综合英语一级试卷

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SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOne

Inthewest,birthdaysareveryspecialdays,especiallyforchildren.Often,childrenhavebirthdayparties.Theyinvitetheirfriends,whobringpresentstotheparty.Therearegames,andprizes,andabirthdayteawithsandwiches,biscuits,icecreamandabirthdaycake.Ifthechildisfouryearsold,hehasfourcandles,andsoon.Whenthelittleguestsleave,theyeachgetasmallpresentandaballoon.

Birthdaysarespecialdaysforolderpeople,too.Familymembersandfriendsgivepresents,andsendbirthdaycards.Whenpeoplemeetsomeoneontheirbirthday,theysay“Happybirthday!〞or“Manyhappyreturnsoftheday!〞

Themostimportantbirthdayistheeighteenth.Whenyouareeighteen,youaregrownup.Youcanvote,youcangetmarried,andyoucanevengotoprison!Peopleoftenhaveabigpartyontheireighteenthbirthday.Butuntilafewyearsago,themostimportantbirthdaywasthetwenty-first.InBritain,ifyoulivetobeahundred,theQueensendsyouhercongratulations.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.Forwhomarebirthdaysspecialdays?

17.Whichbirthdaywasthemostimportantoneinthepast?18.WhatwillhappenifyoulivetobeahundredinBritain?

PassageTwo

Mr.andMrs.Brownweregoingabroadfortheirholiday.TheyhadadogcalledBlackiewhichtheywereveryfondof,buttheycouldnottakehimabroadwiththem.Sotheytriedtolookforagoodplacetoleavehimin,andatlastfoundaplacewhichlookedafterdogsverywellwhiletheirownerswereaway.TheytookBlackietherejustbeforetheyleft.

Attheendoftheirholiday,theygotbacktoEnglandverylateatnight,andastheythoughtthattheplacewhereBlackiewasstayingmightbeclosedatthehour,theydecidedtowaituntilthenextmorningbeforegoingtogethimback.

Whentheybroughtthedogbackhome,Mr.Brownsaidtohiswife.“Doyouknow,dear,Idon’tthinkBlackiecanhaveenjoyedhisstayatthatplaceverymuch.Hebarkedallthewayhomeasifhewantedtotellmesomething.〞

Mrs.Brownlookedatthedogcarefullyandthenanswered,“Youarequiteright,dear.Hewascertainlytryingtotellyousomething.Buthewasn’ttryingtotellyouthathehadn’tenjoyedhisstayattheplace.Hewasonlycomplainingthatyouwerebringingthewrongdoghome.〞Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.Whydidtheyhavetoleavethedogsomewherebeforetheywentabroadforholiday?20.Whotookthedogtotheplacewheredogscouldbewelllookedafter?21.Whydidn’ttheyimmediatelygetthedogbackwhentheygotbackhome?22.Whydidthedogbarkallthewayhome?

扬州大学大学英语一级考试试卷（UCETBand1A2023-07-4）

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PassageThree

ImagineyouareadoctorofmedicinefromJapan.YouareataninternationalmeetinginEurope.YouwanttocommunicatewithadoctorfromAfrica.Whatlanguagedoyouspeakwithhim?TheanswerisprobablyEnglish.

Today,nearly600millionpeoplearoundtheworldusetheEnglishlanguage.OnlyhalfofthemspeakEnglishastheirfirstlanguage.

WhyisEnglishusefulforinternationalcommunication?Foronething,manybooksandpapersinspecialfieldsareinEnglish.Asaresult,peoplewithgreatknowledgeinthesespecialfieldsoftenlearnEnglish.SuchpeoplefromdifferentcountriescanusetheirEnglishforinternationalcommunication.Englishisreallyaworldlanguage.Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard23.Whatisthepurposeoftheinternationalmeetingmentionedinthetalk?24.HowmanypeopleusetheEnglishlanguagetodayaccordingtothespeaker?

25.WhydopeoplefromdifferentcountriesusetheEnglishlanguage?

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadfor

thefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom26to33withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom34to35youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhovejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

BillGatesistherichestS1)privatecitizenintheworld.Thereisnothinghecan’tS2)afford.Everymorning,whenhisalarmS3)clockgoesoff,thesoftwaretycoon(大亨)is$20millionS4)richerthanwhenhewenttobed.HisS5)wealthisbasedonhiscompany,Microsoft,ofwhichheowns39%oftheS6)shares.HehasapersonalfortuneS7)estimatedat￡18billionwhichismorethantheannualeconomicS8)outputofoverahundredcountries.S9)Heisnotshyaboutspendingit.HehasbuiltamansionoverlookingLakeWashingtonthathe’spackedwithhigh-techgadgetryandTVmonitors,sometakingupanentirewall.Visitorsaregivenasmartcardencodedwiththeirpersonalpreferences,sothat,astheywanderfromroomtoroom,theirfavori