澳门科技大学英文试题2010

2012/2013 ADMISSION EXAMINATION PAPERPart A Reading (30%)Suggested time: 30 minutes Each question is worth onepoint.PASSAGE ONEA.Public transportation receded into a cultural backwater in the 1950s as prosperousmiddle class people took advantage of cheap gas to put into their vehicles. With access to and use of fossil fuels a growing concern in the climate-changing, post-9/11 world, people are beginning to re-evaluate. And while buses and trains are really on the same team in terms of sustainable transportation—either option a vast improvement over the one-car, one-rider model—outspoken camps have sprung up around each. The two are worth comparing.B.AccessA fixed-rail system will never have the reach of a city bus, which can get just aboutany place there’s a paved road. For folks in some parts if there’s no train nearby, their mass-transit commuting will have to be done by bus.fortStudies suggest that light rail appeals to actual riders in a way that buses do not.Commuters tend to see light rail as more modern, more upscale and safer, with no real possibility of operator error.Rail cars are more spacious, offer more freedom of movement and are easier to board and exit. And the ride is smoother: fewer sharp turns, no potholes, no sudden stops.D.Initial CostBuilding new light rail is stunningly expensive, costing tens of millions of dollars per mile. And anti-light rail types love to massage those numbers into cost comparisons to make bus travel look like a bargain. Of course, those studies tend to ignore the cost of building and maintaining the roads on which buses travel. Still, light rail can’t win this game.E.Operation and Management CostOnce light rail is up and running, both infrastructure and train cars are more durable and less expensive to maintain than a fleet of buses and the roads they use. A rail car can last up to 60 years; a bus can last maybe a quarter of that. Every bus needs one driver, while one driver can pilot a train several cars long. That means a lower payroll. And electricity is cheaper than gas.F.StyleFace it, light rail is kind of cool. Buses are not that cool.G.Resources Used/Environmental ImpactLight-rail trains run on electricity. Much of that is generated by coal, and that’s a nonrenewable resource that leaves an ecological footprint in all stages of itsproduction and use. Yet buses run on petroleum products. There aren’t many people touting fossil fuels as the energy of the future these days.H.VisionOpponents of light rail have created a category of public transportation called Bus Rapid Transit — express buses that travel at higher speeds, with fewer stops, in designated lanes.It’s a project that has been implemented successfully in places and may be integrated into a larger transit package in the future. But dozens of American cities are insisting that light rail be a part of that future.BRT may be forward-thinking, but light rail is a breakthrough, a bold move that seeks to face down our dependence on oil.[Used with permission from the Portland Tribune (Pamplin Media Group). “Bus vs. Light Rail” by Eric Bartels, 13 November 2007.]Vocabulary in ContextBelow are words and phrases from Passage One. Choose the best definition for each underlined word or phrase as it is used in the passage. Mark the letter on the Answer Sheet.1.Paragraph A: …transportation receded into a cultural backwater in the 1950s…A.was talked aboutB.was largely ignoredC.was promotedD.was highlighted2.Paragraph A: …in terms of sustainable transportation…fortableB.economicalC.eco-friendlyD.fashionable3.Paragraph A: …outspoken camps have sprung up…A.vocal supportersB.loud groupsC.thoughtful followersD.open encampments4.Paragraph C: …more modern, more upscale and safer…A.up-to-dateB.elevated from the groundC.appealing to rich people5.Paragraph D: …to massage those numbers…A.changeB.manipulateC.rubD.mix6.Paragraph G: …many people touting fossil fuels as the energy…A.promotingB.criticisingC.buyingD.requesting7.Paragraph H: …in places and may be integrated into a larger…A.may be expanded intoB.may be setup inC.may replaceD.may become part ofComprehensionChoose the best answer and mark the letter on the Answer Sheet.8.Which one of the following statements is a reasonable inference from paragraph A?A.Buses should not be considered an environmentally friendly wayto travel.B.People think driving their cars is environmentally sustainable.C.Trains are a much better public transportation option than buses orprivate cars.D.The popularity and use of public transportation has come fullcircle.9.By discussing the comfort level passengers of light-rail trains feel, the authorassumes thatA.bus riders are people who prefer tradition over modernity.B.bus rides are usually rougher than light-rail train rides.C.bus drivers may skip over stops when their buses are full.D.bus riders do not actually enjoy riding buses.10.From the author’s discussion of the operation and management cost of both the busand light-rail systems, it can be argued thatA.buses cost more than rail cars to operate.B.buses can reach more destinations than light rail.C.light-rail drivers are more expensive to hire than bus drivers.D.light-rail cars break down more often than buses.11.Which of the following would be a reasonable inference about the author’s viewson the initial cost comparison between buses and light rail?A.People who like to take light rail will not mind its high initial cost.B.The initial cost of building light rail is actually lower than settingup bus travel.C.Bus travel advocates do not give an accurate portrayal of theinitial cost of bus travel.D.The initial cost of building a bus system is much lower thanexperts suggest.12.When comparing the sustainability of either a light-rail or a bus system, the authorsuggests thatA.light rail is much more environmentally friendly.B.the bus system is much more environmentally friendly.C.both light-rail and bus systems have a positive environmentalimpact.D.neither light-rail nor bus systems use renewable energies.13.Which of the following according to the article is not a form of “fossil fuel”?A.CoalB.GasC.ElectricityD.Petroleum14.Which of the following attributes does NOT apply to buses?A.FlexibilityB.DurabilityC.SustainabilityD.Lower initial cost15.What does the writer suggest that people are re-evaluating?e of fossil fuelsB.Climate changeC.Paved roadsD.Public transportation16.Which of the following sentences is closest in meaning to this quotation fromparagraph B?“For folks in some parts if there’s no train nearby, their mass-transit commuting will have to be done by bus.”A.Since there are no good trains, buses are a better option.B.Since buses are easy for commuting, taking the trains isunnecessary.C.As reaching train stations is difficult, buses are the only option.D.Trains can never beat buses in terms of connectivity.17.The writer suggests in paragraph H that Bus Rapid TransitA.is out-dated.B.cannot be implemented.C.is not as revolutionary as light rail.D.saves more money than light rail.PASSAGE TWOA.It’s hard to imagine why anyone would object to clean and green windturbines—especially when you compare them to dirty coal-fired plants and risky nuclear ones. Some people worry that because wind is very variable, we might suddenly lose all of our electricity and find ourselves plunged into a “blackout” if we rely on it too much.B.The reality of wind is quite different. Wherever you live, your power comes froma complex grid, or network, of highly interconnected power-generating unitsranging from giant power plants to individual wind turbines. Utility companies are highly adept at balancing power generated in many different places, in many different ways, to match the total power demand as it varies from hour to hour and day to day. The power from any one wind turbine will fluctuate as the wind rises and falls, but the total power produced by thousands of turbines, widely dispersed across an entire country, is much more regular and predictable. While it’s true that you might need 1,000 wind turbines to produce as much power as a giant coal or nuclear plant, it’s also true that if a single wind turbine fails or stops turning, it causes only 1/1000th (0.1 percent) of the disruption you get when a coal or nuclear plant fails (which happens more often than you might think). It’s also worth bearing in mind that wind is extremely predictable several days in advance so it’s easy for power planners to take account of its variability as they figure out how to make enough power to meet expected demands.C.Opponents of wind power have even suggested that it might be counter-productive,because we’d still need to have backup coal or nuclear plants or some way of storing wind-generated electricity for those times when there’s not enough wind blowing. That would certainly be true if we made all our energy from one, single mega-sized wind turbine—but we don’t! In reality, even countries that have large supplies of wind energy have plenty of other sources of power too. Denmark, for example, makes 20 percent of its electricity—and meets 43 percent of its peak load—with wind. As long as wind power is making less than half of a country’s total energy, the variability of the wind is not a problem.Vocabulary in ContextBelow are words and phrases from Passage Two. Choose the best definition for eachunderlined word or phrase as it is used in the passage. Mark the letter on the Answer Sheet.18.Paragraph A: …. clean and green…A.green in colourB.naturalC.economicalD.non-polluting19.Paragraph A: …them to dirty coal-fired plants…A.unprofitableB.filthyC.not cleanD.pollution causing20.Paragraph B: Utility companies are highly adept at balancing power…A.very quickB.extremely skilfulpletely uselessD.very professional21.Paragraph B: …one wind turbine will fluctuate as…A.go up and down suddenlyB.move from side to sideC.vibrate quicklyD.drop suddenly22.Paragraph B: It’s also worth bearing in mind that…A.noticingB.rememberingC.observingD.reminding23.Paragraph C: …single mega-sized wind turbine…rgeB.very largeC.extremely largeD.infinitely largeComprehensionChoose the best answer and mark the letter on the Answer Sheet.24.The writer’s main point isA.wind turbines are more efficient than other power sources.B.wind energy cannot provide a country’s energy.C.wind turbines can provide up to 43 percent of a country’s energy.D.wind energy output can be managed effectively.25.Why does the writer suggest that failure of a wind turbine is not as damaging as thefailure of a coal or nuclear power plant?A.One turbine only contributes a small amount to the output.B.Utility companies have good plans for balancing output.C.Utility companies do not use mega-sized turbines.D.One turbine’s output depends on the direction of the wind.26.The writer suggests that problems with the wind are easily overcome whenA.energy can be stored when the turbine is too hot.B.backup power plants are built in other locations.C.the turbines are spread out across a wide area.D.20 percent of energy is produced by turbines.27.The writer feels that utility companies can use wind power becauseA.wind power is not only clean but green.B.the wind is usually blowing somewhere.C.turbines do not need to produce much power.D.other power plants often fail and cause blackouts.28.Based on paragraph A, the author probably believes that some people’s fears of theunreliability of wind powerA.is real.B.has happened.C.will happen.D.may be groundless.29.The writer’s attitude to people who oppose wind power is generallyA.negative.B.neutral.C.positive.D.uninterested.30.In paragraph B, the writer suggests thatA.wind turbines never fail.B.coal plants fail quite often.C.it is hard to predict the weather.D.nuclear plants are not necessary.Part B Grammar (30%)Each question is worth one point. Suggested time: 30 minutes Verb Tenses / Verb FormsFrom the choices provided, select the tense/form of the verb that best completes the sentence. Mark the letter on the Answer Sheet.People Turn a Blind Eye to the BlindIt never ceases to amaze me how uncaring and selfish this world 1. Are there any compassionate people left in this universe? They seem to be few and far between.Earlier today I 2 on my way home from grocery shopping. As I pulled my shopping cart behind me, I revelled in the warm weather and the snowless sidewalks for the first time in three weeks.I nearly reached the corner where the sidewalk ended and the street began when I 3 across to the opposite side of the street to see a blind man 4 his white cane from side to side. His cane moved frantically from the sidewalk to the curb where snow 5 up high. He was getting more frustrated by the minute, as he stood there moving his cane back and forth trying to find the place to cross.I looked at the traffic on the street, 6 that no one was even slowing down, or stopping to help this blind man who 7 to cross the street.Inside I felt 8 at this fast-paced world, where no one has the time or inclination to stop what they were doing to give aid to this helpless man.My heart went out to him and so I decided to cross the street and help him. I reached him as he was swishing his cane dangerously close to the street. He yelled something out that I could not decipher.I told him that I 9 him cross the street. He took my hand and told me that he wanted to cross the street and stay on the main street to go to the small plaza.commandment in the Bible states what we need to practise with our fellow humans, “Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” We are not loving our neighbours when we see them in distress and just walk or drive on by.11 someone else other than ourselves means that we 12 the hands of love, compassion, and empathy to someone less fortunate than ourselves.[Used with permission from a Creative Commons 3.0 licence. “People Turn a Blind Eye to the Blind” by Catharine Leona Joy Minter Parks, 29 September 2011.]1. A. became B. will become C. is becoming D. will have become2. A. am B. have been C. had been D. was3. A. was looking B. looked C. have been looking D. look4. A. to swish B. swish C. swished D. swishing5. A. was piling B. piled C. was piled D. were piled6. A. noting B. to note C. being noted D. noted7. A. tried B. had tried C. was trying D. would try8. A. disgusting B. disgusted C. disgusts D. to disgust9. A. had helped B. helped C. would help D. was helping10. A. kept B. keeps C. keep D. had kept11. A. Helped B. Helps C. Help D. Helping12. A. were stretching B. have stretched C. stretches D. were stretched UsageSelect the choices that would best complete the passage. Mark the letter on the Answer Sheet.How to Keep Chickens as PetsThere are many breeds of chickens. Some are better for laying; some are fancier 13 appearance, and some chicken breeds are 14 than others, making them suited for pets.The Orpington is a good all-round bird, suited for 15 and as pets. The Sussexand Rhode Island Chickens are also suited for all purposes. The Silkie Chickens and Cochin are 16 birds generally kept as pets or for eggs, and they make terrific parents if you do have a rooster.Chickens come in different sizes. Bantam chickens are smaller and 17 great pets in a limited space. Some chicken breeds only come in bantam size, 18 others only come in standard sizes. A few come in both.If you want eggs, you will note that some breeds lay more than others, with most hens producing 4 – 6 eggs a week.Typically, white hens lay white eggs and brown hens lay brown eggs. Some breeds even lay colourful green/blue eggs. It is actually the colour of 19 bird’s ear that determines what colour eggs it will lay; egg colour has 20 to do with nutrition.Most hens start laying eggs at 5 months of age and only lay during the spring, summer, and early fall. They molt and stop laying for the winter. A few breeds lay year 21, while others 22 a break. Chickens can be induced to lay at other times by providing artificial light but their bodies do need to rest. As they get older, they lay fewer eggs.Laying hens need a special ration 23 is high in protein and calcium. They can also be given extra calcium in the form of oyster shell or actual crushed egg shells.24 their proper diet, chickens should be given some chicken scratch (a corn mixture) every day, and can be given some kitchen leftovers such as old bananas, ends of brown bread, apples, and so forth. They should not be given onions. Offering scratch and other treats is a good way to make your birds friendly.Chicken should also be given grit to help with digestion and should always have fresh water.If eggs are not removed, some hens become broody and will sit on them to hatch out chicks, but not all hens have this habit. It takes 21 days for chicken eggs to hatch. Only fertile eggs will hatch. 25 there is no rooster, the eggs are not fertile.If you are collecting eggs for eating, you will have to check in the morning and again at noon and refrigerate any eggs you gather.[Used with permission from a Creative Commons 3.0 licence. “How to Keep Chickens as Pets” by Brenda Nelson, 6 October 2011.]13. A. by B. with C. in D. at14. A. friend B. friends C. friendly D. friendlier15. A. lay B. laying C. lie D. lying16. A. ornament B. ornamented C. ornamental D. ornamentally17. A. make B. suit C. turn D. keep18. A. while B. and C. despite D. even19. A. an B. the C. any D. some20. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing21. A. in B. around C. within D. round22. A. take B. give C. live D. make23. A. , in that B. in which C. that D. ,which24. A. Except B. In addition to C. Because D. As long as25. A. As B. Although C. However D. IfSentence completionChoose from the choices provided and complete the following sentences in the best way. Mark the letter on the Answer Sheet.26. Forty years ago car safety did not exist and thousands died on the roads _____.Some passengers survived the crash but _____ burn to death in the resulting fire.A.per annual … wouldB.each annual … usuallyC.every year … wouldD.each yearly … usually27. Suzie: Do you miss _____?Denise: No, not at all. I’d rather _____ here.A.he being around … not had himB.him being around … not have himC.he be around … not having himD.him be around … not to have him28. Suddenly, there was absolute silence. Neither the women nor anyone else _____.I supposed they should either charge these women _____ let them go.A.were going to speak ... or as wellB.was going to speak … and alsoC.were going to speak … and thenD.was going to speak … or else29. _____ one British child in four is born into poverty _____ a disgrace.A.When … isB.Which … areC.If … areD.That … is30. Peter came in, _____.A.more excited than anyone had seen him before.B.more exciting than anyone had seen him before.C.more excitement than someone had seen him before.D.more excite than someone had seen him before.Part C Writing (40%)Suggested time: 60minutesTo plan: 5 – 10 minutesTo write: 40 – 45 minutesTo check: 5 minutes Instructions:Choose ONE topic and write at least 300 words. Put the letter (A, B or C) of your choice on the Answer Booklet. The writing topics are designed to give you an opportunity to demonstrate your ability to write clearly and effectively. You should try to produce the best essay possible in the time allotted. Your essay will be judged on the following:∙Logical development of ideas, including an introduction, a body and a conclusion∙Clear expression of ideas supported with specific evidence and concrete examples∙Appropriate choice of vocabulary∙Correct and varied sentence structure∙Correct spelling, grammar and punctuationWriting TopicsA.Many schools in Asia are beginning to actively address the problem of bullies,people who use their strength or power to frighten or hurt other people. In your opinion, how should this issue be addressed?B.Taking music lessons is very common nowadays, but why do we need to studymusic?C.Advertising is now a very big business, but it is not always ethical, oftenencouraging people to buy things they do not really need. How do you view this issue?End of Examination Paper2012/2013 MODEL ANSWERPart A. Reading Part B. Grammar1. B 16. C 1. C 16. C2. C 17. C 2. D 17. A3. A 18. D 3. B 18. A4. C 19. D 4. D 19. B5. B 20. B 5. C 20. D6. A 21. A 6. A 21. D7. D 22. B 7. C 22. A8. D 23. C 8. B 23. C9. B 24. D 9. C 24. B10. A 25. A 10. C 25. D11. C 26. C 11. D 26. C12. D 27. B 12. B 27. B13. C 28. D 13. C 28. D14. B 29. A 14. D 29. D15. D 30. B 15. B 30. A2011/2012 ADMISSION EXAMINATION PAPERPart AReading (30%)Suggested time: 40 minutesEach question is worth two points.PASSAGE ONEA.When I first met Mark Zuckerberg, he seemed as much a visitor to his surroundingsas I was. It was earlier this summer, in Facebook's boardroom in Palo Alto, and it was clear Zuckerberg hadn't spent a lot of time there. He wondered aloud to his media aide why we were meeting in such a big and off-putting formal space. His comments caught me off-guard. I expected a guy who has become as rich and famous as Zuckerberg to more fully embrace it. And then I thought, "Of course he feels awkward about his surroundings. He's only 23 years old."B.It's been like that from the beginning for Zuckerberg. Ever since he startedFacebook out of his Harvard dormitory room four years ago, he has been scrambling to keep up with epic growth in his and the company's fame and fortune.The last year has been particularly remarkable. Users have quadrupled while employees and revenues have tripled. Zuckerberg was mocked briefly in 2006 for turning down a near $1-billion buyout from Yahoo. Now, there is talk that Google and Microsoft both want to buy a chunk of or all of Facebook for a valuation exceeding $10 billion. Meanwhile, in bars and at cocktail parties, Silicon Valley people ask "Do you think he's more like Steve Jobs or Bill Gates?"C.Another round of Silicon Valley hype, you say? Perhaps. It does defy a certain logicthat a 23-year-old might be worth – based on his 30% stake in Facebook – $3 billion. But the facts are these: Facebook is the hottest social networking company on the planet right now. And two very smart companies – Google and Microsoft – along with most of Silicon Valley believe that Facebook, or its kind of technology, is going to completely change the way you use the Internet in five years. Is that worth $5 billion? $10 billion? $15 billion? I don't know, but I know it's worth a lot.D.When I first met Zuckerberg, I hadn't figured that out. Sure, MySpace – owned byRupert Murdoch's News Corp. – had more than 100 million users, and Facebook had 40 million. But these were all teenagers sharing party pictures online, right? At their best, the two websites seemed like a more technologically advanced version of Internet chat rooms. At worst, they were a hangout for scammers and sexualE.It all sounds way too complicated for ordinary people to understand until you hearZuckerberg explain it. Boiled down, it goes like this: Humans get their informationfrom two places – from mainstream media or some other centralized organization such as a church, and from their network of family, friends, neighbours and colleagues. We've already digitized the first. Almost every news organization has a website now. What Zuckerberg is trying to do with Facebook is digitize the second.F.Think about what this means. Right now, the interactions among friends,neighbours and colleagues – a.k.a. word of mouth – is still analogue. You go to a cocktail party, and a friend tells you about this incredible restaurant he's found. You ask a few other friends to confirm that data and eventually two things happen: You go to the restaurant regularly, and the place becomes a favourite in town. Now imagine that information automatically pushed out to all your friends, tested, verified and returned to you in 24 hours, and you have Zuckerberg's vision for Facebook.[Source: Adapted from Fred Vogelstein, “The Facebook Revolution,” Los Angeles Times, 7 October 2007.]Vocabulary in ContextBelow are words and phrases from reading Passage One. Choose the best definition for each underlined word or phrase as it is used in the passage. Mark the letter on the Answer Sheet.1.Paragraph A: …in such a big and off-putting formal space.A.unpleasantB.upstagingC.removingD.replacing2.Paragraph B: Zuckerberg was mocked briefly in 2006...A.congratulatedB.praisedC.persuadedD.ridiculed3.Paragraph C: …Silicon Valley hype...A.optimismB.pessimismC.exaggerationD.explanation4.Paragraph E: Boiled down, it goes like this:A.evaporatedB.simplifiedC.elaboratedD.moreoverComprehensionChoose the best answer and mark the letter on the Answer Sheet.5.According to the passage, Silicon Valley people consider Mark Zuckerberg…A.a fool.B. a visitor.C. a visionary innovator.D.a person obsessed with fame and fortune.6.According to the passage, what important function is Facebook trying toaccomplish?A.Create more games and apps for users.B.Put the opinions of everyone you know onto the internet.C.Add an e-mail function.D.Put every news organization onto the internet.7.The main purpose of the reading passage is…A.to convince people to use Facebook.B.to describe the enormous potential of Facebook.C.to estimate the value of Facebook.D.to compare Facebook to Apple and Microsoft.PASSAGE TWOA.Tired? Lethargic? In dire need of 40 winks? Join the club. But how to boost ourenergy levels without putting in too much effort? I finally accepted the urgent need to sort out my energy levels when the clocks went back last year. The days were suddenly short, drab, dark. I snored through the alarm every morning, then kick-started myself with strong coffee. By midday, I'd be working out ways to fit ina sneaky nap. In the evening, I'd drink wine to wind down, before sliding into bedwith a laptop, promising myself sleep by midnight at the latest, then Skyping friends, ordering groceries and reading tomorrow's papers until past 2am. It didn't seem stupid at the time. Of course it didn't – my mind was in a permanent tired yet over-stimulated fog. And anyway, everyone I knew was the same.B.I came to my first conclusion early. The main reason we're all so incrediblyexhausted is – sorry to blind you with science – we're not getting enough sleep.Obvious, perhaps, but also not so obvious. We all seem fully aware that we need, for example, eight hours, but always get five, yet we do nothing constructive about it. I think the reason for that is that getting good sleep requires sacrifice and strong willpower.。

Admission/Placement Examination 2012/2013 – ENGLISH (Paper 1)I. Reading Comprehension (40 marks)Passage 1In one way of thinking, failure is a part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success. The “spider story” is often told. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider spinning a web (蜘蛛織網). The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times without success. On the seventh time he made it and went on to spin his web. Bruce is said to have taken heart and to have gone on to defeat the English… Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one.So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were conditions right? Were you in top form yourself? What can you change so things will go right next time?Second, is the goal (目標) you’re trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about his question, “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?” This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn’t be doing anyway.The third thing to bear in mind about failure is that it’s a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself” even though you may have failed. Remember, “You can’t win them all.”1. This passage deals with two sides of failure. In paragraph 1, the author talks mainly about ______.A. the value of failureB. how people would failC. famous failuresD. the cause of failure2. The underlined phrase “made it” means ______.A. succeededB. failedC. gaveD. got3. The lesson the spider taught Robert Bruce seems ______.A. uselessB. straightforwardC. sorrowfulD. deep4. The author tells you to do all things EXCEPT ______.A. The think about the cause of your failureB. to check out whether your goals are right for youC. to consider failure as a part or lifeD. to bear in mind that you will never fail in your life5. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Bruce and Edison were successful examples.B. Failure may be regarded as a way toward success.C. Edison learned a lot from the lesson the spider taught Robert Bruce.D. One may often raise a question whether his goals are worth attempting.Passage 2People bury treasure to stop other people from taking it. They choose a quiet place, dig a deep hole and bury the treasure in it. Then they make a map of where the treasure is or write down other clues that will help them or someone else to find it again.In Britain a few years ago, a writer wrote about some treasure that he had buried. He put clues in the story to help readers find it. Thousands of people hunted for the treasure. They dug holes all over Britain, hoping to find it.One of the most popular adventure stories ever written is Robert Louis Stephenson’s ‘Treasured Island’, an exciting story about a young boy, Jim Hawkins, who is captured by pirates and later finds some buried treasure.Then there is the true story about a man who had to travel overseas for a year. He did not trust banks, so he buried his life savings in a park. Then he went away. On his return, he went straight to the park. But the park was no longer there. In its place there was a huge building.And then there was the man who buried his savings, all in bank notes, in a waterproof (防水的) bag. When he dug it up years later, there was nothing left. Worms and insects had eaten the bag and everything in it.And of course, these are stories about people who bury things and either forget where they have buried them or lose the map.Although it is true that people sometimes lose their money because a bank fails, banks are still the safest place to keep our savings and treasures.1. People who bury treasure usually ___________.A. do not trust banksB. have a little moneyC. want to live in a quiet placeD. expect to lose it2. The writer in Britain ___________.A. really had buried somethingB. started a nationwide treasure huntC. had lost his treasure and wanted people to help him find itD. made people dig holes everywhere3. “Treasure Island” __________.A. is a story about piratesB. is about the adventures of Jim HawkinsC. is the most popular story ever writtenD. is a well-known fairy tale4. The man who buried his money in a park _________.A. thought his money was safer there than in a bankB. travelled on the sea for a yearC. got his life savings back againD. stayed away longer than he expected5. From these stories we understand that _________.A. we cannot trust banksB. we should not trust anyoneC. a waterproof bag is not proof against worms and insectsD. insects eat anythingPassage 3If you’re in charge of a project, the key to success is getting everyone to want to help you. As a director, I point, I suggest, and I gently push the actors in the direction I want them to go.In the 1986 movie Nothing in Common, Jackie Gleason’s character, Max Basner, gets fired from his job as a clothing salesman. The scene, shot on a boat, shows Max’s despair about being out of work. I was looking for some gesture that would allow Max to show his feelings.Jackie had far more experience at everything than I did, and at first I was frightened. What could I possibly tell “The Great One” about acting? Out of fear I decided to direct by suggestion, and I sat down with Gleason to talk about the scene. “So Max is sad, right?” I said.Gleason nodded.“And he’s probably still carrying his pens with his name on them – the ones he used to hand out to his customers, right?” Gleason nodded.“So what would you want to do with the pens after you were fired?”He was silent for a moment. “Why don’t I throw them overboard?”I stood up and turned toward the crew. “Hey, everybody, Jackie has a wonderful idea. Let’s shoot it”.After filming the scene, Gleason called me over and said with a smile, “Garry, what kind of wonderful idea am I going to have tomorrow?”You and your team can discover the answers to problems together. When there are no prizes or gold stars for who gets the solution first, you’ll all benefit when everything turns out right.1. The author tells us that to succeed in a project you are in charge of you should ______.A. make everyone work for youB. get everyone willing to help youC. let people know you have the final sayD. keep sending out orders to them2. It can be inferred that__________.A. Jackie Gleason is the director of the film Nothing in CommonB. Jackie Gleason is very angry when he is fired from his jobC. Max, a character in film, is in very low spirits when he loses his jobD. Jackie Gleason is the writer of the film Nothing in Common3. “The Great One” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.A. GleasonB. the director himselfC. MaxD. Max’s boss4. Why did Gleason call the director over and smile at him? Because Gleason _______.A. thought his wonderful idea was accepted by the latterB. succeeded in hitting upon a wonderful idea.C. was confident about his work the next dayD. appreciated the latter’s way of directing films5. The most suitable title for the passage is ________.A. Directing FilmB. The Art of Film DirectingC. A Wonderful ExperienceD. Working with Film StarsPassage 4In the late 1960s, many people in North America turned their attention to environmental problems, and new steel-and-glass skyscrapers (摩天大樓) were widely blamed. Ecologists (生態學者) pointed out that many tall buildings in a city often cause transportation and parking problems.Skyscrapers are also wasteful consumers of electricity. In one recent year, 17 million square feet of skyscraper office space in New York City raised the highestdaily demand for electricity by 120,000 kilowatts—enough to supply the entire city of Albany for a day.Glass-walled (玻璃幕牆) skyscrapers can be especially wasteful. The heat loss (or gain) through a wall of half-inch glass is more than ten times that through a traditional wall filled with insulation board (隔熱板). To reduce the burden on heating and air-conditioning equipment, builders of skyscrapers have begun to use double-glazed panels of glass (雙層玻璃板), and reflective glasses covered with a layer of silver or gold mirror that reduce the unpleasant bright light as well as heat gain. However, glass-walled skyscrapers raise the temperature of the surrounding air and affect neighboring buildings. Skyscrapers put a heavy burden on a city’s public facilities, too. If fully occupied, the former two World Trade Center towers in New York City would alone produce 2.25 million gallons of waste water each year—as much as a city the size of Stamford, which has a population of more than 109,000.Skyscrapers also influence television reception, block bird flyways, and affect air traffic. In Boston in the late 1960s, some people even feared that shadows from skyscrapers would kill the grass on Boston Common (波士頓公園).Still, people continue to build skyscrapers for all the reasons that they have always built them—personal ambition, a sense of pride, and the desire of owners to have the largest possible amount of space for rent.1. The main purpose of the passage is to _____.A. explain various building structuresB. compare skyscrapers with other modern buildingsC. discuss the advantages and disadvantages of skyscrapersD. describe skyscrapers and their influence on the environment2. According to the passage, what is one disadvantage of skyscrapers that have glass walls?A. Construction time is increased.B. The surrounding air is heated.C. The building materials are very expensive.D. Such buildings lead to climate change.3. According to the passage, which aspect of skyscrapers were some residents of Boston worried about in the late 1960’s?A. The influence on air traffic.B. The harmful effects on the city’s plants.C. The poor reception of radio and TV signals.D. The removal of trees and grass fro m building sites.4. Which of the following groups would the skyscraper issue concern most?A. College students.B. Television viewers.C. Environmentalists.D. Electrical engineers.5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. The skyscrapers first appeared in the late 1960s.B. Where there are skyscrapers, television reception is poorer.C. The former two World Trade Center towers are skyscrapers.D. Skyscrapers provide more usable space than other buildings.IIa. Vocabulary and Grammar (30marks)Choose the answer that best completes each sentence1. ________Jeremy Shu-How Lin is ________ American professional basketball player.A. A, aB. /, anC. The, anD. /, the2. The medicine works more effectively ____you drink some hot water after taking it.A. asB. untilC. ifD. although3. This is their flashlight. Please give _____ back to ______.A. it, itB. them, itC. it, themD. them, their4. The first heart transplant ___on December 3, 1967 by Dr. Christian Barnard in Cape Town, South Africa.A. performedB. was performedC. had been performedD. had performed5. If she wants to catch the train, she _______ hurry up!A. wasB. should haveC. had betterD. would6. Little____about her own safety, though she was in great danger herself.A. Rose did careB. did Rose careC. Rose does careD. does Rose care7. If you have any questions, ___ your hand and I'll try to help you.A. raiseB. riseC. putD. take8. According to the information on this page, items bought before 1940 ___ more than items made after that year.A. causeB. causesC. costD. costs9. “Be quiet and let me ______ the football match!”A. lookB. seeC. watchD. stare10. My friend showed me around the town, ____was very kind of him.A. itB. thatC. whereD. which11. There_____ many photographs and graphs in this book______ help the teachers in introductory courses.A. are, thatB. is, thatC. are, whichD. is, which12. Is there anybody in your family ___ you disagree strongly?A. with whichB. with whomC. from whichD. from whom13. ___ he didn't like her, he invited her out.A. HoweverB. AlthoughC. BecauseD. For14. There were three books on my table. One is here. Where are ________?A. the otherB. the othersC. anotherD. one another15. Almost everybody fails _________ on the first try.A. to pass that testB. to have passed that testC. pass that testD. passing that test16. ___ in 1939, the Borne Bridge is one of the many grand projects of the Depression era.A. CompletedB. CompletesC. CompletingD. Complete17. Excuse me, can you tell me where the museum is?A. You have to know the ropes.B. It’s at the end of this street.C. Why do I have to tell you?D. You can buy a ticket at the gate.18. In the past, man had to travel for days on foot or on the back of animals________ horses or mules.A. just asB. like asC. for exampleD. such as19. Though he can no longer see in his left eye, his eyesight in his right eye _______.A. is amazingB. is amazedC. sees amazingD. sees amazed20. What kind of work do you think you will ___________ in the future?A. applyB. apply toC. apply forD. apply at21. His sister left home in 1998, and ____since.A. had not been heard ofB. has not been heard ofC. had not heard ofD. has not heard of22. I really regretted my mistake. It was one that I ___________.A. mustn't makeB. ought not to be makingC. had not to makeD. ought not to have made23. The officer explained to me ________ he stopped the car.A. whatB. thatC. whichD. why24. You won't be able to describe the picture ________ you look at it _________.A. unless, carefulB. unless, carefullyC. if, carefulD. if, carefully25. He speaks _______English _______ French.A. neither, andB. neither, orC. either, norD. neither, nor26. They love English weather, ___?A. aren’t theyB. are theyC. don’t theyD. did they27. _______the TOEFL exam in June, we took a sham exam in April.A. To prepare forB. Prepare forC. Preparing forD. Prepared for28. If I had known I'd hurt him so much, I _______ that.A. mustn’t have saidB. wouldn’t have saidC. couldn't have saidD. shouldn’t have said29. This is_______scenery I have ever seen.A. beautifulB. more beautifulC. the most beautifulD. most beautifully30. What is your busiest day of the week?A. In the morning.B. Every day.C. Tuesday.D. Last weekIIb. Cloze (10 marks)Although international travel is usually an __1__ and pleasant experience, travelers should take steps to ensure that their health does not __2__ either from their time in the air or from their time abroad.Before you go, check with your doctor or local travel clinic __3__ injections are necessary for the areas you are traveling to. __4__ sufficient time to have these injections before you leave because they may take time to become __5__. Be sure that the information on health is up-to-date. Check on the Internet if you are not sure. Don’t go to bed late the day __6__ you fly.Your body has a natural daily sleep __7__. It takes time to __8__ to a new time zone. There are many different effects of jet lag (时差): you may not be able to sleep, you may not want to eat or you may feel sick and tired. You may not be able to concentrate for some days after you arrive.There are several things you can do to __9__ the effects of jet lag:－ Do your best to relax during the flight;－ Sleep as much as you can on the flight. Use a mild sleeping pill if necessary;－ Drink as much water as you can;－ Don’t drink alcohol and caffeine;－ Take mild sleeping pills __10__ the first few days in the new time zone if you need them.1. A. excite B. exciting C. excited D. excitement2. A. save B. suffer C. serve D. surf3. A. / B. that C. which D. where4. A. Let B. Ask C. Do D. Allow5. A. efficient B. effective C. active D. productive6. A. before B. after C. which D. when7. A. partner B. pattern C. function D. model8. A. adjust B. adopt C. admit D. adhere9. A. short B. shorten C. less D. lessen10. A. at B. of C. with D. forIII. Composition (20 marks)Write an essay of about 150 words on ONE of the following topics.1.Do you think gay marriage should be legalized (合法化)? Why or why not? Please explain.2.Write about a book that has special significance(意義)for you.。

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I .In this section, there are fifteen sentences with a blank in each, followed by a list of wordsor expressions marked from A to T. Choose the one that best completes each of thesentences and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. One word orexpression for each blank only. (20 points, 1 point for each)1. "Music _1_ its times," says sociologist Irving Horowitz who sees the rock music arena as a sort of debating forum.2. His paintings 2 _ the spirit of the modern era.3. For many Americans, it is their lifelong dream to buy a 3_ two-storied house with a garden.4. To make Beijing our worthy capital, we must get it 4__ of polluted air, among other things.5. As he entered the newly decorated building, a (an) 5_ smell of paint made him feel quite sick.6. The old man yelled over and over aga in "Stop thief, stop thief!" But nobody didanything. The indifference of the onlookers was really 6 .7. She can skillfully 7 the questions about her private life.8. It was very rude of him to_8_ on my privacy.9. His wife is in very poor health, so he is rather 9_ about telling her the had news.高级英语试卷第1页(共7页)10. IIe is a very busy person and has so many engagements that only his secretary knows of his10 .11. The performance was over, the audience remained motionless, completely under the 11_of themusic.12. The parents have lived in_ 12 ever since the boy went missing.13. The pillow is _13_ with feathers.14. The soldiers were-14_ with the task of putting out the fire in the forests.15. The two daughters' sweet words 15 King Lear into believing that they really loved him more than anything in the world.16. The whole class was _16_ for not being able to keep the classroom clean and tidy.17. I had my breakfast two hours ago, a light lunch will 17_18. After parting with her, he began to _18_ what he had done to his wife.19. Radio announcers must _19_words clearly.20. He laughed and shouted, trying to 20 his sorrow in excitement.II.The following paragraphs are taken from the textbooks, followed by a list of words or expressions marked from A to 0. Choose the one that best completes each of thesentences and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. One word for eachblank only. (15 points, 1 point for each)and with or21 the use of hallucinogens. It always has been the strategy of choice for people whofind the world too brutal or too complex to be 22" Most Americans states have "living-will" legislation that protects doctors 23__ prosecution if they do not try to save someone who has said he does not want life-24_.Active euthanasia-killing-remains controversial. How long can the distinction25 killing and letting die hold out?" Prejudice against blacks was invisible to most 26 Americans for many years. When blacks finally started to "mention" it, with sit-ins, 27--, and freedom rides, Americans were _28-. "R'ho, us?" they asked in injured tones." Little children ran among them, swooping and 29-; little boys with big white silk bows under their chins; little girls, little French dolls, dressed 30_ in velvet and lace." Provided work is not _3l_ in amount, even the dullest work is to most people less高级英语试卷第2页(共7页)painful than idleness. There are in work all grades, front mere relief of _32_ up to the profoundest delights, according to the nature of the work and the 33_ of the worker." One boy stood with his back to the camera, leaning stooped against a gate lintel, and on the finger of the hand that held the post there was a ring she recognized. There wouldn't be another _34_ it. She had had it made for Jerry's father. The boy with his back to the camera began to~一多5_ up; he was turning. But the picture was over.Each of the following sentences is given two choices of words or expressions. Choose the right one to complete the sentence and mark the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (10 points,1 point each)36. Some people watch television so much that they cannot ([A]imagine, [B]conceive) of livingwithout it.37. The raging girl looked at the doctor ([A]terrifyingly, [B]terrified).38. Would I be ([A]invading. [B]intruding) if J joined in your discussion?39. The suspect was accused of ([A]withholding, [B]preventing) soiree important evidence fromthe court.40. All the streets will be ([A]eliminated, [B]illuminated) tomorrow evening for the celebration.41. Nuclear power is ([A]inherently, [B]naturally) both dangerous and powerful.42. They had to ([A]scrub, [B]brush) the floor after the party was over.43. The boys ([A]threw, [B]tossed) a coin to decide who should make the first move.44. At the seminar some scientists discussed heroic new experiments on the ([A]intact, [B]innate)human heart.45. He ([A]grasped, [B]grabbed) the rope with both hands and pulled it with all his strength。

澳门科技大学入学分班考试模拟试卷一第一部分：选择题：1、计算：=--+142log 2112log 487log 222( ) A. 23- B. 23- C. 21 D.21- 2、设复数Z 满足关系式Z+│Z │=2+i ,那么Z 等于( )A. －43+iB. 43－iC.－43－iD.43+i 3、设函数)(|,3sin |3sin )(x f x x x f 则+=为（ ）A ．周期函数，最小正周期为3π B ．周期函数，最小正周期为32π C ．周期函数，最小正周期为π2 D ．非周期函数 4、如果n x x ⎪⎪⎭⎫ ⎝⎛-3213的展开式中各二次项系数之和为128，则展开式中1x 3 的系数是（ ） （A ）7 （B ）－7 （C ）21 （D ）－215、若椭圆经过原点，且焦点F 1（1，0），F 2（3，0），则其离心率为 （ ）A 、43 B 、32 C 、21 D 、41 6、已知)2(524cos ,53sin πθπθθ<<+-=+-=m m m m ，则2tan θ等于 （ ） A 、m m --93 B 、|93|m m -- C 、31 D 、5 7、七人并排站成一行，如果甲、乙两人必需不相邻，那么不同的排法的种数是（ ）（A ） 1440 （B ） 3600 （C ） 4320 （D ） 48008、 已知log (2)a y ax =-在[0，1]上是x 的减函数，则a 的取值范围是（ ）A ．（0，1）B ．（1，2）C ．（0，2）D ．[2，+∞）9、某人射击一次击中目标的概率为0.6，经过3次射击，此人至少有2次击中目标的概率为（ ） 12527.12536.12554.12581.D C B A 10、已知映射B A f →:,其中A=B=R,对应法则x x y f 2:2+-=,对于实数B k ∈,在集合A 中不存在原象,则k 的取值范围是（ ）A.1>kB.1≥kC. 1<kD. 1≤k第二部分：解答题：11、设全集U R =，函数22log (6)y x x =--的定义域为A,函数y =域为B(Ⅰ)求集合A 与B ；(Ⅱ)求A B 、().C A B U12、已知：)2(,21)4tan(παππα<<-=+。

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听第一段对话．回答第1~3题．1. Why does the man want to borrow the woman’s notes?A. He raised the classes.B. He is not satisfied with his notes.C. He has not taken any notes in class.2. When does the man feel sleepy?A. On his way to class.B. At the beginning of the class.C. Thirty minutes after class begins.3. Where will the speakers go?A. To the library.B. To the c afeteria.C. To the supermarket.听第二段对话，回答第4～6题。

Admission/Placement Examination 2012/2013 – ENGLISH (Paper 2)I. Reading Comprehension (40 marks)Passage AThere has been, in history, a man who was swallowed by a whale and lived to tell the tale. The man’s name is James Bartley.The records to prove his unusual experience are in the British Admiralty (海事法庭).Bartley was making his first trip on the whaling ship Star of the East. Suddenly the lookout found a huge whale. The whalers knew it was a huge whale by the size of the spray it blew into the air. They lowered their small boats. James Bartley was in the first longboat. The men rowed until they were close to the whale. A harpoon (魚叉) was thrown and it found its mark. It sank into the whale’s flesh. The maddened beast jumped out of the water and broke the boat into pieces. When the survivors were picked up, James Bartley was missing.Shortly before sunset, the whale was finally caught. The sailors tied the whale’s carcass to the side of the ship. Because of the hot weather it was important that they cut up the whale right away. Otherwise, the meat would begin to rot and the oil would begin to spoil. When they got to the stomach, they felt something moving about wildly. They thought it would be a big fish still alive inside. But when they opened the stomach they found James Bartley. After this trip, Bartley settled in Gloucester, England, and never returned to sea.1. This passage is mainly about _______.A. how to hunt whales for their oil and meatB. the hard and dangerous lives that whalers had to liveC. the duties of each man on a whaling shipD. a man who was swallowed by a whale and lived2. The sailors knew that something was in the whale’s stomach because _______.A. they could feel it moving about wildlyB. the whale seemed very heavyC. the whale was bulging (鼓起來) at one spotD. the captain heard Bartley crying for help3. James Bartley never went to sea again because _______.A. he wanted different kinds of adventures.B. of fright and shockC. he was hurt by the whaleD. he often got seasick4. The author, in telling James Bartley's story, gives us information by _______.A. making us laughB. talking about whaling in generalC. comparing whaling to other fishingD. dramatically (戲劇性地) telling what happened5. The underlined word “carcass” refers to the ______.A. whale’s tailB. whale’s stomachC. dead body of the whaleD. whale’s sidePassage 2Perhaps the most famous theory, the study of body movement, was suggested by Professor Ray Birdwhistle. He believes that physical appearance is often culturally programmed. In other words, we learn our looks—we are not born with them. A baby has generally unformed face features (特徵). A baby, according to Birdwhistle, learns where to set the eyebrows (眉毛) by looking at those around—family and friends. This helps explain why the people of some areas of the United States look so much alike, New Englanders or Southerners have certain common face features that cannot be explained by genetics(遺傳學). The exact shape of the mouth is not set at birth; it is learned after. In fact, the final mouth shape is not formed until well after new teeth are set. For many, this can be well into grown-ups. A husband and wife together for a long time often come to look somewhat alike. We learn our looks from those around us. This is perhaps why in a single country there are areas where people smile more than those in other areas. In the United States, for example, the South is the part of the country where the people smile most frequently. In New England they smile less, and in the western part of New York State still less. Many Southerners find cities such as New York cold and unfriendly, partly because people on Madison Avenue smile less thanpeople on Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgia. People in largely populated areas also smile and greet each other in public less than do people in small towns.1. Ray Birdwhistle believes physical appearance ________.A. has little to do with cultureB. has much to do with cultureC. is ever changingD. is different from place to place2. According to the passage, the final mouth shape is formed _______.A. before birthB. as soon as one’s teeth are newly setC. sometime after new teeth are setD. around 15 years old3. Ray Birdwhistle can tell what area of the United States a person is from by______.A. how much he or she smilesB. how he or she raises his or her eyebrowsC. what he or she likes bestD. the way he or she talks4. People who live ______ are more friendly.A. in largely populated areasB. in New York CityC. in the countryD. in the North5. This passage might have been taken out of a book dealing with _________.A. physicsB. chemistryC. GeographyD. none of the abovePassage 3When we can see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we come to see how important our eyes are.People who are nearsighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Many people who do a lot of close work, such as writing, reading and sewing, become nearsighted. Then they have to wear glasses in order to see distant things clearly.People who are farsighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses too.Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白內障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.When night falls, colours become fainter to the eye and finally disappear. After your eyes have grown used to the dark, you can see better if you use the sides of your eyes rather than the centers. Sometimes, after dark, you see a small thing to one side of you, which seems to disappear if you turn your head in its direction. This is because when you turn your head, you are looking at the thing too directly. Men on guard duty sometimes think they see something moving to one side of them. When they turn to look straight at it, they cannot see it any more, and they believe they were mistaken. However, this mistake happens because the center of the eye, which is very sensitive in daylight, is not as sensitive as the sides of the eyes after dark.1. We don’t know that our eyes are of great importance until _____.A. we think about our eyesB. we cannot see clearlyC. we wear glassesD. we have to do much reading2. According to the passage, a _____ is more likely to be nearsighted.A. tailorB. doctorC. guardD. painter3. Those who suffer from cataracts _____.A. will become blindB. cannot be curedC. may be curedD. must move to other places4. People who are farsighted _____.A. cannot do a lot of close work without glassesB. can only see things that are very close to their eyesC. have difficulty reading a book if they hold it at arm’s lengthD. have the same problem as the nearsighted people5. To see a small thing at night, it is better to look ______.A. with wide open eyesB. with half- shut or narrowed eyesC. straight at itD. in a slightly different directionPassage 4Success does not belong to a select (精挑細選的) group of individuals; success belongs to those who are willing to go after it. Success belongs to those who are willing to look fear in the face, eyeball to eyeball, and then do what they have to do. Success belongs to those who realize that there is something more important than their fear.“Desire is the key to motivation…” Desire is the longing to achieve a vision; without desire you have nothing. If you’ve lost your vision, or if your desire is not strong, work to clarify your vision, use pictures, write the vision down. Habakkuk said, “Write the vision, and make it plain.” Before you can run with desire, your vision must be plain, it must be clear, and it must be exciting.“Seventy percent of success in life is showing up.” You can’t get your dream job, if you’re scared to turn in an application. You won’t get the sale, if you don’t try. Showing up doesn’t guarantee success, but rest assured if you don’t show up, you won’t succeed. When it comes to your dreams, and the things you desire to achieve in this life, you have to show up.Thomas J. Watson said, “Would you like me to give you a formula (公式) for success? It’s quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it, so go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember that’s where you will find success.” Never fear failure, since it is failure that will bring you success. Embrace failure, become a student of failure, learn from failure, and soon you will succeed.Success is not about doing what the average person can’t do; it’s about doing what the average person is unwilling to do. And on a deeper level, it’s about creating habits that the average person is unwilling to create. It’s the habit of doing things with excellence that cause success.Success is the enjoyment of the journey. You have to enjoy the journey!Someone once said, “Unless you change how you are, you will always have what you’ve got.” You have to change…you will change, and you will succeed.1. If you want to succeed, you should ______.A. make efforts to achieve itB. be a special personC. face it with fearD. do everything important2. What’s Habakkuk’s opinion?A. We should make our aims common.B. We should set up a clear target.C. We should have motivation.D. Desire is the key to motivation.3. The main idea of the third paragraph is that ______.A. success needs showing upB. 70% of people can succeedC. you should show your hopeD. you should fight for success4. Thomas J. Watson encourages us to ______.A. retire from failureB. escape from failureC. make double mistakesD. grow from failure5. Which is the best title of the passage? ______.A. Success and FailureB. Keys to SuccessC. Several Critical Steps to SuccessD. Importance of SuccessIIa. Vocabulary and Grammar (30 marks)Choose the answer that best completes each sentence1. The red bicycle was ___ instead of the blue one.A. chooseB. chosenC. choseD. choice2. You may use the room as you like ____ you clean it up afterwards.A. so long asB. so far asC. in caseD. even if3. My life was rather dull ___ I decided to move to the city.A. unlessB. untilC. not untilD. less4. You had better not ________ there _________.A. go, lonelyB. to go, aloneC. to go, lonelyD. go, alone5. ____ the right kind of training, these teenage soccer players may one day grow into international stars.A. GivingB. Having givenC. GivenD. To give6.My friend, Linda, is a ______ girl. She always smiles a lot.A. friendlyB. cheerfulC. kindD. humble7. Ernest Hemingway was a famous American writer who ___ the 1954 Nobel Prize for literature.A. winB. winedC. winningD. won8. ______ the bad weather we have had in the past days, there ___ no doubt that the tournament will go on.A. Despite, isB. In spite, isC. Despite, areD. In spite, are9. The number of foreign students attending Chinese universities ____rising steadily since 1990.A. isB. has beenC. areD. have been10. Swimming in heated pools ___ very common in this part of the country in the winter.A. isB. areC. wasD. were11. The idea _______ we could ask the teacher for advice is wonderful.A. whichB. whatC. whereD. that12. ___________ vegetarian diets contain ________ calories than diets that include meat.A. Almost all, lessB. All almost, fewerC. Almost all, fewerD. All almost, less13. The author ________________ the book since 2004A. has been writtenB. has been writingC. wroteD. was written14. Yesterday, my girlfriend _________ visited me. I was surprised to see her.A. expectedB. expectationC. expectedlyD. unexpectedly15. It used to be a tradition for the bride to be ___ by her father.A. give upB. given upC. given awayD. gave up16. He's never ___ so confident of success before.A. filledB. feltC. fellD. feel17. The government plans to bring in new laws _____parents to take more responsibility for the education of their children.A. forcingB. forcedC. to be forcedD. having forced18. Airplanes that ________ take more than half a day to cross the Atlantic are now fast enough to make it in several hours.A. are used forB. be used toC. were used toD. used to19. I can't ________ that we made a mistake in our calculations -- the total is too high.A. help thinkB. help thinkingC. help to thinkD. help thought20. How about going to the theater tonight?A. I’m sorry to hear that.B. Sorry I have a business meeting tonight.C. Sure. Maybe some other time.D. Yes, I have to stay at home.21. Many scientists think that the goal of technology is _________ people with ______ they need to live comfortably.A. to provide, thatB. providing, thatC. to provide, whatD. providing, what22. Broadway is the longest street in the world. It ________from the southern tip of Manhattan to Albany.A. extendsB. extendingC. extendedD. extend23. The price of oil ___ several times in the last two years.A. have gone upB. has gone upC. went upD. had gone up24.When the manager arrived, the problem ___ .A. has already solvedB. has already been solvedC. had already solvedD. had already been solved25. He's ___ a man that nobody likes him.A. so stubbornB. such a stubbornC. such stubbornD. too stubborn26. If you ask me, I will tell you if I ___ the answer.A. have knownB. had knownC. knowD. knew27. It has been five years since I last ___ French.A. have spokenB. spokeC. was speakingD. have been speaking28. Xavier Philippe often spends his evenings__________ upside-down from the ceiling in his room.A. hangingB. which hangingC. hangD. hung29. ___ Boston Harbor now, with its dolphins and seals, you would find it hard to believe how polluted it was just a few years ago.A. SeeingB. Is seeingC. SeenD. It sees30. A: Thank you for your MP4 player. I’ll ask Mary to take it to you soon.B: ____. I've bought a new one.A. No hurryB. No wayC. No senseD. No useIIb. Cloze (10 marks)Hawking is perhaps the most well-known scientist __1__ Einstein. Like Einstein his work __2__ the big questions, questions such as How did the universe begin? Why is the universe the way it is? and How will it end?But it is not simply the power of Hawking’s mind that has led to his fame. For what many people find most striking about him is the contrast between the __3__ of his mind and the weakness of his body.Born in England in 1942, Hawking had a __4__ childhood, and it was not until he was a student at university that his illness started to affect him. Hospital tests showed he was suffering __5__ a disease that weakens control over the muscles. The disease gets worse with time and there is no known cure. But Hawking did not __6__. He was enjoying life more than before and began to make __7__ with his research. He got engaged to a girl __8__ Jane Wilde and that engagement (订婚) changed his life. It gave him something to live for.Hawking started research at Cambridge and went on to hold the same post that another great scientist, Newton, once__9__. Over the years his condition has worsened, but even when he finally lost the ability to speak he manage to get round the problem. He now uses a computer that enables him to select words which are then turned into __10__. “The only trouble,” the English scientist says, “is that it gives me an American accent!”1. A. for B. since C. before D. until2. A. puts up with B. gets along with C. deals with D. keeps up with3. A. longth B. length C. strongth D. strength4. A. normal B. normally C. abnormal D. abnormally5. A. for B. of C. from D. in6. A. lose face B. lose heart C. lose fame D. lose luck7. A. process B. progress C. production D. procedure8. A. calls B. calling C. called D. is called9. A. hold B. holds C. holding D. held10. A. speech B. speaking C. article D. writingIII. Composition (20 marks)Write an essay of about 150 words on ONE of the following topics.1.Do you think the “right to die” should be considered a right? Why or why not? Please explain.2.Write about an extracurricular (課外) or community (社區) activity that you have taken part in and has special significance (意義) for you.。

科技英语试题带答案 SANY标准化小组 #QS8QHH-HHGX8Q8-GNHHJ8-HHMHGN#I.U s e o f E n g l i s h1. —Good-bye and thank you very much for a wonderful time. —________A______. Hope to see you again.A. Thank you for your comingB. Not at allC. It was nothingD. Never mind2. —I’m sorry. I lost the key. —______A______A. Well, it’s OK.B. No, it’s all right.C. You are welcome.D. You are wrong.3. —I’m so sorry for stepping on your foot.— _____A_______.A. That’s all rightB. No, it’s my faultC. You didn’t hurt me at allD. Yes, don’t worry about it4. —Paul, ____B________—Oh, that’s my father! And beside him, my mother.A. what is the person over thereB. who’s tal king over thereC. what are they doingD. which is that5. —Could I speak to Don Watkins, please? —________C____A. I’m listeningB. Oh, how are you?C. Speaking, please.D. I’m Don.6. — Would you rather come on Friday or Saturday? — _______D_____A. Yes, of course.B. The other is better.C. What’s the matter?D. Either would suit me.7. —Would you mind if I turned the radio up —_______B______.A. Yes, pleaseB. No, go aheadC. No, thank youD. Yes, that’ll be right8. —_____C_______ —He teaches physics in a school.A. What does your father want to do?B. Who is your father?C. What is your father?D. Where is your father now?9. — I wonder what the weather will be like tomorrow. —_____D_______A. I don’t li ke the weather at this time of the year.B. I don’t mind if it is going to rain tomorrow.C. Why read the newspaper yourself?D. Let’s listen to the weather report on the radio at ten.10. —Why didn’t you come to my birthday party yesterday?—_____D_______A. Excuse me, my friend sent me a flower.B. Fine, I never go to birthday parties.C. Ha…ha, I don’t like birthday parties.D. Sorry, but my wife had a car accident11. —Thank you for inviting me. —_______D_____A. I really had a happy time.B. Oh, it’s too lateC. Oh, so slowly?D. Thank you for coming12. — _____C_______. —It’s nothing to worry about. I never liked it anyway.A. I lost my walkman this morningB. I feel awful. I’ve got a coldC. I feel terrible, but I’ve left your tape somewhereD. I’m sorry, but we don’t have that medicine13. —We are going to London for holiday next week. Would you mind taking care of my garden while we’re away—Not at all. ______C______.A. Sorry, I have no timeB. I’d rather notC. With pleasureD. No, I wouldn’t14. —_______B_____ —Well, they got there last Wednesday. So about a week.A. When did your parents arrive at Paris?B. How long have your parents been in Paris?C. Did your parents arrive at Paris last Wednesday?D. When will your parents go to Paris?15. — Do you feel like taking a walk in the park— _____C_______.A. You may ask your brother to go, tooB. Yes, but I can’t afford the timeC. No, I’m really not in the mood for it this eveningD. No, I’d like it16. —Hi, welcome back! Had a nice trip? —______A______A. Oh, fantastic! Fresh air, and sunshine every day.B. Come on, I’ve got lots of fun.C. By the way, I don’t like Saturdays.D. Well, I’ll loo k forward to your phone call.17. —Oh, sorry to bother you. —______C______A. That’s good.B. No, you can’t.C. That’s Okay.D. Oh, I don’t know.18. — Jane: Tom, let me introduce you to Lucy. — Tom: ____B________ —Lucy: Hi, I’m Lucy Lee.A. What’s your nameB. Hello.C. Nice to see you.D. Sorry, not right now.19. —Would you like to have dinner with me this Saturday, Mr. Wang? —_______C________.A. Oh, no. Let’s notB. I’d rather stay at homeC. I’d love to, but I have a meeting that dayD. Thank you?20. —How often do you go dancing? —______C______A. I will go dancing tomorrow.B. Yesterday.C. Every other day.D. I’ve been dancing for a year.21. —You’ve won the football game. Congratulations!— ______A______.A. It’s nice of you to say soB. We are really luckyC. No one else could do itD. Oh, not really22. —Marilyn, I’m afraid I have to be leaving now.—______B______A. That sounds wonderful.B. Oh, so early?C. Not at all.D. Good luck!23. —I was worried about my maths, but Mr. Brown gave me an A. —_____B_______A. Don’t worry about it.B. Congratulations! That’s a difficult course.C. Mr. Brown is very good.D. Good luck to you!24. —What’s hap pened to my library books? — ______A______ .A. I’ve no ideaB. You borrowed them from the libraryC. You bought them yesterdayD. They’re about wild animals25. —Mike, I am going to skate in the mountains tomorrow. —Oh, really _______C________.A. Good luckB. Thank youC. Have a good timeD. Congratulations26. —How about going to dinner at the Mexican restaurant tonight? —______C______A. Forget it.B. Sorry, I like Mexican food.C. That’s great!D. Glad you like it.27. — My children are always arguing. — _____A_______A. Just leave them alone.B. That’s right.C. Are you sure?D. How old are the boys?28. —I wonder if I could use your dictionary —Sure.______B_________.A. Go onB. Here you areC. Go upD. Here are you29. —Madam, do all the buses go downtown? —_______D_____A. Wow, you got the idea.B. No, never mind.C. Pretty well, I guess.D. Sorry, I’m new here.30. — Where is Tom this morning? — H e’s got a cold.—______A______A. Just tell him to take it easy.B. What’s the matter with him?C. He is absent.D. What Where is heII. Reading ComprehensionPassage 1Pigeons have been used as messengers for 500 years, because of their special ability to find home. The mystery of the homing pigeon is on how it navigates and how it finds home. We now know that there are two ways that pigeons tell directions. First, they use the sun. Just getting rough directions from the sun is easy. However, getting accurate directions from the sun takes more care. To tell direction accurately from the sun, one needs to know the exact time.All plants and animals seem to have built-in clocks. Usually these biological clocks are not quite exact in measuring time. However, they work pretty well, because they are “reset” every day, maybe when the sun gets up.Do pigeons use their biological clocks to help them find direction from the sun We can experiment to find out. We can keep pigeons in a room lighted only by lamps. And we can time the lighting to make their artificial “days” start at some different time fr om the real outside day. After a while we have shifted their clocks. Now we take them far away from home and let them go on a sunny day. Most of them start out asif they know just which way to go, but choose a wrong direction. They have picked a direction that would be correct for the position of the sun and the time of day according to their shifted clocks.The above experiment shows that homing pigeons can tell directions by the sun. What happens when the sky is darkly overcast by clouds and no one can see where the sun is The pigeons still find their way home. Soit seems that pigeons also have some extra sense of direction from the earth’s magnetic field when they cannot see the sun.1. Pigeons have been used as messengers, for they have special ability ______B_______.A. to send lettersB. to find homeC. to carry food for menD. to lead the way for people2. The secret of the homing pigeons is ________B_____.A. how they find foodB. how they find homeC. how they take a letterD. how they take care of children3. All plants and animals reset their biological clocks when________A______.A. the sun risesB. the sun setsC. the moon risesD. the moon sets4. The experiment tells us that the pigeons fly ____C__ because of the shifted biological clocks.A. in a wrong directionB. in a correct directionC. in all directionsD. in a circle5. Pigeons have ___C___ to tell the direction when it is cloudy by using the earth’s magnetic field.A. sharp eyesB. sensitive hearingC. sense of directionD. brain wavesPassage 2The speaker, a teacher from a community college, addressed a sympathetic audience. Heads nodded in agreement when he said, "High school English teachers are not doing their jobs." He described the inadequacies of his students, all high school graduates who can use language only at a grade 9 level. I was unable to determine from his answers to my questions how this grade 9 level had been established.My topic is not standards nor its decline (降低). What the speaker was really saying is that he is no longer young; he has been teachingfor sixteen years, and is able to think and speak like a mature adult.My point is that the frequent complaint of one generation about the one immediately following it is inevitable. It is also human nature to look for the reasons for our dissatisfaction. Before English became a school subject in the late nineteenth century, it was difficult to find the target of the blame for language deficiencies (缺陷). But since then, English teachers have been under constant attack.The complainers think they have hit upon an original idea. As their own command of the language improves, they notice that young people donot have this same ability. Unaware that their own ability has developed through the years, they assume the new generation of young people mustbe hopeless in this respect. To the eyes and ears of sensitive adultsthe language of the young always seems inadequate.Since this concern about the decline and fall of the Englishlanguage is not perceived as a generational phenomenon but rather as something new and peculiar to today's young people, it naturally follows that today's English teachers cannot be doing their jobs. Otherwise, young people would not commit offenses against the language.6. The speaker the author mentioned in the passage believed that __D___.A. the language of the younger generation is usually inferior to that of the older generationB. the students had a poor command of English because they didn't work hard enoughC. he was an excellent language teacher because he had been teaching English for sixteen yearsD. English teachers should be held responsible for the students' poor command of English7. In the author's opinion, the speaker ___B___.A. gave a correct judgment of the English level of the studentsB. had exaggerated the language problems of the studentsC. was right in saying that English teachers were not doing their jobsD. could think and speak intelligently8. The author's attitude towards the speaker's remarks is ___C___.A. neutralB. positiveC. criticalD. compromising9. It can be concluded from the passage that ___D___.A. it is justifiable to include English as a school subjectB. the author disagrees with the speaker over the stadard of English at Grade 9 levelC. English language teaching is by no means an easy jobD. Language improvement needs time and effort10. In the passage the author argues that ___A___.A. it is unfair to blame the English teachers for the language deficiencies of the studentsB. young people would not commit offences against the language if the teachers did their jobs properlyC. to eliminate language deficiencies one must have sensitive eyes and earsD. to improve the standard of English requires the effort of several generationsPassage 3Is there a “success personality”— some winning combination of qualities that leads almost inevitably to achievement If so, exactly what is that secret success formula, and can anyone cultivate itAt the Gallup Organization we recently focused in depth on success, probing the attitudes and qualities of 1 500 prominent people selected at random from Who’s Who in America. Our res earch finds out a number of qualities that occur regularly among top achievers. Here is one of the most important, that is, common sense.Common sense is the most prevailing quality possessed by our respondents(回答者). Seventy-nine percent award themselves a top scorein this category. And 61 percent say that common sense was very important in contributing to their success.To most, common sense means the ability to present sound, practical judgments on everyday affairs. To do this, one has to sweep aside extraneous ideas and get right to the core of what matters. A Texas oil and gas businessman puts it this way: “The key ability for success is simplifying. In conducting meetings and dealing with industry, reducing a complex problem to the simplest terms is hi ghly important.”Is common sense a quality a person is born with, or can you do something to increase it The oil man’s answer is that common sense can definitely be developed. He attributes his to learning how to debate in school. Another way to increase your store of common sense is to observe it in others, learning from their — and your own — mistakes.Besides common sense, there are many other factors that influence success: knowing your field, self-reliance, intelligence, the ability to get things done, leadership, creativity, relationships with others, and of course, luck. But common sense stands out. If you cultivate these qualities, you’ll succeed. And you might even find yourself listed in Who’s Who someday.11. It can be known from the passage that Who’s Who___C___.A. is a very useful book telling us how to succeedB. is a book providing us with the information about the family life of some famous peopleC. is a book providing us with the names and brief biographies of the top successful peopleD. is a book from which we can find out the names of different peoples in the world12. According to the author, common sense____B__.A. is something that common people like bestB. is something that enables one to form correct opinionsC. is a popular quality a person is born withD. is a quality that is possessed by common people13. The word“extraneous” in Paragraph 4 most probably means__D____.A. rightB. extraordinaryC. clearD. not related14. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor for success? BA. Intelligence.B. Modesty.C. Creativity.D. Good luck.15. The passage is mainly concerned with___D___.A. organizational ability and good work habitsB. the way to obtain big profits and achieve fame and successC. knowledge and interest which are primary to successD. what successful people have in commonPassage 4Baekeland and Hartmann report that the “short sleepers” had been more or less average in their sleep needs until the men were in their teens. But at about age 15 or so, the men voluntarily began cutting down their nightly sleep time because of pressures from school, work, and other activities. These men tended to view their nightly periods of unconsciousness as bothersome interruptions in their daily routines.In general, these “short sleeps” appeared ambitious, active, energetic, cheerful, conformist(不动摇) in their opinions, and very sure about their career choices. They often held several jobs at once, or workers full-or part-time while going to school. And many of them had a strong urge to appear “normal” or “acceptable” to their friends and associates.When asked to recall their dreams, the “short sleepers” did poorly. More than this, they seemed to prefer not remembering. In similar fashion, their usual way of dealing with psychological problems was to deny that the problem existed, and then to keep busy in the hope that the trouble would go away.The sleep patterns of the “short sleepers” were similar to, but less extreme than, sleep patterns shown by many mental patients categorized as manic(疯人).The “long sleepers” were quite different indeed. Baekeland and Hartmann report that these young men had been lengthy sleeps since childhood. They seemed to enjoy their sleep, protected it, and were quite concerned when they were occasionally deprived of their desired 9 hours of nightly bed rest. They tended to recall their dreams much better than did the “short sleepers.”Many of the “long sleepers” were shy, anxious, introverted (内向), inhibited (压抑), passive, mildly depressed, and unsure of themselves (particularly in social situations). Several openly states that sleep was an escape from their daily problems.16. According to the report,___D___.A. many short sleepers need less sleep by natureB. many short sleepers are obliged to reduce their nightly sleep time because they are busy with their workC. long sleepers sleep a longer period of time during the dayD. many long sleepers preserve their sleeping habit formed during their childhood17. Many “short sleepers” are likely to hold the view that __C___.A. sleep is a withdrawal from the realityB. sleep interferes with their sound judgementC. sleep is the least expensive item on their routine programD. sleep is the best way to deal with psychological troubles18. It is stated in the third paragraph that short sleepers __B___.A. are ideally vigorous even under the pressures of lifeB. often neglect the consequences of inadequate sleepC. do not know how to relax properlyD. are more unlikely to run into mental problems19. When sometimes they cannot enjoy adequate sleep, the long sleepers might __A__.A. appear disturbedB. become energeticC. feel dissatisfiedD. be extremely depressed20. Which of the following is Not included in the passage? BA. If one sleeps inadequately, his performance suffers and his memory is weakenedB. The sleep patterns of short sleepers are exactly the sane as those shown by many mental patientsC. Long and short sleepers differ in their attitudes towards sleepD. Short sleepers would be better off with more restPassage 5Not so long ago almost any student who successfully completes a university degree or diploma course could find a good career quite easily. However, those days are gone, even in Hong Kong, and nowadays graduates often face strong competition in the search for jobs.Job seekers first have to make a careful assessment of their own abilities. One area of assessment should be of their academic qualifications, which would include special skills within their subject area. Graduates should also consider their own personal values and attitudes, or the relative importance to themselves of such matters as money, security, leadership and caring for others.The second stage is to study the opportunities available for employment and to think about how the general employment situation is likely to develop in the future. After studying all the various options, they should be in a position to make informed comparisons between various careers.Job application forms and letters should, of course, be filled in carefully and correctly, without grammar or spelling errors.When graduates are asked to attend for interview, they should prepare properly by finding out all they can about the prospective employer. Dressing suitably and arriving for the interview on time are also obviously important. Interviewees should try to give positive andhelpful answers and should not be afraid to ask questions about anything they are unsure about. This is much better than pretending to understand a question and giving an unsuitable answer.There will always be good career opportunities for people with ability, skills and determination; the secret to securing a good job to be one of them.21. In Paragraph 1, the sentence “… those days are gone, even in Hong Kong…” suggest that ___D___.A. Hong Kong is no longer the good place for finding jobsB. nowadays, everyone in Hong Kong has an equal chance of finding a good careerC. it used to be harder to find a good job in Hong Kong than in other countries.D. in the past, finding a good career was easier in Hong Kong than elsewhere22. The word “relative” in Paragraph 2 could best be replaced by“______B____”.A. familyB. comparativeC. considerateD. slight23. The advice given in the first sentence of Paragraph 3 is to______B_____.A. find out what jobs are available and the opportunities for future promotionB. examine the careers available and how these will be affected in the futureC. look at the information on and probable future location of various careersD. study the opportunities and the kinds of training that will be available24. The word “prospective” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “___C____”.A. generousB. reasonableC. futureD. ambitious25. In paragraph 5, the writer seems to suggest that _____C___.A. interviewees should ask a question if they can’t think of an answerB. pretending to understand a question is better than giving an unsuitable answerC. it is better for interviewees to be honest than to pretend to understandD. it is not a good idea for interviewees to be completely honest in their answersPassage 6Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill between the nations and that if countries play games together they will learn to live together. Others say that the opposite is true: those international contests encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred. There is probably some truth in both arguments, but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sports encourage international brotherhood. Not only was there the tragic incident involving the murder of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by lesser incidents caused principally by minor national contests.One country received its second-place medals with visible indignation after the hockey final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, the losers objecting to final decisions. They were convinced that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that their opponents’ victory was unfair. Their manager was in a ragew hen he said, “This wasn’t hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished.” The president of the Federation said later that such behavior could result in the suspension of the team for at least two years.The American basketball team announced that they would not yieldfirst place to Russia, after a disputable end to their contest. The game had ended in disturbance. It was thought at first that the United States had won, by a single point, but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play. A Russian player then threw the ball from one end of the court to the other, and another player popped it into basket. It was the first time the USA had ever lost an Olympic basketball match. An appeal jury debated the matter for four and a half hours before announcing that the result would stand. The American players then voted for not to receive the silver medals.Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played competitively rather than for the love of the game. The suggestion thatathletes should compete as individuals, or in non-national team, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism.26. According to the author, recent Olympic Games have _____C_____.A. created good will between the nationsB. bred only false national prideC. barely showed any international friendshipD. led to more and more misunderstanding and hatred27. What did the manager mean by saying “… Hockey and theInternational Hockey Federation are finished.”BA. His team would no longer take part in the international games.B. Hockey and the Federation are both ruined by the unfair decisions.C. There should be no more hockey matches organized by the Federation.D. The Federation should be dissolved.28. The basketball example implied that ______A_____.A. too much patriotism was displayed in the incident.B. the announcement to prolong the match was wrongC. The appeal jury was too hesitant in making the decisionD. the American team was right in rejecting the silver medals29. The author gives the two examples in Paragraph 2 and 3 to show____C____.A. how false national pride led to undesirable incidents in international gamesB. that sportsmen have been more obedient than they used to beC. that competitiveness in the games discourages international friendshipD. that unfair decisions are common in Olympic Games30. What conclusion can be drawn from the passage?DA. International contests are liable for misunderstanding between nations.B. Athletes should compete as individuals in the Olympic Games.C. Sport should be played competitively rather than for the love of the game.D. The organization of the Olympic Games must be improved.III. Vocabulary and Structure1. It is just as hard to persuade my wife not to dance _B___ to keep me from the football field.A. so it isB. as it isC. so is itD. as is it2. The committee ___B___ different opinions about the financial help given to the workers.A. hasB. haveC. havingD. having had3. Nothing is ___A__ time; yet nothing is less valued.A. more precious thanB. less precious thanC. most preciousD. as precious as4. ____A__ you’ve got a chance, you might as well make full use of it.A. Now thatB. AfterC. AlthoughD. As soon as5. Not only I but also Jane and Mary ____B__ tired of having one examination after another.A. isB. areC. amD. be6. The child felt there was no one he could turn __A____ with his problem.A. toB. forC. onD. at7. __A__ from the top of the mountain, the whole city looks beautiful.A. SeenB. SeeingC. SeeD. Looked8. Traveling abroad will broaden your ____ C__ and help you to understand the world.A. rangeB. sightC. horizonD. vision9. In all English towns there is a speed limit of 30 miles an hour, __B___A. is thereB. isn’t thereC. is itD. isn’t it10. No sooner had he left ____B___ the police arrived.A. whenB. thanC. thenD. before11. __D__ the expense, I ____ a round-the-world tour.A. Were it not … would takeB. If it were not… takeC. Weren’t it for… will takeD. If it hadn’t been for… would have taken12. As a part-time job, I worked in a small beachside restaurant during the college __C____.A. scopeB. scheduleC. vacationD. vocation13. The mountain village is my hometown. I spent __C___ merry night there when I was young.A. a great manyB. plenty ofC. many aD. a great deal14. ___B___ the cold wind, they went out without their coats.A. DespiteB. In spiteC. AlthoughD. Unless15.Ellis Haizlip began his stage career in Washington, D.C., _D__ supervised the Howard University Players during their summer season.A. he wasB. where he was C .which heD. where he16. Never before __A____ won gold medals in the Olympic Games.A. have so many Chinese athletesB. so many Chinese athletes haveC. have such many Chinese athletesD. such many Chinese athletes have17. Those ___A__ to go to the exhibition should inform the office.A. not wantingB. who not wantC. not wantedD. are not want18. What did the teacher ___C___ us to do tonight as our homework?A. allowB. permitC. assignD. resign。

Admission Examination 2013/2014 – ENGLISH (Paper 2)I. Reading Comprehension (40 marks)Passage 1In the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans, all hurricanes are given girls’ names. For years hurricanes in the Caribbean were named after the saint’s day on which the hurricane occurred. An example is the “Santa Ana” hurricane which struck Puerto Rico on July 26, 1825, and “San Felipe” (1876) and “San Felipe” (1828) which passed over Puerto Rico on September 3. An Australian forecaster once named hurricanes in this area after political figures (人物) he disliked. Another method of identifying hurricanes was the phonetic alphabet used by the military during World War I. The oldest method is the more cumbersome latitude-longitude (緯度-經度) description. The first written mention of lady hurricanes may have been in the novel Storm, by George R. Steward (1941). During World War II the practice of giving the storms girls’ names became more widespread.1. Hurricanes were probably first given girls’ names in ___________.A. the Second World WarB. 1941C. 1825D. 19282. The oldest method of naming hurricanes was ________.A. identifying them by using a phonetic alphabetB. giving them the name of the saint whose feast they occurred onC. identifying them according to their longitude and latitude descriptionD. giving them the name of a political figure3. Two hurricanes had the same name. They were both called ______ .A. StormB. Santa AnaC. San FelipeD. none of above4. The practice of naming hurricanes after saints’ days began _______ .A. in AustraliaB. in the CaribbeanC. in the North Pacific areaD. during the Second World War5. What does the author mean when he describes the practice of naming hurricanes by giving their longitude and latitude as “cumbersome”?A. The method is traditionalB. The method is scientific.C. The method is quick and easy.D. The method is complicated and awkward.Passage 2To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain. It was first used as a shade against the sun.Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, way back in the eleventh century B.C..We know that the umbrella was also used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use; it became a symbol of honor and authority. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royal people or by those in high office.In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrellas as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in 16th century. And again it became a symbol of power and authority.Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn’t until the twentieth century that women’s umbrellas began to be made in a variety of colors.1. The first use of umbrella was as _______.A. protection against rainB. a shade against the sunC. a symbol of powerD. a symbol of honor2. ______were regarded as the people who first used umbrellas.A. RomansB. GreeksC. ChineseD. Europeans3. The umbrella was used only by royal people or those in high office_______.A. in European in the eighteenth centuryB. in ancient Egypt and BabylonC. in the Far East in ancient timesD. during the Middle Ages4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. Women enjoy using umbrella with various kinds of colors.B. The inventor of the umbrella is unknown.C. Once ordinary people had no right to use umbrellas.D. Umbrellas were popular and cheap in the ancient times.5. This passage talks mainly about ________.A. when and how the umbrella was inventedB. why the umbrella was so popular in EuropeC. the development of the umbrellaD. the history and use of the umbrellaPassage 3It was the summer of 1965. DeLuca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked DeLuca about his plans for the future. “I’m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it,” DeLuca recalls saying, “Buck said, ‘You should open a sandwich shop.’”That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $1,000. DeLuca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldn’t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1,000.But business didn’t go smoothly as they expected. DeLuca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn’t know how badly, because we didn’t have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.DeLuca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They’d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. “We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful; we are opening a second store.’” And they did—in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.But the partners’ learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, DeLuca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their suppliers. “It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn’t necessary, but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out,” DeLuca says.And having a goal was also important. “There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal,” DeLuca adds.DeLuca ended up founding Subway Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain.1. DeLuca opened the first sandwich shop in order to________.A. support his familyB. pay for his college educationC. help his partner expand businessD. do some research2. Which of the following is TRUE of Buck?A. He put money into the sandwich business.B. He was a professor of business administration.C. He was studying at the University of Bridgeport.D. He rented a storefront for DeLuca.3. What can we learn about their first shop?A. It stood at an unfavorable place.B. It lowered the prices to promote sales.C. It made no profits due to poor management.D. It lacked control over the quality of sandwiches.4. They decided to open a second store because they _________.A. had enough money to do itB. had succeeded in their businessC. wished to meet the increasing demand of customersD. wanted to make people believe that they were successful5. What contributes most to their success according to the author?A. Learning by trial and error.B. Making friends with suppliers.C. Finding a good partner.D. Opening chain stores.Passage 4If you look for a book as a present for a child, you will be spoiled for choice even in a year where there is no new Harry Potter. J.K Rowling’s wizard is not alone: the past decade has been a harvest for good children’s books, which has set off a large quantity of films and in return led to increased sales of classics such as The Lord of the Rings.Yet despite that, reading is increasingly unpopular among children. According to statistics, in 1997, 23% said they didn’t like reading at all. In 2003, 35% did. And around 6% of children leave primary school each year unable to read properly.Maybe the decline is caused by the increasing availability of computers games. Maybe the books boom has affected only the top of the educational pile. Either way, Chancellor Gordon Brown plans to change things for the bottom of the class. In his pre-budget report, he announced the national project of Reading Recovery to help the children struggling most.Reading Recovery is aimed at six-year-olds, who receive four months of individual daily half-hour classes with a specially trained teacher. An evaluation earlier this year reported that children on the scheme made 20 months’ progress in just one year, whereas similarly weak readers without special help made just five months’ progress, and so ended the year even further below the level expected for their age.International research tends to find that when British children leave primary school they read well, but read less often for fun than those elsewhere. Reading for fun matters because children who are keen on reading can report lifelong pleasure and loving books is an excellent indicator of future educational success. According to the OECD, being a regular and enthusiastic reader is of great advantage.1. Which of the following is TRUE of Paragraph 1?A. Many children’s books have been adapted from films.B. Many high-quality children’s books have been published.C. The sales of classics have led to the popularity of films.D. The sales of presents for children have increased.2. Statistics suggested that _______.A. the number of top students increased with the use of computersB. a decreasing number of children showed interest in readingC. a minority of primary school children read properlyD. a huge percentage of children read regularly3. What do we know about Reading Recovery?A. An evaluation of it will be made sometime this year.B. Weak readers on the project were the most hardworking.C. It aims to train special teachers to help children with reading.D. Children on the project showed noticeable progress in reading.4. Reading for fun is important because book-loving children _______.A. take greater advantage of the projectB. show the potential to enjoy a long lifeC. are likely to succeed in their educationD. would make excellent future researchers5. The aim of this text would probably be _______.A. to overcome primary school pupils reading difficultyB. to encourage the publication of more children’s booksC. to remind children of the importance of reading for funD. to introduce a way to improve early children readingIIa. Vocabulary and Grammar (30 marks)Choose the answer that best completes each sentence1.In order to find _______ better job, he decided to study _______ second foreign language.A. the; aB. a; aC. the; theD. a; the2.In our class, when the bell rang and the teacher closed his book, it was a ______ for everyone to stand up.A. signalB. chanceC. markD. measure3.The house still needed a lot of work, but the kitchen was finished.A. insteadB. altogetherC. at onceD. at least4.As he works in a remote area, he visits his parents only ______ .A. occasionallyB. anxiouslyC. practicallyD. urgently5.He has made a lot of films, but _______ are good ones.A. anyB. someC. fewD. many6. A new _______ bus service to Tianjin Airport started to operate two months ago.A. normalB. usualC. regularD. common7.There is an old proverb, “Love me，love my dog.” But there is _______ wisdom in this: “Love me, love my book.”A. someB. moreC. muchD. most8.One of the most important questions they had to consider was _______ of public health.A. whatB. thisC. thatD. which9.You have to move out of the way _______ the truck cannot get past you.A. soB. orC. andD. but10.If she doesn’t want to go, nothing you can say will _______ her.A. persuadeB. promiseC. inviteD. support11.Many Chinese universities provide scholarships for students _______ financial aid.A. in favour ofB. in honour ofC. in face ofD. in need of12.I looked up and noticed a snake ______ its way up the tree to catch its breakfast.A. to windB. windC. windingD. wound13.--- What are you reading, Tom?--- I’m not really reading, just _______ the pages.A. turning offB. turning aroundC. turning upD. turning over14.We are invited to a party _________in our club next Friday.A. to be heldB. heldC. being heldD. holding15.He _______football regularly for many years when he was young.A. was playingB. playedC. has playedD. had played16.John promised his doctor he ____ not smoke, and he has never smoked ever since.A. mightB. shouldC. couldD. would17.There’s no light on — they ________ be at home.A. can’tB. mustn’tC. needn’tD. shouldn’t18.The growing speed of a plant is influenced by a number of factors, _______ are beyond our control.A. most of themB. most of whatC. most of whichD. most of that19._______ is known to all, good friends_______ happiness and value to life.A. It; add toB. It; addC. As; addD. As; add to20._________ in the fields on a March afternoon, he could feel the warmth of spring.A. To walkB. WalkingC. WalkedD. Having walked21.Either you or one of your students ______ to attend the meeting that is due tomorrow.A. areB. isC. haveD. be22.It is reported that the United States uses _______ energy as the whole of Europe.A. as twiceB. twice muchC. twice much asD. twice as much23.--- What’s the matter with Della?--- Well, her parents wouldn't allow her to go to the party, but she still ______.A. hopes toB. hopes soC. hopes notD. hopes for24.No matter how bright a talker you are, there are times when it’s better ______ silent.A. remainB. remainingC. to remainD. be remaining25.Had they known what was coming next, they ________ second thoughts.A. may haveB. could haveC. must have hadD. might have had26.--- I just can’t understand how he could _______ her indifference to him.--- That’s why we call him Mr. Please-all.A. put up withB. put offC. put onD. put through27.She is already 18 years old, but she behaves as if she ______ still a little girl.A. isB. wasC. wereD. being28.The old man was telling a funny story, surrounded by many kids, ________with fascination.A. all of whom were listenedB. all of them listeningC. all of them listenedD. all of them were listening29.--- Poor Steve! I could hardly recognize him just now!--- _______________, he has changed so much.A. Never mindB. No problemC. Not at allD. Me neither30.--- Do you know Anna’s telephone number?--- ________. As a matter of fact, I don’t know any Anna, either.A. I think soB. I’m afraid notC. I hope soD. I’d rather notIIb. Cloze (10 marks)There were more than twenty universities in Britain in 1960. During the 1960s eight completely new ones were founded, and ten other new ones were created by turning old colleges of technology into universities. In the same period the 1 of students more than doubled, from 70,000 to 2 than 200,000.By 1973 about 10% of men aged from eighteen to twenty-one were in universities and about 5% of women. All the universities are private institutions. Each has its 3 governing councils, 4 some local businessmen and local politicians as well as a few academics. The state began to give grants to them fifty years 5 , and by 1970 each university derived nearly all its 6 from state grants (政府资助). Students have to pay fees and living costs, but every student may receive, from the local authority of the place where he lives, a personal grant which is enough to pay his full costs, including lodging and 7 unless his parents are 8 . Most students take jobs in the summer 9 about six weeks, but they do not normally do outside 10 during the academic year.1. A. quantum B. quality C. number D. member2. A. less B. more C. fewer D. better3. A. personal B. own C. self D. kind4. A. including B. taking C. consisting D. making5. A. before B. ago C. after D. later6. A. funds B. profits C. benefits D. interests7. A. drinking B. shelter C. fruit D. food8. A. rich B. poor C. kind D. generous9. A. at B. on C. for D. by10. A. study B. experiment C. travel D. workIII. Composition (20 marks)Write an essay of about 150 words on ONE of the following topics.1.In your opinion, is homework necessary? Why or why not? Please explain.2.What are some of your suggestions to solve the traffic problems in Macau?。

澳門科技大學 2015英文試題2答案1. Simon used to be____，but now he takes part in different activities and has made many new friends． [单选题] *A．honestB．livelyC．activeD．quiet(正确答案)2. ——"Food Safety" problem is becoming ______ these days．——I think so．The government must do something to deal with it． [单选题] * A．smaller and smallerB．worse and worse(正确答案)C．better and betterD．nicer and nicer3. When you feel helpless and_____，just remember you are not_____ in the world because your friends are around you. [单选题] *A．alone；aloneB ．alone；lonelyC．lonely；alone(正确答案)D．lonely; lonely4. What a terrible experience! ________， you're safe now—that's the main thing. [单选题] *A．Anyway(正确答案)B．BesidesC．OtherwiseD . Therefore5. The way you thought of ________ the math problem is greatly creative. [单选题] *A. to solveB. solving(正确答案)C. solvedD. solve6. There ______ a pencil and some pens in the box． [单选题] *A．is(正确答案)B．areC．aren'tD. doesn’t7. There _____a number of books in the library and the number of them______increasing． [单选题] *A．has，isB．have，areC．are，is(正确答案)D．is，are8. There is no use______ a lot without ______ anything. [单选题] *A. to talk, doB. talked, doingC. talking, being doneD. talking, doing(正确答案)9. Peter knew _______________. [单选题] *A. whether he has finished reading the bookB. why the boy had so many questions(正确答案)C. there were 12 months in a yearD. when they will leave for Paris10. Tom was sleeping _________ his brother was reading a magazine. [单选题] * A．untilB．while(正确答案)C． beforeD． after11. They had no sooner arrived at the airport ______it was time to check in. [单选题] * A．whenB．beforeC．than(正确答案)D．though12. Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase, _________ was very reasonable. [单选题] *A. which priceB. the price of which(正确答案)C. its priceD. the price of whose 13. The weather turned out to be very good, _______was more than we could expect.A. whatB. whichC. thatD. it14. He talked about the classmates and the school ____ he had visited. [单选题] *A. whoB. that(正确答案)C. whichD. about which15. Autumn is cool．I think it is the best time ____． [单选题] *A. travelB. to travel(正确答案)C. traveledD. to traveling16. Our teacher taught us how_________ a model robot． [单选题] *A. makeB. makesC. makingD. to make(正确答案)17. Li Ming used______ on the right in China, but he soon got used_______ on the left in England. [单选题] *A．to drive; to driveB．driving; drivingC．to driving; to driveD．to drive; to driving(正确答案)18. —Is this the first time you ________ Shanghai?—No. But the first time I ________ here, the city wasn't so beautiful. [单选题] * A．visit; cameB．have visited; came(正确答案)C．have visited; have comeD．visit; have come19. He practices _______English every day to make much progress． [单选题] *A. speakB. to speakC. speaking(正确答案)D. to speaking20. How time flies！We should show love for our parents and make them ______how much they mean to us． [单选题] *A. to knowB. knowingC. knew21. Do you like music ______ makes you excited ？ [单选题] *A. that(正确答案)B. whoC. whomD. it22. The games in ______ the young men competed were difficult. [单选题] *A. whomB. whoseC. which(正确答案)D. that23. —Do you remember ____ he came?—Yes, I do, he came by car. [单选题] *A. How(正确答案)B. whenC. thatD. if24. Someone is ringing the doorbell. Go and see ___________. [单选题] *A. who is heB. who he isC. who is it25. China is no longer _____ it used to be. [单选题] *A. asB. thatC. whichD. what(正确答案)二、完型填空（30分，每题2分，共15题）Friends are very important in our everyday life. Everyone 1 friends. We all like to feel close to someone. 2 is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with.3 ,sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people4 . But we would feel lonely if we5 had a friend.No two people are 6 . Friends 7 don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up (言归于好) and become 8 again. Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very 9 . We miss them very much, but we can 10 them and write to them. And we can 11 new friends. It is encouraging to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live 12 than people who don’t. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. 13 happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just done that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take 14 care of 15 .1. A. loves B. hates C. needs D. becomes [单选题]A. lovesB. hatesC. needs(正确答案)D. becomes2. A. It B. He C. There D. Someone [单选题]A. It(正确答案)B. HeC. ThereD. Someone3. A. Hardly B. Nearly C. Suddenly D. Certainly [单选题]A. HardlyB. NearlyC. SuddenlyD. Certainly(正确答案)4. A. alone B. away C. all over D. around [单选题]A. aloneB. awayC. all overD. around(正确答案)5. A. ever B. never C. just D. really [单选题]A. everB. never(正确答案)C. justD. really6. A. friendly B. kind C. just the same D. quite different [单选题]A. friendlyB. kindC. just the same(正确答案)D. quite different7. A. always B. sometimes C. often D. usually [单选题]A. alwaysB. sometimes(正确答案)C. oftenD. usually8. A. friendly B. good C. pleased D. friends [单选题]A. friendlyB. goodC. pleasedD. friends(正确答案)9. A. angry B. sad C. happy D. alone [单选题]A. angryB. sad(正确答案)C. happyD. alone10. A. call B. ask C. tell D. talk with [单选题]A. call(正确答案)B. askC. tellD. talk with11. A. look for B. find C. make D. know [单选题]A. look forB. findC. make(正确答案)D. know12. A. longer B. shorter C. slower D. faster [单选题]A. longer(正确答案)B. shorterC. slowerD. faster13. A. Smelling B. Being C. Sounding D. Making [单选题]A. SmellingB. Being(正确答案)C. SoundingD. Making14. A. less B. better C. little D. no [单选题]A. lessB. better(正确答案)C. littleD. no15. A. you B. your C. yours D. yourself [单选题]A. youB. yourC. yoursD. yourself(正确答案)三、阅读理解(20分，每题2分，共10题)（一）Mrs Brown's telephone number was 3464, and the number of the cinema in her town was 5463, so people often made a mistake and telephoned her when they wanted the cinema. One evening the telephone bell rang and Mrs Brown answered it. A tired man said, "At what time does your last film begin?""I'm sorry", said Mrs Brown, "but you have wrong number. That is not the cinema." "Oh, it began twenty minutes ago?"said the man."I'm sorry about that. Goodbye! "Mrs Brown was very surprised. So she told her husband. He laughed and said, "The man's wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him, but she didn't hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening, and the husband will be happy! "1.What is the number of the cinema in Mrs Brown's town? [单选题] *A. 3464B. 4683C. 5463(正确答案)D. 65432.Who called the telephone in one evening? [单选题] *A. A young womanB. A lovely childC. An energetic manD. A tired man(正确答案)3. What time does the last film begin in that evening? [单选题] *A. Twenty minutes agoB. Half an hour laterC. Twenty minutes beforeD. It is not said in the text(正确答案)4. Why did the strange man call the wrong number? [单选题] *A. He forgot the right number.B. He just mixed up numbers.C. He thought that Mrs Brown could know the time of the last film.D. He was so tired that he didn't want to see the last film.(正确答案)5. How did the man who called the telephone feel later? [单选题] *A. very happy(正确答案)B. rather surprisedC. a little sadD. a little angry（二）A month before my first marathon（马拉松）, one of my ankles（脚踝）was injured and this meant not running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet, I was determined（下定决心的） to go ahead.I remember back to my 7th year in school. In my first P.E. class, the teacher required（需要）us to hit a football. I didn’t do either well. He later informed me that I was not athletic（擅长运动的）.The idea that I was not athletic stuck with me for years. When I started running in my 30s, I realized running was a battle against myself, not about competition or whether or not I was athletic. It was all about the battle against my own body and mind. A test of wills!The night before my marathon, I dreamt that I couldn’t even find the finish line. I woke up sweating（流汗） and nervous, but ready to prove something to myself.Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces(鞋带) became untied（松散的）. So I stopped to readjust. Not the start I wanted!At mile 3, I passed a sign: ＂GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!＂By mile 17, I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly. Despite the pain, I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again.By mile 21, I was starving（煎熬）!As I approached（靠近） mile 23, I could see my wife waving a sign. She is my biggest fan. She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m. or questioned my expenses （支出）on running. I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal. In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had. Determined to be myself, move forward, free of shame（羞愧）and worldly labels(世俗标签), I can now call myself a ＂marathon winner＂.6.A month before the marathon, the author ____________. [单选题] *A. was well trainedB. felt amazedC. ankles was injured(正确答案)D. gave up7. Why did the author mention the P.E. class in his 7th year? [单选题] *A. To show the support of his teacher.B. To make the readers happy.C. To show he was not good at sports.(正确答案)D. To share a happy memory.8. Who was waiting for me in the final line? [单选题] *A. My parentsB. My wife(正确答案)C. My friendsD. My kid9. What did I dream at the night before my marathon? [单选题] *A. My ankles are injured againB. I had won the gameC. I missed the marathon gameD. I couldn’t even find the finish line.(正确答案)10. How was the author’s first marathon? [单选题] *A. He finished it.(正确答案)B. He gave up it halfway（半路）.C. He was the first place.D. He didn’t join in it.。

Admission Examination 2013/2014 – ENGLISH (Paper 1)I. Reading Comprehension (40 marks)Passage 1The Antarctica is actually a desert. It is the only continent on the earth without a river or a lake.The Antarctica is all ice all year round. The warmest temperature ever recorded there is zero, at the South Pole. Explorers used to think that a place so cold would have a heavy snowfall. But less than ten inches of snow falls each year. That is less than half an inch of water. Ten times that much moisture (水分) falls in parts of the Sahara.The little snow that falls in Antarctica never melts. It continues to pile up deeper and deeper year after year and century after century. When the snow gets to be about eighty feet deep it is turned to ice by the weight of snow above it.1. Antarctica is called a desert because _______.A.it is sandyB. it has the same temperature as a desertC. it has little moisture and no lakes or riversD. there are no people there2. Antarctica has __________.A. ten times as much moisture as the SaharaB. the same amount of moisture as the SaharaC. about one-tenth of the moisture of the SaharaD. none of the above3. The snow in Antarctica is very deep because it _______.A. never stops fallingB. piles up year after yearC. never meltsD. both B and C4. The snow turns to ice when _______.A. it gets wetB. the next snowfall comesC. the temperature gets colderD. the snow above it is heavy enough5. The best title for the passage is ________.A. A Strange ContinentB. An Ice ContinentC. Snowfall at the South PoleD. The World’s Greatest DesertPassage 2Baths and bathing have long been considered of medical importance to man. In Greece there are the ruins (废墟) of a water system for baths built over 3,000 years ago. The Romans had warm public baths. In some baths, as many 3,000 persons could bathe at the same time.Treating disease by taking bathing has been popular for centuries. Modern medical bathing first became popular in Europe and by the late 1700’s has also become popular in the United States.For many years frequent bathing was believed to be bad for one’s health. Ordinary bathing just to keep clean was avoided, and perfume was often used to cover up body smells!By the 1700’s doctors began to say that soap and water were good for health. They believed that it was good for people to be clean. Slowly, people began to bathe more frequently. During the Victorian Age of the late 19th century, taking a bath on Saturday night became common.In the United States ordinary bathing was slow to become popular. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, many Americans were known as “The Great Unwashed!” In one American city, for example, a person was only allowed to take a bath every thirty days! That was a law!Frequency of bathing today is partly a matter of habit. People know that bathing for cleanliness is important to health. Doctors know that dirty bodies increase the chance of diseases. As a result, in the United States, people generally bathe often. Some people bathe once a day at least. They consider a daily bath essential to good health.1. A water system for baths was built by_______ over 3,000 years ago.A. the RomansB. the GreeksC. the AmericansD. the Europeans2. The underlined word “perfume” probably means _______.A. a sweet smelling substanceB. good healthC. a strange smelling substanceD. large wealth3. In the 18th century doctors believed that being clean was _______.A. unimportantB. good for healthC. harmfulD. important4. Dirty bodies can ________.A. ruin one’s businessB. cause diseaseC. drive customers awayD. cause good health5. Which of the following gives the main idea of the passage?A. Everybody in America takes a daily bath.B. A bath a day keeps the doctor away.C. Taking baths has become popular in the world.D. Bathing has become easier and cheaper.Passage 3Robert Spring, a 19th century forger (偽造簽字者), was as good at his profession that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At first he made some money by selling his small but genuine of early U.S. autographs (親筆簽字). Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began imitating signatures of George Washington and Ban Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To make less the chance of detection (發覺), he sent his forgeries (偽造物) to England and Canada for sale and circulation (銷售).Forgers have a hard time selling their products. A forger can’t approach a respectable buyer but must deal with people who don’t have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways to make their work look real. For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the title page, and they can treat paper and ink with chemicals.In Spring’s time, right after the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the Southern states, so Spring invented a respectable maiden lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General “Stonewall” Jackson. For several years Miss Fanny’s economic problems forced her to sell a great number of letters and manuscripts belonging to her famous father. Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring from dying in poverty, leaving sharp-eye experts the difficult task of separating this forgeries from the originals.1. Why did Spring sell his autographs in England and Canada?A. There was a greater demand there than in America.B. There was less chance of being detected there.C. Britain was Spring’s birthplace.D. The prices were higher in England and Canada.2. After the Civil War, there was a great demand in Britain for _______.A. Southern moneyB. signatures of George Washington and Ben FranklinC. Southern manuscripts and lettersD. Civil War battle plans3. Robert Spring spent 15 years ______.A. running a bookstore in PhiladelphiaB. corresponding with Miss Fanny JacksonC. as a forgerD. as a respectable dealer4. According to the passage, forgeries are usually sold to _____.A. sharp-eyed expertsB. persons who aren’t expertsC. book dealersD. owner of the old books5. Who was Miss Fanny Jackson?A. The only daughter of General “Stonewall” Jackson.B. A little-known girl who sold her father’s papers to Robert Spring.C. Robert Spring’s daughter.D. An imaginary person created by Spring.Passage 4They are among the 250,000 people under the age of 25 who are out of work in the Netherlands, a group that accounts for 40 percent of the nation’s unemployed. A storm of anger boils up at the government-sponsored youth center, even among those who are continuing their studies.“We study for jobs that don’t exist.” Nicollete Steggerda, 23, said.After three decades of prosperity, unemployment among 10 member nations of the European Community has exceeded 11 percent, affecting a total of 12.3 million people, and the number is climbing.The bitter disappointment long expressed by British youths is spreading across the Continent. The title of a rock song “No Future” can now be seen written on the brick walls of closed factories in Belgium and France.Recent surveys have found that the increasing argument in the last few years over the deployment (佈局) in Europe of North Atlantic Treaty Organization missiles (導彈) and the possibility of nuclear war have clouded European youths’ confidence in the future.One form of protest tends to put the responsibility for a country’s economic troubles on the large numbers of “guest workers” from Third World nations, people welcomed in Western Europe in the years of prosperity.Young Europeans, brought up in an extended period of economic success and general stability, seem to resemble (與……相像) Americans more than they do their own parents. Material enjoyment has given them a sense of expectation, each the right, to a standard of living that they see around them.“And so we pass the days at the discos, or meet people at the café, and sit and stare.” said Isabella Gcuit, “There is usually not much conversation. You look for happiness. Sometimes you even find it.”1. Unemployment in the Netherlands has affected ______.A. one million peopleB. approximately 12.3 million of peopleC. 250,000 peopleD. roughly 0.6 million people2. What Nicollete Steggerda said (Para.2) suggests that ______.A. school education is not sufficientB. the students’ aim in study is not clearC. the students can’t get work after graduationD. the students have no motivation in their study3. British youths _______.A. are trying to seek their fortune on the ContinentB. are indifferent to the unemployed on the ContinentC. have been the first to show their disappointment over joblessnessD. are sympathetic to the unemployed in France and Belgium4. The author states all the items listed EXCEPT _______.A. European youths are worried about a new world war in the futureB. widespread unemployment is beyond European youths’ expectationC. the rock song “No Future” is an expression of the disappointment of European youthD. about 40% of the guest workers are out of work in Western Europe now5. It seems that young Europeans _______.A. are more like Americans than their elders in their way of thinkingB. look on life as their elders doC. look more like Americans than their elders doD. expect more from Americans than from their eldersIIa. Vocabulary and Grammar (30 marks)Choose the answer that best completes each sentence1.Some people fear that ________ air pollution may bring about changes in _______ weather around the world.A. /; theB. the; /C. an; theD. the; a2.Hiking by oneself can be fun and good for health. It may also be good for ______ building.A. respectB. friendshipC. reputationD. character3.At the railway station, the mother waved goodbye to her daughter until the train was _______.A. out of sightB. out of reachC. out of orderD. out of place4.The weather was cold that I didn’t like to leave my room.A. reallyB. suchC. tooD. so5.If a person has not had enough sleep, his actions will give him during the day.A. awayB. upC. inD. back6.In those days, our ______ concern was to provide people who were stopped by the snow storm with food and healthcare.A. trueB. constantC. permanentD. primary7.Of the two coats, I’d choose the one to spare some money for a book.A. cheapestB. cheaperC. more expensiveD. most expensive8.I felt so bad all day yesterday that I decided this morning I couldn’t face ________ day like that.A. otherB. anotherC. the otherD. others9.The _________ shoes were covered with mud, so I asked them to take them off before they got into __________ car.A. girl’s; Tom’sB. girls’; Toms’C. girls’; Tom’sD. girl’s; Toms’10._________ felt funny watching myself on TV.A. OneB. ThisC. ItD. That11.--- I wonder how much you charge for your services.--- The first two are free _________ the third costs $30.A. whileB. untilC. whenD. before12.According to scientists, our mental abilities begin to ______ from the age of 27 after reaching the highest level at 22.A. differB. shrinkC. failD. decline13.The forest rangers often find campfires that have not been _______ completely.A. faded awayB. put outC. broken intoD. kept off14.We would have called a taxi yesterday if Harold _______ us a ride home.A. didn’t offerB. hadn’t offeredC. wouldn’t offerD. hasn’t offered15.The artist was born poor, _______ poor he remained all his life.A. andB. orC. butD. so16.I used to quarrel a lot with my parents, but now we _______ well.A. look outB. stay upC. carry onD. get along17.For breakfast he only drinks juice from fresh fruit _______ on his own farm.A. grownB. being grownC. to be grownD. to grow18.Nowadays people sometimes separate their waste to make it easier for it _______.A. reusingB. to be reusedC. reusesD. to reuse19.The hotel wasn’t particularly good, but I _______ in many worse hotels.A. was stayingB. stayedC. would stayD. had stayed20.Teenagers _______ their health because they play computer games too much.A. have damagedB. are damagingC. damagedD. will damage21.--- I don’t care what people think.--- Well, you _______.A. couldB. shouldC. wouldD. might22.Life is like a long race _____ we compete with others to go beyond ourselves.A. whyB. whatC. thatD. where23.You and I could hardly work together, ?A. could youB. couldn’t IC. could weD. couldn’t we24.--- Did you go to the show last night?--- Yeah. Every boy and girl in the area _______ invited.A. wasB. wereC. has beenD. have been25.--- Have you handed in your homework yet?--- Yes, I have. I guess it _________ now.A. has gradedB. is gradedC. is being gradedD. is grading26.This restaurant wasn’t _________ that other restaurant we went to.A. half as good asB. as half good asC. as good as halfD. good as half as27.Only with the help of his friends ________ find a satisfying job.A. Tom couldB. should TomC. Tom wouldD. could Tom28.________to nuclear radiation, even for a short time, may change your genes and affect your offspring．A. Being exposedB. Having exposedC. ExposedD. After being exposed29.--- Bruce, I really appreciate your handwriting.--- _____________.A. You don’t have to.B. Thank you very muchC. No, I don’t think soD. Well, it’s not good enough30.--- I'm going to San Francisco for a couple of days.--- ________, I wish I could get away for a while.A. It doesn’t matterB. Forget it.C. I really envy youD. I can’t agree moreIIb. Cloze (10 marks)Helen Keller was no longer able to see or hear after she was sick at the age of 19 months. Her world was totally dark and 1 . Yet Helen Keller became a teacher, writer and lecturer. She was inside the hearts of millions of people.How did this 2 happen? For the first seven years of her life she was almost like a (an) 3 animal. Her father and mother could not control her. She screamed and kicked because she wanted other people to 4 her. She wanted to communicate 5 them but there was no way. Finally Helen’s parents 6 a teacher. Her name was Annie Sullivan. And Helen Keller’s education began.Miss Sullivan had once been blind 7 and she was an extremely gifted teacher. She constantly spelled out words in Helen’s hand. At first Helen didn’t understand the connection between 8 and things. But once she understood this connection she was 9 to learn foreign languages: French, German, Latin and Greek. She learned to write and speak. Helen always wanted to do what other people did. She went to college and her teacher went with her and helped her finish college with high 10 .Through her lectures and her writing Helen Keller reached millions of people. Her life is an inspiration to people everywhere.1. A. tranquil B. calm C. peaceful D. silent2. A. miracle B. accident C. dream D. tragedy3. A. gentle B. obedient C. wild D. cruel4. A. understand B. listen to C. look after D. look for5. A. to B. for C. with D. at6. A. waited for B. looked for C. cared for D. sent for7. A. himself B. herself C. myself D. themselves8. A. words B. sentences C. images D. sound9. A. eager B. forced C. easy D. difficult10. A. credits B. points C. honors D. classesIII. Composition (20 marks)Write an essay of about 150 words on ONE of the following topics.1.What are the advantages and disadvantages of social networking on the internet such as using Facebook or Twitter?2.Do you like reading? Why or why not? Please explain.。

某科技大学英语入学考试复习题A一、阅读理解 (20%)Passage 1Want ads(招聘广告) are messages in the newspaper where you can find out about many different things. They are also known as the classified section and you can find out about job openings there. The “Help Wanted” or “Employment” section, you will see other titles under these general titles. They are called subheadings（小标题）. For example, you can look under the subheading “Office”or “Clerical”if you have special skills as a secretary or typist. The jobs are listed in alphabetical order under the subheadings.You can read the want ads to learn general information about available jobs or to learn specific information about a particular job that interests you. Reading the want ads will help you better understand the jobs that are available. However, only a small group of people get jobs through the want ads. Often the jobs offered are entry level jobs or beginning jobs. If you have little experience as a worker, Want ads may help you find the job you looking for.1.Want ads are advertisements in which people can find information about ___.A.available rentalsB. available jobsC. second-hand goodsD. fashionable clothes2.You can find want ads in ___ advertising section in newspapers.A. medicineB. walkingC. classifiedD. outdoor3.It’s easy to find the jobs that you are interested in because job openings are classified under___.A. titlesB. namesC. positionsD. subheadings4.You can better understand ___ when reading a specific want ads.A.what you are required to doB. what you haveC. why you take the jobD. how to do the job5.Want ads are of more help to those who have ___ experience in a job.A. littleB. unusualC. enoughD. pleasantPassage 2Atoms(微粒；原子) are all around us. They are the bricks of which everything is made. Many millions of atoms are contained in just onegrain of salt, but despite their small size they are very important. The way an everyday object behaves depends on what kinds of atoms are in it and how they act.For instance, you know that most solid objects melt if they get hot enough. Why is this? It is the effect of the heat on the object’s atoms. All atoms move constantly. When they are hot, they move faster.Usually the atoms in an object hold together and give the object its shape. But if the object grows hot, its atoms move so fast that they break the force that usually holds them together. They move out of their usual places so that the object loses its shape. Then we say that the object is melting.6.One grain of salt contains ___.A.a few thousand atomsB. many millions of atomsC. several heated atomsD. one million atoms7.The way an object behaves depends on the ___.A.kinds of atoms in itB. number of atoms in itC. way its atoms behaveD. both A and C8.Heating an object will affect ___.A.the movements of its atomsB. the speed of its atomsC. the shape of its atomsD. both A and B9.An object holds its shape because its atoms ___.ually hold togetherB. move very fastC. are very hotD. are not moving10.When its atoms leave their usual places, we say that an object is ___.A. shrinkingB. expandingC. changing placesD. melting二、单项选择 (20%)11. He will ___ announce the independence of the country tomorrow morning.A. formallyB. officiallyC. loudlyD. justly12. We have to climb the stairs because the elevator doesn’t ___ well today.A. liftB. raiseC. operateD. go13. We are deeply impressed by his ___ room.A. orderB. orderedC. orderingD. orderly14. You have to hurry up, ___ you’ll be late for work again.A. otherwiseB. becauseC. asD. since15. There exist a lot of mysteries in the ___ space.A. outB. outerC. outsideD. outward16. We ___ a lot of thanks to the old farmer because he saves our son’s life.A.offerB. provideC. giveD. owe17. The crowd got into a ___ when the fire startedA. hearB. noiseC. panicD. mess18. I ___ two bookstores on my way to the school library.A. passB. pastC. pass byD. go through19. She ___ $ 45 on that beautiful hatA. gaveB. paidC. spentD. offer20. The children are not permitted ___ into the garden before 9 o’clock.A. goB. to goC. goingD. in going21. He was persuaded not ___ the army by his teacher.A. joinB. to joinC. joiningD. in joining22. A lot of unusual ___ have taken place in it after the old man died last month.A. phenomenaB. phenomenasC. phenomenonD. phenomenons23. I felt ___ when I finished this hard task on time.A. pleasantB. pleasureC. pleasedD. please24. His classmates always ___ tricks on him.A. makeB. playC. planD. run25. The young soldier finally gave ___ the last hope of escaping the prisonA. downB. upC. outD. away26. The light suddenly went ___ when he stood up.A. downB. upC. outD. away27.The criminal was ___ over to the police at last.A. heldB. caughtC. handedD. played28. I wrote to him twice, but I didn’t ___ from him at all.A. receiveB. getC. acceptD. hear29. He tried to ___ back his great anger and said nothing about it.A. stopB. holdC. avoidD. make30. It is strange that nobody gets ________ at this stop.A. offB. downC. upD. out三、完型填空 (10%)Have you ever had to stay in 31_ a long time? About six months ago,I _32_very weak and so I went _33_ a doctor. He looked at me and askeda lot of questions: “Have you been working too _34_ ?”“Have you_35_ anything special?” And so on. Finally he_ 36_ that it was not very serious but that I _37_ not to meet other people. I had to stay in bed for two weeks and take some medicine _38_ . It wasn’t so bad because my friends came and talked to me _39 _ the window. I’m glad my bedroom is on the _ 40_.复习题A答案一、阅读理解（20%，共10题，每小题2分）1～5 BCDAA 6～10 BDDAD二、单项选择（20%，共20题，每小题1分）11～15 BCDAB 16～20 DCACB21～25 BACBB 26～30 CCDBA三、完型填空（10%，共10题，每小题1分）31～35 CABAC 36～40 DADAD。

2009/2010 ADMISSION EXAMINATION PAPERInstructions:1.Part A & B – USE A PENCIL, not a pen, to fill in the bubbles on theAnswer Sheet. The bubbles must be filled in well or the machine willnot be able to read your answers. If you can easily see the letter underthe bubble which you have filled in, then it is not dark enough.2.Part C – Write the essay IN PEN on the lined paper provided.3.Do not take this examination paper from the examination room. Youmust return it with your Answer Sheet at the end of the examinationperiod.4.This examination paper has a total of 100 points.5.The answers to Parts A and B must be completed on the Answer Sheet.6.It is recommended that you divide your time between the three parts sothat you can finish all of the examination with the maximum timeallowed of two hours.Suggested TimePart A (30%) 40 minutesPart B (30%) 30 minutesPart C (40%) 50 minutesPart AReading (30%) Suggested time: 40 minutesEach question is worth two points.PASSAGE ONEA.Facebook is once again facing a loud chorus of complaints from its faithful over how their personal information is used. Earlier this week, news of a February 4 change to the site’s terms of service trickled out to users courtesy of The Consumerist, a Consumers Union blog. That change, according to The Consumerist, meant that Facebook could now use information you upload “in any way they deem fit, forever, no matter what you do later”.B.Facing a public relations crisis, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg clarified his company’s position, writing, “our philosophy is that people own their information and control who they share it with”.C.Facebook users took issue with the deletion of a provision in the terms of service that said users could remove their content at any time, at which time the license would expire, and added new language that said Facebook would retain users’ content and licenses after an account was terminated, The New York Times reported. Zuckerberg, however, indicated that the change in language was done for pragmatic reasons: even when a Facebook user deactivates an account, any messages and other information (e-mail addresses or phone numbers, for example) shared with his or her friends are still in that friend's inbox or on their wall.D.Zuckerberg chalked the issue up to a lack of technology. “There is no system today that enables me to share my email address with you and then simultaneously lets me control who you share it with and also lets you control what services you share it with,” Zuckerberg wrote.E.This wasn’t Facebook’s first foray into a public relations crisis over privacy. In 2007, the site found itself in a similar situation when it introduced Beacon, software on its sitehave partnered with Facebook on the endeavour. In earlier versions of the software, your movie viewing or purchasing habits could be sent to your Facebook page – without your explicit permission – for all of your network of friends to see. More than 50,000 Facebook users signed a petition protesting the new program, which prompted the site to notify users before passing along updates about their activities on partner sites and let users cancel these updates if they so desired.[Source: Greenemeier, Larry. “60-Second Science Blog.” Scientific American 17 Feb. 2009. 25 Feb. 2009.]Vocabulary in ContextBelow are words and phrases from reading Passage One. Choose the best definition for each underlined word or phrase as it is used in the passage. Mark the letter on the Answer Sheet.1. Paragraph A: …change to the site’s terms of service trickled out to users…A. drippedB. reachedC. fittedD. tackled2. Paragraph C: …Facebook would retain users' content…A. maintainB. restrainC. detainD. abstain3. Paragraph D: …and then simultaneously lets me…A. at a later timeB. quicklyC. slowlyD. at the same time4. Paragraph E: … without your explicit permission…A. clearly expressedB. clearly explainedD. impliedComprehensionChoose the best answer and mark the letter on the Answer Sheet.5. The main purpose of the reading passage isA. to consider the advantages and disadvantages of Facebook.B. to persuade the reader to use Facebook.C. to promote the philosophy of Facebook.D. to alert the reader to the potential privacy problem in Facebook.6. Why are Facebook users upset?A. Because they are worried that they will not be able to use Facebook.B. Because they are worried that Facebook may charge them money.C. Because they are worried that Facebook will use their personal informationwithout their permission.D. Because they are worried that they cannot share their email address with theirfriends.7. According to the passage, what happens to users’ personal information after they close their Facebook accounts?A. Their personal information is returned to the users.B. Their personal information is kept by Facebook.C. Their personal information is emailed to everyone.D. Their personal information is removed from Facebook.8. Why were users upset with Beacon?A. Because it kept a record of what they bought on the Internet.B. Because it did not keep an accurate record of what they bought on the Internet.C. Because it allowed all their Facebook friends to see what they bought on theInternet.D. Because it records their movie viewing habits.PASSAGE TWOA. India is only one of many countries in South and South-East Asia to exploit its English-speaking colonial heritage and connect to the global economy. However, it is likely that it will be China who will determine the speed at which other Asian countries, such as Thailand, shift to a global English model.B. China is now setting the pace of change in the region. In 2001, China decided to make English compulsory in primary schools from Grade 3. In practice, rural areas may not meet that target, while big cities, such as Beijing and Shanghai, have already introduced English at Grade 1. More people are now learning English in China than in any other country. Within the formal education sector an estimated 176.7 million Chinese were studying English in 2005.C. In 2004 the English language scholar Braj B. Kachru wrote that there were 200 million Chinese English users in 1995. As a result of the new policy, China now produces over 20 million new users of English each year. It seems possible that within a few years there could be more English speakers in China than in India.D. China’s decision to make English a key part of its strategy for economic development has had a galvanising impact on neighbouring countries, where enthusiasm for English was in danger of waning. By the end of 2005, Thailand, the Philippines, Japan and Taiwan were all expressing grave anxiety about their national proficiency in English and had announced new educational initiatives. Thailand announced a new teacher training programme and a switch to communicative methodology because its 1996 policy to start English at Grade 1 was failing. The Philippines are debating whether to make English the medium of education at all levels.E. Not only is China setting the pace, but until countries in the region are able to develop their national proficiency in Mandarin, English will provide their main means of communicating with China.[Source: Graddol, David. English Next.British Council, 2006.] Vocabulary in Contexteach underlined word or phrase as it is used in the passage. Mark the letter on the Answer Sheet.9. Paragraph A: …to exploit its English-speaking colonial heritage…A. denyB. expandC. rejectD. use10. Paragraph B: …China decided to make English compulsory…A. advisableB. availableC. requiredD. taught11. Paragraph D: …all expressing grave anxiety…A. deadB. greyC. livelyD. serious12. Paragraph E: Not only is China setting the pace…A. goalB. languageC. needD. speedComprehensionChoose the best answer and mark the letter on the Answer Sheet.13. The main purpose of the reading passage isA. to convince readers that English is Asian.B. to criticise the lack of English in Thailand and the Philippines.C. to describe China's commitment to English.D. to urge Asians to learn Mandarin.14. English should be taught from Grade 3A. in all schools in China.B. in schools in Beijing and Shanghai.C. in schools in the Philippines.D. in schools in rural areas.15. The article suggests thatA. Asian countries will follow China's policies.B. communicative methodology is the best way to learn English.C. an English speaking colonial heritage is necessary.D. India will have fewer English speakers in the future.PART BGrammar (30%) Suggested time: 30 minutesEach question is worth one point.Modal VerbsFrom the choices provided, select the modal verbs that best complete the sentences in the following paragraph. Mark the letter on the Answer Sheet.It was a dark overcast day. He went out without his rain gear. Then it started raining. He knew that he 1 his umbrella but he was already late for work and he 2 be in his office at this time, so he headed on. He was half wet and finally he stopped to see if he 3 find a taxi. He waited for some ten minutes and there were still no signs of a taxi. The rain got heavier and he4 look for a shelter. He ran past the park near his home and got to a telephone booth. He went inside and found himself soaked to the skin. He5 probably catch a cold in his wet clothes. Now he just hoped that he6 ill.1. A. could have brought B. should have broughtC. could bringD. should brought3. A. will B. should C. could D. may4. A. had to B. must C. would D. might5. A. would B. must C. should D. can6. A. would not get B. would not have gotC. could not get D could not have gotFrom the choices provided, select the tense/form of the verb that best completes the sentence. Mark the letter on the Answer Sheet.WeddingsIn Western cultures the bride traditionally 7 white, a symbol of purity (the veil being the symbol of virginity). These days, when both bride and groom may 8together for years with not just each other but a number of predecessors, other colours may be favoured – though white, or at least cream, 9 enduringly popular.“Christian-style” white dresses 10 also now a big favourite in Japan, where rooms 11 to look like European chapels and the ceremony may be officiated by a suitably European-looking “priest”. Otherwise, in the more traditional Shinto ceremony the Japanese bride 12 a white or mixed-colour wedding kimono, red and white being regarded as a happy combination. Her face 13 made up white. Over an ornate hair-do will be a large white hood known as the tsuno-kakushi (“horn-concealer”), the idea being that she has to hide the devilish “horns of jealousy” that will inevitably appear later on in the marriage. Male guests typically 14 black suits, white shirts and white ties, while female guests may wear a kimono or formal dress.In China the bride wears red, the colour of celebration and good fortune, complete with a red veil. In northern India she wears a red nuptial sari, and in Muslim countries red ghararas (tunic and ruffled trousers). The only other women wearing red will be the newly wedded, so as a guest you should 15 that; white also, for both sexes – it 16 exclusively associated with funerals.7. A. wearing B. wear C. worn D. wears8. A. lives B. living C. have lived D. lived9. A. remain B. remaining C. have remained D. remains10. A. is B. were C. was D. are11. A. are decorated B. are decorating C. is decorated D. decorates12. A. wearing B. will wear C. worn D. has worn13. A. will be B. was C. being D. has been14. A. wearing B. wear C. worn D. wears15. A. avoiding B. to avoid C. avoid D. avoids16. A. will be B. was C. is D. areTransition WordsFrom the choices provided, select the transition word or phrase that would correctly complete the sentence. Mark the letter on the Answer Sheet.Most weddings involve parents and guests presenting the newlyweds with gifts. 17, in China family elders give them red envelopes (hong bao) containing money during the tea ceremony that is the climax of the wedding day. In the Philippines the bride is showered with paper money as she dances, 18 Mexicans and Hispanic communities in the USA have the “dollar dance”, where guests “pay” to dance with both bride and groom by pinning money on them, often in a special sash. 19, the traditional gift at a Hindu wedding is money. In India, 20 following this course, you should make sure your cash present is an auspicious number of dollars –ending in 1.21cash is also the right gift at a Japanese wedding. It should be in mint condition, not folded, and placed face-up in a special envelope called a shugibukuro, which can be boughtat stationery shops. You may give anything from 10,000 to 100,000 yen ( 22not unlucky 40, 60, or 90,000), depending on your relationship with the bride and groom, and the quality of your envelope should reflect the amount of cash inside. You write your name on the bottom half of the front of the envelope and place it inside a purple or red square of cloth called a fukusa.23 don't be surprised to receive a little something, too. In the land of the endless gift, the bride and groom are expected to reciprocate your generosity. You will either be given a special catalogue at the end of the wedding from which to choose your present, which willbe sent on to you later; or else you’ll be handed a goody bag or something more substantialLondon: Profile, 2007.17. A. For example B. Moreover C. Most importantly D. Therefore18. A. although B. moreover C. therefore D. while19. A. Consequently B. However C. Similarly D. Then 20. A. because B. for C. so D. when21. A. Conversely B. Finally C. Likewise D. Therefore 22. A. because B. then C. though D. while23. A. BecauseB. FinallyC. PreviouslyD. WhereasPhrasal VerbsFrom the choices provided, select the phrasal verb that best completes each sentence. Mark the letter on the Answer Sheet.24. “Do you like strong cheese?”“No, it’s the smell that _____ me _____.” A. puts … away B. puts … offC. puts … outD. puts … down25. It was the first time she had been away from her family but she soon _____ her homesickness.A. got out ofB. got overC. got offD. got on26. What time is your flight due to ____?A. take offB. take downC. let offD. let down27. Mum’s on the phone. Do you want to speak to her or shall I ____ when we have finished?A. hang onB. hang overC. hang upD. hang out28. By the time I _____ at the party, most people had already left.A. turned overB. turned offC. turned downD. turned up29. The rest of the group was still so far ahead. I knew Jack hadn’t ____ them.A. put up withB. caught up withC. brought up withD. taken up with30. I will win this race. I won’t ____ you ____.A. let … offB. let … upC. let … downD. let … inPART CWriting (40%) Suggested Time: 50 minutesChoose ONE of the following topics to write an essay of at least 300 words on the lined paper provided. Write your letter choice (A, B, C or D) and then your answer. Pay attention to expressing your ideas clearly, using the right words, using appropriate sentence structure, developing ideas logically from one paragraph to another, and using correct grammar, spelling and punctuation. Remember to write an introduction and a conclusion. Write your room number, seat number, and application number on the paper. Use the space provided below to plan your essay. Leave some time at the end of the examination for checking your work.PLEASE NOTE: It is very important that you address the central idea in the question you choose. Do not try to repeat an essay you may have memorised; to write an essay which you have learned by heart will be considered as a form of plagiarism and you will score zero. Please address the central idea in the question you choose to answer as the examiners will be assessing your use of English as well as the way you construct your argument.A.What in your view is the greatest human invention in the past one hundred years?B.One often talks about learning from history. Is it always good to remember the past oris it sometimes better to forget?C.On the Internet one can never be sure of anyone’s identity. Anyone can be anyone andeveryone can meet everyone. Do you think it is possible to develop real, meaningful friendships with people you meet on the Internet?D.If the University of Macau decides to offer a new major, which subject, in your view,will benefit Macao the most?End of Examination Paper2009/2010 MODEL ANSWERPart AReading (30%)Each correct answer is worth two points.1. B2. A3. D4. A5. D6. C7. B8. C9. D10. C11. D12. D13. C14. A15. APart BGrammar (30%)Each correct answer is worth one point.1. B 11. A 21.C2. B12. B22. C3. C13. A23. B4. A 14. B 24.B5. A 15. C 25.B6. A 16. C 26.A7. D 17. A 27.C8. C 18. D 28.D9. D 19. C 29.B10. D 20. D 30.C2008/2009 ADMISSION EXAMINATION PAPERInstructions:1.Parts A and B – Put your answers on the Answer Sheetprovided. USE A PENCIL. Carefully and completely filleach intended circle with a dark mark so you cannot see theletter inside the circle; light or partial marks may not be readproperly by the scoring machine.2.Part C – Write your essay on the lined paper provided.3.Do not take this examination paper from the room. Youmust return the test questions, all the lined paper, and yourAnswer Sheet at the end of the examination period.4.There is a total of 100 points on this exam.5.It is recommended that you divide your time between thethree parts so that you can finish all of the examination withintwo hours.Suggested timePart A Reading (30%) 30 minutesPart B Grammar (30%) 30 minutesPart C Writing (40%) 60 minutesSuggested time: 30 minutes Part A Reading (30%)Each question is worth two points.Passage OneA.The increasing accessibility of the Internet, along with the decreasing cost of digital recording equipment, have coupled to create a myriad of possibilities for consumers. It used to take days for family moments captured on film to be ready for viewing. However, with digital technology, it only takes moments for captured images to be viewed and sent to friends and relatives.B. The sharing of visuals is not just taking place between family members and friends. In many instances, this sharing is taking place between people and international news media. Newscasts on CNN or BBC that used to rely almost exclusively on its own journalists or news service agencies such as The Associated Press or Reuters for video footage and news coverage are now turning to their viewers for visuals in an attempt to cover more in less time.C.The harsh winter storms that wreaked havoc in many parts of China this past Lunar New Year is a case in point. Coverage of the storms on CNN and BBC were aided by digital pictures or videos sent in by their viewers. During the broadcast, the news presenters continued to encourage people to send in comments, relevant photos, or supporting footage of the latest breaking news via email.D.This latest trend that relies heavily on the Internet for information transmission reflects the growing popularity of interactive media. News used to be spread from the few to the masses, but now, anyone with a digital camera and access to the Internet can participate in the dissemination of facts and opinions.E.Critics of this movement towards the growing interactivity of public broadcasts claim that it harms the credibility of newscasts, since anything could be submitted. Given the time pressure of a live broadcast, the screening process may not be as stringent as print media. On the other hand, proponents of this movement maintain that viewer participation greatly benefits all newscast viewers, dramatically enriching headlines. Supporters further argue that viewer participation has not diminished the quality of reporting but rather made reporting more relevant to the lives of the viewers. Whether the benefits outweigh the drawbacks or vice versa, it appears that the interactivity is here to stay.Vocabulary in ContextBelow are words and phrases from reading Passage One. Choose the best definition for each underlined word or phrase as it is used in the passage. Mark the letter on the Answer Sheet.1.Paragraph B: …rely almost exclusively on its own journalists…A.randomlyB.entirelyC.relativelyD.productively2.Paragraph D: …participate in the dissemination of facts…municationB.interactionC.distributionD.seminar3.Paragraph E: …may not be as stringent as print media.A.strictB.fastC.reputableD.beneficialComprehensionChoose the best answer and mark the letter on the Answer Sheet.4.The main purpose of the reading passage is toA.illustrate the trend of audience interaction with newscasts.B.encourage readers to watch international news.C.explain viewers’ opinions on China’s winter weather.D.discuss the use of hi-tech equipment in newscasts.5.In Paragraph C, the author refers to the poor weather conditions in China inorder toA.tell readers that many people suffered during Lunar New Year.B.give readers an example of interactive news.C.encourage readers to send in their own photos to newscasts.D.illustrate how news presenters broadcast the news.6.In the sentence, “This latest trend that…” (Paragraph D), what does “this latesttrend” refer to?A.more people buying digital cameras and recordersB.more viewer participationC.more reporters covering the news with their own digitalcamerasD.none of the above7.The purpose of Paragraph E is toA.explain the writer’s position on the issue.B.highlight some contrasting opinions on the issue.C.discuss the negative aspects of the issue.D.state that more people support news interactivity.8.In Paragraph E, what can be inferred by the statement, “…it appears that theinteractivity is here to stay”?A.The drawbacks of interactivity outweigh the benefits.B.It is a fact that interactive newscasts will grow in popularity.C.The author would like to participate in this interactivity.D.Everyone should participate in information dissemination.9.Which of the following does the author think is the most reliable source ofnews?N and BBCN and The Associated PressC.BBC and ReutersD.none of the abovePassage TwoA. There are several factors that can impede creating an environment of trust and mutual confidence in the classroom and a sense of community for communicative language teaching and learning, in particular, large classes, poor classroom design, and reluctant students.B. Large class sizes make it extremely difficult for students to get to know one another and for a teacher to get to know all of the students, an obvious deterrent to building a sense of community.C. Many classrooms are teacher-fronted, with immovable desks facing the front of the room. If students are to engage in communicative language learning activities, they need to be able to see each other and the teacher needs space to move around the classroom to be able to interact with students and hear what they say. Also, many teachers struggle with inadequate lighting, poor ventilation, and noise, all of which make it difficult for students to listen to and talk with each other.D. Even though English is now seen as a language of international communication and many people say they want to learn it, there are still reluctant learners. One reason for their reluctance is that they feel too much anxiety about language learning. They are not accustomed to a communicative classroom and feel insecure about speaking in English. A second reason is that they think they won’t need English when they graduate; thus, it is not relevant to their future. Third, they have poor skills in English; they may have studied it for many years or may know English grammar backwards and forwards, but they still have trouble composing sentences and holding a conversation in English. Fourth, cultural differences may exist between foreign native speaker teachers and their students, both in communication styles and in classroom practices. Finally, teachers and students often have different expectations of what a language class should be.E. For all these reasons, it is often very difficult initially for students to actively participate in their English classes.Vocabulary in ContextBelow are words and phrases from reading Passage Two. Choose the best definition for each underlined word or phrase as it is used in the passage. Mark the letter on the Answer Sheet.10.Paragraph B: …an obvious deterrent to building…A.detergentB.discouragementC.disorganizationD.determinationComprehensionChoose the best answer and mark the letter on the Answer Sheet.11.According to Paragraph B, what is wrong with large class sizes?A.The classes are very difficult for students.B.Teachers and students do not know one another.C.Students see large classes as a community.D.All of the above.12.What is the main idea of Paragraph C?A.Teacher-fronted classrooms should be equipped withimmovable desks.B.It is important for students to see each other when they are inthe classroom.C.Classroom conditions are important for communicativelearning.D.Teacher-fronted classrooms prevent students from learning.13.Which condition prevents students from listening to and talking with eachother?A.when the room is too darkB.when the room is too hotC.when the room is too noisyD.all of the above14.What can be inferred about native speaker teachers and their students inParagraph D?A.Native speaker teachers and their students think in the sameway.B.Students like native speaker teachers’ language classes.C.Native speaker teachers have more conversations with theirstudents.D.None of the above.15.What message does the author want to convey?A.Student participation in language classrooms is important.B.Native speaker teachers can make students learn better.C.English is the language of international communication.D.English learning is relevant to the future of students.Suggested time: 30 minutesPart B Grammar (30%)Each question is worth one point.Verb TensesFrom the choices provided, select the option that best completes each sentence in the passage. Mark the letter on the Answer Sheet.A Professional StudentWhen Charles Lei was little, his toys (1) calculators and other electronic appliances. His parents expected him (2) well in the future. When most of his peers are thinking about their test grades and (3) with final examinations, he is running his computer consulting firm and completing his Form 6 education.One (4) it difficult to have enough time for both school and work, but Charles (5) exceptionally well in both. In his consulting work, he is trying to make his first HK$10 million by selling his own software to doctors. At school, he is considered a promising candidate for a college scholarship.However, Charles has a problem no one (6) : he is in dispute with his principal and that could mean he will have to leave school. Charles’s urgent business meetings (7) at times that conflict with his lessons. Naturally, the principal of his school (8) Charles to stay at school and concentrate on his lessons. Even though Charles (9) to fulfil his parents’ dream of him getting a degree from a top university, he holds that if the school does not allow him to provide immediate attention to his business clients, he (10) .1. A. used to be B. were C. have been D. to be2. A. to have to do B. doing C. should do D. to do3. A. struggling B. struggle C. were struggled D. could havestruggling4. A. imagines B. is imagining C. would imagine D. could to imagine5. A. would have done B. must do C. shall be doing D. is doing6. A. have thought of B. be thinking of C. could have thought of D. must thought of7. A. could be held B. must hold C. are holding D. would hold8. A. is preferring B. prefers C. could prefer D. had preferred9. A. must want B. wants C. want D. wanting10.A. will quit B. must be quitting C. quit D. must to quit。

澳门四校联考真题英语作文及答案Title: Macao Four-school Joint Examination English Composition and AnswerIn Macao, the Four-school Joint Examination is a significant event in the academic calendar. Students from four prestigious schools in Macao come together to take a series of exams in various subjects, including English. Today, we will look at a past English exam paper and provide answers to the essay questions.**Exam Paper****Section A: Reading Comprehension**Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:*"Climate change is a pressing issue that affects the entire planet. Global warming, caused by human activities such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation, is leading to rising temperatures and extreme weather events. In order to mitigate the effects of climate change, individuals must take action to reduce their carbon footprint by using renewable energy sources and practicing sustainable living habits."*1. What is the main cause of global warming?2. How can individuals help combat climate change?**Section B: Writing**Choose one of the following topics and write a 300-word essay:1. The impact of social media on society2. The importance of environmental conservation3. The benefits of learning a second language**Answer Key****Section A: Reading Comprehension**1. The main cause of global warming is human activities such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation.2. Individuals can help combat climate change by reducing their carbon footprint through the use of renewable energy sources and practicing sustainable living habits.**Section B: Writing - Sample Essay**Topic: The importance of environmental conservationEnvironmental conservation is crucial for the health and well-being of our planet. With increasing levels of pollution and habitat destruction, it is essential for individuals andcommunities to take action to protect our environment. One of the main reasons why environmental conservation is important is to preserve biodiversity. By conserving natural habitats and species, we can ensure the continued existence of a wide variety of plants and animals.Another reason why environmental conservation is important is to protect our water and air resources. Pollution from industrial activities and waste disposal can contaminate our water sources and air, leading to health problems and environmental degradation. By conserving our natural resources and reducing pollution, we can ensure that future generations have access to clean water and air.In conclusion, environmental conservation is essential for the health and sustainability of our planet. By taking action to protect the environment, we can ensure a brighter future for all living organisms on Earth.Overall, the Four-school Joint Examination is a challenging but rewarding experience for students in Macao. It requires them to demonstrate their knowledge and skills in various subjects, including English. By preparing well and practicing regularly, students can excel in the exam and achieve academic success.。

TEACHING AIDS BY CHAPTERCHAPTER 1TOURISM IN PERSPECTIVETEST QUESTIONS(Be sure that answers to test items used are in the text or were given in class.)Multiple Choice Questions1.To be tourists, travelers may be:a.traveling for business purposes.b.traveling to set up a new business in another country.c.studying in a university for the freshman year.d.All of the above are tourists.2.In the technical sense, travel is:a. a term that includes all movement of people.b.undertaken for financial, military, personal business, or enjoyment purposes.c.not distinguishable from tourism.d.is mainly just a fun trip.e.All of the above.3. A person traveling away from home for less than 24 hours is called a:a.traveler.b.tourist.c.excursionist.d.domestic traveler.e.Any of the above is acceptable.4.The size of the U.S. tourism industry in 2011 was forecast by USTA at about:a.$397 billion.b.$69 billion.c.$769 billion.d.$805 billion.e.$582 million.5.As tourism has grown globally, it has become:a.accessible to mainly the rich.b.possible for thousands of better off people.c.accessible to the masses.d.part of the life of millions.e. c and d.6.International tourist arrivals have:a.become static in the last few years.b.grown tremendously in the last five years.c.shown strong growth since 1950.d.decreased globally since 2000 due to recessions.e.shown only slight gains since 1990.7.In 2009 the biggest number of total world tourist arrivals was experienced in:a.France, Italy, and Germany.b.Canada, United Kingdom, and the United States.c.France, Spain, and the United States.d.Japan, Germany, and Italy.e.Japan, United States, and Canada.8.Many industry analysts predict that global tourism will:a.almost double in the next 10 years.b.increase modestly by year 2010.c.probably remain about the same as in 2000 for the next decade.d.likely slightly decrease by year 2010 due to economic recessions.e.likely drop significantly due to increasing fuel prices.9.Referring to the previous question what will most affect tourism’s future?ernment policies.b.the manner in which it is planned and developed.c.the input of the public which is involved.d.environmental factors.e.all of the above.10.Which of the following is not an approach to studying tourism?a.accounting.b.economic.c.sociological.d.product.e.institutional.11.Disadvantaged rural and ethnic areas in the United States:ually have little to offer tourists.b.might possibly benefit from tourism.c.have extraordinarily good prospects to prosper from this business.d.can use tourism to diversify and improve their economic base.e.are often so unique that they have a great future in tourism.12.Considering employment in tourism in the U.S., there are:a. a large number of jobs for disadvantaged persons.b.good prospects for minority groups.c.favorable opportunities for women.d.all of the above.e.none of the above.13.Many tourism analysts predict that globally by year 2020 tourism will:a.about double.b.triple.c.quadruple.d.likely stay about the same as in 2000.e.decline.14.The built environment is:a.that created by humans.b.physiography.c.an operating sector of the tourism industry.d. a catalyst organization.e.all of the above.15.According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) how many internationaltourist arrivals occurred in 2010:a.935 million.b.898 million.c.650.5 billion.d. 1.5 billion.e.50.5 million.16.Jane Smith is traveling from Texas to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota for an extensive 5-day medicaltreatment. Thus, she is:a. a tourist.b.an excursionist.c. a continental visitor.d. a business traveler.e.none of the above.17.Really, tourism today is mainly available to:a.the privileged class.b.the middle class.lions of people.d.the masses.e.all of the above.18.International tourist arrivals are (in the past 15 years):a.growing, but slowly.b.far beyond reasonable projections.c.increasing rapidly.d.remaining almost static.e.declining.19.The world’s largest industry is:a.mining.b.electronics and computers.c.automobiles.d.tourism.e.entertainment.20.In tourism terminology:a.domestic tourism is internal tourism plus inbound tourism.b.national tourism is internal tourism plus outbound tourism.c.international tourism is inbound tourism plus outbound tourism.d.All of the above are true.e.All of the above are false.21.Which of the following travelers are tourists?a.bus driversmutersc.airline crew membersd.All of the above.e.None of the above.22.There is a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for:a.the tourism industry.b.the leisure industry.c.the recreation industry.d.All of the above.e.None of the above.ANSWERS TO MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:1. A 9. E 10. A2. C 10. A 17. E3. C 11. D 18. C4. D 12. D 19. D5. E 13. A 20. D6. C 14. A 21. E7. C 15. A 22. E8. A 16. A。

e of English1.—Good-bye and thank you very much for a wonderful time. — A . Hope to see you again.A.Thank you for your comingB. Not at allC. It was nothingD. Never mind2.—I’m sorry. I lost the key. — AA.Well, it’s OK.B. No, it’s all right.C. You are welcome.D. You are wrong.3.—I’m so sorry for stepping on your foot. — A .A.That’s all rightB. No, it’s my faultC. You didn’t hurt me at allD. Yes, don’t worry about it4.—Paul, B ? —Oh, that’s my father! And beside him, my mother.A.what is the person over thereB. who’s talking over thereC. what are they doingD. which is that5.—Could I speak to Don Watkins, please? — CA.I’m listeningB. Oh, how are you?C. Speaking, please.D. I’m Don.6.— Would you rather come on Friday or Saturday? — DA.Yes, of course.B. The other is better.C. What’s the matter?D. Either would suit me.7.—Would you mind if I turned the radio up？— B .A.Yes, pleaseB. No, go aheadC. No, thank youD. Yes, that’ll be right8.— C —He teaches physics in a school.A.What does your father want to do?B. Who is your father?C. What is your father?D. Where is your father now?9.— I wonder what the weather will be like tomorrow. — DA.I don’t like the weather at this time of the year.B.I don’t mind if it is going to rain tomorrow.C.Why read the newspaper yourself?D.Let’s listen to the weather report on the radio at ten.10.—Why didn’t you come to my birthday party yesterday? — DA.Excuse me, my friend sent me a flower.B. Fine, I never go to birthday parties.C. Ha…ha, I don’t like birthday parties.D. Sorry, but my wife had a car accident11.—Thank you for inviting me. — DA.I really had a happy time.B. Oh, it’s too lateC. Oh, so slowly?D. Thank you for coming12.— C . —It’s nothing to worry about. I never liked it anyway.A.I lost my walkman this morningB.I feel awful. I’ve got a coldC.I feel terrible, but I’ve left your tape somewhereD.I’m sorry, but we don’t have that medicine13.—We are going to London for holiday next week. Would you mind taking care of my garden while we’re away？—Not at all. C .A.Sorry, I have no timeB. I’d rather notC. With pleasureD. No, I wouldn’t14.— B —Well, they got there last Wednesday. So about a week.A.When did your parents arrive at Paris?B.How long have your parents been in Paris?C.Did your parents arrive at Paris last Wednesday?D.When will your parents go to Paris?15.— Do you feel like taking a walk in the park? — C .A.You may ask your brother to go, tooB.Yes, but I can’t afford the timeC.No, I’m really not in the mood for it this eveningD.No, I’d like it16.—Hi, welcome back! Had a nice trip? — AA.Oh, fantastic! Fresh air, and sunshine every day.e on, I’ve got lots of fun.C.By the way, I don’t like Saturdays.D.Well, I’ll look forward to your phone call.17.—Oh, sorry to bother you. — CA.That’s good.B. No, you can’t.C. That’s Okay.D. Oh, I don’t know.18.— Jane: Tom, let me introduce you to Lucy. — Tom: B —Lucy: Hi, I’m Lucy Lee.A.What’s your name?B. Hello.C. Nice to see you.D. Sorry, not right now.19.—Would you like to have dinner with me this Saturday, Mr. Wang? — C .A.Oh, no. Let’s notB. I’d rather stay at homeC. I’d love to, but I have a meeting that dayD. Thank you20.—How often do you go dancing? — CA.I will go dancing tomorrow.B. Yesterday.C. Every other day.D. I’ve been dancing for a year.21.—You’ve won the football game. Congratulations! — A .A.It’s nice of you to say soB. We are really luckyC. No one else could do itD. Oh, not really22.—Marilyn, I’m afraid I have to be leaving now. — BA.That sounds wonderful.B. Oh, so early?C. Not at all.D. Good luck!23.—I was worried about my maths, but Mr. Brown gave me an A. — BA.Don’t worry about it.B. Congratulations! That’s a difficult course.C. Mr. Brown is very good.D. Good luck to you!24.—What’s happened to my library books? — A .A.I’ve no ideaB. You borrowed them from the libraryC. You bought them yesterdayD. They’re about wild animals25.—Mike, I am going to skate in the mountains tomorrow. —Oh, really？ C .A.Good luckB. Thank youC. Have a good timeD. Congratulations26.—How about going to dinner at the Mexican restaurant tonight? — CA.Forget it.B. Sorry, I like Mexican food.C. That’s great!D. Glad you like it.27.— My children are always arguing. — AA.Just leave them alone.B. That’s right.C. Are you sure?D. How old are the boys?28.—I wonder if I could use your dictionary？—Sure. B .A.Go onB. Here you areC. Go upD. Here are you29.—Madam, do all the buses go downtown? — DA.Wow, you got the idea.B. No, never mind.C. Pretty well, I guess.D. Sorry, I’m new here.30.— Where is Tom this morning? —He’s got a cold. — AA.Just tell him to take it easy.B. What’s the matter with him?C. He is absent.D. What? Where is he?II.Reading ComprehensionPassage 1Pigeons have been used as messengers for 500 years, because of their special ability to find home. The mystery of the homing pigeon is on how it navigates and how it finds home. We now know that there are two ways that pigeons tell directions. First, they use the sun. Just getting rough directions from the sun is easy. However, getting accurate directions from the sun takes more care. To tell direction accurately from the sun, one needs to know the exact time.All plants and animals seem to have built-in clocks. Usually these biological clocks are not quite exact in measuring time. However, they work pretty well, because they are “reset” every day, maybe when the sun gets up.Do pigeons use their biological clocks to help them find direction from the sun? We can experiment to find out. We can keep pigeons in a room lighted only by lamps. And we can time the lighting to make their artificial “days” start at some different time from the rea l outside day. After a while we have shifted their clocks. Now we take them far away from home and let them go on a sunny day. Most of them start out as if they know just which way to go, but choose a wrong direction. They have picked a direction that would be correct for the position of the sun and the time of day according to their shifted clocks.The above experiment shows that homing pigeons can tell directions by the sun. What happens when the sky is darkly overcast by clouds and no one can see where the sun is? The pigeons still find their way home. So it seems that pigeons also have some extra sense of direction from the earth’s magnetic field when they cannot see the sun.1.Pigeons have been used as messengers, for they have special ability B .A.to send lettersB. to find homeC. to carry food for menD. to lead the way for people2.The secret of the homing pigeons is B .A.how they find foodB. how they find homeC. how they take a letterD. how they take care of children3.All plants and animals reset their biological clocks when A .A.the sun risesB. the sun setsC. the moon risesD. the moon sets4.The experiment tells us that the pigeons fly C because of the shifted biological clocks.A.in a wrong directionB. in a correct directionC. in all directionsD. in a circle5.Pigeons have C to tell the direction when it is cloudy by using the earth’s magnetic field.A.sharp eyesB. sensitive hearingC. sense of directionD. brain wavesPassage 2The speaker, a teacher from a community college, addressed a sympathetic audience. Heads nodded in agreement when he said, "High school English teachers are not doing their jobs." He described the inadequacies of his students, all high school graduates who can use language only at a grade 9 level. I was unable to determine from his answers to my questions how this grade 9 level had been established.My topic is not standards nor its decline (降低). What the speaker was really saying is that he is no longer young; he has been teaching for sixteen years, and is able to think and speak like a mature adult.My point is that the frequent complaint of one generation about the one immediately following it is inevitable. It is also human nature to look for the reasons for our dissatisfaction. Before English became a school subject in the late nineteenth century, it was difficult to find the target of the blame for language deficiencies (缺陷). But since then, English teachers have been under constant attack.The complainers think they have hit upon an original idea. As their own command of the language improves, they notice that young people do not have this same ability. Unaware that their own ability has developed through the years, they assume the new generation of young people must be hopeless in this respect. To the eyes and ears of sensitive adults the language of the young always seems inadequate.Since this concern about the decline and fall of the English language is not perceived as a generational phenomenon but rather as something new and peculiar to today's young people, it naturally follows that today's English teachers cannot be doing their jobs. Otherwise, young people would not commit offenses against the language.6.The speaker the author mentioned in the passage believed that D .A.the language of the younger generation is usually inferior to that of the older generationB.the students had a poor command of English because they didn't work hard enoughC.he was an excellent language teacher because he had been teaching English for sixteen yearsD.English teachers should be held responsible for the students' poor command of English7.In the author's opinion, the speaker B .A.gave a correct judgment of the English level of the studentsB.had exaggerated the language problems of the studentsC.was right in saying that English teachers were not doing their jobsD.could think and speak intelligently8.The author's attitude towards the speaker's remarks is C .A.neutralB. positiveC. criticalD. compromising9.It can be concluded from the passage that D .A.it is justifiable to include English as a school subjectB.the author disagrees with the speaker over the stadard of English at Grade 9 levelC.English language teaching is by no means an easy jobnguage improvement needs time and effort10.In the passage the author argues that A .A.it is unfair to blame the English teachers for the language deficiencies of the studentsB.young people would not commit offences against the language if the teachers did their jobs properlyC.to eliminate language deficiencies one must have sensitive eyes and earsD.to improve the standard of English requires the effort of several generationsPassage 3Is there a “success personality”— some winning combination of qualities that leads almost inevitably to achievement? If so, exactly what is that secret success formula, and can anyone cultivate it?At the Gallup Organization we recently focused in depth on success, probing the attitudes and qualities of 1 500 prominent people selected at random from Who’s Who in America. Our research finds out a number of qualiti es that occur regularly among top achievers. Here is one of the most important, that is, common sense.Common sense is the most prevailing quality possessed by our respondents(回答者). Seventy-nine percent award themselves a top score in this category. And 61 percent say that common sense was very important in contributing to their success.To most, common sense means the ability to present sound, practical judgments on everyday affairs. To do this, one has to sweep aside extraneous ideas and get right to the core of what matters. A Texas oil and gas businessman puts it this way: “The key abi lity for success is simplifying. In conducting meetings and dealing with industry, reducing a complex problem to the simplest terms is highly imp ortant.”Is common sense a quality a person is born with, or can you do something to increase it? The oil man’s answer is that common sense can definitely be developed. He attributes his to learning how to debate in school. Another way to increase your store of common sense is to observe it in others, learning from their — and your own — mistakes.Besides common sense, there are many other factors that influence success: knowing your field, self-reliance, intelligence, the ability to get things done, leadership, creativity, relationships with others, and of course, luck. But common sense stands out. If you cultivate these qualities, you’ll succeed. And you might even find yourself listed in Who’s Who someday.11.It can be known from the passage that Who’s Who C .A.is a very useful book telling us how to succeedB.is a book providing us with the information about the family life of some famous peopleC.is a book providing us with the names and brief biographies of the top successful peopleD.is a book from which we can find out the names of different peoples in the world12.According to the author, common sense B .A.is something that common people like bestB.is something that enables one to form correct opinionsC.is a popular quality a person is born withD.is a quality that is possessed by common people13.The word“extraneous” in Paragraph 4 most probably means D .A.rightB. extraordinaryC. clearD. not related14.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor for success? BA.Intelligence.B. Modesty.C. Creativity.D. Good luck.15.The passage is mainly concerned with D .anizational ability and good work habitsB.the way to obtain big profits and achieve fame and successC.knowledge and interest which are primary to successD.what successful people have in commonPassage 4Baekeland and Hartmann report that the “short sleepers” had been more or less average in their sleep needs until the men were in their teens. But at about age 15 or so, the men voluntarily began cutting down their nightly sleep time because of pressures from school, work, and other activities. These men tended to view their nightly periods of unconsciousness as bothersome interruptions in their daily routines.In general, these “short sleeps” appeared ambitious, active, energetic, cheerful, conformist(不动摇) in their opinions, and very sure about their career choices. They often held several jobs at once, or workers full-or part-time while going to school. And many of them had a strong urge to appear “normal” or “acceptable” to their friends and associates.Wh en asked to recall their dreams, the “short sleepers” did poorly. More than this, they seemed to prefer not remembering. In s imilar fashion, their usual way of dealing with psychological problems was to deny that the problem existed, and then to keep busy in the hope that the trouble would go away.The sleep patterns of the “short sleepers” were similar to, but less extreme than, sleep patterns shown by many mental patien ts categorized as manic(疯人).The “long sleepers” were quite different indeed. Baekeland and Hartmann report that these young men had been lengthy sleeps s ince childhood. They seemed to enjoy their sleep, protected it, and were quite concerned when they were occasionally deprived of their desired 9 hours of nightly bed rest. They tended to recall their dreams much better than did the “short sleepers.”Many of the “long sleepers” were shy, anxious, introverted (内向), inhibited (压抑), passive, mildly depressed, and unsure of themselves (particularly in social situations). Several openly states that sleep was an escape from their daily problems.16.According to the report, D.A.many short sleepers need less sleep by natureB.many short sleepers are obliged to reduce their nightly sleep time because they are busy with their workC.long sleepers sleep a longer period of time during the dayD.many long sleepers preserve their sleeping habit formed during their childhood17.Many “short sleepers” are likely to hold the view that C .A.sleep is a withdrawal from the realityB.sleep interferes with their sound judgementC.sleep is the least expensive item on their routine programD.sleep is the best way to deal with psychological troubles18.It is stated in the third paragraph that short sleepers B .A.are ideally vigorous even under the pressures of lifeB.often neglect the consequences of inadequate sleepC.do not know how to relax properlyD.are more unlikely to run into mental problems19.When sometimes they cannot enjoy adequate sleep, the long sleepers might A .A.appear disturbedB. become energeticC. feel dissatisfiedD. be extremely depressed20.Which of the following is Not included in the passage? BA.If one sleeps inadequately, his performance suffers and his memory is weakenedB.The sleep patterns of short sleepers are exactly the sane as those shown by many mental patientsC.Long and short sleepers differ in their attitudes towards sleepD.Short sleepers would be better off with more restPassage 5Not so long ago almost any student who successfully completes a university degree or diploma course could find a good career quite easily. However, those days are gone, even in Hong Kong, and nowadays graduates often face strong competition in the search for jobs.Job seekers first have to make a careful assessment of their own abilities. One area of assessment should be of their academic qualifications, which would include special skills within their subject area. Graduates should also consider their own personal values and attitudes, or the relative importance to themselves of such matters as money, security, leadership and caring for others.The second stage is to study the opportunities available for employment and to think about how the general employment situation is likely to develop in the future. After studying all the various options, they should be in a position to make informed comparisons between various careers.Job application forms and letters should, of course, be filled in carefully and correctly, without grammar or spelling errors.When graduates are asked to attend for interview, they should prepare properly by finding out all they can about the prospective employer. Dressing suitably and arriving for the interview on time are also obviously important. Interviewees should try to give positive and helpful answers and should not be afraid to ask questions about anything they are unsure about. This is much better than pretending to understand a question and giving an unsuitable answer.There will always be good career opportunities for people with ability, skills and determination; the secret to securing a good job to be one of them.21.In Paragraph 1, the sentence “… those days are gone, even in Hong Kong…”s uggest that D .A.Hong Kong is no longer the good place for finding jobsB.nowadays, everyone in Hong Kong has an equal chance of finding a good careerC.it used to be harder to find a good job in Hong Kong than in other countries.D.in the past, finding a good career was easier in Hong Kong than elsewhere22.The word “relative” in Paragraph 2 could best be replaced by “ B ”.A.familyB. comparativeC. considerateD. slight23.The advice given in the first sentence of Paragraph 3 is to B .A.find out what jobs are available and the opportunities for future promotionB.examine the careers available and how these will be affected in the futureC.look at the information on and probable future location of various careersD.study the opportunities and the kinds of training that will be available24.The word “prospective” in Paragra ph 5 is closest in meaning to “ C ”.A.generousB. reasonableC. futureD. ambitious25.In paragraph 5, the writer seems to suggest that C .A.interviewees should ask a question if they can’t think of an answerB.pretending to understand a question is better than giving an unsuitable answerC.it is better for interviewees to be honest than to pretend to understandD.it is not a good idea for interviewees to be completely honest in their answersPassage 6Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill between the nations and that if countries play games together they will learn to live together. Others say that the opposite is true: those international contests encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred. There is probably some truth in both arguments, but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sports encourage international brotherhood. Not only was there the tragic incident involving the murder of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by lesser incidents caused principally by minor national contests.One country received its second-place medals with visible indignation after the hockey final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, the losers objecting to final decisions. They were convinced that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that their opponents’ victory was unfair. Their manager was in a rage when he said, “This wasn’t hockey. Hock ey and the International Hockey Federation are finished.” The president of the Federation said later that such behavior could result in the suspension of the team for at le ast two years.The American basketball team announced that they would not yield first place to Russia, after a disputable end to their contest. The game had ended in disturbance. It was thought at first that the United States had won, by a single point, but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play. A Russian player then threw the ball from one end of the court to the other, and another player popped it into basket. It was the first time the USA had ever lost an Olympic basketball match. An appeal jury debated the matter for four and a half hours before announcing that the result would stand. The American players then voted for not to receive the silver medals.Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played competitively rather than for the love of the game. The suggestion that athletes should compete as individuals, or in non-national team, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism.26.According to the author, recent Olympic Games have C.A.created good will between the nationsB.bred only false national prideC.barely showed any international friendshipD.led to more and more misunderstanding and hatred27.What did the manager mean by saying “… Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finis hed.”BA.His team would no longer take part in the international games.B.Hockey and the Federation are both ruined by the unfair decisions.C.There should be no more hockey matches organized by the Federation.D.The Federation should be dissolved.28.The basketball example implied that A .A.too much patriotism was displayed in the incident.B.the announcement to prolong the match was wrongC.The appeal jury was too hesitant in making the decisionD.the American team was right in rejecting the silver medals29.The author gives the two examples in Paragraph 2 and 3 to show C .A.how false national pride led to undesirable incidents in international gamesB.that sportsmen have been more obedient than they used to beC.that competitiveness in the games discourages international friendshipD.that unfair decisions are common in Olympic Games30.What conclusion can be drawn from the passage?DA.International contests are liable for misunderstanding between nations.B.Athletes should compete as individuals in the Olympic Games.C.Sport should be played competitively rather than for the love of the game.D.The organization of the Olympic Games must be improved.III.Vocabulary and Structure1.It is just as hard to persuade my wife not to dance _B to keep me from the football field.A.so it isB. as it isC. so is itD. as is it2.The committee B different opinions about the financial help given to the workers.A.hasB. haveC. havingD. having had3.Nothing is A time; yet nothing is less valued.A.more precious thanB. less precious thanC. most preciousD. as precious as4. A you’ve got a chance, you might as well make full use of it.A.Now thatB. AfterC. AlthoughD. As soon as5.Not only I but also Jane and Mary B tired of having one examination after another.A.isB. areC. amD. be6.The child felt there was no one he could turn A with his problem.A.toB. forC. onD. at7. A from the top of the mountain, the whole city looks beautiful.A.SeenB. SeeingC. SeeD. Looked8.Traveling abroad will broaden your C and help you to understand the world.A.rangeB. sightC. horizonD. vision9.In all English towns there is a speed limit of 30 miles an hour, B ?A.is thereB. isn’t thereC. is itD. isn’t it10.No sooner had he left B the police arrived.A.whenB. thanC. thenD. before11. D the expense, I a round-the-world tour.A.Were it not … would takeB. If it were not… takeC. Weren’t it for… will takeD. If it hadn’t been for… would have taken12.As a part-time job, I worked in a small beachside restaurant during the college C .A.scopeB. scheduleC. vacationD. vocation13.The mountain village is my hometown. I spent C merry night there when I was young.A.a great manyB. plenty ofC. many aD. a great deal14. B the cold wind, they went out without their coats.A.DespiteB. In spiteC. AlthoughD. Unless15.Ellis Haizlip began his stage career in Washington, D.C., _D supervised the Howard University Players during their summer season.A.he wasB. where he was C .which he D. where he16.Never before A won gold medals in the Olympic Games.A.have so many Chinese athletesB. so many Chinese athletes haveC. have such many Chinese athletesD. such many Chinese athletes have17.Those A to go to the exhibition should inform the office.A.not wantingB. who not wantC. not wantedD. are not want18.What did the teacher C us to do tonight as our homework?A.allowB. permitC. assignD. resign19. C impressed the visitors deeply was the workers made with their hands.A.What…thatB. That…thatC. What…whatD. That…what20.People of B backgrounds applied for the job.A.manyB. variousC. variableD. a lot of21. C scenery in national parks is usually attractive.A.AB. AnC. TheD. One22.They felt inferior D the others until the team’s international success made them proud of themselves.A.thanB. forC. withD. to23.With the shining water before you and the wind B , trees behind you, you can not help .A.blown … but feel relaxedB. blowing … feeling relaxedC. blown … but feel relaxingD. blowing … but feel relaxing24. B we need more practice is quite clear.A.WhatB. ThatC. WhichD. When25._B he was ill, I was expected to take his place greatly surprised me for I didn’t have much working experience.A.IfB. That ifC. ThatD. If that26.Many people around tried to D the boy who fell into the river, but in vain.A.preventB. deliverC. releaseD. rescue27.Recent estimates show that _C more than two million bird-watchers in the United States.A.there are amongB. are there theC. there areD. among the .28.I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into D when judging my examination.A.observationB. countingC. regardD. account29.Peter and Bob both did well, but Peter is _D of the two.A.more talentedB. the most talentedC. most talentedD. the more talented30.The young man had A great hardships before he grew into a real army man.A.undergoneB. underestimatedC. underlinedD. undertaken31.Some people hold that the more conservative the world becomes, B have old furniture, old houses and old paintings.A.the smarter is toB. the smarter it is toC. is it the smarter soD. is one to the smarter32.The village B my mother grew up in is not far from the city.A.whatB. whichC. where D wherever33. A that Mr Thomson got such rare fishes ?A.When and where was itB. When and where it wasC. Was it when and whereD. When and where were it34.The child is unhappy with the restrictions B on him by his parents.A.imposingB. imposedC. exposingD. exposed35.She was just about to explain D_ she hadn’t passed her maths test chiefly out of carelessness her uncle came.A.her mother … whenB. to her mother why … thatC. her mother that … whenD. to her mother that … when36.Yesterday I went to the office and got my passport C .A.to changeB. changeC. changedD. changing37.——Will you be able to finish the job this week?—— D .A.I can’t say itB. I don’t know thatC. I’m not sure thisD. I don’t expect so38.Is this museum D you visited a few days ago?A.whereB. thatC. on whichD. the one39.It was dark and cold. They had to find a house A and some wood .A.to stay in…to make a fire withB. to stay…to make a fire withC. to stay in…to make a fireD. to stay…to make a fire40.Do you remember those days C we spent along the seashore very happily?A.whoB. whereC. whichD. when41.The newspaper’s owner and editor _A away on holiday.。

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1．衡计算机可靠性的技术指标是[B]A、MIPSB、MTBFC、MTTRD、主频2．设与非门输入端为A、B和C，其输出端为F。

若输出端逻辑值F=0，则输入端A、B、C的逻辑值是[D ]A、A=0，B=0，C=0B、A=1，B=0，C=1C、A=1，B=1，C=0D、A=1，B=1，C=13．设半加器的输入端为A和B，其和数输出端为S，进位输出端为C。

若输出结果为S=0，C=0，则输入端A和B的值是[A]A、A=0，B=0B、A=0，B=1C、A=1，B= 0D、A=1，B=14．在浮点数的编码表示中，为了提高数据的精度，可以增加[ C ]A、基数值B、阶码位数C、尾数位数D、符号位位数5. 在以下编码中，属于有权BCD码的是[A]C、按信息的可保护性分类D、按位置和功能分类12．在存储器系统中，为了扩大程序可控制的存储空间，操作系统将辅助存储器的一部分当作主存使用。

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某科技大学英语入学考试复习题B一、阅读理解(20%)Passage 1Many animals have an excellent sense of smell, which they use in hunting. On the other hand, their eyesight may be poor. Dogs, for example, have poor eyesight and no color vision. They see only shades of gray. But the dog’s sense of smell is extraordinary.The kind of known as Alsatian has 220 million olfactory cells. Man has five million. Scientists believe that the Alsatian is one million times better than man in finding out odors.The human sense of smell, however, is really quite good. The average human being can distinguish more than 10,000 different odors.1.According to the passage which of the following facts is not true?A.Many animals have poor eyesight while their sense of smell is quite good.B.Dogs are colorblind.C. The human sense of smell is not good.D. Dogs can see no more than shades of gray.2.The Alsatian’s olfactory cells are ___ times as many as man’s.A. forty-fourB. one millionC. 220 millionD. 10,0003.The word “odor” means a ___.A. thingB. personC. smellD. color4.Generally speaking, a man can tell ___ different odors.A. five millionB. more than 10,000C. fewer than 10,000D. no more than 10,0005.The best title of the passage is ___.A. The Human Sense of SmellB. Dogs Have Poor EyesightC. The Sense of SmellD. Dogs Have Excellent Sense of SmellPassage 2The things I remember most about my childhood were my visit to my Aunt Lucy in her lovely country house. She was a very special woman. She was really good at water-divining and she used to find water on the poorest bits of land. The farmers loved her, especially as she never accepted money for water-divining. “Water will always find its own level,” she would say, “and I know exactly where that level is. Water-divining is a gift from God and you don’t accept any payment for that.” She had a gift for noticing changes in the weather, too. “It’s going to rain soon,” she would say, “I can feel it in my bones,” and she was always right! In her later years, she had a bad back and often visited her doctor. She’s never tired of telling us what her doctor said, as he treated her painful back, “It’s going to rain, Lucy. I can feel itin your bones.”6.From the passage we may know “water-divining” means ___.A. discovering where there is water under the earthB.deciding which land needs waterC.deciding which land needs waterD.finding water by asking God7. The farmers love Lucy because ___.A.She was sent by God to themB.she was a very special womanC.she never asked for money after water-diviningD.she knew water’s level and could find the level8. It seemed that ___.A.the writer often helped his aunt in the countryB.Lucy knew everything from her doctorC.Lucy’s doctor was a better water-divinerD.Lucy had a natural ability to tell the coming rain9. From the passage we can know Lucy was a ___ woman.A. cold-heartedB. superstitiousC. dishonestD. noble-minded10. Lucy knew exactly where the water level was most probably by ___.A. her belief in GodB. her own experienceC. her good characterD. her back bones二、单项选择(20%)11. The two little girls will go to ___ school after ___ breakfast.A. / ; theB. the; /C. / ; /D. the; the12.– How did they pay the waiters?-- As a rule, they were paid ___.A. by an hourB. by hoursC. by the hourD. by a hour13. Is ___ likely to go to the Summer Palace in an hour?A. nowB. thatC. itD. man14. There are several handbags on sale now and she chose ___ one for she didn’thave much money on.A. less expensiveB. the less expensiveC. the least expensiveD. least expensive15. Mr. smith wrote this address down ___ he should forget.A. sinceB. lestC. soD. for16. Was it the doctor in his thirties ___ saved the boy’s life?A. whoB. thatC. whomD. what17. ___ 5,000 students attended the meeting.A. moreB. as fewer asC. little thanD. not less than18. Thousands of dollars in the bank is said ___ yesterday evening.A.to be stolenB. that they have been stolenC. to have been stolenD. that was stolen19. She makes no progress in her study this term ___ she spends most of her timeplaying.A. even ifB. sinceC. unlessD. although20. It’s no ___ arguing about the matter, for he is a very stubborn boy.A. timeB. whileC. useD. help21. ___, we had no school.A. It being SundayB. Being SundayC. It be SundayD. To be Sunday22. I hate to bother you, ___ would you mind giving a hand?A. stillB. butC. asD. or23. You ___ return the magazine now. you can keep it till next week.A. can’tB. mustn’tC. may notD. needn’t24. He would rather die than ___.A. to surrenderB. surrenderingC. surrenderD. having surrendered25. – What ___ to buy that expensive overcoat?– It’s really a very good overcoat. You will know ___.A. good it isB. nice thing it isC. good is itD. meaning is it26. The more regularly you take exercises, ___.A. the stronger will you becomeB. the stronger you will becomeC. you will become strongerD. will you become stronger27. Not until late in the evening ___ come back.A. did sheB. she didC. she couldD. was she28. Xiao Li admitted that it’s always difficult ___.A.For him being on timeB. for him to be on timeC. being on time for himD. to be on time for him29. Can you point out _______ problem is more difficult to solve?A. whatB. howC. thatD. which30. We should face the difficult problem _____ great courage.A.inB. withC. atD. by三、完型填空(10%)I have a brother who is 31 me. We 32 . Yesterday was an important day 33 and our friends. In the morning 34 of us had a big exam at the technical college. Then 35 there was a big meeting at the youth club at 9o’clock. (That’s where we usually go when we want to 36 ourselves.) A rich woman had given us some money and yesterday we 37 decide what to do38 . Many people wanted to buy something new for our club, but my brother andI wanted to give the money to another club that has 39 . In the end we decided to give half the money to the poor club and 40 half for ourselves.复习题B答案一、阅读理解（20%，共10题，每小题2分）1~5 CACBC 6~10 ACDDB二、单项选择（20%，共20题，每小题1分）11~15 CCCCB 16~20 ADCBC21~25 ABDCC 26~30 BABDB三、完型填空（10%，共10题，每小题1分）31~35 DBBAA 36~40 AAACB。

2010年7月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试综合英语（一）试题课程代码：00794Ⅰ、词法和词汇。

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将所选答案的字母填在答题纸相应的位置上。

（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）1 .Tom has three _____.A. brothers-in-lawB. brother-in-lawsC. brother-in-lawD. brothers in law2. Measles (麻疹) _____ a long time to get over.A. takeB. takesC. spendD. spends3. I caught the last bus from town; but Tom came home __ than I.A. more lateB. more laterC. even laterD. the later4. It _____ that the young Marine was not the old man’s son.A. turned outB. came toC. happened toD. looked out5. The wind died ____ and it began to rain.A. offB. outC. upD. away6. You shouldn’t take _____ of that child who knows nothing about it.A. chanceB. advantageC. awayD. benefit7. In America, many white people are _____ the black people.A. prejudiced toB. prejudicing againstC. prejudiced againstD. prejudiced at8. The soldier reported what he had seen to the general _____.A. an timeB. upon timeC. in detailD. of detail9. He said no, ______ made me very disappointed.A. whichB. thatC. whatD. where10. It is believed _____ he can finish the work in only three days.A. whichB. thatC. whatD. how11. It ______ be a good film but it turned out to be a disaster.A. is suppose toB. is supposed toC. was suppose toD. was supposed to12. The musician upstairs ______ every note of the music.A. absorbed intoB. put inC. handed inD. drank in13. _____ all your wishes come true!A. MustB. MayC. CouldD. Might14. Everybody wants _____ properly for what they do.A. to payB. being paidC. to be paidD. to be paid for15. Mr. Guan is _____ of the foreign affairs in the company.A. put chargeB. in chargeC. charged withD. in the charge16. I remembered _____ my handbag by my right side, but it was gone now.A. to putB. puttingC. putD. have put17. His father is an artist _____.A. or anythingB. or somethingC. or nothingD. or else18. _____ we’ve done what you want, there is no reason for you to complain any more.A. Now thatB. BecauseC. In caseD. For fear that19. He was deprived _____ the right to take care of his child.A. fromB. ofC. awayD. off20. People need _____ regularly at the dentist’s.A. to have their teeth examinedB. to be examining their teethC. to be examined their teethD. to have examined their teethⅡ．阅读理解。