考试模拟题《1》
PartIListeningComprehension(略)
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelingthroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Oceanographyhasbeendefinedas"Theapplicationofallsciencestothestudyofthesea". Beforethenineteenthcentury,scientistswithaninterestintheseawerefewandfarbetween.
CertainlyNewtonconsideredsometheoreticalaspectsofitinhiswritings,buthewasreluctanttogotoseatofurtherhiswork.
Formostpeopletheseawasremote,andwiththeexceptionofearlyintercontinentaltravellersorotherswhoearnedalivingfromthesea,therewaslittlereasontoaskmanyquestionsaboutit,letalonetoaskwhatlaybeneaththesurface.Thefirsttimethatthequestion"whatisatthebottomoftheoceans?"hadtobeansweredwithanycommercialconsequencewaswhenthelayingofatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericawasproposed.Theengineershadtoknowthedepthprofileoftheroutetoestimatethelengthofcablethathadtobemanufactured.
ItwastoMauryoftheUSNavythattheAtlanticTelegraphCompanyturned,in1853,forinformationonthismatter.Inthe1840s,Mauryhadbeenresponsibleforencouragingvoyagesduringwhichsoundings weretakentoinvestigatethedepthsoftheNorthAtlanticandPacificOceans.Later,someofhisfindingsarousedmuchpopularinterestinhisbookThePhysicalGeographyoftheSea.
Thecablewaslaid,butnotuntil1866wastheconnectionmadepermanentandreliable.Attheearlyattempts,thecablefailedandwhenitwastakenoutforrepairsitwasfoundtobecoveredinlivinggrowths,afactwhichdefiedcontemporaryscientificopinionthattherewasnolifeinthedeeperpartsofthesea. Withinafewyearsoceanographywasunderway.In1872Thomsonledascientificexpedition,which lastedforfouryearsandbroughthomethousandsofsamplesfromthesea.Theirclassificationandanalysisoccupiedscientistsforyearsandledtoafive-volumereport,thelastvolumebeingpublishedin1895.
21.TheproposaltolayatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericamadeoceanographicstudies
takeon_____.
A)anacademicaspect
B)amilitaryaspect
C)abusinessaspect
D)aninternationalaspect
22.Itwas________thataskedMauryforhelpinoceanographicstudies.
A)theAmericanNavy
B)someearlyintercontinentaltravellers
C)thosewhoearnedalivingfromthesea
D)thecompanywhichproposedtolayanunderseacable
23.TheaimofthevoyagesMaurywasresponsibleforinthe1840was_______.
A)tomakesomesoundingexperimentsintheoceans
B)tocollectsamplesofseaplantsandanimals
C)toestimatethelengthofcablethatwasneeded
D)tomeasurethedepthsofthetwooceans
24."Defied"inthe5thparagraphprobablymeans"________".
A)doubted
B)gaveproofto
C)challenged
D)agreedto
25.Thispassageismainlyabout_______.
A)thebeginningsofoceanography
B)thelayingofthefirstunderseacable
C)theinvestigationofoceandepths
D)theearlyintercontinentalcommunications
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Normallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate,andeachcoursewhichheattendsgiveshimacreditwhichhemaycounttowardsadegree,InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsofthirty-sixcourseseachlastingforonesemester.Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekforfifteenweeks;whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfivecoursesduringeachsemester.Normallyastudent.wouldexpecttotakefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibletospreadtheperiodofworkforthedegreeoveralongerperiod.Itisalsopossibleforastudenttomovebetweenoneuniversityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasaregularpractice.
Forverycoursethatthefollowsastudentsisgivenagrade,whichisrecorded,andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowtoprospectiveemployers.Allthisimposesaconstantpressureandstrainofwork,butinspiteofthissomestudentsstillfindtimeforgreatactivityinstudentaffairs.Electionstopositionsinstudentorganisationsarousemuchenthusiasm.Theeffectiveworkofmaintainingdisciplineisusuallyperformedbystudentswhoadvisetheacademicauthorities.Anystudentwhoisthoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,bycheatinghistoappearbeforeastudentcourt,Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents,theoperationofthesystemdoesinvolveacertainamountofactivity.Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsofauthorityismuchrespectedanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinhiscareer.
26.Normallyastudentwouldatleastattend______classeseachweek.
A)36
B)12
C)20
D)15
27.AccordingtothefirstparagraphanAmericanstudentisallowed______.
A)toliveinadifferentuniversity
B)totakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversity
C)toliveahomeanddrivetoclasses.
D)togettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities
28.Americauniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressureofworkbecause______.
A)theiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuturecareers
B)theyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairs
C)theyhavetoobserveuniversitydiscipline
D)theywanttorunforpositionsofauthority
29.Somestudentsareenthusiasticforpositionsinstudentorganisationsprobablybecause______.
A)theyhatetheconstantpressureandstrainoftheirstudy
B)theywillthenbeabletostaylongerintheuniversity
C)suchpositionshelpthemgetbetterjobs
D)suchpositionsareusuallywellpaid
30Thestudentorganisationsseemtobeeffectivein________.
A)dealingwiththeacademicaffairsoftheuniversity
B)ensuringthatthestudentsobserveuniversityregulations
C)evaluatingstudents'performancebybringingthembeforeacourt
D)keepingupthestudents'enthusiasmforsocialactivities
PassageThree
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Doyoufindgettingupinthemorningsodifficultthatit'spainful?Thismightbecalledlaziness,but Dr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanation.Hehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycycle.
Duringthehourswhenyoulabourthroughyourworkyoumaysaythatyou're"hot".That'strue.The timeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyourcycleofbadytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsome peoplethepeakcomesduringtheforenoon.ForothersitcomesintheafternoonoreveningNoonehas discoveredwhythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologuesas:"Getup,John!You'llbelatefor workagain!"ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatJohnisathistemperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingendswhenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean, andwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.
Youcan'tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlifefititbetter.Habitcanhelp, Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou'resleepyintheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteract yourcycletosomeextentbyhabituallystayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorning butyouhaveanimportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon'tchangeyourcycle,butyou'llgetupsteamandworkbetteratyourlowpoint.
Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurelyyawnandstretch.Sitontheedge ofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.Avoidthetroublesomesearchforcleanclothesby layingthemoutthenightbefore.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkintheafternoonandsavetasksrequiring moreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharperhours.
31.Ifapersonfindsgettingupearlyaproblem,mostprobably_______.
A)heisalazyperson
B)herefusestofollowhisownenergycycle
C)heisnotsurewhenhisenergyislow
D)heisathispeakintheafternoonorevening
32.Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrelsaccordingtothepassage?
A)Unawarenessofenergycycles.
B)Familiarmonologues.
C)Achangeinafamilymember'senergycycle.
D)Attemptstocontroltheenergycycleofotherfamilymembers.
33.Ifonewantstoworkmoreefficientlyathishowpointinthemorning,heshould_____.
A)changehisenergycycle
B)overcomehislaziness
C)getupearlierthanusual
D)gotobedearlier
34.Youareadvisedtorisewithayawnandstretchbecauseitwill_____.
A)helptokeepyourenergyfortheday'swork
B)helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyintheday
C)enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutinework
D)keepyourenergycycleundercontrolallday
35.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?
A)Gettingofftoworkwithaminimumefforthelpssaveone'senergy.
B)Dr.Kleitmanexplainswhypeoplereachtheirpeaksatdifferenthoursofday.
C)Habithelpsapersonadapttohisownenergycycle.
D)Childrenhaveenergycycles,too.
PassageFour
Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Wefindthatbrightchildrenarerarelyheldbackbymixed-abilityteaching.Onthecontrary,boththeir knowledgeandexperienceareenriched.Wefeelthattherearemanydisadvantagesinstreamingpupils.Itdoesnottakeintoaccountthefactthatchildrendevelopatdifferentrates.Itcanhaveabadeffectonboththebrightandthenot-so-brightchild.Afterall,itcanbequitediscouragingtobeatthebottomofthetopgrade!
Besides,itisratherunrealtogradepeoplejustaccordingtotheirintellectualability.Thisisonlyoneaspectoftheirtotalpersonality.Weareconcernedtodeveloptheabilitiesofallourpupilstothefull,notjusttheiracademicability.Wealsovaluepersonalqualitiesandsocialskills,andwefindthatmixed-abilityteachingcontributestoalltheseaspectsoflearning.
Inourclassrooms,weworkinvariousways.Thepupilsoftenworkingroups:thisgivesthemtheopportunitytolearntoco-operate,toshare,andtodevelopleadershipskills.Theyalsolearnhowtocope withpersonalproblemsaswellaslearninghowtothink,tomakedecisions,toanalyseandevaluate,andtocommunicateeffectively.Thepupilslearnfromeachotheraswellasfromtheteacher.
Sometimesthepupilsworkinpairs;sometimestheyworkonindividualtasksandassignments,andtheycandothisattheirownspeed.Theyalsohavesomeformalclassteachingwhenthisisappropriate.Weencourageourpupilstousethelibrary,andweteachthemtheskillstheyneedinordertodothisefficiently.Anadvancedpupilcandoadvancedwork:itdoesnotmatterwhatagethechildis.Weexpectourpupilstodotheirbest,nottheirleast,andwegivethemeveryencouragementtoattainthisgoal.
36.Inthepassagetheauthor'sattitudetowards"mixed-abilityteaching"is_______.
A)critical
B)questioning
C)approving
D)objective
37.By"heldback"(Line1)theauthormeans"____________".
A)madetoremaininthesameclasses
B)forcedtostudyinthelowerclasses
C)drawntotheirstudies
D)preventedfromadvancing
38.Theauthorarguesthatateacher'schiefconcernshouldbethedevelopmentofthestudent's_______.
A)personalqualitiesandsocialskills
B)totalpersonality
C)learningabilityandcommunicativeskills
D)intellectualability
39.WhichofthefollowingisNOTMENTIONEDinthethirdparagraph?
A)Groupworkgivespupilstheopportunitytolearntoworktogetherwithothers.
B)Pupilsalsolearntodeveloptheirreasoningabilities.
C)Groupworkprovidespupilswiththeopportunitytolearntobecapableorganizers.
D)Pupilsalsolearnhowtoparticipateinteachingactivities.
40.Theauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassageisto_________.
A)argueforteachingbrightandnot-so0brightpupilsinthesameclass
B)recommendpairworkandgroupworkforclassroomactivities
C)offeradviceontheproperuseofthelibrary
D)emphasizetheimportanceofappropriateformalclassroomteaching
PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)
Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherearefour
choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Then
markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
41.Thebridgewasnamed______theherohowgavehislifeforthecauseofthepeople.
A)after
B)with
C)by
D)from
42.Therewerenotickets_______forFriday'sperformance.
A)preferable
B)considerable
C)possible
D)available
43.Itwasn'tsuchagooddinner______shehadpromisedus.
A)that
B)which
C)as
D)what
44.Theydecidedtochasethecowaway______itdidmoredamage.
A)unless
B)until
C)before
D)what
45.________studentwithalittlecommonsenseshouldbeabletoanswerthequestion.
A)Each
B)Any
C)Either
D)One
46.All_______isacontinuoussupplyofthebasicnecessitiesoflife.
A)whatisneeded
B)forourneeds
C)thethingneeded
D)thatisneeded
47._______withthesizeofthewholeearth,thehighestmountaindoesnotseemhighatall.
A)Whencompared
B)Compare
C)Whilecomparing
D)Comparing
48._______shefirstheardofthemanreferredtoasaspecialist.
A)ThatwasfromStephen
B)ItwasStephenwhom
C)Whilecomparing
D)ItwasStephenthat
49.Iftheseshoesaretoobig,asktheclerktobringyouasmaller_________.
A)suit
B)set
C)one
D)pair
50.Manynew______willbeopenedupinthefutureforthosewithauniversityeducation.
A)opportunities
B)necessities
C)realities
D)probabilities
51.Hemusthavehadanaccident,orhe_______then.
A)wouldhavebeenhere
B)hadtobehere
C)shouldbehere
D)wouldbehere
52.Itwasessentialthattheapplicationforms_______backbeforethedeadline.
A)mustbesent
B)wouldbesent
C)besent
D)weresent
53.We_______ourbreakfastwhenanoldmancametothedoor.
A)justhavehad
B)havejusthad
C)justhad
D)hadjusthad
54.Therainwasheavyand_______thelandwasflooded.
A)consequently
B)continuously
C)constantly
D)consistently
55.Thechildrenwenttheretowatchtheirontower______.
A)toerect
B)beerected
C)erecting
D)beingerected
56.Theengine______smokeandsteam.
A)givesup
B)givesin
C)givesaway
D)givesoff
57.Themanagerpromisedtokeepme______ofhowourbusinesswasgoingon.
A)tobeinformed
B)oninforming
C)informed
D)informing
58.Don't________thisnewstothepublicuntilwegiveyouthego-ahead.
A)release
B)relieve
C)relate
D)retain
59.Sheneverlaughed,______losehertemper
A)orsheeverdid
B)nordidsheever
C)ordidsheever
D)northeeverdid
60.Thegoals________hehadfoughtallhislifenolongerseemedimportanttohim.
A)afterwhich
B)forwhich
C)withwhich
D)atwhich
61.Ishouldliketorentahouse,modern,comfortableand_____inaquietneighbourhood.
A)allinall
B)aboveall
C)afterall
D)overall
62._________wehavefinishedthecourse,weshallstartdoingmorerevisionwork.
A)Fornow
B)Nowthat
C)Eversince
D)Bynow
63.Whatyouhavedoneis______thedoctor'sorders.
A)attachedto
B)responsibleto
C)resistantto
D)contraryto
64.Johnregretted_______tothemeetinglastweek.
A)notgoing
B)nottogo
C)nothavingbeengoing
D)nottobegoing
65.They_____inspiteoftheextremelydifficultconditions.
A)carriedout
B)carriedof
C)carriedon
D)carriedforward
66.Mrs.Brownissupposed______forItalylastweek.
A)tohaveleft
B)tobeleaving
C)toleave
D)tohavebeenleft
67.Mycameracanbe_____totakepicturesincloudyorsunnyconditions.
A)treated
B)adjusted
C)adopted
D)remedied
68.Anewtechnique______,theyieldsasawholeincreasedby20percent.
A)workingout
B)havingworkedout
C)havingbeenworkedout
D)tohavebeenworkedout
69.Childrenwhoareover-protectedbytheirparentsmaybecome_____
A)hurt
B)damaged
C)spoiled
D)harmed
70.WhenMr.Jonesgetsold,hewill______overhisbusinesstohisson.
A)take
B)hand
C)think
D)get
PartIVCloze(15minutes)
Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefour
choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONE
thatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwith
asinglelinethroughthecentre.
TheUnitedStatesiswell-knownforitsnetworkofmajorhighwaysdesignedtohelpadrivergetfromoneplacetoanotherintheshortestpossibletime._____71thesewidemodernRoadsaregenerally_____72sharpcurvesandmanystraight_______74,adirectrouteisnotalwaysthemost_____75one.Largehighwaysoftenpass_____76scenicareasandinterestingsmalltowns.Furthermore,thesehighwaysgenerally______77largeurbancentreswhichmeansthattheybecomecrowdedwith______78trafficduringrushhours,_______79the"fastdirect"vaybecomesaveryslowroute.
However,thereis_______80alwaysanotherroutetotake______81youarenotinahurry.Notfarfromthe______82new"superhighways",thereareoftenolder,______83heavilytravelledroadswhichgothroughthecountryside.______84ofthesearegoodtwo-laneroads;othersareunevenroads______85throughthecountry.Thesesecondaryroutesmaygoupsteepslopes,alonghigh______86,ordownfrighteninghillsidestotowns________87indeepvalleys.Throughtheselessdirectroutes,longerandslower,theygenerallygotoplaces_______88theairiscleanandthesceneryisbeautiful,andthedrivermayhavea_______89togetafresh,clean______90oftheworld.
71.
A)Although
B)Since
C)Because
D)Therefore
72.
A)stable
B)smooth
C)splendid
D)complicated
73.
A)little
B)few
C)much
D)many
74.
A)selections
B)separations
C)series
D)sections
75.
A)terrible
B)possible
C)enjoyable
D)profitable
76.
A)to
B)into
C)over
D)by
77.
A)lead
B)connect
C)collect
D)communicate
78.
A)large
B)fast
C)light
D)heavy
79.
A)when
B)for
C)but
D)that
80.
A)yet
B)still
C)almost
D)quite
81.
A)unless
B)if
C)as
D)since
82.
A)relatively
B)regularly
C)respectively
D)reasonably
83.
A)and
B)less
C)more
D)or
84.
A)All
B)Several
C)Lots
D)Some
85.
A)driving
B)crossing
C)curving
D)travelling
86.
A)rocks
B)cliffs
C)roads
D)paths
87.
A)lying
B)laying
C)laid
D)lied
88.
A)there
B)when
C)which
D)where
89.
A)space
B)period
C)chance
D)spot
90.
A)view
B)variety
C)visit
D)virtue
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