College English Test （1）
Part I Listening Comprehension (20 points)
1. A) A shop assistant. B) A telephone operator. C) A waitress. D) A clerk.
2. A) Horror movies are interesting. B) Horror movies make her crazy.
C) She doesn’t like watching movies. D) She prefers love stories.
3. A) $75. B) About $125. C) $150. D) About $300.
4. A) At the airport. B) On a ship. C) At the office. D) In a car.
5. A) He can drive there in less than 20 minutes. B) The traffic is very heavy at this time of the day.
C) The museum is not open today. D) The woman should ask another driver for help.
6. A) The choice of courses. B) A day course. C) Their work. D) An evening course.
7. A) The next few days are supposed to be warm. B) Clouds and low temperatures are expected.
C) It won’t get much better than it is now. D) The rain is not expected to last very long.
8. A) He believes the Smiths have done a sensible thing.
B) He believes it is better for the Smiths to invest later.
C) He doesn’t think the Smiths should move to another place.
D) He doesn’t think the Smiths’ investment is a wise thing to do.
9. A) Maria. B) Maria’s husband. C) Maria’s mother. D) Maria’s mother-in-law.
10. A) She lost it. B) A visitor is using it now. C) The man gave it away. D) It was left at a guesthouse. Section B
Directions:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages or conversations. At the end of each
passage or conversation, you will hear some questions. The passage or the conversation will be read
twice. 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through
the center.
Questions 11-13 are based on the following passage.
11. A) It is expensive to hire labor. B) They can do better than others.
C) They don’t like to be helped. D) They don’t trust others.
12. A) It publishes books only for children. B) It uses computers to make up stories.
C) It publishes books about how people build their own houses.
D) It makes the young readers the leading characters in the stories.
13. A) Books written by children themselves. B) Books telling stories about the reader himself.
C) Books about children and their pets. D) Books published with the help of computers.
Questions 14-16 are based on the following passage.
14. A) Smoking will not be allowed in schools and colleges.
B) Nobody will be allowed to smoke in public places.
C) Smoking will not be allowed in cafes, bars and restaurants.
D) People will be allowed to smoke in special areas in public places.
15. A) 25%. B) 35%. C) 45%. D) 55%.
16. A) They wanted to modify the new measures. B) They accepted the need to take new measures.
C) They thought it unnecessary to take new measures.
D) They held different opinions on the need to take new measures.
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A) An outdoor music festival. B) A dancing festival. C) A profit-making festival. D) A farmer’s festival.
18. A) In spring. B) In summer. C) In autumn. D) In winter.
19. A) ￡1. B)￡11. C)￡12. D)￡112.
20. A) 1500. B) 5000. C) 15000. D) 150000.
Part II Vocabulary (10 points)
Directions:There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A),
B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the
corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
21. The Wilsons were coming back from holiday today, and I was _______ telling them what had happened while
they were away.
A) frightening B) fearing C) dreading D) scaring
22. The business community is also seeking _______ that Labor is serious about dealing with inflation.
A) insurance B) interaction C) reassurance D) recognition
23. Readers are invited to _______ their opinions on any of the issues discussed here.
A) contribute B) distribute C) attribute D) tribute
24. It was a four-week course, aimed at _______ our understanding of the managerial role.
A) defining B) inclining C) confining D) refining
25. The most _______ arrangement would be for us to pay very low interest over a long period of time.
A) preferable B) admirable C) knowledgeable D) respectable
26. He taught English in the 1920s and won a scholarship to study politics and _______ at Munich University in
1932.
A) economy B) economics C) economical D) economic
27. He wanted to tell her everything, but something held him _______.
A) up B) in C) out D) back
28. The White House _______ in its efforts to pass the bill, despite the opposition of Congress.
A) persisted B) resisted C) consisted D) insisted
29. Human rights lawyers have _______ the police of beating Murkett to death.
A) charged B) blamed C) accused D) criticized
30. Problems arise when people _______ can’t keep discipline.
A) in authority B) in particular C) in addition D) in return
31. As a defense against air-pollution damage, many plants and animals _______ a substance to absorb harmful
chemicals.
A) relieve B) release C) replace D) reject
32. Much of the remaining 25 percent, _______ mainly of glass, metals, and ceramics, can be recovered and
recycled.
A) making B) forming C) composing D) consisting
33. The old lady was sitting in the _______ of a large tree looking very relaxed and happy.
A) shape B) shelter C) shade D) shadow
34. Good parents should let the children make their own decisions instead of _______.
A) interfering B) interrupting
C) interpreting D) interviewing
35. After filling in the application form, I was requested to _______ a recent photograph to the form.
A) attach B) obtain C) attain D) retain
36. These changes will affect all managers and to a lesser _______ some ordinary workers.
A) range B) scale C) degree D) scope
37. She is married with two twin sons and a third child _______.
A) on the way B) on the contrary C) on the edge D) on the opposite
38. We are still dealing with problems _______ errors made in the past five years.
A) leading to B) resulting from C) bringing about D) coming across
39. The contract is very important for our company, so let’s _______ the details carefully.
A) go after B) go off C) go through D) go for
40. Just as the train was _______, there was a shout and someone fell onto the track.
A) pulling in B) pulling down C) pulling up D) pulling over
Part III Structure (10 points)
Directions:There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A),
B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the
corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
41. In fact many a man _______ known to yield to our bossy and arrogant behavior.
A) has B) has been C) have D) have been
42. Is this the computer that you want _______.
A) will be repaired B) to be repaired C) is repaired D) to have been repaired
43. If I protest and prevent her from doing that, she’ll resent _______ her freedom and lose respect for me.
A) me to limit B) my limiting C) that I limit D) my limit
44. Members of the committee urged that the city _______ the money for a new public library.
A) used B) would use C) use D) could use
45. The time limit for the task was only one week, but somehow I managed to get it _______.
A) do B) to be done C) done D) doing
46. Despite the wonderful acting and great stars the _______ movie couldn’t hold the audience’s attention.
A) two-hour B) two hours C) two-hours D) two-hour’s
47. Their requirement is that every member _______ at least one meeting per year.
A) will attend B) attend C) must attend D) attends
48. Professor Pile _______ to Hangzhou before, so I went to meet him at the airport.
A) didn’t go B) hasn’t been C) wouldn’t go D) hadn’t been
49. A woman is reported in the local newspaper _______ by three youths as she walked home from work
yesterday.
A) was robbed B) having been robbed C) to be robbed D) to have been robbed
50. The Mona Lisa, _______ in Italy, is now kept in Louvre, a museum in Paris.
A) who painted B) who was painted C) that was painted D) which was painted
51. All the teachers and students _______, the ceremony was declared open.
A) had arrived B) arrived C) having arrived D) arriving
52. _______ any reply, Mary decided to visit the company herself.
A) Having not B) Not having got C) Not having D) Having not got
53. Write down the sort of things you would like to do, _______ the opportunity.
A) give B) given C) giving D) gave
54. _______ the car, she was seized by the police officers.
A) On her step out off B) Her step out off C) On her stepping out of D) Her step out of
55. Whatever _______ the reason, Ken refused to talk to Linda.
A) be B) is C) was D) it
56. At the end of last month, they _______ thirty percent of the production plan.
A) will finish B) have finished C) had finished D) finished
57. _______ the telephone was invented in the nineteenth century _______ speech sounds over a long distance in
a few seconds.
A) Not until could people send B) Not until… people could send
C) Until could people not send D) Until people could send
58. Michael didn’t believe a word Nancy said and _______.
A) neither did the police B) neither the police did C) the police didn’t neither D) the police did neither
59. I talked with Peter in the library just a minute ago. He _______ to the city center.
A) hadn’t gone B) shouldn’t have gone C) can’t have gone D) wouldn’t have gone
60. We lost our way in the desert, and _______ made matters worse was that we ran out of water.
A) it B) that C) which D) what
Part IV Reading Comprehension (30 points)
Directions:There are 3 passages in this part. 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
center.
Passage 1
Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage:
I experienced a shock when I saw a curtain go up for the first time. My mother had taken me to see a play at the Schubert Theater on Lenox Avenue in Harlem in New York City. Here were living people talking to one another inside a large ship whose deck actually moved up and down with the swells of the sea. By this time I had been going to the movies every Saturday afternoon–Charlie Chaplin’s little comedies, adventure serials, Westerns.
Yet once you knew how they worked, movies, unlike the stage, left the mind’s grasp of reality intact (完整的) since the happenings were not in the theater where you sat. But to see the deck of the ship in the theater moving up and down, and people appearing at the top of a ladder or disappearing through a door--where did they come from and where did they go? Obviously into and out of the real world of Lenox Avenue.
This was alarming. And so I learned that there were two kinds of reality, but that the stage was far more real. As the play’s melodramatic (情节剧的) story developed, I began to feel anxious, for there was a villain (恶人) on board who had a bomb and intended to blow everybody up. All over the stage people were looking for him but he appeared, secretive and silent, only when the searchers were facing the other way. They looked for him behind posts and boxes and on top of beams, even after the audience had seen him jump into a barrel and pull the lid over him. People were shouting, “He’s in the barrel,” but the passengers were deaf. What anguish! The bomb would go off any minute, and I kept clawing at my mother’s arm, at the same time glancing at the theater’s walls to make sure that the whole thing was not really real. The villain was finally caught, and we happily walked out onto sunny Lenox Avenue, saved again.
61. Where was the large ship?
A) In a book about Lenox Avenue.B) In a river at Harlem. C) In a movie of Chaplin’s. D) On stage at a theater.
62. What were the two kinds of reality?
A) That of real life and the theater. B) That of the theater and the cinema.
C) That of reality and fantasy. D) That of real life and the cinema.
63. Which word best describes the author’s reaction when the villain first appeared on stage?
A) Anxiety. B) Curiosity. C) Amusement. D) Excitement.
64. Why were the passengers deaf?
A) Because the audience were too noisy. B) Because they could not see the villain.
C) Because they were friends of the villain. D) Because they were not supposed to hear the audience.
65. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A) First Experience at the Theater B) Two Realities C) The Adventure of a Villain D) Pirate Story Passage 2
Questions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage:
In some ways the employment interview is like a persuasive speech because the applicant (interviewee) seeks to persuade the employer (interviewer) to employ him or her. Several suggestions might prove helpful to the applicant when he or she is preparing for the actual interview.
A job applicant should gather certain types of information before the interview. First, the applicant should know what kind of job he wants and how that job relates to his career objective. It is important that the applicant be able to state why he wishes to work for a particular company. Second, the applicant should seek as much information as possible about the company, such as the location, the financial situation of the company, plans for expansion, and company philosophy. Information about most big corporations is available in reference books and periodicals (期刊).
After gathering information about the company, the applicant is ready for the interview. The Interviewer’s first impression comes from the interviewee’s appearance. For most interviews, the appropriate dress for a man is a conservative (保守的) dark colored suit with a long sleeve white or light blue shirt and conservative tie.
Although hairstyle and dress are matters of personal taste, many personnel directors get first impressions from these characteristics. For example, one recent college graduate, who felt himself qualified, interviewed for a public relations job. However, the personnel manager considered this young man’s long hair, sloppy (不整洁的) dress, and overly casual manner unsuited for this particular position.
66. For whom is the passage most likely written?
A) An employee. B) An employer. C) An interviewee. D) An interviewer.
67. As the author suggests, what the applicant should know before the interview is_______.
A) the type of work he wants and his career expectation
B) the manager and the people he will be working with
C) his career objective a particular company will decide
D) the reasons why a particular company wants to employ him
68. Before the interview, the applicant should obtain some information about_______.
A) business and philosophy B) the company he wants to work for
C) most big corporations D) reference books and periodicals
69. What the applicant wears, as the author suggests, can make him become_______.
A) expressive B) impressive C) informative D) conservative
70. What does the passage tell us through the example in the last paragraph?
A) The importance of personal taste. B) The importance of public relations.
C) The importance of self-confidence. D) The importance of a first impression.
Passage 3
Questions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage:
Those outdated or idle (闲散的) computers may be just what Baker needs to turn his ideas into scientific breakthroughs. Baker, 43, a professor of biochemistry at the University of Washington, realized about two years ago that he didn’t have access to the computing horsepower needed for his research—nor the money to buy time on supercomputers elsewhere. So he turned to the kindness—and the computers—of strangers.
Using software made popular in a massive yet so far fruitless search for intelligent life beyond Earth, he and his research team are tapping the computing power of tens of thousands of PCs whose owners are donating spare computer time to chop away at scientific problems over the Internet. Baker’s Rosetta home project is attracting PC users who like the idea of helping find a cure for cancer and admire the way Baker has involved regular people in his research that aims to predict how protein structures unfold at the atomic level.
Baker’s work could one day lead to cures to diseases from cancer to Alzheimer’s. The project takes a more direct approach to other diseases, including the search for an HIV vaccine (疫苗). In that case, his team hopes to develop a way to help the body recognize critical parts of the virus’ proteins so that it can no longer hide from the body’s immune system. The project sends work to computers that have installed the necessary free software. When the machine is idle, it figures out how an individual protein—a building block of lif e—might fold or contort, displaying the possibilities in a screen saver. When the PC is done crunching (处理), it sends the results back to Baker’s team and grabs more work. More than 60,000 people are donating computer power to Baker’s research—similar to the power of one supercomputer. He hopes to increase that number by at least tenfold—enough to lead to major scientific breakthroughs.
71. What was the problem Baker faced with two years ago?
A) The impracticality of his research ideas. B) The inadequacy of the computer software.
C) The lack of enough computer horsepower. D) The limited access to strangers’ computers.
72. What does “chop away at” (Para. 2) most probably mean?
A) “deal with”B) “increase”C) “discuss”D) “think of”
73. What can be said about Baker’s research?
A) His research was regarded by many people as useless.
B) His research was admired by many seriously ill people.
C) His research could probably help find intelligent life beyond Earth.
D) His research could possibly benefit those who suffer severe illnesses.
74. How does Baker make use of other people’s computers?
A) By buying the computers’ idle time and letting them work for him.
B) By persuading the PC owners to sell their old computers to him.
C) By installing software and letting them process the data at owner’s home.
D) By moving them to his research lab and having them hooked to the net.
75. Which of the following is true about Baker’s way of research?
A) It is not reliable or convenient. B) It is very creative and economical.
C) It is too ideal to be put into actual use. D) It sounds good but doesn’t turn out useful.
Part V Translation from English into Chinese (15 points)
Directions:In this part there is a passage with 5 underlined parts, numbered 76 to 80. After reading the passage carefully, you should translate the underlined parts into Chinese. Remember to write your translation
on the Translation Sheet.
Jane Goodall was born in London, England, on April 3, 1934. On her second birthday, her father gave her a toy chimpanzee (黑猩猩) named Jubilee. Jubilee was’ named after a baby chimp in the London Zoo, and seemed to foretell the course Jane’s life would take. To this day, Jubilee sits in a chair in Jane’s London home. From an early age, Jane was fascinated by animals and animal stories. 76)By the age of 10, she was talking about going to Africa to live among the animals there. At the time, in the early 1940s, this was a radical (激进的) idea because women did not go to Africa by themselves.
As a young woman, Jane finished school in London, attended secretarial school, and then worked for a documentary filmmaker for a while. When a school friend invited her to visit Kenya, she worked as a waitress until she had earned the fare to travel there by boat. She was 23 years old.
Once in Kenya, she met Dr. Louis Leakey, a famous scientist. 77)He was impressed with her thorough knowledge of Africa and its wildlife, and hired her to assist him and his wife. Dr. Leakey and Jane began planning a study of a group of chimpanzees who were living on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Kenya.
In July of 1960, Jane arrived at Gombe National Park in what was then called Tanganyika and is now called Tanzania. Jane faced many challenges as she began her work. 78)The chimpanzees did not accept her right away, and it took months for them to get used to her presence in their territory. But she was very patient and remained focused on her goal. Little by little, she was able to enter their world.
At first, she was able to watch the chimpanzees only from a great distance, using binoculars (望远镜). As time passed, she was able to move her observation point closer to them while still using camouflage (伪装). Eventually, she was able to sit among them, touching, patting, and even feeding them. 79)It was an amazing
accomplishment for Jane, and a breakthrough in the study of animals in the wild. Jane named all of the chimpanzees that she studied, stating in her journals that she felt they each had a unique personality.
One of the first significant observations that Jane made during the study was that chimpanzees make and use tools, much like humans do, to help them get food. It was previously thought that humans alone used tools.
80)Also thanks to Jane’s research, we now know that chimps eat meat as well as plants and fruits. In many ways, she has helped us to see how chimpanzees and humans are similar. In doing so, she has made us more sympathetic toward these creatures, while helping us to better understand ourselves.
Jane pursued a graduate degree while still conducting her study, receiving her Ph.D. from Cambridge University in 1965. In 1984, she received the J. Paul Getty Wildlife Conservation Prize for “helping millions of people understand the importance of wildlife conservation to life on this planet.”Dr. Jane Goodall is now the world’s most famous authority on chimpanzees, having studied their behavior for nearly 40 years.
76．到十岁时，她已经在谈论要去非洲，和那里的动物生活／住在一起。
77．她对非洲以及那里的动物了解之透彻给他留下了深刻印象，他(因此)雇佣她作为他及其夫人的助手。
78．黑猩猩们没有马上接受她，过了几个月他们对她在其领地上的存在才习惯起来。
79．对于简(Jane)来说这是一个伟大的成就，在对野生动物研究方面是一个突破。
80．同样，得益于／感谢简(Jane)的研究，我们现在知道黑猩猩吃肉、植物和水果。
Part VI Translation from Chinese into English (15 points)
Directions: In this part there are 5 sentences in Chinese. You are required to translate them into English. Please put your translation on the Translation Sheet.
81．这项任务的确很难，但绝对不是无法完成的。
82．要过几分钟药物才会开始起作用。
83．他说他与这项／个决定一点关系都没有。
84．对中国队来说，在明天的比赛中获胜事关国家的荣誉。
85．她没有恼火，反而显得挺高兴。
81. The task is indeed very difficult, but by no means impossible.
82. It will be a few minutes before the drugs start to take effect.
83. He said that he had nothing to do with the decision.
84. For the Chinese team, winning tomorrow’s game is a matter of national honor.
85. Instead of being annoyed, she seemed quite pleased.。
