[D] soon



32. In an accident when two cars run into each other, they ________.



[A] hit



[B] knock



[C] strike



[D] collide



33. The noise was caused by a boy ________ a cat through the garden.



[A] catching



[B] fighting



[C] following



[D] chasing



34. He drove fast and arrived an hour ________ of schedule.



[A] in advance



[B] ahead



[C] abreast



[D] in front



35. This ticket ________ you to a free meal in our new restaurant.



[A] gives



[B] entitles



[C] grants



[D] credits



Section IV Close Test



For each numbered blank in the following passage there are four choices labeled [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose the best one and put your choice in the ANSWER SHEET. Read the whole passage before making your choice. (10 points)



EXAMPLE:



For instance, the automobile tunnel might ________ huge ventilation problems.



[A] make



[B] bring



[C] raise



[D] create



ANSWER: [D]



Cheques have __36__ replaced money as a means of exchange for they are widely accepted everywhere. Though this is very convenient for both buyer and seller, it should not be forgotten that cheques are not real money: they are quite valueless in themselves. A shop-keeper always runs a certain __37__ when he accepts a cheques and he is quite __38__ his rights if on occasion, he refuses to do so.



People do not always know this and are shocked if their good faith is called __39__. An old and very wealthy friend of mine told me he had an extremely unpleasant experience. He went to a famous jewelry shop which keeps a large __40__ of precious stones and asked to be shown some pearl necklaces. After examining several trays, he decided to buy a particularly fine string of pearls and asked if he could pay by Cheques. The assistant said that this was quite __41__ but the moment my friend signed his name, he was invited into the manager's office.



The manager was very polite, but he explained that someone with exactly the same name had presented them with a worthless Cheque not long ago. My friend got very angry when he heard this and said he would buy a necklace somewhere else. When he got up to go, the manager told him that the police would arrive at any moment and he had better stay __42__ the wanted to get into serious trouble. __43__, the police arrived soon afterwards. They apologized to my friend for the __44__, but explained that a person who had used the same name as his was responsible for a number of recent robberies. Then the police asked my friend to copy out a note which had been used by the thief in a number of shops. The note __45__: "I have a gun in my pocket. Ask no questions and give me all the money in the safe." Fortunately, my friend's handwriting was quite unlike the thief's. He was not only allowed to go without further delay, but to take the string of pearls with him.



36. [A] exactly



[B] really



[C] largely



[D] thoroughly



37. [A] danger



[B] chance



[C] risk



[D] opportunity



38. [A] within



[B] beyond



[C] without



[D] out of



39. [A] in difficulty



[B] in doubt



[C] in earnest



[D] in question



40. [A] amount



[B] stock



[C] number



[D] store



41. [A] in order



[B] in need



[C] in use



[D] in common



42. [A] whether



[B] if



[C] otherwise



[D] unless



43. [A] Really



[B] Sure enough



[C] Certainly



[D] However



44. [A] treatment



[B] manner



[C] inconvenience



[D] behaviour



45. [A] read



[B] told



[C] wrote



[D] informed



Section V Verb Forms



Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the verbs given in the brackets. Put your answer in the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)



EXAMPLE:



It is highly desirable that a new president ________ (appointed) for this college.



ANSWER: (should) be appointed



46. With all factors (consider) we think this program may excel all the others in achieving the goal.



47. They had been working round the clock for a couple of days (hope) to get the design out before their competitors did.



48. There's a general understanding among the members of the Board of Directors that chief attention (give) to the undertaking that is expected to bring in highest profit.



49. If we don't start out now, we must risk (miss) the train.



50. This test (intend) to reinforce what you have learnt in the past few weeks.



51. The members of the delegation were glad (stay) longer than originally planned.



52. With full knowledge of his past experience, we knew all along that he (succeed).



53. (Know not) what appropriate measures to be taken to cope with the situation, he wrote to his lawyer for advice.



54. It's no good (write) to him, he never answers letters. The only thing to do is to go and see him.



55. (Come) what may, we're not going to make any concessions to his unreasonable demands.



Section VI Error-detection and Correction



Each question consists of a sentence with four underlined parts (words or phrases). These parts are labeled [A], [B], [C], and [D]. Choose the part of the sentence that is incorrect and put your choice in the ANSWER SHEET. Then, without altering the meaning of the sentence, write down the correct word or phrase on the line in the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)



EXAMPLE:



You've to hurry up if you want to buy something because [A] there's [B] hardly something [C] left. [D]



ANSWER: [C] anything



56. In [A] his response to [B] the advertisement, Ed. replied that he was looking for a full-time position [C] not a part-time [D] one.



57. No one who has seen [A] him work [B] in the laboratory can deny [C] that William has great capabilities of [D] research.



58. Neither of the alternatives that had been outlined [A] at the last meeting [B] were [C] acceptable to [D] the executive committee.



59. Airline companies today require [A] that all luggage's [B] be inspected [C] before passengers are admitted into [D] the waiting rooms.



60. Although Alice has been [A] to the mountains many times [B] be fore, she still [C] loves visiting it. [D]



61. An important function of the World Health Organization is to improve [A] the healthy [B] and living conditions for the sick and the poor of [C] world [D]



62. The element carbon is widely [A] found [B] in nature [C] in many forms including both diamonds as well as [D] coal.



63. While still a young boy [A] Bizet knew to play [B] the piano well and as [C] he grew older, he wrote operas, the most famous of which [D] is Carmen.



64. Despite the fact that [A] the South Pole is as snow-covered [B] and stormy-weathered [C] as the North Pole, it is colder [D] than the North Pole.



65. Climate [A] conditions vary widely [B] from place to place and from season to season, but a certain order and pattern [C] can be identifiable. [D]



Section VII Chinese-English Translation



Translate the following sentences into English (15 points)



66. 所有那些努力工作的人都应得到鼓励。



67. 我们恳切希望你早日给我们一个答复。



68. 即使你说服不了他，也不要灰心丧气。



69. 这件事至今还没有得出正确的结论。



70. 你讲英语时，发音要准，否则人家就听不懂你的意思。



Section VIII English-Chinese Translation



Translate the following passage into Chinese. Only the underlined sentences are to be translated. (20 points)



Have there always been cities? (71) Life without large urban areas may seem inconceivable to us, but actually cities are relatively recent development. Groups with primitive economics still manage without them. The trend, however, is for such groups to disappear, while cities are increasingly becoming the dominant mode of man's social existence. (72) Historically, city life has always been among the elements which form a civilization. Any high degree of human endeavor and achievement has been closely linked to life in an urban environment. (73) It is virtually impossible to imagine that universities, hospitals, large businesses or even science and technology could have come into being without cities to support them. To most people, cities have traditionally been the areas where there was a concentration of culture as well as of opportunity. (74) In recent years, however, people have begun to become aware that cities are also areas where there is a concentration of problems. What has happened to the modern American city? Actually, the problem is not such a new one. Long before this century started, there had begun a trend toward the concentration of the poor of the American society into the cities. Each great wave of immigration from abroad and from the rural areas made the problem worse. During this century, there has also been the development of large suburban areas surrounding the cities, for the rich prefer to live in these areas. Within the cities, sections may be sharply divided into high and low rent districts, the "right side of town" and the slums.



Of course, everyone wants to do something about this unhappy situation. But there is no agreement as to goals. Neither is there any systematic approach or integrated program. Opinions are as diverse as the people who give them. (75) But one basic difference of opinion concerns the question of whether or not the city as such is to be preserved. Perhaps transportation and the means of communication have really made it possible for there to be an end to the big cities. Of course, there is the problem of persuading people to move out of them of their own free will. (76) And there is also the objection that the city has always been the core from which cultural advancement has radiated. Is this, however, still the case today in the presence of easy transportation and communication? Does culture arise as a result of people living together communally, or is it too the result of decisions made at the level of government and the communications industry?



It is probably true to say that most people prefer to preserve the cities. Some think that the cities could be cleaned up or totally rebuilt. This is easy to say; it would not be so easy to do. (77) To be sure, a great rebuilding project would give jobs to many of those people who need them. Living conditions could not help but improve, at least for a while. But would the problems return after the rebuilding was completed?



Nevertheless, with the majority of the people living in urban areas, the problem of the cities must be solved. (78) From agreement on this general goal, we have, fortunately" title="ad.不幸；不朽；可惜">unfortunately, in the past proceeded to disagreement on specific goals, and from there to total inaction. At the basis of much of this inaction is an old-fashioned concept -- the idea human conditions will naturally tend to regulate themselves for the general goal.







参考答案：



Section I: Structure and Vocabulary (10 points)



1. [B] 2. [D] 3. [C] 4. [A] 5. [D]



6. [C] 7. [B] 8. [B] 9. [D] 10. [C]



Section II: Reading Comprehension (15 points)



11. [B] 12. [B] 13. [D] 14. [A] 15. [D]



16. [B] 17. [A] 18. [A] 19. [C] 20. [B]



21. [B] 22. [C] 23. [C] 24. [B] 25. [A]



Section III: Structure and Vocabulary (10 points)



26. [B] 27. [B] 28. [D] 29. [C] 30. [B]



31. [D] 32. [D] 33. [D] 34. [B] 35. [B]



Section IV: Close Test (10 points)



36. [C] 37. [C] 38. [A] 39. [D] 40. [B]



41. [A] 42. [D] 43. [B] 44. [C] 45. [A]



Section V: Verb Forms (10 points)



46. considered 47. hoping



48. (should) be given 49. missing



50. is intended 51. to have stayed



52. would succeed 53. Not knowing



54. writing 55. come



Section VI: Error-detection and Correction (10 points)



56. [D] a part-time 57. [D] for



58. [C] was 59. [B] luggage



60. [D] visiting them 61. [B] health



62. [D] and 63. [B] how to play



64. [D] it is colder 65. [D] identified



Section VII: Chinese-English Translation (15 points)



66. All those who work hard should be encouraged.



67. We sincerely hope that you give us an early reply.



68. Don't feel discouraged even if you should fail in persuading him.



69. So far no correct conclusion has been drawn on the matter.



70. When you speak English, your pronunciation should be correct. Otherwise you can't make yourself understood.



Section VIII: English-Chinese Translation (20 points)



71. 对我们来说，生活要是没有广大的城市地区似乎是不可想象的，但实际上城市还是比较按期才发展起来的。(2分)



72. 从历史上看，城市生活始终是文明的一个组成部分。(2分)



73. 如果没有城市的支持，简直难以想象会有大学，医院，大企业，甚至连科学技术也不会有。(3分)



74. 可是，近几年来人们开始意识到城市也是问题成堆的地方。(2分)



75. 但是，一个最主要的分歧意见是，像目前这样的城市是否还要保存下去。(3分)



76. 同时也有人反对说，文化方面的进步，始终是以城市为中心而向外辐射的。(3分)



77. 诚然，一个宏伟的重建计划也许能为许多需要工作的人提供就业机会。(2分)



78. 遗憾的是，过去我们在总目标方面意见是一致的，但涉及到各个具体目标时，意见就不一致，因而也就根本没有什么行动。(3分)

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