文档07英语试题

2007级入学英语分级考试试题CollegeEnglishplacementTestSeptember,2007SectionA(0.5%,5%)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearseveralstatement.Eachstatementwillbereadonlyonce.Thentherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichoneisclosetinmeaningtothestatementyouhavejustheare.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.A.MarydidnotcallbillB.MarycalldeBillC.MaryansweredBillcallD.BillansweredMarycall2.A.TheSmithshavelivedherelongerthanwehaveB.WehavelivedherelongerthantheSmithsC.TheSmithshavelivedherelongD.Wehaven’tlivedherelongandneitherhavetheSmiths3.A.BobenjoysswimmingmostB.BodenjoyslyingonthebeachmostC.BoblikesswimmingandthensittinginthesunbestD.ToBob,swimmingandsittingonthebeachareawasteoftime4.A.HeneverwalkstothelibraryatnightB.ThereisonlyonelibrarianhereatnightC.ThelibraryistheonlyplacetostayatD.Heneverworksinthelibraryinthedaytime5.A.ThechildrenwenthomebeforefinishingtheirgameB.OnechildleftearlierthantheothersC.TwochildrenstopwenthomebeforethethirdstoppedplayingD.Twochildrenstopplayingbeforethethirdoneleft6.A.Johnwasbornonthe15thB.Johnwasbornonthe30thC.Johnwasbornonthe13thD.Johnwasbornin19307.A.IcalledhimB.IforgottocallhimC.Ididn’tcallhimD.Iforgotcallinghim8.A.AsnakewascrossinghisfeetB.AsnakewasbyhisfeetC.Hewascrawlingacrossasnake.D.Hewasplayingwithasnake9.A.Hewasinteresting.B.Wewereinteresting.C.Hewasinterested.D.Wewereinterested.10.A.Talkingmakesmetired.B.Idon’tliketalking.C.ThoughIfeeltired,I’lltalk.D.Idon’twanttotalk.SectionB(1%,5%)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearseveralshortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.11.A.Helefthisnotesinclass.B.Heborrowedthenotesfromhisclassmate.C.Heneedn’thavetheexam.D.Aclassmateborrowedhisnote.12.18.A.AboxB.AcatC.AwomanD.Aman19.A.AftertheplaneleftLondonB.beforetheplaneleftLondonC.TwodaysagoD.Thatmorning20.A.￡345B.￡435C.￡230D.￡335Passage2Questions21to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.21.A.BytaxiB.BybusC.OnfootD.Bycar22.A.BuckinghamPalaceB.OxfordStreetC.TheNationalGalleryD.TheBritishMuseum23.A.HavesomeverygoodmealsB.GoshoppingC.SeesomeverygoodplaysD.Dosightseeing24.A.TheythoughtEnglishfoodwasbad.B.TheywillvisitLondonagain.C.TheyvisitedLondonlastOctober.D.Theydidn’ttaketheirumbrellalastyear.25.A.ThecoupleenjoyedthemselvesverymuchinLondon.B.Londonisthebestplacetovisit.C.ThecouplesawalotinLondon.D.ItoftenrainsinLondon.Passage3Questions26to30arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.26.A.Theoriginoflanguageisalegendhandeddownfromthepast.B.Theoriginoflanguageisaquestiondifficulttoanswer.C.Theoriginoflanguagewasnotknownuntilrecently.D.Theoriginoflanguageisaproblemnotyetsolved.27.A.Theycouldagreeuponcertainsigns.B.Theycouldcommunicatewitheachother.C.Theycouldwritethemdown..D.Theycouldcombinethem.28.A.Theyareusedtoexpressfellingsonly.B.TheycannotbewrittendownC.TheyaresimplysoundsD.Theyaremysterious29.A.Therealpoetisnomorethanamasterofwords.B.Therealpoetcanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusic.C.Therealpoet’sstyleischarming.D.Therealpoetcanmovewomentotears.30.A.Theinitialuseofletters.B.Thepowerofwords.C.Thefirstlettershumanbeingused.D.Theinventionofwords.PartII.ReadingComprehension(1%,20%)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.EachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorUnfinishedstatemenets.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Passage1Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Timespentinabookshopcanbemostenjoyable,whetheryouareabook-loveroronlytheretobuyabookasapresent.Youmayevenhaveenteredtheshopjusttofindshelterfromasuddenshower.Whateverthereason,youcansoonbecometotallyunawareofyoursurroundings.Thedesiretopickupabookwithanattractivedesignisirresistible,althoughthismethodofselectionoughtnottobefollowed,asyoumightendupwitharatheruninterestingbook.Yousoonbecomelostinsomebookorother,andusuallyitisonlymuchlaterthatyourealiseyouhavespentfartoomuchtimethereandmusthurrytokeepsomeforgottenappointment--withoutbuyingabook,ofcourse.Thisopportunitytoescapetherealitiesofeverydaylifeis,Ithink,themainattractionofabookshop.Therearenotmanyplaceswhereitispossibletodothis.Amusicshopisverymuchlikeabookshop.Youcangotosuchplacesasmuchasyouwish.Ifitisagoodshop,noassistantwillapproachyouwiththegreeting:"CanIhelpyou,sir?"Youneedn'tbuyanythingyoudon'twant.Inabookshop,anassistantshouldremaininthebackgrounduntilyouhavefinishedreading.Youmaywanttofindoutwhereaparticularsectionis.Then,andonlythen,arehisservicesnecessary.Butwhenhehasledyouthere,theassistantshouldleavepolitelyandlookasifheisnotinterestedinsellingasinglebook.31.Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe.A.TheAttractionofBookshopsB.HowToSpendYourTimeC.BookshopsandTheirassistantsD.BuyingBooks32.Accordingtotheauthor,thebestwaytoescapetherealitiesofeverydaylifeis.A.tochatwithassistantsinabookshopB.totakeawalkinthestreetsC.tomakesomeappointmentinabookshopD.tostayreadingbooksofvariouskindsinabookshop33.Inagoodbookshop,______.A.allthebooksthereareinterestingB.youaresatisfiedC.youcanfindshelterfromashowerD.youneedtobuysomethingyoudon’twant34.Anassistantinabookshophelpsyou_____.A.onyourenteringtheshopB.justbeforeyoufinishreadingC.onlywhenyouwanttofindoutwhereqparticularsectionisD.whenyouarereading35.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Timespentinabookshopcanbeenjoyableonlyforbook-lovers.B.Thereareonlyafewplaceswhereitispossibletoescapetherealitiesoflife.C.Peoplegotobookshopsonlytobuybooks.D.Abookwithanattractivedesignmustbeaninterestingone.Passage2Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Inthesecondhalfofeachyear,manypowerfulstormsareborninthetropicalAtlanticandCaribbeanseas.(ofthese,onlyabouthalfadozengeneratethestrong,circlingwindsof75milesperhourormorethatgivethemhurricane(飓风)status,andseveralusuallymaketheirwaytothecoast.)Theretheycausemillionsofdollarsofdamage,andbringdeathtolargenumbersofpeople.Thegreatstormsthathitthecoaststartasinnocentcirclingdisturbanceshundreds——eventhousands——ofmilesouttosea.Astheytravelaimlesslyoverwaterwarmedbythesummersun,theyarecarriedwestwardbythetradewinds.Whenconditionsarejustright,warm,moistairflowsinatthebottomofsuchadisturbance,movesupwarditandcomesoutatthetop.Intheprocess,themoistureinthiswarmairproducesrain,andwithittheheatthatisconvertedtoenergyintheformofstrongwinds.Astheheatincreasestheyounghurricanebeginstoturninacounter-clockwisemotion.Theaveragelifeofahurricaneisonlyaboutninedays,butitcontainsalmostmorepowerthanwecanimagine.Theenergyintheheatreleasedbyahurricane’srainfallinasingledaywouldsatisfytheentireelectricalneedsoftheUnitedStatesformorethansixmonths.Water,notwind,isthemainsourceofdeathanddestructioninahurricane.Atypicalhurricanebrings6to12-inchdownpoursresultinginsuddenfloods.Worstofallisthepowerfulmovementofthesea——themountainsofwatermovingtowardthelow-pressurehurricanecenter.Thewaterlevelrisesasmuchas15feetabovenormalasitmovestowardshore.36.Whenisastormconsideredtobeahurricane?A.Whenitisaccompaniedbywind.B.Whenitisaccompaniedbybothwindandrain.C.Whenitscirclingwindsmoveat75milesperhourorevenmore.D.Whenthecirclingwindsbringdamages.37.Theunderlined“innocentairclingdisturbances”inParagraph2meansA.innocentpeoplecausingsmalldisturbances.B.innocentpeoplecausingbigdisturbancesC.damagingcirclingwindsD.harmlesscirclingwinds.38.Theunderlined“it”in“movesupwardthroughit“inParagraph2referstoA.adisturbanceB.moistairC.tradewindD.water39.SrongwindsareproducedbecausedofA.theyounghurricaneB.theheatgeneratedalongwithrainC.adisturbanceD.moistair40.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthepassage?A.TheHurricane–itsharmsandbenefitsB.TheoriginandeffectsofhurricaneC.ThehurricaneanditsgreatenergyD.ThedisasterscausedbyhurricanesPassage3Treesareusefultomaninthreeveryimportantways:theyprocidehimwithwoodandotherproducts;theygivehimshade;andtheyhelptopreventdroughtsandfloods.Unfortunaterly,inmanypartsoftheworld,manhasnotrealizedthatthethirdoftheseservicesisthemostimportant.Inhiseagemesstodrawquickprofitfromthetrees,hehascutthemdowninlargenumbers,onlytofindthatwithoutthemhehaslostthebestfriendshehad.Twothousandyearsagoarichandpowerfulcountrycutdownitstreestobuildwarships,withwhichtogainitselfanempire.(Igainedtheempirebut,withoutitstree,itssoilbecamehardandpoor.Whentheempirefelltopieces,thehomecountryfounditselffacedbyfloodsandstarvation.)Eventhoughagovernmentrealizestheimportanceofaplentifulsupplyoftrees,itisdifficultforittopersuadethecillagertoseethis.Thevillagerwantswoodtocookhisfoodwith;andhecanearnmoneybymakingcharcoalorsellingwoodtothetownsman.Heisusuallytoolazyortoocarelesstoplantandlookafternewtrees.So,unlessthegovermmenthasagoodsystemofcontrol,orcandeucatethepeople,theforestswillslowlydisappear.Thisdoesnotonlymeanthatthevillagers’sonsandgrandsonshavefewertrees.Theresultsareevenmoreserious:forwheretherearetreestheirrootsbreakthesoilup------allowingtheraintosinkin------andalsobindthesoil,thuspreventingitsbeingwashedawayeasily;butwheretherearenotrees,therainfallsonhardgroundandflowsawayfromthesurface,causingfloodsandcarryingawaywithittherichtopsoil,inwhichcropsgrowsowell.Whenallthetop-soilisgone,nothingremainsbutaworthlessdesert.41.Whatisthemostimportantfunctionoftrees?A.Providingfuel.B.Offeringshade.C.Preventingnaturaldisasters.D.Providingcharcoal.42.Whateventuallyhappenedtotherich,powerfulcountry2000yearsago?A.Itspeoplediedofhanger.B.Itfelltopieces.C.Itbecameagiantempire.D.Itbuiltmanyshipswithwood.43.Itisimpliedinthepassagethatthevillager__________.A.wantsaplentifulsupplyoftreesfortheirlifeB.wantsfirewoodtocooktheirmealsandwarmthemselvesC.wantstogetmoneysothattheycanberichD.isnotawareoftheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection44.Oneoftherolesoftreesisto,accordingtothepassage.A.decoratenatureB.destroyanempireC.hardensoilD.keepsoilinposition45.Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?A.Thethreebenefitsprovidedbytrees.B.Treesandsoilconservation.C.Thevarioususesoftrees.D.Thedifferentattitudesofthegovernmentandthevillagerstowardtrees.Passage4Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Ourboatfloatedon,betweenwallsofforesttoothicktoallowusaviewofthelandwewerepassingthrough,thoughweknewfromthemapthatourrivermustfromtimetotimebepassingthroughchainsofhillswhichcrossedthejungleplains.Nowheredidwefindaplacewherewecouldhavelanded,wherethejungledidnotactuallyspreadrightdownintotheriver,banksofsoftmudpreventedusgoingashore.Inanycase,whatwouldwehavegainedbylanding?Thecountrywasfullofsnakesandotherdangerouscreatures,andthejunglewassothickthatonewouldbeabletoadvanceonlyslowly,cuttingone’swaywithknivesthewholeway.Sowestayedintheboat,hopingthatwhenwereachthesea,afriendlyfishermanwouldpickusupandtakeustocivilization.Welivedonfish,caughtwithahome-madenetofstring(wehadnohooks),andanyfruitandnutswecouldpickupoutofthewater.Aswehadnofire,wehadtoeateverything,includingthefish,raw.Ihadnevertastedrawfishbefore,andImustsayIdidnotmuchenjoytheexperience:perhapssea-fishwhichdonotliveinthemudarelesstasteless.Afterratingmyrawfish,Ilaybackanddreamedofsuchthingsasfriedchickenandrice,andice-cream.Intheneverendingdampheatofthejungle,ice-creamwasaparticularlyfrequentdream.Asforwater,therewasachoice:wecoulddrinkthemuddyriverwater,ordieofthirst.Wedrankthewater.(Menwhohavejustescapedwhathadapprearedtobecertaindeathloseallworriesaboutsuchsmallthingsasdiseasescausedbydirtywater.)Infact,noneofussufferedfromanyillnessasaresult.Onedaywepassedanothervillage,butfortunatelynobodysawus.Wedidnotwishtoriskbeingtakenprisonersasecondtime:wemightnotbesoluckyastoescapeinastolenboatagain.46.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheyhadbeenin.A.anuntnhabitedareaB.anenemycountryC.aprimitiveareaD.ahuntingground47.Accordingtothepassage,theywouldNotgoashorewhere.A.treesreachedtheriverB.theriversidewascoveredwithsoftmudC.theycouldnotfindhumanhelpD.theymightmeetenemies48.WhatdidtheydoontheriverbankA.TheykilledsnakesB.Theyhadtocuttheirwayforward.C.TheyfoundaboatD.Theydidnotgoashore49.Accordingtotheauthor,__________.A.SeafishtastedbetterthanfishinmuddywaterB.SeafishtastedworsethanfishinmuddywaterC.SeafishinmuddywaterweretastelessD.Seafishinmuddywaterwerelesstasteless50.Whydidtheauthordrinktheriverwater?A.Becausethewaterwasfreefromgerms.B.Becausetheyhadexperiencedsomethingworse.C.Becausetheywerenotlikelytobeaffectedbydisease.D.Becausetheyweretoohealthyfofallill.Part3VocabularyandStructure(35%)SectionA(1%,30%)Directions:Thereareanumberofincompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.51.Thereis______resemblancebetweenJaneandMary,whoarejustinthesameclass.Itishardtotellonefromtheother.A.inspiringB.strikingC.excitingD.overwelming52.It’sveryexpensiveto______thefashion.A.goalongwithB.getonwithC.keepupwithD.carryonwith53.Despite______damagingtestimony,thejurymaydecidefortheplaintiff.A.thefactofthewitness’sB.thewitness’sC.therebeingthewitness’sD.thewitness54.Heinventedaplough______anyotherinexistence.A.farsuperiortoB.moresuperiorthanC.moresuperiortoD.muchsuperiorthan55.Ican’tbearthenoiseofmybrother’sradio;it_____mefrommywork.A.disturbsB.perturbsC.interruptsD.distracts56.Studentswhopassthetestwillbetothenextgrade.A.progressedB.proceededC.promotedD.proposed57.Ifthisbillnotpaidwithinfivedays,yourgassupplywillbeA.abandonedB.cutoffC.turndedownD.losttouch58.Whennooneansweredthedoor,shethroughthewindowtoseeifanyonewasthere.A.spottedB.inquiredC.scannedD.peered59.Standwhenyou’rebeingspokento.A.highlyB.uprightC.primlyD.rightaway60.Althouhyourealizetheimportanceofhowyouhandlestress,sometimesitisdifficulttoknowthebestwaytoanxiety.A.relaxB.releaseC.cutD.relieve61.Alargepartofhumanactivity,particularlyinrelationtotheenvironment,isconditionsorevents.A.incontrasttoB.infavorofC.inresponsetoD.incaseof62.Shesaidshelikeddancingbutwasnotinthe_____foritjustthen.A.mannerB.intentionC.desireD.mood63.Shewashiredbythecompanyto______theadsonthestreet.A.handinB.handoutC.handoverD.handon64.Don’ttrusthim,forhealways______hiswords.A.revertstoB.breaksoffC.goesbackonD.turnsinto65.Theplanseemsquitsimpletome,butIjustcan’t_______tomyclassmates.A.getitacrossB.getatitC.getitdownD.getthroughit66.Herdaughterdoesnot______herinanyway.A.takeapartB.takeafterC.takeinD.takeup67.Thefirm__________itssalesforceduetotheeconomicdepression.A.RanintoB.RanoutofC.RanoverD.Randown68.Thebook____tellsabouthowtogetalongwithothers.A.InquestionB.OutofthequestionC.OutofquestionD.Withregardto69.Wearegoingto_________anewplayearlynextmonth.A.PullonB.PutonC.PullupD.Putup70.Thedrowningmantriedhardto_____thewoodsothathewouldnotsink.A.HeadforB.HangaroundC.HangupD.Hangonto71.Thehardstudentsstudies,________.AthemorehisbodygivesoffheatBhisbodygivesmoreheatCthemoreheatdoeshisbodygivesoffDthemoreheathisbodygivesoff72.Dickdidn'twanttowalkhomebecausehewasusedto_______atschooleveryday.A.pickupB.beingpickedupC.pickingupD.bepickedup73.Thisdisturbingexperienceprovedtobe_______,sinceittaughtmenevertoallowideastobecomerootedinthemind.A.ofgreatimportanceB.asofimportanceC.ongreatimportanceD.asimportant74.Youwillhavetopayafine,_______youreturnthosebookstothelibraryimmediately.A.untilB.unlessC.ifD.provided75.BytheendofJune,you________hereforthreemonths.A.willhavestudiedB.studiesC.willstudyD.havestudies76--------Itry,Icannotfindtheanswer.AHoweverBHoveverhardCNomatterDEven77.Youtwohavebeengrowinguptogethereversinceyouwerealittleboyandalittlegirl.You_____closefriendshipeversincechildhoodA.haveB.musthavehadC.hadD.musthave78,Hewantstobe_____NewtonandEinstein.A.agreatscientistasB.asgreatascientistasC.asagreatscientistasD.suchagreatscientistas79.Newtonprovedthatitis______themoonispulledoutofastraightpathandkeptinorbit.A.bytheforceofgravityB.bytheforceofgravitywhichC.bytheforceofgravitythatD.bytheforceofgravitywithwhich80.ByusingspacetechnologyChinacanpredictnaturaldisasters__,Luansaid.A.farmorepreciselythangenerallythoughtB.farpreciselyasgenerallythoughtC.moreprecisethangenerallythinkingD.morepreciselythatofgeneralthought81.MayIhaveabookonthebasicprinciplesofelectronics,please?A.fundementalB.majorC.elementaryD.initial82.Whenthebellrang,theteacherugeredthestudentstohandintheirpapers.A.orderedB.demandedC.compelledD.pressed83.Itisknowntousthatexcessiveworkingalsoinjurespeople’shealth.A.toleratesB.curesC.bringsthroughD.doesharmto84.Collinswassoseriouslyinjuredthathewasunablecontinuehiscareer.A.resumedB.asummedC.consumedD.ensure85.Thepresidentspoketotheaudienceoncleaningupthecountry.A.addressedB.mentionedC.indicatedD.saidSectionBDirection:fromthefourchoicesgiven,choosetheONEthatisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedpartinthesentence.86.Evenasmallscrewmightputahugemachineoutofaction.A.greatB.giganticC.enormousD.large87.Therunawayhadbeeninflightforacoupleofdaysandwascaughtattheentrancetothelibrarythismorning.A.byplaneB.inthelongrunC.ontherunD.byair88.Oncethebrainishurt,thereisnoreplacementforit.A,subs