第1部分:词汇选项(第1~15题,每题1分,共15分)
下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线,请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。
1.we'll give every teacher room for development.
a. place
b. employment
c. house
d.space
2. the policeman asked him to identify the thief.
a.describe
b. name
c.capture
d.call
3. we were all there when the accidentoccurred.
a. broke
b. happened
c.spread
d.appeared
4. it took meexactly a week to complete the work.
a. start
b. achieve
c.finish
d. improve
5. the herb medicine eventually cured her disease.
a. nicely
b. apparently
c.naturally
d.finally
6. this new policy has led to adramatic increase production.
a. striking
b. minor
c.fixed
d. modest
7. poor schooling was the root of the unemployment problem
a.base
b. result
c.force
d.cause
8. john survives on100 pounds a month
a. lives
b. puts
c.borrows
d.spends
9. one'seconomic condition often affects his or her way of life.
a. determines b.shows
c.confines
d.influences
10. if you want to keep healthy, you shouldvary the foods you eat.
a .reject
b. accept
c.choose
d.change
11.she found me very dull.
a. dirty
b. sleepy
c.boring
d. lazy
12. the president made a brief visit to beijing
a. working b.short
c.formal
d.secret
13. he was persuaded to give up the idea
a.mention
b. accept
c.drop
d.consider
14. jack consumes a pound of cheese aday.
a. drinks
b. eats
c.buys
d.produces
15. mary just told us avery fascinating story.
a. strange
b. frightening
c.interesting
d. difficult
第2部分:阅读判定(第16~22题,每题1分,共7分)
下面的短文后列出了7个句子,请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判定:假如该句提供的是正确信息,请选择a;假如该句提供的是错误信息,请选择b;假如该句的信息文中没有提及,请选择c。
petitions
petitions(请愿,请愿书)have long been a part of british political life.anyone who wanted to change something would get a list of signatures from people who agreed to the idea and either send them to the government or deliver them personally to the prime minister’s house in london.
they are always accepted at the door by one of the pm's officials.what happens then? nothing much,usually.but petitions have always been thought of as a useful way for those who govern to find out what the people really think.
that’s why the uk government launched its“e—petition”site in november 2006.instead of physically collecting signatures,all anyone with an idea has to do now is to make a proposal on the government website,and anyone who supports the idea is free to add his or her signature.
the petitions soon started to flow in.the idea was for the british people to express their constructive ideas.many chose instead to express their sense of humor.
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