大学英语A试题

河南中医学院2013至2014学年第1学期

《大学英语A》试题

（供2013级本科各专业、中药专升本专业使用）

学号：姓名：座号：

系别：年级：专业：

题号二三四五六七总计

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I.SpotDictation

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillhearapassageorpassagesthreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.When

thepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththe

informationyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,

youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.(10points)

Passage1

IbegantolearnEnglishinjuniormiddleschool,abouttwentyyearsago.Atthattime,I

washappytohaveamost(1)teacherwhooftenencouragedmetospeakEnglishin

class.IoftentriedtochatwithherinEnglish(2)possible.Asaresult,my

progressinEnglishwassogreatthatIstayedatthetopofmyclassforayearandahalf.

Whileinseniormiddleschool,Iwas(3)tocontinuetostudyEnglish.Ioften

spokeEnglishwithmyteacherandsomeofmygoodfriends.What'smore,Ikeptseveral

(4)inwhichIwrotelotsofnewwordsandexpressions.Duringthecollege

(5)exams,Iansweredallthequestionsverycarefully,andmyEnglishscorewas

thesecondhighestamongmyclassmates.

Later,Iwasacceptedintoakeyuniversity,(6)inEnglish.Igaveallmytime

and(7)tomyEnglishstudy,butIstillfelt(8)sometimes,becausethere

weremanystudentsinmyclasswhowerebetterthanme.However,Ialwaystriedtoseek

every(9)topracticeEnglish,listeningtoEnglish(10),keepingadiaryin

English,andtalkingwithforeignteachers.

AfterIcompletedschool,Ichosetoreturntocollegetoteach.Iworkedveryhardand

wonmanyteachinghonors.MystudentsenjoyedmyteachingverymuchandIfeelproudof

havinglearnedEnglishaspartofmylife.ItislearningEnglishthathashelpedmetolivea

mostmeaningfullife.

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II.UnderstandingLongConversations

Directions:Inthissectionyou'llhearalongconversationorconversations.Listencarefully

andchoosethebestanswertothequestionsyouhear.(10points)

Conversation1

Newwords

neighbourhood街坊；街道；聚居区import进口

patio天井horizon地平线

11.A.Tohaveagoodtime.

B.Tovisitafriend.

C.TobeclosetotheNature.

D.Toshowhowpoorpeoplecanbe.

12.A.Itwaswonderful.

B.Itwastoolong.

C.Itwasterrible.

D.Itwastooshort.

13.A.Apondandlamps.

B.Acreekandpatio.

C.Dogsandstars.

D.Dogsandapond.

14.A.Hisfamilywasverypoor.

B.Itwasterribletobeshortofmoney.

C.Hisfamilywasveryrich.

D.Itwasterribletoliveinthecountryside.

15.A.Glad.

B.Satisfied.

C.Surprised.

D.Proud.

Conversation2

Newwords

senior大学四年级学生

studyupon（美）（非正式）对...仔细研究

sneaker（口语）橡皮底帆布鞋

16.A.Sheboughtnewclothes.

B.Sheresearchedintothecompany.

C.Shereadbooksaboutinterviews.

D.Shediscoveredasecret.

17.A.Shedidn'tknowwherethecompanywaslocated.

B.Shefbrgottobringhernewclotheswithher.

C.Shetriedtoohardtoimpresstheinterviewer.

D.Shelostherclothesbeforetheinterview.

18.A.AT-shirt.

B.Aniceshirt.

C.Asuit.

D.Adress.

19.A.ShethoughtherclotheswereOK.

B.Shelosthergoodclothes.

C.Shewantedtoimpresswithherself.

D.Sheintendedtostartrightaway.

20.A.Shewillwearasuit.

B.Shewillwearjeans.

C.Shewillwearcasualclothes.

D.ShewillwearaT-shirt.

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III.UnderstandingPassages

Directions:Inthissectionyou'llhearapassageorpassages.Listencarefullyandchoosethe

bestanswertothequestionsyouhear.(5points)

Passage1

Newwords

actup调皮disobey不服从

21.A.5yearsold.

B.6yearsold.

C.7yearsold.

D.8yearsold.

22.A.Theirsondoesn'tlistentothem.

B.Theirsonwon'tgotoschool.

C.Theirsonplaysmanygames.

D.Theirsonwon'tdohishomework.

23.A.Whenheisinhisbed.

B.Whentheywakehimup.

C.Whenheisgoingtoschool.

D.Whentheydon'tbuytoys.

24.A.Shehastriedtobemorerespectfulofhim.

B.Shehassenthimtobeduntilhechanges.

C.Shehasstoppedbuyinghisfavoritetoys.

D.Sheasksherson'steacherforhelp.

25.A.Herefusestoworkatall.

B.Hemakesherunhappy.

C.Heputsthingsinhisears.

D.Hethinksabouto:herthings.

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IV.ReadingComprehension

Directions:Readthefollowingpassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.（20points）

Passage1

Mr.andMrs.Jones'flatwasfullofboxes,bigandsmall;trunks（大皮箱）;andfurniture.

Thetwoofthemwerebusywithpencilsandpaper,checkingtheirlistofluggage（彳亍李）when

therewasaringatthedoor.Mrs.Joneswenttoopenit,andsawawell-dressedmiddle-aged

ladyoutside.Theladysaidthatshelivedinaflatbesidetheirs,andthatshehadcometo

welcomethemtotheirnewhome.

Mrs.Jonesinvitedherin.

"Ihopeyou'llexcuseusforallthismess（杂乱）,"saidMrs.Jones,"Wcarctrying..."

"Oh,that'squiteallright,"saidthelady,"Doyouknow,insomepartsofthistown,

neighborsarenota（allfriendly?Therearesomestreets-andevensomebuildings—where

peopledon'tknowtheirneighbors—noteventheirnext-doorones.Butinthisbuilding,

everyoneisafriendwitheverybodyelse.Wcarconehig,happyfamily.I'msureyou'llbe

happyhere."

Theladywasgreatlysurprisedwhenshevisitedthesameflatthenexttime,becauseshe

foundthatadifferentmanandawomanhadmovedin.Onthelady'sfirstvisit,Mr.andMrs.

Joneshadnotthehearttotellhertheywerenotthenewownersoftheflat,buttheoldowners,

whohadlivedbesideherfortwoyears.AllthistimeshehadnevervisitedorevennoticedMr.

andMrs.Jones,hernext-doorneighbors.

26.SomeoneknockedatthedoorwhenMr.andMrs.Joneswere.

A.cleaningtheirhouse

B.counting（数）theirluggage

C.movingtheirfurniture

D.writingtheirshoppinglist

27.Thiswriterofthispassagesuggeststhatthemiddle-agedlady.

A.livesinabighappyfamily

B.livesalone

C.doesnotdowhatshesays

D.isabothersomeneighbor

28.Accordingtothemiddle-agedlady,insomepartsofthetown,people.

A.hadbig,happyfamilies

B.hadsmall,unhappyfamilies

C.didn'tknowtheirneighbors

D.didn'tlikeiheirneighbors

29.Fromthepassage,weknow.

A.themiddle-agedladywaswarm-hearted

B.themiddle-agedladyhadbeenlivinginthebuildingfortwoyears

C.Mr.andMrs.Jonestoldthemiddle-agedladythetruth

D.Mr.andMrs.Joneswerethemiddle-agedlady'soldneighbors

30.Whatisthetone（语气）of【hewriterinthepassage?

A.Happy.

B.Sad.

C.Indifferent（不关心的）.

D.Critical.

Passage2

Aboybetweentheagesof6and14stilladmireshismotherandhasplentytolearnfrom

her.

Buthisinterestsarechanging—heisbecomingmoreinterestedinwhaimenhaveto

offer.Aboyknowsheisturningintoaman.Hehastolearnfromamantocompletehis

development.

Thefather'sjobistostepinovertime.Ifthereisnofatheraround,thenthechildmust

dependonothermeninplacessuchasschool.Thisishappeningmorefrequentlyandwould

notbesuchaproblemifthereweremoremaleteachersatprimaryschoolforboystolookup

to.

Childrenneedalotofextrasupport.Throughoutprimaryschoolyearsandintohigh

school,boysshouldspendalotoftimewiththeirfathersandmothers,gettingtheirhelp,

learninghowtodothings,andenjoyingtheircompany.

Withregardtofeelings,atthisstagethefatherismoreimportant.Theboyisreadyto

learnfromhisfatherandlistenstowhathehastosay.Oftenhewilltakemorenoticeofhis

father.It'senoughtodriveamotherwild!

Nowisagoodtimeforafathertodo"little"things,likeplayingintheyardonsummer

evenings,goingforwalks,tellingstoriesaboutlife,tellinghimabouthisownyouth,working

onhobbies,orplayingsportstogetherforenjoyment.Thisisthetimewhengoodmemories

arecreatedthatwillbehealthyfortheson,aswellasforthefather,foryearstocome.

Althougheveryboyisdifferent,it'scommonforboysatthisagetogetalittle

argumentative（好争论的）,restless,andmoody（闹情绪）.It'snotthattheyareturning

bad-justthattheyarcbeingbornintoanewselfandbirthalwaysmeansstruggle.

Ibelievethisistheagewhenwefailteenagersthemost.Inoursocietyallweofferthose

intheirmiddleteensis"moreofthesame",thatbeingmoreschool.Soit'slittlewonderthat

problemsarise.Butifparents,andfathersinparticular,paycloseattentiontotheirsons,fewer

problemswillarise.

31.Accordingtothepassageaboyneedsthehelpoftodevelopwell.

A.hismotheronly

B.hisfatheronly

C.neitherhismothernorhisfather

D.bothhismotherandfather

32.Oneproblemforaboy'sdevelopmentisthat.

A.therearcfewmenteachinginprimaryschools

B.therearefewwomenteachinginprimaryschools

C.theboy'sinterestsarechanging

D.theboywantstoactasaman

33.Agoodtimeforafathertohaveaninfluenceonhissonis.

A.whentheboyis14

B.whentheboyisatprimaryschool

C.fromaboutage6tothe14thbirthday

D.fromwhentheboywasborn

34.Bythemiddleteensboysargueoftenwiththeirparents.Thismeans.

A.theyareturningbad

B.theyareturninggood

C.theyarebeingbomintonewselves

D.theyarerebellingagainst（heirparents

35.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.

A.fathersplayalargeroleinraisingboys

B.mothersshouldfeelcomfortablewhentheirsons'interestsarechanging.

C.withoutfathersmotherscanraisegoodmen

D.fathersshouldstaywiththeirsonsasmuchaspossible

Passage3

TheAIDSvirusiscarriedinaperson'sbodyfluids（体;夜）.Theviruscanbepassed

duringsexwithaninfectedpartnerorbysharinginstrumentsusedtotakeintravenous（静脉

注射的）drugs.Itcanalsobepassedinbloodorfluidsmadefrombloodorfromapregnant

（怀孕的）womanwithAIDStoherdevelopingbaby.

ManystoriesaboutthespreadofAIDSarefalse.YoucannotgetAIDSfromworkingor

attendingschoolwithsomeonewhohasthedisease.Youcannotgetitfromdrinkingglasses

orotherobjectsusedbysuchpersons.OfficialssaynoonehascaughtAIDSbylivingwith,

caringfor,ortouchinganAIDSpatient.

ThereareseveralwarningsignsofbeinginfectedwithAIDS.Theyincludealways

feelingtired,unexplained（无法解释的）weightloss,anduncontrolledexpulsion（排泄）of

bodywastes.Otherwarningsignsaretheappearanceofwhiteareasonthemouth,darkred

areasofskin（hatdonotgoaway,andahigherthannormalbodytemperature.

However,justbecauseyouhaveoneormoreoftheseconditionsdoesnotmeanyouhave

AIDS.Alwaysgotoadoctororhealthcenterforacompleteexamination.Thedoctormay

giveyouanAIDSbloodtest.

Whenavirusentersthebody,thebody'sdefensesagainstdiseaseproduceantibodies（抗

体）tofightthevirus.ThetestshowsifthebodyhasproducedantibodiestotheAIDSvirus.

Resultsofthetestareknownafterafewhours.Thetesttellsonlyifyourbodyhasproduced

AIDSantibodies.ItcannottellifyouhaveAIDSorifyouwillevergetthedisease.In

December（1988）,theUnitedStatesgovernmentapproved（批准）asimplerandfasterAIDS

bloodtest.Thenewertestcanconfirm（证实）thepresence（出现）oftheAIDSantibodiesin

aboutfiveminutes.

36.TheAIDSviruscanspread.

A.onlyfromamantowoman

B.amongthosewhosharedruginstruments

C.byshakinghandswithsomeonewhohas(hevirus

D.bytouchinganAIDSpatient

37.Iliswronglythoughtthat.

A.theAIDSviruscanbepassedduringsex

B.theAIDSviruscanspreadfromanexpectingmothertoherbaby

C.theAIDSviruscanbepassedbytouchinginfectedblood

D.onecangetAIDSbyworkingorattendingschoolwithsomeonewhohasthedisease

38.ThewarningsignsofbeinginfectedwithAIDSdonotinclude.

A.weightloss

B.uncontrolledexpulsionofbodywastes

C.theappearanceofredareasofskin

D.abodytemperaturelowerthananormalone

39.IfapersonisworriedthathemighthaveAIDS,heshouldgoto.

A.agovernmentoffice

B.adefensesystem

C.anantibodyproductioncenter

D.adoctororhealthcenter

40.canshowifonehasAIDS.

A.WhetheronehasadefensemethodagainstAIDS

B.Whetheronehasunexplainedweightloss

C.WhethertheAIDSantibodiesareproducedinthebody

D.Thedoctor'scompleteexamination

Passage4

Onceuponatimetherewasawisemanthatusedtogototheoceantodohiswriting.He

hadahabitofwalkingonthebeachbeforehebeganhiswork.

Onedayhewaswalkingalongtheshore.Ashelookeddownthebeach,hesawahuman

figuremovinglikeadancer.Hesmiledtohimselfatthethoughtofsomeonewhowould

danceonthebeach.Sohebegantowalkfastertocatchup.

Ashegotcloser,hesawthatitwasayoungmanandtheyoungmanwasn'tdancing,but

insteadhewasreachingdowntotheshore,pickingupsomethingandverygentlythrowingit

intotheocean.

Ashegotcloserhecalledout,"Goodmorning!Whatareyoudoing?"

Theyoungmanpaused,lookingupandreplied,"Throwingstarfish（海星）intheocean."

"Wellthen,whyareyouthrowingstarfishintotheocean?"

"Thesunisupandthetideisgoingout.AndifIdon'tthrowtheminthey'lldie."

"But,youngman,don'tyourealizethattherearemilesandmilesofbeachandstarfishall

alongit.Youcan'tpossiblymakeadifference!"

Theyoungmanlistenedpolitely.Thenhebentdown,pickedanotherstarfishandthrewit

intotheocean,pastthebreakingwavesandsaid,"Itmadeadifferenceforthatone."

Thereissomethingveryspecialineachandeveryoneofus.Allofushaveanatural

abilitytomakeadifference.Ifwecanbecomeawareofthatability,wewillhavethepowerto

shapethefuture.

Allofusmustfindourstarfish.Ifwethrowourstarfishwiselyandwell,theworldwill

bewonderful.

41.Beforehebeganwriting,thewisemanwould.

A.takeawalkalongtheshore

B.goswimmingintheocean

C.haveawalkandpickupstarfishonthebeach

D.lookdownthebeachandenjoythescene

42.Oneday,thewisemansawayoungman.

A.dancingalongthebeach

B.walkingalongthebeach

C.pickingupstarfishforsale

D.tryingtosaveasmanystarfishaspossible

43.Neartheendofthepassage,"somethingveryspecial"refersto.

A.theabilitytomakedecisions

B.naturalabilities

C.starfishthattheyoungmanthrewbacktotheocean

D.ourabilitytohaveaneffectonthefuture

44.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thewisemanandtheyoungmansharedthesameopiniononthesubjectofstarfish.

B.Theyoungmandisagreedwiththewisemanonthesubjectofstarfish.

C.Thewisemanthoughtitimpossibletosaveanyof(hestarfishon(hebeach.

D.Theyoungmanwasunawareofhisabilitytomakeadifferenceforstarfish.

45.Thewritertoldthisstoryinordertotellusthat.

A.everyoneofusisclever

B.allofuscanhelptoshapeourfuture

C.wisemenaresometimesstupid

D.youngpeoplearcactuallywiserthanoldpeople

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PartV.TranslationfromEnglishtoChinese.

Directions:TranslatethefollowingintoChinese.(15points)

46.CommunicatingwithnativeEnglishspeakersisaveryrewardingexperiencefromwhichwe

canlearnalot.

47.TheInternetgivesusafasterwaytoreachnewandexistingcustomersaroundtheworld

andtokeepthelinesofcommunicationwidelyopen.

48.Snapjudgmentslike"loveatfirstsight"or"instanthate",iftakenseriously,haveusually

beenconsideredsignsofimmaturityorlackofcommonsense.

49.Likenootherplaguebefore,theAIDSepidemicthreatenstowipeoutanentiregeneration

andleaveanotherwithoutparents.

50.Once(here,hewouldclingtothehand-railuntilhereachedthelowerstepsthatthewarmer

tunnelairkeptfreeofice.

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PartVI.TranslationfromChinesetoEnglish.

Directions:TranslatethefollowingintoEnglish.(15points)

51.我们不仅通过网络课程学了英语，而且学会了弥合两种文化之间的鸿沟。(not

only...butalso)

52.他昨晚的表演在某种程度上是一大成功，尽管有些人不这么认为。(insomeway)

53.尽管己采取措施推动与艾滋病的斗争，艾滋病仍然是一种流行性疾病，有可能夺去

一代人的生命。(despite)

54.持械抢劫的受害者只有在肯定抢劫犯消失在黑暗的街道之后才敢呼救。(thevictims

ofarmedattacks,not...until,fade)

55.学生参加在线语言课程学习，学生父母和教师则被要求对其学习活动给予意见。

(participatein)

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PartVILWriting.

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthiityminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic

ShouldWeHelpStrangers?Youshouldwriteatleas!JOOwords,andbaseyourcompetitionon

theoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:(25points)

1.有人认为帮助陌生人是一种美德；

2.有人却认为帮助陌生人会给自己带来麻烦和危险；

3.我认为……

ShouldWeHelpStrangers?

河南中医学院2013至2014学年第一学期

《大学英语C》试题

（供2012级非英语专业本科使用）

学号：姓名：座号：

系别：年级：专业：

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总分合计人：复核人：

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I.Listening

PartOne:CompoundDictation

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillhearapassageorpassagesthreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.When

thepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththe

informationyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,

youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.(10points)

Educationdoesn'tjusthappenintheclassroom.Thehomeisalsoanimportantlearning

(1).Theimportanceoffamilyinvolvementwasakeymessage(2)and

agreeduponbyeducationalists.Whenfamilymembersaredirectly(3)ineducation,

childrenarcbetterbehaved.Thefamilysupportschildrenin(4)time,spaceand

materialsneededforstudying.Childrenshouldbe(5)regularhouseholdtasksto

helpdevelopresponsibility.It'simportantforchildrento(6)rulesintheir

out-of-schoolactivities.Parentsshouldalsoguidetheuseof(7)timesothatitis

constructive.It'salsoimportantforparentstorewardsuccessinaconsistentmannersothat

childrenwill(8).Parents

shouldencouragechildren'soveralldevelopmentandprogressinschool.Whenparents

expressaninterestinchildren'sschoolwork,

(9).Encouragechildrento

explainprojectsandotherwork.Attendappropriateschoolevents,andstayintouchwithyour

children'steachers.Educationshouldnotbeseenasanactivityinwhichonlychildrenare

involved.Familiesshoulddiscusscurrentevents,

(10)togethertofindtheir

educationalvalue.Atthisage,childrenfrequentlytrytopushawayfromtheirparents,but

thereisnosubstituteforfamilyinvolvementineducation.

PartTwo:UnderstandingShortConversations

Directions:Inthissectionyou'llhearsomeshortconversations.Listencarefullyand

choosethebestanswertothequestionsyouhear.(10points)

11.A.Themanthinksscienceiscausingpeopletolosefaith.

B.Themanthinksflyingcarswillbeprovided.

C.Themanthinksscienceisuseful.

D.Themanthinkssciencewillbeadvanced.

12.A.Therearealotofgreatsciencefictionmovies.

B.Therearcsciencefictionmoviesheagreeswith.

C.Therearesciencefictionbooksthatheappreciates.

D.Therearesciencefictionmoviesthatseemreal.

13.A.They'reclonesofeachother.

B.They'reclonesofDolly.

C.They'reexpectedio.

D.They'reofthesametype.

14.A.Hehasquestionedhisresults.

B.Hehasjoinedagovernmentagency.

C.Hehaschargedotherswithfraud.

D.Hehasbeenaccusedoflying.

15.A.Getanewcomputer.

B.Replacethemicrochips.

C.Frythemicrochips.

D.Buyanoldcomputer.

16.A.Totalsafetyisimpossible.

B.Greatpeoplearentcareful.

C.Carefulpeopleare100%safe.

D.Carefulpeoplearethemostvulnerable.

17.A.Themanwilljointheconservationgroup.

B.Themanwillplanttreesintheforest.

C.Themanwillcutdowntreesintheforest.

D.Themanwon'tgowiththewomantoday.

18.A.Peopleshouldn'tgoonhikesintheforest.

B.Thewomanshouldn'tremovethingsfromtheforest.

C.Natureisnicefortakinghikesin.

D.Theforestisniceandshouldn'tbedisturbed.

19.A.Employeeandemployer.

B.Husbandandwife.

C.Customerandwaitress.

D.Teacherandstudent.

20.A.Motherandson.

B.Fatheranddaughter.

C.Brotherandsister.

D.Husbandandwife.

PartThree:UnderstandingLongConversations

Directions:Inthissectionyou'llhearalongconversationorconversations.Listen

carefullyandchoosethebestanswertothequestionsyouhear.(5points)

Conversation1

21.A.Inadoctorsoffice.

B.Inalibrary.

C.Athome.

D.Inaclassroom.

22.A.Thewomanisconsideringsuicide.

B.Thewomanhasfoundalolofinformation.

C.Thewomanisbotheringtheman.

D.Thewomanhastriedtocommitsuicide.

23.A.60%.

B.15%.

C.50%.

D.22%.

24.A.Getmedicinefromadoctor.

B.Talktoaparentordoctor.

C.Stopworrying.

D.Askquestions.

25.A.Thewomanhasalotofquestionstoask.

B.Thewomanhasanimportantreporttowrite.

C.Thewomanhasanotherreasonforaskingthesequestions.

D.Thewomanhasbeenworryingtoomuch.

PartFour:UnderstandingPassages

Directions:Inthissectionyou'llhearapassageorpassages.Listencarefullyandchoose

thebestanswertothequestionsyouhear.(5points)

Passage1

26.A.Americanopinionsaboutschools.

B.TheroleofparentsinAmericaneducation.

C.ResponsibilityinAmericanclassrooms.

D.Americanhighschools.

27.A.Americanhighschoolsarepublicschools.

B.Americanhighschoolstaketheirresponsibilitiesveryseriously.

C.EducationhasanhonoredplaceinAmericansociety.

D.Parentsshareintheschoollivesoftheirchildren.

28.A.Guidanceadvisers.

B.Theirparents.

C.Theirteachers.

D.Theirorganizations.

29.A.Togivealessonatschool.

B.Tomakeateachingplan.

C.Toshareintheschoollifeoftheirchildren.

D.ToattendaParent-TeacherOrganization.

30.A.Discussingchildren'sproblems.

B.Enteringchildreninlowergradeclasses.

C.Organizingtheworkoftheschool.

D.Workingoutaplanfortheclasslessons.

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II.ReadingComprehension(MultipleChoice)

Directions:Readthefollowingpassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthe

fourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.(40points)

Passage1

Twosimilar-soundingEnglishwordscausedtroubleforamanwhowantedtoflyfrom

LosAngelestoOakland,California.HisproblemsbeganattheairportinLosAngeles.He

thoughtheheardhisflightannounced,sohewalkedtothegate,showedhisticket,andgoton

theplane.Afterflyingfortwentyminutes,themanbegantoworry.OaklandwasnorthofLos

Angeles,buttheplaneseemedtobeheadingwest,andwhenhelookedouthiswindowallhe

couldseewasocean.MIsthisplanegoingtoOakland?''heaskedtheflightattendant(服务员).

Theflightattendantwasshocked."No,"shesaid."Wc'rcgoingtoAuckland—Auckland,New

Zealand."

Englishisnottheonlylanguagewithsimilar-soundingwords.Otherlanguages,too,have

wordsthatcancausemistakes,especiallyforforeigners.

AucklandandOakland.Whensimilar-soundingwordscauseamistake,probablythebest

thingtodoisjustlaughandlearnfromit.Ofcourse,sometimesitshardtolaugh.Theman

whotraveledtoAucklandinsteadofOaklanddidn'tfeellikelaughing.Buteventhatmistake

turnedoutallrightintheend.Theairline（航空公司）paidfortheman'shotelroomandmeals

inNewZealandandforhisflightbacktoCalifornia.＜（Ohwell/*themanlatersaid,“Ialways

wantedtoseeNewZealand/'

31.Themaintopicofthispassageis.

A.mistakesmadebypeopleinairports

B.troublesexperiencedbyforeignersinanewcoun:ry

C.difficultieshadbypeoplewhentakingaplane

D.problemscausedbywordsthatsoundalike

32.Shetoldhimtheplanewouldarrivein.

A.Oakland

B.Auckland

C.LosAngeles

D.California

33.Themanrealizedsomethingwaswrongwhen.

A.helandedinOakland,California

B.hesawthattheflightattendamwasshocked

C.henoticedthedirectionoftheplane

D.hewalkeduptothegate

34.Thesentence“Ohwell,IalwayswantedtoseeNewZealand.'1reflects.

A.themanssenseofhumor

B.theman'sfrustration

C.themansdisappointment

D.theman'sdespair

35.Accordingtothepassageoneproperwaytodealwithamistakecausedby

similar-soundingwordsis.

A.tohaveasharpear

B.tolearnagoodpronunciation

C.tospeakclearlyandslowly

D.tolaughandlearnfromit

Passage2

Anotherexampleofthedangersofarestricteddietmaybeseeninthediseaseknownas

“beri-beri”（脚气病）,whichusedtoaffectlargenumbersofEasternpeopleswholivedmainly

onrice.Intheearlyyearsofthe20thcentury,aDutchscientistnamedEijkmanwastryingto

discoverthecauseo