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20.-Look at the book I bought today.It's called a "birthday book". A.Oh,I have one just like it.I'm sure you're going to love it. B.Don't you remember?We both went to Jane's birthday party last week. C.That's why I bought it.I really hate it when I forget people's birthdays. Ⅲ.Directions: For each numbered blank in the following passage,there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points) Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors.A 21 on one inexpensive postage stamp has made the stamp 22 a million and a half times its original value. The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the British colony of Mauritius,a small 23 in the Indian Ocean.24 1847 an order for stamps was sent to a London printer-Mauritius was 25 the fourth country in the world to issue stamps. Before the order was filled and delivered,a ball was planned at Mauritius'Government House,and stamps were needed to 26 the invitations.A local printer was instructed to 27 the design for the stamps.He accidentally inscribed the words "Post Office"28 "Post Paid"on the several hundred stamps that he printed. Today 29 only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left fourteen One Penny Orange-Reds and twelve Two Penny Blues.Because of the Two Penny Blue's rareness and age,collectors have paid 30 16 800 for it. 21.A.arrow B.mistake C.print D.value 22.A.test B.cause C.course D.worth 23.A.island B.people C.continent D.land 24.A.Since B.For C.In D.On 25.A.to appeal to B.to become C.to worry D.to allow 26.A.deal in B.deal with C.send out D.send for 27.A.decide B.agree C.steal D.copy 28.A.instead of B.instead for C.in spite of D.in need of 29.A.take out B.there are C.for example D.X 30.A.as little as B.as much as C.so much D.great deal IV.Directions: Each of the passages below is followed by some questions.For each question there are four answers marked A,B,C and D.Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions.Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points) Questions 31~35 are based on the following passage. When I lived in Spain,some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left,they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation ()I 749

D. great deal D. value D. worth D. land D. On D. to allow D. send for D. copy D. in need of D. X 20. 一Look at the book I bought today. It' s called a "birthday book". A.Oh. I have one just like it. I'm sure you're going to love it. B. Don' t you remember? We both went to Jane's birthday. party last week. c. That's why I bought it. I really hate it when I forgetpeople's birthdays. 田. Directions: For each numbered blank in th~ following pa揭age there are four choic四marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points) Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A 21 on one inexpensive postage stamp has made the stamp 22 a million and a half times its original value. The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the British colony of Mauritius, a small 23 in the Indian Ocean:--24 1847 an order for stamps was sent to a L.ondon printer-Mauritius was 25 the fourth country in the world to issue stamps. Before the order was filled and delivered , a ball was planned at Mauritius' Government House. and stamps were needed to 26 the invitations. A local printer was instructed to the design for the stamps. He accidentally inscribed the words "Post Office" "Post Paid" on the several hundred stamps that he·printed. Today 29 only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left fourteen One Penny Orange-Reds and twelve Two Penny Blues. Because of the Two Penny Blue ' s rareness and age , collectors have paid· 30 $ 16 800 for it. 21. A. arrow B. mistake C. print 22. A. test B. cause C. course 23. A. island B. people C. continent 24. A. Since B. For C. In 25. A to appeal to B. to become C. to worry 26. A. deal in B. deal with C. send out 27. A. decide B. agree C. steal 28. A. instead of B. instead for C. in spite of 29. A. take out B. there are C. for example 30. A. as little as B. as much as C. so much N. Db咽tions: Each of the passag四below is followed by some qu四tions. For each qUI臼tion there are four answers marked A, B, C and D. Read the passages carefully and chω腿the 臼t answer to 锦ch of the qUI四tions. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points) Questions 31.....35 are based on the following passage. When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left , they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation (住所). I 749

suggested that they should stay at bed and breakfast'houses,because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family.My friends listened to my advice,but they came back with some funny stories. "We didn't stay at bed and breakfast houses,"they said,"because we found that most families were away on holiday. I thought this was strange.Finally I understood what had happened.My friends spoke little English,and they thought 'VACANCIES'meant 'holidays',because the Spanish word for holidays"is'vacaciones'.So they did not go to,house where the sign outside said 'VACANCLES',which in English means there are free rooms.Then my friends went to house where the sign said 'NO VACANCLES',because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday.But they found that these houses were all full.As a result,they stayed at hotels! We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs.In Spanish,the word 'DIVERSION'means fun.In English,it means that workmen are repairing the road,and that you must take a different road.When my friends saw the word "DIVERSION'on a road sign,they thought they were going to have fun.Instead,the road ended in a large hold. English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages.Once in Paris when someone offered me some more coffee,I said 'Thank you'in French.I meant that I would like some more.However,to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away!Later I found out that 'Thank you'in French means 'No,thank you.' 31.My Spanish friends wanted advice about A.learning English B.finding places to stay in England C.driving their car on English roads D.going to England by car 32.I suggested that they stay at bed and breakfast houses because A.they would be able to practise their English B.it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels C.it would be convenient for them to have dinner D.there would be no problem about finding accommodation there 33.“NO VACANCIES”in English means_ A.no free rooms B.free rooms C.not away on holiday D.holidays 34.If you see a road sign that says 'Diversion',you will A.fall into a hole B.have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself C.find that the road is blocked by crowds of people D.have to take a different road 750

suggested that they should stay at ‘ bed and breakfast' houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice , but they came back with some funny stories. "We didn't stay at bed and breakfaSt houses," they said , "because we found that most families were away onholiday. " I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought ‘ VACANCIES ' meant ‘ holidays ' , because the Spanish word for ‘ holidays" is ‘vacaciones'. So they did not go to‘house where the sign outside said ‘ VACANCLES' , which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said ‘ NO VACANCLES' , because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result , they stayed at hotels! We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish , the word ‘ DIVERSION ' means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road , and that you must take ,a different road. When my friends saw the word ‘ DIVERSION ' on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead , the road ended in a large hold. English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris when someone offered me some more coffee , I said ‘ T hank you' in French. I meant that I would like some more. However, to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that ‘ T hank you' in French means ‘ No , thank you. ' 31. My Spanish friends wanted advice about A. learning English B. finding places to stay in England C. driving their car on English roads D. going to England by car 32. I suggested that they stay at bed and breakfast houses because A. they would be able to practise their English B. it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels C. it would be convenient for them to have dinner D. there would be no problem about finding accommodation there 33. "NO VACANCIES" in English means A. no free rooms B. free rooms C. not away on holiday D. holidays 34. If you see a road sign that says ‘Diversion' , you will A. fall into a hole B. have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself C. find that the road is blocked by crowds of people D. have to take a different road 750

35.When someone offered me more coffee and I said Thank you'in French,I A.didn't really want any more coffee B.wanted them to take the coffee pot away C.really wanted some more coffee D.wanted to express my politeness Questions 36~40 are based on the following passage. In the United States,when one becomes rich,he wants people to know it.And even if he does not become very rich,he wants people to think that he is.That is what 'keeping up with the Joneses'is about,It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours. The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand.He told this story about himself.He began earning 125 a week at the age of 23.That was a lot of money in those days.He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City.When he saw that rich people rode horses,Momand went horseback riding every day.When he saw that rich people had servants,Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours. It was like a race,but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up.The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life.They moved back to an apartment(公寓房间)in New York City.. Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich life-style of their neighbours.He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series (of short stories,He called it 'Keeping up with the Joneses'because 'Jones'is a very common name in the United States.'Keeping up with the Joneses'came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you.Momand's series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years. People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses.And there are 'Jonses'in every city of the world.But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does,Mr.Jones always seems to be ahead. 36.Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they A.want to be as rich as their neighbours B.want others to know or to think that they are rich C.don't want others to know they are rich D.want to be happy 37.It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to A.live outside New York City B.live in New York City C.live in apartments D.have many neighbours 751

35. When someone offered me mOre coffee and I said ‘ T hank you' in French. I A. didn' t really want any more coffee B. wanted them to take the ·coffee pot away C. really wanted some more coffee D. wanted to express my politeness Questions 36-40 are 加sed on the following passage. In the United States. when one becomes rich , he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich , he wants people to think that he is. That is what ‘ keeping up with the Joneses' is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours. The expression was first used in 1913 by ?young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses. Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants. Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours. It was like a race. but one never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment (公寓房间) in New York City. Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich life-style of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series (系列) of short stories. He called it ‘Keeping up with the Joneses' because ‘Jones ' is a very common name in the United States. ' Keeping up with the Joneses' came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand' s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years. People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are ‘Jonses ' in every city of the world. But orr琶must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead. 36. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they A. want to be as rich as their neighbours B. want others to know or to think that they are rich C. don' t want others to know they are rich D. want to be happy 37. It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to A.live outside New York City B.live in New York City 、 l in apartments D. have many neighbours 751