高職高專英語試題總稿

Testone

PartIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillhear5shortdialogues.Attheendofeachdialogue,a

questionwillheaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Thedialogueandquestionwillbespokenonlyonce.

Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoices

markedAB,CandD,anddecidewhichthebestansweris.

1.A.Hedoesn'tknowhowtogettotherailwaystation.

B.Hedoesn'tknowwhothewomanis.

C.Hedoesn'tknowthemeaningofthewomen'squestion

D.Hedoesn'tknowhowfartherailwaystationis.

2.A.SkatingB.Swimming.

C.Boatingandswimming.D.Boatingandskating.

3.A.shetakesitasakindofexerciseB.shewantstosavemoney

C.shelovesdoinganythingthatisnewD.herofficeisn'tveryfar

4.A.Ashopassistant.B.Atelephoneoperator.

C.Awaitress.D.Aclerk.

5.A.Thewomandidn'tbuytheairconditioner.

B.Themandidn'tmakeanysuggestions.

C.Thewomanfollowedtheman'sadvice.

D.Themandidn'twantthewomantobuytheirairconditioner.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear2conversations,attheendofeachconversation;some

questionswillheaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationwillbespokentwice.Aftereach

questiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedAB,Cand

D,anddecidewhichthebestansweris.

Conversation1

6.A.BrotherandsisterB.Husbandandwife

C.Closefriends.D.Classmates.

7.A.Hewantshisfriendstovisithishouse.

B.Sheinvitedthemtodinner

C.Hisfriendsaregoingtowriteareportabouttheoldlady

D.Hewantstointroducethemtoher

Conversation!

8.A.OneisfromGermanyandtheotherfromEngland.

B.OneisfromGermanyandtheotherfromPortugal.

C.OneisfromEnglandandtheotherfromPortugal.

D.OneisfromEnglandandtheotherfromChina.

9.A.Heisgoinghome.B.HeisgoingtotakesomepicturesinPortugal

C.HeisgoingtoGermany.D.Heisonholiday.

10.A.InahotelB.InarestaurantC.OnashipD.Intheoffice

SectionC

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillhearashortpassage.Thepassageisprintedonthetest

paper,butwithsomewordsmissing.Thepassagewillbereadtwice.Thefirstreadingisforyou

togetthegeneralidea.Duringthesecondreading,youarerequiredtochoosethebestwords

accordingtowhatyouhear.

Pollywenttoschoolwhenshewassixyearsold.Shelikedherfirstdayverymuch,Her

teacher,missYates,wasverynice,andtheotherchildreninherclasswerenice,too.Butatthe

endoftheH_day,whentheotherchildrenlefttheclassroom,Polly12behindandwaited.

MissYateshadsomeworktodoanddidnotseePollyatfirst,butthenshelookedupand

sawher.“Whydidn'tyougowiththeothers,Polly?”sheasked13_"Didyouwanttoaskme

a14r

“Yes,MissYates,“Pollysaid.

44Whatisit?”MissYatesasked.

“WhatdidIdoinschooltoday?^^Pollyasked.

MissYates15"Whatdidyoudoinschooltoday?"sheasked.”Whydidyouaskmethat,

Polly?”

44BecauseI'mgoingtogohomenow,“Pollyanswered,4tandmymother'sgoingtoaskme.”

ILA.firstB.secondC.thirdD.fourth

12.A.stayedB.stoodC.satD.stand

13.A.finallyB.immediatelyC.hardlyD.kindly

14.A.qualityB.quantityC.questionD.quarrel

15.A.smiledB.laughedC.giggledD.cried

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15minutes)

Directions:Inthissection,thereare20incompletesentences.Foreachsentencethereare4

choicesmarkedA),B),C),D).Youarerequiredtocompletethesentencebydecidingonthe

mostappropriatechoice.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingle

linethroughthecenter.

16.Thepublicgenerousintheircontributionstotheearthquakevictims.

A.isB.areC.wasD.hasbeen

17.Hemovedawayfromhisparents,andmissedthemenjoytheexcitinglifeinNew

York.

A.toomuchtoB.enoughtoC.verymuchtoD.muchsoasto

18.Mr.Leeisfartoowiseamannotthat.

A.seeingB.beingseenC.seeD.tosee

19.Shedidn'twanttogototheparty.Sosheanexcuse.

A.madeupB.madeupofC.madeupforD.made

20.1boughtsomenewshoeswhicharevery_toapairIhadbefore.

A.similarB.differentC.sameD.like

21.Timwaitedamomentto_himselfthathewasnotbeingfollowed.

A.makesureB.assureC.guaranteeD.promise

22.Onetruckinvolvedintheaccidentwascarryingaheavyofcoal.

A.roadB.stuffC.totalD.load

23.Youhavetothenursinghomebeforeputtingyourmotherinit.

A.checkoutB.turnoutC.workoutD.carryout

24.Thehotelwantstoitsbusinessbyaddingaswimmingpool.

A.expandB.extendC.expendD.attend

25.Asachildyoualwaysassumethatyourparentsaretheretoyourneeds.

A.turntoB.extendtoC.logonD.attendto

26.We'vediscussedtheunusualformofthebook,now,whataboutthe?

A.contextB.contentC.budgetD.category

27.Mostofholidayflightsdepartandarrive.

A.onscheduleB.outofscheduleC.inscheduleD.toschedule

28.Sinceourresearchsofarhasnotproducedanyanswerstothisproblem,weneedtoadopt

differenttoit.

A.requestB.packageC.approachD.style

29.Howthemassivestoneswerebroughtherefromhundredsofmilesawayremainsa.

A.storyB.miseryC.memoryD.mystery

30.Ateamofadvertisersishardatworktryingtoasloganfortheproduct.

A.writeoutB.comeupwithC.leadtoD.bringabout

31.Ourteacherrequestedthatwefarfromdangerousplacesduringthecomingholiday.

A.hadbeenB.wasC.wereD.be

32.Thefavoritedrinkisbeer,butmanypeoplelikebarsfbrthecompanionship

theyfindthereasfbrthedrink.

A.asseldomB.aslittleC.asbestD.asmuch

33.Themanagerissatisfiedwithyou'vedone.

A.thatB.allwhatC.whichD.allthat

34.Onlyifyouhaveacquiredagoodknowledgeofgrammarwritecorrectly.

A.youwillB.youcanC.canyouD.can'tyou

35.difficultieswemeetwith,weshalltryourbestandovercomethem.

A.HoweverB.WhateverC.WheneverD.Wherever

PartIIIReadingcomprehension

Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinished

statements.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,Cand

D.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Task1

Accordingtothecensus（人口調(diào)查）of1800,theUnitedStatesofAmericacontained

5,308,483persons.InthesameyeartheBritishIslandcontainedupwardsoffifteenmillion;the

FrenchRepublic,morethantwenty-sevenmillion.Nearlyone-fifthoftheAmericanpeople

wereblackslaves;thetruepoliticalpopulationconsistedoffourandahalfmillionfreewhites,

orlessthanonemillionable-bodiedmales,onwhoseshouldersfelltheburdenofacontinent.

Evenaftertwocenturiesofstrugglethelandwasstilluntamed;forestcoveredeveryportion,

excepthereandthereastripofcultivatedsoil;themineralslayundisturbedintheirrockybeds,

andmorethantwo-thirdsofthepeopleclungtotheseaboardwithinfiftymilesoftidewater,

wherealonethewantsofcivilizedlifecouldbesupplied.

36.ThestniggletotametheAmericancontinenthadbeengoingon__.

A.aboutfiftyyearsB.alittlemorethanacentury

C.since1750D.abouttwohundredyears

37.FreewhitemeninAmericannumbered.

A.aboutfour-fifthofthepopulationB.lessthanonemillion

C.aboutfourandone-halfmillionD.5,308,483

38.Two-thirdsoftheAmericanpeople.

A.livedwherethewantsofcivilizedlifecouldnotbesupplied.

B.livedinthewestpartofthecountry.

C.livedalongtheseacoast.

D.livednearbigrivers.

39.Wemayconcludethataround1800theUnitedStates.

A.wassparselypopulatedB.wasdenselypopulated

B.hadmorewomanthanmen.D.hadfewchildren

40.ThisdescriptionoftheUnitedStatesin1800suggeststhat.

A.thepeopleofthenewnationhadsucceededintamingthecontinent.

B.mostofthenewnationwasundeveloped.

C.stripsofcultivatedlandwereeverywhere.

D.setterswerebeginningtominethevaluablemineralsofthenewcontinent.

Task2

ThehomecomputerindustryhasbeengrowingrapidlyintheUnitedStatesfor

thelasttenyears.Computersusedtobelarge,expensivemachinesthatwereverydifficultto

use.

Butscientistsandtechnicianshavebeenmakingthemsmallerandcheaperwhileatthe

sametimetheyhavebeenmadeeasiertouse.Asaresult,theirpopularityhasbeenincreasingas

morepeoplehavebeenbuyingcomputersfortheirhomesandbusinesses.Computershavebeen

designedtostoreinformationandcomputeproblemsthataredifficultforhumanbeingstowork

out.Somehavevoicesthatspeakwiththeoperators.Storesusecomputerstokeeprecordsof

theirinventoriesandtosendbillstotheircustomers.Officesusecomputerstocopyletters,

recordbusinessandkeepintouchwithotheroffices;peoplehavebeenusingcomputerstokeep

trackofthemoneytheyspend.

Oneimportantnewuseforcomputersisforentertainment.Manynewgameshavebeen

designedtobeplayedonthecomputers.Peopleofallageshavebeenplayingthesegames.

Peoplealsohavebeenbuyinghomecomputerstoplaycomputergames,watchmoviesand

listentoconcertsathome,theybecomeverypopularindeed.

41.Computersusedto.

A.workrapidlyB.belargeandexpensiveC.beeasytouseD.beusedforfun

42.Inrecentyears,computersarebeingmade.

A.largerandexpensiveB.smallerandcheaper

C.moredifficulttouseD.toworkmoreslowly

43.Homecomputerscanbeusedfor.

A.writinglettersB.playinggamesC.doingbusinessD.alloftheabove

44.Salesmenusecomputersmainlyto.

A.checkthelistofgoodskeptinthestorehouseB.playgamesforpleasure

C.talkwiththeirfriendsinothercountriesD.writeletterstotheirbusinesspartners

45.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe.

A.NewusesforcomputersB.Thepopularityofhomecomputers

C.ThehomecomputersindustryD.Computersathome

Task3

ThemostamazingthingabouteducationintheUnitedStatesisthenumberofavenuesof

reentryitoffers.Thedoorsareneverclosed.Peopleofanyageandinanylocationmaypickup

againwheretheyleftoff.Alargepartofthosewhoreceivecollegedegreeshadinterruptedtheir

studiesforatimeandreturnedtotakethemuponcemore.Manywaysareopenforcontinuing

educationoutsidetheregularschoolsystem.Membersofthearmedforcesmayenrollin

correspondencecoursestocompletehighschoolorcollegework.Everydepartmentinthe

federalgovernmentprovidesopportunitiesforemployeestotakecourses.Thereare35000

privateschoolswhichoffercoursesforadultsintradesandotherinterests.Thesepathwaysfor

beginningagainareopentoeveryoneandmillionsofAmericansfollowthemeveryyear.

46.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.

A.CollegeEducationSystemB.CollegeEducationinthearmy

C.ContinueCollegeStudyinthearmyD.OpportunitiestocontinueCollegeStudy

47.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Mostpeopleliketointerrupttheirstudiesandreturntoschoollater.

B.TheU.Sgovernmentprovidesmanykindsofeducationforitspeople.

C.Theofficersandemployeeshardlyhaveanyopportunitytostudy.

D.Onlywhite-collarworkerscanpickupcorrespondencecourses.

48.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.SoldiersmayenteranycollegesintheUnitedStates

B.Soldiersmaystudyinthedepartmentoffederalgovernment

C.Soldiersmaycontinuetheirstudiesinthearmycollege

D.Soldiersmaytakecoursesofacademicstudywhiletheyareworkinginthearmy

49.Theauthor'sattitudetowardseducationintheUnitedStatesmaybebestdescribed.

A.praisingB.stronglyopposedC.indifferentD.notclear

50.Inline1-2,4tavenuesofreentry5'means.

A.regularschoolsystemB.amazinglocation

C.opportunitiestobeginagainD.correspondencecourses

Task4

Directions:Afterreadingthepassage,youshouldgiverbriefanswerstothe5

questionsthatfollow.Theanswershouldhewrittenafterthecorresponding

numbersontheanswersheet.

Peoplelivinginthecountryenjoyseveraladvantagesthatpeoplelivinginthecitycannot

enjoy.

Theyareinclosecontactwithnature.Theymakefriendswithtreesandstones.They

breathefreshair.Theyfightwithstrongwinds.Theylistentothesongofbirds.

Thiscontactwithnatureisgoodforhealth.Therearemanydiseasesthatarecommonin

thecity,butarenottobefoundinthecountry,forexample,near-sightednessisalmostunknown

tocountrypeople.

Becauseoftheabsenceofcars,onecanwalkmorefreelyinthecountrythaninthecity.

Therearenorulesoftheroadnortrafficsignstoobey.

Peoplelivinginthecountrycaneasilygetfreshvegetables,freshfruitandfreshmilk,and

theygetthematlowerpricesthaninthecity.

Countrylifeiseconomicalinotherways,too.Therearepracticallynotemptations（誘惑）

towastemoney.

Countrypeoplearemostlyhonest.Theysaywhattheymean,andmakeandkeeppromises

withsincerity.Theydonotputonair（擺架子）.Theydonotpretendtohavethose

ridiculous（荒謬的）mannerswhicharenecessaryinwhatwecallpolitesociety.

51.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

52.Whatisthebestbenefitofcountrypeople'sclosecontactwithnature?

53.Whyaretherenorulesnortrafficsignsinthecountry?

54.Whatdoestheword“economicaT（Para.6）probablymean?

55.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardtheso-calledpolitesociety?

PartIVTranslation

SectionATranslatethefollowingintoChinese

56.Don'timaginethatI'mgoingtogetahugeprofitoutofthisdeal.Tmprobablygoingtolose

moneyonit.

57.Thenewsituationandtherangeofdecisionsyou'llfacecouldleaveyouconfused.

58.Thedesksandseatscanbeadjustedtotheheightofanychild.

59.Ifyouarewillingtoflyatnight,youcangetamuchcheaperticket.

60.1agreethatthereisarisk,butIdisagreewiththemovertheexactamountofrisk.

SectionBlYanslatethefollowingintoEnglish

61.他整日整夜都在思考如何與外界重建聯(lián)系。

62.一方面，我希望有一份薪水更高的工作，另一方面，我喜歡現(xiàn)在的工作。

63.1980年他們第一次踏上中國的土地，心中充滿了喜悅。

64.信息時(shí)代的到來肯定會改變我們傳統(tǒng)的工作方式。

65.這一對雙胞胎弟兄倆一直喜歡聽流行音樂。

PartVWriting

Directions:Developaparagraphofabout80wordstodescribesomeoneyoulove.

TestTwo

PartIListeningComprehension

SectionA

1.A.Sheisn'thavingmuchtrouble.B.Sheunderstoodthereadinglastnight

C.SheunderstoodverylittleD.Shehasn'tbeendoingmuchofthereading

2.A.HebelievesTedisnottherightpersonfortheaward.

B.Hefindstheresultunbelievable.

C.Hewantstoknowwhoistellingthetruth.

D.Hethoughttherewouldn'tbeanyaward.

3.A.ThemanisplanningatriptoAustin.B.ThemanhasnotbeentoAustinbefore

C.Themandoesn'tlikeAustin.D.ThemanhasbeentoAustinbefore.

4.A.M汰ewantssomewater.B.Mikeneedstogotoclass.

C.Mikedoesn'tlikefish.D.Mikedoesn'tbelonghere.

5.A.ComingbackforalatershowB.Waitinginaqueue

C.ComingbackinfiveminutesD.Notgoingtothemovietoday

SectionB

Conversation1

6.A.InabankB.InastreetC.IntheofficeD.Onthebridge

7.A.Shewantstogotothepedestrianbridge.B.ShewantstogototheRiverStreet.

C.ShewantstogototheCityBank.D.Shewantstogototheriverbank.

Conversation2

8.A.Gototherestauranttohavedinner.B.Gototheparktoplay.

C.GotothebanktowithdrawmoneyD.Gotothepostofficetomailaletter

9.A.ItisintheSecondStreetB.ItisnexttoFred'sRestaurant

C.ItisneartheparkD.Itistwoblocksaway

10.A.strangerB.AnofficerC.AmailmanD.Awaiter

SectionC

EverySaturday,Mr.Brownwenttothemarkettobuyfoodandthings.Heputthemina

bigbasket.Hewasoldandweak,sohealways11amantocarrythebaskethomeforhim.

ButoneSaturday,whilehewaswalkinghomeinfrontofthemanwiththebasket,themanran

awaywithit.Thenextweek,12Mr.Brownwenttothemarketagain,afriendofhissaid,

“Look,thereheis!Thatman13awayyourfoodlastweek!^^Mr.Brownatonceran14

ashop,andstayedthereuntilthemanleftthemarket.Hisfriendwassurprised,44whydidyou

dothat?”heasked.saidMr.Brown,“thatmanwascarryingmybasketwhenheleftme

aweekago.He15wantmetopayhimfbrsomedays,work,andthatwillcostmemore

thanabasketfulloffood.^^

11.A.madeB.paidC.makesD.pays

12.A.whenB.thanC.whereasD.then

13.A.cookB.lookC.tookD.book

14.A.behindB.towardC.towardsD.ahead

15.A.wouldB.couldC.willD.can

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15minutes)

16.Thecommittee,andithasdecidedtodismisshim.

A.wereB.havemetC.hasmetD.wasmet

17.Heranallthewayuptothestationthatthetrainhadleftfifteenminutesbefore.

A.onlytofindB.suchastofindC.soastofindD.inordertofind

18.ThereismorelandinAustraliathanthegovernmentknows.

A.whattodowithB.howtodoC.todowithitD.todoit

19.1severaloldfriendswhenIwentbacktomyhometown.

A.randownB.ranoverC.ranacrossD.ranaway

20.Doyoustillhavetheversionofthisdocument?

A.variousB.originalC.remnantD.fabulous

21.NorthSeaOilahighproportionofourexportearnings.

A.explainsawayB.makesforC.tradesfbrD.accountsfbr

22.I'mtryingtomyworksothatIcanhaveacoupleofdaysoffnextweek.

A.arrangeB.adjustC.adaptD.exchange

23.Theequipmentcouldbeusedforaofeducationalpurpose.

A.manyB.differentC.varietyD.variance

24.Youcanusethecomputertothenewspaperarticlesalphabeticallyorbydate.

A.deliverB.budgetC.scheduleD.sort

25.1don'tknowwhatI'dhavedonewithoutLizziewhenIwasill-shewasanabsolute,

A.pleasureB.treasureC.leisureD.pressure

26.Idon'tliketoaroomwithastranger.

A.shareB.liveC.stayD.sleep

27.EveryeveningMichaelthebreakfastthingsonthetable,readyforthemorning.

A.setsoffB.carriesoutC.setsoutD.checkout

28.WhileweknowmostEnglishwordsareborrowedfromLatinandFrench,theof

somewordsareunknown.

A.originB.sourceC.startD.beginning

29.Thealbummanymemorablepictures.

A.takesB.obtainsC.containsD.puts

30.Over-fishing,destructivefishingpractices,iskillingoffmanyfishspecies.

A.comingwithB.comingupC.alongwithD.runningwith

31.Theyoungdriverwenttopolicestationandinquiredabouttheofobtaininga

driver'slicense.

A.developmentB.processC.stageD.series

32.IfIyou,Iwouldacceptourteacher'ssuggestion.

A.wereB.amC.beD.is

33.Helikesdoingsomereadingathometothecinema.

A.thangoingB.thantogoC.ratherthantogoD.morethangoing

34.Inselectingamaterial,theengineer'sinterestliesinitspropertieswhichdeterminehowit

willperformundertheloadsandconditionitissubject.

A.whereB.inwhichC.towhichD.which

35.Throughouttheworldadvancehasbeenmadeinscienceandtechnologyis

duetoeducationwhichbringsaboutscientistsandinventors.

A.howeverB.nomatterwhatC.whateverD.whichever

PartIIIReadingcomprehension

Task1

Goodafternoon,andwelcometoEngland.Wehopethatyourvisitherewillbeapleasure

one.Today,Iwouldliketodrawyourattentiontoafewofourlaws.

Thefirstoneisaboutdrinking.Now,youmaynotbuyalcoholinthiscountryifyouare

under18yearsofage,normayyourfriendsbuyitforyou.

Secondly,noise.Enjoyyourselvesbyallmeans,butpleasedon'tmakeunnecessarynoise,

particularlyatnight.Weaskyoutorespectotherpeoplewhomaywishtobequiet.

Thirdly,crossingtheroad.Becareful.Thetrafficmovesontheleftsideoftheroadinthis

country.Usepedestriancrossingsanddonottakeanychancewhencrossingtheroad.

Mynextpointisaboutlitter(throwingawaymaterialinapublicplace).Itisanoffenceto

droplitterinthestreet.Whenyouhavesomethingtothrowaway,pleaseputitinyourpocket

andtakeithome,orputitinalitterbin.

Finally,asregardssmoking,itisagainstthelawtobuycigarettesortobaccoifyouare

under16yearsofage.

I'dliketofinishbysayingthatifyourequireanysortofhelporassistance,youshould

contactyourlocalpolicestation,whichwillbepleasedtohelpyou.

36.Themainpurposeofthisspeechwouldbeto.

A.preparepeopleforinternationaltravel

B.declarethelawsofdifferentkinds

C.giveadvicetotravelertothecountry

D.informpeopleofthepunishmentforbreakinglaws

37.Howmanylawsarediscussedinthespeech?

A.ThreeB.FourC.FiveD.Six

38.Fromthespeechwelearnthat.

A.inthiscountry,ifyouareunder18yearsofage,youmaynotbuyalcohol,butyour

friendcanbuyitforyou

B.youmaynotbuycigarettesortobaccounlessyouareabove16yearsofage

C.becausethetrafficmovesontheleftsideoftheroad,youmustusepedestriancrossings

whencrossingtheroad

D.youcan'tmakenoiseexceptatnight

39.Theunderlinedword“contact”(Para.7)means.

A.keepinwithB.getintouchwithC.joinD.report

40.Whodoyouthinkisthemostlikelytomakethespeech?

A.ApolicemanB.AlawmakerC.AteacherD.Alawyer

Task2

AlthoughEnglishisnotasoldasChinese,itisspokenbymanypeoplearoundtheworld

everyday.Englishspeakersarealwayscreatingnewwords,andweareoftenabletoknow

wheremostwordscomefrom.

Sometimes,however,noonemayreallyknowwhereawordcomesfrom.Did

youeverthinkaboutwhyhamburgersarecalledhamburgers,especiallywhentheyarenotmade

withham?Aboutahundredyearsago,somemenwenttoAmericafromEurope.Theycome

fromabigcityinGermanycalledHamburg.TheydidnotspeakgoodEnglish,buttheyate

goodfood.WhensomeAmericanssawthemeatingroundpiecesofbeef,theyaskedthe

Germanswhatitwas.TheGermansdidnotunderstandthequestionandanswered,4tWecome

fromHamburg."OneoftheseAmericansownedarestaurant,andhadanidea.Hecookedsome

roundpiecesofbeeflikethosewhichthemenfromHamburgate.Thenheputeachbetween

twopiecesofbreadandstartedsellingthem.Suchbreadcametobecalled“hamburgers”.Today

“hamburgers“aresoldinmanycountriesaroundtheworld.

Whetherthisstoryistrueornot,itcertainlyisinteresting.Knowingwhyany

wordhasacertainmeaningisinteresting,tothisreason,formostEnglishwords,can

befoundinanylargeEnglishdictionary.

41.Accordingtothewriter,Englishis.

A.asoldasChineseB.olderthanGerman

C.notasoldasChineseD.verydifficulttolearn

42.WhatisTRUEtoHamburgaccordingtothepassage?

A.ItisakindoffoodB.ItisacityinGermany

C.ItisthenameofavillageD.Itisaroundpieceofbeef

43.Accordingtothestory,

A.fewAmericanslikeHamburgersB.hamburgersaremadewithbeef

C.hamburgersaremadewithhamD.hamburgerswerefirstsoldaboutacenturyago

44.Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingcanoftenbefoundinanylargeEnglish

dictionary?

A.Whereallthenewwordscomefrom.

B.WherethoseGermanscomefrom.

C.Thereasonwhyawordhasacertainmeaning.

D.ThereasonwhyEnglishisspokenaroundtheworld.

45.Accordingtothestory,theword“hamburger“comesfrom.

A.theroundpiecesofbeefbythosefromHamburg

B.EnglandbecauseGermansdon'tspeakgoodEnglish

C.Chinabecauseithasalonghistory

D.Englishspeakersbecausetheyalwayscreatenewwords

Task3

IntheEnglisheducationalsystem,studentstakethreeveryimportantexaminations.The

firstistheeleven-plus,whichistakenattheageofelevenoralittlepast.Atonetimetheability

orattitudeshownontheeleven-pluswouldhavedeterminedifachildstayedinschool.Now,

however,allchildrencontinuein“comprehensive“schools,andtheeleven-plusdetermines

whichcoursesofstudythechildwillfollow.Attheagefifteenorsixteen,thestudentsaretested

fortheOrdinaryLeveloftheGeneralCertificateofEducation.Thisexaminationcoversawide

rangeofsubjects;oncestudentshavepassedthisexam,theyarefollowedtospecialize,sothat

two-thirdsormoreoftheircourseswillbeinphysics,chemistry,classicallanguages,or

whatevertheywishtostudyatgreaterlength.Thefinalexamination,ateighteen,coversonly

thecontentofthespecialsubjects.Evenattheuniversities,studentsstudyonlyintheir

concentratedarea,andveryfewstudentseverventureoutsidethatsubjectagain;inarealsense,

theEnglishboyorgirlisaspecialistfromtheageoffifteen.

46.Thepurposeofthispassageisto.

A.showwhymostEnglishstudentsare“specialists”

B.showtheadvantagesoftheEnglisheducationalsystem

C.describethethreeteststhattheEnglisheducationalsystemisbasedon

D.discusstheinequalitiesoftheEnglish