I. Grammar and Vocabulary(34%) Section A
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
After 30 years (1) a pilot, Captain Peter Elliott got to fly holiday-makers on a Thomas Cook flight from Birmingham, UK, to Tenerife, Spain with his daughter.
Senior First Officer Laura Elliott (2) (fly) for six years but has never before got to work with her father. "It's my dream to be able to fly with my Dad," she said.
It had seemed unlikely that the pair would ever co-pilot (3) same aircraft because Miss Elliott learned to fly on Airbus planes when she joined the company in 2009, and her father flew Boeings. However, after Peter Elliott,59,retrained to fly Airbuses, their dream of flying together came true.
Miss Elliott, 30, became interested in flying when inspired by her father with a trial flight as her birthday present. Miss Elliott said："Becoming a pilot was never something I had considered. It was only when my Dad bought me a trial flight for my 18th birthday (4) I considered following in my Dad's footsteps."
The pair finally sat in the cockpit (驾驶员座舱) together and Mr Elliott made an announcement to passengers (5) the flight made it a special day for him as he was flying with his daughter.
Miss Elliott recalled the flight,(6) (say),"I was initially nervous and he kept asking
(7) I was nervous or not. It was like going for a driving lesson with him. Thankfully, everything went smoothly and the passengers loved it. If it ever happens again, I will definitely be a lot (8) (relaxed)."
Has the world just witnessed its first ever robot suicide？Boring housework was seemingly too much for one cleaning robot to take, when it apparently rebelled and decided to end it all.
The robot was given the tiresome task of cleaning up some spilt grain before it climbed on to a kitchen hotplate (9) it destroyed itself, according to reports in Austria. It had reportedly grown tired of (10) (force) to clean the house every day and decided to become a martyr(殉道者) to the robot cause.
"Somehow it seems to have restarted itself again before it made its way along the work surface. Then it pushed a cooking pot out of the way and basically that was the end of it," explained fireman Helmut
Kniewasser, who (11) (call) to deal with the fire at Hinterstoder in Kirchdorf." It pretty quickly started to melt underneath and then stuck to the kitchen hotplate. It then caught fire.(12)
we arrived, it had become just a pile of ash. "He added："The entire building
(13) be evacuated ( 疏 散 ) and there was severe smoke damage particularly in the flat in which the robot had been in use. "It's a mystery how it came to be started and ended up making its way to the hotplate."(14) took an hour to clean and make the building safe. The homeowner plans to charge the robot's manufacturer.
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
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Young children may face serious health risks from popular energy drinks, such as Monster, Red Bull and Rock Star, 15 causing heart problems and other life-threatening conditions, according to the findings of new researches.
During a presentation at the annual Cardiac Scientific Sessions 2014 meeting of the American Heart Association (AHA), researchers warned about the risk of allowing young children 16 to the energy drinks, which contain high amounts of caffeine(咖啡因) and other stimulants.
Researches 17 that the energy drinks are not intended for young children and are not safe for
them to consume. Steven Lipshultz, M.D., lead author of the study, is calling for a warning on all energy drink cans and bottles, warning parents of the risk of allowing children to drink them.
Researchers say it is difficult to know exactly how much caffeine is contained in each can or bottle of energy drinks, since they are often 18 as dietary supplements (补充物), which allow the manufacturers to avoid FDA regulations.
Energy drink manufacturers have compared the amount of caffeine in their products to that in hot drinks sold in coffee houses, but their products are often packaged in very large sizes and they are not sold
in 19 environments like coffee houses, which typically would not serve young children. Energy drinks are widely available in 20 stores next to traditional soft drinks, typically packaged in very similar cans and using similar marketing techniques.
Some energy drinks in many of the popular lines can contain up to 400 mg of caffeine per can. In comparison, a cup of coffee typically has around 100 mg of caffeine. Caffeine poisoning can occur in adults at levels higher than 400 mg a day; however, children under 12 can 21 caffeine poisoning at only 2.5 mg per 2.2 pounds of body weight.
A study published in September 22 up the new findings, revealing energy drinks may cause serious heart problems. French researchers revealed the popular energy drinks may be linked to 23 risk of irregular heartbeats and even sudden death.
The FDA is 24 investigating health concerns surrounding the drinks after numerous negative event reports have been made in recent years connecting energy drinks to severe injuries and deaths.
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
It's a high-risky, multibillion-dollar industry with tight deadlines, demanding customers and lives in danger.
The business is 25 . And it's booming.
The number of jobs for translators and interpreters doubled in the past 10years while their wages steadily 26 before, during and after the recession. During a period of stagnating (停滞的) wages across the labor market, the language-service industry with its 50,000jobs is a 27 spot in the jobs outlook.
Lillian Clementi is a French translator working in corporate communications from her home in Arlington, Massachusetts and is routinely on tight deadlines to hand in translated material." The risks can be huge," said Clementi, "There's tons of 28 pressure."
In some cases, a(n) 29 translation or interpretation is also vital. If a user's guide for medical equipment is not translated well, it could lead to 30 during an emergency. Soldiers in conflict areas require excellent interpreters to speak with community members. Any change of tone or context could put lives 31 .
Translators' and interpreters' immunity (免疫力) to the nation's economic downturn also 32 the
growing demand for people who can speak several languages in an increasingly globalized economy, experts said.
"Good translators who 33 a particular subject and become really good at it can really make six-digit figures annually," said Jiri Stejskal, spokesman for the American Translators Association.
Multinational corporations, U. S. demographic (人口的) changes and the Internet economy raise the need
for translated and localized information. Companies increasingly want their content 34 to the tongue of the town, even between dialects of the same language.
"As more people 35 the worldwide economy, that's going to drive more commerce, and that's going to drive more language services," said Bill Rivers, executive director of the National Council for Language and International Studies in the Washington region.
36 , qualifications for translators and interpreters are not as simple as they may seem. Speaking two languages does not mean a person can work in the language-service industry, experts said. Learning how to translate or interpret is a 37 skill beyond knowing the language.
Furthermore, the most successful translators and interpreters maintain a 38 , such as legal documents, quarterly earnings reports or a special knowledge of industry.
Technological advances may cut jobs in some industries, but online translation services like Google Translate 39 raise demand for human translators and interpreters, experts said. Online sales companies also drive demand for translation.
25. A. tourism B. language C. technology D. economy
26. A. shrank B. changed C. grew D. remained
27. A. bright B. scenic C. historic D. tough
28. A. money B. peer C. blood D. time
29. A. proper B. quick C. direct D. innovative
30. A. disease B. depression C. violence D. confusion
31. A. in order B. at risk C. under control D. out of state
32. A. highlights B. understands C. increases D. resists
33. A. set up B. depend on C. specialize in D. object to
34. A. limited B. accustomed C. related D. tailored
35. A. agree with B. have access to C. are confident of D. insist on
36. A. Instead B. Therefore C. However D. Otherwise
37. A. separate B. genetic C. learnable D. worthwhile
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Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
Warner Brothers has announced more Harry Potter movies are on the way. The studio is working with Potter author J. K. Rowling to create a new franchise (特需经营权) of movies based on "Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them", which is a fictitious textbook in the Harry Potter world. The story will also follow the adventures of the book's author, Newt Scamander. Rowling, for the first time, will pen the screenplay.
It comes as no surprise that Warner Brothers is trying to keep the Harry Potter franchise going. The films alone have earned $7.7billion at the box office. The franchise has probably almost doubled those earnings on home video and TV sales. Then there's the many Harry Potter products that fans still snatch up.
But at some point, Harry Potter could seem old hat and that's not something Warner Brothers wants to see happen. So executives had three choices：restart the franchise, come up with continuations or spin off part of the Potter world into a new movie.
Without books to support the new stories, the upcoming movies could be a tougher sell for Warner Brothers. Harry and friends won't appear at all in the new movies which will be set in New York 70years before Harry Potter heads to Hogwarts.
The new stories will also net video games, products and enhance Rowling's website.
Here's Rowling on the upcoming franchise：
It all started when Warner Brothers came to me with the suggestion of turning "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" into a film. I thought it was a fun idea, but the idea of seeing Newt Scamander, the supposed author of "Fantastic Beasts", realized by another writer was difficult. Having lived for so long in my fictional universe, I feel very protective of it and I already knew a lot about Newt. As Harry Potter fans will know, I liked him so much that I even married his grandson, Rolf, to one of my favourite characters from the Harry Potter series, Luna Lovegood.
As I considered Warners' proposal, an idea took shape that I couldn't get rid of. That is how I could express my own idea for a film to Warner Brothers.
Although it will be set in the worldwide community of wizards (巫师) where I was so happy for
seventeen years, it is neither a previous work nor a continuation to the Harry Potter series, but an extension of the wizarding world. The laws and customs of the hidden magical society will be familiar to anyone who has read the Harry Potter books or seen the films, but Newt's story will start in New York, seventy years before Harry gets underway.
40. The phrase "snatch up" in Paragraph 2is closest in meaning to" ".
A. rush to purchase B. give up reluctantly C. make profits from D. take away by force 41.What made Rowling accept Warner Brothers' proposal？
A. Her eagerness to try writing for the screenplay.
B. Her unwillingness to see others write the story.
C. The attraction of earning more at the box office.
D. The film company's promise to enhance her website.
42. It is implied in the passage that creating and selling the new movies may be .
A. inspiring B. embarrassing C. disappointing D. challenging 43.What is the passage mainly about？
A. Warner Brothers' expanded partnership with Harry Potter author.
B. Warner Brothers' success and development in Harry Potter series.
C. Rowling's view on the upcoming franchise of Harry Potter movies.
D. Rowling's creative ideas for the cooperation with Warner Brothers.
Ask a group of elderly people what it was about their lives that made them happiest overall, and they'll probably mention some warm relationships with family and friends. If you're satisfied with your social life, according to psychologists, you tend to be satisfied with life in general.
From the point of my 50s, I'd say that sounds about right. Some of my happiest moments are the ones I spend with my husband, a few close relatives, and a handful of very good friends who know me well and like me anyway. But the more I read about how social media are interfering with ( 干 扰 ) good old-fashioned friendship, creating virtual bonds that can't quite take the place of real ones, the more I wonder just how today's 20-somethings will look back on their own lives when they're my age.
After all, much crucial relationship building work is done in the 20s.According to research by the late Bernice Neugarten of the University of Chicago, who helped launch the academic study of human development, people choose most of their adult relationships, both friends and lovers, between the ages of 22and 28.The friends we make in our 20s are not only best friends forever； they're also our first truly chosen friends. And choosing how to commit to these friendships is an essential psychological task of the 20s.
But with so much of friendship in this age group now being developed online, an essential question is what the effect of that interaction is. A study, conducted in 2010by Craig Watkins and Erin Lee of the University of Texas at Austin, investigated the Facebook habits of 776young people between the ages of 18and 35."Whether it is a wall post, a comment, or a photo, "they wrote," young people's engagement with Facebook is driven, primarily, by a desire to stay connected to and involved in the lives of friends who live close by, far away, or have just entered into their lives."
This kind of constant contact can be efficient, but it can also be upsetting. For one thing, it adds a new layer of concern to a young person's already-heightened awareness of social ranking, giving
appearance-conscious young people yet another thing to worry about. "I see other 20-somethings feeling pressured to constantly keep up a public image, especially a public image online, "wrote Ariana Allensworth on the group blog." Folks are always keeping the world informed one way or another about what they're up to, where they're at, what projects they're working on. It can be a bit much at times. "Not the most fertile ground for real-world friendship.
44. According to the passage, the 20s is an age for people to .
A. have a good public image B. keep themselves informed
C. look back on their own lives D. develop critical relationships
45. Which of the following is a disadvantage of making friends online ？
A. It makes people pay less attention to social ranking.
B. It robs people of the happy moments spent with friends.
C. It keeps people away from their family and close relatives.
D. It prevents people from keeping in contact with their friends.
46. What was the aim of the study conducted by Craig Watkins and Erin Lee？
A. To know about the 776young people's Facebook habits.
B. To find out how social media affect real-world social life.
C. To help young people stay connected to the lives of friends.
D. To investigate what kind of people prefer online interactions.
47. The author may agree that .
A. old-fashioned friendship can help create virtual bonds
B. there's no need for young people to make online friends
C. real-world friendship is a better choice for young people
D. online friendship is an inevitable trend in the modern world.
参考答案：
1. as 2. has been flying/ has flown 3. the 4. that 5. that 6. saying 7. whether 8. more relaxed
9. where 10. being forced 11. was called/ had been called 12. by the time 13. had to 14. it 15. G 16. K 17. E 18. A 19. F 20. I 21. B 22. J 23. C 24. H
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40. A 41. B 42. D 43. A
44. D 45. B 46. B 47. C
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