2006年新生分级测试

1、Placement Test (2006)I. Listening Comprehension 听力理解分两部分，共20题，每题1分，共20分。第一部分：本部分为十组对话，每组对话后有一个问题。对话读两遍。问题读一遍，每听完一个问题后，从答题纸上的A），B），C），D） 四个选项中选出最合适的答案，并涂黑。Part A 1. A) Prepare a meal.B) Wait for a friend. C) Take a walk. D) Go out to play.2. A) At 9 p.m.B) Before 5 p.m. C) Before 9 p.m.D) In the afte

2、rnoon.3. A) Because she has got an appointment. B) Because she doesnt want to. C) Because she has to work. D) Because she wants to eat in a new restaurant.4. A) The man would get better grades if he studied more. B) The test was based on lecture material. C) She misplaced her textbook. D) The test w

3、as harder than she had expected.5. A) She wants the man to go with her.B) She will take a bus home. C) Her car is nearby.D) Her home is within walking distance.6. A) He often complains.B) He is a short man. C) He is always worried.D) He is always happy.7. A) He was deeply offended by Susan. B) He fe

4、lt he could manage Susans question. C) He was worried about the answer. D) He became indifferent to Susans feelings.8. A) He wont go because he hasnt been well. B) He wont go because he doesnt like Susan. C) He will go because that exercise might do him good. D) He will go in spite of his illness.9.

5、 A) He was hurt in an accident. B) His bicycle got broken. C) He was run over by a lorry. D) His bicycle ran into a lorry.10. A) They should have called earlier in the day. B) They can not reserve a table in advance that day. C) The restaurant has no room for more diners. D) The restaurant is closed

6、 on weekends.第二部分：本部分为短文听力测试，共三篇，每篇读两遍，问题读一遍。听完后请回答问题，从答题纸上的A），B），C），D）四个选项中选出最合适的答案，并涂黑。Part BPassage OneQuestions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) For one month.B) For two months. C) For three months.D) For four months.12. A) Tim and Dom were too careless.B) The fishing

7、 ship was moving too fast.C) Nobody on the fishing ship saw them.D) Their rowboat was not strong enough.13. A) He jumped into the water.B) He chose to stay on the boat.C) He shouted for help.D) He sent radio signals.14. A) Their rowboat.B) Their journey.C) Their safety.D) Their future.Passage TwoQue

8、stions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.15. A) A pleasant sound.B) A pilot on a boat.C) A turn in the river.D) A depth of twelve feet.16. A) A printing manager.B) A newspaper boy.C) A captain.D) A journalist.17. A) Because his novels are always full of humor and wit.B) Because M

9、ark Twain is considered to be a gifted writer.C) Because Mark Twain stands for light on a dark night.D) Because Mark Twain is always warm-hearted. Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18.A) A town with a university as one part of it. B) A town with more than o

10、ne university in it.C) A town with the university all over it. D) A town with shops, banks and pubs in the university.19A)They dont like the meals in the college.B)There is not enough housing for all the students in the college.C)They want to enjoy life outside before the final year comes.D)There ar

11、e not as many societies and clubs in the college.20A) Faculty and staff can drive cars in Cambridge.B) Most students use bicycles in Cambridge.C) Students usually go to lectures by school bus.D) The roads in Cambridge are quite confusing.II. Reading Comprehension 阅读理解本部分共4篇文章，20个问题，每题2分，共40分。(A)Ther

12、e are some people who actually enjoy work-in fact, they love to work. They spend many extra hours on the job each week and often take work home with them. These workaholics are as addicted (上了瘾的) to their jobs as other people are to drugs or alcohol. In some city centers, workaholism is so common th

13、at people do not consider it unusual: They accept the lifestyle as normal. Workaholism can be a serious problem. Because true workaholics would rather work than do anything else, they probably dont know how to relax; that is, they might not enjoy movies, sports, or other types of entertainment. Most

14、 of all, they hate to sit and do nothing. The lives of workaholics are usually stressful (紧张的，压力重的), and this stress can cause health problems. In addition, typical workaholics dont pay much attention to their families. They spend little time with their children, and marriages may end. Is worhaholis

15、m always dangerous? Perhaps not. There are, certainly, people who work well under stress. Some studies show that many workaholics have great energy and interest in life. Their work is so pleasurable that they are actually very happy. For most workaholics, work and entertainment are the same thing. T

16、heir jobs provide them with a challenge; this keeps them busy and creative. Other people retire from work at age sixty-five, but workaholics usually prefer not to quit. They are still interested in work-and life-in their eighties and nineties. Perhaps some people are forced to work, but their addict

17、ion to work seems to be a safe-even an advantageous-one.根据上面文章内容，从每题下面四个选择中选出一个最合适的答案，并在答题纸上把所选的编号字母涂黑。21 The word “workaholics ” in the first paragraph refers to those _.A) who spend most of their time working and have no interest in other thingsB) who dont know how to enjoy movies or do sports in

18、their spare timeC) who do not have a good relationship with their children and wivesD) who are always under stress and dont know how to get rid of it22 .A problem worhaholism may cause is that_.A) the chance to live together with families may be goodB) the overwork might do damage to peoples healthC

19、) the life under stress might be dull and boringD) the ability to get along with people is not developed23. According to the fourth paragraph what keeps a workaholic always busy is_.A) the money his job provides B) the entertainment in lifeC) the challenge in his job C) the stress in his life24. Wor

20、kaholics are not willing to leave their posts at age sixty-five mainly because_.A) they want more moneyB) they are still in good healthC) they want to meet new peopleD) they feel work means a lot to them25. Which of the following might be the best title for this article?A) Workaholism. B) Work and E

21、ntertainment.C) An Addiction. C) Work and Health.(B)For many people, there seems to be no escape from poverty; in other words, they are poor, and they have no hope that this will ever change. In addition, they have the social problems of poverty. Imagine this situation: a poor woman has an idea for

22、a small business to lift her and her family out of poverty. She needs a little money to begin this business and goes to a bank to borrow the money. At this bank, as at most banks, the borrower must meet three necessary conditions: character, capacity, and collateral. She must show that she (1) is ho

23、nest( has character), (2) is able to run her business( has capacity), and (3) owns a house, land, or something valuable( collateral) for the bank to take if she cant pay back the money. So what happens to the woman? The bank wont lend her money because she doesnt have any collateral. One possible so

24、lution these days is microlending (lending a small amount of money). This is a system of special banks and programs that are loaning money to people in “borrowing groups,” For example, an international organization called Good Faith lends small amounts of money to people who wants to go into busines

25、s. Each person must do two things to borrow money : take classes in business and join a borrowing group. This is a group of people who own and run their own small business. Everyone in the group must approve the loan of every other group member, or Good Faith wont lend the money. To receive a loan f

26、rom Good Faith, people still must have character. They find capacity in the business classes. But collateral is not necessary any longer. Instead of collateral, there is peer pressure, i.e., group members make sure that each person pays back his or her loan. They want to keep their “good name” and c

27、ontinue doing business with Good Faith.根据上面文章内容，从每题下面四个选择中选出一个最合适的答案，并在答题纸上把选的编号字母涂黑。26. In the first paragraph the word “poverty” means_.A) the condition of trouble B) the condition of being poorC) the difficult situation D) the hopeless situation 27. What is one of the necessary requirements a poo

28、r woman must meet if she wants to borrow money from a bank?A) She must be able to lift her family out of poverty.B) She has no social problems of violence.C) She is a member of “borrowing groups”.D) She possesses something valuable.28. Good Faith will lend money to a member of the “borrowing groups”

29、 only when_.A) he runs his own small business.B) he has land or a houseC) all in the group agree to lend money to himD) all like him in the classes of business29. What happens when there is peer pressure?A) Group members take the necessary action to be certain each borrower pays back the money.B) Ea

30、ch person in the group is sure to get high scores in learning courses of business.C) Each member of the group is willing to run their big business in a successful way.D) Good Faith is sure to take more and more poor people in borrowing groups.30. The author implies in the passage that_.A) it is easy

31、 for poor people to borrow money from Good Faith.B) poor people are not able to borrow money from most banksC) it seems to be easy for poor people to get away from povertyD) there is a good chance for poor people to start their business(C)You can swallow them , drink them ,spray them down your throa

32、t or inject them straight into your veins（静脉）. Go into any health food shop and there they are, lining shelf after shelf.The vitamin and food supplement business has in the last few years grown into a multi-million pound industry. About 10 million people in Britain are thought to take the pills. “It

33、 is the result of increased health awareness,” Dr. Wendy Doyle said.In addition, the industry has grown in marketing strength, carrying out large advertising sections in womens, consumer and diet magazines. But fierce arguments and concern in the medical profession have also grown.Doctors claim that

34、 the public could be damaging their health or making diagnosis（诊断） of serious conditions impossible.No one doubts that supplements can have some benefits in some circumstances. But the industry claims that anyone who is old, stressed, smokes or drinks too much, is recovering from an illness or is do

35、ing lots of exercise-just about everyone-should take supplements.Doctors say that for most people, most of the time, thats simply not true. “You shouldnt just rely on vitamin pills and not eat vegetables,” said Doyle.Many doctors are alarmed at how often people are encouraged to take far in excess o

36、f the recommended daily amount.At best, the excess vitamins, such as Vitamin B and Vitamin C, will get washed out of the body. But Vitamins A,D,E,K are stored in the liver, and large doses will probably build up.There is growing evidence that excessive doses can result in considerable harm. For exam

37、ple, Vitamin E in large doses can lead to internal bleeding.As there is little regulation of the health supplement industry in the UK, it is difficult to know how many people have been unfavorably affected.根据上面文章内容，从每题下面的四个选择中选出一个最适合的答案，并在答题纸上把选的编号字母涂黑。31. The prosperity of the vitamin and food supp

38、lement industry indicates that_. A) vitamin supplements are part of everybodys daily diet B) vitamin pills are gradually taking the place of vegetables C) people are paying more attention to the quality of their life D) people are becoming more and more careful about their health32. When a doctor ma

39、kes a diagnosis, he mainly tries_. A) to discover what is wrong with the patient B) to decide how the patient should be treated C) to find how the patient caught the disease D) to consider what drugs he should prescribe 33. Overdoses of Vitamin A,D,E and K are harmful to peoples health in that_. A)

40、they need a lot of water to dissolve B) they may accumulate in the body C) they may change into fats D) they may lead to overweight34. What is the authors attitude towards vitamin pills? A) He believes vitamin pills are good for health. B) he holds strong views on vitamin supplements. C) He is suspi

41、cious of the benefits of the pills. D) He encourages people to take vitamin polls.35. The passage centers around _. A) the various ways to take vitamin polls B) who should take vitamin supplements C) the side effects of excess vitamin pills D) why people should take vitamin pills(D)We all lie. A rec

42、ent poll by Gallup found that only 8 percent of people say they have never lied, while 25 percent of the people interviewed admitted they lie daily.Integrity at work has now become a major issue. Todays secretaries are increasingly expected to lie for other people-especially for the boss.About 79 pe

43、rcent of support staff, according to one survey, were asked to invent the truth on behalf of their boss last year. These may be white lies such as “Im afraid Mr. Jones is having a meeting.” More seriously, secretaries may be expected to give false information about expenses on the bosss behalf. Chri

44、stine Allan, the personal assistant to an oil company boss who went on trial for fraud in 1999, claims that lying has become “standard practice” for secretaries in the City, Londons financial center.Little wonder that support staff tired of this, says Richard Grace, who was in charge of the survey.

45、“Our report found most secretaries believe that dishonesty can, in some circumstances, be justified in business life. But almost one third believe that being required not to be honest affects personal integrity.”Being asked to lie for the boss can also affect pubic integrity-especially if you are ca

46、lled into the court. “If you are asked to tell serious lies,” one lawyers says, “and you do so, you can face more serious related problems for your actions than ever before”.根据上面文章内容，从每题下面的四个选择中选出一个最合适的答案，并且在答题纸上把选的编号字母涂黑。36. In paragraph 2 the word “integrity” probably means _. A) unity B) honestyC

47、) popularity D) personality37. The author regards “Im afraid Mr. Jones is having a meeting” as a _.A) mild lie B) serious lieC) habitual lie D) excusable lie38. According to the passage, many secretaries are expected _.A) to manage the bosss expensesB) to refuse to talk about the bosss expensesC) to

48、 help hide the bosss expensesD) to keep a record of the bosss expenses39. Many support staff think that lying may affect _.A) their work performance B) their loyalty to the companyC) their respect for the boss D) their trustworthiness40. We can infer from the passage that nowadays lying in business

49、life _.A) is evitable B) is acceptableC) is desirable D) is avoidableIII. Vocabulary and Structure 词语用法和语法结构本部分共40题，每题0.5分，共20分。根据句子的内容，从A），B），C），D）四个, 选择中选出一个最合适的答案，并在答题纸上把所选的编号字母涂黑。41. Ancient Greece is known as the _ of the Western Civilization.A) fatherB) originC) initiative D) tradition42. Many

50、 parents in the U.S _ a fund for their childrens education before they are born.A) set outB) set aboutC) set offD) set aside43. The guests at the party were slightly surprised at the demanding _ of the American host.A) soundB) toneC) voiceD) tune44. The narrow main street of the town, busy with buse

51、s, farmers carts and tradesmens vans before, has been _.A) straightenedB) lengthenedC) widenedD) fastened45. The true test of self-confidence is the courage to be open to welcome change and new ideas _ their sources.A) regardless ofB) in case ofC) in terms ofD) in favor of46. Feeling depressed is a

52、normal and natural _ to experiences of loss, failure, and bad luck.A) returnB) responseC) rewardD) reply47. US officials insistence that only a few be _ for the prisoner abuse（虐囚） is not generally believed.A) accounted B) reliableC) reward D) available48. It is strange that all great men should have some little grain of madness _ whatever genius they possess. A) fixed with B) connected inC) coincide with D) mixed with49. Janes parents have had great _ on her interests and achievements in medicine.A) effect B) influenceC) stres