C) make his buildings historic ones
D) construct a building that can express the culture of the modern age
4. The Pompidou Center in France is outstanding in the fact that ________ . A) people in it are able to visit each other conveniently
B) visitors can see clearly the structure and facilities of the whole building C) it makes use of the best techniques invented in the information age D) it was designed and built by an honest British designer
5. The passage mainly tells us about ________ . A) the unique contribution of a famous architect B) a few developments in house-building
C) the common features of British and French buildings D) modern buildings of various styles
Passage Two
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
Many people believe that the glare from snow causes snow-blindness. Yet, whether they wear dark glasses or not, they still find themselves suffering from headaches and watering eyes, and even snow-blindness, when exposed to several hours of ―snow light‖.
The United States Army has now determined that glare from snow does not cause snow-blindness in troops in a snow-covered country. Rather, a man’s eyes frequently find nothing to focus on in the broad snow-covered terrain (地形). So his gaze continually moves back and forth over the entire landscape in search of something to look at. Finding nothing, hour after hour, the eyes never stop searching and eyeballs become sore and the eye muscles ache. Nature offers this irritation by producing more and more fluid which covers the eyeball. The fluid covers the eyeball in increasing quantity until vision blurs, and the result is total, even though temporary, snow-blindness.
Experiments led the army to a simple method of overcoming this problem. Scouts (侦察员) ahead of a main body of troops are trained shake snow from evergreen bushes, creating a dotted line as they cross completely snow-covered landscape. Even the scouts themselves throw lightweight, dark colored objects ahead on which they too can focus. The men following can then see something. Their gaze is arrested. Their eyes focus on a bush and having found something to see, stop scouring (急速走遍) the snow-covered landscape. By focusing their attention on one object at a time, the men can cross the snow without becoming hopelessly snow-blind or lost. In this way the problem of crossing a solid white terrain is overcome.
6. To prevent headaches, watering eyes and even blindness caused by the glare from snow, a pair of dark glasses is ________ . A) rather effective
B) of little use
C) a necessary tool D) the only choice
7. If a person walks in a snow-covered terrain, his eyeballs might become sore because ________ .
A) tears cover his eyeballs
B) his eyes are irritated by bright sunlight C) his eyes are irritated by bright snow light
D) his eyes keep searching for something to look at
8. It can be inferred from the passage that snow-blindness results from ________ . A) long exposure to glare from snow B) a temporary loss of vision
C) failure to focus on dark colored objects D) headaches and watering eyes
9. The scouts shake snow from evergreen bushes in order to ________ . A) give the men behind something to see B) beautify the landscape
C) warm themselves in the cold
D) prevent the men behind from losing their way
10. The best title for this passage could be ________ . A) Snow-blindness and How to Overcome It B) Nature‘s Cure for Snow-blindness C) Scouts in The Snow-covered Landscape
D) The Cause of Snow-blindness
Passage Three
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:
We‘ve all faced failure in our lives. No one goes through life unharmed. We can only hope that our failures will be mixed with our successes, and we will have had a life well lived.
Still, while there are no guarantees that you never fail, there are ways in which you can turn the odds (机会) more in your favor. Specifically, success is most closely related to your reaction to your unavoidable failures. This is true not only for you personally, but also in your role as a business manager and leader.
When an organization is trying something new, mistakes are unavoidable. It is up to the leader to create an environment where people aren‘t afraid to fail. Mistakes should be seen as a necessary part of the organizational process. Errors are simply a normal by-product of pursuing excellence.
Obviously, some mistakes are easier to tolerate (容忍) than others. Action should be taken when an error is made, but, usually, it should be corrective action rather than blame. Mistakes present a unique opportunity to teach and develop your staff. Growth and success can‘t come without risk taking, and progress doesn‘t happen without mistakes.
As a leader, one of the ways I‘ve approached errors is by judging whether the action taken was a ―mistake of the heart‖ or a ―mistake of the head‖. A mistake of the heart is a situation where such an employee does something wrong on purpose and tries to get away with it. I tend to be very serious in such situations. A mistake of the head happens when an employee is working hard to do
the right thing, but for some reason, it doesn’t turn out that way. I dent do be very lenient (宽容的) on these types of mistakes. In fact, I have even praised people for making a mistake because their intentions were so good.
The goal for a leader isn‘t to avoid all possible failures. It‘s to avoid errors that can be easily predicted, as well as risks that aren‘t worth the possible costs. Good leaders are willing to take risks to improve their operations. If you never try anything new, you can‘t possibly hope to improve. This is true for individuals, and it‘s true for organizations.
11. The passage is chiefly intended to give advice to ________ . A) business leaders C) employees
B) the average man D) losers
12. What is the author‘s overall attitude toward failures? A) Failures naturally lead to successes.
B) We can often predict failures and avoid them.
C) We should try our best to avoid failures because they are very harmful.
D) Failures may be unavoidable, but we can learn to benefit from them.
13. According to the passage, it is essential that an organization leader should ________ . A) be strict with any mistakes B) put up with any mistakes
C) pay no attention to the employee‘s mistakes D) take a corrective attitude towards mistakes
14. The phrase ―get away with‖ (Line 3, Para 5) could probably mean ―________‖. A) get rid of C) correct
B) do without being punished D) stick to
15. The author illustrates his viewpoint by ________ . A) introducing his own experience
B) giving examples which are set by other people C) pointing out the harm of mistakes
D) making a comparison between successes and failures
Section Two Vocabulary & Structure (30 points)
Directions: There are 15 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. 16. My father is a lawyer, and he ________ me from entering the field. A) disappointed C) depressed
B) discouraged D) disqualified
17. Your work plan is ________, so we can build the bridge immediately. A) flexible B) sustainable
C) feasible D) stable
18. He gave his son some money for the ________ of his school books. A) pursuit B) persuasion C) purse D) purchase
19. He was shocked when there was such a(n) ________ for education all around him. A) thirst C) stock
20. Having found that my wallet is not that fat, I decide to ________ vacation. A) fall back on B) cut back on C) sit back on
D) run back on
B) opportunity D) pray
21. We are looking for people who are ________ about the oil and banking industries. A) intelligent B) familiar
C) knowledgeable D) acquainted
22. When I think of it now, I ________ at how much courage it must have taken for a grown man to subject himself to such stress and indignity. A) marvel
B) confuse
C) amaze D) admire
23. My father was ________ crippled and very short, and when we would walk together, people would stare. A) precisely C) severely
B) vaguely D) vicariously
24. ________ we know each other a little better, we get along fine. A) Now that B) Suppose that C) Since that
D) Because of
25. Each of my students has the ________ of being an excellent student. A) reliability B) responsibility C) capability
A) evaluated C) valued
27. A loser tries to manipulate others into ________ his expectations. A) facing up to C) living up to
B) standing up to D) giving up to
D) sociability
26. We ________ the situation very carefully before we made our decision.
B) valuated D) solved
28. What can you ________ for the pain in my back, doctor? A) diagnose B) determine C) prescribe D) cure
29. She looked as if she ________ a ghost (鬼). A) would have seen C) had seen
B) should have seen D) must have seen
30. The final buying decision ________ with my father in my family. A) depends C) rests
B) counts D) consists
Section Three Translation from Chinese into English (20 points)
Directions: In this section, there are five sentences. Translate the following sentences into English.
31. 他走得慢是因为他腿有毛病。
32. 面对严重的疾病，她表现出了巨大的勇气。 33. 在很多情况下，只有规定还不行。
34. 由于最近销售量的下降，盈利也出现了滑坡。 35. 我能够理解你反对这个建议的理由。
Section Four Writing (20 points)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic On
Online Shopping. You should write at least 150 words.