第1部分:词汇选项(第1~15题,每题1分,共15分)
下面共有15个句子,每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线,请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
1 The price of vegetables fluctuates according to the weather
A jumps B rises
C falls D changes
2 Did you do that to irritate her?
A tease B attract
C annoy D protect
3 Mary looked pale and weary.
A ill B tired
C worried D peaceful
4 The water in this part of the river has been contaminated by sewage (污水)
A polluted B downgraded
C mixed D blackened
5 Her treatment of the subject is exhaustive.
A very boring B very thorough
C very interesting D very touching
6 Alice is a fascinating girl.
A a beautiful B a pretty
C an attractive D a pleasant
7 Her mood can be gauged by her reaction to the most trivial of incidents
A displayed B shown
C proved D assessed
8 The old lady let her flat to an English couple
A offered B rented
C provided D sold
9 She stood there, crying and trembling with fear.
A shaking B staggering
C struggling D murmuring
10 They strolled around the lake for an hour or so.
A ran B rolled
C walked D raced
11 The conclusion can be deduced from the premises
A argued B derived
C permitted D come
12 I can no longer tolerate his actions.
A put up with B accept
C take D suffer from
13 Our plan is to allocate one member of staff to handle appointments.
A ask B persuade
C assign D order
14 She has been the subject of massive media coverage.
A extensive B negative
C responsive D explosive
15 I expect that she will be able to cater for your particular needs
A supply B reach
C provide D meet
第2部分:阅读判断(第16~22题,每题1分,共7分)
阅读下面这篇短文,短文后列出了7个句子,请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断。如果该句提供的是正确信息,请在答题卡上把A涂黑;如果该句提供的是错误信息,请在答题卡上把B涂黑;如果该句的信息文章中没有提及,请在答题卡上把C涂黑。
Norwich
Norwich, the capital of the part of Britain known as East Anglia, has been in existence for more than two thousand years. It began as a small village beside the River Wensum. At the time of the Norman invasion in 1066 it had grown to become one of the largest towns in England.
With two cathedrals and a mosque (清真寺), Norwich has long been a popular centre for various religions. The first cathedral was built in 1095 and has recently celebrated its 900th anniversary, while Norwich itself had a year of celebration in 1994 to mark the 800th anniversary of the city receiving a Royal Charter. This allowed it to be called a city and to govern itself independently.
Today, in comparison with places like London or Manchester, Norwich is quite small, with a population of around 150,000, but in the 16th century Norwich was the second largest city of England. It continued to grow for the next 300 years and got richer and richer, becoming famous for having as many churches as there are weeks in the year and as many pubs as there are days in the year.
Nowadays, there are far fewer churches and pubs, but in 1964 the University of East Anglia was built in Norwich. With its fast-growing student population and its success as a modern commercial centre (Norwich is the biggest centre for insurance services outside London), the city now has a wide choice of entertainment: theatres, cinemas, nightclubs, busy cafes, excellent restaurants, and a number of arts and leisure centres. There is also a football team, whose colours are green and yellow. The team is known as "The Canaries (金丝雀)", though nobody can be sure why.
Now the city's attractions include another important development, a modern shopping centre called 'The Castle Mall'. The people of Norwich lived with a very large hole in the middle of their city for over two years, as builders dug up the main car park. Lorries moved nearly a million tons of earth so that the roof of the Mall could become a city centre park, with attractive water pools and hundreds of trees. But the local people are really pleased that the old open market remains, right in the heart of the city and next to the new development. Both areas continue to do good business, proving that Norwich has managed to mix the best of the old and the new.
16 The River Wensum flows by Norwich
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
17 People have lived by the River Wensum for at least 2,000 years
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
18 Norwich has been a city since its first cathedral was built
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
19 Norwich has always been one of the smallest English cities
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
20 The number of foreign students in Norwich has been increasing since 1964.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
21 The football team is called "The Canaries" because of the colours the players wear.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
22 It took more than two years to build "The Castle Mall"
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
第3部分:概括大意与完成句子(第23~30题,每题1分,共8分)
阅读下面这篇短文,短文后有2项测试任务:(1)第23~26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2~5段每段选择1个正确的小标题;(2)第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项,分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上.
Keeping Cut Flowers
1 While everybody enjoys fresh cut flowers around their house, few people know how to keep them for as long as possible. This may be done by keeping in mind a few simple facts.
2 An important thing to remember about cut flowers is that they are sensitive to temperature. For example, studies have shown that cut carnations(康乃馨)retain their freshness eight times longer when kept at 12℃ than when kept at 26℃. Keeping freshly harvested flowers at the right temperatures is probably the most important aspect of flower care.
3 Flowers are not intended by nature to live very long. Their biological purpose is simply to attract birds or insects, such as bees, for pollination(授粉). After that, they quickly dry up and die. The process by which flowers consume oxygen and produce carbon dioxide(二氧化碳), called respiration(呼吸), generates the energy the flower needs to give the flower its shape and color. The making of seeds also depends on this energy. While all living things respire, flowers have a high level of respiration. A result of all this respiration is hea