07英语试题

2007级入学英语分级考试试题College English placement Test September, 2007SectionA (0.5%,5%)Directions:In this section,you will hear several statement. Each statement will be read only once. Then there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A,B,C and D,and decide which one is closet in meaning to the statement you have just heare. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.1.A.Mary did not call billB.Mary callde BillC.Mary answered Bill callD.Bill answered Mary call2.A.The Smiths have lived here longer than we haveB.We have lived here longer than the SmithsC.The Smiths have lived here longD.We haven’t lived here long and neither have the Smiths3.A.Bob enjoys swimming mostB.Bod enjoys lying on the beach mostC.Bob likes swimming and then sitting in the sun bestD.To Bob, swimming and sitting on the beach are a waste of time4.A.He never walks to the library at nightB.There is only one librarian here at nightC.The library is the only place to stay atD.He never works in the library in the daytime5.A.The children went home before finishing their gameB.One child left earlier than the othersC.Two children stop went home before the third stopped playingD.Two children stop playing before the third one left6.A.John was born on the 15thB. John was born on the 30 thC.John was born on the 13thD.John was born in 19307.A.I called himB.I forgot to call himC.I didn’t call himD.I forgot calling him8.A.A snake was crossing his feetB.A snake was by his feetC. He was crawling across a snake.D. He was playing with a snake9.A. He was interesting.B. We were interesting.C. He was interested.D. We were interested.10.A. Talking makes me tired.B. I don’t like talking.C. Though I feel tired, I’ll talk.D. I don’t want to talk.Section B (1%,5%)Directions: In this section, you will hear several short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.11.A. He left his notes in class.B. He borrowed the notes from his classmate.C. He needn’t have the exam.D. A classmate borrowed his note.12.A. He has a better idea.B. It would be better if Mary could come with him.C. He thinks Mary’s idea is the best.D. Mary should come up with a better idea.13.A .Finish the workB. Wait until next morningC. Go homeD. Have a rest there14.A. they don’t have to go to the concertB his brother will let them use the carC. The subway is fine with her.D They’ll have to rent a car as early as possible15.A .he wants the others to follow himB. he must study the animal he caughtC. he is behind in his schoolworkD. he will catch up with them thenSection C (1% 15%)Directions : in this section you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken two times. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer form the four choices marked A,B,Cand D. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.Passage 1Questions 16 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A. At SydneyB. At ChicagoC. At Hong KongD At Melbourne17.A. A number of iron boxesB. A pile of woollen goodsC. A number of wooden boxesD. Some clothing18.A. A boxB. A catC. A womanD. A man19.A. After the plane left LondonB. before the plane left LondonC. Two days agoD. That morning20.A. ￡345B. ￡435C. ￡230D. ￡335Passage 2Questions 21 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.21.A. By taxiB. By busC. On footD. By car22.A. Buckingham PalaceB. Oxford StreetC. The National GalleryD. The British Museum23.A. Have some very good mealsB. Go shoppingC. See some very good playsD. Do sightseeing24.A.They thought English food was bad.B.They will visit London again.C.They visited London last October.D.They didn’t take their umbrella last year.25.A.The couple enjoyed themselves very much in London.B.London is the best place to visit.C.The couple saw a lot in London.D.It often rains in London.Passage 3 Questions 26 to 30 are based on the passage you have just heard.26.A.The origin of language is a legend handed down from the past.B.The origin of language is a question difficult to answer.C.The origin of language was not known until recently.D.The origin of language is a problem not yet solved.27.A.They could agree upon certain signs.B.They could communicate with each other.C.They could write them down..D.They could combine them.28.A.They are used to express fellings only.B.They can not be written downC.They are simply soundsD.They are mysterious29.A.The real poet is no more than a master of words.B.The real poet can convey his meaning in words which sing like music.C.The real poet’s style is charming.D.The real poet can move women to tears.30.A.The initial use of letters.B.The power of words.C.The first letters human being used.D.The invention of words.Part II.Reading Comprehension(1%,20%)Directions:There are 4 passages in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions or Unfinished statemenets.For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D). You should decide on the best choice andmark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage1 Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable, whether you are abook-lover or only there to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find shelter from a sudden shower. Whatever the reason, you can soon become totally unaware of your surroundings. The desire to pick up a book with an attractive design is irresistible, although this method of selection ought not to be followed, as you might end up with a rather uninteresting book. You soon become lost in some book or other, and usually it is only much later that you realise you have spent far too much time there and must hurry to keep some forgotten appointment --without buying a book, of course.This opportunity to escape the realities of everyday life is, I think, the main attraction of a bookshop. There are not many places where it is possible to do this. A music shop is very much like a bookshop. You can go to such places as much as you wish. If it is a good shop, no assistant will approach you with the greeting:"Can I help you, sir?" You needn't buy anything you don't want. In a bookshop, an assistant should remain in the background until you have finished reading. You may want to find out where a particular section is. Then, and only then, are his services necessary. But when he has led you there, the assistant should leave politely and look as if he is not interested in selling a single book.31. The best title for this passage may be.A. The Attraction of BookshopsB. How To Spend Your TimeC. Bookshops and Their assistantsD. Buying Books32. According to the author, the best way to escape the realities of everyday life is.A. to chat with assistants in a bookshopB. to take a walk in the streetsC. to make some appointment in a bookshopD. to stay reading books of various kinds in a bookshop33. In a good bookshop,______.A.all the books there are interestingB.you are satisfiedC.you can find shelter from a showerD.you need to buy something you don’t want34.An assistant in a bookshop helps you_____.A.on your entering the shopB.just before you finish readingC.only when you want to find out where q particular section isD.when you are reading35.According to the passage,which of the following statements is true?A.Time spent in a bookshop can be enjoyable only for book-lovers.B.There are only a few places where it is possible to escape the realities of life.C.People go to bookshops only to buy books.D.A book with an attractive design must be an interesting one.Passage 2 Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:In the second half of each year, many powerful storms are born in the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean seas.(of these, only about half a dozen generate the strong, circling winds of 75miles per hour or more that give them hurricane(飓风) status, and several usually make their way to the coast.) There they cause millions of dollars of damage, and bring death to large numbers of people. The great storms that hit the coast start as innocent circling disturbances hundreds——even thousands——of miles out to sea. As they travel aimlessly over water warmed by the summer sun, they are carried westward by the trade winds. When conditions are just right, warm, moist air flows in at the bottom of such a disturbance, moves upward it and comes out at the top. In the process, the moisture in this warm air produces rain, and with it the heat that is converted to energy in the form of strong winds. As the heat increases the young hurricane begins to turn in a counter-clockwise motion. The average life of a hurricane is only about nine days, but it contains almost more power than we can imagine. The energy in the heat released by a hurricane’s rainfall in a single day would satisfy the entire electrical needs of the United States for more than six months. Water, not wind, is the main source of death and destruction in a hurricane. A typical hurricane brings 6 to 12-inch downpours resulting in sudden floods. Worst of all is the powerful movement of the sea——the mountains of water moving toward thelow-pressure hurricane center. The water level rises as much as 15 feet above normal as it moves toward shore.36.When is a storm considered to be a hurricane?A.When it is accompanied by wind.B.When it is accompanied by both wind and rain.C.When its circling winds move at 75 miles per hour or even more.D.When the circling winds bring damages.37.The underlined “innocent aircling disturbances” in Paragraph 2 meansA.innocent people causing small disturbances.B.innocent people causing big disturbancesC.damaging circling windsD.harmless circling winds.38.The underlined “it” in “moves upward through it “ in Paragraph2 refers toA. a disturbanceB.moist airC.trade windD. water39.Srong winds are produced becaused ofA.the young hurricaneB. the heat generated along with rainC.a disturbanceD.moist air40.Which of the following best summarizes the passage?A.The Hurricane – its harms and benefitsB.The origin and effects of hurricaneC.The hurricane and its great energyD.The disasters caused by hurricanesPassage 3 Trees are useful to man in three very important ways:they procide him with wood and other products;they give him shade; and they help to prevent droughts and floods. Unfortunaterly, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. In his eagemess to draw quick profit from the trees, he has cut them down in large numbers ,only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had. Two thousand years ago a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships,with which to gain itself an empire.(I gained the empire but,without its tree, its soil became hard and poor.When the empire fell to pieces, the home country found itself faced by floods and starvation.) Even though a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult for it to persuade the cillager to see this. The villager wants wood to cook his food with;and he can earn money by making charcoal or selling wood to the townsman.He is usually too lazy or too careless to plant and look after new trees. So, unless the govermment has a good system of control,or can deucate the people, the forests will slowly disappear. This does not only mean that the villagers’ sons and grandsons have fewer trees. The results are even more serious: for where there are trees their roots break thesoil up------allowing the rain to sink in------and also bind the soil, thus preventing its being washed away easily; but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away from the surface, causing floods and carrying away with it the rich topsoil, in which crops grow so well. When all the top-soil is gone, nothing remains but a worthless desert.41. What is the most important function of trees?A. Providing fuel.B. Offering shade.C. Preventing natural disasters.D. Providing charcoal.42. What eventually happened to the rich, powerful country 2000years ago?A. Its people died of hanger.B. It fell to pieces.C. It became a giant empire.D. It built many ships with wood.43. It is implied in the passage that the villager__________.A. wants a plentiful supply of trees for their lifeB. wants fire wood to cook their meals and warm themselvesC. wants to get money so that they can be richD. is not aware of the importance of environmental protection44. One of the roles of trees is to , according to the passage.A. decorate natureB. destroy an empireC. harden soilD. keep soil in position45. What is the passage mainly concerned with?A. The three benefits provided by trees.B. Trees and soil conservation.C. The various uses of trees.D. The different attitudes of the government and the villagers toward trees.Passage 4 Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage:Our boat floated on, between walls of forest too thick to allow us a view of the land we were passing through, though we knew from the map that our river must from time to time be passing through chains of hills which crossed the jungle plains. Nowhere did we find a place where we could have landed, where the jungle did not actually spread right down into the river,banks of soft mud prevented us going ashore. In any case, what would we have gained by landing? The country was full of snakes and other dangerous creatures, and the jungle was so thick that one would be able to advance only slowly, cutting one’s way with knives the whole way. So we stayed in the boat, hoping that when we reach the sea, a friendly fisherman would pick us up and take us to civilization. We lived on fish, caught with a home-made net of string (we had no hooks), and any fruit and nuts we could pick up out of the water. As we had no fire, we had to eat everything, including the fish,raw.I had never tasted raw fish before,and I must say I did not much enjoy the experience:perhaps sea-fish which do not live in the mud are less tasteless.After rating my raw fish,I lay back and dreamed of such things as fried chicken and rice,and ice-cream.In the never ending damp heat of the jungle,ice-cream was aparticularly frequent dream. As for water,there was a choice:we could drink the muddy river water,or die of thirst.We drank the water.(Men who have just escaped what had appreared to be certain death lose all worries about such small things as diseases caused by dirty water.)In fact,none of us suffered from any illness as a result. One day we passed another village,but fortunately nobody saw us.We did not wish to risk being taken prisoners a second time:we might not be so lucky as to escape in a stolen boat again.46.It can be inferred from the passage that they had been in.A.an untnhabited areaB.an enemy countryC.a primitive areaD.a hunting ground47.According to the passage,they would Not go ashore where .A.trees reached the riverB.the river side was covered with soft mudC.they could not find human helpD.they might meet enemies48.What did they do on the river bankA.They killed snakesB.They had to cut their way forward.C.They found a boatD.They did not go ashore49.According to the author,__________.A.Sea fish tasted better than fish in muddy waterB.Sea fish tasted worse than fish in muddy waterC.Sea fish in muddy water were tastelessD.Sea fish in muddy water were less tasteless50.Why did the author drink the river water ?A.Because the water was free from germs.B.Because they had experienced something worse.C.Because they were not likely to be affected by disease.D.Because they were too healthy fo fall ill.Part 3 Vocabulary and Structure (35%)Section A (1%,30%)Directions:There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part.For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,Cand D.Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.51.There is ______resemblance between Jane and Mary,who are just in the same class.It is hard to tell one from the other.A. inspiringB.strikingC. excitingD.overwelming52. It’s very expensive to ______the fashion.A. go along withB. get on withC. keep up withD. carry on with53. Despite ______ damaging testimony, the jury may decide for the plaintiff.A. the fact of the witness’sB. the witness’sC. there being the witness’sD. the witness54. He invented a plough ______any other in existence.A. far superior toB. more superior thanC. more superior toD. much superior than55. I can’t bear the noise of my brother’s radio; it _____ me from my work.A. disturbsB. perturbsC. interruptsD. distracts56.Students who pass the test will beto the next grade.A.progressedB.proceededC.promotedD.proposed57.If this bill not paid within five days,your gas supply will beA.abandonedB.cut offC.turnde downD.lost touch58.When no one answered the door,shethrough the window to see if anyone was there.A.spottedB.inquiredC.scannedD.peered59.Standwhen you’re being spoken to.A.highlyB.uprightC.primlyD.right away60.Althouh you realize the importance of how you handle stress,sometimes it is difficult to know the best way toanxiety.A.relaxB.releaseC.cutD.relieve61.A large part of human activity,particularly in relation to the environment,isconditions or events.A. in contrast toB. in favor ofC. in response toD. in case of62. She said she liked dancing but was not in the _____ for it just then.A. mannerB. intentionC. desireD. mood63. She was hired by the company to ______ the ads on the street.A. hand inB. hand outC. hand overD. hand on64.Don’t trust him, for he always______ his words.A. reverts toB. breaks offC. goes back onD. turns into65. The plan seems quit simple to me, but I j ust can’t _______to my classmates.A. get it acrossB. get at itC. get it downD. get through it66. Her daughter does not ______ her in any way.A. take apartB.take afterC.take inD. take up67. The firm__________its sales force due to the economic depression.A. Ran intoB.Ran out ofC.Ran overD.Ran down68. The book ____tells about how to get along with others.A. In questionB. Out of the questionC. Out of questionD. With regard to69. We are going to _________a new play early next month.A. Pull onB. Put onC. Pull upD. Put up70. The drowning man tried hard to _____the wood so that he would not sink.A. Head forB.Hang aroundC.Hang upD.Hang onto71. The hard students studies, ________.A the more his body gives off heatB his body gives more heatC the more heat does his body gives offD the more heat his body gives off72.Dick didn't want to walk home because he was used to _______at school every day.A.pick upB.being picked upC.picking upD.be picked up73.This disturbing experience proved to be _______,since it taught me never to allow ideas to become rooted in the mind.A.of great importanceB.as of importanceC.on great importanceD.as important74.You will have to pay a fine,_______ you return those books to the library immediately.A.untilB.unlessC.ifD.provided75.By the end of June, you ________here for three months.A.will have studiedB.studiesC. will studyD.have studies76-------- I try , I cannot find the answer.A HoweverB Hovever hardC No matterD Even77. You two have been growing up together ever since you were a little boy and a little girl. You _____ close friendship ever since childhoodA. haveB. must have hadC. hadD. must have78, He wants to be _____Newton and Einstein.A .a great scientist asB. as great a scientist asC. as a great scientist asD. such a great scientist as79. Newton proved that it is ______ the moon is pulled out of a straight path and kept in orbit.A. by the force of gravityB. by the force of gravity whichC. by the force of gravity thatD. by the force of gravity with which80. By using space technology China can predict natural disasters __, Luan said.A. far more precisely than generally thoughtB. far precisely as generally thoughtC. more precise than generally thinkingD. more precisely that of general thought81.May I have a book on the basic principles of electronics,please?A.fundementalB.majorC.elementaryD.initial82.When the bell rang,the teacher ugered the students to hand in their papers.A.orderedB.demandedpelledD.pressed83.It is known to us that excessive working also injures people’s health.A.toleratesB.curesC.brings throughD.does harm to84.Collins was so seriously injured that he was unable continue his career.A.resumedB.asummedC.consumedD.ensure85.The president spoke to the audience on cleaning up the country.A.addressedB.mentionedC.indicatedD.saidSection BDirection: from the four choices given, choose the ONE that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in the sentence.86. Even a small screw might put a huge machine out of action.A. greatB. giganticC. enormousD. large87. The runaway had been in flight for a couple of days and was caught at the entrance to the library this morning.A. by planeB. in the long runC. on the runD. by air88. Once the brain is hurt , there is no replacement for it .A, substitute B. settlement C. operation D. organ89. Please ex press my good wish to your parents. I haven’t met them for years .A. informB. amuseC. denyD. convey90. After months of direct sunshine , the color of the wall paper has gone. A, departed B. faded C. exited D. droppedPart IV.Cloze (1%,20%)Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage.For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D.You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Many large cities are(91)-but beautiful.Street arelittered(92)-garbage.In the garbage,however,there is still something that can be(93)-. (94)-people want to solve the problem of waste,there is no time to be(95)-.They must work(96)-ways of making use of good things which are just thrown away(97)-waste. When a car gets too old,it may not run(98)-But the metal that the car was made(99)-is still good.It can be put(100)-use again. When a bottle is empty,it goes(101)-the garbage.But bottle glass can be(102)-into sand and used to(103)-streets.Garbage(104)-food can be changed into fertilizer.But first you haveto(105)-all the glass and metal. Garbage can also be a good(106)-for marking building blocks,which are then covered with concrete.Now,more and more machines are(107)-for this purpose.Someday,people will watch films in a magnificent cinema which has been built(108)-garbage.Future buildings,road,and cities may be made from (109)-.But so far,building beautiful cities out of garbage is only(110)-.91.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything92.A.with B.by C.in D.without93.A.contemporary B.accurate eful D.nervous94.A.When B.If C.Once D.As95.A.lost B.loss C.lose D.spared96.A.at B.on C.out D.into97.A.like B.as C.by D.with98.A.any more B.longer C.no more D.no longer99.A.of B.from C.by D.in100.A.in B.to C.into D.onto101.A.out of B.into C.out in D.away from102.A.ground B.grind C.grounded D.stuck103.A.make B.cover C.pave D.dig104.A.from B.within C.out of D.in105.A.produce B.fish out C.sort off D.separate106.A.origin B.source C.way D.end107.A.designed B.planned C.made D.discovered108.A.by B.with C.out of D.of109.A.of B.from C.into D.in110.A.a dream B.a project C.an empty talk D.a prediction。