Part Ⅳ Cloze ( 10% )
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In __57__a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend __58__can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are__59__readers. Most of us develop poor reading __60__at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency__61__in the actual stuff of language itself—words. Taken individually, words have __62__meaning until they are strung together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. __63__, however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing to __64__words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over__65__you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which __66__down the speed of reading is vocalization—sounding each word either orally or mentally as __67__reads.
To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an __68__, which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate __69__the reader finds comfortable, in order to “stretch” him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, __70__word-by-word reading, regression and sub-vocalization, practically impossible. At first __71__is sacrificed for speed. But when you learn to read idea s and concepts, you will not only read faster, __72__your comprehension will improve. Many people have found __73__reading skill drastically improved after some training. __74__Chalice Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute __75__the training, now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute. He is delighted that how he can __76__a lot more reading material in a short period of time.
57. A. applying B. doing C. offering D. getting
58. A. quickly B. easily C. roughly D. decidedly
59. A. good B. curious C. poor D. urgent
60. A. training B. habits C. situations D. custom
61. A. lies B. combines C. touches D. involves
62. A. some B. a lot C .little D. dull
63. A. Fortunately B. In fact C. Logically D. Unfortunately
64. A. reuse B. reread C. rewrite D. recite
65. A. what B. which C. that D. if
66. A. scales B. cuts C. slows D. measures
67. A. some one B. one C. he D. reader
68. A. accelerator B. actor C. amplifier D. observer
69. A. then B. as C. beyond D. than
70. A. enabling B. leading C. making D. indicating
71. A. meaning B. comprehension C. gist D. regression
72. A. but B. nor C. or D. for
73. A. our B. your C. their D. such a
74. A. Look at B. Take C. Make D. Consider
75. A. for B. in C. after D. before
76. A. master B. go over C. present D. get through
Part V Translation ( 10% )
Directions: Complete sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Put the answers down on the Answer Sheet . (答案请写在答题纸上)
77. The beauty of the West Lake in Hangzhou is ________________________ (我无法用语言来表述).
78. Why is she looking at me ________________________ (像是她认识我似的)? I’ve never seen her before in my life.
79. I don’t enjoy going to the movies. ________________________ (在我看来), it’s just a waste of time.
80. The Canadian speaks Chinese ________________________ (和他说英语一样流利).
81. ________________________ (Tony 是否来), doesn’t matter much. We can rely on ourselves.
Part VI Writing ( 15% )
Directions: For this part, you are required to write a short essay on the topic Attend Your Classes Regularly . You should write at least 120 words (no more than 150 words) based on the outline given below:
1. 现在大学校园里，迟到、早退、旷课是常见的现象。
2. 保证学生的出勤率对大学教育的重要性。
3. 作为一个大学生应该怎样做。
(注：作文写在答题纸上)
