-1-《公共英語》真題PartⅠVocabularyandStructure(1x40)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence，andthenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.1.JohnandI_____friendsforeightyears.WefirstgottoknoweachotherataChristmasparty.Butwe_____eachotheracoupleoftimesbeforethat.A.hadbeen；haveseenB.havebeen；haveseenC.hadbeen；hadseenD.havebeen；hadseen2.When_____theeducationsystemsofChinaandBritain,theprofessorgavenocomment.A.beingaskedtocompareB.askedhimtocompareC.askinghimtocompareD.askedtocompare3._____leavestheroomatlastoughttoturnoffthelights.A.AnyoneB.ThepersonC.WhoeverD.Who4._____hisdreamofgoingtocollegewillcometrueisuncertain.A.ThatB.WhetherC.IfD.Evenif5.“Whatdidtheteachersaytoyoujustnow?”“Sheaskedme_____.”A.whetherIhadfinishedmyworkornotB.whetherornothadIfinishedmyworkC.ifmyworkhadfinishedornotD.ifornotIhavefinishedmywork6.Thelargepassengerjetshavemadethetrafficproblemsatairports_____.A.theworsethanbeforeB.worsethaneverbeforeC.morebadasbeforeD.morebadthanitwas7.Younevertoldushisphonenumber,_____?A.hadn’tyouB.didn’tyouC.hadyouD.didyou8.It’shightime_____aboutthetrafficproblem.A.somethingwasdoneB.somethingisdoneC.anythingwillbedoneD.nothingtobedone_____9.Greatthedifficultiesare，wemustdoourbesttosucceed_____A.whileB.asC.althoughD.however_____.10.Amanwhowantstostartabusinessmusthave_____.A.currencyB.incomeC.wealthD.capital11.Hehasa_____habitofbitinghislipswhenheispuzzled.A.particularB.specificC.peculiarD.general12.Themanagerclaimedthathiscompanyhadthe_____rightofpublication.A.singleB.uniqueC.lonelyD.sole13.Attheconferenceheexpressedsomepersonalviewswhichbroughthiminto____withthePartyleadership.A.actionB.crisisC.conflictD.power14.Theactualcostofthebuildingwasmuchhigherthanouroriginal_____.A.considerationB.judgmentC.estimateD.plan15.Therewasmorethan_____rainandsnowlastyear,sosomepartsofthecountryhavebeenfloodedthisspring.A.extraB.efficientC.effectiveD.adequate-2-16.Illness_____himtillhisdeathbuthenevergaveuphisloftygoalinhislife.A.persistedB.pursuedC.trackedD.tolerate17.Thestudentsareencouragedtoprovide_____servicetothepoorstudents.A.valuableB.volcanoC.voluntaryD.voyage18.Itwasalmostdarkinthestreet_____afewverypowerfulspotlights.A.excludingB.exceptforC.exceptD.butfor19.AlthoughtheUnitedStateshaslongbeenknownasanationofimmigrants,_____discriminationstillexists.A.radicalB.racialC.crucialD.diplomatic20.Whentheyhadfinishedplaying,thechildrenweremadeto_____allthetoystheyhadtakenout.A.putoffB.putupC.putoutD.putaway21.Imnotsurprisedyoufailedtheexam.You_____haveworkedharder.A.shouldB.mustC.wouldD.ought22.Ihopemyteacherwilltakemyrecentillnessinto_____whenjudgingmyexamination.A.regardB.countingC.accountD.observation23.Ifyoudon’tfeelwell,please_____thedoctor.A.answerB.promiseC.teachD.consult24.MaryandJanearetwinsisters.Theylookexactly_____.A.likeB.sameC.alikeD.sameones25.There_____somemistakesinyourcomposition.A.haveB.hasC.seemstobeD.seemtobe26.Youcanstayhere_____youkeepquiet.A.aslongasB.unlessC.incaseD.inorder27.Itwasnotuntilshehadarrivedhome_____sherememberedherappointmentwiththedoctor.A.whenB.thatC.andD.where28.Withouttheairtoholdsomeofthesun’sheat,theearthwouldbe_____onatnight.A.verycoldforustoliveB.socoldtouslivingC.toocoldforustoliveD.rathercoldofuslive29.Noonecanavoid_____byadvertisements.A.influencedB.influencingC.toinfluenceD.beinginfluenced30.Inotherwords,allmammals,_____theirsizesare,breatheonceforeveryfourheartbeats.A.howeverB.regardlessC.whateverD.according31.Thenewmodelcoststwice_____lastyear’s.A.morethanB.asmuchasC.asmanyasD.than32.Wehavestilltremendous_____toovercomebeforeweachieveourgoal.A.obligationsB.objectionsC.obstaclesD.objects33.Peopleare_____tosmokeatagasstation.A.preventedB.forbiddenC.stoppedD.objected34.Ihopetomeetyouagain_____nextyear.A.sometimesB.timesC.sometimeD.sometime_____.35.Itwasn’tanaccident.Hedidit_____.A.reasonB.intentionC.purposeD.determination36.Henry’sremarksleftme_____abouthisrealpurpose.A.wonderB.wonderedC.towonderD.wondering37.All_____isacontinuoussupplyoffuel.A.whatisneededB.thethingneededC.thatisneededD.fortheirneeds-3-38.Applyingfora_____intheofficeofthelocalnewspaper,hewastoldtoseethemanager.A.positionB.careerC.professionD.location39.Peoplelivingincities_____tosufferfromstressmorethanpeopleinthecountryside.A.intendB.leanC.tendD.incline_____40.Ittookhimseveralmonthstothewildhorse_____A.cultivateB.breedC.tendD.tamePartⅡReadingComprehension(2x20points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorincompletestatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice,andwriteitintheAnswerSheet.Passage1Procrastination(猶豫不決)isadiseaseofthemind.Ascientificstudyinrecentyearshasshownthatitisacloserelativeofsadnessandattentiondisorder;thatprocrastinatorstendtobetheresultoflowself-confidenceandarelikelytoexperienceanxiety.Theresearchhasshown,whatismore,thattheillnesshasbecomequitecommon.SusanRobert,abehavioralpsychologistwhohaswrittenabookcalledLivingWithProcrastination,saysthataboutaquarteroftheadultpopulationoftheUnitedStatesandCanadareporthavingseriousproblemswithprocrastination.“whenwesayseriouswemeanpeopleforwhomprocrastinationcausesgreatdiscomfortandsuffering.We’vefoundthatsuchpeoplearemoretroubledbydailylifethanothers,thatpossibilityofanxietyismuchhigheramongthemthanintherestofthepopulation.”Inasocietydrivenbyachievement,itislittlewonderthatnotbeingabletoworkatfullsteamwillbringpeoplesadness.Surely,inthelandofopportunity,thisanxietyhasproducedanindustryofexpertsofferingsolutions.Manybooksandspecialistsolutionshaveappeared.Inexchangefor$19.95,Dr.JeromeMurraywillsendoutanaudio-cassettecalled“Protectyourfuturefromthethiefofprocrastination.”Dr.Murraypromisesthatifyoufollowhisstep-by-steprulesyouwillbeempoweredto“turnself-defeatintoself-realization”.“Sincethestartofthe1990s,procrastinationhasbeentakenmoreandmoreseriously,”saidDr.Roberts,whohasbeentreatingpatientstroubledbytheconditionformorethan20years.“Itisnowrecognizedasatruementalhealthproblemandisbeingseenmoreasapsychologicalproblemandlessasamoralissue.”41.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?A.Don’thesitatetogiveupsmoking.B.Don’tregarddepressionasnotimportant.C.Delaycanbeasignofillness.D.Don’tworktoohardtostayhealthy.42.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Procrastinationisadiseaseofthemind.B.Procrastinationislikelytocauseagreatdiscomfortandsuffering.C.Procrastinationisnotconsideredasapsychologicalproblembutamoralissue.D.Dr.JeromeMurrayprovidessomewaystogetridofprocrastination.43.Howdoestheauthorlookatprocrastination?A.Itissomethinglikerunning.B.Itisadiseaseofmind.C.Itisnotapermittedact.D.Itisnotfullofstress.44.Thesearethesignsofprocrastinationexcept______.A.discomfortB.sufferingC.pleasureD.sadness45.WhatsthemainideaofDr.Murrayscassette“Protectyourfuturefromthethiefofprocrastination”?A.Turndefeattoself-realization.B.Turndepressionintoenthusiasm.C.Procrastinationhasbeentakenmoreandmoreseriously.D.Turnself-defeatintoself-realization.-4-Passage2ParrotsarebecomingoneofthemostpopularpetsinAmericaandforgoodreason.Theparrotisanextraordinarybirdthatcanbetaughttotalk,canbeeasilycaredfor,andcancreatealivelyatmosphereanywhere.Withthehelpofanenergeticparrotowner,aparrotcandevelopanenormousvocabulary.Inaddition,aparrotcanbetrainedtosay“Prettyboy”or“Pollywantsacracker,”anditalsocanlearntowhistleorsing.Nomatterwhatanownerdecidestoteachabird,trainingaparrottakesmuchpatience,buttherewardisastreamofchatter.Anotherreasonfortheparrot’spopularityisthatthispetdoesnotrequiremuchcare.Forexample,evenaspoiledparrotdoesnotneedahouse-sitterforthepurposeofdailywalksanddailyfeeding.Infact,aparrotownermayleavehisorherpetwithenoughfoodforfivedaysandhavenofearthattheparrotwillovereat.Stillanotheradvantageofowningaparrotisitsinexpensivefood,includingseeds,nuts,corn,andgrain-alongwithanapple,banana,orcarrot.Perhapsthemostlikelyreasontheparrotisbecomingsuchawell-likedpetisthatitisacombinationoftamenessandwildness.Becausetheparrotcanliveinalmostanyenvironment,itmakesafine,tamecompanionformanypeople.Inaddition,becauseitcanbeeasilytrained,itisadelightfulperformer.Atthesametime,itscolorfulfeathersgiveitanairofthemysteryoftheparrotsnativehome,thejungle.Thus,theparrot,onceahighlyvaluedgiftpresentedtokingsandnoblefamilies,isnowappreciatedbyagrowingnumberofpeople.46.Aparrotcanbetrainedtodoallthefollowingbut______.A.talkB.helpitsownerC.singD.createalivelyatmosphere47.Whichofthefollowingisnotareasonfortheeasyraisingoftheparrot?A.Iteatsverylittle.B.ItsfoodisinexpensiveC.Itdoesnotneedahouse-sitter.D.Itdoesnotrequiredailywalksasdogsdo.48.Theword“tameness”inthepassagemeans______.A.thequalityofbeingbraveorunafraidB.thequalityofbeingkindorwarm-heartedC.thequalityofbeinguncontrolledorfierceD.thequalityofbeinggentleortrained49.Theword“jungle”probablymeans______.A.boundlessdesertwithverylittleplantlifeB.largeapartmentbuildingwithpleasingsurroundingsC.wildlandovergrownwiththickbushesandtreesD.snow-coveredmountaintopinverycoldareas______.50.The______.A.likestheparrotB.dislikestheparrotC.doesnotlikenordisliketheparrotD.valuestheparrothighlyPassage3InmylonglifeIhaveseenmanychangesinourhabitsandcustomsandconditionsingeneral.IthinkthatyoumightbeinterestedifItoldyousomeofthem.TheworldIenteredattheageofeighteenwhenIbecameamedicalstudentwasaworldthatknewnothingofsuchadvancedthingsasplanes,films,radiosortelephones.Itwasaverycheapworld.Priceswerestable.WhenIenteredSt.ThomashospitalIrentasetofroomsinVincentsquareforwhichIpaid18shillingsaweek.MylandladyprovidedmewithaverygoodbreakfastbeforeIwenttothehospitalandadinnerwhenIcamebackathalfpastsix.Ionlyhadtopayforthebreakfastsanddinnerstwelveshillingsaweek.Forfour-penceIlunchedatSt.Thomasonbreadandbutterandaglassofmilk.Iwasabletoliveverywell,paymyfees,buymynecessaryinstruments,clothemyself,andhavealotoffunonfourteenpoundsamonth.AndIcouldalwayspawnmymicroscopeforthreepounds.IspentfiveyearsatSt.Thomashospital.Iwasabadstudent,formyheart,asyoumighthaveguessed,wasnotinit.Iwanted,Ihadalwayswantedtobeawriter,andintheevenings,aftermydinner,Iwroteandread.Beforelong,Iwroteanovelcalled“LizaofLambeth”,whichIsenttoapublisherandwasaccepted.Itcameoutduringmylastyearatthehospitalanditwassuccessful.Itwasofcourseanaccident,butIdidn’tknowthat.IfeltIcouldaffordtogiveup-5-medicineandmakewritingmyprofession;so,threedaysafterIgraduatedfromtheschoolofmedicine,IleftforSpaintowriteanotherbook,Ididnotrealize,atthattime,thatIwastakingagreatrisk.51.Thetextisatalkgivenbythewriterwhen____.A.hewas18B.hisfirstnovelwaspublishedC.hegraduatedfromtheschoolofmedicineD.hewasatanadvancedage52.Thewritergraduatedfromtheschoolofmedicinewhenhewas____.A.18C.23B.28D.3053.“AndIcouldalwayspawnmymicroscopeforthreepounds”meansthewritercouldalways____.A.exchangehismicroscopeforthreepoundsB.borrowhismicroscopeandpaysthreepoundsC.havehismicroscoperepairedwiththreepoundsD.lendhismicroscopeforthreepounds54.Inthesentence“Iwasabletoliveverywell,paymyfees,buymynecessaryinstruments,clothemyself...”,the____.word“clothe”____.A.wearclothesB.makeclothesforC.washclothesforD.buyclothesfor____.55.Thewriterwantedtobeawriter____.A.helikedtotakerisksB.hefounditeasiertomakealivingbywritingC.hewasinterestinginwritingD.hecouldnotstudymedicinewellPassage4Howoftenonehearschildrenwishingtheyweregrownup,andoldpeoplewishingtheywereyoungagain.Eachagehasitspleasuresanditspains,andthehappiestpersonistheonewhoenjoyswhateachagegiveshimwithoutwastinghistimeinuselessregrets.Youthisatimewhentherearefewtaskstomakelifedifficult.Ifachildhasgoodparents,heisfed,lookedafterandlovedwhateverhemaydo.Itisimpossiblethathewilleveragaininhislifebegivensomuchwithouthavingtodoanythinginreturn.Inaddition,lifeisalwayspresentingnewthingstothechild---thingsthathavelosttheirinterestforolderpeoplebecausetheyaretoowell-known.Butachildhashispains:heisnotsofreetodowhathewishestodo;heiscontinuallybeingtoldnottodothings,orbeingpunishedforwhathehasdonewrong.Whentheyoungmanstartstoearnhisownliving,hecannolongerexpectotherstopayforhisfood,hisclothes,andhisroom,buthastoworkifhewantstolivecomfortably.Ifhespendsmostofhistimeplayingaboutinthewaythatheusedtoasachild,hewillgohungry.Andifhebreaksthelawsofsocietyasheusedtobreakthelawsofhisparents,hemaygohungry.If,however,heworkshard,keepsoutoftroubleandhasgoodhealth,hecanhavethegreathappinessofbuildingupforhimselfhisownpositioninsociety.56.Peoplecanexperiencehappinessifthey___.A.alwaysthinksofthepastandregretitB.valuethepresentC.arenolongeryoungD.becomeoldandhavemuchexperience57.Whenpeoplewereyoung,theyusedto____.A.beinchargeofmanybusinessesB.havefewthingstothinkaboutandtakeonC.lookaftertheiryoungersistersandbrothersD.facealotofdifficulties58.Thepainsofchildrenlieinthefactthat____.A.noonehelpsthemmakerightdecisionB.theyareoftenbeatenbytheirparentsC.theycannotbeacceptedandpraisedbyothersD.theyarenotallowedtodowhattheyliketodo59.Childrenareusuallyhappybecause____.A.oldpeopleloseinterestinthemB.theyarefreetodowrongC.theyarefamiliarwitheverythinggoingonaroundthemD.thingsarenewtothem60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTneededforayoungmantobehappy?-6-A.HardworkB.BeingfreefromtroubleC.WealthD.HealthDirections:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachoftheblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassageandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Itwasanearlymorninginsummer.Inthestreets,sleepy-eyedpeopleweremovingquickly，headingtowardstheir__61__.Thiswasthebeginningofanother__62__dayinNewYorkCity.__63__thisdaywastobedifferent.Waiting__64__thecrowdedstreets,ontopofa__65__110storieshigh,wasPhilippePetit.ThisdaringFrenchmanwasaboutto__66__atightrope(繃索)betweenthetwotowersoftheWorldTradeCenter.Philippetookhisfirst__67__withgreatcare.Thewireheld.Nowhewas__68__hecoulddoit.__69__onlyabalancingpole,Philippewalkedhiswayacross,a__70__of131feet.Soontherush-hour__71__begantonotice.Whata__72__!There,1350feetabovethestreet,a__73__figurewaswalkingonair.Philippemadeseven__74__,backandforth(回來).Hewasn'tsatisfiedwithjust__75__.Attimes,hewouldturn,sitdown,and__76__goonhisknees.Once,hehadtheastonishing__77__toliedownonthethinthread.Andthousandsof__78__watchersstaredwiththeirheartsbeatingfast.Aftertheforty-five-minute__79__,Philippewastakentothepolicestation.Hewasasked__80__hedidit.Philippeshrugged(聳肩)andsaid,"WhenIseetwotallbuildings,Iwalk."61.A.jobsB.homesC.busesD.offices62.A.workingB.hotC.sameD.ordinary63.A.AndB.SoC.ButD.Thus64.A.forB.inC.byD.above65.A.roofB.positionC.wallD.building66.A.throwB.walkC.climbD.fix67.A.actB.landingC.stepD.trip68.A.sureB.uncertainC.gladD.nervous69.A.ThroughB.AgainstC.WithD.On70.A.distanceB.heightC.spaceD.rope71.A.streetsB.crowdsC.passengersD.city72.A.heightB.pleasureC.wonderD.danger73.A.greatB.strangeC.publicD.tiny74.A.experimentsB.circlesC.tripsD.movements75.A.walkingB.stayingC.actingD.showing76.A.almostB.evenC.oftenD.rather77.A.spiritB.resultC.strengthD.courage78.A.patientB.terrifiedC.pleasedD.enjoyable79.A.showB.trickC.tryD.program80.A.howB.whyC.whetherD.whenPartⅣWordFormation(10points)Directions:Thereare10incompletestatementsinthispart.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword.81.Ifyourneighborsaretoonoisythenyouhavecausefor_______.(complain)82.Thegovernmenthastakendrasticmeasuresto______thepublictransport.(modern)83.Writersandartistsarealways______oflifefortheircreation.(observe)-7-84.Themanagerreceivedtwenty______forthepost.(apply)85.Toeverybody’s______,theactorfelloff