Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

    Historians tend to tell the same joke when they are describing history education in America. It's the one 61 the teacher standing in the schoolroom door 62 goodbye to students for the summer and calling 63 them, "By the way, we won World War II."
    The problem with the joke, of course, is that it's 64 funny. The recent surveys on 65 illiteracy (无知) are beginning to numb(令人震惊): nearly one third of American 17-year-olds cannot even 66 which countries the United States 67 against in that war. One third have no 68 when the Declaration of Independence was 69 . One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly 70 the Civil War between 1850 and 1900. 71 when they get the answers right, some are 72 guessing.
    Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be 73 connected to loss of international 74 . But it does affect our future 75 a democratic nation and as individuals.
    The 76 news is that there is growing agreement 77 what is wrong with the 78 of history and what needs to be 79 to fix it. The steps are tentative (尝试性的) 80 yet to be felt in most classrooms.

61.
A) about
B) in
C) for
D) by

62.
A) shaking
B) waving
C) nodding
D) speaking

63.
A) in
B) after
C) for
D) up

64.
A) rarely
B) so
C) too
D) not

65.
A) historical
B) educational
C) cultural
D) political

66.
A) distinguish
B) acknowledge
C) identify
D) convey

67.
A) defeated
B) attacked
C) fought
D) struck

68.
A) sense
B) doubt
C) reason
D) idea

69. A) printed
B) signed
C) marked
D) edited

70. A) place
B) judge
C) get
D) lock

71. A) Even
B) Though
C) Thus
D) So

72. A) hardly
B) just
C) still
D) ever

73. A) exclusively
B) practically
C) shortly
D) directly

74.
A) competitiveness
B) comprehension
C) community
D) commitment

75.
A) of
B) for
C) with
D) as

76.
A) fine
B) nice
C) surprising
D) good

77.
A) to
B) with
C) on
D) of

78.
A) consulting 　
B) coaching
C) teaching
D) instructing

79. A) done 　
B) dealt
C) met
D) reached

80. A) therefore
B) or
C) and
D) as


Part V Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled A Brief Introduction to a Tourist Attraction. You should write at least 120 words according to the following guidelines:
Your role: a tour guide
Your audience: a group of foreign tourists
Your introduction should include:
● some welcoming words
● the schedule for the day
● a description of the place the tourists will be visiting
(e.g. a scenic spot or a historical site, etc.)
You should make the introduction interesting and the arrangements for the day clear to everybody.