1. Which of the following is NOT true about owls?
A. Owls eat small animals.
B. Owls are able to fly almost silently.
C. Owls have very poor vision.
D. Owls have flexible necks.
2. What is the purpose of this story?
A. To entertain.
B. To persuade.
C. To instruct.
D. To inform.
3. What would be a good title for this story?
A. Owls Are Interesting Animals
B. Owls Hunt At Night
C. Owls Can Fly Silently
D. Owls May Become Extinct
4. From the context, we know a predator must be.
A. a small feather that is fairly soft
B. an animal that hunts other animals
C. a small mouse coming out at night
D. a bird that flies without noise
5. Why does it look like an owl can turn its head completely around?
A. They can turn their heads 1/2 of the way around.
B. They are able to turn their heads very quickly.
C. They have ears located on the sides of their heads.
D. They appear at night when people cannot see clearly.
6. Faulkner's research findings are based on.
A. a survey of farmers in northern Japan
B. tests performed on a thousand old people
C. the study of brain volumes of different people
D. the latest development of computer technology
7. The underlined word “subjects” in paragraph 5 means.
A. branches of knowledge studied in a school
B. something to be considered
C. persons experimented on
D. citizens in a country
8. The professor's findings show that.
A. our brains shrink as we grow old
B. the front section of the brain does not shrink
C. seventy-year-old people have better brains than the sixty-year-old people
D. some peoples brains have contracted earlier than other peoples
9. According to the passage, which group of people seem to age slower than the others?
A. Farmers
B. Lawyers
C. Clerks
D. Shop assistants
10. The most possible conclusion of the passage is that.
A. most of us should take more exercise
B. Its better to live in the town
C. the brain contracts if it is not used
D. the more one uses his brain, the sooner he becomes old
11. Adders are to be found.
A. in many parts of Britain and Ireland
B. everywhere in Britain except Scotland
C. on wild land throughout Britain except Ireland
D. in shady fields in Scotland
12. If you are with someone who is bitten by the adder, you should.
A. try to catch the adder
B. not treat the bite yourself
C. not worry too much about the victim
D. operate on him as soon as possible
13. We are told that adders are.
A. normally friendly towards people
B. unlikely to bite except in self-defence
C. likely to attack people whenever they see them
D. not afraid of human beings
14. If an adders hears you approaching, it will usually.
A. move out of your path
B. take no notice of you at all
C. disappear very quickly
D. wait until you are close and then attack
15. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Adders are more likely to attack children than adults.
B. The adders prefers to bite a person with a heavy body.
C. The danger of adder bites is different from person to person.
D. In most cases adder bites are more serious than other illnesses.
16. It is NOT mentioned in the passage that learning disabilities.
A. may result from the unknown area of the brain
B. may result from the damage to a wide area of the brain
C. may result from the abnormal organization of brain cells
D. may result from problems on the left side of the brain
17. Scientists found that the brain cells and nerve cells of a learning- disabled person differ from those of a normal person in .
A. structure and function
B. color and function
C. size and arrangement
D. color and arrangement
18. All of the following statements are TRUE except that.
A. many factors account for learning disorder
B. a learning-disabled person shows no outward signs
C. reading disabilities are a common problem that affects 10 percent of the population
D. the brain activity of learning-disabled children is different from that of normal children
19. Doctor Duffy believed that the problem of learning disabilities .
A. was limited to the right side of the brain
B. did not lie in the left side of the brain
C. resulted from the left side of the brain
D. was not limited to the left side of the brain
20. According to the passage, scientists carried out various experiments and research on learning disability in order to .
A. to help learning-disabled children to develop their intelligence
B. to study how children to read and write, and use numbers
C. to investigate possible influences on brain development and organization
D. to support learning-disabled children and their families
21.
A. clear
B. false
C. good
D. strange
22.
A. hardly
B. mainly
C. completely
D. frequently
23.
A. movement
B. health
C. protection
D. disappearance
24.
A. guided
B. damaged
C. shaped
D. powered
25.
A. weak
B. different
C. built in
D. slowly moving
26.
A. design
B. follow
C. find
D. choose
27.
A. started
B. failed
C. continued
D. refused
28.
A. eating
B. dying
C. flying
D. dancing
29.
A. problem
B. mistake
C. question
D. difficulty
30.
A. actual
B. basic
C. serious
D. important
31.
A. struggle
B. grow
C. harvest
D. change
32.
A. what
B. which
C. whether
D. that
33.
A. killed
B. caught
C. raised
D. lost
34.
A. reduced
B. divided
C. increased
D. reached
35.
A. view
B. case
C. fact
D. dream
36.
A. work
B. stop
C. manage
D. compete
37.
A. if
B. though
C. because
D. unless
38.
A. invention
B. plan
C. action
D. situation
39.
A. possible
B. correct
C. legal
D. new
40.
A. privately
B. immediately
C. patiently
D. secretly
True or False 41. When speaking on the phone, the essential factor for successful communication is your voice.
42. To give important information, a person speaking on the phone should speak louder.
43. The speaker is advised to speak slowly in order to help the listener to repeat the information.
44. To avoid mispronouncing unfamiliar words, you are advised to check them in a dictionary.
45. Speakers sometimes need to spell some words to help listeners to understand long sentences.
English-Chinese Translation 46. The old lady who moved here a month ago never laughs, nor does she ever lose her temper.
A. 一个月前搬到这儿的老妇人从来不笑，也不发脾气。
B. 老妇人一个月前搬到这儿，从来不笑也不发脾气。
C. 一个月前搬到这儿的老妇人从来不笑，但发脾气。
D. 老妇人一个月前搬到这儿，从来不笑但发脾气。
47. Taking into account the great effect of culture upon language, we should pay attention to the cultural difference between mother tongue and the goal tongue.
A. 描述了文化对语言的巨大影响，我们应该重视母语和目标语之间的文化差异。
B. 考虑到文化的巨大影响，我们应该重视母语和目标语之间的文化差异。
C. 考虑到文化对语言的巨大影响，我们应该重视母语和目标语之间的文化差异。
D. 描述了文化的巨大影响，我们应该重视母语和目标语之间的文化差异。
48. History has provided us with a lot of examples to suggest that education is the key to the modernization of a country.
A. 历史给我们提供了许多事例，表明教育是实现一个国家现代化的关键。
B. 历史给我们提供了许多事例，建议教育是实现一个国家现代化的关键。
C. 历史给我们提供了许多事例，表明教育是实现一个国家现代化的钥匙。
D. 历史给我们提供了许多事例，建议教育是实现一个国家现代化的钥匙。
49. Whether you can succeed depends on whether you are confident in overcoming various difficulties.
A. 你能否成功取决于你是否有信心克服各种困难。
B. 无论你是否能成功在于你有信心克服各种困难。
C. 你能否成功在于你是否有信心克服各种困难。
D. 无论你是否能成功取决于你是否有信心克服各种困难。
50. She had hardly entered the room when she saw a strange thing on the table.
A. 她进了房间，结果看见桌上有个奇怪的东西。
B. 她没进房间，因为看见桌上有个奇怪的东西。
C. 她还没进房间，就看见桌上有个奇怪的东西。
D. 她一进房间，就看见桌上有个奇怪的东西。
ChineseEnglish Translation (3×5) 尽管汤姆还是个孩子，他能背诵一百多首诗歌。
作文（拍照上传答案）Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write a composition on the topic: Excessive Packaging of Commodities. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below and write your composition on the Answer Sheet.
1. 许多商品都存在过度包装的现象；
2. 出现这种现象的原因；
3. 这种现象带来的后果。