英语练习题
08A(19)-2.1
Paper One
Part I Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear several short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
1. A) The woman can decide to paint the baby’s room in a c olor.
B) She can’t decide in what color to paint the baby’s room.
C) She suggests making color.
D) She suggests buying a cake for a baby.
2. A) He wants neither the white shoes nor the black ones.
B) He can’t make up his mind because he likes them both.
C) He prefers the white ones.
D) He prefers the black ones.
3. A) The woman had been to the race and she was very excited.
B) The man had been to the race and he was very excited.
C) Both of them had been to the race and were very excited.
D) Both of them had been to the race but the woman was not excited.
4. A) New York.
B) Northeast.
C) Boston.
D) Philadelphia.
5. A) She found it interesting.
B) She found it boring.
C) She found it too long.
D) She found it enjoyable.
6. A) The man will pay ten dollars.
B) The man will pay twenty dollars.
C) The man will pay thirty dollars.
D) The man will pay forty dollars.
7. A) Husband and wife.
B) Doctor and patient.
C) Lawyer and client.
D) Teacher and student.
8. A) He disagrees, but his parents do.
B) He agrees, bu t his parents don’t.
C) He takes different views just as his parents do.
D) He thinks in the same way as the first speaker does.
9. A) Looking for water.
B) Planting something.
C) Looking for something.
D) Getting dirty.
10. A) About 7:00.
B) About 8:00.
C) About 9:00.
D) About l0:00.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear several short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage One
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:
11. A) Last month.
B) Last year.
C) Last week.
D) Last night.
12. A) Two weeks.
B) Two years.
C) Two months.
D) Two days.
13. A) English.
B) Italian.
C) Conversation.
D) Marketing.
14. A) He wanted to go to England.
B) He wanted to talk with John.
C) He liked English very much.
D) He had a lot of American customers.
15. A) He got a little pocket money.
B) He got a room.
C) He got three meals a day.
D) All of the above.
Part II Reading Comprehension
Directions: There are several 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 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:
American Indians played a central role in the war known as the American Revolution. To them, however, the dispute between the colonists and England was peripheral. For American
Indians the conflict was a war for American Indian independence, and whichever side they chose they lost it. Mary Brant was a powerful influence among the Iroquois. She was a Mohawk, the leader of the society of all Iroquois matrons, and the widow (寡妇) of Sir William Johnson, Superintendent of Indian Affairs. Her brother, Joseph Brant, is the best-known American Indian warrior (战⼠) of the Revolution, yet she may have exerted even more influence in the Confederacy than he did. She used her influence to keep the western tribes of Iroquois loyal to the English king, George III. When the colonists won the war, she and her tribe had to abandon their lands and retreat to Canada. On the other side, Nacy Ward held positions of authority in the Cherokee nation. She had fought as a warrior in the war against the Greeks and as a reward for her heroism was made “Beloved Woman” of the tribe. This office made her chief of the women’s council and a member of the council of chiefs. She was friendly with the White settlers and supported the Patriots during the Revolution. Yet the Cherokees too lost their land.
16. What is the main point the author makes in the passage?
A) Siding with the English in the Revolution helped American Indians regain their land.
B) At the time of the Revolution, the Superintendent of Indian Affairs had little power.
C) Regardless of whom they supported in the Revolution, American Indians lost their land.
D) The outcome of the Revolution was largely determined by American Indian women.
17. The italicized word “it” in the passage refers to ________.
A) side
B) revolution
C) dispute
D) independence
18. According to the passage, Mary Brant’s husband had been a ________.
A) government official
B) Mohawk chief
C) revolutionary hero
D) Cherokee council member
19. The italicized word “he” in the passage could be replaced by “________”.
A) Sir William Johnson
B) the Superintendent of Indian Affairs
C) Joseph Brant
D) George III
20. To which tribe did Nancy Ward belong?
A) Mohawk.
B) Iroquois.
C) Cherokee.
D) Greek.
Passage Two
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
One day in 1754, a man went to the market in Florence, Italy, and bought some meat. The shopkeeper wrapped the meat in a piece of paper and the man took it home. When he unwrapped the meat, he was surprised to see some old writing on the paper.
This man was in charge of the public library, so he knew a lot about old books and old writing. He realized that the paper was a page of scientific notes.
英语练习题“Only one man wrote like that,” the librarian said to himself. “It was Galileo who wrote these notes!”
Who was Galileo? Galileo was a famous Italian scientist. He was a man of ideas, but he was also a man of action. He made many experiments in order to find out more about the earth and the
universe. Galileo believed that scientists should not only sit in universities and talk about theories, they should also make practical experiments and learn from the results.
Galileo wrote down notes of all the experiments he made. After Galileo’s death in 1642, Viviani, one of his students, collected the notes together and put them into his own library. However, when Viviani died, nobody looked at Galileo’s notes any longer. For many years, peo ple forgot about them.
The librarian hurried back to the market and asked the shopkeeper where he had got the paper from. The shopkeeper led him to the house where he bought the paper from. In the house, the librarian found many more of Galileo’s notes. The family gave them to him.
In this way, a large number of important notes about Galileo’s experiments were saved.
21. The librarian got Galileo’s notes from ____.
A) the butcher
B) Viviani
C) a family living in Viviani’s house
D) the market near Vi viani’s house
22. Which statement about Galileo is NOT true?
A) He was full of ideas.
B) He did a lot of experiments.
C) He was an Italian.
D) He gave his notes to Viviani.
23. Which statement about Viviani is NOT true?
A) He kept Galileo’s notes.
B) He was Galileo’s student.
C) He passed on the notes to his daughter.
D) He was as famous as Galileo.
24. After Viviani’s death, the notes ____.
A) were given to one of his friends
B) were left somewhere in his house
C) were lost
D) lost its value
25. It can be inferred from the story that ____.
A) the family was unaware that they had Galileo’s notes
B) the librarian bought the notes
C) Viviani gave the notes to the family
D) the shopkeeper informed the librarian of the notes
Passage Three
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
As a result of the recent oil crisis, 9.9 million of California’s 15 million motorists were subjected to an odd-even plan of gas rationing. The governor signed a bill forcing motorists with license plates ending in odd numbers to buy gas only on odd-numbered days, and those ending in even numbers on even-numbered days. Those whose plates were all letters or specially printed had to follow the odd-numbered plan.
Exceptions were made only for emergencies and out-of-state drivers. Those who could not get gas were forced to walk, bike, or skate to work.
This plan was expected to eliminate the long lines at many service stations. Those who tried to purchase more than twenty gallons of gas or tried to fill a more than half-filled tank would be fined and possibly imprisoned.
26. All of the following are true EXCEPT ______.
A) officials hoped that this plan would get rid of long gas lines
B) a gas limit was enforced
C) California has 9.9 million drivers
D) the governor signed the bill concerning gas rationing
27. The gas rationing plan was not binding on _____.
A) even-numbered license plates
B) odd-numbered license plates
C) all-letter license plates
D) out-of-state license plates
28. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the gas rationing plan?
A) Drivers from other states might buy gas any day.
B) Every driver in the state was allowed to buy gas only once every two days.
C) It was unlawful for a driver to fill his car tank more than half full.
D) A car with its license plate ending in 9 might fill its tank on July 9.
29. Those who violated the rationing program _______.
A) were forced to walk, bike, or skate to work
B) would be fined and possibly arrested