真题练习第二套 2003-1
Part I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (25 minutes, 20 points)
Section A ( 1 point each)
1. A. The hero was out of his mind.
B. The hero was a thing, not a human being.
C. The hero overcame many difficulties.
D. The hero was really great.
2. A. Tom wants to travel by air.
B. Tom wants to become a pilot.
C. Tom is greatly interested in power.
D. Tom can seize a chance in time.
3. A. The government should help those youngsters.
B. The government should take the place of those youngsters.
C. The government should encourage those youngsters.
D. The government should place restrictions on those youngsters.
4. A. Because they had the same interests.
B. Because they got along very well.
C. Because both of them were sociable.
D. Because both of them were humorous.
5. A. She likes tiding horses.
B. She has been promoted once a year.
C. She won the second place in a contest.
D. She is very excited.
6. A. She doesn't think the manager is at home.
B. She doesn't know the manager's home phone number.
C. She doesn't think highly of the manager.
D. She doesn't know the manager at all.
7. A. She is not satisfied with her life.
B. She isolates herself from the outside world.
C. She can find a peaceful life only in her dreams.
D. She can't be at peace with others.
8. A. A boss and an employee.
B. A hotel manager and a customer.
C. A landlady and a tenant.
D. A plumber and an apartment owner.
9. A. A conformist.
B. A renowned person.
C. A fighter.
D.A problem person.
Section B ( 1 point each)
10. A. The materials used for building reservoirs.
B. The causes of water pollution.
C. The storage of drinking water.
D. The chemicals used to purify water.
11. A. Rock and soil.
B. Concrete and bricks.
C. Pine and redwood trees.
D. Stones and steel rods.
12. A. People in many parts of the world have to store rainwater for drinking.
B. The mixture of rock and soil can be used as the bottom of a water tank.
C. Chemicals cannot be used to keep the wooden tanks from being ruined.
D. Small water plants may help clean the storage water.
13. A. More than 1700.
B. More than 1600.
C. More than 700.
D. More than 660.
14. A. When a heat wave lasts for several days.
B. When the total amount of heat in a day is very great.
C. When the heat wave is strengthened by the sun.
D. When the night temperature in a heat wave does not drop much.
15. A. Stay at home and avoid going to work.
B. Try to eat more vegetables and fruits.
C. Wear light-colored and comfortable clothes.
D. Use air conditioners and other cooling devices
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. At the end of the passage you will hear five questions (Questions 16-20). Both the passage and the questions will be read twice and will not be written out for you. There will be a 40-second-pause after each question during which time you are asked to write down your answer on the Answer Sheet using either complete or incomplete sentences.
PART II VOCABULARY (10 minutes, 10 points )
Section A (0.5 point each )
21. The hypothesis that language determines thought, suggested by Sapir and Whorf, is well known to linguists.
A. synthesis B. conviction C. fallacy D. proposition
22. Some comets reappear into sight after an elapse of as long as sixty years.
A. disappearance B. interval C. passage D. eclipse
23. To stay in shape, many middle-aged women have taken to working out in their spare time.
A. dieting B. overworking C. exercising D. wandering
24. Mandela, former president of South Africa, has distinguished himself by fighting racial segregation.
A. separation B. discrimination C. unification D. opposition
25. Victims of motion-sickness suffer from a sensation of cold when riding in a fine car.
A. sentiment B. feeling C. sensitivity D. emotion
26. There are various hierarchies of structures inside a linguistic system. For example, sentences consist of phrases that can be segmented into individual words.
A. criteria B. organizations C. levels D. standards
27. To maintain social order, the government has to inflict punishments on law-breakers.
A. impose B. compose C. dispose D. expose
28. Seeing the darkening sky, she quickened her steps and made for the nearest subway station.
A. ran into B. headed for C. searched for D. passed by
29. It stands to reason to say that a girl takes after her father while a son his mother.
A. looks after B. cares for C. learns from D. looks like
30. Computers are playing an unprecedented role in the development of modem technology.
A. unguided B. unrelieved C. unexampled D. unexpected
Section B (0.5point each)
31. Social relations are developed when people ______each other at work or in business.
A. fall back on B. count on C. interact with D. cope with
32. Construction of tall buildings is forbidden around here to _____ further expansion of the airport.
A. account for B. fall for C. take for D. allow for
33. The ability to see things in ______requires profound knowledge and impartial judgment.
A. prospect B. perspective C. respect D. suspect
34. Successful development of inexpensive drugs for AIDS has much ______for thousands of HIV patients.
A. influence B. complication C. specification D. implication
35. Senior citizens, especially those above 70, are ______to some privileges in many countries.
A. enforced B. engaged C. entitled D. enabled
36. Project Hope has succeeded in preventing school pupils from ______in poverty-stricken areas.
A. leaving out B. dropping out C. setting out D. looking out
37. Vocabulary treatment in this dictionary is clear and readable, sufficiently detailed and admirably ______.
A. complicated B. primitive C. promising D. current
38. Thanks to statesmen of great ______, China is well on her way to becoming a world power.
A. vision B. sight C. view D. spectacle
39. Good biographies can help ______the barriers of time so that what happened to Abraham Lincoln becomes "now" as long as you read about him.
A. break up B. break out C. break into D. break down
40. The importance of ______can never be neglected when it comes to fulfilling one's military missions.
A. popularity B. peculiarity C. punctuality D. potentiality
Part III CLOZE TEST (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 point each)
The song of crickets (蟋蟀) captures the attention of millions of people worldwide. How does this small creature sing and for what purpose?
Interestingly, among the approximately 2,400 41 of crickets, only the males sing, or chirp. 42 doing so from their throats, male crickets make music with their wings. One expert explains that male crickets chirp by rubbing part of one forewing along 43 about 50 to 250 teeth on the opposite forewing. The frequency of the chirps depends on the number of teeth 44 per second. The vibrations fill the air with the distinctive song of the cricket.
But surely the male cricket does not sing simply to 45 his human listeners! No, indeed! The intended audience of this musician is a 46 mate. The book Exploring the Secrets of Nature explains: "In his quest for a mate, the male cricket, a skilled 47 , sings three different songs: one to advertise his presence, another to court and the other to threaten unwanted competitors." Some crickets continue to sing to advertise their presence 48 a female cricket shows interest. Hearing the song through the "ears" on her forelegs, the female is not 49 to carry on a long-distance courtship. As she approaches the 50 of the chirping, the male cricket will begin to sing a continuous trill (颤音), the courtship song. This attracts the female to him, and the two crickets mate.
41. A. series B. species C. system D. session
42. A. As for B. Due to C. Based on D. Rather than
43. A. a group of B. a flock of C. a row of D. a bunch of
44. A. struck B. strike C. stroked D. stroke
45. A. abuse B. accuse C. annoy D. amuse
46. A. special B. potential C. initial D. critical
47. A. companion B. communicator C. conductor D. commander
48. A. as long as B. because C. until D. in case
49. A. content B. controversial C. convenient D. conscious
50. A. presentation B. representation C. resource D. source
PART IV READLNG COMPREHENSION (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 point each)
Passage One
About four years ago, Kerry, Sturgill found herself at a career crossroads: Should she stay in an industry, populated by extroverts (外向型的人) or jump ship to a more reflective place where introverts like her were in the majority?
Career counselors had told her to get out of the highly extroverted public relations fields "so you can be happy and do what you are." Among the less fast-paced areas they pointed to: art, scientific research, data analysis.
Such a move is definitely the right road for many introverts struggling to fit into an extroverted workplace.
So, just what is an introvert anyway? It's someone who is energized by thought and reflection, while extroverts are energized by socializing. Introverts naturally need to think before they speak. Extroverts use the speaking process to figure out what it is they want to say.
And, needless to say, there are pluses and minuses to both personality types.
Still, in the modern world where as many as two-thirds of the population may be extroverted, those who are the opposite can be misunderstood. They can be seen as antisocial, secretive, even territorial, because they can sometimes try to protect their "space" and quiet.
Workplaces can actually benefit from having both types, says Deborah Barrett, program director of the Rice University MBA communications program.
An introvert herself, she says she has the best of both worlds--working in an environment of professors, who tend towards introversion, yet getting to teach, which calls on her more "out there" skills.
Here's her advice for those looking to follow the same path:
Make good use of e-mail. If you don't get to make a point at a loud meeting, send a follow-up e-mail sharing your thoughts.
If you don't have an office and are easily distracted by ongoing small talk, consider listening to music through headphones. But take care not to make your more sociable neighbors feel rejected.
Sure, she says, if she had moved to a less stimulating environment, that might have "short-circuited a lot of my pain, but I also believe it would have short-circuited learning what's made me a much more well-rounded person." Her main lesson? "I don't have to be an extrovert. I just have to play at being one for an hour."
51. According to the career counselors, ______.
A. introverts should try to avoid working in a highly extroverted environment
B. introverts should try to change themselves to fit into an extroverted working environment
C. extroverts should work in less fast-paced areas such as art and scientific research
D. introverts can be happier if they can find jobs in the field of public relations
52. Which of the following statements is true?
A. People with introverted personality have some disadvantages in finding jobs.
B. People with introverted personality, have some advantages in working with others.
C. Both introverted and extroverted people have merits and demerits.
D. Most workplaces need more extroverted people than introverted ones.
53. According to the author, introverts are sometimes misunderstood because they are ______.
A. antisocial
B. reserved
C. aggressive
D. queer
54. Deborah Barrett believes that teaching is a practice of ______.
A. reflection
B. introversion
C. energizing
D. socializing
55. By "short-circuited a lot of my pain"(in the last paragraph). Deborah Barrette means ______.
A. ruined a lot of her happiness
B. saved her a lot of trouble
C. relieved her of a heavy burden
D. added to her sufferings
56. We can learn from Deborah Barrett's case that introverted people ______.
A. should not share offices with extroverted ones
B. are easily irritated by small talk
C. like to communicate with others via e-mails
D. are reluctant to express their ideas in public
Passage Two
Last week 29 earnest American high school students were invited to an evening of receiving good words, small talk, warm toasts and fancy silverware.
"Find out something about the person sitting next to you," advised former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. "Eventually, you'll discover they always have something interesting to say. And you should always use the proper silverware in the proper order."
Albright was the guest of honor at the imitated Official Dinner, which was a lot like a real official dinner in Washington minus the soft money.
The evening was sponsored by the St. Albans School of Public Services to introduce its first class to the fine art of social survival.
More than 84 guests, including students, teachers, school donors and speakers, gathered to replicate the lifestyle of the rich and political.
The idea was to teach the social graces that will help students survive any social situation.