PART ONE
Ⅰ.Vocabulary and Structure (10 points, 1 point for each item)
从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,并写在答题纸的相应括号内。
1.The body needs fat to keep it ___________ the cold during the long winter months.
[A] between [B] from [C] for [D] out
2.There are several ways ___________ we can cross the river without the help of local villagers.
[A] in which [B] across which [C] to which [D] on which
3.You must hurry, ___________ you’ll be late for class.
[A] but [B] so [C] or [D] either
4.The smog may be so thick that airports are closed and chains of ________ occur on the highways.
[A] conflicts [B] contracts [C] contrasts [D] collisions
5.They finally ________ all hope of finding the missing dog which they liked so much.
[A] gave up [B] gave in [C] gave off [D] gave out
6.People who drink a lot ________ those who use drugs are likely to suffer from panic attacks.
[A] less than [B] as well [C] other than [D] as well as
7. ________, he is honest and popular with his neighbors.
[A] As he is poor [B] Poor as he is
[C] As poor he is [D] As is he poor
8.I wasn't at the meeting yesterday to hear ________ other people thought about this problem.
[A] which [B] who [C] what [D] that
9.Had he not taken your advice, ________.
[A] he would make a bad mistake
[B] would he have made a bad mistake
[C] he would have made a bad mistake
[D] he had made a bad mistake
10.Some people are ________ to use proverbs in their everyday conversation because they see them as vehicles of too much used wisdom.
[A] responsible [B] reluctant [C] relevant [D] remarkable
Ⅱ.Cloze Test (10 points, 1 point for each item)
下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并写在答题纸的相应括号内。
Lightening and thunder seem very different from fog, clouds, rain, wind, heat, and other things which make up the weather.____11____ without knowing about the rest of the ____12____,one cannot understand lightening and thunder. Long ago, ____13____ scientists had begun to study the weather, everyone was afraid of lightening and thunder. ____14____ the ancient Greeks and Romans, thunder was the angry voice of ____15____ great god Zeus, or Jupiter.
Today we know more about weather and ____16____ lightening and thunder too, though there ____17____ still much to be learned. People today are not often afraid of thunderstorms, though we know that lightening ____18____ dangerous. ____19____ we understand lightening and thunder, there is a thrill (激动) in watching a summer thunderstorm which clears the air and leaves us ____20____.
11.[A] So [B] If [C] For [D] Yet
12.[A] weather [B] whether [C] wonder [D]wander
13.[A] before [B] after [C] since [D] when
14.[A] For [B] To [C] As [D] About
15.[A] its [B] his [C] their [D] one's
16.[A] in [B] about [C] on [D] of
17.[A] are [B] was [C] is [D] were
18.[A] can be [B] must be [C] need be [D] should be
19.[A] While [B] Although [C] So [D] Because
20.[A] to relax [B] relaxing [C] relax [D] relaxed
Ⅲ.Reading Comprehension (30 points, 2 points for each item)
阅读下列短文，并从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并写在答题纸的相应括号内。
Passage One
