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學(xué)院:班級:姓名:學(xué)號:

答題須知：

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PartiWriting(15%)

Directions:Forthispart,youwillbeallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopic

HowtoMakeGoodUseofCollegeLife.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow.

1、大學(xué)生活是人生中一個(gè)很重要的階段。

2、但有些大學(xué)生并不珍惜這寶貴的時(shí)光。

3,我們應(yīng)該怎樣對之加以充量利用。

HowtoMakeGoodUseofCollegeLife

PartIIReadingComprehension

SectionASkimmingandScanning(10%)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthe

questionsonTheAnswerSheet

Forquestions1-7,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

TheBestYearsofYourLife

IwasaschoolboyinBritaininthe1970s.WhenIwaselevenyearsold,allthechildrenin

myclass,thetopclassatprimaryschool,weremadetositanexaminationcalledthe11+(The

ElevenPlus).Theexamwastohaveaprofoundeffectonourlivesbut,ofcourse,wedidnot

knowthisatthetime.

Asaresource,theWorldWideWeb(Web)containshugeamountsofinformation.TheWeb

isextensive,relativelyeasytoaccess,andprovidesvirtuallyunlimitedinformation.Anexcellent

resourcetogainknowledge,theWebisleadingthe"informationrevolution.,,Ithasmadeahuge

Childrenwhopassedthe11+,andIwasone,wereconsidered“academic”.Thatmeantwe

werechosentogotoGrammarschoolswherewewouldbetaughttopassevermoredifficult

examsbeforefinallygoingtoUniversityattheageof18.Afteruniversityajobinaprofession

suchasmedicine,laworbusinesswasexpected.

Childrenwhofailedthe11+wereseenas4<non-academicMandweresenttoSecondary

Modernschoolswheretheywouldbepreparedforlessrigoroustestsandwouldleaveschoolat

16togetajobinalocalfactoryoroffice.

So,childrenwhohadgrownuptogetherandplayedtogetherfromtheageof5were

separatedat11andthereafterwentseparatewaysandhadtotallydifferentdestinies.Iwasthe

onlychildfrommyschooltopassthe11+.

MynewGrammarschoolwasanhourawayfrommyhomeandIhadtotaketwobusesto

getthere.AsIgotolderIsometimescycledtoschoolandwhenIbecame17Iboughta

motorbikeandrodethere.

Theschoolbuildingswereimpressivelylargeandold.Somepartsweresaidtodatebackto

thetimeofthefoundingoftheschoolin1556butIdidn'tbelievethat.TheschoolhadaLatin

motto,whichwasprintedonthebadgesofourschooluniforms:PraestatOpesSapientia

meaning“wisdombeforewealth”.

OfcoursemyGrammarschoolwasaboys-onlyschool.Therewasanall-girlsschoolnext

doorbutIwasnotinterestedinthat,atleastnotuntilIenteredthefifthformattheageof16.

Thefirstsurpriseonenteringtheschoolwasthatwehadtomovefromroomtoroom

accordingtothetimetableofthelessons.Forexample,ifthefirstperiodonMondaymorning

wasmathematics,wehadtogotoMr.Sharma'sclassroomonthegroundfloorofthemainblock.

Butifthenextlessonwerephysicsthenwewouldallhavetotroopuptothesciencelaboratories

onthethirdfloorofthenewwing.Thisconstantmovingfromroomtoroombetweenlessonsby

alltheboysintheschoolmeantwehadplentyofopportunitiestoplayaroundwithour

classmatesinthecorridorsandfindexcusestobelateforthenextperiod.

Nearlyallourteachersweremenandwecalledthem“Sir”.Themasterswouldcallusby

ourfamilynames.Apartfromthevarioussubjectteacherswealsohadaformteacherswho

lookedafterourclass.TheformteacherIlikedbestwaswhenIwasinform3:CrispinPickles.

HewasanEnglishteacherandlookedlikea19thcenturyromanticpoetwithlong,wildhair,tiny

roundglassesanduntidy,colorfulclothes.HewasfondofquotingShelleyandKeatstous

duringthemorningrollcallandhisideaofpunishingboyswhohadbeennaughtywastoget

themtocopyoutpassagesfromShakespeare.

LookingbackIrealizethatmanyoftheteachersatmyschoolwereodd.TherewasMr.

Badman,whowashugelyfat,completelybald,taughtusmedievalhistory,andwouldthrowthe

blackboarddusteratanyboywhofailedtorememberimportantdatesinournation'shistory.Or

Mr.Sparks,themasterofreligiouseducation,whotriedtoteachusthebasicsofChristianitybut

whoseconstantdribblingandspittingmeantthatanyboyinthefirstthreerowsofchairswasin

dangerofgettingsprayed.OrMr.Weave!,thebiologymaster,knowntousallas“Bugs”，who

taughtusaboutalcohol,thedissectionoffrogs,and“thefactsoflife“whilesingingBobDylan

songsoutloudinclass.

IquicklyfoundIwasgoodatsomesubjectsandhadtoworkhardatothers.Ihadno

difficultywithlanguages,eithermodernorancient(ItookbothLatinandGreek)andenjoyed

historyandgeography.ButIstruggledwiththesciencesandIhadnotimeatallforartormusic.

Sport,however,countedformorethananyothersubjectatmyschool.

Myschoolwasfamousforsport.Ithadaverygoodrugbyteam,andalsodidwellatcricket.

Butitwasbestknownforrowing.BeinganoldschoolontheriverThamesitwasexpectedto

producestrongrowingcrews.Iwaspartofan“eight”foracoupleofyearsinformsfourand

fivebutIfoundtheearlymorningtrainingontheriveronfreezingwintermorningsnofunatall,

andquietlygaveupthesportwiththeexcusethatIhadtoprepareformy“O"levels(asthe

examstakenaroundage16werethencalled).

Almostasimportantassportwasthefriendshipswemadeinthebreaktimebetween

lessons.Wewouldgoontotheplayingfieldsandplaygameslike“fives"，asortofsquashbut

usingthehandtohittheballratherthanaracket.Orwewouldsitingroupsonthegrassandtalk

aboutourfavoritepopsingersandlearnedlydiscussthemeaningsofthelyricsofthelatest

DavidBowiesongs.

OfmyschoolfriendsIonlykeepintouchwithoneofthemnow.ThenIhadmanydifferent

mates:Graham“Gunner“Gunning,whowastallandthinandwholaterwenttoworkinabank;

Malcolm"Jock”Mckay,whowasnotScottishatall,whodroppedoutofschoolinhisfinalyear

andwenttoleaveinParis;andStephen"Slim”Allen,averyfatboy,whowasthepracticaljoker

intheclass,alwaysplayingtricksonthemastersandtheotherboys.Ibumpedintohimby

chanceacoupleofyearsagointhehighstreet.Hehadmarriedrightafterleavingschoolandhad

hadthreechildren,butthenhadgotdivorcedandwaslivingbyhimselfinatinyflatnearthe

railwaystation.Hewasstillasfatasever.

Ididwellatschool,academically.Afterthe"O"levelsexamsatage16Ienteredthesixth

formtopreparefortheadvanced"A”levels.Ibecameaprefectandsoworeaspecialtieand

bossedaroundtheyoungerboys,tellingthennottoruninthecorridorsandorderingthemto

fetchmedrinks.

IpassedallmyexamsandwasacceptedintoCambridgeUniversitytoreadhistory.Itwas

1981,Iwasalmostreadytoleavehomeandleavemychildhoodbehind.LifeatCambridge

wouldbewonderfullyliberatingafterdisciplineofschool,butthatisanotherstory...

1.The11+examwasdesignedtoseparatestudentswhoweregoodacademicallyfromthose

whoweregoodatsports.

2.Thewriterwenttoanold,well-knownschool.

3.Thewritersaidthatmanyoftheschoolteacherswerestrange.

4.ThewriterhadtogotohisGrammarSchoolbytwobuseswhichwerefreeofcharge.

5.Fivesisakindoffootballplayedusingthehandsinsteadofthefeet.

6.Thewritergaveuprowingbecausehefoundthemorningtrainingontheriverwasnot

interestingatall.

7.ThewriterwasacceptedintoCambridgeUniversitywithoutanyexaminationsbecauseofhis

excellentacademicperformanceintheGrammarSchool.

8.Thosewhowereconsideredbetterthantheotherswereexpectedtofindajobina

professionsuchaslaw,medicineandbusiness.

9.Somepartsoftheandschoolbuildingsweresaidtodatebackto1556.

10.Thewritersaidthathewasgoodatlanguagesbutlearningscienceswith

whichhehadtostruggle.

SectionBReading(30%)

Directions:Inthissection,thereare3passages.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha

singlelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown,inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisa

mystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundsto

expressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheach

other,andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedto

representthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspoken,or

writteninletters,wecallwords.

Thepowerofwords,thenliesintheirassociations—thethingstheybringupbeforeour

minds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience,andthelongerwelive,themore

certainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast,andthemorewereadandlearn,the

morethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreases.

Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsin

wordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseof

wordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconvey

hismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusic,andwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcan

movementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethem

accurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar(庸俗的).

11.Theoriginoflanguageis.

A.legendhandeddownfromthepastB.amatterthatiskeptsecret

C.aquestiondifficulttoanswerD.aproblemnotyetsolved

12.Oneofthereasonswhymeninventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandactionswas

that.

A.theycouldagreeuponcertainsigns

B.theycouldwritethemdown

C.theycouldcommunicatewitheachother

D.theycouldcombinethem

13.By“association'',theauthormeans.

A.specialqualityB.ajoiningofideasinthemind

C.anappearancewhichispuzzlingD.astrangefeature

14.Inexpressingtheirthoughts,greatwritersareable.

A.toconfusethereadersB.tomovetotears

C.tomoveouractionsD.topuzzleourfeelings

15.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttherealpoetisNOTtrue?

A.Heisnomorethanamasterofwords.

B.Hecanconveyhisideasinwordswhichsinglikemusic.

C.Hecanmovementotears.

D.Hisstyleisalwayscharming.

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Corporationsasagroupofferavarietyofjobs.Mostlargecompaniessendpeopleto

collegetointerviewgraduatingstudentswiththerequiredacademictraining.Alargeuniversity

mayhavemorethan500companiesayearknockingonitsdoors.Bigfirmsareyourbestplace

forajobbecausetheirnormalgrowth,employeeretirements,andturnovercreatethousandsof

jobsnationwideeachyear.

Corporations,however,illustratetherulethatthebiggestisn'talwaysthebest.Manysmall

firmswithjustafewhundredemployeeshavepositionsthatmaycorrespondwithyour

professiongoals,too.Suchfirmsmaynothavethetime,money,tosendpeoplearoundtoyour

college;you'llprobablyhavetocontactthemyourselfeitherdirectlyorthroughanemployment

agency.Don'tignoretheselittlecompanies.Theirsalariesareusuallycompetitiveandthe

chancesforadvancementandrecognitionevenstrongerthanthoseofabigfirm.Youcould

becomeabigfishinasmallpond,reachingahighlevelpositionmorequicklythanyouwouldif

youhadclimbedthemorecompetitiveladderofacorporategiant.

Forexample,asmallcompanymayneedabrightengineeringaccountingormanagement

graduatewhowouldreportdirectlytotheseniorvice-presidentofengineering,thecompany

controller,orthegeneralmanager.Inlargefirmsitmaytakeyearstoreachthatleveland

accumulatesimilarin-depthexperience.Inaddition,responsibilitiesmaycomefasterinasmall

firmwithlessspecializationandfewerlower-levelemployeestoreceivedelegatedauthority.

16.Thepurposeofthepassageis.

A.todefinecorporationsandfirms

B.toshowtherelationbetweenfirmsandcolleges

C.toinformthejob-seekeroftheemploymentrequirements

D.togiveadescriptionofcorporationsforstudentjob-seekers

17.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEoflargecorporations?

A.Theyonlyemploycollegegraduates.

B.Theycanoffermanyjobopportunities.

C.Theyhavemanysub-companiesnationwide.

D.Theirrequirementsareverycompetitive.

18.Theword“Their”(Para.2,5)refersto.

A.corporationsB.smallfirms

C.graduatingstudentsD.employers

19.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofsmallfirms?

A.Itmaybeunnecessaryforthemtosendpeopletocolleges.

B.Theycannotaffordtosendpeopletocolleges.

C.Theiremployeesmaybepromotedmorequickly.

D.Theymayofferpositionswhichyoudemand.

20.Withwhomisthepassagemostprobablyconcerned?

A.StudentsB.EmployeesC.EmployersD.Engineers

PassageThree

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ascivilizationproceedsinthedirectionoftechnology,itpassesthepointofsupplyingall

thebasicessentialsoflife-food,shelter,clothes,andwarmth.Thenwearefacedwithachoice

betweenusingtechnologytoprovideandfulfillneedswhichhavebeenregardedasunnecessary

or,ontheotherhand,usingtechnologytoreducethenumberofhoursorworkwhichamanmust

doinordertoearnagivenstandardofliving.Inotherwords,weeitherraiseourstandardof

livingabovethatnecessaryforcomfortandhappinessorweleaveitatthislevelandwork

shorterhours.Ishalltakeitforgrantedthatmankindhas,bythattime,chosenthelatter

alternative.Menwillbeworkingshorterandshorterhoursintheiremployment.Itfollowsthat

thehousewifewillalsoexpecttobeabletohavemoreleisureinherlifewithoutloweringher

standardofliving.Italsofollowsthathumandomesticservantswillhavecompletelyceasedto

exist.Yetthegreatmajorityofthehousewiveswillwishtoberelievedcompletelyfromthe

routineoperationsofthehomesuchasvacuumingthefloors,orwashingtheclothes,ormaking

beds.

Byfarthemostlogicalsteptorelievethehousewifeofroutine,istoprovidearobotslave

whichcanbetrainedtotherequirementsofaparticularhomeandcanbeprogrammedtocarry

outhalfadozenormorestandardoperations,whensoswitchedbythehousewife.

21.Inthispassage,theauthorstatesthat.

A.technologyisnolongerregardedasimportantasitusedtobe

B.itisalwaysreasonabletomakeamanworkfulltimeforagoodsalary

C.modemcivilizationprovidespeoplewithmorethandailynecessities

D.itissalary,notthenumberofworkinghoursthatworriespeoplemost

22.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat.

A.theultimatepurposeofdevelopingtechnologyistofulfilltheneedsofdailylife

B.thebetterchoiceistoreduceworkinghoursbymakinguseoftechnology

C.menwillbelesspaidduetothedecreaseinthenumberofworkinghours

D.menhavetoworklongeriftheywanttoenjoymoreintheirlives

23.Accordingtothepassage,housewives.

A.arenotsatisfiedwiththepresentstandardofliving

B.thinkthatdomesticservantsareveryhelpful

C.willprefertolivealifewithmorefreetime

D.areburdenedwithhousework

24.Thewords'Toulineoperations^^(thelastsentenceinpara.1)inthispassagerefersto.

A.dailynecessitiesB.domesticservants

C.medicaloperationsD.dailyhousework

25.Themainpurposeofthesecondparagraphisto.

A.explainwhyarobotisessential

B.advertiseanewtypeofrobot

C.instructhousewiveshowtooperatearobot

D.suggestmakinguseofarobotinthehouse

SectionCReadinginDepth(10%)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectone

wordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthe

passagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbya

letter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecenter.maynotuseanyofthewordsmthebatikmorethemonce.

Almosteveryfamilybuysat47onecopyofanewspapereveryday.Somepeople

subscribeto(訂閱)asmanyastwoorthreedifferent48.Butwhydopeoplereadnewspapers?

Fivehundredyearsago,newsofimportanthappenings—battles_49_orwon,kingsor

rulersoverthrownorkilled—50monthsandevenyearstotravelfromonecountryto

another.Thenewspassedbywordofmouthandwasneveraccurate.Todaywecanreadinour

newspapersofimportantevents5Loccurinfar-awaycountriesonthesamedaytheyhappen.

_52.fromsupplyingnewsfromallovertheworld,newspapersgiveusalotofotheruseful

information.Thereareweatherreports,radio,televisionandfilmguides,bookreviews,stories,

andofcourse,advertisements.Thereareallsortsofadvertisements.Largecompaniestobring

attentiontotheir53putinthebiggerones.They54thenewspapersthousandsofdollarsfor

theadvertisingspace,butitis_55_themoneyfornewsoftheirproductsgoesintoalmostevery

homeinthecountry.Forthosewhoproducenewspapers,advertisementsarealsoveryimportant.

Moneyearnedfromadvertisementsmakesitpossibleforthemtoselltheirnewspapersatalow

priceandstillmakea56.

Newspapersoftenhaveinformationongardening,cookeryandfashion,aswellasasmall

butverypopularsectiononjokesandcartoons.

A.lostEleastK.took

B.mostG.ApartL.products

C.spentH.worthM.Awayfrom

D.payI.whatN.that

E.newspapersJ.profitO.worthwhile

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(10%)

Directions:Foreachofthefollowingincompletesentences,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,

C,andD.YoushouldchoosethebestanswerandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswer

Sheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

26.Thenewlaboratorieswillbeconstructedthisyear,andlocalfirmshavebeenaskedto___

thework.

A.provideB.confrontC.assignD.undertake

27.Theisnearlydead,soIcannotstartthecaragain.

A.beanB.batteryC.beamD.bake

28.Naturalgascanbeusedtopowercarsbytheirengines.

A.condensingB.transferringC.convertingD.transmitting

29.1rangthehoteltoadoubleroomforaweek.

A.preserveB.reserveC.occupyD.conserve

30.Ourtaxiwascaughtinatraffic,sowewerelatefortheshow.

A.jamB.blockC.lockD.knot

31.HethoughthecouldtalkMr.Robinsonbuyingsomeexpensiveequipment.

A.toB.aboutC.onD.into

32.ItisuptotheGovernmenttotackletheairpollutionproblemandmeasuresinlinewith

thecounciFssuggestions.

A.workoutB.bringoverC.setaboutD.fillup

33.1canhimtoyouforthejob.Heisaverygoodworker.

A.stimulateB.recommendC.adviseD.suggest

34.Allenplacedtoomuchonsportsandpaidlittleattentiontohisstudies.

A.hobbyB.emphasisC.concernD.interest

35.Hisproposalisvery.Wedonotneedanyexplanation.

A.royalB.concreteC.loyalD.gray

PartIVErrorRecognition(10%)

Directions:Foreachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,C,

andD.YoushouldfindoutONEerrorfromthefourandmarkthecorrespondingletteronthe

AnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

57.You'dbettertoleavethingsaloneifyoudon'tknowhowtodealwiththem.

ABCD

58.AlthoughAmericanshavedifferentviewsonmanyissues,theytendagreeingononesubject:

ABC

taxesarehigh.

D

59.Salariedpeoplewhoearnmorethanafewthousandsdollarsmustpayacertainpercentageof

ABCD

theirsalaries.

60.Anumberofexamplecanbegivenofthewayinwhichnaturalenvironmentsarebeing

ABCD

rapidlychanged---Amazon,forinstance.

61.ItisthissideofthebrainwhichstronglyinfluencesanindividuaPsabilitytousewords,to

ABCD

spellandtorememberthings.

62.Traditional,thefatherofanuclearfamilyearnmoneyforthefamilywhilethemothercared

ABCD

forthehouseandthechildren.

63.Whenthegirlpickedhernoseatthedinnertable,herfatherlookedatherwithdisapprove.

ABCD

64.Moreover,studiesconductedbytheNationalInstituteofMentalHealthintheUnitedStates

AB

disclosethatabout1.2millionadultindividualsarecurrentlysufferingforsevereandrecurrent

CD

panicattacks.

65.Thereis,however,anotherformofcommunicationwhatweallusemostofthetime,usually

ABCD

withoutknowingit.

66.Someofthepeoplewerestandinginthestreetwatchedthedemonstration,whileotherswere

ABCD

singingsongs.

PartVCloze(10%)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices

markedA,B,C,andD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.Thenmark

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Pronouncingalanguageisaskill.Everynormalpersonisexpertintheskillofpronouncing

his67language:butfewpeopleareevenmoderatelyproficient68pronouncingforeign

languages.Nowtherearemany69forthis,someobvious,someperhapsnotsoobvious.But

Isuggestthatthefundamentalreasonwhypeopleingeneraldonotspeakforeignlanguagesvery

muchbetterthantheydotheirownlanguageisthattheyfailto70thetruenatureofthe

problemoflearningtopronounce,andconsequentlyneverset71tacklingitintheright

72.

Fartoomanypeoplefailtorealizethat73aforeignlanguageisaskill-onethat

needscarefultrainingofaspecialkind,andonethatcannotbeacquiredbyjust74ittotake

careofitself.Ithinkeveryteacheroflanguage,whilerecognizingtheimportanceofagood

accent,tendtoneglect,intheirpracticalteaching,thebranchofstudyconcerned75speaking

thelanguage.SothefirstpointIwantto76isthatEnglishpronunciationmustbetaught;the

teachershouldbepreparedtodevotesomeofthelessontime77this,andbyhiswhole

attitudetothesubjectshouldgetthestudenttofeelthathereisamatter78ofreceivinghis

closeattention.SothereshouldbeoccasionswhenotheraspectsofEnglish,suchasgrammaror

spelling,areallowedforthemomenttotakesecond79.

80fromthisquestionofthetimegiventopronunciation,therearetwoother

requirementsfortheteacher:firstknowledge;second,technique.Itisimportantthattheteacher

shouldbein81ofthenecessar