Part I  Listening Comprehension (20 minutes, 15 points) （略）

Part II Vocabulary (10 minutes, 10 points,0.5 for each )

Directions: In this section there are fifteen sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the four choices marked A, B, C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center。

 

16. Talks on climate change resumed in the German city of Bonn on July 16 to combat global warming.

   A. focus on          B. settle down             C. fight against           D. sum up

      

17. Hague was elected as the Conservative Party leader partly because of his ambiguous views on Britain’s position in relation to its partners in the European Union.

   A. ambitious         B. obscure                C. appalling              D. indifferent

      

18. Her story shows how gentle stubbornness and an indifference to honors and fame can lead to great achievements.

   A. persuasion        B. determination            C. devotion              D. reservation

      

19. We have a responsibility to ensure our nation’s continued prosperity and the most sensible way to do this is by investment in basic scientific research.

   A. effective          B. efficient                 C. significant            D. reasonable

      

20. All information reported to or likewise obtained by the commission is considered confidential.

   A. in a similar way                            B. in another way

   C. in a direct way                             D. in an unauthorized way

      

21. I would recommend this inn highly on account of its wonderful location.

   A. as a result of        B. because of               C. with regard to      D. with a view to

      

22. Television advertisements do more than merely reflect dominant ideologies.

   A. exactly            B. faithfully                 C. repeatedly        D. simply

      

23. The legislative provision has a great impact on the operations of the department.

   A. law               B. passage                  C. revision          D.  clause

      

24. In spite of a problem with the faulty equipment, some very useful work was accomplished.

   A. imperfect          B. temporary                 C. emergency        D. reinstalled

      

25. Bob believes that the invasion of the marketplace into the university is undermining fundamental academic values, and that we must act now to halt this decline.

   A. lace               B. plug                      C. cease              D. digest

 

Directions: In this section, there are fifteen incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

 

26. A leading British scholar has proposed translating Shakespeare into contemporary English ______ young audiences who are confused by jokes which are 400 years out of date.

   A. in memory of                         B. at the cost of

   C. on behalf of                           D. for the benefit of

      

27. The local people could hardly think of any good way to ____ poverty they had endured.

   A. shake off          B. ward off                  C. put off               D. take off

      

28. The three branches of government --- the legislative, the executive, and the _____ ----restrain and stabilize one another through their separated functions.

   A. lawful              B. just                       C. judicial           D. legal

 

29. From observers’ estimates of the brightness of the fireball, he ___ that the body in the space was between 40 feet and 260 feet in diameter.

   A. deduced            B. reduced                    C. induced            D. produced

      

30. They provide a means of keeping ____ of the thousands of journal papers that are published monthly or quarterly.

   A. track              B. contact                     C. relation             D. steps

      

31.You can use the Course Calendar to help ____ your students of important dates in the course, such as test dates.

   A. warn               B. remind                     C. convince           D. deprive

      

32. Among picture books for 4-8-year-olds, several outstanding works appeared that combined original stories with _____ illustrations.

   A . imaginable       B. imaginative                   C. imaging           D. imageless

      

33. A survey of more than 1,000 philosophers, teachers and students by the authoritative Philosophers’ Magazine placed Charles Darwin’s The Origin of ____ as the third most important work.

   A. Sperms           B. Species                       C. Spectrums         D. Specimens 

       

34. As skies fill with millions of migrating birds, European scientists say the seasonal miracle appears to depend on a seeming ____ : The fatter the bird, the more efficiently it flies.

   A. interruption       B. description            C. qualification         D. contradiction

      

35. The party leader justified his subsequent reelection ___ that he had brought political stability and economic development to his country.

   A. in the way       B. by no means           C. on the grounds      D. to the extent