新八套－5含答案

1、 TEST 5 第一部分 交际英语1、-Could I speak to Don Watikins, please?-_C_A. Im listening.B. oh, how are you?C. Speaking. please.D Im Don.2. Thank you ever so much for the coat you bought me.-_B_A .No thanksB. Im glad you like it.C. Please dont say soD. No, its not so good3. Could you help me with my physics, p

2、lease?-_D_.A. No, no wayB. No, I couldntC. No, I cantD. Sorry I cant. I have to go to a meeting right now.4. Oh, Betty, we will be having a buffet party next Saturday, and wed like you to join us.-_A_, Susan. Whats the occasion? What time do you want me to come?A. Id love toB. No wayC. By no meansD.

3、 Im afraid not5.-May I see your tickets, please?-_C_.A. No, they are mineB. No, you cantC. SureD. Yes, you can 第二部分 阅读理解 The Chinese New Year is now known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the beginning of spring. Though there are some sayings about its origin, all agree that the word Ni

4、an, which in modern Chinese means “year”, was originally the name of a beast that started to eat people the night before the beginning of a new year. One story goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would take in a great many people at one time. People were very afraid. One day, an old m

5、an came to their help and said he would stop all this. He said to Nain, “I hear that you are very strong, but can you eat up all the beasts on earth instead of people who are too weak to be your enemies?” “Yes,” Nian agreed with him and went to kill many of the beasts on earth. People were very happ

6、y because those beasts also did bad things to people and killed their farm animals from time to time.After that, the old man, who was a god, rode on the beast Nian and left. Nian was gone, and other beasts also went into forests; people began to enjoy their happy life. Before the old man left, he ha

7、d told people to put up red paper cuts on their widows and doors at each years end to drive Nian away, because red is the color the beast felt most afraid of.From then on, every year at the beginning of spring, people prepare to “Guo Nian”. The word “Guo Nian” means “go through the Nian safely.” Put

8、ting up red paper-cuts to drive Nian away and making dumplings for a better new year are still an every year doing by the Chinese people. However people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, they just feel the color and the food make the New Year very enjoyable.6. The Chinese New Ye

9、ar is also called _ BA. the Beginning of SpringB. the Spring FestivalC. The New SpringD. The Beast Nian7. How did the old man stop Nian from eating people? CA. By putting red paper-cuts on windows.B. By eating up beastsC. By talking to himD. By riding on him.8. Why did people put up red paper-cuts i

10、nstead of those of any other color? DA. Because Nian liked the color red.B. Because the color red color kill Nian.C. Because the old man liked the color red.D. Because Nian was afraid of the color red.9. The best title of this passage is _ AA. The Origin of the Chinese New YearB. The Old Man and the

11、 Beast NianC. How to Go Through the Nian SafelyD. What Nian Was Like10. Which of the following statements is TRUE? DA. Nian can eat up all the beasts on earth at one timeB. Nian is a tall beast that likes to eat farm animalsC. Nian is afraid of paper-cutsD. Nian doesnt like to use his own mind.Passa

12、ge 2A foreigners first impression of US is likely to be that everyone is in a rush-often under pressure. City people appear always to be hurrying to get where they are going restlessly, seeking attention in a store, and elbowing others as they try to complete their errands. Racing through daytime me

13、als is part of the pace of life in this country.Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish so that they too can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. Each person hurries to make room for the next person. If you dont, waiters wi

14、ll hurry you.You also find drivers will be abrupt and that people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small courtesies with strangers. Dont take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else “wasting” it beyond a certain courtesy

15、 point.The view of time affects the importance we attach to patience. In the American system of values, patience is not a high priority. Many of us have what might be called “a short fuse”. We begin to move restlessly about if we feel time is slipping away without some return be this in terms of ple

16、asure, work value, or rest. Those coming from lands where time is looked upon differently may find this matter pace to be one of their most difficult adjustments in both business and daily life.Many newcomers to the States will miss the opening courtesy of a business call, for example, they will mis

17、s the ritual socializing that goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee they may be traditional in their own country. They may miss leisurely business chats in a caf or coffeehouse. Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over prolonged small talks. We seek out

18、 evidence of past performance rather than evaluate socially, we start talking business very quickly.11. Which of the following statement is wrong? DA. Americans seem to be always under pressure.B. Americans attach less importance to patience.C. Americans dont care much about ritual socializing.D. Am

19、ericans are impolite to their business colleagues.12. In the fourth paragraph, “a high priority” means_ BA. a less importance thingB. a first concernC. a good businessD. an attractive gift13. Americans evaluate a business colleague_ DA. through social courtesyB. through prolonged business talksC. by

20、 establishing business relationsD. by learning about their past performance14. The passage mainly talks about_ AA. how Americans treasure their timeB. how busy Americans are every dayC. how Americans do business with foreignersD. what American way of life is like15. We can infer from the passage tha

21、t the authors tone in writing is _. CA. criticalB. ironicalC. appreciativeD. objective 第三部分 词汇与结构16. Little Tom is used to getting up _A_ at eight every morning.A. atB. onC. inD. of17. If you ride you bike too fast, there may be _C_ accident.A. aB. theC. anD. /18. Did you notice the guy _C_ head loo

22、ked like a big potato?A. whoB. whichC. whoseD. whom19. After the Minister Education had finished speaking at the press conference, he was made _D_ all sorts of awkward questions.A. answerB. answeringC. answeredD. to answer20. A sudden noise of a fire-engine made him _C_ to the door.A. hurryingB. hur

23、riedC. hurryD. to hurry 第四部分 完型填空William J. Sidis, was born in 1898. _21_ father was an American psychiatrist. At the age of six months, William _22_ the English alphabet; he could read and write when he was two. When he was eight years _23_, young Sidis had completed both elementary and high school

24、. At the age of nine, William entered Harvard University. As a _24_ at Harvard, Sidis displayed phenomenal knowledge in the field of mathematics, _25_ amazing his professors. He graduated with honors _26_ age of 16 and became a full professor of mathematics at the university at 19._27_ story of Will

25、iam J. Sidis unfortunately, does not end happily. The promise _28_ his early years was never fulfilled. At the age of 26, he was found operating an adding machine _29_ a store in New York.This brilliant ex-genius died a lonely death in 1943 in a hotel room _30_ New York.A 21. A. His B. My C. HerD. T

26、heirD 22. A. spokeB. sayC. sawD. knewA 23. A. oldB. bigC. elderD. youngA 24. A. studentB. teacherC. painterD. singerB 25. A. butB. oftenC. areD. outA 26. A. at B. inC. onD. orB 27. A. AB. TheC. OfD. TheyA 28. A. ofB. inC. orD. forA 29. A. inB. onC. outD. insideD 30. A. at B. onC. byD. in第五部分 英译汉31. In no other country in the w