大专EnglishTest1A卷

2009-2010 (the 1st Term) 2009-12-28English Test Paper (A卷) Paper One 试卷一Part I Reading Comprehension (40 points: 2 x 20 = 40)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage One Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on proceeds at once. All going well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyones satisfaction. Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only “having a look around”. She is always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the lookout for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rack to another, to and fro, often retracing her steps, before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a laborious process, but apparently an enjoyable one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands. 1. When a man is buying clothes, _. A. he buys cheap things, regardless of quality B. he chooses things that others recommend C. he does not mind how much he has to pay for the right things D. he buys good quality things, so long as they are not too dear2. What do men care about before they buy the new clothes? A. They care about the size. B. They care about the price. C. They make sure a thing fits before they buy it. D. They make sure that the style is right. 3. What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes? A. They welcome suggestions from anyone. B. Women rarely consider buying cheap clothes. C. Women often buy things without giving the matter proper thought. D. They try to buy clothes for more than its real value. 4. When women go on trying new clothes on, their husbands _. A. stay with them and sit on the chairs waiting B. stay and wait outside the shop C. go window shopping around D. go to buy something for themselves 5. What is the most obvious difference between men and women shoppers? A. The fact that men do not try clothes on in a shop. B. Women bargain for their clothes, but men care less about money. C. Women buy more than men. D. The time they take over buying clothes.Passage TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:Many Chinese students who have learnt English more than ten years are still unable to speak English properly and fluently when they encounter a foreigner. They have been able to master the basic language structure and many other things grammatically, but a conversation in English will make them feel uneasy. They are afraid other people might laugh at their mistakes or they think those to whom they are speaking might not understand them. It is not uncommon that many students, who are bad speakers of English, write beautiful and fluent English. This proves perfectly that they do have the ability to organize their ideas in English. The problem is that they do not have enough practice and confidence. Maybe they are afraid of speaking English openly. The best way out, as a result, would be a bit more confidence and practice. No one would laugh at you even though you make some mistakes for they understand English is a foreign language to you. Dont care too much about the small mistakes you may make in your conversation because you can correct them easily if you practice enough. But you do have to take great care to make people understand what you are trying to say. If you keep practicing English all the time, you will surely find that talking with a native speaker is not at all difficult. 6. The problem that most Chinese students have in learning English is that they are unable to _. A. master the basic structure B. write beautiful English C. learn difficult grammar D. talk to a foreigner 7. Many Chinese learners of English are weak at speaking because _ . A. they havent studied long enough B. they cant organize ideas in English C. they dont have enough confidence and practice D. they dont feel like talking to an English speaker 8. The best way to solve this problem, according to this passage, is by _. A. practicing more B. listening more C. learning more grammar D. making more friends 9. The passage implies that _. A. Chinese students usually fear to have a conversation with a foreigner B. foreigners are patient when a Chinese makes mistakes in conversation C. Chinese students should speak more to improve their spoken English D. foreigners are very good and polite listeners 10. In practicing speaking, Chinese students should _. A. pay no attention to the mistakes they make B. take care of their mistakes and try to correct all of them C. focus more on making themselves understood D. care more about the sentence structure and grammar Passage ThreeQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:Why do Westerners love their pets so much, almost as if they were their children? I suppose one reason is that for more than one hundred years many childrens books in England and in America were animal stories. By this we mean stories that gave the animals human names, human voices, human emotions, and even faces that look almost human. Many of these stories taught a moral lesson, like honesty or kindness or hard work. My mother read animal stories to me as a child, and my wife and I read some of the same animal stories to my boys when they were small, and now they read animal stories to their children. Some are the same stories about dogs and cats and rabbits and horses. So children in America grow up with good feelings toward animals. Many families would like to have a purebred dog or cat. That is an animal whose parents come from a single kind of animal. But purebred animals are expensive. And those that are registered with a special dog or cat club are even more expensive since there is a written record of their ancestors for many generations. What often happens is that a familys first pet will come from some friend whose pet has had babies. Or they may get a pet from an animal shelter. Every city and many smaller towns have a humane society which cares for animals that are found and for animals which people no longer want. They try to find the owner of lost pets and to find homes for the others. Over the years my wife and I and our children have gotten some very nice dogs for our family from animal shelters, usually at no cost. But some families do not want a house dog or a house cat. They want an outside dog or cat. So the animal stays outsides the house most of the time. Special dog houses are made for such dogs to use, especially at night in the colder parts of North America. 11. Why do Western people love their pets so much? A. Because they regard pets as their children. B. Because their children dont have many friends. C. Because they have leisure time and enough extra money.D. Because they are very much influenced by animal stories.12. Since they have heard a lot of animal stories, American children tend to be brought up to _. A. love animals when they grow up B. live and play with animals C. treat animals rudelyD. dislike animals 13. A purebred dog refers to a dog _. A. which is brought up by one family B. which is bred in a pure housedog club C. whose parents come from the same area D. whose parents belong to the single kind of dog14. How do most American families often get their first pet? A. They buy it from a pet shop. B. They get it from their friendsC. They pick up one from the streets.D. They always get one from the animal shelter. 15. Not all pets stay with their masters in the house all the time for _. A. people think the dogs are dirtyB. they dont like dogs to stay in their masters dog house C. its good for them to stay outsideD. some people dont want to keep a house dog or a house cat Passage FourQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:Nancy got a job as a secretary in a big company. She was going to work in the Sales Department. Monday was the first day she came to work. She was very excited and she arrived early at the office. She pushed the door open and was surprised to find a large bunch of fresh flowers on the desk. “Oh, how lovely! Somebody sent me flowers the very first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” The day passed quickly and Nancy did everything well. And every Monday morning she came to her office, she would see a new bunch of flowers there. She still didnt know who sent these flowers. One Tuesday afternoon, she was asked to hand in a plan to the general managers office. Her eyes suddenly fell on these words on a piece of paper: “Keep the secretaries in high spirits. Send a bunch of fresh flowers to each secretarys desk on Monday morning.” 16. Nancy got a job _. A. in the Sales Department in a small company B. in the Sales Department in a big companyC. in the Production Department in a small company D. in the Production Department in a big company 17. On her first day of work, Nancy _. A. was asked to hand in a plan to the general manager B. arrived early at the office C. got a bunch of flowers from his boyfriend D. brought a bunch of flowers to the office18. Nancy got a bunch of fresh flowers _. A. only on the first day of work B. every day C. every first day of the month D. every week19. She _ when she saw the flowers on her desk. A. felt happy yet surprised B. wanted to find out who did itC. felt worried as she didnt know who did it D. thought it must be her friends joke 20. Finally Nancy found that it was _ who sent flowers to the secretaries. A. the head of the department B. one of her male colleagues C. the general manager D. one of her friends Part II Vocabulary & Structure (20 points, 0.5 point each)Directions: Choose the best answer for each sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 21. She _ talk a lot. But now she is very quiet. A. used to B. is used to C. was used to D. did used to 22. Tom didnt like to take a bus. He walked there _. A. as well B. as well as C. instead D. instead of 23. Men have created a social and _ position of advantage for themselves over women. A. economy B. economic C. economical D. economics 24. The shopping malls offer a large _ of items. A. kind B. variety C. type D. model 25. The laptops in the department store are so expensive that we cant _ them. A. buy B. take C. afford D. purchase 26. He applied for a job in the company but was _ for his lack of experience. A. turned up B. turned down C. turned back D. turned away 27. After she _ the unforgettable failure of love, she became afraid of it and she decided to remain single. A. met B. felt C. forgot D. experienced 28. We are looking forward _ you. A. see B. to see C. seeing D. to seeing 29. Mike is busy _ his girlfriend with her term paper. A. help B. to help C. helping D. helped 30. The employer may _ Mary because she has the right qualifications. A. fire B. hireC. fine D. dismiss 31. Its not _ to judge a person only by the appearance. A. able B. enable C. capable D. reliable32. In his class, John is the only boy _ is under the age of 16. A. which B. whom C. whose D. that33. You are so angry. Please try to be calm and _ to me what has happened. A. tell B. talk C. speak D. explain 34. She was brought _ in a small mountain village in the west. A. in B. out C. up D. down 35. It is getting dark in the room. I guess it is _ six oclock. A. at large B. at last C. at least D. at most36. My grandmother had suffered from cancer for two years. It was no surprise when I was told that she had _. A. passed off B. passed away C. passed by D. passed over37. John _ in the English exam because he got only 40 marks. A. took B. passed C. failedD. succeeded 38. _ troubled me most was that I forgot my ID card and my passport. A. How B. That C. What D. Which 39. These teenagers have little _ for how others look at them. A. concern B. thought C. thinking D. consideration 40. The boy has become _ his study, so he often daydreams in class recently. A. lost in B. bored with C. absorbed in D. concentrated on 41. I would love to go _ this year, perhaps to the south of France. A. aboard B. abroad C. on board D. at home 42. The winter holiday is _. A. at least B. at large C. at once D. at hand 43. The girl is very _ in both work and life. A. organizeB. organized C. organizing D. to organize44. Employers usually decide within 5 minutes whether someone is _ for the job. A. direct B. quickC. inclusive D. suitable 45. The old man keeps swimming in winter, _ he is over 80. A. though B. in case C. as long as D. as soon as 46. Are there still tickets _ on the morning flight to New York? A. free B. ready C. suitable D. available 47. So little _ with each other that the neighbors could not settle their difference. A. agreed they B. did they agree C. they agreed D. they did agree 48. The more something is _, the higher the price. A. on demand B. in demand C. On the demand D. in the demand49. To _ you the truth, I dont know if I can handle the job. A. say B. talk C. tell D. speak 50. The pretty woman reminds me _ the secretary who used to work for you. A. at B. in C. on D. of 51. Men have created a social and _ position of advantage for themselves over women. A. economy B. economic C. economical D. economics 52. Although the tests have caused some _, flights should be back to normal this morning. A. delay B. change C. timetable D. schedule 53. Our English professor is very _ in using chopsticks. A. good B. skilled C. qualified D. experienced 54. Mr. Brown is on another line. May I _ a message to him? A. get B. send C. take D. leave 55. The little boy is _ trying to get the toy to work. A. eagerly B. neatly C. fluently D. necessarily 56. He was left _ the shop while the manager was away. A. in charge of B. at charge on C. on charge of D. in charge on 57. Whenever I _ somebody _ at the railway station, I feel very sad. A. seeoff B. seeaway C. sendoff D. sendaway 58. When she asks him _ help, he is always _ to give a hand. A. todue B. fordue C. toready D. forready 59. Learning to repair a bicycle is often easier _ competent people to do it. A. as finding B. than finding C. as to find D. than to find 60. Mary is an efficient worker, so she is likely to be _ for promotion. A. sent B. reported C. advised D. recommendedPart III Dialogue Communication (10 points)Section A Dialogue Completion Directions: In this section, you will read 10 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.61. A: Im taking the train downtown to go shopping.B: _A. Well, youd better keep an eye on your wallet.B. Why dont you stay at home and watch your baby?C. By the way, what about your plan to visit your parents?D. Take the train? Youre a fool. 62. A: I dont know why we listen to George?B: _A. I dont know exactly why, either.B. I guess we are wrong this time.C. I know. But perhaps you dont know why.D. George, you know, is one of the hardest-working students among us.63. A: Look at this pink watch. It looks great, doesnt it? And its only $20.B: _A. Its only twenty dollars. God knows it.B. I dont want to look at it. After all, its a watch.C. The price is good. But I want to buy a more expensive watch.D. How is it possible that a watch only costs us $20?64. A: Have you decided what to get your wife for Christmas yet?B: _A. I dont mind Christmas is coming to us.B. Oh, sorry. Havent yet. Its a hard decision to make.C. You know, she has to decide it herself.D. You know, not every Chinese takes Christmas as a serious holiday.65. A: Your husband is a real outdoors man. He just cant wait to get out of the city. He likes fishing and boating and bird watching.B: _A. Oh, great. How about your husband?B. Oh, yes. He thinks sleeping in a tent beside a lake is great.C. But, do you really know your husband?D. But I think he is a coward.66. A: Thats the worst-looking painting Ive ever seen.B: _A. Never mind. Lets continue to look at.B. Come on. Its not that bad.C. No, it is not the worst painting.D. Yes. It looks I keep worst.67. A: Hi, Im your neighbor in 405, next door. Im Sunny Chan. B: .A. I moved here about a week ago.B. Hope we could become good neighbors.C. Hi! Everyone here seems very friendly.D. Jill Kingston. Nice to meet you.68. A: Could you run me over to the office? Im late. My clock must be slow. B: .A. Yes, never mind. I would rather give you a lift.B. All right. But you should buy a new clock.C. Its my pleasure. May I help you fix your clock, too?D. Yeah, Ill be glad to drop you off on my way to work.69. A: Im sorry. Hes not in his office. B: .A. Are you sure he will be back soon? B. Would you like to leave a message?C. Can you take a message for me?D. Shall I call him sometime later?70. A: Do you mind if I take off my jacket? B: .A. Of course not, make yourself at home. B. Oh, its very kind of you to do so. C. Ill be happy if I can be of any help. D. Yes, its pretty warm in here.Section B Dialogue ComprehensionDirections: In this section, you will read 10 short conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by 4 choices mar