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大学英语分级考试样题
大学英语分级考试样题
HUSTPlacementTest(Sample)
试卷一
PartI.ListeningComprehension
SectionAShortConversations
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.DuringthepauseyoumustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
1.A.$24B.$12.
C.$6.D.$18.
2.A.At6:
15.B.At6:
45.
C.At7:
15.D.At7:
45.
3.A.Passupthefood.B.Takeabiteofthecake.
C.Makeawish.D.Cookagreatcake.
4.A.Becauseherclockstoppedworking.
B.Becauseherarmscouldn'tmove.
C.Becauseherauntfailedtocomeagain.
D.Becausehersleepwasdisturbedbythefirealarm.
5.A.Hedoesn'tknowwherethelibraryis.
B.Hewouldliketoborrowbooksfromthewoman.
C.Thewomandoesn'tneedamaptofindthelibrary.
D.Healsowantstoknowwherethelibraryis.
6.A.Finebutcold.B.Sunnyandhot.
C.Rainyandcold.D.Rainyandhot.
7.A.Themanshouldwatchtheprogramtoo.
B.Themanshouldleavethetelevisionon.
C.Theprogramwillbeoversoon.
D.She'llwatchtelevisionlater.
8.A.Turnofftheelectricity.B.Packtheirclothes.
C.Callataxi.D.Lockthesuitcase.
9.A.Shetookabus.B.Shewalked.
C.Shedroveherself.D.Shewasgivenaride.
10.A.Thedoctorcanseehimforashorttime.
B.Hecanbringinanotherchair.
C.Therewillbeashortwait.
D.Hisappointmentisforanothertime.
SectionBPassage
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillhear5questions.Boththepassageandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA.B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Questions11through15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
11.A.Becausetheypreferfreshflowers.
B.Becausetheythinkallfalsethingsareugly.
C.Becausefalsethingsareuseless.
D.Becausetheydonotliketodo“True”or“False”exercises.
12.A.Becausehedidn'tthinkallfalsethingswereugly.
B.Becausehebelievedhisgrandfatherhadlied.
C.Becausehethoughthisgrandfathercouldfindnoanswer.
D.Becausehewantedtoshowhewasclevererthanhisgrandpa.
13.A.Hethoughthisgrandsoncouldgiveanexample.
B.Hethoughthisgrandsonwasveryclever.
C.Hethoughtwhathehadsaidwasacertaintruth.
D.Hethoughthisgrandsonwouldn'tagreewithhim.
14.A.Helookedugly.
B.Helookedyoungerandlively.
C.Helookedemptyandflat.
D.Helookedclever.
15.A.Falsethingsaremorebeautifulthanrealthings.
B.Notallfalsethingsareugly.
C.Thegrandsonwasclevererthanhisgrandpa.
D.Theprofessorwasquiteugly.
请翻到试卷二继续作听力理解题第三和第四部分,并将答案写在试卷二上。
PartIIReadingComprehension
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passage1
Itisimportantforustoknowsomethingaboutdrugs.Adrugisachemicalsubstance.Itcanbringaboutaphysical,emotional,ormentalchangeinpeople.Alcoholandtobaccoaredrugs.Thecaffeinefoundincoffee,tea,cocoa,andsomesoftdrinksisadrug.
Drugabuse(滥用)istheuseofadrug,legalorillegal,thathurtsapersonorsomeoneclosetohim.Adruguseristhepersonwhotakesthedrug.Therearemanykindsofdrugusers.Experimentalusersarethosewhomaytrydrugsonceortwice.Theywanttoseewhattheeffectswillbe.Recreationaluserstakedrugstogethigh.Theyusedrugswithfriendsoratpartiestogetintothemoodorthings.Regularuserstakedrugsallthetime.Buttheyareoftenabletokeepupwiththenormalroutineofwork,school,housework,andsoon.Dependentuserscan’trelatetoanythingbutdrugs.Theirwholelifecentersarounddrugs.Theyfeelextremementalorphysicalpainwhenwithoutdrugs.
Alldrugscanbeharmful.Theeffectofanydrugdependsonalotofthings.Howadrugactsdependsonhowmuchorhowoftenitistaken.Italsodependsonthewayitistaken.Somedrugsaresmoked.Othersareswallowedorinjected.Drugsactdifferentlyondifferentpeople.Theplaceandthepeoplearoundyouaffectthewayadrugworks.
Sometimespeopletakemorethanonedrug.Multipledruguseisnotonlycommon,butalsoharmful.Adeadlyexampleistheuseofalcoholandsleepingpillsatthesametime.Togetherthesedrugscanstopnormalbreathingandleadtodeath.
Infact,onlyafewkindsofdrugscancausephysicaldependence.Tobacco,alcohol,andmarijuana(大麻)arethreecommondrugs.Theyarethefirstonesmostpeopleuseandbecomedependenton.
16.Whichofthefollowingisnotconsideredasadrugaccordingtothepassage?
A.caffeineB.tea
C.alcoholD.tobacco
17.Whichofthefollowingarethemostseriousdrugusers?
A.experimentaldrugusers
B.recreationaldrugusers
C.regulardrugusers
D.dependentdrugusers
18.Thedeadlyexampleismentionedinparagraph4toshowthat_______.
A.multipledruguseisveryharmful
B.theuseofalcoholcanstopnormalbreathing
C.theuseofsleepingpillscanleadtodeath
D.druguseisverycommon
19.Thispassagemainlytalksabout______.
A.harmfulnessofdrugabuse
B.typesofdrugusers
C.factsaboutdrugs
D.effectsofdruguse
20.Theword“high”inline6,paragraph2isclosestinmeaningto“_____”.
A.tallB.sensitive
C.excitedD.dependent
Passage2
Peopleeverywheretodayseeandhearadvertisementsconstantly:
insigns,innewspapersormagazines,ontelevision,ontheradio,evenontheinternet!
Nomatterwhereyouare,youareprobablygoingtoseeorhearadvertisements,orcommercials.Somepeoplesaythatadvertisinghasabadinfluence,oreffect.SayswriterNoreenJanus:
Advertisersusemainlyafewthemesagainandagain:
happiness,youth,success,status,luxury,fashion,andbeauty.Theyhideclassdifferencesandproblemsintheworkplace.Manyadssuggestthatyoucansolveallhumanproblemsbybuyingthings….Theysuggestthatmodernthingsaregoodandtraditionalthingsarebad….Asoneadprofessionalsaid,“OncetheTVsetgoestowork,thefamilyislikeakidinacandystore.Theywatch450commercialsaweek.Theyseeallthebeautifulthings.Andtheywanteverythingthattheysee.”
However,noteveryonethinksthatadvertisingisabadthing.Somepeoplesayadvertisingsometimesgivesususefulinformationaboutdifferentproducts---forexample,theadvantagesofbuyingoneproductinsteadofanother.Also,shoppingsometimesmakesusfeelgood.WhenpeopleseeafamouspersononTVtalkingaboutacertainkindofshoesorjacket,theylikehowtheyfeelwhentheybuythesameshoesorjacket.AccordingtoWriterJudithWilliamson:
Themeaninginmostpeople’slivescomesfromwhattheyusethanfromwhattheyproduceintheirjobs.Clothes,furniture,allthethingsthatwebuyinvolvedecisionsandtheuseofourownchoice….Shoppingisasocialevent….
21.Thispassagemainlydiscusses_____.
A.theadvantagesofadvertisements
B.thedisadvantagesofadvertisements
C.thehappinessinwatchingadvertisements
D.bothpositiveandnegativeaspectsofadvertisements
22.Fromparagraph2,wecaninferthat______.
peoplebuyeverythingtheyseeonTV
modernthingsarebetterthantraditionalones
adsoftenmisleadpeople
adsshowpeoplethewaytosolveproblems
23.Thosewhohaveapositiveattitudetowardsadvertisingclaimthat______.
advertisingsometimesenablesshopperstomaketherightdecisionwhenshopping
advertisingmakesordinarypeoplefeelasimportantasfamouspeople
advertisingenablesshopperstoseefamouspeople
advertisingbringsshoppersgoodmood
24.Theattitudeofthewritertowardsadvertisingis______.
negativeB.positive
C.neutralD.indifferent
25.Theword“commercials”inline3,paragraphoneisclosestinmeaningto“______”.
themesB.advertisements
C.businessesD.merchants
Passage3
Withacamerafittedintoapairofsunglassesconnectedtoacomputer,a62-year-oldblindman,JerryWhite,haslearnedtorecognizeobjectswellenoughtonavigatetheNewYorkCitysubwaysystemindependently.
It’sbeenalongtimeincoming.Jerry’sroadtopartialsightbeganin1978,whendoctorsinNewYork’sDobelleInstituteimplanted68electrodes(电极)onthesurfaceofaregionofJerry’sbraincalledthevisualcortex--wheresignalsfromtheeyesareprocessed.Byelectricallystimulatingthearea,doctorshopedthattheycouldrestoresomeofJerry’svision.ButwhenJerrytriedtofocusonobjects,hesawonlyflickersoflightappearinglike“stars,”calledphosphenes.Normally,theraindoesnotinterpretthephosphenepatternsasidentifiableobjects.
That’swherethecomputercomesin.Jerry’sfirstelectronicspackagewasthesizeofasmallrefrigerator.Today,Jerry’ssunglassesareoutfittedwithatinyviewcamerathatcapturesimagesthatareprocessedbyaportablecomputer.Thecomputerweighs10poundsandisnobiggerthanadictionary.
WhenJerryscansanobject,heseesapatternofphosphenes.Computeralgorithms(算法系统)enlargetheedgesofthepatternsothatitappearsasanoutline.Thecomputerthensignalsasecondmicrocomputerthatcontrolsstimulationel