Part I Reading Comprehension (40%,2points for each)

　　Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C),and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　Passage One

　　Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage

　　You have been badly injured in a car accident. It is necessary to give you a blood transfusion because you lost a great deal of blood in the accident. However. Special care must be taken in selecting new blood for you. If the blood is too different from your own, the transfusion could kill you.

　　There are four basic types of blood: A, B,AB and O. A simple test can indicate a person’s blood type. Everybody is born with one of these four types of blood. Blood type, like hair co1or and height,is inherited from parents.

　　Because of substances contained in each type. the four groups must be transfused carefully. Basically, A and B cannot be mixed. A and B cannot receive AB, but AB may receive A or B. O can give to any other group; hence, it is often called the universal donor. For the opposite reason, AB is sometimes called universal recipient.However, because so many reactions can occur in transfusions. patients usua1ly receive only salt or plasma(1iquid) until their blood can be matched as exactly as possible in the blood bank of a hospital. In this way. it is possible to avoid-any bad reactions to the transfusion.

　　There is a relationship between your blood type and your nationality. Among Europeans and people of European ancestr1y. about 42 percent have type A while 45 percent have type O. The rarest is type AB. Other races have different percentages.For example,some American Indian groups have nearly 100 percent type O.

　　1. If the blood is too different from your own in blood transfusion,_ .

　　A) it may save you B) it has no effect

　　C) it could ki1l you D) it is very safe

　　2. People with type B blood can receive blood type_ .

　　A)AB B) B C)A D)both B and O

　　3. If you need a transfusion,the best and safest blood for you is__ __.

　　A) exactly the same type as yours B) type AB

　　C) a mixture of salt, plasma, and type O D) either A or O

　　4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

　　A)There is no relationship between blood and nationality.

　　B)Almost all of some American Indian groups have type O.

　　C) Blood type isn’t inherited from parents.

　　D)Among Europeans and people of European ancestry,the rarest is type O.

　　5. The passage is mainly about_ _.

　　A)the relationship between blood and nationality B) human blood types

　　C)transfusion D) blood and gene

　　Passage2

　　Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage

　　Fast-food restaurants are very popular in the United States. They are popular because the service is fast and the prices are low. 0f all the fast-food restaurants. McDonald’s is probably the most famous and the most popular.

　　McDonald’s is popular for several reasons. Customers can get the same food at any McDonald’s in any state or country. The employees are helpful and polite, and the tables and f1oors are clean. Ray Kroc, past president of McDonald’s, believed that helpful emp1oyees,a clean restaurant,and good food were necessary.

　　And McDonald’s customers do like the food. They like the sandwiches, the milk

　　Shakes,and the French fries. Of all the items on McDonald’s menu,the French fries are probably the most popular. They are good because of their specia1 preparation.

　　McDonald’s is a big business. But it is not too big or too rich to help ordinary people. For example. owners of restaurants participate in special community programs for children or senior citizens. The corporation owns special houses for sick children and their parents. Sometimes a child had to stay at a hospital for several weeks or months. Then the child's parents can stay at Ronald McDonald house. It is cheaper than staying at hotels,and the atmosphere is friendlier and more homelike.

　　People don't go to McDonald's because of community programs or Ronald

　　McDonald houses. They go because of the food. the fast service, and the low prices. They are like David Green. He says,“McDonald’s is my favorite place to eat in the whole world. l wouldn’t move to any town that didn’t have one.”

　　6. Fast-food restaurants are popular in the United States because of_ .

　　A) their simple food and low prices

　　B) their good service and high prices

　　C) their good food and low prices

　　D) their fast service and 1ow prices

　　7. People like McDonald’s most for all the following reasons except that__ _.

　　A) the food is good B) the employees are helpful and polite

　　C) the tables and f1oors are clean D) the service is faster than the others

　　8. Of a11 the items on McDonald’s menu,_ are perhaps the most delicious food

　　because of their special preparation.

　　A) the hamburgers B) the sandwiches

　　C) the French fries D)the milk shakes

　　9. The sentence“it is not too big or too rich to help ordinary people” means___ _ .

　　A) it is such a big and rich business that it doesn’t care about the ordinary people

　　B) it is always ready to help the ordinary people though it is not a very big and rich corporation

　　C) it is not able to help the ordinary people because it is not too big and rich

　　D) it is not big and rich enough to help the ordinary people

　　10. In the last paragraph, the author tells us that_ .

　　A) people go to McDonald’s because of the food. fast service and the low prices

　　B) people go to McDonald’s because of the cheaper Ronald McDonald houses

　　C) people won’t go to McDonald’s if there are no community programs

　　D) people don’t go to McDonald’s because of the food. fast service, and the low prices

　　Passage3

　　Questions ll to 15 are based on the following passage

　　What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow. Orange, red? If you do, you

　　must be an optimist,a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer grays and blues? Then you are probably quiet,shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference, as well as the effect that colors have on human beings. They tell us among other facts. that we do not choose our favorite color as we grow up--we are born with our preference. If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes. or at least as soon as you could see clearly.

　　Colors do influence our moods--there is no doubt about it. A yellow room

　　makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. 0n the other hand, black is depressing. A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area-until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply; perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.

　　Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active, It is an established fact that factory workers work better. harder. and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.

　　11. The author regards the physiologists findings as_ .

　　A)groundless B)unnecessary C)reasonable D)great

　　12. According to the psychologists, people’s color preference_ _.

　　A) is born in them B) is gradually developed in their growing up

　　C) is imposed on them by their parents D) can be changed sometimes

　　13. It can be concluded from the passage that it’s better to paint the dining room_ .

　　A)grey B)blue C)white D)yellow

　　14. The example of the bridge is used to illustrate that_ .

　　A) people tend to kill themselves by jumping from the bridges

　　B) color of the bridges can affect people to a great degree

　　C) the bridge should have been repainted earlier

　　D) color can kill people sometimes

　　15.In the factories, machines are painted_ _ to make the workers more active.

　　A)grey B)black C)orange D)red

　　Passage4

　　Questions l6 to 20 are based on the following passage

　　One of the things I am rea1ly fond of is the weekly shopping experience. I like to imagine pushing the trolley slowly around the supermarket and taking anything that interests me. But my experience is not always exciting.

　　First it is necessary to get a shopping trolley. Carefully designed not only to hold al1 shapes and sizes of purchases. a single tro1ley is hard to get out of the line of trolleys where it is parked. Often one needs the help of two strong men.

　　The next lesson is that women never follow a logica1 route when shopping. Your wife has disappeared before you know it. After ten minutes of searching. when you finally find her in a far comer. she inquires: “Where have you been. dear? ”

　　Supermarket managers are sent on courses to learn how to tempt the customers and persuade them to buy goods they do not really need. at prices they are not able to afford. As a newcomer,I am often taken in by their clever techniques, as I take many goods off the shelves. But I am often discouraged by my wife.“Put it back, dear. You’ve tried that before and didn't take to it.” “No,it’s too expensive.”

　　After the week’s groceries have been collected. The last trial is passing through the checkout counter. Never join the shortest queue. It usually contains several shoppers who pay by writing out a personal cheque and who wait until all their purchases have been totaled up before beginning a mad search through their handbags for their cheque-books. When the book is found, the customer never knows the date, asks again for the forgotten total and forgets to put the address on the back. Don’t be fooled, either, by thinking that this is the end of the exercise. When the cheque has been carefully examined by the cashier. a bell rings, and there is a further wait until a supervisor arrives to say that the cheque can be accepted.

　　16. The author enjoys the weekly shopping experience because_ _.

　　A) the checkout girls are always quick and efficient

　　B) the people who are packing their shopping are very friendly

　　C) it makes him feel that he can take whatever he’s interested in

　　D) the supermarket manager often gives good advice to his customers

　　17. According to the author. which is NOT true about the trolleys in a supermarket?

　　A) They are not convenient to carry things that are easy to break.

　　B) It’s not easy to get a tro1ley out of the line without somebody's help.

　　C) They are designed to hold goods of different sizes and shapes.

　　D) They are parked in lines for customers to take.

　　18. The shortest queue often moves slower because_ .

　　A) it means the checkout girl is less efficient

　　B) there are usually some customers who pay by writing out a cheque

　　C) customers there are generally more forgetful

　　D) most customers tend to join that queue

　　19. When you write out a cheque, you must do the following EXCEPT_ _.

　　A) getting the permission from the supervisor

　　B) putting your address on the back of the cheque

　　C) writing the date when you sign your cheque

　　D) writing the correct amount of money you should pay

　　20. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　A) Supermarkets can provide you with almost anything you need for daily life.

　　B) Women are often more careful about what to buy.

　　C) It wil1 be more convenient if you take a planned route when shopping.

　　D) Supermarket managers are trained to offer good advice for customers.

　　Part II Vocabulary (l0%,0.5 point for each)

　　Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B). C). and D). Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　21. Online learning makes a great_ on the traditional classroom.

　　A) impact B) opportunity C) circumstance D) comment

　　22. She is very busy; she doesn’t have much time.

　　A)leisure B)relax C)social D)stress

　　23. Your support is to the success of my plan

　　A)traditional B)favorite C)vital D)highly

　　24. Since China has entered the WT0,the_ on foreign businesses wil1 gradually

　　be reduced.

　　A)reality B)restrictions C)interaction D)project

　　25. The Internet enables us to_ the world without leaving home.

　　A) predict B) extend C) obtain D) explore

　　26. He has planned for his eldest so to his business when he is 65

　　A) take on B) take over C) take up D)take in

　　27. Dr. Smith was criticized for his duties.

　　A)ignoring B)overlooking C)omitting D)neglecting

　　28. How I_ _you! I wish I could write as beautifully as you do.

　　A)approach B)failure C)survey D)envy

　　29. We are that we can overcome the difficulties.

　　A)confident B) permanent C)remarkable D)panic

　　30. To_ __the language barrier, they are working hard at English.

　　A)amuse B)surround C)conquer D)register

　　31. His father was quite stubborn and it was impossible to_ him of his mistakes.

　　A)convince B)exchange C)request D)withdraw

　　32. The drug_ my toothache. It was really effective.

　　A)depressed B)maintained C)relieved D)handled

　　33. I’ll give you five minutes to__ __the problem. A) work up B) work out C)put up D)put out

　　34. We must recover the stolen goods at all __ __.

　　A)conditions B)costs C)pays D)accounts

　　35. The tourist industry_ greatly to the economy of that country.

　　A)supports B)benefits C)contributes D)assists

　　36. We would much_ _ it if you could do us that favor.

　　A)associate B)appreciate C)approach D)appropriate

　　37. We did not send you an invitation as we took it for _that you would come.

　　A)known B)sure C)positive D)granted

　　38. They get out together once in a__ _ but not very often.

　　A)time B)period C)while D)whole

　　39. Make sure you_ enough time for doing your homework.

　　A) set aside B) set up C) set about D) set apart

　　40. She stood waving until the train was out of_.

　　A)way B)reach C)sight D)scene

　　Part Ⅲ Structure (l0%,0.5 point for each)

　　Directions: In this part there are 20 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　41. Hardly had I reached the airport_ _the plane tool off.

　　A)when B)as C)since D)than

　　42. He was much kinder to me, _ _made the others jealous.

　　A)that B)which C)what D)it

　　43. The number of the students who can attend this course_ _fifteen.

　　A)have B)has C)are D)is

　　44. The road is so wet. It_ _last night.

　　A) should have rained B) must have rained .

　　C)could have rained D)would have rained

　　45. She wanted to know what_ _at the meeting.

　　A) had been happened B) was happened

　　C) had happened D) has happened

　　46. The lecture was so_ _that the audiences were_ _to death.

　　A)bored…boring B)bored…bored

　　C)boring…boring D)boring…bored

　　47. According to_ _I have been told, they should move in within two weeks.

　　A)that B)what C)it D)which

　　48. So late_ _in the town that a11 the buses had stopped running.

　　A) he arrived B) arrived he C) did he arrive D) he did arrive

　　49. I must get_ _about the subject before I write this article.

　　A) few information B) little information

　　C) a few more information D) a little more information

　　50. Asia is_ _Europe.

　　A) four times larger as B) as four times large as

　　C) larger four times than D) four times as large as

　　51. It is such a fine day. I feel like_ _to the park.

　　A)to go B) going C) go D) went

　　52. Today more and more students have come_ _realize the importance of learning English and computer well.

　　A)on B) to C) out D) up with

　　53. I was watching TV, _ _my mother was cooking in the kitchen.

　　A)while B)that C)but D)then

　　54. If it had not been for the storm we_ _much earlier.

　　A) should arrive B) would arrive

　　C) should have arrived D) might arrive

　　55. It’s high time you_ _.

　　A) stop smoking B) stop to smoke

　　C) stopped smoking D)will stop to

　　56. The work_ _ by the time you get there.

　　A) has done B) was done

　　C) had been done D) will have been done

　　57. The Chinese seemed to take pride_ _their economic achievements.

　　A)in B)on C)with D)at

　　58. That place is worth_ _hundreds of miles to visit.

　　A)traveling B)travel C)traveled D)to travel

　　59. The dean suggested that we_ _an investigation into the problem.

　　A) would do B) must do C) do D) have done

　　60. _ _clever you are, there is always room for you to make progress.

　　A)Whatever B)Whenever C)Wherever D)However

　　Part IV Cloze (10%, 0.5 point for each)

　　Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D) below the passage. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age. their families

　　place them in nursing homes. They are left in the 61 of strangers for the rest of their lives. Their 62 children visit them only occasionally. but more often. they do not have any 63 visitors. The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate 64 story. In fact. family members provide over 80 percent of the care 65 elderly people need. Samuel Prestoon. a sociologist. studied 66 the American family is changing. He reported that by the time the 67 American couple reaches 40 years of age, they have more parents than children. 68 , because people today live longer after an i1lness than people did years 69 . family members must provide long term care. More psychologists have found that all caregivers 70 a common characteristic: A1l caregivers believe that they are the best 71 for the job. In other words, they al1 felt that they 72 do the job better than anyone else. Social workers 73 caregivers to find out why they took 74 the responsibility of caring for an elderly relative. Many caregivers believed they had 75 to help their relative. Some stated that helping others 76 them feel more useful. Others hoped that by helping 77 now, they would deserve care when they became old and 78 .Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a 79 satisfying experience for everyone who might be 80 .

　　61.A)hands B)arms C)bodies D)homes

　　62.A)growing B)grown C)being grown D)having grown

　　63.A)constant B)lasting C)regular D)normal

　　64.A)imaginary B)imaginable C)imaginative D)imagery

　　65.A)that B)this C)those D)these

　　66.A)when B)how C)what D)where

　　67.A)common B)ordinary C)standard D)average

　　68.A)Further B)however C)moreover D)whereas

　　69.A)before B)ago C)later D)lately

　　70.A)share B)enjoy C)divide D)consent

　　71.A)person B)people C)character D)man

　　72.A)would B)will C)could D)can

　　73.A)questioned B)interviewed C)inquired D)interrogate

　　74.A)in B)up C)on D)off

　　75.A)admiration B)initiative C)necessity D)obligation

　　76.A)cause B)enable C)make D)get

　　77.A)someone B)anyone C)everyone D)anybody

　　78.A)elderly B)dependent C)dependable D)independent

　　79.A)similarly B)differently C)mutually D)certainly

　　80.A)involved B)excluded C)included D)considered

　　Part V Translation from English to Chinese(l5%, 3 points for each)

　　Directions: In this part there is a passage with 5 underlined parts, numbered 81 to 85. After reading the passage carefully. you should translate the underlined parts into Chinese. Remember to write your translation on the Answer Sheet.

　　Sophia Stella is one of many undergraduates who become involved. one way or

　　another. in research performed at the university. Some do it for academic credit. Some for money,some just for experience.81.Students and professors agree that an undergraduate research project can be uniquely beneficial to both parties.

　　82.Ideally,undergraduate research is an opportunity for the kind of intensive study

　　That can expand the mind in ways traditional courses can’t.Economics Professor

　　Ralph Edison says: “To rea1ly understand a discipline you have to get the feeling that knowledge isn't just out there and you passively have to absorb it, but rather that it's constantly being created and were constantly rethinking things….” 83. He points out that research can be exciting because a research project really gives students an opportunity to answer real-life questions that we don’t know the answers to.

　　84.Research also spurs independent thinking and intellectual confidence in students. Amelia, a graduate student in computer science. says,“You had to go out and learn on your own. You weren't going to be spoon-fed.” Her fond memories of work as an undergraduate researcher played an important role in her decision to leave her Wall Street programming job and return to Columbia as a graduate student.

　　Arthur Hannah. a political science graduate of Columbia College says

　　undergraduate research“felt like a whole new mode of learning.” 85. Instead of

　　for the knowledge we do have ,he say, research forces students to look for

　　Know1edge we don’t have. It's a process of looking for holes and trying to plug them, which is completely different from the classroom experience of learning what others already know.

　　Part VI Translation from Chinese to English(l5%,3 points for each)

　　Directions: In this part there are five sentences, numbered from 86 to 90, in Chinese. You are asked to translate these sentences into English on the Answer Sheet.

　　86. 盡管很忙，他每天至少花兩小時上網了解最新消息 。

　　87. 隨著電子郵件的廣泛應用，垃圾郵件(junk email)問題已引起人們的極大關注。

　　88. 在是否要辦一個新社團的問題上，我們的意見很不一致。

　　89. 吸煙是導致肺癌的主要因素。

　　90. 學校將延長圖書館和教室的開放時間，盡量滿足學生的需求。