英语试题练习2

英语试题练习2

08A(20)-2.1

Paper One

Part I Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear several short

conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will

be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the

question will be spoken only once. After each question there will

be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices

marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.

Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a

single line through the centre.

1. A) China.

B) Italy.

C) Russia.

D) South Korea.

2. A) A half hour.

B) An hour.

C) Ninety minutes.

D) Two hours.

3. A) At the book store.

B) At the post office.

C) At the restaurant.

D) At the dentist office.

4. A) He is unwilling to go to class.

B) He is a good swimmer already.

C) He is sure the class is too slow for him.

D) He is making steady progress in swimming. 5. A) 8:40.

B) 7:40.

C) 7:20.

D) 7:46.

6. A) Postman and bus driver.

B) Post clerk and the customer.

C) Postman and the milkman.

D) Post clerk and guest.

7. A) He was too late to bring it.

B) He thought the store would deliver it.

C) He asked Mary to get it.

D) To get food from stores is the last thing he would like to

do.

8. A) The man is leaving for Hong Kong.

B) Tina is leaving for Hong Kong.

C) The man wants to meet Tina on Saturday.

D) Tina wants to meet the man in Hong Kong tomorrow.

9. A) He can’t find the tickets.

B) He doesn’t want to sit close to the stage.

C) He would rather stand than sit down.

D) He expects the hall to be crowded.

10. A) Employer and employee.

B) Husband and wife.

C) Customer and shop assistant.

D) Driver and auto repairwoman.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear several short

passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some

questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken

only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark

the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line

through the centre. Passage One

Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:

11. A) English.

B) French.

C) American.

D) Japanese.

12. A) Japanese.

B) French.

C) German.

D) American.

13. A) Polynesian.

B) American.

C) English.

D) Japanese.

14. A) Americans.

B) Englishmen.

C) They speak with the same speed.

D) The passage doesn’t mention.

15. A) About 280.

B) About 2,008.

C) About 2,800.

D) About 2,900.

Part II Reading Comprehension

Directions: There are several passages in this part. Each

passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.

For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D).

You should decide on the best choice and mark the

corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:

Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it,

and to go into their offices or schools every day by train, car or

bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the

morning and reach home late in the evening.

One advantage of living outside London is that houses are

cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite

a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in

the country with a garden of one’s own.

Then, in the country one can rest from the noise and hurry

of the town. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend

more time on trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and

during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the

fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend

one’s free time digging, planting, watering and doing the

hundred and one other jobs, which are needed in a garden. Then,

when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has the reward of

one who has shared the secret of Nature.

Some people, however, take no interest in country things; for

them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres,

beautiful shops and busy streets, dance halls and restaurants.

Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they

had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the

parks and a fortnight’s v isit to the sea every summer is all the

country they want: the rest they are quite prepared to leave to

those who are glad to get away from London every night.

16. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A) People who like country things prefer to live outside the