2005 年

I. Vocabulary(20 points)
1. Within days he became paralyzed, and people feared that he might die. But he _________.
a. absorbed b. dissolved c. discovered d. recovered
2. Tilden, the other presidential ______, actually received more votes.
a. advocate b. candidate c. sponsor d. opponent
3. An Olympic runner wins a _______.
a. medal b. model c. modle d. modest
4. To find out how the bees managed to tell time, an unusual experiment was _______ four years
ago.
a. carried on b. carried away c. carried out d. carried out
5. Every society has its own peculiar custom and _____ of acting.
a. ways b. behavior c. attitude d. means
6. They ______ their knowledge in the exploding world of ideas.
a. modernize b. supply c. update d. upgrade
7. I should like to rent a house, modern, comfortable and ______ in a quiet neighborhood.
a. all in all b. above all c. after all d over all
8. It’s difficult to divine what constitutes an ______ tip in any country.
a. appropriate b. thoughtful c. considerable d. sufficient
9. Shipbuilders would not _____ their money unless they knew that they could make a profit.
a. invest b. invent d. involve d. invite
10. At the end of four years, these six extra hours of each year ____ twenty-four hours, or one full
day.
a. add up to b. make up for c. come up with d. put up with
11. Don’t ______ this news to the public until we give you the go-head.
a. release b. relieve c. relate d. retain
12. Earth is one of nine planets which ______ around the sun.
a. spin b. roll c. rotate d. revolve
13. “No sense in you getting us both killed!” I yelled _____ him.
a. at b. with c. to d. out
14. What you have done is ______ doctor’s orders.
a. attached to b. responsible to c. resistant to d. contrary to
15. I want to express the _____ of all of us, for this wonderfully warm welcome.
a. appreciation b. enjoyment d. evaluation d. reputation
16. We hire and ______ people mainly for their ability to do business.
a. proceed b. progress c. promise d. promote
17. According to government mandate in the Lion City, tipping is not ______.
a. admitted b. remitted c. permitted d. emitted
18. The environmental costs were regarded more as temporary inconveniences than as _____
liability.
a. imaginative b. peculiar c. persistent d. original
19. Scientists predict that the world’s known oil resources will _____ early in the next century.
a. run off b. run out c. run up d. run over
20. Now a person works for a certain amount of money _____ he can pay for food and clothing.
a. in case b. so that c. as to d. such as
II. Grammar (20 points)
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 21. The basic rock material is referred to ______.
a. as the matrix b. be the matrix c. by scientist to be the matrix d. as being the matrix
22. The oil industry of India ______ two World Wars and withstood the economic, social and
political upheavals of a particularly troubled century.
a. survived b. has survived c. was survived to d. has been surviving
23. Although baleen whale may weigh ______ twenty elephants, it feeds on sea plants and
animals.
a. so much to b. as much to c. so much as d. as much as
24. Man uses the energy for everything from flying to the moon to ______ about it.
a. think b. thought c. thinking d. will think
25. _______ his arms over his head, Lincoln declared he was the “big buck of the lick.”
a. Wave b. Waving c. Waved d. Been waved
26. ______ retire are still able to receive pension that they have paid into the social security system
during their working days.
a. Most people b. since most people c. Most people are d. Most people who
27. The reward was not always given to everyone, nor _____ to those who deserved it most.
a. it was not given b. was given c. it was not given nor d. was not it given
28. Between 1890 and 1970 the monetary costs of supplying energy _____ more or less constant
or declined.
a. to stay b. was stayed c. stayed d. has stayed
29. The water ________ Manhattan has been very important to New York.
a. surround b. is surrounded c. surrounding d. surrounded
30. The assumption _____ human cloning rests is that all genetic cells contain exact copies of the
original set o9f genetic instructions.
a. on which b. on that c. at which d. which
31. For the creatures to become oil, it was necessary that they ______ between layers of rock for
an enormous length of time.
a. been imprisoned b. shall be imprison c. should be imprison d. will be imprisoned
32. The gas-oil contact or gas-water contact_____ the lower limit of producible gas.
a. is b. are c. were d. has been
33. There is also an interest in sea horse, puffers and other salty types with shapes ____ and colors
____ than even the showiest of fresh-water fish.
a. more strange…more bright b. stranger…. brighter
c. stranger… more brighter d. more strange…brighter
34. _______ was a planted sapling of the American redwood tree.
a. There is one of the gifts b. One of the gifts that c. That one of the gifts d. One of the gifts
35. An air ship _______ by energy from the sun has been suggested.
a. powering b. to power c. is powered d. powered
36. Most scientists agree _______ was hot for at least a time.
a. some of the moon that b. some of the moon it
c. that some of the moon d. while some of the moon
37. A group of scientists demanded that the federal government ____ all the studies it has founded
on cloning.
a. reveal b. revealed c. is revealing d. must reveal
38. _______ hearing is really produced in all animals by the effect of pressure is not definitely
known by scientists.
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 a. If or not b. Whether or not c. have never heard of d. had never heard of
39. It was something we ________.
a. never hear of b. have never heard of c. never heard of d. had never heard of
40. “Could I borrow your bike?”
“Yes, you_________”.
a. can b. could c. may d. would
III. Reading comprehension (30 points)
Question 41-44
Saudi Arabia, OPEC’s cautious giant, understands all this. When Bill Clinton met Saudi
Arabia’s Crown Prince Abdullah this week, Mr. Clinton argued for an output rise big enough to
put an end to these painful prices. Prince Abdullah has promised to “make every effort to ensure
equilibrium in the oil markets and to stabilise prices.” This week he revealed that Saudi Arabia has
been quietly leaking an extra 600,000 barrels per day (bpd) on to the market since July in an effort
to cool prices.
.If that is true, it just goes to show that managing the oil markets is easier said than done. Despite
several Saudi-inspired output increases by the cartel in recent months, the price has remained
stubbornly high; this week, it soared to nearly $35 a barrel, the highest since theGulf war in 1990.
As the cartel’s oil ministers gather in Vienna on September 10th to hammer out new production
quotas, they are once again under intense pressure to release more oil, and fast.
To hear OPEC members talk, you might think that serious price relief is on the way. There is
discussion of “managing” prices down through a newish price mechanism. At the cartel’s meeting
in March, ministers quietly agreed a grand new plan to keep oil within a target band of $22-28 a
barrel. If the price of a basket of seven OPEC crudes stays below $22 for 20 trading days, the
cartel is supposed to cut production by 500,000 barrels a 0ay. If it stays above $28 for 20 trading
days, it will automatically raise production by the same amount. This price band has become the
main topic of discussion in advance of the upcoming gathering of ministers. Prince Abdullah even
talks of a return to a stable market within months.
Oil traders and analysts note that the 20-day limit looks likely to be triggered again this week. A
new report by Lehman Brothers, an investment bank, echoes the view of many: “Our expectation
is that production will be increased by 500,000 bpd, either through the price mechanism or through
a separate agreement.” When it released new figures suggesting that domestic oil-stock levels are
lower than previously thought, the American government’s Energy Information Administration
added that it too expects an increase of that size. Adding support to this theory are mumblings
from OPEC delegates in support of the mechanism.
Two decades ago, in the year of the cartel’s 20th birthday celeb rations, ministers gathered in
Indonesia to hammer out details of a clever new scheme: a mechanism whereby the price of oil
would be fixed, and adjusted every quarter automatically for such factors as inflation and currency
fluctuations. Members had agreed on the ambitious plan, except for one crucial detail: at what
price to start this price-peg crawling. The cautious Saudis, the self-proclaimed guardians of the oil
market, wanted a price below $30 a barrel; the hawks in the cartel, unconcerned about consumers’
pain, demanded a much higher price. The ensuing bickering ensured that the scheme collapsed.
History may now be repeating itself. When the current price-stabilization scheme was first
unveiled, punters with short memories placed big bets that the cartel would adhere to it. By mid-
June, the price basket had sailed past the 20-day upper trigger. But OPEC did not “automatically”
release 500,000 barrels. Various confused and contradictory explanations surfaced from ministers,
but not the oil. Only at their next officially scheduled meeting did they come up with a meager
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 quota increase.
41. The passage confirms that
a. high oil prices can be controlled if OPEC increase oil output.
b. Bill Clinton accomplished his mission for the visit to Prince Abdullah.
c. Abdullah made all his efforts to control oil price without considering the benefits of his own
country.
d. managing the oil market is easier said than done.
42. How many oil price schemes were recommended by OPEC ministers according to the passage?
a. One b. Two c. Three d. Four
43. What’s the author’s opinion about Saudi Arabia?
a. Saudi Arabia is the largest country among the members of OPEC.
b. Saudi Arabia is the most active country in OPEC to control oil prices for the benefit of the rest of
the world.
c. Saudi Arabia is the guardian of the world oil market.
d. Saudi Arabia seems to have strong intention to control the oil prices to a acceptable level, but it
takes actions very carefully for the consideration of its own benefit.
44. What can you infer from the passage?
a. OPEC is, in the most cases, not reliable.
b. all the members of OPEC have the intention to lower oil prices when the prices get very high.
c. The oil prices are fully controlled by the market and OPEC can do nothing with them even
though they wish to
d. In most cases OPEC has been very efficient in managing oil prices.

Question 45-48
The horse preceded man on earth. Although the earliest remains of primitive horses have been
found on the North American continent, many scientist believe this small species traveled over a
land mass in the Bering Sea to found the beginnings of the modern horse in Asia. It became extinct
in America. Other scientists believe that the horse may have originated in Asia. In any event the
animal soon spread into China, Europe, and the Middle East. The first modern horses to be
introduced into the American continent came with the early Spanish explorers. Horses were bred
into many types. The heavy horses developed in the low countries of Europe and were used for
Arabian. The only true wild horses left in the 20 th century are found in Mongolia. Horses are said to
rate in intelligence after the ape, elephant, and dog. They have excellent memories and can
sometimes find their way home when lost, and sense danger better that their masters. The early
civilizations of man that had made use of ht horse developed more rapidly than those which did not.
45. Some of the characteristics of the horse are _________
a. poor memories b. great loyalty
c. more intelligent the dog d. in some areas they can surpass the abilities of man
46. The horse originated___________
a. in the Middle East b. in Europe c. on the North American continent d. in Spain
47. The primary uses of the horse for early man were ___________
a. for food b. for prestige c. to make money d. to work for him
48. What can be said about the varieties of horses?
a. The early horses were larger than the more modern breeds.
b. The only true wild horses left in the 20th century are in the Middle East.
c. The oldest breed of the modern horse is said to be the Arabian.
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d. Medieval knights preferred fast, active horses.

Questions 49-52
Recent intrusions into the lives of public figures have highlighted the lack of laws guarding
privacy in Britain. As a result, one issue under discussion as Parliament returns this week is the
possible introduction of legislation to curb press powers.
The government will probably take no action until it receives a report from a committee chaired by
Sir David Calcutt, due in January 1993. the committee is examining whether the press should be
regulated by tougher legislation. It is also considering the ways in which the press has invaded the
private lives of the famous.
The Calcutt committee has reported once before, in 1990. it recommendations led to the creation
of the Press Complaints Commission, under which the press was given the chance to regulate itself
without the need for a privacy law. It also proposed a new criminal offence of physical intrusion to
obtain information for publication.
This proposal, which was not acted upon, would have made it unlawful to photograph people on
private property to record their conversations without permission. It would have made it an offence
to enter a property to place a bug or obtain personal information.
The committee said that the press should be allowed to invade the privacy of a public figure only
when it was likely to expose or prevent criminal activity, otherwise his or privacy should be left
alone. But a general law protecting privacy was rejected.
Since then, reports in some newspapers and magazines about people’s private lives have ignored
the committee’s recommendations. The private lives of Government Ministers and members of the
Royal Family have featured prominently in the press. Photographs of the Duchess of York
Sunbathing in France, for example, have been widely published.
Some sections of the media justify their intrusion by saying it is in the public interest. In a
democracy, they argue, the public has a right to know what people in positions of power are doing.
Politicians and others are accountable for their lives. Privacy laws, these critics say, would protect
the privileged.
Additionally, many politicians use their private lives to gain popular support, for example by
parading their families before cameras to emphasized “traditional value”. Hence, some editors say
they are justified in prying into private lives to uncover any faults.
Likewise, the Royal Family is supported from public funds, and therefore it is argued that its
members should lead responsible private lives.
49. Which of the following occurred recently in Britain?
a. a report from a committee chaired by Sir David Calcutt. B. Intrusion into the lives of public
figures
c. Introduction of legislation to cub press power d. The Government’s action to protect
privacy.
50. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
a. The press has more freedom to publish privacy of the famous after the foundation of the Press
Complaints Commission.
b. To photograph public figures on public property is legal.
c. A privacy law is unnecessary since the press has the ability to regulate itself.
d. The Press Complaints Commission was formed out of the press and thus did something in favor
of the press
51. What kind of people are likely to appreciate the invasion of their private life?
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 a. The members of Calcutt committee b. royal family c. pop stars d. some government leaders
52. Which is a lawful purpose for intrusion into privacy?
a. To disclose criminal activity b. To be in agreement with Privacy Law
c. To gain popular support d. To protect the privileged

Questions 53-56
When did sport begin? If sport is, in essence, play, the claim might be made that sprot is much
older than humankind for, as we all have observed, the beasts play. Dogs and cats wrestle and play
ball games. Fished and birds dance. The apes have simple, pleasurable games. Frolicking infants,
school children playing tag, and adult arm wrestlers are demonstrating strong, trans-generational
and trans-species bonds with the universe of animals past present and future. Young animals,
particularly, tumble, chase, run wrestle, mock, imitate, and laugh( or so it seems) to the point of
delighted exhaust. Their play, and ours, appears to serve no other purpose than to give pleasure to
the players, and apparently to remove us temporarily form the anguish of life in earnest.
Some philosophers have claimed that our playfulness is the most noble part of our basic nature. In
their generous conception, play harmlessly and experimentally permits us to put our creative forces,
fantasy, and imagination into action. Play is release form the tedious battles against scarcity and
decline which are the incessant, and inevitable, tragedies of life. This is a grand conception that
excites and provokes. The holders of this view claim that origins of our highest accomplishments-
liturgy, literature and law-can be traced to play a impulse which, paradoxically, we see most purely
enjoyed by young beasts and children. Our sports, in this rather happy, non-fatalistic view of human
nature, are more splendid creations of the non-datable, trans-species play impulse.
53. The best title for the passage is _________
a. Games for Animals b. The Origins and Meaning of Play
c. A Playful View of Modern Philosophy d. The Role of Sport in Child Development
54. It seems to the author that young animals play in order to ________
a. gain pleasure b. learn specific behavior patterns
c. delight their owners d. exercise their growing muscles
55. One may infer from the passage that play is important to adults because it helps them_____
a. understand their children b. interact more with animals and nature
c. channel their creativity d. improve their physical strength
56. The word “noble” could best be replace by which of the following?
a. snobbish b. wealthy c. royal d. admirable
Question 57-60
To ensure similarity in scientific investigation or monitoring, nationally and internationally
agreed standards are being introduced. Several systems of documenting experimental methods and
procedures are in use today and are becoming increasingly important for indicating data quality and
verifying the integrity of studies. One such approach is Good Laboratory Practice which was
introduced in 1982 by the Health and Safety Executive to monitor the testing of industrial
chemicals. Since 1982 the range of laboratories inspected has been extended to include those
working with pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, cosmetics and food additives. Good Laboratory
Practice is concerned with the way. laboratory or field studies are planned, monitored, recorded and
reported and the conditions under which this occurs. Following the principles of GLP ensures that
the studies are properly planned, can be adequately carried out and are fully and accurately
reported. As pan of the planning, execution and reporting of a study, the various processes carried
out are carefully documented as Standard Operating Procedures.
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 The value of long-term observation of environmental factors has only been recognized
relatively recently although some monitoring of the environmental factors have been in existence
for over a century. The best known long-term study is probably the Broadbalk Experiment at
Rothamsted. Broadbalk and the other long-term experiments at Rothamsted and elsewhere are now
proving to be extremely valuable by answering questions not considered, nor even conceived, when
they were originally set up. Even so they are limited in geographic scope and by the fact that they
are confined to one land use category. Current environmental and ecological monitoring networks,
while not limited geographically, have in the main been set up to measure just one aspect of the
environment. In contrast, the Environmental Change Network (ECN) was set up to give added value
to long-term monitoring and data collection by providing a network of sites in different parts of the
U.K. and under a variety of land use conditions where comparable long-term data on a wide variety
of environmental variables could be recorded.
The idea of a network such as ECN was first considered in the mid 1970s but the concept did
not reach fruition until 1992. The selection of the initial network of terrestrial sites was based on a
range of criteria. One of the most important requirements, given the intended long-term nature of
the project, was financial security although consistent quality of research was also required. The
project intended that other sites representing more variable climate zones and land use will
eventually join the network as funding becomes available.
The monitoring carded out at each ECN site covers a range of physical, chemical and
biological measurements. Where possible procedures and measurements used by existing national
monitoring schemes are employed so that ECN provides an integrating function for the more
extensive sectorial networks. Environmental changes due to factors such as climate change are
likely to be difficult to identify against the background noise arising from the numerous sources,
both natural and man-made, of environmental variability. It is desirable, therefore, to minimize any
additional variation due to operator involvement. To this end, and to ensure consistency and
repeatability, protocols for each of the key measurements were produced.
57. How many experiment(s) was (were) conducted on the monitoring of the environmental factors?
a. Unknown b. Two c. three d. one
58. What does the underlined word mean in “ One such approach is Good Laboratory Practice
which was introduced in 1982 by the Health and Safety Executive to monitor the testing of
industrial chemicals?”
a. Performance b. Standard c. Experiment d. Repetition
59. Which is the correct description of “ Environment Change Network?”
a. It is a network which is expected to provide environmental and ecological data representing
more geographical areas
b. It is a current environmental and ecological network to measure only one aspect of the
environment
c. Environmental Change Network remained functioning until 1992.
d. Environmental Change Network was wet up to make long-term monitoring of environment more
costly
60. The passage implies, though it does not explicitly state, that _______ is ( are) the most
promising approach to the long-term monitoring of environmental factors.
a. Broasbalk Experiment b. Good Laboratory Practice
c. Environmental Change Network d. Standard Operating Procedures
Cloze (10 points)
Until recently most historians spoke very critically of the Industrial Revolution. They ______ that
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in the long run industrialization greatly raised the standard of living for the _______ man. But they
insisted that its ______ results during the period from 1750 to 1850 were widespread poverty and
misery for the _______of the English population. _______ contrast, they saw in the preceding
hundred years from 1650-1750, when England was still a _______ agricultural country, a period of
great abundance and prosperity.
This view, _____ , is generally thought to be wrong. Specialists _______ history and economics,
have ______ two things: that the period from 1650 to 1750 was _______ by great poverty, and that
industrialization certainly did not worsen and may have actually improved the conditions for the
majority of the populace (平民).
61. a. admitted b. believed c. claimed d. predicted
62 a. plain b. average c. mean d. normal
63. momentary b. prompt c. instant d. immediate
64. bulk b. host c. gross d. magnitude
65. In b. With c. For d. By
66. a. broadly b. thoroughly c. generally d. completely
67. a. however b. meanwhile c. therefore d. moreover
68. a. at b. in c. about d. for
69. a. manifested b. approved c. shown d. speculated
70. a. noted b. impressed c. labeled d. marked

Translation (20 points)

A 级 The chemical industry depends very heavily on petroleum and natural gas as sources of raw
materials. It is likely that in excess of 80% of the literally thousands of different basic organic
chemicals employed today are derived from these sources.
The petrochemical industry has grown with the petroleum industry. As is the case with the latest
trends in changing crude oil types, it must also evolve to meet changing technological and
humanitarian needs.
The manufacture of chemicals from petroleum and natural gas constituents is an excellent example
of the conversion of such materials to more valuable products. The individual chemicals made from
petroleum and natural gas numerous and include industrial chemicals, household chemicals and
paints, as well as intermediates for the manufacture of products, such as synthetic rubber and
plastics.
The processing of petroleum hydrocarbon to yield materials that are, essentially, the building
blocks of other chemicals industries, is now very extensive.
The classification of materials such as petrochemicals is used to indicate the source of the
chemical compounds, but it should be remembered that many common petrochemicals can be made
form other sources, and the terminology is therefore a matter of source identification.,
Petrochemicals are generally chemical compounds derived from petroleum either by direct
manufacture or by indirect manufacture as by-products from the variety of processes that are used
during the refining of petroleum. Gasoline, fuel oils, lubricating oils, waxes, asphalts, and the like
are excluded from the definition of petrochemicals, since they are not, in the true sense, chemical
compounds but are in fact intimate mixtures of hydrocarbons.

B级
The chemical industry depends very heavily on petroleum and natural gas as sources of raw
materials. It is likely that in excess of 80% of the literally thousands of different basic organic
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chemicals employed today are derived from these sources.
The petrochemical industry has grown with the petroleum industry. As is the case with the latest
trends in changing crude oil types, it must also evolve to meet changing technological and
humanitarian needs.
The manufacture of chemicals from petroleum and natural gas constituents is an excellent example
of the conversion of such materials to more valuable products. The individual chemicals made from
petroleum and natural gas numerous and include industrial chemicals, household chemicals and
paints, as well as intermediates for the manufacture of products, such as synthetic rubber and
plastics.
The processing of petroleum hydrocarbon to yield materials that are, essentially, the building
blocks of other chemicals industries, is now very extensive.

解析：
I. Vocabulary(20 points)
1. a. absorbed (吸收) b. dissolved （分解） c. discovered 发现 d. recovered 恢复（健康）
2. a. advocate 鼓吹者 b. candidate 候选人 c. sponsor 发起者 d. opponent 对手
3. a. medal 奖牌 b. model 模特 c. modle （无此词） d. modest 和善的
4.a. carried on 继续 b. carried away 得意忘形 c. carried out 执行
d. carried over 继续下去；使继续下去(2) 把…争取到自己这边来
5. a. ways 方式 （ways of acting=behavior 行为方式，整个短语等同于 behaviour, 因此若用
behavior 就不能再出现 acting，这两个词同义） b. behavior 行为 c. attitude 态度 d. means 手
段，方法
6. 在信息时代， 他们时刻更新知识。
a. modernize 使。。。现代化（知识无所谓什么现代化不现代化） b. supply 提供 c. update 更
新 d. upgrade 提高。。。档次，改良
7. a. all in all 总之 b. above all 首先，最重要的是 c. after all 毕竟 d over all 整体的
对要选的房子有几个要求，但 quiet neighborhood 是最重要的
8. a. appropriate 恰 当 的 ， 合 适 的 b. thoughtful 关 心 人 的 c. considerable 相 当 多 的 d.
sufficient 充足的
9. Shipbuilders would not _____ their money unless they knew that they could make a profit.
a. invest 投资 b. invent 发明 d. involve 涉及到，卷入 d. invite 邀请
10. a. add up to 累加达到 b. make up for 弥补 c. come up with 想出（办法、主意） d. put up
with 忍受
11. a. release 公布，发表（演讲）（别向外界透漏消息，除非告诉你这样做） b. relieve 宽
慰 c. relate 联系 d. retain 保持
12. a. spin 自转 b. roll 卷起 c. rotate 自转 d. revolve 绕。。。转（公转）
13. a. at （yell at 冲着。。。大喊，） b. with c. to d. out
14. a. attached to 喜欢 b. responsible to 对。。。负责 c. resistant to [对…]有抵抗力的,耐[…]的
d. contrary to 与。。。相反
15. a. appreciation 感激 b. enjoyment 快乐 d. evaluation 评价 d. reputation 名望
16. a. proceed 前行 b. progress 进步 c. promise 许诺 d. promote 提升
17. a. admitted 承认 b. remitted 宽恕 c. permitted 允许 d. emitted 释放
18. 环保上的代价只是暂时的不便，而不是应该承担的永久的义务
a. imaginative b. peculiar 特殊的 c. persistent 永恒的 d. original 最初的，有创新的
19. a. run off （无此短语） b. run out 用光 c. run up 激增 d. run over 跑过来
20. 人们工作挣钱，是为了能够买衣食。
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 a. in case 以免、以防 b. so that 为了 c. as to 关于。。。 d. such as 例如
II. Grammar (20 points)
21. referred to sth. as 是个固定短语，把。。。看成是。。。本句是个倒装句，非倒装句是：refer
to the rock as the matrix. D 选项中的 being 是多余的， 因为 refer to ..as 中，as 已经包含了
being 的意义。
a. as the matrix b. be the matrix c. by scientist to be the matrix d. as being the matrix
22. 句中的 withstood 是与选项并列的谓语，因此应该是过去有关的时态。Survive 是及物动
词，不用加 to
a. survived b. has survived c. was survived to d. has been surviving
23. c. so much as 只能用在否定句中，例如 Dogs doesn’t weigh so much as an elephant. d. as
much as
24. from flying to the moon to… about it. 这句中 from ….to…的 to 是介词，因此应加名词或
动名词，若选 b 那么 thought(想法) 前应加 the 才对。Fly to the moon 固定短语飞上月球。
a. think b. thought c. thinking d. will think
25. b. Waving 主语主动发出的动作，做伴随状语。
26. ______ retire(动词，但又不是谓语) are still able to receive （谓语部分）pension 宾语 that
they have paid into the social security system during their working days.定于从句。本句缺少主
语
a. Most people b. since most people c. Most people are d. Most people who 主语中含有个定
语从句 most people 主语 who retire 定语从句
27. nor 部分倒装， b. was it given d. was not it given 有 nor 的句子不能再用否定词了，因为
Nor 就表示 not 的意思
28. Between 1890 and 1970 是过去的时间短，因此用过去式。c. stayed
29. The water surrounding Manhattan c. surrounding 环绕 Manhattan 的水，水主动发出环绕
的动作，作定语修饰 water.
30. a. on which 定语从句，on 是根据 rest 过来的，rest on=base on
31. necessary 要求用虚拟，should +动词原形 c. should be imprison
32. or 决定主语中出现的事物只能选择一个，因此是单数， a. is
33. b. stranger…. brighter 这两个词的比较级都是直接加 er，因为他们都是单音节词。
34. _______ was a planted sapling of the American redwood tree.
d. One of the gifts，句中缺少主语。
35. An air ship _______ by energy from the sun has been suggested.谓语部分
d. powered power 提供能量，不能作谓语，与 ship 构成被动关系.这句的含义是: 由太阳能
量提供动力的航天飞船。。。
36. c. that some of the moon 宾语从句中的主语部分
37. demanded 要求句子用虚拟，should 加动词原形，should 可以省略 a. reveal
38. _______ hearing is really produced in all animals by the effect of pressure is not definitely
known by scientists.
a. If or not (if 后不能加 not) b. Whether or not （whether 引导的主语从句）
39. It was something we ________. （was 标明和过去有关的时态，never 是完成时态的标志）
d. had never heard of
40. “Could I borrow your bike?”
“Yes, you_________”.
can （这里的 could 不表示过去式，仅是出于礼貌，could 在征求别人意见时，比 can 更委婉，
但在回答时，对方就不必过于客气了，同意某人的请求时直接说 can）
III. Reading comprehension (30 points)
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meager quota increase）.Question 41-44
41. The passage confirms that
a. high oil prices can be controlled if OPEC increase oil output.( 与原文 Despite several Saudi-
inspired output increase by the cartel in recent months, the prices has remained stubbornly high 矛
盾)
b. Bill Clinton accomplished his mission for the visit to Prince Abdullah.（Clinton 并没有完成出
行使命，因为石油价格仍然居高不下，他得到的只是 Abdulla 表面的应和）
c. Abdullah made all his efforts to control oil price without considering the benefits of his own
country.有误
d. managing the oil market is easier said than done.
42. How many oil price schemes were recommended by OPEC ministers according to the passage?
b. Two 其一在阅读材料的第 2 段结尾处 ministers…to hammer out new production quotas,其二
在阅读材料倒数第 2 段开始，two decades ago, the ministers….to hammer out details of a clever
new scheme)
43. What’s the author’s opinion about Saudi Arabia?
a. Saudi Arabia is the largest country among the members of OPEC.(文中没有提到)
b. Saudi Arabia is the most active country in OPEC to control oil prices for the benefit of the rest of
the world. 划线处错误
c. Saudi Arabia is the guardian of the world oil market.原文有个 self-proclaimed 自称的，并不是
公认的
d. Saudi Arabia seems to have strong intention to control the oil prices to a acceptable level,
but it takes actions very carefully for the consideration of its own benefit.
44. What can you infer from the passage?
a. OPEC is, in the most cases, not reliable.
c. The oil prices are fully controlled by the market and OPEC can do nothing with them even
though they wish to 错误
d. In most cases OPEC has been very efficient 高效的 in managing oil prices.正好相反

Question 45-48
The horse preceded man on earth. Although the earliest remains of primitive horses have been
found on the North American continent, （ 第 2 题 ） many scientist believe this small species
traveled over a land mass in the Bering Sea to found the beginnings of the modern horse in Asia. It
became extinct in America. Other scientists believe that the horse may have originated in Asia. In
any event the animal soon spread into China, Europe, and the Middle East. The first modern horses
to be introduced into the American continent came with the early Spanish explorers. Horses were
bred into many types. The heavy horses developed in the low countries of Europe and were used
for work and by the medieval knights to hold them and their heavy armour. The oldest breed of
horse is said to be Arabian. The only true wild horses left in the 20 th century are found in
Mongolia. Horses are said to rate in intelligence after the ape, elephant, and dog. They have
excellent memories and can sometimes find their way home when lost, and sense danger better
that their masters.（第一题答案依据） The early civilizations of man that had made use of ht
horse developed more rapidly than those which did not.
45. d. in some areas they can surpass the abilities of man
46. The horse originated c. on the North American continent 本 文 讲 的 是 马 的 起 源 及 发 展 ，
primitive 原始马来自于北美，后来越过白令海峡，来到亚洲成为现代马的祖先，而这个马种
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47. The primary uses of the horse for early man were ___________d. to work for him
48. What can be said about the varieties of horses?
a. The early horses were larger than the more modern breeds.文中没提到
b. The only true wild horses left in the 20th century are in the Middle East. （Mongolia）
c. The oldest breed of the modern horse is said to be the Arabian.
d. Medieval knights preferred fast, active horses.（原文是 heavy）

Questions 49-52
Recent intrusions into the lives of public figures have highlighted the lack of laws guarding
privacy in Britain. As a result, one issue under discussion as Parliament returns this week is the
possible introduction of legislation to curb press powers.
The government will probably take no action until it receives a report from a committee chaired by
Sir David Calcutt, due in January 1993. the committee is examining whether the press should be
regulated by tougher legislation. It is also considering the ways in which the press has invaded the
private lives of the famous.
The Calcutt committee has reported once before, in 1990. it recommendations led to the creation
of the Press Complaints Commission, under which the press was given the chance to regulate itself
without the need for a privacy law. It also proposed a new criminal offence of physical intrusion to
obtain information for publication.
This proposal, which was not acted upon, would have made it unlawful to photograph people on
private property to record their conversations without permission. It would have made it an
offence to enter a property to place a bug or obtain personal information.
The committee said that the press should be allowed to invade the privacy of a public figure
only when it was likely to expose or prevent criminal activity, otherwise his or privacy should be
left alone. But a general law protecting privacy was rejected.
Since then, reports in some newspapers and magazines about people’s private lives have ignored
the committee’s recommendations. The private lives of Government Ministers and members of the
Royal Family have featured prominently in the press. Photographs of the Duchess of York
Sunbathing in France, for example, have been widely published.
Some sections of the media justify their intrusion by saying it is in the public interest. In a
democracy, they argue, the public has a right to know what people in positions of power are doing.
Politicians and others are accountable for their lives. Privacy laws, these critics say, would protect
the privileged.
Additionally, many politicians use their private lives to gain popular support, for example by
parading their families before cameras to emphasized “traditional value”. Hence, some editors
say they are justified in prying into private lives to uncover any faults.
Likewise, the Royal Family is supported from public funds, and therefore it is argued that its
members should lead responsible private lives.
49. Which of the following occurred recently in Britain?
B. Intrusion into the lives of public figures
50. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
a. The press has more freedom to publish privacy of the famous after the foundation of the Press
Complaints Commission.(Press Complaint Commission 新闻投诉协会是限制新闻业自由的
b. To photograph public figures on public property is legal. 文中一再强调 public figure on
private property(阅读材料第四段、五段)只有私人住所才是不允许新闻也介入的，
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d. The Press Complaints Commission was formed out of the press and thus did something in favor
of the press（与原文不符）
51. What kind of people are likely to appreciate the invasion of their private life?
d. some government leaders
52. Which is a lawful purpose for intrusion into privacy?
a. To disclose criminal activity

Questions 53-56
When did sport begin? If sport is, in essence, play, the claim might be made that sprot is much
older than humankind for, as we all have observed, the beasts play. Dogs and cats wrestle and play
ball games. Fished and birds dance. The apes have simple, pleasurable games. Frolicking infants,
school children playing tag, and adult arm wrestlers are demonstrating strong, trans-generational
and trans-species bonds with the universe of animals past present and future. Young animals,
particularly, tumble, chase, run wrestle, mock, imitate, and laugh( or so it seems) to the point of
delighted exhaust. Their play, and ours, appears to serve no other purpose than to give pleasure
to the players,（只是为了让玩的人高兴） and apparently to remove us temporarily form the
anguish of life in earnest.
Some philosophers have claimed that our playfulness is the most noble part of our basic nature. In
their generous conception, play harmlessly and experimentally permits us to put our creative
forces, fantasy, and imagination into action. Play is release form the tedious battles against
scarcity and decline which are the incessant, and inevitable, tragedies of life. This is a grand
conception that excites and provokes. The holders of this view claim that origins of our highest
accomplishments-liturgy, literature and law-can be traced to play a impulse which, paradoxically,
we see most purely enjoyed by young beasts and children. Our sports, in this rather happy, non-
fatalistic view of human nature, are more splendid creations of the non-datable, trans-species play
impulse.
53. The best title for the passage is _________
b. The Origins and Meaning of Play
54. It seems to the author that young animals play in order to ________
a. gain pleasure b. learn specific behavior patterns
c. delight their owners d. exercise their growing muscles
55. One may infer from the passage that play is important to adults because it helps them_____
c. channel their creativity 激发创造力
56. The word “noble” could best be replace by which of the following?
a. snobbish 势力的 b. wealthy 有钱的 c. royal 皇室的 d. admirable 可赞赏的（noble 本意是
高贵的，但文中出现 noble 的段落后出现的都是说 play 的优点，因此，noble 就引申为
“给人带来好处”类似的含义

请阅读第 41 篇第一段第 10 行至第四段倒数第 5 行（P193 To ensure similarity in scientific

investigation or monitoring, nationally and internationally …..P194 for each of the key
measurements were produced.）
Question 57-60
57. a. Unknown
58.原文有 to monitor the testing of industrial chemicals 监控化工产品的检测，能起到监控作用
的只有答案 B
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59. Which is the correct description of “ Environment Change Network?”
a. It is a network which is expected to provide environmental and ecological data representing
more geographical areas （阅读材料递 2 段结尾处有 Current environmental and ecological
monitoring networks, while not limited geographically….be set up to measure just …因此，
这个 network 的作用是监控，测量而不是.提供数据
b. It is a current environmental and ecological network to measure only one aspect of the
environment(原文是 in the main“主要是”并不是“只能”only 检测环境的一个方面)
c. Environmental Change Network remained functioning until 1992.原文是直到 1992 年才 reach
fruition 结果、有成绩，而不是说 ENC 只是运行到了 1992 年
d. Environmental Change Network was set up to make long-term monitoring of environment
more costly（原文提到必须有 financial security 标明 ECN 的成本是很高的）
60. The passage implies, though it does not explicitly state, that _______ is ( are) the most
promising approach to the long-term monitoring of environmental factors.
c. Environmental Change Network 从阅读材料的第 2 段就谈及了 long-term monitoring 环境
的长期监控，而这不凡之谈到了 ECN 没有涉及其它选项

Cloze (10 points)

Until recently most historians spoke very critically of the Industrial Revolution. They __1____
that in the long run industrialization greatly raised the standard of living for the __2_____ man. But
they insisted that its __3____ results during the period from 1750 to 1850 were widespread poverty
and misery for the ___4____of the English population. _____5__ contrast, they saw in the
preceding hundred years from 1650-1750, when England was still a ____6___ agricultural country,
a period of great abundance and prosperity.
This view, ___7__ , is generally thought to be wrong. Specialists ___8____ history and
economics, have ___9___ two things: that the period from 1650 to 1750 was ___10____ by great
poverty, and that industrialization certainly did not worsen and may have actually improved the
conditions for the majority of the populace (平民).
61 b. believed 这部分是科学家的观点,这是解释前一句话 historians spoke very critically 现象的
原因，然后才会接着说后面的 they insist “他们认为”。。。
62 b. average average man 固定说法“普通人”
63. momentary 和钱有关的 b. prompt 快速的 c. instant 立即的，瞬间的 d. immediate 即可、
直接的
64. bulk 名词 大部分 （此空只能填名词 ） b. host 主人 c. gross n.总额 adj 总额的（仅指体
积、重量、钱物） d. magnitude （adj.巨大的）
65. In contrast 固定搭配，恰恰相反
66. a. broadly 面积广的 b. thoroughly 彻彻底底的 （比 completely 语气重，程度深，在此处
于文中的 still 不谐调） c. generally 通常的 d. completely 完完全全的
67. a. however 前后都有逗号
68.b. in 在历史和经济学方面的专家，in 在。。。方面
69. a. manifested 显示 b. approved 证明 c. shown 表明 d. speculated 思考
70. a. noted (be noted by 以。。。而闻名) b. impressed c. labeled 贴标签 d. marked 作标记

翻译：

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 化学工业严重依赖石油和天然气作为原料来源。目前所使用的数千种不同的基本有机化学品中，可能
有 80%以上都来自这些来源。
石化工业随着石油工业的发展而发展。正如原油种类变化的最新趋势一样，它也必须不断演变，以满
足不断变化的技术和人道主义需要。
从石油和天然气成分中生产化学制品是把这些材料转变成更有价值的产品的一个很好的例子。由石
油和天然气制成的各种化学品，包括工业化学品、家用化学品和油漆，以及制造产品的中间体，如合成橡
胶和塑料。
石油碳氢化合物的加工生产的材料，本质上是其他化学工业的基础材料，现在是非常广泛的。
像石油化工这类物质的分类是用来表示化合物的来源的，但应该记住，许多常见的石油化工产品可以由
其他来源制成，因此这个术语是一个来源识别的问题。
石油化工产品一般是指在石油炼制过程中，通过直接生产或间接生产各种过程中产生的副产品而从
石油中提炼出来的化合物。汽油、燃料油、润滑油、蜡、沥青等不属于石化产品的范畴，因为从真正意义上
讲，它们不是化合物，而是烃类的亲密混合物。

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