1992年试题NMET

1、1992 年试题（NMET） 第一卷（三大题，共 110 分） I. 单项填空（共 40 小题，计分 40） A）从 A、B、C、D 中找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选 项。 例：have C. programme D. discuss ion 2. owner 5. exact A. exist B. exhibiti on C. exercise D. expert B）以下所给单词均不完整，从 A B、C D 中找出适当的字母或字母组合 使 其正确与完整。 例: alr dy A. ea B. ee C. ie D. eu C）从 A、B、C、D 中选出可以填入空白处的正确

2、答案。 例: He comes late sometimes, ? _ A. is he B. is nt he C. comes he D. does nt he A. gave 答案是Co B. save C. hat D. made 1. improve A. discover B. con clusi A. lawyer B. ought C. autu mn D. shoulder 3. dangerous A. balance B. January 4. con sider A. thirsty_ B. visit_ C. Can adia n D. advanced C. res

3、0 D. musicia n 答案是 Ao 6. pass nger A. a B. e C. i A. e; i B i; e C. i; i D.e; 8. t A. se B. ci C. si D.ce 9. mater l A. ia B. ei C. ai D. ie 10. spl nd d A. e; e B a; e C. a; i D. e; i D. o 7. c n ma 答案是 Do 11. You will be late you leave immediately. A. uni ess B. un til C. if D. or 12. Please dont

4、make a no ise. _ .门 I be as quiet as a mouse. A. Yes,l wo nt B. No,l wont C. NO, I will D.Yes, I will 13. _ e decided to write aga in. A. Not recei ving B. Recei ving not C. Not hav ing received D. Having not received 14. How _ nish the drawi ng? A. l ong B. ofte n C. soon D. rapid 15.I dont feel li

5、ke going to the party, but rm not sure how I can it A. get back from B. get out of C. get away D. get off 16. Wheres Jack? I think hes still in _ bed, _ but he might just be in _ bathroom. A.（不填）;the B.（不填）；（不填） C.the;（不填）D.the; the 17. These pla nts are watered _ . _ A. each other day B. every othe

6、r day C. each of two days D. every of two days 18. Will you give this message to Mr Baker, please? Sorry, I cant. He _ . _ A. does nt any more work here B. does nt any Ion ger here work C. does nt work any more here D. does nt work here any Ion ger 19. The salesma n scolded the girl caught and _ let

7、 her off. A. to have stole n B. to be steali ng C. to steal D. steali ng 20. Therere so many kinds of tape-recorders on sale that I cant make up my mind _ to buy. _ A. which B. what C. how D. where 21. Have a nice weeke nd! A. The same as you B. You do too C. The same to you D. You have it too 22. D

8、o you know our tow n at all? No, this is the first time I A. was B. have bee n C. came D. am coming 23. Shortly after the accident, two the spot to keep order. A. dozens of B. dozens C. dozen of D.dozen she took off her dark glasses I realized she was a famous film star. A. un til; whe n B. whe n; t

9、hat C. un til; that D. whe n;the n 25. Weve worked out the plan, and now we must put it into A. fact B. practice C. reality D. deed 26. _ the 2000 Olympic Games will be held in Beijing is not known yet. A. That B. If C. Whether D. Whe never 27. He asked _ in. A. did I pay how much B. I paid how much

10、 C. how much did I pay D. how much I paid 28. Are you feeli ng _ ? _ Yes, Im fine now. A. any well B. any better C. quite good D. quite better 29. It worried her a bit _ ng grey. A. while B. if C. that D. for 30. Whe n Jack arrived he lear ned Mary for almost an hour. A. had gone B. had set off here

11、. police were se nt to 24. It was not C. had left D. had bee n away 31. In the dark street, there was nt a sin gle pers on she _ could tur n for help. A. to whom B. who C. from whom D. that 32. The last time I Jane she cott on _ in the fields. A. had see n; was pick ing B. saw; picked C. had see n;

12、picked D. saw; was pick ing 33. We last_ ni ght, but we went to the con cert in stead. A. must have studied B. might study C. should have studied D. would study 34. Go and get your coat. Its you left it. _ A. where B. there C. there where D. where there 35. Did you have any trouble the post office?

13、A. to have found B. with finding C. to find D. in finding 36. Mr Zhang gave the textbooks to all the pupils, except who _ had already take n them. A. these B. ones C. the ones D. the others 37. _ er weve bee n hav ing these days! A. What B. What a C. How D. How a 38. I can you to the market in my ca

14、r. A. send B. pick C. ride D.take 39. Although hes wealthy, he spe nds on clothes. A. little B. few C. a little D. a few 40. _ _ a good form of exercise for both young and old. A.The walk B. Walki ng C. To walk D. Walk n .完形填空（共 20 小题，计分 30） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 4160 各题所给的四个选项中，选出 一个最佳答案。 The lecture on

15、 smok ing was over at last. As we boys were rush ing towards the play-ground, Jim slipped by the table. The watch, which Mrs Smith had 41 on the table as she started her lecture, disappeared. We were 42 to go back for class aga in whe n the headmaster called us 43 and said,Ive got a little 44 for yo

16、u boys. Mrs Smith has just This kind of thing has happened45 ,she 手腕).So,look around for it ,will find it. Lets 48 it clear the boy who 奖赏). At once we started look ing for the watch. Everybody wished to be the 50 one.Suddenly, Jim stopped and bent down as if to _51 something.And 52_he was in front

17、of Mrs Smith, all smiles, 53 the watch to her. Mrs Smith, however,did nt seem at all 54 .In fact ,she looked an gry.She took the watch without 55 a Tha nk you. Jim got 56_a large piece of paper from the headmaster, who 57 him _ to write a compositi on 58 the da ngers of smok ing. What could 59 Jim _

18、 write about? He had nt liste ned to the lecture and had nothing to say on the 60 . 41. A. seen 42. A. about 43. A. forward 44. A. fun 45. A. before 46. A. goes 47. A. Say 48. A. get 49. A. this 50. A. lucky 51. A. put down 52. A. the followi ng mome nt C. for a mome nt 53. A. handing out C. givi ng

19、 up 54. A. pleased B. hurt lost her watch on the play-ground. says-it just 46 _ off her wrist( you?47if youre clever eno ugh to does 49 will get a useful reward ( B. dropped C. found D. laid B. able C. sorry D. sure B. together C. straight D. out B. trick C. job D. prize B. now C. here D. there B. t

20、hrows C. Slips D. falls B. See C. Guess D. Check B. put C. make D. keep B. such C. that D. so B. quick C. early D. worthy B. give away C. find out D. pick up B. the n ext mome nt D. just a mome nt B. turni ng in D. sending back C. in terested D. worried C. eve n D. almost B. her prize 55. A. just B.

21、 ever 56. A. her puni shme nt C. his job 57. A. had B. made C told D. helped 58. A. of B. on C. in D. at 59. A. poor B. nervous C. quick D. good 60. A. lecture B. point C. matter D. subject 川.阅读理解（共 20 小题，计分 40） 阅读下列短文，并做每篇后面的题目。从四个选项中，选出能回答所提问 题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。 A In Shanxi Province you may be offered

22、brains to eat. Frighte ned? You should nt be ,because these brains are only a food, which is famous for its unu sual n ame and rich nu triti on （ 营养）. Brains as a food were inven ted more tha n 300 years ago by Fu Sha n, an artist whose mother had been ill for a long time. To help her become well ag

23、a in, he studied medic ine and inven ted a kind of soup （ 汤）made of meat, vegetables and a nu mber of Chin ese medici nes. Rice wi ne was also used in the soup to help illnesses caused by old age. After taking the soup his mother got better little by little and lived a long life. Fus soup becamethe

24、talk of the town . Manypeople cameto see him . One day a restaura nt owner asked him what was in the soup . ril tell you ,Fu said. But if your restaura nt is going to sell the soup you must call it brains because of its shape and colour. And your restaura nt should be ren amed after my mother. 61. T

25、he best headline （标题） for this newspaper article is _ . _ A. A Good Son B. A Special Soup C. How to Make Brai ns D. How to Live a Long Life 62. The food is called brains because _ . _ A. it looks like brains B. it has animal brains in it C. Fus mother liked the n ame D. it makes one clever and live

26、Ion ger 63. Before Fu told the restaura nt owner what was in the food, one of the things he dema nded was that _ . _ D. his reward A. the restaura nt should nt offer any other food B. the restaura nt should use his mothers n ame C. the shape of the food must n ever be cha nged D. the food must be us

27、ed to help sick people 64. The food was first inven ted to . _ A. help the aged in the tow n B. improve peoples health C. make a restaura nt famous D. help a sick woma n 65. What has made brains a popular food in Shan xi? A. They are served in many restaura nts there. B. They are good for health and

28、 have a stra nge n ame. C. They are made of Chin ese medici nes and wi ne. D. They were inven ted a long time ago by an artist. B Sam and Joe were astro nauts. There was once a very dan gerous trip and the more experie need astr on auts knew there was only a small cha nee of coming back alive （ 活着）.

29、Sam and Joe ,however,thought it would be exciting though a little dangerous,Were the best menfor the job, they said to the boss. There may be problems, but we can find the answers. Theyre the last people rd trust,thought the boss.But all the other astr on auts have refused to go. Once they were in s

30、pace,Joe had to go outside to make some repairs.Whe n the repairs were done, he tried to get back in side the spaceship. But the door was locked. He knocked but there was no answer. He kno cked aga in, I ouder this time , and aga in no an swer came. Then he hit the door as hard as he could and fin a

31、lly a voice said,Whos there?Its me! Whoelse could it be? shouted Joe. Samlet him in all right but you can imagine that Joe never asked to go on a trip with Sam aga in! 66. Most of the astronauts were unwilling to go on the trip because _ . _ A. it was nt excit ing eno ugh B. they were nt experie nee

32、d eno ugh C. they thought they might get killed D. there was little cha nee of being selected 67. Why were Sam and Joe chose n? A. They were the on ly men who offered to go. B. The boss trusted them more than anyone else. C. They were the last people who wan ted to go. D. The boss wan ted them to ge

33、t more experie nee. 68. What did Sam and Joe thi nk the trip would be like? A. There would be serious problems. B. There would nt be any dan ger. C. It would be long and tiring. D. It would be excit ing. 69. Joe did nt want to work with Sam aga in probably because he thought Sam _ . _ A. was nt as e

34、xperie need as he was B. did nt know how to operate the door C. did nt know how to do repairs D. was very slow and possibly deaf 70. The writer tells this story to _ A. show the dan gerous side of the astr on auts life B. show the funny side of the astr on auts life C. make people laugh D. make peop

35、le think C OneSunday, Mark decided to go sailing in his boat with his friend Dan, but Dan happe ned to be away. Dans brother Joh n offered to go in stead though he did not know any thi ng about saili ng. Mark agreed and they set out to sea. Soon they found themselves in a thick fog. Mark was sure th

36、ey would be hit by a big ship. Fort un ately he saw a large buoy （ 浮标）through the fog and decided to tie the boat to it for safety . As he was getting onto the buoy, however, he dropped the wet rope. The boat moved away in the fog carrying John ,who did not knowhowto use the radio.He drifted （漂流） ab

37、out and was not see n un til twelve hours later. Mark spe nt the ni ght on the buoy .In the early morning he fell asleep,and was having a bad dream when a shout woke him up. A ship, the Good Hope, came up and he climbed onto it and tha nked the capta in. The capta in told him that Joh n had bee n pi

38、cked up by ano ther ship and the ships captain had sent out a message. Without the messagel would not have found you on the buoy, he said. 71. Why did nt Mark and Dan go saili ng together? A. Mark was in some other place. B. Dan was in some other place. C. Mark would like to go with Joh n. D. Dan as

39、ked his brother to go in stead. 72. Mark tried to tie the boat to the buoy so that . _ A. he could spe nd the ni ght on it while Joh n was look ing for help B. he and Joh n could go saili ng aga in whe n the fog cleared C. it would nt be hit by other ships D. he might be picked up by a pass ing ship

40、 73. Joh n and Mark became separated because . _ A. Joh n had to stay in the boat to radio for help B. Joh n could nt con trol the boat and drifted away C. there was nt room for both Joh n and Mark on the buoy D. Mark thought it safe to stay on the buoy but Joh n did nt 74. What made it possible for

41、 Mark to be found on the buoy? A. Joh n told people where to look for him. B. The captain saw him as the fog cleared. C. John radioed to the Good Hope to get him. D. He shouted whe n he caught sight of the Good Hope. 75. The word he_in the last paragraph refers to . _ A. the capta in that got the me

42、ssage B. the capta in that sent the message C. John D. Mark D The dodo was a large bird that you might not thi nk was a bird at all, for the dodo could not fly. It was a memberof the chicken family. The bird was discovered by Europea n sailors in 1507 on Mauritius （ 毛 里求斯）Island. Whenthe sailors tal

43、ked about the strange bird that could not fly, you can imagine people found it hard to believe their story. The Europea ns whosettled on Mauritius Isla nd and the pigs they brought with them found the birds very good to eat. So large numbers of dodoes were killed and by 1681 no liv ing dodes were fo

44、und on the isla nd. A few dodoes were brought to England in the 17th century, but for 200 years none have been seen alive. This is the reason for the phrase as dead as a dodo. Because they died out completely, the dodes became very well-k nown. 76. The writer tells us that the dodo . _ A. existed be

45、tween 1507 and 1681 B. has existed since 1507 C. does nt exist now D. may have existed 77. What was so unu sual about dodoes as a bird? A. They looked like birds but could nt fly. B. They lived Ion ger tha n other birds. C. They were very good to eat. D. They were all killed. 78. Dodoes are no Ion g

46、er see n on Mauritius Isla nd because they _ . _ A. were killed by pigs B. were all take n to En gla nd C. have bee n drive n away by the settlers D. have all bee n killed for food 79. The phrase as dead as a dodo is sometimes used to describe (形容)somethi ng that _ . _ A. cannot protect itself from

47、being eate n B. cannot fly or move fast C. no Ion ger exists D. is sure to die 80. From the second paragraph, whose story did people find it hard to believe? A. The Europea ns. B. The dodoes. C. The settlers. D. The sailors. 第二卷(两大题，共 40 分) IV .短文改错(共 15 小题，计分 15) 此题要求你对一段文章改错。先对每一行作出判断是对还是错。 如果是对 的

48、，在该行右边的横线上画一个对勾(V);如果有错误(每行不会多于一个 错误)，则按情况改错如下： 此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线()划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该 词，并也用斜线划掉。 此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(人)，在该行右边横线上写出 该加的词。 此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。 注意：原行没有错的请不要改。 例： A farmer A his son were at work near a river when (a)and they heard a cry coming from it. They all ran (b)both _ towar

49、ds the river. Whe n they reached the bank (c) V and they saw a girl struggli ng in the water. (d) and When I have free time I go a long walk. Some (81) _ peole read the books or watch televisi on while (82) _ others have sports .Charles and Linda Mason do all (83) _ of these thi ngs as well as climb

50、ed buildi ngs. In (84) _ the last five years that they have climbed churches, (85) _ high build ings and televisi on towers. They have climbed (86) _ all over the world. Charles said,As soon I (87) _ see a realy tall build in g, I want to climb it. We (88)_ climb everywhere, not only in America. The

51、y have bee n to (89) _ Europe many time.Two mon ths ago they were back in (90) _ America. Last Sun day, police cars hurry to the (91) _ taller buildi ng in New York, where a large crowd had gathered. (92) _ Charles and Linda were see ing n ear the top of the (93) _ buildi ng. When they came dow n th

52、e police were angry (94) _ to them. One police officer said to them, Build ings (95) _ have elevators ( 电梯),dont they? Why dont you use them? V .书面表达(计分 25) 下列六幅画描述了你 5 月 31 日那天的活动。请根据这些图画用英语写一篇 日记。 1. 日记须包括所有图画的内容，可以适当增加细节，使日记连贯 2. 词数 100 左右。 * * * * May 31st Sun day Fine 1992 年答案(NMET) 选择题答案 1. B

53、2. D 3. C 4. A 5. A 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. D 11. A 12. B 13. C 14. C 15. B 16. A 17. B 18. D 19. D 20. A 21. C 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. B 29. C 30. D 31. A 32. D 33. C 34. A 35. D 36. C 37. A 38. D 39. A 40. B 41. D 42. A 43. B 44. C 45. A 46. C 47. B 48. C 49. D 50. A 51. D 52. B 53

54、. B 54. A 55. C 56. D 57. C 58. B 59. A 60. D 61. B 62. A 63. B 64. D 65. B 66. C 67. A 68. D 69. D 70. C 71. B 72. C 73. B 74. A 75. A 76. C 77. 78. D 79. C 80. D IV. When I have free time I go A a long walk. Some (81)for peole read the books or watch televisi on while (82)the others have sports. Charles and Linda Mason do all (83) V of these thi ngs as well as climbed buildings. In (84) climbi ng; climb the last five y