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环球雅思英语水平测试卷
PART I
1.The medicine is on sale everywhere. You can get it at __a_____ chemist's.
A) each B) some C) certain D) any
2. You cannot be _d______ careful when you drive a car.
A) very B) so C) too D) enough
3. Every man in this country has the right to live where he wants to, ___D____the
color of his skin.
A) with the exception of B) in the light of
C) by virtue of D) regardless of
4. Housewives who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full
____b___.
A) capacity B) strength C) length D) possibility
5. I hate people who ____d___ the end of film that you haven't seen before.
A) reveal B) rewrite C) revise D) reverse
6. The old couple decided to ___c_____ a boy and a girl though they had three children
of their own.
A) adapt B) bring C) receive D) adopt
7. The government is trying to do something to ___b____ better understanding between
the two countries.
A) raise B) promote C) heighten D) increase
8. The newspaper did not mention the ___a____ of the damage caused by the fire.
A) range B) level C) extent D) quantity
9. The soldier was of running away when the enemy attacked. Please find out the word
below which has the opposite meaning.
A) scolded B) charged C) accused D) punished
10. Had he worked harder, he ___b____ the exams.
A) must have got through B) would have got through
C) would get through D) could get through 环球天下教育集团
2 11. Only under special circumstances _______ to take make up tests.
A) are freshmen permitted B) freshmen are permitted
C) permitted are freshmen D) are permitted freshmen
12. It seems oil _______ from this pipe for some time. We'll have to take the machine
apart to put it rignt.
A) had leaked B) is leaking C) leaked D) has been leaking
13. When he arrived, he found _______ the aged and the sick at home.
A) none but B) none other than C)nothing but D) no other than
14. The pressure _______ causes Americans to be energetic, but it also puts them under
a constant emotional strain.
A) to compete B) competing C) to be competed D) haveing competed
15. Once environmental damage _______, it takes many years for the system to recover.
A) has done B) is to do C) does D) is done
16. Studies show that the things that contribute most to a sense of happiness cannot be
bought, _______ a good family life, friendship and work satisfaction.
A) as for B) in view of C) in case of D) such as
17. John seems a nice person, _______ I don't trust him.
A) Even though B) Even so C) Therefore D) Though
18. I don't think it advisable that Tim _______ to the job since he has no experience.
A) is assigned B) will be assigned
C) be assigned D) has been assigned
19. _______, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly
than a man whose command of language is poor.
A) Other things being equal B) Were other things equal
C) To be equal to other things D) Other things to be equal
20. _______ that my head had cleared, my brain was also beginning to work much better.
A) For B) Now C) Since D) Despite
PART II
Passage One
We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn't even lift her eyes from the book. Mum
pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched, mouth
open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly
to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop . She pushed the mop past the desk and as the
nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, "Very dirty floors." "Yes. I'm glad they've finally decided
to clean them," the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said, "But aren't you 环球天下教育集团
3 working late?" Mum just pushed harder, each swipe of the mop taking her farther and farther down
the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big
book. After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back
and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum nodded politely to the nurse and said,
"Thank you." Outside, Mum told me: "Dagmar is fine. No fever." "You saw her, Mum?" "Of
course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop
worrying as well. It's a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush."
21. When she took a mop from the small room what Mum really wanted to do was ______.
[A] to clean the floor [B] to please the nurse
[C] to see a patient [D] to surprise the story-teller
22. When the nurse talked to Mum she thought Mum was a _______.
[A] nurse [B] visitor [C] patient [D] cleaner
23. After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital?
[A] It is a children's hospital. [B] It has strict rules about visiting hours.
[C] The nurses and doctors there don't work hard.
[D] A lot of patients come to this hospital every day.
24. Why did Mother go to see Dagmar in the hospital?
[A] To give her some message about Dad. [B] To make sure her room was clean.
[C] To check that she was still there. [D] To find out how she was.
25. Which of the following words best describes Mum?
[A] polite [B] patient [C] changeable [D] clever
Passage Two
Long after the 1998 World Cup was won, disappointed fans were still cursing the disputed
refereeing decisions that denied victory to their team. A researcher was appointed to study the
performance of some top referees.
The researcher organized an experimental tournament involving four youth teams. Each match
lasted an hour, divided into three periods of 20 minutes during which different referees were in
charge.
Observers noted down the referees' errors, of which there were 61 over the tournament. Converted
to a standard match of 90 minutes, each referee made almost 23 mistakes, a remarkably high
number. The researcher then studied the videotapes to analyse the matches in detail.
Surprisingly, he found that errors were more likely when the referees were close to the incident.
When the officials got it right, they were, on average, 17 meters away from the action. The average
distance in the case of errors was 12 meters. The research shows the optimum distance is about 20
meters. There also seemed to be an optimum speed. Correct decisions came when the referees
were moving at a speed of about 2 meters per second. The average speed for errors was 4 meters
per second.
If FIFA, football's international ruling body, wants to improve the standard of refereeing at the next
