Part Four Banked Cloze (1’×10 = 10’)
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. (请在答题纸上写单词对应的字母代号)
A. element B. stirred C. device D. shaking
E. remarkably F. urged G. adopt H. directly
I. longer J. pursue K. importing L. while
M. efforts N. complex O. decade
It seems that the young Albert Einstein was never exactly an ordinary child. When he was 5 years old and sick in bed, he was given a (66) __________ called a compass. He lay there (67) __________ and twisting it, certain he could fool it into pointing off in a new direction. But try as he might, his (68) __________ were in vain. This (69) __________ his intellect and ignited (点燃) his inspiration. Not only was he passionately curious, he was also (70) __________ persistent and would not easily give up on a problem. He had the patience and determination that kept him at things (71) __________ than most others. At age 12, Albert Einstein came upon a set of ideas that impressed him as “sacred” (神圣的). He was inspired to (72) __________ mathematics as the tool he would use to (73) __________ his curiosity. His true genius lay in his ability to express (74) __________ ideas in simple terms. Einstein’s wealth of ideas peaked (75) __________ he was still a young man of 26, although he never stopped looking for answers.
Part Five Translation (答案请写在答题纸上) ( 2’×5 = 10’)
Directions: Complete sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
76. If you do have financial difficulties, you can ______________________________________ (申请学生贷款).
77. While I admit that there are problems, ______________________________________ (我并不认为这些问题不能解决).
78. To most of the teenagers, when it comes to______________________________________ (既舒服又时尚的衣着), nothing beats T-shirt and jeans.
79.Thoughts are ______________________________________ (通过语言来表达的).
80. A great man can ______________________________________ (控制困难的局面) by force of character.
Part Six Writing (答案请写在答题纸上) ( 15’ ×1=15’)
Directions: For this part, you are required to write a short essay on the topic My Views on Travelling on Holidays. You should write at least 120 words (no more than 150 words) based on the topic sentence for each paragraph:
1. 越来越多的人们选择假期旅行，以此放松自己，愉悦身心。
2. 人们选择旅行的原因。
3. 你的看法。
