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Exam PaperName_________ Department__________ Score______ Part I Reading Comprehension (25%)Section ADirections: There is a passage with 10 blanks in this section. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given below. You may not use any of the wordsin the bank more than once.Many countries face a (1)________ more serious economic problem in the form of an (2)________ trade balance with other nations. Such an imbalance exists when the (3)________ valu e of a country’s imports exceeds that of its exports. For example, if a country buys $25 billion of products from other countries, yet sells only $10 billion of its own products overseas, its trade deficit is $15 billion. Many underdeveloped nations find themselves in this (4)________ because they lack natural resources or the industrial (5)________ to use these resources, and thus have to import raw materials or manufactured goods.One (6)________ of a trade deficit is the flow of currency out of a country. In the case of an underdeveloped nation, this can cause many financial difficulties, including failure to (7)________ debt payments and obstacles to (8)________ of an industrial base. Even in the case of a fully developed nation such as the United States, a large trade deficit is a reason for alarm. American products, made by well-paid workers in U.S. industries, (9)________ more to produce than those made in places like Asia, where labor and material costs are much lower. Money (10)________ on foreign products is money not spent on items produced by domestic industries.Section BDirections:There are 2 reading passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four suggestedanswers marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the best answer to each question. Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:All of us rely on what we see. We say to ourselves, ‘I know, I was there; I saw it happen’ and that seems to settle the matter. Or does it? Can we really trust the evidence of our eyes?Take competitive sports. Fans who see the same game will not agree with each other and will disagree with the referee. ‘He was out of bounds when he caught the pass,’ says one fan. Says another, ‘You’re crazy. I saw it with my own eyes. He was five feet in bounds. You must be blind.’ The referee rules that the receiver did step out of bounds. But thousands of fans are still not convinced—because they were there!It’s the same story in the courtroom. Trial procedure depends on witnesses giving sworn testimony（证词）. But just how reliable is the testimony of a person who reports what he has seen? In a recent study, ten thousand witnesses were asked to describe the man they saw commit a crime. The study reveals that, on the average, the witnesses overestimated the man’s height by five inches, his age by eight years, and gave the wrong hair color in 83 percent of the cases. These witnesses didn’t play tricks on them!What can we do to keep error to a minimum? First of all, don’t let your emotions interfere with your vision. Don’t see something because you want to see it. Secondly, try to stay relaxed. If you are tense, you are liable to see red when the color is blue. And finally, it helps to make notes of what you see. Don’t rely on your memory alone. Take pictures, make recordings, and use any other aid to reduce distortion.11. The best statement of the main idea of this passage is that ________.A) all of us rely on what we seeB) sworn witnesses can hardly be trustedC) we can’t completely trust the evidence of our eyesD) eyewitnesses are unreliable12. The passage suggests that fans at sports events ________.A) are influenced by emotionB) are crazy about sportsC) lie about what they seeD) have no respect for the truth13. Statistical studies suggest that ________.A) courtroom testimony only confuses the juryB) in 83 percent of the cases, witnesses overestimate age by eight yearsC) witnesses are remarkably accurateD) testimony of people reporting what they see is often unreliable14. The word ‘them’ in the last line of paragraph 3 refers to ________.A) the eyes of the witnessesB) the sworn testimony given by the witnessesC) the members of the juryD) the height, age and hair color of the criminal15. To keep visual error to a minimum, all of the following are necessary EXCEPT ________.A) to stay calmB) to get close for a better lookC) not to let your emotions interfereD) to make notes of what you seeQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:Humans have long been studying the flight of birds and trying to imitate it. Not until the twentieth century did engineers fully understand the principles of flight that birds have been using for millions of years.Birds are adapted in their body structure, as no other creatures, to life in the air. Their wing, tails, hollow bones, and internal air sacs（气囊）all contribute to this great faculty. These adaptations make it possible for birds to seek out environments most favorable to their needs at different times of the year. This results in the marvelous phenomenon we know as migration—the regular, seasonal movement of entire populations of birds from one geographic location to another.Each year with great regularity most species of birds return to their summer homes, court（求偶）and choose mates, build their nests, lay eggs, and rear their young. In the late summer and fall they acquire their new plumage（羽毛）. Then they join with others of their kind in large and small flocks, feeding and storing up fat in their bodies. Thus they prepare for the hardships of winter, whether they remain in the cold northlands or make the strenuous journey to the south.16. The best title for this passage would be ________.A. Principles of FlightB. How Birds FlyC. The Annual Migration of BirdsD. The Body Structure of Birds17. We can know from the passage that ________.A. birds are built the same as other creaturesB. birds are built to flyC. birds need to migrate to surviveD. birds need to be told when to migrate18. It can be inferred from the second paragraph that ________.A. birds’ migration is generally with out purposeB. birds’ migration is merely out of their habitsC. most birds travel regularly for a change in their life patternD. birds are able to look for situations favorable to their existence19. Birds feed and store fat in their bodies ________.A. for use in rearing their youngB. for use in winterC. to be used when they return next summerD. to be used on their way south20. Which of the following is implied by the passage?A. The migration of birds is a ‘social’ undertaking.B. Each individual bird has its own pattern of migration.C. All birds fly south for the winter.D. Different kinds of birds join together in their migration.Section CDirections:There is one reading passage in this section. The passage is followed by fivestatements. Decide whether these statements are true or false according to thepassage. Write “T” for true and “F” for false in the brackets behind each statement.People have been interested in handwriting for a long time. The first book on the study of handwriting was written in 1632. Since then, hundreds of books have been published on the subject.Researchers believe that you can learn a lot about people’s personalities by looking at the way they write. Some of the characteristics they look at are slant —whether your letters point forward or backward, pressure —whether you press hard or only lightly on the paper, and the size of capital letters. Each of these characteristics can tell different personalities. For example, if you slant your letter forward, you are an outgoing, friendly person. If you press hard, you are a person with strong feelings. If you write small capital letters, then you are very shy.Researchers also look at which parts of the letters seem larger or more important. For this reason they have divided the letters into three parts. If the upper part of the letter is very large compared to the part in the middle, then the writer may be idealistic. If the lower part is very large, it shows that the writer is very interested in money and success. If all parts are well balanced, the writer is likely to be practical.The police have asked the researchers to help them solve crimes, and some companies have used handwriting to choose employees. So the next time you sit down to write a letter, fill in a form, or even write your name – be careful. You may be telling people more than you expect.21. Some companies began to use handwriting to choose employees more than 350 years ago.( )22. People who are easy to get excited tend to press hard on the paper when they write.( )23. If a person’s letters point forward, he is usually pleasant to get along with. ( )24. Most practical people make the lower part of the letter g and j very large. ( )25. The author seems to advise people to change their writing habits. ( )Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20%)Directions: For each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.1. I ________ the rush-hour traffic so much that I often avoid it by coming late to work.A) disappoint C) frightenB) disregard D) dread2. Because of the rain, his car swerved and ________ into a wall.A) smashed B) strokeC) dropped D) rushed3. The cost of the reconstruction would ________ from 2.5 to 3 million pounds.A) deserve B) rangeC) spend D) include4. It would be unwise to ________ too much importance to these opinion polls.A) stick B) applyC) attach D) mention5. Several people were reported to have suffered ________ and physical attacks.A) verbal B) bodilyC) sound D) spoken6. “Shall I help you with the washing up?” “Don’t ________ —I’ll do it later.”A) bother B) careC) trouble D) disturb7. The sudden rise in oil prices led to an economic ________ in the country.A) crash B) threatC) crisis D) danger8. How can I have any self-confidence when you’re always so ________ of me?A) serious B) criticalC) unpleasant D) mistaken9. Many women find it difficult to combine ________ a career with having children.A) chasing B) runningC) pursuing D) searching10. By the time I saw the job advertised it was already too late to ________.A) apply B) appointC) demand D) seek11. ________ what you intended, I should not have wasted my time trying to explain matters toyou.A) I had realized B) Had I realizedC) Realized had I D) Had realized I12. ________ her mind was made up on any subject, it was very hard to make her change.A) While B) OnceC) Although D) Whether13. It’s my advice that she _________ right now, or she might be late for the plane.A) start B) startsC) would start D) will start14. I’ll never forget ________ the Alps for the first time. The sight was so impressive.A) see C) seenB) to see D) seeing15. ________ the look on his face, he doesn’t quite understand what the speaker is saying.A) To judge by B) Judge byC) Judging by D) To be judged by16. I’ll never know all that was in his mind, ________.A) nor will anyone else either B) nor won’t anyone else tooC) nor anyone else will D) nor will anyone else17. Driving downtown to the stadium was easy. We got there quickly because there was ________traffic.A) a few B) a littleC) few D) little18. Sometimes earthquakes cause tidal waves and, ________ in the case of Japan, these can bedangerous.A) as C) such asB) like D) just like19. All the evidence pointed to the conclusion ________ he was guilty.A) which B) whetherC) that D) where20. If I couldn’t get a scholarship, I might get a job ________ to graduate school next seme ster.A) instead go B) instead goingC) instead to go D) instead of goingPart III Cloze (10%)Directions:There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one answer that best fits into the passage.A contract is an agreement between two or more people (1) ________ one person agrees to do something by a specified date in return for something done by (2) ________. Usually the contract is a written document signed and dated by both (3) ________. It must state clearly the consideration, that is, what is to be given or done by one person in (4) _______ for what is given or done by the other. If one person does (5) ________ was promised and the other does not, that other may be sued in court and required by court order to make good. He or she (6) ________ also be required to pay for damages suffered as a result of the failure to perform. The things (7) ________by both parties must be stated in definite terms (8) ________ the court will hold that the contract is (9) ________ vague and general to be enforced. (10) ________, the time period within which the work is to be done must be definite or the court will say that the document is not a contract.1. A) in which C) whichB) that D) on that2. A) another C) otherB) the other D) others3. A) parts C) peopleB) parties D) aspects4. A) replace C) changeB) payment D) exchange5. A) that C) whatB) the thing D) something6. A) need C) hasB) ought D) may7. A) to be done C) to doB) done D) being done8. A) and C) orB) else D) so9. A) so C) tooB) rather D) over10. A) Similar C) The sameB) Similarly D) TooPart IV Translation (20%)Section ADirections: In this section there are some sentences from the reading passages. Translate them into Chinese. Refer to the related passages they are chosen from if necessary.1. The stud y reveals that, on the average, the witnesses overestimated the man’s height by fiveinches, his age by eight years, and gave the wrong hair color in 83 percent of the cases.___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ______2. Secondly, try to stay relaxed. If you are tense, you are liable to see red when the color is blue.___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ______3. Not until the twentieth century did engineers fully understand the principles of flight that birdshave been using for millions of years.___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ______4. Then they join with others of their kind in large and small flocks, feeding and storing up fat intheir bodies.___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ______5. Some of the characteristics they look at are slant —whether your letters point forward orbackward, pressure —whether you press hard or only lightly on the paper, and the size of capital letters.___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ______Section BDirections:There are five sentences in this section. Translate them into English. Use the expressions in brackets if any.6. ______________________________________________________________（为了帮助她，凡是我能想到的都做了）, I don’t know what else to do.7. There are, _____________________________________________________（要是你不介意我这样说的话）, several problems with this idea of yours.8. The driver admitted that ________________________________________________（他不但没有上保险）, but he didn’t have a driving license either.9. ________________________________________________________________（这两个人中不管哪个偷了她的钱包）, she was determined to find out.10. ________________________________________________________（你应该试试照我建议的那样做）. I’m sure you’d find it much easier.。