英語單選集考試卷-模擬考試題_15

1、姓名：_ 班級(jí)：_ 學(xué)號(hào)：_-密-封 -線- 英語單選集考試卷*模擬考試題考試時(shí)間：120分鐘 考試總分：100分題號(hào)一二三四五總分分?jǐn)?shù)遵守考場(chǎng)紀(jì)律，維護(hù)知識(shí)尊嚴(yán)，杜絕違紀(jì)行為，確?？荚嚱Y(jié)果公正。1、a man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers. “l(fā)ast week,” said be, “my umbrella was stolen from a london church. as it was a present, i spent twice its worth in advertis

2、ing, but didnt get it back.”“how did you write your advertisement” asked one of the listeners, a merchant.“here it is,” said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. the other man took it and read, “l(fā)ost from the city church last sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. the gentl

3、eman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at no. 10 broad street.”“now,” said the merchant, “i often advertise, and find that it pays me well. but the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of great importance. let us try for your umbrella again, and if it fails, ill buy you

4、a new one.” the merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote: “if the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the city church last sunday evening doesnt wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to no. 10 broad street. he is well known.” this appeared in the paper, an

5、d on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door. in the door way lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors that had been thrown in, and his own was among the number. many of them had notes, fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake, and

6、begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.the result of the first advertisement was that（ ）a.the man got his umbrella backb.the man wasted some money on advertisingc.nobody found the missing umbrellad.the umbrella was found somewhere near the church2、a man once said how useless it was t

7、o put advertisements in the newspapers. “l(fā)ast week,” said be, “my umbrella was stolen from a london church. as it was a present, i spent twice its worth in advertising, but didnt get it back.”“how did you write your advertisement” asked one of the listeners, a merchant.“here it is,” said the man, ta

8、king out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. the other man took it and read, “l(fā)ost from the city church last sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. the gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at no. 10 broad street.”“now,” said the merchant, “i often advertise, and fin

9、d that it pays me well. but the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of great importance. let us try for your umbrella again, and if it fails, ill buy you a new one.” the merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote: “if the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the ci

10、ty church last sunday evening doesnt wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to no. 10 broad street. he is well known.” this appeared in the paper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door. in the door way lay at least twelve umbrellas of all s

11、izes and colors that had been thrown in, and his own was among the number. many of them had notes, fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake, and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.“if it fails, ill buy you a new one” suggested that（ ）a.he was quite sure of succ

12、essb.he was not sure he would get the umbrella backc.he was rich enough to afford a new umbrellad.he did not know what to do3、a man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers. “l(fā)ast week,” said be, “my umbrella was stolen from a london church. as it was a present, i spent t

13、wice its worth in advertising, but didnt get it back.”“how did you write your advertisement” asked one of the listeners, a merchant.“here it is,” said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. the other man took it and read, “l(fā)ost from the city church last sunday evening, a blac

14、k silk umbrella. the gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at no. 10 broad street.”“now,” said the merchant, “i often advertise, and find that it pays me well. but the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of great importance. let us try for your umbrella again, and

15、 if it fails, ill buy you a new one.” the merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote: “if the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the city church last sunday evening doesnt wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to no. 10 broad street. he is well known.” this

16、 appeared in the paper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door. in the door way lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors that had been thrown in, and his own was among the number. many of them had notes, fastened to them saying that they had b

17、een taken by mistake, and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.did the merchant know who had taken the umbrella（ ）a.sure.b.not very sure.c.not at all.d.probably.4、a man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers. “l(fā)ast week,” said be, “my umbrella was stol

18、en from a london church. as it was a present, i spent twice its worth in advertising, but didnt get it back.”“how did you write your advertisement” asked one of the listeners, a merchant.“here it is,” said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. the other man took it and read,

19、 “l(fā)ost from the city church last sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. the gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at no. 10 broad street.”“now,” said the merchant, “i often advertise, and find that it pays me well. but the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of gr

20、eat importance. let us try for your umbrella again, and if it fails, ill buy you a new one.” the merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote: “if the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the city church last sunday evening doesnt wish to get into trouble, he will return the u

21、mbrella to no. 10 broad street. he is well known.” this appeared in the paper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door. in the door way lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors that had been thrown in, and his own was among the number. many of

22、them had notes, fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake, and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.this is a story about（ ）a.a useless advertisementb.how to make an effective advertisementc.how the man lost and found his umbrellad.what the merchant did for the um

23、brella owner5、when i was about 12 i had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. week by week her list grew: i was skinny, i wasnt a good student, i was boyish, i talked too loud, and so on. i put up with her as long as i could. at last, with great anger, i ran to my father in tears.

24、he listened to my outburst quietly. then he asked, “are the things she says true or not”true i wanted to know how to strike back. what did troth have to do with it“mary, didnt you ever wonder what you are really like well, you now have that girls opinion. go and make a list of everything she said an

25、d mark the points that are true. pay no attention to the other things she said.”i did as he directed and discovered to my surprise that about half the things were true. some of them i couldnt change (like being skinny), but a good number i could and suddenly wanted to change.for the first time in my

26、 life i got a fairly clear picture of myself.i brought the list back to daddy. he refused to take it.“thats just for you,” he said. “you know better than anybody else the troth about yourself, once you hear it. but youve got to learn to listen, not to close your ears in anger or hurt. when something

27、 said about you is true youll know it. youll find that it will echo inside you.”daddys advice, has returned to me at many important moments.what did the girls enemy like to do（ ）a.talking with her.b.pointing out her weak points.c.reporting to the teacher.d.quarrelling with her.6、when i was about 12

28、i had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. week by week her list grew: i was skinny, i wasnt a good student, i was boyish, i talked too loud, and so on. i put up with her as long as i could. at last, with great anger, i ran to my father in tears.he listened to my outburst quietly

29、. then he asked, “are the things she says true or not”true i wanted to know how to strike back. what did troth have to do with it“mary, didnt you ever wonder what you are really like well, you now have that girls opinion. go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. p

30、ay no attention to the other things she said.”i did as he directed and discovered to my surprise that about half the things were true. some of them i couldnt change (like being skinny), but a good number i could and suddenly wanted to change.for the first time in my life i got a fairly clear picture

31、 of myself.i brought the list back to daddy. he refused to take it.“thats just for you,” he said. “you know better than anybody else the troth about yourself, once you helwhat did the girl do when she could no longer bear her enemy（ ）a.she turned to her father.b.she cried to her hearts contentc.she

32、tried to put up with her again.d.she tried to be her friend.7、when i was about 12 i had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. week by week her list grew: i was skinny, i wasnt a good student, i was boyish, i talked too loud, and so on. i put up with her as long as i could. at last

33、, with great anger, i ran to my father in tears.he listened to my outburst quietly. then he asked, “are the things she says true or not”true i wanted to know how to strike back. what did troth have to do with it“mary, didnt you ever wonder what you are really like well, you now have that girls opini

34、on. go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. pay no attention to the other things she said.”i did as he directed and discovered to my surprise that about half the things were true. some of them i couldnt change (like being skinny), but a good number i could and su

35、ddenly wanted to change.for the first time in my life i got a fairly clear picture of myself.i brought the list back to daddy. he refused to take it.“thats just for you,” he said. “you know better than anybody else the troth about yourself, once you hear it. but youve got to learn to listen, not to

36、close your ears in anger or hurt. when something said about you is true youll know it. youll find that it will echo inside you.”daddys advice, has returned to me at many important moments.why did the girls father ask her to make the list（ ）a.he wanted to keep the list at home.b.he didnt know what th

37、e girls enemy had said.c.he wanted the girl to talk back.d.he wanted her to check if she really had these weak points.8、when i was about 12 i had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. week by week her list grew: i was skinny, i wasnt altrue i wanted to know how to strike back. wha

38、t did troth have to do with it“mary, didnt you ever wonder what you are really like well, you now have that girls opinion. go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. pay no attention to the other things she said.”i did as he directed and discovered to my surprise th

39、at about half the things were true. some of them i couldnt change (like being skinny), but a good number i could and suddenly wanted to change.for the first time in my life i got a fairly clear picture of myself.i brought the list back to daddy. he refused to take it.“thats just for you,” he said. “

40、you know better than anybody else the troth about yourself, once you hear it. but youve got to learn to listen, not to close your ears in anger or hurt. when something said about you is true youll know it. youll find that it will echo inside you.”daddys advice, has returned to me at many important m

41、omentsl9、an employer has several choices he can consider when he wants to hire a new employee. first, he may look within his own company. but if none of the present employees are suitable for the position, he will have to look outside the company. if his company has a personnel office, he can ask th

42、em to help find qualified applicants.there are other valuable sources the employer can use, such as employment agencies, professional societies and so on. he can also advertise in the newspapers and magazines and ask prospective candidates to send in resumes.the employer has two kinds of qualificati

43、ons to consider when he wants to choose from among applicants. he must consider both professional qualifications and personal characteristics. a candidates professional qualifications include his education, experience and skills. these can be listed on a resume. personal characteristics must be eval

44、uated through interviews.this passage mainly tells us（ ）a.there are many applications looking for a jobb.how an employer hires his employeesc.employer hires a new employee within his companyd.employer can advertise in newspapers and magazines10、an employer has several choices he can consider when he

45、 wants to hire a new employee. first, he may look within his own company. but if none of the present employees are suitable for the position, he will have to look outside the company. if his company has a personnel office, he can ask them to help find qualified applicants.there are other valuable so

46、urces the employer can use, such as employment agencies, professional societies and so on. he can also advertise in the newspapers and magazines and ask prospective candidates to send in resumes.the employer has two kinds of qualifications to consider when he wants to choose from among applicants. h

47、e must consider both professional qualifications and personal characteristics. a candidates professional qualifications include his education, experience and skills. these can be listed on a resume. personal characteristics must be evaluated through interviews.when an employer wants to hire a new em

48、ployee, he will consider（ ）a.the applicants professional qualificationb.the applicants personalitiesc.the applicants education and family backgroundd.both a and b11、an employer has several choices he can consider when he wants to hire a new employee. first, he may look within his own company. but if

49、 none of the present employees are suitable for the position, he will have to look outside the company. if his company has a personnel office, he can ask them to help find qualified applicants.there are other valuable sources the employer can use, such as employment agencies, professional societies

50、and so on. he can also advertise in the newspapers and magazines and ask prospective candidates to send in resumes.the employer has two kinds of qualifications to consider when he wants to choose from among applicants. he must consider both professional qualifications and personal characteristics. a

51、 candidates professional qualifications include his education, experience and skills. these can be listed on a resume. personal characteristics must be evaluated through interviews.“professional qualification” does not include（ ）a.good healthb.skillsc.experienced.education12、an employer has several

52、choices he can consider when he wants to hire a new employee. first, he may look within his own company. but if none of the present employees are suitable for the position, he will have to look outside the company. if his company has a personnel office, he can ask them to help find qualified applica

53、nts.there are other valuable sources the employer can use, such as employment agencies, professional societies and so on. he can also advertise in the newspapers and magazines and ask prospective candidates to send in resumes.the employer has two kinds of qualifications to consider when he wants to

54、choose from among applicants. he must consider both professional qualifications and personal characteristics. a candidates professional qualifications include his education, experience and skills. these can be listed on a resume. personal characteristics must be evaluated through interviews.we can c

55、onclude that a candidate who （ ）is in a better position to be hired. （ ）a.has worked for two monthsb.has had college educationc.is getting trainingd.is fond of sports13、in 1807 noah webster began his greatest work, an american dictionary of the english language. in preparing the work, he devoted ten

56、 years to the study of english and its relationship to other languages, and seven more years to the writing itself. published in two volumes in 1828, an american dictionary of the english language has become the recognized authority (權(quán)威) for usage in the united states. websters purpose in writing it

57、 was to show that the american language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciations, and spellings from those of british english. he is responsible for advancing simplified spelling forms: “develop” instead of the british form “develope”; “theater” and “center” instead of “theatre” and “centre”; “color” and “honor” instead of “colour” and “honour”.when was an american dictionary of the english language published（ ）a.1817.b.1807.c.1828.d.1824.14、in 1807 noah webster began his greatest work, an amer