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I.Listening Comprehension（略） II.Grammar and Vocabulary Section A

Directions:After reading the passage below,fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word,fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word;for the other blanks,use one word that best fits each blank.

A

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college.For many months he had wanted a beautiful sports car in a show room,and_21_(know) his father could well afford it,he told him that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day came near,the young man expected signs_22_that his father had bought the gift.Finally,on the morning of his graduation,his father called him into his own study and told him how proud he was_23_(have) such a fine son,and told him how much he loved him.He handed his son a beautifully wrapped gift box.

Curious,and somewhat disappointed,the young man opened the box and found a lovely,leather_24_(bind) Bible, with the young man's name pressed in gold.Angry,he raised his voice to his father,and said \give me a Bible?\

Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business.He had a beautiful home and wonderful family,_26_realized his father was very old,and thought perhaps he should go to him.

However,_27_he could make arrangements,he received a telegram_28_(tell) him his father had passed away, and willed all his possessions to his son.When he arrived at his father's house,sudden sadness and regret filled his heart.He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the still gift-wrapped Bible just as he_29_ (leave) had left it years ago.With tears,he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages.

Suddenly,a car key dropped from the back of the Bible.It had a tag,which_30_(read) the date of his graduation on it,and the words PAID IN FULL.

B

The need to feed a growing population is putting much pressure on the world's supply of water._31_97% of the world's water too salty to be drunk or used in agriculture,the worldwide supply of water needs careful management, especially in agriculture._32_the idea of a water shortage seems strange to someone fortunate enough to live in a

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high rainfall country,many of the world's agricultural industries_33_(experience) constant water shortages.

Although dams can be built to store water for agricultural use in dry areas and dry seasons,the costs of water redistribution are very high.Not only is there the cost of the engineering itself,but there is also an environmental cost to be considered._34_valleys（山谷）are flooded to create dams,houses are lost and wildlife homes destroyed. Besides,water may flow easily through pipes to fields,but it cannot be transported from one side of the world to_35_. Each country_36_therefore rely on the management of its own water to supply its farming requirements.

This is particularly troubling for countries with agricultural industries in areas dependent on irrigation.In Texas, farmers overuse of irrigation water_37_(result) in a 25% reduction of the water stores.In the Central Valley area of southwestern USA,a huge water engineering project provided water_38_farming in dry valleys,but much of the water use has been poorly managed.

Saudi Arabia's attempts_39_ (grow) wheat in desert areas have seen the pumping of huge quantities of irrigation water from underground reserves.Because there is no rainfall in these areas,such reserves can only decrease,and it is believed that fifty years of pumping_40_(see) them run dry. Section B

Directions:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box.Each word can only be used once.Note that there is one word more than you need.

A.impose B.moral C.tolerated D.anger E.ingredient F.contain G.loosening H.attitudes I.punish J.disadvantaged K.excuses A wise man once said that the only thing necessary for the victory of evil is for good men to do nothing.So,as a police officer,I have some urgent things to say to good people.Day after day my men and I struggle to_41_an epidemic of crime.Something has gone terribly wrong with our once-proud American way of life.It has happened in the area of values.A significant_42_is disappearing,and I think I know what it is: accountability.

Accountability isn't hard to define.It means that every person is responsible for his or her actions and liable for their consequences.Of the many values that hold civilization together—honesty,kindness,and so on—accountability may be the most important of all.Without it,there can be no respect,no trust,no law—and,ultimately,no society.

My job as a police officer is to_43_accountability on people who refuse,or have never learned,to impose it on themselves.But as every policeman knows,external controls on people's behavior are far less effective than internal restraints such as guilt,shame and embarrassment.

Fortunately there are still communities—smaller towns,usually—where schools maintain discipline and where parents hold up standards that declare:\

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and more,especially in our larger cities and suburbs,these inner restraints are_45_.Your typical robber has none.He considers your property his property;he takes what he wants,including your life if you_46_him.

The main cause of this breakdown is a radical shift in_47_.Thirty years ago,if a crime was committed,society was considered the victim.Now,in a shocking reversal,it's the criminal who is considered victimized: by his underprivileged upbringing,by the school that didn't teach him to read,by the church that failed to reach him with _48_guidance,by the parents who didn't provide a stable home.

I don't believe it.Many others in equally_49_circumstances choose not to engage in criminal activities.If we free the criminal,even partly,from accountability,we become a society of endless_50_where no one accepts responsibility for anything.We in America desperately need more people who believe that the person who commits a crime is the one responsible for it.. III.Reading Comprehension Section A

Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

A recent survey in the United States showed that the average family spent more money on its pets than on its children.Although rather shocking,it should not_51_surprise anyone who has seen the doggy parlors（客厅）where loved pets rest.It is possible that: Americans are unique in treating their little friends in this way,but the information we have suggests that the English,too,are_52_to their pets.

This can clearly be seen when we look at pet foods,which often contain more vitamins than human food or at least,are_53_less nutrition.They certainly cost much.Last year the British public spent two hundred million pounds on pet food alone,_54_veterinary（兽医的）bills or animal furniture.It is difficult not to feel_55_with this when considering what the same amount could do for victims of starvation and poverty,so it is_56_for me to get hot under collar when I read an old man left all his money to his dog instead of his children.

There are a variety of reasons why I find the popularity of British pets_57_.They cause physical problems.An example of this is New York where they have great difficulty getting rid of the mess that dogs leave on the streets. Many people find this funny,but in a number of large cities it is a major problem.Animals can cause disease,too.It is the threat of rabies—a disease with no known cure—that has made the English government impose strict_58_ on animals coming into the United Kingdom.When the Spanish government recently_59_a number of stray dogs as protection against the same threat,English tourists immediately wrote letters to the newspapers_60 _about 'mass murder'.

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Another problem is the_61_of pet owners.Most little children want a dog or a cat,and they continually push their mothers and fathers until they get one.It is only when the \parents realize how much time and money must be spent on \me to my last point.Pets,which run free,are often not_63_at all.English farmers lose hundreds of sheep a year,killed by someone's pet and you must have read of children being hurt by some pets of their own.

_64_,I would only suggest that we have got our_65_wrong and that something should be done about it.In my view,it's time we stopped being sentimental about pets. 51.A.alert B.surprise 52.A.hostile

B.polite

C.disappoint D.interest C.subject D.available C.frequently

D.totally D.rather than D.unsatisfied D.essential

53.A.seldom B.far 54.A.in spite of 55.A.delighted 56.A.usual

B.regardless of B.patient B.natural

C.not to C.mention C.concerned

57.A.inevitable 58.A.orders 59.A.cured

B.understandable B.punishments B.destroyed

C.ridiculous D.common C.unacceptable C.treatments C.enclosed

D.restriction D.drove D.complaining

60.A.inquiring B.caring

61.A.thoughtlessness B.hesitation C.worrying D.kindness 62.A.isolate B.scold

C.expectation

D.bind

63.A.funny B.sweet C.desert D.loving 64.A.Nevertheless B.Moreover 65.A.mind Section B

Directions: Read the following three passage.Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

A

In agrarian（农业的）,pre-industrial Europe,\break to have the largest meal,and then you'd go back to work,\Ken Albala,a professor of history at the University of the Pacific,\

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C.Therefore D.Meanwhile C.love

D.priority

B.behavior

This comfortable cycle,in which the rhythms of the day helped shape the rhythms of the meals,gave rise to the custom of the large midday meal,eaten with the extended family,\Couniban.a professor at Millersville University in Peensylvania,\there was a very important interconnection between eating together\

Since industrialization,maintaining such a slow cultural metabolism has been much harder.With the long midday meal shrinking to whatever could be stuffed into a lunch bucket or bought at a food stand.Certainly,there were benefits.Modern techniques for producing and shipping food led to greater variety and quantity,including a tremendous,increase in the amount of animal protein and dairy products available,making us more vigorous than our ancestors.

Yet plenty has been lost too,even in cultures that still live to eat.Take Italy.It's no secret that the Mediterranean diet is healthy,but it was also a joy to prepare and cat.Italians,says Counihan,traditionally began the day with a small meal.The big meal came at around 1 p.m.In between the midday meal and a late,smaller dinner came a small snack. Today,when time zones have less and less meaning,there is little tolerance for offices' closing for lunch,and worsening traffic in cities means workers can't make it home and back fast enough anyway.So the formerly small supper after sundown becomes the big meal of the day.the only one at which the family has a chance to get together. \66.What do we learn from the passage about people in pre-industrial Europe ? A.They had to work from early morning till late at night. B.They were so busy working that they only ate simple meals. C.Their daily routine followed the rhythm of the natural cycle. D.Their life was much more comfortable than that of today. 67.What does \A.Evolutionary adaptation. C.Social progress.

B.Changes in lifestyle. D.Pace of life.

68.What does the author think of the food people eat today? A.Its quality is usually guaranteed.

B.It is varied,abundant and nutritious.

D.Its production depends too much on technology.

C.It is more costly than what our ancestors ate.

69.What does the author say about Italians of the old days. A.They enjoyed cooking as well as eating. C.They ate three meals regularly every day.

B.They ate a big dinner late in the evening. D.They were expert at cooking meals.

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