Ⅱ.Cloze:(15%)

　　Complete the passage by putting in the blanks the correct choice. Write your right letter on the Answer Sheet:

　　If it takes you six hours to read this book, somewhere in the world 2,500 people will have died of starvation or of hunger?related illness by the time you 1 .

　　Why are so many 2 ? Susan George affirms with conviction, and with solid evidence, that it is not because there 3 too many passengers on “Spaceship Earth”, not because of bad weather of changing climates, but because food 4 by the rich. 5 the poor go hungry.

　　The multinational agribusiness corporations, Western governments with their food “aid” policies and supposedly neutral multilateral development organizations 6responsibility for their 7 . They all work in cooperation 8 local elites themselves nurtured and protected by the powerful in the 9 world. United States agripower gives the way, leads the pack and is 10 imposing its control over the whole planet.

　　Only those 11 people who can become consumers will eat in the Brave New World being shaped 12 the well?fed. The standard liberal solutions to 13 the world — population control or the Green Revolution—are just what the hungry poor don't need. All they need is social change, otherwise known as 14 . With that, they could, and would, resolve most of their problems 15 .

　　1.A. spend B. read C. finish D. overtake

　　2.A. hungry B. poor C. rich D. civilized

　　3.A. are B. were C. aren't D. left

　　4.A. was offered B. is controlled C. is meant D. is yielded

　　5.A. However B. After all C. Still D. Only

　　6.A. shift B. share C. originate D. insure

　　7.A. inspection B. help C. fate D. impact

　　8.A. to B. against C. with D. among

　　9.A. developed B. developing C. whole D. current

　　10.A. ideally B. repeatedly C. gradually D. exclusively

　　11.A. unlucky B. ill-fed C. willing D. fortunate

　　12.A. without B. by C. into D. over

　　13.A. affecting B. changing C. ruling D. feeding

　　14.A. trend B. might C. evolution D. justice

　　15.A. in no time B. ourselves C. themselves D. by them

　　Ⅲ. Choose the correct paraphrasing of the following sentences, and then write your right letter on the Answer Sheet:(10%)

　　1. But nothing becomes an icon more than a tragic and early death.

　　A. A tragic and early death can make a common person an icon.

　　B. Without a tragic and early death, it is still impossible for a person to be an icon even if he has good looks and a special charisma.

　　C. But the easiest way for a celebrity to be an icon is a tragic and early death.

　　D. But all icon must have a tragic and early death.

　　2. That did not answer; the sherry was a little too dry.

　　A. His efforts of selling sherry proved a failure; the sherry was not moist enough.

　　B. Nobody answered his hawking; people did not buy his sherry because it was too dry.

　　C. His trail of selling sherry did not provide a solution; he soon became tired of it again.

　　D. He did not get money in this business; the sherry dried out and he had nothing to sell.

　　3. The Sea Around Us was a delightful antidote to our ignorance.

　　A. Because of our ignorance, The Sea Around Us becomes a delightful reading-matter.

　　B. It is not only a delightful book but also a useful one, because it can cure the disease of ignorance.

　　C. Being an appealing book, The Sea Around Us enlarged our limited knowledge of the ocean and its creatures.

　　D. The Sea Around Us is a healthy book which is especially helpful for the ignorant.

　　4. But he could see that the gift required caution and watchfulness.

　　A. But he could see that only person with caution and watchfulness would have such gift.

　　B. But he could understand that the gift always comes together with caution and watchfulness.

　　C. It was apparent to him that the gift was very careful and watching when it was benficical.

　　D. But he understood that he must use his gift in a careful and alert way, or it might be harmful.

　　5. Get out in the kitchen and help Doris do those dirty dishes.

　　A. Get out from here and go to the kitchen; help Doris making the dishes dirty.

　　B. Go to the kitchen and help Doris make dishes.

　　C. Go out from here and go to the kitchen; help Doris wash those dirty dishes.

　　D. Go out and go to the kitchen; help Doris move those dishes.

　　Ⅳ. Translate the following sentences into English, and then write your answer on the Answer Sheet:(15%)

　　1. 那位老人的子女不明白，从市场买菜更便宜，他为什么还要费大劲自己去种菜。(take the trouble to)

　　2. 谁也没有找出解决问题的方法，最后还是比尔想出了个主意。(come up with)

　　3. 她希望她女儿能够自立，而不要靠她的丈夫养活。(be dependent on)

　　4. 你要是穿这件连衣裙去参加葬礼，你会出丑的。(make a fool of)

　　5. 他是一个能力很强的律师，但在同行中间人缘不太好。(popular with)