第一部分：词汇选项(第1～15题，每题1分，共15分)

　　下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

　　1　The cheetah is considered the fastest of all land animals.

　　A　regarded as

　　B　substituted for

　　C　compelled to be

　　D　expected to be

　　2　Writing is a skill that requires consistent practice.

　　A　invariable

　　B　orderly

　　C　regular

　　D　customary

　　3　Some birds consistently return to the same nesting area eachspring.

　　A　occasionally

　　B　purposely

　　C　regularly

　　D　surprisingly

　　4　Cold air causes the arteries around the heart to constrict.

　　A　become rigid

　　B　contract

　　C　close

　　D　die

　　5　Crayfish, small freshwater crustacean similar to lobsters, are consumed by inhabitants of the Mississippi River Basin.

　　A　bred

　　B　caught

　　C　eaten

　　D　supplied

　　6　Groundwater, a resource that exists everywhere beneath the Earth'ssurface, is under in-creasing risk from contamination and overuse,

　　A　popularization

　　B　contraction

　　C　pollution

　　D　industrialization

　　7　The ability to contemplate two contradictory thoughts at onceis said to be a mark of genius.

　　A　hypothetical

　　B　profound

　　C　opposing

　　D　mathematical

　　8　What he said was contrariwise to what we expected.

　　A　ironic

　　B　innate

　　C　opposite

　　D　circumspect

　　9　The graduate students will convene in the Student Union.

　　A　converse

　　B　meet

　　C　summon

　　D　raze

　　10　The new theory was corroborated.

　　A　confirmed

　　B　bleached

　　C　hurled

　　D　refrained

　　11　Needlepoint has always been an elegant and costly form ofembroidery.

　　A　expensive

　　B　beautiful

　　C　popular

　　D　complicated

　　12　Mary McCarthy's satires are couched in a prose style that hasa classic precision.

　　A　fused

　　B　prefaced

　　C　standardized

　　D　expressed

　　13　A person who deals with the public must be courteous at alltimes, even when he or she is very tired.

　　A　forthright

　　B　polite

　　C　decisive

　　D　neat

　　14 Photojournalist MargaretBourke-White became famous for her coverage of significant events duringthe Second World War.

　　A　usage

　　B　camouflage

　　C　collage

　　D　reportage

　　15　Certain colors when incorporated into the decor of a room canproduce a cozy atmosphere.

　　A　light

　　B　roomy

　　C　cluttered

　　D　comfortable

　　第二部分：阅读判断(第16～22题，每题1分，共7分)

　　阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断。如果该句提供的是正确信息，请在答题卡上把A涂黑;如果该句提供的是错误信息，请在答题卡上把B涂黑;如果该句的信息在文章中没有提及，请在答题卡上把C涂黑。

　　Help Your Child Become a Reader

　　Encouraging early reading skills can build a path to a lifelong (终身的) love of reading and can help your child get a head start in school. While reading to your child is still the most important thing you can do to build reading skills, there are many techniques that can help.

　　Make reading fun. Play games with your child as you read. Many traditional children's games can be adapted to encourage reading skills.

　　While reading or during play, tell your child, “I spy with my little eye, something that begins with the letter b.” Help the child find something on the page or in the room that begins with that letter. For example. “I see a barn.”This can also be used to teach beginning letter sounds. “I spy with my little eye, something that begins with the sounds.” Help the child find a word that begins with the “s” sound.

　　In this variation on the popular game, instruct the child that, “Simon says, point to something that starts with the letter.”The child can then find an object in the room or a body part, such as the nose, that starts with the letter presented. This can also be used to teach beginning sounds.

　　Make a game out of rhyming (押韵) words by making up silly words to rhyme with the child's name of favorite toys. This sets the stage for rhyming real words by showing the child the similarities of sounds. As the child masters making up the words, begin rhyming real words to one another.

　　Tips to raise a successful reader:

　　Put books in places where the child plays. If books are easily accessible, children are more likely to pick them up.

　　Let children “read to you” by looking at pictures. Making up stories to go along with illustrations helps children discover how words relate to pictures.

　　Take books along on trips or even short visits to the doctor's office or grocery store.

　　Have children help you shop. Reading grocery lists and looking for specific items helps build sight vocabulary.

　　16　A good reading habit can help your child do well at school.

　　A　Right

　　B　Wrong

　　C　Not mentioned

　　17　Computer games can be used to help children develop their reading skills.

　　A　Right

　　B　Wrong

　　C　Not mentioned

　　18　One of the useful games is to play spy.

　　A　Right

　　B　Wrong

　　C　Not mentioned

　　19　When playing a game you should ask your child to find something starting with the letter b instead of c.

　　A　Right

　　B　Wrong

　　C　Not mentioned

　　20　The purpose of the rhyming games is to make preparations for children to write poems.

　　A　Right

　　B　Wrong

　　C　Not mentioned

　　21　You can ask your child to tell stories based on pictures.

　　A　Right

　　B　Wrong

　　C　Not mentioned

　　22　You should take books with you when you go out with your child.

　　A　Right

　　B　Wrong

　　C　Not mentioned

　　第三部分：概括大意与完成句子(第23～30题，每题1分，共8分)

　　阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第23～26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2～5段每段选择1个正确的小标题;(2)第27～30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

　　Earthquake

　　1　Every year earthquakes are responsible for a large number of deaths and a vast amount of destruction in various parts of the world. Most of these damaging earthquakes occur either in a narrow belt which surrounds the Pacific Ocean or in a line which extends from Burma to the Alps in Europe. Some of the destruction is directly caused by the quake itself. An example of this is the collapse of buildings as a result of the quake itself. Other damage results from landslides or major fires which are initiated by the quake.

　　2　There are about a million quakes a year. Fortunately, however, not all of them are destructive. The intensity of an earthquake is measured on the Richter Scale, which goes from 0 upward. The highest scale recorded to date is 8.9. Major damage generally occurs from quakes ranging upwards from 6.0.

　　3　The actual cause of the quake itself is the breaking of rocks at or below the earth's surface. This is produced by pressure which scientists believe may be due to a number of reasons, two of which are the expansion and contraction of the earth's crust and continental drift.

　　4　In order to limit the damage and to prevent some of the suffering resulting from earthquakes, scientists are working on ways to enable accurate prediction. Special instruments are used to help people record, for example, shaking of the earth. Scientists are trying to find methods that will enable them to indicate the exact time, location and size of an earthquake.

　　5　Certain phenomena have been observed which are believed to be the signs of imminent earthquakes. These include strange behaviors of some animals, the changes in the content of mineral water, etc. The magnetic properties of rocks may also display special pattern before major earthquakes happen.

　　23　Paragraph 2 __________

　　24　Paragraph 3 __________

　　25　Paragraph 4 __________

　　26　Paragraph 5 __________

　　A　Earthquake's Forecast

　　B　Historical Records of Earthquakes

　　C　Intensities o{Earthquakes

　　D　Cause of Earthquakes

　　E　Indications of Earthquakes

　　F　Damaging Earthquakes

　　27　Not all damage during an earthquake is caused __________.

　　28　Not all earthquakes are strong enough __________.

　　29　Scientists have been working hard to warn people __________.

　　30　Earthquakes can be predicted by observing __________.

　　A　by the quake itself

　　B　not be prevented

　　C　to cause damage of property and loss of lives

　　D　of a possible earthquake

　　E　the unusual behaviors of some animals

　　F　the strong behaviors of human beings

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