Part IV Cloze Test Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre。

根据短文内容，回答下面试题。

Do you know insurance (保险)? Buying insurance is a means by which people can protect themselves ____51____ large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large numbers of people pay ____52____ sums of money to an insurance company. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only ____53____ will lose their homes by fire. The insurance company will pay for these homes out of the sums of money it has collected.

The first modem fire insurance company was ____54____ in London, England, in 1666. A great

fire had just ____55____ most of the city, and people wanted to protect against ____56____ losses. The fire company grew rapidly. Soon, other companies were founded in other areas.

Benjamin Franklin helped form the first tire insurance company in America in 1752. He also ____57____ a new kind of insurance for farmers. The new insurance would offer protection against the loss of crops by storm.

In 1759, Benjamin Franklin helped start ____58____ new insurance. This company, which offered life insurance, collected some money regularly from different men. Although a man died, his family was given a large sum of money. Today, this company is still in business.

Over the years, people have ____59____ from many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from such accidents as car, plane crashes. Tomorrow, almost everyone has ____60____ kind of insurance.

第51题单选 _______

A.against

B.to

C.from

D.on

参考答案：A

第52题单选 _________

A.small

B.large

C.little

D.a lot of

参考答案：A

第53题单选 _________

A.few

B.quite a few

C.a few

D.many

参考答案：C

第54题单选 _________

A.recognized

B.found

C.come into being

D.formed

参考答案：D

第55题单选 _________

A.injured

B.hurt

C.destroyed

D.harmed

参考答案：C

第56题单选 _________

A.longer

B.farther

C.further

D.deeper

参考答案：C

第57题单选 _________

A.insisted

B.suggested

C.advised

D.wanted

参考答案：B

第58题单选 _________

A.other

B.the other

C.others

D.another

参考答案：D

第59题单选 _________

A.heard

B.paid

C.benefited

D.offered

参考答案：C

第60题单选 _________

A.certain

B.any

C.some

D.one

参考答案：C

Part V Translation Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese and put your translation on the ANSWERSHEET.

第61题简答 Those who gain fame most often gain it as a result of possessing a single talent or skill: singing, dancing, painting, or writing, etc. The successful performer develops a style that is marketed aggressively and gains some popularity. And it is this popularity that usually convinces the performer to continue performing in the same style, since that is what the public seems to want and to en-joy. But in time, the performer becomes .bored singing the same songs in the same way year after year, or the painter becomes bored painting similar scenes or portraits, or the actor is tired of playing the same character repeatedly.

参考答案：在已经出了名的人们中间，绝大多数是因有一技之长，如唱歌、舞蹈、绘画、写作等，而获此声誉的。这位成功的表演者展示出一种在市场上可以争雄制胜的风格，因而获得声誉。而且也就是这种声誉常使表演者确信必须把这种风格坚持下去，因为看来这正是大众所需要和喜爱的。可是随着时间转移，歌手年复一年地依老调唱老歌，画师画同样的风景人物，演员反复重演同一角色，都会感到厌烦。

Part Ⅵ Writing

第62题简答 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic "An increasing Number of People are Studying for Master Degrees". You should write in no less than 100 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:

1.越来越多的人在读硕士学位;

2.其中的原因;

3.你个人的看法。

参考答案：Need A Master Degree or Not

Nowadays, most people want to enter graduate school. In fact, this desire has grown considerably in the past few years. Students struggle to pass the graduate school entrance exam, to survive the pro-gram, and find a job at the end of it. They read many exam preparation books. They may also attend special "exam preparation" seminars and courses. There are some reasons for such phenomenon.

First is the general perception that a graduate school diploma, a master' s degree, is needed for getting a better job. Second is that some students might not be sure what they want to do, and a few more years inside the courtyards of academic seems desirable.

In my opinion, this is not reasonable. I don't deny that a few passed and went on, but the majority failed and finally wiped away their valuable times. So we don' t have to study for the mas-ter degree. Never forget the old saying: every road leads to Rome!

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