2025年秋季本科英语专业高级休闲英语能力测试题库集锦

《高级休闲英语》试题

Paper1.ListeningComprehension(30points,1pointeachfori-12,6points

for13,1.5pointseachfor14-21)

PartA

Directions:Inthispartyouwillheareightshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendof

eachconversation,youwillhearaquestionaboutwhatwassaidListencarefullyanddecidewhich

ofthefourchoicesisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard

1.AThemoviewasdisappointingBthemoviewasexpensivetosee

CHewantstoseethemovieagainDHeshouldhaveseenthemovieathome

2.A$64BS86C$96D$140

3.ATostayathomeBTogotobedimmediately

CToseeamovieDTogotoaparty

4.ATomisunabletohearwell

BTomdidn'tsayanythingatthemeeting

CTomdoesn'tlistentohim

DTomwentoutbeforethemeetingwasover

5.AShedoesn'tcarefbrthechildren'sprogram

BSheregretsmissingit

CShehasseenitbefore

DSheknowsaboutit

6.AHistoryBEnglishCArtDFrench

7.AShedoesnotthinkitisingoodorder

BShedocsnotwanttopromiseanything

CShedoesnotwanttopromiseanything

DSheledittothemanonlytomorrow

8.ATheblackone

BTheredone

CTheblueone

DThewhiteone

PartB

Directions:InthispartyouwilltearashortdialoguethreetimesWhenitreadfbrthefirsttime,

youshouldlistenforthegeneralideaThentrylofillinthefourblankswiththeexact

wordsyouhearfromthedialoguewhenitisreadmoreslowly,forthesecondtime

Finally,checkwhatyouwrotedownwhenthedialogueisreadibrthethirdlime

W:Goodmorning,Jack.

M:Goodmorning,MissEdwards.I'mreallysorryI'mlate.

W:9).Issomethingwrong?

M:No,notreally.Iwenttoasoccergamelastnightand10).Iwantto

developthemrightaway,so11).

W:Youshouldreallygetmoresleepatnight.

M:Iknow.12).Uh,wouldyouliketoseeoneofthepictures?Il'sa

goodone.

W:OK.

PartC

Directions:InthispartyouwillashortpassagethreetimesWhenitisreadforthefirsttine,you

shouldlistenforthegeneralideaThentrytowritethepassagedownwhenitisreadmoreslowly,

forthesecondtimeFinally,checkwhatyouwrotedownv/henthepassageisreadforthethird

time.

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partD

Directions:Inthispartyouwillhear(wopassagesEachpassagewillbereadtwice.Altheendof

eachpassageyouwillhearsomequestionsAfteryouhearaquestion,youshouldeitherdecide

whichofthefourchoicesisthebestanswertothequestionyouheardoranswer(hequestionin

yourownwordsaccordingiothepassageThequestionsyoushouldanswerarealsoprintedinyou

shouldthenonlyafteryouhearthemfromthetape.

Passage1

14.Whatdocsagossipcolumnusuallycarry?

AArticlesonnovels.

B.Adviceabouthowtosolveproblems.

C.Questionandanswers.

D.Newsaboutother'sprivatelives.

15.WhoisMelanieaccordingtotheconversation?

AAteacher.BAstudent.CAsecretary.DAwaitress.

16.Betweenwhomdocsthisconversationmostlikelytakeplace?Andwhere?

17.Whatdoyou(hinkJanetprobablyis?

Passage2

l8.WhatdoesthepassageimplyaboutUSwomeninthepast?

ATheyworkedtogetherwithmen.

BTheystayedathomedoinghousework.

CTheywenttoschoolandthenjoinedtheworkforce.

DTheyplayedanimportantroleinsociety.

19.WhydoworkingAmericanwomenplayanimportantroleinsociety?

ABecausetheyoftenworkinschoolsandgovernments.

BBecausetheynowworkinallwalksoflife.

CBecausetheyareespeciallyinterestedinsociety.

DBecausetheyearn(heirownmoneyandfeelconfident.

2O.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

21.Whatdocsroleofwomentodayaffectmostaccordingtothepassage?

Paper2:Readingandwriting70points

InformationforCandidates:

Therearethreepartstothereadingtest,eachhavingonereadingpassage.

Thereisonewritingtask.

YoushouldwriteALLyouranswersontheAnswerSheetasyoudothetasks.

1.Reading(40points)

Parti.ReadPassage1anddotask1.

RavesandDrugs:ANewKindofParty

Imaginealargewarehousepackedwithsweatingbodies,jumpingupanddown(oloud,

rhythmicmusic.Addsomedrugs,somecolorfulclothing,andplentyofbottledwaterandyou

havewhatiscalledarave.

RavesareafairlyrecentphenomenonintheWest.Thefirstraveprobablytookplaceabout10

yearsago.However,theirpopularityhasincreaseddramaticallyoverthelastdecade.Today,in

almosteverybigcityandinmanysmallcitiedyoucanfindyoungpeopleheadingoutforanight

ofraving.

Formostyoungpeople,ravesaresimplyawaytogetrideofsomeenergy,tolistentosome

goodmusic,andtomeetsomenewpeople.However,foranincreasingnumberofpeople,raves

havebecomeaneasyplacelofinddrugs,especiallyadrugcalledEcstasy.Today,officialsare

beginningtowonderoftheravesreallyaregoodfun,orv/hethertheyare,infact,adangerous

trendamonguncontrollableyoungpeople.

ThedrugEcstasywasfirstdevelopedabout50yearsagobychemistslookingforacurefor

theheadache.Atthattime,(hedrugwasnotusedverywidely.However,itwasnotedthatthedrug

causedanincreaseinheartrateandanincreaseinenergy-asortofeuphoricfeeling.

Thedrugwas“rediscovered“bydrugaddictsinthe1980swhowerelookingfbraless

dangerouswaylogethigh.So,whenravesbeganin(heearly1990s,Ecstasywasalreadyquite

readilyavailable.Itwasseenbyraversastheperfectdrug:itgavethemlotsofenergyfortheir

all-nightdances,anditdidn'tseemtohaveanyserioussideeffects.

However,theperceptionofEcstasyasasafedrughasrecentlybeguntochange.Inthelast

year,about1()peoplehavediedinravesfromanEcstasyoverdose.Theincreasingavailabilityof

thedrugmeansthatmorepeoplehavebeguntousethedrugmoreoften.Itiscertainthat(hedeath

tollwillincreaseinthenextfewyears.

Officialshavebeguntotakenotice.LawshaverecentlybeenpassedinseverallargeNorth

Americancitieswhichlimitorinsomecasesforbidraves.Inaddition,youngpeoplehavebecome

moreawareofdangersofEcstasyandothersimilardrugs.Hopefully,thesituationwillnotget

worse.

Task1Compeletthefollowingstatementsbychoosingthebestanswerfroma,

b,andc.Writethelettera,b,orconyouranswersheet.

22.Araveismostaccuratelydescribedas

a.aparlyb.aconcertc.ameeting

23.Ravesare

a.anoldWesterncustomb.arecentdevelopmentc.akindofmusic

24.Ecstasywillprobablymakeyoufeel

a.excitedb.tiredc.angry

25.Thewordeuphoricprobablymeans

a.happyb.sickc.beautiful

26.Thewriterofthearticlebelievesthat

a.fewpeoplewilldiefromEcstasyinthefuture

b.thesamenumberofpeoplewilldiefromEcstasyinthenextyear

c.morepeoplewilldiefromEcstasyinthefuture

a)itsfounderb)theauthoroftheabovetext

c)thedirectorofafilmd)thedirectoroftheNationalInstituteofMentalHealth

Task3Questions31—40

RomanceofThreeKingdoms

TheMingDynastyclassicRomanceoftheThreekingdoms,byLuoGuanzhong,haslong

intriguedreaders,bothChineseandforeign,withitsdepictionofpoliticalconspiraciesandits

characterportraitsofpoliticians,statesmenandmilitaiystrategists.

Nowainanimoth,84-partTVseries,theplayisafaithfuladaptationoftheoriginalnovel,and

hasbecomealmostaspopularoverseasasitisathome.Itisapanoramaofaparticularchaotic

periodinChinesehistory,whenimperialrulewasweakandlocalmonarchslongedforpower.The

rivalswerefinallyreducedtothreemaincontenders,therukrsofthestatesofWei,Shu,andWu,

knowninChinesehistoryastheThreeKingdoms.TheyfoughtforoverhalfacenturyuntilChina

wasfinallyreunitedundertheJinDynasty.Thestoryoftheplayalsospansabouthalfacentury,

startingwithlocalrivalries,movingontotheconfrontationoftheThreeKingdomsandending

withthefinalunificationofthecountry.

TheThreeKingdomsperiodisoneofthemostwrittenandtalked-abouterasinChina's5,000

yearsofhistory.Forsixdecadesbattlesragedbackandforth,diplomacywashonedtoafineart,

andpoliticalallianceswereforgedandbrokeninrapidsuccession.Themonarchsofthethree

kingdomshavegainedareputationthroughouthistoi-yforbeingsmartrulers,andeachinturnwas

servedbyoutstandingunderlings,bothmilitaryandcivilian.Itwasanerainwhichabattleofwits

wasevenmoreimportantthanamilitarybattle,atimewhentalentcollidedwithtalentand

militarygeniuswithmilitarygenius---inshort,afantasticsourceofliterarycreationfor

generationstocome.

Thenovelitselfisanepicwithanenormousnumberofprotagonists.Thecentralcharacter,if

thereisone,isZhugeLiang,militaryadvisertoLiuBei,rulerofthestateShu.Becauseofhis

talentsasastatesmanandmilitarystrategist,Zhugelianghascometobeseenbylarger

generationsofChineseas(hearchetypeofwisdom.LiuBeiisregardedastherepresentationof

Confucianism.BoththenovelandTVplaystresshisbenevolence,leniency,understandingofthe

people,and(hefactthatheknewhowtogetthebestoutofeveryone.

Anotherleadingcharacter,CaoCao,isafarmorecomplexpersonality.Havingforcedthe

youngemperoroftheHanDynastyintosubserviencethroughhismilitarymight,CaoCao

becomesthepowerbehindthethrone.LikeZhugeLiang,heisanextraordinarypoliticianand

militarystrategist,butinadditionheisalsoapoetofgreatdepth.Atthesametime,however,heis

cunningandbrutal,egoisticalandparanoid-atleastinthenovel.TheTVpresentation,sticking

alittleclosertoknownhistoricalfacts,portraysbothhisgoodandbadsides,bringingtothe

screenaveryrealandhumancharacter.PerhapsthisiswhyheisthemostpopularwithTV

audiences.

Questions31——35.Findthethreemaincharactersofthenovel/playmentionedin

theabovetext.Makenotesoneachone.

32.Name:_____________

Position:Militaryadviser(oiheruleroftheStateofShu

Wordsusedtodescribehispersonality/activities:

33.Name:LiuBei

Position:___________________________________

Wordsusedtodescribehispersonality/activities:

34.Name:_____________

Position:__________________________________

Wordsusedtodescribehispersonality/activities:

35.WhichofthesethreecharactersislikedmostbyTVaudiences?

36.WhyishelikedmostbyTVaudiences?

Questions36—40.Lookattheitalicizedwordsinthetextandfindouttheircorrectmeaning

throughthecontext,thenchoosetheoptionclosestinmeaningfromthelistsbelowbywritinga.b,

orc,onyouranswersheet.

37.depiction

a)deceptionb)despitec)writtendescription

38.span

a)lastb)crossc)lengthoftime

39.era

a)periodofhistoryb)shortperiodoftimec)importantpartoflife

40.benevolence

a)kindnessb)beautyc)atolerantperson

41.might

a)powerh)swordc)amodalverb

2.WritingTest30points

Writingashortessayontheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofdiningout.Thereshouldbe(wo

mainparagraphs,onegivingyourideaabouttheadvantagesofdiningoutandoneonwhatycusee

asthedisadvantagesofdiningout.

(writeabout150words)

答案

Paper1:Listening30points

PartA

LA2.C3.A4.C5.B6,D7.C8.D

PartB

9.Youlookalittletired10.tooksomepictures

11.1wasupuntilmidnight.12.I'mnotgoingtodotliatagain.

PartC

13.Therearcmanythingstoconsiderwhenyouarelookingfbrahouse,whetheryouintendto

buyoronlyrent.Afterall,ilisgoingtobeyourhome,perhapsforquitealongtime,andyouwant

tobehappywithit.Youhavetodecideexactlywhatkindofhouseyouwant,howmuchyoucan

affordtopayandsoon.

PartD

Passage1:14.D15.B

16.Betweentowschoolofficialsintheiroffice.

17.Sheisprobablythenewspapereditor.

Passage2:18.B19.B

20.ThechangingroleofwomeninUS.

21.Thetraditionalroleofmen.

Paper2:Readingandwriting70points

1.Reading(40points,2pointsforeachcorrectanswer)

Task1

22.a23.b24.a25.a26.a

Task2

27.c28.d29.a30.c31.a

Task3

32.ZhugeLiang,atalentedstatesman,amilitarystrategist,thearchetypeofwisdom.

33.TheruleroftheStateofShu,benevolent,lenient,understandingpeople,knowinghowtoget

thebestofeveryone.

34.CaoCao,thepowerbehind(hethrone,anextraordinarypoliticianandmilitarystrategist,a

poetofgreatdepth,cunning,brutal,egoisticalandparanoid.

35.CaoCaoislikedmostbytheaudiences.

36.Thecharacterislikedbecauseheisdepictedashavingbothgoodandbadsides,andbeinga

veryrealandhumancharacier.

37.c38.a39.a40.a41.