Mid-term Examination
Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.
(A)
To be a successful speaker is no easy thing. Essentially, what you should know are(25)_________you are speaking and what you wish to accomplish by your speech. The four
(26) ___________(common) purposes of speech (27) __________to inform9 to convince, to move
to action, and to entertain. Do you like a teacher or an expert in a field\ wish to illustrate(列举)
your ideas in detail to people unfamiliar with your subject (28)__________ ___________ they can
understand your ideas clearly and thoroughly? Or, like a debater, wish to get convince the
judges or the audience? Or, like a fund collector for a naturalist foundation, wish to get money? Or like a comedian or after dinner speaker, wish to get money? The language and tone you use (29) _____________be proper for. Your purpose, for your audience, and for the occasion. So a speech to the graduating class should (30)______________ (require) to have quite different language, tone and manner from information delivered to a group of your friends.
Furthermore, however talented the speaker is, a talk without enough preparation is usually a failure. (31)_______________ (speak) without preparing is to shoot without taking aim.
Decide (32) ________________your aim or objective is; then state it in a complete topic sentence.
Make sure that your subject is definite and not too broad.
25. ______________26._____________ 27.______________ 28.________________
29. ______________30._____________ 31.______________ 32.________________
(B)
One day, I met a girl, a wonderful girl, an army nurse, whose faith and stability were
to change my whole life. We soon became friends and the (33) ____________(observe) that I
was not as happy as expressed. She said,"Stop (34)______________ (knock) on closed doors.
Keep up your beautiful music. 1 know your opportunity (35) ______________(come). You're
trying too hard. Why don't you relax and have you ever tried praying?"
(36)_____________ idea was strange to me. It sounded too simple. 1 had always insisted that
if you wanted something in this world, you had to go out and get ( 37 ) _____________for
yourself. (38) ___________this time I was willing to try. Although 1 felt uneasy, 1 tried to pray
each day. I said “God, show me the purpose for which you sent me to this world. Help me
to be useful to myself and to others."
In the following years? 1 got a clear and satisfying answer (39)_____________ was beyond
my most optimistic expectation. One of the answers was Enchanted Hills, where my nurse
friend and 1 have the honor of seeing blind children come alive in God's out-of-doors.
Others are the never-ending sources of pleasure and comfort 1 have found in friendship, in
great music. Above all, I realize that as I pray day by day, 1 draw closer to God and (40) ____________him to immortality.
33. _______________34._____________ 35.____________ 36.______________
37. _______________38._____________ 39.____________ 40.______________
Section B
Directions Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can
only be used once. Note that there is one more than you need.
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A, change B. repeatedly C. dependent D. limited E. Quick-minded F. proper G. respect H. concepts I. explained J. freely K. figure
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In giving advice, you must learn to understand the person 's level of judgment. There
will be some people who come to you with unconnected knowledge, talking about, say,
Vitamin B12 and other modern 41_________ When they ask advice, begin at that level. Unless
you start at their own level, they will not be able to understand. You must explain to them
in scientific terms the effects of the food they eat, and how they need to__________it.
You have to train yourself to be very 43___________. Staying at one level is not being a free
man. If we stay at a very high level all the time, that is not practical. A limitless person
goes 44________from one level of thinking to another, according to his circumstances. To do
this we must get rid of our unwillingness to change our way of thinking or behavior,
become friends with everyone, and have the same loving feelings for everyone. Then we
can give advice to all kinds of people. If there is someone or something you dislike, you are
still 45___________, and your ability to give advice is reduced. For anyone? the same. A free person acts like that.
You cannot stay with a sick person all the time. You must 46______________a person's freedom
as much as you can. If people really want to die, let them-it is their freedom. The point is
never to become an authority 47__________; remain a friend or advisor. People should not come
back 48 __________for consultation (咨询); if they do, your advice has been incomplete-you did not know how to give the 49 _________advice about freedom.'If they do not understand that, sick people become slaves they are still afraid inside, and are 50__________. That is no way to build a healthy world and help people become happy and free.
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Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions For reach blank in the following passage there are four words or phrase marked
A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Anyone planning to go camping or hiking should first learn to recognize poison ivy (常春藤),
since this plant can cause a rash (疹子) 51_________ in reddened skin, an annoying itch (痒), and
painful blisters (水泡). A severe 52_________ can even force a person to remain in bed or become
hospitalized. The best way to 53 ____________these discomforts is to avoid the plant.
Fortunately this plant is easy to 54 ___________. Whether it grows as a bush or a vine, the
shape of it is always the 55___________. Each leaf stalk has three glossy (平滑的) leaves, usually
with jagged edges. In early spring the leaves are red. And then the autumn comes, the
leaves 56______________to become bright red or orange. The poison ivy plant is found 57________everywhere in North America. Because many birds eat its berries, its seeds are 58_________distributed. The plant loves the sun and flourishes (装饰) along beaches, in field, and by roadside. It also grows quite_59________ in light shade and is often found in parks and pine
forests. However, in thick woods the story is different. It is not_60__________ there. That is
because the leaves of the trees block out the sung which the plant needs to grow.
The poison in poison ivy is in the form of an oil that is in all parts of the plant. It is
extremely 61 _________. Merely touching the plant is enough contact for a person to be infected
by the-62_________. Touching clothing or shoes that have brushed against the plant can also
cause a rash and blisters. Even the smoke from a fire where poison ivy is burning can cause
the skin poisoning.
A person who makes_63_________with the plant should wash all infected areas with a strong
laundry soap as soon as possible. Clothes that have come in contact with the 64__________should
be dry cleaned or washed in soap and water. There is one good way to prevent the ____65____.
Stay away from the plant!
( ) 51, A. resulting B. bring C. taking D. giving
( ) 52, A. cold B. Cough C. case D. accident
( ) 53. A. keep B. prevent C. Protest D. cut
( ) 54. A. forget B. grow C. Know D. recognize
( ) 55. A. same B. various C. beautiful D. ugly
( ) 56. A. turn B. change C. get D. avoid
( ) 57. A. barely B. always C. usually D. almost
( ) 58. A. widely B. narrowly C. practically D. strongly
( ) 59. A. poor B. perfect C. Well D. worse
( ) 60. A. supported B. raised C. watered D. disturbed
( ) 61. A. deep B. high C. catching D. beautiful
( ) 62. A. oil B. part C. form D. contact
( ) 63. A. combination B. contact C..recognize D. connect
( ) 64. A. animal B. tree C. plant D. flower
( ) 65. A. poisoning B. weeding C. growing D. Seeding
Section B
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.
A
The old-fashioned general store is fast disappearing. This isl perhaps, a pity, because
shopping today seems to lack that personal element which existed when the shopkeeper
knew all his regular customers personally. He could, for instance, remember which brand
of tea Mrs. Smith usually bought or what sort of washing powder Mrs. Jones preferred.
Not only was the shop a center of buying and selling, but a social meeting place, A
prosperous general store might have employed four or five assistants, and so there were
very few problems in management as far as the staff were concerned. But now that the
supermarket has replaced the general store, the job of the manager has changed
completely. The modern supermarket manager has to cope with a staff of as many as a
hundred, apart from all the other everyday problems in running a large business. Every
morning the manager must, like the commander (司令营) in an army division, carry out an
inspection of his store to make sure that everything is ready for the business of the day. He
must see that everything is running smoothly. He will have to give advice and make
decisions as problems arise；and he must know how to get his huge staff to work efficiently
with their respective responsibilities. No matter what he has to do throughout the day,
however, the supermarket manager must ready for any emergency that may arise. They
say in the trade that you are not really an experienced supermarket manager until you have
dealt with a flood, a fire, birth and a death in your store.
（ ）66. The main purpose of the passage is to show
A. how the supermarket has replaced the old general store
B. how the old-fashioned general store is fast disappearing
C. how supermarket managers run modern supermarkets
D. how the role of the shop manager has undergone an overall change
（ ） 67. It is a pity that there are fewer old general stores now because
A. there is less trading business
B. there used to be more social activities in the old days
C. supermarket managers has more problems
D. there is less personal contact between manager and customer
（ ） 68. How has the job of the store manager changed?
A. He doesn't sell tea or washing power any more.
B. He must try hard to remember the names of the regular customers.
C. He has to give advice and make decisions when problems arise.
D. He has to take care of a large staff as well as business.
（ ）69. The author compared the supermarket manager to.
A. a military leader B. traffic supervisor
C. a school inspector D. an orchestra conductor
B
It was a cold night in Washington, D. C. and I was heading back to the hotel when a
man approached me. He asked if I would give him some money so he could get something
to eat. 1)d read the signs "Don't give money to beggars as most of them are swindlers."So
I shook my head and kept walking.
I wasn’t prepared for a reply, but with no hesitation, he followed me and said, "1
really am homeless and 1 really am hungry! You can come with me and watch me eat!"But
I kept on walking.
the incident kept bothering me for the rest of the week. I had money in my pocket and
it wouldn't have killed me to hand over a dollar or two even if he hadn't been a real
beggar. On a freezing cold night, no less, I assumed the worst of a fellow human being.
Flying back to Anchorage, I couldn't help thinking of him. I tried to reason my failure
to help by supposing government agencies, churches and charities were there to feed him.
Besides, you're not supposed to give money to beggars.
Somewhere over Seattle, I started to write my weekly garden column for The
Anchorage Daily News. Out of the blue, I came up with an idea. Bean's Cafe, a local
charity service kitchen, feeds hundreds of hungry local people every day. Why not try to
get all my readers to plant one row of vegetables or flowers in their gardens for Bean's?
plant a Row for Bean's. It's clean and simple.
We didn't keep records back then, but the idea began to take off. Folks would fax me
or call when they took something in. It's food for the spirit and comfort for my conscience.
In Apri11995, the Garden Writers Association of America (GWAA) held their annual
meeting in Anchorage and after learning out program, Plant a row Tor Bean’s became
plant a Row For The Hungry. The idea then was to have every member write or talk about
planting a row for the hungry, which brought the program to national attention.
As more and more people participated, new variations cropped up. Many companies
gave free seeds to customers and displayed the logo for the program. Donations poured in.
It was then that I could really stop feeling guilty.
( ) 7o. The underlined word "swindlers"in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to_______
A. policemen B. writers C. cheaters D. beggars
( ) 71. Why did the author think he assumed the worst of a fellow human being?
A. Because he didn't show fair respect to a beggar treating him badly.
B. Because he could have helped a hungry man but he passed by.
C. Because he believed that no people begged because of real hunger.
D. because he thought that charity (慈善) work was the governments duty.
( ) 72. How did the author make up for what he had done?
A. He set up a local kitchen to help the poor.
B. He planted a row of vegetables for charity.
C. He called on people to donate money to the Bean's.
D. He initiated the idea of Plant a row Tor Bean's.
( ) 73. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. the beggar gave up the first time he was turned down by the author.
B. The author invented the program inspired by The Anchorage Daily News.
C. GWAA expanded the program concept and made it nationwide in 1995.
D. The program was later taken over by some seeding companies.
C
Step into Wonderland and follow any of the many tracks around Kinabalu Park Even
though it is the most explored and studied place in Borneo, new discoveries of rare plants
are frequently being made here.
So take a map and set off on your own or follow Park Naturalists as they take you on
guided path walks and point out the various wonders. There are also visual shows
advertising race plants and animals here. If you are a first time visitor, sign up for these
shows and you'll be excited when you find yourself identifying the same plants and animals
on your walks-or during your climb up Mt Kinabalu.
Mt Kinabalu Botanical Garden is one of the biggest attractions at the Park Started in 1981, this 5-acre Garden is an excellent collection of the different kinds of plant-life on the mountain¢ as plants from all over the Park have been replanted here. ?here are hotels, inns and chalets at kinabalu park to suit ones budget. for more information click www. sabahtourism. com.
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TIMETABLE GUIDANCE |
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PLACE/INTEREST TIME (HRS) |
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1. KINABALU PARK HQ 9:00-15:00
Botanical Garden 11:00—14:00 Guided Walk （and19:30 on weekends) Slide Show
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2. PORING 9: 00-16:00 Butterfly Farm 13:30 Tropical Garden Night Walk By Prior (提前) Arrangement Only
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3. MESILAU Guided Nature Walk Monday to Friday Saturday and Sunday 7:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:00, 14:00 |
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4. KUNDASANG WAR MEMORAL
Daily (Monday to Sunday) 10 00-17 00 Memorial Services and Special By Prior Arrangement 10:00 - 17:00 Programmes BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT
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Note Adult $ 20. Kid under twelve150% off Family including two adults and a kid under twelve: $ 40.
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( ) 74. It can be learnt that________________________.
A. Mt Kinabalu is a more explored and studied area than Borneo
B. There are still some unknown rare plants in Kinabalu Park
C. Mt Kinabalu Botanical Garden attracts visitors due to its long history
D. visitors should follow the Park Naturalists so as not to get lost
( ) 75. The underlined word "chalets"(in Paragraph 3) most probably refers to “________”.
A. plants B. garages C. cottages D. tracks
( ) 76. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Botanical Garden and Butterfly Farm open at the same time.
B. Guided Nature Walk is a favorite of first time visitors.
C. Slide Show is unavailable unless it is arranged in advance.
D. Visitors can have access to Night Walk anytime they wish.
( ) 77. If a couple visit the Park with their son aged 19, how much will they pay?
A. $ 30. B. $ 40. C. $ 50. D. $ 60.
Section C
Directions : Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the
statements in the fewest possible words.
For anyone who is determined to be a fashion designer, it is not enough to have succeeded in college. The real test is whether they can survive, and become established(建立) during their early 2os, making a name for themselves in the real world where business skills can be as important as creativity.
Fashion is a hard business. There is a continuous amount of stress because work is at a constant and extremely fast speed to prepare for the next season ) s collections. It is
extremely competitive and there is the constant need to make attractive advertisements of the latest fashion in newspapers and magazines.
It also requires continual freshness because the appetite for new ideas is hard to satisfy."We try 1o warn people before they come to us about how tough it is."says Lydia Kemeny. The Head of Fashion at St. Martin's School of Art in London. "And we point out that drive and determination are absolutely necessary."
This may seem far removed from the popular opinions of fashionable young people
spending their time designing pretty dresses. That may well be what they do in their first year of study but a good college won't be slow in introducing students to commercial(商业的)
realities". We don't walk our foot on the blossoming flower of creativity but in the second year we start introducing the restrictions (限制) of price, producing ability, marketing and so on"
Almost all fashion design is done to a brief. It is not a form of self-expression as such,
although there is certainly room for imagination and creativity. Most young d signers are going to end up as employees of a producer or a fashion house and they still need to be able to work within the employers) characteristic style. Even those who are most modern in their own taste of clothes may need to produce designs which are right for the mainstream.
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