《實用英語》考試試題一

1、精品文檔Column A. (10%)AB1. perform2. hand in hand3. possess4. particular5. popular6. locate7. homesick8. mostly9. similar10. rarelySection B實用英語考試試卷專業(yè)年級 班級 學(xué)號 姓名 總分I : Test of vocabulary and structureSection A Find the definition in Column B which matches the word inA like or alikeB to give a show befo

2、re publicC specialD to fix or set in a certain placeE to own; haveF always happening togetherG not oftenH feeling unhappy because of missing homeI mainlyJ liked by many peopleDirections:In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. For each sentencethere are 4 choices marked A), B), C) or D).

3、You are required to complete the sentence by deciding on the most appropriate choice. (20%)11. The rule of safe driving applies everyone.A at B inon D to12. My teacher, as well as my classmates going to visit the museum.A is B are C wereD was13. He that he found the money in the forest.A claimed B h

4、ave claimed C has claimed D claim14. Don't go and bother him. He in the room.A writesB has written C is writingD has been writing15. I didn't want to take part in their argument, so I remainedA silenceB silentlyC silentsD silent16. The foreign friends here just now.A leftB have leftC have be

5、en away from D had leftme before.17. Such an idea never occurredA onB toC atD in18. I felt very sorry that I was not in a position help you.A at B to C inD on19. During the illness of their mother, the children by a neighbor.A took care ofB were taken careC were taken care ofD have been taken care20

6、. English textbooks in that publishing house.A were publishedB have been publishedC are publishedD had been publishedn Reading Comprehension （30%Directions : There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choice

7、s marked A B C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage .It is hard to track the blue whale ,the ocean' s largest creature which has almost been killed off by commercial whal

8、ing and is now listed as an endangered species.Attaching radio devices to it is difficult and visual sightings are too unreliable to give real insight into its behavior.So biologists were delighted early this year when with the help of the Navy they were able to track a particular blue whale for 43

9、days monitoring its sounds. This was possible because of the Navy' s formerly top -secret system of underwater listening devices spanning the oceans. Tracking whales is but one example of an exciting new world just opening to civilian scientists after the cold war as the Navy starts to share and

10、 partly uncover its global network of underwater listening system built over the decades to track the ships of potential enemies.Earth scientists announced at a news conference recently that they had used the system for closely monitoring a deep-sea volcanic eruption （爆發(fā)）for the first time and that

11、they plan similar studies. Other scientists have proposed to use the network for tracking ocean currents and measuring changes in ocean and global temperatures. The speed of sound in water is roughly one mile a second-slower than through land but faster than through air. What is most important diffe

12、rent layers of ocean water can act as channels for sounds focusing them in the same way a stethoscope （聽診器）does when it carries faint noises from a patient' s chest to a doctor ' s ear,is focusing is the main reason that even relatively weak sounds in the ocean ,especially low-frequency ones

13、 can often travel thousands of miles.21. The passage is chiefly about.A an effort to protect an endangered marine species.B the civilian use of a military detection system.C the exposure of a U.S. Navy top-secret weapon.D a new way to look into the behavior of blue whales.22. The underwater listenin

14、g system was originally designed.A to trace and locate enemy vesselsB to monitor deep-sea volcanic eruptionsC to study the movement of ocean currentsD to replace the global radio communications network23. The deep-sea listening system makes use of.A the sophisticated technology of focusing sounds un

15、der waterB the capability of sound to travel at high speedC the unique property of layers of ocean water in transmitting sound D low-frequency sounds traveling across different layers of water24. It can be inferred from the passage that.A new radio devices should be developed for tracking the endang

16、ered blue whalesB blue whales are no longer endangered with the use of the newlistening system C opinions differ as to whether civilian scientists should be allowed to use military technologyD military technology has great potential in civilian use25. Which of the following is true about the U.S. Na

17、vy underwater listening network?A It is now partly accessible to civilian scientists.B It has been replaced by a more advanced system.C It became useless to the military after the cold war.D It is indispensable in protecting endangered species.Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following

18、 passage.Play is the principal business of childhood, and in recent years research hasshown the great importance of play in the development of a human being. From earliest infancy, every child needs opportunity and the right materials for play, and the main tools of play are toys. Their main functio

19、nis to suggest, encourage and assistplay. To succeed in this they must be good toys, which childrenwill play with often,and will come back to again and again. Therefore it is important to choose suitable toys for different stages of a child' s development.In recent years research on infant devel

20、opment has shown that the standard a child is likely to reach, within the range of his inherited abilities, is largely determined in the first three years of his life. So a baby' s ability to profit from the right play materials should not be underestimated. A baby who is encouraged and stimulat

21、ed, talked to and shown things and played with, has the best chance of growing up successfully.In the next stage, from three to five years old, curiosity knows no bounds. Every type of suitable toy should be made availableto the child, for tryingout,experimenting and learning, for discovering his ow

22、n particular ability. Bricks and jigsaws （七巧板）and construction toys; painting, scribbling（ 涂鴉）and making things; sand and water play; toys for imaginative and pretending play; the first social games for learning to play and get on with others.By the third stage of play development-from five to seven

23、 or eight years-the child is at school. But for a few more years play is still the best way of learning, at home or at school. It is easier to see which type of toys the children most enjoys.Until the age of seven or eight, play and work mean much the same to a child.But once reading has been master

24、ed, then books and school become the main source of learning. Toys are still interesting and valuable, they lead on to new hobbies, but their significance has changed to a child of nice or ten years, toys and games mean, as to adults, relaxation and fun.26. The passage tells us that as a child grows

25、 up.A he should be allowed to choose his own toys.B he should be given identical toys.C he should be given different toys.D he should be given fewer and fewer toys.27. According to the passage, the abilities a child has inherited from his parentsA determine his character.B will not change after the

26、age of three.C partly determine the standard he is likely to reach.D to a large extent determine the choice of toys.28. Who have the best chance of growing up successfully?A Those who tend to overeatB Those who are given a lot of toys.C Those who are given toys, talked to and played with.D Those who

27、 can share their toys with their playmates.29. We learn from the passage that a child has boundless curiosity.A when he is twoB when he is around four.C when he is six.D when he is eight.30. The passage is mainly about.A the importance of pre-school educationB the importance of schooling.C the role

28、of play in a child ' s development.D the choice of toys for adults.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.In the last 500 years, nothing about people - not their clothes, ideas, or languages has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was madefr

29、om the seeds of the coca tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500' s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London, shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist

30、 today.The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the“PotatoFamine（饑荒）” of 1845-1846, and thousands more were forc

31、ed to leave their homeland and move to America.There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the world ' s lar gest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South Ame

32、rican countries. But it is native to Ethiopia, a country in Africa. It was first madeinto a drink by Arab during the 1400' s.According to an Arabic legend, coffee was discovered when a person name Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush. He tried one and e

33、xperienced the “wide - awake feeling that one - third of the world ' s population now starts the day with.31. According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years?A. FoodB. ClothingC. IdeologyD. Language32. “Some in the last sentence of the first paragraph

34、refers to A. some cocoa trees.B. some chocolate drinks.C. some shops.D. some south American Indians.33. Thousands of Irish people starved during the“Potato Famine " because A. they were so dependent on potatoes that they refused to eat anything else.B. they were forced to leave their homeland a

35、nd move to America.C. the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing potatoes.D. the potato harvest was bad.34. Which country is the largest coffee producer?A. Brazil.B. Colombia.C. Ethiopia.D. Egypt.35. Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the passage?A. One

36、third of the world ' s population drinks coffee.B. Coffee is native to Colombia.C. Coffee can keep one awake.D. Coffee drinks were first made by Arabs.in Translation(20%Section A : Translation from Chinese into English.(10%Directions : Translate the following Chinese sentences into English.1. .安

37、全行車的規(guī)則對每個人都適用。2. 英國人習(xí)慣于靠左邊開車。3. 請幫我搬一下這只重箱子。4. 很抱歉，我不能幫你的忙。5. 我們正在為解決城市污染問題而努力。Section B : Translation from English into Chinese.(10%Directions : Translate the following English sentences into Chinese.1. Finally to add to my likes of college I love having Fridays off I wouldn' t be able to cope

38、with five days of classes in a row.2. Victory always goes to the strong.3. We can become accustomed to any changes we choose to make in our personality.4. The man I saw at the party looked and talked like an American.5. International trade is the exchange of goods and services produced in one country for goods and services produced in a