全国2007年4月自学考试英语翻译试题答案

全国2007年4月自学考试英语翻译试题答案<i>答案</i>全国2005年4月自学考试英语翻译试题答案I. Multiple Choice Questions (30 points, 2 points for each)A：1．B 2.B 3.A 4.D 5. C 6. D 7.B 8.A 9.B 10. CB：11．C 12. C 13.A 14.B 15. DII. Word and Phrase Translation (20 points, 1point for each)A.16. 公司章程（仅译为“章程”意义不准确，不能得分）17. 电讯/电信18. 生效19. 化学毒物/有毒化学物质20. 梵蒂冈21. 生物控制（科）学22. 学术交流23. 大规模杀伤性武器24. 人员不足25. 批准书B.26. Nobel Prize winner 27. Olympic Games 28. the Northern Warlord government 29. budget 30. productive forces/productivity 31. the imperial garden 32. foundation 33. fishing ground 34. rejuvenation of China 35. the cradle of human civilization (关键词为“cradle”，没有译出就算错)III. Translation Improvement (20 points, 2 points for each)A.36. 我相信中国经济管理部门已认识到这个问题，在下一个五年计划中会有效的解决这个问题。

（考试重点：“address”的理解和翻译）37．第一次世界大战是帝国主义列强之间争夺市场、资源和领土的冲突，而第二次世界大战比第一次更复杂。

2007年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语翻译试卷Ⅰ．Multiple Choice Questions （30 points, 2 points for each）A．Directions: This part consists of ten sentences, each followed by four different versions marked A, B, C and D．Choose the one that is the closest equivalent of the original in terms of meaning and expressiveness.1．I always found myself a dread of west and a love of east in Eden.A．我总是在自己身上找到对伊甸之西的畏惧和对伊甸之东的喜爱。

B．我总是在我内心深处找到对伊甸之西的畏惧和对伊甸之东的喜爱。

C．我发现自己身上一直有对伊甸之西的畏惧，对伊甸之东的喜爱。

D．我发现自己一直对伊甸之西怀有畏惧，而对伊甸之东怀有喜爱。

2．No man is so foolish but he may give another good counsel sometimes.A．没有人如此愚笨，他有时也能给别人提出好的忠告。

B．没有人愚笨到偶尔也给别人提出好的忠告。

C．人再愚笨，有时也能给别人提出好的忠告。

D．偶尔愚笨的人也能给别人提出好的忠告。

3．A pretext was the last thing that Hastings was likely to want.A．最后，哈丁斯好像需要一个借口。

B．哈丁斯可能不需要任何借口。

C．最后，哈丁斯可能想要的那个东西就是借口。

D．借口好像是哈丁斯想要的最后的东西。

4．A powerful indictment of America’s disregard of ecology, Silent Spring was aimed chiefly at the wholesale use of chemical pesticide．especially DDT.A．有力地控诉了美国对生态的忽视，《沉默的春天》主要是针对大规模使用农药，特别是滴滴涕。

做试题,没答案?上自考365,网校名师为你详细解答!2007年4月全国自考英语(一)真题参考答案一、Vocabulary and Structure(10 points,1 point for each item)1.Mary______be Canadian,for she‟s got a British passport.A.can‟tB.isn‟t able toC.mustn‟tD.needn‟t答案：A2.As his parents died when he was young,he was______by his uncle.A.brought upB.grown upC.brought outD.taken out答案：A3.What do you_____to do about the problem now that this solution has failed?A.inclineB.intendC.pretendD.think答案：B4.I had never expected you to turn____at the meeting. I thought you were inShanghai.A.aroundB.onC.inD.up答案：D5.They have to stay with us______the time being because they have not found aplace yet.A.duringB.inC.forD.since答案：C6.Sixty percent of television viewers chose him as their______host.A.popularB.preferredC.favoriteD.favored答案：C7.Don‟t call me at the office_____it‟s absolutely necessary.A.exceptB.unlessC.sinceD.if答案：B8.Each one of us,______old or young, is a valuable member of society.A.howeverB.wheneverC.whoeverD.no matter答案：A9.Diamonds are the hardest substance_______in nature.A.findB.foundC.findingD.to find答案：B10.Tony likes walking in the country and_______.A.also does MaryB.Mary does alsoC.so Mary doesD.so does Mary答案：D二、Cloze Test(10 points,1 point for each)1. A study by the World Wildlife Fund reveals that the human race is destroyingthe earth at a pace that is(1)fast for its capacity to support life.(2), it pointsout that the extra planets (equal to the earth in size) will be required by the year2050 as(3)resources are exhausted.The report, (4)on scientific data from across the world, shows that over(5)of thenatural world has been destroyed by human beings over the past three decades. Itwarns that consumption rates must be rapidly lowered,(6)the earth will no longer beable to support population growth.The report offers a clear warning(7)people either stop their present life style orrisk(8)the burden on scientists to locate another planet that can support human life.It is not just humans who are at risk.(9), who examined data for 350 kinds of mammals (哺乳动物), birds and fish, found that the(10)of many species had reduced more than a half during the period.(1).(A).so(B).too(C).very(D).much答案：B(2).(A).However(B).Too(C).Except for(D).In addition答案：D(3).(A).producing(B).developing(C).existing(D).affecting答案：C(4).(A).insisted(B).blamed(C).debated(D).based答案：D(5).(A).three(B).thirds(C). a third(D).third答案：C(6).(A).or(B).and(C).so(D).but答案：A(7).(A).that(B).which(C).whose(D).when答案：A(8).(A).left(B).leaving(C).leave(D).to leave答案：B(9).(A).Scientists(B).Reporters(C).Officials(D).Clerks答案：A(10).(A).accounts(B).members(C).amounts(D).numbers答案：D三、Reading Comprehension(30 points,2 points for each)1.There was a strange girl in my high school whom we all called the Bird. Wecalled her that because of her nervous, birdlike movements. Her skin looked as if it had never felt the sun, and there was usually a red spot in the middle of herforehead. She had thin black hair on her arms long enough to comb, and she wore clothes that h ad been out of fashion since Shirley Temple‟s time. She was so often laughed at that it shames me to this day to think that I was part of it. Oh, Inever laughed at her in her face; I wasn‟t that brave. I‟d wait until she hurriedby and join the oth er guys. And it‟s important when you‟re a teenager to join inthe laughter so that the laughter will not turn on you.I remember one day when the Bird was surrounded by three or four rude guys who had stopped her in the hall between classes. They were moving their arms up and down like birds and shouting in her ear. She was terrified and there was fright in her eyes. A couple of her books fell to the floor. Then this girl came out of nowhere.I‟d never seen such anger in a girl before. She went up to the leader of the guys and shouted angrily, “Stop it! Can‟t you see what you‟re doing?”The guys backed off, astonished. Then the girl went over to the Bird and put her arm around her shoulders and walked her to class.I thought about the Bird when I read about Nathan Faris, the little boy who shot a classmate and killed himself after being laughed at by the kids in his school. I thought of how I had been part of her misery, how more than twenty years later itstill bothered me. But I also thought of what I had learned that day about respect and bravery, about being a human being, from a girl whose name I don‟t even know. And I wonder whether that one act of kindness might have saved another girl‟s life.(1).The girl was called the Bird mainly because of her____.(A).outdated dress(B).color of her hair(C).birdlike actions(D).physical appearance答案：C(2).The author joined other teenagers in laughing at the Bird because he____.(A).feared that they would laugh at him(B).did not dare to laugh at her in her face(C).shared their opinion of her nervous actions(D).was ashamed of her peculiar movements答案：A(3).When the kind girl came to the Bird‟s help, the teenagers were____.(A).shocked(B).afraid(C).angry(D).ashamed答案：A(4).The story of Nathan Faris reminded the author that____.(A).he should have asked the girl‟s name(B). a kind act may change a person‟s life(C).the girl had saved the life of the Bird(D).boys were not as brave as girls in school答案：B(5).What the author learns from the kind girl is____.(A).shame and misery(B).shame and kindness(C).respect and courage(D).respect and lovePassage Two答案：C2. A group of college students were telling frightening stories. Eventually, agirl from a small town in Michigan broke in. “I know a more frightening story than any of those!”she announced. “And the most fright ening thing is, this one istrue. It happened to a girl my sister knew.”She began her story.“One stormy evening, the girl went to babysit at a houseway out in the country. She was feeling a little nervous when the phone rang. When she answered, a man said, …Have you checked the child?‟and laughed strangely. She was scared to death when a few minutes later the guy called again and said the same thing. She checked the child and called the operator to get the calls traced. Soon the operator called back to say,…Get out of the house! He‟s in the house withyou!‟So she got hold of the child and ran out into the rain. Later, the policefound this escaped prisoner in the parents‟upstairs bedroom.”“But wait a minute!”called out the girl‟s roommate from Iowa.“That didn‟thappen in Michigan. It happened near my hometown long ago when my mother was in school. The guy had escaped from a madhouse.” “Well, it sounds an awful lot like something that happened a few years ago to a friend of my brother‟s inColor ado,”said another student.“Only the guy actually caught the babysitter.”What‟s going on here? How could the same event have happened to three different babysitters in three different parts of the country at three different times? It iswhat we call urban legend (都市传奇), which is the modern version of American folk tales. Urban legends are modern and sound real to us. They are humorous, unexpected, and often frightening, though they probably never happened.(1).The girl from Michigan believed her story to be the most frightening because____.(A).it actually happened(B).it happened on a stormy night(C).it involved a dangerous person(D).it happened far away in the country答案：A(2).In the story told by the girl from Michigan, the prisoner____.(A).escaped from the house(B).caught the babysitter(C).was arrested by the police(D).called from the girl‟s home答案：C(3).According to the girl from Iowa, the guy in the house was____.(A). a runaway prisoner(B).an escaped mad person(C). a classmate of her mother(D). a friend of her brother‟s答案：B(4).The author uses three different versions of the same story to____.(A).illustrate what urban legend is(B).show the false nature of the story(C).emphasize the truth of the story(D).prove life in the country is dangerous答案：A(5).According to the passage, urban legends are____.(A).always horrible and scary(B).very difficult to believe(C).enjoyed by college students(D).part of the folk tale tradition答案：D3.By the time she got the box open, Nancy was so excited that she could hardly contain herself. Eagerly she removed the cotton surrounding the small object inside the box, and held it up to the light. It glittered and sparkled (闪闪发光)—made alive by the bright sunlight pouring through the window.Nancy turned the object slowly in her hands, first this way and then that way. It continued to sparkle and shine as if it had a light of its own. She cried out in delight. Her diamond engagement ring had been found and returned to her, just as the woman on the phone had promised.For two weeks, Nancy almost collapsed after losing the ring on the subway. She had placed ads in the newspapers and on the radio, offering a reward for the returnof the ring. And, she had almost given up hope when the phone call came.A kind, elderly female voice informed her that she had found the ring between seat cushions (坐垫). She had called, she said, to make sure of the exact addressand had promised to return the ring by insured mail the next day. And then she had added sweetly:“There‟s no need to send a reward either. I lost my engagement ringonce when I was young, and some kind, unknown person returned it to me the next day.I feel I‟m only paying back an old debt of thanks.”Nancy had thanked the finder profusely and asked her name, but the other woman had said that it wasn‟t important. And, now, here was the ring once again in herhand. She put it back on her finger and breathed a huge sigh of relief.(1).The word “object” in the first and second paragraphs refers to the____.(A).box(B).ring(C).cotton(D).sunlight答案：B(2).After she lost the ring, Nancy did all the following EXCEPT____.(A).she placed ads on the radio(B).she placed ads on the radio(C).she offered a reward for its finder(D).she called the kind, elderly woman答案：D(3).The elderly woman told Nancy that she found the ring____.(A).in a box(B).in the cotton(C).on the subway(D).in the insured mail答案：C(4).The woman refused to accept Nanc y‟s offer of reward because____.(A).the reward was not important to her(B).an unknown finder gave the ring to her(C).she did not consider it a sincere offer(D).she had had the same experience before答案：D(5).Nancy breathed a huge sigh of relief because____.(A).she had finally paid off her debt of thanks(B).she had finally got the engagement ring back(C).the woman had refused her offer of reward(D).the woman had promised to send her the ringPART TWO答案：B四、Word Spelling(10 points,1 point for two words)1.将下列汉语单词译成英语。

（01-08年）4月份考题分类详解选择最佳的译文英语词语的理解6.The car beeped at me until I fastened my seatbelt.（英语连词的理解）（0204）A.汽车向我发出了嘟嘟的声音，直到我系上了安全带。

B.汽车发出嘟嘟的声音，我系上安全带就不响了。

C.汽车在我系上安全带之前才发出嘟嘟的声音。

D.汽车发出嘟嘟的声音，我才系上了安全带。

3．My teacher had been with me several weeks before I understood that everything has a name.（英语词语的理解）（0804）A．在我知道每样东西都有一个名字以前，老师已经教我好几个星期了。

B．老师和我相处了好几个星期，我都不知道每样东西还有一个名字。

C．在我知道每样东西都有一个名字以前，老师和我已经相处好几个星期了。

D．老师教了我好几个星期，我才知道每样东西都有一个名字。

4. While we cannot close the gulf between us, we can try' to bridge it so that we may be able to talk across it.（英语词语的理解）（0604）A．当我们无法弥合我们之间的鸿沟时，我们可以搭一座桥，以便越过它进行会谈。

B．在我们不能弥合双方之问的鸿沟时，我们可以修一座桥，为的是能够进行会谈。

C．虽然我们不能弥合双方之间的鸿沟，我们却能够设法搭一座桥，以便我们能够越过它进行会谈。

D．虽然我们可以修一座桥，为的是能够进行会谈，但我们却无法弥合双方之间的鸿沟。

5.Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede, and the waters flow more quietly. （英语词语的理解）（0104）[A]河面逐渐展开，两岸徐徐向后退去，河水也流得更为平缓。

2000年4月全国英语英语翻译试卷、答案1. In the years that followed, Bill learned to spell in this uncomprehending way a great many words.B.在往后的几年里，比尔就这样学着拼写，虽然不理解意思，却也学会了拼写许多单词。

2. It is undoubtedly true that poverty is still a problem in this country, as it is in many other developing and even developed economies.D.毫无疑问，这个国家同其它许多发展中国家乃至发达国家一样，仍然存在着贫困问题。

3. 破镜虽已粘补，但既不美观，又不牢固。

A. A mirror that has been glued back together has an unsightly flaw and breaks again easily.4. 为了发展初等教育，根据我国宪法和实际，特制订本法律。

A. This law has been drawn up on the basis of the Constitution and the reality in our country in order to develop primary education.5. 不搞改革，不坚持开放政策，我们确定的战略目标就不能实现。

C. We can not achieve our strategic goals unless we carry out reforms and adhere to the opening-up policy.6.就英汉两种语言的区别而言，下列选项中不正确的一项是_____________。

C.英语定语位置较固定，汉语定语位置较灵活7.就法律英语的特点而言，下列选项中不正确的一项是_____________。

2005年4月全国高等教育自学考试英语翻译试题PART ONE （30 POINTS）I. Multiple Choice Questions (30 points, 2 points for each)A. Directions: This part consists of ten sentences, each followed by four different versions marked A,B,C, and D. Choose the one that is the closest equivalent of the original in terms of meaning and expressiveness. 1．Egypt’s very soil was born in the Nile’s annual flood; with the flood came the life-giving mud that made Egypt the granary of the ancient world.（ b ）A．埃及的土地就是尼罗河每年泛滥而形成的。

河水泛滥，万物得以生长，埃及就这样成了古代世界的粮仓。

B．埃及的土地就是尼罗河每年泛滥而形成的。

河水泛滥带来泥沙，万物得以生长，埃及就这样成了古代世界的粮仓。

C．因为每年河水泛滥，泥沙形成了埃及的土地，万物得以生长，埃及就这样成了古代世界的粮仓。

D．万物之所以能生长，是因为埃及的土地是尼罗河每年泛滥带来的泥沙而形成的。

埃及就这样成了古代世界的粮仓。

2．Since economic reform began in 1978, an average growth rate of almost 10% a year has seen China’s GNP nearly quadruple.（b）A．自1978年经济改革以来，中国经济以年均10%的速度增长，使其国民生产总值翻了两番。

全国2007年4月高等教育自学考试综合英语（二）试题课程代码：00795Ⅰ.语法、词汇。

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填入答题纸相应位置。

（本大题共25小题，每小题1分，共25分）Complete each of the following sentences with the most likely answer.(25 points)1. Nowadays some mothers still play ______ big part in the lives of their grown-upchildren.A. /B. aC. theD. an2. It’s much braver to ask questions than to suppress your questions and become deadened _______the world around you.A. ofB. inC. onD. to3. The decorator suggested that he ______ up a screen on the window to let in fresh air and keep out flies.A. fixB. fixedC. fixesD. fixing4. Since she was trapped in a lift for about two hours a year ago she ______ to get back into one.A. doesn’t dareB. didn’t dareC. hasn’t daredD. hadn’t dared5. He has been sitting at the table for several hours, _______ considerably more wine than is good for his health.A. drinksB. drankC. drinkingD. to drink6. “Shall I turn on the television for you?”“No, thanks. I’d rather not ______ television tonight.”A. watchB. to watchC. watchingD. for watching7. The eldest son ______ an outsider when he talks about providing for his old and sick parents.A. seemsB. looks likeC. sounds likeD. appears8. It is estimated that the price of a personal computer ______ by an average of 25% a year since 1990.A. fellB. had fallenC. is fallingD. has fallen9. On a quiet weekend one ______ by the noise of the home interior decoration of one’s neighbours.A. annoysB. is annoyedC. annoyedD. annoying10. If you had listened to me, you ______ in such great trouble now.A. wouldn’t beB. would not have beenC. won’t beD. won’t have been11. Peter planned to convert his house into three flats, ______ two bedrooms, aliving-room, a kitchen and a bathroom.A. every one consisted ofB. all consisting inC. each consisting ofD. one consisted in12. ______ been so many people on a diet as today.A. More than ever before have thereB. In the past there have neverC. Never before there haveD. Formerly there had never13. In the operation two armed robbers were killed and ______ were captured.A. restB. othersC. the restD. the other14. The director was told that he had finally got the ______ to film Moment in Peking.A. promiseB. offerC. agreementD. permission15. We had a marvelous holiday; only the last two days were slightly ______ by the bad weather.A. damagedB. spoiledC. ruinedD. wasted16. I kept the little girl ______ till her parents returned home.A. the companyB. the companionC. companyD. companion17. Typing all in capital letters is generally considered as impolite, because it ______ shouting.A. equals toB. equatesC. is equalD. is equivalent to18. Cathy doesn’t care about what she eats, but she is very ______ about what she wears.A. particularB. caringC. carelessD. demanding19. His offer took me completely ______.A. with surpriseB. of surpriseC. by surpriseD. to surprise20. Students of the Foreign Languages Department should ______ themselves with international affairs.A. be concernedB. concernC. get involvedD. involve21. We are going to the pier to see a friend ______. He is sailing for Europe.A. ofB. offC. awayD. out22. Shoppers have a great _______ toward impulsive buying.A. temptationB. attractionC. desireD. tendency23. In many ______, parents might unintentionally wrong their children.A. examplesB. occasionsC. casesD. ways24. The art exhibition was well designed ______ the disarrangement of a few pieces of photos.A. exceptB. besidesC. in addition toD. except for25. I am afraid your paper is not closely related ______ the topic given.A. toB. ofC. withD. aboutⅡ.完形填空。

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2007)-GRADE FOUR-TIME LIMIT: 130 MINPART I DICTATION [15 MIN.] Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read 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 read 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 [15 MIN.] In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of each conversation you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.1. Which of the following is NOT needed for the Lost Property Form?A. Name.B. Nationality.C. Address.D. Phone number.2. From the conversation we know that Mark Adams comes from?A. Essex.B. Edinburgh.C. London.D. The US.3. What will Mark Adams do the day after tomorrow?A. To come to the office again.B. To wait for the phone call.C. To call the office.D. To write to the office.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of each conversation you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.4. Members of the club are required toA. register when they arrive.B. bring up to three guests.C. register their guests.D. show membership cards on arrival.5. Which of the following details about the changing rooms is NOT correct?A. There is a charge for the use of the locker.B. Showers are installed in the changing rooms.C. Lockers are located in the changing rooms.D. Lockers are used to store personal belongings.6. According the club rules, members can playA. for 30 minutes only.B. for one hour only.C. within the booked time only.D. longer than the booked time.7. Which of the following details is NOT correct?A. Players can eat in the club room.B. Players have to leave the club by ten o’clock.C. The courts are closed earlier than the club room.D. Players can use both the club room and the courts.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of each conversation youwill be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.8. At the university Mr. Robinson specialized inA. maths.B. physics.C. water management.D. geography.9. Mr. Robinson worked for the Indian Government because ofA.university links.B. government agreements.pany projects.D. degree requirements.10. After Mr. Robinson returned from India, heA.changed jobs several times.B. went to live in Manchester.C. did similar work as in India.D. became head of a research team.SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answerthe questions that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of each passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions .Now listen to the passage.11.According to the talk, the owner of a bike has toA. register his bike immediately.B. put his bike on a list at once.C. have it stamped with a number.D. report to the police station.12.The speaker in the talk recommendsA. two locks for an expensive bike.B. a good lock for an expensive bike.C. cheap locks for cheap bikes.D. good locks for cheap bikes.13. What is the main idea of the talk?A. How to have the bike stamped.B. How to protect your bike.C. How to buy good locks.D. How to report your lost bike to the police. Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of each passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.14. Which course(s) runs or run for one hour each time?A. Conversation class.B. Writing Skills class.C. Examination Skills class.D. All of the three courses.15. Which course(s) does or do NOT require enrolment beforehand?A. Conversation class.B. Writing Skills class.C. Examination Skills class.D. All of the three courses.16. Which course(s) is(are) designed especially for students of economics and social sciences?A. Conversation class.B. Writing Skills class.C. Examination Skills class.D. All of the three courses.17. Which course(s) is(are) the shortest?A. Conversation class.B. Writing Skills class.C. Examination Skills class.D. All language courses.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of each passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.18.How old was Leonardo da Vinci when he moved to Milan?A.25.B.30.C.35.D. 40.19. Throughout his life, Leonardo da Vinci worked as all the following EXCEPTA.a painter.B. an engineer.C. an architect.D. a builder.20. Where did Leonardo da Vinci die?A.In France.B. In Milan.C. In Florence.D. In Tuscany. SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 21 to 22are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.21. Who has to leave the Gaza Strip and the West Bank?A. The Israeli army.B. The Jewish settlers.C. The Palestinians.D. The Israeli Prime Minister.22. How many settlements would have to be removed altogether in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank?A.2.B. 4.C.21.D.D25.Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions .Now listen to the news.23. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the news?A.The agreement has to be approved by Romania.B.The agreement has to be approved by Bulgaria.C.The agreement has to be approved by some EU states.D.The agreement has to be approved by all the EU states.24. Romania and Bulgaria cannot join the EU in 2007 unless they carry out reforms in the following areas EXCEPTA. manufacturing.B. border control.C. administration.D. justice. Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.25. What is the theme of the forum?A. Business leadership.B. Global business community.C. Economic prospects in China.D. Business and government in China.26.According to the news, the first forum was heldA. ten years ago.B. three years ago.C. in 1999.D. in 2001. Questions 27 and 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.27. About ________ of the 15,000 visitors on the opening day of Hong Kong Disneyland came from the mainland.A. 4000B. 5000C. 6000D. 700028. According to the news, residents in _______ showed least interest in visiting the theme park.A. Beijing.B. Guangzhou.C. ShanghaiD. Hong Kong. Question 29and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.29.What is the news mainly about?A.Religious violence.B. Refugee issues.C. ferry disaster.D. rescue operation.30.The ferry boat was designed to carry ______ passengers.A.198.B.200.C.290.D.500.PART IV CLOZE [15 MIN.]Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.Until I took Dr Offutt’s class in DeMatha High sch ool, I was an underachieving student, but I left that class (31)_______never to underachieve again. He not only 31. A. concernedB. worriedC. determinedD. decided Taught me to think, he convinced me,(32)________by example as 32. A. as muchB. much asC. as suchD. such as Words that it was my moral (33)_______to do so and to serve 33.A. workB. jobC. dutyD. obligation others.(34)_____of us could know how our relationship would 34.A. BothB. NeitherC. EitherD. Each(35)_______over the years .When I came back to DeMatha to 35. A. evolveB. stayC. remainD. turnteach English, I worked for Dr Offutt, the department chair. Mydiscussion with him were like graduate seminars in adolescent(36)______, classroom management and school leadership. 36. A. processB. procedureC. developmentD. movementAfter several years, I was (37)_______department chair, 37. A. calledB. namedC. askedD .invitedand our relationship(38)________again. I thought that it might 38.A. movedB. alteredC. wentD. shiftedbe (39)______chairing the department ,since all of 39.A.awkwardB. uneasyC. unnaturalD. formermy (40)______English teachers were 40.A. olderB. experiencedC. formerD. /(41)_______there, but Dr Offutt supported me 41. A. /B. stillC. evenD. already(42)_______.He knew when to give me advice 42. A. throughB. throughoutC. at the beginningD. all the way(43)_______curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to 43. A. forB. atC. overD. aboutlet me (44)______my own course. 44. A. chartB. headC. describeD. manageIn 1997,I needed his (45)______about leaving DeMatha 45.A.opinionB. requestC. permissionD. orderto become principal at another school.(46)_______he had asked 46.A.Even ifB. AlthoughC. IfD. Whenme to stay at DeMatha,I might have .(47)_______,he encouraged 47.A.NaturallyB. InsteadC. consequentlyD. Stillme to seize the opportunity.Five years ago ,I became the principal of DeMatha.(48)________, 48.A.Once againB. RepeatedlyC. UnusuallyD. Unexpectedly Dr Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could (49)_______ 49.A.count inB. count downC. count outD. count on him. I have learned from him that great teachers have an inexhaustible(50)________of lessons to teach. 50. A. stockB. bankC. wealthD. storePART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY [15 MIN] There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.Mark your answers on your answer sheet.51. There are as good fish in the sea _____ever came out of it.A. thanB. likeC. asD. so52. All the President’s Men ______one of the important books for historians who study theWatergate Scandal.A. remainB. remainsC. remainedD. is remaining53.’you ______ borrow my notes provided you take care of them,’ I told my friend.A. couldB. shouldC. mustD. can54. If only the patient ______a different treatment instead of using the antibiotics, he might stillbe alive now.A. had receivedB. receivedC. should receiveD. were receiving55. Linda was _____the experiment a month ago, but she changed her mind at the last minute.A. to startB. to have startedC. to be startingD. to have been starting56. She _____fifty or so when I first met her at the conference.A. must beB. had beenC. could beD. must have been57. It is not ______much the language as the background that makes the book difficult tounderstand.A. thatB. asC. soD. very58. The committee has anticipated the problems that ________in the road construction project.A. ariseB. will ariseC. aroseD. have arise59. The student said there were a few points in the essay he _______impossible to comprehend.A. had foundB. findsC. has foundD. would find60. He would have finished his college education, but he _______to quit and find a job to supporthis family.A. had hadB. hasC. hadD. would have61. The research requires more money than ________.A. have been put inB. has been put inC. being put inD. to be put in62. Overpopulation poses a terrible threat to the human race. Yet it is probably ________a threatto the human race than environmental destruction.A. no moreB. not moreC. even moreD. much more63. It is not uncommon for there _______problems of communication between the old and theyoung.A. beingB. would beC. beD. to be64.________at in his way, the situation doesn’t seem so desperate.A. LookingB. LookedC. Being lookedD. to look65. It is absolutely essential that William________ his study in spite of some learning difficulties.A. will continueB. continuedC. continueD. continues66. The painting he bought at the street market the other day was a_______ forgery.A. man-madeB. naturalC. crudeD. real67. She’s always been kind to me –I can’t just turn ______on her now that she needs my help.A. my backB. my headC. my eyeD. shoulder68. The bar in the club is for the ______use of its members.A. extensiveB. exclusiveC. inclusiveD. comprehensive69. The tuition fees are ______to students coming from low-income families.A. approachableB. payableC. reachableD. affordable70. The medical experts warned the authorities of the danger of diseases in the _______of theearthquake.A. consequenceB. aftermathC. resultsD. effect71. This sort of rude behavior in public hardly ______a person in your position.A. becomesB. fitsC. supportsD. improves72. I must leave now._______, if you want that book I’ll bring it next time.A. AccidentallyB. IncidentallyC. EventuallyD. Naturally73. After a long delay, she ______replying to my e-mail.A. got away withB. got back atC. got backD. got round to74. Personal computers are no longer something beyond the ordinary people; they are________available these days.A. promptlyB. instantlyC. readilyD. quickly75. In my first year at the university I learnt the _______of journalism.A. basicsB. basicC. elementaryD. elements76. According to the new tax law, any money earned over that level is taxed at the ______of59 percentA. ratioB. percentageC. proportionD. rate77. Thousands of _______at the stadium came to their feet to pay tribute to an outstandingperformance.A. audienceB. participantsC. spectatorsD. observers78. We stood still, gazing out over the limitless ______of the dessert.A. spaceB. expanseC. stretchD. land79. Doctor often ______uneasiness in the people they deal with.A. smellB. hearC. senseD. tough80. Mary sat at the table, looked at the plate and ______her lips.A. smackedB. openedC. partedD. separated PART V READING COMPREHENSION[25 MIN.] In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.TEXT AIf you like the idea of staying with a family, living in house might be the answer. Good landladies---those who are superb cooks and launderers, are figures as popular in fiction as the bad ones who terrorize their guest and overcharge them at the slightest opportunity. The truth is probably somewhere between the two extremes. If you are lucky, the food will be adequate, some of your laundry may be done for you and you will have a reasonable amount of comfort and companionship .For the less fortune ,house rules may restrict the freedom to invite friends to visit,and shared cooking and bathroom facilities can be frustrating and row-provoking if tidy and untidy guest are living under the same roof.The same disadvantages can apply to flat sharing, with the added difficulties that arise from deciding who pays for what, and in what proportion. One person may spend hours on the phone, while another rarely makes calls. If you want privacy with guest , how do you persuade the others to go out; how do you persuade them to leave you in peace, especially if you are student and want to study?Conversely, flat sharing can be very cheap, there will always be someone to talk to and go out with, and the chores, in theory, can be shared.81. According to the passage, landladies are ________A. usually strict.B. always mean.C. adequately competent.D. very popular with their guest.82. What is the additional disadvantage of flat sharing ?A. Problems of sharing and paying.B. Differences in living habits.C. Shared cooking and bathroom facilities.D. Restriction to invite friends to visit.83. What is NOT mentioned as a benefit of flat sharing?A. Rent is affordableB. There is companionship.C. Housework.D. There is peace and quiet.TEXT B(1) Traveling through the country a couple of weeks ago on business, I was listening to the talk of the late UK writer Douglas Adams’ master work ―The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy‖ on the radio and thought-I know, I’ll pick up the next hitchhike rs I see and ask them what the state of real hitching is today in Britain.(2)I drove and drove on main roads and side roads for the next few days and never saw a single one.(3)When I was in my teens and 20s, hitchhiking was a main form of long-distance transport. The kindness or curiosity of strangers took me all over Europe, North America, Asia and southern Africa, Some of the lift-givers became friends, many provided hospitality on the road.(4)Not only did you find out much more about a country than when traveling by train or plane, but there was that elements of excitement about where you would finish up that night. Hitchhiking featured importantly in Western culture. It has books and songs about it .So what has happened to it?(5)A few years ago, I was asked the same question about hitching in a column of a newspaper. Hundreds of people from all over the world responded with their view on the state of hitchhiking.(6)Rural Ireland was recommended as f friendly place for hitching, as was Quebec, Canada-―if you don’t mind being criticized for not speaking French‖.(7)But while hitchhiking was clearly still alive and well in some places, the general feelingwas that throughout much of the west it was doomed.(8)With so much news about crime in the media, people assumed that anyone on the open road without the money for even a bus ticket must present a danger. But do we need to be so wary both to hitch and to give a lift?(9)In Poland in the 1960s,according to a Polish woman who e-mail me ,＂the authorities introduced the Hitchhiker’s Booklet. The booklet contained coupons for drivers, so each time a driver picked somebody; he or she received a coupon. At the end of the season, drivers who had picked up the most hikers were rewarded with vari ous prizes. Everyone was hitchhiking then‖.(10)Surely this is a good idea for society. Hitchhiking would increase respect by breaking down barriers between strangers. It would help fight global warming by cutting down on fuel consumption as hitchhikers would be using existing fuels. It would also improve educational standards by delivering instant lessons in geography, history, politics and sociology.(11)A century before Douglas Adams wrote his ―Hitchhiker’s Guide‖, another adventure story writer, Robert Louis Stevenson, gave us that what should be the hitchhiker’s motto:＂To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.‖ What better time than putting a holiday weekend into practice. Either put it to the test yourself, or help out someone who is trying to travel hopefully with thumb outstretched.84. In which paragraph(s) does the writer comment on his experience of hitchhiking?A. (3)B. (4)C. (3) and (4)D. (4) and (5)85. What is the current situation of hitchhiking?A. It is popular in some parts of the world.B. It is popular throughout the west.C. It is popular in Poland.86. What is the writer’s attitude towards the practice in Poland?A. Critical.B. Unclear.C. Somewhat favorable.D. Strongly favorable.87. The writer has mentioned all the following benefits of hitchhiking EXCEPTA. promoting mutual respect between strangers.B. increasing one’s confidence in strangers.C. protecting environment.D. enrich one’s knowledge.88.＂Either put it to the test yourself…‖in Paragraph (11) meansA. to experience the hopefulness.B. to read Adams’ book.C. to offer someone a lift.D. to be a hitchhiker.TEXT CI am afraid to sleep. I have been afraid to sleep for the last few weeks. I am so tired that, finally, I do sleep, but only for a few minutes. It is not a bad dream that wakes me ; it is the reality I took with me into sleep . I try to think of something else.Immediately the woman in the marketplace comes into my mind.I was on my way to dinner last night when I saw her . She was selling skirts. She movedwith the same ease and loveliness I often saw in the women of Laos. Her long black hair was as shiny as the black silk of the skirts she was selling. In her hair, she wore three silk ribbons, blue, green, and white. They reminded me of my childhood and how my girlfriends and I used to spend hours braiding ribbons into our hair.I don’t know the word for ―ribbons‖, so I put my hand to my own hair and , with three fingers against my head , I looked at her ribbons and said ―Beautiful.‖ She lowered her eyes and said nothing. I wasn’t sure if she understood me (I don’t speak Laotian very well).I looked back down at the skirts. They had designs in them: squares and triangles and circles of pink and green silk. They were very pretty. I decided to buy one of those skirts, and I began to bargain with her over the price. It is the custom to bargain in Asia. In Laos bargaining is done in soft voices and easy moves with the sort of quiet peacefulness.She smiled, more with her eyes than with her lips. She was pleased by the few words I was able to say in her language, although they were mostly numbers, and she saw that I understood something about the soft playfulness of bargaining. We shook our heads in disagreement over the price; then, immediately, we made another offer and then another shake of the head. She was so pleased that unexpectedly, she accepted the last offer I made. But it was too soon. The price was too low. She was being to o generous and wouldn’t make enough money. I moved quickly and picked up two more skirts and paid for all three at the price set; that way I was able to pay her three times as much before she had a chance to lower the price for the larger purchase. She smiled openly then, and, for the first time in months, my spirit lifted. I almost felt happy.The feeling stayed with me while she wrapped the skirts in a newspaper and handed them to me. When I left, though, the feeling left, too. It was as though it stayed behind in marketplace. I left tears in my throat. I wanted to cry. I didn’t, of course.I have learned to defend myself against what is hard; without knowing it, I have also learned to defend myself against what is soft and what should be easy.I get up, light a candle and want to look at the skirts. They are still in the newspaper that the woman wrapped them in. I remove the paper, and raise the skirts up to look at them again before I pack them. Something falls to floor. I reach down and feel something cool in my hand. I move close to the candlelight to see what I have. There are five long silk ribbons in my hand, all different colors. The woman in the marketplace! She has given these ribbons to me!There is no defense against a generous spirit, and this time I cry, and very hard, as if I could make up for all the months that I didn’t cry.90. Which of the following in NOT correct?A. The writer was not used to bargaining.B. People in Asia always bargain when buying things.C. Bargaining in Laos was quiet and peaceful.D. The writer was ready to bargain with the woman.91. The writer assumed that the woman accepted the last offer mainly because womanA. thought that the last offer was reasonable.B. thought she could still make much money.C. was glad that the writer knew their way of bargaining.D. was tired of bargaining with the writer any more.92. Why did the writer finally decide to buy three skirts?A. The skirts were cheap and pretty.B. She liked the patterns on the skirts.C. She wanted to do something as compensation.D. She was fed up with further bargaining with the woman.93. When did the writer left the marketplace, she wanted to cry, but did not becauseA. she had learned to stay cool and unfeeling.B. she was afraid of crying in public.C. she had learned to face difficulties bravely.D. she had to show in public that she was strong.94. Why did the writer cry eventually when she looked at the skirts again?A. she suddenly felt very sad.B. she liked the ribbons so much.C. she was overcome by emotion.D. she felt sorry for the woman.TEXT DThe kids are hanging out. I pass small bands of students, in my way to work these mornings. They have become a familiar part of the summer landscape.These kids are not old enough for jobs. Nor are they rich enough for camp. They are school children without school. The calendar called the school year ran out on them a few weeks ago. Once supervised by teachers and principals, they now appear to be ―self care‖.Passing them is like passing through a time zone. For much of our history, after all, Americans arranged the school year around the needs of work and family. In 19th-century cities, schools were open seven or eight hours a day, 11 months a year. In rural America, the year was arranged around the growing season. Now, only 3 percent of families follow the agricultural model, but nearly all schools are scheduled as if our children went home early to milk the cows and took months off to work the crops. Now, three-quarters of the mothers of school-age children work, but the calendar is written as if they were home waiting for the school bus.The six-hour day, the 180-day school year is regarded as something holy. But when parents work an eight-hour day and a 240-day year, it means something different. It means that many kids go home to empty houses. It means that, in the summer, they hang out.―We have a huge mismatch between the school calendar and realities of family life,‖ says Dr. Ernest Boyer, head of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.Dr. Boyer is one of many who believe that a radical revision of the school calendar is inevitable.＂School, whether we like it or not, is educational. It always has been.‖His is not popular idea. Schools are routinely burdened with the job of solving all our socialproblems. Can they be asked to meet the needs of our work and family lives?It may be easier to promote a linger school year on its educational merits and, indeed, thee ducational case is compelling. Despite the complaints and studies about our kids’ lack of learning,the United State still has a shorter school year than any industrial nation. In most of Europe, the school year is 220 days. In Japan, it is 240 days long. While classroom time alone doesn’t producea well-educated child, learning takes time and more learning takes more time. The long summersof forgetting take a toll.The opposition to a longer school year comes from families that want to and can provide other experiences for their children. It comes from teachers. It comes from tradition. And surely from kids. But the most important part of the conflict has been over the money.95. Which of the following is an opinion of the author?A.＂The kids are hanging out.‖B.＂They are school children without school.‖C.＂These kids are not old enough for jobs.‖D. ―The calendar called the school year ran out on them a few weeks ago.‖96. The current American school calendar was developed in the 19th century according toA. the growing season on nation’s form.B. the labour demands of the industrial age.C. teachers’ demands for more vacation time.D. parents’ demands for other experiences for their kids.97. The author thinks that the current school calendarA. is still valid.B. is out of date.C. can not be revised.D. can not be defended.98. Why was Dr. Boy’s idea unpopular?A. He argues for the role of school in solving social problems.B. He supports the current school calendar.C. He thinks that school year and family life should be considered separately.D. He strongly believes in the educational role of school.99.―The long summers of forgetting take a toll ‖in the last paragraph but one means thatA. long summer vacation slows down the progress go learning.B. long summer vacation has been abandoned in Europe.C. long summers result in less learning time.D. long summers are a result of tradition.100. The main purpose of the passage isA. to describe how American children spend their summer.B. to explain the needs of the modern working families.C. to discuss the problems of the current school calendar.D. to persuade parents to stay at home to look after their kids.PART VI WRITING [45 MIN.]。

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2007)-GRADE FOUR-TIME LIMIT: 130 MINPART I DICTATION [15 MIN.] Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read 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 read 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 [15 MIN.] In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of each conversation you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.1. Which of the following is NOT needed for the Lost Property Form?A. Name.B. Nationality.C. Address.D. Phone number.2. From the conversation we know that Mark Adams comes from?A. Essex.B. Edinburgh.C. London.D. The US.3. What will Mark Adams do the day after tomorrow?A. To come to the office again.B. To wait for the phone call.C. To call the office.D. To write to the office.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of each conversation you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.4. Members of the club are required toA. register when they arrive.B. bring up to three guests.C. register their guests.D. show membership cards on arrival.5. Which of the following details about the changing rooms is NOT correct?A. There is a charge for the use of the locker.B. Showers are installed in the changing rooms.C. Lockers are located in the changing rooms.D. Lockers are used to store personal belongings.6. According the club rules, members can playA. for 30 minutes only.B. for one hour only.C. within the booked time only.D. longer than the booked time.7. Which of the following details is NOT correct?A. Players can eat in the club room.B. Players have to leave the club by ten o’clock.C. The courts are closed earlier than the club room.D. Players can use both the club room and the courts.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of each conversation youwill be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.8. At the university Mr. Robinson specialized inA. maths.B. physics.C. water management.D. geography.9. Mr. Robinson worked for the Indian Government because ofA.university links.B. government agreements.pany projects.D. degree requirements.10. After Mr. Robinson returned from India, heA.changed jobs several times.B. went to live in Manchester.C. did similar work as in India.D. became head of a research team.SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answerthe questions that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of each passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions .Now listen to the passage.11.According to the talk, the owner of a bike has toA. register his bike immediately.B. put his bike on a list at once.C. have it stamped with a number.D. report to the police station.12.The speaker in the talk recommendsA. two locks for an expensive bike.B. a good lock for an expensive bike.C. cheap locks for cheap bikes.D. good locks for cheap bikes.13. What is the main idea of the talk?A. How to have the bike stamped.B. How to protect your bike.C. How to buy good locks.D. How to report your lost bike to the police. Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of each passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.14. Which course(s) runs or run for one hour each time?A. Conversation class.B. Writing Skills class.C. Examination Skills class.D. All of the three courses15. Which course(s) does or do NOT require enrolment beforehand?A. Conversation class.B. Writing Skills class.C. Examination Skills class.D. All of the three course16. Which course(s) is(are) designed especially for students of economics and social sciences?A. Conversation class.B. Writing Skills class.C. Examination Skills class.D. All of the three courses.17. Which course(s) is(are) the shortest?A. Conversation class.B. Writing Skills class.C. Examination Skills class.D. All language courses.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of each passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.18.How old was Leonardo da Vinci when he moved to Milan?A.25.B.30.C.35.D. 40.19. Throughout his life, Leonardo da Vinci worked as all the following EXCEPTA.a painter.B. an engineer.C. an architect.D. a builder.20. Where did Leonardo da Vinci die?A.In France.B. In Milan.C. In Florence.D. In Tuscany. SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 21 to 22are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.21. Who has to leave the Gaza Strip and the West Bank?A. The Israeli army.B. The Jewish settlers.C. The Palestinians.D. The Israeli Prime Minister.22. How many settlements would have to be removed altogether in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank?A.2.B. 4.C.21.D.D25.Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions .Now listen to the news.23. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the news?A.The agreement has to be approved by Romania.B.The agreement has to be approved by Bulgaria.C.The agreement has to be approved by some EU states.D.The agreement has to be approved by all the EU states.24. Romania and Bulgaria cannot join the EU in 2007 unless they carry out reforms in the following areas EXCEPTA. manufacturing. =B. border control.C. administration.D. justice. Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.25. What is the theme of the forum?A. Business leadership.B. Global business community.C. Economic prospects in China.D. Business and government in China.26.According to the news, the first forum was heldA. ten years ago.B. three years ago.C. in 1999.D. in 2001. Questions 27 and 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.27. About ________ of the 15,000 visitors on the opening day of Hong Kong Disneyland came from the mainland.A. 4000B. 5000C. 6000D. 700028. According to the news, residents in _______ showed least interest in visiting the theme park.A. Beijing.B. Guangzhou.C. ShanghaiD. Hong Kong. Question 29and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.29.What is the news mainly about?A.Religious violence.B. Refugee issues.C. ferry disaster.D. rescue operation.30.The ferry boat was designed to carry ______ passengers.A.198.B.200.C.290.D.500.PART IV CLOZE [15 MIN.]Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.Until I took Dr Offutt’s class in DeMatha High school, I was an underachieving student, but I left that class (31)_______never to underachieve again. He not only 31. A. concernedB. worriedC. determinedD. decided Taught me to think, he convinced me,(32)________by example as 32. A. as muchB. much asC. as suchD. such as Words that it was my moral (33)_______to do so and to serve 33.A. workB. jobC. dutyD. obligation others.(34)_____of us could know how our relationship would 34.A. BothB. NeitherC. EitherD. Each(35)_______over the years .When I came back to DeMatha to 35. A. evolveB. stayC. remainD. turnteach English, I worked for Dr Offutt, the department chair. Mydiscussion with him were like graduate seminars in adolescent(36)______, classroom management and school leadership. 36. A. processB. procedureC. developmentD. movementAfter several years, I was (37)_______department chair, 37. A. calledB. namedC. askedD .invitedand our relationship(38)________again. I thought that it might 38.A. movedB. alteredC. wentD. shiftedbe (39)______chairing the department ,since all of 39.A.awkwardB. uneasyC. unnaturalD. formermy (40)______English teachers were 40.A. olderB. experiencedC. formerD. /(41)_______there, but Dr Offutt supported me 41. A. /B. stillC. evenD. already(42)_______.He knew when to give me advice 42. A. throughB. throughoutC. at the beginningD. all the way(43)_______curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to 43. A. forB. atC. overD. aboutlet me (44)______my own course. 44. A. chartB. headC. describeD. manageIn 1997,I needed his (45)______about leaving DeMatha 45.A.opinionB. requestC. permissionD. orderto become principal at another school.(46)_______he had asked 46.A.Even ifB. AlthoughC. IfD. Whenme to stay at DeMatha,I might have .(47)_______,he encouraged 47.A.NaturallyB. InsteadC. consequentlyD. Stillme to seize the opportunity.Five years ago ,I became the principal of DeMatha.(48)________, 48.A.Once againB. RepeatedlyC. UnusuallyD. Unexpectedly Dr Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could (49)_______ 49.A.count inB. count downC. count outD. count on him. I have learned from him that great teachers have an inexhaustible(50)________of lessons to teach. 50. A. stockB. bankC. wealthD. storePART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY [15 MIN] There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.Mark your answers on your answer sheet.51. There are as good fish in the sea _____ever came out of it.A. thanB. likeC. asD. so52. All the President’s Men ______one of the important books for historians who study theWatergate Scandal.A. remainB. remainsC. remainedD. is remaining53.’you ______ borrow my notes provided you take care of them,’ I told my friend.A. couldB. shouldC. mustD. can54. If only the patient ______a different treatment instead of using the antibiotics, he might stillbe alive now.A. had receivedB. receivedC. should receiveD. were receiving55. Linda was _____the experiment a month ago, but she changed her mind at the last minute.A. to startB. to have startedC. to be startingD. to have been starting56. She _____fifty or so when I first met her at the conference.A. must beB. had beenC. could beD. must have been57. It is not ______much the language as the background that makes the book difficult tounderstand.A. thatB. asC. soD. very58. The committee has anticipated the problems that ________in the road construction project.A. ariseB. will ariseC. aroseD. have arise59. The student said there were a few points in the essay he _______impossible to comprehend.A. had foundB. findsC. has foundD. would find60. He would have finished his college education, but he _______to quit and find a job to supporthis family.A. had hadB. hasC. hadD. would have61. The research requires more money than ________.A. have been put inB. has been put inC. being put inD. to be put in62. Overpopulation poses a terrible threat to the human race. Yet it is probably ________a threatto the human race than environmental destruction.A. no moreB. not moreC. even moreD. much more63. It is not uncommon for there _______problems of communication between the old and theyoung.A. beingB. would beC. beD. to be64.________at in his way, the situation doesn’t seem so desperate.A. LookingB. LookedC. Being lookedD. to look65. It is absolutely essential that William________ his study in spite of some learning difficulties.A. will continueB. continuedC. continueD. continues66. The painting he bought at the street market the other day was a_______ forgery.A. man-madeB. naturalC. crudeD. real67. She’s always been kind to me –I can’t just turn ______on her now that she needs my help.A. my backB. my headC. my eyeD. shoulder68. The bar in the club is for the ______use of its members.A. extensiveB. exclusiveC. inclusiveD. comprehensive69. The tuition fees are ______to students coming from low-income families.A. approachableB. payableC. reachableD. affordable70. The medical experts warned the authorities of the danger of diseases in the _______of theearthquake.A. consequenceB. aftermathC. resultsD. effect71. This sort of rude behavior in public hardly ______a person in your position.A. becomesB. fitsC. supportsD. improves72. I must leave now._______, if you want that book I’ll bring it next time.A. AccidentallyB. IncidentallyC. EventuallyD. Naturally73. After a long delay, she ______replying to my e-mail.A. got away withB. got back atC. got backD. got round to74. Personal computers are no longer something beyond the ordinary people; they are________available these days.A. promptlyB. instantlyC. readilyD. quickly75. In my first year at the university I learnt the _______of journalism.A. basicsB. basicC. elementaryD. elements76. According to the new tax law, any money earned over that level is taxed at the ______of59 percentA. ratioB. percentageC. proportionD. rate77. Thousands of _______at the stadium came to their feet to pay tribute to an outstandingperformance.A. audienceB. participantsC. spectatorsD. observers78. We stood still, gazing out over the limitless ______of the dessert.A. spaceB. expanseC. stretchD. land79. Doctor often ______uneasiness in the people they deal with.A. smellB. hearC. senseD. tough80. Mary sat at the table, looked at the plate and ______her lips.A. smackedB. openedC. partedD. separated PART V READING COMPREHENSION[25 MIN.] In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.TEXT AIf you like the idea of staying with a family, living in house might be the answer. Good landladies---those who are superb cooks and launderers, are figures as popular in fiction as the bad ones who terrorize their guest and overcharge them at the slightest opportunity. The truth is probably somewhere between the two extremes. If you are lucky, the food will be adequate, some of your laundry may be done for you and you will have a reasonable amount of comfort and companionship .For the less fortune ,house rules may restrict the freedom to invite friends to visit,and shared cooking and bathroom facilities can be frustrating and row-provoking if tidy and untidy guest are living under the same roof.The same disadvantages can apply to flat sharing, with the added difficulties that arise from deciding who pays for what, and in what proportion. One person may spend hours on the phone, while another rarely makes calls. If you want privacy with guest , how do you persuade the others to go out; how do you persuade them to leave you in peace, especially if you are student and want to study?Conversely, flat sharing can be very cheap, there will always be someone to talk to and go out with, and the chores, in theory, can be shared.81. According to the passage, landladies are ________A. usually strict.B. always mean.C. adequately competent.D. very popular with their guest.82. What is the additional disadvantage of flat sharing ?A. Problems of sharing and paying.B. Differences in living habits.C. Shared cooking and bathroom facilities.D. Restriction to invite friends to visit.83. What is NOT mentioned as a benefit of flat sharing?A. Rent is affordableB. There is companionship.C. Housework.D. There is peace and quiet.TEXT B(1) Traveling through the country a couple of weeks ago on business, I was listening to the talk of the late UK writer Douglas Adams’ master work “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” on the radio and thought-I know, I’ll pick up the next hitchhikers I see and ask them what the state of real hitching is today in Britain.(2)I drove and drove on main roads and side roads for the next few days and never saw a single one.(3)When I was in my teens and 20s, hitchhiking was a main form of long-distance transport. The kindness or curiosity of strangers took me all over Europe, North America, Asia and southern Africa, Some of the lift-givers became friends, many provided hospitality on the road.(4)Not only did you find out much more about a country than when traveling by train or plane, but there was that elements of excitement about where you would finish up that night. Hitchhiking featured importantly in Western culture. It has books and songs about it .So what has happened to it?(5)A few years ago, I was asked the same question about hitching in a column of a newspaper. Hundreds of people from all over the world responded with their view on the state of hitchhiking.(6)Rural Ireland was recommended as f friendly place for hitching, as was Quebec, Canada-“if you don’t mind being criticized for not speaking French”.(7)But while hitchhiking was clearly still alive and well in some places, the general feelingwas that throughout much of the west it was doomed.(8)With so much news about crime in the media, people assumed that anyone on the open road without the money for even a bus ticket must present a danger. But do we need to be so wary both to hitch and to give a lift?(9)In Poland in the 1960s,according to a Polish woman who e-mail me ,＂the authorities introduced the Hitchhiker’s Booklet. The booklet contained coupons for drivers, so each time a driver picked somebody; he or she received a coupon. At the end of the season, drivers who had picked up the most hikers were rewarded w ith various prizes. Everyone was hitchhiking then”.(10)Surely this is a good idea for society. Hitchhiking would increase respect by breaking down barriers between strangers. It would help fight global warming by cutting down on fuel consumption as hitchhikers would be using existing fuels. It would also improve educational standards by delivering instant lessons in geography, history, politics and sociology.(11)A century before Douglas Adams wrote his “Hitchhiker’s Guide”, another adventure story writer, Robert Louis Stevenson, gave us that what should be the hitchhiker’s motto:＂To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.” What better time than putting a holiday weekend into practice. Either put it to the test yourself, or help out someone who is trying to travel hopefully with thumb outstretched.84. In which paragraph(s) does the writer comment on his experience of hitchhiking?A. (3)B. (4)C. (3) and (4)D. (4) and (5)85. What is the current situation of hitchhiking?A. It is popular in some parts of the world.B. It is popular throughout the west.C. It is popular in Poland.86. What is the writer’s attitude towards the practice in Poland?A. Critical.B. Unclear.C. Somewhat favorable.D. Strongly favorable.87. The writer has mentioned all the following benefits of hitchhiking EXCEPTA. promoting mutual respect between strangers.B. increasing one’s confidence in strangers.C. protecting environment.D. enrich one’s knowledge.88.＂Either put it to the test yo urself…”in Paragraph (11) meansA. to experience the hopefulness.B. to read Adams’ book.C. to offer someone a lift.D. to be a hitchhiker.TEXT CI am afraid to sleep. I have been afraid to sleep for the last few weeks. I am so tired that, finally, I do sleep, but only for a few minutes. It is not a bad dream that wakes me ; it is the reality I took with me into sleep . I try to think of something else.Immediately the woman in the marketplace comes into my mind.I was on my way to dinner last night when I saw her . She was selling skirts. She movedwith the same ease and loveliness I often saw in the women of Laos. Her long black hair was as shiny as the black silk of the skirts she was selling. In her hair, she wore three silk ribbons, blue, green, and white. They reminded me of my childhood and how my girlfriends and I used to spend hours braiding ribbons into our hair.I don’t know the word for “ribbons”, so I put my hand to my own hair and , with three fingers against m y head , I looked at her ribbons and said “Beautiful.” She lowered her eyes and said nothing. I wasn’t sure if she understood me (I don’t speak Laotian very well).I looked back down at the skirts. They had designs in them: squares and triangles and circles of pink and green silk. They were very pretty. I decided to buy one of those skirts, and I began to bargain with her over the price. It is the custom to bargain in Asia. In Laos bargaining is done in soft voices and easy moves with the sort of quiet peacefulness.She smiled, more with her eyes than with her lips. She was pleased by the few words I was able to say in her language, although they were mostly numbers, and she saw that I understood something about the soft playfulness of bargaining. We shook our heads in disagreement over the price; then, immediately, we made another offer and then another shake of the head. She was so pleased that unexpectedly, she accepted the last offer I made. But it was too soon. The price was too low. She was being too generous and wouldn’t make enough money. I moved quickly and picked up two more skirts and paid for all three at the price set; that way I was able to pay her three times as much before she had a chance to lower the price for the larger purchase. She smiled openly then, and, for the first time in months, my spirit lifted. I almost felt happy.The feeling stayed with me while she wrapped the skirts in a newspaper and handed them to me. When I left, though, the feeling left, too. It was as though it stayed behind in marketplace. I left tears in my throat. I wanted to cry. I didn’t, of course.I have learned to defend myself against what is hard; without knowing it, I have also learned to defend myself against what is soft and what should be easy.I get up, light a candle and want to look at the skirts. They are still in the newspaper that the woman wrapped them in. I remove the paper, and raise the skirts up to look at them again before I pack them. Something falls to floor. I reach down and feel something cool in my hand. I move close to the candlelight to see what I have. There are five long silk ribbons in my hand, all different colors. The woman in the marketplace! She has given these ribbons to me!There is no defense against a generous spirit, and this time I cry, and very hard, as if I could make up for all the months that I didn’t cry.90. Which of the following in NOT correct?A. The writer was not used to bargaining.B. People in Asia always bargain when buying things.C. Bargaining in Laos was quiet and peaceful.D. The writer was ready to bargain with the woman.91. The writer assumed that the woman accepted the last offer mainly because womanA. thought that the last offer was reasonable.B. thought she could still make much money.C. was glad that the writer knew their way of bargaining.D. was tired of bargaining with the writer any more.92. Why did the writer finally decide to buy three skirts?A. The skirts were cheap and pretty.B. She liked the patterns on the skirts.C. She wanted to do something as compensation.D. She was fed up with further bargaining with the woman.93. When did the writer left the marketplace, she wanted to cry, but did not becauseA. she had learned to stay cool and unfeeling.B. she was afraid of crying in public.C. she had learned to face difficulties bravely.D. she had to show in public that she was strong.94. Why did the writer cry eventually when she looked at the skirts again?A. she suddenly felt very sad.B. she liked the ribbons so much.C. she was overcome by emotion.D. she felt sorry for the woman.TEXT DThe kids are hanging out. I pass small bands of students, in my way to work these mornings. They have become a familiar part of the summer landscape.These kids are not old enough for jobs. Nor are they rich enough for camp. They are school children without school. The calendar called the school year ran out on them a few weeks ago. Once supervised by teachers and principals, they now appear to be “self care”.Passing them is like passing through a time zone. For much of our history, after all, Americans arranged the school year around the needs of work and family. In 19th-century cities, schools were open seven or eight hours a day, 11 months a year. In rural America, the year was arranged around the growing season. Now, only 3 percent of families follow the agricultural model, but nearly all schools are scheduled as if our children went home early to milk the cows and took months off to work the crops. Now, three-quarters of the mothers of school-age children work, but the calendar is written as if they were home waiting for the school bus.The six-hour day, the 180-day school year is regarded as something holy. But when parents work an eight-hour day and a 240-day year, it means something different. It means that many kids go home to empty houses. It means that, in the summer, they hang out.“We have a huge mismatch between the school calendar and realities of family life,” says Dr. Ernest Boyer, head of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.Dr. Boyer is one of many who believe that a radical revision of the school calendar is inevitable.＂School, whether we like it or not, is educational. It always has been.”His is not popular idea. Schools are routinely burdened with the job of solving all our socialproblems. Can they be asked to meet the needs of our work and family lives?It may be easier to promote a linger school year on its educational merits and, indeed, the educational case is compelling. Despite the complaints and studies about our kids’ lack of learning,the United State still has a shorter school year than any industrial nation. In most of Europe, the school year is 220 days. In Japan, it is 240 day s long. While classroom time alone doesn’t producea well-educated child, learning takes time and more learning takes more time. The long summersof forgetting take a toll.The opposition to a longer school year comes from families that want to and can provide other experiences for their children. It comes from teachers. It comes from tradition. And surely from kids. But the most important part of the conflict has been over the money.95. Which of the following is an opinion of the author?A.＂The kids are hanging out.”B.＂They are school children without school.”C.＂These kids are not old enough for jobs.”D. “The calendar called the school year ran out on them a few weeks ago.”96. The current American school calendar was developed in the 19th century according toA. the growing season on nation’s form.B. the labour demands of the industrial age.C. teachers’ demands for more vacation time.D. parents’ demands for other experiences for their kids.97. The author thinks that the current school calendarA. is still valid.B. is out of date.C. can not be revised.D. can not be defended.98. Why was Dr. Boy’s idea unpopular?A. He argues for the role of school in solving social problems.B. He supports the current school calendar.C. He thinks that school year and family life should be considered separately.D. He strongly believes in the educational role of school.99.“The long summers of forgetting take a toll ”in the last paragraph but one means thatA. long summer vacation slows down the progress go learning.B. long summer vacation has been abandoned in Europe.C. long summers result in less learning time.D. long summers are a result of tradition.100. The main purpose of the passage isA. to describe how American children spend their summer.B. to explain the needs of the modern working families.C. to discuss the problems of the current school calendar.D. to persuade parents to stay at home to look after their kids.PART VI WRITING [45 MIN.]。

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2007)-GRADE FOUR-TIME LIMIT: 130 MINPART I DICTATION [15 MIN.] Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read 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 read 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 [15 MIN.] In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of each conversation you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.1. Which of the following is NOT needed for the Lost Property Form?A. Name.B. Nationality.C. Address.D. Phone number.2. From the conversation we know that Mark Adams comes from?A. Essex.B. Edinburgh.C. London.D. The US.3. What will Mark Adams do the day after tomorrow?A. To come to the office again.B. To wait for the phone call.C. To call the office.D. To write to the office.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of each conversation you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.4. Members of the club are required toA. register when they arrive.B. bring up to three guests.C. register their guests.D. show membership cards on arrival.5. Which of the following details about the changing rooms is NOT correct?A. There is a charge for the use of the locker.B. Showers are installed in the changing rooms.C. Lockers are located in the changing rooms.D. Lockers are used to store personal belongings.6. According the club rules, members can playA. for 30 minutes only.B. for one hour only.C. within the booked time only.D. longer than the booked time.7. Which of the following details is NOT correct?A. Players can eat in the club room.B. Players have to leave the club by ten o’clock.C. The courts are closed earlier than the club room.D. Players can use both the club room and the courts.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of each conversation youwill be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.8. At the university Mr. Robinson specialized inA. maths.B. physics.C. water management.D. geography.9. Mr. Robinson worked for the Indian Government because ofA.university links.B. government agreements.pany projects.D. degree requirements.10. After Mr. Robinson returned from India, heA.changed jobs several times.B. went to live in Manchester.C. did similar work as in India.D. became head of a research team.SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answerthe questions that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of each passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions .Now listen to the passage.11.According to the talk, the owner of a bike has toA. register his bike immediately.B. put his bike on a list at once.C. have it stamped with a number.D. report to the police station.12.The speaker in the talk recommendsA. two locks for an expensive bike.B. a good lock for an expensive bike.C. cheap locks for cheap bikes.D. good locks for cheap bikes.13. What is the main idea of the talk?A. How to have the bike stamped.B. How to protect your bike.C. How to buy good locks.D. How to report your lost bike to the police. Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of each passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.14. Which course(s) runs or run for one hour each time?A. Conversation class.B. Writing Skills class.C. Examination Skills class.D. All of the three courses15. Which course(s) does or do NOT require enrolment beforehand?A. Conversation class.B. Writing Skills class.C. Examination Skills class.D. All of the three course16. Which course(s) is(are) designed especially for students of economics and social sciences?A. Conversation class.B. Writing Skills class.C. Examination Skills class.D. All of the three courses.17. Which course(s) is(are) the shortest?A. Conversation class.B. Writing Skills class.C. Examination Skills class.D. All language courses.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of each passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.18.How old was Leonardo da Vinci when he moved to Milan?A.25.B.30.C.35.D. 40.19. Throughout his life, Leonardo da Vinci worked as all the following EXCEPTA.a painter.B. an engineer.C. an architect.D. a builder.20. Where did Leonardo da Vinci die?A.In France.B. In Milan.C. In Florence.D. In Tuscany. SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 21 to 22are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.21. Who has to leave the Gaza Strip and the West Bank?A. The Israeli army.B. The Jewish settlers.C. The Palestinians.D. The Israeli Prime Minister.22. How many settlements would have to be removed altogether in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank?A.2.B. 4.C.21.D.D25.Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions .Now listen to the news.23. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the news?A.The agreement has to be approved by Romania.B.The agreement has to be approved by Bulgaria.C.The agreement has to be approved by some EU states.D.The agreement has to be approved by all the EU states.24. Romania and Bulgaria cannot join the EU in 2007 unless they carry out reforms in the following areas EXCEPTA. manufacturing. =B. border control.C. administration.D. justice. Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.25. What is the theme of the forum?A. Business leadership.B. Global business community.C. Economic prospects in China.D. Business and government in China.26.According to the news, the first forum was heldA. ten years ago.B. three years ago.C. in 1999.D. in 2001. Questions 27 and 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.27. About ________ of the 15,000 visitors on the opening day of Hong Kong Disneyland came from the mainland.A. 4000B. 5000C. 6000D. 700028. According to the news, residents in _______ showed least interest in visiting the theme park.A. Beijing.B. Guangzhou.C. ShanghaiD. Hong Kong. Question 29and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.29.What is the news mainly about?A.Religious violence.B. Refugee issues.C. ferry disaster.D. rescue operation.30.The ferry boat was designed to carry ______ passengers.A.198.B.200.C.290.D.500.PART IV CLOZE [15 MIN.]Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.Until I took Dr Offutt’s class in DeMatha High school, I was an underachieving student, but I left that class (31)_______never to underachieve again. He not only 31. A. concernedB. worriedC. determinedD. decided Taught me to think, he convinced me,(32)________by example as 32. A. as muchB. much asC. as suchD. such as Words that it was my moral (33)_______to do so and to serve 33.A. workB. jobC. dutyD. obligation others.(34)_____of us could know how our relationship would 34.A. BothB. NeitherC. EitherD. Each(35)_______over the years .When I came back to DeMatha to 35. A. evolveB. stayC. remainD. turnteach English, I worked for Dr Offutt, the department chair. Mydiscussion with him were like graduate seminars in adolescent(36)______, classroom management and school leadership. 36. A. processB. procedureC. developmentD. movementAfter several years, I was (37)_______department chair, 37. A. calledB. namedC. askedD .invitedand our relationship(38)________again. I thought that it might 38.A. movedB. alteredC. wentD. shiftedbe (39)______chairing the department ,since all of 39.A.awkwardB. uneasyC. unnaturalD. formermy (40)______English teachers were 40.A. olderB. experiencedC. formerD. /(41)_______there, but Dr Offutt supported me 41. A. /B. stillC. evenD. already(42)_______.He knew when to give me advice 42. A. throughB. throughoutC. at the beginningD. all the way(43)_______curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to 43. A. forB. atC. overD. aboutlet me (44)______my own course. 44. A. chartB. headC. describeD. manageIn 1997,I needed his (45)______about leaving DeMatha 45.A.opinionB. requestC. permissionD. orderto become principal at another school.(46)_______he had asked 46.A.Even ifB. AlthoughC. IfD. Whenme to stay at DeMatha,I might have .(47)_______,he encouraged 47.A.NaturallyB. InsteadC. consequentlyD. Stillme to seize the opportunity.Five years ago ,I became the principal of DeMatha.(48)________, 48.A.Once againB. RepeatedlyC. UnusuallyD. Unexpectedly Dr Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could (49)_______ 49.A.count inB. count downC. count outD. count on him. I have learned from him that great teachers have an inexhaustible(50)________of lessons to teach. 50. A. stockB. bankC. wealthD. storePART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY [15 MIN] There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.Mark your answers on your answer sheet.51. There are as good fish in the sea _____ever came out of it.A. thanB. likeC. asD. so52. All the President’s Men ______one of the important books for historians who study theWatergate Scandal.A. remainB. remainsC. remainedD. is remaining53.’you ______ borrow my notes provided you take care of them,’ I told my friend.A. couldB. shouldC. mustD. can54. If only the patient ______a different treatment instead of using the antibiotics, he might stillbe alive now.A. had receivedB. receivedC. should receiveD. were receiving55. Linda was _____the experiment a month ago, but she changed her mind at the last minute.A. to startB. to have startedC. to be startingD. to have been starting56. She _____fifty or so when I first met her at the conference.A. must beB. had beenC. could beD. must have been57. It is not ______much the language as the background that makes the book difficult tounderstand.A. thatB. asC. soD. very58. The committee has anticipated the problems that ________in the road construction project.A. ariseB. will ariseC. aroseD. have arise59. The student said there were a few points in the essay he _______impossible to comprehend.A. had foundB. findsC. has foundD. would find60. He would have finished his college education, but he _______to quit and find a job to supporthis family.A. had hadB. hasC. hadD. would have61. The research requires more money than ________.A. have been put inB. has been put inC. being put inD. to be put in62. Overpopulation poses a terrible threat to the human race. Yet it is probably ________a threatto the human race than environmental destruction.A. no moreB. not moreC. even moreD. much more63. It is not uncommon for there _______problems of communication between the old and theyoung.A. beingB. would beC. beD. to be64.________at in his way, the situation doesn’t seem so desperate.A. LookingB. LookedC. Being lookedD. to look65. It is absolutely essential that William________ his study in spite of some learning difficulties.A. will continueB. continuedC. continueD. continues66. The painting he bought at the street market the other day was a_______ forgery.A. man-madeB. naturalC. crudeD. real67. She’s always been kind to me –I can’t just turn ______on her now that she needs my help.A. my backB. my headC. my eyeD. shoulder68. The bar in the club is for the ______use of its members.A. extensiveB. exclusiveC. inclusiveD. comprehensive69. The tuition fees are ______to students coming from low-income families.A. approachableB. payableC. reachableD. affordable70. The medical experts warned the authorities of the danger of diseases in the _______of theearthquake.A. consequenceB. aftermathC. resultsD. effect71. This sort of rude behavior in public hardly ______a person in your position.A. becomesB. fitsC. supportsD. improves72. I must leave now._______, if you want that book I’ll bring it next time.A. AccidentallyB. IncidentallyC. EventuallyD. Naturally73. After a long delay, she ______replying to my e-mail.A. got away withB. got back atC. got backD. got round to74. Personal computers are no longer something beyond the ordinary people; they are________available these days.A. promptlyB. instantlyC. readilyD. quickly75. In my first year at the university I learnt the _______of journalism.A. basicsB. basicC. elementaryD. elements76. According to the new tax law, any money earned over that level is taxed at the ______of59 percentA. ratioB. percentageC. proportionD. rate77. Thousands of _______at the stadium came to their feet to pay tribute to an outstandingperformance.A. audienceB. participantsC. spectatorsD. observers78. We stood still, gazing out over the limitless ______of the dessert.A. spaceB. expanseC. stretchD. land79. Doctor often ______uneasiness in the people they deal with.A. smellB. hearC. senseD. tough80. Mary sat at the table, looked at the plate and ______her lips.A. smackedB. openedC. partedD. separated PART V READING COMPREHENSION[25 MIN.] In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.TEXT AIf you like the idea of staying with a family, living in house might be the answer. Good landladies---those who are superb cooks and launderers, are figures as popular in fiction as the bad ones who terrorize their guest and overcharge them at the slightest opportunity. The truth is probably somewhere between the two extremes. If you are lucky, the food will be adequate, some of your laundry may be done for you and you will have a reasonable amount of comfort and companionship .For the less fortune ,house rules may restrict the freedom to invite friends to visit,and shared cooking and bathroom facilities can be frustrating and row-provoking if tidy and untidy guest are living under the same roof.The same disadvantages can apply to flat sharing, with the added difficulties that arise from deciding who pays for what, and in what proportion. One person may spend hours on the phone, while another rarely makes calls. If you want privacy with guest , how do you persuade the others to go out; how do you persuade them to leave you in peace, especially if you are student and want to study?Conversely, flat sharing can be very cheap, there will always be someone to talk to and go out with, and the chores, in theory, can be shared.81. According to the passage, landladies are ________A. usually strict.B. always mean.C. adequately competent.D. very popular with their guest.82. What is the additional disadvantage of flat sharing ?A. Problems of sharing and paying.B. Differences in living habits.C. Shared cooking and bathroom facilities.D. Restriction to invite friends to visit.83. What is NOT mentioned as a benefit of flat sharing?A. Rent is affordableB. There is companionship.C. Housework.D. There is peace and quiet.TEXT B(1) Traveling through the country a couple of weeks ago on business, I was listening to the talk of the late UK writer Douglas Adams’ master work “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” on the radio and thought-I know, I’ll pick up the next hitchhikers I see and ask them what the state of real hitching is today in Britain.(2)I drove and drove on main roads and side roads for the next few days and never saw a single one.(3)When I was in my teens and 20s, hitchhiking was a main form of long-distance transport. The kindness or curiosity of strangers took me all over Europe, North America, Asia and southern Africa, Some of the lift-givers became friends, many provided hospitality on the road.(4)Not only did you find out much more about a country than when traveling by train or plane, but there was that elements of excitement about where you would finish up that night. Hitchhiking featured importantly in Western culture. It has books and songs about it .So what has happened to it?(5)A few years ago, I was asked the same question about hitching in a column of a newspaper. Hundreds of people from all over the world responded with their view on the state of hitchhiking.(6)Rural Ireland was recommended as f friendly place for hitching, as was Quebec, Canada-“if you don’t mind being criticized for not speaking French”.(7)But while hitchhiking was clearly still alive and well in some places, the general feelingwas that throughout much of the west it was doomed.(8)With so much news about crime in the media, people assumed that anyone on the open road without the money for even a bus ticket must present a danger. But do we need to be so wary both to hitch and to give a lift?(9)In Poland in the 1960s,according to a Polish woman who e-mail me ,＂the authorities introduced the Hitchhiker’s Booklet. The booklet contained coupons for drivers, so each time a driver picked somebody; he or she received a coupon. At the end of the season, drivers who had picked up the most hikers were rewarded with vari ous prizes. Everyone was hitchhiking then”.(10)Surely this is a good idea for society. Hitchhiking would increase respect by breaking down barriers between strangers. It would help fight global warming by cutting down on fuel consumption as hitchhikers would be using existing fuels. It would also improve educational standards by delivering instant lessons in geography, history, politics and sociology.(11)A century before Douglas Adams wrote his “Hitchhiker’s Guide”, another adventure story writer, Robert Louis Stevenson, gave us that what should be the hitchhiker’s motto:＂To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.” What better time than putting a holiday weekend into practice. Either put it to the test yourself, or help out someone who is trying to travel hopefully with thumb outstretched.84. In which paragraph(s) does the writer comment on his experience of hitchhiking?A. (3)B. (4)C. (3) and (4)D. (4) and (5)85. What is the current situation of hitchhiking?A. It is popular in some parts of the world.B. It is popular throughout the west.C. It is popular in Poland.86. What is the writer’s attitude towards the practice in Poland?A. Critical.B. Unclear.C. Somewhat favorable.D. Strongly favorable.87. The writer has mentioned all the following benefits of hitchhiking EXCEPTA. promoting mutual respect between strangers.B. increasing one’s confidence in strangers.C. protecting environment.D. enrich one’s knowledge.88.＂Either put it to the test yourself…”in Paragraph (11) meansA. to experience the hopefulness.B. to read Adams’ book.C. to offer someone a lift.D. to be a hitchhiker.TEXT CI am afraid to sleep. I have been afraid to sleep for the last few weeks. I am so tired that, finally, I do sleep, but only for a few minutes. It is not a bad dream that wakes me ; it is the reality I took with me into sleep . I try to think of something else.Immediately the woman in the marketplace comes into my mind.I was on my way to dinner last night when I saw her . She was selling skirts. She movedwith the same ease and loveliness I often saw in the women of Laos. Her long black hair was as shiny as the black silk of the skirts she was selling. In her hair, she wore three silk ribbons, blue, green, and white. They reminded me of my childhood and how my girlfriends and I used to spend hours braiding ribbons into our hair.I don’t know the word for “ribbons”, so I put my hand to my own hair and , with three fingers against my head , I looked at her ribbons and said “Beautiful.” She lowered her eyes and said nothing. I wasn’t sure if she understood me (I don’t speak Laotian very well).I looked back down at the skirts. They had designs in them: squares and triangles and circles of pink and green silk. They were very pretty. I decided to buy one of those skirts, and I began to bargain with her over the price. It is the custom to bargain in Asia. In Laos bargaining is done in soft voices and easy moves with the sort of quiet peacefulness.She smiled, more with her eyes than with her lips. She was pleased by the few words I was able to say in her language, although they were mostly numbers, and she saw that I understood something about the soft playfulness of bargaining. We shook our heads in disagreement over the price; then, immediately, we made another offer and then another shake of the head. She was so pleased that unexpectedly, she accepted the last offer I made. But it was too soon. The price was too low. She was being to o generous and wouldn’t make enough money. I moved quickly and picked up two more skirts and paid for all three at the price set; that way I was able to pay her three times as much before she had a chance to lower the price for the larger purchase. She smiled openly then, and, for the first time in months, my spirit lifted. I almost felt happy.The feeling stayed with me while she wrapped the skirts in a newspaper and handed them to me. When I left, though, the feeling left, too. It was as though it stayed behind in marketplace. I left tears in my throat. I wanted to cry. I didn’t, of course.I have learned to defend myself against what is hard; without knowing it, I have also learned to defend myself against what is soft and what should be easy.I get up, light a candle and want to look at the skirts. They are still in the newspaper that the woman wrapped them in. I remove the paper, and raise the skirts up to look at them again before I pack them. Something falls to floor. I reach down and feel something cool in my hand. I move close to the candlelight to see what I have. There are five long silk ribbons in my hand, all different colors. The woman in the marketplace! She has given these ribbons to me!There is no defense against a generous spirit, and this time I cry, and very hard, as if I could make up for all the months that I didn’t cry.90. Which of the following in NOT correct?A. The writer was not used to bargaining.B. People in Asia always bargain when buying things.C. Bargaining in Laos was quiet and peaceful.D. The writer was ready to bargain with the woman.91. The writer assumed that the woman accepted the last offer mainly because womanA. thought that the last offer was reasonable.B. thought she could still make much money.C. was glad that the writer knew their way of bargaining.D. was tired of bargaining with the writer any more.92. Why did the writer finally decide to buy three skirts?A. The skirts were cheap and pretty.B. She liked the patterns on the skirts.C. She wanted to do something as compensation.D. She was fed up with further bargaining with the woman.93. When did the writer left the marketplace, she wanted to cry, but did not becauseA. she had learned to stay cool and unfeeling.B. she was afraid of crying in public.C. she had learned to face difficulties bravely.D. she had to show in public that she was strong.94. Why did the writer cry eventually when she looked at the skirts again?A. she suddenly felt very sad.B. she liked the ribbons so much.C. she was overcome by emotion.D. she felt sorry for the woman.TEXT DThe kids are hanging out. I pass small bands of students, in my way to work these mornings. They have become a familiar part of the summer landscape.These kids are not old enough for jobs. Nor are they rich enough for camp. They are school children without school. The calendar called the school year ran out on them a few weeks ago. Once supervised by teachers and principals, they now appear to be “self care”.Passing them is like passing through a time zone. For much of our history, after all, Americans arranged the school year around the needs of work and family. In 19th-century cities, schools were open seven or eight hours a day, 11 months a year. In rural America, the year was arranged around the growing season. Now, only 3 percent of families follow the agricultural model, but nearly all schools are scheduled as if our children went home early to milk the cows and took months off to work the crops. Now, three-quarters of the mothers of school-age children work, but the calendar is written as if they were home waiting for the school bus.The six-hour day, the 180-day school year is regarded as something holy. But when parents work an eight-hour day and a 240-day year, it means something different. It means that many kids go home to empty houses. It means that, in the summer, they hang out.“We have a huge mismatch between the school calendar and realities of family life,” says Dr. Ernest Boyer, head of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.Dr. Boyer is one of many who believe that a radical revision of the school calendar is inevitable.＂School, whether we like it or not, is educational. It always has been.”His is not popular idea. Schools are routinely burdened with the job of solving all our socialproblems. Can they be asked to meet the needs of our work and family lives?It may be easier to promote a linger school year on its educational merits and, indeed, thee ducational case is compelling. Despite the complaints and studies about our kids’ lack of learning,the United State still has a shorter school year than any industrial nation. In most of Europe, the school year is 220 days. In Japan, it is 240 days long. While classroom time alone doesn’t producea well-educated child, learning takes time and more learning takes more time. The long summersof forgetting take a toll.The opposition to a longer school year comes from families that want to and can provide other experiences for their children. It comes from teachers. It comes from tradition. And surely from kids. But the most important part of the conflict has been over the money.95. Which of the following is an opinion of the author?A.＂The kids are hanging out.”B.＂They are school children without school.”C.＂These kids are not old enough for jobs.”D. “The calendar called the school year ran out on them a few weeks ago.”96. The current American school calendar was developed in the 19th century according toA. the growing season on nation’s form.B. the labour demands of the industrial age.C. teachers’ demands for more vacation time.D. parents’ demands for other experiences for their kids.97. The author thinks that the current school calendarA. is still valid.B. is out of date.C. can not be revised.D. can not be defended.98. Why was Dr. Boy’s idea unpopular?A. He argues for the role of school in solving social problems.B. He supports the current school calendar.C. He thinks that school year and family life should be considered separately.D. He strongly believes in the educational role of school.99.“The long summers of forgetting take a toll ”in the last paragraph but one means thatA. long summer vacation slows down the progress go learning.B. long summer vacation has been abandoned in Europe.C. long summers result in less learning time.D. long summers are a result of tradition.100. The main purpose of the passage isA. to describe how American children spend their summer.B. to explain the needs of the modern working families.C. to discuss the problems of the current school calendar.D. to persuade parents to stay at home to look after their kids.PART VI WRITING [45 MIN.]。

2007年4月英语（二）试卷及答案（课程代码：00015）Ⅰ.Vocabulary and Structure(10 point each)从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。

1. It is difficult to __ the implication between the line.A. get toB. get withC. get atD. get down2. The volleyball match was televised __ on CCTV.A. aliveB. lifeC. liveD. lively3. The newspaper will have to close down if it cannot increase it s __ considerabiA. distributionB. contributionC. prescriptionD. circulatiol4. The central theatre has a seating __ of more than 3,000 people.A. capabilityB. capacityC. abilityD. facility5. The furniture in her bedroom is quite different from __ in the living room.A. thatB. itC. OneD. which6. Because of the bad weather, the sports meet had to be __ .A. shutdownB. done awayC. taken offD. called off7. Jenny complained that the hospital _ her too much for the treatment.A. expendedB. paidC. costD. charged8. Having decided to rent a flat, we __ contacting housing agencies in the city.A. set aboutB. set downC. set outD. setup9. The book fair has received a positive __ from readers.A. resultB. responseC. settlementD. solution10. If the operation __ carefully prepared, it would not have been successful.A. was notB. has not beenC. had not beenD. were notⅡ.Cloze Test(10 point each)T h e b a s i c p r i n c i p l e o f r a d a r i s i l l u s t r a t e d b y w h a t h a p p e n s w h e n o n e s h o u t s i n a e. The echoof the shouting 11 the walls helps a person determine the size of i cave. With radar, however , the waves are radio waves instead of 12 waves. dio waves travel 13 the speed of light, about 300,000 kilometers in a second. A lar set 14 a short burst of radio waves. Then it receives the echoes 15 when wavesbounce (Silt) off objects. By determining the time it 16 for the echoes to imi to the radar set, a trained technician 17 determine the distance between the [ar set and other objects. The word "radar", 18 , gets its name from the term dio detection and ranging." "Ranging" is the term for detection of the19 between object and the radar set. B e s i d e s b e i n g o f c r i t i c a li m p o r t a n c e t o p i l o t,r a d a r i s20f o r a i r t r a f f i c c o n t r o l,tracking ships at sea, and for tracking weather systems and storms.11.A. throughB. forC. onD. against12.A. soundB. lightC. heatD. tide13.A.inB. atC. overD. on14.A.sendsoutB.works outC. figures outD. puts out15.A.producingB. producedC. produceD. produces16.A. spendsB. takesC. killsD. makes17.A. canB. mustC. ought toD. has to18.A. incaseB. in turnC. in shortD. in fact19.A. lengthB. widthC. distanceD. space20.A.EventualB.internalC.externalD.essentialⅢ.Reading Comprehension(30 points,2 points each)从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。

2007年6月23日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷及答案Part I Writing (30 minutes)注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Welcome to our club. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given bellow:欢迎辞，欢迎加入俱乐部。

标题：Welcome to our club书写提纲：1. 表达你的欢迎；2. 对你们俱乐部作一个简要介绍。

Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.For questions 1-7, markY (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for NO) if statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.For question 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Protect Your Privacy When Job-hunting OnlineIdentity theft and identity fraud are terms used to refer to all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person’s personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain.The numbers associated with identity theft are beginning to add up fast these days. A recent General Accounting Office report estimates that as many as 750,000 Americans are victims of identity theft every year. And that number may be low, as many people choose not to report the crime even if they know they have been victimized.Identity theft is “an absolute epidemic,” states Robert Ellis Smith, a respected author and advocate of privacy. “It’s certainly picked up in the last four or five years. It’s worldwide. It affects everybody, and there’s very little you can do to prevent it and, worst of all, you can’t detect it until it’s probably too late.”Unlike your fingerprints, which are unique to you and cannot be given to someone else for their use, you personal data, especially your social security number, your bank account or credit card number, your telephone calling card number, and other valuable identifying data, can be used, if they fall into the wronghands, to personally profit at your expense. In the United States and Canada, for example, many people have reported that unauthorized persons have taken funds out of their bank or financial accounts, or, in the worst cases, taken over their identities altogether, running up vast debts and committing crimes while using the victims’ names. In many cases, a victim’s losses may included not only out-of-pocket financial losses, but substantial additional financial costs associated with trying to restore his reputation in the community and correcting erroneous information for which the criminal is responsible.According to the FBI, identity theft is the number one fraud committed on the Internet. So how do job seekers protect themselves while continuing to circulate their resumes online? The key to a successful online job search is learning to manager the risks. Here are some tips for staying safe while conducting a job search on the Internet.1. Check for a privacy policy.If you are considering posting your resume online, make sure the job search site your are considering has a privacy policy, like . The policy should spell out how your information will be used, stored and whether or not it will be shared. You may want to think twice about posting your resume on a site that automatically shares your information with others. You could be opening yourself up to unwanted calls from solicitors (推销员).When reviewing the site’s privacy policy, you’ll be able to delete your resume just as easily as you posted it. You won’t necessarily want your resume to remain out there on the Internet once you lan d a job. Remember, the longer your resume remains posted on a job board, the more exposure, both positive and not-so-positive, it will receive.2. Take advantage of site features.Lawful job search sites offer levels of privacy protection. Before posting your resume, carefully consider your job search objective and the level of risk you are willing to assume., for example, offers three levels of privacy from which job seekers can choose. The first is standard posting. This option gives job seekers who post their resumes the most visibility to the broadest employer audience possible.The second is anonymous (匿名的) posting. This allows job seekers the same visibility as those in the standard posting category without any of their contact information being displayed. Job seekers who wish to remain anonymous but want to share some other information may choose which pieces of contact information to display.The third is private posting. This option allows a job seeker to post a resume without having it searched by employers. Private posting allows job seekers to quickly and easily apply for jobs that appear on without retyping their information.3. Safeguard your identity.Career experts say that one of the ways job seekers can stay safe while using the Internet to search out jobs is to conceal their identities. Replace your name on your resume with a generic (泛指的) identifier, such as “Intranet Developer Candidate,” or “Experienced Marketing Representative.”You should also consider eliminating the name and location of your current employer. Depending on your title, it may not be all that difficult to determine who you are once the name of your company is provided. Use a general description of the company such as “Major auto manufacturer,” or “International packaged goods supplier.”If your job title is unique, consider using the generic equivalent instead of the exact title assigned by your employer.4. Establish and email address for your search.Another way to protect your privacy while seeking employment online is to open up an email account specifically for your online job search. This will safeguard your existing email box in the event someone you don’t know gets hold of your email address and shares it with others.Using an email address specifically for you job search also eliminates the possibility that you will receive unwelcome emails in your primary mailbox. When naming your new email address, be sure that it doesn’t contain references to your name or other information that will give away your identity. The best solution is an email address that is relevant to the job you are seeking such as salesmgr2004@.5. Protect your reference.If your resume contains a section with the names and contact information of your references, take it out. There’s no sense in safeguarding your information while sharing private contact information of your references.6. Keep confidential (机密的) information confidential.Do not, under any circumstances, share your social security, driver’s license, and bank account numbers or other personal information, such as race or eye color. Honest employers do not need this information with an initial application. Don’t provide this even if they say they need it in order to co nduct a background check. This is one of the oldest tricks in the book –don’t fall for it.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

全国202X年4月高等教育自学考试英语翻译真题课程代码：00087Ⅰ. Multiple Choice Questions (30 points, 2 points for each)A. Directions: This part consists of ten sentences, each followed by four different versions marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is the closest equivalent of the original in terms of meaning and expressiveness.1. Almost all the TV viewers were deeply impressed by Titanic’s huge mass and her ruined splendor of a lost age.A. 泰坦尼克号的庞大以及她那昔日辉煌的残毁，给几乎全部的电视观众都留下了十分深刻的印象。

B. 泰坦尼克号船体庞大，虽已损毁，昔日丰采犹存，给几乎全部的电视观众都留下了深刻的印象。

C. 泰坦尼克号无比庞大，往日荣光业已荡然无存，给几乎全部的电视观众都留下了深刻的印象。

D. 泰坦尼克号的庞大船体以及她那失去的昔日光芒，给几乎全部的电视观众都留下了深刻的印象。

2. A truly extraordinary variety of alternatives to the chemical control of insects is available.A. 使用化学方法操纵昆虫除外，其它有效方法也可使用。

B. 除了不用化学方法操纵昆虫外，应该还有其它方法可以使用。

C. 除了使用化学方法操纵昆虫以外，还有其它各种奇异的方法可以使用。

D. 操纵昆虫的方法很多，使用化学方法只不过是其中之一也可使用。

2007年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语（二）试卷及答案（课程代码：00015）Ⅰ.Vocabulary and Structure(10 point each)从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。

1. It is difficult to __ the implication between the lines.A. get toB. get withC. get atD. get down答案：C解析：要在字里行间找出隐含的意思（或言外之意）是很难的。

2. The volleyball match was televised __ on CCTV.A. aliveB. lifeC. liveD. lively答案：C解析：live adj. 活的；生动的；实况转播的；精力充沛的3. The newspaper will have to close down if it cannot increase its __ .A. distributionB. contributionC. prescriptionD. circulation答案：D解析：如果不能增加发行量这家报纸就要倒闭了。

4.The central theatre has a seating __ of more than 3,000 people.A. capabilityB. capacityC. abilityD. facility答案：B解析：中央剧院有能够容纳超过3000人的座位。

5. The furniture in her bedroom is quite different from __ in the living room.A. thatB. itC. oneD. which答案：A解析：代指前文提到的物品用that。

6. Because of the bad weather, the sports meet had to be __.A. shut downB. done awayC. taken offD. called off答案：D解析：call off表示取消。

202X年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语翻译卷子课程代码0087本卷子共6页,总分值100分,考试时间150分钟。

Ⅰ．Multiple Choice Questions (30 points,2 points for each)A. Directions:This part consists of ten sentences ,each followed by four different versions marked A,B,C andD.Choose the one that is the closest equivalent of the original in terms of meaning and expressiveness andwrite the corresponding letter on the answer sheet.1．At the hotel I always finished the meal with ice cream and the girls there would laugh because I like it so much.A．我在饭店吃饭，最后总是吃冰激凌。

我吃得津津有味，惹得那些女效劳员发笑。

B．在饭店里，我总是以冰激凌来结束吃饭。

我吃得津津有味，惹得那些女效劳员发笑。

C．我在饭店吃饭，最后总是吃冰激凌。

因为我是那么的喜欢它，所以那里的女孩子都笑我。

D．在饭店里，我总是以冰激凌来结束吃饭。

因为我是那么的喜欢它，所以那里的女孩子都笑我。

2．In the days that followed I learned to spell in this uncomprehending way a great many words.A．在那些日子里，我以不理解的方法学拼写，竟也拼出了许多词。

B．从此以后，我就这样学着拼写，虽然并不理解意思，却也拼出了许多词。