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1999.10 国内考试真题SECTION 1: LISTENING COMPREHENSION1.(A) Drop out of the play.(B) Switch parts with another actor.(C) Be patient about learning his part.(D) Have his lines memorized by tomorrow.2.(A) She agrees with the man.(B) The man missed the last study session.(C) She didnt understand the last chemistry class.(D) The man should be more serious about his studies.3.(A) He cant meet the woman at the engineering building.(B) He cant give the woman a ride.(C) He has already passed the engineering building.(D) Hell meet the woman after his appointment.4.(A) Hell give the quiz at a later time.(B) The quiz will be very short.(C) The quiz wont be ready until Thursday.(D) Hell score the quiz quickly.5.(A) Take the medicine as she was directed to do.(B) Schedule another appointment with her doctor.(C) Stop taking the medicine.(D) Rest her back for a few days.6.(A) Decide which movie to see.(B) Order his food quickly.(C) Go to a later movie.(D) Go to a different restaurant.7.(A) She doesnt like to watch basketball.(B) She would like the man to accompany her to the game.(C) She doesnt have a television.(D) Shell sell the man her ticket.8.(A) She needs to find a new place to live.(B) She spends a lot of time in the library.(C) She prefers to study at home.(D) She needs to return some books to the library.9.(A) Spend more time outdoors.(B) Take short naps during the day.(C) Try to get to bed earlier.(D) Stay indoors until he feels better.10.(A) Sharpen the mans pencil.(B) Give the man a new sheet of paper.(C) Show the man a drawing technique.(D) Ask the model to move his arm.11.(A) Lend the man some money.(B) Take the man to the bank.(C) Ask the man when hell be paid.(D) Ask the man to write her a check.12.(A) She forgot to call the man.(B) Her answering machine is broken.(C) She didnt get the mans messages.(D) She couldnt remember the mans phone number.13.(A) He received permission to carry on an extra bag.(B) He doesnt know the woman ahead of him.(C) Hes carrying someone elses suitcase.(D) Hed like some help at the baggage counter.14.(A) Travel into the city on another day.(B) Pick up her medicine before they leave.(C) Avoid driving after taking her medicine.(D) Wait to take her medicine until after their trip.15.(A) The air will be cleaner if they go to a different city.(B) Itll soon be too late to control the pollution.(C) Society will not pay attention to the new laws.(D) The situation will improve if changes are made.16.(A) He didnt have time to look for his jacket.(B) He misunderstood the weather report.(C) He didnt know it would be cold.(D) He forgot to bring his jacket.17.(A) Attend a conference with her.(B) Mail her the paper after the deadline.(C) Submit a handwritten draft of the paper.(D) Complete the course without submitting the paper.18.(A) He saw Mary earlier.(B) Someone else saw Mary.(C) He cant help the woman.(D) Mary asked for directions to the office.19.(A) She fell asleep before the program ended.(B) She especially enjoyed the end of the program.(C) She missed the beginning of the program.(D) She wishes she had gone to sleep earlier.20.(A) He doesnt like to take pills.(B) He may not be able to wake up.(C) He may feel better soon.(D) He may want to take the pills without food.21.(A) Apologize when Deborah is less angry.(B) Return Deborahs notes in a few days.(C) Write Deborah a note of apology.(D) Let her talk to Deborah about the situation.22.(A) Shop for new clothes.(B) Lose some weight.(C) Have his jeans altered.(D) Wear clothes that fit more tightly.23.(A) Lisa is often late for meetings.(B) Lisa has a busy schedule.(C) Lisas flight was delayed.(D) Lisas missed her flight.24.(A) The cologne has a strong smell.(B) She likes the cologne.(C) She can hardly smell the cologne.(D) The cologne must be very expensive.25.(A) He hasnt done any work yet.(B) He doesnt know what topic to research.(C) He withdrew from his computer class.(D) Hes in a hurry to finish his paper.26.(A) Hes a linguistics major.(B) He wants to take “The Psychology of Language.”(C) He and the woman are taking the same course.(D) He hasnt chosen his courses for next semester.27.(A) Taking an airplane might be more practical.(B) She doesnt care how long the trip takes.(C) It doesnt take long to get to Philadelphia.(D) Shed rather take a direct train.28.(A) Shes not usually interested in watching documentaries.(B) She doesnt have time to help the man with his project.(C) She knew that the program was being shown.(D) She didnt watch the program.29.(A) Not many people know the song.(B) He doesnt know the song well enough to play it.(C) He hasnt been playing the piano long.(D) People often ask him to play the song.30.(A) Shes annoyed with the man.(B) She wants the man to do the laundry.(C) She doesnt know how to deal with the problem.(D) Shes not upset about the spill.31.(A) The effect of the atmosphere on rainfall.(B) How conditions on Earth support life.(C) How water originated on Earth.(D) A new estimate of the age of Earth.32.(A) The surface of the ocean is expanding.(B) Volcanic activity is increasing.(C) The surface of Earth contains tons of cosmic dust.(D) Thousands of comets are colliding with Earths atmosphere.33.(A) Disintegrating comets.(B) Gases in the atmosphere.(C) Underground water that rose to the surface.(D) Water vapor.34.(A) Biologists.(B) Geologists.(C) Oceanographers.(D) Astronomers.35.(A) They are found under the oceans.(B) They were most active when Earth was first formed.(C) Their emissions created the Earths atmosphere.(D) Their fumes are mostly water.36.(A) She felt embarrassed in class.(B) Her presentation received a poor grade.(C) She had not completed her assignment.(D) She was unable to attend her psychology class.37.(A) Shed be able to leave quickly.(B) Shed be less nervous.(C) Shed be able to locate where the man was seated.(D) Shed know when her professor arrived.38.(A) They blush more readily than women do.(B) Theyre uncomfortable performing in front of adults.(C) They dont respond to stress well.(D) They blush less frequently than adults do.39.(A) To introduce the woman to someone who has researched blushing.(B) To illustrate the benefits of a publicspeaking class.(C) To give an example of someone who blushes easily.(D) To explain a way to overcome blushing.40.(A) To plan ways to prevent hearing damage.(B) To inform them about contagious ear infections.(C) To explain part of the physical exam entering students must have.(D) To provide background information for their course work.41.(A) Staff who specialize in hearing loss have been hired.(B) The noise made by the traffic near the center has become worse.(C) An increase in patients with hearing problems has been noticed.(D) A course to introduce students to medical careers has been set up.42.(A) Information on sources of infection.(B) Suggestions on how to treat hearing loss.(C) A chart of sounds and decibel levels.(D) A list of doctors who test hearing.43.(A) The traffic next to campus.(B) Horns at football games.(C) Low-flying airplanes.(D) Loud equipment at the health center.44.(A) To introduce an important author.(B) To compare two different forms of writing.(C) To discuss the differences between Northern and Southern writers.(D) To explain why a particular book was written.45.(A) It doesnt include the use of dialect.(B) It is considered Stowes best written work.(C) It was not published in the nineteenth century.(D) It was Stowes most popular work.46.(A) To give an example of someone who was the subject of one of Stowes biographies.(B) To give an example of another author who used local dialect in his writing.(C) To suggest that his work was less popular than Stowes.(D) To point out another author who wrote about New England.47.(A) A childrens geography book.(B) A collection of travel stories.(C) A biographical sketch.(D) Uncle Toms Cabin.48.(A) A term for a type of bank.(B) A special place for pigs.(C) A kind of iron.(D) A theory about the economy of the Middle Ages. 49.(A) Money.(B) Pottery.(C) Bricks.(D) Nests.50.(A) It held dirt well.(B) It was long-lasting.(C) It symbolized wealth.(D) It was inexpensive.Section Two: Structure and Written Expression1.Fingerprints form an unchangeable signature, and_ for identification, despite changes in the individuals appearance or age.(A) the use of fingerprint records(B) with the use of fingerprint records(C) when fingerprint records are used(D) fingerprint records can be used2.Animals obtain their energy from_ .(A) eat their food(B) their food to eat(C) the food they eat(D) they eat the food3.Liquid water has fewer hydrogen bonds than ice, so more molecules can occupy the same space, making liquid water_ than ice.(A) more dense(B) is more dense(C) more than dense(D) as more dense4.It is difficult for present-day readers_ Sister Carrie was withdrawn from circulation at the turn of the century.(A) to understand the no(B) why to understand the novel(C) the novel to understand why(D) to understand why the novel5.Historical linguists study_ over time.(A) languages evolve(B) whether language evolution(C) how languages evolve(D) evolution that languages6.Tennis star Chris Event, who retired from the game after eighteen years, perhaps_ more than anyone to make womens professional tennis a widely respected career.(A) who did(B) has done(C) and doing(D) to do7.The daytime_ bright because the Earths atmosphere scatters sunlight.(A) while sky is(B) has a sky(C) sky is(D) for the sky8.Edward Hoppers paintings portray the loneliness and isolation of the individual_ .(A) is in an urbanized society(B) in society is urbanized(C) who in an urbanized society(D) in an urbanized society9.Braille,_ printing reading materials for use by people who are blind, consists of a system of raised points or dots that are read by touch.(A) is a method of(B) a method of(C) which a method of(D) a method is of10.The art of landscape architecture is almost as old_ of architecture itself.(A) as that(B) that(C) as(D) than that11.The development of synthetic fibers after 1940 led to the production of new types of fabrics _ more durable and easier to care for.(A) that they were(B) that were(C) were(D) and were12.Until the eighteenth century, charcoal was_ used in blast furnaces, as well as in glassmaking, blacksmithing, and metalworking.(A) what the chief fuel(B) the chief fuel that(C) thc chief fuel was(D) the chief fuel13.Pure iron cannot be hardened by heating and cooling, as_ , because iron lacks the necessary carbon.(A) steel it can(B) can steel(C) with steel can(D) so can steel14.Rapids and waterfalls, _ along virtually all Massachusetts waterways, provided power in colonial times for grist and saw mills and later for textile mills.(A) common(B) were common(C) which, being common(D) being common, were15.Airsickness is produced by a disturbance of the inner car,_ psychogenic factors, such as fear, also play a part.(A) in spite of(B) neither(C) nor(D) although16. A large collections of materials focused on Louisianas history and culture A B Cis provided by the Williams Research Center in New Orleans. D17. Mary Austins first book, The Land of Little Rain, a description of desert life in A Bthe western United States, won she immediate fame in 1903. C D18. The most abundant phosphate mineral, appetite, includes several type that vary in A B Ctheir content of fluorine, chlorine, or hydroxyl ions. D19. Having gained a reputation as a daring, intrepid journalist, Nellie Bly became A the first female report assigned to the Eastern front during the First World War. B C D20. In 1862 Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, allows settlers 160 acres of free land A B Cafter they had worked it for five years. D21. Along with the other physical sciences, meteorology has developed in the past three A Bcenturies from myth and folklore to rigorous observation, computation, and analyze. C D22. In 1973 the United States armed forces were placed on an all-volunteer basis for a A B Cfirst time since 1948. D23. Because lions do not have exceptional speedy, they must rely on the element of surprise A B Cfor the hunt. D24. The position of the Earths magnetic poles is not constant but shows an appreciable A B Cchange after year to year. D25. Grassland vegetation reduces competition for water among species by concentrates A B Croots at different levels. D26. Like the giant reptiles, most lineages of organisms have eventually become A Bextinct; still, some exist that have changed very little in millions of year. C D27. Demonstrations public are an effective means by which advocacy groups can bring A Binequalities to the attention of local, state, and federal officials. C D28. Methods used in preparing articles for an encyclopedia differs, depending on A B Cthe length of the article. D29. Since the advent of rock music in the 1950s, the popular music of the United States A B has become a significant musical influence around world. C D30. Could droplets and ice crystals first form on certain types of small particles of A B Cdust or another airborne materials. D31. Male fiddler crabs have huge claws that move back and forth similar violinists move A Btheir arms when playing the violin. C D32. Daylight saving time came into useful in the United States in an effort to conserve A Belectricity by having business hours correspond to the hours of natural daylight. C D33. Almost every fruits and vegetables contain riboflavin; the richest sources are leafy A B Cgreen vegetables such as spinach, kale, or turnip greens. D34. Gold lends itself to the making of decorative articles because of its great resistant A B C Dto corrosion and tarnish and its ease of working.35. Ethics is the branch of philosophy that deals with the values of life in a A Bcoherent, systematic, and science manner. C D36. Indiscriminately dumping of waste materials and inadequate sewage treatment are A Btwo serious causes of environmental pollution. C D37. The builders of the variety ancient cliff ruins scattered throughout the canyons A B Cand mesas of the arid Southwest of the United States are known as the cliff dwellers. D38. A fragrant plant has tiny sacs that makes and stores the substances that give it A B C Da pleasant odor.39. Nomadic hunter and gatherer societies have access to only a limited amount of A food in an area and moved on when they have exhausted each locality. B C D40. Collagen, a strong rubbery protein, supports the ear flaps and the tip of nose in humans. A B C DSection Three: Reading ComprehensionQuestions 1-10Potash (the old name for potassium carbonate) is one of the two alkalis (the otherbeing soda, sodium carbonate) that were used from remote antiquity in the making ofglass, and from the early Middle Ages in the making of soap: the former being theproduct of heating a mixture of alkali and sand, the latter a product of alkali and(5) vegetable oil. Their importance in the communities of colonial North America needhardly be stressed.Potash and soda are not interchangeable for all purposes, but for glass-or soap-making either would do. Soda was obtained largely from the ashes of certainMediterranean sea plants, potash from those of inland vegetation. Hence potash was(10) more familiar to the early European settlers of the North American continent.The settlement at Jamestown in Virginia