第三套
I. LISTENING COMPREHENSION
1. A) The sun. B) Their children.
C) Right and wrong. D) The weather.
2. A) At a lawyer's office. B) At a library.
C) At a post office. D) At an airport.
3. A) 45 minutes. B) 50 minutes.
C) 55 minutes. D) 5 minutes.
4. A) The man was caught in the rain last night.
B) The man's shoes were washed away last night.
C) In spite of the rain, the show went on.
D) The show was prevented from being performed.
5. A) The style changes very often.
B) Women like fashionable clothes.
C) It is silly to follow the woman fashion closely.
D) It is foolish to spend too much money on clothes.
6. A) ?? 12.00. B) ??
7.50. C) ?? 6.00. D) ?? 9.00.
7. A) It's not as good as it was. B) It's better than it used to be.
C) It's better than people say. D) It's worse than people say.
8. A) To move out of her way. B) To show her his hands.
C) To help her carry the case. D) To come up stairs.
9. A) 2:00 pm. B) 8:00 pm. C) 6:00 pm. D) 4:00 pm.
10. A) It is prettier. B) It is bigger.
C) It has a prettier color. D) It has a bigger yard.
Passage 1 Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) The development of cement.
B) The uses for cement.
C) V arious construction materials.
D) Cement-producing countries.
12. A) An Egyptian. B) An ancient Roman.
C) An Englishman. D) A Frenchman.
13. A) In a kitchen. B) In a stone quarry(2éêˉ3?).
C) In a chemistry laboratory. D) In a brick mill.
Passage 2Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. A) Mr. White's umbrella had been hiden by someone in the church.
B) Mr. White had lost his umbrella on his way to the church.
C) Someone had taken Mr. White's umbrella by mistake.
D) Someone had stolen Mr. White's umbrella.
15. A) He received several letters.
B) He received several umbrellas.
C) No one returned his umbrella.
D) Someone promised to return his umbrella.
16. A) Because he wanted to get his umbrella back.
B) Because his friend gave him good advice.
C) Because he wanted to frighten the thief.
D) Because the umbrella was given by his uncle.
Passage 3 Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. A) In 1959. B) In 1867. C) In 1896. D) In 1872.
18. A) A foolish thing. B) Seward's Folly.
C) Johnson's Folly. D) President's Foolishness.
19. A) Because it is hard to find natural resources.
B) Because it is hopeless to find natural resources.
C) Because it is poor in natural resources.
D) Because it is rich in natural resources.
20. A) To study its importance in war.
B) To study its volcanoes.
C) To enjoy its freezing weather.
D) To enjoy its beauty of nature.
II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
21. Someone must have left the tap on, _______ the water was running over and flooding the bathroom.
A) therefore B) nevertheless
C) for D) but
22. My aunt lost her car last summer, but it turned _______ a week later at a house in the next village.
A) on B) over C) out D) up
23. Find a seat quickly, _______ there won't be any left.
A) if not B) otherwise
C) or rather D) or
24. During the rush hours everyone is doing two men's work, _______ is impossible without noise and quarrelling.
A) which B) that C) it D) for that
25. He has got himself into a dangerous situation _______ he has no control.
A) because B) as C) over that D) over which
26. They made _______ of 1,000 pounds on the sale of their house.
A) a gain B) a profit C) a benefit D) an increase
27. _______ the building for stolen goods, the police found twenty machine guns.
A) Searching B) Being searching
C) Searched D) To search
28. The ancient Egyptians believed all illnesses were related to
_______ was eaten.
A) which B) it C) what D) that
29. It is one thing to enjoy listening to good music, but it is quite
_______ to perform skillfully yourself.
A) another B) troublesome
C) a difficult thing D) a hard job
30. Passenger ships and ______ are often equipped with ship-to-shore or air-to-land radio telephones.
A) aircrafts B) aircraft
C) the planes D) also the planes
31. How are you _______ your physics experiment?
A) keeping up with B) getting along with
C) making up for D) holding on to
32. Not until the year of 1954 _______ made the capital of this province.
A) the city was B) when the city was
C) was the city D) was when the city
33. How many times have I told you _______ football on the street?
A) do not play B) not to have played
C) not to play D) not your playing
34. She still kept _______ hold of one of William's hands, and looked up in his face.
A) stiff B) tight C) rigid D) close
35. Mr. Brown advised us to withdraw _______.
A) so as not to get involved B) so as to get not involved
C) as not to get involved D) as to get not involved
36. He knows little of mathematics, _______ of chemistry.
A) as well as B) no less than
C) and still little D) and still less
37. Never before that night _______ the extent of my own power.
A) had I felt B) I had felt
C) did I feel D) I did felt
38. When Mary paid the bill, she was given a _______ for her money.
A) cheque B) ticket C) receipt D) label
39. Having been elected chairman of the student association, _______.
A) the members applauded him
B) a speech was to be given by him
C) the members congratulated him
D) he gave a short acceptance speech
40. When Joyce was told the whole story, she _______ in the film.
A) ceased to be interesting B) ceased being interested
C) ceased to interest D) ceased interested
41. _______ you understand the rules, you will have no further difficulty.
A) While B) Unless C) Whether D) Once
42. We would like to hear some more ideas. _______ this matter?
A) What do you think of B) How do you think of
C) What is your opinion to D) How is your idea on
43. Because I don't take any sugar in my tea, I _______ to forget to
offer it to other people.
A) like B) come C) tend D) have
44. Mr. Johnson _______ the opportunity to speak to the president.
A) realized B) held
C) seized D) discovered
45."The weather looks _______ improving at last."
"Yes, I feel _______ a stroll along the beach."
A) for/like B) as if/for
C) like/like D) as/that
46. She has lost her handbag with _______ of money in it.
A) a considerable sum B) a valuable sum
C) an important sum D) an extraordinary sum
47. The finance minister has not been so _______ since he raised taxes to such a high level.
A) famous B) favourable C) popular D) preferable
48. He had deceived a great many people but she _______ him at once.
A) saw into B) saw through
C) looked into D) looked through
49. Everything about your composition is perfect ______ the poor spelling.
A) except B) except for
C) apart from D) besides
50. He is an outstanding lawyer ; _______, he should have a good income.
A) therefore B) because
C) however D) and then
III. CLOZE
Movie makers feared for a while
that they might be put out of busi-
ness by television. Recently, __51__, 51. A) especially B) further
more and more people have been going C) however D) moreover
to the movies. This __52__ be partly 52. A) might B) could
because the economic situation in C) should D) may
America has become __53__ . In the 53. A) better B) worse
movies, you forget your troubles as C) best D) improved
you get __54__ in the story on the 54. A) connected B) encouraged
screen. Also, directors have been C) involved D) shocked
producing pictures that __55__ 55. A) large B) small
numbers of people want to see. C) few D) little
Americans__56__ the millions are 56. A) of B) in
C) for D) with
returning to a love__57__ with the 57. A) event B) occurrence
C) accident D) affair
movies. Motion picture __58__ experts 58. A) industry B) deal
C) manufacture D) contract
see two main __59__ for this: an 59. A) excuses B) factors
C) reasons D) proofs
increased need by Americans to __60__ 60. A) hide B) separate
from economic worries and a large C) break D) escape
number of new movies with broad au-
dience __61__ . 61. A) appeal B) interest
Movie makers admit that their C) consideration D) concern
__62__ popularity is __63__ the 62. A) raising B) falling
C) rising D) losing
63. A) by no means B) partly
C) insufficienly D) completely
result of poor __64__ conditions, 64. A) cultural B) industrial
which traditionally bring an increase C) commercial D) economic
in theater __65__."When people are 65. A) attendance B) buildings
C) performances D) programmes
fearful__66__ the future, they look 66. A) to B) about
C) with D) at
for escape,"__67__ Jack V alenti, 67. A) claims B) comments
president of the Motion Picture C) commends D) complains
Association of America."In a __68__ 68. A) shaded B) darkening
theater, with a 65-foot screen, you C) colourful D) lighted
lose __69__for two and a half hours 69. A) reason B) worry
C) taste D) yourself
People find this __70__ ." 70. A) beneficial B) harmful
C) unhealthy D) humorous
IV. READING COMPREHENSION
Questions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage:
In the primary school, a child is in a comparatively simple setting and most of the time forms a relationship with one familiar teacher.On entering secondary school, a new world opens up and frequently it is a much more difficult world. The pupil soon learns to be less free in the way he
speaks to teachers and even to his fellow pupils. He begins to lose gradually the free and easy ways of the primary school, for he senses the need for a more cautious approach in the secondary school where there are older pupils. Secondary staff and pupils suffer from the pressuresof academic work and seem to have less time to stop and talk. Teachers withspecialist roles may see hundreds of children in a week, and a pupil maybe able to form relationships with very few of the staff. He has to decidewhich adults are approachable; good schools will make clear to every youngperson from the first year what guidance and personal help is available--but whether the reality of life in the institution actually encouragesrequests for help is another matter.
Adults often forget what a confusing picture school can offer to achild. He sees a great deal of movement, a great number of people-oftenrather frightening-looking people-and realizes than an increasing numberof choices and decisions have to be made. As he progresses through theschool the confusion may become less but the choices and decisions requiredwill increase. The school will rightly expect the pupil to take the firststeps to obtain the help he needs, for this is the pattern of adult lifefor which he has to be prepared, but all the time the opportunities for per-sonal and group advice must be presented in a way which makes them easy tounderstand and within easy reach of pupils.
71. According to the passage one of the problems for pupils entering
secondary schools is that _________ .
A) they are taught by many different teachers
B) they do not attend lessons in every subject
C) the teachers do not want to be friendly
D) the teachers give most attention to the more academic pupils
72. In secondary schools, according to the writer, every pupil having
problems should ________ .
A) know how to ask for help
B) be freed from the pressure of academic work
C) be able to discuss his problems in class
D) be able to discuss his problems with any teacher
73. In this passage, the author is mainly concerned about ________ .
A) academic standards
B) the role of specialist teachers
C) the training of the individual teachers
D) the personal development of pupils
74. Why do the pupils in the secondary school lose the free and easy ways
of the primary school?
A) Older pupils are superior to them.
B) They are afraid of being punished by teachers.
C) They feel that they need to behave more carefully.
D) They should meet the needs of older pupils.
75. Which of the following is TRUE?
A) Knowledge learning in the secondary school is more challenging
than that in the primary school.
B) Teaching in the primary school is more challenging than that in the
secondary school.
C) Teachers with specialist roles may see few students in a week.
D) A pupil may form relationships with a lot of staff.
Questions 76 to 80 are based on the following passage:
Ours has become a society of employees. A hundred years or so ago onlyone out of every five Americans at work was employed, i.e., worked forsomebody else. Today only one out of five is not employed but working forhimself. And when fifty years ago"being employed"meant working as afactory labourer or as a farmhand, the employee of today is increasinglya middle-class person with a substantial formal education, holding aprofessional or management job requiring intellectual and technical skills.Indeed, two things have characterized American society during these lastfifty years: middle-class employees have been the fastest-growing groupsin our working population -- growing so fast that the industrial worker,that oldest child of the Industrial Revolution, has been losing in numeri-cal importance despite the expansion of industrial production.
Y et you will find little if anything written on what it is to be anemployee. Y ou can find a great deal of very dubious advice on how to geta job or how to get a promotion. Y ou can also find a good deal of workin a chosen field, whether it be the mechanist's trade or book keeping(?á??). Every one of these trades requires different skills, sets differentstandards, and requires a different preparation. Y et they all have em-ployeeship in common. And increasingly, especially in the large businessor in the government, employeeship is more important to success than thespecial professional knowledge or skill. Certainly more people fail becausethey do not know the requirements of being an employee than because theydo not adequately possess the skills of their trade; the higher youclimb the ladder, the more you get into administrative or executive work,the greater the emphasis on ability to work within the organization ratherthan on technical abilities or professional knowledge.
76. It is implied that fifty years ago _______.
A) eighty per cent of American working people were employed in factories
B) twenty per cent of American intellectuals were employees
C) the percentage of intellectuals in the total work force was almost
the same as that of industrial workers
D) the percentage of intellectuals working as employees was not so
large as that of industrial workers
77. According to the passage, with the development of modern industry,
_______.
A) factory labourers will overtake intellectual employees in number
B) there are as many middle-class employees as factory labourers
C) employers have attached great importance to factory labourers
D) the proportion of factory labourers in the total employee
population has decreased.
78. The word 'dubious' (Line 2, Para. 2) most probably means _______.
A) valuable B) useful C) doubtful D) helpful
79. According to the writer, professional knowledge or skill is _______.
A) less important than awareness of being a good employee
B) as important as the ability to deal with public relations
C) more important than employer-employee relations
D) as important as the ability to co-operate with others
80. From the passage it can be seen that employeeship helps one _______.
A) to be more successful in his career
B) to be more specialized in his field
C) to gain professional ability
D) to develop his professional skill
Questions 81 to 85 are based on the following passage:
The United States court system, as part of the federal system of go-vernment, is characterized by dual hierarchies: there are both state andfederal courts. Each state has its own system of courts, composed of civiland criminal trial courts, sometimes intermediate courts of appeal, and astate supreme court. The federal court system consists of a series oftrial courts (called district courts) serving relatively small geographicregions (there is at least one for every state), a tier of circuit courtsof appeal that hear appeals from many district courts in a particular geo-graphic region, and the Supreme Court of the United States. The two courtsystems are to some extent overlapping, in that certain kinds of disputes(such as a claim that a state law is in violation of the Constitution) maybe initiated in either system. They are also to some extent hierarchical,for the federal system stands above the state system in that litigants(persons engaged in lawsuits) who lose their cases in the state supremecourt may appeal their cases to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Thus, the typical court case begins in a trial court -- a court ofgeneral jurisdiction -- in the state or federal system. Most cases go nofurther than the trial court: for example , the criminal defendant isconvicted (by a trial or a guilty plea) and sentenced by the court andthe case ends; the personal injury suit results in a judgment by a trialcourt (or an out-of-court settlement by the parties while the courts suitis pending) and the parties leave the court system. But sometimes the losingparty at the trial court cares enough about the cause that the matter doesnot end there. In these cases, the"loser"at the trial court may appealto the next higher court.
81. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A) Civil and criminal trial courts.
B) Trial court cases.
C) The court system in the United States.
D) The appeal court process.
82. According to the passage district courts are also known as_______.
A) circuit courts B) supreme courts
C) intermediate courts D) trial courts
83. In the last sentence of the first paragraph, the phrase"engaged in"
could best be replaced by which of the following?
A) committed to. B) involved in.
C) attentive to. D) covered in.
84. The passage indicates that litigants who lose their cases in the state
trial court may take them to _______.
A) different trial court in the same state
B) court in a different geographic region
C) federal trial court
D) state supreme court
85. It can be inferred from the passage that typical court cases are _______.
A) always appealed
B) usually resolved in the district courts
C) always overlapping
D) usually settled by the Supreme Court
Questions 86 to 90 are based on the following passage:
In the late 1960's, many people in North America turned theirattention to environmental problems, and new steel-and-glass skys-crapers were widely criticized. Ecologists pointed out that a clusterof tall buildings in a city often overburdens public transportationand parking lot capacities. Skyscrapers are also lavish consumers, and wasters, of electricpower. In one recent year, the addition of 17 million square feet ofskyscraper office space in New Y ork City raised the peak daily demandfor electricity by 120,000 kilowatts -- enough to supply the entirecity of Albany, New Y ork, for a day.
Glass-walled skyscrapers can be especially wasteful. The heatloss (or gain) through a wall of half-inch plate glass is more thanten times that through a typical masonry wall filled with insulationboard. To lessen the strain on heating and air-conditioning equipment,builders of skyscrapers have begun to use double-glazed panels ofglass, and reflective glasses coated with silver or gold mirror filmsthat reduce glare as well as heat gain. However, mirror-walled skyscra-pers raise the temperature of the surrounding air and affect neighboringbuildings. Skyscrapers put a severe strain on a city's sanitation(?àéú) facilities,too. If fully occupied, the two World Trade Center towers in New Y ork Citywould alone generate 2.25 million gallons of raw sewage(????) each year --as much as a city the size of Stamford, Connecticut, which has a populationof more than 109,000.
Skyscrapers also interfere with television reception, block bird flyways,and obstruct air traffic. In
Boston in the late 1960's, some people evenfeared that shadows from skyscrapers would kill the grass on Boston Common.
Still, people continue to build skyscrapers for all the reasons that they have alw ays built them -- personal ambition, civic pride, and the desire of owners to have the largest possible amount of rentable space.
86. The main purpose of the passage is to _______.
A) discuss the advantages and disadvantages of skyscrapers
B) compare skyscrapers with other modern structures
C) describe skyscrapers and their effect on the environment
D) illustrate various architectural designs of skyscrapers
87. According to the passage, what is one disadvantage of skyscrapers that have
mirrored walls?
A) The exterior surrounding air is heated.
B) The building materials are very expensive.
C) Construction time is increased.
D) Extra air-conditioning equipment is needed.
88. According to the passage, which aspect of skyscrapers were some residents
of Boston concerned with in the late 1960's ?
A) The poor reception of radio and TV signals.
B) The removal of trees and grass from building sites.
C) The harmful effects on the city's plants.
D) The obstruction of air traffic.
89. Which of the following groups would the skyscraper issue most concern?
A) Electricians. B) Environmentalists.
C) City planners. D) Television viewers.
90. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A) Skyscrapers provide more usable space than other buildings.
B) The skyscrapers first appeared in the late 1960's.
C) Where there are skyscrapers, television reception is poor.
D) The two World Trade Center towers are skyscrapers.
V. WRITING
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a compositionon Educational Enrollment in China of 1978 and 1983, based on the informationin the chart below. Compair the figures of 1978 and 1983. Give possible ex-planations. Y our composition should be in three paragraphs and be no lessthan 120 words. Remember to write clearly.
Y ou should write this composition on the Composition Sheet.
1978 (Million) 1983 (Million)
Primary Schools 146.23 135.82
Secondary Schools 65.54 43.94
Specialized Schools 0.897 1.37
Universities and Colleges 0.854 1.20
第四套
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
1. A) He must read a lot of books.
B) He doesn't like history.
C) He can't get the books he needs.
D) He has lost his watch.
2. A) Mild. B) Warm. C) Hot. D) Cold.
3. A) The light couldn't be turned off.
B) The hot water was running.
C) There was no hot water.
D) There was no heat.
4. A) Tom was unable to hear well.
B) Tom didn't say anything at the meeting.
C) Tom didn't listen to him.
D) Tom went out before the meeting was over.
5. A) In a restaurant. B) At a post office.
C) In a hotel. D) At the railway station.
6. A) She couldn't find where the courses were offered.
B) She has already taken one.
C) The courses are not well organized.
D) Not all the courses are bad.
7. A) ?? 15. B) ?? 150. C) ?? 60. D) ?? 30.
8. A) 8:30. B) 7:30. C) 8:00. D) 9:00.
9. A) Finish the novel. B) Return the novel.
C) Lend the novel D) Read the novel.
10. A) He is a secretary. B) He is a newspaperman.
C) He is a novelist. D) He is a businessman.
Passage 1Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) He wasn't satisfied with its size.
B) He wasn't satisfied with its power.
C) There were no units for measuring power.
D) There were few people who liked this engine.
12. A) Lifting a 3,300-pound weight 10 feet into the air in one hour.
B) Work a horse could do in one hour.
C) Lifting a 3,300-pound weight 10 feet into the air in 10 minutes.
D) Work a horse could do in one minute.
13. A) Watt's Engine
B) The Beginning of Horsepower
C) Units of Measure
D) How to Measure an Engine
Passage 2Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. A) He doesn't think flying is fun.
B) He feels he is a bus driver.
C) He is responsible for the plane and the passengers.
D) He is governed by instruments and regulations.
15. A) He enjoyed more freedom.
B) Flying was entirely different then.
C) He had no responsibility at all.
D) He relied on his experience only.
16. A) By looking at the roof of every house.
B) By calling a station for information.
C) By landing immediately.
D) By following a railway line.
Passage 3Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. A) Because she did not speak, except when it was necessary.
B) Because she could always find people who were able to help her.
C) Because she had a guide who could speak English well.
D) Because she had always had a pencil and some paper with her.
18. A) In a restaurant in an Italian city.
B) At a market in the south of Italy.
C) In a restaurant in an Italian village.
D) At a market in the north of Italy.
19. A) She had difficulty explaining where she had seen mushrooms.
B) She had difficulty giving her order for food.
C) Her trouble was that the waiter was a foreigner too.
D) Her trouble was that the waiter was impatient.
20. A) Because he thought she had drawn one.
B) Because she mispronounced the word.
C) Because it started to rain.
D) Because it was what she had seen at the market.
VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
21. _______ four years since John left school.
A) It was B) It is
C) They have been D) Those are
22. The doctors have tried _______ to save his life, but failed.
A) everything humanly possible
B) humanly everything possible
C) humanly possible everything
D) everything possible humanly
23. By 1922, for example, Australia had _______ than it had people.
A) fifteen times more of sheep B) fifteen times sheep more
C) fifteen more times of sheep D) fifteen times more sheep
24. Laser beams can carry long-signals _______ somewhat similar to radio waves.
A) in directions B) by means of
C) in ways D) according to
25. Shaking hands is a _______ way of greeting.
A) conventional B) conditional
C) original D) conversational
26. I hope their plan will work, but they themselves are very __________ that it will.
A) confident B) concerned C) doubtful D) suspicious
27. Tom's father wants to send him to medical school _______ .
A) to make him become a doctor B) for making him a doctor
C) to make a doctor from him D) to make a doctor of him
28. _______ , he never helps the poor.
A) As he is rich B) Even he is rich
C) Rich as he is D) Rich even though he is
29. She didn't come to the party though she _______ us she would.
A) agreed B) accepted C) offered D) promised
30. What you should say in your speech is entirely _______ you.
A) up to B) due to
C) owing to D) according to
31. His casual explanation made the problem _______.
A. to be even more complicating
B. even more complicated
C. being even more complicated
D. be even more complicated
32. _______, William Shakespeare is the most widely known.
A) With all writers in English
B) For all writers in English
C) Unlike all the writers in English
D) Of all writers in English
33. I'd just as soon _______ these important documents with you.
A) that you won't take B) your not taking
C) you didn't take D) you not take
34. I have finished typing all _______ the last page.
A) until B) to C) but D) for
35. Mary, leave the windows open, __________?
A) do you B) will you
C) wouldn't you D) don't you
36. There is no _______ in going to school if you're not willing to learn.
A) reason B) aim C) point D) purpose
37. We have a great need for energy because of our _______ life-style.
A) fastly-paced B) fastly-pacing
C) fast-paced D) fast-pacing
38. I don't _______ that as a serious mistake.
A) recommend B) regard
C) remember D) think
39. The day will come_______ coal and oil will be used as raw materials rather than fuels.
A) as B) while C) when D) whether
40. These trees cannot be grown in such a cold _______ as ours.
A) weather B) season C) space D) climate
41. I lost too much money betting at the horse race last time, so you won't
_______ me to go again.
A) convince B) impress C) persuade D) hope
42. When Mr. Jones gets old, he will ______ over his business to his son.
A) take B) hand C) think D) get
43. _______ you are free tonight, why not drop in and play chess with me?
A) For B) Since C) Because D) Even if
44. I can complete the job on time _______ he will help me.
A) whether B) if C) when D) though
45. There was a suggestion that the ordinary citizen _______ authority
to arrest wrong-doers.
A) giving B) be given C) be giving D) given
46. She regrets _______ idle when young.
A) to have been B) her being
C) her having been D) having been
47. Don't you think it is time you _______ smoking?
A) give up B) would give up
C) gave up D) must give up
48. The theory of continental drift can _______ the occurrence of earthquakes.
A) interpret B) express
C) account for D) make clear
49. ______ people attended the meeting last night.
A) Hundreds of B) Hundred of
C) A hundred of D) Hundred and hundred of
50. Don't bother me. Do what you _______. I don't care.
A) will B) will like
C) would D) would like
CLOZE
American teenagers have always
worked for extra pocket money. More
than their predecessors, today's
adolescents are __51__ to work long 51. A) about B) fond
hours during the week for hundreds of C) likely D) possible
dollars each month. They spend the
money __52__ themselves rather than 52. A) by B) on
C) in D) for
__53__ it to their families. In a 1987 53. A) contributing B) contribute C) paying D) pay
__54__ of 16,000 high school seniors 54. A) view B) inspection
C) observation D) survey
nationwide, it was __55__ that eighty 55. A) suggested B) found percent of students who work spend C) recommended D) advised their earnings on their own needs,
__56__ clothing, stereo equipment, 56. A) for example B) such as
C) that is to say
D) in other words
records and __57__. __58__ five 57. A) going to the movie
B) going to movies
C) movies D) the movie
percent said they contributed most 58. A) Other B) Only
of their income, which often exceeded C) Additional D) Further
??200 a month, to help pay family
living __59__ . 59. A) expenses B) money
The benefits of this work-and- C) values D) charges
spend ethic are being __60__ debated. 60. A) furiously B) heatedly C) thoroughly D) entirely
__61__ experts, and many parents, 61. A) No B) All
C) Any D) Some
__62__ that year-round part-time 62. A) insist B) demand employment increases youngsters' sense C) suggest D) require
of worth, teaches them financial__63__ 63. A) accounts B) ability C) responsibility D) well-being
and reduces tension -- and thus __64__ 64. A) crash B) conflict
-- within the family. C) battle D) struggle
Others, __65__, argue that working 65. A) furthermore B) therefore teenagers are inappropriately separat- C) however D) besides
ed, physically and financially, __66__ 66. A) in B) with
C) from D) by
their families, which __67__ parental 67. A) weakens B) loses
authority. C) reduces D) destroys
Teenagers' schoolwork can also
__68__. "When youngsters work for 68. A) be suffered B) suffer
C) be suffered from
D) suffer from
luxuries, they are buying __69__ 69. A) destruction B) separation
from education," said a program C) affection D) distraction
director for the U.S. Department of
Education. Working teenagers them-
selves say they have __70__ time to 70. A) more B) less
spend with friends and family. C) reduced D) sufficient
READING COMPREHENSION
Questions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage:
It was very late before Guglielmo followed his brother up to bed, foran extraordinary idea had come to him. If a spark could cause ether wavesto travel to another machine across a room and make that machine spark,why couldn't a bigger spark make waves travel a longer distance and causeanother spark, say, a mile away? And, by using long and short sparks, whycouldn't this be used to send messages by Morse Code? Indeed, why shouldn'tmessages be sent this way over great distances, using the ether instead ofwires?
The elder man found his young brother poor company during the rest ofthat holiday, for Guglielmo was so interested in his idea that he couldnot take his thoughts off it.
At last they arrived home at their father's mansion outside Bjologna,and young Marconi hurried to his laboratory to start his experiments.Assisted by his brother Alfonso, who, although nine years his senior, was not ashamed to work under this brilliant young scientist, he struggled formonths testing his idea. At last, to their joy, they got the instrument atthe other end of the room to give its answering spark.
Marconi now decided to show his father that there really was somethingin this idea of his, for Signor Marconi, who had made a large fortune inbusiness, had not a great deal of faith in his youngest son's science.
At last the apparatus was ready, and Guglielmo invited his father andmother to come to the laboratory.
Signor Marconi entered, his good-humoured face beaming."What is thisnew toy you have made, my boy?"he asked.
"Listen." the young inventor said, and he pressed a switch.
Faintly, in the lower part of the big house, an electric bell rang.
"Well?"his father inquired.
"There are no wires running to that bell. Don't you see what it means.Father? Messages can be sent through space without wires to carry them."
But Signor Marconi was not convinced."Let me take one of your machinesdown to the lawn. Then, if you can send me a signal, I'll believe you."he said.
Marconi took him at his word. A little later he was back in the lab, hishand on the morse key. Through the window he could see his father at thereceiver. The young man's heart thumped as he tapped ?- the test signal, S,which telegraphists use. He could tell by the expression on his
father'sface that the message had got through.
That evening Signora Marconi talked to her husband and on the followingday Guglielmo was overjoyed to receive from his father 5,000 lire -- about??250 -- to help with his experiments.
71. According to Gaglielmo _______.
A) any spark could send ether waves to wherever it wanted
B) ether waves could be used to operate machines
C) messages could be sent by ether instead of wires
D) bigger sparks could travel a mile and send messages
72. In Guglielmo's opinion, the distance ether waves travel depends on
_______.
A) the force of a spark
B) the size of the room
C) the type of the machine
D) the way the machine is operated
73. Guglielmo was so taken up with the idea that _______.
A) he decided to put an end to his holiday
B) stayed up late wondering about it
C) he paid little attention to anything else
D) he didn't want to stay with his brother
74. His father didn't see the point of his invention till _______.
A) he heard the bell ring
B) he saw the apparatus
C) he listened to his son's explanation
D) he received the signal himself with the machine
75. What is implied in the passage?
A) Guglielmo was better than his brother in science.
B) His father was so fascinated by his invention that he proposed to
join them.
C) Guglielmo discovered that a spark can make other waves travel.
D) Morse Code was invented by the Marconi brothers.
Questions 76 to 80 are based on the following passage:
Y ellow fever is a disease of warm lands that is found mainly along theshore of the Atlantic Ocean. It was first noticed in the Americas, but maywell have come form Africa and reached the New World with or soon afterColumbus. Until about fifty years ago, yellow fever was still one of themost feared diseases in the United States, where many died in repeated out-breaks. An outbreak which was to lead to surprising developments was onethat happened in Cuba during the
Spanish-American War.
As a result, an army group under Major Walter Reed was sent there inJune, 1900 with orders "to give special attention to questions concerningthe cause and prevention of yellow fever". In a daring group of experimentsusing human beings, Major Reed proved the truth of an idea advanced in 1881by a Cuban doctor, that the city type of mosquito passed on the disease.
The successful result of these experiments gave birth to another andstill more important idea: kill off the city type of mosquitoes and therewill be no more yellow fever. Fortunately these mosquitoes are one of theeasiest types to destroy. They are born in pools of quiet, warm
water,within a short distance to people's home.
So to Havana came a General with orders from the United States Govern-ment to dry up these pools. He carried out his task so well that the mos-quitoes disappeared. With them went yellow fever, never to return to Havana.A few years later the same General successfully repeated this operation inPanama and in this way made possible the building of the Panama Canal. Itall seemed so simple. End the mosquitoes: end the disease. Man even beganto dream of getting rid of yellow fever from the world.
Meanwhile one question still remained unanswered. The city type of mosquitoes carried the fever, without doubt, but how? After many experi-ments, a member of the United States Army Yellow Fever Commission decidedthat the disease must be carried by something too small to be seen. Ofhis own free will, this devoted scientist decided to allow himself to bebitten by an infected mosquito. Then, taking some of his infected blood,he injected it into three other members of the group who wanted to help.Two of the three got yellow fever -- and recovered. This showed that thedisease was carried by a virus (2???) too small to be seen through the
microscopes of the day.
76. Y ellow fever is found mainly around _______.
A) the Atlantic Ocean B) Any warm ocean
C) the Americas D) Any warm country
大学英语四级模拟题四 Part One Reading Comprehension (2’×10 = 20’) Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage One Air pollution can spread from city to city. It even spreads from one country to another. Some northern European countries have had “black snow”from pollutants that have traveled through the air from other countries and have fallen with the snow. So air pollution is really a global problem. Air pollution can kill babies, older people, and those who have respiratory（呼吸的）diseases. As found in cities, air pollution increases the risks of certain lung diseases. Air pollution can cause both airplane and car accidents because it cuts down visibility （能见度）. There are other possible health dangers from air pollution that we don’t know much about. For example, scientists are trying to find out whether chemicals that reach us from the air may cause changes in our cells. These changes might cause babies to be born with serious birth defects. Scientists are trying to learn how all the many chemicals are apt（易于的）to take into our bodies from air, water, food, and even medicines act together to affect our health and the way our bodies work. That is another reason why it is so important to begin to control pollution now instead of waiting until we learn all the answers. Air pollution costs us a lot of money. It corrodes（腐蚀）our buildings. It damages farm crops and forests. It has a destructive effect on our works of art. The cost of all this damage to our government is great. It would be much more worthwhile, both for us and for the government, to spend our tax dollars on air pollution control. 1. Air pollution may lead to airplane accidents because . A. it may cause pilots to be ill B. engines may fail from the air-borne dirt C. visibility is reduced D. it brings a lot of black snow 2. Scientists are trying to find a link between pollution and . A. intelligence levels B. birth problems C. man’s behavior D. the nervous system 3. Scientists have not yet determined . A. all of the effects of pollution on the human body B. how pollution can be controlled successfully C. when the atmosphere first became polluted D. how some snow becomes black 4. The author suggests that before air pollution becomes more serious, . A. factories will be forced to stop operating B. buildings should be protected C. the earth will begin to grow colder D. more money should be spent to solve the problem 5. We can conclude that . A. civilization may be ruined if pollution is not controlled B. pollution is more serious in Europe than it is in America C. most people do not know that pollution is a serious problem D. we should learn all the answers before we begin to control pollution Passage Two Stiletto heels could be banned from the workplace because of health and safety reasons, according to British Trade Union bosses. The Trade Union Congress, predominantly male, has proposed a motion arguing that high heels are disrespectful to women while they also contribute to long term injuries. They propose instead that women wear “sensible shoes”with an inch heel limit in an attempt to avoid future foot and back pain as well as injuries. The motion is due to be debated at next month’s conference. The motion states: “Congress believes high heels may look glamorous on the Hollywood catwalks but are completely in appropriate for the day-to-day working environment. Feet bear the burden of daily life, and for many workers prolonged standing, badly fitted footwear, and in particular high heels can be a hazard. Around two million days a year are lost through sickness as a result of lower limb disorders. Wearing high heels can cause long-term foot problems and also serious foot, knee and back pain and damaged joints. Many employers in the retail sector force women workers to wear high heels as part of their dress code. More must be done to raise awareness of this problem so that women workers and their feet are protected.” Nadline Dorries, the Tory Member of Parliament, however criticized the motion and said the extra height heels give women can help them when in the workplace. “I’m 5ft 3in and need every inch of my Christian Louboutin heels to look my male colleagues in the eye,”she said. “If high heels were banned in Westminster, no one would be able to find me. The Trade Union leaders need to get real, stop using obvious sexist tactics by discussing women’s
2015英语专四词汇语法模拟题练习及答案解析（一） 2015年英语专业英语四级考试已进入冲刺阶段，适当做些模拟练习题有助于同学们在考前着重复习自己的弱项，希望百度文库整理的2015英语专四词汇语法模拟题练习及答案解析能给同学们带来帮助。 1.____in the past, at the moment it is a favorite choice for wedding gown. A. Unpopular has as white been B. White has been as unpopular C. Unpopular has been as white D. Unpopular as white has been 2.____for a long time, the fields are all dried up. A. There has been no rain B. Having no rain C. There having been no rain D. There being no rain 3. The millions of calculations involved, ____by hand, would have lost all practical value by the time they were finished. A. had they been done B. they had been done C. having been done D. they were done 4. Televisions enable us to see things happen almost at the exact moment____. A. which they are happening B. they are happening C. which they happen D. they have happened 5.____me most was that the young boy who had lost both arms in an accident could handle a pen with his feet. A. That amazed B. It amazed C. Which amazed D. What amazed
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Calculate for a moment what could be done with even a part of those hours. Five thousand hours, I am told, are what a typical college undergraduate spends working on a bachelor's degree. In 10,000 hours you could have learned enough to become an astronomer or engineer. You could have learned several languages fluently. If it appealed to you, you could be reading Homer in the original Greek or Dostoyevsky in Russian. If it didn't, you could have walked around the world and written a book about it. The trouble with television is that it discourages concentration. Almost anything interesting and rewarding in life requires some constructive, consistently applied effort. The dullest, the least gifted of us can achieve things that seem miraculous to those who never concentrate on anything. But Television encourages us to apply no effort. It sells us instant gratification(满意). It diverts us only to divert, to make the time pass without pain. Television's variety becomes a narcotic(麻醉的), nor a stimulus. Its serial, kaleidoscopic (万花筒般的)exposures force us to follow its lead. The viewer is on a perpetual guided tour: 30 minutes at the museum, 30 at the cathedral, 30 for a drink, then back on the bus to the next attraction—except on television., typically, the spans allotted arc on the order of minutes or seconds, and the chosen delights are more often car crashes and people killing one another. In short, a lot of television usurps(篡夺;侵占) one of the most precious of all human gifts, the ability to focus your attention yourself, rather than just passively surrender it. Capturing your attention—and holding it—is the prime motive of most television programming and enhances its role as a profitable advertising vehicle. Programmers live in constant fear of losing anyone's attention—anyone's. The surest way to avoid doing so is to keep everything brief, not to strain the attention of anyone but instead to provide constant stimulation through variety, novelty, action and movement. Quite
洛基英语，中国在线英语教育领导品牌 Model Test 1 Part One Listening Comprehension Section A Directions： In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said - Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A）, B）, C）and D）, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a line through the centre. Example： You will hear： You will read： A） At the office. B） In the waiting room. C） At the airport. D） In a restaurant. From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A） At the office is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre. 1. A） She is not interested in the article. B） She has given the man much trouble. C） She would like to have a copy of the article. D） She doesn't want to take the trouble to read the article. 2. A） He saw the big tower he visited on TV~ B） He has visited the TV tower twice. C） He has visited the TV tower once. D） He will visit the TV tower in June. 3. A） The woman has trouble getting along with the professor. B） The woman regrets having taken up much of the professor's time. C） The woman knows the professor has been busy. D） The woman knows the professor has run into trouble. 4. A） He doesn't enjoy business trips as much as he used to. B） He doesn't think he is capable of doing the job. C） He thinks the pay is too low to support his family, D） He wants to spend more time with his family. 5. A） The man thought the essay was easy. B） They both had a hard time writing the essay. C） The woman thought the essay was easy. D） Neither of them has finished the assignment yet. 6. A） In the park. B） Between two buildings C） In his apartment. D） Under a huge tree. 7. A） It's awfully dull. B） It's really exciting.
TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS —GRADE FOUR— MODEL TEST ONE PART I DICTATION [10 MIN] Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE. PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 MIN] SECTION A TALK In this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at the task on the ANSWER SHEETONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure what you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. Now, listen to the talk. When it is over, you will be given TWO minutes to check your work. SECTION B CONVERSATIONS In this section, you will hear two conversations. At the end of the conversion, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken ONCE
大学英语四级考试模拟试题
大学英语四级考试模拟试题 Model Test Five Part ⅠListening Comprehension Directions: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. Choose the correct answer---A, B, C or D, and then, mark your answer by writing the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Section A (C) 11. A) He will only be available in the afternoon. B) It’s not his office hour. C) He doesn’t have time. D) He is too tired after class. (A) 12. A) The woman insists on going out. B) The woman doesn’t like watching TV. C) The man promised her a gift on her birthday. D) The man is too tired to go out. (B) 13. A) There are too many courses offered to
大学英语四级模拟题十 Part I Listening Comprehension (35’) Section A Directions:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations and 1 long conversation. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上对应题号作答。 1. A) At 9:15. B) Before 9:15. C) At 9:30. D) Before 9:50. 2. A) He does not understand it. B) He does not like it. C) He is used to it. D) He does not have to take it. 3. A) They were in a doctor’s office. B) They worked in the same office. C) They were in a workshop. D) They were talking in the weight lifting room at the gym. 4. A) Carry the suitcase with the woman. B) Carry the suitcase upstairs. C) Carry the suitcase up to the plane. D) Carry the suitcase down to the ship. 5. A) At eight o’clock. B) At nine o’clock. C) At ten o’clock. D) An hour later. 6. A) He broke his leg. B) He caught a cold. C) He had a car accident. D) He did n’t like to go to dance with the girl. 7. A) He doesn’t know what he wants to do. B) He likes to work this summer. C) He wonders whether the woman has a job. D) He can’t decide where to go on vacation. 8. A) At a hairdresser’s. B) At a tailor’s C) At a photographer’s. D) At a butcher’s. 9. A) The content of the note book. B) What the woman wrote in the note. C) Why people are not allowed to talk in the library. D) Whether people can smoke in the library. 10. A) Because it’s bad for her health. B) Because it had bad influences on children. C) Because it makes him smell. D) Because it makes him cough. Questions 11 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 11. A) He is not satisfied with his present job. B) He worries too much about his grandmother. C) People dislike his food. D) He is going to be fired. 12. A) He learned it in a training center of cooking. B) He learned it from his grandmother. C) He learned it from his mother. D) He learned it from his wife. 13. A) He dislikes other businessmen. B) He wants to have more chance to go on business. C) He doesn’t want to trouble others. D) He wants to be self-employed. 14. A) Whether he would have enough funds. B) Whether his food is to the customers’ taste. C) Whether his family members would support him. D) Whether he can pay less tax to the government. 15. A) Daniel gets encouragement from his friend Misha. B) The two speakers haven’t seen each other for a lon g time. C) Daniel wants to be in the food business. D) Daniel’s grandmother is an experienced businesswoman. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 2 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上对应题号作答。 Questions 16 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) His age and appearance. B) His personality. C) His scholarship. D) His relationship with students. 第 1 页共7 页
第1篇 Teamwork Teamwork is just as important in science as it is on the playing field or in the gym. Scientific investigations are almost always carried out by teams of people working together. Ideas are shared, experiments are designed,data are analyzed, and results are evaluated and shared with other investigators. Group work is necessary, and is usually more productive than working alone. Several times throughout the year you may be asked to work with one or more of your classmates. Whatever the task your group is assigned, a few rules need to be followed to ensure a productive and successful experience. What comes first is to keep an open mind, because everyone's ideas deserve consideration and each group member can make his or her own contribution. Secondly, it makes a job easier to divide the group task among all group members. Thirdly, always worktogether, take turns, and encourage each other by listening, clarifying, and trusting one another. Mutual support and trust often make a great difference. Useful words and expressions: playing field n. 运动场 productive adj. 多产的，有生产价值的 productive force 生产力 productive labor 有价值的劳动 a productive farm 肥沃的农场 a productive writer 多产作家 investigation n. 调查，研究 (be) under investigation 在调查研究中 bear investigation 经得起考查，不怕追查 keep an open mind 不抱成见，抱着虚心态度 make a great difference 有很大差别，有很大影响 听力源文件下载地址：https://www.doczj.com/doc/052173780.html,/s/1i3iV5Tb
大学英语四级考试模拟试卷及参考答案(第 一套） Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is foll owed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are fou r choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and ma rk the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. There is a difference between science and technology. Science is a method o f answering theoretical questions; technology is a method of solving practical problems. Science has to do with discovering the facts and relationships betwee n observable phenomena in nature and with establishing theories that serve to o rganize these facts and relationships; technology has to do with tools, techniq ues, and procedures for implementing the finding of science. Another distinction between science and technology has to do with the progr ess in each. Progress in science excludes the human factor. Scientists, who seek to comp rehend the universe and know the truth within the highest degree of accuracy an d certainty, cannot pay attention to their own or other people's likes or disli kes or to popular ideas about the fitness of things. What scientists discover m ay shock or anger people-as did Darwin's theory of evolution. But even an unple asant truth is more than likely to be useful; besides, we have the choice of re fusing to believe it! But hardly so with technology; we do not have the choice