一、Phonetics (5 points)
Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D.Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation.Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET Ⅰ.
1. 选出下面读音不同的选项()。
A.come
B.some
C.move
D.love
参考答案:C
2. 选出下面读音不同的选项()。
A.honor
B.house
C.horror
D.heel
参考答案:A
3. 选出下面读音不同的选项()。
A.thief
B.think
C.theory
D.these
参考答案:D
4. 选出下面读音不同的选项()。
A.now
B.how
C.allow
D.windows
参考答案:D
5. 选出下面读音不同的选项()。
A.meat
B.dead
C.cream
D.steal
参考答案:B
二、Vocabulary and Structure (15 points)
Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section.For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET Ⅰ.
6.We asked both John and Jerry, but ____________________ could offer a satisfactory explanation.
A.neither
B.either
C.both
D.nor
参考答案:A
7.I’d like to find someone ____________________ I can discuss such a problem.
A.who
B.whom
C.with whom
D.to whom
参考答案:C
8.The baby can’t even sit up yet, ____________________walk!
A.don’t mention
B.let alone
C.other than
D.rather than
参考答案:D
9.I did not notice that my dog was missing ____________________ a moment ago.
A.before
B.until
C.to
D.on
参考答案:B
10.The company director has informed us that we must ____________________ department budget by 25%.
A.cut down
B.cut away
C.cut off
D.cut up
参考答案:A
11.Companies usually ____________________ a number of experiments before a new product is launched.
A.practice
B.control
C.carry
D.conduct
参考答案:D
12.I remembered that the air conditioners ____________________ turned off before I left home.
A.were
B.were to be
C.had been
D.have been
参考答案:C
13.--How do you like your new job?
--Well, it is great ____________________ salary, but it does not offer much prospects for promotion.
A.in charge of
B.in terms of
C.in case of
D.in favor of
参考答案:B
14.In my opinion this is a(an) ____________________ different matter.
A.entirely
B.merely
C.purely
D.fully
参考答案:A
15.Take an umbrella with you in case it ____________________.
A.many rain
B.could rain
C.rained
D.rains
参考答案:D
16.The murderer was brought in, with his hands ____________________ behind his back.
A.to have been tied
B.having tied
C.to be tied
D.tied
参考答案:D
17.--Do you think Joshua is the right person for this job?
--He is well-grounded in economic theory, but lacks ____________________ in production management.
A.devotion
B.attitude
C.experience
D.energy
参考答案:C
18.____________________ about it earlier, we could have warned people of the danger.
A.Would we know
B.Should we know
C.Have we known
D.Had we known
参考答案:D
19.It was ____________________ of you not to disturb these old people late last night.
A.patient
B.considerate
C.deliberate
D.modest
参考答案:B
20.--Hey, what do you think of his speech last night?
--I have no idea.I arrived ____________________ find that he had almost finished it.
A.in order to
B.so as to
C.only to
D.ready to
参考答案:C
三、Cloze (20 points)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET Ⅰ.