《实用英语》考试试卷一

《实用英语》考试试卷专业____年级____班级___ 学号___ 姓名_____ 总分_____Ⅰ：Test of vocabulary and structureSection A Find the definition in Column B which matches the word inColumn A. (10%)A B1. perform A like or alike2. hand in hand B to give a show before public3. possess C special4. particular D to fix or set in a certain place5. popular E to own; have6. locate F always happening together7. homesick G not often8.mostly H feeling unhappy because of missing home9. similar I mainly10. rarely J liked by many peopleSection BDirections:In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) or D). You are required to completethe sentence by deciding on the most appropriate choice. (20%)11. The rule of safe driving applies ____everyone.A atB inC onD to12. My teacher, as well as my classmates ____ going to visit the museum.A isB areC wereD was13. He ____that he found the money in the forest.A claimedB have claimedC has claimedD claim14.Don't go and bother him. He _____ in the room.A writesB has writtenC is writingD has been writing15. I didn't want to take part in their argument, so I remained _____.A silenceB silentlyC silentsD silent16. The foreign friends _____here just now.A leftB have leftC have been away fromD had left17. Such an idea never occurred_____me before.A onB toC atD in18. I felt very sorry that I was not in a position ____help you.A atB toC inD on19. During the illness of their mother, the children ____by a neighbor.A took care ofB were taken careC were taken care ofD have been taken care20. English textbooks ______in that publishing house.A were publishedB have been publishedC are publishedD had been publishedⅡ Reading Comprehension （30%）Directions：There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are fourchoices marked A B C and D. You should decide on the best choiceand mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25are based on the following passage.It is hard to track the blue whale ,the ocean’s largest creature which has almostbeen killed off by commercial whaling and is now listed as an endangered species. Attaching radio devices to it is difficult and visual sightings are too unreliableto give real insight into its behavior.So biologists were delighted early this year when with the help of the Navy theywere able to track a particular blue whale for 43 days monitoring its sounds. Thiswas possible because of the Navy’s formerly top-secret system of underwater listening devices spanning the oceans. Tracking whales is but one example of anexciting new world just opening to civilian scientists after the cold war as theNavy starts to share and partly uncover its global network of underwater listeningsystem built over the decades to track the ships of potential enemies.Earth scientists announced at a news conference recently that they had used thesystem for closely monitoring a deep-sea volcanic eruption (爆发) for the first timeand that they plan similar studies. Other scientists have proposed to use the networkfor tracking ocean currents and measuring changes in ocean and global temperatures. The speed of sound in water is roughly one mile a second-slower than through landbut faster than through air. What is most important different layers of ocean watercan act as channels for sounds focusing them in the same way a stethoscope (听诊器) does when it carries faint noises from a patient’s chest to a doctor’s ear,is focusing is the main reason that even relatively weak sounds in theocean ,especially low-frequency ones can often travel thousands of miles.21. The passage is chiefly about ____.A an effort to protect an endangered marine species.B the civilian use of a military detection system.C the exposure of a U.S. Navy top-secret weapon.D a new way to look into the behavior of blue whales.22. The underwater listening system was originally designed ____.A to trace and locate enemy vesselsB to monitor deep-sea volcanic eruptionsC to study the movement of ocean currentsD to replace the global radio communications network23. The deep-sea listening system makes use of ____.A the sophisticated technology of focusing sounds under waterB the capability of sound to travel at high speedC the unique property of layers of ocean water in transmitting soundD low-frequency sounds traveling across different layers of water24. It can be inferred from the passage that____.A new radio devices should be developed for tracking the endangered bluewhalesB blue whales are no longer endangered with the use of the new listening systemC opinions differ as to whether civilian scientists should be allowed to usemilitary technologyD military technology has great potential in civilian use25. Which of the following is true about the U.S. Navy underwater listening network?A It is now partly accessible to civilian scientists.B It has been replaced by a more advanced system.C It became useless to the military after the cold war.D It is indispensable in protecting endangered species.Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Play is the principal business of childhood, and in recent years research has shown the great importance of play in the development of a human being. From earliest infancy, every child needs opportunity and the right materials for play, and themain tools of play are toys. Their main function is to suggest, encourage and assistplay. To succeed in this they must be good toys, which children will play with often,and will come back to again and again. Therefore it is important to choose suitabletoys for different sta ges of a child’s development.In recent years research on infant development has shown that the standard a childis likely to reach, within the range of his inherited abilities, is largely determined in the first three years of his life. So a baby’s abili ty to profit fromthe right play materials should not be underestimated. A baby who is encouraged and stimulated, talked to and shown things and played with, has the best chance of growingup successfully.In the next stage, from three to five years old, curiosity knows no bounds. Everytype of suitable toy should be made available to the child, for trying out, experimenting and learning, for discovering his own particular ability. Bricks and jigsaws（七巧板）and construction toys; painting, scribbling(涂鸦) and making things;sand and water play; toys for imaginative and pretending play; the first social gamesfor learning to play and get on with others.By the third stage of play development-from five to seven or eight years-the childis at school. But for a few more years play is still the best way of learning, athome or at school. It is easier to see which type of toys the children most enjoys.Until the age of seven or eight, play and work mean much the same to a child.But once reading has been mastered, then books and school become the main sourceof learning. Toys are still interesting and valuable, they lead on to new hobbies,but their significance has changed to a child of nice or ten years, toys and games mean, as to adults, relaxation and fun.26 The passage tells us that as a child grows up ____.A he should be allowed to choose his own toys.B he should be given identical toys.C he should be given different toys.D he should be given fewer and fewer toys.27According to the passage, the abilities a child has inherited from his parents ____.A determine his character.B will not change after the age of three.C partly determine the standard he is likely to reach.D to a large extent determine the choice of toys.28 Who have the best chance of growing up successfully?A Those who tend to overeatB Those who are given a lot of toys.C Those who are given toys, talked to and played with.D Those who can share their toys with their playmates.29 We learn from the passage that a child has boundless curiosity ____.A when he is twoB when he is around four.C when he is six.D when he is eight.30 The passage is mainly about____.A the importance of pre-school educationB the importance of schooling.C the role of play in a child’s develop ment.D the choice of toys for adults.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.In the last 500 years, nothing about people --- not their clothes, ideas, or languages has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the coca tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500’s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London, shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish peop le starved when the crop failed during the “Potato Famine(饥荒)” of 1845-1846, and thousands more were forced to leave their homeland and move to America.There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others wen t in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the world’s largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia, a country in Africa. It was first made into a drink by Arab durin g the 1400’s.According to an Arabic legend, coffee was discovered when a person name Kaldinoticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush. He tried one and experienced the “wide-awake” feeling that one-third of the world’s population now starts the day with.31. According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most inthe last 500 years?A. FoodB. ClothingC. IdeologyD. Language32.“Some” in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to ___A. some cocoa trees.B. some chocolate drinks.C. some shops.D. some south American Indians.33.Thousands of Irish people starved during the “Potato Famine” because ___A. they were so dependent on potatoes that they refused to eat anything else.B. they were forced to leave their homeland and move to America.C.the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing potatoes.D. the potato harvest was bad.34. Which country is the largest coffee producer?A. Brazil.B. Colombia.C. Ethiopia.D. Egypt.35. Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the passage?A. One third of the world’s population drinks coffee.B. Coffee is native to Colombia.C. Coffee can keep one awake.D. Coffee drinks were first made by Arabs.Ⅲ Translation（20%）Section A ：Translation from Chinese into English.（10%）Directions：Translate the following Chinese sentences into English.1．安全行车的规则对每个人都适用。