57. As he was fluent in both languages, he had no problems s________ from Chinese into English.

56. I think you might have m______________ him, for he did nothing wrong.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D

　　 The newspaper seller was a clean, neat man, of about forty with a rather serious, unsmiling face. He didn’t speak much to the customers or to his helpers, but when he did he spoke slowly and quietly, as if to himself. He believed in efficiency, not conversation. And this was how the office workers, rushing to catch their trains, preferred.

　　 It had been a good day. Lunch-time had been warm and sunny, and many people had bought magazines to read outside with their sandwiches. Now it was cold and rainy, and people wanted an evening paper for cheerless journey ahead and a dull evening indoors.

　 At 6:30, with the main rush over, he started to collect the money together and count it. Then he left the stand and went home. It was the assistant’s turn this evening to look after it till eight o’clock, when it would be packed away for the night. His large white Mercedes was in the car park of a large government building. He’d parked there for six months, pretending to be part of a heating firm working in the building. They would find out about him soon, and he’d have to park in a garage again, which was annoying. Their charges were far too high. A couple of junior clerks, regular customers, happened to see him getting into his car. “Must be a lot of money in papers, eh?” one of them shouted. He just smiled coldly in reply, and went into the car, placing the bags of money on the floor.

　　 He thought about the clerk on the way home. Like the majority of his customers, despite their white shirts and dark suits, they probably made in a week as much as he could make in a good day.

53. It can be inferred that the newspaper seller would not possibly ______________.

　 A. be a cheerful companion　　　　　　 　　　　　B. try to cheat a customer

　 C. earn a great deal of money　　　　　　 　　　　　D. trust his assistant much

54. The weather that day had been _______________.

　 A. good for lunch-time sales, but not later　　　 　　B. bad for sales throughout

　 C. good for early evening sales, but not earlier　　 　　D. good for sales throughput

55. If people found out that he was a newspaper seller he would have to _____________.

　 A. park his car in a government car park

B. look for another free parking lot

　 C. pay to park his car in a garage

D. pretend he was a government employee

　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C

　　 Culture means any human behavior learned by human society. All the meaningful parts of culture are passed on to different generations through tradition or social learning. From the viewpoint, all human groups have a culture. Culture exists in agricultural as well as industrialized societies.

　　 Culture is necessary for the survival and existence of human beings as human beings. Practically everything humans know, think, value, feel and do is learned through taking part in a social cultural system. This statement is well supported by some well-written cases. Here’s one of the cases of children growing up apart from human society. In the province of Midnapore in India, the director of a children’s home was told by the local villagers that there were “ghost(鬼)” in the forest. Upon looking into the case, the director found that two children, one about eight years old and the other about six years old, appeared to have been living with a group of wolves in the forest. They were the ghosts described by the local people. In this diary, the director describes his first view of Kamala(as the older child named) and Amana( the name of the younger child).

　　 Kamala was terrible being, the head, a big ball of something covering the shoulder. Close at its heels there came another terrible creature exactly like the first, but smaller in size. Their eyes were bright and sharp, unlike human eyes. They were very fond of raw milk and raw meat. Generally, as they got stronger, they began going on all fours, and afterwards began to run on all fours, just like squirrels.

　　 Children learn human languages in the same way they learn other kinds of human behavior-by taking part in a cultural community. They learn a certain human language as well as certain kinds of human behavior through their membership in a certain community.

49. From the passage we can learn that ________________.

　 A. human beings can only develop human abilities if they are raised by their biological parents　

　 B. Amana and Kamala were raised in a forest by ghosts

　 C. human beings won’t grow up human unless they’re raised by human in human society

　 D. culture refers only to the high art and classical music of a particular society

50. The “ghosts” in the Midnapore forest seen by the local villagers were ___________.

　 A. two children, Amana and Kamala, who ran on fours

　 B. two squirrels, Amana and Kamala, who ran on fours

　 C. two young wolves, Amana and Kamala, whose eyes were bright and sharp

　 D. two children, Amana and Kamala, who were growing up in a children’s home

51. What would be the best title for this passage?

　 A. Wolf-children.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Culture and Human Behavior.

　C. A Director’s Diary.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Culture and Language Learning.

52. Which of the following is TRUE according to passage?

　 A. The two children’s parents were killed by the wolves.

　 B. The two children liked cooked meat.

C. Culture only existed in modern society.

　 D. Human languages are a king of culture.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B

　　 One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit one’s mistakes. It is extremely hard sometimes to say a simple thing like “I was wrong about that”, and it is even harder to say “I was wrong, and you are right about that.” I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago. He told me that he had been the manager of a certain store in the neighborhood where I grew up, and he asked me if I remembered the egg cartons( in many countries, eggs are sold by the dozen and are put in cartons). Then he related an incident and I began to remember unclearly the incident he was describing.

　　 I was about eight at that time. I went to the store with my mother to do some shopping. On that particular day, I must have found my way to the food department where the incident took place.

　　 There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there were lots of eggs in dozen and half dozen cartons. The cartons were put three or four feet high. I must have stopped in front of the piles of egg cartons. Just then a woman came by pushing her shopping cart and knocked off the cartons. For some reason, I decided it was up to me to put the eggs back together, so I went to work.

　　 The manager heard the noise and came rushing over to see what had happened. When he appeared, I was on my knees looking at some of the cartons to see if any of the eggs were broken, but to him it looked as though I was the one who just did it. He severely reprimanded me and wanted me to pay for any broken eggs. I tried to explain, but it did no good. Even though I quickly forgot all about that incident, it is plain that the manager did not.

45. According to this passage, many people will have a good opinion of those who ______________.

　 A. have never made mistakes　　　　 　B. often make mistakes but correct them in no time

　 C. admit their mistakes　　　　　　 　D. forget other people’s mistakes easily

46. Which is the correct order of the following?

　 a. I forgot all about that incident.

b. I went into the store.

　 c. A woman knocked off the egg cartons.

d. I stood in front of the egg cartons.

　 e. The manager reminded me of the incident.

f. The manager didn’t believe my explanation .

　 g. I picked up the unbroken eggs.

　 A. b, d, g, c, a, f, e　　 B. b, d, c, g, f, e, a　　　 C. b, c, d, g, e, f, a　　 D. b, d, c, g, f, a, e

47. The word “reprimanded” in the last paragraph most exactly means “_____________”.

　 A. frightened　　　　 B. scolded　　　　 　C. warned　　　　 D. comforted

48. The best title for this passage should be _______________.

　 A. A Case of Mistake.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The Manager I Never Forget.

　 C. The Manager and I.　　　　　　　　　　 　D. An Incident 15 Years Ago.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A

　　 “Maybe I’ll just move him right out the door,” the boss replied. Ray was very glad and no longer worried. The boss was mad at Don now, not at him. Sure enough, within a month of that meeting, Don was looking for a new job. “Serves him right,” Ray thought. Unfortunately, the guy who was brought in to take Don’s place wasn’t much better.

　　 Well, then an astonishing thing happened. Ray’s department was working on a box design for a toy. A new employee named Jack was doing the artwork. He had designed something in bright red and blue. Ray looked at it and said, “Sorry, red and blue is not good. Change it to brown and purple.” Actually, the design was very nice. But Ray didn’t want Jack to get too proud. He also wanted him to know he was in charge. Jack wasn’t happy about it, but he changed everything to brown and purple.

　　 The weeks later, 500,000 new brown and purple boxes arrived from the printing company. While Ray was leading a staff meeting, the boss came bursting in.

　　 “What’s this?” he shouted, pointing to one of the new boxes. “You call this artwork? Look at these ridiculous colors! This is the ugliest box I’ve seen. Who did this, anyway?”

　　 All eyes, except Jack’s were upon Ray. Then Jack spoke, “I did, sir.” he said, “I’m sorry you didn’t like it. I’ll do it better next time.”

　　 Ray was deeply touched by Jack’s act of mercy. And it changed his life.

41. What kind of man was Ray’s boss?

　 A. Impatient and quick to get angry.　 　　　　B . Kind and always ready to help his staff.

　 C. Shy and afraid to talk about problems.　 　　D. Cruel and hard to deal with

42. How did it make Ray feel when his staff did something well?

　 A. Happy and proud to be their boss.　　 　　　B. Afraid of losing face and control.

　 C. Angry because they didn’t ask him first.　 　　D. Puzzled and very disappointed.

43. When all the other staff looked at Ray, why didn’t Jack?

　 A. He was afraid that Ray would start to blame him.

　 B. He didn’t want to start laughing in front of the boss.

　 C. He didn’t want the boss to think it was Ray’s fault.

　 D. He was afraid Ray would be fired.

44. What was Jack’s act of mercy?

　 A. He took the blame for Ray’s mistake.

B. He didn’t blame Ray for the mistake.

　 C. He told the boss he was sorry for Ray’s mistake.

D. He wanted to help Ray to change his life.

Many of the world’s pollution problems have been caused by the crowding of large groups of people into the cities. To supply for the needs of the people 　21　 　further pollution by industry.　 22　 　the rapid increase in human population 　23　 　at the present rate, there may be 　24　 greater harm. Some scientists speak of the increase in numbers of people 　25　 　“population pollution”.

About 2,000 years ago, the world population was probably about 250 million. It 　26　 　a billion in 1850. By 1930 the population was two billion. It is now over 　27　 　billion. It　 　　28 　　　　　　　　　　to double by the year 2010. If the population continues to grow at the same rate, there 　　29 　　25 billion people in the world a hundred years 　30　 　now.

Man 　31 　the earth’s resource 　32 　rapidly over the years. Some of them are almost　 33　 .Now many people believe that man’s greatest problem is 　34　 　the growth of his own population. The materials in the world 　35　 　support the growth in human population, 　36　 　to come, if the present rate of increase continues. Already 　37　 　overcrowding in the cities 　38 　in some countries. 　39　 　the rate of population growth continue? Many people believe that human survival in the future 　40　 　on this question.

21.A.leads to　　　　　　　　 B. lead to　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. lead　　 　　　　　　　 　　　 D. leads

22.A. Whether　　　　　　　　　　 B. If　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. Unless　　　　　　　 　　　 D. And

tinues　　　 　　　 B. will continue　　　　　　 C. continue　　 　　　　　　 D. are going to continue

24.A. many　　　　　 　　　 B. much　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. very　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. most

25.A.like　　　 　　　　　 B. to　 　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. for

26.A.reached　　　　　　　　 B. got　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. arrived　　　 　　　　　　　 　　　 D. went

27.A. three a half　　　　　 B. three and half　　 　　　 C. three and a half　　　　 D. half and three

28.A. is expected　　　　　 B. expects　　　 　　　　　　　 C. will expect 　　　 　　　 D. can be expecting

29.A.will have　　　　　　　　　　 B. will live　　　　　　　　　 C. would be　　　　　 　　　 D. might get

30.A. by　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. from　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. at　　　　　　　 　　　 　　　　　　　 D. to

31.A. have been using　　 B. has been using　 　　　 C. have been used up　　 D. have used up

32.A. more and more　　 B. more or less　　　　　　　 C. little by little　　　　　　 D. sooner or later

33.A. going　　　　　　　　　 B. be going　　　　　　　　　 C. has gone　　　　　　　　　 D. gone

34.A. how to increase　　 B. raising 　　　 　　　　　　　 C. how to control　 　　　 D. to decrease

35.A. will　　　　　　　 　　　 B. will not　　　　　　　　　　 C. does not　　　　　　 　　　 D. may

36.A. at time　　　　 　　　 B. in time　　　　　　　 　　　 　　　 C. in no time　　　　 　　　 D. for a time

37.A. this is 　　　　 　　　 B. that is　　　　　　　 　　　 C. where there is　　 　　　 D. there is

38.A. hungry　　　　 　　　 B. hunger　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. hungrily　　 　　　　　　　 D. hungers

39.A. Can　　　　　　　 　　　 B. Must　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. Need　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. Dare

40.A. goes　　　　　　 　　　 B. pushes　　　　　　　 　　　 C. puts　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. depends

20. Last week, when Mr. Black got back, he found the gas ______, but the door remained ______.

　 A. burning, locked　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. burned, locking　

　 C. burned, locked　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to burn, locking

19. The disc, digitally __________ in the studio, sounded fantastic at the party that night.

　 A. recording　　　　 B. to be recorded　　 　C. recorded　　 　　D. having recorded

18. It’s two years since they __________ each other, and they are going to get married next month.

　 A. were in love with　　 B. fell in love with　 　C. have loved　 　　D. fell into love with