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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 13 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false.
1. A) T B) F
Script: According to Text A, the author doesn’t think it’s not right to judge people by the first impression.
正确答案： B 2. A) T B) F
Script: Burton interested the author very much because he was always benign both in appearance and manner.
正确答案： B 3. A) T B) F
Script: Lenny, who was handsome, well-dressed and drank much, was popular among women.
正确答案： A 4. A) T B) F
Script: Burton was so generous that he never minded his losing money at bridge.
正确答案： B
5. A) T B) F
Script: Because Lenny, in a bad health, couldn’t handle the currents round the beacon, he was drowned at last.
正确答案： A 6. A) T B) F
Script: The author was taken aback because Burton did such a cruel thing with a kind appearance.
正确答案： A 7. A) T B) F
Script: According to Text B, the view that the author passed judgments on others was totally changed by a strange beggar.
正确答案： A 8. A) T B) F
Script: The author rejected the homeless beggars because she thought they were all addicted to drugs or gambling.
正确答案： B 9. A) T B) F
Script: The author fell to the ground and broke her leg that day as if the fate began to teach her a lesson deliberately.
正确答案： A 10. A) T B) F
Script: The author felt embarrassed because she had no change to take the bus and at last the strange beggar helped her.
正确答案： B
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
The news of the (11)_________________ earthquake that hit Sichuan on the (12)_________________ afternoon of May 12, was received with shock and deep sorrow by more than 1 billion Indian people. Our thoughts were (13)_________________ with the affected people of Sichuan, including the young, (14)_________________ , school children, and we were anxious to lend a (15)_________________ hand. In messages of condolences sent to the Chinese leadership in the immediate (16)_________________ of the earthquake, the Indian leadership (17)_________________ the pain and the sorrow that the people of India shared with their Chinese brethren at this sad calamity. We expressed our (18)_________________ that the resilient and brave people of China will overcome this grievous loss. And, we emphasized our sincere readiness to help the Chinese people at this difficult time. The Indian leadership and people also were moved by the exemplary response of the Chinese leadership, the various government ministries and agencies, and ordinary people to overcome this natural disaster. Immediately after the earthquake in Sichuan, our two foreign ministers (19)_________________ on May 15, 2008. Foreign Minister Mukherjee reiterated our solidarity with China (20)_________________ in this hour of difficulty to the Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. Mukherjee told Yang, “A friend in need is a real friend. Please do not hesitate to approach us for any assistance that you may require. ”
Script: The news of the deadly earthquake that hit Sichuan on the fateful afternoon of May 12, was received with shock and deep sorrow by more than 1 billion Indian people. Our thoughts were constantly with the affected people of Sichuan, including the young, innocent, school children, and we were anxious to lend a helping hand. In messages of condolences sent to the Chinese leadership in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, the Indian leadership conveyed the pain and the sorrow that the people of India shared with their Chinese brethren at this sad calamity. We expressed our faith and confidence that the resilient and brave people of China will overcome this grievous loss. And, we emphasized our sincere readiness to help the Chinese people at this difficult time. The Indian leadership and people also were moved by the exemplary response of the Chinese leadership, the various government ministries and agencies, and ordinary people to overcome this natural disaster. Immediately after the earthquake in Sichuan, our two foreign ministers met in Russia on May 15, 2008. Foreign
Minister Mukherjee reiterated our solidarity with China in this hour of difficulty to the Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. Mukherjee told Yang, “A friend in need is a real friend. Please do not hesitate to approach us for any assistance that you may require. ”
正确答案： deadly
正确答案： fateful
正确答案： constantly
正确答案： innocent
正确答案： helping
正确答案： aftermath
正确答案： conveyed
正确答案： faith and confidence
正确答案： met in Russia
正确答案： this hour of difficulty
Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
A) merchant B) appearance C) in accordance with D) appeared E) able F) startled G) tiny H) definite I) indefinite J) capable K) occurred L) startling M) wrinkled N) reflections O) in alliance with
21. ______________________
正确答案： N
22. ______________________
正确答案： K
23. ______________________
正确答案： A
24. ______________________
正确答案： J
25. ______________________
正确答案： L
26. ______________________
正确答案： B
27. ______________________
正确答案： H
28. ______________________
正确答案： G
29. ______________________
正确答案： M
30. ______________________
正确答案： C
Section B
Directions: There are several passages in this section. 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.
Passage One
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
How we look and how we appear to others probably worries us more when we are in our teens or early twenties than at any other time in our life. Few of us are content to accept ourselves as we are, and few are brave enough to ignore the trends of fashion.
Most fashion magazines or TV advertisements try to persuade us that we should dress in a certain way or behave in a certain manner. If we do, they tell us, we will be able to meet new people with confidence and deal with every situation confidently and without embarrassment. Changing fashion, of course, does not apply just to dress. A barber today does not cut a boy's hair in the same way as he used to, and girls do not make up in the same way as their mothers and grandmothers did. The advertisers show us the latest fashionable styles and we are constantly under pressure to follow the fashion in case our friends think we are odd or dull.
What causes fashions to change? Sometimes convenience or practical necessity or just the fancy of an influential person can establish a fashion. Take hats for example. In cold climates, early buildings were cold inside, so people wore hats indoors as well as outside. In recent times, the late President Kennedy caused a depression in the American hat industry by not wearing hats: more American men have followed example.
There is also a cyclical pattern in fashion. In the 1920s in Europe and America, short skirts became fashionable. After World War Ⅱ, they dropped to ankle length. Then they got shorter and shorter until the miniskirt was in fashion. After a few more years, skirts became longer again.
Today, society is much freer and easier than it used to be. It is no longer necessary to dress like everyone else. Within reason, you can dress as you like or do your hair the way you like instead of the way you should because it is the fashion. The popularity of jeans and the \look seems to be a reaction against the increasingly expensive fashions of the top fashion houses.
At the same time, appearance is still important in certain circumstances and then we must choose our clothes carefully. It would be foolish to go to an interview for a job in a law firm wearing jeans and a sweater; and it would be discourteous to visit some distinguished scholar looking as if we were going to the beach or a night club. However, you need never feel depressed if you don't look like the latest fashion photo. Look around you and you'll see that no one else does either!
31.
The author thinks that people are _________. A) satisfied with their appearance
B) concerned about appearance in old age C) far from neglecting what is in fashion D) reluctant to follow the trends in fashion
正确答案： C 32.
Fashion magazines and TV advertisements seem to link fashion to _________. A) confidence in life B) personal dress
C) individual hair style D) personal future
正确答案： A 33.
Causes of fashions are _________. A) uniform B) varied C) unknown D) inexplicable
正确答案： B 34.
Present-day society is much freer and easier because it emphasizes _________. A) uniformity B) formality C) informality D) individuality
正确答案： D 35.
Which is the main idea of the last paragraph? A) Care about appearance in formal situations. B) Fashion in formal and informal situations. C) Ignoring appearance in informal situations. D) Ignoring appearance in all situations.
正确答案： A
Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
Research on friendship has established a number of facts, some interesting, some even useful. Did you know that the average student has 5-6 friends, or that a friend who was previously an enemy is like more than one who has always been on the right side? Would you believe that physically attractive individuals are preferred as friends to those less comely, and is it fair that physically attractive defendants are less likely to be found guilty in court? Unfortunately, such titbits don’t tell us much more about the nature or the purpose of friendship. In fact, studies of friendship seem to implicate more complex factors.
For example, one function friendship seems to fulfill is that it supports the image we have of ourselves, and confirms the value of the attitudes we hold. Certainly we appear to project ourselves onto our friends; several studies have shown that we judge them to be more like us than they (objectively) are. This suggests that we ought to choose friends who are similar to us rather than those who would be complementary.
There have also been studies of pairings, both voluntary (married couples) and forced (student roommates), to see which remained together and which split up. Again, the evidence seems to favor similarity rather than complementarity as an omen of a successful relationship, though there is a complication: where marriage is concerned, once the field has been narrowed down to potential mates who come from similar backgrounds and share a broad range of attitudes and values, a degree of complementarity seems to become desirab1e. When a couple are not just similar but almost identical, something else seems to be needed. Simi1arity can breed contempt, it has also been found that when we find others obnoxious (可憎的), we dislike them more if they are like us than when they are dissimilar!
The difficulty of linking friendship with similarity of personality probably reflects the complexity of our personalities: we have many facets and therefore require a disparate (迥然不同的) group of friends to support us. This of course can explain why we may have two close friends who have little in common, and indeed dislike each other. By and large, though, it looks as though we would do well to choose friends (and spouses) who resemble us. If this were not so, computer dating agencies would have gone out of business years ago.
36.
Research on friendship has demonstrated that______. A) every student has five or six friends
B) judges are always influenced by a pretty face
C) ugly people find it harder to make friends than beautiful people D) we tend to grow fond of people if we dislike them at first sight
正确答案： C 37.
Studies of friendship have indicated that in seeking friends we______. A) desire to be sympathized and comprehended
B) insist on them having similar attitudes to ourselves C) think they resemble us more than they really do
D) tend to choose those complementary to us in personality.
正确答案： C 38.
Studies of marriage relationships indicate that______.
A) exactly the same bases for success apply as for ordinary friendships
B) it is first of all necessary to limit prospective partners to people from similar backgrounds C) opposites get on better than similar personalities
D) the most successful are those between people who are alike but not exactly the same
正确答案： D 39.
Why can two people who have different attitudes towards religion, ethics and aesthetics sometimes become good friends?
A) There exist different elements in our personality. B) Our attitudes are always changing.
C) We need more friends to help and support us in our life.
D) A true friendship can tolerate these differences and last long.
正确答案： A 40.
Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage? A) Birds of a feather flock together.
B) One takes the behavior of one’s company. C) Great minds think alike.
D) A friend in need is a friend indeed.
正确答案： A
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 12 minutes )
Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the
sentence.
41.
It requires great ________ into human nature to be a good writer. A) insight B) patience C) sight
D) intelligence
正确答案： A 42.
She ________ her shoes with a piece of cloth to make them shine. A) rubs B) rids
C) scratches D) caresses
正确答案： A 43.
He ________ telling his wife that he lost his job. A) dunked B) flanked C) funked D) frank
正确答案： C 44.
He was buried in his hometown, ________ his wishes. A) according
B) in accordance to C) in accordance with D) according with
正确答案： C 45.
When her beloved son died in an unexpected accident, life became meaningless and she was all _______. A) to pieces
B) of pieces C) to piece D) of a piece
正确答案： A 46.
My boss will _______ murder me when she finds out what I've done. A) hardly B) certainly C) literally D) definitely
正确答案： C 47.
The assumption that housing prices will keep increasing is _______ the biggest concern of all Chinese people. A) by far B) as far C) too far D) so far as
正确答案： A 48.
In east Asia, a 19 percent average of female representation in parliaments is more than one and a half times _______ of industrial countries. A) what B) that C) much D) which
正确答案： B 49.
The hostess dressed in her finest costume together with the guests of honor _______ comfortably in the living room. A) was seated B) were seated C) was seating D) seated
正确答案： A
50.
It’s ______ ― from the outside the building looks small, but inside it’s quite big. A) deceptive B) acceptive C) receptive D) appreciative
正确答案： A 51.
He wants the job purely for reasons of ______and ambition. A) humanity B) harmony C) frequency D) vanity
正确答案： D 52.
She had sent her son to the university and she was eager to _______. A) have him distinguished himself B) have him distinguish himself C) have him to distinguish himself D) have him distinguishing himself
正确答案： B 53.
Let me be quite ______with you: your work is not good enough. A) insincere B) unfair C) partial D) candid
正确答案： D 54.
I had lost my pen, but she ________up another one for me from somewhere. A) confirmed B) confused C) conjured D) conjectured
正确答案： C 55.
The moment my mother came home after a day's work, she lit the fire and _____ making the soup.
A) set aside B) set about C) set off D) set up
正确答案： B 56.
The experiment helped the child to learn that acid _____ the metal. A) takes apart B) confines to C) freezes up D) eats into
正确答案： D 57.
By afternoon, it was impossible to _____ the heat, so we stopped working and went inside. A) mask B) endure C) defeat D) shelter
正确答案： B 58.
After the accident he became a ________figure, a shadow of his former self. A) pathetic B) patient C) peculiar D) penitent
正确答案： A 59.
You should have put the milk in the ice box; I expect it ________ undrinkable by now. A) became B) had become C) has become
D) becomes
正确答案： C 60.
Everybody is saying how wonderful city life is, but ________ I prefer living in the country. A) to my side B) for my part C) for my side D) to my part
正确答案： B
Part IV Translation ( 10 minutes )
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
61. I met his wife and two daughters, and it was evidently ____________________ (和睦恩爱的一家人).
正确答案： a united and affectionate family
62. Both of us knew that five minutes earlier I ____________________ (根本不关心) what happened to him.
正确答案： couldn't have cared less
63. With the ____________________ (我国经济的快速发展), thousands of new businesses have sprung up.
正确答案： fast development of our country's economy
64. After reading the text three times, ____________________ (那个聪明的男孩就已记住了).
正确答案： the clever boy has committed it to memory
65. If you spare half an hour for exercise every day ____________________ (很快你就会恢复健康).
正确答案： you'll soon be back in good condition
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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 14 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false.
1. A) T B) F
Script: According to Text A, Burton seemed to receive great popularity at the British Club and get well along with his family.
正确答案： A 2. A) T B) F
Script: In Burton’s eyes, Lenny was an excellent bridge player in nature.
正确答案： A 3. A) T B) F
Script: Lenny asked Burton for help when he went bankrupt perhaps because they shared the same name.
正确答案： A 4. A) T B) F
Script: Burton asked Lenny to swim from the Shioya Club round the beacon to the creek of Tarumi to check if Lenny was a good swimmer.
正确答案： B 5.
A) T B) F
Script: Lenny was so confident that he was willing to meet the challenge and promised the swim.
正确答案： B 6. A) T B) F
Script: Burton was aware that Lenny would be drowned, so he never planned to offer Lenny a job.
正确答案： A 7. A) T B) F
Script: According to Text B, when the poor Mike begged her, the author pretended to have no money to ignore his existence.
正确答案： A 8. A) T B) F
Script: Although she suffered from the pain in her leg, the author still smelt alcohol on Mike’s breath.
正确答案： B 9. A) T B) F
Script: Mike was so generous that he took out his only change for the author to take the bus.
正确答案： A 10. A) T B) F
Script: The author felt regretful for her prejudice against those beggars who were forced to beg.
正确答案： A
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
A lady in a (11)_________________ gingham dress and her husband, dressed in a homespun threadbare suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked (12)_________________ without an (13)_________________ into the president of Harvard’s outer office. For hours, the secretary (14)_________________ them, hoping that the couple would finally become discouraged and go away. They didn’t. And the secretary grew (15)_________________ and finally decided to disturb the president. “Maybe if they just see you for a few minutes, they’ll leave,” she told him. The president, stern-faced with (16)_________________ strutted toward the couple .The lady told him, “We had a son that attended Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard, and was very happy here. But he was (17)_________________ killed. And my husband and I would like to (18)_________________ to him somewhere on campus.” The president wasn’t touched, and he was shocked, “Madam,” he said gruffly, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who attended Harvard and died, this place would look like a cemetery.”
“Oh, no,” the lady explained quickly, “we don’t want to erect a statue. We thought we would (19)_________________ to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes. He glanced at the gingham dress and homespun suit, and then exclaimed, “A building! Do you have an earthly idea how much a building costs? We have over seven and a half million dollars in the physical plant at Harvard.”
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California where they established the university that (20)_________________ — a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about.
Script: A lady in a faded gingham dress and her husband, dressed in a homespun threadbare suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked timidly without an appointment into the president of Harvard’s outer office. For hours, the secretary ignored them, hoping that the couple would finally become discouraged and go away. They didn’t. And the secretary grew frustrated and finally decided to disturb the president. “Maybe if they just see you for a few minutes, they’ll leave,” she told him. The president, stern-faced with dignity, strutted toward the couple .The lady told him, “We had a son that attended Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard, and was very happy here. But he was accidentally killed. And my husband and I would like to erect a memorial to him somewhere on campus. ” The president wasn’t touched, and he was shocked, “Madam,” he said gruffly, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who attended Harvard and died, this place would look like a cemetery.”
“Oh, no,” the lady explained quickly, “we don’t want to erect a statue. We thought we would give a building to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes. He glanced at the gingham dress and homespun suit, and then exclaimed, “A building! Do you have an earthly idea how much a building costs? We have over seven and a half million dollars in the physical plant at Harvard.”
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California where they established the university that bears their name ― a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about.
正确答案： faded
正确答案： timidly
正确答案： appointment
正确答案： ignored
正确答案： frustrated
正确答案： dignity
正确答案： accidentally
正确答案： erect a memorial
正确答案： give a building
正确答案： bears their name
Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
A) vacancy B) candid C) constitution D) trifle
E) currents F) turned up G) dissipation H) position I) turned down J) candy K) drowned L) offer M) creek N) rubbed O) robbed
21. ______________________
正确答案： F
22. ______________________
正确答案： C
23. ______________________
正确答案： G
24. ______________________
正确答案： E
25. ______________________
正确答案： D
26. ______________________
正确答案： L
27. ______________________
正确答案： K
28. ______________________
正确答案： B
29. ______________________
正确答案： N
30. ______________________
正确答案： A
Section B
Directions: There are several passages in this section. 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.
Passage One
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
American no longer expect public figures, whether in speech or in writing, to command the English language with skill and gift. Nor do they aspire to such command themselves. In his latest book, Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation of Language and Music and Why We Should, Like, Care, John McWhorter, a linguist and controversialist of mixed liberal and conservative views, sees the triumph of 1960s counter-culture as responsible for the decline of formal English.
Blaming the permissive 1960s is nothing new, but this is not yet another criticism against the decline in education. Mr. McWhorter’s academic speciality is language history and change, and he sees gradual disappearance of “whom”, for example, to be natural and no more regrettable than the loss of the case-endings of Old English.
But the cult of the authentic and the personal, “doing our own thing”, has spelt the death of formal speech, writing, poetry and music. While even the modestly educated sought an elevated tone when they put pen to paper before the 1960s, even the most well regarded writing since then has sought to capture spoken English on the page. Equally, in poetry, the highly personal, performative genre is the only form that could claim real liveliness. In both oral and written English, talking is triumphing over speaking, spontaneity over craft.
Illustrated with an entertaining array of examples from both high and low culture, the trend that Mr. McWhorter documents is unmistakable. But it is less clear, to take the question of his subtitle, “Why We Should Like, Care”. As a linguist, he acknowledges that all varieties of human language, including non-standard ones like Black English, can be powerfully expressive ― there exists no language or dialect in the world that cannot convey complex ideas. He is not arguing, as many do, that we can no longer think straight because we do not talk proper.
Russians have a deep love for their own language and carry large chunks of memorized poetry in their heads, while Italian politicians tend to elaborate speech that would seem old-fashioned to most English-speakers. Mr. McWhorter acknowledges that formal language is not strictly necessary, and proposes no radical education reforms ― he is really grieving over the loss of something beautiful more than useful. We now take our English “on paper plates instead of china”. A shame, perhaps, but probably an inevitable one.
31.
According to McWhorter, the decline of formal English ________. A) is inevitable in radical education reforms
B) is but all too natural in language development
C) has caused the controversy over the counter-culture D) brought about changes in public attitudes in the 1960s
正确答案： B 32.
The word “talking” (Paragraph 3) denotes ________. A) formality B) personality C) vividness D) informality
正确答案： D 33.
Which of the following statements would McWhorter most likely agree to? A) Logical thinking is not necessarily related to the way we talk. B) Black English can be more expressive than Standard English.
C) Non-standard varieties of human language are just as entertaining. D) Of all the varieties, Standard English can best convey complex ideas.
正确答案： A 34.
The description of Russians’ love of memorizing poetry shows the author’s ________. A) interest in their language B) appreciation of their efforts
C) struggle against the decline of formal English D) contempt for their old-fashionedness
正确答案： B 35.
According to the last paragraph, “paper plates” is to “china” as ________. A) “radical” is to “conservative” B) “informal” is to “formal” C) “functional” is to “artistic” D) “inferior” is to “superior”
正确答案： C
Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
How we look and how we appear to others probably worries us more when are in our teens or early twenties than at any other time in our life. Few of us are content to accept ourselves as we are, and few are brave enough to ignore the trends of fashion.
Most fashion magazines or TV advertisements try to persuade us that we should dress in a certain way or behave in a certain manner. If we do, they tell us, we will be able to meet new people with confidence and deal with every situation confidently and without embarrassment. Changing fashion, of course, does not apply just to dress. A barber today does not cut a boy’s hair in the same way as he used to, and girls do not make up in the same way as their mothers and grandmothers did. The advertisers show us the latest fashionable styles and we are constantly under pressure to follow the fashion in case our friends think we are odd or dull.
What causes fashions to change? Sometimes convenience or practical necessity or just the fancy of an influential person can establish a fashion. Take hats, for example. In cold climates, early buildings were cold inside, so people wore hats indoors as well as outside. In recent times, the late President Kennedy caused a depression in the American hat industry by not wearing hats: more American men followed his example.
Today, society is much freer and easier than it used to be. It is no longer necessary to dress like everyone else. Within reason, you can dress as you like or do your hair the way you like instead of the way you should because it is the fashion. The popularity of jeans and the “untidy” look seems to be a reaction against the increasingly expensive fashion of the top fashion houses.
At the same time, appearance is still important in certain circumstances and then we must choose our clothes carefully. It would be foolish to go to an interview for a job in a law firm wearing jeans and a sweater; and it would be discourteous to visit some distinguished scholar looking as if we were going to the beach or a night club. However, you need never feel depressed if you don’t look like the latest fashion photo. Look around you and you’ll see that no one else does either!
36.
The author thinks that people are ________. A) satisfied with their appearance
B) concerned about appearance in old age C) far from neglecting what is in fashion D) reluctant to follow the trends in fashion
正确答案： C
37.
Fashion magazines and TV advertisements seem to link fashion to ________. A) confidence in life B) personal dress C) personal behavior D) personal success
正确答案： A 38.
Which is NOT the reason that makes fashions change? A) Practicality.
B) Individual affection. C) Celebrity effect. D) Convenience.
正确答案： B 39.
Present-day society is much freer and easier because it emphasizes ________. A) uniformity B) formality C) informality D) individuality
正确答案： D 40.
Which is the main idea of the last paragraph? A) Care about appearance in formal situations. B) Fashion in formal and informal situations. C) Ignoring appearance in informal situations. D) Ignoring appearance in all situations.
正确答案： A
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 11 minutes )
Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence
there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.
41.
His uncle is too ________ to walk alone on the street. A) frail B) graceful C) fashionable D) strong
正确答案： A 42.
Charlie’s always been ________ of an expert on architecture. A) anything B) everything C) something D) nothing
正确答案： C 43.
The car has been well maintained and is in excellent ________. A) conclusion B) condition C) formation D) duration
正确答案： B 44.
I don’t know what made Sarah marry him — she must have been totally ________. A) credible B) incredible C) sane D) insane
正确答案： D 45.
In east Asia, a 19 percent average of female representation in parliaments is more than one and a half times _______ of industrial countries.
A) what B) that C) much D) which
正确答案： B 46.
The country is _____ in natural resources. A) plentiful B) sufficient C) adequate D) abundant
正确答案： D 47.
She has recently left a job and had helped herself to copies of the company’s client data, which she intended to ________ in starting her own business. A) dwell on B) come upon C) base on D) draw upon
正确答案： D 48.
Her jewelry ________ under the spotlights and she became the dominant figure at the ball. A) glared B) glittered C) blazed D) dazzled
正确答案： B 49.
I was in a puzzle and _____ to know where he had been. A) living B) pressing C) plucking D) dying
正确答案： D 50.
This mean act of his is quite of a _____ with his conduct generally. A) sheet B) piece C) bit D) part
正确答案： B 51.
He was sure that he was going to _____ something so long as he stuck to his studies. A) amount to B) add up to C) live up to D) give way to
正确答案： A 52.
Intense disagreement over economic policy risks ________ the coalition government. A) fracturing B) adventuring C) manufacturing D) rupturing
正确答案： A 53.
Though he returned home safe and sound, he frequently _____ his terrible experiences during WWII.
A) called back B) thought back to C) took a picture of D) gave an illusion of
正确答案： B 54.
The panda is an endangered species, which means that it is very likely to become ________ without adequate protection. A) intact B) insane C) extinct D) exempt
正确答案： C 55.
The minister said she would give a clear and ________statement on the future of the coal industry at the earliest possible opportunity. A) unambiguous B) uncanny C) unaccounted D) ambiguous
正确答案： A 56.
After the accident he became a ________figure, a shadow of his former self. A) pathetic B) patient C) peculiar D) penitent
正确答案： A 57.
Please _____ your remarks to those which are immediately relevant to the matter in hand. A) restrict B) enclose C) confess D) confine
正确答案： D 58.
You should have put the milk in the ice box; I expect it ________ undrinkable by now. A) became B) had become C) has become D) becomes
正确答案： C 59.
Entries which are not in ________with the rules will be disqualified. A) allusion B) allotment
C) allowance D) accordance
正确答案： D 60.
The term “glass ceiling” was first used by the Wall Street Journal to describe the apparent barriers that prevent women from reaching the top of the corporate ________. A) minority B) superiority C) inferiority D) hierarchy
正确答案： D
Part IV Translation ( 10 minutes )
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English (with the given words or phrases).
61. 美丽的外表可能会有欺骗性。
________________________________________
正确答案： Beautiful appearances can be very deceptive. 62. 她觉得按照老板的要求来准备这篇演讲很有困难。
________________________________________
正确答案： She had great trouble in preparing the speech in accordance with her boss’s requirement.
63. 当他得知考试结果时马上就崩溃了。
________________________________________
正确答案： He immediately went to pieces when he got the exam result. 64. 就我来说，我喜欢足球胜于篮球。
________________________________________
正确答案： For my part, I prefer football to basketball.
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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 13 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false.
1. A) T B) F
Script: According to Text A, the author doesn’t think it’s not right to judge people by the first impression.
正确答案： B 2. A) T B) F
Script: Burton interested the author very much because he was always benign both in appearance and manner.
正确答案： B 3. A) T B) F
Script: Lenny, who was handsome, well-dressed and drank much, was popular among women.
正确答案： A 4. A) T B) F
Script: Burton was so generous that he never minded his losing money at bridge.
正确答案： B 5. A) T B) F
Script: Because Lenny, in a bad health, couldn’t handle the currents round the beacon, he was drowned at last.
正确答案： A 6. A) T B) F
Script: The author was taken aback because Burton did such a cruel thing with a kind appearance.
正确答案： A 7. A) T B) F
Script: According to Text B, the view that the author passed judgments on others was totally changed by a strange beggar.
正确答案： A 8. A) T B) F
Script: The author rejected the homeless beggars because she thought they were all addicted to drugs or gambling.
正确答案： B 9. A) T B) F
Script: The author fell to the ground and broke her leg that day as if the fate began to teach her a lesson deliberately.
正确答案： A 10.
A) T B) F
Script: The author felt embarrassed because she had no change to take the bus and at last the strange beggar helped her.
正确答案： B
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
The news of the (11)_________________ earthquake that hit Sichuan on the (12)_________________ afternoon of May 12, was received with shock and deep sorrow by more than 1 billion Indian people. Our thoughts were (13)_________________ with the affected people of Sichuan, including the young, (14)_________________ , school children, and we were anxious to lend a (15)_________________ hand. In messages of condolences sent to the Chinese leadership in the immediate (16)_________________ of the earthquake, the Indian leadership (17)_________________ the pain and the sorrow that the people of India shared with their Chinese brethren at this sad calamity. We expressed our (18)_________________ that the resilient and brave people of China will overcome this grievous loss. And, we emphasized our sincere readiness to help the Chinese people at this difficult time. The Indian leadership and people also were moved by the exemplary response of the Chinese leadership, the various government ministries and agencies, and ordinary people to overcome this natural disaster. Immediately after the earthquake in Sichuan, our two foreign ministers (19)_________________ on May 15, 2008. Foreign Minister Mukherjee reiterated our solidarity with China (20)_________________ in this hour of difficulty to the Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. Mukherjee told Yang, “A friend in need is a real friend. Please do not hesitate to approach us for any assistance that you may require. ”
Script: The news of the deadly earthquake that hit Sichuan on the fateful afternoon of May 12, was received with shock and deep sorrow by more than 1 billion Indian people. Our thoughts were constantly with the affected people of Sichuan, including the young, innocent, school children, and we were anxious to lend a helping hand. In messages of condolences sent to the Chinese leadership in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, the Indian leadership conveyed the pain and the sorrow that the people of India shared with their Chinese brethren at this sad calamity. We expressed our faith and confidence that the resilient and brave people of China will overcome this grievous loss. And, we emphasized our sincere readiness to help the Chinese people at this difficult time. The Indian leadership and people also were moved by the exemplary response of the Chinese leadership, the various government
ministries and agencies, and ordinary people to overcome this natural disaster. Immediately after the earthquake in Sichuan, our two foreign ministers met in Russia on May 15, 2008. Foreign Minister Mukherjee reiterated our solidarity with China in this hour of difficulty to the Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. Mukherjee told Yang, “A friend in need is a real friend. Please do not hesitate to approach us for any assistance that you may require. ”
正确答案： deadly
正确答案： fateful
正确答案： constantly
正确答案： innocent
正确答案： helping
正确答案： aftermath
正确答案： conveyed
正确答案： faith and confidence
正确答案： met in Russia
正确答案： this hour of difficulty
Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
A) merchant B) appearance C) in accordance with D) appeared E) able F) startled G) tiny H) definite
I) indefinite J) capable K) occurred L) startling M) wrinkled N) reflections O) in alliance with
21. ______________________
正确答案： N
22. ______________________
正确答案： K
23. ______________________
正确答案： A
24. ______________________
正确答案： J
25. ______________________
正确答案： L
26. ______________________
正确答案： B
27. ______________________
正确答案： H
28. ______________________
正确答案： G
29. ______________________
正确答案： M
30. ______________________
正确答案： C
Section B
Directions: There are several passages in this section. 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.
Passage One
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
American no longer expect public figures, whether in speech or in writing, to command the English language with skill and gift. Nor do they aspire to such command themselves. In his latest book, Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation of Language and Music and Why We Should, Like, Care, John McWhorter, a linguist and controversialist of mixed liberal and conservative views, sees the triumph of 1960s counter-culture as responsible for the decline of formal English.
Blaming the permissive 1960s is nothing new, but this is not yet another criticism against the decline in education. Mr. McWhorter’s academic speciality is language history and change, and he sees gradual disappearance of “whom”, for example, to be natural and no more regrettable than the loss of the case-endings of Old English.
But the cult of the authentic and the personal, “doing our own thing”, has spelt the death of formal speech, writing, poetry and music. While even the modestly educated sought an elevated tone when they put pen to paper before the 1960s, even the most well regarded writing since then has sought to capture spoken English on the page. Equally, in poetry, the highly personal, performative genre is the only form that could claim real liveliness. In both oral and written English, talking is triumphing over speaking, spontaneity over craft.
Illustrated with an entertaining array of examples from both high and low culture, the trend that Mr. McWhorter documents is unmistakable. But it is less clear, to take the question of his subtitle, “Why We Should Like, Care”. As a linguist, he acknowledges that all varieties of human language, including non-standard ones like Black English, can be powerfully expressive ― there exists no language or dialect in the world that cannot convey complex ideas. He is not arguing, as many do, that we can no longer think straight because we do not talk proper.
Russians have a deep love for their own language and carry large chunks of memorized poetry in their heads, while Italian politicians tend to elaborate speech that would seem old-fashioned to most English-speakers. Mr. McWhorter acknowledges that formal language is not strictly necessary, and proposes no radical education reforms ― he is really grieving over the loss of something beautiful more than useful. We now take our English “on paper plates instead of china”. A shame, perhaps, but probably an inevitable one.
31.
According to McWhorter, the decline of formal English ________.
A) is inevitable in radical education reforms
B) is but all too natural in language development
C) has caused the controversy over the counter-culture D) brought about changes in public attitudes in the 1960s
正确答案： B 32.
The word “talking” (Paragraph 3) denotes ________. A) formality B) personality C) vividness D) informality
正确答案： D 33.
Which of the following statements would McWhorter most likely agree to? A) Logical thinking is not necessarily related to the way we talk. B) Black English can be more expressive than Standard English.
C) Non-standard varieties of human language are just as entertaining. D) Of all the varieties, Standard English can best convey complex ideas.
正确答案： A 34.
The description of Russians’ love of memorizing poetry shows the author’s ________. A) interest in their language B) appreciation of their efforts
C) struggle against the decline of formal English D) contempt for their old-fashionedness
正确答案： B 35.
According to the last paragraph, “paper plates” is to “china” as ________. A) “radical” is to “conservative” B) “informal” is to “formal” C) “functional” is to “artistic” D) “inferior” is to “superior”
正确答案： C
Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
How we look and how we appear to others probably worries us more when are in our teens or early twenties than at any other time in our life. Few of us are content to accept ourselves as we are, and few are brave enough to ignore the trends of fashion.
Most fashion magazines or TV advertisements try to persuade us that we should dress in a certain way or behave in a certain manner. If we do, they tell us, we will be able to meet new people with confidence and deal with every situation confidently and without embarrassment. Changing fashion, of course, does not apply just to dress. A barber today does not cut a boy’s hair in the same way as he used to, and girls do not make up in the same way as their mothers and grandmothers did. The advertisers show us the latest fashionable styles and we are constantly under pressure to follow the fashion in case our friends think we are odd or dull.
What causes fashions to change? Sometimes convenience or practical necessity or just the fancy of an influential person can establish a fashion. Take hats, for example. In cold climates, early buildings were cold inside, so people wore hats indoors as well as outside. In recent times, the late President Kennedy caused a depression in the American hat industry by not wearing hats: more American men followed his example.
Today, society is much freer and easier than it used to be. It is no longer necessary to dress like everyone else. Within reason, you can dress as you like or do your hair the way you like instead of the way you should because it is the fashion. The popularity of jeans and the “untidy” look seems to be a reaction against the increasingly expensive fashion of the top fashion houses.
At the same time, appearance is still important in certain circumstances and then we must choose our clothes carefully. It would be foolish to go to an interview for a job in a law firm wearing jeans and a sweater; and it would be discourteous to visit some distinguished scholar looking as if we were going to the beach or a night club. However, you need never feel depressed if you don’t look like the latest fashion photo. Look around you and you’ll see that no one else does either!
36.
The author thinks that people are ________. A) satisfied with their appearance
B) concerned about appearance in old age C) far from neglecting what is in fashion D) reluctant to follow the trends in fashion
正确答案： C 37.
Fashion magazines and TV advertisements seem to link fashion to ________.
A) confidence in life B) personal dress C) personal behavior D) personal success
正确答案： A 38.
Which is NOT the reason that makes fashions change? A) Practicality.
B) Individual affection. C) Celebrity effect. D) Convenience.
正确答案： B 39.
Present-day society is much freer and easier because it emphasizes ________. A) uniformity B) formality C) informality D) individuality
正确答案： D 40.
Which is the main idea of the last paragraph? A) Care about appearance in formal situations. B) Fashion in formal and informal situations. C) Ignoring appearance in informal situations. D) Ignoring appearance in all situations.
正确答案： A
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 12 minutes )
Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.
41.
This is sheer ________ talk. There is not a word of truth in it. A) deceived B) deceptive C) decent D) deceit
正确答案： B 42.
I don’t know what made Sarah marry him — she must have been totally ________. A) credible B) incredible C) sane D) insane
正确答案： D 43.
Today employees would like a bit more openness, a bit more _______ about what's going on so that fewer problems and conflicts could arise. A) tranquil B) transparent C) tranquilness D) transparency
正确答案： D 44.
The government's popularity has dropped alarmingly as it failed to _______ unemployment and bankruptcies.
A) tighten its grip on B) come to grips with C) be in the grip of D) loosen its grip on
正确答案： B 45.
A newly developed robot that can show its emotions by smiling or frowning may one day help computer users talk as quickly and easily to machine _______ with other people.
A) such as they now talk B) like they now talk
C) as much as they now do D) as they now do
正确答案： D 46.
Because there was little heat in the bedroom, he was cold _______. A) many parts of the night B) much through the night C) most of the night
D) the majority part of the night
正确答案： C 47.
In today's society, politics has played a larger, _______, part in American life than ever before.
A) if not an important B) if not a more important C) if an important D) if a more important
正确答案： B 48.
The fog was so heavy that it _____ the hills around the city. A) turned out B) blotted out C) put out D) blew out
正确答案： B 49.
The country is _____ in natural resources. A) plentiful B) sufficient C) adequate D) abundant
正确答案： D 50.
The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runner, _____ to the body.
A) the stress it is greater B) greater is the stress C) greater stress is
D) the greater the stress
正确答案： D 51.
Let me be quite ______with you: your work is not good enough. A) insincere B) unfair C) partial D) candid
正确答案： D 52.
He raised his eyebrows and stuck his head forward and ________ it in a single nod, a gesture boys used then for “O.K.” when they were pleased. A) shrugged B) tugged C) jerked D) twisted
正确答案： C 53.
There was a terrible _____ as everyone struggled madly in the dark to get some air. A) conversion B) confession C) confusion D) conviction
正确答案： C 54.
This mean act of his is quite of a _____ with his conduct generally. A) sheet B) piece C) bit D) part
正确答案： B 55.
I never expected you to _____ at the meeting. I thought you were abroad. A) turn around B) turn on C) turn down D) turn up
正确答案： D 56.
It's surprising that this innocent-looking person should have _____ such a crime. A) performed B) made C) acted
D) committed
正确答案： D 57.
The policeman was _____ for neglect of duty by failing to carry out his duty. A) declared B) denounced C) announced D) reported
正确答案： B 58.
The test of true friendship comes when a man is _____. A) away on tour B) down and out
C) making achievements D) very successful
正确答案： B 59.
After the accident he became a ________figure, a shadow of his former self. A) pathetic B) patient C) peculiar
D) penitent
正确答案： A 60.
They’re trying to ________ their costs, so staff who leave are not being replaced. A) deteriorate B) degrade C) trim D) raise
正确答案： C
Part IV Translation ( 10 minutes )
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
61. I met his wife and two daughters, and it was evidently ____________________ (和睦恩爱的一家人).
正确答案： a united and affectionate family
62. Both of us knew that five minutes earlier I ____________________ (根本不关心) what happened to him.
正确答案： couldn't have cared less
63. It is always difficult to get things started. Once you get started you'll find ____________________ (它做起来简单得多).
正确答案： it much easier to do
64. We should ____________________ (充分利用四年的大学生活), otherwise we will waste our time of youth.
正确答案： make the best of our four years' university life
65. If you spare half an hour for exercise every day ____________________ (很快你就会恢复健康).
正确答案： you'll soon be back in good condition
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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 13 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false.
1. A) T B) F
Script: According to Text A, Burton seemed to receive great popularity at the British Club and get well along with his family.
正确答案： A 2. A) T B) F
Script: In Burton’s eyes, Lenny was an excellent bridge player in nature.
正确答案： A 3. A) T B) F
Script: Lenny asked Burton for help when he went bankrupt perhaps because they shared the same name.
正确答案： A 4. A) T B) F
Script: Burton asked Lenny to swim from the Shioya Club round the beacon to the creek of Tarumi to check if Lenny was a good swimmer.
正确答案： B 5.
A) T B) F
Script: Lenny was so confident that he was willing to meet the challenge and promised the swim.
正确答案： B 6. A) T B) F
Script: Burton was aware that Lenny would be drowned, so he never planned to offer Lenny a job.
正确答案： A 7. A) T B) F
Script: According to Text B, when the poor Mike begged her, the author pretended to have no money to ignore his existence.
正确答案： A 8. A) T B) F
Script: Although she suffered from the pain in her leg, the author still smelt alcohol on Mike’s breath.
正确答案： B 9. A) T B) F
Script: Mike was so generous that he took out his only change for the author to take the bus.
正确答案： A 10. A) T B) F
Script: The author felt regretful for her prejudice against those beggars who were forced to beg.
正确答案： A
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
The news of the (11)_________________ earthquake that hit Sichuan on the (12)_________________ afternoon of May 12, was received with shock and deep sorrow by more than 1 billion Indian people. Our thoughts were (13)_________________ with the affected people of Sichuan, including the young, (14)_________________ , school children, and we were anxious to lend a (15)_________________ hand. In messages of condolences sent to the Chinese leadership in the immediate (16)_________________ of the earthquake, the Indian leadership (17)_________________ the pain and the sorrow that the people of India shared with their Chinese brethren at this sad calamity. We expressed our (18)_________________ that the resilient and brave people of China will overcome this grievous loss. And, we emphasized our sincere readiness to help the Chinese people at this difficult time. The Indian leadership and people also were moved by the exemplary response of the Chinese leadership, the various government ministries and agencies, and ordinary people to overcome this natural disaster. Immediately after the earthquake in Sichuan, our two foreign ministers (19)_________________ on May 15, 2008. Foreign Minister Mukherjee reiterated our solidarity with China (20)_________________ in this hour of difficulty to the Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. Mukherjee told Yang, “A friend in need is a real friend. Please do not hesitate to approach us for any assistance that you may require. ”
Script: The news of the deadly earthquake that hit Sichuan on the fateful afternoon of May 12, was received with shock and deep sorrow by more than 1 billion Indian people. Our thoughts were constantly with the affected people of Sichuan, including the young, innocent, school children, and we were anxious to lend a helping hand. In messages of condolences sent to the Chinese leadership in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, the Indian leadership conveyed the pain and the sorrow that the people of India shared with their Chinese brethren at this sad calamity. We expressed our faith and confidence that the resilient and brave people of China will overcome this grievous loss. And, we emphasized our sincere readiness to help the Chinese people at this difficult time. The Indian leadership and people also were moved by the exemplary response of the Chinese leadership, the various government ministries and agencies, and ordinary people to overcome this natural disaster. Immediately after the earthquake in Sichuan, our two foreign ministers met in Russia on May 15, 2008. Foreign Minister Mukherjee reiterated our solidarity with China in this hour of difficulty to the Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. Mukherjee told Yang, “A friend in need is a real friend. Please do not
hesitate to approach us for any assistance that you may require. ”
正确答案： deadly
正确答案： fateful
正确答案： constantly
正确答案： innocent
正确答案： helping
正确答案： aftermath
正确答案： conveyed
正确答案： faith and confidence
正确答案： met in Russia
正确答案： this hour of difficulty
Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
A) merchant B) appearance C) in accordance with D) appeared E) able F) startled G) tiny H) definite I) indefinite J) capable K) occurred L) startling M) wrinkled N) reflections O) in alliance with
21. ______________________
正确答案： N
22. ______________________
正确答案： K
23. ______________________
正确答案： A
24. ______________________
正确答案： J
25. ______________________
正确答案： L
26. ______________________
正确答案： B
27. ______________________
正确答案： H
28. ______________________
正确答案： G
29. ______________________
正确答案： M
30. ______________________
正确答案： C
Section B
Directions: There are several passages in this section. 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.
Passage One
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
How we look and how we appear to others probably worries us more when we are in our teens or early twenties than at any other time in our life. Few of us are content to accept ourselves as we are, and few are brave enough to ignore the trends of fashion.
Most fashion magazines or TV advertisements try to persuade us that we should dress in a certain way or behave in a certain manner. If we do, they tell us, we will be able to meet new people with confidence and deal with every situation confidently and without embarrassment. Changing fashion, of course, does not apply just to dress. A barber today does not cut a boy's hair in the same way as he used to, and girls do not make up in the same way as their mothers and grandmothers did. The advertisers show us the latest fashionable styles and we are constantly under pressure to follow the fashion in case our friends think we are odd or dull.
What causes fashions to change? Sometimes convenience or practical necessity or just the fancy of an influential person can establish a fashion. Take hats for example. In cold climates, early buildings were cold inside, so people wore hats indoors as well as outside. In recent times, the late President Kennedy caused a depression in the American hat industry by not wearing hats: more American men have followed example.
There is also a cyclical pattern in fashion. In the 1920s in Europe and America, short skirts became fashionable. After World War Ⅱ, they dropped to ankle length. Then they got shorter and shorter until the miniskirt was in fashion. After a few more years, skirts became longer again.
Today, society is much freer and easier than it used to be. It is no longer necessary to dress like everyone else. Within reason, you can dress as you like or do your hair the way you like instead of the way you should because it is the fashion. The popularity of jeans and the \look seems to be a reaction against the increasingly expensive fashions of the top fashion houses.
At the same time, appearance is still important in certain circumstances and then we must choose our clothes carefully. It would be foolish to go to an interview for a job in a law firm wearing jeans and a sweater; and it would be discourteous to visit some distinguished scholar looking as if we were going to the beach or a night club. However, you need never feel depressed if you don't look like the latest fashion photo. Look around you and you'll see that no one else does either!
31.
The author thinks that people are _________. A) satisfied with their appearance
B) concerned about appearance in old age C) far from neglecting what is in fashion D) reluctant to follow the trends in fashion
正确答案： C 32.
Fashion magazines and TV advertisements seem to link fashion to _________. A) confidence in life B) personal dress
C) individual hair style D) personal future
正确答案： A 33.
Causes of fashions are _________. A) uniform B) varied C) unknown D) inexplicable
正确答案： B 34.
Present-day society is much freer and easier because it emphasizes _________. A) uniformity B) formality C) informality D) individuality
正确答案： D 35.
Which is the main idea of the last paragraph? A) Care about appearance in formal situations. B) Fashion in formal and informal situations. C) Ignoring appearance in informal situations. D) Ignoring appearance in all situations.
正确答案： A
Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
American no longer expect public figures, whether in speech or in writing, to command the English language with skill and gift. Nor do they aspire to such command themselves. In his latest book, Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation of Language and Music and Why We Should, Like, Care, John McWhorter, a linguist and controversialist of mixed liberal and conservative views, sees the triumph of 1960s counter-culture as responsible for the decline of formal English.
Blaming the permissive 1960s is nothing new, but this is not yet another criticism against the decline in education. Mr. McWhorter’s academic speciality is language history and change, and he sees gradual disappearance of “whom”, for example, to be natural and no more regrettable than the loss of the case-endings of Old English.
But the cult of the authentic and the personal, “doing our own thing”, has spelt the death of formal speech, writing, poetry and music. While even the modestly educated sought an elevated tone when they put pen to paper before the 1960s, even the most well regarded writing since then has sought to capture spoken English on the page. Equally, in poetry, the highly personal, performative genre is the only form that could claim real liveliness. In both oral and written English, talking is triumphing over speaking, spontaneity over craft.
Illustrated with an entertaining array of examples from both high and low culture, the trend that Mr. McWhorter documents is unmistakable. But it is less clear, to take the question of his subtitle, “Why We Should Like, Care”. As a linguist, he acknowledges that all varieties of human language, including non-standard ones like Black English, can be powerfully expressive ― there exists no language or dialect in the world that cannot convey complex ideas. He is not arguing, as many do, that we can no longer think straight because we do not talk proper.
Russians have a deep love for their own language and carry large chunks of memorized poetry in their heads, while Italian politicians tend to elaborate speech that would seem old-fashioned to most English-speakers. Mr. McWhorter acknowledges that formal language is not strictly necessary, and proposes no radical education reforms ― he is really grieving over the loss of something beautiful more than useful. We now take our English “on paper plates instead of china”. A shame, perhaps, but probably an inevitable one.
36.
According to McWhorter, the decline of formal English ________. A) is inevitable in radical education reforms
B) is but all too natural in language development
C) has caused the controversy over the counter-culture D) brought about changes in public attitudes in the 1960s
正确答案： B 37.
The word “talking” (Paragraph 3) denotes ________.