Part ⅤCloze (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 choosethe ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Though it is a mere one third of the population, the upper class makes up at least25 percent of the nation s wealth. This class has two parts: upper upper and lowerupper. 62, the upper upper class is the “old rich” — families that have beenwealthy for several generations — a nobility of 63 and wealth. A few are knownacross the nation, such as the Rockefellers, and the Vanderbilts. Most are not 64to the general public. They have no 65 to the rest of the community, 66 theirincome from the investment of their inherited wealth. By 67, the lowerupper classis the “new rich”. 68 they may be wealthier than some of the old rich, the newrich have been 69 to make their money like 70 else beneath their class. 71their status is generally 72 than that of the old rich, who have not found it

necessary to lift a finger to make their money, and who 73 to look down upon thenew rich. However its wealth is 74, the upper class is very rich. They have enoughmoney and leisure time to 75 an interest in the arts and to 76 rare books andpaintings. They generally live in exclusive areas, belong to exclusive social clubs,communicate with each other, and marry their own kind, all of which keeps them so77 from the masses that they have been called the out of sight class. Morethan any other class, they tend to be 78 of being members of a class. They also79 an enormous amount of power and influence here and abroad, as they 80 manytop government positions. Their actions 81 the lives of millions.

62. A) Consequently B) Accordingly C) Regularly D) Basically

63. A) beginning B) birth C) infancy D) foundation

64. A) visible B) noticeable C) obvious D) apparent

65. A) contact B) association C) communication D) relation

66. A) pulling B) abstracting C) drawing D) making

67. A) comparison B) contrast C) contrary D) difference

68. A) Although B) Because C) Therefore D) However

69. A) greedy B) indifferent C) sympathetic D) depressed

70. A) nobody B) everybody C) somebody D) anybody

71. A) Then B) But C) Thus D) Whereas

72. A) superior B) inferior C) higher D) lower

73. A) want B) select C) hate D) tend

74. A) retained B) benefited C) acquired D) rewarded

75. A) reproduce B) yield C) cultivate D) rear

76. A) collect B) gather C) assemble D) accumulate

77. A) distant B) far C) separate D) remote

78. A) doubtful B) conscious C) sensitive D) sensible

79. A) demand B) control C) direct D) command

80. A) seize B) abuse C) hold D) sustain

81. A) attract B) affect C) effect D) incline

Part Ⅵ Translation(5 minutes)

Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given inbrackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2.

82.He did very well in his exams,(考虑到他学的很少).

83. Beijing has announced that(在任何情况下，中国将不首先使用核武器).

84. A few people seek refuge from reading,(但如果这样做，就失去了读书的全部意义).

85. The global economy boomed in the 1960s,(以年均5.5%的速度增长).

86. After his long talk with his father,(他的脸上很快就又露出自信的神情).