北京科技大学远程教育招生入学考试

北京科技大学远程教育招生入学考试 专升本《大学英语》练习题 I. Vocabulary and Structure Directions: For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 1. I don't know the restaurant, but it's ___A___ to be quite a good one. A. said B. told C. spoken D. talked 2. Mother was worried because little Alice was ill, especially ____C____ Father was away in France. A. as B. that C. during D. if 3. I need one more stamp before my collection ____D____. A. had completed B. completes C. has been completed D. is completed 4. The weather turned out to be very good, ____B____ was more than we could expect. A. what B. which C. that D. if 5. We write to each other ____A____ , even when there's not much to say. A. now and then B. by and by C. step by step D. more or less 6. Do you know the boy ____D____ under the big tree.'? A. lay B. lain C. laying D. lying 7. I ____B____ ten minutes to decide whether I should reject the offer. A. gave B. was given C. was giving D. had given 8. It is well known that Thomas Edison ____A____ the electric lamp. A. invented B. discovered C. found D. developed 9. This year they have produced ____B____ grain ________ they did last year. A. as less.., as B. as few.., as C. less.., than D. fewer.., than 10. Go on ____A____ the other exercise after you have finished this one. A. to do B. doing C. with D. to be doing 11. I didn't hear the phone. I ___B_____ asleep. A. must be B. must have been C. should be D. should ,have been 12. I ____C____ my work by this time yesterday evening. A. did B. would do C. had done D. was doing 13. He ___B_____ back and he left a note for you. A. came B. has been C. will-be D. is being 14. It ____C____ nearly every day here this month. A. rains B. is raining C. has rained D. has been rained 15. Mary ____C____ in bed all day because she had a fever. A. lay B. has laid C. has lain D. laid 16. Would you mind _____B____ alone at home tonight, Tom.'? A. leaving B. being left C. to leave D. to be left 17. Some warm-blooded animals ___D_____ hibernate. A. need not B. does not need C. not need D. do not need 18. Welcome to my birthday party, but you needn't ___A_____ any present. A. bring B. bringing C. brought D. have brought 1 19. I should ____D____ him up to tell him the information. A. call B. calling C. called D. have called 20. He ____B____ a cold last week. A. had caught B. caught C. has caught D. has had 21. They had a party ____C____ Christmas Eve. A. at B. in C. on D. during 22. ____A____ cave that George has discovered in his lifetime is near the Alps. A. The hundredth B. The hundred C. Hundredth D. A hundred 23. So ___C_____ that no fish can live in it. A. the lake is shallow B. shallow the lake is C. shallow is the lake D. is the lake shallow 24. One ought ____A____ for what one hasn't done. A. not to be punished B. to not be punished C. to not punished D. not be punished 25. Many foreigners ____D____ the Great Wall as the World's Seventh Wonder. A. look at B. look for C. look around D. look on 26. That young man has made so much noise that he ____D____ not have been allowed to attend the concert. A. could B. must C. would D. should 27. He is expected to make a speech this afternoon,. ___D_____ ? A. is he not B. isn't he C. is not he D. isn't it 28. The water will be further polluted unless some measures ____B____. A. will be taken B. are taken C. were taken D. had been taken 29. ____C____ you don't like him is none of my business. A. What B. Who C. That D. Whether 30. Good technique in medicine means less pain and fewer deaths and, ________ , it is our duty to master it. A. altogether B. therefore C. otherwise D. however 31. It's believed that ____A____ you work, ________ result you'll get. A. the harder.., the better B. the more hard.., the more better C. the harder.., a better D. more hard ... more better 32. Young people may grow quickly in some ways and more slowly in ____C____. A. the other B. some other C. others D. these others 33. We won't give up ____A____ we should fail ten times. A. even if B. since C. whether D. until 34. He'll be an astronaut by the time he ___A_____ thirty. A. is B. had been C. will be D. is going to be 35. He looked quite healthy though he was ____B ____. A. in seventy B. in his seventy C. at seventies D. at the age of seventy 36. I need ____A____ cloth, for I'm going to make ________ clothes. A. a lot of... many B. much.., much C. many.., many D. many.., a lot of 37. As soon as she entered the room, the girl caught sight of the flowers ____D____ by her mother. 2 A. buying B. being bought C. were bought D. bought 38. The boy ought to have gone to school ____D____ but he slept ________ noon. A. in that morning ... at B, that morning ... at C. in that morning.., until D. that morning ... until 39. If you really want yourself to be in good health, you must ___A _____ always so much. A. not.., be smoking B. not.., have smoked C. not.., to smoke D. be not.., smoking 40. What impressed me most was that they never ____C_____. A. lost hearts B. lost their heart C. lost heart D. lost their hearts 41. China is larger than ____B____ country in Asia. A. any B. any other C. other D. another 42. ____D____ food you've cooked! A. How a nice B. What a nice C. How nice D. What nice 43. I invited Tom and Ann to dinner, but ___A_____ of them came. A. neither B. both C. either D. none 44. Does ____D____ matter if he can't finish the job on time? A. this B. that C. he D. it 45. The experiment was _____B____ easier than we had expected. A. more B. much more C. much D. more much 46. The volleyball match will be put off if it ____B____. A. will rain B. rains C. rained D. is raining 47 The library needs ____D____ , but it'll have to wait until Sunday. A. cleaning B. be cleaned C. clean D. being cleaned 48. Mary ____C____ a dress when she cut her finger. A. made B. is making C. was making D. makes 49. I learned to ____D____ a bicycle as a small boy. A. drive B. run C. operate D. ride 50. These oranges taste ____A____. A. good B. well C. to be good D. to be well 51. She began to ____C____ something but stopped when she heard the teacher A. tell.., saying B. speak.., talking C. say.., speaking D. talk.., telling 52. Welcome to my birthday party, but you needn't ____A____ any present. A. bring B. bringing C. brought D. have brought 53. I should ____D____ him up to tell him the information. A. call B. calling C. called D. have called 54. He ____B____ a cold last week. A. had caught B. caught C. has caught D. has had 55. ____B____ he come, what ________ you say to him? A. If, will B. Should, would C. When, would D. Would, do 56. Why hasn't he come? ____A____ on time, we will have to put off the trip. A. If he doesn't come B. If he won't come C. If he shouldn't come D. If he hadn't come 3 57. She sat there with nothing ___A_____ except play with her cat. A. to do B. doing C. done D. to be done 58. I haven't seen him for quite a long time, but his parents ____B_____ him sometimes. A. still saw B. still see C. have still seen D. has still seen 59. Tell me since when he ____B ____ in your school. A. taught B. has taught C. teaches D. had taught 60. When we ____C____ the museum is not decided. A. visited B. visit C. will visit D. visiting 61. That young man has made so much noise that he ____D____ not have been allowed to attend the concert. A. could B. must C. would D. should 62. He is expected to make a speech this afternoon,. ____D____ ? A. is he not B. isn't he C. is not he D. isn't it 63. The water will be further polluted unless some measures ____B____. A. will be taken B. are taken C. were taken D. had been taken 64. ____C____ you don't like him is none of my business. A. What B. Who C. That D. Whether 65. Good technique in medicine means less pain and fewer deaths and, ____D____ , it is our duty to master it. A. altogether B. therefore C. otherwise D. however 66. She began to ____C____ something but stopped when she heard the teacher A. tell.., saying B. speak.., talking C. say.., speaking D. talk.., telling 67. I am at ]east ___A_____ age Robert if I am not older than he. A. the same.., as B. the same.., with C. as same.., as D. as same.., with 68. ____B____ box cannot be lifted by a boy of five. A. So a heavy B. So heavy a C. A such heavy D. Such heavy a 9. ____A____ but fools will believe what he said. 6 A. None B. Nothing C. Anything D. Everything 70. He stood on one leg, ____B____ against the wall, while he took off his shoe. A. lying B. leaning C. falling D. stopping 71. I don't know the restaurant, but it's ____A____ to be quite a good one. A. said B. told C. spoken D. talked 72. Mother was worried because little Alice was ill, especially ____A____ Father was away in France. A. as B. that C. during D. if 73. I need one more stamp before my collection ___D_____. A. had completed B. completes C. has been completed D. is completed 74. The weather turned out to be very good, ____B____ was more than we could expect. 4 A. what B. which C. that D. if 75. We write to each other ____A____ , even when there's not much to say. A. now and then B. by and by C. step by step D. more or less 76. Do you know the boy ____C____ under the big tree.'? A. lay B. lain C. laying D. lying 77. I ____B____ ten minutes to decide whether I should reject the offer. A. gave B. was given C. was giving D. had given 78. It is well known that Thomas Edison A the electric lamp. A. invented B. discovered C. found D. developed 79. This year they have produced ____C____ grain ________ they did last year. A. as less.., as B. as few.., as C. less.., than D. fewer.., than 80. Go on ____A____ the other exercise after you have finished this one. A. to do B. doing C. with D. to be doing II. Cloze Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. An elderly woman died yesterday after being knocked down by a motorist who had made no --- 1A --- to brake (刹车) . A police officer asked the driver, a man of 69, to read the number-plate of a car parked on the opposite side of the road. The man said this was --- 2 B --- , because it was foggy. In fact, it was a sunny day. After several attempts, even from a distance of two meters, the man --- 3 B--- failed to read the number-plate --- 4 A ---. He said he had never needed --- 5 D--- , though he had been --- 6 B--- in a similar accident the day before. The question of fitness to --- 7 A--- comes --- 8 B--- every time some medical condition relates to an accident like this. Last week two motorists died as result of blackouts (瞬间昏厥) at the wheel. With these --- 9 D--- in mind, it is not surprising that accident prevention organizations are trying to persuade the government to introduce stricter controls over --- 10 C--. 1. A. attempt B. answer C. warning D. sign 2. A. natural B. reasonable C. unfair D. unexpected 3. A. had B. still C. hardly D. ever 4. A. correctly B. clearly C. fluently D. actually 5. A. petrol B. advice C. glass D. glasses 6. A. hurt B. involved C. included D. avoided 7. A. drive B. travel C. move D. entertain 8. A. out B. up C. over D. on 9. A. words B. questions C. conditions D. cases 10. A. women B. adults C. drivers D. vehicle From Monday until Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and on weekends they are free and enjoy themselves. Some watch TV or go to the movies; others take part in sports. 5 It depends on individual --- 11 C---. There are many different ways to spend our ---12 A--- time. Almost everyone has some kind of hobby. It may be --- 13 C--- from collecting stamps to making model airplanes. Some hobbies are very --- 14 A--- ; others don't ---15 A--- at all. Some collections are worth a lot of money; others are valuable only --- 16 B--- their owners. I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare fifty-cent piece --- 17 A--- $ 250. He was very happy about his collection and thought the price was reasonable. On the contrary, my youngest brother --- 18 A--- match boxes. He has almost 600 of them. But I doubt if they are worth any money. However, for my brother they are --- 19 A--- valuable. Nothing makes him --- 20 C--- than to find a new match box for his collection. 11. A. time B. energy C. interests D. fun 12. A. spare B. working C. own D. day 13. A. OK B. all right C. anything D. something 14. A. expensive B. interesting C. exciting D. cheap 15. A. spend anything B. cost anything C. pay nothing D. need something 16. A. for B. to C. with D. of 17. A. worth B. spent C. worthy D. used 18. A. collects B. buys C. chooses D. selects 19. A. extremely B. extreme C. complete D. special 20. A. so happy B. that happy C. more happily D. happier Jim hesitated before getting in. He didn't like the man's --- 21 B--- or the way he talked. And at other time he would have said," --- 22 D--- , ' but his leg hurt, and it was a long --- 23 B--- home. He got --- 24 D--- The big car started off in a burst of speed. "I --- 25 A--- who you are," the man said after hesitating for a moment. "I know you're the fellow who makes the --- 26 C--- on the team. With your working hard, they --- 27 A--- . Without, they lose. It's as --- 28 D--- as that." The man --- 29 C--- up into his pocket and took out a new $ 100 bill (纸币) "There's more where this came from, if you know what I --- 30 B--- , "he said, breaking into a sly (狡诈的) smile. 21, A. clothes B. looks C. van D. motorcycle 22. A. All fight B. Not me C. Yes, please D. No, thanks 23. A. ride B. walk C. time D. voyage 24. A. up B. down C. in D. off 25. A. know B. realize C. understand D. learn 26. A. progress B. importance C. difference D. improvement 27. A. win B. grow C. exist D. gain 28. A. easy B. difficult C. clean D. simple 29. A. put B. spread C. reached D. got 30. A. say B. mean C. like D. have Most boys, and many girls too, have at some time or other started a stamp collection. Stamp-collecting, or, to call it --- 31 A--- its correct name, philately, --- 32 B--- an increasing popular hobby from as --- 33 A--- as 1854 -- for less than two decades (十年) after postage stamps --- 34 B --- . Today the hobby numbers --- 35 D--- are not only boys and girls, but also men and women from all ranks (阶层) in society. So rapidly --- 36 C--- the interest in stamp-collecting increase in the United States of America --- 37 A--- in 1921 the United 6 States Post Office found itself --- 38 D--- set up a special department to ---39 D--- the needs of collectors. At present the yearly --- 40 D--- of this department total over three hundred thousand dollars. 31. A. by B. in C. for D. with 32. A. is B. has been C. was D. had been 33. A. early B. late C. long D. far 34. A. came into being B. came into use C. began using D. started to publish 35. A. fans B. collectors C. citizens D. followers 36. A. the B. an C. did D. had 37. A. that B. so that C. where D. when 38. A. should B. must C. liked to D. forced to 39. A. fill B. push C. deal' D. satisfy 40. A. number B. amount C. money D. sales III. Reading Comprehension Directions: There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage 1 Richard lived with his mother when he was young. He didn't know who his father was. The woman did some washing for the rich and could buy only some bread for her son. So the boy was short and thin. One cold morning there was much snow in the streets. A truck hit the woman and the policemen took her to the hospital. Dying (临死) , she said to her son, "Your father forsook (抛弃) me before you were born. It's his name and address." Richard found his father, Mr. Cook, in another city. It was one of the richest shopkeepers and he had to receive his son. From then on the boy lived a happy life. He ate all kinds of delicious food and wore beautiful clothes. But people often laughed at his rudeness (粗鲁). Once his father took him to a party. He saw a newspaper lying on the floor and picked it up while others were talking about a film. He had a look at it and found a car's wheels were upward . He called out," Oh, dear ! An accident happened !" All the people were surprised and began to read the newspaper. But soon they all began to laugh. Do you know why? 1. Richard didn't know his father because___B___ A. the man was very rich B. the man forsook his mother C. his mother left the man D. the man didn't like him 2. Richard was short and thin because___C___ A. he didn't like sports B. his parents were short too C. he was often hungry when he was young D. his mother wouldn't give him food 3. The woman told Richard who was his father___A___ 7 A. before she died B. before her son left C. before she was in hospital D. after the truck knocked her down 4. After Richard found his father,____D____ A. he was angry with the man B. the man was bad to him C. he wouldn't live with him D. he started a happy life 5. The people in the room laughed at Richard because_____C____ A. he wasn't polite B. he wasn't clever C. he held the newspaper upside down (颠倒) D. the newspaper was yesterday's Passage 2 "Yes, I'll be ready at nine in the morning. Goodbye, dear, and thanks again. "It had not been an easy telephone call for Mrs. Robson to make. Her daughter had been very kind, of course, and had immediately agreed to pick her up and drive her to the station, but Mrs. Robson hated to admit (承认) that she needed help. Since her husband had died ten years before, she had prided herself on her independence (独立生活). She had continued to live in their little house, alone. On this evening, however, she was standing at her living-room window, staring out at the SOLD notice in the small front garden. Her feelings were mixed. Naturally she was sad at the thought of leaving the house, as it was full of so many memories. But at the same time she was looking forward to spending her last years near the sea, back in the little seaside town where she had been born. With the money from the sale (出 售) of the house, she had bought a little flat there. She turned from the living room window, and looked round at the room. One or two pieces of furniture remained, covered with sheets (被单). The floor was bare boards, and all her pictures had been taken from the walls. There was a small fish-tank, with two goldfish circling in it. When asked why, her husband used to say, "It's nice to have something alive in the room." Since he had passed away, she had always kept some goldfish, had always had "something alive in the room". The next morning, as her train was pulling out of the station, Mrs. Robson called to her daughter, "Kate, you won't forget to collect the goldfish, will you? The children will love them. It's..." "I know," Kate interrupted (打断) gently. "It's nice to have something alive in the room." But in the little house, the two goldfish had stopped their circling. They were floating (漂浮) on the water, in the room with its bare boards and silent walls. 1. Mrs. Robson____C____ A. was a very proud person B. was helpless C. did not like asking people for favors D. wanted to live without her husband 2. On her last night in the house, Mrs. Robson was feeling___D___ A. very depressed and dismayed B. very cheerful but completely helpless C. proud and sad D. a bit sad but not entirely unhappy 8 3. Mrs. Robson had lived in the house___D____ A. since she had sold her flat B. for less than a decade C . since she had been born D. for more than ten years 4. The little house was "full of so many memories" (Para. 3) means___B___ A. that the house remembers many, many things B. that an important part of Mrs. Robson's life was spent there C. that it was full of furniture D. that it was not empty 5. The cause of the death of the goldfish was most probably___A____ A. lack of care B. old age C. the small fish tank D. lack of' water Passage 3 When Walt Disney was drawing one night, he suddenly heard a strange sound. The sound came from the waste basket. Walt looked at it and saw a family of mice eating pieces of bread in it. For many nights, they played there. And Walt began to like them. Walt liked one little mouse better than any of the others. This little animal gave him some new ideas for his drawing. He began to draw it. But in the picture, it did not look like a mouse, but more like a funny man. He showed it to his wife and she liked it very much, too. Walt named this little mouse "Mickey Mouse". He hoped his Mickey Mouse would be different from the other pictures of his. He wanted to make Mickey talk. He put his fingers on his nose and made a strange sound. Then he recorded the voice this way. Later he sold his sound pictures to a cinema. When the film was shown, many people went to see it. Mickey Mouse in the film sang and danced and did all kinds of funny things. People couldn't help laughing when they saw it. It's a great success. Ever since then, Walt's Mickey Mouse has been one of the most famous film stars in the world. 1. Walt was ____C____ when he heard the strange sound.______ A. reading B. singing C. drawing D. playing 2. The sound from the wastebasket was made by ____A___. A. some mice B. the waste paper C. the basket D. Walt Disney 3. The mice were eating bread ___C____. A. on the table B. on the plate C. in the basket D. on the floor 4. Walt liked one little mouse ____C___. A. only B. best C. better D. the better 5. The best title of this story is ____A____. A. Walt Disney and His Mickey Mouse B. Walt Disney Becoming Famous C. One of the Most Famous Film Stars D. Walt Disney Drawing Pictures Passage 4 Every culture and every country in the world celebrates New Year, but not everyone does it the same way. The countries in North America and Europe welcome New Year on January the first. This practice began with the Romans in the Middle East, New Year is when spring begins. People in China and Vietnam celebrate it on the first day of the Spring Festival, which is the first day of their calendar based on the moon. 9 Rosh Hashana, which is the Jewish (犹太人的)New Year, comes at the end of summer. The Hindus (印度教 教徒) in India celebrate the first day of each season, so they have four New Years. In all these cultures, there is a practice of making noise. People made noise in ancient times to drive primary goal (目标) of language use is communication (交际), then mistakes are secondary considerations that may be dealt with gradually. On the other hand, students should not ignore their mistakes. The language learner may observe how native speakers express themselves, and how native expressions differ from the way the learner might say them. For example, a Spanish speaker who has been saying "I do it" to express willingness to do something in the immediate future, could, by communicating with native speakers of English, observe that native speakers actually say "I'll do it". The result can serve as a basis for the student to change his way of using the present tense in English. But a student who is unwilling to communicate in the first place would lose this opportunity to learn by trial and error. 1. The main idea that passage wants to tell us is that at the very beginning,___A___ A. we should not be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language B. we must learn a foreign language well as it is very useful C. we can learn a foreign language without making any mistakes D. English is an international language 2. According to the passage, the present tense in English is____A___ A. not used to express one's readiness to do something in the immediate future B. used with some verbs but not with others to express future intention C. basically the same in English as it is in Spanish D. not the most difficult problem for foreign students 3. According to the passage, language learners can reduce the number of their mistakes by___C__ A. asking native speakers for explanations B. reading good books in the foreign language C. comparing their speech with that of native speakers D. paying no attention to them while speaking 4. According to the passage, foreign language students should not worry too much about making mistakes because____B____ A. native speakers, like foreign students, also try hard to learn their language B. communication is the primary goal of language learning C. native speakers will ignore their mistakes D. everyone makes mistakes in speaking a strange language 5. The author's major conclusion about mistakes in foreign language learning is that_C_ A. mistakes are not important in the process of learning a language B. learners are often very afraid of making mistakes C. making mistakes can help the learner discover the rules D. native speakers often do not tell foreign language learners about their mistakesPassage One Passage 5 By midday, the small party of boys, led by their schoolmaster, had reached a height of 2,500 feet. At this point the party had to stop climbing because one of the boys became seriously ill. The only thing the master could do was to return to the mountain hut where they had spent the night. From there, he telephoned the police. As no rescue party could reach the boy quickly enough, the Royal Air Force Rescue Center sent a 10 helicopter (直升飞机) with a policeman and a doctor on board. The helicopter soon arrived on the scene, but the sides of the mountain were so steep that it could not land. A helicopter usually lands on four wheels, but it can land on two. However, the slope was too steep even for that. The pilot, therefore, kept the helicopter in the air with only one wheel touching the mountain side while the party carried the boy on board. 1. The group of boys had to stop because ____C____. A. they had reached the peak B. one of the boys was badly injured C. one of the boys was sick D. they had to return to the hut 2. The schoolmaster rang up ____A____. A. the police B. the rescue party C. the Air Force D. the doctor 3. The helicopter could not land because ____B____. A. the mountain was too high B. the mountain-sides were too steep C. the runway was too narrow D. the weather was very bad 4. The plane succeeded in carrying the boy on board with ____A____ in the air. A. one wheel B. two wheels C. three wheels D. four wheels 5. What is the topic of this paragraph? D A. Mountain Climbing. B. Helicopter. C. A School Master and His Students. D. A Rescue Task. Passage 6 Fire can help people in many ways. But it can also be very dangerous. Fire can heat (加热) water, warm houses, give light and cook food. But fire can burn things, too. It can burn trees, houses, animals, or people. Sometimes big fires can burn forests. Nobody knows for sure how people began to use fire. But there are many interesting old stories about the first time a man or a woman started a fire. One story from Australia tells about a man very, very long time ago. He went up to the sun by a rope (绳子) and brought fire down. Today people know how to make a fire with matches (火柴). Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper, and then it might burn a house. A small fire can become a big fire very fast. Fires kill many people every year. So you must be careful with matches. You should also learn to put out'(熄灭) fires. Fires need oxygen (氧气). Without oxygen they will die. There is oxygen in the fire. Cover a fire with water, sand, or sometimes with your coat. This keeps the air away from a fire and kills it. Be careful with fire, and it will help you. Be careless with fire, and it will burn you. 1. How did people begin to use a fire? D A. We know how people began to use fire. B. Nobody knows how to make a fire. C. It was an Australian who started a fire. 11 D. We are not sure how people started a fire. 2. Children mustn't play with matches because_____C_____ A. matches burn paper B. it isn't interesting C. they can be dangerous D. they can burn a house 3. When you are going to put out a fire, you____B____ A. must be careful B. should keep air away from it C. must know it is dangerous D. should cover it with water only 4. We must be careful with fire, or it____C____ A. will die B. will warm our houses C. might burn us D. will help us 5. Which of the following is the main idea of this passage? B A. Fire can help people in many ways. B. Fire can be both helpful and dangerous. C. Fire can burn things and people. D. We must be careful with matches. Passage 7 Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided. He knows what he wants and he just finds it and buys it, but cares little about the price. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it, the salesman quickly takes it out, and the business of trying it on follows at once. If all is well, the deal (买 卖) can be and is often completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction. For a man, small problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman tries to sell the customer something else--he offers the nearest he can to the thing asked for. He would say, "I know this jacket is not the style you want, Sir, but would you like to try it on for size.'? It happens to be the color you mentioned." Few men have patience (耐心) with this treatment, and the usual answer is, "This is the right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on." Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect (方面) she does so quite differently. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind about what she wants, and she is only "having a look around". She is always open to what the salesman tells her, even to what her friends tell her. She will try on any number of things. What is most important in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Besides, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always ready for the unexpected bargain (便宜货). Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one counter to another before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It takes time, but surely it is enjoyable to women shoppers. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands. 1. When a man is buying clothes, ____C____. A. he buys cheap things and does not care about the quality B. he chooses things that others recommend 12 C. he does not mind how much he has to pay for the right things D. he buys good quality things, so long as they are not too expensive 2. According to the passage, a good salesman is one who ____D____. A. treats his customers sharply B. always has just what you want C. does not waste his time on difficult customers D. tries to sell something a customer does not particularly want 3. What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes? C A. They welcome suggestions from anyone. B. They rarely consider buying cheap clothes. C. They often buy things without giving the matter proper thought. D. They listen to advice but never take it. 4. In most cases women shoppers are supposed to ____C____ A. waste money on goods of poor quality B. buy only the best clothes C. be much more careful than men D. think of the price of clothes and nothing else 5. What is the most obvious difference between men and women shoppers.? B A. The fact that men do not try clothes on in a shop. B. Women bargain (讨价还价) for their clothes, but men do not. C. Women stand in a shop, but men sit down. D. The time they take to buy clothes. Passage 8 The English language we know today is about six hundred years old. For half that time, English was just the language of the people living in England. The modern English language grew by about the year 1400. Now English is the most widely spoken language in the world. It is one of the working languages at international meetings, business, science and other fields. The differences between American English and British English are not very great. Written English is more or less the same in both Britain and America, though there are some spelling differences. For example, centre, license, color and traveled are spelt as center, license, color and traveled in American English. In America "cock, rubber, ill, holiday, lorry, post... "are called "rooster, eraser, sick, vacation, truck, mail..." But people from the two countries can still understand each other easily. There are only a very small number of differences in grammar between American English and British English. The most important differences are in spoken English. For example, Americans pronounce "tomato'' differently from English people. You may wonder "Which is correct?" The answer is that it does not matter. You should speak either American English or British English. But do not try to speak both at the same time. 1. When was English only spoken in England? C A. About the 6th century. B. Before the 17th century. C. Before the 14th century. D. Before the 15th century. 2. Why is English the most widely used language in the world? Because___C___ A. it has the largest number of speakers in the world B. it is spoken not only in Britain but also in America 13 C. it is one of the most important working languages in many fields D. A, B and C 3. Which sentence about the differences between British and American English is NOT true? C A. There are some small spelling differences. B. Most of the words are the same. C. There are quite a few differences in grammar. D. There are lots of differences in spoken English. 4. _____A___ are the words in American English. A. Rooster, eraser, color, truck , mail B. Vacation, ill, traveled, license, center C. Mail, traveled, sick, color, license D. Sick, truck, color, rooster, post 5. The writer asks us not to try to speak both at the same time because___A___ A. it isn't necessary to know their differences B. there are only a few differences in spoken English C. it will be difficult for others to understand you D. it's hard to remember the differences at the same time Passage9 Most people want to work, but it has become more difficult in today' s world to find work for everybody. The economies(经济) of the world need to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people. Often this is not possible, and so more people are out of work (失业). Some people have no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people in a short time. Also, machines do not ask for more money and longer holiday. In all of the countries of the world, machines are taking work from people, not only in factories but also on the farms. One machine can often do the work of forty people. About 75 000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs, but only 70% of them can find jobs. 1. It was ____C____ for people to find work before than today. A. not possible B. difficult C. more difficult D. easier 2. If the economics of the world grow by 4% each year,_____B_____ A. people will have no jobs B. people can still have jobs as before C. 40/0 of the people will have jobs D. 97 % of the people will have jobs 3. One machine can do as much work as_____C______ A. 40% of the people B. 4% of the people in the world C. 40 people D. 75 000 people 4. How many people outside cities go into cities to look for jobs each day? D A. 70 % of the people. B. 4% of the people in the world. C. More than 75 000. D. About 75 000 people. 5. Which of the following is NOT true? C 14 A. Machines are taking work instead of people. B. Now more people are out of work. C. Machines need more money and longer holidays. D. Most people want to have jobs. Passage 10 When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are. People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Everything else is not so clear. Many people who do a lot of close work, such as writing, reading and sewing, become near-sighted. Then they have to wear glasses in order to see distant (远处的) things clearly. People who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm's length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses, too. Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people's eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them. Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle (角度). To prove this to yourself, look at an object out of one eye; then look at the same object out of the other eye. You will find the object's relation to the background (背景)and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with two eyes. 1. We should take good care of our eyes ____C____. A. only when we cannot see perfectly B. only when we can see well C. even if we can see well D. only when we realize how important our eyes are 2. When things far away seem indistinct, one is probably ____B____. A. near-sighted B. far-sighted C. astigmatic D. suffering from cataracts 3. The underlined phrase "suffer from" most probably means ____A____. A. experience B. recognize C. feel D. imagine 4. Having two eyes, instead of one, is particularly useful for ____D____. A. seeing at night B. seeing objects far away C. looking over a wide area D. judging distances 5. People who suffer from astigmatism ____B____. A. have a curable disease in their eyes B. have eyes that are not exactly the right shape C. have a difficulty that can be corrected by an operation D. have an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses Passage 11 Henry was worried. This was his first time to go traveling by air. He did not know how to find his seat, so he went to the airhostess (空姐) and asked, "Could you help me? I can't find my seat. "The air hostess showed him the seat and told him to sit down and fasten the seat (系好安全带). She told Henry not to move 15 about when the plane was going up. And she also said that Henry's ears might feel a little strange, but he didn't need to worry about it because many people felt like that. When the plane was flying very high, Henry could stand up and walk round. He could either read books, newspapers or see films. The airhostess would bring food and drinks. Henry could enjoy the flight and arrive home soon. 1. Which of the following is right? C A. After getting into the plane Henry found his seat and sat down at once. B. Henry sat down in his seat and fastened the seat belt without any help. C. Thanks to the air hostess, Henry knew how to find his seat and fasten the seat belt. D. With the help of the hostess, Henry got into the plane. 2. In the passage" move about" means____C____ A. talk to each other B. change his seat at that moment C. walk here and there D. go on moving 3. hen the plane was going up, the air hostess told Henry not to worry about___B___ A. the plane B. the strange feeling C. his seat D. his health 4 What do you think would happen at the end of the story? B A. Henry would have a pleasant journey. B. The airhostess would help Henry do as much as possible. C. The airhostess would help Henry to see some films. D. Henry was worried most of the way. 5. What is the passage about? B A, An enjoyable journey. B. Henry's first flight. C. The helpful airhostess. D. Terrible travel by air. Passage 12 The English language we know today is about six hundred years old. For half that time, English was just the language of the people living in England. The modern English language grew by about the year 1400. Now English is the most widely spoken language in the world. It is one of the working languages at international meetings, business, science and other fields. The differences between American English and British English are not very great. Written English is more or less the same in both Britain and America, though there are some spelling differences. For example, centre, license, color and traveled are spelt as center, license, color and traveled in American English. In America "cock, rubber, ill, holiday, lorry, post... "are called "rooster, eraser, sick, vacation, truck, mail..." But people from the two countries can still understand each other easily. There are only a very small number of differences in grammar between American English and British English. The most important differences are in spoken English. For example, Americans pronounce "tomato'' differently from English people. You may wonder "Which is correct?" The answer is that it does not matter. You should speak either American English or British English. But do not try to speak both at the same time. 1. When was English only spoken in England? C A. About the 6th century. B. Before the 17th century. C. Before the 14th century. D. Before the 15th century. 16 2. Why is English the most widely used language in the world? Because___C___ A. it has the largest number of speakers in the world B. it is spoken not only in Britain but also in America C. it is one of the most important working languages in many fields D. A, B and C 2. Which sentence about the differences between British and American English is NOT true? C A. There are some small spelling differences. B. Most of the words are the same. C. There are quite a few differences in grammar. D. There are lots of differences in spoken English. 4. ____A____ are the words in American English. A. Rooster, eraser, color, truck , mail B. Vacation, ill, traveled, license, center C. Mail, traveled, sick, color, license D. Sick, truck, color, rooster, post 5. The writer asks us not to try to speak both at the same time because____A___ A. it isn't necessary to know their differences B. there are only a few differences in spoken English C. it will be difficult for others to understand you D. it's hard to remember the differences at the same time Passage13 Most English people have three names: a first name, a middle name and the family name. Their family name comes last. For example, my full name is Jim Allan Green. Green is my family name. My parents gave me both of my other names. People don't use their middle names very much. So "John Henry Brown" is usually called "John Brown". People never use Mr. , Mrs. or Miss before their first names. So you can say John Brown, or Mr. Brown; but you should never say Mr. John. They use Mr. , Mrs. or Miss with the family name but never with the first name. Sometimes people ask me about my name. "When were you born, why did your parents call you Jim?" they ask. "Why did they choose that name?” The answer is they didn't call me Jim. They called me James. James was the name of my grandfather. In England, people usually call me Jim for short. That's because it is shorter and easier than James. 1. Most English people have ____C____ name(s). A. one B. two C. three D. four 2. ____B____ is Jim's family name. A. Jim B. Green C. Allan D. James 3. English people use Mr. ,Mrs. or Miss with ____A____. A. the family name B. the first name C. the middle name D. the first name and the middle name 4. The teacher's name is Mary Joan Shut. Her students call her____D____ A. Miss Mary B. Miss Joan C. Miss Mary Joan D. Miss Shut 17 5. People usually call the writer Jim instead of James because___B____ A. it's the name of his grandfather B. it's easier for people to call him C. it's the name that his parents chose for him D. it's more difficult than James Passage 14 Fire can help people in many ways. But it can also be very dangerous. Fire can heat (加热) water, warm houses, give light and cook food. But fire can burn things, too. It can burn trees, houses, animals, or people. Sometimes big fires can burn forests. Nobody knows for sure how people began to use fire. But there are many interesting old stories about the first time a man or a woman started a fire. One story from Australia tells about a man very, very long time ago. He went up to the sun by a rope (绳子) and brought fire down. Today people know how to make a fire with matches (火柴). Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper, and then it might burn a house. A small fire can become a big fire very fast. Fires kill many people every year. So you must be careful with matches. You should also learn to put out'(熄灭) fires. Fires need oxygen (氧气). Without oxygen they will die. There is oxygen in the fire. Cover a fire with water, sand, or sometimes with your coat. This keeps the air away from a fire and kills it. Be careful with fire, and it will help you. Be careless with fire, and it will burn you. 1. How did people begin to use a fire? D A. We know how people began to use fire. B. Nobody knows how to make a fire. C. It was an Australian who started a fire. D. We are not sure how people started a fire. 2. Children mustn't play with matches because____C____ A. matches burn paper B. it isn't interesting C. they can be dangerous D. they can burn a house 3. When you are going to put out a fire, you___B_____ A. must be careful B. should keep air away from it C. must know it is dangerous D. should cover it with water only 4. We must be careful with fire, or it____C___ A. will die B. will warm our houses C. might burn us D. will help us 5. Which of the following is the main idea of this passage? B A. Fire can help people in many ways. B. Fire can be both helpful and dangerous. C. Fire can burn things and people. D. We must be careful with matches. Passage 15 Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. 18 His purpose is settled and decided. He knows what he wants and he just finds it and buys it, but cares little about the price. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it, the salesman quickly takes it out, and the business of trying it on follows at once. If all is well, the deal (买 卖) can be and is often completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction. For a man, small problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman tries to sell the customer something else--he offers the nearest he can to the thing asked for. He would say, "I know this jacket is not the style you want, Sir, but would you like to try it on for size.'? It happens to be the color you mentioned." Few men have patience (耐心) with this treatment, and the usual answer is, "This is the right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on." Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect (方面) she does so quite differently. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind about what she wants, and she is only "having a look around". She is always open to what the salesman tells her, even to what her friends tell her. She will try on any number of things. What is most important in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Besides, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always ready for the unexpected bargain (便宜货). Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one counter to another before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It takes time, but surely it is enjoyable to women shoppers. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands. 1. When a man is buying clothes, ____C____. A. he buys cheap things and does not care about the quality B. he chooses things that others recommend C. he does not mind how much he has to pay for the right things D. he buys good quality things, so long as they are not too expensive 2. According to the passage, a good salesman is one who ____D____. A. treats his customers sharply B. always has just what you want C. does not waste his time on difficult customers D. tries to sell something a customer does not particularly want 3. What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes? C A. They welcome suggestions from anyone. B. They rarely consider buying cheap clothes. C. They often buy things without giving the matter proper thought. D. They listen to advice but never take it. 4. In most cases women shoppers are supposed to ____C____ A. waste money on goods of poor quality B. buy only the best clothes C. be much more careful than men D. think of the price of clothes and nothing else 5. What is the most obvious difference between men and women shoppers.? B A. The fact that men do not try clothes on in a shop. B. Women bargain (讨价还价) for their clothes, but men do not. C. Women stand in a shop, but men sit down. D. The time they take to buy clothes. 19 Passage 16 The English language we know today is about six hundred years old. For half that time, English was just the language of the people living in England. The modern English language grew by about the year 1400. Now English is the most widely spoken language in the world. It is one of the working languages at international meetings, business, science and other fields. The differences between American English and British English are not very great. Written English is more or less the same in both Britain and America, though there are some spelling differences. For example, centre, license, color and traveled are spelt as center, license, color and traveled in American English. In America "cock, rubber, ill, holiday, lorry, post... "are called "rooster, eraser, sick, vacation, truck, mail..." But people from the two countries can still understand each other easily. There are only a very small number of differences in grammar between American English and British English. The most important differences are in spoken English. For example, Americans pronounce "tomato'' differently from English people. You may wonder "Which is correct?" The answer is that it does not matter. You should speak either American English or British English. But do not try to speak both at the same time. 1. When was English only spoken in England? C A. About the 6th century. B. Before the 17th century. C. Before the 14th century. D. Before the 15th century. 2. Why is English the most widely used language in the world? Because___C___ A. it has the largest number of speakers in the world B. it is spoken not only in Britain but also in America C. it is one of the most important working languages in many fields D. A, B and C 3. Which sentence about the differences between British and American English is NOT true? C A. There are some small spelling differences. B. Most of the words are the same. C. There are quite a few differences in grammar. D. There are lots of differences in spoken English. 4. _____A___ are the words in American English. A. Rooster, eraser, color, truck , mail B. Vacation, ill, traveled, license, center C. Mail, traveled, sick, color, license D. Sick, truck, color, rooster, post 5. The writer asks us not to try to speak both at the same time because___A___ A. it isn't necessary to know their differences B. there are only a few differences in spoken English C. it will be difficult for others to understand you D. it's hard to remember the differences at the same time IV. Writing Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write a composition of 100--120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly on the Answer Sheet. 20 1.近些年来，空气污染问题日益受到人们的关注。写一篇有关这方面的短文，内容应涉及: 1) 空气污染的危害; 2) 一些可行的办法。 2. 你的朋友 Glad要从另一个城市来看你。你将到机场去接他。但出于某种原因，你不能去了。写封 信给他，解释原因，并告诉他如何到你家。 3. 有人认为男性比女性强，另外有人认为女性也具有与男性竞争的能力。谈谈你的看法。 4. 有的人喜欢居住在城市，而有的人则喜欢居住在农村。解释一下他们的各自原因。 1.The air pollution is harmful and it can be solved. The air pollution does harm to people. It causes people to suffer from some illnesses such as a headache and a couth. And it affects the environment, too. For example, in some heavily-polluted areas, plants do not grow well or can’t grow at all. But something can be done to solve the problem. First, we can develop a good public bus transportation system to reduce the number of cars on the roads. Cars are the main source of air pollution in many places. And second, we can move all the pollution-causing factories out of cities. To sum up, something can be done to solve the serious problem of air pollution. 2.Dec 9th,2009 Dear Glad， I am writing to say that I will not be able to meet you at the airport next Monday morning. This morning my boss asked me to go to Shanghai on business tomorrow. It is something very important for our company and I will have to go. By the way, I will be back within 10 days. When you arrive, please take Bus No.345 and get off at the East Bus Station. The station is not far from my house and you will find my house easily. My mother is always at home. I told my mother that you would come already. Looking forward to seeing you. Yours, Li Ming 3. People have different ideas about this issue, Some people say that men are superior to women in ability because men are physically stronger, do most of the hard labor in the world and hold most important positions. Other people believe that women have the ability to compete 21 with men. There have been many famous women state leaders and great scientists in the world. We should fully carry out the principle “to each according to his work” so that the enthusiasm of both men and women for work can be fully aroused. I think sometimes men are superior to women, and sometimes women are superior to men. Men are better than women sometimes. First, men are normally stronger in body and they are able to do the hardest job. Second, men are more individual and creative and often hold the most important and well-paid positions. However, women are better than men sometimes. First, women are more gentle and careful. For example, most nurses are women and they can easily detect delicate changes about their patients and clam them down. In addition, women know well how to put things in a mess in order. In a word, men and women are equal and they should learn from each other. 4.People have different ideas about living in the city or in the countryside. Some people like living in the city. They say that there are many factories in the city and there are more job opportunities in the city than in the countryside. They also say that city life is more colorful and meaningful because there are many public facilities there such as supermarkets and entertainment centers. But some people like living in the countryside. They say that life in the countryside is closer to nature, quieter and cleaner. Country people don’t suffer from the housing problem, air pollution, noise pollution, traffic jams and traffic accidents. In brief, it is up to people themselves to make the decision. Some people like living in the city because city life has many advantages. They think there are more job opportunities in cities, life there is more colorful and meaningful than that in the country, and there are more modern conveniences in cities for people to enjoy. 22