大学新生入学英语分级考试

1、 Placement Test (2007)I. Listening Comprehension 听力理解听力分两部分，共20题，每题1分，共20分。Part A 第一部分：本部分为十组对话，每组对话后有一个问题。对话读两遍。问题读一遍，每听完一个问题后，从答题纸上的A）、B）、C）、D）四个选择中选出最合适的答案，并涂黑。Part A1. A) At a travel agency. B) At a bank. C) In a restaurant. D) In a hotel2. A) One dollar. B) Two dollars. C) Three dollars. D) Fiv

2、e dollars.3. A) Last May. B) Last June. C) Last July. D) Last August.4. A) The woman intends to work out of doors. B) The womans clothes are warm enough. C) The air quality is rather poor outside. D) The temperature outside is quite low.5. A) He plans to apply for a scholarship. B) He plans to make

3、a special TV program. C) He will study at Oxford next year. D) He will go to Britain this year.6. A) He actually has little interest in classical music. B) He only enjoys certain kinds of classical music. C) He prefers to collect classical music rather than listen to it. D) He likes others kinds of

4、music apart from classical music.7. A) He wants to rent his apartment out. B) He wants to read the ads in the paper.C) He wants to reserve a room before departure. . D) He wants to ask about the cost of studying abroad.8. A) The woman and James.B) The woman and Bill. C) James and Bill.D) The woman,

5、James and Bill.9. A) He found the lecture very dull.B) He liked the lecture very much. C) He only enjoyed part of it.D) He wished the lecture had been shorter.10. A) He will take a French course.B) He has to learn it all over again.C) He cant speak it as well as before.D) He studied French while in

6、college. 第二部分：本部分为短文听力测试，共三篇。每篇读两遍，问题读一遍。听完后，请回答问题，从答题纸上的A）、B）、C）、D）四个选项中选出最合适的答案，并涂黑。Part B Passage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) It is a place in the center of the car park.B) It is an area marked with white lines.C) It is a garage specially built for he

7、r.D) It is in a corner with a fence round it.12. A) Ask the young man to move his car away. B) Insist that the young man leave the college at once. C) Park her car beside the young mans car and go to bed. D) Punish the girl for dating the young man so late at night.13. A) Because she found herself c

8、aught in the middle of an appointment. B) Because she didnt recognize Miss Baker in the darkness. C) Because she didnt know they had been in Miss Bakers parking area. D) Because she thought Miss Baker wanted to sit next to her boyfriend.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 17 are based on passage you have jus

9、t heard.14. A) People in ancient Egypt.B) People in ancient Rome. C) People in the Middle Ages.D) People in the 19th century.15. A) They cost too much money and labor. B) They made the Romans overly fond of luxury. C) They forbade early Christians to bathe in them. D They resulted in the spread of d

10、iseases.16. A) They went to public baths or swimming pools. B) They took regular baths in private bathrooms. C) They put a lot of roses into their bath water. D) They wrote make-up to cover their dirty bodies.17. A) River bath.B) Mud bath. C) Powder bath.D) ShowerPassage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are

11、based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) South Asia.B) Southeast Asia. C) East Asia.D）North Asia.19. A) Because government policies encourage childbirth. B) Because their religion discourages birth control. C) Because economic development stimulates population growth. D) Because the education

12、 level of the Arab people remains low.20. A) More than forty percent.B) More than three percent. C) Less than one percent.D) Nearly half of a percent.II Reading Comprehension 阅读理解本部分共4篇文章，20个问题，每题2分，共40分。（A） “Good morning”, the easiest of daily greetings, is now out of style. According to most manne

13、r experts, “good morning” is vanishing from our speech and taking good manners along with it.Nowadays people are most likely to greet each other in the morning with a “Hi”, “Hey,” “ Whats up?” or “ Hows it going?” Certainly no one waits for answers to these greetings.The loss of “Good morning” is th

14、e most visible example of the general decline in how we address each other. “How people talk to each other has declined,” said manner authority Letitia Baldrige. “We need to be warmer to each other.” Baldrige said she mourns the loss of “Good morning.”“Its the nicest, cheeriest, brightest thing to s

15、ay. It makes people feel good,” she said.“You are almost forced to smile with it. When you say good morning, your face is inclined to light up.”Manner expert Judith Ri said there are a number of factors contributing to the loss of this greeting: a workplace that doesnt encourage social interaction,

16、neighborhoods that have abandoned community togetherness, and a home environment where parents are lazy in encouraging manners and where TV and computer games win out over gathering for the family dinner.“We are simply not as formal as we used to be,” said Judith Ri with a sigh.根据上面文章内容，从每题下面四个选项中选出

17、一个最合适的答案，并在答题纸上将所选的编号字母涂黑。21When we see something is “out of style”, we mean _D_. A) it is dull and boringB) it is easy and informal C) it is not in very good tasteD) it is no longer in much use22. When you greet people with a “Hows it going?” in the morning, _C_. A) you wait for a definite answer s

18、uch as “Everything is OK” B) they will stop and tell you how they are getting along C) you just say it and do not expect an answer from them D) they will give you a bright and cheerful smile in return23. Most manner experts think when “Good Morning” is vanishing from our speech, _A_. A) good manners

19、 are gone with itB) brighter greetings take its place C) people become rude and impoliteD) people treat each other as strangers24. The manner expert thinks that we have lost the greeting of “Good Morning” mainly because_C_. A) people do not want to talk as much as they used to do B) people are too b

20、usy to spend time on such traditional greetings C) modern way of life has set people apart from one another D) TV and computer games have taking the place of family entertainment25. What is the authors tone in this article? B A) Matter of fact.B) Sad. C) Humorous.D) Ironic (B) Drinking too much flui

21、d when exercising vigorously-which is often recommended in training-can actually kill you, sports medicine expert Timothy Noakes has warned. He says that drinking too much is unnecessary and can be fatal. “Perhaps the best advice is that drinking according to the personal needs of thirst seems to be

22、 safe and effective.” Noakes cites the example last year, when a woman in the Boston marathon died from a severe lack of salt in the blood because she drank too much sports drink before and during the race. Her death was not an isolated incident. Similar cases have occurred in athletes, army personn

23、el and hikers. Conventional thinking has been that thirst is not a good indicator of how much fluid we need, and is actually a late signal of severe fluid loss. This has led to doctrines where athletes are encouraged to drink more than they want to. Now a new set of guidelines based on evidence has

24、been developed, and recently adopted by USA Track and Field.It says the average person should probably be drinking between 400 ml and 800 ml in an hour in most forms of recreational and competitive exercise.People gently exercising in a mild environment would probably need less, and professional ath

25、letes competing in warm environments at higher intensities would probably need more.Cool drinks are absorbed more readily by the exercising body than warm drinks, and those containing sodium, such as sports drinks, are also more quickly absorbed.根据上面文章内容，从每题下面四个选择中选出一个最合适的答案，并在答题纸上把所选的编号字母涂黑。26. The

26、 word “fatal” in the second paragraph is nearest in meaning to_B_. A) useless B) harmful C) wastefulD) ineffective27. By giving the example of the womans death, the experts try to tell us that_C_. A) people need more salt than usual in their blood when they exercise hard B) people will die for lack

27、of salt in their blood when they run long distances C) drinking too much fluid while exercising vigorously may endanger ones life D) the marathon race is an unsafe sport during which sudden deaths may occur28. Athletes are actually encouraged to drink more than they really need because many people t

28、hink that_A_. A) when you feel thirsty there is already a severe loss of fluid in your body B) athletes lose much more fluid in their body when they do sports C) when athletes are exercising vigorously they often forget their thirst D) athletes competing at higher intensities need more water than or

29、dinary people29. How much you should drink while exercising seems to have nothing to do with_A_. A) the kind of exercise you are doing B) the amount of salt in your blood C) the environment in which you are exercising D) the intensity of exercise you are taking30. The best title for this article wou

30、ld be_A_. A) New Ideas about Drinking During Sports B) Conventional Thinking about Drinking During Sports C) Drinking Too Much During Sports Can Be Fatal D) Athletes Should Be Careful about Drinking During Sports(C)For more than two days in September 1974, the people of Honduras shut their windows,

31、locked their doors and crouched(蹲伏)in their homes. Fifi was outside, and they were frightened.Fifi wasnt a pet dog as the name suggests. It was a hurricane, one of the most destructive natural phenomena in the world.Why do we give human names to hurricanes? Two hundred years ago, many hurricanes in

32、the Caribbean were named after the saints day on which the storms occurred. Later, storms were known by the name of the city where they came ashore. Finally, in 1953, hurricanes started getting peoples names-specifically female names. Male names were added in 1979.There are six sets of names all tog

33、ether. Each list is used every six years and consists of 21 names, starting with every letter but Q,U,X,Y and Z, The names alternate between males and females.A storm wont get a name until its winds reach about 62.4 kph at which point it becomes a tropical storm. At 118.4 kph it is declared a hurric

34、ane.The 126 names on the list are used only for storms that form off the Atlantic coast of the US. There are separate lists for the Pacific. If a hurricane should cross from the Atlantic to the Pacific, it would get a new name.Max Mayfield, director of the National Hurricane Center in the US, is in

35、charge of picking names for storms of the Atlantic coast. He works together with his counterparts in two dozen other countries in the Caribbean, Central America and North America.“If we have a hurricane that causes a large loss of life or damage, a country will request that the name be retired,” he

36、said. “If its a French name, we replace it with a French name, Spanish, with a Spanish. Sometimes people write in to suggest names for hurricanes.”根据上面文章内容，从每题下面四个选择中选出一个最合适的答案，并在答题纸上把选的题号字母涂黑。31. We can learn from the article that Fifi was_D_. A) the name of a wild animal in Honduras which attacked

37、 people B) the name of the city in Honduras where the storm came ashore C) the name of a god the Caribbean people worshiped but feared D) the name given to the terrible storm that hit Honduras in 197432. When the author says “The name alternate between males and females” he means_B_. A) the male nam

38、e and female names are mixed together B) a male name and a female name occur one after another C) the male names and female names have the same number D) the male and female names are chosen without a definite plan33. Whether a storm should be given a name from the 126 names depends much on _A_.A) i

39、ts wind speed per hourB) its destructive powerC) the place where it strikesD) the direction of its wind34. When should a name for hurricanes be retired and replaced with a new one? D A) When a name starts with the letter Q,U,X or Z B) When a name hasnt been used for a long time C) When some people w

40、rite in to suggest retiring it D) When a hurricane causes tremendous destruction35. In this article the author centers around _C_. A) where hurricanes usually occur B) why hurricanes are so destructive C) how storms and hurricanes get their names D) what people should do when a storm comes(D) Archae

41、ology(考古学) is the interpretation of objects and information that together provide clues to the past. These clues are often thought of as coming solely from the objects that have remained from the culture of past peoples. The purpose of archaeology is to get a first-hand glimpse, through the clues av

42、ailable, of what it was like to live in past times. The challenge is to learn to discover evidence without destroying it. This takes knowledge of how to recover evidence carefully, what to observe, and what to do with what is found. Archaeology is not limited to the buried past or remote ages. It is

43、 a technique for discovering and conserving evidence of all times and places. It extends its inquiry both below and above ground. Because most high schools do not have faculty members who are trained archaeologists, or historians who do research, or museum conservationists who preserve objects or da

44、ta of historical value, this program is largely up to the individual student to implement on his own. But there are many teachers who are trained and enthusiastic researchers and their help can be of great value. Archaeology requires many patiently-acquired skills. Below ground archaeology must be a

45、ttempted only by trained and skilled people who work carefully and scientifically. Archaeology should never be done simply for fun or simply to collect objects. Training for field archaeology, laboratory procedure, and report writing can be acquired only by working closely with a trained and qualifi

46、ed archaeologist. It is absolutely essential that one have this instruction and be led by trained archaeologists before attempting to investigate an archaeological site. Archaeology is no do-it-yourself hobby for the uninstructed.根据上面文章内容，从每题下面四个选择中选出一个最合适的答案，并在答题纸上把选的题号字母涂黑。36. The purpose of archa

47、eology is_. A) to discover buried treasureB) to find clues to the past C) to compare past with present D) to study the origin of mankind37. In the authors opinion, people engage in archaeology_. A) for funB) for profit C) for collection D) for learning 38. The author wrote this article mainly for_.

48、A) high school teachers who teach history B) college students who major in history C) young people who are interested in archaeology D) museum conservationists who preserve object39. By saying archaeology is no do-it-yourself hobby, the author means archaeology_. A) should not be attempted in ones s

49、pare time B) should be attempted with joint efforts C) should be attempted with instruction and guidanceD) should be attempted regardless of ones interest40. In this article, the author_. A) gives a general introduction to archaeology B) cites requirements for a trained archaeologist C) discuss deta

50、ils of uncovering a historic citeD) states the technology of discovering the past . Vocabulary and Structure词语用法和语法结构本部分共40题，每题0.5分，共20分。根据句子的内容，从A),B),C),D)四个选择中选出一个最合适的答案，并在答题卡上把所选的编号字母涂黑。41. Cook then set sail to search the South Pacific for _of the Southern Continent, which no European had ever

51、seen. A) informationB) signs C) locationD) marks42. His earliest reading was similar to that of his father; it consisted of folk-stories and eighteenth-century novelists, works of _rather than of fact. A) inventionB) imagination C ) eventsD) education43. Each year about 55,000 citizens lose their li

52、ves and 2 million _serious injuries in traffic accidents in America. A) meetB) catch C) getD) suffer 44. A baby with perfect hearing will not learn to talk unless it is with people who talk . Then it will _ whatever language it hears. A) put togetherB) find out C) take upD) pick up45. Elizabeth want

53、ed to become a nurse , but her mother didnt think it was a/an _ profession. A) capableB) honorable C) valuableD) comfortable46. No one wanted personal computers until an American called Dan Bricklin invented a piece of software that would do lots of _ calculations in a second. A) completeB) sensitiv

54、e C) boringD) ready47. The ideal student is considered to be one who is motivated to learn _ leaning, not the one interested only in getting high grades. A) in need ofB) for the sake of C) in relation toD) as a result of48. Competition only works _ if consumers have the information they need to make sensible decisions.A) effectivelyB) steadilyC) correctlyD) actively49. The Government must _ a policy on env