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2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。 3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．I’m sorry you have been waiting so long, but it will still be some time ________ you can get your passport. A．since B．till
C．after D．before
2．He worked in a car factory for four years, ______ he founded his own company in his hometown.
A．after which B．after when
C．after that D．after it
3．Mr. Smith didn’t understand _____ made his son so upset that evening.
A．what was it B．why it was this C．how that was D．what it was that
4．Our dream is to _______ a World Cup that makes you, your grandchildren and everyone in football really proud. A．stage B．chair
C．found D．watch
5．Scientists have introduced a new model of 3D printer, ______ differs from the existing ones in certain aspects. A．as B．which C．who D．that
6．It is going to rain today. Take an umbrella with you to ________ you from the rain.
A．stop B．prevent C．keep D．protect
7．Although she did not know Boston well, she made her way ________ to the Home Circle Building.
A．easy enough B．enough easy
C．easily enough D．enough easily
8．The following________________ chosen as the candidates of the competition.
A．is B．are
C．has D．have
9．I don’t think Rosemary will be upset about it, but I’ll go to see her in case she _______.
A．is B．will be C．does D．need
10．—How are you getting along with your German, Kate？
—Oh, Mr．Black, I’m so tired of it．Maybe I should drop out _____ it kills me．
A．when B．after C．while D．before
11．The success of “one country, two systems” in practice has been universally ________, and this policy continues to go strong.
A．acknowledged B．appreciated
C．accomplished D．accompanied
12．—Did you enjoy the party?
—Yes. We ___________ well by our hosts.
A．were treated B．would be treated
C．treated D．had treated
13．makes me stressed is the entrance examination is coming nearer and nearer.
A．It; what B．What; that C．What; what D．That; that
14．Air pollution, together with littering, ____ many problems in our large industrial cities today.
A．causes B．cause C．caused D．causing
15．As to the long-term effects of global warming some believe that the damage has been done,
______________________.
A．otherwise we take steps to make up now
B．now that we take steps to make up
C．whether we take steps to make up now or not
D．unless we take steps to make up now
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16．I’m tired out．I stayed up the whole night, ______ for my midterm math exam．
A．studying B．to study C．to be studying D．studied
地球仪制作方法简单17．To get a slim figure, Fanny has tried many ways, but in vain. So now she is reduced anything for supper.
A．to not eating B．not to eat
C．not to eating D．to not eat
18．_______ with all sorts of affairs, the manager had little time to have a good sleep.
A．Occupying B．Being occupied
C．Occupied D．Having occupied
19．We should organize useful activities, which will ___________ the relationship of the students.
A．appoint B．employ
C．promote D．commit
20．We firmly believe that ______ the new examination system comes into existence, completely new situations will arise.
驳接头A．considering B．supposed C．providing D．given
第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
21．（6分）Something’s happening at the lowest point on our plane t,some 1,388 feet below sea level. The Dead Sea, a salt lake close to Israel, Jordan and the West Bank, is shrinking at an alarmin
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g rate—about 3.3 feet per year, according to the environmentalist group EcoPeace Middle East.
“It’s not just like one country is punishing the Dead Sea; it’s more like the whole region,” said photographer Moritz
Küstner, who visited the area in February to work on his series “The Dying Dead Sea”.
The Dead Sea needs water from the other natural sources surrounding it, such as the Jordan River basin. But around the 1960s, the courses of some water sources it relied upon were diverted. Israel, for instance, built a pipeline during that time so it could supply water throughout the country.
Mineral extraction(提取) industries are another main reason why the water levels are declining, experts say. The Dead Sea’s minerals have been popular for their medical power and can often be found in cosmetics(化妆品) and other consumer products.
And then, of course, there’s the Middle East’s hot, dry cl imate, which makes it difficult for the lake to refill itself. Last year, Israel and Jordan signed a $900 million deal in an effort to stabilize the Dead Sea’s water levels. It involves building a canal from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea which would be able to not only supply water to Israel and Jordan but also to pump much needed water—some 300 million cubic meters annually—into the Dead Sea.
“This is the most important and significant agreement since the peace treaty with Jordan (in 1994),” said Silvan Shal om, Israel’s energy and water resources minister at the time. Whether the canal—estimated to take three years to complete—will work out positively and as planned remains to be seen.
For now, Küstner shows us that the Dead Sea remains very much a place of interest, with people from all over the world going there to swim in its salty waters.
1、How many reasons for the Dead Sea’s shrinking does the author mention in the passage?
A．One. B．Two.
C．Three. D．Four.
2、What does the underlined word “diverted” in paragraph 3 mean?
光纤熔接示意图A．Switch. B．Improve.
C．Accomplish. D．Repair.
3、Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The Dead Sea is drying out causing water shortage to humans.
B．Küstner visited the Dead Sea to shoot TV series about people’s life.
C．The Dead Sea’s minerals have been used in some products.
D．The Dead Sea’s water levels have been stabilized by building a canal.
4、What is the passage mainly about?
A．How the Dead Sea’s water levels’ decline influences human beings.
B．How important the Dead Sea is in Israel,Jordan and the West Bank.
C．What we should do to save the Dead Sea from being destroyed.
D．Why the Dead Sea is dying and the measure taken to save it.
22．（8分）Professional development courses in London
●Business writing
Delivery method: Online, Video
Price: £49
About the course: Many people get blocked when forced to put their thoughts into words at work. This course gives you the tools and techniques to improve your writing, whether it's a two-line email or a two-hundred-page report.
●Travel writing courses
Delivery method: Classroom, Seminar
Price: £111 ( full day); £121 (evening classes)
About the course: Do you want to be a travel writer? Then come along to a one-day travel writing workshop or a four-week travel writing evening class. The courses help participants to write travel features and publish them in newspapers, magazines or on websites.
●Pre-sessional programmes in EAP
Delivery method: Classroom, Seminar
Price: Starting from £1,210烷基叔丁基醚
About the course: Our five pre-sessional programmes in English for academic purposes are intended for international students who plan to study at Aston University. These programmes aim to equip you with the language and academic skills necessary for success in your future chosen subject area.
●Masterclass
Delivery method: Classroom, Seminar
Price: Starting from £331
About the course: Whether you write fundraising letters, or for your website(s), this course will help you gain the ideas, knowledge and skills you need to write fundraising copy that produces more impressive and profitable results. 1、How is the business writing course different from the others?
A．It is delivered online. B．It offers evening classes.
C．It focuses on report writing. D．It is hosted by Aston University.
2、What can pre-sessional programmes in EAP help students do?
A．Choose a suitable college subject. B．Prepare themselves for university.
C．Go to world-class universities. D．Only improve their academic skills.
3、Which course fits John if he hopes to write inspiring words for fundraising activities?
A．Pre-sessional programmes in EAP. B．Travel writing courses.
C．Business writing. D．Masterclass.
23．（8分）Shortly after my fourth birthday, my parents and I arrived from China in Sydney, Australia. It was 1991 and my mother had left behind everything she knew-family, friends and career.
Yet within two years, my parents’ marriage had bro ken down. After one particularly unpleasant fight, my mother left my father, taking me with her. With no family or friends, and in a country where she couldn’t even communicate, she took me to Chinatown, the only area of Sydney she was familiar with. That night she laid me on a bench in Dixon Street, packing suitcases around us for security. I will never forget the despair in her face that night.
At around 4 am, a group of four young Chinese men noisily exited a club nearby. I remember them falling silent as they saw us. They approached and asked my mother why she was sleeping on the streets with such a young child. My mum burst into tears as she told them our story. Without hesitating, they bundled me up, took our suitcases, and drove us to their students housing.
In the weeks that followed, the men looked after us with a youthful enthusiasm. Being poor students living on their own for the first time, they simply knew how to cook in a clumsy way. However, they insisted that a child should have homemade meals. They quickly adjusted their lives around us, buying fresh food, cooking, teasing me to make me laugh, and advising my mum on how to sort out her life.
Eventually, Mum reconciled (和解) with Dad and we moved back in with him, although they continued to split and make up several times.
Gradually we lost touch with the men as we all moved on. But at every milestone of my life-graduations, entering university, getting a good job-I never forget that all of this was made possible because 22 years ago, a group of complete strangers took us in and shared everything they had to save us from life on the street.
1、Why did Mom and I stay in Dixon Street that night?
A．We were waiting for the Chinese men.
B．Mom knew nobody in Australia at all.
C．It was safe to slay there for night.
D．We had no other place to go.
2、How did the students feel the moment they saw us in the street?
A．Ashamed. B．Shocked.
C．Amused. D．Nervous.
3、What message is conveyed in the passage?
A．There is no perfect husband or wife in marriage.
