1级自测2
Part I Listening Comprehension (25%)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you’ll hear five short conversations. After each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and question will be read only once. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question.
1. A. He’s reading an e-mail message. B. He’s fixing his computer.
C. He’s watching TV. D. He’s having lunch.
2. A. 8:00. B. 8:15.
C. 7:10. D. 7:45.
3. A. Black B. Blue.
C. Red. D. White.
4. A. Summer. B. Playing in the open air.
C. Swimming. D. Exams.
5. A. Turn off his TV. B. Turn down his TV.
C. Turn off his radio. D. Turn down his radio.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you’ll hear a long conversation. The conversation will be read twice. At the end of the passage, you’ll hear five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question.
6. A. She could not find the tickets.
B. She could not find her toothbrush.
C. She could not carry the suitcase alone.
D. She could not close the suitcase.
7. A. She always forgets things.
B. She never knows how to shut the suitcase.
C. He was busy looking for the tickets himself.
D. He could not spare time to help him.
8. A. Mary. B. David.
C. The taxi driver. D. The travel agent.
9. A. In Mary’s handbag. B. In the suitcase.
C. In David’s pocket. D. Not mentioned.
10. A. They are both lazy. B. They are both forgetful.
C. They are quarrelsome. D. They are bad-tempered.
Section C
Directions: In this section, you’ll hear a short passage. The passage will be read twice. At the end of the passage, you’ll hear five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question.
11. A. 8 hours . B. 10 hours.
C. 11 hours. D. 12 hours.
12. A. All large shops. B. Newspaper shops.
C. Some large food shops. D. Small shops.
13. A. At food shops. B. At post offices.
C. At newspaper shops. D. At drugstores.
14. A. Sweets. B. Stamps.
C. Cigarettes. D. Nothing.
15. A. Take a basket and put your items in it.
B. Tell the shop girls what you wish to buy.
C. Pay for what you want to buy as soon as possible.
D. Line up and wait for your turn to be served.
Section D
Directions: There is a passage with ten blanks in this section. You’ll hear the passage read twice. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks with what you have heard.
For many years people have believed that there are two control systems in the (16) ________ body. One is the (17) ________ system. This is the one that people believe controls the heart, the (18) ________, and the other necessary body functions. These body functions have (19) ________ been considered involuntary — (20) ________ the control of the person. The second system has been called the (21) ________ system. This one controls the functions that people choose to make work. In this (22) ________ are moving the hands, feet and eyes. Talking, laughing and walking are always (23) ________ that people choose to do. Now, however, scientists have some new and amazing (24) ________ about the two control systems. It (25) ________ that people can control their bodies more than they thought.
Part II Reading Comprehension (20%)
Section A
Directions: There are three reading passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to each question.
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:
Every human being, no matter what he is doing, gives off body heat. The usual problem is how to get rid of it. But the designers of the Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh set themselves the opposite problem – how to collect body heat. They have designed a collection system which uses not only body heat, but the heat given off by such objects as light bulbs and refrigerators as well. The system works so well that no fuel is needed to make the campus’s six buildings comfortable.
Some parts of most modern buildings – theaters and offices as well as classrooms – are more than sufficiently heated by people and lights and sometimes must be air-conditioned even in winter. The technique of saving heat and redistributing it is called “heat recovery”. A few modern buildings recover heat, but the University’s system is the first to recover heat from buildings and reuse it in others.
Along the way, Pitt has learned a great deal about some of its producers. The harder a student studies, the more heat his body gives off. Male students send out more heat than female students, and the larger a student is, the more heat he produces. It is tempting to conclude that the hottest prospect for the Johnstown campus would be a hard-working overweight male genius.
1. What is characteristic of the buildings on Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh?
A. They are more comfortable to live in than other buildings.
B. They collect body heat to regulate the temperature inside.
C. They use light bulbs to heat the classrooms.
D. They consume less fuel to keep the classrooms cool.
2. According to the passage, the technique of heat recovery is used ________.
A. to provide a special form of air-conditioning
B. to provide heat for the hot water system
C. to find out the source of heat
D. to collect heat and reuse it
3. The phrase “the hottest prospect” in this passage refers to ________.
A. the person who suffers most from heat
B. the person who needs more heat than others
C. the person who gives off most heat
D. the person who make better use of body heat
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according the passage?
A. The harder a student works, the more heat he or she produces.
B. The bigger a student is, the more heat he or she sends out.
C. A girl student sends out more heat than a boy student.
D. A large and hard-working boy student gives off the most heat.
5. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
A. Recovery of Body Heat C. Modern Building’s Heat System
B. Body Heat and Sex D. Ways of Heating Buildings
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
The Earth has a force that pulls thing toward itself. We call this force gravity. This is something we live with all the time, and we take it for granted and hardly ever think about it. But it is a most important factor in rocket operation and must overcome if we are to get anywhere in space, or off the ground at all.
Take the throwing of a ball as an example. The harder the ball is thrown, the faster and higher it will go. What is the secret? Its speed. If we could throw the ball hard enough it would go up and up forever and never come down. The speed at which it would have to be thrown do this is known as escape speed. Of course, we cannot throw a ball hard enough because the speed required to escape completely from the Earth’s gravity is seven miles per second, or over twenty-five thousand miles per hour.
Once escape speed has been reached by a spacecraft, no further power is needed. A rocket aimed at the Moon, for instance, will ‘coast’（滑行）the rest of the way because the Earth’s gravity cannot then pull it back, and there is no air resistance in space to slow it down. This ‘coasting’ is known as ‘free fall’. That does not mean the rocket is falling down towards the Earth but that it is traveling freely in space without the aid of power, like a bicycle coasting downhill.
Free fall is an important feature of space travel: it would be impossible to carry enough fuel to provide powered flight all the time.
6. What is the most important factor for a rocket to escape from the Earth?
A. To travel as fast as it can.
B. To overcome the Earth’s gravity.
C. To reduce the air resistance.
D. To carry enough fuel with it.
7. How fast will a rocket go to escape completely from the Earth’s gravity?
A. Seventy miles per second.
B. Seven thousand miles per hour.
C. Twenty-five thousand miles per second.
D. Twenty-five thousand miles per hour.
8. As there is always the Earth’s gravitational pull, people ________.
A. accept it without questioning it C. seldom think about how to use it
B. never notice its presence D. often try to escape from it
9. When a bicycle ‘coasts’ downhill, it ________.
A. runs faster and faster
B. runs freely without any further power
C. is no longer affected by the Earth’s gravity
D. does not meet with air resistance
10. Why is it not necessary to provide powered flight in space all the time?
A. Few spacecraft complete their flight operations.
B. The spacecraft will be attracted by the Moon.
C. No further power is needed after the escape speed is reached.
D. ‘Free fall’ takes the place of the Earth’s gravitational pull.
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:
Crime is a very serious problem in Britain. One sort of crime which particularly worries people is juvenile delinquency – that is, crimes committed by young people. For some years juvenile delinquency had been increasing. There are two main sorts of juvenile crimes: stealing and violence. Most people do not understand why young people commit these crimes. There are, I think, a large number of different reasons.
These crimes are not usually committed by people who are poor or in need. Young people often dislike and hate the adult world. They will do things to show that they are rebels. Also in Britain today it is easier for young people to commit crimes because they have more freedom to go where they like and more money to do what they like.
There are two other possible causes which are worth mentioning. More and more people in Britain live in large towns. In a large town no one knows who anyone else is or where they live. But in the village I come from crimes are rare because everyone knows everyone else.
Although it is difficult to explain, I think the last cause is very important. Perhaps there is something with our society which encourages violence and crime. It is a fact that all the time children are exposed to films and reports about crime and violence. Many people do not agree that this influences the young people, but I think that young people are very much influenced by the society they grow in. I feel that the fault may be as much with our whole society as with these young people.
11. From the passage we know that many British people are confused about ________.
A. the causes of juvenile crimes
B. the rise of the crime rate
C. the problem of crimes in their country
D. the various kinds of juvenile delinquency
12. One reason why young people in large cities are more likely to commit crimes is that ________.
A. they need more money B. they are free to move
C. they live a better life D. nobody knows anything about others
13. According to the passage, which groups of the following young people are LEAST likely to commit crimes?
A. Those living in big cities. B. Those living in the countryside.
C. Those who are very poor. D. Those who are in need of help.
14. Unlike many others, the author holds that one important cause for juvenile delinquency is that ________.
A. young people nowadays do not like adult world
B. young people in Britain today are freer than before
C. young people are influenced by crime and violence in films and newspapers
D. too many young people have come to live in big cities
15. According to the passage, which is to blame for juvenile crimes, apart from the young people themselves?
A. The adult world. B. Their parents.
C. The society. D. The development of the cities.
Section B
Directions: There is one reading passage in this section. The passage is followed by five statements. Decide whether these statements are true or false according to the passage. Write “T” for true and “F” for false in the brackets behind each statement.
People have been interested in handwriting for a long time. The first book on the study of handwriting was written in 1632. Since then, hundreds of books have been published on the subject.
Researchers believe that you can learn a lot about people’s personalities by looking at the way they write. Some of the characteristics they look at are slant – whether your letters point forward or backward, pressure – whether you press hard or only lightly on the paper, and the size of capital letters. Each of these characteristics can tell different personalities. For example, if you slant your letter forward, you are an outgoing, friendly person. If you press hard, you are a person with strong feelings. If you write small capital letters, then you are very shy.
Researchers also look at which parts of the letters seem larger or more important. For this reason they have divided the letters into three parts. If the upper part of the letter is very large compared to the part in the middle, then the writer may be idealistic. If the lower part is very large, it shows that the writer is very interested in money and success. If all parts are well balanced, the writer is likely to be practical.
The police have asked the researchers to help them solve crimes, and some companies have used handwriting to choose employees. So the next time you sit down to write a letter, fill in a form, or even write your name – be careful. You may be telling people more than you expect.
16. Some companies began to use handwriting to choose employees more than 350 years ago. ( )
17. People who are easy to get excited tend to press hard on the paper when they write. ( )
18. If a person’s letters point forward, he is usually pleasant to get along with. ( )
19. Most practical people make the lower part of the letter g and j very large. ( )
20. The author seems to advise people to change their writing habits. ( )
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20%)
Directions: For each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
1. Several people were reported to have suffered ________ and physical attacks.
A. verbal B. bodily C. sound D. spoken
2. Then the civil war broke out, ________ the modernization of the country by 10 years.
A. lagging behind B. leaving out C. setting back D. sweeping away
3. “Shall I help you with the washing up?” “Don’t ________ — I’ll do it later.”
A. bother B. care C. trouble D. disturb
4. Harry was far too ________ to be put in charge of such an important department.
A. dissatisfied B. incompetent C. self-evident D. displeased
5. The people who lived near the river had to ________ the flooding water.
A. reject B. ban C. compel D. flee
6. The report ________ him with using the company’s money for his own purpose.
A. responded B. dismissed C. charged D. confirmed
7. We’ve got copies of all the documents, but we haven’t managed to ________ the originals.
A. show up B. track down C. bring about D. look up
8. It was an unpopular policy and causes a number of ________ within the party.
A. conflicts B. conferences C. contests D. commands
9. John is very quiet and shy, but Bill has a very outgoing ________ and loves to meet people.
A. personality B. property C. specialty D. cooperation
10. She sopped at the corner, looked both ways, and ________ across the street.
A. progressed B. programmed C. processed D. proceeded
11. I ________ the rush-hour traffic so much that I often avoid it by coming late to work.
A. disappoint B. frighten C. disregard D. dread
12. The cost of the reconstruction would ________ from 2.5 to 3 million pounds.
A. deserve B. range C. spend D. include
13. A great many cancers can be cured but only if ________ before they have begun to spread or ‘colonize’ in other parts of the body.
A. properly treat B. to be properly treated
C. properly treating D. properly treated
14. Those who felt like ________ the story again came over and added themselves to the audience.
A. hearing B. to hear C. to be heard D. being heard
15. Mary told me that Father would ________ later this year.
A. have the hut be repaired B. get the hut to be repaired
C. have the hut repaired D. get the hut being repaired
16. I can hardly hear what he’s saying, and ________.
A. so can all these other people B. so can hardly all these other people
C. nor can all these other people D. nor all these other people can
17. ________ what you intended, I should not have wasted my time trying to explain matters to you.
A. I had realized B. Had I realized
C. Realized had I D. Had realized I
18. I prefer clothes which are made out of natural materials ________ cotton and wool.
A. as B. such as C. like D. just like
19. It was his doctor who advised that he ________ a holiday away from the city.
A. would have B. had C. had D. have
20. I don’t think ________ necessary for Julie to make such a fuss about that sort of thing.
A. her B. it C. that D. this
Part IV Cloze (10%)
Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best fits into the passage.
A contract is an agreement between two or more people (1) ________ one person agrees to do something by a specified date in return for something done by (2) ________. Usually the contract is a written document signed and dated by both (3) ________. It must state clearly the consideration, that is, what is to be given or done by one person in (4) _______ for what is given or done by the other. If one person does (5) ________ was promised and the other does not, that other may be sued in court and required by court order to make good. He or she (6) ________ also to be required to pay for damages suffered as a result of the failure to perform. The things (7) ________ by both parties must be stated in definite terms (8) ________ the court will hold that the contract is (9) ________ vague and general to be enforced. (10) ________, the time period within which the work is to be done must be definite or the court will say that the document is not a contract.
1. A. in which B. which C. that D. on that
2. A. another B. other C. the other D. others
3. A. parts B. people C. parties D. aspects
4. A. replace B. change C. payment D. exchange
5. A. that B. what C. the thing D. something
6. A. need B. has C. ought D. may
7. A. to be done B. to do C. done D. being done
8. A. and B. or C. else D. so
9. A. so B. too C. rather D. over
10. A. Similar B. The same C. Similarly D. Too
Part V Translation (25%)
Section A
Directions: In this section there are some sentences from the reading passages. Translate them into Chinese. Refer to the related passages they are chosen from if necessary.
1. Some parts of most modern buildings – theaters and offices as well as classrooms – are more than sufficiently heated by people and lights and sometimes must be air-conditioned even in winter.
__________________________________________________________________________
2. The harder a student studies, the more heat his body gives off. Male students send out more heat than female students, and the larger a student is, the more heat he produces.
__________________________________________________________________________
3. This is something we live with all the time, and we take it for granted and hardly ever think about it.
__________________________________________________________________________
4. Also in Britain today it is easier for young people to commit crimes because they have more freedom to go where they like and more money to do what they like.
__________________________________________________________________________
5. Some of the characteristics they look at are slant – whether your letters point forward or backward, pressure – whether you press hard or only lightly on the paper, and the size of capital letters.
___________________________________________________________________________
Section B
Directions: There are five sentences in this section. Translate them into English.
6. 我们最终说服（talk）了父亲放弃那辆旧车，买了辆新的。
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7. 现有的全部石油将不够全世界再用上一个世纪。
__________________________________________________________________________
8. 就我所知，他的所有政治观点都来自于他所读的报纸。
___________________________________________________________________________
9. 我会用电脑，但一到要修理它们我就一无所知了。
__________________________________________________________________________
10. 这个报告中有两点特别值得注意。
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参考答案
Part I Listening Comprehension (25%，每题1分)
Section A
1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. C
Section B
6. B 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. A
Section C
11.B 12. C 13. D 14. C 15. A
Section C
16. D 17 C 18. B 19. A 20. D
Part II Reading Comprehension (20%，每题1分)
Section A
21. B 22. D 23. C 24. C 25. A
26. B 27. D 28. A 29. B 30. C
31. A 32. D 33. B 34. C 35. C
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20%，每题1分)
36. A 37. C 38. B 39. B 40. D
41. C 42. B 43. A 44. A 45. D
46. D 47. B 48. D 49. A 50. A
51. C 52. B 53. C 54. D 55. B
Part IV Translation (25%)
Section A (每题2分)
1. 大多数现代建筑的某些部分——剧院、办公室和教室——由于人和电灯的关系而变得过热，甚至于在冬天也不得不开空调。
2. 学生学习越努力，他的身体发出的热量越多。男生发出的热量比女生多，而身体越高大，产生的热量也就越多。
3. 这是我们每时每刻都在感受到的东西，因此我们认为它是理所当然的，从来不大会想到它。
4. 此外，如今的英国年轻人更容易犯罪，因为他们有更多的自由到他们要去的地方去，有更多的钱做他们要做的事情。
5. 他们所观察的几个特征是“斜势”（你写的字母是向前倾斜还是向后倾斜）、“压力”（你在纸上的落笔是重还是轻），以及大写字母的大小。
Section B (每题3分)
6. We finally talked father into giving up the old car and buying a new one.
7. All the oil in existence will not last the world for another century.
8. As far as I know, all his political ideas come from the newspaper he reads.
9. I can use a computer, but when it comes to repairing them, I know nothing.
10. Two points in this report are especially worthy of notice.
