I.VocabularyandStructure1.---DoyoumindifIsithere?---_______C________.A.Notatall.Thereisplentyofroom.B.Ofcourse.Dositdown,please.C.Nevermind.I’dliketohavesomecompanion.D.Sure.I’dliketohavesomeonetotalkto2.–Whydoyoualwaystellmewhattodo?Tobefrank,Idon’tlikeit.---Iknow,but__D__.A.Idon’tlikeiteither.B.HowdoIdoforyou?C.Ijustwantthebestforyou.D.Obviously.Youareright.3.----Thatwasadeliciousdinner.----_B_.A.Thankyou.Don’tmentionit.B.You’rewelcome.C.Notsodelicious,I’mafraid.D.I’mgladyouenjoyedit.4.---Youaremostbeautifulinthatredsweater.---__C__.A.Oh,no.It’sjustanoldone,andIhavehaditforyears.B.Yes.Ithinkitgoesnicelywithmypants.C.Thankyou.Mymomknitteditformesomeyearsago.D.Oh,butI’mnotsureifitsuitsme.5.---ImissedProf.Wang’slinguisticsclassagainyesterday.----_____C_____.Congratulations!Howniceyouare!Whatapity!Haveaniceweekend.6.Shecouldn’tunderstandhis____C_____ofcountrylifetocitylife.A.liking B.reference C.preference D.loving7.Itis___A___towalkonthetopofthewall.A.dangerous B.serious C.notorious D.vigorous8.Hisparentsdidn’tconsenttohis___A___withMary.A.marriage B.dependence C.reliance D.charge9.Basicchemicalknowledgeisanecessary____B_____forresearchinanynaturalscience.A.flat B.foundation C.base D.platform10.Anew__B___inonebranchofknowledgewillprobablyhavegreatinfluenceonanother.A.average B.discovery C.recovery D.coverage11.OneofthemaincharactersinShakespeare’splayAMerchantinVeniceisthe___C____Shylock.A.greasy B.great C.greedy D.greeting12.Themankindhasdonemany____A_____thingstonatureinitscourseofcivilization.A.destructive B.instructive C.progressive D.sensitive13.Thenaturalenvironment___D___greatlyfromplacetoplace.A.diffracts B.differentiates C.distinguishes D.differs14.TheuseofwildanimalsincircuseswasaninnovationfirstintroducedintheUnitedStates.DA.anumber B.aprogram C.amusicalspectacle D.anewidea15.BenjaminFranklinwasnotthefirsttosuggesttherelationshipbetweenlightningandtheelectricity,buthisexperimentwithakitewasoriginal.DA.define B.confirm C.examine D.propose16.Thetypeanddegreeofmolecularmotionofasubstancedependontheamountofthermalenergypresent.AA.aredeterminedby B.limit C.radiate D.aresupportedby17.Theyoung,especially,haveno____A_____abouthotweather.A.complaint B.irritation C.trouble D.doubt18.Wehearalottodayaboutthe____C____ofeducation.A.inability B.helplessness C.failure D.loss19.Bythenradiobroadcastswerereachingthe___D____ofhomesincountriesallovertheworld.A.priority B.superiority C.minority D.majority20.HisillnessmayresultCmalnutrition.A.in B.to C.from D.for21.ThemanagerwillhavetohiretwopeopletomakeupBthelosttime.A.in B.for C.on D.of22.AkeyBthebackdoorisalwayskeptonahighledgeabovethedoor.A.for B.to C.of D.on23.___D____hewasworried,hetriedtoappearcalm.A.Despite B.Unless C.Yet D.Although24.Somehotelstaffspeak___A____English.A.little B.small C.few D.scarcely25.It’snouse____B___togetabargainthesedays.A.toexpect B.expecting C.lookingforwardto D.youexpectII.ClozeThereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage(s).ForeachblanktherearefivechoicesmarkedA,B,C,DandE.ChoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage(s).Peoplewhospeakorperformbeforethepublicsometimesmaysufferfrom"StageFright".Stagefrightmakesapersonnervous.Inthatcase,itcanmakeone'smindgolankandforget36oneoughttosay,ortoact.Actors,musicians,dancers,lawyers,evenradioshowhostssufferedfromstagefrightatonetimeor37.DianaNicholsisanexpertinhelpingpeoplefreefromstagefrightatamedicalcenterinNewYorkCity.Shehelpsactorslearnto38themselves.MissNicholssayssomepeoplehavealwaysbeenafraidtoperformbeforetheaudience.Others,shesays,developstagefrightaftera(n)tearfulexperience.Sheoffersthemwaystocontrolthefear.Onewayistosmile39goingontothestage.Takingtwodeepbreathsalsohelps.Deepbreathinghelpsyou40controlofyourbody.MissNicholspersuadesherpatientstotellthemselvesthattheirspeechorperformancedoesnothavetobe41.It'sallrighttomakeamistake.Shetellsthemtheyshouldnotbetoonervouswhiletheyareperforming.Itisimportantthattheyshouldcontinuetoperformwhilesheistellingthem.Aftereachperformance,theydiscusswhathappenedandfindoutwhat42helpedandwhatdidnot.Astheyperformmoreandmore,theywillfearlessandlessasmuchas50%.MissNicholssaystheaimisonlytoreducestagefright,nottosmoothitaway43.Thisis44alittlestagefrightmakesapersonmorecareful,and45theperformance.B36.A.when B.what C.how D.whetherC37.A.two B.other C.anotherD.theother B38.A.cure B.control C.holdD.protectD39.A.after B.while C.duringD.beforeC40.A.get B.make C.takeD.haveA41.A.perfect B.fine C.goodD.pleasantB42.A.people B.advice C.wordsD.measuresC43.A.practically B.easily C.completelyD.reallyD44.A.why B.that C.sinceD.becauseB45.A.increases B.improves C.hurtsD.putsonIII.ReadingComprehensionPassage1Manycountriesfaceasomewhatmoreseriouseconomicproblemintheformofanunfavorabletradebalancewithothernations.Suchanimbalanceexistswhenthetotalvalueofacountry’simportsexceedsthatofitsexports.Forexample,ifacountrybuys$25billionofproductsfromothercountries,yetsellsonly$10billionofitsownproductsoverseas,itstradedeficit（貿(mào)易逆差）is$15billion.Manyunderdevelopednationsfindthemselvesinthispositionbecausetheylacknaturalresourcesortheindustrialcapacitytousetheseresources,andthushavetoimportrawmaterialsormanufacturedgoods. Oneeffectofatradedeficitistheflowofcurrencyoutofacountry.Inthecaseofanunderdevelopednation,thiscancausemanyfinancialdifficulties,includingfailuretomeetdebtpaymentsandobstaclestocreationofanindustrialbase.EveninthecaseofafullydevelopednationsuchastheUnitedStates,alargetradedeficitisareasonforalarm.Americanproducts,madebywell-paidworkersinU.S.industries,costmoretoproducethanthosemadeinplaceslikeAsia,wherelaborandmaterialcostsaremuchlower.Moneyspentonforeignproductsismoneynotspentonitemsproducedbydomesticindustries.46.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?B

A.Someworldwideeconomicproblems.

B.Thecauseandconsequencesoftradedeficit.

C.Lackofresourcesinunderdevelopedcountries.

D.Highlaborandmaterialcostsindevelopedcountries47.Accordingtothepassage,atradeimbalanceoccurswhen________.B

A.acountryisfacingseriousfinancialproblems

B.acountrybuysmorefromothercountriesthanitsellsoverseas

C.thevalueofacountry’sexportsisgreaterthanthatofitsimports

D.productsimportedaremoreexpensivethanthoseexported48.Manyunderdevelopedcountrieshavetradedeficitsbecause________.D

A.theyfailedtomeetdebtpayments

B.theyexportmostoftheirnaturalresourcestoothercountries

C.theyborrowtoomuchmoneyfromothercountries

D.theyhavetoimportmostoftheirmanufacturedproducts49.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasapossiblecauseofatradeimbalance?A

A.Theflowofcurrencyoutofthecountry.

B.LowlaborandmaterialcostsinAsiancountries.

C.Lackofnaturalresources.

D.Anundevelopedindustrialbase.50.ItcanbeinferredfromthispassagethatAmericanindustries________.B

A.donotpaytheirworkerss