一. 单选题 （共30题，60.0分）

1. (单选题, 2.0分)

You can go where you like ___( )__ you get back before it is dark.

Aas long as

Ball at once

Cin advance

Dget to

2. (单选题, 2.0分)

After 10 years of full-time training, she has finally __( )____ as a professional dancer.

Afulfilled

Bmade it

Cattained

Dacknowledged

3. (单选题, 2.0分)

Megan and John realized that their house was too messy for a new baby, so they decided to ___( )___ before the baby was born.

Astrip off

Bcount on

Cstraighten up

Dkeep back

4. (单选题, 2.0分)

Thanks to the ____( )___ of air transport, everyone is free to go anywhere at any time.

Apotential

Befficiency

Cflexibility

Dcapacity

5. (单选题, 2.0分)

Some older people tend to be quite conservative and a bit __( )____ of any supposed advances.

Acurious

Binquisitive

Csuspicious

Dmake sense

6. (单选题, 2.0分)

Michael never dreamt of ___ for him to be sent abroad very soon.

Abeing a chance

Bthere’s a chance

Cthere to be a chance

Dthere being a chance

7. (单选题, 2.0分)

Farmland ___ quickly, so they are considering _____ a programme to solve the problem.

Ais getting lost, starting

Bis lost, to start

Cis losing, starting

Dloses, to start

8. (单选题, 2.0分)

Which do you enjoy ______ your holiday, going abroad or staying at home?

Aspending

Bto spend

Cbeing spent

Dspend

9. (单选题, 2.0分)

This problem is far from       , so it has to be discussed again at tomorrow’s meeting.

A

settled

B

settling

C

being settled

D

being settling

10. (单选题, 2.0分)

What is the way George thought of enough money to buy the house?

Ato get

Bgetting

Chaving got

Dbeing got

11. (单选题, 2.0分)

According to the lesson, what does the English proverb “A hedge between keeps the friendship green” mean? _______.

AA bosom friend afar brings a distant land near

BThere should be a hedge between friends.

CFriends should keep a certain distance and respect each other’s privacy no matter how intimate they are.

DThere should be no secrets between friends.

12. (单选题, 2.0分)

虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后。Modesty helps one to go forward, ( )conceit makes one lag behind.

Aand

Bhowever

Cwhereas

Dwhen

13. (单选题, 2.0分)

送君千里,终有一别。_______ you may escort a guest a thousand miles, _______ must the parting come at last.

Aonce; you

BAlthough; yet

CIf; you

Das long as; yet

14. (单选题, 2.0分)

要提倡顾全大局。We should advocate ( )taking the whole situation into consideration.

Athe

Bpeople

Csomeone

Dthe spirit of

15. (单选题, 2.0分)

班门弄斧Show off one’s proficiency with the axe before Luban, ( ).

Aa professional

Ba famous man

Cthe master carpenter

Dan amateur

16. (单选题, 2.0分)

Little ( ) about his own safety, though he was in great danger.

Adoes he care

Bdid he care

Che cares

Dhe cared

17. (单选题, 2.0分)

the extreme over-investment in the dot-com bubble is an identifiable reason why the job reports were so bleak long after the end of the downturn.

Adesperate

Bdismal

Cdesolate

Ddisagreeable

18. (单选题, 2.0分)

the most imminent threat to the area is the inexorable advance of settlers in a forest the size of Massachusetts that until recently had only a few thousand residents.

A

incomparable

B

inevitable

C

irresistible

D

unbelievable

19. (单选题, 2.0分)

the next three flights will test rendezvous of the manned spacecraft and the unmanned lunar landing craft in the earth orbit.

Adocking

Bcommunication

Cappointment

Dunification

20. (单选题, 2.0分)

police protection for Prince William's girlfriend has been stepped up a spaparazzi relentlessly pursue her in an eerie reminder of how they shadowed William's mother, Princess Diana.

Astrange

Bmysterious

Cpeculiar

Dscary

21. (单选题, 2.0分)

When sheer survival is at stake, it is more important to avoid a "bad" year than to maximize the output in better years.

Ain suspense

Bunder threat

Cindifficulty

Dundersuspicion

22. (单选题, 2.0分)

Google's recent announcement of a full-featured free navigation application would disrupt the GPS market even more as additional Android phones start to ship.

Ainvade

Bcompress

Cupset

Dharass

23. (单选题, 2.0分)

"Do tno harm" is the first axiom of medicine. This means that treatment should begin at the lowest possible effective dose.

Anorm

Bresponsibility

Cevidence

Dconcept

24. (单选题, 2.0分)

The more we reuse and recycle, the fewer resources we deplete, including fuel to transport the goods.

Aextract

Bexploit

Cdamage

Dconsume

25. (单选题, 2.0分)

“Failure is the mother of success is well known.” can also be expressed as ( )

AWe all know failure is the mother of success.

BFailure is the mother of success is a common sense.

CIt is expected that failure is the mother of success.

DIt is well known that failure is the mother of success.

EPart Three TranslationDirections: In this part, there are 2 sentences for translation. you are required to decide the translation is right or wrong. If it is right, please mark T(for true) , or you should mark F(for false).

26. (单选题, 2.0分)

“It is said that he will study abroad. ” can also be expressed as ( )

AHe is said to be studying abroad.

BHe is said to study abroad.

CIt is said that he studied abroad three years ago.

DThree years ago he is said to have studied abroad .

27. (单选题, 2.0分)

They really have a great time to   , designing everything , drawing the blue prints , the angles and so on .

A

looking out

B

taking out

C

finding out

D

figuring out

28. (单选题, 2.0分)

-I really appreciate to holiday with you on this nice island . -It’s my pleasure .

Ahave time

Bhaving time

Cto have time

Dto having time

29. (单选题, 2.0分)

the president is going to leave office, and his critics might well ponder what would happen if he quit.

Ameditate

Bpredict

Creflect

Dportray

30. (单选题, 2.0分)

In particular, this computer company inspires an almost religious fervour among its customers.

Aintensity

Bardour

Csentiment

Dpersuasion

二. 多选题 （共10题，20.0分）

31. (多选题, 2.0分)

好好学习,天天向上。哪些翻译是正确的

AStudy hard, make progress everyday.

BGood good study, day day up.

CStudy hard, and make progress everyday.

DIf one studies hard, he will make progress everyday.

32. (多选题, 2.0分)

According to what we have discussed in the class, choose the benefits of sports. ( )

AProvide an opportunity to cooperate with each other;

BHave a positive effect on mental health;

CIncrease self-confidence and self-awareness;

DReduce the depression and anxiety in your heart

33. (多选题, 2.0分)

About Cliff Young, which of the following expressions are right? ( )

AWinner of the Sydney-to-Melbourne Ultra marathon in 1983.

BSpecial runner in Australia.

CToothless farmer who wear rubber boots in the race.

DMuch older than the other runners.

EPart Two Grammar BuildingDirections: In this part there are 2 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.

34. (多选题, 2.0分)

In "Chocolate", the passage introduces the best-selling type of chocolate--milk chocolate.The smooher and sweeter taste of milk chocolate is mainly brought by____________?

Aspices

Bcondensed milk

Csugar

Dcocoa butter

35. (多选题, 2.0分)

In "Improve your study skills", the writer gives us the following advice as ________.

AHow to attend lectures

BLearn about our own learning styles

CHow to do research

DHow to do assignments

36. (多选题, 2.0分)

In "Making the headlines", the writer shows us the newsworthy events, which include__________.

A9/11 event

Bthe death of President Kennedy

Ca mouse holding up a flght

Dthe first Moon Landing

37. (多选题, 2.0分)

The three elements are

Ahistorical and international significance

Bodd, unexpected and human

Cimmdediacy

38. (多选题, 2.0分)

When it comes to immdediacy, TV has advantages over the press. But TV news may not be more objective or reliable in that ____

Ait is chosen by journalists or editors

Bit may follow set guidlines

Cit is shown from a unique viewpoint

39. (多选题, 2.0分)

"Making the Headlines”talks of the_____of news stories.

Aimportance

Bunexpectedness

Chuman interest

Dimmediacy

40. (多选题, 2.0分)

These chemicals make us feel happy and give us a sense of well-being, similar to the feeling we have when we're in love!

Ahappiness

Bcomfort

Csecurity

Dwelfare

三. 判断题 （共10题，20.0分）

41. (判断题, 2.0分)

提醒乘客系好安全带。→Passengers are reminded to fasten their seatbelts.

A

对

B

错

42. (判断题, 2.0分)

规则一旦制定,就得循章办事。→Once rules set up, we should strictly adhere to them.

A

对

B

错

43. (判断题, 2.0分)

In a mother’s eyes, there are not nicer children in the world than her own children.

A

对

B

错

44. (判断题, 2.0分)

情态动词包括:can, could,may, might,must,shalwill would,need等。

A

对

B

错

45. (判断题, 2.0分)

There are a lot of rituals and superstitions at weddings, says Maxine Rowe, an expert who studiesvecinos

A

对

B

错

46. (判断题, 2.0分)

We will not attack unless we are attacked.

A

对

B

错

47. (判断题, 2.0分)

Nothing is harder to believe than his story.

A

对

B

错

48. (判断题, 2.0分)

In a mother’s eyes, there are no nicer children in the world than her own children.

A

对

B

错

49. (判断题, 2.0分)

Isidor Isaac Rabi won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1954.

A

对

B

错

50. (判断题, 2.0分)

The students are supposed to nurture a culture of curiosity at Yale.

A

对

B

错