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外国语水平考试真题

外国语水平考试真题

1996年同等学力外国语水平考试真题

PaperOne 试卷一（90minutes）

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes,15points）（略）

PartIIVocabulary（10minutes,10points）

Directions:

Ineachquestion,decidewhichofthefourchoicesgivenwillmostsuitablycompletethesentenceifinsertedattheplacemarked.MarkoutyourchoiceontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1

16.Itwasfeltthatthelackedthe_______topursueadifficulttasktotheveryend.

 A.petition       B.engagement   C.commitment  D.qualification

17.Hedoesnothingthat_______theinterestsofthecollective.

 A.runsfor              B.runsagainst    C.runsover      D.runsinto

18.Thoughheviewshimselfasarealist,Cetronsaysthathisfindingsmakehimvery_______aboutfuture.

A.optimistic   B.sympathetic   C.objective       D.precautions

 19.Insuchachangingandcomplexsociety,formerlysimplysolutionstoinformationalneedsbecome_________.

 A.confusing   B.acceptable     C.complicated   D.feasible

20.Whenitcomestoteaching________,manyparentsbelievethatiftheylovetheirchildrenandtreatthemkindly,thekidswillknowhowtobehave.

A.mentality    B.morality        C.majesty         D.majority

 21.Exerciseseemstobenefitthebrainpowerofhealthyandsick,youngandold_____.

 A.alike          B.alive    C.together     D.included

 22.Historyhasdemonstratedthatcountrieswithdifferentsocialsystemsandideologiescanjoinhandsinmeetingthecommonchallengestohuman______anddevelopment.

A.evolution     B.survival          C.rivalry           D.dignity1

23.Althoughsports_______thehousehold,Joedrewthelinewhentheyinterferedwithfamilytraditionsandroutine.

A.overwhelmed        B.affected         C.dominated      D.influenced 

24.Shoppingforanewswimsuitisoneofleast_______activities,becauseIalmostalwaysgetsalesclerkwithasicksenseofhumor.

 A.favorable    B.popular         C.favorite         D.beneficial

25.Itisduringsummerbreaksthatwefirsttastethesatisfactionofworkthat_______intohardcurrency.

A.transfers             B.translates       C.transmits       D.transplants

26.Skilledtechniciansandadvancedtechnologiesenableustobuilduncompromisedqualityintoallourcars,becauseourfirst______isbringingyoupleasureforyearstocome.

A.prestige      B.benefit           C.privilege         D.priority

27.Withkeen______,convincingfactsandaglobalangle,Epsteinvividlyrecordedabrilliantpageofthegreatrevolution.

A.inspection   B.intellectual     C.intention        D.insight

28.Telecommunicationdevelopmentsenablethesendingofmessages_____television,radioandveryshortly,electronicmailtobombardpeoplewithmanymessages.

A.via   B.amid    C.past    D.across

29.Theso-calledintelligentbehaviordemandsmemory,rememberingbeingaprimary______forreasoning.

A.resource    B.requirement    C.resolution       D.response

30.Women’scentralroleinmanagingnaturalresourcesandprotectingtheenvironmenthasbeenoverlookedmoreoftenithasbeen______.

A.acknowledged    B.emphasized    C.memorized     D.associated

31.Technologyhas_______thesharingofinformationandthestorageanddeliveryofinformation,thusmakingmoreinformationavailabletomorepeople.

A.formulated  B.furnished    C.functioned     D.facilitated

32.Thenewgovernment_______theforeign-ownedfieldsoneafteranother.

A.tookover   B.tookout         C.tookoff         D.tookon

33.Onestudyfoundthatjobapplicantswhomakemoreeyecontactare______asmorealert,dependable,confidentandresponsible.

A.referred            B.perceived      C.recommended       D.presumed

34.Manyproverbs_______inancientGreeceandRomeandinmedievalEurope,spreadingfromcountrytocountryinLatintexts.

A.designated   B.descended      C.originated       D.created

35.Togiveyouageneralideaofourproducts,weenclosedthecataloguesshowingvariousproductshandledbyuswithdetailed______andmeansofpacking.

A.specimens            B.inspections     C.paraphrases   D.specifications.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（50minutes,30points）

Directions:

Therearesixpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

AprovenmethodforeffectivetextbookreadingistheSQ3RmethoddevelopedbyFrancisRobinson.Thefirststepistosurvey（theSstep）thechapterbyreadingthetitle,introduction,sectionheadings,summaryandbystudyinganygraphs,tablesillustrationsorcharts.Thepurposeofthisstepistogetanoverviewofthechaptersothatyouwillknowbeforeyoureadwhatitwillbeabout.Inthesecondstep（theQstep）,foreachsectionyouaskyourselfquestionssuchas“WhatdoIalreadyknowaboutthistopic?

”and“WhatdoIwanttoknow?

”Inthisstepyoualsotakethesectionheadingandturnitintoaquestion.Thisstepgivesyouapurposeforreadingthesection.Thethirdstep（thefirstofthe3R’s）istoreadtofindtheanswertoyourquestions.Thenattheendofeachsection,beforegoingontothenextsection,yourecite（thesecondofthe3R’s）theanswerstothequestionsthatyouformedinthequestionstep.Whenyoureciteyoushouldsaytheinformationyouwanttolearnoutloudinyourownwords.Thefifthstepisdoneafteryouhavecompletedsteps2,3and4foreachsection.Youreview（thelastofthe3R’s）theentirechapter.Thereviewisdonemuchasthesurveywasinthefirststep.Asyoureview,holdamentalconversationwithyourselfasyourecitetheinformationyouselectedasimportanttolearn.Thementalconversationcouldtaketheformofaskingandansweringthequestionsformedfromtheheadingsorreadingthesummary,whichliststhemainideasinthechapter,andtryingtofillinthedetailsfroeachmainidea.

36.ThepassageimpliesthattheSQ3Rmethod_______.

A.needstobeproven

B.leavesmuchtobedesired

C.turnsouttobepracticable

D.cannotbeusedbyeveryreader

37.TheSQ3Rmethodconsistsof_____steps.

A.three   B.four    C.five       D.seven

38.Accordingtothepassage,thefirststephelpsthereaders_________.

A.readfirstseveralparagraphs

B.scanthewholechapter

C.studythegraphs

D.getthethemeofthechapter

39.Whichofthefollowingisthefourthstep?

A.Toquestionyourself.

B.Toreadforinformation.

C.Toutteryouranswers.

D.Todrawaconclusion.

40.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Inthelaststep,youshouldrememberalltheinformation.

B.Whenyoufinishthelaststep,youwillgetboththemainideaandthedetails.

C.Thementalconversationinvolvesansweringthequestionsaskedbytheauthor.

D.Whileyouareholdingamentalconversationyouselecttheimportantinformation.

PassageTwo

ThoughitismereIto3percentofthepopulation,theupperclasspossessesatleast25percentofthenation’swealth.Thisclasshastowsegments:

upper-upperandlower-upper.Basically,theupper-upperclassisthe“oldrich”—familiesthathavebeewealthyforseveralgenerations—anaristocracyofbirthandwealth.TheirnamesareintheSocialRegister,alistingofacceptablemembersofhighsociety.Afewareknownacrossthenation,suchastheRockefellers,Roosevelts,andVanderbilts.Mostarenotvisibletothegeneralpublic.Theyliveingrandseclusion（深居简出）,drawingtheirincomefromtheinvestmentoftheirinheritedwealth.Incontrast,thelower-upperclassisthe“newrich”.Althoughtheymaybewealthierthansomeoftheoldrich;thenewrichhavehustled（急于做）tomaketheirmoneylikeeverybodyelsebeneaththeirclass.Thustheirprestigeisgenerallylowerthanthatoftheoldrich,whohavenotfounditnecessarytoliftafingertomaketheirmoney,andwhotendtolookdownuponthenewrich.

Howeveritswealthisacquired,theupperclassisvery,veryrich.Theyhaveenoughmoneyandleisuretimetocultivateaninterestintheartsandtocollectratebooks,painting,andsculpture.Theygenerallyliveinexclusiveareas,belongtoexclusivesocialclubs,communicatewitheachother,andmarrytheirownkind—allofwhichkeepsthemsodistantfromthemassesthattheyhavebeencalledtheout-of-sightclass.Morethananyotherclass,theytendtobeconsciousofbeingmembersofaclass.Theyalsocommandanenormousamountofpowerandinfluencehereandabroad,astheyholdmanytopgovernmentpositions,runtheCouncilonForeignRelations,andcontrolmultinationalcorporations.Theactionsaffectthelivesofmillions.

41.AllthefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPTthat________.

A.theupper-upperclassisofaristocraticorigin.

B.the“oldrich”enjoyhigherprestigethanthe“newrich”.

C.the“oldrich”isolatethemselvesandleadalonelylife.

D.theupperclassownsatleastaquarterofthecountry’swealth.

42.The“oldrich”getricher________.

A.throughtheSocialRegister

B.throughtheirreputation

C.byinvestingtheirinheritedwealth

D.bycollectingpaintingsandsculptures

43.Thereasonwhythe“oldrich”lookdownuponthe“newrich”isthat______.

A.theformerarewealthierthanthelater

B.thelatersweatthemselvestomakemoney

C.the“newrich”havenointerestinarts

D.the“oldrich”areconsciousofbeingmembersoftheupperclass

44.Theupperclassisalsocalledtheout-of-sightclassbec