds at a time, and then drop their eyes down for 3 seconds, before letting their eyes meet again. But if one man gives another man a 3-second-plus stare, he signals, “I know you”. “I am interested in you.” or “You look peculiar and I am curious about you.” This type of stare often produces hostile (敌意的)feelings.
8. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ______.
A. every glance has its significance (meaning or importance)
B. staring at a person is an expression of interest
C. a gaze longer than 3 seconds is unacceptable
D. a glance carries more meaning than words
9. If you want to be left alone on an elevator the best thing to do is ______.
A. to look into another passenger’s eyes
B. to avoid eye contacts with other passengers
C. to signal you are not a threat to anyone
D. to keep a distance from other passengers
10. By saying “a dimming of the lights”, Erving Goffiman means ________.
A. closing one’s eyes B. turning off the lights
C. stopping glancing at others D. reducing gaze-time to the minimum
11. The passage mainly discusses _________.
A. the limitations of eye contacts
B. the exchange of ideas through eye contacts
C. proper behavior in situations
D. the role of eye contacts in interpersonal communication
D
Mail carriers will be delivering some good news and some bad news this week.
The bad news: Stamp prices are expected to rise 2 cents in May to 41 cents, the Postal Regulatory Commission announced yesterday. The good news: With the introduction of a “forever stamp,” it may be the last time Americans have to use annoying 2-or-3-cent stamps to make up postage differences.
Beginning in May, people would be able to purchase the stamps in booklets of 20 at the regular rate of a first-class stamp. As the name implies, “forever stamps” will keep their first-class mailing value forever, even when the postage rate goes up.
The new “forever stamp” is the United States Postal Service’s (USPS)answer to the complaints about frequent rate increases. The May increases will be the fifth in a decade. Postal rates have risen because of inflation (通货膨胀), competition from online bill paying, and the rising costs of employee benefits, including healthcare, says Mark Saunders, a spokesman for USPS.
The USPS expects some financial gain from sales of the “forever stamp” and the savings from not printing as many 2-or-3-cent stamps. “It’s not your grandfather’s stamp,” says Mr. Saunders. “It could be your great-grandchildren’s stamp.”
Other countries, including Canada, England, and Finland use similar stamps.
Don Schilling, who has collected stamps for 50 years, says he’s interested in the public’s reaction. “This is an entirely new class of stamps.” Mr. Schilling says. He adds that he’ll buy the stamps because he will be able to use them for a long period of time, not because they could make him rich — the volume printed will be too large for collectors. “We won’t be able to send our kids to college on these,” he says, laughing.
The USPS board of governors has yet to accept the Postal Regulatory Commission’s decision, but tends to follow its recommendations. No plans have been announced yet for the design of the stamps.
12. The main purpose of introducing a “forever stamp” is ______.
A. to reduce the cost of printing 2-or-3-cent stamps
B. to help save the consumers’ cost on first-class mailing
C. to respond to the complaints about rising postal rates
D. to compete with online bill paying
13. By saying “It could be your great-grandchildren’s stamp”, Mr. Saunders means that
forever stamps ______.
A. could be collected by one’s great-grandchildren
B. might be very precious in great-grandchildren’s hands
C. might have been inherited (继承)from one’s great-grandfathers
D. could be used by one’s great-grandchildren even decades later
14. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The investment in forever stamps will bring adequate reward.
B. America will be the first country to issue forever stamps.
C. The design of the “forever stamp” remains to be revealed.
D. 2-or-3-cent stamps will no longer be printed in the future.
15. What can be concluded from the passage?
A. With forever stamps, there will be no need to worry about rate changes.
B. Postal workers will benefit most from the sales of forever stamps.
C. The inflation has become a threat to the sales of first-class stamps.
D. New interest will be aroused in collecting forever stamps.
E
I am one of the many city people who are always saying that given the choice we would prefer to live in the country away from the dirt and noise of a large city. I have managed to convince myself that if it weren’t for my job I would immediately head out for the open spaces and go back to nature in some sleepy village buried in the county. But how realistic is the dream?
Cities can be frightening places. The majority of the population live in massive tower blocks, noisy, dirty and impersonal. The sense of belonging to a community tends to disappear when you live fifteen floors up. All you can see from your window is sky, or other blocks of fiats. Children become aggressive and nervous - cooped up at home all day, with nowhere to play; their mothers feel isolated from the rest of the world. Strangely enough, whereas in the past the inhabitants of one street all knew each other, nowadays people on the same floor in tower blocks don’t even say hello to each other.
Country life, on the other hand, differs from this kind of isolated existence in that a sense of community generally binds the inhabitants of small villages together. People have the advantage of knowing that there is always someone to turn to when they need help. But country life has disadvantages too. While it is true that you may be among friends in a village, it is also true that you are cut off from the exciting and important events that take place in cities. There’s little possibility of going to a new show or the latest movie. Shopping becomes a major problem, and for anything slightly out of the ordinary you have to goon an expedition to the nearest large town. The city-dweller who leaves for the country is often oppressed by a sense of unbearable stillness and quiet.
What, then, is the answer? The country has the advantage of peace and quiet, but suffers from the disadvantage of being cut off: the city breeds a feeling of isolation, and constant noise batters the senses. But one of its main advantages is that you are at the centre of things, and that life doesn’t come to an end at half-past nine at night. Some people have found (or rather bought)a compromise between the two: they have expressed their preference for the “quiet life” by leaving the suburbs and moving to villages within commuting distance of large cities. They generally have about as much sensitivity as the plastic flowers they leave behind—they are polluted with strange ideas about change and improvement which they force on to the unwilling original inhabitants of the villages.
What then of my dreams of leaning on a cottage gate and murmuring “morning” to the locals as they pass by. I’m keen on the idea, but you see there’s my cat, Toby. I’m not at all sure that he would take to all that fresh air and exercise in the long grass. I mean, can you see him mixing with all those hearty males down the farm? No, he would rather have the electric imitation-coal fire any evening.
16. We get the impression from the first paragraph that the author___.
A. used to live in the country
B. used to work in the city
C. works in the city
D. lives in the country
17. In the author’s opinion, the following may cause city people to be unhappy EXCEPT___.
A. a strong sense of fear B. lack of communication
C. housing conditions D. a sense of isolation
18. The passage implies that it is easy to buy’ the following things in the country EXCEPT___
A. daily necessities B. fresh fruits C. designer clothes D. fresh vegetables
19. According to the passage, which of the following adjectives best describes those people who work in large cities and live in villages?
A. Original. B. Quiet. C. Arrogant. D. Insensitive.
20. Do you think the author will move to the country?
A. Yes, he will do so. B. No, he will not do so.
C. It is difficult to tell. D. He is in two minds.
III. Speed Reading (20%=2%×10)
1. The main purpose of the passage is to ________-
A. warn people of pickpockets. B. tell people what to wear.
C. describe how to catch thieves. D. explain how to contact the police.
Pickpockets operate in crowded places in the hope of getting easy pickings. Don't make it easy for them. Keep wallets, purses and other valuables out of sight. If wearing a jacket, an inside pocket is the best place to use. If not, your possessions are safest in a pocket with a button-down flap.
Please co-operate with the police by reporting any crime or suspicious activity immediately, either by dialing 110 or calling at your nearest police station.
2. The main topic of the passage is _________
A. agricultural products. B. irrigation methods.
C. natural resources. D. water shortages.
It is widely accepted that China is a country faced with severe water shortages. Insufficient water resources have slowed agricultural development. And to make matters worse, some of the traditional Chinese irrigation methods have wasted an astonishing amount of water.
In China today, the utilization efficiency of farming water is about 30 to 40 per cent. This figure stands in sharp contrast to developed country's utilization average of 70-80 per cent.
The low utilization efficiency has resulted from the adoption of some traditional Chinese irrigation methods.
Only by using modern irrigation methods can we reduce water shortage in agriculture.
One of the advantages of modern irrigation methods is that they alone can save 20-30 per cent of the present volume of wasted irrigation water.
3. The letter is about _______
A. cities in South-east Asia. B. holiday greetings
C. sightseeing. D. travel plans.
May 5th 200_
Dear Mark,
Hello again! Here are my holiday plans. I'll leave on a tour of South-east Asia in August and will arrive in Singapore in September.
These are my travel plans:
August 28th London-Tokyo
September 1st Tokyo- Bangkok
September 4th Bangkok-- Singapore
September 7th Singapore-Manila
September 9th Manila-London
Looking forward to seeing you again.
Best Wishes,
Christopher
4. Who will read the following except from a pamphlet?
A. Travelers. B. Baby-sitters. C. Insurance agents. D. Traffic police.
DAY TRIPS
Even if you are only going on a trip to another country, accidents can happen. So please make sure you have adequate travel insurance.
TAKE CARE IN WATER
Bathing will cool you but remember that fatal accidents can happen very easily and in the most unexpected conditions. Adults should watch each other for signs of trouble when in water. Children should always be supervised by an adult who can swim well. Young children should never be left unattended near a stretch of water.
TAKE CARE ON THE ROADS
Traffic accidents are the major cause of death among travelers. Whether driver or pedestrian, always check on local traffic regulations.
5. How many performances will the Irish dancing troupe give between June 23 and 25?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three D. Four
6. Whose works will NOT be played at the concert?
A. Chopin. B. Schumann. C. Beethoven. D. Liszt.
Irish dance: The Irish International Dance Company, one of the most dynamic dance troupes in the world, will tour China with its classic production" Spirit of the Dance-----the New Millennium."
The dancers include such famous names as Patricia Murray, one of the Irish dancing champions, and first-rate ballerina Claire Holding.
The dancers include such famous names as Patricia Murray.
Sponsored by China National Culture and Art Company Ltd. , the dancing troupe will give three performances at the Century Theatre.
Time: 7:30 pm. June 23--25
Place: Century Theatre, 40 Liangmaqiaolu,
Telephone: 6551-8888
Piano solos: twenty Chinese and foreign piano music works will be played by three young, promising pianists from the China Central Conservatory of Music.
Programmes include: "Consolation No 3 in D-flat major" by Liszt, "For Elise' by
Beethoven, "Turkish March" by Mozart, "Waltz in C-sharp minor" and "A Minute Waltz" by Chopin, and "Hungarian Dance" by Brahms.
Time: 7:30 pm, June 16
Place: Beijing Concert Hall,
Telephone: 6605-5812
7. When is the deadline for the competition?
A. May 7. B. May 5. C. June 18. D. June 15
8. The six lucky winners will _________
A. visit Guiyang City. B. contact the Press Office.
C. go to China Daily. D. take an overseas trip.
Guiyang Customs and Scenery Competition Notice
Fifteen questions for the Guiyang Customs and Scenery Competition were published in China
Daily on May 5 and 7, and on China Daily's web edition on May 7. Participants, please answer the questions and mail the answer card to:
Press Office, Guiyang Municipal People's Government
46 Zhongshan Xilu, Guiyang 550003, Guizhou, China
or find the competition on www. chinadaily, com. on. Then answer the questions, fill in all information needed and click the button below to send it back.
The deadline for the competition is June 15 (subject to postmark)
The prize-drawing Ceremony will be held on June 18 in Guiyang City, and six lucky winners ( three living in China, three from abroad)will be drawn from those who give correct answers to all questions. Their names will be published in China Daily and its web edition on June 19.
The six lucky winners will be invited to visit Guiyang from August 8 to 18.
9. If you want to travel to Shanghai on Air France on a Saturday, which flight would you take_______?
A. AFl29. B. AFl28. C. AFlll. D. AFll2.
10. Does Lufthansa operate a flight between Beijing and Frankfurt every day?
A. No. B. Yes. C. Yes, except on Saturdays. D. No, only three days a week.
Flight Schedule
Air France Tel: (010)6588 1388 (020)6360 6688
Day From To Flight Departure Arrival
1 -- 7 Beijing Paris AF129 09:40 14:15
1 -- 7 Paris Beijing AF128 15:55 07:40
2,4,7 Shanghai Paris AF111 10:55 17:05
1,3,6 Paris Shanghai AF112 15:55 09:05
Lufthansa
Day From To Flight Departure Arrival
1 -- 7 Beijing Frankfurt LH721 10:30 14:25
1 -- 7 Frankfurt Beijing LH720 17:25 08:30
1,2,3,4,5,7 Shanghai Frankfurt LH729 11:15 16:30
1,2,3,4,5,7 Frankfurt Shanghai LH728 17:10 09:25
