1(一)第二部分:英语能力测试1)单项选择1.Theneighborhoodboysliketoplaybasketballonthat______lot.A)validB)vacantC)vainD)vague答案:C2.Whatalovelyparty!It’sworth______allmylife.A)rememberingB)torememberC)toberememberedD)beingremembered答案:A3.The______goalofthebookistohelpbridgethegapbetweenresearchandteaching,particularlybetweenresearchersandteachers.A)intensiveB)conciseC)jointD)overall答案:D4.Ourmanageris_______animportantcustomernowandhewillbebackthisafternoon.A)callingonC)callingupB)callinginD)callingfor答案:A5.Weshouldconcentrateonsharplyreducinginterestratestopulltheeconomyoutof______.A)rejectionB)restrictionC)retreatD)recession答案:A6.Theirproductsarefrequentlyoverpricedand______inquality.A)influentialB)inferiorC)superiorD)subordinate答案:B7.Whowouldyourather______withyou,Georgeorme?A)goingB)togoC)havegoneD)went答案:D8.InAfrica,educationalcostsareverylowforthosewhoare_______enoughtogetintouniversities.A)ambitiousC)aggressiveB)fortunateD)substantial答案:B9.ProfessorWang,_______forhisinformativelectures,waswarmlyreceivedbyhisstudents.A)knowingC)tobeknownB)knownD)havingknown答案:B210.Afireenginemusthavepriorityasitusuallyhastodealwithsomekindof_______.A)precautionC)emergencyB)crisisD)urgency答案:C11.Thefilmprovidesadeep_______intoawiderangeofhumanqualifiesandfeelings.A)insightC)fancyB)imaginationD)outlook答案:A12.______thestorm,theshipwouldhavereacheditsdestinationontime.A)ButforB)IncaseofC)InspiteofD)Becauseof答案:A13.Itishightimethatsuchpractices_______.A)areendedC)wereendedB)beendedD)mustbeended答案:C14.Thecarelessmanreceivedaticketforspeeding.He________havedrivensofast.A)can’tC)shouldn’tB)wouldn’tD)mustn’t答案:C15.______theirworkwillgiveusamuchbetterfeelforthewidedifferencesbetweenthetwoschoolsofthought.A)TohavereviewedB)HavingreviewedC)ReviewingD)Beingreviewed答案:C16.IfI________harderatschool,Iwouldbesittinginacomfortableofficenow.A)workedC)hadworkedB)weretoworkD)wereworking答案:C17.Apartfromcaringforherchildren,shehastotakeonsuchheavy_______houseworkascarryingwaterandfirewood.A)time-consumedC)time-consumingB)timely-consumedD)timely-consuming答案:C18.Theshopassistantwasdismissedasshewas________ofcheatingcustomers.A)accusedC)scoldedB)chargedD)cursed答案:A19.Whilecrossingthemountainarea,allthemencarriedgunslestthey___bywildanimals.A)shouldbeattackedC)mustbeattacked3B)hadbeenattackedD)wouldbeattacked答案:A20.Colorandsexarenotrelevant________whetherapersonissuitableforthejob.A)onC)toB)forD)with答案:C2)阅读理解Passage1Unlesswespendmoneytospotandpreventasteroids(小行星)now,onemightcrashintoEarthanddestroylifeasweknowit,saysomescientists.Asteroidsarebiggerversionsofthemeteoroids(流星)thatraceacrossthenightsky.MostorbitthesunfarfromEarthanddon’tthreatenus.ButtherearealsothousandsofasteroidswhoseorbitsputthemonacollisioncoursewithEarth.Buy$50millionworthofnewtelescopesrightnow.Thenspend$10millionayearforthenext25year5stolocatemostofthespacerocks.Bythetimewespotafatalone,thescientistssay,we’llhaveawaytochangeitscourse.Somescientistsfavorpushingasteroidsoffcoursewithnuclearweapons.Butthecostwouldn’tbecheap.Isitworthit?Twothingsexpertsconsiderwhenjudginganyriskre:1)Howlikelytheeventis;and2)Howbadtheconsequencesiftheeventoccurs.ExpertsthinkanasteroidbigenoughtodestroylotsoflifemightstrikeEarthonceevery500,000years.Soundsprettyrare—butifonedidfall,itwouldbetheendoftheworld.“Ifwedon’ttakecareofthesebigasteroids,they’lltakecareofus,”saysonescientist.“It’sthatsimple.”Thecure,though,mightbeworsethanthedisease.DowereallywantfleetsofnuclearweaponssittingaroundonEarth?“Theworldhaslesstofearfromdoomsday(毁灭性的)rocksthanfromagreatnuclearfleetsetagainstthem,”saidaNewYorkTimesarticle.1.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutasteroidsandmeteoroids?A)Theyareheavenlybodiesdifferentincomposition.B)Theyareheavenlybodiessimilarinnature.C)Therearemoreasteroidsthanmeteoroids.D)Asteroidsaremoremysteriousthanmeteoroids.2.WhatdoscientistssayaboutthecollisionofanasteroidwithEarth?A)Itisveryunlikelybutthedangerexists.B)Suchacollisionmightoccuronceevery25years.C)CollisionsofsmallerasteroidswithEarthoccurmoreoftenthanexpected.D)It’sstilltooearlytosaywhethersuchacollisionmightoccur.3.Whatdopeoplethinkofthesuggestionofusingnuclearweaponstoalterthecoursesofasteroids?A)Itsoundspracticalbutitmaynotsolvetheproblem.B)Itmaycreatemoreproblemsthanitmightsolve.4C)ItisawasteofmoneybecauseacollisionofasteroidswithEarthisveryunlikely.D)Furtherresearchshouldbedonebeforeitisprovedapplicable.4.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat______________.A)whilepushingasteroidsoffcoursenuclearweaponswoulddestroytheworldB)asteroidsracingacrossthenightskyarelikelytohitEarthinthenearfutureC)theworryaboutasteroidscanbelefttofuturegenerationssinceitisunlikelytohappeninourlifetimeD)workablesolutionsstillhavetobefoundtopreventacollisionofasteroidswithEarth5.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’stoneinthispassage?A)Optimistic.B)Critical.C)Objective.D)Arbitrary.答案:BABDCPassage2Somepessimisticexpertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundtofallintodisuse.Theyseeadayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenallautoswillbeabandonedandallowedtorust.Otherauthorities,however,thinkthea