1、15年真題16. I haven't seen Ann for long that I've forgotten what she looks like.A. suchB. veryC. soD. too17. I will buy the bookit costs.A. however B. whateverC. wheneverD. wherever18. at the city, a car picked him up to an unknown place.A. while arrivingC. On its arrivalB. Having arrivedD. Whe

2、n he arrived19.Two ships were barelyon the horizon.A. sensibleB. passableC. visibleD. availablethe new movie and the movie stars.20. We are getting excited and looking forward toA. seeB. be seeingC. seeingD. having seen21. A man cannot smile like a child, a child smiles with his eyes, while a man sm

3、iles withhis lips alone.A. soB. butC. andD. for22. My father an invitation to a dinner party, but he it.A. accepted receivedB. received acceptedC. received didn't acceptD. accepted- didn't receive23. Well have a picnic in the park this Sunday its rains or it s very old.A. sinceB. ifC. untilD

4、. unless24. Ten years ago the population of our village wasthat of theirs.A. as twice large asB. twice as large asC. twice as much asD. as twice much as25. It was he saw the doctor coming out of the emergency room with an expression asgrave as a judge he realized the seriousness of his wife s illnes

5、s.A.not until thatB.afte whenC.until then D.before that26. The open-air celebration has been put off the bad weather.A. in case ofB. in spite ofC. instead ofD. because of27. It that 200 people died and over 5,000 lost their shelters after the floodA.reportedB.reportsC.has been reportedD.has reported

6、28. The moment I got home,I found Imy jacket on the playground.A.had leftB.leftC.have leftD.was leaving29. You will be criticized you get that crazy idea out of your mind.A. ifB. unlessC. supposingD. so far as30. Many things impossible in the past are quite common today.A. to considerB. being consid

7、eredC. consideringD. considered31. I tried to convey in my speech how we all were for his help.A. regretfulB. respectfulC. hopefulD. grateful32. The brain is too and complex for that sort of treatment.D. sensibleA. sensateB. sensationalC. sensitive33. In order to a good knowledge of English, he gave

8、 up his job and went to study in anEnglish school.A. acquireB. RequireC. inquireD. inquest34. His nationality is not to whether he is a good lawyer.A. reluctantB.restrictedC. resultantD. relevant35. When we met for the first time, Peter didn t me much.A. impressB. oppressC. possessD. progressSection

9、 3 Reading Comprehension 40%Passage oneResearchers 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 slee

10、p bechm eonger 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 ph

11、ysical 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. OnceB. TwiceD.Forty timesC. Four or five times37. The word “ deeper " in paragraph 1 is closest i

12、n meaning to which of the following?A. HeavierB. LouderC. StrongerD. Happier38. Which of the following shows that a person is NOT dreaming in his sleep?A. His eyes begin to move.C. His heart rate increases.39. The subject of this passage is.A. why people sleepC. the characteristics of REM sleep40. W

13、hich of the following is the best title of theA. REM SleepC. SleepersPassage TwoB. His breathing becomes faster.D. His eyes stop moving.B. the human need for REM sleepD. physical changes in the human body article?C. Two Types of SleepD. What Happens to SleepersPersons who are overweight should watch

14、 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

15、 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

16、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 witho

17、ut 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 poss

18、ible. 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 foodsB. choose low-calorie foodC. choose snack as hamburgerinMcDonaldsD. talk to your doctor43. When you have

19、 lost the weight you wish, you can .A. have some more simple items inyour dietB. eat more and more foods youlikeC. stop dietingD. tell the doctor what you'vedone44. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?A. While dieting, you should ask the doctor so that you can

20、 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 pr

21、ogram, you should.A. ask your doctorB. plan meals and choose low-calorie foodsC. do some exerciseD. all of the abovePassage ThreeIn 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

22、 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 sunk

23、en ship is the“ Lusitania ” ,which sank off the southern coast of Ireland in1915 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.

24、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 jewelsB.parts of shipsC.whole shipsD.all o

25、f the above47. Diver try to bring up metals because.A.they have been in the sea for a long timeB.gold and jewels are not valuable thingsC.some kinds of metals are worth a lot of money todayD.it is easy to bring up metals48 .The word “ surface " in the passage means the.A.marketB.airC.top of a l

26、iquidD.sea49 .John Light hopes that he may be able to sell all the parts of the“ Lusitania " for about _A.$12,000B.$300,000C.$1,200,000D.$1,800,00050.John Light bought theA.before 1915C.after it sankLusitania .B.before it sankD.after he had brought up the propellersPassage FourEnglish is the of

27、ficial 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 themsekes of regional or local accents（ 口音）in

28、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 frien

29、dlier 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 rem

30、ote 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

31、 is strongly tied to the cultural nationalism of the region. At the time of the 1991 census（人 口 調(diào)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 Wal

32、es 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 governm

33、ent 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 E

34、nglish 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 averageB. low sta

35、ndardC. low social statusD. acceptable53. Scottish people appreciate the Scottish accent so much that they insist .A. the BBC carry programs with ScottishB. the BBC carry programs withScottish speakersC. the BBC carry programs with non-Scottish-accented speakersD. the BBC carry programs withspeakers

36、 whose pronunciation is Scottish dialect54. At the time of the 1991, if the Welsh is 10 million, how many Welsh population could speak Welsh?A. 10 millionB. 1 millionC. 2 millionD. 0.2 million55. What does “ bilingualeducation” probably mean?A. Many schools in Wales offer education in English and Fr

37、ench.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 an

38、d 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 cam

39、e. He hid _57_ the storm under a big tree and was struck by lightning. He was knocked _58_ the ground and woke up some20 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, bu

40、t, 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 terr