北美项目入学测试(1).docx

北美项目入学测试Name：_ _liuxiuyuan _ Grade：_ Score：_Answer sheet： 一、Vocabulary (15minutes)1、d2、a3、c4、b5、d6、d7、b8、c9、d10、d11、a12、a13、c14、a15、d16、b17、c18、b19、a20、d二、Grammar (15 minutes)1、a2、d3、a4、c5、d6、a7、c8、d9、c10、d11、d12、b13、b14、c15、c16、c17、d18、c19、a20、a三、Reading (20minutes)1、b2、b3、c4、c5、d6、c7、a8、d9、a10、d一、 VocabularyYou will have 15 minutes to work on this section, select the best answer from among the choices given and fill in the answer sheet.1、The quality of preservation is outstanding, but what is even more impressive is the number of ichthyosaur fossils containing preserved embryos.The word outstanding is closest in meaning to which of following? (A) extensive(B) surprising(C) vertical(D) excellent2、They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems.The word hard is closest in meaning to which of following? (A) firm(B) severe(C) difficult(D) bitter3、Its relative abundance never seems to vary much. In some places, there may be slightly more of it; in others, slightly less, but the ratio of helium to hydrogen nuclei always remains about the same.The word vary is closest in meaning to which of following? (A) mean(B) stretch(C) change(D) include4、Since the weight of the oxygen is always added, the weight of the products of combustion, including the evolved gases, would always be greater than the weight of the starting material.The word Since is closest in meaning to which of following? (A) later(B) because(C) during(D) although5、In the core of the Sun, the pressures are so great against the gases that, despite the high temperature, there may be a small solid core.The word great is closest in meaning to which of following? (A) dangerous(B) unknown(C) variable(D) strong6、It is now known that the vast majority of the Moons craters were formed by the impact of solid bodies with the lunar surface.The word vast is closest in meaning to which of following? (A) special(B) Known(C) varied(D) great7、Richly organized colonies of the kind made possible by eusociality enjoy several key advantages over solitary individuals.The word key is closest in meaning to which of following? (A) uncommon(B) important(C) incidental(D) temporary8、Pheromones are the predominant medium of communication among insects (but rarely the sole method) . Some species have simple pheromone systems and produce only a few pheromones, but others produce many with various functions.The word sole is closest in meaning to which of following? (A) obvious(B) best(C) only(D) final9、Although the states dominated economic activity during this period, the federal government was not inactive. Its goals were the facilitation of western settlement and the development of native industries. Toward these ends the federal government pursued several courses of action.The word ends is closest in meaning to which of following? (A) benefits(B) decisions(C) services(D) goals10、Although the growth in Canadas population had slowed down by 1966, another large population wave was coming over the horizon. It would be composed of the children who were born during the period of the high birth rate prior to 1957.The phrase prior to is closest in meaning to which of following? (A) behind(B) since(C) during(D) preceding11、She also photographs away from her studio at various architectural sites, bringing camera, lights, mirrors, and a crew of assistants to transform the site into her own abstract image.The word transform is closest in meaning to which of following?(A) move(B) extend(C) change(D) interpret12、At the heart of a comets coma lies a nucleus of solid material, typically no more than 10 kilometers across.The word heart is closest in meaning to which of following? (A) center(B) edge(C) tail(D) beginning13、Although limited to a skull, the Pakicetus fossil provides precious details on the origins of cetaceans.The word precious is closest in meaning to which of following?(A) exact (B) scarce(C) valuable(D) initial14、While hunter-gatherers always had the option of moving elsewhere when the resources were exhausted, this became more difficult with farming. The word optionis closest in meaning to which of following?(A) choice(B) benefit(C) idea (D) experience15、Just as painted designs on Greek pots may seem today to be purely decorative, whereas in fact they were carefully and precisely worked out so that at the time, their meaning was clear, so it is with Chinese pots.The word whereas is closest in meaning to which of following?(A) while(B) previously(C) surprisingly(D) because16、One thinks of melodramas, boys books, thrillers, romances, and the like rather than novels of the first rank.The phrase first rank is closest in meaning to which of following? (A) largest category(B) highest quality(C) earliest writers(D) most difficult language17、Water does not remain immobile in an aquifer but can seep out at springs or leak into other aquifers.The word immobile is closest in meaning to which of following?(A) enclosed(B) permanent(C) motionless(D) intact18、The expansion of desertlike conditions into areas where they did not previously exist is called desertification. It has been estimated that an additional one-fourth of the Earths land surface is threatened by this process. The word threatened is closest in meaning to which of following? (A) Restricted (B) Endangered (C) Prevented (D) Rejected 19、The researchers Peter Ucko and Andree Rosenfeld identified three principal locations of paintings in the caves of western Europe. The word “principal” is closest in meaning to which of following?(A) Major (B) Likely (C) Well protected (D) Distinct 20、We know, however, that contemporary hunter-gatherer societies control their population in a 5variety of ways. The idea of a world population crisis is therefore unlikely, although population pressure might have arisen in some areas.The word therefore is closest in meaning to which of following?(A) in theory(B) obviously(C) frequently(D) as a result二、 GrammarYou will have 15 minutes to work on this section, select the best answer from among the choices given and fill in the answer sheet.1、While play is important at all levels of human development, _a_ takes on particular significance when children are five and six years old.A. itB. andC. whichD. because it2. _d_ founded the American Red Cross in 1881 and served as its president until 1904.A. Clara Barton, whoB. Although Clara BartonC. It was Clara BartonD. Clara Barton3. Ronald Reagan had served two terms as governor of California before _a_ President.A. he becameB. when becomingC. becameD. did he become4. _c_ either by cooling or by depriving the fire of oxygen, and most do both.A. Working fire extinguishersB. Fire extinguishers that workC. Fire extinguishers workD. The work of fire extinguishers5. During the second and third years of life, children gain _d_ over their bodies.A. control increasingB. increasing to controlC. control is increasingD. increasing control6. Settled by English Puritans in 1630, Boston became _a_ .A. the capital of the Massachusetts Bay ColonyB. the Massachusetts Bay Colony its capitalC. it was the capital of the Massachusetts Bay ColonyD. so that the capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony7. Navigators on ships and aircraft use a compass to determine _c_ they are heading.A. the direction in whichB. to where the directionC. that direction of whichD. where the direction8. In 1966 only 60 percent of all five year olds in the United States attended kindergarten, _d_ in 1985 almost 82 percent did so.A. withB. whichC. whetherD. while9. _c_ “nova” means new, novas are actually stars that have existed for a long time and suddenly flare into brilliance.A. ThatB. WhyC. AlthoughD. It is10. Some critics maintain _d_ the mystery novel is a symbolic ritual of guilt and retribution.A. is thatB. that there isC. it isD. that11. A few species of mushrooms cause death or serious illness _d_.A. having eatenB. that they are eatenC. are eatenD. when eaten12. _b_ 639 named muscles in the human anatomy.A. As areB. There areC. Of theD. That are13. _b_ as children that most people first come in contact with myths.A. WhenB. It isC. There areD. That is14. Todays farmers use irrigation, fertilizers, large machines, and other technology _c_ high crop yields.A. in the productionB. for productionC. to produceD. produce15. The portrayal of everyday life in the objects of folk art makes it _c_ valuable source of history.A. and aB. so that aC. aD. is a16. About three-quarters of the state of Indiana is covered by _c_.A. which farmlandB. such farmland is thereC. farmlandD. it is farmland17. Desktop publishing systems are capable of _d_ camera-ready pages made up of text and graphics, with text set in different typefaces and sizes.A. when producingB. produceC. to produceD. producing18. More battles were fought in South Carolina _c_ in any other state during the American Revolution.A. asB. althoughC. thanD. but19. _a_ in 1800, Middlebury College is the oldest college in Vermont.A. OpenedB. Opened itC. The openingD. There was open20. Frances Perkins, _a_ of the United States cabinet, served in the cabinet as secretary of labor from 1933 to 1945.A. the first female memberB. was the first female memberC. the first female member whoD. of whom the first female member三、ReadingYou will have 20 minutes to work on this section. Question 1-10 are based on the following passage.PASSAGE By the mid-nineteenth century, the term icebox had entered the American language, but ice was still only beginning to affect the diet of ordinary citizens in the United States. The ice trade grew with the growth of cities. Ice was used in hotels, taverns, and hospitals, and by some forward-looking city dealers in fresh meat, fresh fish, and butter. After the Civil War (1861-1865), as ice was used to refrigerate freight cars, it also came into household use. Even before 1880, half the ice sold in New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, and one-third of that sold in Boston and Chicago, went to families for their own use. This had become possible because a new household convenience, the icebox, a precursor of the modern refrigerator, had been invented. Making an efficient icebox was not as easy as we might now suppose. In the early nineteenth century, the knowledge of the physics of heat, which was essential to a science of refrigeration, was rudimentary. The commonsense notion that the best icebox was one that prevented the ice from melting was of course mistaken, for it was the melting of the ice that performed the cooling. Nevertheless, early efforts to economize ice included wrapping the ice in blankets, which kept the ice from doing its job. Not until near the end of the nineteenth century did inventors achieve the delicate balance of insulation and circulation needed for an efficient icebox. But as early as 1803, an ingenious Maryland farmer, Thomas Moore, had been on the right track. He owned a farm about twenty miles outside the city of Washington, for which the village of Georgetown was the market center. When he used an icebox of his own design to transport his butter to market, he found that customers would pass up the rapidly melting stuff in the tubs of his competitors to pay a premium price for his butter, still fresh and hard in neat, one-pound bricks. One advantage of his icebox, Moore explained, was that farmers would no longer have to travel to market at night in order to keep their produce cool. 1. What does the passage mainly discuss?b(A) The influence of ice on the diet(B) The development of refrigeration(C) The transportation of goods to market(D) Sources of ice in the nineteenth century2. According to the passage , when did the word icebox become part of the language of the United States?b(A) in 1803(B) sometime before 1850(C) during the civil war(D) near the end of the nineteenth century3. The author mentions fish in line 4 because c(A) many fish dealers also sold ice(B) fish was shipped in refrigerated freight cars(C) fish dealers were among the early commercial users of