中车英语能力测试试题(附参考答案)

;中国中车国际化人才“631 工程”中初级项目学员选拔试题（ 2017 年元月）考生注意事项1.认真、工整地填写答题卡；2.做题时请按例子所示， 用 hb 或 2b 铅笔在答题卡上随题做答， 不要把答案标在试题本上。正确答题方法（如 c 为所选择的答案）：a b c d3. 整个试卷共 120 题。听力部分有30 道题，长度约25 分钟，该部结束之后立即开始语法、词汇部分，然后是填充部分和阅读部分。这几部分时间统用，共90 分钟。.;part i listening comprehensionsection adirections: in this section, you will hear 10 short statements. the statements will be spoken just once. they will not be written out for you, and you must listen carefully in order to understand what the speaker says.when you hear a statement, you willhave a period of 15 to 20 seconds to read the four sentences in your test book and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the problem and mark your answer by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets.listen to the following example. you will hear:you will read:a hes been living in beijing for a long time.b he used to live in beijing.c hes gone to beijing for a short visit.d he should stay longer in beijing.sentence b “he used to live in beijing ”is closest in meaning to the statement “he is no longer living in beijing. ”therefore you should choose answer b.1. ai ll meet you on wednesday afternoon. bi will be busy on wednesday afternoon. ci will be free on wednesday afternoon.di need to be at home on wednesday afternoon.2. atom likes to be a winner.b tom enjoys playing games.c tom will probably win the next game. dtom has won many games.3. ait is a difficult task.b it is not a difficult task.c i did not expect the task.d i expected the task to be difficult.4. ai liked the movie, so did mary.bi did not like mary, though she liked the movie. cmary took me to a movie.dmary liked the movie.5. aif you do it, he will be happy. bdon t waste your time.c he will do what he has to do.d if you are happy, he will be happy.6. ai won t go to the party. bi will write a paper.c i have no paper to finish.d i ll havae party when i finish the paper.7. awe need not worry.bwe won t have many guests. cour guests will arrive very soon.dhurry up, or you will miss the train.8. atony was ready to give a lecture. btony was bored by the lecture.ctony attended a lecture. dtony enjoyed the lecture.9. ai trust him.b i hate him.c i admire him.d i envy him.10. athe film was shocking. bthe film was interesting. cthe film was boring.dthe film was embarrassing.section bdirections: in this section you will hear 10 short conversations between two speakers. at the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. you will hear the question only once. when you have heard the question, you will have a period of 15 to 20 seconds to read the four possible answers marked a, b, c and d and decide which is the best answer. mark your answer on the answer sheet by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets.exampleyou will hear:you will read:aat the office.b on his way to work.c home in bed.d away on vacation.from the conversation, we know that bill is sick and will have to stay in bed until monday. the best answer, then, is c“home in bed”therefore, you should choose answer c.11. a the woman has forgotten max s phone number b the man saw max on the street two months ago.c max and the woman had not been in touch for some time. d the woman made a phone call to max yesterday.12. a move the bike away b going to the garage. c repair the biked finish his assignment13. ashe will see helen s teacher tomorrow.b she has to meet helen after the field trip.c she can tell helen in tomorrow s meeting. dshe must tell helen next week about the trip.14. a5:30b6:10c6:15d6:0015. ahe didn t think the course is interesting. bhe thought the course was wonderful.che wanted to take more optional courses. dhe couldn t quite understand the course.16. ato tell him about workb to cancel an appointmentc to discuss about the movies dto invite him to see a film17. aby subway bby taxic on footd by bike18. a before the break b during the break c right after break d in the afternoon.19. ajack is the funniest person in class.b she appreciates jackumors. hc she doesn t enjoy jack s humor djack is not funnier than she is.20. aa student ba lecturerc an assistantd a reportersection cdirections: in this section you will hear several brief talks and/or conversations. you will hear them once only. after each one, you will hear some questions. you will hear each question once only. after you hear the question, you will have 15 to 20 seconds to choose the best answer from the four choices given. mark your answer on the answer sheet by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets.21. ait is good for walking. bit will soon change.c he had been there before.d he could see rare plants.22. acarrying heavy equipment bclearing path through forestcfinding somewhere safe to camp dpacking too much food23. athe number of dangerous animals bgetting information he neededc writing down new informationd being responsible for a team of people24. asevenb ninec elevend twenty two25. ashe had to learn to be independent. bshe was the only russian student. cshe found learning english hard.dshe looked after other students.26. a the music was unfamiliar to her. b she saw it when she was a child. c children will enjoy it.d she has never heard about it.27. ago sightseeing bgo to nightclubsc perform in fashion showsd go shopping28. amen imitated certain sounds to express thoughts. bthe origin of language is quite complicated.c words didn t have written form originally.d words were invented to represent sounds.29. a the fact that it can associate things with thoughts b the fact that one word is connected with anotherc the fact that it can associate one person with another d the fact that it can recall to us our past events30. a words can be used to represent various meanings. b the longer we live, the more the words mean to us. c some great writers are able to confuse our feelings. d literary style means charming use of language.section apart ii grammatical structure and vocabulary(30 minutes)directions: there are 10 sentences in this section. beneath each sentence there are 4 words or phrases marked a, b, c and d. choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. mark your answer on the answer sheet by drawing a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets.31. london has a larger population than in the united kingdom. aany cityb any citiesc any other city dall other city32. i will give the dictionary to wants to have it. awhomeverb someonec whoeverd anyone33. it is said that the bus company will raise the bus fare 5%. aforb toc fromd by34. he never stopped trying to do a thing to do. awhich he decidebthat he had decided che decidesdhe would decide35. he gave up the hope of passing the examination he had already failed it twice. aunlessb ifc sinced until36. , he would have been able to make enough money for the trip. aif he worked harderb had he worked harderc working harderd if he were working harder37. every means tried but without much result. ahas beenb have beenc ared is;38. we have to do another experiment today, ? ahave web shouldn t wec did wed don t we39. when a fire at the national exhibitionin london, ten priceless paintings were destroyed.a broke offb broke downc broke outd broke up40. tommy admitted the rock through the window. athrowingb being thrownc to throwd to be thrownsection bdirections: there are 10 sentences in this section. each section has four parts underlined. the four underlined parts are marked a, b, c and d. identify the one underlined part that is wrong.markyour answer on the answer sheet by drawingwithapencil a short baracross the corresponding letter in the brackets.41. one of the workers has hung the curtains that had been laying on the floor.abcd42. when the policeman found the body of that young man, he had already died for about abcdtwo days.43. the project which seems to be very attractive to us requires more labor that have put inabcdbecause it is extremely difficult.44. the house that was used to stand at this corner was destroyed during the bombing in 1940. abcd45. if the weather were fine next week, we shall go on a picnic. abcd46. some bosses dislike to allow people share their responsibilities; they keep all important abcmatters tightly in their own hands.d47. the town we visited was a four-days journey from our hotel, so we took the trainabcinstead of the bus.d48. you must hurry up if you want to buy something because there is hardly something left. abcd49. the new tax program by a government led to a series of demonstrations abcthroughout the country. d50. the old man is in the habit of going for a walk along the river every morning except it rains. abcdsection cdirections: there are 20 sentences in this section. each sentence has a word or phrase underlined. there are four words or phrases beneath each sentence.choose the one word or phrase which would best keep the meaning of the51. all the buildings are with flowers to welcome the chinese delegation. afurnishedb decoratedc suppliedd disguised52. people were surprised to find out he had the ability to everything he was involved in. aprecedeb effectc dominated instruct53. we established and maintained more and confiding relations with him. aimitateb intimidatec initiated intimate54. researches found that the of a father can help improve a child s grades. ainvolvementb interactionc associationd communication;55. the travelers their journey after a one-hour break arecoveredb resumedc renewedd restored56. the tv commercial says this material doesn t in the wash, but it has. adissolveb contractc slimd shrink57. some viruses are by certain insects. a transplantedb transformed c transported d transmitted58. his eye was injured in an accident, but after a operation, he quickly recovered his sight. a delicateb consideratec precised sensitive59. the amount of money was not known though we knew that it was large. atrueb actualc apparentd obvious60. professor williams is as one of the world s greatest living biologist. adignifiedb clarifiedc acknowledged dillustrated61. they were the last two to go ship. aabroadb boardc aboardd broad62. my brother has to leave the because of his illness. anativeb na?vec napd navy63. i have never seen him being with anger before. afuriousb funeralc ferryd furnish64. the parcel didnet cslteaatrly who the is. anotificationb distinctivec obligatoryd nominated65. her parents are in a rage about her . anostril piercingb contexturec plentitude drepugnance66. to be with you, i don t like your attitude. aabruptb bluntc furiousd lenient67. i don t understand why he wants to live in . asouvenirb solidarityc sodiumd solitude68. sorry, our manager is in . asereneb servingc sessiond setback69. my neighbor is a very gentleman. agenerousb generalc generated genetics70. her manners impressed me. aentitledb economicalc elegantd eligiblepart iii clozedirections:for each blank in the following passage, choose the best answer from the choices in the column on the right. then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and draw a short bar across the corresponding letter.parents have long told their children that going to bed earlier will make them healthier and happier. now they 71 have scientific backing for trying to get their kids 72 to bed at a reasonable hour.scientists have proved that teenagers who 73 bedtimes of 10pm or earlier are healthier than those who stay up late. teens 74 to stay up late are more likely to suffer from depression and think about self harm than those who 75 getting eight hours of nightly sleep.researchersstudied more than 15,000 students between the ages of 12 and 17. the average sleep 76 was seven hours and 53 minutes, 77 the nine or more hours of nightly sleep recommended for teens.their results are 78 withthe theory that inadequate sleep is a riskfactor fordepression, workingwithotherrisksthrough 79 possiblecasual pathwaystothedevelopment of this 80 disorder. adequate quality sleep could 81 be a preventative measure against depression and a treatment for depression.the researchersbelieve that sleep 82 is directly linked to depression, leaving the youngsters less able to cope with daily stress and with more difficulties in 83 with schoolmates and adults.an estimated 10 million britons have sleep problems. in 2005, a teenagesleepwalker had to be rescued 84 being found asleep on the arm of a 130ft crane.mandy gurney, an expert on childrens sleep, says that an 85 number of young people spend their 86 years sleep-deprived. as a result they are not only tired and inattentive but are more likely to suffer from a range of health 87 gurney has been asked to set 88 a sleep clinic by uk health authorities, who believe that 89 getting children to sleep better will produce huge cost 90 in health treatments over their lifetimes.71. a. finallyb. normallyc. barelyd.readily72. a. outb. awayc. offd. in73. a. fixb. makec. setd. choose74. a. arrangedb. allowedc. adjustedd. adapted75. a. preventedb. decidedc. settledd. reported.76. a. formatb. nightc. durationd. rest77. a. againstb. toc. withd. off78. a. stableb. consistentc. reliabled. constant79. a. marvelousb. reasonablec. dangerousd. multiple80. a. headb. spiritc. moodd. sight81. a. meanwhileb. whetherc. therefored. then82. a. deprivationb. povertyc. absenced. shortage83. a. planningb. interferingc. occupyingd. engaging84. a. beforeb. afterc. whiled. during85. a. increasingb. decreasingc. expandingd. enhancing86. a. dailyb. laterc. earlyd. middle87. a. disordersb. problemsc. burdensd. disputes88. a. upb. onc. withd. for89. a. directlyb. naturallyc. clearlyd. simply90. a. discountsb. earningsc. depositsd. savingspart iv reading comprehension(40 minutes)directions: in this part there are passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers. choose the one you think is the best answer. mark your choice on the answer sheet by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter.questions 91-96 are based on the following passageglobal warming is heating the planet twice as quickly as previously feared.temperatures could soar by nearly 6 degrees c this century faster than any time in the past 10,000 years, warns an un report released recently.in the past 100 years the earth s temperature rose by only 0.6 c. but the last decade of the 20th century was the warmest on record.talks to cut emissions by five percent collapsed in hague several months ago. the report warns that a temperature rise of up to 5.8 c, with the warming of the oceans and melting of polar icecaps, willforce sea levels to rise by as much as 3ft, making tens of millionsof people in bangladesh and egypt homeless. parts of lowland britain are also at risk.scientists believe the predicted rise, which willbring storms, floods and droughts, willbe partly due to a reduction in air pollution. the report was issued at a meeting in shanghai attended by experts from 99 countries.a pollutionclean-up willbe partly to blame for such a temperature rise. a reduction in emissions of sulphur dioxide, whichcausesacid rain, has increased the impact of greenhouse gases. these gases trap the sun s heat whereas sulphur dtihoexidaetmcoosoplshere.the un s international panel on climate change called on governments to step up efforts to curb global warming by reducing emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, which are produced by burning fossil fuels.british scientists professor john houghton said:“ the six degrees depend on just how much fossil fuel we burn this century. if we burn less, then the increase will be less.”91. how many degrees could temperature rise this century according to the prediction? a6b0.6c5.8d392. what may not be a consequence brought by the temperature rise? aice in polar areas might be melted.b sea level may rise by 3ft.c many people may become homeless. dsome highland areas could be at risk.93. what can be blamed for the temperature rise? abetter air qualitybstorms, floods and droughts cglobal warmingdan increase in emissions.94. the word“ curb ” in paragraph 7 means . achangeb controlc decreased diminish95. it helps to deal with global warming if we could . aincrease the impact of greenhouse gasesbincrease emissions of carbon dioxide creduce emissions of carbon dioxide dreduce emissions of sulphur dioxide96. what does professor houghton suggest? awe should improve fossil fuel burning.b we should decrease fossil fuel burning.c we should raise environmental awareness dwe should control population growth.questions 97-101 are based on the following passagetea tree oil,the increasingly popular remedy for everything from spots to insect