【正文】 on. Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of39。t know the number of guest speakers. 5. What does Linda want to know? A. The arrival time of guest speakers. B. The departure time of guest speakers. C. The type of transport for guest speakers. D. The number of guest speakers. 6. How many performances have been planned tbr the conference? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Not mentioned. 7. Who will pay for the piano performance? A. PanPacific Tours. B. Johnson amp。s office. D. In the restaurant. 10. Why was Mary sure that the briefcase was hers in the end? A. The papers inside had the pany39。 and that later they agreed (34)____ certain signs, called letters, which could be (35)____ to represent those sounds, and which could be (36)_____. Those sounds, whether spoken, (37)_____ written in letters, we call words. The power of words, then, lies in their (38)____ the things they bring up before our minds. Words bee (39)____ with meaning for us by experience。 VOCABULARY [15 MIN] There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best pletes the sentence. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO. 51. Which of the following italicized phrases indicates CAUSE? A. Why don39。s still there. She ____ by bus. A. must have gone B. should have gone C. ought to have gone D. could have gone 53. He feels that he is not yet ____ to travel abroad. A. too strong B. enough strong C. so strong D. strong enough 54. After____ seemed an endless wait, it was his turn to enter the personnel manager39。s no use waiting for her, the italicized phrase is)____. A. the object B. an adverbial C. a plement D. the subject 62. Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT? A. All his lectures are very interesting. B. Half their savings were gone. 攀登英語(yǔ)網(wǎng) 提供 C. Many his friends came to the party. D. Both his sisters are nurses. 63. Which of the following sentences has an object plement? A. The directors appointed John manager. B. I gave Mary a Christmas present. C. You have done Peter a favour. D. She is teaching children English. 64. Which of the following words can NOT be used to plete We39。 research work. C. always use his imagination in work. D. always use evidence from observation. 84. What does the passage mainly discuss? 攀登英語(yǔ)網(wǎng) 提供 A. Application of technology. B. Progress in modem society. C. Scientists39。s past, and even respected scientists have joined the discussion through and chat rooms. Will the Inter help explain these unsolved mysteries? Perhaps it is a step in the right direction. 86. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? A. Latin America has long received attention for unusual phenomena. B. Public attention is now directed towards countries like Peru. C. Public interest usually focuses on North America and Europe. D. Some ancient civilizations have unsolved mysteries. 87. According to the passage, the Nazca lines were found A. in mountains. B. in stones. C. on animals. D. on a plain. 88. We can infer from the passage that the higher the lines are seen, the ____ the images they present. A. smaller B. larger C. clearer D. brighter 89. There has been increasing interest in the Nazca lines mainly because of A. the participation of scientists. B. the emergence of the lnter. C. the birth of new theories. D. the interest in the Inter. 90. The author is ____ about the role of the lnter in solving mysteries. A. cautious B. pessimistic C. uncertain D. optimistic TEXT C Graduation speeches are a bit like wedding toasts. A few are memorable. The rest tend to trigger such thoughts as, Why did I wear such unfortable shoes? 攀登英語(yǔ)網(wǎng) 提供 But graduation speeches are less about the message than the messenger. Every year a few colleges and universities in the US attract attention because they39。 change will e. Go out and give us a future worthy of the world we all wish to create together. (Hillary Clinton, New York University). 39。. Calls to service have a long, rich tradition in these speeches. However, it is possible for a graduation speech to go beyond cliche and say something truly pelling. The late writer David Foster Wallace39。t that like trying to maintain a smile at your wedding reception while some relative gives a toast that amounts to marriage is hard work? You know he39。t really manage to think beyond the blisters your new shoes are causing. That may seem anticlimactic. But it also gets to the heart of one of life39。 words. D. recollect specific details. 95. What is one of the first lessons of growing up? A. Attending a graduation ceremony. B. Listening to graduation speeches. C. Fetting details of memorable events. D. Meeting highprofile graduation speakers. TEXT D Cultural rules determine every aspect of food consumption. Who eats together defines social units. 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