英语分级测试笔试试题1(样题)

1/11/1附件1英语分级测试笔试试题（样题）SECTIONONELISTENINGTEST(40minutes)Inthissectionofthetest,youwillhaveanopportunitytodemonstrateyourabilitytounderstandconversationsandtalksinEnglish.Thereare3partstothissectionwithspecialdirectionsforeachpart.Answerallthequestionsonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedbythespeakersinthistest.PartAInpartA,youwillhear30shortconversationsbetweentwopeople.Aftereachconversation,youwillhearaquestionabouttheconversation.Theconversationsandquestionswillnotberepeated.Afteryouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourtestbookandchoosethebestanswer.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen.Nowyouhave90secondstoreadthroughthequestions.1.(A)Eachpersonwillbeallowedtobuyonlyoneticket.Theticketswillselloutquickly.Therockconcertwillprobablyberescheduled.Therewillbeextraticketsattherockconcert.2.PartBInPartB,youwillhearlongconversations.Aftereachconversation,youwillhearseveralquestions.Theconversationsandquestionswillnotberepeated.Afteryouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourtestbookandchoosethebestanswer.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen.Nowyouhave90secondstoreadthroughthequestions.(A)Relaxingattheseashore.Visitingherparents.Sailingonaboat.Preparingforarace.(A)Shewasinvitedonlyfortheweekend.Theweatherwastoohot.Shehadanappointment.Shehadschoolworktodo.(A)Shehadtogohome.Shewastootiredtocontinue.Shehadtofinishherschoolwork.Shewasthirsty.(A)Shedoesn'tknowhowtoswim.Thewaterwastoodeep.Thewaterwastoocold.Shedidn'thaveenoughtime.…PartCInPartC,youwillhearseveralshorttalks.Aftereachtalk,youwillhearsomequestions.Thetaksandquestionswillnotberepeated.Afteryouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourtestbookandchoosethebestanswer.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen.Nowyouhave90secondstoreadthroughthequestions.(A)Sheworksforamuseum.She'saLincolnscholar.Shedoesitasahobby.Sheteachesacourseoncurrencyexchange.(A)Theyidentifythecitywherethepennywasminted.Theyaretheinitialsofafamouscoincollector.Theystandforthegovernmentagencythatmintscoins.Theyaretheinitialsofthepersonwhocreatedthepenny'sdesign.(A)Allofherfriendscollectedthem.Pennieswerecheaptocollect.Someonegaveherararepenny.Sheneededthemoney.(A)Tradecoinswithclubmembers.Showtheaudiencehercoins.Explainhowthepennyisminted.DiscussthelifeofLincoln.SECTIONTWOREADINGTEST(55minutes)Inthissectionofthetest,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachoneisfollowedbyanumberofquestionsaboutit.Forquestion1-50,youaretochoosetheonebestanswer,(A),(B),(C),or(D),toeachquestion.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen.Questions1-10AsPhiladelphiagrewfromasmalltownintoacityinthefirsthalfoftheeighteenthcentury,itbecameanincreasinglyimportantmarketingcenterforavastandgrowingagriculturalhinterland.Marketdayssawthecrowdedcityevenmorecrowded,asfarmersfromwithinaradiusof24ormorekilometersbroughttheirsheep,cows,pigs,vegetables,cider,andotherproductsfordirectsaletothetownspeople.TheHighStreetMarketwascontinuouslyenlargedthroughouttheperioduntil1736,whenitreachedfromFrontStreettoThird.By1745NewMarketwasopenedonSecondStreetbetweenPineandCedar.ThenextyeartheCallowhillMarketbeganoperation.Alongwithmarketdays,theinstitutionoftwice-yearlyfairspersistedinPhiladelphiaevenaftersimilartradingdayshadbeendiscontinuedinothercolonialcities.Thefairsprovidedameansofbringinghandmadegoodsfromoutlyingplacestowould-bebuyersinthecity.LinensandstockingsfromGermantown,forexample,werepopularitems.Auctionswereanotherpopularformofoccasionaltrade.Becauseofthecompetition,retailmerchantsopposedtheseaswellasthefairs.Althoughgovernmentalattemptstoeradicatefairsandauctionswerelessthansuccessful,theordinarycourseofeconomicdevelopmentwasonthemerchants'side,asincreasingbusinessspecializationbecametheorderoftheday.Exportmerchantsbecamedifferentiatedfromtheirimportingcounterparts,andspecialtyshopsbegantoappearinadditiontogeneralstoressellingavarietyofgoods.OneofthereasonsPhiladelphia'smerchantsgenerallyprosperedwasbecausethesurroundingareawasundergoingtremendouseconomicanddemographicgrowth.Theydidtheirbusiness,afterall,inthecapitalcityoftheprovince.Notonlydidtheycatertothegovernorandhiscircle,butcitizensfromalloverthecolonycametothecapitalforlegislativesessionsoftheassemblyandcouncilandthemeetingsofthecourtsofjustice.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?Philadelphia'sagricultureimportancePhiladelphia'sdevelopmentasamarketingcenterThesaleofimportedgoodsinPhiladelphiaTheadministrationofthecityofPhiladelphiaItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatnewmarketsopenedinPhiladelphiabecausetheyprovidedmoremodernfacilitiesthanoldermarketstheHighStreetMarketwasforcedtocloseexistingmarketswereunabletoservethegrowingpopulationfarmerswantedmarketsthatwereclosertothefarms.Theword"hinterland"inline3isclosestinmeaningtotraditionassociationproduceregionTheword"it"inline6referstothecrowdedcityaradiustheHighStreetMarkettheperiodTheword"persisted"inline9isclosestinmeaningtoreturnedstarteddeclinedcontinuedAccordingtothepassage,fairsinPhiladelphiawereheldonthesamedayasmarketsaysasoftenaspossibleacoupleoftimesayearwheneverthegovernmentalloweditItcanbeinferredthattheauthormentions"Linensandstockings"inline11toshowthattheywereitemsthatretailmerchantswerenotwillingtosellwerenotavailableinthestoresinPhiladelphiaweremorepopularinGermantownmaninPhiladelphiacouldeasilybetransportedTheword"eradicate"inline15isclosestinmeaningtoeliminateexploitorganizeoperateWhatdoestheauthormeanbystatinginline16that"economicdevelopmentwasonthemerchants'side"?Merchantshadastrongimpactoneconomicexpansion.Economicforcesallowedmerchantstoprosper.MerchantshadtoworktogethertoachieveeconomicindependenceSpecialtyshopsnearlargemarketsweremorelikelytobeeconomicallysuccessful.Theword"undergoing"inline21isclosestinmeaningtorequestingexperiencingrepeatingincluding1/11/1SECTIONTHREEWRITINGTEST(60minutes)Inthissectionofthetest,youwillhaveanopportunitytodemonstrateyourabilitytotranslateandwriteinEnglish.Thereare2partstothissectionwithspecialdirectionsforeachpart.PartATranslationDirections:InpartA,youaregoingtotranslatetwoparagraphs.RequiredTranslation(必译题):TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoChinese.Thecompanystartedbysellingrawchocolatetootherchocolatemanufacturers.Thesemanufacturersthenusedittomaketheirownproducts.Thecompanyexpandedfast.Itnowhasalmost300employees,75company-ownedshops,andaturnoverof€90million.However,inthelasttwoyears,salesgrowthhassloweddownandcostshaverisen.Thishascausedafallinprofits.OptionalTranslations(二选一题):ForthisquestionyoushouldtranslateoneparagraphintoEnglishfromthefollowingtwoparagraphs.Write“Topic1”or“Topic2”aboveyourtranslationoftheparagraph.Topic1:近年来，许多公司都将业务扩展到世界各地。它们的扩张主要是通过并购(M&A)、合资和与外国公司合作等方式来实现。正是由于这种全球化趋势，越来越多的员工开始走上海外管理岗位或成为跨文化团队中的一员。Topic2:石油产品是现代工业的动力源和润滑剂(lubricant)。石油不是一种纯的物质。事实上，石油的组成不仅随着油田的位置和形成年代而变化，而且每口油井的深度不同，石油的组成也不一样。虽然全球石油储量仍较为充足，但油量紧缺的时日终会到来。PartBWritingDirections:InpartB,youaregoingtowriteatelephonemessageandanessayasrequire