II. Cloze (1 point for each, altogether 20 points)

Directions: Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

I remember vividly the call that changed my life. It was Tuesday, February 18．When the 31 rang in the kitchen of my Los Angeles, the 32 was Marty Banderas, a literary agent to whom I had sent a draft( 草稿 ) of my novel three weeks earlier. “I have a couple of 33 .” Banderas said．“First, how old are you?” “I'm 48,” I replied. “Are you in good 34 ?” “Yes, excellent. What’s this about? ” “I’ve sold your novels 35 one and a half million dollars.” I sat down in 36 . I had written fourteen novels in twenty years, but each one had been 37 by the publishers. I suppose many people would have been 38 , but not me. Each time, I just 39 writing another one. My husband advised me to find something else to do, but I refused to 40 up. Seeing this book 41 was the best thing that has ever happened to me. It's a mystery story (like all the others) and it was on the best-seller 42 two weeks after publication! I got my first lesson in story 43 from my grandmother. She used to read my stories. She was the one who gave me a 44 of words. She sparked (激发) my 45 and she has been a 46 influence on me. I always had stories running through my 47 and as soon as I could write, I 48 them down on paper. I married young and I have three children, but I never stopped writing. 49 novels between doing the diapers(婴儿的尿布) and dishes. I'm writing another novel now. Yes, my 50 has changed my life.

31.[A] phone [B] bell [C] clock [D] alarm 32.[A] line [B] step [C] outside [D] doorway 33.[A] novels [ B] things [C] questions [D] problems 34.[A] wealth [B] health [C] condition [D] order 35.[A] to [B] for [C] on [D] in 36.[A] need [ B] joy [C] settlements [D] shock 37.[A] rejected [B] received [C] decided [D] lost 38.[A] worried [B] encouraged [C] discouraged [D] excited 39.[A]couldn't help [B] got down to [C] got used to [D] went on 40.[A] hold [B] look [C] give [D] set 41.[A] sold [B] published [C] printed [D] passed 42.[A] books [ B] shops [C] record [D] list 43.[A] writing [B] organizing [C] telling [D] reading 44.[A] use [ B] love [C] meaning [D] respect 45.[A] hope [B] efforts [C] novels [D] imagination 46.[A] lasting [B] normal [C] careful [D] general 47.[A] head [ B] mouth [C] voice [D] work 48.[A] took [B] put [C] broke [D] added

49.[A] writing [ B] reading 50.[A] friend [ B] call [C] developing

[C] success [D] translating [D] work

III. Reading Comprehension. (2 points for each, altogether 30 points)

Directions: There are four passages followed by questions. Beneath each question there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the right answer for each question. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

Passage 1

About ten years ago, a young and very successful businessman named Josh was traveling down a Chicago neighborhood street. He was going a bit too fast in his shiny, black, 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE, which was only two months old.

He was watching for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no child came out, but a brick sailed out and — WHUMP! — it hit the Jag’s shiny black side door! SCREECH...!!!! Immediately Josh stopped the car, jumped out, seized the kid and pushed him up against a parked car. He shouted at the kid, \doing?!\That’s my new Jag, that brick you threw is going to cost you a lot of money. Why did you throw it?\

\\e streaming down the boy’s face as he pointed around the parked car. \(路沿) and fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t lift him up. \the boy asked the businessman,\get him back into his wheelchair? He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me.

Moved beyond words, the young businessman tried hard to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. Straining, he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapers and cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be OK. He then watched the younger brother push him down the sidewalk toward their home.

It was a long walk back to the black, shining 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE — a long and slow walk. Josh never did fix the side door of his Jaguar. He kept the dent (凹痕) to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at him to get his attention. Feel for the bricks of life coming at you. 51. The boy threw a brick at the businessman’s car because_______. [A] the businessman drove at a high speed [B] he envied the brand-new car very much [C] he wanted to ask for some money [D] he wanted to get help from the driver

52. Which of the following is the right order of the story? A. The younger brother threw a brick at Josh’s car. B. The elder brother fell out of his wheelchair. C. The younger brother begged Josh for help.

D. Josh lifted the elder brother back into his wheelchair. E. Josh shouted at the younger brother. [A] b, a, e, c, d [B] a, c, d, b, e [C] b, a, c, e, d [D] a, c, b, e, d 53. What can we learn from the passage?

[A] Josh would accept the money from the kids. [B] The two kids were Josh’s neighbors. [C] Josh was a kind-hearted man. [D] Josh’s new car broke down easily.

54. According to the passage, the last sentence means_______. [A] trying to get ready for the trouble in your future life [B] driving fast in a neighborhood street is dangerous

[C] trying to be more understanding seeing others in trouble [D] protecting oneself from being hurt

Passage 2

A qualified doctor who rarely practiced but instead devoted his life to writing. He once said: “Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my lover.” Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, was a great playwright and one of the masters of the modern short story.

When Chekhov entered the Moscow University Medical School in 1879, he started to publish hundreds of comic short stories to support his family. After he graduated, he wrote regularly for a local daily newspaper.

As a writer he was extremely fast, often producing a short story in an hour or less. Chekhov’s medical and science experience can be seen through the indifference(冷漠) many of his characters show to tragic events. In 1892, he became a full time writer and published some of his most memorable stories.

Chekhov often wrote about the sufferings of life in small town Russia. Tragic events control his characters which are filled with feelings of hopelessness and despair.

It is often said that nothing happens in Chekhov’s stories and plays. He made up for this with his exciting technique for developing drama within his characters. Chekhov’s work combined the calm attitude of a scientist and doctor with the sensitivity(敏感) of an artist.

Some of Chekhov's works were translated into Chinese as early as the 1940s. One of his famous stories, The Man in a Shell, about a school teacher’s extraordinarily orderly life, was selected as a text for Chinese senior students. 55. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov_______.

[A] had a lawful lover [B] was an illegal writer [C] used to be a lawyer [D] was a competent doctor 56. In 1880, Chekhov_______. [A] became a full-time writer

[B] studied medicine in Moscow University [C] practiced medicine in his hometown [D] published his most memorable stories

57. Which of the following adjectives can’t be used to describe Chekhov? [A] Sensitive. [B] Cool. [C] Quick-minded. [D] Warm-hearted. 58. Which of the following is the right order of the events? A. became a doctor B. became a full time writer

C. started to publish comic short stories D. wrote regularly for a local daily newspaper. E. entered the Moscow University Medical School [A] e→c→a→d→b [B] d→a→b→c→e [C] e→c→b→a→d [D] a→e→c→b→d

Passage 3

Rules for the University Entrance Examination

You must be at the examination center ten minutes before the examination starts. If you are more than ten minutes late, you may not enter the examination center. The examination takes place at the same time in different states.

You must have proof of your name and grade as well as official examination number. Show these when you come to the examination center.

Depending on which examination you are taking, you may bring certain items into the examination center. Mathematics examinations may allow you to use electronic calculators (计算器). Other subjects may allow you to use dictionaries and other reference material. Please read the notes sent with your timetable carefully.

You must bring your own pencils. None will be provided for you. The following items are not allowed in the examination center: walkmans and radios, head sets, any food or drink, schoolbags, electronic equipment (unless specifically permitted for various subjects), and mobile phones.

Once in the center, you must sit at the desk with your examination number on it. When