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资料1
第一部分
交际用语（共计10分）
1.----Hello, may I talk to the headmaster now?
----________.
A.Sorry, he is busy at the moment.
B.No, you can’t.
C.I don’t know.
2.----Please give me a receipt.
----_________.
A.Okay. That’s fine.
B.Sure. Here you are.
C.Yes. You are right.
3.-----It’s a fine day, isn’t it?
-----________.
A.Yes. I’m fine.
B.No, I don’t think so.
C.Yes, it is.
4.----What’s the problem, Harry?
----________.
A.No problem.
B.Thank you for asking me about it.
C.I can’t remember where I left my glasses.
5.-----Linda, can you give me a lift after work?
-----___________.
A.No problem. We go the same direction.
B.Thank you for your offer
C.Let me think a while
第二部分词汇与结构（共计40分）
6.If I ______ more time, I would go to evening school.
A.had
B. have
C. will have
7.This is the reason____ I need a loan.
A.then
B. that
C. why
8.________a computer will help prepare a year-end accounts.
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B. To use
C. Using
9.Franco puts in a lot of_____ into his job.
A.cash
B. effort
C. interest
10.The building_______ next year.
A.built
B. will be built
C. will build
11.Three times two________.
A.equals five
B. makes five
C. is six
12.She’ll cook if she_____ time.
A.has
B. have
C. does
13.The accounts must be signed,_____ they are filed with the government.
A.after
B. before
C. while
14.She studies English____ she has time.
A.whenever
B. where
C. always
15.You will help, ___ you?
A.can’t
B. will
C. won’t
16-20 小题：配对
16.pension A. 结余
17.balance B. 记账
18.bookkeeping C.支出费用
19.expense D. 通货膨胀
20.inflation E. 养老金
21-25小题：将下列括号中的单词重新排列，组成正确的句子。
21.They asked her ( finish time she whether can on).
22.If he ( I asks then him will help ).
23.The ( tied accountants were up ) all day.
24.The Internet ( way changed the has ) we do business.
25. Offshore accounts sometimes ( tax than normal have lower).
第三部分：阅读理解（共计30分）
短文1
Xiaoyan is reviewing her financial situation and has asked the bank’s accountants for advice. She has a monthly salary, and some share in the bank. Although a small pension will be paid by her bank, it will not be enough to live on comfortably. Xiaoyan decides to buy a lifeassurance policy, so that she can get more pension income when she retires. This was suggested by the accountants. She must pay in 100 pounds regularly each month, and she cannot get anything back until she is 65 years old. The kinds of assurance policies may give better yields than deposit accounts. Life insurance is also included. If one dies before 65 years old, the policy pays out much more than the investment.
A life assurance can provide added security. She thinks it will be a good long-term investment.
26.Why did Xiaoyan ask the accountants?
A.She was worried about her future.
B.She was losing much money.
C.She wanted to have a pension.
27. What was suggested by some accountants?
A.Life insurance
B. Life assurance
C.Her retirement
28.How often does she have to pay?
A.Until 65 years old
B.Monthly
C.Every year.
29.When will she get a pension?
A.When she changes jobs.
B.When she stops working.
C.When she is 65 years old.
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(完整word版)英语专业美国文学复习资料。.docx
1. The History of American literature The literature of Colonial American (1607-1765) The literature of Reason and Revolution(1765 — 18 世纪末） The literature of Romanticism （ 1800— 1865） The literature of Realism （ 1865— 1918） The literature of Modernism （ 1918－ 1945） The contemporary literature (1945 －Now) 2.Benjamin Franklin The Autobiography That good fortune, when I reflected on it, which is frequently the case, has induced me something to say that were it left to my choice, I should have no objection to go over the same life from its beginning to the end, only asking the advantage authors have of correcting in a second edition some faults of the first. 3.Thomas Jefferson The Declaration of Independence We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. 4.Edgar Allan Poe The Cask of Amontillado I must not only punish, but punish with impunity. A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong. 5.Washington Irving Rip Van Winkle ( The Sketch Book ) “ Every change of season, every change of weather, indeed, every hour of the day, produces some change in the magical hues and shapes of these mountains, and they are regarded by all the good wives, far and near, as perfect barometers. When the weather is fair and settled, they are clothed in blue and purple, and print their bold outlines on the clear evening sky; but, sometimes, when the rest of the landscape is cloudless, they will gather a hood of gray vapors about their summits, which, in the last rays of the setting sun, will glow and light up like a crown of glory.” Interpretations of Rip Van Winkle A New Critical Approach : A peaceful village before Revolution Natural world in the mountains ; A noisy world after revolution ------Irving was unwilling to accept a modern democratic America------both Rip and Irving prefer the past and a dream-like world A Feminist Approach : Rip is a good person with more advantages than disadvantages, and readers always show sympathy on him because he has such bad-tempered wife. It seems that he has good reason to go out from his family. He was forced to go out . In fact , Rip: a lazy ,foolish man,an irresponsible father,a hard-hearted husband.His wife :a hard-working ,thrift woman, a kind ,responsible mother, an able, brave woman. 6.Summit of Romanticism (American Transcendentalism) Emerson Nature & Self-Reliance Thoreau Walden