[语言类考试复习资料大全]Great Men

1、书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。祝愿天下莘莘学子：学业有成，金榜题名！语言类考试复习资料大全Great MenGreat MenSection Listening ComprehensionDirections: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are thre

2、e parts in this section, Part A, Part B and Part C. Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1. I

3、f you have any questions, you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started. Now look at Part A in your test booklet. Part A For questions 1 - 5, you will hear a passage. Listen and answer the questions with the information youve heard. Write not more than 3 w

4、ords in each blank. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the questions below. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. Lincoln got most of his education by _.答案: reading books at home解析 1-5 John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln lived in different times and had very different family and ed

5、ucational backgrounds. Kennedy lived in the 20th century, Lincoln lived in the 19th century. Kennedy was born in 1917, whereas Lincoln was born more than 100 years earlier, in 1809. As for their family backgrounds, Kennedy came from a wealthy family, he was able to attend expensive private schools.

6、He graduated form Harvard University. Lincoln, on the other hand, had only one year of formal schooling. In spite of his lack of formal schooling, he became a well-known lawyer. He taught himself law by reading law books. Lincoln was, in other words, a self-educated man. In spite of these difference

7、s in Kennedy and Lincolns backgrounds, some interesting similarities between the two men are evident. In fact, books have been written about the strange coincidences in the lives of these two men. For example, take their political careers. Lincoln began his political career as a U. S. Congressman. S

8、imilarly, Kennedy also began his political career as a Congressman. Lincoln was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives in 1847, and Kennedy was elected to the House in 1947. They went to Congress just 100 years apart. Another interesting coincidence is that each man was elected President of t

9、he United States in a year ending with the number 60. Lincoln was elected President in 1860, and Kennedy was elected in 1960; furthermore, both men were presidents during years of civil unrest in the country. Lincoln was President during the American Civil War. During Kennedys term of office civil u

10、nrest took the form of civil rights demonstrations. Another striking similarity between the two men was that, as you probably know, neither president lived to complete his term in office. Lincoln and Kennedy were both assassinated while in office. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, after onl

11、y 1,000 days in office. Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, a few days after the end of the American Civil War. It is rather curious to note that both presidents were shot while they were sitting next to their wives. These are only a few examples of the uncanny-the unusual-similarities in the destinie

12、s of the two Americans, men who had a tremendous impact on the social and political life of the United States and the imagination of the American people. 2. Kennedy was elected President in _.答案: 19603. Both Kennedy and Lincoln died because _.答案: they were assassinated4. Kennedy served as the presid

13、ent of the United States for _.答案:1,000 days5. Lincoln was murdered a few days after the _.答案: end of the Civil WarPart B For questions 6 -10, you will hear a passage. Listen and answer the questions with the information youve heard. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read

14、 the questions below. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. What kind of family was Jesse Owens born to?答案: A poor, black family解析 6-10 Jesse Owens was born in Alabama in 1913 to a poor, black family. Even when Owens was a boy, it was clear that he had special athletic ability. He could run extremely fast. In hig

15、h school he was a long-jump champion. Owens family didnt have enough money to send him to college. However, because he was an excellent athlete, he was able to get a scholarship to Ohio State University. Owens was the star of the Ohio State University track team. In one college track event in 1935,

16、he broke three world records in less than an hour! Owens was chosen for the 1936 US Olympic team. The 1936 Summer Olympics were held in Berlin, Germany. Adolf Hitler had come to power two years before. At the Olympics, Jesse Owens won both the 100-meter race and the 200-meter race. His time in the 2

17、00-meter race set a new Olympic record. Owens was also on the US 400-meter relay team. The US relay team won. Then came the long jump. A German athlete broke the Olympic record. But Owens still had one more jump. He jumped several inches farther than the German Athlete. Jesse Owens, a black American

18、, had won his fourth gold medal at the Olympics. He was a hero. 2. What kind of ability did he have?答案: Special athletic ability3. In which country were the 1936 Summer Olympics held?答案: Germany4. His time in which race set a new Olympic records?答案: The 200-meter-race5. How many gold medals did he w

19、in at the Olympics?答案: FourPart C You will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have time to read the questions related to it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C, or D. After listening, you will have time to choose your answers. You will h

20、ear each piece only once. Questions 11 -13 are based on the following passage. You now have 15 seconds to read questions 11 -13. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. How long did Emily Dickinson live in the house where she was born?A.Almost all her life.B.Less than half her life.C.Until 1830.D.Before 1872.答案:A解析

21、 11-13 Emily Dickinson is one of the greatest American poets. She was born in a typical New England village in Massachusetts on December 10, 1830. She was the second child of the family. She died in the same house fifty-six years later. During her life time she never left her native land. She left h

22、er home state only once. She left her village very few times. And after 1872 she rarely left her house and yard. In the last years of her life she retreated to a smaller and smaller circle of family and friends. In those later years she dressed in white, avoided strangers, and communicated chiefly t

23、hrough notes and poems even with intimates. The doctor who attended her illness was allowed to examine her in another room, seeing her walk by an opened door. She was thought of as a strange figure in her home village. When she died on May 15, 1886, she was unknown to the rest of the world. Only sev

24、en of her poems had appeared in print. But to think Emily Dickinson only as a strange figure is a serious mistake. She lived simply and deliberately. She faced the essential facts of life. According to Henry James, a famous American novelist, she was one of those on whom nothing was lost. Only by th

25、us living could Dickinson manage both to fulfill her obligations as a daughter, a sister, and a housekeeper and to write on the average one poem a day. She read only a few books but knew them deeply. Her poems are simple but remarkably rich. Not until 1950s was she recognized as one of the greatest

26、American poets. 2. Which of the following is true of Emily Dickinson?A.She was not a productive poet.B.She saw many of her poems published.C.She was not a sociable person.D.She had contact only with a few poets.答案:C3. When was Emily Dickinson widely recognized?A.After Henry James referred highly to

27、her.B.After seven of her poems were published.C.After her poems became known to others.D.After she was dead for many years.答案:D Questions 14 -16 are based on the following passage. You now have 15 seconds to read questions 14 -16. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 4. What do you know about George Daniels?A.He is

28、 one of the few remaining watchmakers in the world.B.He is the last of the great watchmakers.C.He is training young watchmakers.D.He thinks matchmaking will continue for another three centuries.答案:B解析 14 -16 George Daniels lives in London. He is a watchmaker. His work continues the tradition of the

29、English watchmakers of the 18th and 19th centuries. Today that tradition is almost dead. Daniel is the only man in the world who designs his own watches, makes all the parts himself, and then puts them together. A Daniel watch is the product of his hands alone. One of his watches, which is now in an

30、 American museum, took 3,500 hours to complete. He usually makes one watch a year. Each one is written Daniels, London, and costs about 10,000 pounds. Of course, they are not ordinary watches-they are very beautiful and will last at least three centuries. Clocks and watches always fascinated George

31、Daniels. When he was five, he used to take his fathers clock to pieces, and put it back together again. At school he used to repair the teachers watches. When he was in the army, he repaired watches in his spare time. After he had left the army, he became a professional watch-repairer. Then from 195

32、8 to 1968, he restored antique watches, and finally began making his own watches. He is now internationally famous and many people would like him to make watches for them. Most of them will be disappointed. He chooses his customers very carefully indeed. It must be someone who understands the subjec

33、t, he says, Not someone wholl leave the watch in the drawer only to show it to dinner guests. 5. Which statement best describes George Daniels interest in watches?A.His interest in watches was strong because his father was a watchmaker.B.His interest in watches grew because he had to repair watches

34、when he was in the army.C.His interest in watches started at school.D.His interest in watches is lifelong.答案:D6. Which of the following statements is true?A.All his watches are kept in museums.B.One of his watches is being kept in an American museum.C.All his watches are kept in American museums.D.O

35、ne of his watches is kept in a British museum.答案:B Questions 17- 20 are based on the following passage. You now have 20 seconds to read questions 17 -20. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 7. What are most of Steinbecks books about?A.People with problems.B.Travels around the world.C.Beautiful America.D.People in

36、great cities.答案:A解析 17 -20 John Steinbeck is one of Americas greatest writers. Many of his novels and short stories are about people with troubles and problems. Travels with Charley is different; its a book about traveling around the United States. John Steinbeck and Charley traveled together from N

37、ew York to Maine and then to the Midwest. From the Midwest, they went west to California. On their way back east, they visited Texas. Finally, John and Charley traveled through the South, and back up north to New York. John Steinbecks journey took three months to complete. When he got home, he wrote

38、 about what he saw and heard when he crossed the country. He decided that Americans were wonderful people, and that the United States was full of peaceful towns, great cities, huge mountains, and beautiful parks. Charley seemed to enjoy the trip, although he didnt say or write anything. You might wo

39、nder why Charley had no ideas about America. The reason is: he was John Steinbecks dog, a big black dog. 8. Steinbeck and Charley visited the following states except _.A.New YorkB.CaliforniaC.TexasD.Illinois答案:D9. What does the passage tell us about Steinbeck?A.He spent three months writing Travels

40、with Charley.B.He enjoyed his travels around the United States.C.He was fond of writing about his travels.D.He didnt enjoy the trip as much as Charley.答案:B10. What do we describe Charley?A.A writer.B.A singer.C.A dancer.D.A dog.答案:DSection Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose th

41、e best word for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. What do you do when you want to learn the meaning of a 1 word? If youre 2 most people, you do one of two things. You ask someone to tell you the words meaning, or you look 3 the word in a dictionary. The fact that you can l

42、ook up words in a dictionary can be 4 to a man named Noah Webster. He produced the first dictionary of American English. Noah Webster was a person who 5 words. He was born in West Hartford, Connecticut in 1758. Webster studied at Yale and later became a teacher and a writer. In 1782 Webster was teac

43、hing at an elementary school in Goshen, New York. He saw that the schoolbooks he was using left 6 something he felt was important. The books Webster 7 to use in his teaching came from England. These books were just 8 for teaching English children. But they paid no 9 to American culture. Remember, th

44、e United States had only just 10 its independence from England. Americans still educated their children the same way the British 11 . Noah Webster wanted to give his students an education that was strongly 12 . In writing his first dictionary, Webster was preparing for something grander. He had beco

45、me familiar 13 many different languages. He felt it was helpful and important to know where words came from their 14 . He traveled in England and France 15 research on the histories of English words. In 1807 he began to work on An American Dictionary of the English Language. Webster was seventy year

46、s old when he published the first 16 of this important work in 1828. Webster wrote the dictionary completely 17 hand. In those days people didnt have ballpoint pens, much 18 typewriters. He had to use a quill pen, which was a feather with its thickest end 19 into a point. This point was dipped in a

47、bottle of ink in order to write. A writer using a quill pen had to dip the pen constantly to 20 the ink. 1.A.sureB.suchC.certainD.some答案:C解析 此处意为“某一个”。2.A.likeB.alikeC.likelyD.as答案:A解析 此处意为“像一样”。3.A.onB.upC.atD.for答案:B解析 意为“查字典”，是固定搭配。4.A.tracedB.backC.returnedD.gone答案:A解析 此处意为“追溯到”。5.A.respectedB.l

48、ikedC.lovedD.absorbed答案:C解析 “loved”比“liked”语气更为强烈。6.A.outB.offC.overD.behind答案:A解析 意为“遗漏，漏掉”。7.A.mustB.haveC.wasD.had答案:D解析 “have to”表示客观上的必须，而且这里应用过去时。8.A.goodB.wellC.fairlyD.fine答案:D解析 “fine”比“good”更为书面化。9.A.attentivenessB.attentionC.noteD.notice答案:B解析 这里是固定搭配。10.A.winB.beatC.wonD.beaten答案:C解析 这里是

49、“赢得独立，获得独立”的意思，而且应用过去时。11.A.wayB.doesC.canD.did答案:D解析 这里是替代动词。12.A.EnglandB.AmericanC.differentD.independent答案:B解析 根据前面一句的意思可推断出此含义。13.A.toB.withC.atD.in答案:B解析 这里是固定搭配。14.A.storyB.historiesC.countryD.resource答案:D解析 此句意为“这些词来自哪里”，即它们的“来源”。15.A.madeB.carriedC.doingD.studying答案:C解析 这里是固定搭配。16.A.workB.d

50、ictionaryC.editionD.book答案:C解析 指“第一版”。17.A.inB.atC.byD.on答案:C解析 这里是固定搭配。18.A.sameB.moreC.similarD.less答案:D解析 根据句意可作此判断。19.A.sharpenB.sharpeningC.sharpensD.sharpened答案:D解析 过去分词表被动，补充说明前面的名词。20.A.dipB.redipC.fillD.refill答案:D解析 指“再充满”，是一个持续不断的过程。Section Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections: Read all t

51、he following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. Passage 1 When he died in April of 1983, Dr. Joel Hildebrand was 101 years old, who had been married for seventy-five years, and had taught freshman chemistry to over 40,000 c

52、ollege students. For his life, he had published a popular chemistry textbook and dozens of articles, managed the U. S. Olympic ski team, and discovered a way to allow deep-sea divers to stay underwater longer. In his own way, Dr. Hildebrand was certainly a genius. Dr. Hildebrands interest in chemist

53、ry began at an early age. In an interview, he once said that his interest had been formed because he was fortunate enough to be born before there was television, so he had to make his own decisions about what to pay attention to. Even as a student in high school. Dr. Hildebrand had the reputation as

54、 the one who learned more chemistry than his teacher knew. As a result he was given the keys to the high school chemistry lab. And there he discovered that the correct formula for a certain chemical compound was not the one given in his chemistry book but a totally different one. Dr. Hildebrand went

55、 on to teach at the University of California at Berkeley and remained there for almost forty years. During that time, Dr. Hildebrand discovered that the gas helium could be combined with oxygen for use as diving gas to allow divers to dive deeper and take the great pressure of the water without the

56、physical discomforts that had been experienced when they used another gas, nitrogen. The use of helium for deep-sea diving is now standard practice. Dr. Hildebrand was also valuable to his country during both world wars. In World War I he analyzed the poisonous gases used on the battlefield and helped develop a truck that could clean and treat soldiers clothes which had been contaminated by poisonous gases during fighting. In World War he helped develop a type