Section B
Directions：In this section there is one incomplete interview which has four blanks and four choices A，B，C and D，taken from the interview. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the interview and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
A. Nationalities stay in their own areas,
B. People don’t queue like they do here in England.
C. What I liked best was that I could work and still lead a normal life.
D. Some supermarkets are open twenty-four hours a day.
Interviewer: How long did you stay in the States?
Interviewee: I was there for two years, in New York, and I enjoyed it tremendously.
7 I mean, the shops are open till 10:00 p.m.
Interviewer: All shops?
Interviewee: yes, everything. Food shops, chemists, and department stores.
8 . And on public holidays, only the banks are shut.
Interviewer: I see, erm … Do you think New York is as multinational as London?
Interviewee: Oh, that’s for sure. But it’s not as mixed. 9 like there’s Russian section, the German section and China town. But I think the major difference between these two cities was the height of the place. Everything was up in the Big Apple. We lived on the thirty-fifth floor. And of course everything is faster and the New Yorkers are much ruder.
Interviewer: Oh! In what way?
Interviewee: well, pushing in the street, fights about getting on the bus. 10 And of course the taxi drivers! New York taxi drivers must be the rudest in the world!
Part II Vocabulary(10 minutes，10 points)
Directions：In this part there are ten sentences，each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the four choices marked A，B，C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
11. I read the news paper everyday so that I can stay informed about current events.
A. important B. international
C. latest D. cultural
12. After seven days in the desert, the explorer was relieved when he eventually found water.
A. predictably B. finally
C .luckily D. accidentally
13. When we gave the children ice cream, they immediately ceased crying.
A. started B. continued
C. resumed D. stopped
14. The science teacher demonstrated the process of turning solid gold into liquid.
A. showed B. elaborated
C. devised D. simplified
15. John’s application for admission to graduate studies in the school of Education has been approved.
A. entrance B. acceptance
C. experience D. allowance
16. Most college students in the United States live away from home.
A. apart B. down
C. elsewhere D. along
17. The pursuit of maximum profit often drives manufacturers to turn out things that can do harm to people’s health.
A. preserve B. promote
C. process D. produce
18. Many different parts make up an airplane: the engine(s), the wings, the tail, and so on.
A. compose B. decorate
C. construct D. derive
19. You make it sound as if I did it on purpose.
A. carefully B. unwillingly
C. incredibly D. deliberately
20. He could never have foreseen that one day his books would sell in millions.
A. understood B. explained
C. expected D. believed
Part III Reading Comprehension(45 minutes，25 points)
Section A
Directions：In this section，there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements，each with four suggested answers A，B，C and D. Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.