雅思词汇考试试卷

东方明珠学校2011-2012学年第一学期词

汇期末试卷

-,依据中文注解写出下列单词。（每题1分，共20分）

l）Thegoalofthisapproachistoreducebiasandassisttheemployerin

makingano（adj.客观的）decision.

2）Theamountofyourm（生活费）grantortuitionfeesdoes

notmatter.

3）LonghoursofhotsunshineandsearingwindsgiveAustraliaan

e（adj.相当的）highrateofevaporation.

4）Itisreallyd（危险的）indryareas,andyoucaneasilyburn

pricelessundiscoveredmaterialbydoingso.

5）Makingarapide（情感的）assessmentoftheeventsofthe

momentisanextremelydemandingjobforthebrain.

6）Ifyouhavenotorganisedana（年度的）insurancepolicy

ofyourownyouwillneedtotakeoutthelow-costcoverweoffer.

7）Theyallowdictionariestobemorea（adj.精确的）andgivea

feelforhowlanguageisbeingused.

8）Wewilla（米用）asetofnewequipment.

9）Youneedtor（识另ij）whichemailsarereallyimportant.

10）Patientswhohadlosttheirpowersofspeechasaresultofa

s（中风）hadparalysisoftherighthalftheirbody.

11）Anyindividualinanysituationoccupiesaroleinr（关系）to

otherpeople.

12）Itisalonglongj（旅行）.

13）Youonlygetoneb（串）ofbananaspertree.

14）Healthisbeingviewedalsointermsofsocial,econonicand

enviromentalc（环境）inwhichpeoplelive.

15）ThebranchofWaterstone'sbookshopsis1（v.坐落在）on

campus.

16）Shelikesc（古典的）education.

17）Nowtomoveontotheotherconcernsyoue（v.表

现）eariler.

18）Ificec（v继续）toshrinkatitspresentrate,theArcticOcean

couldsoonbecomevirtuallyice-freeinsummer.

19）Withphosphoruscostingthee（n.等同）ofseveralhundred

poundsperounce.

20）However,thisa（显然地）doesnotjustdependonthe

temperature.

1）二，写出下列划横线单词的中文意思。（每题1分，共20分）

2）Oncealocationisestablishedasamaintouristdestination,theeffects

onlocalcommunityareprofound.

2)Modificationtotheoriginaldesignbylocalcarpenterscutproduction

timeandcosts.

3)rdliketogetsomeinsuranceforthecontentsofmyhome.

4)Hebelievesthatifitturnsoutthevirusisimplicatedinobesity,itwill

stillmeanthatonlypeoplewithcertaingeneswillbesusceptible.

5)Thelightmakespeoplefeeldazzling.

6)Inbusinessasawhole,thereareanumberoffactorsencouragingthe

prospectofgreaterequalityintheworkforce.

7)YetanotherfabulousyearfortheIndianstockmarketscomestoan

end.

8)Otheruniformsdenotedahierarchy-chefsworewhitebecausethey

workedwithflour,butthemainchefworeablackhattoshowhe

supervised.

9)You,llhavetopaymethreehundredandtwentydollarsasadeposit

beforeyoumovein.

10)Thispatchofbraintuckedbehindtheorbitsoftheeyesisassociated

withevaluatedinformation.

11)Theprovisionofsmallloanstosupporttheentrepreneurialdreamsand

ambitionsofyouthcanbeaneffectivemeanstohelpthemchangetheir

lives.

12)Itwasmadepossiblebynewmaterialandconstructiontechniquesand

wasknownasModernism.

13)HenamedthefossilePeterodactylus,combinetheGreekwordsfor

wingandfinger.

14)Theylocaleconomyhasdevelopedsomuch,youwouldnotrecognise

itasthesameplace.

15)rdlikecreditprovidedthetermsarereasonable.

16)weareallvictimsinthedisaster.

17)Theproblemwassolvedultimately.

18)Australia,senviromentlluctuatesenormouslyfromyeartoyear.

19)Theuncappedframesareputinacarouselthatsitsonthebottomofa

largestainlesssteeldrum.

20)Thereisaraceintheplayground.

三、阅读理解(每题1分，共15分)

A

Toomanypeoplewantotherstobetheirfriends,buttheydon'tgive

friendshipback.Thatiswhysomefriendshipdon'tlastlong.Tohavea

friend,youmustlearntobeone.Youmustlearntotreatyourfriendthe

wayyouwantyourfriendtotreatyou.Learningtobeagoodfriendmeans

learningthreerules:behonest;begenerous;beunderstanding.

Honestyiswhereagoodfriendshipstarts.Friendsmustbeabletotrust

oneanother.Ifyoudonottellthetruth,peopleusuallyfindout.Ifafriend

findsoutthatyouhaven'tbeenhonest,youmaylosefriend'strust.Good

friendsalwayscountononeanothertospeakandacthonestly.

Generositymeanssharingandsharingmakesafriendshipgrow.Youdo

nothavetogiveyourlunchmoneyoryourclothes.Naturallyyouwill

wanttoshareyourideasandfeelings.Thesecanbeveryvaluabletoa

friend.Theytellyourfriendwhatisimportanttoyou.Bysharingthem,

youhelpyourfriendknowbetter.

Soonerorlatereveryoneneedsunderstandingandhelpingwith

problems.Somethingmaygowrongatschool.Talkingabouttheproblem

canmakeiteasiertosolve.Turningtoafriendcanbeafirststepin

solvingtheproblem.Sotobeafriendyoumustlistenandunderstand.You

musttrytoputyourselfinyourfriend'splacesoyoucanunderstandthe

problembetter.

Notwofriendshipsareeverexactlyalike.Butalltruefriendshipshave

threethingsincommon.Ifyouplantokeepyourfriends,youmust

practicehonesty,generosity,andunderstanding.

l.Somefriendshipsdon'tlastverylongbecause.

A.therearetoomanypeoplewhowanttomakefriends

B.somepeoplereceivefriendshipbutdon'tgivefriendshipback

C.thosewhogiveothersfriendshipreceivefriendshipfromothers

D.theydon'tknowfriendshipissomethingserious

2.Accordingtothepassagehonestyis

A.somethingcountableB.thebaseoffriendship

C.asimportantasmoneyD.moreimportantthananythingelse

3.Whichofthefollowingisn'tmentioned（提及）inthe

passage?_______

A.Alwaystellyourfriendsthetruth.

B.Sharingyourmindwithyourfriendsisofgreatvalue.

C.Discussingyourproblemswithyourfriendoftenhelpstosolvethe

problem.

D.Afriendwhogivesyouhislunchmoneyisatruefriend.

4.Thebesttitleofthispassageis.

A.HonestyistheBestPolicyB.AFriendinNeedisaFriendIndeed

C.HowtobeFriendD.ThreeImportantPointsinLife

B

AnoldfriendfromCaliforniacalledfromtheairporttotellmethathe

hadarrived.Iwasnotabletoleavetheoffice,butIhadmadeplansforhis

amvaLAfterexplaining（解释）wheremynewhousewas,ItoldhimthatI

hadleftthekeyunderthedoormat（门垫）.SineeIknewitwouldbepretty

latebeforeIcouldgethome,Isuggestedthathemakehimselfathome

andhelphimselftoanythingthatwasintherefrigerator（电冰箱）.

Twohourslatermyfriendphonedmefromthehouse.Atthemoment,he

said,hewaslisteningtosomeofmyrecordsafterhavinghadadelicious

meal.Now,hesaid,hewasdrinkingaglassoforangejuice.WhenIasked

himifhehadhadanydifficultyfindingthehouse,heansweredthatthe

onlyproblemwasthathehadnotbeenabletofindthekeyunderthe

doormat,butluckily,thelivingroomwindowbytheappletreehadbeen

leftopenandhehadclimbedinthroughthewindow.Ilistenedtoallthis

ingreatsurprise.Thereisnoappletreeoutsidemywindow,butthereis

onebythelivingroomwindowofmynextdoorneighbor?shouse!

5.Anoldfriendofminecalled.

A.totellmetomeethimattheairportB.totellmeabouthisamval

C.toaskmetoleavetheofficeD.toaskmetomakeplansforhis

arrival

6.Myfriendclimbedintotheroombecause.

A.therewasanappletreeoutsideB.thelivingroomwindowwasleft

open

C.hehaddifficultyopeningthedoorD.hehadn'tfoundthekey

7.Myfriendtelephonedmetwohourslater.

A.frommyhomeB.attheairport

C.inhisofficeD.frommy

neighborJshouse

C

WhatdoyouthinkofBritishpeopleandAmericanpeople?Youmight

thinkthattherearenodifferencesbetweenthepeopleinthetwo

countries.Afteralltheyspeakthesamelanguage,don'tthey?Butifyou

askaBritishoranAmericanperson,thedifferencesarequitegreat.

WhatdoBritishpeoplethinkAmericansarelike?TheBritishthink

Americanareverystrange.Theymakealotofnoiseandtheylaughtoo

loudly.Theyarerich,andtheyonlythinkaboutmoney.ButtheBritishdo

saythatAmericansarekind,friendlypeople.Theyarehappytohelpyou

ifyouareintrouble.

WhatdoAmericansthinkoftheBritish?Well,theythinktheBritishare

coldandveryunfriendly.Theyarenotinterestedinsuccessorinmaking

lotsofmoney.TheythinkBritainisthebestcountryintheworld.They

lookdownuponothercountries.ButAmericanssaythattheBritishare

quitegoodworkers.Theyarebraveandhonest.Andintimeoftrouble

theyfacedifficultieshappily.

Youcanseethattheseideascancausemisunderstandingbetweenthe

BritishandAmericans.ButwhenAmericanandBritishpeoplebecome

friends,theyusuallyfindthingsarenotasbadastheyexpected.

8.AretheAmericanandBritishpeopledifferent?

A.Yes,theyareB.No,theyarenotC.wedon'tknow

9.WhatdoyouthinkofthedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmerican

people?_________

A.Thedifferencesareverysmall.B.Thedifferencesareverygreat.

C.Therearenodifferencesbetweenthem.

D.Somepeoplethinkthereare,butsomepeopledon'tthinkso.

10.WhatdotheBritishthinkAmericansarelike?

A.Theyarestrangebutfriendly.B.Theyarepoor.

C.Theyarerichbutunfriendly.D.Theyarehappyintrouble.

11.TheAmericanandBritishpeopleusuallygetalongquitewell

A.whenmisunderstandingiscausedbetweenthem

B.oncetheybecomefriends

C.aftertheyfightD.whentheyhelpeachother

D

Ifyouasksomepeople,uHowdidyoulearnEnglishsowell?''youmay

getasurprisinganswer:"Inmysleep!”

Thesearepeoplewhohavetakenpartinoneoftherecentexperiments

（实验）totestthelearnwhileyousleepmethod（方法）,whichisnow

beingtriedinseveralcountries,andwithseveralsubjects.Englishis

amongthem.

Scientistssaythatthissleepstudymethodgreatlyspeedslanguage

learning.Theysaythattheordinarypersoncanlearntwoorthreetimesas

muchduringsleepasinthesameperiodduringtheday-andthisdoes

notaffect（影响）hisrestinanyway.However,sleepteachingwillonlyput

intoyourheadwhatyouhavestudiedalreadywhileyouareawake.

Inoneexperiment,tenlessonswerebroadcastovertheradiofortwo

weeks.Eachlessonlastedtwelvehours-from8p.m.to8a.m.Thefirst

threehoursofEnglishgrammarandvocabulary（词¥匚）weregivenwith

thestudentsawake.At11p.m.alullaby（催眠曲）wasbroadcasttosend

thestudenttosleepandforthenextthreehourstheradioinasoftandlow

voicebroadcastthelessonagainintohissleepingears.At2a.m.asharp

noisewassentovertheradiotowakethesleepingstudentupforafew

minutestogooverthelesson.Thesoftmusicsenthimbacktorestagain

whiletheradiowenton.At5o'clockhissleependedandhehadtogo

throughthelessonagainforthreehoursbeforebreakfast.

12.Bythelearnwhileyousleepmethod,one.

A.startstolearnanewlessoninsleepB.learnshowtosleep

better

C.ismadetorememberhislessoninsleep

D.canlistentotheradiobroadcastwhilelyinginbed

13.1ntheexperiment,lessonsweregiven.

A.inthenighttimeB.afterlullabieswerebroadcast

C.whilethestudentwasawakeD.allthroughthetwelvehours

14.Beforeeachlessonfinishes,thestudentha