Section I Vocabulary（10 points）

　　Directions：There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A，B，C，and D.   Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1

　　1. In some countries girls are still_____ of a good education.

　　A. denie　　D.   　　B. declined 　　C.  derived 　　D.   deprived

　　2. As the years passed，the memories of her childhood______ away.

　　A. faded 　　B. disappeared 　　C.  flashed 　　D.   fired

　　3. Brierley‘s book has the________ of being both informative and readable.

　　A. inspiration 　　B. requirements 　　C.  myth 　　D.   merit

　　4. If I have any comments to make，I‘ll write them in the ______of the book I’m reading

　　A. edge 　　B. page 　　C.  margin 　　D.   side

　　5. My ________would really trouble me if I wore a fur coat.

　　A. consciousness 　　B. consequence 　　C.  constitution 　　D.   conscience

　　6. When the post fell _______.Dennis Bass was appointed to fill it.

　　A. empty 　　B. vacant 　　C.  hollow 　　D.   bare

　　7. Mother who takes care of everybody is usually the most _________person in each family.

　　A. considerate 　　B. considerable 　　C.  considering 　　D.   constant

　　8. For ten years the Greeks _______the city of Troy to separate it from the outside.

　　A. captured 　　B. occupied 　　C.  destroyed 　　D.   surrounded

　　9. Other guests at yesterday‘s opening，which was broadcast______ by the radio station，included Anne Mclntosh and the Mayor.

　　A. live 　　B. alive 　　C.  living 　　D.   lively

　　10.A New Zealand man was recently _____ to life imprisonment for the murder of an English tourist，Monica Cantwell.

　　A. punished 　　B. accused 　　C.  sentenced 　　D.   put

　　11.The past 22 years have really been amazing，and every prediction we‘ve made about improvements have all come____

　　A. truly 　　B. true 　　C.  truth 　　D.   truthful

　　12.The teachers tried to ______these students that they could solve the complicated problem，however，they just didn‘t see the point.

　　A. convince 　　B. encourage 　　C.  consult 　　D.   concern

　　13.I‘m _________ to think that most children would like their teachers to be their friends rather than their commanders.

　　A. subjected 　　B. supposed 　　C.  declined 　　D.   inclined

　　14. She is under the impression that he isn‘t a ________ person for he wouldn’t tell her where and when he went to university.

　　A. genius 　　B. generous 　　C.  genuine 　　D.   genetic

　　15. The first glasses of Coca-Cola were drunk in 1886. The drink was first _____by a US chemist called John Pemberton

　　A. formed 　　B. made 　　C.  found 　　D.   done

　　16.These two chemicals ______with each other at a certain temperature to produce a substance which could cause an explosion.

　　A. interact 　　B. attract 　　C.  react 　　D.   expel

　　17. ________they can get people in the organization to do what must he done，they will not succeed.

　　A. Since 　　B. Unless 　　C.  If 　　D.   Whether

　　18. Once you have started a job，you should do it__________.

　　A. in practice 　　B. in theory 　　C.  in earnest 　　D.   in a hurry

　　19. Although they new library service has been very successful，its future is ______certain.

　　A. at any rate 　　B. by no means 　　C.  by all means 　　D.   at any cost

　　20.To my surprise，at yesterday‘s meeting he again ________the plan that had been disapproved a week before.

　　A. brought about 　　B. brought out 　　C.  brought up 　　D.   brought down Section II Cloze（10 points）

　　Wholesale prices in July rose more sharply than expected and at a faster rate than consumer prices，21 that businesses were still protecting consumers 22 the full brunt（冲击）of higher energy costs.

　　The Producer Price Index，23 measures what producers receive for goods and services，

　　24 1 percent in July，the Labor Department reported yesterday，double 25 economists had been expecting and a sharp turnaround from flat prices in June. Excluding 26 and energy，the core index of producer prices rose 0.4 percent，27 than the 0.1 percent that economists had 28 .Much of that increase was a result of an 29 increase in car and truck prices.

　　On Tuesday，the Labor Department said the 30 that consumers paid for goods and services in July were 31 0.5 percent over all，and up 0.1 percent，excluding food and energy.

　　32 the overall rise in both consumer and producer prices 33 caused by energy costs，which increased 4.4 percent n the month.（Wholesale food prices 34 0.3 percent in July. 35 July 2004，Wholesale prices were up 4.6 percent，the core rate 36 2.8 percent，its fastest pace since 1995.

　　Typically，increases in the Producer Price Index indicate similar changes in the consumer index 37 businesses recoup（补偿）higher costs from customers. 38 for much of this expansion，which started 39 the end of 2001，that has not been the 40 . In fact，many businesses like automakers have been aggressively discounting their products

　　21. A. indicate 　　B. to indicate 　　C.  indicating 　　D.   indicated

　　22. A. of 　　B. to 　　C.  by 　　D.   from

　　23. A. that 　　B. which 　　C.  it 　　D.   this

　　24. A. rise 　　B. rises 　　C.  rose 　　D.   raised

　　25.A. that 　　B. what 　　C.  which 　　D.   this

　　26. A. food 　　B. grain 　　C.  crop 　　D.   diet

　　27. A. less 　　B. lower 　　C.  higher 　　D.   more

　　28. A. said 　　B. reported 　　C.  calculated 　　D.   forecast

　　29. A. expectable 　　B. unexpected 　　C.  expectation 　　D.   expecting

　　30. A. prices 　　B. costs 　　C.  charges 　　D.   values

　　31. A. down 　　B. from 　　C.  to 　　D.   up

　　32. A. Much 　　B. Most 　　C.  Most of 　　D.   Much of

　　33. A. was 　　B. were 　　C.  is 　　D.   are

　　34. A. fall 　　B. fell 　　C.  falls 　　D.   has fallen

　　35. A. Comparing with 　　B. In comparison 　　C.  Compared with 　　D.   Compare to

　　36. A. dropped 　　B. declined 　　C.  lifted 　　D.   climbed

　　37. A. as 　　B. so 　　C.  while 　　D.   when

　　38. A. And 　　B. But 　　C.  Yet 　　D.   Still

　　39. A. at 　　B. by 　　C.  in 　　D.   to

　　40. A. condition 　　B. situation 　　C.  matter 　　D.   case

　　Section III Reading Comprehension（40 points）

　　Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage：

　　Office jobs are among the positions hardest hit by compumation（计算机自动化）。Word processors and typists will lose about 93，000 jobs over the next few years，while 57，000 secretarial jobs will vanish. Blame the PC：Today，many executives type their own memos and carry their“secretaries”in the palms of their hands. Time is also hard for stock clerks，whose ranks are expected to decrease by 68，000. And employees in manufacturing firms and wholesalers are being replaced with computerized systems.

　　But not everyone who loses a job will end up in the unemployment line. Many will shift to growing positions within their own companies. When new technologies shook up the telecomm business，telephone operator Judy Dougherty pursued retraining. She is now a communications technician，earning about $ 64，000 per year. Of course，if you‘ve been a tollbooth collector for the past 30 years，and you find yourself replaced by an E-ZPass machine，it may be of little consolation（安慰）to know that the telecom field is booming.

　　And that‘s just it：The service economy is fading：welcome to the expertise（专门知识）economy. To succeed in the new job market，you must be able to handle complex problems. Indeed，all but one of the 50 highest-paying occupations——air-traffic controller——demand at least a bachelor’s degree.

　　For those with just a high school diploma（毕业证书）。It‘s going to get tougher to find a well- paying jo　　B. Since fewer factory and clerical jobs will be available .what’s left will be the jobs that compumation can‘t kill：computers can’t clean offices，or care for Alzheimer‘s patients（老年痴呆病人）。But，since most people have the skills to fill those positions，the wages stay painfully low，meaning compumation could drive an even deeper wedge（楔子）between the rich and poor，The best advice now，Never stop learning，and keep up with new technology.

　　For busy adults of course that can be tough，The good news is that the very technology that‘s reducing so many jobs is also making it easier to go back to school without having to sit in a classroom. So-called Internet distance learning is hot，with more than three million students currently enrolled，and it’s gaining credibility with employers.

　　Are you at risk of losing your job to a computer？Check the federal Bureau of Labor

　　Statistics‘Occupational Outlook Handbook，which is available online at bls.gov .

　　41、From the first paragraph we can infer that all of the following persons are easily thrown into unemployment EXCEPT.

　　A. secretaries 　　B. stock clerks 　　C.  managers 　　D.   wholesalers

　　42、In the second paragraph the author mentions the tollbooth collector to

　　A. mean he will get benefits from the telecomm field

　　B. show he is too old to shift to a new position

　　C.  console him on having been replaced by a machine

　　D.   blame the PC for his unemployment

　　43.By saying“┅compumation could drive an even deeper wedge between the rich and poor”（line 5. Para 4）the author means

　　A. people are getting richer and richer

　　B. there will be a small gap between rich and poor

　　C.  the gap between rich and poor is getting larger and larger

　　D.   it‘s time to close up the gap between the rich and poor

　　44、What is the author‘s attitude towards computers？

　　A. positive 　　B. negative 　　C.  neutral 　　D.   prejudiced

　　45、Which of the following might serve as the best title of passage？

　　A. Blaming the PC

　　B. The booming telecomm field

　　C.  Internet distance leaning

　　D.   Keeping up with compumation