英语运用能力模拟测试.doc

2008年英语运用能力模拟测试Part OneVocabulary and Structure Directions: There are ten incomplete sentences in this partFor each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and DChoose the one that best completes the sentenceMark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.1The former governor withdrew from political life and as _ he was soon forgotten.Aan endBa resultCan outcomeDan event2With the gradual improvement of transportation and communications, farmers have now had easier _ to cities and towns.Aaccess BreachCapproach Dtouch3Corruption in the running of the citys largest bank was _ in Peoples Daily yesterday.Adetected BdetestedCexposed Ddiscovered4The software is a popular tool in business, where it _ and simplifies such procedures as budgeting.Aputs on Bputs forwardCtakes after Dspeeds up5Your first contact with an employer will be either to apply for a known job opening or to find out if any jobs are _.Aopened BhiredCavailable Dvariable6Scarcely such an exciting football match.Ahave I ever seenBI have ever seenCsaw I DI saw7It was in the name of freedom Kennedy led his country deeper into its cruel, hopeless war in Vietnam.AwhenBas CwhileDthat8_ , we went out for a swim in the lake.AThe day being hotBIt was hotCIt is hotDThe day was not9Most people have come to realize that it is about time the government further measures to control the population.Amust takeBis taking CtakesDtook10It has been estimated that the earths surface temperature has increased one quarter to three fourths of a degree since 1850.Aby Bat CtoDwithPart TwoReading Comprehension Directions:There are three passages and two advertisements in this partEach passage and the two ads are followed by five questions or unfinished statementsFor each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and DChoose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.Questions 11-15 are based on the following passage:All the people who went to the new supermarket had one great hope: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for his shoppingFor this was what the notice just inside the entrance promiseDIt said, Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goodsThis may be your lucky day!For several weeks MrsWhite hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customerUnlike her friends, however, she never lost heartHer kitchen was full of things which she did not really neeDHer husband tried again and again to persuade her to give it up, but she just wouldnt listenShe dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would come up to say, Madam, this is your lucky dayEverything in your basket today is free.One Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy some teaShe rushed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went to the desk to pay for itAs she was walking, she saw the manager of the supermarket coming upMadam, he said warmly, holding out his hand, I want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer todayEverything youve got in your basket is free.11People went to the supermarket to _.Abuy food Bbe lucky customersCget free things Dmeet the manager 12MrsWhite is different from her friends who were _.Aeasily satisfied Bnot always hopefulCsure to succeed Dnot interested in free food 13MrsWhites husband tried to _.Acheer her up Bstop her from going to the supermarketCstop her from buying unnecessary things Dmake her less happy 14When the manager told her that she was the lucky customer, MrsWhite would be _.Avery tired Bhappier than ever beforeCrather sad Denthusiastic15Which of the following can we infer from the passage?AEveryone has his lucky day. BThe supermarket is dishonest.CThe supermarket might just play a trick so customers should be more cautious DWives should listen to their husbands.Questions 16-20 are based on the following passage:Beijings top hotels are fielding scores of calls from foreigners and Chinese people eager to book rooms during the 2008 Olympic Games in the Chinese capitalThe luxurious and recently-renovated Beijing Hotel said it had received nearly 100 telephone inquiries from people wanting to book rooms during the Games since Beijing won its bid to host the eventOut of these people, foreigners make up 30 to 40 per cent, including people calling from the United States and Europe, a hotel sales manager surnamed Song said.Minutes before the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was announced in Moscow, the hotel had already received 50 to 60 such phone calls from would-be game-goers gambling on the resultDomestic callers have mainly come from the southern provinces of Guangdong and FujianSong said the hotel was not taking reservations, but only noting down names of callers, because seven years was too far in advanceThe hotel also may be used by the IOC and would then need to set aside rooms for IOC members, he said.Beijing will have more than 800 hotels with star ratings before the Olympic Games in 2008The city currently has 20 five-star hotels, 34 four-star hotels and 338 other hotels with lower ratingsAbout 70 hotels will be designated to accommodate athletes and Olympic officials during the Games.16In this paragraph, which of the following is the most possible reason for many people to book rooms in top hotels in Beijing?AThe 2008 Olympic Games will be hold there. BMore foreigners want to come to China.CPeople from the United States and Europe are eager to visit China. DThose hotels can offer good service.17In the second paragraph, the mentioned 50 to 60 booking phone calls are from those who _.Adid not know the result Bwanted to gamble on the resultCbelieved that Beijing would be the winner Dare IOC members18Which of the following statement is TRUE according to this passage?ABeijing Hotel has just been opened recently. BThere are too many luxurious things in Beijing Hotel.CBeijing Hotel will prepare rooms for those that had booked the room. DNot only foreigners but also native people wanted to book rooms for Games.19In Beijing there are _ hotels in Beijing with stars at present.A20 B34Cabout 400 Dmore than 80020What is this report mainly about?APhone inquires about hotel bookings for the 2008 Olympic Games. BBeijing Hotel is one of the most top hotels in the capital.CBeijing will host the 2008 Olympic Games. DVisitors from all over the world will come to China for the games.Questions 21-25 are based on the following passage:Wood carving refers to the art of creating or decorating objects of wood by carving with a sharp, hand-held toolThis form of art has a history of over 1,000 years and a unique artistic styleThe following is some introduction about wood carving in America.Wood carving began as a necessity in America and developed into an artBecause of the lack of other materials, early settlers were forced to make tools and utensils out of wooDAt first, these articles were whittled with a knife, but when pioneer craftsmen set up their primitive shops most of them were fashioned on a lathe - a machine which holds an object and rotates it while it is being shaped by a tool.However, even after Massachusetts-born Thomas Blancard designed a lathe which could turn irregular shapes - an innovation that made possible mass production of gunstocks, shoe lasts, oblong and square wooden wares - craftsmen who could use knife and chisel skillfully were still in demanDSome found ready employment in shops of cabinetmakers, while others, carved decoyStill others specialized in creating shop signs, ship figureheads, or in decorating interior woodworkA few even accepted commissions to make busts of prominent citizens.21This passage most likely came from a longer work about early American_.Aarts and crafts. Bpolitical leaders.Clogging industries. Dfashion design.22According to the passage, the first settlers used wood for their utensils and tools because it was_.Adurable. Binexpensive.Cavailable. Dattractive.23The passage suggests that the early shops for making tools were_.Anot very sophisticated. Bknown for doing very quick work.Cdependent on imported materials. Dfrequented only by fashionable people.24.Which of the following objects was an important woodworking tool used by early American craftsmen?AA bust BA decoyCA figurehead DA chisel25In the last sentence, the word “bust” most probably means _.Athe upper part of ones body Bself-portraitCpainting DclothesQuestions 26-30 are based on the following passage:Because of its potential for cutting costs, the distribution step in the marketing process is receiving more attentionDistribution involves warehousing, transporting and keeping inventory of manufactured productsTake an everyday product like fabric softenerAfter it comes off the assembly line, its packed in cartons and trucked to warehouses around the countryWhen orders come in from retailers, the fabric softener is delivered to supermarket shelvesThis is distribution.Probably the most crucial area for controlling costs is inventoryCompanies dont want to overproduce and have unsold stock of their product piled up in warehousesWholesale companies and large retail chains employ several techniques for inventory controlThis is where the computer revolution really had an impactComputerized information systems give precise and up-to-date accounts of inventory on hanDAnd the field of distribution offers good entry-level jobs for persons with training in computer programming or data processing.Overseeing the whole area of distribution is the distribution managerThis job is becoming increasingly important and can lead to an executive position.26According to the passage, why is the distribution step in marketing getting more attention?AIt is where companies research and develop new products. BIt is where companies can cut costs.CIt is where employees can update their computer skills. DIt provides jobs for college graduates.27Why does the writer mention fabric softener?ATo advertise a new product. BTo show how companies set the price of an item.CTo explain why companies must keep costs down. DTo illustrate how the distribution process works.28Why is inventory control so important?AIt is essential for controlling costs. BIt can lead to an executive position.CIt helps companies overproduceDIt requires little or no training29Why are computers important in distribution?AThey can accurately report on inventoryBThey provide good training in computer programming.CThey make it easier for managers to supervise people. DThey train people for executive positions.30What is this passage mainly talking about?AThe use of computers for sale of products BThe distribution step in the marketing processCCost control in inventory of a product DWholesale and retail chains of a productPart ThreeCloze Directions:There are ten blanks in the following passageFor each numbered blank, there are four choices marked A, B, C and DChoose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.On a four-day trip to Ethiopia, I had a dreamIn my dream, I saw two men, one older and one younger, facing one another against a background of temples and pyramidsThe father was speaking as he performed the oil ceremony for his sonI became excited in the possibility of performing a visiting ceremony (31)_ my son in AfricaFor the next six days I privately wondered what (32)_ to use in such a cere?monyGradually the words (33)_ meBy the time we arrived in Cairo, I was readyI told my son that there was a ceremony I wanted to (34)_ him in the tombs in EgyptHis eyes shone with (35)_But I wondered if he would still be receptive after my next statementIn the dream I remembered that the son was oiled, as it (36)_, with a dry substanceI took this to mean that powder (37)_ oil was useDBut what powder? I ruled out ground grass and flowers, and finally settled on sanDSand represents the Sahara, and sand also (38)_ the remains of the ancient people of EgyptThat made philosophical (39)_ to me, but in the real world, young adults or almost anybody for that matter, (40)_ disinclined to have sand poured on their hair.31AforBandCasDwith32AwordsBword Ctongue Dlanguage33Abrought to Bwent toCcame to Darrived to34Ago with Benjoy with Ctake withDperform with 35Aanticipation Btremble Chorror Dterror36Ais Bwere Cbeing Dwas37Arather thanBother than Cthat was Drather too 38AlieBimply Clay Dcontains39 AnameBsenseCreputation Dbeauty40 Aare Bis Cwas Dwere Part FourDialogue CompletionDirections:In this part, there are ten short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C and DChoose the one that most appropriately suits the conversational context and best completes the dialogueMark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center41 Speaker A: You are most beautiful in that red sweater!Speaker B: _A.Oh, noIts just an old one, and I have had it for years.B.YesI think it goes nicely with my pants.C.Thank youMy mom knitted it for me some years ago.D.Oh, but Im not sure if it suits me.42.Stranger: Excuser me, do you have small change for a dollar?Passer-by: _A.Why do you want to change?B.Is it my business?C.Are dimes and quarters OK?D.You shouldnt ask a stranger for change.43.Policeman: May I see your driving license and vehicle registration card, please?Driver: _A.Sorry, dont write me a ticket.B.OKBut I was driving at 65 miles per hour.C.SureDid I do anything wrong?D.YesBut I dont think Im a bad driver.44.Speaker A: Excuse meCould you show me the way to the nearest subway station?Speaker B: _A.Any timeIts next to the post office.B.All rightDo you want me to go with you?C.No problemWith pleasure.D.Of course notGo down this street and turn right.45.Speaker A: Are you going to your family reunion this Christmas holiday?Speaker B: _A.As a matter of fact, I dont mind it at all.B.I doIve been excited about it now.C.However, m