大学新生入学英语分级考试

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Listeningprehension听力理解听力分两局部，共20题，每题1分，共20分。PartA第一局部：本局部为十组对话，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〕四个选择中选出最适宜的答案，并涂黑。PartA1.A)Atatravelagency.B)Atabank.C)Inarestaurant.D)Inahotel2.A)Onedollar.B)Twodollars.C)Threedollars. D)Fivedollars.3.A)LastMay.B)LastJune.C)LastJuly.D)LastAugust.4.A)Thewomanintendstoworkoutofdoors.B)Thewoman’sclothesarewarmenough.C)Theairqualityisratherpooroutside.D)Thetemperatureoutsideisquitelow.5.A)Heplanstoapplyforascholarship.B)HeplanstomakeaspecialTVprogram.C)HewillstudyatO*fordne*tyear.D)HewillgotoBritainthisyear.6.A)Heactuallyhaslittleinterestinclassicalmusic.B)Heonlyenjoyscertainkindsofclassicalmusic.C)Hepreferstocollectclassicalmusicratherthanlistentoit.D)Helikesotherskindsofmusicapartfromclassicalmusic.7.A)Hewantstorenthisapartmentout.B)Hewantstoreadtheadsinthepaper.C)Hewantstoreservearoombeforedeparture..D)Hewantstoaskaboutthecostofstudyingabroad.8.A)ThewomanandJames.B)ThewomanandBill.C)JamesandBill.D)Thewoman,JamesandBill.9.A)Hefoundthelectureverydull.B)Helikedthelectureverymuch.C)Heonlyenjoyedpartofit.D)Hewishedthelecturehadbeenshorter.10.A)HewilltakeaFrenchcourse. B)Hehastolearnitalloveragain.C)Hecan’tspeakitaswellasbefore.D)HestudiedFrenchwhileincollege.第二局部：本局部为短文听力测试，共三篇。每篇读两遍，问题读一遍。听完后，请答复下列问题，从答题纸上的A〕、B〕、C〕、D〕四个选项中选出最适宜的答案，并涂黑。PartBPassageOneQuestions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11.A)Itisaplaceinthecenterofthecarpark..B)Itisanareamarkedwithwhitelines.C)Itisagaragespeciallybuiltforher.D)Itisinacornerwithafenceroundit.12.A)Asktheyoungmantomovehiscaraway.B)Insistthattheyoungmanleavethecollegeatonce.C)Parkhercarbesidetheyoungman’scarandgotobed.D)Punishthegirlfordatingtheyoungmansolateatnight.13.A)Becauseshefoundherselfcaughtinthemiddleofanappointment.B)Becauseshedidn’trecognizeMissBakerinthedarkness.C)Becauseshedidn’tknowtheyhadbeeninMissBaker’sparkingarea.D)BecauseshethoughtMissBakerwantedtositne*ttoherboyfriend.PassageTwoQuestions14to17arebasedonpassageyouhavejustheard.14.A)PeopleinancientEgypt.B)PeopleinancientRome.C)PeopleintheMiddleAges.D)Peopleinthe19thcentury.15.A)Theycosttoomuchmoneyandlabor.B)TheymadetheRomansoverlyfondoflu*ury.C)TheyforbadeearlyChristianstobatheinthem.DTheyresultedinthespreadofdiseases.16.A)Theywenttopublicbathsorswimmingpools.B)Theytookregularbathsinprivatebathrooms.C)Theyputalotofrosesintotheirbathwater.D)Theywrotemake-uptocovertheirdirtybodies.17.A)Riverbath.B)Mudbath.C)Powderbath.D)ShowerPassageThreeQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.18.A)SouthAsia.B)SoutheastAsia.C)EastAsia.D〕NorthAsia.19.A)Becausegovernmentpoliciesencouragechildbirth.B)Becausetheirreligiondiscouragesbirthcontrol.C)Becauseeconomicdevelopmentstimulatespopulationgrowth.D)BecausetheeducationleveloftheArabpeopleremainslow.20.A)Morethanfortypercent.B)Morethanthreepercent.C)Lessthanonepercent.D)Nearlyhalfofapercent.=2\*ROMANII．Readingprehension阅读理解本局部共4篇文章，20个问题，每题2分，共40分。〔A〕“Goodmorning〞,theeasiestofdailygreetings,isnowoutofstyle.Accordingtomostmannere*perts,“goodmorning〞isvanishingfromourspeechandtakinggoodmannersalongwithit.Nowadayspeoplearemostlikelytogreeteachotherinthemorningwitha“Hi〞,“Hey,〞“What’sup"〞or“How’sitgoing"〞Certainlynoonewaitsforanswerstothesegreetings.Thelossof“Goodmorning〞isthemostvisiblee*ampleofthegeneraldeclineinhowweaddresseachother.“Howpeopletalktoeachotherhasdeclined,〞saidmannerauthorityLetitiaBaldrige.“Weneedtobewarmertoeachother.〞Baldrigesaidshemournsthelossof“Goodmorning.〞“It’sthenicest,cheeriest,brightestthingtosay.Itmakespeoplefeelgood,〞shesaid.“Youarealmostforcedtosmilewithit.Whenyousay‘goodmorning’,yourfaceisinclinedtolightup.〞Mannere*pertJudithRisaidthereareanumberoffactorscontributingtothelossofthisgreeting:aworkplacethatdoesn’tencouragesocialinteraction,neighborhoodsthathaveabandonedmunitytogetherness,andahomeenvironmentwhereparentsarelazyinencouragingmannersandwhereTVandputergameswinoutovergatheringforthefamilydinner.“Wearesimplynotasformalasweusedtobe,〞saidJudithRiwithasigh.根据上面文章容，从每题下面四个选项中选出一个最适宜的答案，并在答题纸上将所选的编号字母涂黑。21．Whenweseesomethingis“outofstyle〞,wemean_______D____.A)itisdullandboringB)itiseasyandinformalC)itisnotinverygoodtasteD)itisnolongerinmuchuse22.Whenyougreetpeoplewitha“How’sitgoing"〞inthemorning,__________.A)youwaitforadefiniteanswersuchas“EverythingisOK〞B)theywillstopandtellyouhowtheyaregettingalongC)youjustsayitanddonote*pectananswerfromthemD)theywillgiveyouabrightandcheerfulsmileinreturn23.Mostmannere*pertsthinkwhen“GoodMorning〞isvanishingfromourspeech,__________.A)goodmannersaregonewithitB)brightergreetingstakeitsplaceC)peoplebeerudeandimpoliteD)peopletreateachotherasstrangers24.Themannere*pertthinksthatwehavelostthegreetingof“GoodMorning〞mainlybecause__________.A)peopledonotwanttotalkasmuchastheyusedtodoB)peoplearetoobusytospendtimeonsuchtraditionalgreetingsC)modernwayoflifehassetpeopleapartfromoneanotherD)TVandputergameshavetakingtheplaceoffamilyentertainment25.Whatistheauthor’stoneinthisarticle"A)Matteroffact.B)Sad.C)Humorous.D)Ironic(B)Drinkingtoomuchfluidwhene*ercisingvigorously--whichisoftenremendedintraining--canactuallykillyou,sportsmedicinee*pertTimothyNoakeshaswarned.Hesaysthatdrinkingtoomuchisunnecessaryandcanbefatal.“Perhapsthebestadviceisthatdrinkingaccordingtothepersonalneedsofthirstseemstobesafeandeffective.〞Noakescitesthee*amplelastyear,whenawomanintheBostonmarathondiedfromaseverelackofsaltinthebloodbecauseshedranktoomuchsportsdrinkbeforeandduringtherace.Herdeathwasnotanisolatedincident.Similarcaseshaveoccurredinathletes,armypersonnelandhikers.Conventionalthinkinghasbeenthatthirstisnotagoodindicatorofhowmuchfluidweneed,andisactuallyalatesignalofseverefluidloss.Thishasledtodoctrineswhereathletesareencouragedtodrinkmorethantheywantto.Nowanewsetofguidelinesbasedonevidencehasbeendeveloped,andrecentlyadoptedbyUSATrackandField.Itsaystheaveragepersonshouldprobablybedrinkingbetween400mland800mlinanhourinmostformsofrecreationalandpetitivee*ercise.Peoplegentlye*ercisinginamildenvironmentwouldprobablyneedless,andprofessionalathletespetinginwarmenvironmentsathigherintensitieswouldprobablyneedmore.Cooldrinksareabsorbedmorereadilybythee*ercisingbodythanwarmdrinks,andthosecontainingsodium,suchassportsdrinks,arealsomorequicklyabsorbed.根据上面文章容，从每题下面四个选择中选出一个最适宜的答案，并在答题纸上把所选的编号字母涂黑。26.Theword“fatal〞inthesecondparagraphisnearestinmeaningto_______.A)uselessB)harmfulC)wastefulD)ineffective27.Bygivingthee*ampleofthewoman’sdeath,thee*pertstrytotellusthat________.A)peopleneedmoresaltthanusualintheirbloodwhentheye*ercisehardB)peoplewilldieforlackofsaltintheirbloodwhentheyrunlongdistancesC)drinkingtoomuchfluidwhilee*ercisingvigorouslymayendangerone’slifeD)themarathonraceisanunsafesportduringwhichsuddendeathsmayoccur28.Athletesareactuallyencouragedtodrinkmorethantheyreallyneedbecausemanypeoplethinkthat__________.A)whenyoufeelthirstythereisalreadyaseverelossoffluidinyourbodyB)athleteslosemuchmorefluidintheirbodywhentheydosportsC)whenathletesaree*ercisingvigorouslytheyoftenforgettheirthirstD)athletespetingathigherintensitiesneedmorewaterthanordinarypeople29.Howmuchyoushoulddrinkwhilee*ercisingseemstohavenothingtodowith________.A)thekindofe*erciseyouaredoingB)theamountofsaltinyourbloodC)theenvironmentinwhichyouaree*ercisingD)theintensityofe*erciseyouaretaking30.Thebesttitleforthisarticlewouldbe_________.A)NewIdeasaboutDrinkingDuringSportsB)ConventionalThinkingaboutDrinkingDuringSportsC)DrinkingTooMuchDuringSportsCanBeFatalD)AthletesShouldBeCarefulaboutDrinkingDuringSports(C)FormorethantwodaysinSeptember1974,thepeopleofHondurasshuttheirwindows,lockedtheirdoorsandcrouched(蹲伏)intheirhomes.Fifiwasoutside,andtheywerefrightened.Fifiwasn’tapetdogasthenamesuggests.Itwasahurricane,oneofthemostdestructivenaturalphenomenaintheworld.Whydowegivehumannamestohurricanes"Twohundredyearsago,manyhurricanesintheCaribbeanwerenamedafterthesaint’sdayonwhichthestormsoccurred.Later,stormswereknownbythenameofthecitywheretheycameashore.Finally,in1953,hurricanesstartedgettingpeople’snamesspecificallyfemalenames.Malenameswereaddedin1979.Therearesi*setsofnamesalltogether.Eachlistisusedeverysi*yearsandconsistsof21names,startingwitheveryletterbutQ,U,*,YandZ,Thenamesalternatebetweenmalesandfemales.Astormwon’tgetanameuntilitswindsreachabout62.4kphatwhichpointitbeesatropicalstorm.At118.4kphitisdeclaredahurricane.The126namesonthelistareusedonlyforstormsthatformofftheAtlanticcoastoftheUS.ThereareseparatelistsforthePacific.IfahurricaneshouldcrossfromtheAtlantictothePacific,itwouldgetanewname.Ma*Mayfield,directoroftheNationalHurricaneCenterintheUS,isinchargeofpickingnamesforstormsoftheAtlanticcoast.HeworkstogetherwithhiscounterpartsintwodozenothercountriesintheCaribbean,CentralAmericaandNorthAmerica.“Ifwehaveahurricanethatcausesalargelossoflifeordamage,acountrywillrequestthatthenameberetired,〞hesaid.“Ifit’saFrenchname,wereplaceitwithaFrenchname,Spanish,withaSpanish.Sometimespeoplewriteintosuggestnamesforhurricanes.〞根据上面文章容，从每题下面四个选择中选出一个最适宜的答案，并在答题纸上把选的题号字母涂黑。31.WecanlearnfromthearticlethatFifiwas________.A)thenameofawildanimalinHonduraswhichattackedpeopleB)thenameofthecityinHonduraswherethestormcameashoreC)thenameofagodtheCaribbeanpeopleworshipedbutfearedD)thenamegiventotheterriblestormthathitHondurasin197432.Whentheauthorsays“Thenamealternatebetweenmalesandfemales〞hemeans_____.A)themalenameandfemalenamesaremi*edtogetherB)amalenameandafemalenameoccuroneafteranotherC)themalenamesandfemalenameshavethesamenumberD)themaleandfemalenamesarechosenwithoutadefiniteplan33.Whetherastormshouldbegivenanamefromthe126namesdependsmuchon________.A)itswindspeedperhour B)itsdestructivepowerC)theplacewhereitstrikes D)thedirectionofitswind34.Whenshouldanameforhurricanesberetiredandreplacedwithanewone"A)WhenanamestartswiththeletterQ,U,*orZB)Whenanamehasn’tbeenusedforalongtimeC)WhensomepeoplewriteintosuggestretiringitD)Whenahurricanecausestremendousdestruction35.Inthisarticletheauthorcentersaround________.A)wherehurricanesusuallyoccurB)whyhurricanesaresodestructiveC)howstormsandhurricanesgettheirnamesD)whatpeopleshoulddowhenastormes(D)Archaeology(考古学)istheinterpretationofobjectsandinformationthattogetherprovidecluestothepast.Thesecluesareoftenthoughtofasingsolelyfromtheobjectsthathaveremainedfromthecultureofpastpeoples.Thepurposeofarchaeologyistogetafirst-handglimpse,throughthecluesavailable,ofwhatitwasliketoliveinpasttimes.Thechallengeistolearntodiscoverevidencewithoutdestroyingit.Thistakesknowledgeofhowtorecoverevidencecarefully,whattoobserve,andwhattodowithwhatisfound.Archaeologyisnotlimitedtotheburiedpastorremoteages.Itisatechniquefordiscoveringandconservingevidenceofalltimesandplaces.Ite*tendsitsinquirybothbelowandaboveground.Becausemosthighschoolsdonothavefacultymemberswhoaretrainedarchaeologists,orhistorianswhodoresearch,ormuseumconservationistswhopreserveobjectsordataofhistoricalvalue,thisprogramislargelyuptotheindividualstudenttoimplementonhisown.Buttherearemanyteacherswhoaretrainedandenthusiasticresearchersandtheirhelpcanbeofgreatvalue.Archaeologyrequiresmanypatiently-acquiredskills.Belowgroundarchaeologymustbeattemptedonlybytrainedandskilledpeoplewhoworkcarefullyandscientifically.Archaeologyshouldneverbedonesimplyforfunorsimplytocollectobjects.Trainingforfieldarchaeology,laboratoryprocedure,andreportwritingcanbeacquiredonlybyworkingcloselywithatrainedandqualifiedarchaeologist.Itisabsolutelyessentialthatonehavethisinstructionandbeledbytrainedarchaeologistsbeforeattemptingtoinvestigateanarchaeologicalsite.Archaeologyisnodo-it-yourselfhobbyfortheuninstructed.根据上面文章容，从每题下面四个选择中选出一个最适宜的答案，并在答题纸上把选的题号字母涂黑。36.Thepurposeofarchaeologyis______.A)todiscoverburiedtreasure B)tofindcluestothepastC)toparepastwithpresentD)tostudytheoriginofmankind37.Intheauthor’sopinion,peopleengageinarchaeology_____.A)forfun B)forprofitC)forcollection D)forlearning38.Theauthorwrotethisarticlemainlyfor______.A)highschoolteacherswhoteachhistoryB)collegestudentswhomajorinhistoryC)youngpeoplewhoareinterestedinarchaeologyD)museumconservationistswhopreserveobject39.Bysayingarchaeologyisnodo-it-yourselfhobby,theauthormeansarchaeology______.A)shouldnotbeattemptedinone’ssparetimeB)shouldbeattemptedwithjointeffortsC)shouldbeattemptedwithinstructionandguidanceD)shouldbeattemptedregardlessofone’sinterest40.Inthisarticle,theauthor_____.A)givesageneralintroductiontoarchaeologyB)citesrequirementsforatrainedarchaeologistC)discussdetailsofuncoveringahistoricciteD)statesthetechnologyofdiscoveringthepastⅢ.VocabularyandStructure词语用法和语法构造本局部共40题，每题0.5分，共20分。根据句子的容，从A),B),C),D)四个选择中选出一个最适宜的答案，并在答题卡上把所选的编号字母涂黑。41.CookthensetsailtosearchtheSouthPacificfor________oftheSouthernContinent,whichnoEuropeanhadeverseen.A)informationB)signsC)locationD)marks42.Hisearliestreadingwassimilartothatofhisfather;itconsistedoffolk-storiesandeighteenth-centurynovelists,worksof________ratherthanoffact.A)inventionB)imaginationC)eventsD)education43.Eachyearabout55,000citizenslosetheirlivesand2million________seriousinjuriesintrafficaccidentsinAmerica.A)meetB)catchC)getD)suffer44.Ababywithperfecthearingwillnotlearntotalkunlessitiswithpeoplewhotalk.Thenitwill________whateverlanguageithears.A)puttogetherB)findoutC)takeupD)pickup45.Elizabethwantedtobeeanurse,buthermotherdidn’tthinkitwasa/an________profession.A)capableB)honorableC)valuableD)fortable46.NoonewantedpersonalputersuntilanAmericancalledDanBricklininventedapieceofsoftwarethatwoulddolotsof________calculationsinasecond.A)pleteB)sensitiveC)boringD)ready47.Theidealstudentisconsideredtobeonewhoismotivatedtolearn________leaning,nottheoneinterestedonlyingettinghighgrades.A)inneedofB)forthesakeofC)inrelationtoD)asaresultof48.petitiononlyworks________ifconsumershavetheinformationtheyneedtomakesensibledecisions.A)effectivelyB)steadilyC)correctlyD)actively49.TheGovernmentmust________apolicyonenvironmentalprotectionsuitableforthene*ttwentyyears.A)workatB)workonC)workupD)workout50.Theseproposalsdeservesupportbecausethey________muchimportance________theneedsofpoor.A)attach…toB)owe…toC)put….toD)devote…to51.Giventhehighcostsandanapparent___ofinternationalwill,thereisnoreasontobelievethattheseawillprovidemoreofman’sfoodintheyearsahead.A)effectB)lackC)meansD)weakness52.ThosewhobeemembersoftheUniversityalsobeecitizensofEdinburgh.Theyareabletotake________ofbothuniversityandcitylife.A)opportunityB)measureC)advantageD)hold53.Idon’tthinkyoucan________againstherbecauseshehashadmuchmoree*periencethanyouandyourclassmates.A)goB)standC)pleteD)turn54.Throughadvertising,eachmanufacturingpanytriesto________people________thehighqualityofitsproducts.A)persuade…withB)convince…ofC)advise…ofD)impress…with55.Aseverybodyknows,ChinaisoneoftherichestcountryinAsia________naturalresources.A)accordingtoB)inthelightofC)consideringD)intermsof56.AmongthemiddleclassesinAmerica,thereisa________towardshavingchildrenintheearlyormid-thirties.A)trendB)fashionC)favorD)progress57.Studentsareencouragedtotakethe________courseinmathematicsbeforetheytaketheadvancedones.A)basicB)lowerC)poorD)single58.Theoldladywasforbiddentoleavethe________ofthecrimeuntilthepolicehadpletedtheirinvestigation.A)siteB)spotC)sceneD)ground59.municationsatellitesnowcarryhalftheworlds’sinternationaltelephone,telegraph,andtelevisiontrafficatmuchlowerpricesthan________ofadecadeago.A)oneB)onesC)thoseD)that60.TheWomen’sLiberationmovement,________developedduringthe1960s,hasfocusedoneconomicrightssuchas“equalpayforwork〞.A)whatB)whileC)thatD)which61.HavinglivedinParisforquiteafewyears,Mr.Parkhadnodifficulty________spokenFrench.A)forunderstandingB)understoodC)inunderstandingC)tounderstand62.Deeplyimpressedbywhathe________inthesmallvillage,ProfessorSmithwroteseveralarticlesabouthisfindingsthereafterreturningtotown.A)sawB)hadseenC)hasseenD)hadbeenseeing63.Thelovelettervirusaffectedmillionsofputersandcausedmoredamagethan________.A)anyotherputerviruseverdidB)anyotherputervirushadeverdoneC)hadanyotherputerviruseverdoneD)otherputervirushadeverdoneany64.IfTomhadpaidattentiontowhathisteachersaid,hecouldhaveavoided________suchabadmistake.A)torepeatB)repeatingC)repeatD)repeated65.Eachtime________sheisunderstress,shewillgotodophysicale*ercisetogetherselfrela*ed.A)thatB)whichC)whenD)while66.Allindividualsarecapableofbeingwealthy________theyarehonestandhard-working.A)assoonasB)aslongasC)sofarasD)nowthat67.Ican’tgetmyputerstartednow.Something________withitsoperationsystem.A)hasgonewrongB)shouldhavegonewrongC)iswrongD)musthavegonewrong68.The________personbeeslessinterestedinwhatisgoingonaroundhimanddoesn’tgetsatisfactionfromthingsheusedtoenjoy.A)depressedseriouslyB)seriouslydepressedC)seriouslydepressingD)depressingseriously69.IthinkthatneitherJohnnorhisfather________abletowakeupearlyenoughtocatchthemorningtrain.A).isB)areC)beD)being70._________thevariousreports,themitteedecidedtodelaytheprojectforayear.A)HavingtakenintoaccountB)TakingintoaccountC)T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