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窗体顶端姓名：_班级：_ 学号：_日期：_ unit1 vocabulary & reading试卷编号：091122考试时间：120分钟满分：100 分Part 1 Reading Comprehension (Banked Cloze) (Each item: 1) Directions:Fill in the blanks in the following passage(s) by selecting suitable words/expressions from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words/expressions more than once. Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage.Tired of the same old learning experience in the same old classroom? Click Here for Success could be your answer, and your computer screen could be the window of 1. that youve been looking for. Best of all, 2. from your own home through the Internet can make it all possible. Sound too simple to be true? If you have the 3. and discipline that it takes, then all you will need is access to the Internet. Any computer modem and a phone line is all it takes for that. By using the latest technology, we offer foreign language classes at a(n) 4. cost and give you a learning experience unlike any other. Click Here for Success is the most 5. learning experience Ive ever had, said one senior middle school student. What a great 6. to learn without having to be embarrassed or intimidated! stated a junior attending Shanghais Fu Dan University. Another student from Beijing University said, My studies in the regular classroom have really 7. from taking a couple of extra courses over the Internet. Before I started taking Internet courses my grades at university were 8. at best. Now I am getting great marks at school. Learning 9. really works! The 10. classroom could be your key to real learning success. Click here for success and start learning from home today! Questions 11 to 20 are based on the following passage.Dear Professor Zhang, I am having trouble again. I am really 11. to tell anyone, but I really dont understand Internet technology very well. It is so 12. . Today I tried to post my 13. to the online site, but it did not work. Instead, a message came up on my screen telling me I could not get 14. to the Internet. I checked to see if the phone line was 15. to my computer and moved the line around a little, but nothing happened, so I took my computer in to have it looked at. At the repair shop, I found out that the modem was broken. They said that the 16. cost to repair it would be $500. I am so frustrated. At present, I am having a hard time understanding what the 17. to studying online could possibly be. If there are any, I am not 18. any of them. This has all been a virtual headache. I suppose that the 19. troubles Ive had with this computer should not cause me to feel this way about the class. Still, I am having a hard time staying 20. and I am thinking about dropping the course. For now, do you think I could have a couple of extra days to finish my work on the questions you gave us? Regards, Richard Part 2 Cloze (with Options) (Each item: 0.5) Directions:Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer from the choices.Questions 21 to 40 are based on the following passage.I am talking to the children in the street and also thinking about the very difficult question of how best to learn their language. The problem is 21. simple. Learning a first language is easy. These children, for example, started listening to their own language even before they were born and they will keep 22. it throughout their lives. They arent even aware they are learning it most of time. I, however, have not had 23. to or the benefit of speaking and listening to my second language 24. a very young age. I am often 25. trying to express myself in my second language. I want to be like the children I see on the street who can speak the 26. language so well. I make myself 27. better by telling myself that I have more experience and knowledge than those children and so I can 28. better. But, instead of holding on to this 29. thought for a couple of moments, I turn right around and remind myself that having knowledge and experience is not always 30. . For example, knowledge and habits that I have taken from my first language often cause me to make mistakes that a child 31. never make. In fact, I have reaped very few 32. being an older language learner. I think about how I can keep notes to help me remember what I have learned 33. young children cannot. But, of course, if I 34. the memory of a child, I would not need to keep so many notes. Sometimes I feel like just 35. . A child must gather information about a language from all around and use that language for many years in order to communicate well. The same is 36. for me. But, 37. a child, I use experience and insight Ive 38. and find opportunities to try to discuss more difficult subjects and, 39. , I often make bigger mistakes than a child would. When I ask for directions or 40. myself, I embarrass myself. I should only talk to the children on the street for now. Questions 41 to 60 are based on the following passage.I have a friend who seems to know every word there is in the English language dictionary. When I cant think of a word that I want to use, I simply ask my friend, and 41. enough she knows the word. It is no wonder 42. she always scores 43. than I do on English exams. On the 44. hand, my friend and I both agree that I speak English much better than she does. In fact, my friend finds real difficulty in having a conversation in English and is quite shy when called 45. in the classroom. Unlike my friend, I 46. every opportunity I can to 47. English conversations both in and out of the classroom. My friend and I have something 48. when it comes to learning English, thoughour 49. to studying. I am not sure 50. I would prefer to be in her situation, receiving high marks on tests but communicating poorly, or in my own, speaking well but not testing as well. It shows you how we all have different ways of learning as well as different strengths. It also shows that 51. is not about the words you know, but rather how you use them. In fact, I have a couple of friends who have traveled to English-speaking countries with 52. command of English than what I have. I dont know how many words they knew before they 53. their travels, but they 54. many. It didnt hold them back 55. . They 56. positive throughout their travels though they did make mistakes. And, though they often embarrassed themselves, they 57. and learned from the mistakes they made along the way. When they returned from their trips, not only 58. their language skills developed, but also their ability to laugh at themselves was improved. Finally, they 59. how to best learn a language. Each of us has 60. that we use to help us to learn. I think that mine is my courage. I may not be the smartest student in my class, but Im trying to be the bravest. Part 3 Skimming and Scanning (True/False) (Each item: 1) Directions:Read the following passage. Then decide whether the following statements are True or False.Questions 61 to 65 are based on the same passage or dialog.Time limit: 4 minutes and 57 seconds Jonathan Rivers lived alone in an orderly house in London. Like many other single, middle-aged men, he was getting rather set in his ways. Before he left the house in the morning, he would carefully close all the doors downstairs, open some windows upstairs to let the air in, and lock the front door. One summer evening, Jonathan returned home as usual. When he opened the front gate, he immediately noticed something strange. There was a heavy footprint in the earth in one of the flowers beds. Then he noticed that one of the white curtains in the front room downstairs was out of place. Jonathan never left anything out of place. He walked up to the front door and opened it quietly. He listened carefully for a few moments but could hear nothing. Inside, the front-room door was half open. Jonathan studied it thoughtfully, wondering if he had forgotten to close it that morning. He stepped silently across the hall to the door and looked inside the room. The shadow of a man was clearly reflected on the far wall in the evening sunlight. The man had clearly been standing behind the door since Jonathans return. Jonathan immediately locked the door. Then he calmly picked up the telephone in the hall and set about calling the police. The burglar (盗贼), a tall fellow, tried to climb through a window to get out but Jonathan had expected that. He attacked him with his umbrella, using it like a sword (剑). Three minutes later the police arrived. Jonathan was a little annoyed (苦恼的) that he had to have dinner later than usual, but on the whole he felt quite pleased with himself. 61.Jonathan had the habit of doing things in the same way every day.TF62.One summer evening, Jonathan returned home to find the front door to the outside of his house was open.TF63.Jonathan thought that he forgot closing the door that day.TF64.It was too late for Jonathan to catch the burglar when he got out through a window.TF65.The writer of this passage suggests that when living in a city, a person can never be too careful.TF Part 4 Skimming and Scanning (Short Asnwer) (Each item: 1) Directions:Read the following passage. Then fill in the blanks to complete the statements that follow the passage.Questions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage.Time limit: 4 minutes and 45 seconds A well-known manufacturer (制造商) of weighing machines produced a new model. The machine could do wonderful things. It could weigh people very accurately (准确地), it could tell them their weight in their own language, and it could tell them what they should eat to reduce their weight. The manufacturer decided to try out this machine before he sold it to shops. He looked around for a good place to put it and finally decided on an airport. There were always people at an airport from many different countries. The first person to use the machine was an Italian woman. She stood on the machine, put a coin in, and waited to hear her weight. The machine took only a second or two to weigh her, consider her nationality, and figure out what kind of food she should eat. Good morning, madam, it said in perfect Italian. Your weight is 72 kilos, three more than it should be for a woman of your height, age, and nationality. I suggest you eat more fruits and vegetables. The second person to use the machine was a Chinese girl. Good morning, miss, the machine said in perfect Chinese. Your weight is 38 kilos, exactly the correct weight for your height, age, and nationality. Continue to eat what you are eating. The third person to use the machine was a huge Australian woman. She walked up to the machine and looked at it for a long time. At last she found the courage to stand on the machine and put a coin in. The machine spoke immediately. Good morning. Will one of you ladies please get off? 66.A manufacturer produced a new model of weighing machine and before he put it to market _.67.The manufacturer decided on an airport as a good place to test his new machine because _.68.It is said that the new machine can tell people what to eat if they want _.69.From the passage, we know that the Australian woman trying the machine _.70.The fact all those who tried the machine are female suggests that women _. Part 5 Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice) (Each item: 2) Directions:Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.Questions 71 to 75 are based on the same passage or dialog.Mr. and Mrs. Jones flat was full of boxes, big and small; trunks (大皮箱); and furniture. The two of them were busy with pencils and paper, checking their list of luggage (行李) when there was a ring at the door. Mrs. Jones went to open it, and saw a well-dressed middle-aged lady outside. The lady said that she lived in a flat beside theirs, and that she had come to welcome them to their new home. Mrs. Jones invited her in. I hope youll excuse us for all this mess (杂乱), said Mrs. Jones, We are trying. Oh, thats quite all right, said the lady. Do you know, in some parts of this town, neighbors are not at all friendly? There are some streets-and even some buildings-where people dont know their neighbors-not even their next-door ones. But in this building, everyone is a friend with everybody else. We are one big, happy family. Im sure youll be happy here. The lady was greatly surprised when she visited the same flat the next time, because she found that a different man and a woman had moved in. On the ladys first visit, Mr. and Mrs. Jones had not the heart to tell her they were not the new owners of the flat, but the old owners, who had lived beside her for two years. All this time she had never visited or even noticed Mr. and Mrs. Jones, her next-door neighbors. 71.Someone knocked at the door when Mr. and Mrs. Jones were _.A. cleaning their houseB. counting (数) their luggageC. moving their furnitureD. writing their shopping list72.This writer of this passage suggests that the middle-aged lady _.A. lives in a big happy familyB. lives aloneC. does not do what she saysD. is a bothersome neighbor73.According to the middle-aged lady, in some parts of the town, people _.A. had big, happy familiesB. had small, unhappy familiesC. didnt know their neighborsD. didnt like their neighbors74.From the passage, we know _.A. the middle-aged lady was warm-heartedB. the middle-aged lady had been living in the building for two yearsC. Mr. and Mrs. Jones told the middle-aged lady the truthD. Mr. and Mrs. Jones were the middle-aged ladys old neighbors75.What is the tone (语气) of the writer in the passage?A. Happy.B. Sad.C. Indifferent (不关心的).D. Critical.Questions 76 to 80 are based on the same passage or dialog.When I was in the 7th grade, I had a lot of trouble reading. My mother used to sit by my side, and explain each paragraph of each school reading assignment to me because I didnt understand what I was reading. She would have to read each paragraph to me. And then after each paragraph, she told me the general meaning of what we just read. In class, I tried to hide the fact that I couldnt read. My teachers gave us the last ten minutes of class to start our reading homework, and I would sit there for ten minutes staring at the page, pretending I was reading it. I remember a terrible feeling of not wanting to get into trouble for not being able to understand. I had to wait until I got home so my mother could explain it to me. How did I ever get into Cornell University? By the 8th grade I started understanding a little on my own, but I was reading at a very slow speed. I got hold of all the speed-reading books I could get my hands on. I read them all very slowly at the time. I even went out and took a course on speed-reading. Then I developed my own way which was easier and produced quicker results. I started practicing these techniques every day, and as I started to read faster, my understanding increased. I found that I stopped daydreaming and thinking about other things while I was reading, and started getting the larger meaning. I was reading faster and comprehending better. I found that when you read slowly, word-by-word, you get lost in the words, lose the bigger picture, and your comprehension drops. When you read faster, your comprehension goes up because instead of getting lost in the words, you see the general picture. 76.The main difficulty the writer had in reading in the 7th grade was that _.A. she often forgot her school reading assignmentsB. she had difficulty reading with comprehensionC. she had a poor vocabulary and very bad grammarD. she always looked elsewhere when asked to read77.The writer would pretend to be reading in the last 10 minutes of class because _.A. she was afraid of being found outB. the reading class was terribleC. she had to do what others were doingD. her mother told her to do so78.The writers reading ability improved a great deal mainly because _.A. she entered Cornell UniversityB. she took a course on speed readingC. her mother helped herD. she developed her own way of reading79.From her own experience, the writer found that _.A. ones comprehension drops if one reads too slowlyB. in order to understand better, one has to read slowlyC. one does not pay enough attention to information if one reads fastD. many people read fast in order to save time80.The writer wrote the passage in order to _.A. prove to readers the importance of higher educationB. tell a story in honor of her motherC. give a detailed description of different reading skillsD. prove the importance of reading fastQuestions 81 to 85 are based on the same passage or dialog.Learning a foreign language is not a matter of reading some grammar rules or some vocabulary words-although those are important activities not to be ignored. Acquiring (学到) a language is learning a skill, not a body of information. Its much more like learning to swim or ride a bike than it is like learning about the Second World War. That is, you must not only understand the ideas and have information at ha