40.The author's purpose in writing this passage is ________ .
A) to describe the difficulties in solving humanity's current problems.
B) to present the different views on humanity's current problems.
C) to analyze the contradiction between countries in dealing with humanity's current
problems.
D) to point out that humanity's current problems can only be solved through the cooperation of nations.

Part Ⅲ Vocabulary （20 minutes）

Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A），B) ，C) and D）. Chose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet with a single line through the centre.

41.The directions were so _______ that it was impossible to complete the assignment.
A) ingenious
B) ambitious
C) notorious
D) ambiguous

42.Because a degree form a good university is the means to a better job, education is one of the most ________ areas in Japanese life.
A) sophisticated
B) competitive
C) considerate
D) superficial

43.If a person talks about his weak points, his listener is expected to say something in the
way of _______ .
A) persuasion
B) remedy
C) encouragement
D) compromise

44.Her interest in redecorating the big house kept her ________ for a whole week.
A) constrained
B) dominated
C) restricted
D) occupied

45.If we _______ our relations with that country, we'll have to find another supplier of raw materials.
A) diffuse
B) diminish
C) terminate
D) preclude

46.Movie directors use music to _______ the action on the screen.
A) contaminate
B) compliment
C) contemplate
D) complement

47.A terrible traffic accident happened; people were saddened when they watched the ________ sight on TV.
A) panic
B) patriotic
C) pathetic
D) periodic

48.Many tourists were _______ by the city's complicated traffic system.
A) degraded
B) bewildered
C) evoked
D) diverted

49.Over the last fifteen years, running has become a popular ________ for 30 million
participants of all ages.
A) fantasy
B) pastime
C) symposium
D) penalty

50.Some people think that a ________ translation, or word-for-word translation, is easier than a free translation.
A) litetal
B) literary
C) liberal
D) linear

51.Many novels that attempt to mirror the world are really _______ of the reality that they
represent.
A) reflections
B) demonstrations
C) illuminations
D) reproductions

52.It is through learning that the individual _______ many habitual ways of reacting to
situations.
A) retains
B) gains
C) achieves
D) acquires

53.Generally, it is only when animals are trapped that they ________ to violencein order to escape.
A) proceed
B) appeal
C) resort
D) incline

54.Mary once _______ with another musician to compose a piece of pop music.
A) merged
B) collaborated
C) coincided
D) constituted

55.During their fist teacher training year, the students often visited local schools for the
_______of lessons.
A) observation
B) investigation
C) inspection
D) examination

56.He attends to the _______ of important business himself.
A) transaction
B) transition
C) tranwmission
D) transformation

57.Out of _______ revenge, he did his worst to blacken her character and ruin her reputation.
A) perfect
B) total
C) sheer
D) integral

58.A most ______ argument about who should go and fetch the bread from the kitchen was going on when I came in.
A) trivial
B) delicate
C) minor
D) miniature

59.The children cheered up when they saw hundreds of colorful ballons _______ slowly into the sky.
A) floating
B) raising
C) heaving
D) ascending

60.Do you have any ______ about what living beings on other planets would be like?
A) ideal
B) comprehension
C) notion
D) intelligence

61.We rarely perceive more than a minute _______ of the sights and sounds that fall upon our sense organs; the great majority pass us by.
A) fiction
B) function
C) fraction
D) friction

62.For many patients, institutional care is the most _______ and beneficial form of care.
A) persistent
B) appropriate
C) thoughtful
D) sufficient

63.It's pleasure for him to ______ his energy and even his life to research work.
A) dedicate
B) dictate
C) decorate
D) direct

64.They are well _______ with each other since they once studied in the same university.
A) identified
B) recognized
C) acknowledged
D) acquainted

65.There is a _______ difference in meaning between the words surroundings and environment.
A) gentle
B) subtle
C) feeble
D) humble

66.All the finished products are stored in a ________ of the delivery port and shipping is
available at any time.
A) garage
B) cabinet
C) capsule
D) warehouse

67.when he tried to make a ________ , he found that the hotel was completely filled because of a convention.
A) reservation
B) claim
C) mess
D) revision

68.Parents take a great interest in the _______ questions braised by their children.
A) nasty
B) naive
C) obscure
D) offensive

69.Although it was his first experience as chairman, be ________ over the meeting with great skill.
A) presided
B) administered
C) mastered
D) executed

70.both partise promised to ______ the contract to be signed the following day
A) keep with
B) tangle with
C) adhere to
D) devote to

Part Ⅳ Short Answer Questions （15 minutes）

Directions:In this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the Passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest Possible words(not exceeding 10 words)

Most Americans spend far more of their leisure time with the mass media than in any other occupation. In addition, most of us hear, see, or read some of the media while engaged in other activities. thus an extremely large number of our waking hours are spent with the mass media. Of all the media, television is clearly dominant, withnewspapers a close second, at least as a source of news and other information. Our exposure to all media is important, however, because all of them contribute materials for the construction of that world in our heads. For most people, increased use of one medium does not decrease use of another. Infact, in certain cases, and especially for certain purposes, the more one uses one medium, the more likely one is to use others.
There are various factors that can cause you to expose yourself to the media selectively, avoiding much of the material with which you disagree. Some of that selective exposure is probably due to the psychological pressure you feel to avoid the discomfort caused by confrontation with facts and ideas contrary to your beliefs, attitudes, or behavior. However, some selective exposure is not due to the pressure for consistency but to other factors, such as your age, education, and even the area in which you live and the people with whom you associate.
Quite a different sort of factor that affects your media experiences is the social context of exposure: whether you are alone or with others when you are exposed to a medium; whether you are at home, at the office, in a theater, and soon. These contexts are as much as a potential part of the message you will form as film images on the screen or words on the page. In addition, that social context aaffects-both directly and indirectly-the media and the media content to which you become exposed. New friends or colleagues get you interested in different things. Other members of the family often select media content that you would not have selected, and you become exposed to it.
There various factors have so much influence on your media exposure that so little of that exposure is planned.

Questions:
(注意:答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。第条横线限写一个英语单词,标点符号不占格。)

S1.Exposure to all media is important and people sometimes tend to use more media if _______.
__________ ___________ ___________ ____________ __________
__________ ___________ ___________ ____________ __________
S2.Why are newspapers considered as an important medium according to passage?
__________ ___________ ___________ ____________ __________
__________ ___________ ___________ ____________ __________
S3.For one reason or another, people's exposure to the media is often _______.
__________ ___________ ___________ ____________ __________
__________ ___________ ___________ ____________ __________
S4.Apart from personal preferences, what determines one's choice of the media and media content?
__________ ___________ ___________ ____________ __________
__________ ___________ ___________ ____________ __________
S5.The last sentence of the passage indicates that one's exposure to the media is _______.
__________ ___________ ___________ ____________ __________
__________ ___________ ___________ ____________ __________

Part Ⅴ Writing （30 minutes）

Directions:For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Do “Lucky Numbers”Really Good Luck? You should write at least 120 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:

1、有些人认为某些数学会带来好运。
2、我认为数学和运气无关，……
Do“Lucky Numbers”Really Bring Good Luck?