外语系英语专业英语语言技能测试题(复述部分)

英语语用能力测试题# 英语语用能力测试题一、听力理解（每题2分，共20分）1. 对话理解：听一段对话，选择正确的总结。

- A. 他们计划去看电影。

- B. 他们正在讨论作业。

- C. 他们正在讨论天气。

2. 主旨大意：听一段短文，选择文章的主要观点。

- A. 描述一个节日的庆祝方式。

- B. 介绍一个历史事件。

- C. 讲述一个科学发现。

3. 细节理解：听一段对话，回答相关问题。

- Q: 他们约定见面的时间是什么时候？- A. 早上8点。

- B. 中午12点。

- C. 下午3点。

4-10. 类似上述题目，包括对话和短文的听力理解。

二、阅读理解（每题2分，共30分）1. 词汇理解：阅读以下句子，选择最合适的词填空。

- The _______ of the old building was quite impressive. - A. architecture- B. archeology- C. archaeologist2. 句子理解：阅读以下句子，选择正确的解释。

- "She's been through a lot lately." 这句话意味着：- A. 她最近经历了很多事情。

- B. 她最近去了很多不同的地方。

- C. 她最近学了很多新知识。

3. 段落理解：阅读以下段落，回答相关问题。

- 段落内容：（描述一个人的日常活动）- Q: 这个人通常在什么时间开始工作？- A. 早上6点。

- B. 上午9点。

- C. 中午12点。

4-10. 类似上述题目，包括句子和段落的阅读理解。

三、语法应用（每题2分，共20分）1. 时态应用：选择正确的时态填空。

- I _______ (study) English for three years now.- A. study- B. studied- C. have been studying2. 语态应用：选择正确的语态填空。

外语系英语专业英语语言技能测试题（复述部分）1．Directions:You are required to read the following passages and then retell the main idea of the passaages, using correct words, phrases and expressions, paying attention to use correct pronunciation and intonation, express your idea fluently and freely, make sure the sententences you use understandable. 教师检测的重点是：1）语音、语调：正确使用、区分各种语音语调（0-20分）2）流利程度：语速恰当，语言流畅，伴有少量错误和停顿（0-20分）3）准确性：正确选用单词、词组和表达语，切题，能说出正确复杂的句子（0-20分）4）表达能力：自由流利地表达自己的观点，表达比较流畅和灵活。

（0-20分）5）总体可理解性：所表达思想的可理解程度（0-20分）1．Once there was an old woman who liked to bake cookies. She didn't have anyone to share them with, so she just gave them away to the children in the neighborhood. This went on for several years and the cookies became quite famous, especially at Christmas time. The parents began to like the cookies as much as the children did, and the old woman's kitchen became very busy, so the children came to help.Then one Christmas the old woman became ill. There were no cookies, and there was no money to pay the doctor. The children were very sad. Later they had a bright idea, that is, to bake cookies from the old woman's recipe. So the children started a cookie store. Soon they had a very good cookie business, with money to pay the doctor as well as to put in the bank.After the woman got well, she was asked to become the manager of the store, selling special cookies for all the holidays of the year. After the old woman died, the children, now grown up, kept the cookie business alive in her name. Maybe life is like a Christmas cookie. The more you share it with your friends, the more you're likely to enjoy it.2．Sonora got the idea for Father's Day more than eighty years ago. She was listening to a speech about Mother's Day and decided that fathers should be recognized, too. She especially wanted to honor her own father, who had raised six children alone. Sonora asked the clergy in Spokane to prepare speeches to honor fathers on the first Sunday in June, her own father's birthday. But they did not give the speeches until two weeks later.Fifteen years later, President Calvin Coolidge said Americans should honor their fathers on the third Sunday in June. In 1972, Father's Day became a national holiday in the United States. American families celebrateFather's Day by gathering for dinner or a picnic. They may do special things for Father on his special day: prepare his favorite foods or join him ina favorite activity. And everyone gives him cards and gifts.Each year, a private group called the National Father's Day Committee chooses an American man to receive its Father of the Year Award. The first award was given fifty years ago to General Douglas M., World War II Commander.General Norman S., former commander of Allied Forces in the Persian Gulf, was among the winners. He said that being a father puts things in balance. After giving orders all day to thousands of people and having them obey, he said, there is something very healthy about coming home at night and not being able to get your children to clean their teeth!3．On the fourth Thursday in November, in houses around the United States, families get together for a feast, or a large meal. Almost all families eat turkey and cranberry sauce for this meal, and have pumpkin pie for dessert. This feast is part of a very special day, the holiday of Thanksgiving.In 1620 the Pilgrims made a difficult trip across the ocean from England. They landed in what is now Massachusetts. In England the Pilgrims had not been allowed to freely practice their religion. So they went to the New Worldin search of religious freedom.The Pilgrims' first winter was very hard. Almost half the group died of cold, hunger and disease. But the Indians of Massachusetts taught the Pilgrims to plant corn, to hunt and to fish. When the next fall came, the Pilgrims had plenty of food. They were thankful to "God" and the Indians and had a feast to give thanks. They invited the Indians to join them. This was the first Thanksgiving.Thanksgiving became a national holiday many years later because of the effort of a woman named Sarah Hale. For forty years Sarah Hale wrote to each president and asked for a holiday of Thanksgiving. At last she was successful. In 1863 President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a holiday.4．Bob went over to his friend Joe's house and was amazed at how well Joe treated his wife. He often told her how attractive she was, spoke highly of her cooking and showered her with hugs and kisses."Gee." Bob remarked later, "You really love your wife a lot. It seems as though you two were still on your honeymoon.""I started to take every chance to express how much I love her about six months ago," Joe said. "It has brought us closer to each other, and we couldn't be happier."Inspired by what Joe had said, Bob hurried home, hugged his wife and told her how much he loved her, and said he wanted to hear all about her day. But she burst into tears."Honey," Bob said, "what's the matter?""This has been the worst day," she replied. "This morning Billy fell off his bike and hurt his ankle, then the washing machine broke, and on top of all this, you come home drunk!"5．Born in 1961, Princess Diana was Princess of Wales from 1981 when she married Prince Charles, heir to the British throne and Prince of Wales, until they were divorced in 1996 and she lost this title of Princess of Wales.The 1981 wedding was a great event to people all over the world. She came from a wealthy noble family. The press showed her as a blonde, pretty woman of average intelligence. She provided two sons to continue the royal line. She was very famous and very popular in Britain. Her clothes, her jewelry and activities were reported every day in the papers and television. In some ways she was more like a film or pop star than a traditional royal figure.Her marriage with Prince Charles lasted l5 years. After divorcing Charles, she became deeply involved in charity work. The British Prime Minister Tony Blair said that she touched the lives of so many others with joy and with comfort in Britain and throughout the world. She revealed to all of us the depth of her love to the sick, the dying, children and the needy. In August, l997, she died in a car accident in Paris when she was only 36. The whole country felt sorry for her death. Princess Diana would never have become Queen, but she became the Queen in people's hearts. After her death, a fund named after her was established to continue her charity work.6．Antonio, 24, from Sicily, is probably the world's unluckiest lover as well as one of the most persistent. Antonio's troubles began last September when Julia, 19, moved into the house opposite to his family and Antonio fell in love with her at first sight.At first Antonio tried traditional methods. When he spoke to Julia in the street and she ignored him, he sent her flowers. He called at her house but her parents did not let him in. After that, he wrote several letters and poems and dropped them in her letter box, but she tore them up withoutopening them. When poems couldn't work, Antonio bought a guitar and practiced for two or three weeks before playing outside her bedroom window one night. Julia's mother threw a bucket of water on him, and her father threatened to call the police. Antonio did not give up easily. He was sure that Julia would change her mind eventually, so he bought a ring and waited outside her house one morning until she came out to go to work. Then he went down on his knees in front of her and said he would not get up until she agreed to marry him. Julia went off to work, saying, "Don't be silly!"Then Antonio finally lost hope, and decided to kill himself. He tried different ways, but he failed again and again. When he finally promised that he would not attempt to kill himself again, unfortunately, he fell down and broke his leg.7．One day, an old mule fell into a farmer's well. Fortunately, the water wasn't very deep, so the mule stood on the bottom of the well.The farmer didn't think it was worth the trouble to save the mule. So he called his neighbors together and asked them to help him haul dirt to bury the old mule in the well and put him out of his misery.When the dirt started falling, the old mule got frightened. But as the farmer and his neighbors kept shoveling, and the dirt kept falling, the mule got a strange idea: Why not just shake off the dirt every time a shovel load hit him and step up?So that's what he did, as blow after blow of dirt hit him on the back. "Shake it off and step up. Shake it off and step up." The mule kept telling and encouraging himself. No matter how painful the blows, or how bad the situation seemed, the old mule fought off the panic and just kept right on shaking it off and stepping up. And it wasn't long before the exhausted old mule stepped up over the wall of the well to freedom.The dirt which was going to bury him had actually helped him. This happened because of the way he "chose" to handle the dirt, the adversity, that others kept shoveling into his life.8．Harry hears his alarm and turns on the radio. He hears the announcer say, "Good morning, everyone. And I hope it's a good day for you, not an unlucky one. It's Friday, the 13th. It's cold and rainy outside. It's a good day to stay home, if you can."What's unlucky about Friday the 13th? Harry dresses and goes into the kitchen. He opens the refrigerator. Where's the orange juice? Harry looks in the back of the refrigerator. He knocks a carton of milk off the shelf. The milk spills on his pants and shoes and covers the floor. He cleans up the mess and runs to change his clothes. By now, he's late for work. Where are his car keys? He looks everywhere, then finally opens the refrigerator again. There they are, on the top shelf. He can't find his umbrella, so he runs through the rain to his car. The seat is all wet because he didn't close the window last night. Harry puts the key in the ignition and turns it. The engine starts, then dies. He tries again, but the same thing happens. Harry looks at the gas gauge. It's on empty.Harry leaves his car and goes back in the house. He takes off his clothes and gets back into bed. It's Friday the 13th, a good day to stay home.9．A little girl walked daily to and from school. Though the weather one morning was not good and clouds were forming, she walked to the elementary school as usual.As the day progressed, the winds whipped up, along with thunder and lightning. The mother of the little girl was very worried. She thought her daughter would be frightened on the way home, and feared that the storm might harm her child. Following the roar of the thunder, lightning would cut through the sky like a flaming sword.Being concerned, the mother got into her car and drove along the route to her child's school. Soon she saw her daughter walking along, but at each flash of lightning, the child would stop, look and smile. One followed another, each with the little girl stopping, looking at the light and smiling.Finally, the mother called her over to the car and asked, "What are you doing?" The child answered, "God keeps taking pictures of me!"10．Many years ago, there lived a rich man who wished to do something for the people of his village. First, however, he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.In the center of the main road into the village he placed a very large stone. Then he hid nearby and waited to see what would happen. Soon an old farmer passed with his cow."What fool put this big stone right in the center of the road? " said the farmer, but he made no effort to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along, and the same thing happened; then another came, and another, etc. All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road, but not one of them took the time and trouble to remove it.Then came a young man, who was kind-hearted and hard-working. He saw the stone and said to himself, "It will be dark soon. Strangers or neighbors will come along in the dark, stumble on the stone, and perhaps hurt themselves."The young man then began to remove the stone. He had to push and pull with all his strength to move it to one side. But imagine his surprise when under the stone, he found a bag full of money and this message: "This money is for the thoughtful person who removes this stone from the road. That person deserves help."11．On April 14, 1868, two ships were scheduled to leave the busy port of New York for Europe. The night before, their captains met and had dinner together. The dinner was very ordinary and certainly neither man knew he would soon have a role in one of the world's greatest mysteries.The two ships left the next morning. Their names: the Dei G. and the Marie Celeste. After several days at sea, Morehouse, the captain of the Dei G., sighted the Marie Celeste, and he immediately recognized that something was wrong. It was not moving and there was no sign of life on deck. Morehouse and a few of his men took a small boat to the Marie Celeste to investigate. They searched every part of the ship and found nothing—not a man, dead or alive, no signs of illness or combat, no disruption. In fact, everything was in good order, as if the crew had left ten minutes before. There was a ten-pound note on a table, with an unfinished letter home near it, a freshly washed stack of clothes in the laundry, and plenty of food and water. These signs of normal, everyday life on an empty ship were the strangest feature of the mystery. What had happened to the captain and crew? If they had been attacked, why was everything still in its place and why were there no signs of a struggle? If they had died suddenly from a disease, where were their bodies?12．A lion wakes up one morning feeling really wild and unwell. He goes out and meets a small monkey and roars: "Who is the mightiest of all the jungle animals?" The trembling monkey says, "You are, all mighty lion!" Later, the lion sees an ox and asks the same question. The frightened ox answers: "Oh great lion, you're the mightiest animal in the jungle!"Feeling good now, the lion confidently walks up to an elephant and roars the same question. Fast as lightning, the elephant takes hold of the lion and knocks it against the tree six times and then raises his giant foot and stamps on the lion till it looks like a pancake. The lion wanders away, lets out a cry, and shouts to the elephant: "Just because you don't know the answer doesn't mean you have to get so unhappy about it!"13．Once there was a farmer in Laos. Every morning and every evening he and his buffalo plowed his field.One day a tiger saw the farmer and his buffalo working. The tiger was surprised to see a big animal listening to a small animal. He wanted to know more about the buffalo and the man.After the man went home, the tiger spoke to the buffalo. "You are so big and strong. Why do you do everything that the man tells you to?" The buffalo answered, "Oh, the man is very intelligent." The tiger asked, "Can you tell me how intelligent he is?" "No, I can't tell you," said the buffalo, "but you can ask him."So the next day, the tiger said to the man, "Can I see your intelligence?" But the man answered, "It's at home." "Can you go and get it?" asked the tiger. "Yes," said the man, "but I am afraid that you would kill my buffalo when I am gone. Can I tie you to a tree?"After the man tied the tiger up, he didn't go home to get his intelligence. He took his plow and hit the tiger. Then he said, "Now you know about my intelligence, even if you haven't seen it."14．It was very cold out. Two rabbits were playing in a field. Far away they saw two small red things. The rabbits went closer to look.The two red things were pieces of an old red blanket. The pieces were thick and warm, but they were very small. They were too small to use.Soon a fox came by. "Good day, my friends," he said. "You look worried. Do you have a problem?" The rabbits answered, "Yes! We need a needle andthread to sew the pieces of blanket together." "You can use my needle and thread if I can use the blanket too," said the fox.The rabbits used the fox's needle and thread. When the rabbits finished their sewing, the fox looked at their work. "You did a good job," he said. "I'll see you tonight."Night came and the wind was very cold. The fox came back to the rabbits. "Good evening, my friends. It's a cold, cold night. But we will be warm! We have the nice, warm blanket you sewed with my needle and thread. You sewed down the middle of the blanket. The right thing is for me to sleep in the middle." "Yes, that's right, Mr. Fox," said the rabbits.So the fox lay down on the ground. The rabbits put the middle of the blanket over him. The blanket covered him, but it did not cover the rabbits. They were cold all night!15．When students from other countries come to the United States, they are sometimes shocked at the informality in American college and university classes. For example, American professors do not dress up and they generally call students by their first names. Students can speak out in class, without raising their hands. Students can drink coffee, tea, juice, or soft drinks during class.Foreign students can usually get used to these differences easily. However, two examples of American informality are very difficult for some to understand. First, American students call their teachers by their first names. Instead of calling a teacher Mr. Smith or Professor Johnson, they call them Tom or Barbara. In some countries, students are not allowed to do that. Second, American students sometimes criticize the ideas of their teacher. They might also give their teachers suggestions about changing something in the class. In many countries, students cannot openly criticize their teachers or classes.Thus, some foreign students feel shocked, embarrassed and uncomfortable in American classrooms. They have two choices. One, they can imitate the behavior of the American students. But this will make them feel uncomfortable and disrespectful. Two, they can continue to follow their own customs. But in this case, the American teachers and students might think that the foreign students are too formal or too quiet.What is the solution to this problem? There is no easy answer. However, time will help to solve the problem, because foreign students will become accustomed to the new behavior.16.There was once a man who was miserable over the loss of his left eye. But one day he got the idea that he might, by making an artificial eye, be able to regain his good looks. This hope was so strong that he started to work on it right away. After weeks of diligent experimentation, he produced an eye using a special kind of wood. He believed nobody would be able to tell that it was false. However he would not be satisfied until his wooden eye had been tested and shown to be attractive. So he went to a dance that weekend. There were many beautiful girls at this dance, but he had decided before he came that it would be much safer to ask, at least at first, a less attractive one. Therefore, seeing a girl in the corner with a particularly big nose, he came close to her. Proud and confident of his appearance, he asked the girl, in a polite and gentle voice, "Would you like to dance?" Excited about the unexpected honor, she jumped up and said twice, rapidly, "Would I? Would I?" Hearing this, the man's face grew red with anger and hurt. As he left her, he shouted back at her, "Big nose! Big nose!"17.As a famous writer, Mark Twain was also famous in his day as a lecturer and teller of funny stories. He often went from town to town giving lectures that included many funny stories.One day, he was walking down the street of a small town where he was going to give a lecture that evening. A young man came up to him and said, "Mr. Twain, I'd like to talk to you for a minute, please. I have an uncle that I love very much. The problem is he never laughs or smiles. Is there anything you can suggest?""Don't worry. Bring your uncle to my lecture this evening, young man. I promise that he'll laugh and smile."That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the first row, allowing Mark Twain to speak directly to them. He told some rather funny stories, but the old man never even smiled. Then he told the funniest stories he knew, but the old man's face still remained blank. Mark Twain finished the lecture almost exhausted.Later Mark Twain was telling a friend about the experience."Oh!" said the friend. "You could have saved yourself the trouble. I know that old man. He has been deaf for years."18.One day, Carol Evans was walking along the street when she bumped into another woman. She looked at the woman very carefully. Then she said, "Kate Foster! Well, well, well, I haven't seen you for ten years."She looked the woman up and down. "But you've changed, Kate," she went on. "You used to be fat, but now you're slim." She smiled at her, "But you look well and it's good to see you again." She took the woman's hand and shook it. "But, oh, you have changed," she said. "I've never known anyone to change so much. You used to have thick hair but now it's very thin. You didn't used to wear glasses but now you're wearing really thick ones." She smiled at the woman again. "But you're still the same Kate Foster I used to have coffee with every week. We had some good times, didn't we, Kate?" "Excuse me, ma'am," the woman said, "but my name isn't Kate Foster." Carol thought for a minute, and then she said, "So you've changed your name as well, haven't you?"19.One cold evening during the holiday season, a little boy about six or seven was standing out in front of a store window. The little child had no shoes and his clothes were old and torn. A young woman passing by saw the little boy and could read the longing in his pale blue eyes. She took the child by the hand and led him into the store. There she bought him some new shoes and warm clothes. They came back outside into the street and the woman said to the child, "Now you can go home and have a very happy holiday." The little boy looked up at her and asked, "Are you God, ma'am?" She smiled down at him and replied, "No, son, I'm just one of his children." The little boy then said, "I knew you had to be a relative of God."20.A math professor was very absent-minded. When he moved from Cambridge to Newton, his wife, knowing that he would forget that they had moved and where they had moved to, wrote down the new address on a piece of paper and gave it to him.During the day, the professor had an idea in solving a math problem. He reached in his pocket, found the piece of paper and started to write on it. Then he thought it over and realized that there was a mistake in his idea. So he threw the piece of paper away.At the end of the day he went home (to the old address in Cambridge, of course). When he got there, he realized that they had moved. However, he had no idea where they had moved to, and the piece of paper with the address was long gone.Fortunately, there was a young girl on the street. He went to her and asked, "Excuse me, perhaps you know me. I lived in this house until this morning, and we've just moved. Would you know where we've moved to?"The young girl replied, "Yes, Daddy, Mommy thought you would forget, so I came to meet you."21.Tom is visiting me for a few days. I haven’t seen him since 1992, but he’s just like what he always was. He talks too much and stays up too late at night. I listen to him for hours every night. He has his job for nearly three months, but he doesn’t like it. He wants to find a better one. He has had five different jobs since 1992, and he doesn't like any of them. He says he wonders why he can’t find a job. I think I know what the problem is. I think he’s liked the job, but his bosses haven’t liked him. I imagine that every boss he’s had since 1992 has thought, “Would you be good enough to shut up for a few seconds?”22.Yesterday I went to the bank to see Alice. I thought she might have time to go to lunch with me. When I got to the bank at 11:20, they told me she had just been out for a few minutes. I asked them if she would be back by 11:30 or 11:45, and they said yes. So I decided to wait for her. I waitedand waited, but she didn't come back. It was 12:20. Finally, I decided not to wait any longer. As I started to walk toward the door, somebody called my name. I turned around and was surprised to find out that it was Alice. She told me she hadn’t left her office all morning.23.We are trying to decide where to go on our vacation this summer. Some of our friends recommended that we go to Hawaii. That would be wonderful! I’m sure we’d enjoy a trip like that, but of course it’s out of the question. In the first place, it would be terribly expensive, and in the second place, there wouldn’t be enough time. If we were to make a trip like that, I would want to be able to stay three or four weeks. If we are lucky enough to save some money between now and next summer, and if I’m fortunate enough to get four weeks of vacation instead of two weeks, maybe we can go to Hawaii next year.24.Some people remember the things they are supposed to do by writing notes to themselves. I’ve never been convinced that writing notes to myself does much good. Most of the time I lose them or forget to look at them until it's too late. I prefer to use an alarm clock to remind myself of things I’m supposed to do. I have ten alarm clocks in my house which I used to remind myself about things. For example, if I have to make a telephone call at certain time, I’ll set an alarm clock to go off a few minutes earlier and put the clock by the telephone. I can remember almost anything I want toif I use my clocks.25.Dear Tom,I got your letter and was glad to hear about your job interview at thegrocery store. I know you wanted to get a job at a TV station, but you’ve been looking for several weeks now and haven’t found anything. The job at he grocery store doesn’t sound bad. If I were you, I’d take it. If you worked there a while, you could earn some money. It’s your decision, of course, but I advise you to take it. Let me know what you decide to do. By the way, I noticed that you’re living at a different place now.the name sounds interesting – the Newport Arms Apartment. As a matter of fact, it sounds expensive, is it? How much rent are you paying for your new apartment? I’d like to watch my expenses very carefully if I were you.Love,Dad26.Mr. and Mrs. Scott needed to buy furniture for the living room in their new house. They went to a big department store and found a sofa that they both liked very much. It was exactly what they wanted. The price was 785。

英语语言技能训练试题及答案Part I. Vocabulary and GrammarSection A. VocabularyInstructions: Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.1. You can ________ a car or take the bus to get to the airport.a. driveb. ridec. use2. I need to ________ my shoes before I can go inside.a. take onb. take offc. put on3. My teacher is very ________ because I didn't do my homework.a. disappointedb. annoyedc. tired4. The ________ is the longest bone in the human body.a. spineb. femurc. kneecap5. You can ________ me on my cell phone if you need to talk.a. callb. textc. emailAnswers: 1. b 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. aSection B. GrammarInstructions: Choose the correct verb tense to complete each sentence.1. She ________ (visit) her grandparents last week.a. visitedb. visitsc. will visit2. I ________ (finish) my homework before I watched TV.a. finishedb. finishc. will finish3. We ________ (go) to the beach next weekend.a. wentb. goc. will go4. They ________ (study) English for five years.a. studiedb. studyc. have studied5. He ________ (be) a doctor for twenty years.a. isb. wasc. has beenAnswers: 1. a 2. a 3. c 4. c 5. cPart II. Reading ComprehensionSection A. Short PassagesInstructions: Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow.Passage 1My name is Jane and I love reading. I read books every day, and I never get tired of it. My favorite type of book is mystery, and I especially enjoy reading detective novels. My favorite author is Agatha Christie, and I have read all of her books. When I'm not reading, I enjoy going for walks and spending time with my family.1. What is Jane's favorite type of book?2. Who is Jane's favorite author?3. What does Jane like to do when she's not reading?Answers: 1. mystery 2. Agatha Christie 3. going for walks and spending time with familyPassage 2Lisa loves to travel and has visited many different countries. One of her favorite trips was to Japan. While she was there, she tried lots of new foods and also went to see the cherry blossoms. She also visited temples in Kyoto and learned about Japanese culture. Lisa hopes to go back to Japan someday, but for now, she's happy to be back home and spending time with her cat.1. Where did Lisa go on one of her favorite trips?2. What did Lisa do while she was in Japan?3. Does Lisa want to go back to Japan someday?Answers: 1. Japan 2. tried new foods, saw cherry blossoms, visited temples 3. yesSection B. Long PassageInstructions: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.Passage 1The Great Barrier Reef is a vast underwater ecosystem located off the coast of Australia. It is the world's largest coral reef system and is home to thousands of species of marine animals and plants. The reef covers an area of over 344,000 square kilometers and stretches over 2,300 kilometers. It can even be seen from space!The Great Barrier Reef is a popular tourist destination, and visitors can go scuba diving or snorkeling to see the incredible marine life up close. However, over the years, the reef has become endangered due to a variety of factors, including climate change, pollution, and overfishing. The Australian government has implemented several measures to help protect the reef, such as limiting fishing in some areasand encouraging eco-tourism. However, there is still much work to be done to ensure that the Great Barrier Reef is preserved for future generations to enjoy.1. Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?2. What is the Great Barrier Reef?3. Why has the Great Barrier Reef become endangered?4. What measures has the Australian government taken to protect the Great Barrier Reef?5. Is there work that still needs to be done to protect the Great Barrier Reef?Answers: 1. off the coast of Australia 2. the world's largest coral reef system and home to thousands of species of marine animals and plants 3. climate change, pollution, overfishing 4. limiting fishing in some areas and encouraging eco-tourism 5. yes。

语言技能考试试题题库一、听力理解（共20分）1. 听录音，选择正确的答案。

（每题2分，共10分）录音1：女士在电话中提到了什么？A. 她需要购买新的家具。

B. 她正在寻找附近的餐厅。

C. 她正在讨论工作计划。

录音2：男士在对话中表达了什么情绪？A. 兴奋B. 沮丧C. 惊讶录音3：对话中提到的活动是什么？A. 看电影B. 参加派对C. 去健身房2. 听短文，回答问题。

（每题1分，共10分）短文：描述了一次学校组织的郊游活动。

问题1：郊游活动是什么时候举行的？问题2：参加郊游的有多少人？问题3：他们去了哪里？二、阅读理解（共30分）1. 阅读以下短文，选择最佳答案。

（每题3分，共15分）短文：介绍一位科学家的生平和贡献。

问题1：这位科学家的主要发现是什么？问题2：他在哪所大学获得了博士学位？问题3：他的主要研究领域是什么？2. 阅读以下对话，回答问题。

（每题2分，共15分）对话：两个朋友讨论即将到来的假期计划。

问题1：他们计划去哪里度假？问题2：他们打算如何到达目的地？问题3：他们计划在那里待多久？三、词汇与语法（共20分）1. 选择正确的词汇填空。

（每题2分，共10分）例句：尽管天气很冷，他还是决定去______。

A. 跑步B. 游泳C. 画画2. 改正下列句子中的错误。

（每题2分，共10分）例句：She don't like to eat vegetables.改正：She doesn't like to eat vegetables.四、写作（共30分）1. 写一篇不少于150字的短文，描述你最喜欢的季节以及原因。

（15分）2. 根据以下提示写一封信给朋友，邀请他/她参加你的生日派对。

（15分）提示：日期、时间、地点、活动安排。

五、口语表达（共30分）1. 根据以下情景，准备一段不少于2分钟的口头陈述。

（15分）情景：你在一家书店工作，一位顾客询问如何找到关于历史的书籍。

2. 与考官进行一段对话，讨论你对未来职业的规划。

英语语言学测试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. The term "phoneme" refers to:A. A single soundB. A unit of soundC. A letter of the alphabetD. A combination of sounds答案：B2. The study of language change over time is known as:A. PhoneticsB. PhonologyC. Historical LinguisticsD. Syntax答案：C3. Which of the following is a branch of linguistics that deals with the meaning of words?A. SemanticsB. PragmaticsC. MorphologyD. Syntax答案：A4. The smallest unit of meaning in a language is called:A. A wordB. A morphemeC. A syllableD. A phoneme答案：B5. The process of forming words by combining smaller units is known as:A. SyntaxB. MorphologyC. SemanticsD. Phonology答案：B6. The study of the rules governing the structure of sentences is called:A. SyntaxB. SemanticsC. PragmaticsD. Morphology答案：A7. The branch of linguistics that deals with the social context in which language is used is:A. SociolinguisticsB. PsycholinguisticsC. NeurolinguisticsD. Computational Linguistics答案：A8. The study of how language is processed in the brain is known as:A. PsycholinguisticsB. NeurolinguisticsC. SociolinguisticsD. Computational Linguistics答案：B9. The process of acquiring a first language is called:A. Second language acquisitionB. Foreign language learningC. Language learningD. First language acquisition答案：D10. The concept that language is arbitrary means that:A. It is randomB. It is meaninglessC. There is no necessary connection between the form of a word and its meaningD. It is always logical答案：C二、填空题（每题2分，共20分）1. The study of speech sounds is called ____________.答案：Phonetics2. The branch of linguistics that examines how language is used in social contexts is ____________.答案：Sociolinguistics3. The smallest meaningful unit of language is known as the ____________.答案：Morpheme4. The process of combining morphemes to form words is known as ____________.答案：Morphology5. The study of the way language is structured and organized is called ____________.答案：Linguistics6. The branch of linguistics that deals with the rules governing the formation of words is ____________.答案：Morphology7. The study of the way meaning is conveyed in language is known as ____________.答案：Semantics8. The branch of linguistics that deals with the rules governing the formation of sentences is ____________.答案：Syntax9. The study of the way language is used in everyday life is called ____________.答案：Pragmatics10. The study of the way language is processed in the brain is known as ____________.答案：Neurolinguistics三、简答题（每题10分，共40分）1. Explain the difference between phonetics and phonology.答案：Phonetics is the study of speech sounds and theirproduction, while phonology is the study of the sound system of a language, including the rules governing the use of these sounds.2. What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?答案：The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis suggests that the language a person speaks influences the way they perceive the world and think.3. Describe the role of sociolinguistics in understanding language.答案：Sociolinguistics helps us understand how language varies with different social contexts, such as class, gender, ethnicity, and age, and how these variations influence language use.4. How does first language acquisition differ from second language acquisition?答案：First language acquisition is the process of learning a native language during early childhood, while second language acquisition is the process of learning a new language after the age of language development. The process of second language acquisition is influenced by the learner's first language and cognitive abilities.。

英语语言能力评估试题本文档旨在提供一份英语语言能力评估试题，以帮助评估个人在英语方面的能力水平。

以下是一些针对不同语言技能的问题。

听力理解1. 请回答以下问题：- What is the main topic of the conversation?- What are the speakers' opinions on the topic?- Summarize the key points discussed.2. 听下面的短文，然后回答问题：- What is the main idea of the passage?- List three supporting details mentioned in the passage.阅读理解1. 阅读以下短文，然后回答问题：- What is the main purpose of the text?- Identify two key facts mentioned in the text.2. 读下面的文章，然后回答问题：- What is the author's opinion on the topic?- Explain two reasons that support the author's viewpoint.口语表达1. 回答以下问题并陈述观点：- Should schools require foreign language learning? Why or why not?- What are the benefits of being bilingual?2. 下面是两个对话，请以一个角色的身份参与其中一段对话：- Discuss a recent movie or book that you enjoyed.- Talk about a travel destination that you would like to visit and why.写作技能1. 写一篇关于环保的文章，并说明三个具体的环保措施。

语言技能考试题库及答案# 语言技能考试题库及答案一、听力理解部分1. 题目：请根据所听对话，选择正确的答案。

- 对话内容：（此处应为一段对话音频或文本）- 选项A：...- 选项B：...- 选项C：...- 正确答案：[C]2. 题目：根据所听短文，回答以下问题。

- 短文内容：（此处应为一段短文音频或文本）- 问题：What is the main idea of the passage?- 正确答案：The main idea is...二、阅读理解部分1. 题目：阅读以下文章，选择最佳答案。

- 文章 - 文章内容：[文章正文]- 问题1：What does the author mainly discuss in the article?- 选项A：...- 选项B：...- 选项C：...- 正确答案：[B]2. 题目：根据文章内容，判断以下陈述是否正确。

- 陈述1：[陈述内容]- 正确答案：True/False三、语法填空部分1. 题目：阅读以下句子，从括号内选择正确的词填空。

- 句子：[句子内容]- 选项：[选项A], [选项B], [选项C]- 正确答案：[选项B]2. 题目：根据句子结构，选择正确的时态或语态填空。

- 句子：[句子内容]- 选项：[选项A], [选项B], [选项C]- 正确答案：[选项C]四、写作部分1. 题目：根据所给提示，写一篇不少于100字的短文。

- 提示：[提示内容]- 示例答案：[示例短文]2. 题目：根据以下图表，写一篇描述性文章。

- 图表：[图表内容]- 示例答案：[示例描述性文章]五、口语表达部分1. 题目：根据以下情景，准备一段自我介绍。

- 情景：[情景描述]- 示例答案：[示例自我介绍]2. 题目：讨论以下话题，并给出你的观点。

- 话题：[话题内容]- 示例答案：[示例讨论观点]请注意，以上内容仅为示例，实际的语言技能考试题库应包含具体的对话、文章、句子和图表等材料，以及相应的问题和答案。

英语听说考试故事复述范文**Title: Retelling a Story for the English Listeningand Speaking Exam**In the world of English exams, the listening and speaking section often poses a unique challenge for students. Unlike other sections where one can rely solelyon reading and writing skills, the listening and speaking exam requires a blend of comprehension, reaction, and expression. To excel in this section, it's essential to practice story retelling, as it not only helps improve listening skills but also enhances one's ability to speak fluently and coherently.Imagine yourself sitting in the exam hall, ears attuned to every word spoken by the examiner. The examiner beginsby reading out a short story, perhaps about a young boy named Jack who finds a mysterious map leading him to a treasure hunt. As the story unfolds, it's crucial to pay close attention to details like the characters, the setting, the plot, and the conflict. Missing any of these could lead to a gap in the retelling later.After the story is read, it's time to retell it. This is where the real challenge lies. You must recall every detail, rephrase it in your own words, and present it in a logical and engaging manner. It's not just about regurgitating the story; it's about making it come alivefor the examiner. Use descriptive language, inflect your voice, and maintain eye contact to convey the essence of the story.Practicing story retelling regularly is key to success in this section. Choose stories from different genres –adventure, mystery, fairy tales – to familiarize yourself with a variety of narratives. This will help you develop a strong understanding of narrative structures and improve your ability to quickly grasp new stories.Remember, the listening and speaking exam is not just a test of your language skills; it's a test of your comprehension, recall, and presentation abilities. By practicing story retelling, you'll not only enhance your language proficiency but also build confidence in yourself as a storyteller.**中文部分****标题：英语听说考试故事复述**在英语考试中，听说部分常常给学生带来独特的挑战。

英语专业（语言学）历年真题试卷汇编5英语专业（语言学）历年真题试卷汇编5(总分：44.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、简答题(总题数：16，分数：44.00)Please disambiguate the following 5 sentences, using the tree-diagram, or any other means that you think is appropriate.（北京交通大学2007研)（分数：10.00）(1).Jane showed her baby pictures.（分数：2.00）________________________________________________________________ __________________________正确答案：()解析：(2).The old man is drinking in the air.（分数：2.00）________________________________________________________________ __________________________ 正确答案：(正确答案：a.(VP drinking in)(NP the air)b.(VP drinking(PP in the air)))解析：(3).We need more realistic officials to handle the economy.（分数：2.00）________________________________________________________________ __________________________正确答案：()解析：(4).We are sweeping the ground cigarettes on the street.（分数：2.00）________________________________________________________________ __________________________ 正确答案：(正确答案：a.(VP sweeping(NP the ground cigarettes(PP on the street)))b.(vp sweeping(NP the ground cigarettes)(pp on the street)))(5).Tom exchanged the money and fell around the corner.（分数：2.00）________________________________________________________________ __________________________ 正确答案：(正确答案：a.(Vp exchanged the money)and(Vp fell around the corner)b.(VP exchanged the money and fell)(PP around the corner))解析：1.What is Halliday"s idea on the relationship between the functions performed by language and its structures?（分数：2.00）________________________________________________________________ __________________________ 正确答案：(正确答案：In Halliday"s point of view, there are three general functions of language: ideational(which is subdivided into experiential and logical), interpersonal and textual. And they are related to the three grammatical systems; transitivity, mood and theme. Specifically, the ideational function is realized as the transitivity system in the clause as a representation of experience, in which there are six processes; material, mental, relational, behavioral, verbal and existential. Actor, the so-called logical subject, is an important participant in the material process. The interpersonal function is realized as the mood system in the clause as an exchange, which is divided into the two major parts of Mood and Reside. And Subject is one of the two parts of Mood, the other part being the finite verbal operator. The textual function is realized as the thematic structure of the clause as a message. The two main constituents here are theme and rheme, the former being the point of departure of the message, or the concern of the clause, while the latter is the part in which the theme is developed.)2.What are deep and surface structures?（分数：2.00）________________________________________________________________ __________________________ 正确答案：(正确答案：Deep structure is a central theoretical term in generative grammar opposed to surface structure. It is the abstract syntactic representation of a sentence—an underlying level of structural organization which specific all the factors governing the way the sentence should be interpreted. Surface structure is a central theoretical term in generative grammar, opposed to deep structure. It is the final stage in the syntactic representation of a sentence, which provides the input to the phonological component of the grammar, and which thus most closely corresponds to the structure we articulate and hear.)解析：3.In the following three sentences, the particle "up" stays in different positions, i. e. immediately after the verb; in between the noun phrase and the relative clause; and at the end of the sentence. Can you formulate a syntactic rule to explain the position changes of the particle?(1)She stood up the man who offered her a diamond.(2)She stood the man up who offered her a diamond.(3)She stood the man who offered her a diamond up.（南开大学2010研)（分数：2.00）________________________________________________________________ __________________________ 正确答案：(正确答案：According to chomsky"s Generative and Functional Grammar, there is an underlying representation for any sentence. Then the underlying form is transformed into the surface form through sometransformational rules. The same underlyilyng form may result in different surface representation by undertaking different operation. Sometimes, the same surface form is likely to be transformed from different deep structure because of various movement. "Stand sb. up" means that sb. fails to show up in a date though he has promised to appear, and let the other wait for him in vain. The underlying form of the above three sentences have the same underlying form, that is " She stood the man up who offered her a diamond". The reason why they finally have the different form is that they have undertaken different operation. Because "up" is an adjunct in the three sentences, it is more convenient to put it since it will not change the property of the sentence. Therefore, finally we get the three kinds of surface forms. Sentence one, "up" is moved upward to the front of the man for the purpose of banlancing the sentence. Sentence two, "up" is moved upwards to the front of the attrubutive clause to the front of the attributive clause in order to achieve coherence. And the last sentence is the underlying form. Consequently, we can say that it is very flexible to position the adjunct in a sentence for various purposes.)解析：4.What is conceptual meaning? Try to distinguish it from any other types of meaning classified by Leech?（北二外2008研) （分数：2.00）________________________________________________________________ __________________________ 正确答案：(正确答案：According to Leech, conceptual meaning refers to the logical, cognitive or denotive content of the meaning of a word. It is concerned with the relationship between a word and the thing it refers to. Conceptual meaning overlaps to a large extent with the notionof reference. But the term "connotative" is used in daily conversation, refers to some additional, especially emotive, meaning. This type of meaning and the following four types, namely, social meaning, affective meaning , reflected meaning and collocative meaning, are collectively known as associative meaning in the sense that an elementary associationist theory of mental connections is enough to explain their use. The last type, thematic meaning, is more peripheral since it is only determined by the order of the words in a sentence and the different prominence they each receive.)5.Explain the notion of hyponym.（北二外2008研)（分数：2.00）________________________________________________________________ __________________________ 正确答案：(正确答案：A term which is subordinate to another in that its extension is contained in the extension of another, e. g. "lion" or "tiger" is a hyponym of "animal".)解析：6.How would you describe the oddness of the following sentences, using semantic features?（浙江大学2004研)(a)The television drank my water.(b)His dog writes poetry.（分数：2.00）________________________________________________________________ __________________________ 正确答案：(正确答案：(a)The verb drink represents a behavior of the animate beings, therefore, it is required that the subject of this verb should have a semantic feature as(+ ANIMATE), however, the word television, which is in position of subject, has an opposite feature:(- ANIMATE). That"s why such a collocation results in oddness. (b)The action of writing poetry is normally one which only human beings could do,therefore, the subject is required to have a semantic feature as(+ HUMAN); however, the word dog in the subject position is featured as(-HUMAN). Therefore, the sentence is odd.) 解析：What is one obvious presupposition of the speaker who says:（分数：4.00）(1).Where did he buy the beer?（分数：2.00）________________________________________________________________ __________________________ 正确答案：(正确答案：One obvious presupposition of the sentence "Where did he buy the beer" should be " He has some beer".)解析：(2).Your watch is broken.（上海交大2006研)（分数：2.00）________________________________________________________________ __________________________ 正确答案：(正确答案：One obvious presupposition of the sentence "Your watch is broken" should be "You have a watch".)解析：Tell the sense relation between a and b in each pair:（北二外2007研)（分数：4.00）(1).a. He no longer likes coffee. b. He liked coffee.（分数：2.00）________________________________________________________________ __________________________ 正确答案：(正确答案：a entails b) 解析：(2).a. Mary is working in China. b. Mary is working in Beijing.（分数：2.00）________________________________________________________________ __________________________ 正确答案：(正确答案：b presupposes a) 解析：7.In what way is componential analysis similar to the analysis of phonemes into distinctive features?（分数：2.00）________________________________________________________________ __________________________ 正确答案：(正确答案：In the light of componential analysis, the meaning of a word consists of a number of distinctive meaning features; the analysis breaks down the meaning of the word into these features, and it is these different features that distinguish word meaning similarly. A phoneme is considered a collection of distinctive sound features;a phoneme can be broken down into these distinctive sound features and it is these sound features that distinguish different sounds.)8.Are utterances, sentences, and propositions the same?（分数：2.00）________________________________________________________________ __________________________正确答案：(正确答案：No. These three terms are used to describe different levels of language. The most concrete is utterance which is created by speaking(or writing)a piece of language. Sentences, on the other hand, are abstract grammatical elements obtained from utterances. For example, an utterance has a tone, or perhaps some accent due to regional or social variation, and phonetic details which identify individual speakers, etc. But at the level of sentence, these kinds of information are ignored. Propositions are the result of a further abstraction of sentences, which are descriptions of states of affairs and which some writers see as a basic element of sentence meaning. For example , the two sentences " Caesar invaded Gaul" and " Gaul was invaded by Caesar" hold the same preposition.)解析：9.Do you think there are true synonyms in English? Why?（厦门大学2010研)（分数：2.00）________________________________________________________________ __________________________正确答案：(正确答案：Synonymy is the technical name for the sameness relation. It is used to mean sameness or close similarity of meaning. Total synonymy is rare. The so-called synonyms are all context dependent. They all differ in one way or another. When you consider the meaning of a word, you need to consider both its denotation and its connotation. The denotation is the primary, literal meaning of a word. The connotation is the suggested or implied meaning of a word. Connotations usually come from experience or associations. Seeing a word used repeatedly in certain contexts gives the word a different color than it gets in the dictionary. There are no real synonyms, because two or more words named synonyms are expected without exception to differ from one another in one of the following aspects: (1)in shade of meaning(finish, complete, close, conclude); (2)in stylistic meaning(father, dad); (3)in emotive(or affective)meaning(smart, crafty); (4)in range of use or collocative meaning(accuse, charge);(5)in British and American English usages(autumn, fall). For example, they may differ in style. In the context "Little T om______a toy bear" , here buy is more appropriate than purchase. Because purchase is more formal than buy.)解析：10.What are the major concerns of pragmatics?（人大2006研)（分数：2.00）________________________________________________________________ __________________________正确答案：(正确答案：Pragmatics is the study of the language in use. It is mainly about how speakers use language appropriately and effectively in accordance with a given context. It is concerned with the study of meaning as communicated by a speaker(or writer)and interpreted by a listener(or reader). It has more to do with participants of communication and context in which communication takes place. Hence the study of speaker meaning, that of contextual meaning, of what is unsaid but communicated.)解析：11.How would you describe this short exchange in terms of the ardors performed by the speakers?(浙江大学2005研)Motorist: My car needs new exhaust system. Mechanic: I"ll be busy with this other car all day.（分数：2.00）________________________________________________________________ __________________________正确答案：(正确答案：In the motorist"s utterance, there are two types of speech acts performed, namely representative and directive, and as to the latter one, it is recognized as an indirect speech act, which is performed through the performance of the former one. Thus, by stating that his car needs new exhaust system, the motorist has in fact asked the mechanic to equip a new exhaust system for him. Similarly, in the mechanic"s utterance, there are two types of speech acts performed; one is representative, the other commissive. The commissive speech act in fact is an indirect one since it is recognized through theperformance of representative action. That is to say, by stating that he will be busy with another car all day, the mechanic has in fact told the motorist that he could not repair his car right away.) 解析：12.Conversational implicature is comparable to illocutionary force in speech act theory in that they are both concerned with the contextual side of meaning, or " 言外之意" in Chinese.（中山大学2005研)（分数：2.00）________________________________________________________________ __________________________ 正确答案：(正确答案：We may summarize conversational implicature as a type of implied meaning. It could be inferred only by the dependence on the context of the utterance and shared knowledge between the speaker and listener. Illocutionary force, on other hand, refers to speaker"s meaning, contextual meaning , or extra meaning, that is, the meaning the speaker wants to convey in a specific context. By an illocutionary force, we can say "What does he mean by saying that?" In this sense, implica-ture is comparable to illocutionary force in speech act theory in that they are both concerned with the contextual side of meaning, or "言外之意" in Chinese.)解析：13.Decide which maxim of the cooperative principle has been flouted in the following utterances and what implicature can be drawn.（厦门大学2006研)(1)A: Can you tell me the secret? B: But John is there.(2)A: Let"s go to the movies. B: I"ll bring the Kleenex.(3)A: Would you drive a Mercedes? B: I wouldn"t drive ANY expensive car.（分数：2.00）________________________________________________________________ __________________________ 正确答案：(正确答案：In the exchanges, the maxim of relation has been flouted. As to instance(1), A will assume that if B is cooperative, his reply must be relevant in a different sense: I will not talk about my secret now because I do not want to let John know. In(2), the answer of B seems irrelevant to A"s utterance. By doing so, A will likely derive the implicature that B has accepted his suggestion , and is going to get prepared. In(3), by violating the maxim of relation, B intends to implicate that Mercedes is an expensive car and he would not drive a Mercedes.)解析：。

语言技能考试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共10分）1. 下列哪个选项是“apple”的正确中文翻译？A. 苹果B. 橘子C. 香蕉D. 梨答案：A2. 请选出下列句子中语法正确的一句。

A. 他去了图书馆看书。

B. 他去图书馆看书去了。

C. 他去了图书馆去了。

D. 他去图书馆去了。

答案：A3. “Honesty is the best policy”这句话的中文意思是什么？A. 诚实是最好的策略。

B. 诚实是最佳选择。

C. 诚实是最佳政策。

D. 诚实是最好的选择。

答案：A4. 下列哪个词组不是由两个单词组成的？A. 公交车B. 笔记本电脑C. 电子邮件D. 手机答案：D5. “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”这句话中包含了多少个英文字母？A. 33B. 34C. 35D. 36答案：B二、填空题（每题2分，共10分）1. 请在横线上填写正确的词语完成句子：他_______了一本书。

答案：读2. 用适当的介词填空：我们_______公园散步。

答案：在3. 请用正确的动词形式填空：I _______（go）to school yesterday. 答案：went4. 用适当的形容词填空：她有一双_______的眼睛。

答案：明亮5. 请用正确的时态填空：They _______（be）to China last year.答案：were三、阅读理解（每题3分，共15分）阅读以下短文，并回答问题。

短文：Tom和Jerry是一对好朋友。

他们经常一起去公园玩。

今天，他们决定去公园放风筝。

Tom拿着他的红色风筝，Jerry拿着他的蓝色风筝。

他们玩得很开心。

问题：1. Tom和Jerry是什么关系？答案：好朋友。

2. 他们今天去公园做什么？答案：放风筝。

3. Tom的风筝是什么颜色的？答案：红色。

4. Jerry的风筝是什么颜色的？答案：蓝色。

5. 他们玩得怎么样？答案：很开心。