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秋季第三版1级试题
CollegeEnglishAchievementTest
forCollegeEnglish(3rdEdition)
Band1
大学英语(第三版)
一级学业测试
2006年11月
ShanghaiForeignLanguageEducationPress
上海外语教育出版社
ThistestpaperisforusersofCollegeEnglish(3rdEdition).Thewholepaperorpartsofitcanbeusedinlightofthestudents’actualconditions.Teacherscanalsoadditemsoftheirownormakeadaptationsattheirdiscretion.
PartIListeningComprehension(15%)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,you’llhearfivestatements.EachwillbereadonlyONCE.Afterhearingonestatement,youshouldreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyou’vejustheard.
1.A.ThemuseumisopeneveryMonday.
B.ThemuseumisclosedonlyonMondays.
C.Themuseumisopeneveryweekday.
D.ThemuseumisopenthisMonday.
2.A.Lisafoundawell-paidjobaftergraduatingfromthisuniversity.
B.Lisastudiedatthisuniversityinordertogetawell-paidjob.
C.Lisastoppeddoingawell-paidjobinordertostudyatthisuniversity.
D.Lisagotawell-paidjobinthisuniversity.
3.A.Kimliveswithherparents.
B.Kimisusedtolivingwithherparents.
C.Kimdoesn’twanttolivewithherparents.
D.Kimlivedwithherparentsinthepast,butshedoesn’tnow.
4.A.Mother’sDaywasmadeanofficialholidayintheUnitedStatesin1915.
B.Mother’sDaywasmadeanofficialholidayintheUnitedStatesbefore1915.
C.Mother’sDaywasfirstcelebratedintheUnitedStatesin1915.
D.Since1915,peopleintheUnitedStateshavebeencelebratingMother’sDayeveryyear.
5.A.MyparentssuggestedthatIcomehomebytaxi.
B.MyparentssaidthatImustcomehomebytaxi.
C.Myparentsdidn’tknowthatIcamehomebytaxi.
D.MyparentsandIcamehomebytaxi.
SectionB
Directions:
ListentwicetoapieceofnewsaboutaBritishcoupleandfillintheblankswiththewordsyouhaveheard.
OnJune1,(6)________-year-oldPercyand100-year-oldFlorencecelebratedtheir(7)________weddinganniversarywitha(8)________intheirhome.Theygotmarriedin1925,inEngland.Theyhavebrokentheworldrecordfor(9)________thelongestmarriageandtheoldestmarriedcouple’s(10)_______age–205years.
QueenElizabethsaidtheirmarriagewasa“(11)________achievement”andsentthemacongratulatory(12)________.Thecouple’sdaughtersaidherparentsstillhaveaverylovingand(13)________relationship.Accordingtothecouple,theirsecrettoa(14)________marriageistoalwaysapologizeafterevery(15)________.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,you’llhearaconversationbetweenataxidriverandapassenger.TheconversationwillbespokenTWICE.Attheendoftheconversation,you’llhearfivequestions.Afterhearingaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.
16.A.About10minutes.
B.Lessthan20minutes.
C.Morethan20minutes.
D.Atleast30minutes.
17.A.Nomorethan8dollars,includingatip.
B.Nomorethan8dollars,notincludingatip.
C.Nomorethan18dollars,includingatip.
D.Nomorethan18dollars,notincludingatip.
18.A.Aroundfour.
B.Aroundhalfpastfour.
C.Aroundsix.
D.Aroundhalfpastsix.
19.A.AMexicanrestaurant.
B.AChineserestaurant.
C.AnItalianrestaurant.
D.AnIndianrestaurant.
20.A.Bybus.
B.Bytaxi.
C.Bysubway.
D.Onfoot.
PartIIReadingComprehension(15%)
Directions:
Therearethreereadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
TodaymostpeoplespeakEnglishwhentheymeetforeigners.Ithasbecometheinternationallanguage.
TherearemanyreasonswhyEnglishhasbecomesopopular.OneofthemisthatEnglishhasbecomethelanguageofbusiness.AnotherimportantreasonisthatpopularAmericanculture,likemovies,music,andMcDonald's,hasquicklyspreadthroughouttheworld.Ithasbroughtitslanguagewithit.
IsitgoodthatEnglishhasspreadtoallpartsoftheworldsoquickly?
Idon'tknow.It'simportanttohavealanguagethatthepeopleoftheearthhaveincommon.Ourworldhasbecomeveryglobalandweneedtocommunicatewithoneanother.Ontheotherhand,Englishisaquitecomplicatedlanguagetolearnanditbringsitsculturewithit.Dowereallyneedthat?
Scientistshavealreadytriedtocreateanartificiallanguagethatisn'ttoodifficultanddoesn'tincludeanyonegroup'sculture.ItiscalledEsperanto.Butithasn'tbecomepopular.ButmaybethepopularityofEnglishwon'tlastthatlongeither.Whoknows?
TherearemorepeopleintheworldwhospeakChinesethananyotherlanguage.MaybesomedayChinesewillbethenewinternationallanguage.
1.Accordingtotheauthor,onereasonforthepopularityofEnglishisthat__________________
_______________________________.
A.Americancultureisspreadingthroughouttheworld
B.Americanpeopleliketodobusinesswithforeigners
C.Englishisabeautifullanguage
D.Englishisnotdifficulttolearn
2.Theauthorthinksthat_____________________________________.
A.itisgoodthatEnglishhasspreadtoallpartsoftheworldsoquickly
B.somedayanotherlanguagemightreplaceEnglishasaninternationallanguage
C.it’snotnecessaryforustohaveaninternationallanguage
D.wecanlearnalanguagewithoutlearningitsculture
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutEsperanto?
A.It’screatedbyscientists.
B.It’ssupposedtobeeasy.
C.Itdoesn’tincludeanygroup’sculture.
D.Ithasbecomepopular.
4.Therearemorepeopleintheworldwhospeak_______thananyotherlanguage.
A.EnglishB.Chinese
C.FrenchD.Esperanto
5.In“Ithasbroughtitslanguagewithit”(thesecondparagraph),thefirstword“it”refersto_________________.
A.animportantreasonB.Americanpeopleasawhole
C.popularAmericancultureD.theworld
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Thestarsareusuallyactorsandactresses.Mostpeopledonotevenlookatthenameofthedirectororproducer,exceptone―StevenSpielberg.Whenhewasalittleboy,hisfathershowedhimhowtouseacamera.Laterhegothisowncameraandstartedtofilmthingslikestoriesaboutmonstersandhorriblemurders.Histhreeyoungersisterswerealwaysthevictims.Laterhemadehisfirstfilmathomeattheageoftwelve.Itwasacowboyfilmthreeandahalfminuteslong,anditcost$10tomake.Whenhewassixteen,hemadeascience-fictionfilmmorethantwohourslong.Makingfilmswashisgreathobby―muchmorefascinatingforhimthanschool.Ofcourse,Stevenwantedtogotofilmschool.Buthishighschoolgradeswerenotgoodenough!
SohejustwentalongtoUniversalStudiosandaskedforajob.
Spielbergsometimesusesalotofcomplicatedeffects―intheIndianaJonesfilms,forexample.But,likeinDuel,hecancreateafantasticatmosphereevenwithoutspecialeffects.E.T.isasuccessbecauseofthefeelingsofthechildren.In1994hewonthemostimportantfilmprize,theOscar,forSchindler'sList.ThesecretofSpielberg’ssuccessisthatthestoriesinmanyofhisfilmssomehowlookasiftheycouldhappentoordinarypeoplelikeyouandme.
6.StevenSpielbergmadehisfirstfilmattheageof_______.
A.TwelveB.ThirteenC.FifteenD.Sixteen
7.Hisfirstfilmwasabout_____________.
A.scienceB.cowboysC.monstersD.hisyoungersisters
8.Hedidn’tgotoafilmschoolbecause___________________________.
A.hedidn’thaveenoughmoney
B.hishighschoolgradeswerenotgoodenough
C.hedidn’tlikeschools
D.hewaseagertogetajob
9.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheIndianaJonesfilms?
A.TheyarethemostpopularfilmsbyStevenSpielberg.
B.ManychildrenliketheIndianaJonesfilms.
C.Afantasticatmospherewascreatedwithoutspecialeffects.
D.Alotofcomplicatedspecialeffectswereused.
10.In1994,SpielbergwontheOscarforhisfilm_______________________.
A.IndianaJonesB.Duel
C.E.T.D.Schindler’sList
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Manypeoplecatchacoldinthespringtimeand/orfall.Itmakesuswonder...ifscientistscansendamantothemoon,whycan'ttheyfindacureforthecommoncold.Theansweriseasy.Therearehundredsofkindsofcoldvirusesoutthere.Youneverknowwhichoneyouwillget,sothereisn'tacureforeachone.
Whenavirusattacksyourbody,yourbodyworkshardtogetridofit.Bloodrushestoyournoseandbringscongestionwithit.Youfeelterriblebecauseyoucan'tbreathewell,butyourbodyisactually"eating"thevirus.Yourtemperaturerisesandyougetafever,buttheheatofyourbodyiskillingthevirus.Youalsohavearunnynosetostopthevirusfromgettingtoyourcells.Youmayfeelmiserable,butactuallyyourwonderfulbodyisdoingeverythingitcantokillthecold.
Thereisoneinterestingthingtonote―somescientistssaytakingmedicineswhenyouhaveacoldisactuallybadforyou.Thevirusstaysinyoulongerbecauseyourbodydoesn'thaveawaytofightitandkillit.Bodiescandoamarvelousjobontheirown.
11.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Whythereisnocureforthecommoncold.
B.Howyoufeelwhenyoucatchacold.
C.Howyourbodykillsthecold.
D.Howtopreventacold.
12.Youmayhavenosecongestionwhen____________________________.
A.yourtemperaturerises
B.youtakesomemedicines
C.bloodrushestoyournose
D.thecoldvirusgetstoyourcells
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