1、Complete each of the following 15 sentences with the most likely answer. Blacken the letter corresponding to you. On a quiet weekend one （ ） by the noise of the home interior decoration of one’s neighbours. 单选题 1分

2、We are going to the pier to see a friend （ ）. He is sailing for Europe. 单选题 1分

3、Even though I am quite a reserved person, I like （ ） people. 单选题 1分

4、I （ ） read a great deal though I don’t have much time for books now. 单选题 1分

5、The coat I saw in the department store is very nice, and I believe the color （ ） you perfectly well. 单选题 1分

6、As a developing country, China must （ ） the rapid development of world economy. 单选题 1分

7、（ ） to get wet, I ran into a drugstore to take shelter. 单选题 1分

8、He went out to Long Beach to thank Mr. Brown, who had provided assistance while he was studying at college. Arrangement （ ） beforehand, of course. 单选题 1分

9、Nowadays some mothers still play （ ） big part in the lives of their grown-up children. 单选题 1分

10、The decorator suggested that he （ ） up a screen on the window to let in fresh air and keep out flies. 单选题 1分

11、Fifteen minutes （ ） for now who waits. 单选题 1分

12、Doesn’t your sister want to see that movie? -- Yes, but she says （ ） tonight. 单选题 1分

13、His friends are not happy with him because he always turns down their invitations （ ） ill health. 单选题 1分

14、I really （ ） go back to work tomorrow, but I feel so ill that I’ve decided to stay in bed for a few more days. 单选题 1分

15、To （ ） the CEO （ ） some of his work, the company decided to find for him two assistants. 单选题 1分

16、Fill in each of the 15 blanks in the passage with the most likely answer. Blacken the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. （16）relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body. Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no（17）to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as it is often（18）to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only（19）the stress gets out of（20）that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. The amount of stress a person（21）withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not（22）stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others （23）at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When（24）to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically.（25）we make choice between “flight to flight”and（26）more primitive days the choice made the difference life and death. The crises we meet today are（27）to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,（28） continued exposure to stress, that health becomes（29）. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have（30）links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives, we need to find ways to deal with it. 16.（） 单选题 1分

17、As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. （16）relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body. Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no（17）to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as it is often（18）to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only（19）the stress gets out of（20）that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. The amount of stress a person（21）withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not（22）stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others （23）at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When（24）to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically.（25）we make choice between “flight to flight”and（26）more primitive days the choice made the difference life and death. The crises we meet today are（27）to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,（28） continued exposure to stress, that health becomes（29）. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have（30）links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives, we need to find ways to deal with it. 17.（） 单选题 1分

18、As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. （16）relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body. Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no（17）to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as it is often（18）to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only（19）the stress gets out of（20）that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. The amount of stress a person（21）withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not（22）stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others （23）at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When（24）to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically.（25）we make choice between “flight to flight”and（26）more primitive days the choice made the difference life and death. The crises we meet today are（27）to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,（28） continued exposure to stress, that health becomes（29）. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have（30）links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives, we need to find ways to deal with it. 18.（） 单选题 1分

19、As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. （16）relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body. Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no（17）to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as it is often（18）to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only（19）the stress gets out of（20）that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. The amount of stress a person（21）withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not（22）stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others （23）at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When（24）to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically.（25）we make choice between “flight to flight”and（26）more primitive days the choice made the difference life and death. The crises we meet today are（27）to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,（28） continued exposure to stress, that health becomes（29）. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have（30）links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives, we need to find ways to deal with it. 19.（） 单选题 1分

20、As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. （16）relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body. Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no（17）to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as it is often（18）to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only（19）the stress gets out of（20）that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. The amount of stress a person（21）withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not（22）stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others （23）at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When（24）to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically.（25）we make choice between “flight to flight”and（26）more primitive days the choice made the difference life and death. The crises we meet today are（27）to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,（28） continued exposure to stress, that health becomes（29）. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have（30）links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives, we need to find ways to deal with it. 20.（） 单选题 1分

21、As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. （16）relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body. Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no（17）to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as it is often（18）to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only（19）the stress gets out of（20）that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. The amount of stress a person（21）withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not（22）stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others （23）at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When（24）to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically.（25）we make choice between “flight to flight”and（26）more primitive days the choice made the difference life and death. The crises we meet today are（27）to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,（28） continued exposure to stress, that health becomes（29）. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have（30）links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives, we need to find ways to deal with it. 21.（） 单选题 1分

22、As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. （16）relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body. Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no（17）to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as it is often（18）to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only（19）the stress gets out of（20）that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. The amount of stress a person（21）withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not（22）stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others （23）at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When（24）to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically.（25）we make choice between “flight to flight”and（26）more primitive days the choice made the difference life and death. The crises we meet today are（27）to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,（28） continued exposure to stress, that health becomes（29）. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have（30）links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives, we need to find ways to deal with it. 22.（） 单选题 1分

23、As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. （16）relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body. Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no（17）to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as it is often（18）to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only（19）the stress gets out of（20）that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. The amount of stress a person（21）withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not（22）stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others （23）at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When（24）to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically.（25）we make choice between “flight to flight”and（26）more primitive days the choice made the difference life and death. The crises we meet today are（27）to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,（28） continued exposure to stress, that health becomes（29）. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have（30）links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives, we need to find ways to deal with it. 23.（） 单选题 1分

24、As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. （16）relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body. Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no（17）to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as it is often（18）to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only（19）the stress gets out of（20）that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. The amount of stress a person（21）withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not（22）stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others （23）at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When（24）to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically.（25）we make choice between “flight to flight”and（26）more primitive days the choice made the difference life and death. The crises we meet today are（27）to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,（28） continued exposure to stress, that health becomes（29）. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have（30）links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives, we need to find ways to deal with it. 24.（） 单选题 1分

25、As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. （16）relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body. Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no（17）to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as it is often（18）to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only（19）the stress gets out of（20）that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. The amount of stress a person（21）withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not（22）stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others （23）at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When（24）to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically.（25）we make choice between “flight to flight”and（26）more primitive days the choice made the difference life and death. The crises we meet today are（27）to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,（28） continued exposure to stress, that health becomes（29）. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have（30）links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives, we need to find ways to deal with it. 25.（） 单选题 1分

26、As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. （16）relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body. Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no（17）to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as it is often（18）to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only（19）the stress gets out of（20）that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. The amount of stress a person（21）withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not（22）stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others （23）at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When（24）to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically.（25）we make choice between “flight to flight”and（26）more primitive days the choice made the difference life and death. The crises we meet today are（27）to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,（28） continued exposure to stress, that health becomes（29）. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have（30）links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives, we need to find ways to deal with it. 26.（） 单选题 1分

27、As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. （16）relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body. Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no（17）to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as it is often（18）to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only（19）the stress gets out of（20）that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. The amount of stress a person（21）withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not（22）stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others （23）at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When（24）to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically.（25）we make choice between “flight to flight”and（26）more primitive days the choice made the difference life and death. The crises we meet today are（27）to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,（28） continued exposure to stress, that health becomes（29）. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have（30）links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives, we need to find ways to deal with it. 27.（） 单选题 1分

28、As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. （16）relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body. Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no（17）to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as it is often（18）to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only（19）the stress gets out of（20）that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. The amount of stress a person（21）withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not（22）stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others （23）at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When（24）to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically.（25）we make choice between “flight to flight”and（26）more primitive days the choice made the difference life and death. The crises we meet today are（27）to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,（28） continued exposure to stress, that health becomes（29）. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have（30）links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives, we need to find ways to deal with it. 28.（） 单选题 1分

29、As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. （16）relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body. Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no（17）to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as it is often（18）to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only（19）the stress gets out of（20）that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. The amount of stress a person（21）withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not（22）stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others （23）at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When（24）to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically.（25）we make choice between “flight to flight”and（26）more primitive days the choice made the difference life and death. The crises we meet today are（27）to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,（28） continued exposure to stress, that health becomes（29）. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have（30）links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives, we need to find ways to deal with it. 29.（） 单选题 1分

30、As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. （16）relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body. Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no（17）to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as it is often（18）to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only（19）the stress gets out of（20）that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. The amount of stress a person（21）withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not（22）stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others （23）at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When（24）to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically.（25）we make choice between “flight to flight”and（26）more primitive days the choice made the difference life and death. The crises we meet today are（27）to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,（28） continued exposure to stress, that health becomes（29）. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have（30）links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives, we need to find ways to deal with it. 30.（） 单选题 1分

31、Choose the closest paraphrased version after each of the following sentences or the italicized part. Blacken the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over prolonged small talk. 单选题 1分

32、I was to close the file and write the obituary for the school paper. The almost bare sheets in the file mocked the effort. 单选题 1分

33、Nowhere is thinking courtesy more important than in marriage. 单选题 1分

34、I can penetrate social masks and roles and see the other person on a deeper level. 单选题 1分

35、The motto is, “Live and let live.” 单选题 1分

36、Most Americans live according to time segments laid out in engagement calendars. 单选题 1分

37、Romance is the privilege of the rich, not the profession of the unemployment. 单选题 1分

38、The Sea Around Us was a delightful antidote to our ignorance. 单选题 1分

39、The secretary looks up and, then freeze. 单选题 1分

40、She would make me make something of myself whether I wanted to or not. 单选题 1分

41、Read the tow passages and choose the most likely answer to each of the question. Blacken the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. Passage 1 Pottery is the name given to all kinds of pots and other tools made from clay and other minerals when they have been hardened by hardened by heat in the potter’s kiln. Pottery is one of the oldest crafts, which began to be practiced as soon as man learned to control fire, and long before the melting of metals. Pottery enable man from very early times to make vessels for storing and cooking food, for carrying water, etc. Early vessels were shaped by hand and probably hardened in a big fire. A great advance in pottery followed the invention of the potter’s wheel and the kiln. It is not known where the potter’s wheel was first used, but it is believed that by 3500B.C. potters in Central Asia were using some kind of wheel. Its use spread west and east to Egypt, China, and then to Ancient Greece and Rome. A first the wheel was nothing more than a small disc, turned round by hand. Later it was improved and could be turned round by the potter with his feet. Such a wheel was probably in use in Egypt by about 200 B.C. It was certainly still in use in Europe at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Modern potters’ wheels are power driven. There are three principal ways pottery articles are made. They may be shaped by hand, or the wet clay may be thrown on the potter’s wheel and shaped against the spin with the fingers or some tools. Or, the wet clay maybe put in a pre-shaped “form”。 After the pots have been shaped, they are slowly backed in the kiln. This produces chemical changes in the clay which have a hardening effect. The time taken for firing pottery varies with the size of the kiln and the type of clay. It can take 24 hours to 2 weeks. Clay is leaking by nature. If a pottery article is to hold water, it must be “glazed”. Glaze consists of the raw materials of glass, ground together and mixed with water. The glaze is sprayed on to the pot which is then heated in the kiln again until it is covered with a very thin layer of glass. This seals the tiny holes in the clay and gives us the various table and oven dished we know so well today. 1. The passage is probably written for （ ）. 单选题 1分

42、Passage 1 Pottery is the name given to all kinds of pots and other tools made from clay and other minerals when they have been hardened by hardened by heat in the potter’s kiln. Pottery is one of the oldest crafts, which began to be practiced as soon as man learned to control fire, and long before the melting of metals. Pottery enable man from very early times to make vessels for storing and cooking food, for carrying water, etc. Early vessels were shaped by hand and probably hardened in a big fire. A great advance in pottery followed the invention of the potter’s wheel and the kiln. It is not known where the potter’s wheel was first used, but it is believed that by 3500B.C. potters in Central Asia were using some kind of wheel. Its use spread west and east to Egypt, China, and then to Ancient Greece and Rome. A first the wheel was nothing more than a small disc, turned round by hand. Later it was improved and could be turned round by the potter with his feet. Such a wheel was probably in use in Egypt by about 200 B.C. It was certainly still in use in Europe at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Modern potters’ wheels are power driven. There are three principal ways pottery articles are made. They may be shaped by hand, or the wet clay may be thrown on the potter’s wheel and shaped against the spin with the fingers or some tools. Or, the wet clay maybe put in a pre-shaped “form”。 After the pots have been shaped, they are slowly backed in the kiln. This produces chemical changes in the clay which have a hardening effect. The time taken for firing pottery varies with the size of the kiln and the type of clay. It can take 24 hours to 2 weeks. Clay is leaking by nature. If a pottery article is to hold water, it must be “glazed”. Glaze consists of the raw materials of glass, ground together and mixed with water. The glaze is sprayed on to the pot which is then heated in the kiln again until it is covered with a very thin layer of glass. This seals the tiny holes in the clay and gives us the various table and oven dished we know so well today. 2. The word “kiln” in Paragraph 1 means （ ）. 单选题 1分

43、Passage 1 Pottery is the name given to all kinds of pots and other tools made from clay and other minerals when they have been hardened by hardened by heat in the potter’s kiln. Pottery is one of the oldest crafts, which began to be practiced as soon as man learned to control fire, and long before the melting of metals. Pottery enable man from very early times to make vessels for storing and cooking food, for carrying water, etc. Early vessels were shaped by hand and probably hardened in a big fire. A great advance in pottery followed the invention of the potter’s wheel and the kiln. It is not known where the potter’s wheel was first used, but it is believed that by 3500B.C. potters in Central Asia were using some kind of wheel. Its use spread west and east to Egypt, China, and then to Ancient Greece and Rome. A first the wheel was nothing more than a small disc, turned round by hand. Later it was improved and could be turned round by the potter with his feet. Such a wheel was probably in use in Egypt by about 200 B.C. It was certainly still in use in Europe at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Modern potters’ wheels are power driven. There are three principal ways pottery articles are made. They may be shaped by hand, or the wet clay may be thrown on the potter’s wheel and shaped against the spin with the fingers or some tools. Or, the wet clay maybe put in a pre-shaped “form”。 After the pots have been shaped, they are slowly backed in the kiln. This produces chemical changes in the clay which have a hardening effect. The time taken for firing pottery varies with the size of the kiln and the type of clay. It can take 24 hours to 2 weeks. Clay is leaking by nature. If a pottery article is to hold water, it must be “glazed”. Glaze consists of the raw materials of glass, ground together and mixed with water. The glaze is sprayed on to the pot which is then heated in the kiln again until it is covered with a very thin layer of glass. This seals the tiny holes in the clay and gives us the various table and oven dished we know so well today. 3. According to the passage, when was the potter’s wheel first used?（ ） 单选题 1分

44、Passage 1 Pottery is the name given to all kinds of pots and other tools made from clay and other minerals when they have been hardened by hardened by heat in the potter’s kiln. Pottery is one of the oldest crafts, which began to be practiced as soon as man learned to control fire, and long before the melting of metals. Pottery enable man from very early times to make vessels for storing and cooking food, for carrying water, etc. Early vessels were shaped by hand and probably hardened in a big fire. A great advance in pottery followed the invention of the potter’s wheel and the kiln. It is not known where the potter’s wheel was first used, but it is believed that by 3500B.C. potters in Central Asia were using some kind of wheel. Its use spread west and east to Egypt, China, and then to Ancient Greece and Rome. A first the wheel was nothing more than a small disc, turned round by hand. Later it was improved and could be turned round by the potter with his feet. Such a wheel was probably in use in Egypt by about 200 B.C. It was certainly still in use in Europe at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Modern potters’ wheels are power driven. There are three principal ways pottery articles are made. They may be shaped by hand, or the wet clay may be thrown on the potter’s wheel and shaped against the spin with the fingers or some tools. Or, the wet clay maybe put in a pre-shaped “form”。 After the pots have been shaped, they are slowly backed in the kiln. This produces chemical changes in the clay which have a hardening effect. The time taken for firing pottery varies with the size of the kiln and the type of clay. It can take 24 hours to 2 weeks. Clay is leaking by nature. If a pottery article is to hold water, it must be “glazed”. Glaze consists of the raw materials of glass, ground together and mixed with water. The glaze is sprayed on to the pot which is then heated in the kiln again until it is covered with a very thin layer of glass. This seals the tiny holes in the clay and gives us the various table and oven dished we know so well today. 4. The last step in making pottery is （ ）. 单选题 1分

45、Passage 1 Pottery is the name given to all kinds of pots and other tools made from clay and other minerals when they have been hardened by hardened by heat in the potter’s kiln. Pottery is one of the oldest crafts, which began to be practiced as soon as man learned to control fire, and long before the melting of metals. Pottery enable man from very early times to make vessels for storing and cooking food, for carrying water, etc. Early vessels were shaped by hand and probably hardened in a big fire. A great advance in pottery followed the invention of the potter’s wheel and the kiln. It is not known where the potter’s wheel was first used, but it is believed that by 3500B.C. potters in Central Asia were using some kind of wheel. Its use spread west and east to Egypt, China, and then to Ancient Greece and Rome. A first the wheel was nothing more than a small disc, turned round by hand. Later it was improved and could be turned round by the potter with his feet. Such a wheel was probably in use in Egypt by about 200 B.C. It was certainly still in use in Europe at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Modern potters’ wheels are power driven. There are three principal ways pottery articles are made. They may be shaped by hand, or the wet clay may be thrown on the potter’s wheel and shaped against the spin with the fingers or some tools. Or, the wet clay maybe put in a pre-shaped “form”。 After the pots have been shaped, they are slowly backed in the kiln. This produces chemical changes in the clay which have a hardening effect. The time taken for firing pottery varies with the size of the kiln and the type of clay. It can take 24 hours to 2 weeks. Clay is leaking by nature. If a pottery article is to hold water, it must be “glazed”. Glaze consists of the raw materials of glass, ground together and mixed with water. The glaze is sprayed on to the pot which is then heated in the kiln again until it is covered with a very thin layer of glass. This seals the tiny holes in the clay and gives us the various table and oven dished we know so well today. 5. According to the passage, pottery is glazed to make it （ ）. 单选题 1分

46、Passage 2 Some years ago, I was caught in a sudden, blinding snowstorm near Indiana, Pennsylvania. My car stalled at the edge of town. I walked into town and into the nearest store. The shop owner phoned for help to get my car out of the deep snow. In a short time, a tall blond man showed up with a team of horses and pulled my car out of the snow into town. I asked him how much I own him for his trouble. He refused any pay, saying, “I will charge you nothing but the promise that you will help the next man you find in trouble.” I thanked him and made the promise. After he left, the storekeeper explained that the guy who had helped me was a Mennonite who considered it wrong to charge anyone for a service made necessary by an act of God. Four years later, a friend and I were driving over flooded land south of St. Louis, Missouri. We crossed through water a foot deep without difficulty, but through my rearview mirror, I could see that the small car behind us was in trouble. I walked back with difficulty in the water while my companion turned the car around so I could hook up into his car with chains. We pulled the car out and waited until he got his engine started. Then he offered to pay me. I told him of my experience in Indiana, Pennsylvania, then repeated the Mennonite’ word: “I will charge you nothing but the promise that you will help the next man you find in trouble.” He promised, and we parted. About a year later, my family and I were camping about a hundred miles from Aurora, Missouri. We put up our tents near the James River. We’d been told that it never flooded at that time of the year. However, the river evidently misread the calendar. I woke up in the middle of the night with a very cold back from water deep enough to cover the canvas bed. We loaded our wet equipment into our car, but we were unable to drive it to higher ground. I walked to an inn some distance from our camping spot and asked the innkeeper if he could get help to pull us out. Shortly afterwards, a farmer showed up with a tractor and a long rope and pulled us to safe ground. When I offered to pay him, he told me of a man who had helped him get his tractor out of the mud and then said: “I will charge you nothing but the promise that you will help the next man that you find in trouble.” I had never imagined that a man’s act of kindness could have traveled so far and wide. 6. What is the message of this story？（ ） 单选题 1分

47、Passage 2 Some years ago, I was caught in a sudden, blinding snowstorm near Indiana, Pennsylvania. My car stalled at the edge of town. I walked into town and into the nearest store. The shop owner phoned for help to get my car out of the deep snow. In a short time, a tall blond man showed up with a team of horses and pulled my car out of the snow into town. I asked him how much I own him for his trouble. He refused any pay, saying, “I will charge you nothing but the promise that you will help the next man you find in trouble.” I thanked him and made the promise. After he left, the storekeeper explained that the guy who had helped me was a Mennonite who considered it wrong to charge anyone for a service made necessary by an act of God. Four years later, a friend and I were driving over flooded land south of St. Louis, Missouri. We crossed through water a foot deep without difficulty, but through my rearview mirror, I could see that the small car behind us was in trouble. I walked back with difficulty in the water while my companion turned the car around so I could hook up into his car with chains. We pulled the car out and waited until he got his engine started. Then he offered to pay me. I told him of my experience in Indiana, Pennsylvania, then repeated the Mennonite’ word: “I will charge you nothing but the promise that you will help the next man you find in trouble.” He promised, and we parted. About a year later, my family and I were camping about a hundred miles from Aurora, Missouri. We put up our tents near the James River. We’d been told that it never flooded at that time of the year. However, the river evidently misread the calendar. I woke up in the middle of the night with a very cold back from water deep enough to cover the canvas bed. We loaded our wet equipment into our car, but we were unable to drive it to higher ground. I walked to an inn some distance from our camping spot and asked the innkeeper if he could get help to pull us out. Shortly afterwards, a farmer showed up with a tractor and a long rope and pulled us to safe ground. When I offered to pay him, he told me of a man who had helped him get his tractor out of the mud and then said: “I will charge you nothing but the promise that you will help the next man that you find in trouble.” I had never imagined that a man’s act of kindness could have traveled so far and wide. 7. From whom did the author first learn the statement “I will charge you nothing but the promise that you will help the next man you find in trouble.”?（ ） 单选题 1分

48、Passage 2  Some years ago, I was caught in a sudden, blinding snowstorm near Indiana, Pennsylvania. My car stalled at the edge of town. I walked into town and into the nearest store. The shop owner phoned for help to get my car out of the deep snow.  In a short time, a tall blond man showed up with a team of horses and pulled my car out of the snow into town. I asked him how much I own him for his trouble. He refused any pay, saying, “I will charge you nothing but the promise that you will help the next man you find in trouble.” I thanked him and made the promise.  After he left, the storekeeper explained that the guy who had helped me was a Mennonite who considered it wrong to charge anyone for a service made necessary by an act of God.  Four years later, a friend and I were driving over flooded land south of St. Louis, Missouri. We crossed through water a foot deep without difficulty, but through my rearview mirror, I could see that the small car behind us was in trouble. I walked back with difficulty in the water while my companion turned the car around so I could hook up into his car with chains.  We pulled the car out and waited until he got his engine started. Then he offered to pay me. I told him of my experience in Indiana, Pennsylvania, then repeated the Mennonite’ word: “I will charge you nothing but the promise that you will help the next man you find in trouble.” He promised, and we parted.  About a year later, my family and I were camping about a hundred miles from Aurora, Missouri. We put up our tents near the James River. We’d been told that it never flooded at that time of the year. However, the river evidently misread the calendar. I woke up in the middle of the night with a very cold back from water deep enough to cover the canvas bed. We loaded our wet equipment into our car, but we were unable to drive it to higher ground. I walked to an inn some distance from our camping spot and asked the innkeeper if he could get help to pull us out.  Shortly afterwards, a farmer showed up with a tractor and a long rope and pulled us to safe ground. When I offered to pay him, he told me of a man who had helped him get his tractor out of the mud and then said: “I will charge you nothing but the promise that you will help the next man that you find in trouble.”  I had never imagined that a man’s act of kindness could have traveled so far and wide. 8. What does the world “stalled” (in paragraph) probably mean?（  ） 单选题 1分

49、Passage 2 Some years ago, I was caught in a sudden, blinding snowstorm near Indiana, Pennsylvania. My car stalled at the edge of town. I walked into town and into the nearest store. The shop owner phoned for help to get my car out of the deep snow. In a short time, a tall blond man showed up with a team of horses and pulled my car out of the snow into town. I asked him how much I own him for his trouble. He refused any pay, saying, “I will charge you nothing but the promise that you will help the next man you find in trouble.” I thanked him and made the promise. After he left, the storekeeper explained that the guy who had helped me was a Mennonite who considered it wrong to charge anyone for a service made necessary by an act of God. Four years later, a friend and I were driving over flooded land south of St. Louis, Missouri. We crossed through water a foot deep without difficulty, but through my rearview mirror, I could see that the small car behind us was in trouble. I walked back with difficulty in the water while my companion turned the car around so I could hook up into his car with chains. We pulled the car out and waited until he got his engine started. Then he offered to pay me. I told him of my experience in Indiana, Pennsylvania, then repeated the Mennonite’ word: “I will charge you nothing but the promise that you will help the next man you find in trouble.” He promised, and we parted. About a year later, my family and I were camping about a hundred miles from Aurora, Missouri. We put up our tents near the James River. We’d been told that it never flooded at that time of the year. However, the river evidently misread the calendar. I woke up in the middle of the night with a very cold back from water deep enough to cover the canvas bed. We loaded our wet equipment into our car, but we were unable to drive it to higher ground. I walked to an inn some distance from our camping spot and asked the innkeeper if he could get help to pull us out. Shortly afterwards, a farmer showed up with a tractor and a long rope and pulled us to safe ground. When I offered to pay him, he told me of a man who had helped him get his tractor out of the mud and then said: “I will charge you nothing but the promise that you will help the next man that you find in trouble.” I had never imagined that a man’s act of kindness could have traveled so far and wide. 9. What can you infer about the character of the author?（ ） 单选题 1分

50、Passage 2 Some years ago, I was caught in a sudden, blinding snowstorm near Indiana, Pennsylvania. My car stalled at the edge of town. I walked into town and into the nearest store. The shop owner phoned for help to get my car out of the deep snow. In a short time, a tall blond man showed up with a team of horses and pulled my car out of the snow into town. I asked him how much I own him for his trouble. He refused any pay, saying, “I will charge you nothing but the promise that you will help the next man you find in trouble.” I thanked him and made the promise. After he left, the storekeeper explained that the guy who had helped me was a Mennonite who considered it wrong to charge anyone for a service made necessary by an act of God. Four years later, a friend and I were driving over flooded land south of St. Louis, Missouri. We crossed through water a foot deep without difficulty, but through my rearview mirror, I could see that the small car behind us was in trouble. I walked back with difficulty in the water while my companion turned the car around so I could hook up into his car with chains. We pulled the car out and waited until he got his engine started. Then he offered to pay me. I told him of my experience in Indiana, Pennsylvania, then repeated the Mennonite’ word: “I will charge you nothing but the promise that you will help the next man you find in trouble.” He promised, and we parted. About a year later, my family and I were camping about a hundred miles from Aurora, Missouri. We put up our tents near the James River. We’d been told that it never flooded at that time of the year. However, the river evidently misread the calendar. I woke up in the middle of the night with a very cold back from water deep enough to cover the canvas bed. We loaded our wet equipment into our car, but we were unable to drive it to higher ground. I walked to an inn some distance from our camping spot and asked the innkeeper if he could get help to pull us out. Shortly afterwards, a farmer showed up with a tractor and a long rope and pulled us to safe ground. When I offered to pay him, he told me of a man who had helped him get his tractor out of the mud and then said: “I will charge you nothing but the promise that you will help the next man that you find in trouble.” I had never imagined that a man’s act of kindness could have traveled so far and wide. 10. What’s the tone of this essay?（ ） 单选题 1分

51、Complete each of the following sentences with a (compound) word derived from the one(s) given in brackets. Write your words on the answer sheet. He has been more appreciated by people abroad than by his own （ ）. (country, man) 填空题 2分

52、The use of plenty of short, simple and elliptical sentences in the story creates a sense of （ ）. (emergent) 填空题 2分

53、She could not give us a very （ ） explanation for her decision to give up the opportunity. (reason) 填空题 2分

54、They were sitting on a （ ） bench, enjoying the warm sunshine. (wood) 填空题 2分

55、In the later period of the war, enemy planes began to （ ） the city even in the day time. (bomb) 填空题 2分

56、The money will be spent on training first- time （ ） to earn an honest living. (law, break) 填空题 2分

57、Without a valid visa, no （ ） will be allowed to enter the country. (tour) 填空题 2分

58、Kodak will （ ） production of black-and- white photographic paper by the end of 2005 due to its sales drop. (continue) 填空题 2分

59、One needs （ ） to get rid of such bad habits as smoking and alcoholism. (control, self) 填空题 2分

60、（ ） deeds are always encouraged in all cultures. (hero) 填空题 2分

61、Turn the following sentence into English and write your sentences on the answer sheet. 我要是你的话，绝不会做出这样的蠢事。 简答题 3分

62、我现在左右为难， 因为有人给我提供了两份工作， 并且两份工作听起来都很诱人。 简答题 3分

63、如果有效利用的话，因特网对于拓展学生的视野有着令人难以置信的潜力。 简答题 3分

64、一个人如果没有生活目标，就可能丧失希望，自暴自弃。 简答题 3分

65、如果他不近视，他早就成为一名飞行员了。 简答题 3分

66、Write a composition on the answer sheet in about 150 words, basing yourself on one of the text s you have learned. (15 points) Topic: Explain culture shock and the four stages of adjustment with the help of the following outline. (1) The honeymoon (2) The crises (3) The recovery (4) The adjustment. 简答题 15分