第一部分：詞彙選項 (第 1~15 題，每題 1 分，共 15 分)
下面每個句子中均有 1 個詞或者短語有括號，請為每處括號部分確定 1 個意義最為接近的選項。
1. Patricia stared at the other girls with (resentment).
A doubtB anger
C loveD surprise
2. I want to provide my boys with a (decent) education.
A specialB private
C good D general
3. Her father was a quiet man with (graceful) manners.
A polite B similar
C usualD bad
4. There was a (profound) silence after is remark.
AshortB deep
C proudD sudden
5. The document was (compiled) by the Department of Health.
A printedB attached
C written D sent
6. In the process, the light energy (converts) to heat energy.
A changes B reduces
C leavesD drops
7. Many cities have (restricted) smoking in public places.
A limited B allowed
C stopped D kept
8. The thief was finally (captured) two miles away from the village.
A killedB jailed
C caught D found
9. If we leave now, we should (miss) the traffic.
A mixB avoid
C directD stop
10. What are my chances of (promotion) if I stay here.
A advancement B replacement
C retirementD advertisement
11. We’ve seen a (marked) shift in our approach to the social issues.
A great B clear
C quickD regular
12. Such a database would be extremely costly to (set up).
A updateB transfer
C destroyD establish
13. The two banks have announced plans to (merge) nest year.
A combine B break
C sellD close
14. I enjoyed the play- it had a clever plot and very (funny) dialogues.
A humorous B long
C originalD boring
15. He’s spent years (cultivating) a knowledge of art.
A denyingB using
C sharingD developing
第二部分：閱讀判斷 (第 16~22 題，每題 1 分，共 7 分)
下面的短文後列出了 7 個句子，請根據短文的內容對每個句子做出判斷;如果該句提供的是正確資訊，請選擇 A ;如果該句提供的是錯誤資訊，請選擇 B ;如果該句的'資訊文中沒有提及，請選擇 C 。
The Race into Space
American millionaire Dennis Tito will always be famous. He was the first tourist in space. " I spent sixty years on Earth and eight days in space and from my viewpoint, it was two separate lives." Tito explained. He loved his time in space." Being in space and looking back at earth is one of the most rewarding experiences a human being can have."
This kind of experience isn't cheap. It cost 320 million. However, Tito achieved his dream, so he was happy. "For me it was a life dream. It was a dream that began when I didn’t have any money." He told reporters.
On 30 April 2002, Mark Shuttleworth became the world's second space tourist. Shuttleworth is a South African businessman. At the age of twenty-eight, he also paid $20 million for the eight-day trip.
Both Tito and Shuttleworth bought their trip from a company called Space Adventures. The company has around 100 people already on their waiting list for flights into space. The spaceship to take them doesn't exist yet.
Many of the customers are people who like adventures. They are the kind of people who also want to climb Mount Qomolagma. Other customers are people who love space. However, these people are worried. Because it's so expensive, only rich people can go into space. They want space travel to be available to more people.
That day may soon be here. InterOrbital Systems (IOS) plans to send up to four tourists a week into space. The tourists will depart from an island in Tonga. The company promises a package that includes forty-five days of astronaut training in Russia and California, seven days in space, and a vacation in Tonga, for $2 million.
However, space flight in still very dangerous. Bill Readdy is NASA's deputy assistant administrator for space flight. He says that the chances of dying are about 1 in 500. Because of this, it may take time before space tourists really take off. You might be able to go up, but will you come down?
16. Dennis Tito was the first tourist in space.
A right B WrongC Not mentioned
17. Mark Shuttleworth is an engineer from the United States.
A rightB Wrong C Not mentioned
18. Both Tito and Shuttleworth have climbed Mount Qomolangma.
A rightB WrongC Not mentioned
19. Space Adventures has about 100 customers waiting for their travel into space.
A right B WrongC Not mentioned
20. Space Adventures already has a spaceship.
A rightB Wrong C Not mentioned
21. IOS will send its tourist into space from Tonga.
A right B WrongC Not mentioned
22. Bill Readdy thinks space flight is very dangerous.
A right B WrongC Not mentioned
第三部分：概括大意和完成句子 (第 23~30 題，每題 1 分，共 8 分)
下面的短文後有 2 項測試任務：( 1 )第 23~26 題要求從所給的 6 個選項中為指定段落每段選擇 1 個小標題;( 2 )第 27~30 題要求從所給的 6 個選項中為每個句子確定一個最佳選項。
Waste Not, Want Not
1. Bob and Clara Darlington, who own and run a farm in the North of England, have always looked for new ways of making money of the produce they grow. Their success began when they established a shop on their farm, so that people could come and buy fresh vegetables directly from them.
2. The business was an immediate success, and soon became top marks in a competition set up by the Farm Retail Association to find the best farm shop in the country. The association's inspectors found the Darlingtons' shop offered excellent service and value for money as well as quality fruit and vegetables.
3. Clara Darlingto is a trained chef and, in addition to a range of home-grown foods and other local produce, she began offering a variety of prepared meals which she has make herself in the farmhouse kitchen. A small cafe alongside the farm shop was soon added, with everything that visitors could taste on the menu also being for sale in the shop.
4. Clara admits that starting the business was expensive, and she has worked very hard, but maintains that if the product is good, the public recognize this and buy it. "I aim to offer the highest quality to our customers, whether they come in for a loaf of bread, or take a whole dinner-party menu. I take it as a compliment if people take home one of my dishes to serve to their family and friends and get away with pretending they made it themselves.
5. So it was that the couple realized that they has a surplus of misshapen or damaged vegetables grown on the farm which were unsuitable for selling in the shop. Clara, not wishing to see them get thrown away, decided to turn them into soup.
6. The soup met with immediate approval of customers to the shop and Clara now produces ten different varieties. She spent much of the summer travelling up and down to London by rail, doing presentations of the soups. As a result, they are now served in first-class railway restaurant cars belonging to three companies as well as being stocked by a number of high-class London stores.
23. Paragraph 2 __B __
24. Paragraph 3 __D __
25. Paragraph 4 __E __
26. Paragraph 5 __F __
A. Time well spent is rewarded.
B. Professional recognition is obtained.
C. A necessary alternative to farming.
D. Professional skills are exploited.
E. Continuing investment in high standards.
F. Ensuring that nothing gets wasted.
27. Bob and Clara Darlington established a shop to ___A __
28. Apart from quality fruit and vegetables, the couple ___C __
29. Instead of throwing the damaged vegetables away, the couple ___D __
30. Clara spent much of the summer going to London to __F __
A. sell fresh vegetables
B. sell as much as possible
C. offer a variety of prepared meals
D. turn them into soup
E. dill a gap in the market
F. promote her soups
第四部分：閱讀理解 (第 31~45 題，每題 3 分，共 45 分)
下面有 3 篇短文，每篇短文後有 5 道題。請根據短文內容，為每題確定 1 個最佳選項。
第一篇
Immigration and Problems
Hundreds of thousands of people supporting immigration rights in the US filled streets all over America in early 2006. Many held signs and American flags and asked to be treated as citizens - not criminals. Many of these supported legislation from Senator John McCain that would open a path to citizenship to immigrants who were already in the country illegally. Proposed legislation from other politicians called for stricter measures - including rounding up undocumented immigrants and sending them back to their home countries.
Canadian officials say that immigration applications continue to rise. Some want to keep the doors open. They need the labor. About 400,000 immigrants were allowed into the country in 2005, according to the Canadian Government statistics. However, all this growth means that cities need to adapt. Newcomers don’t always make a smooth transition into jobs for which they are skilled. So industries are using mentoring( 輔導 ) programs to help new immigrants find proper jobs.
With the large numbers of undocumented African immigrants arriving in the Canary Islands and showing no sign of abating( 減少 ), the Spanish Government has decided to get tough. There will be no more mass amnesties( 特赦 ) for illegals, and anyone coming to Spain without permission will be sent back, the government has announced. About 23,000 migrants( 移民 ) landed on the islands in 2006, and riots have erupted in some crowded reception centers. This has promoted local authorities to appeal to the United Nations for help.
France’s new immigration and integration law gives the government new powers to encourage high-skilled migration. It takes effect in 2007. The new law authorizes the government to identify particular professions where France has a talent shortage. Then the government will help these identified employers find immigrant workers with needed skills or qualifications. The selected foreign employees will be granted "skills and talents" visas, valid for three years. But some concern that it’ll cause brain drain in developing countries.
immigrants in the US took to the streets in early 2006, demanding that
A. John McCain be removed.
B. they be sent back home.
C. they be treated as citizens.
D. their culture be protected.
expression "rounding up" in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by
A. encircling.
B. separating.
C. arresting.
D. frightening.
da is not very strict with immigration application because
A. it is a large country.
B. it is suffering from labor shortage.
C. its population is decreasing.
D. it is a multicultural country.
solve the immigration problem, the Spanish Government decided
A. to take tough measures against illegal immigration.
B. to let immigrants freely enter the country.
C. to integrate immigrants into the Spanish culture.
D. to help immigrants find proper jobs.
r France's new immigration and integration law takes effect, it will
A. encourage overseas students to return home.
B. bring damage to the unity of the country.
C. arouse anger among French workers.
D. make if hard for developing countries to keep talents.
第二篇
The Iceman
On a September day in 1991, two Germans were climbing the mountain between Austria and Italy. High up on a mountain pass, they found the body of a man lying on the ice. At that height(10,499 feet, or 3,200 meters), the ice is usually permanent, but 1991 had been an especially warm year. The mountain ice had melted more than just usual and so the body had come to the surface.
It was lying face downward. The skeleton( 骨架 ) was in perfect condition, except for a wound in the head. There was still skin on the bones and the remains of some clothes. The hands were still holding the wooden handle of an ax and on the feet there were very simple leather and cloth boots. Nearby was a pair of gloves made of tree bark( 樹皮 ) and a holder for arrows.
Who was the man? How and when had he died? Everybody had a different answer to these questions. Some people thought that it was from this century, perhaps the body of a soldier who died in World War Ⅰ , since several soldiers had already been found in the area. A Swiss woman who believed it might be her father, who had died in those mountains twenty years before and whose body had never been found. The scientists who rushed to look at the body thought it was probably much older, maybe even a thousand years old.
With modern dating techniques, the scientists soon learned that the iceman was about 5,300 years old. Born in about 3300 B.C., he lived during the Bronze Age in Europe. At first scientists thought he was probably a hunter who had died from an accident in the high mountains. More recent evidence, however, tells a different story. A new kind of X-ray shows an arrowhead still stuck in his shoulder. It left only a tiny hole in his skin, but it caused internal damage and bleeding. He almost certainly died from this wound, and not from the wound on the back of his head. This means that he was probably in some kind of battle. It may have been part of a large war, or he may have been fighting bandits. He may even have been a bandit himself.
By studying his clothes and tools, scientists have already learned a great deal from the Iceman about the times he lived in. we may never know the full story of how he died, but he has given us important clues to the history of those distant times.
36. The body of the iceman was found in the mountains mainly because
A. two Germans were climbing mountains.
B. he was just on a mountain pass.
C. the melted ice made him visible.
D. he was lying on the ice.
37. What can be inferred from paragraph 2?
A. The iceman could have died from the wound in the head.
B. The iceman was struck dead from behind.
C. The iceman was killed while working.
D. The iceman lived a poor life.
38. All the following are assumptions once made about iceman EXCEPT
A. He was a soldier in World War I.
B. He came from Italy
was a Swiss woman’s long-lost father.
was born about a thousand years ago.
39. The scientists made the deduction that the iceman
A. was hit in the shoulder by an arrowhead.
B. has a tiny hole in his skin causing his death.
C. was probably in some kind of a battle.
D. had got a wound on the back of his head.
40. The word “bandits” in paragraph 4 could be best replaced by
A. robbers
B. shooters
C. soldiers
D. hunters
第三篇
Britain's Solo Sailor
Ellen MacArthur stand sailing when she was eight, going out on sailing trips with her aunt. She loved it so much that she saved her money for three years to buy her first small boat. When she was 18, she sailed alone around Britain and won the “Young Sailor of the Year” award.
But Ellen really became famous in 2001. Aged only 24, she was one of only two women who entered the Vendee Globe round the world solo race, which lasts 100 days. Despite many problems, she came second in the race out of 24 competitors and she was given very warm welcome when she returned.
Ambition and determination have always been a big part of Ellen’s personality. When she was younger, she lived in a kind of hut( 棚屋 ) for three years while she was trying to get sponsorship to compete in a transatlantic race. Then she took a one-way ticket to France ought a tiny seven meter Class Mini yacht, slept under it while she was repairing it, and then she raced it 4,000 kilometers across the Atlantic in 1997, alone for 33 days.
Ellen has had to learn many things, because sailing single-handed means that she has to be her own caption, electrician, sailmaker, engineer, doctor, journalist, cameraman and cook. She also has to be very fit, and because of the dangers of sleeping for long periods of time she’s in the middle of the ocean, she has trained to sleep for about 20 minutes at a time.
And she needs courage. Once, in the middle of the ocean, she had to climb the mast( 桅杆 ) of a boat to repair the sails- at four hour o’clock in the morning, with 100kph winds blowing around her. It took her many hours to make the repairs; Ellen says: “I was exhausted when I came down. It’s hard to describe hoe it feels to be up there. It’s like trying to hold onto a big pole, which for me is just too big to get my arms around, with someone kicking you all the time and trying to shake you off.”
But in her diary, Ellen also described moments which make it all worthwhile( 值得的 ): “A beautiful sunrise started the day, with black clouds slowly lit by the bright yellow sun. I have a very strong feeling of pleasure, being out here on the ocean and having the chance to live this I just fell lucky to be here”.
41. In the Vendee Globe race, Ellen won
A. a gold medal.
B. the “Best Woman Sailor” award.
C. the second place.
D. the “Young Sailor of the Year” award.
42. Ellen lived in a kind of hut for three years
A. because she was interested in country life.
B. because she was ambitious for the coming race.
C. while she was learning how to repair sails.
D. while she was trying to get financial support for a race.
43. The word “solo” in the title could best be replaced by
A. self-starter
B. single-handed
C. one performer
D. self-made
44. According to paragraph 4, which of the following statement is not true?
A. She has to be her own teacher.
B. She has trained herself to sleep for about 20 minutes at a time.
C. She has to be very fit.
D. She has to learn to repair sails.
45. How does Ellen feel about the Vendee Globe race?
A. It is surprising.
B. It is relaxing.
C. It is dangerous.
D. It is enjoyable.
第五部分：補全短文 (第 46~50 題，每題 2 分，共 10 分)
下面的短文有 5 處空白，短文後有 6 個句子，其中 5 個取自短文，請根據短文內容將其分別放回原有位置，以恢復文章面貌。
Semco
At 21, Ricardo Semler became boss of his father's business in Brazil, Semco, which sold parts for ships. Semler Junior worked like a madman, from 7:30 am, until midnight every day. One afternoon, while touring a factory in New York, he collapsed. The doctor who treated him said," There's nothing wrong with you. But if you continue like this, you'll find a new home in our hospital." Semler got the message. He changed the way he worked. In fact, he changed the ways his employees worked too.
He let his workers take more responsibility so that they would be the ones worrying when things went wrong. He allowed them to set their own salaries, and he cut all the jobs he thought were unnecessary, like receptionists and secretaries.______A _______(46)."Everyone at Semco, even top managers, meets guests in reception, does the photocopying, sends faxes, types letters and dials the phone."
He completely reorganized the office: instead of walls, they have plants at Semco, so bosses can’t shut themselves away from everyone else.______C _______(47) for uniforms, some people wear suits and others wear T-shirts.
Semler says, “We have a sales manager named Rubin Agater who sits there reading the newspaper hour after hour. He doesn't even pretend to be busy. But when a Semco pump on the other side of the world fails millions of gallons of oil are about to spill into the sea. Rubin springs into action. ______B _______(48). That's when he earns his salary. No one cares if he doesn't look busy the rest of the time.
Semco has flexible working hours: the employees decide when they need to arrive at work. The employees also evaluate their bosses twice a year._______F ______(49).
It sounds perfect, but does it work? The answer is in the numbers: in the last six years, Semco's revenues have gone from $35 million to $212 million. The company has grown from eight hundred employees to 3,000. Why?
Semler says it's because of "peer pressure". Peer pressure makes employees work hard for everyone else. _______E ______(50). In other words, Ricardo Semler treats his workers like adults and expects them to act like adults. And they do.
AThis saved money and brought more equality to the company.
B He knows everything there is to know about our pumps and how to fix them.
CAnd the workers are free to decorate their workspace as they want.
DMost managers spend their time making it difficult for workers to work.
EIf someone isn't doing his job well, the other workers will not allow the situation to continue.
FAlso, Semco lets its workers use the company's machines for their own projects, and makes them take holidays for at least thirty days a year.
第六部分：完形填空 ( 第 52~65 題，每題 1 分，共 15 分)
下面的短文有 15 處空白，請根據短文內容為每處空白確定 1 個最佳選項。
How a Terrible Battle Helped to Change Europe
Ninety years ago on a sunny morning in Northern France, something happened that changed Britain and Europe for even. At half past seven on the morning of July 1,1916, whistles( 哨子 ) blew and thousands of British soldiers __left__ (51) their positions to attack their German enemies. __By__ (52) the end of the day, 20,000 of them were dead, and another 30,000 wounded or missing. The Battle of the Somme ， __as__ (53) it is called, lasted for six months. When, it ended, 125,000 British soldiers were dead. They had gained five kilometers of ground.
This was one of a series of great battles during WWI. The __attack__ (54) on the Somme was staged to relieve pressure on the French, who were __engaged__ (55) in a great battle of their own at a place called Verdun. By the time the battle ended, over a million French and German troops had been killed.
About 17 million people were killed in WWI. There have been wars with greater numbers of dead. But there has never been one in __where__ (56) most of the dead were concentrated in such a small area. On the Somme battlefield, two men died for every meter of space.
Local farmers working in the land still __find__ (57) the bodies of those who died in that battle. The dead of all nations were buried in a series of giant graveyards __along__ (58) the line of the border between France and Belgium. Relatives and descendants ( 子孫 )of those who died still __visit__ (59) these graveyards today. What the French call the "tourism of death" makes an important contribution to the Iowa economy.
It took a second great conflict before Europe was to __turn__ (60) against war itself. Twenty-eight years after the Somme battle, a liberating army of British. American and Canadian troops took __back__ (61) France from another German invasion. More than 500,000 people were killed. New graveyards were built.
Two great conflicts across two generations helped to change the European __mind__ (62) about war. Germany, once the most warlike country in Europe ， is now probably more in favor of peace than any other. One major __cause__ (63) of war in Europe was rivalry( 競爭 ) between France and Germany. The European Union was specifically formed to __end__ (64) that rivalry.
According to US commentator William Pfaff, "Europeans are interested in a slow development of civilized and tolerant international relations, compromising on problems while avoiding catastrophes( 災難 )along the way. They have themselves only recently recovered from the catastrophes of WWI and WWII, when tens of millions of people were destroyed. They don't want more."
The last British veteran of the Somme battle died in 2005 ， aged 108. And WWI is passing out of __memory__ (65) and into history. But for anyone who wants to understand how Europeans think, it is still important to know a little about the terrible events of July 1, 1916.
51Dleft
52DBy
53Das
54Battack
aged
56Awhere
57Dfind
58Dalong
59Cvisit
60Bturn
61Aback
62Bmind
63Ccause
64Bend
65Cmemory
