I.VocabularyandStructure1.—Bill,ifitdoesn'train,wecangostraightonandspendmoretimeinVienna.—CIjustwanttohearMozart.A.Welldone! B.Noproblem. C.That'sgreat!D.That'sit.2.—Excuseme,doyouhavethetime?—CA.Yes,Ido B.Ofcourse,Ihave C.Aquartertoten D.Noproblem3.—Willyoujoinusinthegame?—Thankyou,BA.butwhynot? B.butI’drathernot.C.andIwon’t D.andI’lljoin.4.—I’vestudiedgrowingplantsasoneofmyinterests.CouldImakesomesuggestions?—___B___.A.Youwillmakeit B.Gorightahead. C.Don’tmentionitD.Takeiteasy5.．—Excuseme,couldyoutellmethewaytotheBritishMuseum?—Sorry,I'mastrangerhere.—___A____.A.ThanksanywayB.Itdoesn'tmatterC.NevermindD.Noproblem.6.ResearchershaveonlysucceededinmarkingofffragmentarystretchesofDNA.DA.combinedB.singleC.connectedD.disconnected7.Companiesnowhaveanincentivetofilemoreselectiveapplications.AA.motivationB.excitementC.amusementD.pressure8.Thesloppyreasoningofthespeakerdisappointedhissupporters.DA.plainB.discontinuousC.inconsistentD.careless9.Afterthreeyearsofefforts,thescientistsgot_______furtherthanisolatingasinglegenewithasingleknownfunction.AA.no B.Never C.seldom D.not10.Thereisstill_______aboutLawrence’snovels.BA.competition B.controversy C.contention D.contest11.Somefilmshaveamisleading_____onchildren.AA.effectB.affectC.faultD.deficiency12.Globalwarmingislikelyto_____aseriesofunpleasanteffects.CA.doubleB.fastenC.triggerD.alleviate13.Thatyoungmanstilldenies_______thefirebehindthestore.CA.start

B.tostart

C.havingstarted

D.tohavestarted14.______receivingfinancialsupportfromfamily,communityorthegovernmentis

allowed,itisneveradmired.CA.As

B.Once

C.Although

D.Lest15.I’dratherhavearoomofmyown,howeversmallitis,than_______aroomwith

someoneelse.AA.share

B.toshare

C.sharing

D.tohaveshared16.AmericanfootballandbaseballarebecomingknowntotheBritishpublicthrough

televised_____D__fromtheUnitedStates.A.transfer

B.deliveries

C.transportation

D.transmissions17.MostbroadcastersmaintainthatTVhasbeenunfairlycriticizedandarguethatthepowerofthemediumis_____C__.A.granted

B.implied

C.exaggerated

D.remedied18.PhilipRothwas______Basamajornewauthorin1960.A.publishedB.hailedC.guidedD.supposed19.A_____Bnumberofbooksonthissubjectareinthelibrary.A.littleB.limitedC.tinyD.low20.Theriverdriedupduringthehot_C______.A.periodB.fitC.scorcherD.spell21.Daylight______Blonginthesummertime.A.lingersB.staysC.hoversD.persists22.Anelectronicmessagesnappedhisconcentration.BA.causedtoloseconcentrationsuddenly B.brokeoffC.ceased D.stopped23.Itisvitalforparentstosuperviseteensaswellastoteachthemhowtomanagetime.BA.priorB.veryimportantC.fatalD.superior24.Thesolidparticleswerefiltered____C____beforethesolutionwasused.A.out B.over C.off D.on25.Ihadabizarretaste,whichIacquiredplayingfootballgames.DA.oddB.unconventionalC.specialD.extraII.ClozeThereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage(s).ForeachblanktherearefivechoicesmarkedA,B,C,DandE.ChoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage(s).InBritain,astudentwhoreceivesfurtherfull-timeeducationaftertheageofeighteen,eitheratauniversityoratateachers’trainingcollegeoratsomeothercollegegivingtrainingofa36type,canusuallyreceiveagrantfromthepublicauthoritiestocoverhisexpenses,ormostofthem,unlesshisparentshavealargeincome.Butthenumberofyoungpeoplewhocan37universitiesislimitedbythecapacityoftheuniversities,whichis38thanenoughtotakealltheyoungpeoplewhohavethebasicqualificationsforuniversityadmission.Inpractice,therefore,entrytotheuniversitiesiscompetitive.Butuniversitydegreecoursesarealso39atpolytechnics,andentrytotheOpenUniversityislessrestricted.Theacademicyearbeginsafterthesummerholidaysandisdividedintothree“terms”,withthe40betweenthemformedbytheChristmasandEasterholidays.Theexactdatesoftheholidaysvaryfromareatoarea,41ingeneralabouttwoweeksatChristmasandEaster,plusoftenaweekormoreatWhitsun,andsixweeksinthesummer,beginningratherlate.Schoolsoutsidethestatesystemdecideontheirownholiday42,generallytakingamonthoffatChristmasandEasterandeightweeksinthesummer.Thethreetermsarenoteverywherecalledbythesamenames;indeed43schoolscalltheJanuary-Marchperiod“theSpringTerm”,othersuse“SpringTerm”fortheperiodApril-July.SomecalltheJanuaryterm“WinterTerm”(whichislogical),otherscallit“EasterTerm”.Day-schoolsmostlyworkMondaytoFridayonly,fromabout944tobetween3and4p.m.Lunchisprovidedandparentspayforitunlesstheyprovetotheauthoritiesthattheycannotwellafford45.Allprimaryschoolchildren,includingthoseinindependentschools,weregivenmilkfreeofchargeuntil1970whentheGovernmentabolishedthisbenefit.C36.A.particular B.especial C.special D.peculiarA37.A.enter B.admit C.goin D.comeinB38.A.more B.less C.much D.littleD39.A.capable B.possible C.probable D.availableB40.A.turns B.intervals C.rounds D.timesA41.A.being B.doing C.having D.gettingB42.A.days B.dates C.periods D.agesD43.A.lots B.any C.many D.someA44.A.a.m. B.p.m. C.B.C. D.A.D.C45.A.down B.off C.to D.fromIII.ReadingComprehensionPassage1OnthefourthThursdayinNovember,AmericanscelebratethefeastofThanksgiving.ThisfeastisatimewhenthefamilycomestogetherforamealandgivesthankstoGodfortheblessingstheyhavereceived.ThefirstthanksgivingfeastwascelebratedbytheearlyAmericansettlerswhostartedthefeasttogivethankstoGodfortheirgoodharvest.InAmericathanksgivingisthefamilyholiday.Itisonthatholidaythatallthefamilymembersmakeaspecialefforttogathertogether.ThefeastisalwaysheldonThursdayandmostpeoplehaveafour-dayholidayfromschoolandwork.Thustheyareabletotravelagreatdistancetobewiththeirfamily.Thethanksgivingmealistraditionallyturkeywhichwasalargebirdvaluedasfoodforthefirsttime.Thetableisfilledwithfruits,walnutsandmanytypesofvegetables.Forthesweetdishthemainchoiceisusuallypumpkinpie.Themealisatimeforthemembersofthefamilytotalktoeachother.Therewillbetalkingbeforethemeal,duringthemealandlongafterthemeal.Onthanksgivingmorningthereareinmanycitiessportingeventsandparadestomarktheday.Thefamilydinnerisusuallyheldintheafternoonaround4p.m..Themotherwillpreparethemealandthefatherwillcarvetheturkey.Hewillbeseatedattheheadofthetable.ThemealwillbeginwithashortprayerofthanksgivingtoGodfortheblessingsthefamilyreceived.Thefatherwillalsothankthefamilyforcomingtogetheronthisday.Duringthemealthereisplentyoffoodforeveryonepresent.Themealisaveryjoyfultime.Whenthemealisfinishedsomewillhelpwiththedishesandotherswillreturntothelivingroomtotalkorwatchtelevision.InmanywaysthefeastofthanksgivingissimilartotheChinesefeastofMid-AutumnFestival.Itisthetimeforthefamilytogathertogethertogivethanksandtoshareinmeal.46.ThanksgivingissaidtobethefamilyholidayinAmericabecause___B___.A.eachfamilyhasitsownwayofcelebratingtraditionalholidaysB.peoplewilltrytogetbacktobewiththeirfamilywherevertheyareC.peoplecelebratethisholidayonlyathomeandabroadD.itisaholidayforthosewhohaveafamily

47.WhatisonesimilaritybetweenthanksgivingandMid-AutumnFestivalinChina?BA.Theyarecelebratedataboutthesametimefortheyear.B.Familymembersmakeaspecialefforttogathertogether.C.Peoplehavethesametraditionalfoodsonbothoccasions.D.Thecelebrationactivitiesaremoreorlessthesame.48.Whatisbesttitleforthispassage?CA.Traditionalholidays B.ThanksgivingandMid-AutumnFestivalC.ThanksgivingsplendidmealD.Historyofthanksgiving49.ThereareplentyoffoodsmentionedinthepassageforThanksgivingspenddidmealexcept___C____.A.turkeys B.vegetables C.cakes D.fru