英语考试试题

TestPaper1

PartI UseofEnglish(20points)

Directions:Inthisparttherearetenincompletedialogues.ForeachdialoguetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthedialogue.

1. —____________

—I’mfromMexico.

A)Whereareyoufrom? B)Howdoyoucomehere?

C)What’syourname? D)Howfarisit?

2. —Thanks,yousavedmylife!

—_________

A)Oh,I’mafraidIdidn’tdowellenough.

B)It’snotnecessaryforyoutosayso.

C)Noproblem.

D)I’mgladIcouldhelp.

3. —I’msorrytotroubleyou.

—____________

A)Thesametoyou . B)Whatapity!I’msorry.

C)Itdoesn’tmatter. D)Thanks.

4. —Whynotjoinusinthegame?

—____________

A)Ok.I’mcoming. B)Youdothesame.

C)That’salright. D)Don’tmentionit.

5. —I’mterriblysorrythatI’vespilledsomecoffeeonthecarpet.

—____________

A)Sorry. B)Itdoesn’tmatter.

C)That’sright D)Don’tmentionit.

6. —____________?

—Heteachesphysicsinaschool.

A)Whatdoesyourfatherwanttodo B)Whoisyourfather?

C)Whatisyourfather? D)Whereisyourfathernow?

7. —Unbelievable!Ihavefailedthedrivingtestagain!

—____________Thisisnottheendoftheworld.

A)Goodluck! B)Cheerup! C)Goahead. D)Noproblem.

8. —Pleasehelpyourselftotheseafood.

—____________

A)No,Ican’t. B)Sorry,Ican’thelp.

C)Well,seafooddon’tsuitfor. D)Thanks,butIdon’tliketheseafood.

9. —Ididn’tmeantodothat.Pleaseforgiveme.

—____________

A)Nottoobad. B)That’sallright.

C)It’sapleasure. D)Thankyou.

10. —HowwasyourtriptoLondon,Jane?

—____________

A)Oh,wonderfulindeed. B)Iwenttherealone.

C)Theguideshowedmetheway. D)Byplaneandbybus.

PartII ReadingComprehension(40points)

Directions:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorstatements.ChoosethebestanswertoeachquestionordecideT/Fforeachstatement.

PassageOne

Mr.Youngranhisownbusinessandworkedveryhard.Hiswifewasafraidthathewouldgetsickifhecontinuedlikethat,sosheoftentriedtogethimtotakeavacation.Atlastshemanagedtopersuadehimtodoso,andshehopedthathewouldbeabletoenjoyhisvacationwithoutanydisturbance,sobeforetheyleft,Mrs.Youngwenttoseeherhusband'ssecretary.Shesaidtoher,“Myhusbandneedsavacationverymuch,sowhateverhappens,pleasedon'tbotherhimwithtelegramsandlettersaboutbusinessproblemswhileweareaway.Justwaittillwegetback.”

AfterMr.andMrs.Younghadbeenawayaboutaweek,Mr.Youngreceivedaletterfromhissecretarywhichsaid,“Somethingterriblehappenedtoyourbusiness,butI'mnotgoingtobotheryouwithitwhileyouareenjoyingyourvacation.”

11. Mr.Youngwastheownerofaprivatebusiness.

A)T

B)F

12. Mrs.Youngworriedaboutherhusband'sbusiness.

A)T

B)F

13. Mrs.Youngwasafraidthatherhusband'svacationmightbespoilt.

A)T

B)F

14. Thesecretarydidn'texplaininherletterwhathadhappenedtoMr.Young’sbusiness,becauseshedidn'twanttospoilMr.Young'svacation.

A)T

B)F

15. YoucanlearnfromthestorythatMr.Younghadastupidsecretary.

A)T

B)F

PassageTwo

WearebusytalkingaboutandusingtheInternet,buthowmanyofusknowthehistoryoftheInternet?

ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupinthe1960s.Atthattime，computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworkdidn'tworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbrokedown，thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetworksystemhadtobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnotworking，informationcouldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetworksystemwouldkeeponworkingonthetime.

AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment,butintheearly1970s,universities,hospitalsandbankswereallowedtouseittoo.However,computerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartofthe1990s，computersbecamecheaperandeasiertouse.Scientistshadalsodevelopedsoftwarethatmade“surfing”ontheInternetmoreconvenient.

Todayitiseasytogeton-lineanditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.Sendinge-mailismoreandmorepopularamongstudents.

TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople'slife.

16. TheInternethasahistoryofmorethanfortyyears.

A)T

B)F

17. Anewnetworksystemwassetuptomakecomputerscheaper.

A)T

B)F

18. AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment.

A)T

B)F

19. Softwaremade"surfing"theInternetmoreconvenient.

A)T

B)F

20. Todayit'sstillnoteasytogeton-line.

A)T

B)F

PassageThree

Differentweathermakespeoplefeeldifferent.Itinfluencespeople’shealth,intelligenceandfeelings.InAugust,itisveryhotandwetinthesouthernpartoftheUnitedStates.Peopletherehavehearttroubleandotherkindsofhealthproblemsduringthismonth.IntheNortheastandtheMiddleWest,itisveryhotatsometimesandverycoldatothertimes.PeopleinthesestateshavemorehearttroubleaftertheweatherchangesinFebruaryorMarch.

Theweathercanalsoinfluenceintelligence.Forexample,in1983,scientistsreportedthatIQofagroupofstudentswasveryhighwhenastrongwindcame,butafterthestrongwind,theirIQwas10%below.Thewindcanhelppeoplehaveintelligence.Veryhotweather,ontheotherhand,canmakeIQlower.StudentsinmanyschoolsoftheUnitedStatesoftengetworseonexamsinthehotmonthsoftheyear.

Weatheralsohasastronginfluenceonpeople’sfeelings.Wintermaybeabadtimeforthinpeople.Theyusuallyfeelcold.Theymightfeelunhappyduringcoldwinter.Butfatpeoplemayhaveahardtimeinhotsummer.

Lowairpressuremaymakepeopleforgetful.Peopleleavemorebagsonbusesandinshopsonlowairpressuredays.Thereisakindofgoodweatherforworkandhealth.Peoplefeelbetterandbecamestrongeratatemperatureofabout18℃.

Areyoufeelingsad,tired,forgetful,orunhappytoday?Itmaybetheweather’sproblem.

21. _____________canhaveabadinfluenceonhealth.

A)Hotandwetweather B)Coldweather

C)Warmweather D)Airpressure

22. Peoplemaybemoreintelligentwhen_____________comes.

A)arain B)asnow C)lowairpressure D)awind

23. Peoplemaybeforgetful_____________.

A)onsunnydays B)oncolddays

C)onlowairpressuredays. D)onwindydays.

24. Ingoodweatherof18℃,_____________.

A)Peopleareeasytoforgetthings.

B)Peopleusuallyfeelcold.

C)Peoplecan’tdotheirworkwell.

D)Peopleareinbetterhealth.

25. Thewriterwantstotellusthat_____________.

A)weatherinfluencepeople’slife.

B)people’sIQneverchanges

C)thereisakindofgoodweatherforpeople’swork.

D)hotandcoldweatherinfluenceallpeopleinthesameway.

PassageFour

Sixteen-year-oldMariawaswaitinginlineattheairportinSantoDomingo.ShewasleavinghernativecountrytojoinhersisterintheUnitedStates.ShespokeEnglishverywell.Thoughshewasveryhappyshecouldgoabroad,shewasfeelingsadatleavingherfamilyandfiends.Asshewasthinkingallaboutthis,shesuddenlyheardtheairlineemployeeaskinghertopickupherluggageandputitonthescales（称）.Mariapulledandpulled.Thebagwastooheavyandshejustcouldn’tliftitup.Themanbehindhergotveryimpatient.He,too,waswaitingtocheckinhisluggage.

“What’swrongwiththisgirl?”Hesaid,“Whydoesn’tshehurryup?”Hemovedforwardandplacedhisbagonthecounter,hopingtocheckinfist.Hewasinahurrytogetagoodseat.

Mariawasveryangry,butshewasverypolite.AndinherbestEnglishshesaid,“Whyareyousoupset?Thereareenoughseatsforeveryoneontheplane.Ifyouareinsuchahurry,whycan’tyougivemeahandwithmyluggage?”

ThemanwassurprisedtohearMariaspeakEnglish.Hequicklypickedupherluggageandsteppedback.Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.

26. Maria’sstoryhappened_____________.

A)whenshewasleavingAmerica B)onherwaybacktoSantoDomingo

C)beforeshelefttheUSA D)whenshearrivedattheairport

27. Youbelieverthattheworkoftheairlineemployeementionedinthestoryisto_____________attheairport.

A)A.helpcarrypeople’sluggage B)askpeopletopickuptheluggage

C)checkpeople’sluggage D)takecareofpeople’sluggage

28. “Whyareyousoupset?”Mariasaidtotheman.Shewantedtotellhimthatheshouldnotbe_____________.

A)surprised B)sad C)unhappy D)sorry

29. “Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.”Thissentencemeansthatthepeoplearoundfelt_____________.

A)worriedaboutMaria B)worriedabouttheman

C)sorryforMaria’smanners D)sorryfortheman’smanners

30. TheauthormentionedMaria’sageatthebeginningofthestoryinordertoshowthat_____________.

A)shewasyoungbutbehavedproperly

B)shewouldnothavelefthomealone

C)everyonearoundherwaswrong

D)itwasnotgoodthatnobodyofferedtohelpher

PartIII GrammarandVocabulary(20points)

Directions:Therearetenincompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

31. ______girldressed______blackishersisterRose.

A)A;in B)A;on C)The;on D)The;in

32. Thebabyishungry,butthere’s______milkinthebottle.

A)little B)alittle C)few D)afew

33. Yourboxis______mine.

A)fourtimesasbigas B)fourtimesasbiggeras

C)asfourtimesbig D)asbigasfourtimes

34. IfIdon't______thephonehome,ringmeatwork.

A)reply B)answer C)respond D)return

35. Idon'thavemuchfreetimeasmywork______allmytime.

A)takesaway B)takesover C)takesup D)takesin

36. JennyislearningJapanese.______herbrother.

A)Sois B)Sodoes C)Noris D)Nordoes

37. Thisis______filmIhaveeverseen.

A)awonderful B)themostwonderful

C)wonderful D)mostwonderful

38. Wesawhim______thewhitebuildingandgoupstairs.

A)enter B)entering C)toenter D)entered

39. Thetwinbrothersareonly______inappearance.

A)like B)likely C)likelihood D)alike

40. Hehasbeen______fornearlythreeweeksafterthedeathofhisdearpet.

A)evil B)satisfied C)sad D)joyful

PartIV Cloze(20points)

Directions:Therearetenblanksinthefollowingpassages.AndtherearefivechoicesmarkedA),B),C),D)andE).Matcheachblankwiththerightchoice.

PassageOne

MumuisaChineseboy,butnowhe(41)__B___intheUK.Helivesand(42)__A___withMr.andMrs.GreeninLondon.Theyareverynicetohim.Andtheylikedifferentfood.

Forbreakfast,Mr.andMrs.Greenwouldlikemilk,eggsandsomevegetables,sometimestheyhavefruit.Mumuwouldlikemilkandeggs,buthewouldn’tlikevegetablesatthebreakfasttime.

Lunchisatone(43)__E___.Mr.andMrs.Greenusuallyhavelargehamburgers.Mumudoesn’tlikethem.Hethinksthey’re(44)_D____.Hewouldlikesomerice.Af