四川建筑职业技术学院2005年春期《大学英语》水平测试 考试方式：闭卷 考试时间：100分钟 题 号 一 二 三 四 五 六 总 分  得 分         评阅人          (1~54题请在答题卡上填涂答案) Part I Vocabulary & Structure (25%) Directions: There are 25 incomplete sentences here, each with a blank. You are required to complete each one by choosing the most appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Molly was very _____ on watching football matches on TV. A. eager B. interested C. keen D. good This new method needs to be ______. A. tried for B. tried on C. tried out D. tried to Water is ______ hydrogen and oxygen. A. made up of B. made of C. made up D. made from She was completely ______ by his appearance. A. taken away B. taken in C. taken through D. taken up Up to now, we have only discussed the issue _____ of western people. A. in addition B. with regard C. in case D. from the standpoint If you _____ me about it earlier, I would have been more careful to do it. A. have told B. had told C. told D. tell Not _____ how to do the homework, Tom decided to turn to Bob for help. A. knows B. knowing C. known D. knew Each of us was interested in the way in _____ he illustrated his idea. A. which B. that C. what D. how He suggested _____ somewhere for a short holiday. A. us to go B. us going C. our going D. we will go It was unwise for him to ______ her proposal. A. turn out B. turn up C. turn off D. turn down Sorry, I took your coat ______. A. with mistake B. by mistake C. with error D. by error Xiao Wang _____ be in Beijing because I saw him in town only a few minutes ago. A. mustn’t B. may not C. can’t D. isn’t able to _____ you work, the greater your progress will be. A. Harder B. The hardlier C. Hardlier D. The harder He speaks very slowly _____ the children can understand him. A. because of B. in order to C. rather than D. so that The _____ army had to lay down their weapons. A. defeating B. defeated C. being defeated D. defeat He used to go to school on foot, _____? A. didn’t he B. wasn’t he C. used he D. isn’t he They have to change in _____ way that they don’t make a loss. A. a such B. such C. such a D. so Don’t worry, I’ll _____ to find someone to work out a better plan. A. manage B. able C. hesitate D. inspire Babies are ______ cold in winter. A. exposed on B. subjected to C. exposing to D. subject to _____ of the good news, he became happy indeed. A. Informing B. Informed C. Knew D. Known Three deaths _____ in the accident. A. report B. were reported C. have reported D. reported _____ will be reasonable to accept their proposal. A. That B. What C. Which D. It He didn’t recognize me _____ I greeted him. A. when B. while C. as D. until It is proposed that we _____ there immediately after the meeting. A. go B. will go C. shall go D. went Do you consider _____ wise to ignore him? A. it to be B. it C. it being D. it as Part II Cloze (10%) Directions: Fill the blanks by choosing the best answers. The elephant is the only animal in the world with a trunk. It uses its trunk _____(26) many ways. It _____(27) leaves off trees with its trunk and then puts them into its _____(28). It can even uses its trunk to pull up trees when it wants to make a path through a jungle. It also uses its trunk to get _____(29). The trunk can hold a lot of it, _____(30) an elephant needs to drink more than three hundred pints of water every day. It has been easy for men to train elephants. All the elephants are considered useful in India _____(31) for white elephants. They are used to carry heavy things for long distance in Indian forests. Many people say that some ancient Indian kings used to give white elephants to people they did not like. These white elephants were regarded as _____(32) animals. They could not be made to work. They could not be killed and given _____(33). A person who owned a white elephant had to _____(34) a lot of money to keep it properly. After a certain time, he usually became very _____(35). Nowadays people in England call a useless thing “a white elephant”. 26. A. in B. with C. by D. of 27. A. pushes B. pulls C. makes D. seizes 28. tusks B. mouth C. body D. trunk 29. leaves B. food C. grass D. water 30. as B. when C. while D. so 31. A. instead B. and C. except D. besides 32. A. popular B. religious C. practical D. useful 33. A. up B. in C. away D. off 34. A. give B. beg C. receive D. spend 35. A. poor B. rich C. tired D. disappointed Part III Translation – from English into Chinese (10%) Directions: You are required to choose the best translation to each of the following sentences correspondingly. 36. You will be kind enough to let me have a few references when replying. A. 你在答辩时能让我认识几个你的证明人，那就足够了。 B. 你在回信时能给予我一些资料作为参考，那就太好了。 C. 你方复函中如能介绍一些情况供我参考，将不胜感激。 D. 当你回答问题时，能让我充分了解你的情况就足够了。 37. In English speaking countries, lectures or presentations tend to follow a fairly predictable pattern. A. 在讲英语的国家，做学术报告或宣读论文也有一种相当固定的模式。 B. 许多讲英语的国家都制定了一种参加演讲或作大会的成功模式。 C. 有些讲英语的国家，趋向学术演讲或宣读论文应有一种固定的模式。 D. 许多讲英语的国家都要求演讲或作大会介绍应遵循一种固定的模式。 38. Some people paint and decorate their entire bodies, but others spend millions of dollars painting and decorating only their faces. A. 有些人在身上涂抹油彩来装饰自己，而有的人却愿花费数百万美圆描绘和装饰自己的脸。 B. 有些人用颜料和装饰品来打扮自己，而其余的人仅仅花费了上百万美圆来修饰自己的脸。 C. 有些人在身上绘画来装饰自己的全身，而有些人却花费数百万美圆在脸上绘画打扮自己。 D. 有些人涂抹油彩来装饰自己的身体，而其他人却花费上百万美圆在他们自己的脸上绘画。 39. She wanted to get to know the students more formally, so she invited them to her house for a party. 她想以更多的方式来了解自己的学生，因此她邀请这些学生去她家参加聚会。 她想以更正式一些的方式了解这些学生，所以她邀请他们参加她的家庭聚会。 她想邀请这些学生去她屋子里举行一个集会，以便获得对他们进一步的了解。 D. 她想逐渐地认识更多的学生，所以她邀请这些学生在她的屋子里举行了集会。 Part IV Reading Comprehension (40%) Section A Directions: After reading the following passages, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 26 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C or D. You should choose the best answer according to the passage. Passage 1 Few Americans remain in one position or one place for a lifetime. We move from town to city to suburb, from high school to college in a different state, from a job in one region to a better job elsewhere, from the home where we raise our children to the home where we plan to live in retirement. With each move we are forever making new friends, who become part of our new life at that time. For many of us summer is a special time for forming new friendships. Today millions of Americans vacation abroad, and they go not only to see new sights but also with the hope of meeting new people. No one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friend, but the beginning of a friendship is possible. The word “friend” can be applied to a wide range of relationships to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place, to a fellow worker, to a childhood playmate, to a man or woman, to a trusted confidant. 40. Many Americans move from place to place for the following reasons except ______. A. going to college B. getting a better job C. finding a place to live in retirement D. saving money 41. Summer is a special time when many Americans ______. A. enjoy the sunlight B. feel strange C. travel to other countries D. get a new job 42. When summer comes, many Americans ______. hope to meet new people expect to find some close friends want to begin lasting friendships with new people Both A and B 43. From the passage it can be seen that a “friend” can be ______. A. a fellow worker B. a football teammate C. a boy or a girl D. all of the above 44. Which of the following is the topic sentence of the second paragraph? For many of us summer is a special time for forming new friendships. Today millions of Americans vacation abroad. No one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friend. But surely the beginning of friendship is possible. Passage 2 Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe to as many as two or three different newspapers. But why do people read newspapers? Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings – battles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown or killed – took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in faraway countries on the same day they happen. Apart from supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stories and of course advertisements. There are all sorts of advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their products. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for their advertising space, but it is worth the money, for news of their products goes into almost every home in the country. For those who produce newspapers, advertisements are also important. Money earned from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit. 45. The habit of reading newspapers is ____. A. widespread B. found among a few families C. not popular D. uncommon 46. In the past, news was ____. A. sent by telegraph B. sent by letter C. passed from one person to another D. sent by telephone 47 The money spent on advertisements is ____. A. worthwhile B. not much C. wasted D. of no use to anyone 48. Which of the following statements is not true? A. Five hundred years ago news did not take a long time to reach other countries. B. Large companies put big advertisements n the newspapers to make their products known. C. The news that we need in our newspapers is up-to-date. D. Though the newspapers are sold a low price, their owners still gain profit. 49. The phrase “subscribe to” in the second sentence means ____. A. contribute to B. write to C. pay for receiving D. appreciate Passage 3 There are many different cultures in the world, and in each of them the children must learn a great many things that are expected of everyone who participates effectively in that culture. These things are taken for granted by everyone who shares the culture. Indeed, the children begin to learn them before their linguistic skills are far enough developed to understand a verbal description for what they are learning. This kind of learning has sometimes been called “imitation”, but that is much too simple an explanation for the complex processes that go on when a child learns what is normal and expected in his own community. Most of the rules are communicated to the child non-verbally, and he adapts to them as if no other possibilities existed. They are as much a part of him as his own body, he would no more question them than he would question the fact that he has two hands and two feet, but only one head. 50. Children have to learn a large number of things which ______ in their culture. are difficult for them to learn B. are regarded as especially important for them C. are taken as normal by everyone D. are expected for them to learn 51. Children begin to learn things by ______. using their linguistic skills B. understanding what they are learning C. communicating effectively D. imitating what others are doing 52. The learning processes for the children are _____. A. complex B. simple C. normal D. skillful 53. Children accept the communication rules ______. A. thoughtfully B. unconsciously C. cautiously D. choosingly 54. Which of the following statements is correct? A. Children always ask why they have two hands. B. Children learn all that they are expected through imitation. C. Children learn things faster than adults. D. Children adapt to the communication rules naturally. （以下各题请做在答卷上） Section B Directions: Read the following passage carefully and fill in the blanks on the Answer Sheet according to the passage. What is the very small animal that has eight legs, eats small insects, and sometimes bits people? It is the spider. Spiders are not insects; they are arachnids. Insects have three pairs of legs and three body parts. Arachnids have four pairs of legs but only two body parts. Spiders have two to four pairs of eyes. They can see extremely well. When a spider bits an insect, it doesn’t kill the insect immediately. Instead, a special poison passes through its fangs, and this poison paralyzes the body of the unlucky insect. Most spiders make their own homes. They do this with a special substance produced by their bodies. In the corners of some rooms it is possible to find a spider’s web where the spider is waiting for its next dinner guest. Unlike an insect, a spider has four 55_______, two 56______ and two to four pairs of eyes which make it 57______. It kills an insect with 58_______, and builds its home with 59_____from its body. Part IV Writing (15%) Directions: You are required to write a composition of no less than 100 words on My College Life on the Answer Sheet. ***** The end *****