The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance(自由栏目)writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.

After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that I barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write, I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering: What if ? (77 ) I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
( 中文大意：许多年青人对我说自己想成为一名作家。我通常会鼓励这类人，但是，我也会向他们解释作家和写作之间的巨大差异。在大多数情况下，这些人梦想者财富和名望，根本不可能独自在打字机前苦思冥想。因此，我对他们说：“你想要写些什么，可并不想成为一个写作者”。
     事实上，写作是一个要能忍受孤独，隔世离群且收入差的行业。对每位作家来说，想要发大财的愿望几乎难以达到。当我离开工作了20年的美国海岸警卫队，并成为一名自由栏目撰写人时，我根本没有任何期待。我唯一拥有的就是一位朋友为我在纽约公寓大厦租到的一个房间。房间里很冷，而且没有卧室，不过这些都不成问题，我立即买了一台二手手动打字机，感觉自己就好像是一名天才作家。
    然而，一年以后，我依然没有放弃自己的理想，可是我却开始怀疑自己。我知道想要以发稿来养活自己实在是一件很难的事，但是我渴望写作，因为这是我梦寐多年的理想。我不想成为那些毫无理想寄托的人........？那有什么关系？我将不断地验证我的理想，哪怕这意味着我得过一种不安定的生活以及面临失败的恐惧。这是希望的阴影之地，任何拥有该理想的人都必须学会如何在其中生存下去。)
1. The passage is meant to ______.
A. warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience
B. advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer
C. show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame
D. encourage young people to pursue a writing career
1、A. 这道题考察考生对文章的整体把握能力。作者在开头便点明写作和成为作家是不同的，指出很多年轻人的想法是不成熟的。接下来又以亲身经历说明成为作家的艰辛。　　　　　　
2. What can be concluded from the passage?
A. Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.
B. A writer’s success depends on luck rather than on efforts.
C. Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.
D. The chances for writer to become successful are small
2、D. 一个作家成功的比率是非常小的。在文章的第二段中提到For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. 虽然有一些可以得到财富，但上千的作家的努力却得不到回报。说明作家成功是非常困难的。
3. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?
A. He wasn’t able to produce a single book.
B. He hadn’t seen aching for the better.
C. He wasn’t able to have a rest for a whole year.
D. He though that he lacked imagination.
3、B. 作者在从事写作的第一年怀疑自己是应为他没有看到情况比一开始有所好转。
4. “…people who die wondering: What if ?”(Lin4-5, Para-3) refers to “those _____”.
A. who think too much of the dark side of life
B. who regret giving up their career halfway
C. who think a lot without making a decision
D. who are full of imagination even upon death
4、C. 因为这些人总去问what if，说明他们总是犹豫不决，对自己的未来举棋不定，做不出最终决定。
5. “Shadowland” in the last sentence refers to _____.
A. the wonderland on often dreams about
B. the bright future that one is looking forward to
C. the state of uncertainty before one’s final goal is reached
D. a world that exists only in one’s imagination
5、C. 这道题考察对词汇的理解。Shadowland是指一种在目标实现前的不确定状态。
核心词汇：in most cases, 在多数情况下；dream of, 梦想；free-lance writer, 自由栏目作者；apartment building, 公寓楼；keep doing sth., 坚持做某事

Passage 2uestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
Man is a land animal, but he is also closely tied to the sea. Throughout history the sea has served the needs of man. The sea has provided man with food and a convenient way to travel to many parts of the world. Toady, experts believe that nearly two-thirds of the world’s population live within eighty kilometers of the seacoast.
(78)In the modern technological world the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive. Resources on land are beginning to grow less. The sea, however, still offers hope to supply many of man’s needs in the future.

The riches of the sea yet to be developed by man’s technology are impressive. Oil and gas explorations have existed for nearly thirty years. Valuable amounts of minerals such as iron, copper and so on exist on the ocean floor.

Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. For example, warm temperature of the ocean can be used as the steam in a steamship. Sea may also offer a source of energy as electricity for mankind.

Technology is enabling man to explore even deeper under the sea. It is obvious that the technology to harvest the sea continues to improve. (79) By the 2050, experts believe that the problems to explore the food, minerals and energy resources of the sea will have been largel7y solved.
( 中文大意：人类是陆地动物，但是人与海洋的关系也很紧密。纵观历史，海洋为人类提供所需。海洋为人类提供食物和交通便利，使人能够通过航海踏遍世界许多地方。如今，专家们相信，将近三分之二的世界人口居住在八十公里的海岸线以内。
    在当今科技世界中，海洋为人类的生存提供了许多的资源。陆地上的资源越来越少，而海洋在未来人类的需求上依然可以提供大量资源。
    海洋丰富的资源还未被人类充分利用。人类对海底石油和燃气的勘探已进行了将近三十年，然而，大量有价值的矿物均还埋藏于海底。如铁，铜等等。
    除了石油和燃气，海洋还可以提供新的能源资源。例如，海洋温和的气温可以被用作汽船的蒸汽。海洋还可以为人类提供电力能源。
    科技促进了人类对海洋勘探的深入化。很明显，科技对促进海洋资源利用的步伐将不断地取得发展。专家们相信，到2050年，人类对海洋各种资源（食物，矿物质以及能源）的勘探问题将在很大程度上得到解决。)
6. What is the beat title for the passage?
A. Needs of Man.          B. Sea Harvest and Food
C. Sea and Sources of Energy       D. Sea Exploring Technology.
6、D. 这篇文章主要讲的海洋资源的利用。作者一直在强调，技术在海洋资源探测中所起到的重要作用。并在文章结尾说，随着技术的进步，从海洋中发掘食物、矿物和新能源的问题将在很大程度上得到解决。　
7. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A. man hasn’t completely made use of the riches of the sea
B. technology for exploring the sea has been solved
C. harvesting rice in the sea will be made possible
D. in the near future man can live on the ocean floor
7、A. 人类还没有完全利用海洋的丰富资源。文章的第二段提到，随着陆地资源的日益枯竭，海洋还能为人类未来的需求提供资源。第三段的开头承接说，海洋可开发的丰富的资源是非常惊人的。所以选A。
8. Why does the author mention a steamship?
A. To illustrate that man can make use of sources of energy from the sea.
B. To show that a steamship is better than other kinds of ships.
C. To argue that man should use steamships.
D. To indicate that it is warmer in the ocean than on land.
8、A. 作者在文章中提到蒸汽船，就是为了说明人类可以利用很多种海洋资源。文章第四段说，除了石油和天然气，海洋还提供了很多新能源，接着就以蒸汽船为例证明这一点。
9. According to the author, technology is important because ______.
A. resources on land are running short in ten years
B. man can use it to explore the deeper sea
C. it is a lot of fun diving into the sea
D. ancient people used it to explore the sea
9、B. 人类可以利用技术开发深海。第三段第一句作者提到，人类利用技术可以开发的海洋资源是惊人的。其他三项都没有提到。
10. According to the author, when will the problems to explore the deeper sea largely be solved?
A. In the next generation.
B. By the end of the 20th century.
C. In the near future.
D. By the middle of the 21st century.
10、D. 21世纪五十年代。就是2050年左右。
核心词汇：land animal, 陆地动物；tie to, 相连；serve the need, 为需要服务；provide sb. with, 提供；ocean floor, 海底；solve the problem, 解决问题

Passage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:
Today, cigarette smoking is a common habit. About forty-three percent of the adult men and thirty-one percent of the adult women in the United States smoke cigarettes regularly. It is encouraging to see that millions of people have given up smoking.

It is a fact that men as a group smoke more than women. Among both men and women the age group with the highest proportion of smokers is 24-44.

Income, education, and occupation all play a part in determining a person’s smoking habit. City people smoke more than people living on farms. Well-educated men with high incomes are less likely to smoke cigarettes than men with fewer years of schooling and lower incomes. On the other hand, if a well-educated man with a higher income smoked at all, he is likely to smoke more packs of cigarettes per day.

The situation is somewhat different for women.(80)There are slightly more smokers among women with higher family income and higher education than among the lower income and lower educational groups. These more highly educated women tend to smoke more heavily.

Among teenagers the picture is similar. There are fewer teenaged smokers from upper-income, well-educated families, and fewer from families living in farm areas. Children are most likely to start smoking if one or both of their parents smoke.
( 中文大意：如今，吸烟是一个很普遍的习惯。在美国，43％的男性和31％的成年女性习惯性吸烟。值得欣慰的是，数以万计的烟民已经戒掉了烟瘾。
     男性吸烟群体普遍高于女性，男女性吸烟者的年龄主要集中在24－44岁之间。
     收入，教育以及职业对吸烟者的吸烟习惯起着一定的作用，城里人吸烟比农村人多，接受过良好教育且收入高的男性吸烟率要小于那些受教育程度低且收入少的男性。另一方面，如果受过良好教育且收入又高的男士同样也吸烟的话，那么，他每天很可能得抽几包烟。
      对于女性而言，情况则有所不同。家庭富裕且受过高等教育的女性，其吸烟率要高于低收入且受教育程度较低的女性群体。越是那些受过高等教育的女性吸烟越严重。
      青少年吸烟的比例很少。吸烟只存在于少数经济条件优越，高教育家庭中的孩子和家住农村的孩子当中。但是，如果父母双方或一方吸烟的话，孩子则很可能开始吸烟。)
11. What do we know from the first paragraph ?
A. More and more people take up the habit of smoking.
B. There are more smoking women than smoking men in USA.
C. It is good news that more people have given up smoking.
D. The U.S. has more smoking people than any other country.
11、C. 很多人戒烟是个好消息。在文章的第一段，作者便提到，看到有数百万的人戒烟是令人振奋的。所以选C。　　　
12.What factors determine a person’s smoking habits ?
A. Age, income and education.
B. Age, *** and income.
C. Occupation, income and ***.
D. Occupation, income and education.
12、D. 文章第三段的开头，Income, education, and occupation all play a part in determining a person’s smoking habit. 收入、教育和职业都在人们的吸烟习惯中起到决定性的作用。
13.Which of the following is true according to the passage ?
A. City people are less likely to smoke.
B. People in rural areas are more likely to smoke.
C. Men with higher income tend to smoke.
D. Well-educated men with high incomes are generally less likely to smoke.
13、D. 高知识、高收入的男人不太容易吸烟。文章第三段提到，Well-educated men with high incomes are less likely to smoke cigarettes than men with fewer years of schooling and lower incomes. 文化程度和教育程度越高，吸烟的人越少。所以选D。
14.What is the smoking situation for women ?
A. The situation is quite the same for women as for men .
B. Better-educated women are likely to smoke heavily.
C. There are more women smokers with low incomes.
D. Women with higher incomes and higher education do not tend to smoke.
14、B. 文章第四段提到，女性的情况跟男性相反。These more highly educated women tend to smoke more heavily. 教育程度越高，吸烟数量越多。
15.What can we say about teenaged smokers ?
A. The picture about the teenage smokers is similar to that of women smokers.
B. The situation among teenagers is quite the same with men.
C. High school students are more likely to smoke than college students.
D. Farmers’ children tend to smoke more.
15、B. 青少年的情况与成年男人相似。最后一段提到These more highly educated women tend to smoke more heavily. 那些来自高收入、高知识家庭和乡村家庭的孩子吸烟的人数较少。
核心词汇：Common habit, 普遍习惯；give up, 放弃；age group, 年龄层；a proportion of, 比例；well-educate, 受过良好教育的；be likely to, 可能；a pack of, 一包；tend to, 趋向于

Part Ⅱ  Vocabulary and Structure (30%)
Directions: In this part, there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D . Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
16. If you go to the movie tonight, so ______ I .
A. will        B. do           C. am            D. can
16、 【答案】A此题考查的是So引导的倒装句，表示“…也是如此”。一般来说So 后面的谓语要和前一句话的一致。但在这里，if 引导的从句比较特殊，用一般现在时表示将来，而So后要还原为将来时。
17. You don’t know about the difficulty I had ______ the work then at all.
A. done           B. to do           C. for doing      D. in doing
17、【答案】B此题考查的是固定用法have difficulty (in) doing sth,属于对动名词用法的考察。
18. ______ is well-known, the environment in China is badly in need of improvement.
A. It           B. That       C. As          D. What
18 、【答案】C此题考查的是as 引导的特殊定语从句。As is well known/ as is known to all/ as we all know：众所周知。
19. Charles Babbage is generally considered ______ the first computers.
A. to invent        B. inventing         C. to have invented      D. having invented
19、【答案】C此题考查的是非谓语动词中不定式的用法。Be considered/said/ believed to do 表示：据认为/据说/据相信做。。。,而后面的动作若已经发生，则用完成时表示，故选to have invented。
20. With oil prices keeping ______, people are hesitating whether to buy a car or not.
A. rising        B. arising      C. raising        D. arousing
20、【答案】A此题考查的是近义词用法辨析。Rise 为不及物动词，表示升高；arise 也为不及物动词，表示：出现，发生，意思不符；raise 为及物动词，表示提高，饲养；arouse 为及物动词，表示唤醒，引起。在这里是“油价不断上升”，故选rise。
21. I walked out of the cinema, ______ to return to see the wonderful film the next Sunday.
A. determine      B. being determined     C. determined       D. to be determined
21、【答案】C此题考查的是非谓语动词中过去分词的用法。此处“determined ”为“坚定的”，属于形容词词性，可直接做伴随状语，不加being 或to be。
22. We were very disappointed at the ______ to our advertisement, and our products didn’t sell well.
A. replies       B. response         C. answers        D. words
22、【答案】B此题考查的是名词辨析。A回复，多为信件或电话用语，B回应，C答案，与问题相搭配；D 话语，这里是说“对我们广告的___”,应该是“回应”，故选B。
23. My suggestion yesterday was that a meeting ______ to discuss the matter.
A. should hold         B. must be held       C. would be held       D. be held
23、 【答案】D此题考查的是虚拟语气。关键词在suggestion, 与suggest有关的形式都要与虚拟语气挂钩。会议是“被举行”，故用被动。
24. Before the guests come, I must get the glasses ______.
A. washed           B. to be washed       C. being washed      D. to wash
24、【答案】A此题考查的是常见动词后的宾补用法，也属于非谓语动词的范围。Get+宾语+done, 表示让/使…被…，这里是让杯子被洗，故选A。
25. Who would you rather have ______ the computer, Mr. Lin or Mr. Chen?
A. repaired    B. repair      C. repairing     D. to repair
25、【答案】B此题考查的是have后面的宾补情况。Have sb. do sth, 让某人做某事，这里是将sb提前至前面的问语，但后面还是要跟动词原形，故选B。
26. It turned out that the man was an excellent policeman working in New York, _____ had contributed a lot to the case.
A. that   B. which   C. who   D. where
26、【答案】C此题考查的是非限定性定语从句，表示对前面句子的补充说明。Who指代前面的policeman, 这句话的意思为;原来那人是在纽约工作的优秀警察，他为这个案子贡献很多。
27. _____ you don’t know the rule won’t be a sufficient excuse for your failure.
A. It is    B. That   C. Because   D. What
27、【答案】B此题考查的是that引导的主语从句。这句话的意思是：你不知道规则，这不是解释你失利的充分理由。其他选项都不能引导。
28. She is very ____ to ring me tonight. I can sense that.
A. liable    B. possible    C. likely   D. likeable
28、【答案】C此题考查的是形容词辨析。Liable 表示“易受…影响的，有可能的(通常加不好的结果)”；possible “有可能的”，但只能说事情有可能，不能说sb is possible to do sth; likely 有可能的，人可以做主语；likeable “可爱的，令人喜欢的”。
29. Small talk is a good way to kill time, make friends and ____ something with others.
A. argue   B. replace   C. share   D. match
29、【答案】C此题考查的是动词辨析。Argue争辩，为不及物动词；replace为取代，replace A with B,用B 取代A；share为分享，共享；match为搭配，比得上。根据题意，谈话是消磨时间，结交朋友和和别人分享的好办法，故选share。
30. Some people like drinking coffee, for it has _____ effects.
A. promoting    B. stimulating    C. enhancing   D. encouraging
30、【答案】B此题考查的是动词变成形容词的用法。Promoting 没有这种用法，promotive表示促进性的； stimulating 为刺激性的，是由stimulate“刺激”一词演变而来；enhancing 为增强性的；encouraging 鼓励性的，在这里咖啡是具有刺激性的，故选stimulating。
31. _____ you’re early you can’t be sure of getting a seat.
A. If    B. Unless   C. When   D. Because
31、【答案】B此题考查的是连词辨析。根据题意，应是：除非你早到，你无法确定一定有座。Unless”除非”。
32.John likes Chinese food, but he _____ eating with chopsticks.
A. doesn’t used to    B. doesn’t use to   C. isn’t used to    D. used not to
32、【答案】C此题考查的是固定用法be used to doing sth, 表示”习惯于做…”. 比较used to do 则是“过去曾经做…” ，否定形式是used not to do。
33. His wife had the front door painted green yesterday, _____ she?
A. did   B. didn’t   C. had   D. hadn’t
33、【答案】B此题考查的是反意疑问句。这里谓语是had,故反问是didn’t。
34.   After the war , a new school building was put up _____ there had once been a theatre.
A. that   B. where   C. which   D. when
34、【答案】B此题考查的是where引导的地点状语。这句的意思是：战后，在曾经是剧院的地方新建了一所教学楼。
35.   It shames me to say it, but I told a life when _____ at the meeting by may boss.
A. questioning   B. having questioned   C. questioned   D. to be questioned
35、【答案】C此题考查的是状语从句的省略。
36.. A modern city has been set up in _____ was a wasteland ten years ago .
A. what   B. which   C. that    D. where
36、【答案】A此题考查的是what 引导的名词性从句，相当于the place which….，故前面需加上介词in;而where 前面不加介词in, 本句意思是：一座现代都市在十年前曾是废地的地方建起来了。
37. Professor Smith, along with his assistants, ______ on the project day and night to meet the deadline.
A. work       B. working    C. is working      D. are working
37、【答案】C此题考查的是主谓一致。在有Along with的情况下，谓语动词要与之前的主语保持一致，不是along with 的后面部分，故此处应和professor Smith 保持一致，用is working。
38. The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without ______ his notes.
A. bringing up     B. referring to       C. looking for     D. trying on
38、【答案】B此题考查的是动词短语的辨析。主要是根据意思区别。Bring up 表示“抚养“，refer to 表示“参考”，look for 表示“寻找”，try on 表示“试穿”。根据题意，董事长在会上讲了快一小时，却没有参考其笔记，故选refer to。
39. It is certain that he will ______ his business to his son when he gets old.
A. take over       B. think over      C. hand over         D. go over
39、【答案】C此题考查的也是动词短语的辨析。A 接收，接管；B 认真考虑；C 转交；D 复习。根据题意应该是他将生意转交给儿子，故选C。
40. The Internet has brought ______ big changes in the way we work.
A. about       B. out      C. back      D. up
40、【答案】A此题考查的是bring有关短语的辨析。Bring about 带来，产生；bring out 生产，出版；bring back 带回；bring up 抚养，提出。这里应是bring about changes,带来了很多变化。
41. When climbing the hill, John was knocked unconscious by an ______ rolling stone.
A. untouched       B. unfamiliar         C. unexpected      D. unbelievable
41、【答案】C此题考查的是过去分词或形容词的否定形式辨析。Untouched 未被接触过的；unfamiliar 不熟悉的；unexpected 未在预料之中的；unbelievable不可思议的。根据意思是：john 被突如其来的滚石给撞了，故选C。
42. Her brother ______ to leave her in the dark room alone when she disobeyed his order.
A. declared       B. threatened      C. warned      D. exclaimed
42、【答案】B此题考查的是动词辨析。Declare 为宣布，threaten为威胁，warn为警告，exclaim 为欢呼。这里是说她哥哥要威胁着把她一个人留在黑屋子里，threaten to do 威胁要做…:warn有warn sb to do sth的用法，但没有warn to do.
43. Alice trusts you. Only you can ______ her to give up the foolish idea.
A. suggest       B. attract       C. tempt    D. persuade
43、【答案】D此题考查的是动词辨析。A 建议，但无suggest sb to do 这种用法；B 吸引；C 引诱，D劝说。根据题意应该是：Alice很相信你，只有你能劝说她放弃这种愚蠢的念头。故选D。
44. A man is being questioned in relation to the ______ murder.
A. advised      B. attended      C. attempted      D. admired
44、【答案】C此题考查的是过去分词辨析。主要根据是其动词含义。A是被建议的；B 是被参加的；C 被试图的；D 被钦羡的。Attempted murder是“故意杀人”固定说法。
45. Modern plastics can ______ very high and very low temperatures.
A. stand          B. hold        C. carry          D. support
45、【答案】A此题考查的是动词辨析。Stand“承受”，hold“容纳”，carry”搬运”,support “支持”.根据题意应是：现代塑料能承受住极高和极低的温度。

Part Ⅲ  Identification (10%)
Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C and D. Identify the one that is not correct. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
46.He [invited]me [to go] to a party [and] I did not want to[join him] that evening.      
A        B           C                  D
46、【答案】C应改为but. 根据题意他邀请我去晚会，但是我不想跟他一起，应该是用表示转折关系的but。

47.The information [which] she[ was injured] in [the accident] [was given] by Liz.                
A           B           C        D
47、【答案】A应改为that.此处引导的是同位语从句，不能用which。

48.[Look at] the beautiful [flowers] here ! [How] wonderful they [are smelling].
           A               B         C                 D

48、【答案】D应改为smell.smell 为系动词，本身便表示状态，不用进行时。

49.Dear Helen, please [forgive] him [for] his [rudeness], [can you] ?
                              A       B        C       D
49、【答案】D应改为will you. 这里是祈使句变反意疑问句，应用will you.。

50.[Did]anyone[inform] you [with] the change of the schedule that
        A           B       C
[had been decided] yesterday ?
       D
50、【答案】C应改为of。Inform sb of sth,为固定搭配，不用with。

51.[Despite] his old [age], he is still [very healthful] and often works in the field.
    A           B           C    D
51、【答案】D应改为healthy.健康的：healthy, 有利健康的。

52.This [equipment] is [based upon] advanced [techniques] and it is          
A          B                    C
[highly reliable].
  D
52、【答案】C应改为technology. Technique 为“技巧，方法”，technology为“技术”，不可数，这里应是“以先进的技术为基础”，故改为technology。

53.It is [about time] that we [go to supper], [for] we still have a meeting [to attend] this evening.
          A                 B     C                       D
53、【答案】B应改为went to supper. It is time that…后面要用虚拟语气，即用过去式表示。

54.[Every now and then] he [would come] here [paying a visit to] his old aunt,
            A              B                    C
who lived [all alone] in a small house.
              D
54、【答案】C应改为to pay a visit. 这里应用不定式表示目的，而不是现在分词(表示进行或伴随)。

55.The passengers [saw] the thief [stole] [on the bus], but they [didn’t say] anything.
                 A         B       C               D
55、【答案】B应改为steal. 考察固定用法：See +宾语+do…。

Part Ⅳ  Cloze (10%)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fit into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States it wasn’t the first time I had been __. Like most English children I learned French at school and I had often __ to France, I so I was used ___ a foreign language to people who did not understand ___. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to ___ a nice easy holiday without any ___ problems.

    How wrong I was ! the misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a ___ telephone to give my American friend Danny a ___ and tell her I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me ___ lost and asked ___ he could help me. “Yes,” I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.” “Well, that’s ___ “ he exclaimed. “Are you getting___? But aren’t you a bit ___?” “Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I ___ want to give a ring to tell he I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there’s a phone box?” “Oh!” he said, “ There’s a phone downstairs.”

    When at last we ___ meet up, Danny ___ the misunderstandings to me. “ Don’t worry,” she said to me . “I had so many ___ at first. There are lots of words words which the Americans ___ differently in meaning from ___. You’ll soon get used to ___ things they say. Most of the time British and American people understand each other!”
56. A. out                    B. aboard                 C. away                       D. abroad
56.答案D 根据题意应该选在国外，abroad后置。选项B aboard为“在------上”的意思。
57. A. gone                  B. been                    C. got                           D. come
57.答案B 应选完成时的状态。去过某地用have/had been to sp。
58. A. to speak            B. for speaking         C. to speaking            D. to speaking of
58.答案C 根据题意应该为习惯于说外语，用be used to doing的结构。
59. A. English              B. French                 C. Russian                D. Latin
59.答案 A 根据文章内容应该是给不懂英语的人说外语。
60. A. having                 B. buying            C. giving                      D. receiving
60.答案 A have a holiday 为度假的固定短语.B选项为买，C为给，D为收到，与题意不符。
61. A. time                   B. human              C. money                   D. language
61.答案 D 根据文章意思为没有语言问题。应选语言。A为时间；B为人类；C为金钱。
62. A. perfect               B. popular             C. public                   D. pleasant
62.答案 C 根据文章意思应该打公用电话。选项C为公共的。A为完美的；B为流行的；D为高兴的，愉快的。
63. A. ring                  B. letter                   C. word                      D. message
63.答案 A 根据上下文作者是要打电话，只有ring 有电话的意思。B为信件；C为单词，字；D为信息。
64. A. to look             B. looking like          C. looking                 D. feeling like
64.答案 B 根据文章内容应该是看上去的意思，同时see sb doing sth 表状态。D为感觉像，与题意不符。
65. A. that                  B. if                        C. where                    D. when
65.答案 B 根据文章意思应该是问是否需要帮忙。只有if 有是否的意思。
66. A. well                   B. strange             C. nice                        D. funny
66.答案B 根据上下文，由于老人听错了意思，所以觉得奇怪。选项A、C都有好的意思，D为有趣的，这里选奇怪的最符合文意。
67. A. to marry             B. marrying           C. to be married          D. married
67.答案D 结婚用get married 。
68. A. small                B. smart                  C. little                       D. young
68.答案D 根据上下文应选年轻的意思，A：small:小的，B：smart:灵巧的，C：little:少的。
69. A. very                  B. just                    C. so                         D. just now
 69.答案B just 用在这里表示仅仅的意思， very：非常的，so：所以， just now 为刚才的意思。
70. A. did                      B. could                C. do                       D. can
70.答案A 表示强调的时候，通常用do , 由于本文用过去时态，所以选did.
71. A. described           B. explained         C. talked                  D. expressed
71. 答案 B 根据文章意思应该是向她解释。 Describe :描写，形容；talk:谈话；express: 表达。
72. A. trouble              B. difficulties        C. fun                       D. things
72.答案B 根据文章意思应该选困难，由于和many连用要用可数名词，trouble:困难，不可数， fun:趣事，things :事情。
73. A. write                  B. speak                 C. use                     D. read
73.答案C 根据文章应该是在用法上不同。Write:写，speak:说，read:读。
74. A. us British          B. British us          C. us Britain            D. we British
74.答案A 我们英国人在这里，us British ,Britain为英国。
75. A. such                  B. these                 C. some                     D. all the
75.答案A 这句话的意思是习惯他们所说的这些东西，特指这种用such. Some:一些；all the:所有的。
Part Ⅴ  Translation  (20%)
Section A Directions: In this part, there are five sentences which you should translate into Chinese. These sentences are all taken from the 3 passages you have just read in the part of Reading Comprehension. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.
76. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a big difference between “being a writer” and writing.
77. I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of fai8lure.
78. In the modern technological world the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive.
79. By the year 2050, experts believe that the problems to explore the food, minerals and energy resources of the sea will have been largely solved.
80. There are slightly more smokers among women with higher family incomes and higher education than among the lower income and lower educational groups.
76. 我总是鼓励这些人，但我也会说明，写作和当作家是有很大不同的。
77. 我仍然会把希望寄托在这次考验上，尽管这意味着我要面对不确定的未来和失利所带来的恐惧。
78. 在当今科技时代，海洋为人类生存提供了很多资源。
79. 到2050年，专家们相信从海洋中发掘食物，矿物和能量资源的问题将在很大的程度上得到解决。
80. 与低收入，文化程度不高的女性群体，受教育程度高和收入高的女性群体中抽烟人数较多。
Section B
Directions: In this part, there are five sentences in Chinese. You should translate them into English. Be sure to write clearly.
81．事实上，水污染的危害远不止这点。
82．这个问题不像我们最初想象的那么复杂。
83．如果你那时没有及时离开，我无法想象会发生什么情况。
84．他们发现在下午6点前不可能完成这项工作。
85．由于我没有读过这本书，所以我无法对此作出评论。

81. In fact, the consequence of water pollution is far more than this.
82. This issue is not as complicated as I imaged at first.
83. If you hadn’t left in time then, I couldn’t image what would have happened.
84. They found it impossible to finish the job before 6 pm.
85. Since I haven’t read the book, I couldn’t comment on it.