英語運用能力測試模擬題

英語運用能力測試模擬題（50題，每題2分，滿分100分，考試時間45分鐘）PartOneVocabularyandStructure1.Givemeyourtelephonenumber________Ineedyourhelp.A.whether B.unless C.sothat D.incase2.ThesongsofBobDylanareverypopularamongyoungpeople,whoregardhim______othermusicians.A.asmoresuperiorthanB.asmoresuperiortoC.assuperiortoD.assuperiorthan3.Maryalways______thingsoverwithherparentsbeforeshemakesanimportantdecision.A.saysB.talksC.tellsD.states4.Careshouldbetakentodecreasethelengthoftimethatoneis______loudcontinuousnoise.A.subjectedtoB.filledwithC.associatedwithD.attachedto5.Don’tbeso_______tome.I’mherenottoquarrelwithyoubuttoexplainthewholemattertoyou.A.suspiciousB.hostileC.angryD.hospitable6.Bytheendofthismonthwesurely_________asatisfactorysolutiontotheproblem. A. havefound B.willhavefound C. willbebinding D.arebinding7.Thosestudentsdon’thavetobemade________.Theyarealldiligentstudents. A. learn B.learned C.learning D.tolearn8.Wewereheartedlyarguingaboutthefinancialmatter,________thetelephonerangunexpectedly. A. while B.as C.when D.assoonas9.Shewasn’tfeelingverywell;otherwise,she_________themeetingsoearly. A. wouldn’tleave B.wouldn’thaveleft C. didn’tleave D.hadn’tleft10.Theylosttheirwayintheforest,and_________mademattersworsewasnightbegantofall.

A. thatB.itC.what D.which

PartTwo ReadingComprehensionQuestions11-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Althoughnooneiscertainwhymigrationoccurs,thereareseveraltheories.OnetheoryclaimsthatprehistoricbirdsoftheNorthernHemispherewereforcedsouthduringtheIceAge.Astheglaciersmelted,thebirdscamebacktotheirhomelands,spentthesummer,andthenwentsouthagainastheiceadvancedinwinter.Intime,themigrationbecameahabitinspiteofthedisappearanceofglaciers.Anothertheoryproposesthattheancestralhomeofallmodernbirdswasthetropics.Whentheregionbecameoverpopulated,manyspecieswerecrowdednorth.Duringthesummer,therewasplentyoffood,butduringthewinter,scarcityforcedthemtoreturntothetropics.Amorerecenttheorysuggestsarelationshipbetweenincreasingdaylightandthestimulationofcertainglands(腺)inthebirds’bodiesthatmaypreparethemformigration.Onescientisthasbeenabletocausemidwintermigrationsbyexposingbirdstoartificialperiodsofdaylight.Hehasconcludedthatchangesoccurinthebodiesofbirdsduetoseasonalchangesinthelengthofdaylight.11. Accordingtoonetheory,whentheglaciersdisappeared,birds_________ A) stoppedmigrating B) continuedmigrating

C) stayedinthenorth D) migratedsouthandstayedthere

12. The authorstatesthatbirdsleftthetropicsbecause_____

A) therewasnotenoughfoodthereinthewinter B) thereweretoomanybirds

C) thereweretoomanyglaciers D) therewastoomuchdaylight13. Whydidonescientistexposebirdstoartificialdaylight? A) Totesttherelationshipbetweendaylightandadiseaseoftheglandscommontobirds

B) Totesttherelationshipbetweendaylightandmigration

C) Totesttherelationshipbetweenmigrationandtemperature

D) Totesttherelationshipbetweendaylightandchangesintheseason14. Accordingtothetheoryofphoto-periodism,________ A) birdsshouldmigrateinthemiddleofthewinter

B) longerdayscausechangesinthebodiesofbirds

C) seasonalchangesinthelengthofdaysdonotaffectmigration

D) increasingdaylightincreasesthedistanceofmigration15. Thispassagesupportsthebeliefthat_________ A) exactreasonsformigrationarenotknown

B) birdsmigratebecauseofchangesintemperature

C) theancestralhomeofallbirdswasthetropics

D) glacierscausedbirdstomigrateQuestions16-20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:InGuangzhou,capitalofSouthChina’sGuangdongProvince,GuangzhouBaiyunInternationalAirportresumeditsinternationalflightstoSingapore,Malaysia,Thailand,thePhilippinesandotherSoutheastAsiannationsandregionsearlythismonth,saidanairportofficialyesterday.Andtheairport’sflowofinternationalpassengersforJulyhasreached80percentofthefigureforthecorrespondingmonthofthepreviousyear.GuangzhouBaiyanInternationalAirporthadtocancelsomeinternationalservicestoSoutheastAsiancountriesandregionsbecauseoftheoutbreakofASRSbeginninginApril,theofficialsaid.Theofficialpredictedhisairport’sinternationalservicewouldreturntonormaloperationandhandleevenmoreinternationalpassengersinAugust.Currently,theGuangzhouairportisoperating22internationalflightsto20foreignmetropolises.Andnineforeignairlineshaveresumedtheirinternationalflightstotheairport.16.InJulyGuangzhouBaiyuninternationalAirportresumeditsinternationalserviceto____________.A.thewholeworldB.onlyfoursoutheasternnationsC.thesoutheastAsiannationsD.AllAsiannations.17.Theairport’sflowofinternationalpassengersforJulyis______thefigureforthecorrespondingmonthofthepreviousyear.A.20%ofB.20%lessthanC.80%morethanD.80%lessthan18.BecauseoftheoutbreakofSARS,theairport____________.A.reduceditsservicetosomeregions.B.reduceditsservicetoallregions.C.reduceditsservicetosomeareaswhileaddingtosomeotherregions.D.canceledallitsservicestosoutheastAsiancountries.19.Whichofthefollowingistrue?ATheinternationalserviceinAugustwouldbeasmuchasinJuly.BTheflowofinternationalpassengerswillbemorethanthatinJuly.CTheairportwillprovidelessservicethaninJuly.DTheflowofinternationalpassengerswillbemorethanthatinusualtime.20.Thereportismainlyabout____________.AtheoperationofGuanzhouBaiyunInternationalAirportBwherepeopleshouldgotovisitafterSARSCthepredictionofwhatwillhappentotransportandtourismafterSARSD.theresumingserviceinGuangzhouBaiyunInternationalAirportQuestions21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Itiscurioushowoftensympathyfortheoldandinfirmtakesaformwhichactuallyhumiliatesthem.Theirfriends,withgoodwill,sometimesleanforwardtorearrangetheirneckwear,touchingtheirhairorpattingtheirfaces—thingstheywouldneverpresumetodo,unasked,tooneoftheircontemporaries.Anequallyhumiliatinghabitistotalkaboutoldpeopleinfrontofthemasiftheywerenotthere,discussingtheirhealth.Itisnowuniversallyacceptedthatchildrenshouldbeencouragedtodoasmuchastheycanforthemselvesinordertodeveloptheirbrainsandmuscles,butsofewpeopletodayseemtohavetimetoallowtheelderlythesamemeansofkeepingtheirmindsandmusclesactive.Theyperforminnumerableservicesfortheoldthattheywouldbemuchbetterlefttodo,evenwithastruggle,forthemselves.Convenientflats,“motherly”visitors,ororganizedentertainmentscannotmakeupforthefundamentalneedwhichmustbesatisfied—theneedtoretaintotheendoflifehumandignityandtherespectofone’sfellows.21.Manypeoplearenotawarethatitisratherrudeto________.A) talkcasuallyaboutoldpeopleinfrontofthemasiftheywerenotthereB)showsympathyfortheoldC)takecareoftheoldwhentheyarenotill.D)patthefacesofthecontemporaries22.AccordingtothepassagetheoldwouldverymuchliketoA)livealoneB) liveincomfortableandwell-runhomesC) betreatedasadultsinsteadofbabiesD) getunselfishhelpfromtheirfriendsandrelatives23.Theauthorsuggeststhat_______A) muchsympathywillinevitablyhumiliatetheoldB) kindnessandunselfishhelparenotnecessarilywhattheoldneedC) theoldshouldbelefttodowhatevertheywantbythemselvesC)totheold,thefriends’andrelatives’respectis,atleast,asimportantastheirconcern24.Iftheoldarelefttodoasmuchastheycanforthemselves,________A) theymaykeephumandignityandenjoytherespectofthefellowsB) theywon’tfeelhurtorhumiliatedC) theywillbeabletodeveloptheirbrainsandmusclesD) theywillbeabletokeeptheirmindsandmusclesactive25. Thepassageismainlyaboutthat_____________.A) impropercareandconcernmaydomoreharmthangoodtotheoldB) howtotakegoodcareoftheoldindifferentwaysC) nowadaysmanypeoplearenotrespectfulenoughtotheoldD) oldpeoplearejustlikechildren,whoaredifficulttosatisfyQuestions26-30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Wind,waveandtidesallsufferfromthefactthattheyarevariablesourcesofpoweroutput.Forexample,therewillbetimeswhenduetowindlessdaysorcalmseas—andbothcanoccurforperiodsofseveraldayseveninthewintertime—theyareproducinglittleornopower.Insofarasthisshortfallhastobemadeupbyelectricityfromconventionalpowerstations,thesenewerenergysourceswouldnotnecessarilyreducetheinstalledcapacityofsuchconventionalstationsneededtomeetthetotaldemandonwindlessorcalmdays.Whatthenewersourceswilldoistosavefuelthatwouldotherwisebeburnedinconventionalpowerstations.Pumpedstoragereservoirscouldinprinciplebeusedtocounterthiseffect,butthereisnotenoughadditionalreservoircapacityavailable.Wethereforefacethesametypeofstorageproblemasinsolarenergy.Thus,unlesssomenewmethodofenergystoragecanbedevelopedorwemovetothewidespreaduseofafuellikehydrogen,thewindandwaveschemeswillbeataneconomicdisadvantage.26.Thepowerproducedbythewaves,tideandwind_________A) isnotasconsistentasitshouldbeB) isgenerallylessinwinterthaninsummerC) isneverlikelytobeverygreatD) isconsistent27.Alternativesourcesofenergy________A) couldnotpossiblyreducetheinstalledcapacityofconventionalpowerstationsB) mightnotreducetheinstalledcapacityofconventionalpowerstationsC) wouldautomaticallyreducetheinstalledcapacityofconventionalpowerstationsD)wouldmakeitnecessarytoreducetheinstalledcapacityofconventionalpowerstations28. What,accordingtothispassage,wouldbethemajorimpactofthenewerenergysources?A) AreductionofthefuelconsumedbyconventionalpowerstationsB) AreductionofthemanpowerrequiredbyconventionalpowerstationsC) ThetotalreplacementofconventionalpowerstationsD) Thetotalreplacementofconventionalenergysources29. Theenergyproducedbythesun________A) iseasytostoreB) posessimilarproblemstotheothernewerenergysourcesC) posesveryfewproblemsD) posesdifferentproblemsfromtheothernewerenergysources30. Hydrogen_______A) isawidely-usedfuelB) isnotyetingeneraluseasafuelC) isnotaparticularlyeasyfueltostoreD) isamoreeconomicalfuelthanwindenergyPartThree ClozeTestAlandfreefromdestruction,pluswealth,naturalresources,andlaborsupply—allthesewereimportantfactors,inhelpingEnglandtobecomethecenterfortheIndustrialRevolution.31theywerenotenough.Somethingelsewasneededtostarttheindustrialprocess.That“somethingspecial”wasmen—32individualswhocouldinventmachines,findnewsourcesofpower,andestablishbusinessorganizationstoreshapesociety.Themenwho33themachinesoftheIndustrialRevolutioncamefrommanybackgroundsandmanyoccupations.Manyofthemwere34inventorsthanscientists.Amanwhoisapurescientistisprimarilyinterestedindoinghisresearch35.Heisnotnecessarilyworkingsothathisfindingscanbeused.Aninventororoneinterestedinappliedscienceis36tryingtomakesomethingthathasaconcreteidea.Hemaytrytosolveaproblembyusingthetheories37scienceorbyexperimentingthroughtrialanderror.Regardlessofhismethod,heisworkingtoobtainaspecificresult:theconstructionofaharvestingmachine,theburningofalightbulb,oroneof38otherobjectives.MostofthepeoplewhodevelopedthemachinesoftheIndustrialRevolutionwereinventors,nottrainedscientists.Afewwerebothscientistsandinventors.Eventhosewhohad39ornotraininginsciencemightnothavemadetheirinventionsifagroundworkhadnotbeenlaidbyscientistsyears40.31.A.But B.AndC.BesidesD.Even

32.A.generatingB.effectiveC.motivationD.creative33.A.employedB.createdC.operatedD.controlled34.A.lessB.betterC.moreD.worse35.A.happilyB.occasionallyC.reluctantlyD.accurately36.A.seldomB.sometimesC.usuallyD.never37.A.ofB.withC.toD.as38.A.fewB.thoseC.manyD.all39.A.littleB.muchC.someD.any40.A.agoB.pastC.aheadD.beforePartFourDialogueCompletion41.Bob:CanIhelpwithyourluggage?Mary:________________.ANo,thanks.Icanmanageit.BNo,manythanks.Icando.CNo,notnecessary.Thankyouanyway.DNo,youneedn’t.Thankyouanyway.42.Areyoufeelingbetternow?_________________.AWell,nottoobetteryet,thankyou.BWell,nottoogoodyet.BetterthanIwasthough.CWell,itdoesn’tmatter,I’mallrightnow.DWell,nevermind,I’mmuchbetternow.43.Didyouhaveagoodcrossing?___________.ItwasreallyroughandI’mnotagoodsailor.A.No,I’mafraidnot.B.Yes,verypleasantcrossing.c.No,Ihadn’t.D.Yes,itdid.44.TelephoneenquiryClerk:Lostpropertydepartment.CanIhelpyou?Phonecaller:___________.Ileftitonthe‘MargateMermaid’whenwecrossfromOlstenyesterdaymorning.aIwantyouhelpmefindmylostcamera.BIwonderifyouhaveacameraofmine.CDoyouthinkifyouhaveacameraofmine?DIdoubtifyoucouldhelpmefindmylostcamera.45.BookingahotelroomGuest:Haveyouasingleroomfortonightandtomorrownightwithatelephoneandshower?Clerk:Wehaven’tanyroomswithashowerfreejustnow,butthere’sabathroomavailableoneachfloor.Guest:____________________.A.Oh,sorry.Forgetit.B.Howregretful!Igiveitup.C.Allright.Itdoes.D.Allright.That’lldo.46.Conversationbetweentwostrangersataparty.Chester:Hello,I’mBrianChester.Letmegetyousomemoretodrink.Ja