2021年湖北成人高考高起专英语预测试题及答案（6）
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2020年武科大高升专考试英语模拟试题（二）
Part I
Listening Comprehension
Section A
1. A) To make a Phone call C) To write her paper
B) To enjoy music D) To watch TV
2. A) He's having a rest at home. C) He's preparing for an exam.
B) He's studying mathematics D) He's working for something.
3. A) She doesn't care about others. C) She is absent-minded.
B) She has never been late D) She often eats her own words
4. A) He lost his coat C) He has a bad headache
B) He missed his coat D) He had a terrible dream
5. A) In a library. C) In a museum
B) In a shop D) In a restaurant
Section B
6. A) He seldom goes t bed late. C) He does exercise every day
B) He always keeps a light heart D) He never loses his temper
7. A) About three times a week. C) About five times a week
B) About four times a week D) About six times a week.
8. A) Exercises a lot. C) Enjoys music
B) Watches TV D) Play tennis
9. A) London C) Toronto
B) Teheran D) Chicago
10. A) It's pretty cold C) It's hot
B) It's humid D) It's nice
Section C
11. When did the story happen?
It happened a few days_________________
12. Who stayed and had a party?
The young men and the _______________ did.
13. Why did Joe look at his watch every few minutes?
Because he lived far away form the city and he had__________ at home.
14. When did Joe begin to leave?
He left about____________________
15. How did Joe go to work?
He went to work____________________
Part II Structure
Section A
16. He is usually _______________duty in the office every two days.
A) in B) for C) at D) on
17. Our dean, Mr. White, refused to accept______0f these suggestions made by us.
A) neither B) either C) any D) none
18. The doctor told me that I had to stay _________ bed for at least three days.
A) On B) in C) with D) to
19. He threw all the cigarettes into the dustbin as if _______ to quit smoking.
A) determined B) determining C) to determine D) determine
20 The house stays empty ________ when its owner comes in summer.
A) though B) except C) besides D) unless
21. They have come to China not only to learn Chinese, but __________ about her culture
A) learn B) learning C) to learn D) learned
22. John was sure that by five o'clock, he ____________ the milking.
A) finished C) would finish .
B) would be finishing D) would have finished
23 That is the person __________ you have brought all the documents.
A) to whom B) for whom C) who D) whose
24. He raised the question of _________ we could get the necessary fund
A) if B) whether C) weather D) that
25. The more I looked at the picture, ________________
A) the more l liked it C) more l liked it
B) I liked it the more D) I liked it more
Section B
26. He mustn't sign the ____________ (agree) until he has looked it through.
27. I was proud of your__________ (elect) as one of the representatives.
28. The government has paid more attention to the_________ (educate) of girls in the countryside.
29. There_________ (exist) a lot of cultural differences between the east and the west.
30. It's____________ (danger) for children under 12 to ride the bicycle on the road.
31. We have to go to the library_________ (frequent) to search information for our term paper.
32 Those foreign professors were___________ (please) with the arrangements there
33. We were surprised________ (hear) that he had left school.
34. I'd like to tell you that my request is that they___________ (set) free immediately
35. 1 don't think it's worth___________ (take) a taxi over such a short distance.
Part III Reading Comprehension
Task l
In the past, a city's major shopping district was in its downtown area. People could get downtown more
easily than they could get to other parts of the City. Before the 1960s, the best way to travel in a city was
on a street-car, a subway, a railroad, or an elevated train. All of these ran on tracks that led downtown.
As our cities grew outward, people living far from the center of town needed a place they could drive to
quickly. Driving downtown was difficulty. Finding a parking space downtown was something impossible
People also needed a shopping place where they could park easily.
To meet the shopping needs of people living in the suburbs, groups of businesses moved farther out,
too. Today most suburbs have large shopping centers.
Modern and well-planned shopping centers are built on large areas of ground. They have even more
space for parking than they do for stores. The shopping centers have many different kinds of stores.
Often, the shoppers can do all their shopping in one place.
The very large shopping centers have malls which make shopping pleasant. The mall is an area
between stores set aside for walking. Shoppers can stroll from store to store and enjoy beautiful
fountains, statues, and plants. There are benches so that shoppers may rest. Some shopping
centers have malls with roofs that protect shoppers from the weather outside.
36. The first paragraph tells us that in the past
A) few people drove cars to do shopping
B) it was convenient to do shopping downtown
C) people liked to live in downtown areas
D) street-cars were the main vehicle within a city
37. Why did some businesses move from downtown to the suburbs?
A) They needed more space to build modem large stores.
B) People did not like to do shopping in city centers.
C) Shopping downtown was difficult due to heavy traffic.
D) Downtown businesses were not as good as before
38. Nowadays people prefer to go shopping in big mails because. Malls ___
A) are much closer to their homes
B) have much larger walking space
C) can shelter people from sunshine
D) are more pleasant for shoppers.
39. The passage is mainly about
A) changes of people's shopping habits
B) the need for modern shopping centers
C) people's life in the center of big cities
D) how to run a business in the suburbs
40. We can conclude from the passage that
A) suburban areas are beautiful and pleasant places
B) elevated trains will be built to connect shopping centers
C) only city people visit big shopping centers
D) suburban people will have more shopping centers
Task 2
Life insurance isn't fun to buy. It forces you to think about your death. a subject many prefer not
to face But there's a single. Important reason to buy life insurance to provide an income for your
dependents if you die
Don't depend only on an agent to plan your life-insurance needs. Rough estimates are guesses
they may produce too little or too much insurance. Carry too little insurance and you may not provide
a reasonable standard of living for your family after your death; carry too much and you may not enjoy
a reasonable standard of living while you're alive.
Most people who have life insurance don't have enough. The medium amount of coverage for all
adults with life insurance was only $15. 000 in 1984. That's obviously not enough to sustain (使持续)
a family with young children for very long. Nationwide insurance found that the married men in its
1984 survey carried an average about $43 516 worth insurance but needed some $98507 more.
How do you determine the amount of life insurance you would need to maintain your family's current
life-style if the bread-winner died? First, calculate what your family's expenses would be if you died
tomorrow. Then analyze your assets (财富) and the sources of income that you can use to cover the
expenses. Finally, subtract (减去) the assets from the needs. The result is the amount of additional
two insurance that you'll need to buy.
41. The passage intends to tell us that life insurance
A) should be bought by ourselves
B) is important to our life
C) has a lot of advantages
D) must be carefully calculated
42. Why is life insurance not fun to buy?
A) Because many people do not like to think of it.
B) Because many people do not know how to buy it
C) Because it reminds us that we may die one day.
D) Because it forces us to take care of our dependents.
43. Why can’t we depend on agents to buy insurance for us?
A) Because they may charge too much from us.
B) Because they may not buy the right amount of insurance for us.
C) Because they may not look upon insurance differently from us.
45. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A) Most people buy insurance when they are alive
B) Those who buy insurance seldom think of their family.
C) Life insurance is usually bought right before one dies.
D) People tend to buy less insurance than needed:
Task3
Directions: Read the following passage and complete the information by filling in the blanks marked
46 through 50 in the table below with no more than 3 words for each blank.
Join the Team for a Cure
The Arthritis (关节炎) walk is the Arthritis Foundation's nationwide team event that raises funds to fight
arthritis, the nation's number one cause of disability (残疾) . Walking is a fun and healthy way to team
up with the Arthritis Foundation to make a difference in the lives of people with arthritis.
Walking with people who you know adds to the fun! Recruit five or more friends, family members or
co-workers to walk and raise funds together to help find a cure for arthritis. Form a team, and you'll
get early registration, special check-in and more. Individuals are also welcome to walk
Register today! Fill out the attached form and mail or fax it to receive your walk packet.
Raise funds to fight arthritis. Start collecting today. Your goal is to raise$100, that's just 1O
donations (捐助) of $10.
Walk in honor of someone with arthritis.
The Arthritis Walk
Organizer of the event: ________46__________
Objective of the event: ___________47______________
Participants of the event: company teams, family members and______48_______
Way for registration: ______49_____ the registration form and______50_______
it for receiving the walk packet
Task 5
Directions: Read the following advertisement. After reading it, you are required to read the questions
and then complete the answers below them (NO.56 through No.60). You should write your answers
briefly (in no more than 3 words) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.
Special Services
Gray Line - A symbol of reliable, safe and efficient international network of sightseeing and destination
(目的地) service companies worldwide.
Joining Gray Line Tours is an excellent way to be familiar with a city without trouble.
We also specialize in other travel-related services.
Group and Individual Visa
Single and/or Multiple entries
Express Service 1/2 day, 1 day, 2 days.
For information, please call 2368 7111
Ticketing &Hotel Reservation
Accommodation arrangement for Hong Kong, Macau. Guangzhou. Etc.
Ferry tickets to Macau
Through-trains, express buses to Guangzhou, Beijing. Etc.
For information, please call 2367 0082
Gray Line Tours of Hone Kong Limited
5/F, Cheong Hing Bldg, 72 Nathan Road, TSL Kowloon
(Opposite to the Mosque/entrance from Humphreys Ave)
56. What kind of company is Gray Line?
It is an international network of _____________ service companies
57. What special services does the company offer?
The company offers ___________________ services.
58. Which number will you dial if you need Express Service?
I will dial_________________________________________
59. What kind of information can you get if you dial Telephone No. 2367 00827?
We can get information about the reservation of___________________________________
60. Where is the company located?
It is located in______________________________________________________
PartⅣ Translation English to Chinese (20 minutes)
Directions: This part, numbered 61 through 65, is to test your ability to translate English to Chinese.
After each of the sentences numbered 61 to 64, you will read four choices of suggested translation.
You should choose the best translation and mark the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet.
And for the paragraph numbered 65, write your translation in the corresponding space on the
Translation/Composition Sheet.
61. He was wearing a rough gray coat, which was in good shape, but which had seen many winters
before this one.
A) 他穿着一件深灰色大衣, 这件大衣的款式不错, 不过这种款式几年前便开始流行了。
B) 他穿着一件粗布灰大衣. 这件大衣不是很旧, 但已穿过好几个冬天了。
C) 他穿着一件粗制的灰色外套. 外套样子很好, 只是他已经穿了好几年了。
D) 他穿着一件深灰色大衣, 做工考究, 但是今年冬天才在市面上出现。
62 By 2005, high-speed data communications links will connect you, your computer, the supermarket,
and the rest of the country
A) 到2005年, 高速数据通讯将把你、你的计算机、超市和全国各地连为一体。
B) 2005年, 高速传输将把你和你计算机上的信息快速地传输给超市和其它国家。
C) 2005年, 高速数据传输线将把你和你的计算机连接到超市以及其它国家。
D) 到2005年, 高速数据通信会将你、你的计算机、超市及其它国家连接到一起。
63. The real frontier for cars of the future lies not in body design but with computer activation.
A) 将来汽车未被开发的领域不在车体的设计, 而在于计算机的功能。
B) 未来汽车要真正发展前沿, 并不在车身的设计, 而在于计算机系统。
C) 未来汽车的真正尖端领域不在于车身的样式, 而在于计算机的启动控制上。
D) 将来汽车发展的真正方向不在于车身式样, 而是在于内部计算机控制。
64 But contrary to a popular assumption, economy is far from being the only one power, or even the greatest.
A) 但是与流行的假设一致的是, 经济的作用不仅是唯一的, 也是最重要的。
B) 但是与这种假设相反, 经济根本就是唯一的或是重要的。
C) 但是与时下流行的假设相反, 经济不但是唯一的动力, 也是最重要的动力。
D) 但是同流行的看法相反, 经济远非是唯一的动力, 或甚至不是最有力的动力。
65. Smart consumers know the value and satisfaction that comes from dealing with shops and restaurants
that have high standards of quality. This is why the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKT B) (香港旅游发展局) has
organized the Quality Tourism Services (QTS) (优质旅游服务) Scheme. The QTS Scheme makes it easy for
you to find shops and restaurants that you call trust. All you have to do is to look for the QTS sign displayed
prominently by shops and restaurants that have qualified for this significant recognition.
Part V Writing (25 minutes)
Task 1 summary writing
Directions: this part is to test your ability to do basic academic writing. You are required to read the following
passage and then write a summary (no less than 80 words) about what you have read. The summary must
be written on the Answer Sheet.
Global warming is heating the planet twice as quickly as previously feared.
Temperature could soar by nearly 6C this century--faster than at any time in the past 10,000 years, warns a
UN report released recently.
In the past 100 years the Earth’s temperature rose by only 0.6C. But the last decade of the 20th century was
the warmest on record.
Talks to cut emissions by five percent collapsed(失败、破裂) in the Hague several months ago. The report
warns that a temperature rise of up to 5.8C, with the warming of the oceans and melting of polar icecaps,
will force sea levels to rise by as much as 3ft, making tens of millions of people in Bangladesh and Egypt
homeless. Parts of lowland Britain are also risk.
Scientists believe the predicted rise, which will bring storms, floods and droughts, will be partly due to a
reduction in air pollution. The report was issued at a meeting in Shanghai attended by experts from 99 countries.
A pollution clean-up will be partly to blame for such a temperature rise. A reduction in emissions of
sulphur dioxide(二氧化硫) cools the atmosphere.
The UN’s International Panels on Climate Change called on government to step up efforts to curb global warming
by reducing emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, which are produced by burning fossil fuels.
British scientists Professor Sir John Houghton said:“The six degrees depends on just how much fossil fuel we
burn this next century. If we burn less, then the increase will be less.”
Roger Higman, spokesman for environment campaigners Friends of the Earth, said the report was“terrifying”.
Task 2
Directions: In this part, you are required to write an English letter based on the following instruction given in
Chinese. You should white your letter on the Translation/Composition Sheet.
ABC公司正在招聘一名会计。你, 李琳, 对此很感兴趣, 请你写一封自荐信。内容包括:
你的学习经历, 你学习的专业, 你的工作经历以及应聘的原因。注意书信的格式。
Words for reference: 会计: accountant
2012年武科大高升专考试英语模拟试二
Part I Listening Comprehension (15 minutes)
SectionＡ
1. A) The man can correct his mistake later
B) The man can’t change his answer now
C) The man didn’t finish his test
D) The man failed in his test
2. A) In a shop B) In a theater
C) In a restaurant D) In a hotel
3. A) Tom likes to study a foreign language.
B) Tom should make his own decision
C) Tom may pay a visit to France
D) Tom has not made up his mind
4. A) The Immigration department B) The Human resources Department
C) The production Department D) The English department
5. A) Meet some friends B) Give a performance
C) Go to the movie D) Stay at home
Section B
Conversation 1
6. A) To have a lesson on Chinese Tea B) To visit a tea farm
C) To drink tea with his friend D) To buy tea at a tea shop
7. A) Green tea B) Coffee
C) Black tea D) Cocoa
8. A) It can make one feel excited B) It can keep one cool
C) It can make one cleverer D) It can keep away some illnesses
Conversation 2
9. A) At the bus stop B) At the railway station
C) At the subway station D) In a car
10. A) Because the buses are always crowded
B) Because there aren’t enough buses
C) Because they have to fall in long lines
D) Because this is the rush hour
Section C
11. When do Canadians and Americans usually tip?
They tip when they ______________ the service.
12. How much do people usually tip hotel room attendants?
They usually leave __________ each day.
13. How much is the tip for taxi drivers?
It is usually ________ of the bill.
14. How does a customer decide on the size of the tip?
According to how pleased he or she is with_____________
15. In what places is there no need for a tip?
In coffee houses 0r_____________
Part II Structure (15 minutes)
Section A
16. The student who receives the highest score ________ a scholarship.
A) has been awarded B) is being awarded C) will be awarded D) awards
17. We have already spent one week in the village, and we will stay for ________ weeks.
A) two other B) other two C) the two other D) another two
18. It is not rare in the 21st century that people ________ their forties are going to university for further education.
A) at C) in B) with D) on
19. Mother has told the boy _____________ not to spit on the floor
A) hundreds of times C) hundred times
B) hundred of times D) hundred time
20. We know nothing about the program ____________ what is reported in the paper.
A) but B) for C) beside D) except
21. She was in the kitchen in making a cake ______________ Mary rang the bell.
A) while B) when C) since D) as
22. She lost her balance and would have fallen if he __________her.
A) didn't support C) wouldn't support
B) hadn't supported D) hadn't been supported
23. They have invited us to their party; ________________ is very kind of them
A) which B) as C) it D) that
24. _______________that it was going to rain, they decided to work inside the house.
A) Know B) Be knowing C) Knowing D) To know
25. 25. The teacher told us that he would take ____________ wanted to go.
A) who B) whoever C) whom D) whomever
Section B
26. When______________ (complete), the museum will be open to the Public next year.
27. I'll see to it that your computer____________ (fix) by a skillful worker.
28. Little Tom couldn't help_________ (cry) when he was left behind.
29. Mary has finished______ (read) the long yet interesting novel written by the young novelist.
30. The newly published English Dictionary is very_________ (use) for college students
31. I'd rather he_______ (finish) the task we have assigned him today
32. To our disappointment, he failed the exam and__________ (take) it again
33. It's_________ (absolute) essential that you should get everything ready before his arrival.
34. The magazine is published by the China International Public Relations________ (Associate)
35 Many television viewers take him as their________________ (favor) actor.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Task l
Many sports need the services of one or more referees. You will find, for example, referees in swimming,
diving competitions, football, skating, basketball, and tennis, among others. The referee's judgment, no
matter what the sport is, can make the difference between winning and losing.
When a decision is announced, one can often hear loud cheering from the watchers. Sometimes the
people don’t agree with the decision. Usually however, no matter what the people think, the decision
of the judge is final. With the instant replay television viewers often get a second chance to watch the
special sports moments, Should the camera help the referees in making their decisions? Some people
think so. The Japanese have been using the television instant replay in one of their sports for some time.
In Japan, where sumo wrestling (相扑) is thought by many to be the national sport, a wrestler named Taiho
was trying to break Futabayama's record of 69 victories. in the 46th match, Futabayama was declared the
winner by mistake because the judges had not seen the wrestler's foot leave the circle.
Soon after the mistake, the people said that they had a right to see the match end with the correct winners
since they had paid as much as $375 for a side seat. Now cameras record the actions of the wrestlers.
The camera is the most important referee of all. If a man or a woman makes a mistake in judgment, the
camera will correct it, and the instant replay will let everyone know it. The right winner will win.
36. The passage is mainly about
A) how wrestling is played in Japan
B) using a camera as referee
C) watching matches on television
D) why sumo wrestling is fun
37. In most sports, the referee
A) doesn't count much
B) gets too much pay
C) can't see all the actions
D) makes the final decision
38. According to the passage, a poor decision from the referee
A) Can result in the wrong winner
B) is usually declared invalid
C) almost never happens
D) will always be found out
39 We can tell from the passage that sumo wrestling
A) is played on a race track
B) is formed by teams of nine or ten
C) is a contest between two sportsmen
D) is very popular in the world
40. In the match described in the last two paragraphs, the wrestler Taiho tried to
A) win the match quickly
B) help Futabayama win
C) cheat the referee
D) break a record
Task2
It is chiefly a matter of custom. Our faces, exposed to cold, do get cold, but they do not feel cold because
the nerves by which we feel cold are accustomed to this state of affairs and take no notice of it.
In face, all nerves act in this way: messages travel along them only when there is a change in the usual
condition of the body. We tolerate, without noticing them, certain degrees of cold to which we are accustomed
in our face and hands: but we actually feel that our feet are cold if we expose them. Yet people who are accustomed
to bare feet feel no more and suffer no more from them than we do from bare hands. On a winter day we may not
notice that our noses and eartips(耳垂) are cold, Even when they are quite cold. You soon find that they are if you
put a warm hand against them. There is a tremendous difference between being cold and feeling; cold.
This law about custom, and the way in which nerves are affected by it, also explains many other things-for Instance,
why the country man cannot at first sleep in the town on account of the noise, while the townsman often Cannot
sleep in the country on account of the silence. At last, however, the country man gets used to the noise and the
townsman gets used to the silence, and both sleep soundly.
41. Exposed to cold our faces do not feel cold because
A) the nerves in the face do not work
B) our faces have fewer nerves
C) our faces have got used to the cold
D) the usual body condition has changed
42: When our hands are exposed to cold
A) we feel cold at once
B) we may not feel cold at all
C) we have to Warm them up at once
D) we do not need to care about them
43. From the passage we can learn the degree of cold we can tolerate
A) is related to the general weather condition
B) has to do with the place we stay in
C) depends on the way our nerves work
D) relies on the traveling of coldness along our nerves
44. The word "message" in paragraph 1 refers to
A) the temperature change
B) the body condition
C) the information about cold
D) the conditions of our nerves
45. From the passage we know that
A) bare-footed people do not feel cold on a winter day
B) custom plays an important role in our everyday life
C) our noses are not sensitive to cold at all
D) country men do not mind the noise in big cities
Task 3
A History of German Technology
With the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, techno has emerged as a musical style that has defined a
reunified Germany.
Join us in this unique multimedia (多媒体) presentation which will explore the theories and trends
behind the success of this culture.
The lecture will be followed by a DJ set which will cover the important styles that emerged 41
Germany during the past ten years.
Tuesday, April 15, 2004
155 Dwinelle Hall Doors open at 5:30 pm
6-7 pm - lecture 7-9 pm - DJ set
At UC Berkeley Sponsored by the German Department
Come early. Lecture hall seats:450 Lecture will be in English
The Introduction of a New Style Music
Beginning of the new music style: _____46__________
Subject of the lecture: to_____47_____the theories and trend behind the success of this Culture
Time of the lecture:____48_________
Number of seats in the hall: _______49_________
Organizer:__________50______________
Task 5
Ra Bar
Situated in the heart of
the City giving a fantastic (迷人的) sunny
Outlook of the Octagon
Open-7Days per Week
365 Days A Year
Monday - Friday from 7:30 a. m.
Saturday - from 8:30 a. m
Sundays＆Public Holidays from 9:30
Offering an extensive Menu
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Weekdays.
Weekends Brunch through to 5 p. m Dinner in the evening.
A full range of Espresso and Desserts
Weekend evenings in the Ra Bar
Offer entertainment and dancing through to the small hours.
Ra Bar is committed to quality
Food, beverage & friendly service
21 The Octagon. Dunedin
Post Box 195. PE/FAX (03) 477-6080
56. Where is Ra Bar located?
It is located in the heart of________________
57. What does Ra Bar offer from Monday through Friday?
It offers __________________________
58. What is the special offer of Ra Bar at weekends?
The special offer is______________________
59. How does Ra Bar promise to serve customers?
It promises to offer_____________________
60. How many ways are there to reserve a table?
There are ________________ways
Part IV Translation-English to Chinese (20 minutes)
61. Mr. Jones had never been so pleased, with any other secretary; yet the pay she asks for is
no more than the others and so was a real find.
A) 琼斯先生从未对哪个秘书这么满意过; 然而她要的工资不比别人多, 她真是难得。
B) 琼斯先生从未对任何秘书如此满意过; 然而她要的工资不多, 这样的人真难找。
C) 琼斯先生从未对任何秘书如此的满意, 不过她要的工资比别人多, 这真是难办。
D) 琼斯先生对任何秘书都不满意, 而且这个秘书不比别人更负责, 他还要找。
62. In the summer of 1986, he caught a cold which developed into tuberculosis.
A) 1986年的夏天, 他得了感冒, 然后又得了肺结核。
B) 1986年的夏天, 他患了会发展为肺结核的一种感冒。
C) 1986年的夏天, 他得的感冒容易导致肺结核。
D) 1986年的夏天, 他患了感冒, 以后这感冒又发展为肺结核。
63. Spiders are not insects, as, many people think, nor even nearly related to them
A) 许多人都没有想到, 蜘蛛不是昆虫, 不过只和昆虫有一点关系。
B) 许多人都认为, 蜘蛛不过是昆虫, 甚至和昆虫有密切联系。
C) 与许多人的看法相反, 蜘蛛不是昆虫, 甚至也不是昆虫的近亲。
D) 与许多人想的一样, 蜘蛛不是昆虫, 甚至和昆虫不是近亲。
64. Not surprisingly, visiting grand houses at a historical interest is more popular with adults than children.
A) 和大人比起来, 孩子们对参观历史豪宅更好奇, 这不奇怪。
B) 比起孩子来, 到历史景点参观豪宅更受成年人的欢迎, 这一点并不令人惊讶。
C) 一点也不令人惊奇的是, 和孩子比起来, 成年人更喜欢参观历史上有名的豪宅。
D) 毫不奇怪, 参观有历史意义的豪宅, 成年人要比孩子们多得多。
65. The VIP offers (贵宾优惠), available only to visitors, provide discounts of at least 10% off
regular-priced items and restaurant bills; The VIP offers programmer, organized by the
HKTB (香港旅游发展局) , is sure to enhance the great shopping and dinning experiences
available in Hong Kong. To obtain these benefits, just to look for the VIP offers sign displayed
in QTS-accredited (优质旅游服务) shops and restaurants. Show the staff this leaflet plus your
passport and you will receive the special privileges.
Part V Writing (25 minutes)
Task 1 summary writing
Directions: this part is to test your ability to do basic academic writing. You are required to read
the following passage and then write a summary (no less than 80 words) about what you have
read. The summary must be written on the Answer Sheet.
Monday, the second day of the week, means literally“day of the moon”. Here in Britain, it’s gene
rally the least popular of days because for most people it means a return to work or school after
the weekend break. Often, this prospect is viewed with a lack of enthusiasm, a sad feeling that’s
sometimes referred to as “Monday morning blues”.
Sometimes the blues may be caused by too much weekend drinking; and formerly if workmen
over-indulged and needed Monday as holiday, this was humorously known as “keeping St. Monday”,
as Monday was hoped to be a saint’s day to be observed. Someone who can’t afford to keep St.
Monday is the housewife, for traditionally Monday was--and to some extent still is-- “wash day”, the
proper day for doing the laundry.
However, the day is not all blues and work. It has some redeeming features--that is, if you can
believe folk rhymes, it’s a good day on which to be born. “Monday’s child is fair a face,” says one
traditional rhyme, while another promised optimistically that if you get married on Monday, you will be wealthy.
Task 2
Directions: In this part, you are required to write an English letter in the name of Wang Shuren based
On the instructions given in Chinese. Remember to write it on the Translation/Composition Sheet.
日期: 2005年5月20日
定票人: 王树仁
定票处: 上海东方航空公司售票处
内容: 现因有急事, 需尽快赶往巴黎, 请代为预留明晨8点钟飞往巴黎的航班座位—个; 机
票可送到我居住的华安宾馆1808房间。不胜感激。
2012年武科大高升专考试英语模拟试三
Part I Listening Comprehension
Directions: This part is to test your listening ability it consists of 3 sections.
Section A
Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues
in it After each dialogue, there is a recorded question Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only
once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A)、B)、C) and D)
given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter On the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1. A) Julia and Mary are in the same class.
B) Julia and Mary are on the same volleyball team.
C) Julia and Mary are good friends
D) Julia doesn't know Mary at all.
2. A) In Europe. B) Here. C) In Australia D) In Austria.
3. A) At 3: 35 B) At 3: 45. C) At 4: 00. D) At 4: 20.
4. A) Boss and secretary. C) Customer and repairman.
B) Librarian and student. D) Operator and caller.
5. A) The woman does much exercise.
B) The 2"nan does much exercise.
C) The woman always gets up very early.
D) The man lifts weights everyday for half an hour.
Section B
Directions: This section is to test your agility to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded
conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions Both the conversations
and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide On the correct
answer from the 4 choices marked A) 、B)、C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark
the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center。
Conversation 1
6. A) To the park C) To the movie
B) To the swimming pool. D) To the library.
7. A) To walkt to the store. C) To visit her friends.
B) To swim at the park. D) To go down to the beach.
Conversation 2
8. A) In the Science Museum. C) To the Art Museum.
B) To the Natural History Museum D) To the Chemistry Museum.
9. A) At platform number3. C) At platform number4
B) At platform number 5. D) At platform number 6.
10. A) About every five minutes. C) About every seven minutes. .
B) About every six minutes. D) About every eight minutes
Section C
Directions: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a recorded
passage. After that you will hear five questions. Both the passage and the questions will be read two
times. When you hear a question, you should Complete the answer to it with a word or a short phrase
(in no more than 3 words) : The questions and incomplete answers are printed on your test paper.
You should write your answers on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Now the passage will begin.
11. Where is the world’s largest library?
It’s in ____________________________________
12. When did president John Adans start the library?
He started the Library in ______________________________
13. Where were the first 740tbooks bought?
They were bought in _________________________________
14. According to Thomas Jefferson, what kinds of subjects should the books on?
He felt Congress should have books on________________________
15. How many books does the library contain now?
It contains ________________________ books.
Part II Structure
Directions: this part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.
Section A
Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences You are required to complete each one by
deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A)、B)、c)and D) Then you
should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single 1ine through the centre.
16. If l _____to agree to your plan, how do you think the other colleagues would feel?
A) were B) be C) will be D) am
17. Hardly had she got into the classroom ______ the bell rang.
A) that B) then C) when D) SO
18. Some of the meat smelt bad before reaching the market and—————away.
A) could be thrown C) must throw
B) had to be thrown D) should throw
19. The two friends talked about the people ___________they could remember at college
A) who B) what C) that D) Which
20. a lot of a lawyer’s time is spent _______ investigations.
A) Conducted B) to conduct C) conduct D) conducting
21. There was such a storm ________________I had never experienced before.
A) as such B) for such C) with which D) as which
22. The purpose of new technologies is to make life easier ________it more difficult
A) not to make B) not make C) not making D) do not make
23. The most important question about the computer is __________ it has done and will do to man.
A) which B) that C) what D) when
24. The Olympic Games ________in 776 B. C. , did not include women players until 1912.
A) first playing C) to be first played
B) first played D) to be first playing
25. Peter worked SO fast with the math problems _______a lot of mistakes.
A) as to make C) to make
B) that made D) that he made
Section B
Directions: There are also 10 incomplete statements here you should kill in each blank with the proper form
of the word given in the brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space On the Answer Sheet
26. The director has an entertainment (allow) ________, money for entertaining important customer etc
27. In fact, the majority of state names in the U. S (derive) ______from Indian names.
28. More than 3 nature reserves have been established in this area where hunting (forbid) _____
29. The police (be) ________going to search the house this afternoon.
30. The Chinese (civil) _________existed for more than 5000 years.
31. If the foundation had not been strengthened 3 years ago, the lean in the tall building (cause)
_______________its ruin.
32. His achievements are (compare) ___________with the best.
33. While it is true that you may be among friends in a village, it is also true that you (cut off) ____________ from
the exciting and important events that take place in cities
34. Promotion is (depend) __________upon your record of success.
35. The country now has 12 factories (produce) _________TV sets, with an annual output of 30, 000sets.
Part III Reading Comprehension
Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the
materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed
Task l
Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements,
numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A)、B)、C) and D) .
You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single
line through the center.
There is nothing really new about any present-day moral problems. But perhaps they are now more
pressing than in previous ages because modem science has greatly increased the scope and range
of the consequences of human decisions. This is most obvious in modem warfare Combatants (战士)
can now be far removed from each other and, in the process, distanced from the consequences of
their actions. War is also no longer simply a combat between armies; the humane (仁慈的) distinction
between combatants and noncombatants has disappeared. This raises the question of whether there
call be any”innocent bystanders”in modem conflicts.
The problem is at its most extreme with the atomic bombs (原子弹) . Many people have questioned
the development and production of these bombs, let alone their use, both because their destructiveness
outweighs (超过) any justification for their use and because of the probable long-term effects of radiation (辐射) .
Even the peaceful use of nuclear power carries the risk of pollution of the atmosphere for many generations.
Behind the practical problems of using it peacefully is the moral one of whether it is possible to balance
the benefits, however great, against the risk, however small and remote.
36. Which of the following would be the most suitable title for this passage?
A) Modem Warfare C) Problems of Nuclear Reactors
B) Science and Moral Problems D) Moral Consideration
37. The author would probably agree that in modern conflicts
A) Everyone would become a victim
B) more non-combatants would escape harm
C) combatants are not responsible for their action
D) nuclear weapons are more “humane”
38. Even the peaceful use of nuclear power is potentially dangerous because of
A) long-term deadly pollution C) losing its justification
B) an imbalance of benefits D) a change of morals
39. The author says the risks of using nuclear power are
A) greater than ever C) balanced by the benefits
B) small and remote D) practical problems
40. The author says that moral problems are more urgent because
A) Combatants can be more removed than in the past
B) Nuclear power has become much more dangerous
C) science has made human decisions much more complex
D) nuclear weapons have greatly increased
Task 2
Directions: This task is the same as Task l. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered
41 through 45.
Do you know how to deal with money troubles for me future? Here is some useful advice for people with
money worries.
1 Compulsive deposits (强制储蓄): Force yourself to take 15 to 20 per cent of your monthly income and
put it in a separate bank account. This won’t upset your life a great deal and will give you a good number
of rewards in several years’ time.
2. Separate “wants" from “needs": In keeping your accounts, list different items in two different columns.
Check what you need and what you want, meaning things you may not necessarily need.
3. Avoid shopping with friends: You may only buy one blouse when you are shopping alone, but you may
also pick up a skirt and a pair of shoes or maybe a luxurious 0 dinner and two hours of Karaoke if you are
with someone.
4. Avoid using credit cards: Bring along only a limited amount of money when you go shopping and spend
no more than what you have planned.
5. Find substitutes: Many people rush out to shop when they want to release some pressure. But, a good
book or an interesting movie might be just as good a relief; It takes time to change the habit, but it pays off if you try.
6. Enjoy investment: By investing we do not mean in a car or home electronic device. Joining an English
training course might be another form of investment.
41. The author gives some useful advice because
A) people sometimes find themselves short of money
B) people feel worried how much money they will have in the future
C) people don’t know clearly how to save their money
D) people sometimes are worried about the safety of their money
42. It is advisable to separate “wants” from "needs”so that
A) you will not hurry to buy things you wish to have
B) you may not go shopping for things you don't need
C) you will only go shopping for things you may need
D) you may not hurry to buy things not exactly needed
43 With credit cards when going shopping
A) you will spend more money than planned
B) you will bring along a limited amount of money
C) you will find it convenient to buy everything
D) you wilI not feel worried about your money
44. Which of the following statements is true?
A) Many people go to cinema to have an interesting movie as a substitute.
B) Marry people go out shopping as a way to change their habit.
C) Many people go to the bookstore to have a good book as a substitute.
D) Many people go out shopping without a second thought when having pressure
45. To release yourself from money worries, you
A) can try to buy a luxurious car C) are advised to learn something new
B) are advised to invest in the bank D) call try to select some home electronic device
Task3
Directions: The following is an introduction to travel cards from a guide book. After reading it, you are required to
complete the outline below it (NO. 46 through No. 50). You should write your answers briefly (in no more
than 3 words) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.
The easiest and most economical way to travel around London is with a travel card. This gives you the freedom
of London’s trains. tubes and buses it。It’s perfect for the visitor because one ticket combines travel on the trains
of Network Southeast with the underground, Dockland Light railway and most of London buses. It's more
convenient than buying separate tickets for each journey. Travel cards are available from any train or tube station.
A one-day travel card is ideal for a day's shopping, sightseeing, and all tourist trip in London You can travel
anywhere you 1ike within the vast 650 square mile travel card area No need to keep queuing for tickets or carry
a pocketful of change for ticket machines, just use whatever from of transport suits you best for any combination
of trips. One-day travel cards can be bought from staffed train or tube stations after 9: 30 am at weekdays and
any time at weekends
Travel card season tickets include 7-day, monthly and annual tickets. This is the modern, convenient and
flexible ticket for your daily journey to work. For travel card season tickets, please bring a passport size photograph with you.
Task5
Directions: Read the following letter. After reading it, you are required to read the questions and then
complete the answers below them (No 56 through No. 60). You should write your answers briefly (in no
more than 3 words) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.
Dear Mr. / Ms.
We are very pleased to welcome President William Taylor and Manager James Rogers to Beijing in the
econd half of April for 3 days. As requested, we propose the following arrangement for your consideration.
April 18 Monday 4:00 pm arrive in Beijing by Fit. 1215, to be met at the airport by
Mr. President of Asia Trading Co
4:15 p.m. leave for Great Wall Hotel;
7:30 p.m. dinner given by President x;
April. 19 Tuesday 9:30 a.m. discussion at Asia Trading Co Building;
2:00 P.m. group discussion;
8:00 p.m. cocktail reception given by the British Commercial Counselor in
Beijing;
April 20 Wednesday 9:00 a.m. discussion;
12:00 sign the Letter of Intent;
1:30 P.m. Peking Duck Dinner;
3:30 P.m. visit the Summer Palace;
6:00 P.m. departure for Shanghai.
Would you please confirm by fax so that we can make arrangements accordingly?
Yours faithfully
Mike Chen
56. What’s the purpose of the writer’s writing the letter?
To propose_____________________________________
57. How many guests will pay a visit to Beijing and Shanghai?
______________________________________________
58. When will they leave for Shanghai?
On April_______________________________________
59. How many times of discussion will they attend in Beijing?
______________________________________________
60. How will they probably contact each other?
By___________________________________________
Part V Translation – English to Chinese
Directions:
This part, numbered 61 to 65, is to test your ability to translate English to Chinese. After each of the sentences
numbered 61 through 64, you will read four choices of suggested translation. You should choose the best
translation and mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet. And for the paragraph numbered 65,
write your translation in the corresponding space on the translation/Composition Sheet.
61 We can make but little progress if we continue to learn only through the medium of our eyes.
A) 如果我们学习还是只我们的眼睛, 就不会有进展。
B) 如果我们仅用眼睛学习, 是不会进步很大的。
C) 如果眼睛是我们学习的唯一媒介, 我们是不容易进步的。
D) 仅继续用眼睛学习, 不可能取得任何细小的进步。
62 Your proposal for payment by time draft for Order No. 1156 is acceptable to us, and we shall draw on you
at 60 days’ sight after the goods have been shipped.
A) 我们同意你方在最后期限支付1156号定单的款项。我们将在货物装出后的60天内为 你方开出汇票。
B) 对你方1156号定单, 我们可以接受你们所提的用远期汇票支付的建议。货物装出后, 我们将向你方开出60天期的汇票。
C) 根据你方1156号定单的建议, 我们可以接受你们用远期汇票支付。我们将在货物装出后的60天内为你方开出汇票。
D) 我们同意你方在最后期限支付1156号定单的款项。我们将货物装出后为你方开出60天期的汇票。
63. In all the rush to meet my deadlines. I unintentionally let one of the most important dates- your birthday-slip past me
A) 匆忙之间, 我一不留神竟把晟重要的日子一你的生日一给搞忘了。
B) 在最后时刻, 我才记起来这个最重要的日子一你的生日。
C) 成天忙着赶任务, 我差点就忘了这个最重要的日子一你的生日。
D) 成天忙这忙那的, 我一不留神竟把最重要的日子—你的生日一给搞忘了。
64. Now you can achieve a Professional Certificate in Management in under a year with the Open Business
School, part of the Open University
A) 欢迎您争取开放大学所属开放商学院管理专业证书, 学习时间一年以下。
B) 一年之内, 您可以就读开放大学所属开放商学院管理专业
C) 欢迎您成为开放大学所属开放商学院管理专业的自由职业者, 有效期为一年以下。
D) 一年之内, 您就有资格获得开放大学所属开放商学院管理专业的毕业证书了。
65. We are looking for a team to continue the success story of our exciting new section and are seeking highly-talented
journalists (记者) in all departments. If you have proven ability and suitable experience and think you can reach the
standards of excellence required by this top-quality production, please write to us.
Part V Writing
Task 1 summary writing
Directions: this part is to test your ability to do basic academic writing. You are required to read the following passage
and then write a summary (no less than 80 words) about what you have read. The summary must be written on the Answer Sheet.
So many of us hold on to little resentments that may have stemmed from an argument, a misunderstanding, or some
other painful event. Stubbornly, we wait for someone else to reach out for us--believing this is the only way we can forgive
or rekindle a friendship or family relationship. An acquaintance of mine, whose health isn’t good, recently told me that
she hasn’t spoken to her son in almost three years. “Why not? ” I asked. She said that she and her son had had a
disagreement about his wife and that she wouldn’t speak to him again unless he called first. When I suggested that
she be the one to reach out, she resisted initially and said, “I can’t do that. He’s the one who should apologize.” She was
literally willing to die before reaching out to her son. After a little gentle encouragement, however, she did decide to be
the first one to reach out. To her amazement, her son was grateful for her willingness to call and offered an apology of
his own. As is usually tha case when someone takes the chance and reaches out, everyone wins. Whenever we hold on
to our anger, we turn on “small stuff” into really “big stuff” in our minds. We start to believe that our positions are more
important than our happiness. They are not. If you want to be a more peaceful person you must understand that being
right is almost never more important than allowing yourself to be happy. The way to be happy is to let go, and reach out.
Let other people be right. This doesn’t mean that you are wrong. Everything will be fine. You’ll experience the peace of
letting go, as well as the joy of letting others be right. You’ll also notice that, as you reach out and let others be “right”,
they will become less defensive and more loving toward you. They might even reach back. But, if for some reason they
don’t, that’s okay too. You will have the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your part to create a more loving
world, and certainly you’ll be more peaceful yourself.
Task 2
Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a letter according to the following
instructions given in Chinese Remember to write it on the Translation／ Composition Sheet
假设你在广州举行的展览会期间了解到一家香港公司的新产品, 产品号为5670, 你非常感兴趣。给那家公司写信, 请对方寄送
报价单和详细说明书。并希望能建立贸易合作关系。请对方尽早回复。
注意商务函件的格式
2012年武科大高升专考试英语模拟试四
Part I Listening Comprehension
Directions: "This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.
Section A
1. A) She is now in Shanghai. C) She wishes she were in Shanghai now
B) She is now in Japan. D) She wishes she were in Japan now.
2. A) He seldom wakes up early. C) He likes coffee just as the woman does
B) He needs tea to make himself awake. D) He doesn’t usually eat breakfast
3. A) She likes the man's jacket. C) The man should not put on his jacket.
B) It’s time for the man to go home. D) The man can take off his jacket.
4. A) In a department store C) In a bookstore.
B) In a post office D) In a library
5. A) The concert was broadcast on television. C) Many people were present at the concert
B) Tickets for it were rather expensive D) The concert lasted longer than expected
Section B
Conversation 1
6. At 6:40 a.m. C) At 6:20 a.m.
B) At 7: 20 a.m. D) At 7: 40 a. m.
7. A) They read books together. C) They play games.
B) They eat supper. D) They watch TV
Conversation 2
8. A) He is not in C) He is on another line.
B) He can’t come to the telephone. D) He doesn’t want to answer the call
9. A) Peter Jones. C) Nick Johnson
B) Bill Jackson. D) Mike Jason
10. A) To tell Mr. Strong he is going to leave.
B) To tell Mr. Strong that he will call later
C) To ask Mr. Strong to visit him
D) To ask Mr. Strong to call him later.
Section C
11. What time does the speaker usually get up?
He usually gets up at________________________
12. According to the talk, how many people are there in the family?
There are___________________________ people in the family
13. Where does the family have their breakfast, upstairs or downstairs?
The family has their breakfast_________________________________
14. What time does the father go to office?
He goes to office at__________________________________
15. How do the children go to school?
They go to school___________________________________
Part II Structure
Section A
16. This is the modem hotel__________ the visitors can enjoy all good things.
A) Which B) that C) on that D) in which
17. Little________ about his own safety, though he was in great danger himself.
A) does he care B) he cared C) did he care D) he cares
18. Jane________ her boss this morning, asking for a leave, but she forgot.
A) could telephone C) might telephone
B) should have telephoned D) must have telephoned
19. She liked to stay at home. She had previously traveled seldom and then only________
A) when necessary C) which necessary
B) what possible D) while possible
20. It has been a magnificent evening. I ____________
A) Wouldn't have missed it for anything C) would have missed it for anything
B) would have missed it for nothing D) wouldn’t have missed it for nothing
21. I missed a very good chance I___________ that work when it was offered
A) should take B) should have taken C) had taken D)took
22._____________ who helped the old lady last year
A) It were my friend and I C) It was my friend and I
B) That was my friend and I D) This was my friend and I
23. If death Occurs at home, __________ discovers the body should contact the doctor.
A) Who B) whoever C) whom D) whomever
24. The man shouted at the shop assistant, _______________ his arms constantly.
A) waving B) waved C) to wave D) being waved
25. It __that he was a fluent speaker of English, many people came to him to learn spoken English.
A) being known B) is known C) was known D) had been known
Section B
26. The clerk of the company entered the hospital (examine)_____________.
27 Candidates (require)______ to present themselves fifteen minutes before the examination begins
28. He was engaged in an (argue)__________with Roberts about equal pay for men and women．
29. They fulfilled the task assigned by their boss earlier than they (expect)＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿.
30 The missile was about (launch) ＿＿＿＿＿＿when an error was found with its control system.
31. These are different types of buses (range)＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿from 11 seats to 44 seats.
32 As the wage were low, there was no (apply) ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿for the position·
33. During the journey he (mislead)＿＿＿＿＿＿＿by a guide. . ‘
34. The two girls sat in a comer exchanging (confident)__________about the task they Were given
35. His proposal was that the problem (discuss)____________at the meeting.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Task l
Learners of a new language often find themselves in ambiguous (有歧义的) situations. These situations are
characterized by complexity, novelty (新颖) , unexpectedness, or alack of clear-cut (清晰的) solutions. Such
ambiguity arises when a person does not understand a sentence, paragraph, or conversation because it
contains unfamiliar words or structures. Persons who dislike uncertainty tend to become confused and frustrated,
perhaps, withdrawing from the situation. They may give up or, in the most extreme cases, even go SO far as to
avoid further contact with the language. They prefer safe situations in which everything has been practiced, and
explained
However, such behavior is not constructive because language students must learn to cope with uncertainty.
Uncertainty is an inescapable part of communication. When someone speaks, he may occasionally feel unsure
about his ability to get his message across. Even in the case of native speakers, there may be a lack of common
background information, for example. In the case of second—language-learners, they may worry that grammatical
or pronunciation errors will impede (妨碍) communication or-even make it impossible. Thus, the person who
dislikes ambiguity may prefer to remain silent if he is not sure he can produce a perfect word.
In fact, this behavior has been shown to impede true language learning. Since the main goal is to communicate,
one should simply concentrate on producing a normal flow of speech, instead of being obviously concerned
with individual items. A spoken message, at the time it is needed, no matter how imperfect is worth many unspoken
messages, no matter how perfect It is better to say something promptly rather than say nothing at all or to take
so long to compose the words that the listeners Patience is exhausted and interest in further communication is
destroyed. Therefore, the successful language learner must deal with ambiguity and include the presence of a
certain degree of uncertainty in his communicative strategies.
36. According to the passage, who would be successful in acquiring a second language?
A) One who carefully constructs his sentences?
B) One who accepts the inevitability of uncertainty?
C) One who speaks without thinking?
D) One who doesn’t worry about individual items?
37. What would be the most appropriate title for this passage?
A) How to Formulate Effective Utterances
B) Ambiguity and Language Performance
C) Maintaining the Listener’s Interest
D) The Role of Drill in Language Learning
38. The type of uncertainty among native speakers would most likely Occur in a conversation between______
A) a doctor and a nurse C) a scientist and a worker
B) a father and his daughter D) a lawyer and his client
39. From the passage it can be implied that the primary technique in using a second language should be to_________
A) produce a normal flow of speech C) get one’s ideas across slowly
B) create native—like talks D) say something at once
40. The passage seems to show that the worst thing a language learner can do is_______
A) refuse to interact with the language
B) excessively practice and learn
C) say to much when asked a question
D) concentrate too much on proper pronunciation
Task 2
Dear Mr. Smith:
Thank you very much for your inquiry dated December 12, 2002.
I am glad to tell you that we are an outstanding hi-tech company specializing in telephone facilities and are
able to offer you our exclusive products (独家产品) , Pentium telephone recorders, at a very reasonable price
. A 15 per cent further discount is usually offered fur an order for 300 units or more.
The recorder can be placed virtually anywhere or even so far from the telephone set that the coming speaker is
unaware of its presence. It is completely automatic, started and stopped by electronic controls·Its direct contact
with the telephone wire ensures highest fidelity (高保真) recording. The recording volume level is automatically
maintained with its built-in ability to boost it when low 0r to cut it down when high, which is particularly useful in
recording long distance calls.
This is an unusual opportunity for you to get all unusual products. I am looking forward to receiving your initial
order as Soon as possible
Yours sincerely
Paul Y Shen
General Manager
ABC Company
41. In this letter, ABC Company is promoting ____________
A) Telephone recorders C) exclusive products
B) Telephone facilities D) mobile telephones
42. The attractiveness of the promotion of the products might be________________
A) very light in weight C) especially low discount
B) Very reasonable price D) a appearance of the products
43. It seems the recorder should be________________
A) connected with the telephone wire
B) connected without notice of the coming speaker
C) placed very far from the telephone set
D) placed almost anywhere in the room
44 The word”boost” (Line 5, Para. 3) probably means——.
A) to cut C) to keep
B) to lower D) to increase
45. If Mr. Smith orders a few sets promoted in this letter, his order will be the
A) first one C) third one
B) second one D) fourth one
Task 3 .
In business, many places adopt a credit system, which dates back to ancient times At present,
purchases can be made by using credit cards They fall into two categories: one has limited use,
while the other is accepted almost everywhere. Usually the application has to be made at a bank.
Once the customer starts using the card, he／she will be provided with a monthly statement of
purchases by the credit company. He／she is required to pay one quarter to half of his／her credit
every month.
With a card, it is not necessary to save up money before an actual purchase If the card is lost,
its owner is protected A regular and complete list of purchase received from the credit company
helps the owner tO remember the time and place of his／her purchases
But with the card, the owner is tempted to overspend his／her money. If this is the case, it
becomes increasingly difficult for the user to keep up With the required payments, which will
result in the credit card being cancelled by the credit company.
Credit Card
Application: be approved by————46—————一
be provided monthly with: ----------47----------
advantages offered:
A) unnecessary to----------48--------money in advance
B) to be protected if lost。
potential disadvantage
A) spending one's money----------49---------
B) cancellation of---------- 50 ------------- due to overspending
Task 5
Wong YinYin, Bernice
30 Woo ShanVillage, Sha Tin, NT
Tel: 5555—5678 Pager: 5555-432l (9876)
Personal Particulars
Sex: Female
Marital Status: Single
Date 0f Birth: January 11. 1976
Place of Birth: Hong Kong
ID card No: K320870 (8)
Job objective: Business consultant
Education
1994—1997: Bachelor of Business Administration
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Major in Marketing, Minor in English
1988—1992: Saint Stephen’S Girls’College
Working Experience
1996: Administrative Assistant
Petra Tak China Ltd
1995: Temporary Clerk
Cosa Libermann HK Ltd
1994: Data Entry Clerk
Wacom HK Ltd Activities and Honours
1996—7: Extemal Vice-president
chinese University Society of Business Administration
1995—6: Team Leader
Yale University＆Chinese University Exchange Program
1995: Outstanding Student
Tai Feng Shui Outstanding Student Services Award
Skills
Typing speed: 60 wpm
PC Knowledge: Microsoft word, Excel, Windows Chinese, power Point
Language: Good at Cantonese, English and Mandarin, spoken and written
Interests
Travelling, hiking, camping, reading and singing
Referees
Dr. Don Won
Professor, Chinese Centre, Chinese University Sha Tin, NT
Tel: 5555—9988
Dr. Sen Hu, Lecturer, 、English Centre, Chinese University, Sha Tin, NT
Tel: 5555—6677
56. What position will Wong apply for?
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57 What Was Wong’s major when she studied in Chinese University?
--------------------------------------------------------------
58. what did Wong do before she was external vice-president of Chinese University
Society of Business Administration?
She worked as---------------------------——of an exchange program.
59. How many words can Wong type per minute?
60. What telephone number may one call at if he wants to contact Dr. Sen Hu?
Part IV Translation…-一English to Chinese (25 minutes)
61. Going to bed Can cure almost half of one’s ills, and, getting up, the other half
A) 生病都只要一半时间躺在床上, 一半时间起来走动, 即痊愈了。
B) 卧床休息, 差不多能治好一半病: 起床走动, 即治愈另一半。
C) 躺在床上休息够了之后, 你的一半病已经治好; 站起来多跑几圈, 你就
应该痊愈了。
D) 一半病要靠改善卧床的条件, 而另外那一半病则需要靠站起来多走动。
62 People use language to express their ideas, thoughts feelings, etc. and all these
are determined by culture
A) 人们利用语言表达观念、思想及感情等等, 而这一切都是由文化决定的。
B) 人们的观念、思想及感情等等都靠语言来表达, 也是由文化决定的。
C) 人们使用语言是为了会意, 理想和感情等, 而文化则最重要。
D) 没有语言, 人们根本就无法表达他们观念、思想及感情等等, 而这一切
则决定文化。
63. I hope you will give me the pleasure of your company on the occasion of a dinner
with a few friends next Saturday, the l5th, at7p. m
A) 我将于15天后, 即下周星期六下午7点, ‘邀些朋友共进晚餐, 请贵公
司同仁赏光.
B) 我将在本月巧日, 下周星期六下午7点, 和我的一些朋友一起出席晚宴, 不
知你可否来作陪?
C) 兹定于本月15日, 即下周星期六下午7点, 邀请友人共进晚餐, 请你
赏光。
D) 我将于15天后, 即下周星期六下午7点邀些朋友共进晚餐, 不知你可
否来作陪?
64. It wasn’t until I got to the office this morning that I realized this Was Thursday and
I had missed our lunch date yesterday.
A) 我直到早晨到了办公室才意识到今天已是星期四了, 才想起我误了我们
昨天中午一起吃午饭的约定。
B) 我直到早晨到了办公室才想起今天已是星期四了, 我很怀念我们昨天中
午一起吃的午饭。
c) 要不是早晨到了办公室, 我根本没有意识到今天已是星期四了, 才想起
我误了我们昨天中午一起吃过午饭。
D) 早晨还没到办公室, 我就意识到今天是星期四了, 我很怀念我们中午一
起吃午饭的日子。
65. We’ve halved the price of literally thousands of books, including hundreds of
brand new titles. We’ve also taken 25％off audiobooks, CDs, videos, stationery
etc. So, if you ever buy books, nOW’S the time to visit Dillons.
Part V Writing (25 minutes)
Task 1 summary writing
Directions: this part is to test your ability to do basic academic writing. You are required to read the following
passage and then write a summary (no less than 80 words) about what you have read. The summary must
be written on the Answer Sheet.
What is time? Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money? Or is it something we have to control
over, like the weather? Is it time the same all over the world? That’s an easy question, you say. Wherever you
go, a minute is 60 seconds, an hour is 60 minutes, a day is 24 hours, and so forth. Well, maybe. But in America,
time is more than that. Americans see time as a valuable resource. Maybe that’s why they are found of the
expression, “Time is the money”.
Because Americans believe time is a limited resource, they try to conserve and manage it. People in the U.S.
often attend seminars or read books on time management. It seems they all want to organize time better.
Professionals carry around pocket planners--some in electronic form--to keep track of appointments and
deadlines. People do all they can to squeeze more life out of their time. The early American hero Benjamin
Franklin expressed this view best: “ Do you love life? Then do not waste time, for that is the stuff life is made of.”
To Americans, punctuality is a way of showing respect for other people’s time. Being more than 10 minutes
late to an appointment usually calls for an apology, and maybe an explanation. People who are running late
often call ahead to let others know of the delay. Of course, the less formal the situation, the less important
it is to be exactly on time. At informal get-together, for example, people often arrive as much as 30 minutes
past the appointed time. But they usually don’t try that at work.
Task 2
Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to
write a letter according to the following instructions given in Chinese.
Remember tO write it on the Translation／Composition Sheet
假设你是一位即将毕业的大学生。从报上得知一家美国公司正在招聘
销售人员。写一封信:
1) 简单介绍自己情况 (学历, 工作经历, 业余爱好等) :
2) 表示有意向进入该公司任职;
3) 索要申请表, 并告知希望得到的薪水和工作条件等情况;
4) 希望能早日得到答复。
注意: 必须包括称谓、写信日期、发信人的签名等基本格式。
2012年武科大专升本考试英语模拟试五
Part I Listening Comprehension (15 minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.
Section A
1. A) Chemistry. B) History. C) Biology. D) English.
2. A) T0 the movie. C) To her brother’s home.
B) T0 the station. D) To the ticket Office。
3. A) He works long hours. C) He’s found another job.
B) He is too tired to teach. D) No one can take his place.
4. A)Mr. Smith. C) The woman.
B) Mr. Smith’s secretary. D) Mr. Kent
5. A)She has a bad working habit. C) She always goes to bed too late.
B) She wakes up early D) She’s an excellent worker,
Section B
Conversation l
6. A)An import and export company. C) An electrical appliances company.
B)A computer company. D) A consultant company.
7. A) Some TV sets. C) Some printers.
B) Some computers. D) Some recorders.
8. A) Within two or three days. C) Within 30 days.
B) Within 7 days. D) Within 10 days.
Conversation 2
9. A)She is on a business trip: C) She is abroad.
B)She is at a meeting. D)She is in the office.
10.A)visit Jane C)Wait for Jane’s call.
B)Write to Jane. D)Call her again later.
Section C
11. When was Disneyland completed?
It was completed on-July__________________________
12. How many years had the creator Wait Disney had for the dream of Disneyland?
He had the dream for_____________________________
13. What had been there when the building of Disneyland began?
There was nothing except some_____________________
14. Who like Fantasyland most?
Probably Fantasyland is the most enjoyable for_____________________.
15. Who enjoy Tomorrow land most?
Have a great deal of fun at Tomorrowland.
Part II Structure （15 minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.
Section A
16. She has fallen in love with Jack__________ I find hard to imagine.
A) Who B) that C) whom D) which
17. I regret____________ that wonderful art exhibition last night.
A) not to see B)to not see C)not having seen D)having not seen
18. The policeman demanded that she______________ her identity card.
A) show B)would show C)showed D)had shown
19. Nowhere else in the world_______________ cheaper tailoring than in Hong Kong.
A)a tourist can find C)can a tourist find
B)a tourist will find D)has a tourist found
20. It was only then_______________ how much trouble I had caused to him.
A) had I realized C)I did realize
B) that I realized D)did I realize
21. More than one passenger______________ in this accident.
A) Were injured C) have been injured
B) Was injured D) had been injured
22. George preferred working to_____________ leisurely at home.
A) be sitting B)sitting C)to sit D)have sat
23. Was it during the Second World War___________ he died?
A) which B)as C)that D)then
24. You can borrow my computer______________ you promise to use it carefully.
A) as long as B)while C)since D)So that
25. Because of her poor health, the manager permitted her__________ early.
A)leaving B)to be leaving C)to leave D)to have been left
Section B
26. The secretary worked late into the night,(prepare)__________along speech for the president.
27. I feel bad because I have failed to live up to the (expect)______________ of the parents
28. 1 would rather you (leave) _____________for Hang Zhou last week.
29. Her (ambitious) ________________was to be a great actress.
30. An art gallery with three thousand pictures (offer)______________to the nation as a gift.
31. The industrial revolution (modify) ________the whole structure of English society.
32. University expense is of a (consider) _____________sum of money.
33. They (negotiate) ___________with the employers about their wage claims now.
34. Our customers receive a 50%(count)___________________
35. They (oblige) _______________________to sell their house in order to pay their debts.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
If there is no difference in general intelligence between boys and girls, what can explain girls’ lack of
Success in science and mathematics?
It seems to be that their treatment at school is a direct cause Mathematics and science are seen as
mainly male subjects, and therefore, as girls become teenagers, they are less likely to take them up.
Interestingly, both boys and girls tend to regard the”male”subjects as more difficult Yet it has been
suggested that girls avoid mathematics courses, not because they are difficult, but for social reasons
Girls do not want to be in open competition with boys nor do they want to do better than boys because
they are afraid to appear less ladylike and attractive.
However, if we examine the performance of boys and girls who have undertaken mathematics courses,
there are still more high-achieving boys than there are girls. This difference appears to be worldwide.
Biological explanations have been offered for this but there are other explanations too. Perhaps the difference
which comes out during the teenage years has its roots in much earlier experiences. From their first days in
nursery school, males are encouraged to work on their own and to complete tasks: this is essential behavior
for learning how to problems later on Evidence shows that exceptional mathematicians and scientists have
not had teachers who supplied answers
Apart from that, there can be little doubt that teachers of mathematics and science expect their male students
to do better at these subjects than their female students. They even appear to encourage the difference between
the sexes, not consciously, but they still do it. Such male-oriented teaching is not likely to encourage girls to take
many mathematics and science courses, nor is it likely to support girls who do. It seems certain, then, that where
these subjects are concerned, school widens the difference between boys and girls.
36. Why do teenage girls avoid mathematics Courses?
A) They think mathematics is not interesting. C) They think mathematics is competitive
B) They think mathematics is diffi6ult D) They think boys will not like it either.
37. Girls don’t want to achieve higher than boys because
A) They are not as clever as boys C) they want to be less girl-like
B) They don’t want to be too attractive D) they are more interested in other subjects
38. In what wag can Students be best trained in mathematics and science?
A) Male students are expected to do better than female students.
B) They are encouraged to work on their own and to complete tasks.
C) They are always supplied with answers.
D) Difference is encouraged between the sexes unconsciously.
39. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A) Girls avoid mathematics courses for social reasons
B) Girls avoid mathematics courses for biological reasons.
C) In schools there is difference between sexes in mathematics achievement.
D) Girls are often given answers in solving scientific problems. .
40. Which of the following is the best conclusion of the passage?
A) Boys and girls should be equally treated at school.
B) Boys have better science achievement
C) Boys’ and girls’ scientific achieve equally in mathematics.
D) Boys achieve more than girls in science and mathematics.
Task 2
Most people on Earth accept it fairly easily that US astronauts(宇航员)got to the moon on July 20,1969.
But there are those who do not believe it. The moon rocks were not evidence enough. Neither were the
words of the astronauts themselves or the photographs. So the US National Aeronautics and Space
Administration(NASA)(美国航空航天局)has asked an expert to write a book to prove that yes, indeed,
Americans did land on the Moon. Actually, NASA has been going round and round in the argument for
decades, but doubters still could be seen every where on the Internet.
Those who doubt the Apollo moon landings maintain that the US lacked the technology to send humans
to the Moon and was so eager to win the Soviets in the space race that it faked(捏造)the moon mission
on movie sets. The doubters say the faking was done, so poorly that there is enough evidence of cheat,
including a picture of astronauts planting the American flag that shows the flag rippling(微微抖动)in the wind.
The doubters claim there can be no wind on the moon, so the picture must have been faked. On its own web,
NASA said that when the astronauts straggled to plant the US flag in the moon surface, they twisted it around
a bit before it stuck. The tippling looks as if it were being carried by the wind. A NASA’s expert said he has
no ideas about whether the upcoming short book will change every doubter’s mind
41. NASA asked an expert to write a book to prove that
A) The photos were really taken on the moon
B) The rocks were really taken back from the moon
C) US astronauts really got to the moon in 1969
D) The words of the astronauts were believable
42. What statement of the following is true?
A) NASA has been sending astronauts to the moon again and again.
B) NASA has been debating with the doubters for along time.
C) Doubters have been going to NASA year after year.
D) Doubters have been going around the world to argue.
43. Those who doubt the Apollo moon landings argue that__________
A) US were not technically advanced at that time
B) US were not strong enough to win the Soviets
C) US were eager to launch the moon mission
D) US were eager to land on the moon at that time
44. The doubters think the most apparent evidence that the US faked the moon mission is
A) A picture of astronauts planting the American flag
B) The rocks brought back from the moon
C) The American flag on the moon
D) The wind on the moon
45. The author of this passage thinks that the evidence of American moon mission in 1969
A) Might not be argued about any more C) is not really convincing
B) Might still be doubted in the future D) is yet to be proved
Task 3
Electronic mail (e-mail) was started in the late 1960s by the U.S. military. By the 1980s, academics in
a number of fields were using e-mail for professional collaboration. The early 1990ssaw all explosion
of the use of e-mail and other computer networking tools for 8 wide range of professional, academic,
and personal purposes.
E-mail is a way of sending a message from one computer to one or more other computers around the
world. First, you write down the e-mail address of the person you are sending the message to. Then you
write the message, either directly in a special e-mail software program or first in a word-processing program
and transferring it into the e-mail software. You should push a button to give a simple command to send the
message. The computer system you are connected to will break the message up into tiny pieces and send
them electronically to the destination. The pieces might travel numerous routes through other computers
on the way. Usually within 2-3 minutes, the pieces will all arrive at their destination, where the receiving
computer will reassemble them into a message. The person receiving the message can check his or her
mailbox at a convenient time and read the mail.
Electronic Mail
Range of uses: military, professional, academic and 46
Steps of sending e-mail: 1. write down 47
2. write the message
3. _____48____to send it
Ways of writing a message: 1.directly in a special e-mail soft programmer
2. first in a_____ 49 ____ and then into the e-mail software
Time needed for getting a message: within_______50__________
Task 5
The European Merchants’ Bank
The EMB is recruiting(招聘) 2 secretaries(fluent in English)for its headquarters in Luxembourg. Secretarial
experience of two to three years is essential; together with art excellent knowledge of French. The successful
applicant will also have knowledge of other languages.
The EMB offers attractive terms of employment, a generous salary with a wide range of benefits, and good
career development opportunities. It is committed to equal opportunities and applications for these posts
are invited from both men and women’ Applicants. Who must be able to relocated to Luxembourg immediately,
are requested to send their resume in English or French, together with a photograph, to：
European Merchants’ Bank
Human Resource Department
POST BOX 400
Deadline for applications: 31, August
Interviews in Luxembourg: 15, Sept.
N.B. Application cannot be returned
56. What is the requirement for language?
Applicants should be good at both___________________
57. Where are the jobs of secretaries based?
In______________________________
58. Why does EMB say they provide equal opportunities?
Because both __________ can apply for these posts.
59. What is the closing date for applications?
_________________________________
60. What will EMB do with one’s application if one is refused?
EMB won’t_______________________________
Part IV Translation-English to Chinese (25 minutes)
61. They were obviously quite impressed by the arguments that the Chinese were advancing.
A)他们对中国人提出的这些论点显然颇为赞同。
B)他们对中国人正在前进的这种论点显然是赞同的。
C)显然,他们深深知道,中国人会作出这种进步的。
D)显然,他们对中国人提出了这种争论而深有印象。
62. I Call prescribe some pills which will relieve the pain but you’d be well advised not to overwork yourself.
A)我会开些止痛的药给你,你就不要再担心了。
B)我可以给你开些止痛药,不过你最好不要过于劳累。
C)我会开些治脑的药给你,不过我建议你最好不要给自己太多工作。
D)我可以给你开些治头痛的药,只是你不应给自己吃太多的药。
63. I used to study English for entertainment because I didn’t have a special hobby to kill time.
A)以前,我在业余时间里并没有什么特别的爱好,只是学学英语而已。
B)以前,为了打发时间,我没找到合适的爱好,只是学了英语。
c)我以前学英语只是为了消遣,因为我没有特别爱好来打发时间。
D)我以前学英语只是为了开心,因为我没有死读书的习惯。
64. We look forward to joining you at the cocktail party at your home on Sunday, March 2, at 8 O’clock p.m.
A)我们盼望成为你3月2日星期日晚8点的家庭鸡尾酒会的组织者。
B)我们盼望出席你3月2日星期日晚8点在家举行的家庭鸡尾酒会。
C)我们盼望在3月2日星期日晚8点举行的鸡尾酒会上见到你。
D)我们非常愿意为你3月2日星期日晚8点举行的家庭鸡尾酒会到你家帮忙。
65. Blue Mountain is a convenient way to send and receive greeting cards. Individuals, organizations and
businesses are free to use the Blue Mountain Website(网站)for any lawful purpose. The website must not
be used to sell products or services, Furthermore, no more than 2000 cards may be sent by any one person,
organization or business in any one calendar year without prior written permission from us.
Part V Writing (25 minutes)
Task 1 summary writing
Directions: this part is to test your ability to do basic academic writing. You are required to read the following
passage and then write a summary (no less than 80 words) about what you have read. The summary must
be written on the Answer Sheet.
Scientists in South Korea and American report that they have created human embryos (胚胎) through cloning
nd extracted embryonic stem cells, the universal cells that hold great promise for medical research. Their goal,
the scientists say, is not to clone humans but to advance understanding of the causes and treatment of disease.
The experiment, the first reported cloning of human stem cells, means the so-called therapeutic cloning is no
longer a theory but a reality. “Our approach opens the door for the use of these specially developed cells in
transplantation medicine,” Dr. Woo Suk Huwang of Seoul National University in Korea, who led the study, said
in a statement.
Woo Suk Hwang and his colleagues took the genetic material from normal cells in women donors and combined
it with their eggs. The resulting embryos were then grown up to produce so-called stem cells that can divide into
any tissue in the body. The aim is to use the cells to replace ones that have failed in patient’s body. It is what patients
with diseases like Parkinson’s and diabetes have been waiting for, the start of so-called therapeutic cloning.
The idea is to clone a patient’s cells to make embryonic stem cells that are an exact genetic match of the patient.
Then those cells, patients hopes, could be turned into replacement tissue to treat or cure their disease without
provoking rejection from the body’s immune system.
Even though the new work clears a significant hurdle, scientists caution that it could take years of further research
before stem cell science turns into actual therapies.
Since British researchers in 1997 produced Dolly, the first cloned sheep in the world, the attempt of human cloning
has been widely condemned due to ethical and biological concerns. However, the research of cloning for medical
use has won worldwide recognition.
Task 2
假设你是一家三星级酒店的客户服务部经理,为了提高服务质量,草拟一封客户意见征询信。内容包括:
1)感谢他对酒店多年的信任；
2)说明这封征询信的目的,并希望配合；
3)询问对酒店的印象,诸如: 大堂接待,餐厅服务,客房服务等；
4)询问有何建议；
5)对于合作表示感谢。
2012年武高升专考试英语模拟试六
Part I Listening Comprehension (15 minutes)
Section A
1. A) He needs to sleep for two or three hours.
B) He wants to buy a set of coffee cups.
C) He will need more than one cup of coffee.
D) He has been awake for two or three hours
2. A) She’d rather go later. C) The library will open soon.
B) She’d rather work for two hours. D) The library closed two hours ago.
3. A) ordering some goods. C) Interviewing for a job.
B) Shopping in a store. D) Sending a package.
4. A) In a park. B) In a restaurant C) In a post office D) At home.
5. A) Turn down the volume. C) Play a different kind of music
B) Help the woman work. D) Speak in a low voice.
Section B
Conversation 1
6. A) Blue. B) Black C) Brown D) Green
7. A) $5.59 B) $5.95 C) $9.59 D) $9.95
Conversation 2
8. A) $l2. B) $10.18. C) $5.94. D) $10.81.
9. A) A crystal punch bowl C) A crystal glass.
B) A crystal cup. D) A small crystal statue.
10. A) About twelve days. C) About two weeks.
B) About two days. D) About eight days.
Section C
11. Where did the farmer live?
He lived In________________________
12. What was wrong with the farmer?
He suffered from____________________
13. What did he decide to do at last?
He decided to____________
14. How much did the farmer pay for his visit?
He paid___________________
15. How did the doctor feel when the farmer said "there I am again”?
The doctor was a little_____________
Part II Structure (15 minutes)
Section A
16. Must I hand in the paper right now? No, you____________
A) mustn’t B) can’t C)needn’t D)shouldn’t
17. There are forty students in our class._________ of them are League members
A) No one B)All C)Both D)Neither
18. You cannot master a foreign language_________ you work hard at it·
A) unless B)if C)when D)so
19. Those who won’t work should be made__________
A) worked B)work C)to work D)to be working
20. By the end of this year, they__________ the construction of the subway.
A) will complete C)have complete
B) will have completed D)complete
21. The sun heats the earth__________ makes it possible for plants to grow.
A) that B) where C)which D)what
22. Seldom __________any mistake during his past ten years of service there
A) did he make B) he made C)he makes D)he did make
23. It is high time that you _____________your work.
A) begin B) began C)will begin D)has begun
24. Just as people differ in their ability to hear sound, _______differ in their appreciation of sounds.
A) so also do they C)also so do they
B) so they also do D)so do they also
25. This is the best movie _________I have ever seen.
A) which B)where C)that D)it
Section B
26. You would have been able to do it, if you (try) ____________had tried.
27. If I got the information then, I (let) _________you know
28.The children(dress)___________in red and sang songs at the gathering·
29. The professor has a large (collect) ___________of books,
30. More help in the office would (relief) __________me from some of this responsibility.
31. We are looking forwards to (meet) __________you soon.
32. Hardly he (finish)__________his speech when the audience started sheering.
33. (Send) ________the baby to bed, the mother began to work again
34. He knows about the event even (little)______ than you do
35. On his way to school, the boy found a wallet (lie) ____________on the ground.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Task 1
At the turn of the century it is estimated that a student living alone requires on average A$12000 (Australian dollars)
in living expenses for each year of study in Australia Of course, these costs increase with time.
Upon arrival, students should have funds in excess of the average to cover the cost of text books and establishment
expenses such as rental payment and basic furniture items. The amount spent on food, recreation, and entertainment
expenses will vary according to requirements, budget, and location.
Those who are prepared to live in shared accommodation, which may not be suitable for all, might manage on A$l0 000
per year. It is preferable for overseas students whose English is in need of practice to take advantage of living in
situations with native speakers whenever possible. However, sharing with friends who are easy to communicate with
is probably more sensible at first.
The above figures do not include the cost of large non-essential items such as household equipment or a car. Owning
and maintaining a motor vehicle is expensive in Australia. Insurance is compulsory and costly and parking both on and
off campus can be a problem requiring additional expense. It is not advisable for a student to own a car unless it is
absolutely necessary. A reasonable second hand car can cost more than A$4 000.
Educational institutions are almost always serviced by reliable public transport. The university and college campuses
within the major cities are well served by public buses In addition; the larger cities have extensive train systems. For
example, in Sydney, most college and university campuses are only 10 or 20 minutes from a rail station
36. Sharing accommodation is_______
A) A $l0, 000 per year cheaper than living alone
B) More expensive than living alone
C) not always suitable for students
D) suitable for most students
37. Students buying a car should take into account_______
A) The interest of the loan C) the age of the car
B) Insurance costs D) the family objections
38. Students who share with others in accommodation will probably spend an average of______
A) A $4,000 C) A $12,000.
B) A $10,000 D) A$16,000.
39. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A) It is not preferable for overseas students to share accommodation with others.
B) Students are encouraged to buy second-hand cars because transportation is not convenient.
C) It is better to find a native roommate who is ready to help you in your English study.
D) It is much easier to reach major cities by train
40. What does the sentence “Of course, these costs increase with time"(Para.1) mean?
A) Costs of education will rise in the future
B) Costs of living expenses will rise in the future.
C) Costs of living expenses never decrease in the past.
D) The longer you study in Australia, the more you will spend.
Task2
Milk has become a popular drink for modem Chinese, not only is its nutritional(营养的) value appreciated, it seems
even to have taken the role making the whole nation strong. Milk industry has only about 180 years of history among
the Han people For a long time, milk was considered a luxury(奢侈的)drink by common people. A widespread saying
in the country was that Japan used a cup of milk to strengthen the constitution(体格)of its people. That sounds reasonable
because the rich “a” in milk definitely benefits the constitution
The average annual consumption per capita in Japan has risen from less than 10 kilograms immediately after World War
II to 68 kilograms today. The average height of Japanese has increased by 11 centimeters during this period. The Chinese
Government also hopes to improve the constitution of local people, and since milk is the most obvious nutritious food,
it has naturally been picked up. But due to tradition, Chinese people are not in the habit of drinking milk regularly. The
annual output of milk in the country is about 10 million tons, compared with an output of alcohol reaching 8 million tons.
The annual milk consumption per capita is about 7 kilograms in China while the world’s average is about i00 kilograms.
The government has noticed the huge gap and plans to raise consumption to 10 kilograms per capita by 2005 and 16
kilograms by 2012.The government has also started plans for "school milk" since, the beginning of this century.
41. Chinese government encourage people to drink milk and hope that__________________
A) the whole nation will become stronger
B) the milk industry will have a faster development
C) milk will no longer be considered a luxury drink
D) its nutritional value will be more appreciated
42. For decades, milk was considered a luxury drink because common people____________
A) did not like drinking milk C)were not used to drinking milk
B) could find no way to get milk D)could not afford drinking milk
43. The phrase "per capita"(Line 1, Para 2) might be new to you. The meaning of this is probably____
A) per cent B)for each family C)for each person D)per capital
44. The purpose for the author to mention the output of alcohol in the 2nd paragraph is to say that
A) we haven’t produced enough milk C)we haven’t produced enough alcohol
B) we have produced too much milk D)we have produced too much alcohol
45. Since the beginning of the 21st century, the government has started______
A) a plan to produce more milk
B) a plan to offer milk to school children
C) to produce milk for more people
D) to ask schools to offer milk
Task 3
Most libraries require you to register before you are allowed to borrow any of their materials. This means you will probably
be asked to fill out and sign a registration card. When you do this you are not only giving the library your name and address
for their files, you are also signing an agreement. The agreement says, basically, that you will obey the rules of the library.
Once you are registered, you will be issued a library, or borrower’s card. Each time you checkout, that is, officially borrow
something from the library; you will have to present this card to the librarians.
You usually check out and return borrowed materials at the same desk. The library staff member at this desk will take your
card and stamped the book card with a date. This is the date by which you are expected to return the materials to the library,
so others can have the chance of borrowing it.
Some libraries charge a fine for each day a library book is overdue. There are also other fines for books returned damaged
or written in. Should you lose a library book, you may be required to pay the library the amount it was worth.
How to Borrow Books
Registration: fill out and sign a________46____________
be issued a sign__________47__________
Check-out: present in to ________48______________
Fines: A) if the book is______49________
B) if the book is____50_______
C) if the book is written in
Task 4
A - ROM(Read Only Memory)
B - CAD(Computer Aided Design)
C - NII(National Information Infrastructure)
D - CAI(Computer Assisted Instruction).
E - UPS(Uninterrupted Power Supply]
F - ISDN(Integrated Service Digital Network)
G - PDA(Personal Digital Assistant)
H - OEM(Original Equipment Manufacturer)
I - IP(Internet Protocol)
J - RAM(Random Access Memory)
K - HTTP(Hyper Text transport Protocol)
L - EDI(Electronic Data Interchange)
M - PC(personal Computer)
N - OA(office Automation)
O - ISP(Internet Service Provider)
P – WWW(World Wide Web)
Example (L)电子数据交换 (A)只读存储器
51. ( )万维网 ( )信息高速公路
52. ( )办公自动化 ( )计算机辅助教学
53. ( )个人数字助手 ( )原始设备制造商
54. ( )网际协议 ( )综合业务数字网
55. ( )不间断电源 ( )超文本传输协议
Task 5
Elanguest Accommodation,
Shared self catering student apartments
The school offers accommodation in SHARED self-catering student apartments. These can be booked together with
the course. Each apartment is used by 5 to 9 students from Elanguest and you can reserve either a double room or a
single room. The prices are quoted per person per day and not per apartment. This gives you the opportunity of sharing
an apartment with other students even if you are coming to Malta on your own
The prices per person per day in our SHARED apartments for 2002
Period Shared room Single Room
01 Jan一03 March ￡m 3.00 ￡m 4.50
04 March-30 June ￡m 4.50 ￡m 6.50
01 July一31 Aug ￡m 5 50 ￡m 7.50 .
01 Sept-31 Oct ￡m 5.00 ￡m 7.00
01 Nov-15 Dec ￡m 3.50 ￡m 5 00
These apartments are equipped with the following:
Bed linen (which is laundered by the school on a regular basis, one towel per student, weekly cleaning of Common areas,
all kitchen equipment-pots, pans, cutlery, dishes etc, and use of a washing machine in nearly all cases. Telephones are
NOT included.
See information on the area of St.Julians for more details.
(If you need an apartment for "sole use" -that is, booking an entire apartment, the price cannot be given until a suitable
apartment is found. The apartment will then be reserved after the receipt of a negotiable deposit.
56. How many students may live in one room?
At most__________________________________
57. How much will one pay per day he wants a shared room in May?
____________________________________________
58.What one should do if he；wants the whole apartment?
Pay_____________ beforehand.
59. What equipment is not included in the facilities?
_______________________________________
60. What is the period during which the accommodation expense is the highest?
From____________________________________________
Part IV translation - English to Chinese (25 minutes)
61. Any time during the day may be employed in physical exercise, but provided it is not too near meal hours
A)每天的任何时间你都可以受雇去干一些体力活,不要忘了吃饭时间就行。
B)每天的任何时间,你都可以尽量去干一些体力活,只是不要太累了。
C)每天的任何时间皆可运动,只要不太接近吃饭的时间就行了。
D)每天的任何时间皆可运动,只要不太累就行了。
62. Last year he experienced stomach trouble from which recovered completely after being treated in a hospital for ten days.
A)去年他患了胃病,在医院治疗10天后痊愈。
B)去年他患胃病后,去医院治疗,花了10天才痊愈。 ‘
C)去年他犯了胃病,在医院只治疗了10天,他的胃又好了。
D)去年他的胃突然有毛病,到医院看了10天还没有完全好。
63. As the children become financially independent of the family, the emphasis on family financial security will shift from
protection to saving for the retirement years.
A)因为孩子们已经与家庭脱离了经济关系,家庭经济得到保障,将从以保护为主过渡到为退休生活而储蓄。
B)由于孩子们在经济上从家庭中独立出来,家庭经济保障的重心将从保护转移到为退休后的生活储蓄。
C)随着孩子们在经济上从家庭中脱离出来,家里的财政安全主要靠退休工资,而不是保护措施。
D)因为孩子们已经不负担家庭,家里在经济上主要靠退休工资,而不只是保护老人。
64 Your Math instructor would have been happy to give you a make-up examination, had you gone and explained that you
r parents were ill at the time.
A)如果你向你的数学老师解释你父母那时生病了,他会乐于给你一次补考机会的。
B)只要你向你的数学老师解释了你父母那时生病的原因,他会乐于给你一次补考机会的。
C)你的数学老师听到你父母那时生病的情况后,他会乐于给你～次补课的机会。
D)你的数学老师会高兴你把你父母那时生病的情况告诉他,他会给你一次补课的机会。
65. There is a great difference between the climate of northern China and that of the southern part. In the South, summer
is very hot and winter is mild with no snow at all in the North, summer is short and mild, while winter is long and cold with a good deal of snow.
Part V Writing (25 minutes)
Task 1 summary writing
Directions: this part is to test your ability to do basic academic writing. You are required to read the following passage and
then write a summary (no less than 80 words) about what you have read. The summary must be written on the Answer Sheet.
Task 2
假设你获悉你的一位大学同学在毕业后工作仅一年,就被提升为公司的销售部经理你写信表示祝贺。内容包括:
1)消息的来源；
2)表示高兴和祝贺: -
3)建议搞一次同学聚会表示庆贺；
4)建议: 时间,地点等
2012年武科大专升本考试英语模拟试七
Part I Listening Comprehension (15 minutes)
Section A
1. A) Five may be too many. C) It would be smart to take more.
B) The decision must be made soon. D) Four People are enrolled in them.
2. A) She hadn’t sent a thank-you note. C) She had left him a note.
B) She hadn’t noticed him. D) She hadn’t gotten his note at first
3. A) She built a model a week ago. C) She made her model in more than a week.
B) She completed her model quickly. D) She failed to make her model.
4. A) He didn’t look for a tie. C) He didn’t want the tie
B) He couldn’t find the tie D) He couldn’t try the tie on
5. A) Catherine would probably prefer a cassette.
B) She was thinking of giving Catherine the same cassette.
C) There is no reason to give Catherine the cassette.
D) Catherine doesn’t buy exercise records anymore,
Section B
Conversation 1
6. A）A film. C) A tour
B) A lecture D) A TV program.
7. A、Because he believes new kinds of machinery will be invented
B)、Because he believes atomic power will be the only sort of power
C)、Because he thinks coal will become important again
D)、Because he thinks the lecture was not to the point.
Conversation 2
8. A）At the woman’s home. C) At the doctor’s.
B）In a drug store. D) In a tobacco store
9 A) Taking a Vitamin C. C) Having more rest.
B) Relaxing herself D) Giving up smoking:
10. A) A heavy smoker. C) A weak smoking
B) A light smoker. D) A non—smoker.
Section C
11. What are told about dogs?
Stories are often told about their bravery and
12 Why is it easy to train dogs?
Because they are
13. Who sent a dog up in a man-made Earth satellite in l957?
scientists.
14. What fact may surprise you about dogs?
Dogs are
15. How long call a dog live on average?
For
Part 11 Structure (15 minutes)
Section A
16. Watch your head! You be more careful!
A) may C) should
B) had to D) would
17. Jenny is learning Japanese her brother.
A) So is C) Nor is
B) So does D) Nor does
18. My sister has been working in that factory ever it was set up
A) since C) when
B) while D) till
19. in Hangzhou for more than ten years, he knew the city quite well.
A) Living C) Having lived
B) Lives. D) Lived
20. Hurry up! Otherwise the play by the time we got there
A) will start C)has started
B) will have started D)starts
21. The lazy student told his parents a lie they had no class that afternoon
A) what C)that B)which D)why
22. Not until his father came back, to bed.
A) did the boy go C)the boy goes
B) went the boy D)the boy did go
23. It is important that the report ________________to the general manager at once.
A) sent C) is sent
B) be sent D) will be sent
24.The museum—————一we visited last Saturday was set up twenty years ago
A) where C) which
B) to which D) for which
25.Too much help sometimes means—————————no help
A) worse C)worse than
B) as worse as D)so worse as
Section B
26 Seldom did the brother (think) ____________ of going there.
27 The secretary suggested that he (come) _____________ten minutes before the lecture begins·
28 (see)____________from the top of the mountain, the city looks magnificent.
29 People are beginning to realize the problem of (pollute)_________is serious.
30 After he finished the assignment, he found some (add)__________exercises to do
31 The Yellow River is the second (long)____________________river in China.
32 The teacher with all his students (do)__________long distance running in the morning.
33 He didn’t study hard so he failed (pass)_______________the final examination
34Jack speaks Chinese (well)__________than John.
35The man (talk)_______________________with the teacher was Xiao Wang’s father.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Task l
Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public. Not only does he want to say it well, but he
wants it to be something which has not been said before. He hopes that the public will listen and understand——he
wants to teach them, and he wants them to learn from him.
What visual artists like painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to explain. Because painters translate
their experiences into shapes and colors, not words. They seem to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colors,
out of the countless billions possible, is excepti6nally interesting for them and worth showing to us. Without their work
we should never have noticed these particular shapes and colors. or have felt the delight which they brought to the artist.
Most artists take their shapes and colors from the world of nature and from human bodies in motion and rest；their
choices indicate that these aspects of the world are worth looking at, that they contain beautiful sights. Contemporary
artists might say that they merely choose subjects that provide interesting pattern, and that there is nothing more in it.
Yet even they do not choose entirely without reference to the character of their subjects.
If one painter chooses to paint an ugly leg and another a lake in moonlight, each of them is directing our attention to
a certain aspect of the world. Each painter is telling us something, showing us something, emphasizing something -- all
of which means that, consciously or unconsciously he is trying to teach us.
36. An artist hopes that the public will
A) understand him and learn from him
B) notice only shapes and colors in his work
C) teach him something interesting
D) believe what he says in his work
37. It is hard to explain what a painter is saying because
A) most painters do not express themselves well
B) a painter uses unusual words and phrases
C) a painter uses shapes and colors instead of words
D) many painters do not say anything
38. An artist’s choice of shapes and colors indicates that he believes them to be
A) more meaningful than words C)a reflection of his experiences
B) merely beautiful D)worth looking at
39. Without the artist’s work, the public might not
A) understand the world better
B) notice the shapes and colors that express his experience
C) know those shapes and colors
D) feel comfortable and at ease
40. The writer says that contemporary art contains
A) nothing but meaningless patterns C)subjects chosen partly for their meaning
B) uninteresting aspects of the world D)completely meaningless subjects
Task 2
Leisure sickness is one of those modem conditions. How do you know if you have been struck down with leisure sickness?
Were you struck down by some mystery illness just before setting off on a two-week holiday? If it is really the case, chances
are you have leisure sickness. A Dutch psychologist(荷兰心理学家)identified the condition. He started researching the
subject after he became curious about his own pattern of illness. “If I am ill, then it’s at the weekend or at Christmas.
Then I heard stories from friends who all said the same thing. He surveyed around 2000 men and women and estimated
that about 3%of the population may suffer from weekend or vacation sickness.
In a further in-depth study of 114 Dutch sufferers, he found that the most frequently reported symptoms included headaches,
fatigue, muscular(肌肉)pain and, particularly in relation to vacation. Most of them had been suffering from leisure sickness
for over 10 years and associated the beginning of the illness with a major life event, such as marriage, birth of a fast child
or a change of job. Many shared certain characteristics-a high workload, perfectionism(追求完美), eagerness to achieve and
an over-developed sense of responsibility, making it difficult for them to switch off outside of work. According to him, there
are a number of possible explanations for the condition. “One possibility is a kind of competition between information from
the outside world—external information—and information from the body-internal information"
41. Leisure sickness is regarded as one of those ____.
A) modern diseases C)state of existence
B) poor environment D)state of general health
42.“Leisure sickness”is considered a kind of ________
A) serious illness C)common sickness
B) mystery illness D)rare sickness
43 According to the Dutch psychologist, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A) After vacation, his friends will complain of their illness.
B) After vacation, his friends will tell what they have enjoyed.
C) He will usually be struck down by leisure sickness before holidays.
D) He will usually be struck down by leisure sickness after he has finished a major task.
44. The result of his in-depth study reveals that you will probably be struck down by leisure sickness_
A) soon after you got your first baby
B) soon after you come back from a vacation
C) if you’ve been married for years
D) if you’ve been looking for a job for years
45 The sentence following the last sentence might tell about_____
A) another possible explanation of the illness
B) the result of the in—depth study of the illness
C) One of the characteristics of the sufferers
D) the beginning of the illness of the sufferers
Task 3
There are some steps you can take to avoid catching a cold. Contrary to popular belief, colds are not caused by exposure
to severe weather. Colds are caused by viruses in the body, and you are better off out on the ski slopes or even waiting for
the bus on a snowy day than you are in a cozy room, surrounded by friends, or fellow Students, who just may be sick. A chill
is an early sign of illness. It’s the cold that caused the chill；not the other way around.
While the virus can spread through droplets(微滴)propelled into the air when a cold sufferer Coughs or sneezes(打喷嚏),
surprisingly, this is not the most common route of transmission. Numerous studies have now shown that the majority of
colds are caught by hand contact.
Cold viruses also can be transferred to objects--telephones, towels, plates--and remain infectious for up to three hours.
Frequently hand—washing on the part of the cold-sufferer as well as other members of the family will minimize the spread
of viruses in this way.
Colds
Source of colds: _______46___
Common signs of colds: 1. 47 ;
2. 48 ；
3. sneeze
Most Common transmission route: 49
Precautions to take: ____________ 50
Task 5
The University of British Columbia admitted its first 379 students in 1915.Since then, it has developed into a teaching and
research institution and Canada’s second-largest English Language university.
Nearly 32 000 students are enrolled in undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs in 12 faculties and nine schools.
Of the more than 2 000 full-and-part-time faculty members, 70 percent hold the high degrees possible in their specific field.
Its library is the second-largest university library in the country with approximately 3 million volumes. UBC also boasts a fine
arts gallery, Asian centre, numerous museums, specialty gardens and a research forest.
The sweeping 403-hectare campus is located in the West Coast city of Vancouver, Canada’s gateway to the Pacific Rim
(环太平洋圈) and the third largest city in the country. Surrounded by forests, mountains and beaches, Vancouver is
world-renowned for its beauty.
Clean and safe, this modern, multicultural city of 1.8-mill ion offers an abundance of natural and cultural attractions. An
added bonus(利益) is Vancouver’s year-round temperate climate.
56. Which county is the university situated in?
It is located in
57. How many students are admitted to study in the university now?
About .
58. What is the population of the city Vancouver?
It has a population of .
59. When did the university first start its recruitment?
In___________________________________________
60. What can we learn about the climate in Vancouver?
Vancouver is attractive for its__________ climate.
Part IV Translation—English to Chinese (25 minutes) .
61. If there is a shortage of any product, prices of that product go up.
A)如果任何产品的资源不足,那种产品就只好涨价。
B)如果任何产品的资源不足,那种产品的价格就直线上升。
C)如果任何产品短缺,那种产品的价格就上涨。
D)只要出现产品短缺现象,产品的价格必将发生变化。
62. My school grades are suffering because my mind is always on my health than on my studies.
A)在学校里,我苦恼的是学习困难,因为我老想着身体好了才能学习好。
B)我的学习成绩正受到影响,因为我老想着的是自己的健康状况而不是我的学习。
C)在学校里,我功课不好,很苦恼,因为我老是考虑自己的健康状况会影响我的学习。
D)我的学习成绩一直在下降,因为我老想着的是自己的健康状况而不是学习。
63. Hi, this is Mike. I’m either away from my desk, or on the phone. Please leave a message and
I’ll call you back as soon as possible
A)晦,我是迈克。我现在不在办公室里,我在接电话。请你把你地址留下,我会尽快登门拜访的。
B)晦,我是迈克。我现在不是不在办公室里就是在接电话。请你留言,我会尽快回话。
C)晦,我是迈克。我现在不是不在办公室,就是在电话间.请你留言,我会马上给你打电话。
D)晦,我是迈克。我现在不在办公室。我在打电话。请你把你地址留下,我会尽快打电话给你。
64. He has now nothing to live on, because whenever he had a good job, the more he earned the more he spent,
so that he never saved anything.
A)他目前无所事事,因为任何时候他都能找到好的工作,钱挣得越多也花得多,显得不会在乎。
B)他目前连住处也没有,因为过去他曾找到好的工作,钱也挣得多,但花得多,什么也不在乎。
C)他目前的生活无着,因为过去他一找到好的工作,钱挣得越多,也就花得越多,结果是从无积蓄。
D)他目前农食无着,因为过去他一找到好的工作,就多挣钱,花得也多,结果是省不下积蓄。
65. The meaning of Christmas is different to different people, but almost everyone agrees that Christmas is the time
to buy presents for loved ones. This makes Christmas the busiest time for retailers, who earn a bunch of money
during this time. In order to attract shoppers, stores have Christmas offers and sales. These sales usually begin after Thanksgiving.
Part V Writing (25 minutes)
Task 1 summary writing
Directions: this part is to test your ability to do basic academic writing. You are required to read the following passage
and then write a summary (no less than 80 words) about what you have read. The summary must be written on the
Answer Sheet.
Life isn’t about keeping score. It’s not about how many friends you have. Or how many people call you. Or how accepted
or unaccepted you are. Not about if you have plans this weekend. Or if you are alone. It isn’t about who your family are
or how much money they have. Or what kind of car you drive. Or where you’re sent to school.
It’s not about how beautiful or ugly you are. Or what clothes you wear, what shoes you have on, or what kind of music
you listen to. It’s not about if your hair is blonded, red, black, brown or green. Or if your skin is too light or too dark.
It’s not about what grades you get, how smart you are, how smart everyone else thinks you are, or how smart standardized
tests say you are. Or if this teacher likes you, or if this guy/girl likes you. Or what clubs you’re in, or how good you are
at your sport. It’s not about representing your whole being on a piece of paper and seeing who will accept the “written you”.
But life is about who you love and who you hurt. It’s about who you make happy or unhappy purposefully. It’s about keeping
or betraying trust. It’s about friendship, used as sanctity, or as a weapon. It’s about what you say and mean, maybe hurtful,
maybe heartening. About starting rumors and contributing to petty gossip. It’s about what judgments you pass and why.
And who your judgments are spread to.
But most of all, it’s about using your life to touch or poison other people’s hearts in such a way that could never occur alone.
Only you choose the way these hearts are affected and those choices are what life is all about.
Task 2
假设你是东海实业公司人事部经理,欲提拔一名刚进公司的新员工。要求给该员工原来
毕业的学校学生办公室写信,了解情况,内容包括:
1)说明你调查的目的；
2)了解该员工在校时的表现,特别是性格特点、社交能力、表达能力等
3)答应保密；
4)希望早日回函并表示
考试英语模拟试八
Part I Listening Comprehension
Section A
1. A) In New York. C) In Boston
B) In Michigan. D) In Washington
2. A) Chocolate cake C) Apple pie.
B) Ice cream.. D) He did not order dessert
3. A) Spanish. C) Arabian.
B) Japanese. D) Chinese.
4. A) Twenty dollars. C) Twenty-five dollars.
B) Forty dollars. D) Fifty dollars.
5. A) In a laundry. C) In an elevator.
B) In a library D)In a bakery.
Conversation 1
6. A) He is out of town. C) He is busy.
B) He is having a meeting. D) He is abroad.
7. A) He will talk about the matter with Mr. Sharp.
B) He will visit Mr. Power’s office tomorrow morning.
C) He will wait for Mr. Power’s call in his 0ffice
D) He will call Mr. Power again later.
Conversation 2
8. A) On the highway. C) At home.
B) In a lift D) At a railway station.
9. A) She has had a car accident. C) She has been hurt in a crash
B) She has had trouble with the car. D) She’s run out of gas.
10. A) He will ask her to use his car
B) He will wait for her at the gas station.
C) He will call the police for help.
D) He will come to help her.
Section C
11. What is Ann’s Job?
Ann is__________
12. What is Peter?
He is___________
13. In the morning, what does Peter do?
He usually cleans, shops, and___________________
14. How many children do they have in the family?
They have______________
15 When does Ann usually come back home?
She comes back by_________________
Part II Structure (15 minutes)
Section A
16. The construction of the railway by the end of the next moth
A) must have been completed C)must be completed
B) has been completed D)must complete
17. He told me that nothing but toys _________sold in this shop
A) are B)were C)is D)to be
18______________you say, I am sure that the woman is innocent.
A) Whatever C) However
B) Whoever D) Wherever
19. While_______________in the supermarket, I met an old friend of mine.
A) being shop C) shopping
B) shop D)shopped
20. This classroom is ___________that one.
A) twice big than C)twice as big as
B) bigger twice than D)twice more bigger than
21 By the end of last term, we ___________ten units.
A) learned C)has learned
B) had learned D)learns
22. Should she come here? We____________ about this with him
A) Would have talked C) will have talked
B) Would talk D) talked
23. _____“What’s wrong with Jack?”
——“I don’t know. He _________lost”
A) Can have goy C) gets
B) may have got D)should get
24 It is known to all ______________ discovered the America continent
A) how C)who
B) when D)why
25 The day I shall never forget is the one__________ I joined the Party.
A) which B)at which C)on which D)in which
Section B
26 To the list (add)_____________the following names
27 The rule requires that everyone (have) ____________his car checked once a year.
28. I’ll have her (pay)__________ what she has done.
29. He cannot afford too much money on (entertain) ________
30. Smoking is (harm)______________to your health.
31 As she has overcome all the difficulties, she feels much (happy)_________now.
32 Your old friend and classmate Jack (want) __________ to see you right now.
33. Suddenly she turned around and (catch) __________sight of her boss.
34. She remembered (invite) ________________to the party, but left the invitation at home
35 When the professor came into the room, he found himself (surround)____________By many students
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Task l
One of the most authoritative(权威的)voices speaking to us today is of course, the voice of the advertisers. This type of
voice dominates our lives. It shouts at us from the television screen and the radio loudspeakers: waves to us from every
page of the newspaper；signals to us from the roadside billboards all day and flashes messages to us in colored lights
all night. It has forced on us a whole new conception of the successful mall as a man no less than 20% of whose mail
consists of announcements of giant carpet sales.
Advertising has been among England’s biggest growth industries since the war, in terms of the ratio of money earnings
to demonstrable achievement Why all this huge expenditure?
Perhaps the answer is that advertising saves the manufacturers from having to think about the customer. At the stage of
designing and developing a product, there is quite enough to think about without worrying over whether anybody will wan
t to buy it. The designer is busy enough without adding customer-appeal(讨好顾客的)to all his other problems of man-hours
and machine tolerances and stress factors. So they just go ahead and make the thing and leave it to the advertiser to find
eleven Ways Of making it appeal to purchasers after they have finished it, by pretending that it attracts love, or signifies
manliness If the advertising agency can do this authoritatively enough, the manufacturer is in a favorable position.
Other manufacturers find advertising saves them changing their product. And manufacturers hate change. The ideal product
is one which goes on unchanged for ever. If, therefore, for one reason or another, some changes seems called for——how much
better to change the image, the packet or the pitch made by product, rather than go to all the inconvenience of changing the product itself.
36.According to the passage modern advertising is“authoritative”because of the way it
A) influences our image of a special person
B) interferes with the quiet of home life
C) continually forces us into buying things
D) influences us no matter where we travel
37. The form of advertising which has succeeded in conferring personal status on the individual makes use of
A) Colored lights all night C) the postal service
B) roadside billboards D)the wall space beside escalators
38 Advertisers are appreciated by manufacturers because they
A) advise them on ways of giving a product customer-appeal
B) accept responsibility for giving a product customer-appeal
C) advise them on the best time to go ahead with production
D) consult them during the design and development stages
39. According to the passage customers are attracted to a product because it appears to
A) have a sufficiently attractive design C) fulfill the manufacturer’s claims
B) offer good value for money D)satisfy their personal needs
40. The passage tells us that some manufacturers, instead of changing their product, would prefer to change its
A) Product cost B) quality C) packaging D) market value
Task 2
Teenagers and young adults in the US are increasingly being diagnosed with skin cancer, according to doctors who warn that
the development could lead to an outbreak of deadly aches on the skin as these patients get older. Doctors are especially disturbed
by the numbers of younger people they are treating, which suggests that messages about avoiding the sun still aren’t getting through
and that the tanned skin(晒黑的皮肤) that was made popular by French designer Coco Chanel in the 1920s remains a sought-after look today.
Although doctors lack the data to know what exactly is behind the rise in skin cancers among young people, they suggest several factors:
more time in the sun, improper use of sunscreens and a rise in tanning salon(阳光浴沙龙)visits. Skin doctors believe that young people
are generally spending more time in the sun than their parents did and are either not using enough Sunscreen or failing to apply it properly.
They also claimed that many Americans, including the young, are spending more vacation hours in sunny climates than in previous decades.
In a study published in 1997 in the American Academy of Dermatology, a research team led by Dr June Robinson at Northwestern University
Medical School found that during the decade ending in 1996.the number of Americans who reported at least one severe sunburn rose from
30 percent to 39 percent
41. Doctors feel really worried that________
A) their Patients will Soon get older
B) adults are diagnosed with skin cancer
C) there is an outbreak of deadly aches on the skins
D) many younger people Suffer from skin cancer
42. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A) The French designer advised that people avoid the sire.
B) People have not thoroughly accepted doctor’s advice.
C) Doctors have advised that people avoid the sun
D) People are still in favor of tanned skins.
43. The rise in skin Cancers among young people might result from____________
A) spending too much time on vacations
B) going to the tanning gatherings too much
C) exposed too little to the sun
D) doing too many exercises
44 The word“sunscreen”(Line 2,Para.2)probably means______________
A) screens used to enjoy the sunlight C)sun umbrellas
B) creams used to prevent tanning D)sun glasses
45 According to the study, the number of Americans who reported at least one severe sunburn rose from 30% to 39%
A) from 1986 to 1996 C)during 1997
B) from 1987 to 1997 D)during 1996
Task3
Every year is busy for the Save the Children Fund but 1989 has been especially important. This independent organization devoted to
the welfare of needy children throughout the world is seventy years old Many children suffered hunger and homelessness at the end
of the First World war Concerned about the plight(困境)of these children, a group of British volunteers founded a new organization in
1919 to publicize the problems and help improve conditions. A founder member, Eglantyne Jebb, drew up the declaration of the”rights
of the child”, which Was adopted by the League of Nations(later the United Nations).This charter(宪章)sums up the philosophy of Save
the Children Fund’s work. The basic principle is that dignity and well-being are a vital part of the lives of children and a child should be
protected regardless of race, nationality or creed(信仰)
In 1989 millions of children throughout the world are still innocent victims of War, famine and poverty Save the Children Fund is still
working to raise public awareness and improve conditions.
Save the Children Fund
Name of organization: —————46—
Time of foundation:___________47___________
Founders: a group of_________48____________
Aims: publicize the problem and help____________49_______
Those to be protected: needy children______________50____
Task 5
26 rue Washington
75008 PARIS
France
tel: +33 177 83 7179
email: rachelking@efinet.fr
July 23, 2004
The Principal
Interplay Languages
77bd Saiat Germain
75006 PARIS
Dear Madam,
I am interested in working as Director of Studies for your organization. I am an EFL language instructor with nearly 1O years’ experience
to offer you. I enclose here my resume as a first step in exploring the possibilities of employment with Interplay Languages. My most recent
experience was implementing English Through Drama workshops for use with corporate clients.
I was responsible for the overall pedagogical(教育学的)content, including the student course book In addition, I developed the first draft
of the teacher, S handbook.
As Director of Studies with your organization, I would bring a focus on quality and effectiveness to your syllabus design Furthermore, I
work well with others, and I am experienced in course planning.
I would appreciate your keeping this enquiry confidential. I will call you in a few days to arrange an interview at a time convenient to you.
Thank you for your consideration.
Yours faithfully,
Rachel King
56 Who is the applicant?
_____________________________
57 Which city does the applicant come from?
_______________________________________
58 What post did the applicant apply for?
_________________________________________
59 How long had the applicant been engaged in EFL language teaching?
Nearly_________________________________________
60 What would the applicant probably do first if he were employed?
He would make the syllabus design of high__________________________
Part IV Translation-English to Chinese (25 minutes)
61 She has bought some cloth: she is going to make herself a dress.
A)她买了一些衣服；她还打算给自己做一件衣服。
B)她买了一些衣服,也打算对其中一件改一下。
C)她买了一些布,打算自己做农服。
D)她买了一些布,打算给自己做一件衣服。
62 We won’t be able to come to your dinner party on Saturday because that happens to be the day we are expecting guests ourselves
A)星期六那天我们自己也有请客,因此无法参加你举行的宴会。
B)星期六那天我们有客人来,因此无法为你举行宴会。
C)星期六那天我们家也要来客人,因此无法参加你午餐后举行的果会。
D)星期六那天我们家也请客人聚会,因此无法替你举行的宴会帮忙。
63 Whereas Mr. Brown had been delighted at the news, his wife saw that it might mean trouble.
A)鉴于布朗先生刚刚听到这个消息,他的妻子则早以对它显得很反感。
B)虽然布朗先生听到这个消息很高兴,他的妻子却看出这个消息可能意味着要出麻烦。
C)尽管布朗先生乐于听到这个消息,他的妻子则觉得可能会带来麻烦。
D)虽然布朗先生听到这个消息并不在乎,他的妻子对这个消息则显出明显的担忧。
64 His superior grades at high school enabled him to enroll at the tuition-free College of the City
Of New York
A)他的上级在高中期间学习时与他同级,所以有资格推荐他免考进入了纽约市一所大学。
B)他的上级在高中期间的学习成绩很优异.担保他自由进入了纽约市立大学。
C)由于在高中成绩显著,他参军后,免费进入了纽约市一所大学。
D)由于在高中成绩优异,他进入了免费的纽约市立大学。
65. Let it be known that Mr. Li Ming, native of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, male, born on April 15,1981,having specialized in Hardware
Technology in the Computer Department of this College, from September,1999 to July,2003 and having completed the three-year program
with qualified standing, is hereby awarded this Certificate of Graduation.
Part V Writing(25 minutes)
Task 1 summary writing
Directions: this part is to test your ability to do basic academic writing. You are required to read the following passage and then write a
summary (no less than 80 words) about what you have read. The summary must be written on the Answer Sheet.
Recently, one of my best friends, whom I’ve shared just about everything with since the first day of kindergarten, spent the weekend with
me. Since I moved to a new town several years ago, we’ve both always looked forward to the few times when we can see each other.
Over the weekend, we spent hours and hours, staying up late in to the night, talking about the people she was hanging around with. She
started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, about hoe he experimented with drugs and was into other self-destructive behavior
. I was blown away! She told me how she had been lying to her parents about where she was going and even sneaking out to see this
guy because they didn’t want her around him. No matter how hard I tried to tell her that she deserved better, she didn’t believe me. Her
self-respect seemed to have disappeared.
I tried to convince her that she was ruining her future and heading for big trouble. I felt like I was getting nowhere. I just couldn’t believe
that she really thought it was acceptable to hang with a bunch of losers, especially her boyfriend.
By the time she left, I was really worried about her and exhausted by the experience. I had been so frustrating. I had come close to telling
her several times during the weekend that maybe we had just grown too far apart to continue our friendship-but I didn’t. I put the power of
friendship to the ultimate test. We’d been friends for far too long. I had to hope that she valued me enough to know that I was trying to save
her from hurting herself. I wanted to believe that our friendship could conquer anything.
A few days later, she called to say that she had thought long and hard about our conversation, and then she told me that she had broken
up with her boyfriend. I just listened on the other end of the phone with tears of joy running down my face. Never had I been so proud of a friend.
Task 2
假设你所在的公司由于业务扩展的需要,将于下个月(8月28日)搬迁新址。请草拟
一封迁址通知。
内容:
1)搬迁原因.....
2)具体搬迁日期及新地址。新址为: 西安市长阳路2号18楼1808室,电话: （023）65102280
3)搬迁期间,照常营业。
4)欢迎新老顾客光临。
2012年武科大专升本考试英语模拟试九
Part I Listening Comprehension(15 minutes).
Section A
1. A) In a student dorm C) In an old friend’s house
B) In an apartment. D) In her uncle’s house.
2. A) Liz doesn’t know them well. C) She will phone Liz if he doesn’t.
B) The man should phone Liz D) She doesn’t know Liz’s phone number.
3. A) He couldn’t makeup her mind.
B) He’d like to have a company of his own.
C) He doesn’t have time for a job.
D) He already has a business of his own.
4. A) At the information desk C) On the platform.
B) On the train D) Near the stairs.
5. A) He hadn’t been there C) He didn’t like it.
B) He didn’t take care D) He wasn’t careful
Section B
Coversation 1
6. A) To a concert C) To his professor’s office.
B) To her brother’s house. D) To a birthday party.
7. A) She typed a paper. C) She visited her aunt.
B) She went to bed. D) She tried to study history.
Conversation 2
8 A) It needed fixing. C) It couldn’t receive any program.
B) It got lost D) Its images were not clear.
9. A) She went there too late C) She found it was closed.
B) She got the wrong directions D) She lost her map.
10. A) The shop was easy to find
B) The shop is located nearby,
C) They do good work and the prices are reasonable.
D) The repairmen are skilful although the prices may be high
Section C
11. What kind of foods should you buy last?
You should buy frozen and _______________________last
12. Why shouldn’t you make long stops on the way home after you have bought frozen foods?
They could become_________________________
13. What should you use when refrigeration isn’t available?
We should use_______________________________
14 Where should foods for camping be kept in?
It should be kept______________________
15. What should you do with food that doesn’t seem to be normal?
We should__________________________________
Part II Structure (15 minutes)
Section A
16. We didn’t see her at the party yesterday evening He __________________it.
A) mustn’t attend C)wouldn’t have attended
B) Can’t have attended D) needn’t have attended
17. If you need a dictionary, I’ll lend you________________
A) one C)some
B) the one D)another
18. Tom puts up his hand _______________________the teacher asks a question.
A) every time C) some time
B) in time D) at times
19. Are you going downtown this afternoon? I’m going to have these letters________
A) to mail C)mailed
B) mail D)mailing
20. My aunt_________ me for a long time when I met her yesterday.
A) didn’t C)hasn’t seen
B) hadn’t seen D)doesn’t
21. It was in this room_______ the conference was held
A) where C)that
B) in which D) which
22. If you had asked his for help, he ________ you some.
A) might give C)had given
B) might have given D) gave
23. This causes the metal to become softer than before and _____easier to machine
A) very C)much
B) more D)as
24 If you see him, please give my apologies ______________not having written to him.
A) about C)on
B) of D)for
25___________________you have to do is more practice.
A)All that B)All what C)That D)which
Section B
26. If I had enough money, I(go)on a trip to Beijing·
27 The headmaster demanded that every student (come)_________on time.
28. We objected to (have)______________the meeting without her.
29. I can’t find any (improve) _____________in your spelling.
30. The sofa is (comfort) _______________ to sit on.
31 Tom runs (quick) _______________of all the classmates in his class.
32. The boy pretended (sleep) ___________________when the father came in.
33. Two-thirds of the earth’s surface (be) ________________covered with water
34 The woman (stand) _________________at the door is the new waitress.
35. His English is even(bad)_______________________________than mine
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Task 1
The motor vehicle has killed and disabled more people in its brief history than any bomb or weapon ever invented Much of the
blood on the street flows essentially from uncivil(不文明的)behavior of drivers who refuse to respect the legal and moral rights of
others. So the killing on the road may be regarded as a social problem.
In fact, the enemies of society on wheels are rather harmless people. Just ordinary people acting carelessly, you might say.
But it is a principle both of law and common morality (道德)that carelessness is no excuse when one’s actions could bring death
or damage to others. A minority of the killers go even beyond carelessness to total negligence(疏忽).
Researchers have estimated that as many as 80 percent of all automobile accidents are due to the mental condition of the driver.
Emotional upsets can distort drivers’ reactions, slow their judgment, and blind them to dangers that might otherwise be evident.
The experts warm that it is vital for every driver to make a conscious effort to keep one’s emotions under control.
Yet the irresponsibility that Accounts for much of the problem is not confined to drivers. Street walkers regularly violate traffic
regulations, they are at fault in most vehicle walker accidents; and many cyclists even believe that they are not subject to the basic
roles of the road.
Significant legal advance have been made towards safer driving in the past few years. Safety standards for vehicle have been
raised both at the point of manufacture and through periodic road-worthiness inspections. In addition, speed limits have been
lowered. Due to these measures, the accident rate has decreased. But accident experts still worry because there has been little
or no improvement in the way drivers behave. The only real and lasting solution, say the experts, is to convince people that driving
is a skilled task requiring constant care and concentration. Those who fail to do all these things present a threat to those with whom
they share the road.
36. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the passage?
A) To show that the motor vehicle is a very dangerous invention.
B) To promote understanding between careless drivers and street walkers.
C) To discuss traffic problems and propose possible solutions
D) To warn drivers of the importance of safe driving
37. According to the passage, traffic accidents may be regarded as a social problem because
A) autos have become most destructive to mankind
B) people usually pay little attention to law and morality
C) civilization brings much harm to people
D) the lack of virtue is becoming more severe
38. Why does the author mention the mental condition of the driver in Paragraph 3?
A) To give an example of the various reasons for road accidents.
B) To show how important it is for drivers to be emotionally healthy.
C) To show some of the inaccurate estimations by researchers
D) To illustrate the hidden tensions in the course of driving.
39 Who are NOT MENTIONED as being responsible for the road accidents?
A) Careless bicycle-riders.
B) Mindless people walking in the street
C) Irresponsible drivers.
D) Irresponsible manufactures of automobiles
40 Which of the following best reflects the author’s attitude toward future without traffic accident problems?
A) Doubtful yet still longing for it
B) Happy and rather confident
C) Surprised and very pleased
D) Disappointed and deeply worried
Task 2
Say goodbye to the Mountain Gorilla. Say farewell to the Short Tailed Chinchilla.
That’s the conclusion of the United Nations Environment Program’s (UNEP) Third Global Environmental Outlook Report. The report
was compiled(编写)for the UN from the work of 1100 scientists. It predicts the state of the planet in the year 2032 based on the policies
and practices of the last 30 years. If these continue, UNEP says, we’re going to be living on a very lonely planet. By 2032,one quarter of
the World’s mammal species(哺乳动物种群)will disappear. They will be joined by l2% of the world’s bird species. And according to
UNEP, 5 611 species of plants will also be wiped out but since only 4% of the world’s plant species have been examined in detail,
that figure will probably be much higher.
UNEP blames a variety of causes, from poverty and overpopulation to pollution, global warming and profit-driven economic and trade
policies. But there is some good news. There has been all 85% reduction in the use of chemicals, for instance. And around 10% of the
earth’s surface is in protected areas like national parks, five times as much as 30 years ago.
"We can never know for certain what lies before us" said a UNEP official” The future is another country. But we can see how our actions
or lack of actions might shape the environment and the inhabitants(居民)of this extraordinary blue planet by 2032,”
4l) At the beginning of the passage "Mountain Gorilla" and "Short Tailed Chinchilla" seem to be some
A) mountains B)rivers C)animals D)sceneries
42. The report predicts that if we should carry on the policies and practices of the last 30 years,
A) the world would become much more developed
B) many animals and plants would soon disappear
C) we would use as many chemicals as possible
D) we would keep as many national parks as possible
43. As the report predicts, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A) 12%of the bird species will disappear by 2032.
B) Thousands of plant species will disappear by 2032.
C) 25%of the mammal species will no longer exist by 2032.
D) 4%of the world’s plant species will no longer exist by 2032.
44. Which of the following is not to blamed for the worsening of the environment on our planet?
A) National parks. C) Overpopulation.
B) Global warming D) Chemicals.
45. A UNEP official said,“The future is another country.”Here he implies that””.
A) We can never do anything for the future
B) We can never know for certain about the future
C) We can see how lack of actions might effect on the inhabitants
D) We can see how our actions might influence the environment
Task 3
Directions: The following an introduction of Dry Ice After reading if you are required to complete the outline below it (No.46 through NO.50)
.You should write your answers briefly(in no more than 3 words)on the Answer sheet correspondingly.
Can you imagine that ice does not melt and is not wet? Have you ever heard of dry ice? Dry ice is made by freezing a gas. It is quite differen
t from ordinary ice which is simply frozen water. Dry ice was first manufactured in 1925 It has since fulfilled the hopes 0f its inventor. It can
be used for making artificial fog in the movies. When steam is passed over dry ice, a very dense vapor rises. It can also be used for destroying
insects in grain supplies. It is more practical than ordinary ice because it takes up less space and it is 142 degrees colder. Since it turns
into stream, instead of melting into water, it is cleaner to use. For these reasons, it is extremely popular and many people prefer it to ordinary
ice. Dry ice is so cold that if you touch it with your bare fingers, it will burn you.
Dry ice
Time of invention: 46
Uses: to make: 47 in the movie；
to destroy 48
Advantages over ordinary ice: takes_____________49___________；
be___________50_________
Task 5
Good morning and welcome to this writing course. My Name is Jack Peterson This morning I’d like to talk about the basic skills of essay writing.
Essay writing is necessary to college students because you have to write a paper for your Course requirement or publication later on.
As a student, you may often use writing as a way of expressing your thoughts and feelings. If you want to write clearly, your thoughts must be clear.
Again your purposes for writing are important.
To write a good essay, it is first necessary to choose a good topic. Be sure that you know topic well Second, you need to select enough materials
or facts for your essay, and list all the points you feel related to the topic. Then you need to know how to organize the essay in the right order.
Certainly you have to check the essay when you have finished it.
56. When was the speech made?
In the __________________________________ period of the course.
57. What was the topic of this writing lecture?
On
58. What did the speaker think of essay Writing?
It is _____________________________________to college student.
59. What should a student have if he wants to write an essay clearly?
60. How many steps did the speaker recommend of writing all essay?
PartⅣ translation—English to Chinese (25 minutes) ,
61. Last term candidates were not allowed to bring books into the examination room
A)前一条款规定,候选人不准带书进入考场。
B)上学期,候选人不准带书进入考场。
C)上学期,考生不准带书进入考场。
D)前一条款规定,考生不能带书进入考场。
62-He was just talking to me and he said he was getting ready to drive over to see you·
A)他刚才跟我谈过,他正开车来看你呢。
B)他刚才跟我谈过,他还说要开车来看你。
C)他刚才对我说,他要开车来看你呢。
D)他刚才对我说,他已经准各好了要送车给你。
63. Thanks a million for your thoughtful and generous gift, and our best wishes to you for the New
Year.
A)你赠给我们既有思想性、义有雅量的礼物,我们万分感谢,我们把它看作是新年里最美好的礼物。
B)你赠给我们既有思想性、又有雅量的礼物,我们万分感谢,在此向你致以新年美好的祝愿。
C)你赠给我们精美,中意的礼物,我们万分感谢,在此向你致以新年美好的祝愿。
D)你赠给我们精美、中意的礼物,我们万分感谢,我们把它看作是新年里最美好的礼物。
64. In honor of the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. James Gray their sons and daughters request the pleasure of Dr. and Mrs.
Preston’s company at dinner on Friday, June 6 at eight o’clock at the Hamp Hotel.
A)为祝贺詹姆斯·格雷先生及夫人金婚,他们的子女谨定于6月6日星期五8点在汉普饭店举行宴会,恭请普里斯顿博士及夫人光临。
B)有幸庆祝詹姆斯·格雷先生及夫人金婚,他们的子女谨定于6月6日星期五8点在汉普饭店举行宴会,恭请普里斯顿博士及夫人届时作陪。
C)为祝贺詹姆斯·格雷先生及夫人光荣结婚50周年,他们的子女谨定于6月6日星期五8点在汉普饭店举行宴会,恭请普里斯顿博士及夫人光临。
D)有幸庆祝詹姆斯·格雷先生及夫人光荣结婚50周年,他们的子女谨定于6月6日星期五8点在汉普饭店举行宴会,恭请普里斯顿博士及夫人届时作陪。
65 Attached are the completed application forms for admission and financial aid for the fall semester of 2003.I have requested that the
letters of recommendation and my academic transcript be sent to you directly. I shall appreciate your favorable consideration in admitting
me to your college for this year,
Part V Writing(25 minutes)
Task 1 summary writing
Directions: this part is to test your ability to do basic academic writing. You are required to read the following passage and then write a
summary (no less than 80 words) about what you have read. The summary must be written on the Answer Sheet.
The traditional English breakfast-tea, toast, marmalade, eggs, bacon, sausages, tomatoes, mushrooms, etc.-is both good and filling,
and breakfast is the only aspect of English cooking that is frequently and enthusiastically praised by foreigners. Few of the English eat
this regularly. The upper-middle and upper classes drink weak, dishwater-coloured, unsweetened tea. Taking tea with sugar is regarded
by many as an infallible(绝对可靠的) lower-class indicator. Putting the milk into the cup first is also a lower-class habit. Toast is a
breakfast staple, and an all-purpose, anytime comfort food. Margarine is regarded as decidedly “common” by the middle and upper classes,
who use butter.
The English do not take the middle-of-the-day meal at all seriously: most make do with a sandwich or some other quick, easy,
single-dish meal. The timing of lunch is not a class indicator, as almost everyone has lunch at around one o’clock. The only class
indicator is what you call this meal: if you call it “dinner”, you are working class; everyone else, from the lower-middles upwards,
calls it “lunch”.
The evening meal is a clear class indictor: if you call it “tea” and eat it at around half past six, you are almost certainly working class
or of working-class origin. If you call it “dinner”, and eat it around seven o’clock, you are probably lower-middle or middle-middle.
If you normally only use the term “dinner”: for rather formal evening meals, and call your informal, family evening meal “supper”,
you are probably upper-middle or upper class. The timing of these meals tends to be more flexible, but a family “supper” is
generally eaten at around half-past seven, while a “dinner” would usually be later, from half past eight onwards.
To everyone but the working classes, “tea” is a light meal taken at around four o’clock in the afternoon, and consists of tea (the drink)
with cakes, scones(烤饼), jam, biscuits and perhaps a little sandwiches--traditional including cucumber sandwiches-with the
crusts(面包皮) cut off. The working classes call this “afternoon tea”, to distinguish it from the evening “tea” that the rest call supper or dinner.
Task 2
假设上个月你出差去广州,在一家著名的百货公司花了1200元买了一件大衣。洗后发现褪色厉害。你给商厦写一封投诉信.
内容包括:
1)情况说明:
2)要求解决问题(全额退款)；
3)要求尽快答复。
注意写信基本格式。
2012年武科大专升本考试英语模拟试十
Part I Listening Comprehension (15 minutes)
Section A
1. A) He has a lot of work to do C) He is very surprised to hear the news.
B) He has problem with his hearing. D) He has to go to a doctor on Saturday
2. A) She has been waiting for her friend’s coming.
B) She has kept her friend’s letter for six weeks.
C) She hasn’t written to her friend for six weeks.
D) She owed her friend some money.
3. A) He doesn’t want to change his job. C) He doesn’t agree with the woman.
B) He doesn’t hear the Woman clearly. D) He doesn’t want to be the boss.
4. A) The woman wants her seat reserved. C) The woman wants to leave the place.
B) The man is in a hurry to get the seat. D) The man wants someone to keep his seat.
5. A) The woman wants to return the watch to the company.
B) The woman is buying her husband a gift.
C) The woman’s watch doesn’t work properly.
D) The woman wants to make a complaint on the watch.
Section B
Conversation l
6 A) She used to work in her spare time. C) She’s got a new job.
B) She works at a hotel D) She’s planning to change her job.
7 A) He believes one has to accept whatever a job brings him
B) He thinks she shouldn’t keep the present job.
C).He believes the woman hasn’t made a wise choice.
D).He Suggests the woman take advantage of her new job.
Conversation 2
8. A) At the airport. C) In a store.
B) In a post office D) At a receptionist.
9. A) Buy a postcard. C) Send an express.
B) Send a package. D) Buy a stamp.
10. A) 40 cents. C) 50 cents.
B) 30 cents. D)20 cents
Section C
11. What has been the general form of the expression of thoughts and feelings?
In the form of12.How is communication completed when there is a language barrier?
Through_________________________________________________
13 What do motions in sign language stand for?
They stand for letters____________________________________
14. What does shaking the head indicate?
It indicates_____________________________________
15. What is the most common form of language?
It is_____________________________________________
Part 11 Structure (15 minutes)
Section A
16. Mary got a cold So she ______________________stay in bed right now.
A) can C) needs
B) may D) could
17-We have four computers in our office but ______________________of them are in good order,
A) all C)one
B) none D)both
18._________________ you keep On practicing English, you can use it freely one day
A) As long as C) As well as
B) As soon as D) As possible as
19. The building now______________________________ down is our old office building.
A) to be torn C)being torn
B) torn D)tearing
20. She bought a new bike last Sunday because her old one:
A) had stolen C) was stolen
B) had been stolen D)stolen
21. I called Tom at his office but the voice______________ answered the phone was not his
A) who C)which
B) whom D)when
23. I wish you________________——here last night. All of us were waiting for your arrival.
A) Came C) come
B) had come D) will come
24 I would rather you _________________ good things to her
A) do C)will
B) did D)has done
25.This is——-----------place that I have ever been to in my life,
A) the better C)the best
B) a good D)a better
Section B
26. Every hour and every minute (be) _______________important.
27. I was so busy yesterday that I forgot (call) you.
25. Look at the clock! It’s time you (go) to bed.
29. Bread and butter (be) what they usually have for breakfast.
30. The house looks shabby and needs (paint)
31. They have got used to (live) in the city now,
32 They saw him grow up from (child) ___________________________
33 If you read the paper (care)_____________________I am sure you will pass the exam.
34. John is (old) of the three waiters.
35. I think it’s no use (read) without, understanding.
PartⅢ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Task l
The West has begun to take more notice of the East. The fifth volume of an enormous worker-assessing the Chinese
contribution to science and technology is to be published next year. The first volume, which was published twenty years ago,
set the tone for the whole work in it, evidence was given to show that many inventions which, until then, Western historians
had claimed for Europe, were made first in China. The attempt to rewrite the intellectual history of the world was not received
without protest by some famous historians. However the evidence that has been presented so far in the first four volumes
has persuaded many historians who were skeptical at first. China’s invention of paper printing, the magnetic compass and
gunpowder has never been disputed, but this new history has added advanced bridge design, mechanical clocks, paddle
boats and many other inventions to the list.
In the four volumes published so far no attempt has been made to explain why China has not kept up with the West in
science and technology in modern times. It is probable that the answer is to be found in the social and economic history
of China where a static (静态的)society under a relatively kind ruling of scholars contrasts with the potentially revolutionary
and dynamic society of the West at the end of the Middle Ages. In recent years, the Chinese government has been making
every effort to catch up with the, West again, and there is little doubt that the gap is being reduced year by year. But will China
avoid the West’s mistakes?
36. So far, how many volumes of the book have been published?
A) Five C) Three
B) Four D) None.
37.The first volume was published------------——
A) ten years ago C) five years ago
B) last year D)twenty years ago
38.In Paragraph 1,the word“skeptical" means——
A) doubtful C) sad
B) worried D) angry
39. Which of the following is NOT MENTIONED in the passage?
A) Gunpowder. C) Paddle boats.
B) Needles. D) Bridge design.
40.The best title for this passage is
A) China’s Inventions C) China Is Catching Up
B) Comparisons between the East and the West D) Situations in China
Task 2
In China phone talk is expensive. If you want to make it cheaper, make phone calls using the Interact, which can cost as little
as 30%or even 5% of a traditional call.
But changing your DDD(domestic direct dial)and your IDD(international direct dial)calls for the net version, called voice over
the internet protocol(互联网协议) or VoIP, requires you to choose between different types of technology, with different advantages.
If a telephone connection was a road, a regular phone call allows you and the person you are calling to share the road without
anyone else. On this empty road, the connection is fast, efficient, and uninterrupted. But with VoIP technology, your voice is broken
into millions of separated packets of information that share the road with all the billions of other bits of information on the Internet.
When the packets reach the person you are calling, they are gathered to resemble your voice. Depending on which type of VoIP
you are using, the speed of the Internet connection, Internet traffic,-and the service provider, the resulting voice quality can
vary—from quite good to quite awful.
The three main ways of using the interact to make calls are PC-to-Pc家用电脑calls, PC-to-Phone calls and China’s popular
IP phone card.
VoIP calls are cheapest when they are made between two computers or between a PC and a telephone. For both, make sure
you have a computer, an interact connection, a sound card, and most importantly, a headset(套头耳机)with a microphone.
41.People prefer IP phone calls to ordinary ones because the former IS——
A) much more convenient C)more dependable
B) much cheaper D)more efficient
42.The author of this passage mentions”a road”in his introduction of the IP phones
A) to make it easier for the reader to understand the new technology
B) to imply that the phone calls are usually made on the road
C) because people usually would share a road with each other
D) because the road you are walking on is usually empty
43. Which of the following will affect the voice quality through Internet?
A) With VolP technology, the phone caller’s voice will be broken into pieces.
B) Different types of technology are accompanied with different advantages.
C)With VoIP technology, the quality of voice will always remain the same.
D)On the Internet, information will be broken into pieces and then connected again.
44. Which of the following will affect the voice quality through Internet?
A) The speed of your voice. C) The Internet traffic.
B) The speed of the Internet D) The service of the operation
45. The main purpose for the author to write this passage is
A）to introduce a new technology called VoIP
B）to inform that IP phone calls are sometimes quite awful
C）to tell us that D calls are dependent on personal computers
D）to compare the P calls with the traditional phone calls
Task 3
Do you wish to enter a summer school of English in Britain? Here are some tips(指导).
Most summer school courses in Britain last for two to four weeks. During that time, students live either with a British family,
or at the school, or in a hotel. They have about 15 hours of lessons every Monday to Friday, usually in the mornings. Each
school has a lot of different courses. Some are for beginners and others are for intermediate or advanced students. The
lessons are fun, the classes are small and the teachers are all from English—speaking countries. But summer school
students don’t just speak English in the classroom. They are in Britain, so they speak and read and hear it outside, too.
That’s why they learn so quickly and why a summer school course is really a holiday. Only one third of each course is
taught in the classroom. The rest takes place during a busy afternoon and evening timetable of visits, sports and games.
These activities help everyone to make new friends, have fun and improve their English.
Summer School Courses in Britain
Learners: 46
Accommodation: 47 ; at the school or in a hotel
Length of courses: 48 weeks
Timetable of courses: 49 in the morning；
50 in the afternoon and evening
Task 0
English Colleges Australasia Search
EduSeek found 56 040 Web pages for you.
Institute of Languages, UNSW (Sydney, Australia)
International and migrant students can learn English at one of the largest university language centers in Australia.
URL (Uniform Resource Locator): http: //www.1ang.unsw.edu.au/
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SELC, Sydney English Language. Centre
Intensive English courses: General English(9 levels),English for Academic Purposes, Business English, High School
Bridging Program, English for the Internet, Cambridge Test Preparation…
URL: http://www.ics .com. au / selc /
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Australian English Colleges
English colleges list. New South Wales: A.G Mate Academy, Alpha Beta Colleges, Access
Language Centre, Aspect International Language Schools International Language Schools, Australian…
URL: http://www.ics . com.au/sss.english.1ist.e.html
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口English Colleges in New Zealand
Unique international study destination, how to get there, where and what to study...
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口St. Mark’s International Colleges, Perth＆Sydney
Part of the GEOS(Global Educational Opportunities＆Services)group. Our two Australian
colleges…
URL: http: //www. stmarks. com. au
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56. Who will probably read this page?
Those who want to in Australia mad New Zealand.
57. Which search result gives the name of a college offering computer classes?
SELC, that is centre
58. What information does Australian English College give?
It gives a(n)
59. Which search result says the country offers a language learning experience that is like no
others?
English Colleges in
60. How many web-pages did the search engine find for the user?
PartⅣTranslation—English to Chinese(25 minutes)
61.John did not distinguish himself as a student, but he was very active in class.
A)约翰隐藏了自己是一名学生的身份,这具有一定的积极意义。。
B)作为学生,约翰不能与其他学生区别开来,这样恰恰使他能在班上起作用。
C)在班上,约翰的表现显得他并不像是学生,但他很活跃。
D)约翰当年并不是出色的学生,但他在班上很活跃。
62.The severest test of character is not SO much the ability to keep a secret as it is, but when the secret is finally out
to refrain from disclosing that you knew it all along.
A)如果你能保守秘密,这不能算是品德高尚；而只有在秘密泄露后,你还能不说你早就知道,这才是真正的高尚。
B)对品德的最严格考验,不在于你能否保守秘密,而在于秘密泄露后你能否不说你早就知道。
C)对品德的最严格考验,不在于你有没有意识到这是否是个秘密,而在于秘密泄露后你说出你早就知道
D) 如果你要做到保守秘密，体验对品德的最严格考验，就要做到在秘密泄露后也不说出去。
63. Tharkeray had the kindness which I, for me, have never met a journalist who lacked.
A) 撒克里对人非常亲切，这种品质就我个人而言，还从来没有看到哪一个新闻工作者有过
B) 撒克里对我非常亲切，具有这种品质的人，我还从来没有看到哪一个新闻工作者有过。
C）撒克里具有与人为善的品质,这种品质就我个人而言,还从来没有看到一个新闻作者缺少过。
D) 撒克里具有对我友善的品质,具有这种品质的人,我还从来没有看到一个新闻工作者缺少过。
64. I’m afraid 1 won’t be able to go to the Great Wall tomorrow, because I haven’t been feeling very well the last two or
three days and the doctor told me to stay at home and rest.
A)恐怕我明天不能去游览长城。我的病在接下来的两三天内都不会好,所以医生要我呆在家,不能到处乱走。
B)恐怕我明天不能去游览陈城。我的病在接下来的两三天内都不会好.所以医生要我呆在家休息。
C)恐怕我明天不能去游览长城。最近两三天我感到很不舒服,医生要我呆在家里休息。
D)恐怕我明天不能去游览长城。最近两三天我感到很不舒服,医生要我呆在家里,不要到处乱走.
65 From March 20th.The Sunday Times Appointments section will enhance its reputation as being first choice for executives
on the move, carrying even more premier positions with salaries in excess of￡85 000 per annum. See the front page of
this weeks’ section or, for further information, please telephone 0714814481.
Part V Writing(25 minutes)
Task 1 summary writing
Directions: this part is to test your ability to do basic academic writing. You are required to read the following passage and
then write a summary (no less than 80 words) about what you have read. The summary must be written on the Answer Sheet.
According to a new study, the growth of websites like Facebook and Myspace means people now have record numbers
of occasional friends. A typical “social networking” use now lists at least 150 “friends” on his home page.
A recent research, based on interviews with around 200 users, found that only a handful are genuine friends. The rest are
the online equivalent of friendly faces on a train or high street.
Social networking sites are the fastest growing Internet phenomenon. Facebook now has four million users in Britain – compared
to 500,000 a year ago. The site allows people to display information about themselves, their latest photographs, links to favourite
websites, gossip, video clips and music with other people. The information can be made available to anyone – or just to selected
friends. In order to make a friend on Facebook, the user sends a mesaage to his target. The receive can then choose whether to
reciprocate (互换, 回报).
Although fans of social networking websites say they encourage genuine relationships, people who use the sites tend to have
around five close friends – the same number as people who stay away from the Internet. “People find that face-to-face communication
is essential if they are going to be friends,” said an expert. “It is very easy to be deceptive if you cannot see or hear someone whom
you are communicating with.”
However, the sites encourage people to have more acquaintances – the sort of people you might nod to in the street. Most of its
users are in their teens or 20s, although the number of older people using the site is growing. Stephen is one of such users.
Within a couple of weeks of signing up, he was deluged (使充满, 使泛滥) with 150 requests a day, and was forced to hide his
page from public view.
Social networking sites are also fuelling a new hobby of people collecting. Where once people collected stamps, coins and
butterflies, they now rack up thousands of names they claim are “friends.” Some people collect friends like boys collect Airfix
models. It’s not uncommon to see sites with 1,000 friends. Most are weak friends, while some are trophy friends.
Task 2
美国加利福尼亚大学Smith教授应邀来你校做报告,内容为: 如何选择自己喜欢的职业。
下面是一份校方拟好的通知单。请你根据通知单上的内容写一份英语通知。
英语讲座内容: 如何选择自己喜欢的职业
报告人: 美国加利福尼亚大学Smith教授
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Part I
Listening Comprehension
Section A
1. A) To make a Phone call C) To write her paper
B) To enjoy music D) To watch TV
2. A) He's having a rest at home. C) He's preparing for an exam.
B) He's studying mathematics D) He's working for something.
3. A) She doesn't care about others. C) She is absent-minded.
B) She has never been late D) She often eats her own words
4. A) He lost his coat C) He has a bad headache
B) He missed his coat D) He had a terrible dream
5. A) In a library. C) In a museum
B) In a shop D) In a restaurant
Section B
6. A) He seldom goes t bed late. C) He does exercise every day
B) He always keeps a light heart D) He never loses his temper
7. A) About three times a week. C) About five times a week
B) About four times a week D) About six times a week.
8. A) Exercises a lot. C) Enjoys music
B) Watches TV D) Play tennis
9. A) London C) Toronto
B) Teheran D) Chicago
10. A) It's pretty cold C) It's hot
B) It's humid D) It's nice
Section C
11. When did the story happen?
It happened a few days_________________
12. Who stayed and had a party?
The young men and the _______________ did.
13. Why did Joe look at his watch every few minutes?
Because he lived far away form the city and he had__________ at home.
14. When did Joe begin to leave?
He left about____________________
15. How did Joe go to work?
He went to work____________________
Part II Structure
Section A
16. He is usually _______________duty in the office every two days.
A) in B) for C) at D) on
17. Our dean, Mr. White, refused to accept______0f these suggestions made by us.
A) neither B) either C) any D) none
18. The doctor told me that I had to stay _________ bed for at least three days.
A) On B) in C) with D) to
19. He threw all the cigarettes into the dustbin as if _______ to quit smoking.
A) determined B) determining C) to determine D) determine
20 The house stays empty ________ when its owner comes in summer.
A) though B) except C) besides D) unless
21. They have come to China not only to learn Chinese, but __________ about her culture
A) learn B) learning C) to learn D) learned
22. John was sure that by five o'clock, he ____________ the milking.
A) finished C) would finish .
B) would be finishing D) would have finished
23 That is the person __________ you have brought all the documents.
A) to whom B) for whom C) who D) whose
24. He raised the question of _________ we could get the necessary fund
A) if B) whether C) weather D) that
25. The more I looked at the picture, ________________
A) the more l liked it C) more l liked it
B) I liked it the more D) I liked it more
Section B
26. He mustn't sign the ____________ (agree) until he has looked it through.
27. I was proud of your__________ (elect) as one of the representatives.
28. The government has paid more attention to the_________ (educate) of girls in the countryside.
29. There_________ (exist) a lot of cultural differences between the east and the west.
30. It's____________ (danger) for children under 12 to ride the bicycle on the road.
31. We have to go to the library_________ (frequent) to search information for our term paper.
32 Those foreign professors were___________ (please) with the arrangements there
33. We were surprised________ (hear) that he had left school.
34. I'd like to tell you that my request is that they___________ (set) free immediately
35. 1 don't think it's worth___________ (take) a taxi over such a short distance.
Part III Reading Comprehension
Task l
In the past, a city's major shopping district was in its downtown area. People could get downtown more
easily than they could get to other parts of the City. Before the 1960s, the best way to travel in a city was
on a street-car, a subway, a railroad, or an elevated train. All of these ran on tracks that led downtown.
As our cities grew outward, people living far from the center of town needed a place they could drive to
quickly. Driving downtown was difficulty. Finding a parking space downtown was something impossible
People also needed a shopping place where they could park easily.
To meet the shopping needs of people living in the suburbs, groups of businesses moved farther out,
too. Today most suburbs have large shopping centers.
Modern and well-planned shopping centers are built on large areas of ground. They have even more
space for parking than they do for stores. The shopping centers have many different kinds of stores.
Often, the shoppers can do all their shopping in one place.
The very large shopping centers have malls which make shopping pleasant. The mall is an area
between stores set aside for walking. Shoppers can stroll from store to store and enjoy beautiful
fountains, statues, and plants. There are benches so that shoppers may rest. Some shopping
centers have malls with roofs that protect shoppers from the weather outside.
36. The first paragraph tells us that in the past
A) few people drove cars to do shopping
B) it was convenient to do shopping downtown
C) people liked to live in downtown areas
D) street-cars were the main vehicle within a city
37. Why did some businesses move from downtown to the suburbs?
A) They needed more space to build modem large stores.
B) People did not like to do shopping in city centers.
C) Shopping downtown was difficult due to heavy traffic.
D) Downtown businesses were not as good as before
38. Nowadays people prefer to go shopping in big mails because. Malls ___
A) are much closer to their homes
B) have much larger walking space
C) can shelter people from sunshine
D) are more pleasant for shoppers.
39. The passage is mainly about
A) changes of people's shopping habits
B) the need for modern shopping centers
C) people's life in the center of big cities
D) how to run a business in the suburbs
40. We can conclude from the passage that
A) suburban areas are beautiful and pleasant places
B) elevated trains will be built to connect shopping centers
C) only city people visit big shopping centers
D) suburban people will have more shopping centers
Task 2
Life insurance isn't fun to buy. It forces you to think about your death. a subject many prefer not
to face But there's a single. Important reason to buy life insurance to provide an income for your
dependents if you die
Don't depend only on an agent to plan your life-insurance needs. Rough estimates are guesses
they may produce too little or too much insurance. Carry too little insurance and you may not provide
a reasonable standard of living for your family after your death; carry too much and you may not enjoy
a reasonable standard of living while you're alive.
Most people who have life insurance don't have enough. The medium amount of coverage for all
adults with life insurance was only $15. 000 in 1984. That's obviously not enough to sustain (使持续)
a family with young children for very long. Nationwide insurance found that the married men in its
1984 survey carried an average about $43 516 worth insurance but needed some $98507 more.
How do you determine the amount of life insurance you would need to maintain your family's current
life-style if the bread-winner died? First, calculate what your family's expenses would be if you died
tomorrow. Then analyze your assets (财富) and the sources of income that you can use to cover the
expenses. Finally, subtract (减去) the assets from the needs. The result is the amount of additional
two insurance that you'll need to buy.
41. The passage intends to tell us that life insurance
A) should be bought by ourselves
B) is important to our life
C) has a lot of advantages
D) must be carefully calculated
42. Why is life insurance not fun to buy?
A) Because many people do not like to think of it.
B) Because many people do not know how to buy it
C) Because it reminds us that we may die one day.
D) Because it forces us to take care of our dependents.
43. Why can’t we depend on agents to buy insurance for us?
A) Because they may charge too much from us.
B) Because they may not buy the right amount of insurance for us.
C) Because they may not look upon insurance differently from us.
45. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A) Most people buy insurance when they are alive
B) Those who buy insurance seldom think of their family.
C) Life insurance is usually bought right before one dies.
D) People tend to buy less insurance than needed:
Task3
Directions: Read the following passage and complete the information by filling in the blanks marked
46 through 50 in the table below with no more than 3 words for each blank.
Join the Team for a Cure
The Arthritis (关节炎) walk is the Arthritis Foundation's nationwide team event that raises funds to fight
arthritis, the nation's number one cause of disability (残疾) . Walking is a fun and healthy way to team
up with the Arthritis Foundation to make a difference in the lives of people with arthritis.
Walking with people who you know adds to the fun! Recruit five or more friends, family members or
co-workers to walk and raise funds together to help find a cure for arthritis. Form a team, and you'll
get early registration, special check-in and more. Individuals are also welcome to walk
Register today! Fill out the attached form and mail or fax it to receive your walk packet.
Raise funds to fight arthritis. Start collecting today. Your goal is to raise$100, that's just 1O
donations (捐助) of $10.
Walk in honor of someone with arthritis.
The Arthritis Walk
Organizer of the event: ________46__________
Objective of the event: ___________47______________
Participants of the event: company teams, family members and______48_______
Way for registration: ______49_____ the registration form and______50_______
it for receiving the walk packet
Task 5
Directions: Read the following advertisement. After reading it, you are required to read the questions
and then complete the answers below them (NO.56 through No.60). You should write your answers
briefly (in no more than 3 words) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.
Special Services
Gray Line - A symbol of reliable, safe and efficient international network of sightseeing and destination
(目的地) service companies worldwide.
Joining Gray Line Tours is an excellent way to be familiar with a city without trouble.
We also specialize in other travel-related services.
Group and Individual Visa
Single and/or Multiple entries
Express Service 1/2 day, 1 day, 2 days.
For information, please call 2368 7111
Ticketing &Hotel Reservation
Accommodation arrangement for Hong Kong, Macau. Guangzhou. Etc.
Ferry tickets to Macau
Through-trains, express buses to Guangzhou, Beijing. Etc.
For information, please call 2367 0082
Gray Line Tours of Hone Kong Limited
5/F, Cheong Hing Bldg, 72 Nathan Road, TSL Kowloon
(Opposite to the Mosque/entrance from Humphreys Ave)
56. What kind of company is Gray Line?
It is an international network of _____________ service companies
57. What special services does the company offer?
The company offers ___________________ services.
58. Which number will you dial if you need Express Service?
I will dial_________________________________________
59. What kind of information can you get if you dial Telephone No. 2367 00827?
We can get information about the reservation of___________________________________
60. Where is the company located?
It is located in______________________________________________________
PartⅣ Translation English to Chinese (20 minutes)
Directions: This part, numbered 61 through 65, is to test your ability to translate English to Chinese.
After each of the sentences numbered 61 to 64, you will read four choices of suggested translation.
You should choose the best translation and mark the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet.
And for the paragraph numbered 65, write your translation in the corresponding space on the
Translation/Composition Sheet.
61. He was wearing a rough gray coat, which was in good shape, but which had seen many winters
before this one.
A) 他穿着一件深灰色大衣, 这件大衣的款式不错, 不过这种款式几年前便开始流行了。
B) 他穿着一件粗布灰大衣. 这件大衣不是很旧, 但已穿过好几个冬天了。
C) 他穿着一件粗制的灰色外套. 外套样子很好, 只是他已经穿了好几年了。
D) 他穿着一件深灰色大衣, 做工考究, 但是今年冬天才在市面上出现。
62 By 2005, high-speed data communications links will connect you, your computer, the supermarket,
and the rest of the country
A) 到2005年, 高速数据通讯将把你、你的计算机、超市和全国各地连为一体。
B) 2005年, 高速传输将把你和你计算机上的信息快速地传输给超市和其它国家。
C) 2005年, 高速数据传输线将把你和你的计算机连接到超市以及其它国家。
D) 到2005年, 高速数据通信会将你、你的计算机、超市及其它国家连接到一起。
63. The real frontier for cars of the future lies not in body design but with computer activation.
A) 将来汽车未被开发的领域不在车体的设计, 而在于计算机的功能。
B) 未来汽车要真正发展前沿, 并不在车身的设计, 而在于计算机系统。
C) 未来汽车的真正尖端领域不在于车身的样式, 而在于计算机的启动控制上。
D) 将来汽车发展的真正方向不在于车身式样, 而是在于内部计算机控制。
64 But contrary to a popular assumption, economy is far from being the only one power, or even the greatest.
A) 但是与流行的假设一致的是, 经济的作用不仅是唯一的, 也是最重要的。
B) 但是与这种假设相反, 经济根本就是唯一的或是重要的。
C) 但是与时下流行的假设相反, 经济不但是唯一的动力, 也是最重要的动力。
D) 但是同流行的看法相反, 经济远非是唯一的动力, 或甚至不是最有力的动力。
65. Smart consumers know the value and satisfaction that comes from dealing with shops and restaurants
that have high standards of quality. This is why the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKT B) (香港旅游发展局) has
organized the Quality Tourism Services (QTS) (优质旅游服务) Scheme. The QTS Scheme makes it easy for
you to find shops and restaurants that you call trust. All you have to do is to look for the QTS sign displayed
prominently by shops and restaurants that have qualified for this significant recognition.
Part V Writing (25 minutes)
Task 1 summary writing
Directions: this part is to test your ability to do basic academic writing. You are required to read the following
passage and then write a summary (no less than 80 words) about what you have read. The summary must
be written on the Answer Sheet.
Global warming is heating the planet twice as quickly as previously feared.
Temperature could soar by nearly 6C this century--faster than at any time in the past 10,000 years, warns a
UN report released recently.
In the past 100 years the Earth’s temperature rose by only 0.6C. But the last decade of the 20th century was
the warmest on record.
Talks to cut emissions by five percent collapsed(失败、破裂) in the Hague several months ago. The report
warns that a temperature rise of up to 5.8C, with the warming of the oceans and melting of polar icecaps,
will force sea levels to rise by as much as 3ft, making tens of millions of people in Bangladesh and Egypt
homeless. Parts of lowland Britain are also risk.
Scientists believe the predicted rise, which will bring storms, floods and droughts, will be partly due to a
reduction in air pollution. The report was issued at a meeting in Shanghai attended by experts from 99 countries.
A pollution clean-up will be partly to blame for such a temperature rise. A reduction in emissions of
sulphur dioxide(二氧化硫) cools the atmosphere.
The UN’s International Panels on Climate Change called on government to step up efforts to curb global warming
by reducing emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, which are produced by burning fossil fuels.
British scientists Professor Sir John Houghton said:“The six degrees depends on just how much fossil fuel we
burn this next century. If we burn less, then the increase will be less.”
Roger Higman, spokesman for environment campaigners Friends of the Earth, said the report was“terrifying”.
Task 2
Directions: In this part, you are required to write an English letter based on the following instruction given in
Chinese. You should white your letter on the Translation/Composition Sheet.
ABC公司正在招聘一名会计。你, 李琳, 对此很感兴趣, 请你写一封自荐信。内容包括:
你的学习经历, 你学习的专业, 你的工作经历以及应聘的原因。注意书信的格式。
Words for reference: 会计: accountant
2012年武科大高升专考试英语模拟试二
Part I Listening Comprehension (15 minutes)
SectionＡ
1. A) The man can correct his mistake later
B) The man can’t change his answer now
C) The man didn’t finish his test
D) The man failed in his test
2. A) In a shop B) In a theater
C) In a restaurant D) In a hotel
3. A) Tom likes to study a foreign language.
B) Tom should make his own decision
C) Tom may pay a visit to France
D) Tom has not made up his mind
4. A) The Immigration department B) The Human resources Department
C) The production Department D) The English department
5. A) Meet some friends B) Give a performance
C) Go to the movie D) Stay at home
Section B
Conversation 1
6. A) To have a lesson on Chinese Tea B) To visit a tea farm
C) To drink tea with his friend D) To buy tea at a tea shop
7. A) Green tea B) Coffee
C) Black tea D) Cocoa
8. A) It can make one feel excited B) It can keep one cool
C) It can make one cleverer D) It can keep away some illnesses
Conversation 2
9. A) At the bus stop B) At the railway station
C) At the subway station D) In a car
10. A) Because the buses are always crowded
B) Because there aren’t enough buses
C) Because they have to fall in long lines
D) Because this is the rush hour
Section C
11. When do Canadians and Americans usually tip?
They tip when they ______________ the service.
12. How much do people usually tip hotel room attendants?
They usually leave __________ each day.
13. How much is the tip for taxi drivers?
It is usually ________ of the bill.
14. How does a customer decide on the size of the tip?
According to how pleased he or she is with_____________
15. In what places is there no need for a tip?
In coffee houses 0r_____________
Part II Structure (15 minutes)
Section A
16. The student who receives the highest score ________ a scholarship.
A) has been awarded B) is being awarded C) will be awarded D) awards
17. We have already spent one week in the village, and we will stay for ________ weeks.
A) two other B) other two C) the two other D) another two
18. It is not rare in the 21st century that people ________ their forties are going to university for further education.
A) at C) in B) with D) on
19. Mother has told the boy _____________ not to spit on the floor
A) hundreds of times C) hundred times
B) hundred of times D) hundred time
20. We know nothing about the program ____________ what is reported in the paper.
A) but B) for C) beside D) except
21. She was in the kitchen in making a cake ______________ Mary rang the bell.
A) while B) when C) since D) as
22. She lost her balance and would have fallen if he __________her.
A) didn't support C) wouldn't support
B) hadn't supported D) hadn't been supported
23. They have invited us to their party; ________________ is very kind of them
A) which B) as C) it D) that
24. _______________that it was going to rain, they decided to work inside the house.
A) Know B) Be knowing C) Knowing D) To know
25. 25. The teacher told us that he would take ____________ wanted to go.
A) who B) whoever C) whom D) whomever
Section B
26. When______________ (complete), the museum will be open to the Public next year.
27. I'll see to it that your computer____________ (fix) by a skillful worker.
28. Little Tom couldn't help_________ (cry) when he was left behind.
29. Mary has finished______ (read) the long yet interesting novel written by the young novelist.
30. The newly published English Dictionary is very_________ (use) for college students
31. I'd rather he_______ (finish) the task we have assigned him today
32. To our disappointment, he failed the exam and__________ (take) it again
33. It's_________ (absolute) essential that you should get everything ready before his arrival.
34. The magazine is published by the China International Public Relations________ (Associate)
35 Many television viewers take him as their________________ (favor) actor.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Task l
Many sports need the services of one or more referees. You will find, for example, referees in swimming,
diving competitions, football, skating, basketball, and tennis, among others. The referee's judgment, no
matter what the sport is, can make the difference between winning and losing.
When a decision is announced, one can often hear loud cheering from the watchers. Sometimes the
people don’t agree with the decision. Usually however, no matter what the people think, the decision
of the judge is final. With the instant replay television viewers often get a second chance to watch the
special sports moments, Should the camera help the referees in making their decisions? Some people
think so. The Japanese have been using the television instant replay in one of their sports for some time.
In Japan, where sumo wrestling (相扑) is thought by many to be the national sport, a wrestler named Taiho
was trying to break Futabayama's record of 69 victories. in the 46th match, Futabayama was declared the
winner by mistake because the judges had not seen the wrestler's foot leave the circle.
Soon after the mistake, the people said that they had a right to see the match end with the correct winners
since they had paid as much as $375 for a side seat. Now cameras record the actions of the wrestlers.
The camera is the most important referee of all. If a man or a woman makes a mistake in judgment, the
camera will correct it, and the instant replay will let everyone know it. The right winner will win.
36. The passage is mainly about
A) how wrestling is played in Japan
B) using a camera as referee
C) watching matches on television
D) why sumo wrestling is fun
37. In most sports, the referee
A) doesn't count much
B) gets too much pay
C) can't see all the actions
D) makes the final decision
38. According to the passage, a poor decision from the referee
A) Can result in the wrong winner
B) is usually declared invalid
C) almost never happens
D) will always be found out
39 We can tell from the passage that sumo wrestling
A) is played on a race track
B) is formed by teams of nine or ten
C) is a contest between two sportsmen
D) is very popular in the world
40. In the match described in the last two paragraphs, the wrestler Taiho tried to
A) win the match quickly
B) help Futabayama win
C) cheat the referee
D) break a record
Task2
It is chiefly a matter of custom. Our faces, exposed to cold, do get cold, but they do not feel cold because
the nerves by which we feel cold are accustomed to this state of affairs and take no notice of it.
In face, all nerves act in this way: messages travel along them only when there is a change in the usual
condition of the body. We tolerate, without noticing them, certain degrees of cold to which we are accustomed
in our face and hands: but we actually feel that our feet are cold if we expose them. Yet people who are accustomed
to bare feet feel no more and suffer no more from them than we do from bare hands. On a winter day we may not
notice that our noses and eartips(耳垂) are cold, Even when they are quite cold. You soon find that they are if you
put a warm hand against them. There is a tremendous difference between being cold and feeling; cold.
This law about custom, and the way in which nerves are affected by it, also explains many other things-for Instance,
why the country man cannot at first sleep in the town on account of the noise, while the townsman often Cannot
sleep in the country on account of the silence. At last, however, the country man gets used to the noise and the
townsman gets used to the silence, and both sleep soundly.
41. Exposed to cold our faces do not feel cold because
A) the nerves in the face do not work
B) our faces have fewer nerves
C) our faces have got used to the cold
D) the usual body condition has changed
42: When our hands are exposed to cold
A) we feel cold at once
B) we may not feel cold at all
C) we have to Warm them up at once
D) we do not need to care about them
43. From the passage we can learn the degree of cold we can tolerate
A) is related to the general weather condition
B) has to do with the place we stay in
C) depends on the way our nerves work
D) relies on the traveling of coldness along our nerves
44. The word "message" in paragraph 1 refers to
A) the temperature change
B) the body condition
C) the information about cold
D) the conditions of our nerves
45. From the passage we know that
A) bare-footed people do not feel cold on a winter day
B) custom plays an important role in our everyday life
C) our noses are not sensitive to cold at all
D) country men do not mind the noise in big cities
Task 3
A History of German Technology
With the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, techno has emerged as a musical style that has defined a
reunified Germany.
Join us in this unique multimedia (多媒体) presentation which will explore the theories and trends
behind the success of this culture.
The lecture will be followed by a DJ set which will cover the important styles that emerged 41
Germany during the past ten years.
Tuesday, April 15, 2004
155 Dwinelle Hall Doors open at 5:30 pm
6-7 pm - lecture 7-9 pm - DJ set
At UC Berkeley Sponsored by the German Department
Come early. Lecture hall seats:450 Lecture will be in English
The Introduction of a New Style Music
Beginning of the new music style: _____46__________
Subject of the lecture: to_____47_____the theories and trend behind the success of this Culture
Time of the lecture:____48_________
Number of seats in the hall: _______49_________
Organizer:__________50______________
Task 5
Ra Bar
Situated in the heart of
the City giving a fantastic (迷人的) sunny
Outlook of the Octagon
Open-7Days per Week
365 Days A Year
Monday - Friday from 7:30 a. m.
Saturday - from 8:30 a. m
Sundays＆Public Holidays from 9:30
Offering an extensive Menu
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Weekdays.
Weekends Brunch through to 5 p. m Dinner in the evening.
A full range of Espresso and Desserts
Weekend evenings in the Ra Bar
Offer entertainment and dancing through to the small hours.
Ra Bar is committed to quality
Food, beverage & friendly service
21 The Octagon. Dunedin
Post Box 195. PE/FAX (03) 477-6080
56. Where is Ra Bar located?
It is located in the heart of________________
57. What does Ra Bar offer from Monday through Friday?
It offers __________________________
58. What is the special offer of Ra Bar at weekends?
The special offer is______________________
59. How does Ra Bar promise to serve customers?
It promises to offer_____________________
60. How many ways are there to reserve a table?
There are ________________ways
Part IV Translation-English to Chinese (20 minutes)
61. Mr. Jones had never been so pleased, with any other secretary; yet the pay she asks for is
no more than the others and so was a real find.
A) 琼斯先生从未对哪个秘书这么满意过; 然而她要的工资不比别人多, 她真是难得。
B) 琼斯先生从未对任何秘书如此满意过; 然而她要的工资不多, 这样的人真难找。
C) 琼斯先生从未对任何秘书如此的满意, 不过她要的工资比别人多, 这真是难办。
D) 琼斯先生对任何秘书都不满意, 而且这个秘书不比别人更负责, 他还要找。
62. In the summer of 1986, he caught a cold which developed into tuberculosis.
A) 1986年的夏天, 他得了感冒, 然后又得了肺结核。
B) 1986年的夏天, 他患了会发展为肺结核的一种感冒。
C) 1986年的夏天, 他得的感冒容易导致肺结核。
D) 1986年的夏天, 他患了感冒, 以后这感冒又发展为肺结核。
63. Spiders are not insects, as, many people think, nor even nearly related to them
A) 许多人都没有想到, 蜘蛛不是昆虫, 不过只和昆虫有一点关系。
B) 许多人都认为, 蜘蛛不过是昆虫, 甚至和昆虫有密切联系。
C) 与许多人的看法相反, 蜘蛛不是昆虫, 甚至也不是昆虫的近亲。
D) 与许多人想的一样, 蜘蛛不是昆虫, 甚至和昆虫不是近亲。
64. Not surprisingly, visiting grand houses at a historical interest is more popular with adults than children.
A) 和大人比起来, 孩子们对参观历史豪宅更好奇, 这不奇怪。
B) 比起孩子来, 到历史景点参观豪宅更受成年人的欢迎, 这一点并不令人惊讶。
C) 一点也不令人惊奇的是, 和孩子比起来, 成年人更喜欢参观历史上有名的豪宅。
D) 毫不奇怪, 参观有历史意义的豪宅, 成年人要比孩子们多得多。
65. The VIP offers (贵宾优惠), available only to visitors, provide discounts of at least 10% off
regular-priced items and restaurant bills; The VIP offers programmer, organized by the
HKTB (香港旅游发展局) , is sure to enhance the great shopping and dinning experiences
available in Hong Kong. To obtain these benefits, just to look for the VIP offers sign displayed
in QTS-accredited (优质旅游服务) shops and restaurants. Show the staff this leaflet plus your
passport and you will receive the special privileges.
Part V Writing (25 minutes)
Task 1 summary writing
Directions: this part is to test your ability to do basic academic writing. You are required to read
the following passage and then write a summary (no less than 80 words) about what you have
read. The summary must be written on the Answer Sheet.
Monday, the second day of the week, means literally“day of the moon”. Here in Britain, it’s gene
rally the least popular of days because for most people it means a return to work or school after
the weekend break. Often, this prospect is viewed with a lack of enthusiasm, a sad feeling that’s
sometimes referred to as “Monday morning blues”.
Sometimes the blues may be caused by too much weekend drinking; and formerly if workmen
over-indulged and needed Monday as holiday, this was humorously known as “keeping St. Monday”,
as Monday was hoped to be a saint’s day to be observed. Someone who can’t afford to keep St.
Monday is the housewife, for traditionally Monday was--and to some extent still is-- “wash day”, the
proper day for doing the laundry.
However, the day is not all blues and work. It has some redeeming features--that is, if you can
believe folk rhymes, it’s a good day on which to be born. “Monday’s child is fair a face,” says one
traditional rhyme, while another promised optimistically that if you get married on Monday, you will be wealthy.
Task 2
Directions: In this part, you are required to write an English letter in the name of Wang Shuren based
On the instructions given in Chinese. Remember to write it on the Translation/Composition Sheet.
日期: 2005年5月20日
定票人: 王树仁
定票处: 上海东方航空公司售票处
内容: 现因有急事, 需尽快赶往巴黎, 请代为预留明晨8点钟飞往巴黎的航班座位—个; 机
票可送到我居住的华安宾馆1808房间。不胜感激。
2012年武科大高升专考试英语模拟试三
Part I Listening Comprehension
Directions: This part is to test your listening ability it consists of 3 sections.
Section A
Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues
in it After each dialogue, there is a recorded question Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only
once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A)、B)、C) and D)
given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter On the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1. A) Julia and Mary are in the same class.
B) Julia and Mary are on the same volleyball team.
C) Julia and Mary are good friends
D) Julia doesn't know Mary at all.
2. A) In Europe. B) Here. C) In Australia D) In Austria.
3. A) At 3: 35 B) At 3: 45. C) At 4: 00. D) At 4: 20.
4. A) Boss and secretary. C) Customer and repairman.
B) Librarian and student. D) Operator and caller.
5. A) The woman does much exercise.
B) The 2"nan does much exercise.
C) The woman always gets up very early.
D) The man lifts weights everyday for half an hour.
Section B
Directions: This section is to test your agility to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded
conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions Both the conversations
and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide On the correct
answer from the 4 choices marked A) 、B)、C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark
the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center。
Conversation 1
6. A) To the park C) To the movie
B) To the swimming pool. D) To the library.
7. A) To walkt to the store. C) To visit her friends.
B) To swim at the park. D) To go down to the beach.
Conversation 2
8. A) In the Science Museum. C) To the Art Museum.
B) To the Natural History Museum D) To the Chemistry Museum.
9. A) At platform number3. C) At platform number4
B) At platform number 5. D) At platform number 6.
10. A) About every five minutes. C) About every seven minutes. .
B) About every six minutes. D) About every eight minutes
Section C
Directions: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a recorded
passage. After that you will hear five questions. Both the passage and the questions will be read two
times. When you hear a question, you should Complete the answer to it with a word or a short phrase
(in no more than 3 words) : The questions and incomplete answers are printed on your test paper.
You should write your answers on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Now the passage will begin.
11. Where is the world’s largest library?
It’s in ____________________________________
12. When did president John Adans start the library?
He started the Library in ______________________________
13. Where were the first 740tbooks bought?
They were bought in _________________________________
14. According to Thomas Jefferson, what kinds of subjects should the books on?
He felt Congress should have books on________________________
15. How many books does the library contain now?
It contains ________________________ books.
Part II Structure
Directions: this part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.
Section A
Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences You are required to complete each one by
deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A)、B)、c)and D) Then you
should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single 1ine through the centre.
16. If l _____to agree to your plan, how do you think the other colleagues would feel?
A) were B) be C) will be D) am
17. Hardly had she got into the classroom ______ the bell rang.
A) that B) then C) when D) SO
18. Some of the meat smelt bad before reaching the market and—————away.
A) could be thrown C) must throw
B) had to be thrown D) should throw
19. The two friends talked about the people ___________they could remember at college
A) who B) what C) that D) Which
20. a lot of a lawyer’s time is spent _______ investigations.
A) Conducted B) to conduct C) conduct D) conducting
21. There was such a storm ________________I had never experienced before.
A) as such B) for such C) with which D) as which
22. The purpose of new technologies is to make life easier ________it more difficult
A) not to make B) not make C) not making D) do not make
23. The most important question about the computer is __________ it has done and will do to man.
A) which B) that C) what D) when
24. The Olympic Games ________in 776 B. C. , did not include women players until 1912.
A) first playing C) to be first played
B) first played D) to be first playing
25. Peter worked SO fast with the math problems _______a lot of mistakes.
A) as to make C) to make
B) that made D) that he made
Section B
Directions: There are also 10 incomplete statements here you should kill in each blank with the proper form
of the word given in the brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space On the Answer Sheet
26. The director has an entertainment (allow) ________, money for entertaining important customer etc
27. In fact, the majority of state names in the U. S (derive) ______from Indian names.
28. More than 3 nature reserves have been established in this area where hunting (forbid) _____
29. The police (be) ________going to search the house this afternoon.
30. The Chinese (civil) _________existed for more than 5000 years.
31. If the foundation had not been strengthened 3 years ago, the lean in the tall building (cause)
_______________its ruin.
32. His achievements are (compare) ___________with the best.
33. While it is true that you may be among friends in a village, it is also true that you (cut off) ____________ from
the exciting and important events that take place in cities
34. Promotion is (depend) __________upon your record of success.
35. The country now has 12 factories (produce) _________TV sets, with an annual output of 30, 000sets.
Part III Reading Comprehension
Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the
materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed
Task l
Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements,
numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A)、B)、C) and D) .
You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single
line through the center.
There is nothing really new about any present-day moral problems. But perhaps they are now more
pressing than in previous ages because modem science has greatly increased the scope and range
of the consequences of human decisions. This is most obvious in modem warfare Combatants (战士)
can now be far removed from each other and, in the process, distanced from the consequences of
their actions. War is also no longer simply a combat between armies; the humane (仁慈的) distinction
between combatants and noncombatants has disappeared. This raises the question of whether there
call be any”innocent bystanders”in modem conflicts.
The problem is at its most extreme with the atomic bombs (原子弹) . Many people have questioned
the development and production of these bombs, let alone their use, both because their destructiveness
outweighs (超过) any justification for their use and because of the probable long-term effects of radiation (辐射) .
Even the peaceful use of nuclear power carries the risk of pollution of the atmosphere for many generations.
Behind the practical problems of using it peacefully is the moral one of whether it is possible to balance
the benefits, however great, against the risk, however small and remote.
36. Which of the following would be the most suitable title for this passage?
A) Modem Warfare C) Problems of Nuclear Reactors
B) Science and Moral Problems D) Moral Consideration
37. The author would probably agree that in modern conflicts
A) Everyone would become a victim
B) more non-combatants would escape harm
C) combatants are not responsible for their action
D) nuclear weapons are more “humane”
38. Even the peaceful use of nuclear power is potentially dangerous because of
A) long-term deadly pollution C) losing its justification
B) an imbalance of benefits D) a change of morals
39. The author says the risks of using nuclear power are
A) greater than ever C) balanced by the benefits
B) small and remote D) practical problems
40. The author says that moral problems are more urgent because
A) Combatants can be more removed than in the past
B) Nuclear power has become much more dangerous
C) science has made human decisions much more complex
D) nuclear weapons have greatly increased
Task 2
Directions: This task is the same as Task l. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered
41 through 45.
Do you know how to deal with money troubles for me future? Here is some useful advice for people with
money worries.
1 Compulsive deposits (强制储蓄): Force yourself to take 15 to 20 per cent of your monthly income and
put it in a separate bank account. This won’t upset your life a great deal and will give you a good number
of rewards in several years’ time.
2. Separate “wants" from “needs": In keeping your accounts, list different items in two different columns.
Check what you need and what you want, meaning things you may not necessarily need.
3. Avoid shopping with friends: You may only buy one blouse when you are shopping alone, but you may
also pick up a skirt and a pair of shoes or maybe a luxurious 0 dinner and two hours of Karaoke if you are
with someone.
4. Avoid using credit cards: Bring along only a limited amount of money when you go shopping and spend
no more than what you have planned.
5. Find substitutes: Many people rush out to shop when they want to release some pressure. But, a good
book or an interesting movie might be just as good a relief; It takes time to change the habit, but it pays off if you try.
6. Enjoy investment: By investing we do not mean in a car or home electronic device. Joining an English
training course might be another form of investment.
41. The author gives some useful advice because
A) people sometimes find themselves short of money
B) people feel worried how much money they will have in the future
C) people don’t know clearly how to save their money
D) people sometimes are worried about the safety of their money
42. It is advisable to separate “wants” from "needs”so that
A) you will not hurry to buy things you wish to have
B) you may not go shopping for things you don't need
C) you will only go shopping for things you may need
D) you may not hurry to buy things not exactly needed
43 With credit cards when going shopping
A) you will spend more money than planned
B) you will bring along a limited amount of money
C) you will find it convenient to buy everything
D) you wilI not feel worried about your money
44. Which of the following statements is true?
A) Many people go to cinema to have an interesting movie as a substitute.
B) Marry people go out shopping as a way to change their habit.
C) Many people go to the bookstore to have a good book as a substitute.
D) Many people go out shopping without a second thought when having pressure
45. To release yourself from money worries, you
A) can try to buy a luxurious car C) are advised to learn something new
B) are advised to invest in the bank D) call try to select some home electronic device
Task3
Directions: The following is an introduction to travel cards from a guide book. After reading it, you are required to
complete the outline below it (NO. 46 through No. 50). You should write your answers briefly (in no more
than 3 words) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.
The easiest and most economical way to travel around London is with a travel card. This gives you the freedom
of London’s trains. tubes and buses it。It’s perfect for the visitor because one ticket combines travel on the trains
of Network Southeast with the underground, Dockland Light railway and most of London buses. It's more
convenient than buying separate tickets for each journey. Travel cards are available from any train or tube station.
A one-day travel card is ideal for a day's shopping, sightseeing, and all tourist trip in London You can travel
anywhere you 1ike within the vast 650 square mile travel card area No need to keep queuing for tickets or carry
a pocketful of change for ticket machines, just use whatever from of transport suits you best for any combination
of trips. One-day travel cards can be bought from staffed train or tube stations after 9: 30 am at weekdays and
any time at weekends
Travel card season tickets include 7-day, monthly and annual tickets. This is the modern, convenient and
flexible ticket for your daily journey to work. For travel card season tickets, please bring a passport size photograph with you.
Task5
Directions: Read the following letter. After reading it, you are required to read the questions and then
complete the answers below them (No 56 through No. 60). You should write your answers briefly (in no
more than 3 words) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.
Dear Mr. / Ms.
We are very pleased to welcome President William Taylor and Manager James Rogers to Beijing in the
econd half of April for 3 days. As requested, we propose the following arrangement for your consideration.
April 18 Monday 4:00 pm arrive in Beijing by Fit. 1215, to be met at the airport by
Mr. President of Asia Trading Co
4:15 p.m. leave for Great Wall Hotel;
7:30 p.m. dinner given by President x;
April. 19 Tuesday 9:30 a.m. discussion at Asia Trading Co Building;
2:00 P.m. group discussion;
8:00 p.m. cocktail reception given by the British Commercial Counselor in
Beijing;
April 20 Wednesday 9:00 a.m. discussion;
12:00 sign the Letter of Intent;
1:30 P.m. Peking Duck Dinner;
3:30 P.m. visit the Summer Palace;
6:00 P.m. departure for Shanghai.
Would you please confirm by fax so that we can make arrangements accordingly?
Yours faithfully
Mike Chen
56. What’s the purpose of the writer’s writing the letter?
To propose_____________________________________
57. How many guests will pay a visit to Beijing and Shanghai?
______________________________________________
58. When will they leave for Shanghai?
On April_______________________________________
59. How many times of discussion will they attend in Beijing?
______________________________________________
60. How will they probably contact each other?
By___________________________________________
Part V Translation – English to Chinese
Directions:
This part, numbered 61 to 65, is to test your ability to translate English to Chinese. After each of the sentences
numbered 61 through 64, you will read four choices of suggested translation. You should choose the best
translation and mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet. And for the paragraph numbered 65,
write your translation in the corresponding space on the translation/Composition Sheet.
61 We can make but little progress if we continue to learn only through the medium of our eyes.
A) 如果我们学习还是只我们的眼睛, 就不会有进展。
B) 如果我们仅用眼睛学习, 是不会进步很大的。
C) 如果眼睛是我们学习的唯一媒介, 我们是不容易进步的。
D) 仅继续用眼睛学习, 不可能取得任何细小的进步。
62 Your proposal for payment by time draft for Order No. 1156 is acceptable to us, and we shall draw on you
at 60 days’ sight after the goods have been shipped.
A) 我们同意你方在最后期限支付1156号定单的款项。我们将在货物装出后的60天内为 你方开出汇票。
B) 对你方1156号定单, 我们可以接受你们所提的用远期汇票支付的建议。货物装出后, 我们将向你方开出60天期的汇票。
C) 根据你方1156号定单的建议, 我们可以接受你们用远期汇票支付。我们将在货物装出后的60天内为你方开出汇票。
D) 我们同意你方在最后期限支付1156号定单的款项。我们将货物装出后为你方开出60天期的汇票。
63. In all the rush to meet my deadlines. I unintentionally let one of the most important dates- your birthday-slip past me
A) 匆忙之间, 我一不留神竟把晟重要的日子一你的生日一给搞忘了。
B) 在最后时刻, 我才记起来这个最重要的日子一你的生日。
C) 成天忙着赶任务, 我差点就忘了这个最重要的日子一你的生日。
D) 成天忙这忙那的, 我一不留神竟把最重要的日子—你的生日一给搞忘了。
64. Now you can achieve a Professional Certificate in Management in under a year with the Open Business
School, part of the Open University
A) 欢迎您争取开放大学所属开放商学院管理专业证书, 学习时间一年以下。
B) 一年之内, 您可以就读开放大学所属开放商学院管理专业
C) 欢迎您成为开放大学所属开放商学院管理专业的自由职业者, 有效期为一年以下。
D) 一年之内, 您就有资格获得开放大学所属开放商学院管理专业的毕业证书了。
65. We are looking for a team to continue the success story of our exciting new section and are seeking highly-talented
journalists (记者) in all departments. If you have proven ability and suitable experience and think you can reach the
standards of excellence required by this top-quality production, please write to us.
Part V Writing
Task 1 summary writing
Directions: this part is to test your ability to do basic academic writing. You are required to read the following passage
and then write a summary (no less than 80 words) about what you have read. The summary must be written on the Answer Sheet.
So many of us hold on to little resentments that may have stemmed from an argument, a misunderstanding, or some
other painful event. Stubbornly, we wait for someone else to reach out for us--believing this is the only way we can forgive
or rekindle a friendship or family relationship. An acquaintance of mine, whose health isn’t good, recently told me that
she hasn’t spoken to her son in almost three years. “Why not? ” I asked. She said that she and her son had had a
disagreement about his wife and that she wouldn’t speak to him again unless he called first. When I suggested that
she be the one to reach out, she resisted initially and said, “I can’t do that. He’s the one who should apologize.” She was
literally willing to die before reaching out to her son. After a little gentle encouragement, however, she did decide to be
the first one to reach out. To her amazement, her son was grateful for her willingness to call and offered an apology of
his own. As is usually tha case when someone takes the chance and reaches out, everyone wins. Whenever we hold on
to our anger, we turn on “small stuff” into really “big stuff” in our minds. We start to believe that our positions are more
important than our happiness. They are not. If you want to be a more peaceful person you must understand that being
right is almost never more important than allowing yourself to be happy. The way to be happy is to let go, and reach out.
Let other people be right. This doesn’t mean that you are wrong. Everything will be fine. You’ll experience the peace of
letting go, as well as the joy of letting others be right. You’ll also notice that, as you reach out and let others be “right”,
they will become less defensive and more loving toward you. They might even reach back. But, if for some reason they
don’t, that’s okay too. You will have the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your part to create a more loving
world, and certainly you’ll be more peaceful yourself.
Task 2
Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a letter according to the following
instructions given in Chinese Remember to write it on the Translation／ Composition Sheet
假设你在广州举行的展览会期间了解到一家香港公司的新产品, 产品号为5670, 你非常感兴趣。给那家公司写信, 请对方寄送
报价单和详细说明书。并希望能建立贸易合作关系。请对方尽早回复。
注意商务函件的格式
2012年武科大高升专考试英语模拟试四
Part I Listening Comprehension
Directions: "This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.
Section A
1. A) She is now in Shanghai. C) She wishes she were in Shanghai now
B) She is now in Japan. D) She wishes she were in Japan now.
2. A) He seldom wakes up early. C) He likes coffee just as the woman does
B) He needs tea to make himself awake. D) He doesn’t usually eat breakfast
3. A) She likes the man's jacket. C) The man should not put on his jacket.
B) It’s time for the man to go home. D) The man can take off his jacket.
4. A) In a department store C) In a bookstore.
B) In a post office D) In a library
5. A) The concert was broadcast on television. C) Many people were present at the concert
B) Tickets for it were rather expensive D) The concert lasted longer than expected
Section B
Conversation 1
6. At 6:40 a.m. C) At 6:20 a.m.
B) At 7: 20 a.m. D) At 7: 40 a. m.
7. A) They read books together. C) They play games.
B) They eat supper. D) They watch TV
Conversation 2
8. A) He is not in C) He is on another line.
B) He can’t come to the telephone. D) He doesn’t want to answer the call
9. A) Peter Jones. C) Nick Johnson
B) Bill Jackson. D) Mike Jason
10. A) To tell Mr. Strong he is going to leave.
B) To tell Mr. Strong that he will call later
C) To ask Mr. Strong to visit him
D) To ask Mr. Strong to call him later.
Section C
11. What time does the speaker usually get up?
He usually gets up at________________________
12. According to the talk, how many people are there in the family?
There are___________________________ people in the family
13. Where does the family have their breakfast, upstairs or downstairs?
The family has their breakfast_________________________________
14. What time does the father go to office?
He goes to office at__________________________________
15. How do the children go to school?
They go to school___________________________________
Part II Structure
Section A
16. This is the modem hotel__________ the visitors can enjoy all good things.
A) Which B) that C) on that D) in which
17. Little________ about his own safety, though he was in great danger himself.
A) does he care B) he cared C) did he care D) he cares
18. Jane________ her boss this morning, asking for a leave, but she forgot.
A) could telephone C) might telephone
B) should have telephoned D) must have telephoned
19. She liked to stay at home. She had previously traveled seldom and then only________
A) when necessary C) which necessary
B) what possible D) while possible
20. It has been a magnificent evening. I ____________
A) Wouldn't have missed it for anything C) would have missed it for anything
B) would have missed it for nothing D) wouldn’t have missed it for nothing
21. I missed a very good chance I___________ that work when it was offered
A) should take B) should have taken C) had taken D)took
22._____________ who helped the old lady last year
A) It were my friend and I C) It was my friend and I
B) That was my friend and I D) This was my friend and I
23. If death Occurs at home, __________ discovers the body should contact the doctor.
A) Who B) whoever C) whom D) whomever
24. The man shouted at the shop assistant, _______________ his arms constantly.
A) waving B) waved C) to wave D) being waved
25. It __that he was a fluent speaker of English, many people came to him to learn spoken English.
A) being known B) is known C) was known D) had been known
Section B
26. The clerk of the company entered the hospital (examine)_____________.
27 Candidates (require)______ to present themselves fifteen minutes before the examination begins
28. He was engaged in an (argue)__________with Roberts about equal pay for men and women．
29. They fulfilled the task assigned by their boss earlier than they (expect)＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿.
30 The missile was about (launch) ＿＿＿＿＿＿when an error was found with its control system.
31. These are different types of buses (range)＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿from 11 seats to 44 seats.
32 As the wage were low, there was no (apply) ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿for the position·
33. During the journey he (mislead)＿＿＿＿＿＿＿by a guide. . ‘
34. The two girls sat in a comer exchanging (confident)__________about the task they Were given
35. His proposal was that the problem (discuss)____________at the meeting.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Task l
Learners of a new language often find themselves in ambiguous (有歧义的) situations. These situations are
characterized by complexity, novelty (新颖) , unexpectedness, or alack of clear-cut (清晰的) solutions. Such
ambiguity arises when a person does not understand a sentence, paragraph, or conversation because it
contains unfamiliar words or structures. Persons who dislike uncertainty tend to become confused and frustrated,
perhaps, withdrawing from the situation. They may give up or, in the most extreme cases, even go SO far as to
avoid further contact with the language. They prefer safe situations in which everything has been practiced, and
explained
However, such behavior is not constructive because language students must learn to cope with uncertainty.
Uncertainty is an inescapable part of communication. When someone speaks, he may occasionally feel unsure
about his ability to get his message across. Even in the case of native speakers, there may be a lack of common
background information, for example. In the case of second—language-learners, they may worry that grammatical
or pronunciation errors will impede (妨碍) communication or-even make it impossible. Thus, the person who
dislikes ambiguity may prefer to remain silent if he is not sure he can produce a perfect word.
In fact, this behavior has been shown to impede true language learning. Since the main goal is to communicate,
one should simply concentrate on producing a normal flow of speech, instead of being obviously concerned
with individual items. A spoken message, at the time it is needed, no matter how imperfect is worth many unspoken
messages, no matter how perfect It is better to say something promptly rather than say nothing at all or to take
so long to compose the words that the listeners Patience is exhausted and interest in further communication is
destroyed. Therefore, the successful language learner must deal with ambiguity and include the presence of a
certain degree of uncertainty in his communicative strategies.
36. According to the passage, who would be successful in acquiring a second language?
A) One who carefully constructs his sentences?
B) One who accepts the inevitability of uncertainty?
C) One who speaks without thinking?
D) One who doesn’t worry about individual items?
37. What would be the most appropriate title for this passage?
A) How to Formulate Effective Utterances
B) Ambiguity and Language Performance
C) Maintaining the Listener’s Interest
D) The Role of Drill in Language Learning
38. The type of uncertainty among native speakers would most likely Occur in a conversation between______
A) a doctor and a nurse C) a scientist and a worker
B) a father and his daughter D) a lawyer and his client
39. From the passage it can be implied that the primary technique in using a second language should be to_________
A) produce a normal flow of speech C) get one’s ideas across slowly
B) create native—like talks D) say something at once
40. The passage seems to show that the worst thing a language learner can do is_______
A) refuse to interact with the language
B) excessively practice and learn
C) say to much when asked a question
D) concentrate too much on proper pronunciation
Task 2
Dear Mr. Smith:
Thank you very much for your inquiry dated December 12, 2002.
I am glad to tell you that we are an outstanding hi-tech company specializing in telephone facilities and are
able to offer you our exclusive products (独家产品) , Pentium telephone recorders, at a very reasonable price
. A 15 per cent further discount is usually offered fur an order for 300 units or more.
The recorder can be placed virtually anywhere or even so far from the telephone set that the coming speaker is
unaware of its presence. It is completely automatic, started and stopped by electronic controls·Its direct contact
with the telephone wire ensures highest fidelity (高保真) recording. The recording volume level is automatically
maintained with its built-in ability to boost it when low 0r to cut it down when high, which is particularly useful in
recording long distance calls.
This is an unusual opportunity for you to get all unusual products. I am looking forward to receiving your initial
order as Soon as possible
Yours sincerely
Paul Y Shen
General Manager
ABC Company
41. In this letter, ABC Company is promoting ____________
A) Telephone recorders C) exclusive products
B) Telephone facilities D) mobile telephones
42. The attractiveness of the promotion of the products might be________________
A) very light in weight C) especially low discount
B) Very reasonable price D) a appearance of the products
43. It seems the recorder should be________________
A) connected with the telephone wire
B) connected without notice of the coming speaker
C) placed very far from the telephone set
D) placed almost anywhere in the room
44 The word”boost” (Line 5, Para. 3) probably means——.
A) to cut C) to keep
B) to lower D) to increase
45. If Mr. Smith orders a few sets promoted in this letter, his order will be the
A) first one C) third one
B) second one D) fourth one
Task 3 .
In business, many places adopt a credit system, which dates back to ancient times At present,
purchases can be made by using credit cards They fall into two categories: one has limited use,
while the other is accepted almost everywhere. Usually the application has to be made at a bank.
Once the customer starts using the card, he／she will be provided with a monthly statement of
purchases by the credit company. He／she is required to pay one quarter to half of his／her credit
every month.
With a card, it is not necessary to save up money before an actual purchase If the card is lost,
its owner is protected A regular and complete list of purchase received from the credit company
helps the owner tO remember the time and place of his／her purchases
But with the card, the owner is tempted to overspend his／her money. If this is the case, it
becomes increasingly difficult for the user to keep up With the required payments, which will
result in the credit card being cancelled by the credit company.
Credit Card
Application: be approved by————46—————一
be provided monthly with: ----------47----------
advantages offered:
A) unnecessary to----------48--------money in advance
B) to be protected if lost。
potential disadvantage
A) spending one's money----------49---------
B) cancellation of---------- 50 ------------- due to overspending
Task 5
Wong YinYin, Bernice
30 Woo ShanVillage, Sha Tin, NT
Tel: 5555—5678 Pager: 5555-432l (9876)
Personal Particulars
Sex: Female
Marital Status: Single
Date 0f Birth: January 11. 1976
Place of Birth: Hong Kong
ID card No: K320870 (8)
Job objective: Business consultant
Education
1994—1997: Bachelor of Business Administration
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Major in Marketing, Minor in English
1988—1992: Saint Stephen’S Girls’College
Working Experience
1996: Administrative Assistant
Petra Tak China Ltd
1995: Temporary Clerk
Cosa Libermann HK Ltd
1994: Data Entry Clerk
Wacom HK Ltd Activities and Honours
1996—7: Extemal Vice-president
chinese University Society of Business Administration
1995—6: Team Leader
Yale University＆Chinese University Exchange Program
1995: Outstanding Student
Tai Feng Shui Outstanding Student Services Award
Skills
Typing speed: 60 wpm
PC Knowledge: Microsoft word, Excel, Windows Chinese, power Point
Language: Good at Cantonese, English and Mandarin, spoken and written
Interests
Travelling, hiking, camping, reading and singing
Referees
Dr. Don Won
Professor, Chinese Centre, Chinese University Sha Tin, NT
Tel: 5555—9988
Dr. Sen Hu, Lecturer, 、English Centre, Chinese University, Sha Tin, NT
Tel: 5555—6677
56. What position will Wong apply for?
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57 What Was Wong’s major when she studied in Chinese University?
--------------------------------------------------------------
58. what did Wong do before she was external vice-president of Chinese University
Society of Business Administration?
She worked as---------------------------——of an exchange program.
59. How many words can Wong type per minute?
60. What telephone number may one call at if he wants to contact Dr. Sen Hu?
Part IV Translation…-一English to Chinese (25 minutes)
61. Going to bed Can cure almost half of one’s ills, and, getting up, the other half
A) 生病都只要一半时间躺在床上, 一半时间起来走动, 即痊愈了。
B) 卧床休息, 差不多能治好一半病: 起床走动, 即治愈另一半。
C) 躺在床上休息够了之后, 你的一半病已经治好; 站起来多跑几圈, 你就
应该痊愈了。
D) 一半病要靠改善卧床的条件, 而另外那一半病则需要靠站起来多走动。
62 People use language to express their ideas, thoughts feelings, etc. and all these
are determined by culture
A) 人们利用语言表达观念、思想及感情等等, 而这一切都是由文化决定的。
B) 人们的观念、思想及感情等等都靠语言来表达, 也是由文化决定的。
C) 人们使用语言是为了会意, 理想和感情等, 而文化则最重要。
D) 没有语言, 人们根本就无法表达他们观念、思想及感情等等, 而这一切
则决定文化。
63. I hope you will give me the pleasure of your company on the occasion of a dinner
with a few friends next Saturday, the l5th, at7p. m
A) 我将于15天后, 即下周星期六下午7点, ‘邀些朋友共进晚餐, 请贵公
司同仁赏光.
B) 我将在本月巧日, 下周星期六下午7点, 和我的一些朋友一起出席晚宴, 不
知你可否来作陪?
C) 兹定于本月15日, 即下周星期六下午7点, 邀请友人共进晚餐, 请你
赏光。
D) 我将于15天后, 即下周星期六下午7点邀些朋友共进晚餐, 不知你可
否来作陪?
64. It wasn’t until I got to the office this morning that I realized this Was Thursday and
I had missed our lunch date yesterday.
A) 我直到早晨到了办公室才意识到今天已是星期四了, 才想起我误了我们
昨天中午一起吃午饭的约定。
B) 我直到早晨到了办公室才想起今天已是星期四了, 我很怀念我们昨天中
午一起吃的午饭。
c) 要不是早晨到了办公室, 我根本没有意识到今天已是星期四了, 才想起
我误了我们昨天中午一起吃过午饭。
D) 早晨还没到办公室, 我就意识到今天是星期四了, 我很怀念我们中午一
起吃午饭的日子。
65. We’ve halved the price of literally thousands of books, including hundreds of
brand new titles. We’ve also taken 25％off audiobooks, CDs, videos, stationery
etc. So, if you ever buy books, nOW’S the time to visit Dillons.
Part V Writing (25 minutes)
Task 1 summary writing
Directions: this part is to test your ability to do basic academic writing. You are required to read the following
passage and then write a summary (no less than 80 words) about what you have read. The summary must
be written on the Answer Sheet.
What is time? Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money? Or is it something we have to control
over, like the weather? Is it time the same all over the world? That’s an easy question, you say. Wherever you
go, a minute is 60 seconds, an hour is 60 minutes, a day is 24 hours, and so forth. Well, maybe. But in America,
time is more than that. Americans see time as a valuable resource. Maybe that’s why they are found of the
expression, “Time is the money”.
Because Americans believe time is a limited resource, they try to conserve and manage it. People in the U.S.
often attend seminars or read books on time management. It seems they all want to organize time better.
Professionals carry around pocket planners--some in electronic form--to keep track of appointments and
deadlines. People do all they can to squeeze more life out of their time. The early American hero Benjamin
Franklin expressed this view best: “ Do you love life? Then do not waste time, for that is the stuff life is made of.”
To Americans, punctuality is a way of showing respect for other people’s time. Being more than 10 minutes
late to an appointment usually calls for an apology, and maybe an explanation. People who are running late
often call ahead to let others know of the delay. Of course, the less formal the situation, the less important
it is to be exactly on time. At informal get-together, for example, people often arrive as much as 30 minutes
past the appointed time. But they usually don’t try that at work.
Task 2
Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to
write a letter according to the following instructions given in Chinese.
Remember tO write it on the Translation／Composition Sheet
假设你是一位即将毕业的大学生。从报上得知一家美国公司正在招聘
销售人员。写一封信:
1) 简单介绍自己情况 (学历, 工作经历, 业余爱好等) :
2) 表示有意向进入该公司任职;
3) 索要申请表, 并告知希望得到的薪水和工作条件等情况;
4) 希望能早日得到答复。
注意: 必须包括称谓、写信日期、发信人的签名等基本格式。
2012年武科大专升本考试英语模拟试五
Part I Listening Comprehension (15 minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.
Section A
1. A) Chemistry. B) History. C) Biology. D) English.
2. A) T0 the movie. C) To her brother’s home.
B) T0 the station. D) To the ticket Office。
3. A) He works long hours. C) He’s found another job.
B) He is too tired to teach. D) No one can take his place.
4. A)Mr. Smith. C) The woman.
B) Mr. Smith’s secretary. D) Mr. Kent
5. A)She has a bad working habit. C) She always goes to bed too late.
B) She wakes up early D) She’s an excellent worker,
Section B
Conversation l
6. A)An import and export company. C) An electrical appliances company.
B)A computer company. D) A consultant company.
7. A) Some TV sets. C) Some printers.
B) Some computers. D) Some recorders.
8. A) Within two or three days. C) Within 30 days.
B) Within 7 days. D) Within 10 days.
Conversation 2
9. A)She is on a business trip: C) She is abroad.
B)She is at a meeting. D)She is in the office.
10.A)visit Jane C)Wait for Jane’s call.
B)Write to Jane. D)Call her again later.
Section C
11. When was Disneyland completed?
It was completed on-July__________________________
12. How many years had the creator Wait Disney had for the dream of Disneyland?
He had the dream for_____________________________
13. What had been there when the building of Disneyland began?
There was nothing except some_____________________
14. Who like Fantasyland most?
Probably Fantasyland is the most enjoyable for_____________________.
15. Who enjoy Tomorrow land most?
Have a great deal of fun at Tomorrowland.
Part II Structure （15 minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.
Section A
16. She has fallen in love with Jack__________ I find hard to imagine.
A) Who B) that C) whom D) which
17. I regret____________ that wonderful art exhibition last night.
A) not to see B)to not see C)not having seen D)having not seen
18. The policeman demanded that she______________ her identity card.
A) show B)would show C)showed D)had shown
19. Nowhere else in the world_______________ cheaper tailoring than in Hong Kong.
A)a tourist can find C)can a tourist find
B)a tourist will find D)has a tourist found
20. It was only then_______________ how much trouble I had caused to him.
A) had I realized C)I did realize
B) that I realized D)did I realize
21. More than one passenger______________ in this accident.
A) Were injured C) have been injured
B) Was injured D) had been injured
22. George preferred working to_____________ leisurely at home.
A) be sitting B)sitting C)to sit D)have sat
23. Was it during the Second World War___________ he died?
A) which B)as C)that D)then
24. You can borrow my computer______________ you promise to use it carefully.
A) as long as B)while C)since D)So that
25. Because of her poor health, the manager permitted her__________ early.
A)leaving B)to be leaving C)to leave D)to have been left
Section B
26. The secretary worked late into the night,(prepare)__________along speech for the president.
27. I feel bad because I have failed to live up to the (expect)______________ of the parents
28. 1 would rather you (leave) _____________for Hang Zhou last week.
29. Her (ambitious) ________________was to be a great actress.
30. An art gallery with three thousand pictures (offer)______________to the nation as a gift.
31. The industrial revolution (modify) ________the whole structure of English society.
32. University expense is of a (consider) _____________sum of money.
33. They (negotiate) ___________with the employers about their wage claims now.
34. Our customers receive a 50%(count)___________________
35. They (oblige) _______________________to sell their house in order to pay their debts.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
If there is no difference in general intelligence between boys and girls, what can explain girls’ lack of
Success in science and mathematics?
It seems to be that their treatment at school is a direct cause Mathematics and science are seen as
mainly male subjects, and therefore, as girls become teenagers, they are less likely to take them up.
Interestingly, both boys and girls tend to regard the”male”subjects as more difficult Yet it has been
suggested that girls avoid mathematics courses, not because they are difficult, but for social reasons
Girls do not want to be in open competition with boys nor do they want to do better than boys because
they are afraid to appear less ladylike and attractive.
However, if we examine the performance of boys and girls who have undertaken mathematics courses,
there are still more high-achieving boys than there are girls. This difference appears to be worldwide.
Biological explanations have been offered for this but there are other explanations too. Perhaps the difference
which comes out during the teenage years has its roots in much earlier experiences. From their first days in
nursery school, males are encouraged to work on their own and to complete tasks: this is essential behavior
for learning how to problems later on Evidence shows that exceptional mathematicians and scientists have
not had teachers who supplied answers
Apart from that, there can be little doubt that teachers of mathematics and science expect their male students
to do better at these subjects than their female students. They even appear to encourage the difference between
the sexes, not consciously, but they still do it. Such male-oriented teaching is not likely to encourage girls to take
many mathematics and science courses, nor is it likely to support girls who do. It seems certain, then, that where
these subjects are concerned, school widens the difference between boys and girls.
36. Why do teenage girls avoid mathematics Courses?
A) They think mathematics is not interesting. C) They think mathematics is competitive
B) They think mathematics is diffi6ult D) They think boys will not like it either.
37. Girls don’t want to achieve higher than boys because
A) They are not as clever as boys C) they want to be less girl-like
B) They don’t want to be too attractive D) they are more interested in other subjects
38. In what wag can Students be best trained in mathematics and science?
A) Male students are expected to do better than female students.
B) They are encouraged to work on their own and to complete tasks.
C) They are always supplied with answers.
D) Difference is encouraged between the sexes unconsciously.
39. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A) Girls avoid mathematics courses for social reasons
B) Girls avoid mathematics courses for biological reasons.
C) In schools there is difference between sexes in mathematics achievement.
D) Girls are often given answers in solving scientific problems. .
40. Which of the following is the best conclusion of the passage?
A) Boys and girls should be equally treated at school.
B) Boys have better science achievement
C) Boys’ and girls’ scientific achieve equally in mathematics.
D) Boys achieve more than girls in science and mathematics.
Task 2
Most people on Earth accept it fairly easily that US astronauts(宇航员)got to the moon on July 20,1969.
But there are those who do not believe it. The moon rocks were not evidence enough. Neither were the
words of the astronauts themselves or the photographs. So the US National Aeronautics and Space
Administration(NASA)(美国航空航天局)has asked an expert to write a book to prove that yes, indeed,
Americans did land on the Moon. Actually, NASA has been going round and round in the argument for
decades, but doubters still could be seen every where on the Internet.
Those who doubt the Apollo moon landings maintain that the US lacked the technology to send humans
to the Moon and was so eager to win the Soviets in the space race that it faked(捏造)the moon mission
on movie sets. The doubters say the faking was done, so poorly that there is enough evidence of cheat,
including a picture of astronauts planting the American flag that shows the flag rippling(微微抖动)in the wind.
The doubters claim there can be no wind on the moon, so the picture must have been faked. On its own web,
NASA said that when the astronauts straggled to plant the US flag in the moon surface, they twisted it around
a bit before it stuck. The tippling looks as if it were being carried by the wind. A NASA’s expert said he has
no ideas about whether the upcoming short book will change every doubter’s mind
41. NASA asked an expert to write a book to prove that
A) The photos were really taken on the moon
B) The rocks were really taken back from the moon
C) US astronauts really got to the moon in 1969
D) The words of the astronauts were believable
42. What statement of the following is true?
A) NASA has been sending astronauts to the moon again and again.
B) NASA has been debating with the doubters for along time.
C) Doubters have been going to NASA year after year.
D) Doubters have been going around the world to argue.
43. Those who doubt the Apollo moon landings argue that__________
A) US were not technically advanced at that time
B) US were not strong enough to win the Soviets
C) US were eager to launch the moon mission
D) US were eager to land on the moon at that time
44. The doubters think the most apparent evidence that the US faked the moon mission is
A) A picture of astronauts planting the American flag
B) The rocks brought back from the moon
C) The American flag on the moon
D) The wind on the moon
45. The author of this passage thinks that the evidence of American moon mission in 1969
A) Might not be argued about any more C) is not really convincing
B) Might still be doubted in the future D) is yet to be proved
Task 3
Electronic mail (e-mail) was started in the late 1960s by the U.S. military. By the 1980s, academics in
a number of fields were using e-mail for professional collaboration. The early 1990ssaw all explosion
of the use of e-mail and other computer networking tools for 8 wide range of professional, academic,
and personal purposes.
E-mail is a way of sending a message from one computer to one or more other computers around the
world. First, you write down the e-mail address of the person you are sending the message to. Then you
write the message, either directly in a special e-mail software program or first in a word-processing program
and transferring it into the e-mail software. You should push a button to give a simple command to send the
message. The computer system you are connected to will break the message up into tiny pieces and send
them electronically to the destination. The pieces might travel numerous routes through other computers
on the way. Usually within 2-3 minutes, the pieces will all arrive at their destination, where the receiving
computer will reassemble them into a message. The person receiving the message can check his or her
mailbox at a convenient time and read the mail.
Electronic Mail
Range of uses: military, professional, academic and 46
Steps of sending e-mail: 1. write down 47
2. write the message
3. _____48____to send it
Ways of writing a message: 1.directly in a special e-mail soft programmer
2. first in a_____ 49 ____ and then into the e-mail software
Time needed for getting a message: within_______50__________
Task 5
The European Merchants’ Bank
The EMB is recruiting(招聘) 2 secretaries(fluent in English)for its headquarters in Luxembourg. Secretarial
experience of two to three years is essential; together with art excellent knowledge of French. The successful
applicant will also have knowledge of other languages.
The EMB offers attractive terms of employment, a generous salary with a wide range of benefits, and good
career development opportunities. It is committed to equal opportunities and applications for these posts
are invited from both men and women’ Applicants. Who must be able to relocated to Luxembourg immediately,
are requested to send their resume in English or French, together with a photograph, to：
European Merchants’ Bank
Human Resource Department
POST BOX 400
Deadline for applications: 31, August
Interviews in Luxembourg: 15, Sept.
N.B. Application cannot be returned
56. What is the requirement for language?
Applicants should be good at both___________________
57. Where are the jobs of secretaries based?
In______________________________
58. Why does EMB say they provide equal opportunities?
Because both __________ can apply for these posts.
59. What is the closing date for applications?
_________________________________
60. What will EMB do with one’s application if one is refused?
EMB won’t_______________________________
Part IV Translation-English to Chinese (25 minutes)
61. They were obviously quite impressed by the arguments that the Chinese were advancing.
A)他们对中国人提出的这些论点显然颇为赞同。
B)他们对中国人正在前进的这种论点显然是赞同的。
C)显然,他们深深知道,中国人会作出这种进步的。
D)显然,他们对中国人提出了这种争论而深有印象。
62. I Call prescribe some pills which will relieve the pain but you’d be well advised not to overwork yourself.
A)我会开些止痛的药给你,你就不要再担心了。
B)我可以给你开些止痛药,不过你最好不要过于劳累。
C)我会开些治脑的药给你,不过我建议你最好不要给自己太多工作。
D)我可以给你开些治头痛的药,只是你不应给自己吃太多的药。
63. I used to study English for entertainment because I didn’t have a special hobby to kill time.
A)以前,我在业余时间里并没有什么特别的爱好,只是学学英语而已。
B)以前,为了打发时间,我没找到合适的爱好,只是学了英语。
c)我以前学英语只是为了消遣,因为我没有特别爱好来打发时间。
D)我以前学英语只是为了开心,因为我没有死读书的习惯。
64. We look forward to joining you at the cocktail party at your home on Sunday, March 2, at 8 O’clock p.m.
A)我们盼望成为你3月2日星期日晚8点的家庭鸡尾酒会的组织者。
B)我们盼望出席你3月2日星期日晚8点在家举行的家庭鸡尾酒会。
C)我们盼望在3月2日星期日晚8点举行的鸡尾酒会上见到你。
D)我们非常愿意为你3月2日星期日晚8点举行的家庭鸡尾酒会到你家帮忙。
65. Blue Mountain is a convenient way to send and receive greeting cards. Individuals, organizations and
businesses are free to use the Blue Mountain Website(网站)for any lawful purpose. The website must not
be used to sell products or services, Furthermore, no more than 2000 cards may be sent by any one person,
organization or business in any one calendar year without prior written permission from us.
Part V Writing (25 minutes)
Task 1 summary writing
Directions: this part is to test your ability to do basic academic writing. You are required to read the following
passage and then write a summary (no less than 80 words) about what you have read. The summary must
be written on the Answer Sheet.
Scientists in South Korea and American report that they have created human embryos (胚胎) through cloning
nd extracted embryonic stem cells, the universal cells that hold great promise for medical research. Their goal,
the scientists say, is not to clone humans but to advance understanding of the causes and treatment of disease.
The experiment, the first reported cloning of human stem cells, means the so-called therapeutic cloning is no
longer a theory but a reality. “Our approach opens the door for the use of these specially developed cells in
transplantation medicine,” Dr. Woo Suk Huwang of Seoul National University in Korea, who led the study, said
in a statement.
Woo Suk Hwang and his colleagues took the genetic material from normal cells in women donors and combined
it with their eggs. The resulting embryos were then grown up to produce so-called stem cells that can divide into
any tissue in the body. The aim is to use the cells to replace ones that have failed in patient’s body. It is what patients
with diseases like Parkinson’s and diabetes have been waiting for, the start of so-called therapeutic cloning.
The idea is to clone a patient’s cells to make embryonic stem cells that are an exact genetic match of the patient.
Then those cells, patients hopes, could be turned into replacement tissue to treat or cure their disease without
provoking rejection from the body’s immune system.
Even though the new work clears a significant hurdle, scientists caution that it could take years of further research
before stem cell science turns into actual therapies.
Since British researchers in 1997 produced Dolly, the first cloned sheep in the world, the attempt of human cloning
has been widely condemned due to ethical and biological concerns. However, the research of cloning for medical
use has won worldwide recognition.
Task 2
假设你是一家三星级酒店的客户服务部经理,为了提高服务质量,草拟一封客户意见征询信。内容包括:
1)感谢他对酒店多年的信任；
2)说明这封征询信的目的,并希望配合；
3)询问对酒店的印象,诸如: 大堂接待,餐厅服务,客房服务等；
4)询问有何建议；
5)对于合作表示感谢。
2012年武高升专考试英语模拟试六
Part I Listening Comprehension (15 minutes)
Section A
1. A) He needs to sleep for two or three hours.
B) He wants to buy a set of coffee cups.
C) He will need more than one cup of coffee.
D) He has been awake for two or three hours
2. A) She’d rather go later. C) The library will open soon.
B) She’d rather work for two hours. D) The library closed two hours ago.
3. A) ordering some goods. C) Interviewing for a job.
B) Shopping in a store. D) Sending a package.
4. A) In a park. B) In a restaurant C) In a post office D) At home.
5. A) Turn down the volume. C) Play a different kind of music
B) Help the woman work. D) Speak in a low voice.
Section B
Conversation 1
6. A) Blue. B) Black C) Brown D) Green
7. A) $5.59 B) $5.95 C) $9.59 D) $9.95
Conversation 2
8. A) $l2. B) $10.18. C) $5.94. D) $10.81.
9. A) A crystal punch bowl C) A crystal glass.
B) A crystal cup. D) A small crystal statue.
10. A) About twelve days. C) About two weeks.
B) About two days. D) About eight days.
Section C
11. Where did the farmer live?
He lived In________________________
12. What was wrong with the farmer?
He suffered from____________________
13. What did he decide to do at last?
He decided to____________
14. How much did the farmer pay for his visit?
He paid___________________
15. How did the doctor feel when the farmer said "there I am again”?
The doctor was a little_____________
Part II Structure (15 minutes)
Section A
16. Must I hand in the paper right now? No, you____________
A) mustn’t B) can’t C)needn’t D)shouldn’t
17. There are forty students in our class._________ of them are League members
A) No one B)All C)Both D)Neither
18. You cannot master a foreign language_________ you work hard at it·
A) unless B)if C)when D)so
19. Those who won’t work should be made__________
A) worked B)work C)to work D)to be working
20. By the end of this year, they__________ the construction of the subway.
A) will complete C)have complete
B) will have completed D)complete
21. The sun heats the earth__________ makes it possible for plants to grow.
A) that B) where C)which D)what
22. Seldom __________any mistake during his past ten years of service there
A) did he make B) he made C)he makes D)he did make
23. It is high time that you _____________your work.
A) begin B) began C)will begin D)has begun
24. Just as people differ in their ability to hear sound, _______differ in their appreciation of sounds.
A) so also do they C)also so do they
B) so they also do D)so do they also
25. This is the best movie _________I have ever seen.
A) which B)where C)that D)it
Section B
26. You would have been able to do it, if you (try) ____________had tried.
27. If I got the information then, I (let) _________you know
28.The children(dress)___________in red and sang songs at the gathering·
29. The professor has a large (collect) ___________of books,
30. More help in the office would (relief) __________me from some of this responsibility.
31. We are looking forwards to (meet) __________you soon.
32. Hardly he (finish)__________his speech when the audience started sheering.
33. (Send) ________the baby to bed, the mother began to work again
34. He knows about the event even (little)______ than you do
35. On his way to school, the boy found a wallet (lie) ____________on the ground.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Task 1
At the turn of the century it is estimated that a student living alone requires on average A$12000 (Australian dollars)
in living expenses for each year of study in Australia Of course, these costs increase with time.
Upon arrival, students should have funds in excess of the average to cover the cost of text books and establishment
expenses such as rental payment and basic furniture items. The amount spent on food, recreation, and entertainment
expenses will vary according to requirements, budget, and location.
Those who are prepared to live in shared accommodation, which may not be suitable for all, might manage on A$l0 000
per year. It is preferable for overseas students whose English is in need of practice to take advantage of living in
situations with native speakers whenever possible. However, sharing with friends who are easy to communicate with
is probably more sensible at first.
The above figures do not include the cost of large non-essential items such as household equipment or a car. Owning
and maintaining a motor vehicle is expensive in Australia. Insurance is compulsory and costly and parking both on and
off campus can be a problem requiring additional expense. It is not advisable for a student to own a car unless it is
absolutely necessary. A reasonable second hand car can cost more than A$4 000.
Educational institutions are almost always serviced by reliable public transport. The university and college campuses
within the major cities are well served by public buses In addition; the larger cities have extensive train systems. For
example, in Sydney, most college and university campuses are only 10 or 20 minutes from a rail station
36. Sharing accommodation is_______
A) A $l0, 000 per year cheaper than living alone
B) More expensive than living alone
C) not always suitable for students
D) suitable for most students
37. Students buying a car should take into account_______
A) The interest of the loan C) the age of the car
B) Insurance costs D) the family objections
38. Students who share with others in accommodation will probably spend an average of______
A) A $4,000 C) A $12,000.
B) A $10,000 D) A$16,000.
39. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A) It is not preferable for overseas students to share accommodation with others.
B) Students are encouraged to buy second-hand cars because transportation is not convenient.
C) It is better to find a native roommate who is ready to help you in your English study.
D) It is much easier to reach major cities by train
40. What does the sentence “Of course, these costs increase with time"(Para.1) mean?
A) Costs of education will rise in the future
B) Costs of living expenses will rise in the future.
C) Costs of living expenses never decrease in the past.
D) The longer you study in Australia, the more you will spend.
Task2
Milk has become a popular drink for modem Chinese, not only is its nutritional(营养的) value appreciated, it seems
even to have taken the role making the whole nation strong. Milk industry has only about 180 years of history among
the Han people For a long time, milk was considered a luxury(奢侈的)drink by common people. A widespread saying
in the country was that Japan used a cup of milk to strengthen the constitution(体格)of its people. That sounds reasonable
because the rich “a” in milk definitely benefits the constitution
The average annual consumption per capita in Japan has risen from less than 10 kilograms immediately after World War
II to 68 kilograms today. The average height of Japanese has increased by 11 centimeters during this period. The Chinese
Government also hopes to improve the constitution of local people, and since milk is the most obvious nutritious food,
it has naturally been picked up. But due to tradition, Chinese people are not in the habit of drinking milk regularly. The
annual output of milk in the country is about 10 million tons, compared with an output of alcohol reaching 8 million tons.
The annual milk consumption per capita is about 7 kilograms in China while the world’s average is about i00 kilograms.
The government has noticed the huge gap and plans to raise consumption to 10 kilograms per capita by 2005 and 16
kilograms by 2012.The government has also started plans for "school milk" since, the beginning of this century.
41. Chinese government encourage people to drink milk and hope that__________________
A) the whole nation will become stronger
B) the milk industry will have a faster development
C) milk will no longer be considered a luxury drink
D) its nutritional value will be more appreciated
42. For decades, milk was considered a luxury drink because common people____________
A) did not like drinking milk C)were not used to drinking milk
B) could find no way to get milk D)could not afford drinking milk
43. The phrase "per capita"(Line 1, Para 2) might be new to you. The meaning of this is probably____
A) per cent B)for each family C)for each person D)per capital
44. The purpose for the author to mention the output of alcohol in the 2nd paragraph is to say that
A) we haven’t produced enough milk C)we haven’t produced enough alcohol
B) we have produced too much milk D)we have produced too much alcohol
45. Since the beginning of the 21st century, the government has started______
A) a plan to produce more milk
B) a plan to offer milk to school children
C) to produce milk for more people
D) to ask schools to offer milk
Task 3
Most libraries require you to register before you are allowed to borrow any of their materials. This means you will probably
be asked to fill out and sign a registration card. When you do this you are not only giving the library your name and address
for their files, you are also signing an agreement. The agreement says, basically, that you will obey the rules of the library.
Once you are registered, you will be issued a library, or borrower’s card. Each time you checkout, that is, officially borrow
something from the library; you will have to present this card to the librarians.
You usually check out and return borrowed materials at the same desk. The library staff member at this desk will take your
card and stamped the book card with a date. This is the date by which you are expected to return the materials to the library,
so others can have the chance of borrowing it.
Some libraries charge a fine for each day a library book is overdue. There are also other fines for books returned damaged
or written in. Should you lose a library book, you may be required to pay the library the amount it was worth.
How to Borrow Books
Registration: fill out and sign a________46____________
be issued a sign__________47__________
Check-out: present in to ________48______________
Fines: A) if the book is______49________
B) if the book is____50_______
C) if the book is written in
Task 4
A - ROM(Read Only Memory)
B - CAD(Computer Aided Design)
C - NII(National Information Infrastructure)
D - CAI(Computer Assisted Instruction).
E - UPS(Uninterrupted Power Supply]
F - ISDN(Integrated Service Digital Network)
G - PDA(Personal Digital Assistant)
H - OEM(Original Equipment Manufacturer)
I - IP(Internet Protocol)
J - RAM(Random Access Memory)
K - HTTP(Hyper Text transport Protocol)
L - EDI(Electronic Data Interchange)
M - PC(personal Computer)
N - OA(office Automation)
O - ISP(Internet Service Provider)
P – WWW(World Wide Web)
Example (L)电子数据交换 (A)只读存储器
51. ( )万维网 ( )信息高速公路
52. ( )办公自动化 ( )计算机辅助教学
53. ( )个人数字助手 ( )原始设备制造商
54. ( )网际协议 ( )综合业务数字网
55. ( )不间断电源 ( )超文本传输协议
Task 5
Elanguest Accommodation,
Shared self catering student apartments
The school offers accommodation in SHARED self-catering student apartments. These can be booked together with
the course. Each apartment is used by 5 to 9 students from Elanguest and you can reserve either a double room or a
single room. The prices are quoted per person per day and not per apartment. This gives you the opportunity of sharing
an apartment with other students even if you are coming to Malta on your own
The prices per person per day in our SHARED apartments for 2002
Period Shared room Single Room
01 Jan一03 March ￡m 3.00 ￡m 4.50
04 March-30 June ￡m 4.50 ￡m 6.50
01 July一31 Aug ￡m 5 50 ￡m 7.50 .
01 Sept-31 Oct ￡m 5.00 ￡m 7.00
01 Nov-15 Dec ￡m 3.50 ￡m 5 00
These apartments are equipped with the following:
Bed linen (which is laundered by the school on a regular basis, one towel per student, weekly cleaning of Common areas,
all kitchen equipment-pots, pans, cutlery, dishes etc, and use of a washing machine in nearly all cases. Telephones are
NOT included.
See information on the area of St.Julians for more details.
(If you need an apartment for "sole use" -that is, booking an entire apartment, the price cannot be given until a suitable
apartment is found. The apartment will then be reserved after the receipt of a negotiable deposit.
56. How many students may live in one room?
At most__________________________________
57. How much will one pay per day he wants a shared room in May?
____________________________________________
58.What one should do if he；wants the whole apartment?
Pay_____________ beforehand.
59. What equipment is not included in the facilities?
_______________________________________
60. What is the period during which the accommodation expense is the highest?
From____________________________________________
Part IV translation - English to Chinese (25 minutes)
61. Any time during the day may be employed in physical exercise, but provided it is not too near meal hours
A)每天的任何时间你都可以受雇去干一些体力活,不要忘了吃饭时间就行。
B)每天的任何时间,你都可以尽量去干一些体力活,只是不要太累了。
C)每天的任何时间皆可运动,只要不太接近吃饭的时间就行了。
D)每天的任何时间皆可运动,只要不太累就行了。
62. Last year he experienced stomach trouble from which recovered completely after being treated in a hospital for ten days.
A)去年他患了胃病,在医院治疗10天后痊愈。
B)去年他患胃病后,去医院治疗,花了10天才痊愈。 ‘
C)去年他犯了胃病,在医院只治疗了10天,他的胃又好了。
D)去年他的胃突然有毛病,到医院看了10天还没有完全好。
63. As the children become financially independent of the family, the emphasis on family financial security will shift from
protection to saving for the retirement years.
A)因为孩子们已经与家庭脱离了经济关系,家庭经济得到保障,将从以保护为主过渡到为退休生活而储蓄。
B)由于孩子们在经济上从家庭中独立出来,家庭经济保障的重心将从保护转移到为退休后的生活储蓄。
C)随着孩子们在经济上从家庭中脱离出来,家里的财政安全主要靠退休工资,而不是保护措施。
D)因为孩子们已经不负担家庭,家里在经济上主要靠退休工资,而不只是保护老人。
64 Your Math instructor would have been happy to give you a make-up examination, had you gone and explained that you
r parents were ill at the time.
A)如果你向你的数学老师解释你父母那时生病了,他会乐于给你一次补考机会的。
B)只要你向你的数学老师解释了你父母那时生病的原因,他会乐于给你一次补考机会的。
C)你的数学老师听到你父母那时生病的情况后,他会乐于给你～次补课的机会。
D)你的数学老师会高兴你把你父母那时生病的情况告诉他,他会给你一次补课的机会。
65. There is a great difference between the climate of northern China and that of the southern part. In the South, summer
is very hot and winter is mild with no snow at all in the North, summer is short and mild, while winter is long and cold with a good deal of snow.
Part V Writing (25 minutes)
Task 1 summary writing
Directions: this part is to test your ability to do basic academic writing. You are required to read the following passage and
then write a summary (no less than 80 words) about what you have read. The summary must be written on the Answer Sheet.
Task 2
假设你获悉你的一位大学同学在毕业后工作仅一年,就被提升为公司的销售部经理你写信表示祝贺。内容包括:
1)消息的来源；
2)表示高兴和祝贺: -
3)建议搞一次同学聚会表示庆贺；
4)建议: 时间,地点等
2012年武科大专升本考试英语模拟试七
Part I Listening Comprehension (15 minutes)
Section A
1. A) Five may be too many. C) It would be smart to take more.
B) The decision must be made soon. D) Four People are enrolled in them.
2. A) She hadn’t sent a thank-you note. C) She had left him a note.
B) She hadn’t noticed him. D) She hadn’t gotten his note at first
3. A) She built a model a week ago. C) She made her model in more than a week.
B) She completed her model quickly. D) She failed to make her model.
4. A) He didn’t look for a tie. C) He didn’t want the tie
B) He couldn’t find the tie D) He couldn’t try the tie on
5. A) Catherine would probably prefer a cassette.
B) She was thinking of giving Catherine the same cassette.
C) There is no reason to give Catherine the cassette.
D) Catherine doesn’t buy exercise records anymore,
Section B
Conversation 1
6. A）A film. C) A tour
B) A lecture D) A TV program.
7. A、Because he believes new kinds of machinery will be invented
B)、Because he believes atomic power will be the only sort of power
C)、Because he thinks coal will become important again
D)、Because he thinks the lecture was not to the point.
Conversation 2
8. A）At the woman’s home. C) At the doctor’s.
B）In a drug store. D) In a tobacco store
9 A) Taking a Vitamin C. C) Having more rest.
B) Relaxing herself D) Giving up smoking:
10. A) A heavy smoker. C) A weak smoking
B) A light smoker. D) A non—smoker.
Section C
11. What are told about dogs?
Stories are often told about their bravery and
12 Why is it easy to train dogs?
Because they are
13. Who sent a dog up in a man-made Earth satellite in l957?
scientists.
14. What fact may surprise you about dogs?
Dogs are
15. How long call a dog live on average?
For
Part 11 Structure (15 minutes)
Section A
16. Watch your head! You be more careful!
A) may C) should
B) had to D) would
17. Jenny is learning Japanese her brother.
A) So is C) Nor is
B) So does D) Nor does
18. My sister has been working in that factory ever it was set up
A) since C) when
B) while D) till
19. in Hangzhou for more than ten years, he knew the city quite well.
A) Living C) Having lived
B) Lives. D) Lived
20. Hurry up! Otherwise the play by the time we got there
A) will start C)has started
B) will have started D)starts
21. The lazy student told his parents a lie they had no class that afternoon
A) what C)that B)which D)why
22. Not until his father came back, to bed.
A) did the boy go C)the boy goes
B) went the boy D)the boy did go
23. It is important that the report ________________to the general manager at once.
A) sent C) is sent
B) be sent D) will be sent
24.The museum—————一we visited last Saturday was set up twenty years ago
A) where C) which
B) to which D) for which
25.Too much help sometimes means—————————no help
A) worse C)worse than
B) as worse as D)so worse as
Section B
26 Seldom did the brother (think) ____________ of going there.
27 The secretary suggested that he (come) _____________ten minutes before the lecture begins·
28 (see)____________from the top of the mountain, the city looks magnificent.
29 People are beginning to realize the problem of (pollute)_________is serious.
30 After he finished the assignment, he found some (add)__________exercises to do
31 The Yellow River is the second (long)____________________river in China.
32 The teacher with all his students (do)__________long distance running in the morning.
33 He didn’t study hard so he failed (pass)_______________the final examination
34Jack speaks Chinese (well)__________than John.
35The man (talk)_______________________with the teacher was Xiao Wang’s father.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Task l
Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public. Not only does he want to say it well, but he
wants it to be something which has not been said before. He hopes that the public will listen and understand——he
wants to teach them, and he wants them to learn from him.
What visual artists like painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to explain. Because painters translate
their experiences into shapes and colors, not words. They seem to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colors,
out of the countless billions possible, is excepti6nally interesting for them and worth showing to us. Without their work
we should never have noticed these particular shapes and colors. or have felt the delight which they brought to the artist.
Most artists take their shapes and colors from the world of nature and from human bodies in motion and rest；their
choices indicate that these aspects of the world are worth looking at, that they contain beautiful sights. Contemporary
artists might say that they merely choose subjects that provide interesting pattern, and that there is nothing more in it.
Yet even they do not choose entirely without reference to the character of their subjects.
If one painter chooses to paint an ugly leg and another a lake in moonlight, each of them is directing our attention to
a certain aspect of the world. Each painter is telling us something, showing us something, emphasizing something -- all
of which means that, consciously or unconsciously he is trying to teach us.
36. An artist hopes that the public will
A) understand him and learn from him
B) notice only shapes and colors in his work
C) teach him something interesting
D) believe what he says in his work
37. It is hard to explain what a painter is saying because
A) most painters do not express themselves well
B) a painter uses unusual words and phrases
C) a painter uses shapes and colors instead of words
D) many painters do not say anything
38. An artist’s choice of shapes and colors indicates that he believes them to be
A) more meaningful than words C)a reflection of his experiences
B) merely beautiful D)worth looking at
39. Without the artist’s work, the public might not
A) understand the world better
B) notice the shapes and colors that express his experience
C) know those shapes and colors
D) feel comfortable and at ease
40. The writer says that contemporary art contains
A) nothing but meaningless patterns C)subjects chosen partly for their meaning
B) uninteresting aspects of the world D)completely meaningless subjects
Task 2
Leisure sickness is one of those modem conditions. How do you know if you have been struck down with leisure sickness?
Were you struck down by some mystery illness just before setting off on a two-week holiday? If it is really the case, chances
are you have leisure sickness. A Dutch psychologist(荷兰心理学家)identified the condition. He started researching the
subject after he became curious about his own pattern of illness. “If I am ill, then it’s at the weekend or at Christmas.
Then I heard stories from friends who all said the same thing. He surveyed around 2000 men and women and estimated
that about 3%of the population may suffer from weekend or vacation sickness.
In a further in-depth study of 114 Dutch sufferers, he found that the most frequently reported symptoms included headaches,
fatigue, muscular(肌肉)pain and, particularly in relation to vacation. Most of them had been suffering from leisure sickness
for over 10 years and associated the beginning of the illness with a major life event, such as marriage, birth of a fast child
or a change of job. Many shared certain characteristics-a high workload, perfectionism(追求完美), eagerness to achieve and
an over-developed sense of responsibility, making it difficult for them to switch off outside of work. According to him, there
are a number of possible explanations for the condition. “One possibility is a kind of competition between information from
the outside world—external information—and information from the body-internal information"
41. Leisure sickness is regarded as one of those ____.
A) modern diseases C)state of existence
B) poor environment D)state of general health
42.“Leisure sickness”is considered a kind of ________
A) serious illness C)common sickness
B) mystery illness D)rare sickness
43 According to the Dutch psychologist, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A) After vacation, his friends will complain of their illness.
B) After vacation, his friends will tell what they have enjoyed.
C) He will usually be struck down by leisure sickness before holidays.
D) He will usually be struck down by leisure sickness after he has finished a major task.
44. The result of his in-depth study reveals that you will probably be struck down by leisure sickness_
A) soon after you got your first baby
B) soon after you come back from a vacation
C) if you’ve been married for years
D) if you’ve been looking for a job for years
45 The sentence following the last sentence might tell about_____
A) another possible explanation of the illness
B) the result of the in—depth study of the illness
C) One of the characteristics of the sufferers
D) the beginning of the illness of the sufferers
Task 3
There are some steps you can take to avoid catching a cold. Contrary to popular belief, colds are not caused by exposure
to severe weather. Colds are caused by viruses in the body, and you are better off out on the ski slopes or even waiting for
the bus on a snowy day than you are in a cozy room, surrounded by friends, or fellow Students, who just may be sick. A chill
is an early sign of illness. It’s the cold that caused the chill；not the other way around.
While the virus can spread through droplets(微滴)propelled into the air when a cold sufferer Coughs or sneezes(打喷嚏),
surprisingly, this is not the most common route of transmission. Numerous studies have now shown that the majority of
colds are caught by hand contact.
Cold viruses also can be transferred to objects--telephones, towels, plates--and remain infectious for up to three hours.
Frequently hand—washing on the part of the cold-sufferer as well as other members of the family will minimize the spread
of viruses in this way.
Colds
Source of colds: _______46___
Common signs of colds: 1. 47 ;
2. 48 ；
3. sneeze
Most Common transmission route: 49
Precautions to take: ____________ 50
Task 5
The University of British Columbia admitted its first 379 students in 1915.Since then, it has developed into a teaching and
research institution and Canada’s second-largest English Language university.
Nearly 32 000 students are enrolled in undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs in 12 faculties and nine schools.
Of the more than 2 000 full-and-part-time faculty members, 70 percent hold the high degrees possible in their specific field.
Its library is the second-largest university library in the country with approximately 3 million volumes. UBC also boasts a fine
arts gallery, Asian centre, numerous museums, specialty gardens and a research forest.
The sweeping 403-hectare campus is located in the West Coast city of Vancouver, Canada’s gateway to the Pacific Rim
(环太平洋圈) and the third largest city in the country. Surrounded by forests, mountains and beaches, Vancouver is
world-renowned for its beauty.
Clean and safe, this modern, multicultural city of 1.8-mill ion offers an abundance of natural and cultural attractions. An
added bonus(利益) is Vancouver’s year-round temperate climate.
56. Which county is the university situated in?
It is located in
57. How many students are admitted to study in the university now?
About .
58. What is the population of the city Vancouver?
It has a population of .
59. When did the university first start its recruitment?
In___________________________________________
60. What can we learn about the climate in Vancouver?
Vancouver is attractive for its__________ climate.
Part IV Translation—English to Chinese (25 minutes) .
61. If there is a shortage of any product, prices of that product go up.
A)如果任何产品的资源不足,那种产品就只好涨价。
B)如果任何产品的资源不足,那种产品的价格就直线上升。
C)如果任何产品短缺,那种产品的价格就上涨。
D)只要出现产品短缺现象,产品的价格必将发生变化。
62. My school grades are suffering because my mind is always on my health than on my studies.
A)在学校里,我苦恼的是学习困难,因为我老想着身体好了才能学习好。
B)我的学习成绩正受到影响,因为我老想着的是自己的健康状况而不是我的学习。
C)在学校里,我功课不好,很苦恼,因为我老是考虑自己的健康状况会影响我的学习。
D)我的学习成绩一直在下降,因为我老想着的是自己的健康状况而不是学习。
63. Hi, this is Mike. I’m either away from my desk, or on the phone. Please leave a message and
I’ll call you back as soon as possible
A)晦,我是迈克。我现在不在办公室里,我在接电话。请你把你地址留下,我会尽快登门拜访的。
B)晦,我是迈克。我现在不是不在办公室里就是在接电话。请你留言,我会尽快回话。
C)晦,我是迈克。我现在不是不在办公室,就是在电话间.请你留言,我会马上给你打电话。
D)晦,我是迈克。我现在不在办公室。我在打电话。请你把你地址留下,我会尽快打电话给你。
64. He has now nothing to live on, because whenever he had a good job, the more he earned the more he spent,
so that he never saved anything.
A)他目前无所事事,因为任何时候他都能找到好的工作,钱挣得越多也花得多,显得不会在乎。
B)他目前连住处也没有,因为过去他曾找到好的工作,钱也挣得多,但花得多,什么也不在乎。
C)他目前的生活无着,因为过去他一找到好的工作,钱挣得越多,也就花得越多,结果是从无积蓄。
D)他目前农食无着,因为过去他一找到好的工作,就多挣钱,花得也多,结果是省不下积蓄。
65. The meaning of Christmas is different to different people, but almost everyone agrees that Christmas is the time
to buy presents for loved ones. This makes Christmas the busiest time for retailers, who earn a bunch of money
during this time. In order to attract shoppers, stores have Christmas offers and sales. These sales usually begin after Thanksgiving.
Part V Writing (25 minutes)
Task 1 summary writing
Directions: this part is to test your ability to do basic academic writing. You are required to read the following passage
and then write a summary (no less than 80 words) about what you have read. The summary must be written on the
Answer Sheet.
Life isn’t about keeping score. It’s not about how many friends you have. Or how many people call you. Or how accepted
or unaccepted you are. Not about if you have plans this weekend. Or if you are alone. It isn’t about who your family are
or how much money they have. Or what kind of car you drive. Or where you’re sent to school.
It’s not about how beautiful or ugly you are. Or what clothes you wear, what shoes you have on, or what kind of music
you listen to. It’s not about if your hair is blonded, red, black, brown or green. Or if your skin is too light or too dark.
It’s not about what grades you get, how smart you are, how smart everyone else thinks you are, or how smart standardized
tests say you are. Or if this teacher likes you, or if this guy/girl likes you. Or what clubs you’re in, or how good you are
at your sport. It’s not about representing your whole being on a piece of paper and seeing who will accept the “written you”.
But life is about who you love and who you hurt. It’s about who you make happy or unhappy purposefully. It’s about keeping
or betraying trust. It’s about friendship, used as sanctity, or as a weapon. It’s about what you say and mean, maybe hurtful,
maybe heartening. About starting rumors and contributing to petty gossip. It’s about what judgments you pass and why.
And who your judgments are spread to.
But most of all, it’s about using your life to touch or poison other people’s hearts in such a way that could never occur alone.
Only you choose the way these hearts are affected and those choices are what life is all about.
Task 2
假设你是东海实业公司人事部经理,欲提拔一名刚进公司的新员工。要求给该员工原来
毕业的学校学生办公室写信,了解情况,内容包括:
1)说明你调查的目的；
2)了解该员工在校时的表现,特别是性格特点、社交能力、表达能力等
3)答应保密；
4)希望早日回函并表示
考试英语模拟试八
Part I Listening Comprehension
Section A
1. A) In New York. C) In Boston
B) In Michigan. D) In Washington
2. A) Chocolate cake C) Apple pie.
B) Ice cream.. D) He did not order dessert
3. A) Spanish. C) Arabian.
B) Japanese. D) Chinese.
4. A) Twenty dollars. C) Twenty-five dollars.
B) Forty dollars. D) Fifty dollars.
5. A) In a laundry. C) In an elevator.
B) In a library D)In a bakery.
Conversation 1
6. A) He is out of town. C) He is busy.
B) He is having a meeting. D) He is abroad.
7. A) He will talk about the matter with Mr. Sharp.
B) He will visit Mr. Power’s office tomorrow morning.
C) He will wait for Mr. Power’s call in his 0ffice
D) He will call Mr. Power again later.
Conversation 2
8. A) On the highway. C) At home.
B) In a lift D) At a railway station.
9. A) She has had a car accident. C) She has been hurt in a crash
B) She has had trouble with the car. D) She’s run out of gas.
10. A) He will ask her to use his car
B) He will wait for her at the gas station.
C) He will call the police for help.
D) He will come to help her.
Section C
11. What is Ann’s Job?
Ann is__________
12. What is Peter?
He is___________
13. In the morning, what does Peter do?
He usually cleans, shops, and___________________
14. How many children do they have in the family?
They have______________
15 When does Ann usually come back home?
She comes back by_________________
Part II Structure (15 minutes)
Section A
16. The construction of the railway by the end of the next moth
A) must have been completed C)must be completed
B) has been completed D)must complete
17. He told me that nothing but toys _________sold in this shop
A) are B)were C)is D)to be
18______________you say, I am sure that the woman is innocent.
A) Whatever C) However
B) Whoever D) Wherever
19. While_______________in the supermarket, I met an old friend of mine.
A) being shop C) shopping
B) shop D)shopped
20. This classroom is ___________that one.
A) twice big than C)twice as big as
B) bigger twice than D)twice more bigger than
21 By the end of last term, we ___________ten units.
A) learned C)has learned
B) had learned D)learns
22. Should she come here? We____________ about this with him
A) Would have talked C) will have talked
B) Would talk D) talked
23. _____“What’s wrong with Jack?”
——“I don’t know. He _________lost”
A) Can have goy C) gets
B) may have got D)should get
24 It is known to all ______________ discovered the America continent
A) how C)who
B) when D)why
25 The day I shall never forget is the one__________ I joined the Party.
A) which B)at which C)on which D)in which
Section B
26 To the list (add)_____________the following names
27 The rule requires that everyone (have) ____________his car checked once a year.
28. I’ll have her (pay)__________ what she has done.
29. He cannot afford too much money on (entertain) ________
30. Smoking is (harm)______________to your health.
31 As she has overcome all the difficulties, she feels much (happy)_________now.
32 Your old friend and classmate Jack (want) __________ to see you right now.
33. Suddenly she turned around and (catch) __________sight of her boss.
34. She remembered (invite) ________________to the party, but left the invitation at home
35 When the professor came into the room, he found himself (surround)____________By many students
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Task l
One of the most authoritative(权威的)voices speaking to us today is of course, the voice of the advertisers. This type of
voice dominates our lives. It shouts at us from the television screen and the radio loudspeakers: waves to us from every
page of the newspaper；signals to us from the roadside billboards all day and flashes messages to us in colored lights
all night. It has forced on us a whole new conception of the successful mall as a man no less than 20% of whose mail
consists of announcements of giant carpet sales.
Advertising has been among England’s biggest growth industries since the war, in terms of the ratio of money earnings
to demonstrable achievement Why all this huge expenditure?
Perhaps the answer is that advertising saves the manufacturers from having to think about the customer. At the stage of
designing and developing a product, there is quite enough to think about without worrying over whether anybody will wan
t to buy it. The designer is busy enough without adding customer-appeal(讨好顾客的)to all his other problems of man-hours
and machine tolerances and stress factors. So they just go ahead and make the thing and leave it to the advertiser to find
eleven Ways Of making it appeal to purchasers after they have finished it, by pretending that it attracts love, or signifies
manliness If the advertising agency can do this authoritatively enough, the manufacturer is in a favorable position.
Other manufacturers find advertising saves them changing their product. And manufacturers hate change. The ideal product
is one which goes on unchanged for ever. If, therefore, for one reason or another, some changes seems called for——how much
better to change the image, the packet or the pitch made by product, rather than go to all the inconvenience of changing the product itself.
36.According to the passage modern advertising is“authoritative”because of the way it
A) influences our image of a special person
B) interferes with the quiet of home life
C) continually forces us into buying things
D) influences us no matter where we travel
37. The form of advertising which has succeeded in conferring personal status on the individual makes use of
A) Colored lights all night C) the postal service
B) roadside billboards D)the wall space beside escalators
38 Advertisers are appreciated by manufacturers because they
A) advise them on ways of giving a product customer-appeal
B) accept responsibility for giving a product customer-appeal
C) advise them on the best time to go ahead with production
D) consult them during the design and development stages
39. According to the passage customers are attracted to a product because it appears to
A) have a sufficiently attractive design C) fulfill the manufacturer’s claims
B) offer good value for money D)satisfy their personal needs
40. The passage tells us that some manufacturers, instead of changing their product, would prefer to change its
A) Product cost B) quality C) packaging D) market value
Task 2
Teenagers and young adults in the US are increasingly being diagnosed with skin cancer, according to doctors who warn that
the development could lead to an outbreak of deadly aches on the skin as these patients get older. Doctors are especially disturbed
by the numbers of younger people they are treating, which suggests that messages about avoiding the sun still aren’t getting through
and that the tanned skin(晒黑的皮肤) that was made popular by French designer Coco Chanel in the 1920s remains a sought-after look today.
Although doctors lack the data to know what exactly is behind the rise in skin cancers among young people, they suggest several factors:
more time in the sun, improper use of sunscreens and a rise in tanning salon(阳光浴沙龙)visits. Skin doctors believe that young people
are generally spending more time in the sun than their parents did and are either not using enough Sunscreen or failing to apply it properly.
They also claimed that many Americans, including the young, are spending more vacation hours in sunny climates than in previous decades.
In a study published in 1997 in the American Academy of Dermatology, a research team led by Dr June Robinson at Northwestern University
Medical School found that during the decade ending in 1996.the number of Americans who reported at least one severe sunburn rose from
30 percent to 39 percent
41. Doctors feel really worried that________
A) their Patients will Soon get older
B) adults are diagnosed with skin cancer
C) there is an outbreak of deadly aches on the skins
D) many younger people Suffer from skin cancer
42. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A) The French designer advised that people avoid the sire.
B) People have not thoroughly accepted doctor’s advice.
C) Doctors have advised that people avoid the sun
D) People are still in favor of tanned skins.
43. The rise in skin Cancers among young people might result from____________
A) spending too much time on vacations
B) going to the tanning gatherings too much
C) exposed too little to the sun
D) doing too many exercises
44 The word“sunscreen”(Line 2,Para.2)probably means______________
A) screens used to enjoy the sunlight C)sun umbrellas
B) creams used to prevent tanning D)sun glasses
45 According to the study, the number of Americans who reported at least one severe sunburn rose from 30% to 39%
A) from 1986 to 1996 C)during 1997
B) from 1987 to 1997 D)during 1996
Task3
Every year is busy for the Save the Children Fund but 1989 has been especially important. This independent organization devoted to
the welfare of needy children throughout the world is seventy years old Many children suffered hunger and homelessness at the end
of the First World war Concerned about the plight(困境)of these children, a group of British volunteers founded a new organization in
1919 to publicize the problems and help improve conditions. A founder member, Eglantyne Jebb, drew up the declaration of the”rights
of the child”, which Was adopted by the League of Nations(later the United Nations).This charter(宪章)sums up the philosophy of Save
the Children Fund’s work. The basic principle is that dignity and well-being are a vital part of the lives of children and a child should be
protected regardless of race, nationality or creed(信仰)
In 1989 millions of children throughout the world are still innocent victims of War, famine and poverty Save the Children Fund is still
working to raise public awareness and improve conditions.
Save the Children Fund
Name of organization: —————46—
Time of foundation:___________47___________
Founders: a group of_________48____________
Aims: publicize the problem and help____________49_______
Those to be protected: needy children______________50____
Task 5
26 rue Washington
75008 PARIS
France
tel: +33 177 83 7179
email: rachelking@efinet.fr
July 23, 2004
The Principal
Interplay Languages
77bd Saiat Germain
75006 PARIS
Dear Madam,
I am interested in working as Director of Studies for your organization. I am an EFL language instructor with nearly 1O years’ experience
to offer you. I enclose here my resume as a first step in exploring the possibilities of employment with Interplay Languages. My most recent
experience was implementing English Through Drama workshops for use with corporate clients.
I was responsible for the overall pedagogical(教育学的)content, including the student course book In addition, I developed the first draft
of the teacher, S handbook.
As Director of Studies with your organization, I would bring a focus on quality and effectiveness to your syllabus design Furthermore, I
work well with others, and I am experienced in course planning.
I would appreciate your keeping this enquiry confidential. I will call you in a few days to arrange an interview at a time convenient to you.
Thank you for your consideration.
Yours faithfully,
Rachel King
56 Who is the applicant?
_____________________________
57 Which city does the applicant come from?
_______________________________________
58 What post did the applicant apply for?
_________________________________________
59 How long had the applicant been engaged in EFL language teaching?
Nearly_________________________________________
60 What would the applicant probably do first if he were employed?
He would make the syllabus design of high__________________________
Part IV Translation-English to Chinese (25 minutes)
61 She has bought some cloth: she is going to make herself a dress.
A)她买了一些衣服；她还打算给自己做一件衣服。
B)她买了一些衣服,也打算对其中一件改一下。
C)她买了一些布,打算自己做农服。
D)她买了一些布,打算给自己做一件衣服。
62 We won’t be able to come to your dinner party on Saturday because that happens to be the day we are expecting guests ourselves
A)星期六那天我们自己也有请客,因此无法参加你举行的宴会。
B)星期六那天我们有客人来,因此无法为你举行宴会。
C)星期六那天我们家也要来客人,因此无法参加你午餐后举行的果会。
D)星期六那天我们家也请客人聚会,因此无法替你举行的宴会帮忙。
63 Whereas Mr. Brown had been delighted at the news, his wife saw that it might mean trouble.
A)鉴于布朗先生刚刚听到这个消息,他的妻子则早以对它显得很反感。
B)虽然布朗先生听到这个消息很高兴,他的妻子却看出这个消息可能意味着要出麻烦。
C)尽管布朗先生乐于听到这个消息,他的妻子则觉得可能会带来麻烦。
D)虽然布朗先生听到这个消息并不在乎,他的妻子对这个消息则显出明显的担忧。
64 His superior grades at high school enabled him to enroll at the tuition-free College of the City
Of New York
A)他的上级在高中期间学习时与他同级,所以有资格推荐他免考进入了纽约市一所大学。
B)他的上级在高中期间的学习成绩很优异.担保他自由进入了纽约市立大学。
C)由于在高中成绩显著,他参军后,免费进入了纽约市一所大学。
D)由于在高中成绩优异,他进入了免费的纽约市立大学。
65. Let it be known that Mr. Li Ming, native of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, male, born on April 15,1981,having specialized in Hardware
Technology in the Computer Department of this College, from September,1999 to July,2003 and having completed the three-year program
with qualified standing, is hereby awarded this Certificate of Graduation.
Part V Writing(25 minutes)
Task 1 summary writing
Directions: this part is to test your ability to do basic academic writing. You are required to read the following passage and then write a
summary (no less than 80 words) about what you have read. The summary must be written on the Answer Sheet.
Recently, one of my best friends, whom I’ve shared just about everything with since the first day of kindergarten, spent the weekend with
me. Since I moved to a new town several years ago, we’ve both always looked forward to the few times when we can see each other.
Over the weekend, we spent hours and hours, staying up late in to the night, talking about the people she was hanging around with. She
started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, about hoe he experimented with drugs and was into other self-destructive behavior
. I was blown away! She told me how she had been lying to her parents about where she was going and even sneaking out to see this
guy because they didn’t want her around him. No matter how hard I tried to tell her that she deserved better, she didn’t believe me. Her
self-respect seemed to have disappeared.
I tried to convince her that she was ruining her future and heading for big trouble. I felt like I was getting nowhere. I just couldn’t believe
that she really thought it was acceptable to hang with a bunch of losers, especially her boyfriend.
By the time she left, I was really worried about her and exhausted by the experience. I had been so frustrating. I had come close to telling
her several times during the weekend that maybe we had just grown too far apart to continue our friendship-but I didn’t. I put the power of
friendship to the ultimate test. We’d been friends for far too long. I had to hope that she valued me enough to know that I was trying to save
her from hurting herself. I wanted to believe that our friendship could conquer anything.
A few days later, she called to say that she had thought long and hard about our conversation, and then she told me that she had broken
up with her boyfriend. I just listened on the other end of the phone with tears of joy running down my face. Never had I been so proud of a friend.
Task 2
假设你所在的公司由于业务扩展的需要,将于下个月(8月28日)搬迁新址。请草拟
一封迁址通知。
内容:
1)搬迁原因.....
2)具体搬迁日期及新地址。新址为: 西安市长阳路2号18楼1808室,电话: （023）65102280
3)搬迁期间,照常营业。
4)欢迎新老顾客光临。
2012年武科大专升本考试英语模拟试九
Part I Listening Comprehension(15 minutes).
Section A
1. A) In a student dorm C) In an old friend’s house
B) In an apartment. D) In her uncle’s house.
2. A) Liz doesn’t know them well. C) She will phone Liz if he doesn’t.
B) The man should phone Liz D) She doesn’t know Liz’s phone number.
3. A) He couldn’t makeup her mind.
B) He’d like to have a company of his own.
C) He doesn’t have time for a job.
D) He already has a business of his own.
4. A) At the information desk C) On the platform.
B) On the train D) Near the stairs.
5. A) He hadn’t been there C) He didn’t like it.
B) He didn’t take care D) He wasn’t careful
Section B
Coversation 1
6. A) To a concert C) To his professor’s office.
B) To her brother’s house. D) To a birthday party.
7. A) She typed a paper. C) She visited her aunt.
B) She went to bed. D) She tried to study history.
Conversation 2
8 A) It needed fixing. C) It couldn’t receive any program.
B) It got lost D) Its images were not clear.
9. A) She went there too late C) She found it was closed.
B) She got the wrong directions D) She lost her map.
10. A) The shop was easy to find
B) The shop is located nearby,
C) They do good work and the prices are reasonable.
D) The repairmen are skilful although the prices may be high
Section C
11. What kind of foods should you buy last?
You should buy frozen and _______________________last
12. Why shouldn’t you make long stops on the way home after you have bought frozen foods?
They could become_________________________
13. What should you use when refrigeration isn’t available?
We should use_______________________________
14 Where should foods for camping be kept in?
It should be kept______________________
15. What should you do with food that doesn’t seem to be normal?
We should__________________________________
Part II Structure (15 minutes)
Section A
16. We didn’t see her at the party yesterday evening He __________________it.
A) mustn’t attend C)wouldn’t have attended
B) Can’t have attended D) needn’t have attended
17. If you need a dictionary, I’ll lend you________________
A) one C)some
B) the one D)another
18. Tom puts up his hand _______________________the teacher asks a question.
A) every time C) some time
B) in time D) at times
19. Are you going downtown this afternoon? I’m going to have these letters________
A) to mail C)mailed
B) mail D)mailing
20. My aunt_________ me for a long time when I met her yesterday.
A) didn’t C)hasn’t seen
B) hadn’t seen D)doesn’t
21. It was in this room_______ the conference was held
A) where C)that
B) in which D) which
22. If you had asked his for help, he ________ you some.
A) might give C)had given
B) might have given D) gave
23. This causes the metal to become softer than before and _____easier to machine
A) very C)much
B) more D)as
24 If you see him, please give my apologies ______________not having written to him.
A) about C)on
B) of D)for
25___________________you have to do is more practice.
A)All that B)All what C)That D)which
Section B
26. If I had enough money, I(go)on a trip to Beijing·
27 The headmaster demanded that every student (come)_________on time.
28. We objected to (have)______________the meeting without her.
29. I can’t find any (improve) _____________in your spelling.
30. The sofa is (comfort) _______________ to sit on.
31 Tom runs (quick) _______________of all the classmates in his class.
32. The boy pretended (sleep) ___________________when the father came in.
33. Two-thirds of the earth’s surface (be) ________________covered with water
34 The woman (stand) _________________at the door is the new waitress.
35. His English is even(bad)_______________________________than mine
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Task 1
The motor vehicle has killed and disabled more people in its brief history than any bomb or weapon ever invented Much of the
blood on the street flows essentially from uncivil(不文明的)behavior of drivers who refuse to respect the legal and moral rights of
others. So the killing on the road may be regarded as a social problem.
In fact, the enemies of society on wheels are rather harmless people. Just ordinary people acting carelessly, you might say.
But it is a principle both of law and common morality (道德)that carelessness is no excuse when one’s actions could bring death
or damage to others. A minority of the killers go even beyond carelessness to total negligence(疏忽).
Researchers have estimated that as many as 80 percent of all automobile accidents are due to the mental condition of the driver.
Emotional upsets can distort drivers’ reactions, slow their judgment, and blind them to dangers that might otherwise be evident.
The experts warm that it is vital for every driver to make a conscious effort to keep one’s emotions under control.
Yet the irresponsibility that Accounts for much of the problem is not confined to drivers. Street walkers regularly violate traffic
regulations, they are at fault in most vehicle walker accidents; and many cyclists even believe that they are not subject to the basic
roles of the road.
Significant legal advance have been made towards safer driving in the past few years. Safety standards for vehicle have been
raised both at the point of manufacture and through periodic road-worthiness inspections. In addition, speed limits have been
lowered. Due to these measures, the accident rate has decreased. But accident experts still worry because there has been little
or no improvement in the way drivers behave. The only real and lasting solution, say the experts, is to convince people that driving
is a skilled task requiring constant care and concentration. Those who fail to do all these things present a threat to those with whom
they share the road.
36. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the passage?
A) To show that the motor vehicle is a very dangerous invention.
B) To promote understanding between careless drivers and street walkers.
C) To discuss traffic problems and propose possible solutions
D) To warn drivers of the importance of safe driving
37. According to the passage, traffic accidents may be regarded as a social problem because
A) autos have become most destructive to mankind
B) people usually pay little attention to law and morality
C) civilization brings much harm to people
D) the lack of virtue is becoming more severe
38. Why does the author mention the mental condition of the driver in Paragraph 3?
A) To give an example of the various reasons for road accidents.
B) To show how important it is for drivers to be emotionally healthy.
C) To show some of the inaccurate estimations by researchers
D) To illustrate the hidden tensions in the course of driving.
39 Who are NOT MENTIONED as being responsible for the road accidents?
A) Careless bicycle-riders.
B) Mindless people walking in the street
C) Irresponsible drivers.
D) Irresponsible manufactures of automobiles
40 Which of the following best reflects the author’s attitude toward future without traffic accident problems?
A) Doubtful yet still longing for it
B) Happy and rather confident
C) Surprised and very pleased
D) Disappointed and deeply worried
Task 2
Say goodbye to the Mountain Gorilla. Say farewell to the Short Tailed Chinchilla.
That’s the conclusion of the United Nations Environment Program’s (UNEP) Third Global Environmental Outlook Report. The report
was compiled(编写)for the UN from the work of 1100 scientists. It predicts the state of the planet in the year 2032 based on the policies
and practices of the last 30 years. If these continue, UNEP says, we’re going to be living on a very lonely planet. By 2032,one quarter of
the World’s mammal species(哺乳动物种群)will disappear. They will be joined by l2% of the world’s bird species. And according to
UNEP, 5 611 species of plants will also be wiped out but since only 4% of the world’s plant species have been examined in detail,
that figure will probably be much higher.
UNEP blames a variety of causes, from poverty and overpopulation to pollution, global warming and profit-driven economic and trade
policies. But there is some good news. There has been all 85% reduction in the use of chemicals, for instance. And around 10% of the
earth’s surface is in protected areas like national parks, five times as much as 30 years ago.
"We can never know for certain what lies before us" said a UNEP official” The future is another country. But we can see how our actions
or lack of actions might shape the environment and the inhabitants(居民)of this extraordinary blue planet by 2032,”
4l) At the beginning of the passage "Mountain Gorilla" and "Short Tailed Chinchilla" seem to be some
A) mountains B)rivers C)animals D)sceneries
42. The report predicts that if we should carry on the policies and practices of the last 30 years,
A) the world would become much more developed
B) many animals and plants would soon disappear
C) we would use as many chemicals as possible
D) we would keep as many national parks as possible
43. As the report predicts, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A) 12%of the bird species will disappear by 2032.
B) Thousands of plant species will disappear by 2032.
C) 25%of the mammal species will no longer exist by 2032.
D) 4%of the world’s plant species will no longer exist by 2032.
44. Which of the following is not to blamed for the worsening of the environment on our planet?
A) National parks. C) Overpopulation.
B) Global warming D) Chemicals.
45. A UNEP official said,“The future is another country.”Here he implies that””.
A) We can never do anything for the future
B) We can never know for certain about the future
C) We can see how lack of actions might effect on the inhabitants
D) We can see how our actions might influence the environment
Task 3
Directions: The following an introduction of Dry Ice After reading if you are required to complete the outline below it (No.46 through NO.50)
.You should write your answers briefly(in no more than 3 words)on the Answer sheet correspondingly.
Can you imagine that ice does not melt and is not wet? Have you ever heard of dry ice? Dry ice is made by freezing a gas. It is quite differen
t from ordinary ice which is simply frozen water. Dry ice was first manufactured in 1925 It has since fulfilled the hopes 0f its inventor. It can
be used for making artificial fog in the movies. When steam is passed over dry ice, a very dense vapor rises. It can also be used for destroying
insects in grain supplies. It is more practical than ordinary ice because it takes up less space and it is 142 degrees colder. Since it turns
into stream, instead of melting into water, it is cleaner to use. For these reasons, it is extremely popular and many people prefer it to ordinary
ice. Dry ice is so cold that if you touch it with your bare fingers, it will burn you.
Dry ice
Time of invention: 46
Uses: to make: 47 in the movie；
to destroy 48
Advantages over ordinary ice: takes_____________49___________；
be___________50_________
Task 5
Good morning and welcome to this writing course. My Name is Jack Peterson This morning I’d like to talk about the basic skills of essay writing.
Essay writing is necessary to college students because you have to write a paper for your Course requirement or publication later on.
As a student, you may often use writing as a way of expressing your thoughts and feelings. If you want to write clearly, your thoughts must be clear.
Again your purposes for writing are important.
To write a good essay, it is first necessary to choose a good topic. Be sure that you know topic well Second, you need to select enough materials
or facts for your essay, and list all the points you feel related to the topic. Then you need to know how to organize the essay in the right order.
Certainly you have to check the essay when you have finished it.
56. When was the speech made?
In the __________________________________ period of the course.
57. What was the topic of this writing lecture?
On
58. What did the speaker think of essay Writing?
It is _____________________________________to college student.
59. What should a student have if he wants to write an essay clearly?
60. How many steps did the speaker recommend of writing all essay?
PartⅣ translation—English to Chinese (25 minutes) ,
61. Last term candidates were not allowed to bring books into the examination room
A)前一条款规定,候选人不准带书进入考场。
B)上学期,候选人不准带书进入考场。
C)上学期,考生不准带书进入考场。
D)前一条款规定,考生不能带书进入考场。
62-He was just talking to me and he said he was getting ready to drive over to see you·
A)他刚才跟我谈过,他正开车来看你呢。
B)他刚才跟我谈过,他还说要开车来看你。
C)他刚才对我说,他要开车来看你呢。
D)他刚才对我说,他已经准各好了要送车给你。
63. Thanks a million for your thoughtful and generous gift, and our best wishes to you for the New
Year.
A)你赠给我们既有思想性、义有雅量的礼物,我们万分感谢,我们把它看作是新年里最美好的礼物。
B)你赠给我们既有思想性、又有雅量的礼物,我们万分感谢,在此向你致以新年美好的祝愿。
C)你赠给我们精美,中意的礼物,我们万分感谢,在此向你致以新年美好的祝愿。
D)你赠给我们精美、中意的礼物,我们万分感谢,我们把它看作是新年里最美好的礼物。
64. In honor of the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. James Gray their sons and daughters request the pleasure of Dr. and Mrs.
Preston’s company at dinner on Friday, June 6 at eight o’clock at the Hamp Hotel.
A)为祝贺詹姆斯·格雷先生及夫人金婚,他们的子女谨定于6月6日星期五8点在汉普饭店举行宴会,恭请普里斯顿博士及夫人光临。
B)有幸庆祝詹姆斯·格雷先生及夫人金婚,他们的子女谨定于6月6日星期五8点在汉普饭店举行宴会,恭请普里斯顿博士及夫人届时作陪。
C)为祝贺詹姆斯·格雷先生及夫人光荣结婚50周年,他们的子女谨定于6月6日星期五8点在汉普饭店举行宴会,恭请普里斯顿博士及夫人光临。
D)有幸庆祝詹姆斯·格雷先生及夫人光荣结婚50周年,他们的子女谨定于6月6日星期五8点在汉普饭店举行宴会,恭请普里斯顿博士及夫人届时作陪。
65 Attached are the completed application forms for admission and financial aid for the fall semester of 2003.I have requested that the
letters of recommendation and my academic transcript be sent to you directly. I shall appreciate your favorable consideration in admitting
me to your college for this year,
Part V Writing(25 minutes)
Task 1 summary writing
Directions: this part is to test your ability to do basic academic writing. You are required to read the following passage and then write a
summary (no less than 80 words) about what you have read. The summary must be written on the Answer Sheet.
The traditional English breakfast-tea, toast, marmalade, eggs, bacon, sausages, tomatoes, mushrooms, etc.-is both good and filling,
and breakfast is the only aspect of English cooking that is frequently and enthusiastically praised by foreigners. Few of the English eat
this regularly. The upper-middle and upper classes drink weak, dishwater-coloured, unsweetened tea. Taking tea with sugar is regarded
by many as an infallible(绝对可靠的) lower-class indicator. Putting the milk into the cup first is also a lower-class habit. Toast is a
breakfast staple, and an all-purpose, anytime comfort food. Margarine is regarded as decidedly “common” by the middle and upper classes,
who use butter.
The English do not take the middle-of-the-day meal at all seriously: most make do with a sandwich or some other quick, easy,
single-dish meal. The timing of lunch is not a class indicator, as almost everyone has lunch at around one o’clock. The only class
indicator is what you call this meal: if you call it “dinner”, you are working class; everyone else, from the lower-middles upwards,
calls it “lunch”.
The evening meal is a clear class indictor: if you call it “tea” and eat it at around half past six, you are almost certainly working class
or of working-class origin. If you call it “dinner”, and eat it around seven o’clock, you are probably lower-middle or middle-middle.
If you normally only use the term “dinner”: for rather formal evening meals, and call your informal, family evening meal “supper”,
you are probably upper-middle or upper class. The timing of these meals tends to be more flexible, but a family “supper” is
generally eaten at around half-past seven, while a “dinner” would usually be later, from half past eight onwards.
To everyone but the working classes, “tea” is a light meal taken at around four o’clock in the afternoon, and consists of tea (the drink)
with cakes, scones(烤饼), jam, biscuits and perhaps a little sandwiches--traditional including cucumber sandwiches-with the
crusts(面包皮) cut off. The working classes call this “afternoon tea”, to distinguish it from the evening “tea” that the rest call supper or dinner.
Task 2
假设上个月你出差去广州,在一家著名的百货公司花了1200元买了一件大衣。洗后发现褪色厉害。你给商厦写一封投诉信.
内容包括:
1)情况说明:
2)要求解决问题(全额退款)；
3)要求尽快答复。
注意写信基本格式。
2012年武科大专升本考试英语模拟试十
Part I Listening Comprehension (15 minutes)
Section A
1. A) He has a lot of work to do C) He is very surprised to hear the news.
B) He has problem with his hearing. D) He has to go to a doctor on Saturday
2. A) She has been waiting for her friend’s coming.
B) She has kept her friend’s letter for six weeks.
C) She hasn’t written to her friend for six weeks.
D) She owed her friend some money.
3. A) He doesn’t want to change his job. C) He doesn’t agree with the woman.
B) He doesn’t hear the Woman clearly. D) He doesn’t want to be the boss.
4. A) The woman wants her seat reserved. C) The woman wants to leave the place.
B) The man is in a hurry to get the seat. D) The man wants someone to keep his seat.
5. A) The woman wants to return the watch to the company.
B) The woman is buying her husband a gift.
C) The woman’s watch doesn’t work properly.
D) The woman wants to make a complaint on the watch.
Section B
Conversation l
6 A) She used to work in her spare time. C) She’s got a new job.
B) She works at a hotel D) She’s planning to change her job.
7 A) He believes one has to accept whatever a job brings him
B) He thinks she shouldn’t keep the present job.
C).He believes the woman hasn’t made a wise choice.
D).He Suggests the woman take advantage of her new job.
Conversation 2
8. A) At the airport. C) In a store.
B) In a post office D) At a receptionist.
9. A) Buy a postcard. C) Send an express.
B) Send a package. D) Buy a stamp.
10. A) 40 cents. C) 50 cents.
B) 30 cents. D)20 cents
Section C
11. What has been the general form of the expression of thoughts and feelings?
In the form of12.How is communication completed when there is a language barrier?
Through_________________________________________________
13 What do motions in sign language stand for?
They stand for letters____________________________________
14. What does shaking the head indicate?
It indicates_____________________________________
15. What is the most common form of language?
It is_____________________________________________
Part 11 Structure (15 minutes)
Section A
16. Mary got a cold So she ______________________stay in bed right now.
A) can C) needs
B) may D) could
17-We have four computers in our office but ______________________of them are in good order,
A) all C)one
B) none D)both
18._________________ you keep On practicing English, you can use it freely one day
A) As long as C) As well as
B) As soon as D) As possible as
19. The building now______________________________ down is our old office building.
A) to be torn C)being torn
B) torn D)tearing
20. She bought a new bike last Sunday because her old one:
A) had stolen C) was stolen
B) had been stolen D)stolen
21. I called Tom at his office but the voice______________ answered the phone was not his
A) who C)which
B) whom D)when
23. I wish you________________——here last night. All of us were waiting for your arrival.
A) Came C) come
B) had come D) will come
24 I would rather you _________________ good things to her
A) do C)will
B) did D)has done
25.This is——-----------place that I have ever been to in my life,
A) the better C)the best
B) a good D)a better
Section B
26. Every hour and every minute (be) _______________important.
27. I was so busy yesterday that I forgot (call) you.
25. Look at the clock! It’s time you (go) to bed.
29. Bread and butter (be) what they usually have for breakfast.
30. The house looks shabby and needs (paint)
31. They have got used to (live) in the city now,
32 They saw him grow up from (child) ___________________________
33 If you read the paper (care)_____________________I am sure you will pass the exam.
34. John is (old) of the three waiters.
35. I think it’s no use (read) without, understanding.
PartⅢ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Task l
The West has begun to take more notice of the East. The fifth volume of an enormous worker-assessing the Chinese
contribution to science and technology is to be published next year. The first volume, which was published twenty years ago,
set the tone for the whole work in it, evidence was given to show that many inventions which, until then, Western historians
had claimed for Europe, were made first in China. The attempt to rewrite the intellectual history of the world was not received
without protest by some famous historians. However the evidence that has been presented so far in the first four volumes
has persuaded many historians who were skeptical at first. China’s invention of paper printing, the magnetic compass and
gunpowder has never been disputed, but this new history has added advanced bridge design, mechanical clocks, paddle
boats and many other inventions to the list.
In the four volumes published so far no attempt has been made to explain why China has not kept up with the West in
science and technology in modern times. It is probable that the answer is to be found in the social and economic history
of China where a static (静态的)society under a relatively kind ruling of scholars contrasts with the potentially revolutionary
and dynamic society of the West at the end of the Middle Ages. In recent years, the Chinese government has been making
every effort to catch up with the, West again, and there is little doubt that the gap is being reduced year by year. But will China
avoid the West’s mistakes?
36. So far, how many volumes of the book have been published?
A) Five C) Three
B) Four D) None.
37.The first volume was published------------——
A) ten years ago C) five years ago
B) last year D)twenty years ago
38.In Paragraph 1,the word“skeptical" means——
A) doubtful C) sad
B) worried D) angry
39. Which of the following is NOT MENTIONED in the passage?
A) Gunpowder. C) Paddle boats.
B) Needles. D) Bridge design.
40.The best title for this passage is
A) China’s Inventions C) China Is Catching Up
B) Comparisons between the East and the West D) Situations in China
Task 2
In China phone talk is expensive. If you want to make it cheaper, make phone calls using the Interact, which can cost as little
as 30%or even 5% of a traditional call.
But changing your DDD(domestic direct dial)and your IDD(international direct dial)calls for the net version, called voice over
the internet protocol(互联网协议) or VoIP, requires you to choose between different types of technology, with different advantages.
If a telephone connection was a road, a regular phone call allows you and the person you are calling to share the road without
anyone else. On this empty road, the connection is fast, efficient, and uninterrupted. But with VoIP technology, your voice is broken
into millions of separated packets of information that share the road with all the billions of other bits of information on the Internet.
When the packets reach the person you are calling, they are gathered to resemble your voice. Depending on which type of VoIP
you are using, the speed of the Internet connection, Internet traffic,-and the service provider, the resulting voice quality can
vary—from quite good to quite awful.
The three main ways of using the interact to make calls are PC-to-Pc家用电脑calls, PC-to-Phone calls and China’s popular
IP phone card.
VoIP calls are cheapest when they are made between two computers or between a PC and a telephone. For both, make sure
you have a computer, an interact connection, a sound card, and most importantly, a headset(套头耳机)with a microphone.
41.People prefer IP phone calls to ordinary ones because the former IS——
A) much more convenient C)more dependable
B) much cheaper D)more efficient
42.The author of this passage mentions”a road”in his introduction of the IP phones
A) to make it easier for the reader to understand the new technology
B) to imply that the phone calls are usually made on the road
C) because people usually would share a road with each other
D) because the road you are walking on is usually empty
43. Which of the following will affect the voice quality through Internet?
A) With VolP technology, the phone caller’s voice will be broken into pieces.
B) Different types of technology are accompanied with different advantages.
C)With VoIP technology, the quality of voice will always remain the same.
D)On the Internet, information will be broken into pieces and then connected again.
44. Which of the following will affect the voice quality through Internet?
A) The speed of your voice. C) The Internet traffic.
B) The speed of the Internet D) The service of the operation
45. The main purpose for the author to write this passage is
A）to introduce a new technology called VoIP
B）to inform that IP phone calls are sometimes quite awful
C）to tell us that D calls are dependent on personal computers
D）to compare the P calls with the traditional phone calls
Task 3
Do you wish to enter a summer school of English in Britain? Here are some tips(指导).
Most summer school courses in Britain last for two to four weeks. During that time, students live either with a British family,
or at the school, or in a hotel. They have about 15 hours of lessons every Monday to Friday, usually in the mornings. Each
school has a lot of different courses. Some are for beginners and others are for intermediate or advanced students. The
lessons are fun, the classes are small and the teachers are all from English—speaking countries. But summer school
students don’t just speak English in the classroom. They are in Britain, so they speak and read and hear it outside, too.
That’s why they learn so quickly and why a summer school course is really a holiday. Only one third of each course is
taught in the classroom. The rest takes place during a busy afternoon and evening timetable of visits, sports and games.
These activities help everyone to make new friends, have fun and improve their English.
Summer School Courses in Britain
Learners: 46
Accommodation: 47 ; at the school or in a hotel
Length of courses: 48 weeks
Timetable of courses: 49 in the morning；
50 in the afternoon and evening
Task 0
English Colleges Australasia Search
EduSeek found 56 040 Web pages for you.
Institute of Languages, UNSW (Sydney, Australia)
International and migrant students can learn English at one of the largest university language centers in Australia.
URL (Uniform Resource Locator): http: //www.1ang.unsw.edu.au/
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SELC, Sydney English Language. Centre
Intensive English courses: General English(9 levels),English for Academic Purposes, Business English, High School
Bridging Program, English for the Internet, Cambridge Test Preparation…
URL: http://www.ics .com. au / selc /
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Australian English Colleges
English colleges list. New South Wales: A.G Mate Academy, Alpha Beta Colleges, Access
Language Centre, Aspect International Language Schools International Language Schools, Australian…
URL: http://www.ics . com.au/sss.english.1ist.e.html
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口English Colleges in New Zealand
Unique international study destination, how to get there, where and what to study...
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口St. Mark’s International Colleges, Perth＆Sydney
Part of the GEOS(Global Educational Opportunities＆Services)group. Our two Australian
colleges…
URL: http: //www. stmarks. com. au
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56. Who will probably read this page?
Those who want to in Australia mad New Zealand.
57. Which search result gives the name of a college offering computer classes?
SELC, that is centre
58. What information does Australian English College give?
It gives a(n)
59. Which search result says the country offers a language learning experience that is like no
others?
English Colleges in
60. How many web-pages did the search engine find for the user?
PartⅣTranslation—English to Chinese(25 minutes)
61.John did not distinguish himself as a student, but he was very active in class.
A)约翰隐藏了自己是一名学生的身份,这具有一定的积极意义。。
B)作为学生,约翰不能与其他学生区别开来,这样恰恰使他能在班上起作用。
C)在班上,约翰的表现显得他并不像是学生,但他很活跃。
D)约翰当年并不是出色的学生,但他在班上很活跃。
62.The severest test of character is not SO much the ability to keep a secret as it is, but when the secret is finally out
to refrain from disclosing that you knew it all along.
A)如果你能保守秘密,这不能算是品德高尚；而只有在秘密泄露后,你还能不说你早就知道,这才是真正的高尚。
B)对品德的最严格考验,不在于你能否保守秘密,而在于秘密泄露后你能否不说你早就知道。
C)对品德的最严格考验,不在于你有没有意识到这是否是个秘密,而在于秘密泄露后你说出你早就知道
D) 如果你要做到保守秘密，体验对品德的最严格考验，就要做到在秘密泄露后也不说出去。
63. Tharkeray had the kindness which I, for me, have never met a journalist who lacked.
A) 撒克里对人非常亲切，这种品质就我个人而言，还从来没有看到哪一个新闻工作者有过
B) 撒克里对我非常亲切，具有这种品质的人，我还从来没有看到哪一个新闻工作者有过。
C）撒克里具有与人为善的品质,这种品质就我个人而言,还从来没有看到一个新闻作者缺少过。
D) 撒克里具有对我友善的品质,具有这种品质的人,我还从来没有看到一个新闻工作者缺少过。
64. I’m afraid 1 won’t be able to go to the Great Wall tomorrow, because I haven’t been feeling very well the last two or
three days and the doctor told me to stay at home and rest.
A)恐怕我明天不能去游览长城。我的病在接下来的两三天内都不会好,所以医生要我呆在家,不能到处乱走。
B)恐怕我明天不能去游览陈城。我的病在接下来的两三天内都不会好.所以医生要我呆在家休息。
C)恐怕我明天不能去游览长城。最近两三天我感到很不舒服,医生要我呆在家里休息。
D)恐怕我明天不能去游览长城。最近两三天我感到很不舒服,医生要我呆在家里,不要到处乱走.
65 From March 20th.The Sunday Times Appointments section will enhance its reputation as being first choice for executives
on the move, carrying even more premier positions with salaries in excess of￡85 000 per annum. See the front page of
this weeks’ section or, for further information, please telephone 0714814481.
Part V Writing(25 minutes)
Task 1 summary writing
Directions: this part is to test your ability to do basic academic writing. You are required to read the following passage and
then write a summary (no less than 80 words) about what you have read. The summary must be written on the Answer Sheet.
According to a new study, the growth of websites like Facebook and Myspace means people now have record numbers
of occasional friends. A typical “social networking” use now lists at least 150 “friends” on his home page.
A recent research, based on interviews with around 200 users, found that only a handful are genuine friends. The rest are
the online equivalent of friendly faces on a train or high street.
Social networking sites are the fastest growing Internet phenomenon. Facebook now has four million users in Britain – compared
to 500,000 a year ago. The site allows people to display information about themselves, their latest photographs, links to favourite
websites, gossip, video clips and music with other people. The information can be made available to anyone – or just to selected
friends. In order to make a friend on Facebook, the user sends a mesaage to his target. The receive can then choose whether to
reciprocate (互换, 回报).
Although fans of social networking websites say they encourage genuine relationships, people who use the sites tend to have
around five close friends – the same number as people who stay away from the Internet. “People find that face-to-face communication
is essential if they are going to be friends,” said an expert. “It is very easy to be deceptive if you cannot see or hear someone whom
you are communicating with.”
However, the sites encourage people to have more acquaintances – the sort of people you might nod to in the street. Most of its
users are in their teens or 20s, although the number of older people using the site is growing. Stephen is one of such users.
Within a couple of weeks of signing up, he was deluged (使充满, 使泛滥) with 150 requests a day, and was forced to hide his
page from public view.
Social networking sites are also fuelling a new hobby of people collecting. Where once people collected stamps, coins and
butterflies, they now rack up thousands of names they claim are “friends.” Some people collect friends like boys collect Airfix
models. It’s not uncommon to see sites with 1,000 friends. Most are weak friends, while some are trophy friends.
Task 2
美国加利福尼亚大学Smith教授应邀来你校做报告,内容为: 如何选择自己喜欢的职业。
下面是一份校方拟好的通知单。请你根据通知单上的内容写一份英语通知。
英语讲座内容: 如何选择自己喜欢的职业
报告人: 美国加利福尼亚大学Smith教授
时间: 6,Ej IOH(星期五)晚6: 00.8: 00
地点: 图书馆第一报告厅
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