南京大学现代远程教育专科起点升本科英语入学测试样卷(含答案）

1、南京大学现代远程教育专科起点升本科英语入学测试样卷 1 准考证号码 姓名 得分 I. Phonetics(10 points)Directions：In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letter combinations marked A，B，C, and D Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation 1. Aforget Bborn

2、Cnorth Dstorm2Adust Bcut Cfun Dbury3. Afive Bmile Cblind Dwindy4. A. pink Bhint C. think Ddrink5Aflood B. loose Cchoose DmoodVocabulary and Structure (30 points)Directions：There are 15 incomplete sentences in this sectionFor each sentencethere are four choices marked A，B，C and，D. Choose one answer t

3、hat best completes the sentence.6、_I haven't seen the film, I know very little about it.A、After; B、As; C、Although; D、Before7、Babies are _from diseases by their mothers' milk.A、avoided; B、kept; C、protected; D、prevented8、The teacher spent almost the whole afternoon_ the students' homework.

4、A、to go over; B、go over; C、going over; D、went over9、"Are you ready now?""Yes, let's hurry _a seat near the front."A、so to got; B、for getting; C、got; D、and get10、May l stay with you_ going back to my parents' home tonight?A、because of; B、so as to; C、in spite of; D、instead

5、of11、He spoke so quickly that I didn't _what he said.A、catch; B、miss; C、listen; D、receive12、I remember _to help us when we got into troubleA、once offering; B、him once offering;C、him to offer; D、to offer him13、We can obtain knowledge from other sources _books.A、beside; B、besides; C、apart; D、in ad

6、dition14、Although John was the eldest in the family, he always let his sister _charge of the house.A、use; B、hold; C、make; D、take15、Her English is very good. She can speak English better than _in her gradeA、any one; B、the one; C、any one else; D、other student16、You saw Jane at the evening party, _?A、w

7、ere you; B、was she; C、didn't you; D、did she17、The number of the people applying for the job_ increasing.A、are; B、is; C、is being; D、are being18、Her father_ two years agoA、had died; B、was dead; C、died; D、was died19、I know nothing about_in the army.A、she working； B、for her to work;C、her having work

8、ed; D、her having been worked20_quick, or you'll be late.A、Be; B、To be; C、You must; D、You shouldIII. Cloze (30 points)Directions: For each blank in following passage，there are four choices givenbelow and marked A, B, C and D .Choose the one that is most suitable. For each blank in the following p

9、assage, there are four choices given below and marked A，B，C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet A hobby can be almost anything a person likes to do in his spare time. Hobbyists build (21) ships, watch birds, clim

10、b mountains and raise flowers. Hobbyists also (22) pictures and perform on musical (23). They collect everything from stamps to coinsPeople take up hobbies because these activities (24) enjoyment, friendship, knowledge and relaxationHobbies (25) people relax after periods of hard work, and also offe

11、r interesting activities for persons who are (26) old to workAnyone, rich or poor, old or young, sick or (27), can follow a satisfying hobby Doctors have found that hobbies are valuable in improving patients' healthHobbies give them something to do, and provide interests that keep them (28) thin

12、king about themselvesMany hospitals (29) patients by having them take up interesting hobbiesA famous Canadian doctor expressed the value of hobbies by saying, " (30) man is really happy without a hobby."21、A、model; B、sample; C、example; D、false22、A、make; B、create; C、draw; D、design23、A、tools

13、; B、meters; C、devices; D、instruments24、A、contain; B、offer; C、supply; D、show25、A、bring; B、cause; C、help; D、force26、A、very; B、quite; C、rather; D、too27、A、well; B、good; C、health; D、happy28、A、to; B、from; C、of; D、against29、A、see; B、cure; C、afford; D、treat30、A、Not; B、Without; C、No; D、NoneReading Comprehens

14、ion (30 points) Directions：There are two reading passages in this partEach passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A， B, C and DChoose one best answer.Passage OneAlmost everyone knows the meaning of Mr, Mrs and Miss. Mr is used before the name

15、s of men. Mrs is for married women and Miss is for single women. But what is Ms? For some time, businessmen in the United States have used Ms before a woman's name when they do not know whether the woman is married or not. Today, however, many women prefer to use Ms rather than Mrs or Miss. The

16、word Mr does not tell us whether or not a man is married. Many women think this is an advantage for men. They want to be equal with men in this way. These women feel that it is not important for people to know whether they are married or not. There are some problems with Ms. however. Not all women l

17、ike it. Some like the older ways of doing things. Some find it difficult to pronounce. (Ms sounds like "miz".) Generally, young women like it better than older women do. It is difficult to know whether or not Ms will be used more American women in the future. What do you think of this chan

18、ge?31 、The word Ms can be used before the name of_.A、a married woman; B、an unmarried woman;C、a woman ; D、any person32、Ms was most likely used first_.A、by business people; B、among young women;C、among workers; D、in schools33、Many young women prefer to use Ms because_.A、the word has been used for a lon

19、g time;B、they think themselves as good as men;C、the word sounds more pleasant than Mrs does;D、it does not tell whether they are married or not34、From the passage we can learn that the word Ms appeared _.A、before Mr, Mrs and Miss; B、before Mrs and Miss, but after Mr;C、after Mr, Mrs and Miss; D、after

20、Mrs and Miss, but before Mr35、Which of the following statements is true according to this passage?_.A、More and more American women will accept the use of Ms in the future;B、Ms can be used for both married and unmarried women;C、Ms is the Short form of Mrs;D、Men like to use Ms better than women doPass

21、age TWOIt doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That was what all doctors thought until they heard about Herpin. Herpin never slept. Could this be true? Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New York. They thought for

22、sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one. The only rest that Herpin

23、 sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strang continuous sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, hoping to find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talks about his mot

24、her having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure. Herpin died at the age of 9436、Herpin was a man_.A、who was interested in reading; B、who was old and sick;C、who never needed any kind of rest; D、who lived in America37、The doctor

25、s were interested in Herpin because_.A、he was said never to sleep; B、he was really a stranger;C、he could live longer than many others; D、he often puzzled scientists38、The doctors came to see Herpin_.A、and attend his birthday party; B、and cure his sleeplessness;C、to make sure whether he was sleepless

26、;D、to find out why old people need very little sleep39、The only rest that Herpin seemed to get was_.A、talking to his mother; B、sitting in his chair and reading;C、answering questions raised by the doctors;D、recalling his past experiences40、Which of following may serve as a possible reason to explain

27、Herpin sleeplessness?_.A、He was in good health;B、He was over 90 years old;C、His mother had been injured in a car accident before he was born;D、His mother had been injured a few days before he was born南京大学现代远程教育教育专科起点升本科英语入学样卷2 准考证号码 姓名 得分 I. Phonetics (10 points)Directions：In each of the following g

28、roups of words, there are four underlined letter combinations marked A，B，C, and D Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation 1A. secure Bfailure C. pure Dcure2Ablow Ballow Cthrow D. know3. Atraffic Bmajority Cmachine Dattention4Asuggest Bsudd

29、en C. suffer Dsugar5Apushed Btalked Choped D. phoned Vocabulary and Structure (30 points)Directions: There and 15 incomplete sentences in this sectionFor each sentencethere are four choices marked A, B, C and DChoose one answer that best completes the sentence6、"Will we be able to visit the whi

30、te House?" "Sure. It's open _every morning."A、for the public; B、for public; C、to the public; D、to public7、Mother told Mary _late for school.A、not to; B、did not be; C、not be; D、not to be8、I can not see any improvement _your writing.A、in; B、about; C、for; D、from9、We are looking forwa

31、rd to _a trip to your county.A、take; B、taking; C、be taking; D、having taken10、They arrived home very wet, as they had walked all the way _the rain.A、in; B、below; C、under; D、into11、My sister is used to _ with a11 the windows open.A、sleep; B、sleeping; C、the sleeping; D、have slept12、From here, we can se

32、e the bridge_ construction.A、below; B、by; C、under; D、with13、I began to work here_1978.A、in; B、at; C、on; D、since14、It's nice to go for a walk _a summer evening.A、on; B、at; D、in; C、during15、More and more young people like playing football, _is an exciting game.A、what; B、which; C、that; D、because16、

33、If you want to telephone him, you'll have to _up the number in the book. A、look; B、see; C、find; D、search 17、When John_in London he went to see the London Bridge.A、came; B、reached; C、arrived; D、got18、In spite of the noise, he went on working_nothing were happening. A、because; B、as if; C、although;

34、 D、where19、Electricity is_great use in industry and everyday life. A、for; B、of; C、in;D、 with20、Most Chinese like to drink tea. But some prefer coffee_tea. A、to; B、for; C、with; D、againstCloze (30 points) Directions：For each blank in the following passage， there are four choices given below and marked

35、 A， B， C and D Choose the one that is most suitable. These days most people, especially young girls, like to look slim. Our grandfathers' (21) were different (22) ours, but nowadays (23) seems to enjoy （24) fat girls. That is why many companies have developed special foods to help people to slim

36、. The only thing (25) is wrong with this is what a friend (26) said to me the other day, "I don't mind (27) these foods if they'll give me a good figure, but why (28) to taste so awful?" The reason is (29) the food makers have to add a lot of vitamins to these foods to satisfy the

37、law, so the only wise advice I could give my friend was "Eat normal food，but (30) less."21、A、tastes; B、steps; C、stages; D、tests22、A、than; B、that; C、from; D、to23、A、everyone; B、anybody; C、somebody; D、no one24、A、1ooking to; B、looking at; C、to look to; D、to look at25、A、it; B、that; C、what; D、as

38、26、A、of mine; B、of me; C、of my; D、for me27、A、eat; B、to eat; C、eating; D、the eating28、A、do they have; B、they have; C、are they; D、they are29、A、that; B、because; C、why; D、which30、A、to eat; B、eating; C、be eating ; D、eatReading Comprehension (30 points)Directions：There are two reading passages in this par

39、tEach passage is followed by five questionsFor each question there are four suggested answers marked A， B， C and D, Choose one answer that best completes the sentence Passage OneVery few people were coming to eat at the White Rose Restaurant， and its owner didnt know what to do The food in his resta

40、urant was cheap and good，but nobody seemed to want to eat there Then the owner did something that changed all that，and in a few weeks his restaurant was always full of men with ladies, a smiling waiter gave each of them a beautiful menu. The menus 1ooked exactly the same on the outside，but there was

41、 an important difference insideThe menu that the waiter gave to the man gave the correct price for each dish and each bottle of wine, while the menu that he gave to the lady gave a much higher priceSo when the man calmly ordered dishes after wine，the lady thought he was much more generous than he re

42、ally was. 31、The food at the White Rose Restaurant was _. A always good in quality B. getting worse later C beautiful outside Dbetter later32、 The restaurant attracted so many people because _. A the boss lowered the price of its food B the waiters improved their service C the waiters showed men and

43、 women menus with different prices on them D. it had background music33、Who do you think paid for the food when a man and woman were together? A Usually by the man and sometimes by the woman. B Always by the man only. C. Often by the woman. D 0nly by their parents secretly. 34、The White Rose Restaur

44、ant succeeded because _· A men like their women friends to be generous B women like their men friends to be generous C men are more generous than women D men are generous35、 _ often came to eat at this restaurant A Men and their friends B Husbands and wives C. Men and their women friends D Few

45、peoplePassage TwoWe have no idea about when men first began to use salt, but we do know that it has been used in many different ways throughout the history. For example, it is recorded in many history books that people who lived over three thousand years ago ate salted fish. Thousands of years ago i

46、n Egypt, salt was used to preserve the dead. In some periods of history, a person who stole salt was thought to have broken the law. Take the eighteenth century for example. If a person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown into prison. History also records that only in England about ten thou

47、sand people were put into prison during that century for stealing salt! About one hundred and fifty years before, in the year 1553, if a man took more than his share of salt, he would thought to have broken the law and would be seriously punished, and his ear would be cut off. Salt was an important

48、item on the dinner table of a king. It was always placed in front of the king when he sat down to eat. Important guests at the king's table were seated near the salt. Less important guests were given seats father away from it. 36Thousands of years ago in Egypt salt was used_ A. to punish people

49、who had broken the law Bto keep dead bodies from going bad Cto keep fish alive Dto make chemicals37. During the 18th century about ten thousand people were put into prison in England because _. Athey had been caught stealing salt Bthey had sold salted fish Cthey had taken salt from the kings table D

50、. they had used salt to preserve dead bodies38In the_ century，a man who took more than his share of salt would_. Afifteenth；lose all his salt Bsixteenth；be thrown into prison Cfifteenth；lose an ear Dsixteenth；lose an ear39When a king had his dinner ，salt was placed_. Ain front of the important guest

51、s Bfar away from him C. in his front Dnearer to the less important guests40The best title of the passage is_. A Nobody Knows When Salt Began to Be Used B The Uses and the Importance of Salt in History C Thousands of People Were Punished Because of salt D Salt Was Important in History南京大学现代远程教育教育专科起点升本科英语入学样卷3 准考证号码 姓名 得分 I. Phonetics (10 points)Directions：In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letter combinations marked