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英语分级模拟考试题

CollegeEnglishplacementTestSeptember,2010

ChinaUniversityofPetroleum（CUP）

PartIListeningComprehension（听力只保留部分试题供参考题型）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer,thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethoughthecentre.

1.A）Planhisbudgetcarefully.B）Givehermoreinformation.

C）Asksomeoneelseforadvice.D）Buyagiftforhisgirlfriend.

2.A）She’llhavesomechocolatecake.B）She’lltakealookatthemenu.

C）She’llgowithoutdessert.D）She’llpreparethedinner.

Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A）Itwasaboutalittleanimal.B）Ittookhersixyearstowrite.

C）Itwasadaptedfromafairytale.D）Itwasaboutalittlegirlandherpet.

10.A）Sheknowshowtowritebest-sellingnovels.

B）Shecanearnalotofmoneybywritingforadults.

C）Sheisabletowinenoughsupportfrompublishers.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions13to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

13.A）Shestoppedbeingahomemaker.B）Shebecameafamouseducator.

C）Shebecameapublicfigure.D）Shequitdrivingaltogether.

14.A）Amotorist’sspeeding.B）Herrunningastopsign.

C）Herlackofdrivingexperience.D）Amotorist’sfailuretoconcentrate.

PassageTwo

Questions17to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.A）Theyhaven’tdevotedasmuchenergytomedicineastospacetravel.

B）Threearetoomanykindsofcoldvirusesforthemtoidentify.

C）Itisnoteconomicaltofindacureforeachtypeofcold.

D）Theybelievepeoplecanrecoverwithouttreatment.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom26to33withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom34to36youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Youprobablyhavenoticedthatpeopleexpresssimilarideasindifferentwaysdependingonthesituationtheyarein.Thisisvery（20）________.Alllanguageshavetwogenerallevelsof（21）________:

aformallevelandaninformallevel.Englishisno（22）________.Thedifferenceinthesetwolevelsisthesituationinwhichyouusea（23）________level.Formallanguageisthekindoflanguageyoufindintextbooks,（24）________booksandinbusinessletters.YouwouldalsouseformalEnglishincompositionsand（25）________thatyouwriteinschool.Informallanguageisusedinconversationwith（26）________,familymembersandfriends,andwhenwewrite（27）________notesorletterstoclosefriends.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure

Directions:

Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

31.Tospeedupthe________ofletters,thePostOfficeintroducedautomaticsorting.

A）TreatmentB）delivery

C）transmissionD）departure

32.Thedefenselawyerwasquestioningtheoldmanwhowasoneofthe________ofthemurdercommittedlastmonth.

A）observersB）witnesses

C）MaudiencesD）viewers

33.Thechairmanwasblamedforlettinghissecretary________toomuchworklastweek.

A）taketoB）takeout

C）takeawayD）takeon

34.TheLondonMarathonisadifficultrace.________,thousandsofrunnersparticipateeveryyear.

AThereforeBFurthermore

CAccordinglyDNevertheless

35.Withintwodays,thearmyfiredmorethantwohundredrocketsandmissilesatmilitary________inthecoastalcity.

A）goalsB）aims

C）targetsD）destinations

36.Wearequitesurethatwecan________ourpresentdifficultiesandfinishthetaskaccordingtoschedule.

A）getacrossB）getover

C）getawayD）getoff

37.Theoldpapermillhasbeen________tomakewayforanewshoppingcentre.

A）helddownB）keptdown

C）cutdownD）turndown

38._______quantitiesofwaterarebeingusednowadayswiththerapiddevelopmentofindustryandagriculture.

A）ExcessiveB）Extensive

C）ExtremeD）Exclusive

39.Mostlaboratoryandfieldstudiesofhumanbehavior________takingasituationalphotographatagiventimeandinagivenplace.

A）involveB）compose

C）encloseDattach

40.ThomasJeffersonandJohnAdamsdiedonJuly4,1826,thefiftieth________ofAmericanIndependence.

A）ceremonyB）occasion

C）occurrenceD）anniversary

41.Helen:

Hey,__________

Nigel:

Ididn'tknowyou'dappliedforone.

Helen:

Yes.Ihadaninterviewlastweekandtheywantme.

A）Iamhuntingforajob.B）Ihavegotpromoted.

C）I'vebeenofferedajob.D）I’dhavetomove.

42.Linda:

__________Whattimedoesitleave?

Nile:

Itdepartsat9.27,madam.

Linda:

Andwhendoesitarrive?

Nile:

Itdependswhichstationyouwant,madam.Londonisabigplace.

A）I'dliketogoshoppingwithyouonSunday.

B）I'dliketocatchthenexttraintoLondon.

C）I'dliketogetoffatPiccadillystation. 

D）I'dliketogetoffatthecitycentre.

43.Dan:

Haveyoueverparticipatedinariskysport?

Kay:

Yes,Ilikehanggliding.It'sfantastictobeabletoflylikeabird.Thoughlandingissometimesdifficult,I'vealwaysfelthangglidingisquitesafe.

Dan:

____________________________________

Kay:

I'veneverbeenseriouslyinjured.MaybeI'vejustbeenlucky.Once,mygliderturnedupsidedown,andIlostcontrol.Ialmostcrashed,butIparachutedawayjustintime.

A）Whatsportsarerisky?

B）Doyouevergetintosomedifficultsituations?

C）Haveyoueverhurtyourselfinanaccident?

D）Haveyoueverbeentoasportscentre?

44.Julio:

____________________________________

Officer:

 Well,first,youwriteandgetanapplicationform.Then,yousenditinwithacopyofyour schoolrecords.Andafterthat,youaskyourteachersforsomelettersofrecommendation.

Julio:

AreforeignstudentsallowedtoworkintheStates?

Officer:

They'llonlyletyouworkinthesummer.Andyou'llneedtogetpermissionfromtheU.S.OfficerofImmigrationtodothat.Duringtheschoolyearyou'renotallowedtoworkunlesstheworkexperienceispartofyourschoolprogram.

A）Isitallrighttoapplytoseveraluniversitiesatthesametime?

B）I'dliketogetsomeinformationonhowtogetintoanAmericanuniversity.

C）WhencanIapplyforthat?

D）I'dliketogetsomeinformationonhowtogetatravelcard.

45.Lisa:

____________________________________

Andy:

Ithinkpeoplelovetolaugh.Theywanttolaugheveninseriousbusinesspresentations,intheclassroom,seminar,andsoon.Whenpeoplelaugh,theyrelax.Andtheycanrememberyouandyourmessagebetter.

Lisa:

____________________________________

Andy:

Mostpeoplegiveasummaryattheendoftheirspeech.But,inmyopinion,asummaryattheendonlydistractsfromagoodpresentation.Iwanttogivepeopleachancetothinkaboutthetopic,soIfinishmyspeechwithsomequestions.

A）Couldyoutellmehowtointroducespeakers?

;Howdoyouendyourspeech?

B）Couldyoutellmehowtointroducespeakers?

;Doyouthinkthetitleofaspeechisimportant?

C）Howdoyouendyourspeech?

;Doyouthinkthetitleofaspeechisimportant?

D）Whydoyouusesomanyjokesinyourspeech?

;Howdoyouendyourspeech?

PartIIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

I’vebeenwritingformostofmylife.ThebookWritingWithoutTeachersintroducedmetoonedistinctionandonepracticethathashelpedmywritingprocessestremendously.Thedistinctionisbetweenthecreativemindandthecriticalmind.Whileyouneedtoemploybothtogettoafinishedresult,theycannotworkinparallelnomatterhowmuchwemightliketothinkso.

Tryingtocriticizewritingontheflyispossiblythesinglegreatestbarriertowritingthatmostofusencounter.Ifyouarelisteningtothat5thgradeEnglishteachercorrectyourgrammarwhileyouaretryingtocaptureafleeting（稍纵即逝的）thought,thethoughtwilldie.Ifyoucapturethefleetingthoughtandsimplyshareitwiththeworldinrawform,nooneislikelytounderstand.Youmustlearntocreatefirstandthencriticizeifyouwanttomakewritingthetoolforthinkingthatitis.

ThepracticethatcanhelpyoupastyourlearnedbadhabitsoftryingtoeditasyouwriteiswhatElbowcalls“freewriting.”Infreewriting,theobjectiveisto