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第1页共5页PARTⅠVACABULARY(20%)PartAFillineachblankwithawordorphrasechosenfrombelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.(2%*5=10%)imperfectionmeanderembracesquanderepochemerituscoopup1.EdgarAllanPoeannouncedthat“wehaveatlengtharrivedatthatwhenourliteraturemayandmuststandinitsownmeritsorfallthroughitsowndefects.”2.Asshebegantoherheritage,shewasabletoargueagainstthosewhocondemnedtheConfuciantraditionassubmissive.3.Fromhismarriage-dayforth,Aleck’sgriphadbeenuponthepurse,andSallyhadseldomknownwhatitwastobeprivilegedtoadollaronnon-necessities.4.Afterinthestuffylittleofficeallday,Sharondecidedtowalkhomeratherthantakethecrowdedbus.5.Ifyouaimat,therearesomechancesofyourgettingit;whereasifyouaimatperfection,thereisnone.PartBDirection:choosethewordorphrasethatisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedpartofeachsentence.(1%*10=10%)1.Digitalcellphonesoffermoresecurity,butthedownsideisthattheyhavelesspowercomparedwiththetraditionaltelephone.A.disadvantageB.disengagementC.misadventureD.misfortune2.Sheisworryingabouttoomanythingsthesedays.Shereallyneedstocommunewithherfriendstorelieveherfearandworry.A.talkwithB.cooperatewithC.arguewithD.copewith3.AsfewerpeopleliveonSouthIslandthanonNorthIsland,thosewhocravesolitudeandpristinebeacheswillbeamazedattheirluckhere.A.destineB.desireC.descendD.Deflate4.Ienjoyedthecamaraderieamongtheteam,whichbroughtmutualtrustamongtheteammembers.Toacertainextent,thiswasthekeytooursuccess.A.amusementB.trustC.convenienceD.friendship5.Weshouldtranscendourselvesbeforeovercomingthedifficulties,whichismymaximthroughoutmylife.A.conquerB.surpassC.squeezeD.tackle6.Comingfromatheatricalfamily,Iwasdestinedforacareeronthestage—Iwasexpectedtobeanactor.A.uptobeB.doomedtobeC.madeupforD.derivedfrom7.Toherconsternation,sherealizedthatwhatshehadsaidwastrue,thatawomancouldnothidelove.A.shockB.fascinationC.estimationD.enjoyment8.Thebanquetwasfullofcordialandfriendlyatmospherefromthebeginningtotheend.A.livelyB.warmC.sacredD.lovely9.Thoughdoctorsshouldthinkofwhatpatientsneedorwant,sometimestheyneedtohavesomedegreeofemotionaldetachment.A.involvementB.disconnectionC.attachmentD.sensitivity第2页共5页10.Inordertofinishthetaskintime,hewasoutinthetrainalldayandthisbroughtonabadcold.A.resultedinB.gaveupC.broughtupD.resultedfromPARTⅡREADINGCOMPREHENSION(2%*10=20%)PartADirections:Readthefollowingpassage.AnswerthequestionsbelowbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(2%*5=10%)Halftheworld’spopulationwillbespeakingorlearningEnglishby2015,researcherssay.TwobillionpeopleareexpectedtostartlearningEnglishwithinadecadeandthreebillionwillspeakit,saysaBritishCouncilestimate.Otherlanguages,suchasFrench,riskbecomingthecasualties（伤亡）ofthislinguisticglobalization.Buttheboomwillbeoverby2050andtheEnglishlanguageteachingindustrywillhavebecomeavictimofitsownsuccess,saysDavidGraddol,authorofthereport,TheFutureofEnglish.Mr.Graddol’sresearchwasbasedonacomputermodeldevelopedtoestimatedemandforEnglishlanguageteachingaroundtheworld.Thelecturer,whohasworkedineducationandlanguagestudiesattheOpenUniversityforthepast25years,saidthemodelchartedlikelystudentnumbersthroughto2050.ItwascompiledbylookingatvariousestimatesfromtheUnitedNationsEducation,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(Unesco)oneducationprovision,demographic（人口统计的）projections,governmenteducationpoliciesandinternationalstudentmobilityfigures.TheimpactofeducationalinnovationsandotherdevelopmentsaffectingtheworldpopulationincludingtheChinesegovernment'spolicyofonebabyperfamilywerealsofactoredin.Basedonitsfindings,Mr.GraddolhaspredictedthattheworldisabouttobehitbyatidalwaveofEnglish.Manygovernments,especiallyincountrieswhichhaverelativelyrecentlygainedindependence,areintroducingtheteachingofEnglishunderautilitarianbanner.”ButEnglishpredominatesinthebusinessworld,andforsuchcountriestobeabletocompeteforwork,includinglucrative(profitable)outsourcingcontracts(外包合同),Englishisbeingpushedheavilyfromkindergartenon.Thepotentialbonanza(sourceofwealth)onofferfromoutsourcingmeansevenmathsandsciencearebeingtaughtinEnglishatsecondaryschoolsinMalaysia.ButdemandforEnglishteachingwoulddropaschildrenprogressthroughacademia,andmoreuniversitiesacrosstheworldchoosetoteachinthelanguage.Mr.Graddolalsoestimatedthattheboomwouldbeoverby2050.Englishlanguagestudentswillbedownfromtwobillionto500millionthen,hesaid,Increasingly,asEnglishspreadacrosstheglobe,morepeoplewillbecomebilingual,evenmultilingualandsuchskillsarehighlyprizedinbusiness.ButBritainhasnotgotthebestreputationforlearningotherlanguages.”ThereportalsoshowedthatEnglishwasnottheonlylanguagespreading,andtheworld,farfrombeingdominatedbyEnglish,wastobecomemoremulti-lingual.Mr.Graddolsaid,Chinese,ArabicandSpanishareallpopular,andlikelytobelanguagesofthefuture.”1.Itisestimatedthat_____________.A.activelystudiedbyover200millionpeople.B.freelyspokenbyglobalEnglishlearners.第3页共5页C.50%ofworldinhabitantswillbespeakingorlearningEnglishby2015.D.reallymasteredby50%ofpeopleworldwide.2.Accordingtothetext,linguisticglobalizationwill____________.A.eliminateFrenchfromtheglobe.B.defeatotherEuropean