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大学新生入学英语分级考试
PlacementTest(2007)
I. ListeningComprehension听力理解
听力分两部分,共20题,每题1分,共20分。
PartA第一部分:
本部分为十组对话,每组对话后有一个问题。
对话读两遍。
问题读一遍,每听完一个问题后,从答题纸上的A)、B)、C)、D)四个选择中选出最合适的答案,并涂黑。
PartA
1.A)Atatravelagency.B)Atabank.
C)Inarestaurant.D)Inahotel
2.A)Onedollar.B)Twodollars.
C)Threedollars.D)Fivedollars.
3.A)LastMay.B)LastJune.
C)LastJuly.D)LastAugust.
4.A)Thewomanintendstoworkoutofdoors.
B)Thewoman’sclothesarewarmenough.
C)Theairqualityisratherpooroutside.
D)Thetemperatureoutsideisquitelow.
5.A)Heplanstoapplyforascholarship.
B)HeplanstomakeaspecialTVprogram.
C)HewillstudyatOxfordnextyear.
D)HewillgotoBritainthisyear.
6.A)Heactuallyhaslittleinterestinclassicalmusic.
B)Heonlyenjoyscertainkindsofclassicalmusic.
C)Hepreferstocollectclassicalmusicratherthanlistentoit.
D)Helikesotherskindsofmusicapartfromclassicalmusic.
7.A)Hewantstorenthisapartmentout.
B)Hewantstoreadtheadsinthepaper.
C)Hewantstoreservearoombeforedeparture..
D)Hewantstoaskaboutthecostofstudyingabroad.
8.A)ThewomanandJames.B)ThewomanandBill.
C)JamesandBill.D)Thewoman,JamesandBill.
9.A)Hefoundthelectureverydull.B)Helikedthelectureverymuch.
C)Heonlyenjoyedpartofit.D)Hewishedthelecturehadbeenshorter.
10.A)HewilltakeaFrenchcourse.B)Hehastolearnitalloveragain.
C)Hecan’tspeakitaswellasbefore.D)HestudiedFrenchwhileincollege.
第二部分:
本部分为短文听力测试,共三篇。
每篇读两遍,问题读一遍。
听完后,请回答问题,从答题纸上的A)、B)、C)、D)四个选项中选出最合适的答案,并涂黑。
PartB
PassageOne
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Itisaplaceinthecenterofthecarpark..
B)Itisanareamarkedwithwhitelines.
C)Itisagaragespeciallybuiltforher.
D)Itisinacornerwithafenceroundit.
12.A)Asktheyoungmantomovehiscaraway.
B)Insistthattheyoungmanleavethecollegeatonce.
C)Parkhercarbesidetheyoungman’scarandgotobed.
D)Punishthegirlfordatingtheyoungmansolateatnight.
13.A)Becauseshefoundherselfcaughtinthemiddleofanappointment.
B)Becauseshedidn’trecognizeMissBakerinthedarkness.
C)Becauseshedidn’tknowtheyhadbeeninMissBaker’sparkingarea.
D)BecauseshethoughtMissBakerwantedtositnexttoherboyfriend.
PassageTwo
Questions14to17arebasedonpassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A)PeopleinancientEgypt.B)PeopleinancientRome.
C)PeopleintheMiddleAges.D)Peopleinthe19thcentury.
15.A)Theycosttoomuchmoneyandlabor.
B)TheymadetheRomansoverlyfondofluxury.
C)TheyforbadeearlyChristianstobatheinthem.
DTheyresultedinthespreadofdiseases.
16.A)Theywenttopublicbathsorswimmingpools.
B)Theytookregularbathsinprivatebathrooms.
C)Theyputalotofrosesintotheirbathwater.
D)Theywrotemake-uptocovertheirdirtybodies.
17.A)Riverbath.B)Mudbath.
C)Powderbath.D)Shower
PassageThree
Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
18.A)SouthAsia.B)SoutheastAsia.
C)EastAsia.D)NorthAsia.
19.A)Becausegovernmentpoliciesencouragechildbirth.
B)Becausetheirreligiondiscouragesbirthcontrol.
C)Becauseeconomicdevelopmentstimulatespopulationgrowth.
D)BecausetheeducationleveloftheArabpeopleremainslow.
20.A)Morethanfortypercent.B)Morethanthreepercent.
C)Lessthanonepercent.D)Nearlyhalfofapercent.
.ReadingComprehension阅读理解
本部分共4篇文章,20个问题,每题2分,共40分。
(A)
“Goodmorning”,theeasiestofdailygreetings,isnowoutofstyle.
Accordingtomostmannerexperts,“goodmorning”isvanishingfromourspeechandtakinggoodmannersalongwithit.
Nowadayspeoplearemostlikelytogreeteachotherinthemorningwitha“Hi”,“Hey,”“What’sup?
”or“How’sitgoing?
”Certainlynoonewaitsforanswerstothesegreetings.
Thelossof“Goodmorning”isthemostvisibleexampleofthegeneraldeclineinhowweaddresseachother.“Howpeopletalktoeachotherhasdeclined,”saidmannerauthorityLetitiaBaldrige.“Weneedtobewarmertoeachother.”Baldrigesaidshemournsthelossof“Goodmorning.”
“It’sthenicest,cheeriest,brightestthingtosay.Itmakespeoplefeelgood,”shesaid.
“Youarealmostforcedtosmilewithit.Whenyousay‘goodmorning’,yourfaceisinclinedtolightup.”
MannerexpertJudithRisaidthereareanumberoffactorscontributingtothelossofthisgreeting:
aworkplacethatdoesn’tencouragesocialinteraction,neighborhoodsthathaveabandonedcommunitytogetherness,andahomeenvironmentwhereparentsarelazyinencouragingmannersandwhereTVandcomputergameswinoutovergatheringforthefamilydinner.
“Wearesimplynotasformalasweusedtobe,”saidJudithRiwithasigh.
根据上面文章内容,从每题下面四个选项中选出一个最合适的答案,并在答题纸上将所选的编号字母涂黑。
21.Whenweseesomethingis“outofstyle”,wemean_______D____.
A)itisdullandboringB)itiseasyandinformal
C)itisnotinverygoodtasteD)itisnolongerinmuchuse
22.Whenyougreetpeoplewitha“How’sitgoing?
”inthemorning,____C______.
A)youwaitforadefiniteanswersuchas“EverythingisOK”
B)theywillstopandtellyouhowtheyaregettingalong
C)youjustsayitanddonotexpectananswerfromthem
D)theywillgiveyouabrightandcheerfulsmileinreturn
23.Mostmannerexpertsthinkwhen“GoodMorning”isvanishingfromourspeech,______A____.
A)goodmannersaregonewithitB)brightergreetingstakeitsplace
C)peoplebecomerudeandimpoliteD)peopletreateachotherasstrangers
24.Themannerexpertthinksthatwehavelostthegreetingof“GoodMorning”mainlybecause______C____.
A)peopledonotwanttotalkasmuchastheyusedtodo
B)peoplearetoobusytospendtimeonsuchtraditionalgreetings
C)modernwayoflifehassetpeopleapartfromoneanother
D)TVandcomputergameshavetakingtheplaceoffamilyentertainment
25.Whatistheauthor’stoneinthisarticle?
B
A)Matteroffact.B)Sad.
C)Humorous.D)Ironic
(B)
Drinkingtoomuchfluidwhenexercisingvigorously--whichisoftenrecommendedintraining--canactuallykillyou,sportsmedicineexpertTimothyNoakeshaswarned.
Hesaysthatdrinkingtoomuchisunnecessaryandcanbefatal.“Perhapsthebestadviceisthatdrinkingaccordingtothepersonalneedsofthirstseemstobesafeandeffective.”
Noakescitestheexamplelastyear,whenawomanintheBostonmarathondiedfromaseverelackofsaltinthebloodbecauseshedranktoomuchsportsdrinkbeforeandduringtherace.Herdeathwasnotanisolatedincident.Similarcaseshaveoccurredinathletes,armypersonnelandhikers.
Conventionalthinkinghasbeenthatthirstisnotagoodindicatorofhowmuchfluidweneed,andisactuallyalatesignalofseverefluidloss.Thishasledtodoctrineswhereathletesareencouragedtodrinkmorethantheywantto.
Nowanewsetofguidelinesbasedonevidencehasbeendeveloped,andrecentlyadoptedbyUSATrackandField.
Itsaystheaveragepersonshouldprobablybedrinkingbetween400mland800mlinanhourinmostformsofrecreationalandcompetitiveexercise.
Peoplegentlyexercisinginamildenvironmentwouldprobablyneedless,andprofessionalathletescompetinginwarmenvironmentsathigherintensitieswouldprobablyneedmore.
Cooldrinksareabsorbedmorereadilybytheexercisingbodythanwarmdrinks,andthosecontainingsodium,suchassportsdrinks,arealsomorequicklyabsorbed.
根据上面文章内容,从每题下面四个选择中选出一个最合适的答案,并在答题纸上把所选的编号字母涂黑。
26.Theword“fatal”inthesecondparagraphisnearestinmeaningto___B____.
A)uselessB)harmful
C)wastefulD)ineffective
27.Bygivingtheexampleofthewoman’sdeath,theexpertstrytotellusthat__C______.
A)peopleneedmoresaltthanusualintheirbloodwhentheyexercisehard
B)peoplewilldieforlackofsaltintheirbloodwhentheyrunlongdistances
C)drinkingtoomuchfluidwhileexercisingvigorouslymayendangerone’slife
D)themarathonraceisanunsafesportduringwhichsuddendeathsmayoccur
28.Athletesareactuallyencouragedtodrinkmorethantheyreallyneedbecausemanypeoplethinkthat_____A_____.
A)whenyoufeelthirstythereisalreadyaseverelossoffluidinyourbody
B)athleteslosemuchmorefluidintheirbodywhentheydosports
C)whenathletesareexercisingvigorouslytheyoftenforgettheirthirst
D)athletescompetingathigherintensitiesneedmorewaterthanordinarypeople
29.Howmuchyoushoulddrinkwhileexercisingseemstohavenothingtodowith_____A___.
A)thekindofexerciseyouaredoing
B)theamountofsaltinyourblood
C)theenvironmentinwhichyouareexercising
D)theintensityofexerciseyouaretaking
30.Thebesttitleforthisarticlewouldbe_____A____.
A)NewIdeasaboutDrinkingDuringSports
B)ConventionalThinkingaboutDrinkingDuringSports
C)DrinkingTooMuchDuringSportsCanBeFatal
D)AthletesShouldBeCarefulaboutDrinkingDuringSports
(C)
FormorethantwodaysinSeptember1974,thepeopleofHondurasshuttheirwindows,lockedtheirdoorsandcrouched(蹲伏)intheirhomes.Fifiwasoutside,andtheywerefrightened.
Fifiwasn’tapetdogasthenamesuggests.Itwasahurricane,oneofthemostdestructivenaturalphenomenaintheworld.
Whydowegivehumannamestohurricanes?
Twohundredyearsago,manyhurricanesintheCaribbeanwerenamedafterthesaint’sdayonwhichthestormsoccurred.Later,stormswereknownbythenameofthecitywheretheyc