中科院英语期末考试.docx

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中科院英语期末考试

ASampleTestPAPERONE（75points,100minutes）

PartIListeningComprehension

SectionA（10points）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatissaid.Eachconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearthequestion,readthefourchoicesoftheanswergivenandchoosethebestonebymarkingthecorrespondingletterA,B,C,orDonyourAnswerSheetI.

1.A.Gobackhome.

B.Mailaletter.

C.Dotheshopping.

D.Asktheway.

2.A.Dennisalwaysaltershisideaaboutanouting.

B.Dennishasnochoicebuttocomewiththem.

C.It’ssurprisingthatDenniswouldcomewiththem.

D.Dennishasatlastagreedtogoout.

3.A.Gooutforfunwiththegirl.

B.TravelwiththegirltoHolland.

C.Trynottospendsomuchmoney.

D.Letthegirlpayherownbill.

4.A.Themanshouldreschedulethetrip.

B.Shehasnoideawhenthesemesterends.

C.She’llcallthetravelagencytoconfirmthedate.

D.Themanshouldspendhisholidayssomewhereelse.

5.A.Heforgottomailtheletter.

B.Helefttheletterinhisoffice.

C.Theletterslippedoffhisdesk.

D.Heshouldhaveputtheletterinhisbag.

6.A.Hewasexhausted.

B.Hewasdrunk.

C.Hewasworried.

D.Hewaslateforwork.

7.A.Inamall.

B.Inapharmacy.

C.Inthecleaner’s.

D.Inadepartmentstore.

8.A.Thewomanarguedforherinnocenceatcourt.

B.Thewomancomplainedthatshewasforcedtopaythefine.

C.Thewomanhasgotawaywithmanyviolationsoftrafficlaw.

D.Thewomanpleadedignorancethistimeofherviolationofthetrafficlaw.

9.A.Jackhastomeetatightdeadline.

B.Jackhascompletedhisassignment

C.Jackgothimselfburntlastnight.

D.ProfessorDavidisapleasantfigure.

10．A.HedoesnotlikeBeth.

B.Hethinkstheworldistoocrowded.

C.Heistooexcitedtodoanythingabouttheparty.

D.Hewillnothelparrangefortheparty.

SectionB（10points）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhearthreemini-talksandeachofthemwillbespokenonlyonce.Whilelisteningtothem,readthequestionsthatfolloweachtalk.YouwillbeaskedtowritedownyouransweronyourAnswerSheetII,usingonesentenceonly,eithercompleteorincomplete.Youranswershouldbeconciseandtothepoint.

Questions11to13arebasedonMini-talkOne:

Mini-talkOne

11:

HowmuchgraindoratsdestroyeachyearinIndia?

12:

Wheredoratslive?

13:

Howdoratsspreaddiseasesindirectly?

Questions14to16arebasedonMini-talkTwo:

Mini-talkTwo

14:

WhateducationdoesthevastmajorityofUSPostalServicejobsrequire?

15:

Whencanoneknowthespecialrequirementsforsomepostaljobs?

16:

Inadditiontothevarietyofpaidleave,whatotherbenefitsareprovidedforapostalemployee?

（Listatleasttwo.）

Questions17to20arebasedonMini-talkThree:

Mini-talkThree

17:

Whyispopularartsaidtobeprimarilyentertainment?

18:

Whatisthedistinctioninartbetweenaprofessionalandanamateur?

19:

Howdoeshighartdifferfrompopularartfinancially?

20:

Whatarepeopleinterestedinhighartoftenrequiredtodo?

PartIIUseofEnglishandReadingComprehension

SectionA（15points）

Directions:

Thereare15blanksinthefollowingpassage.Readthepassagecarefullyandfillineachoftheblanksbychoosingtherightwordorphrasefromthelistgivenbelow.WriteyouranswerontheAnswerSheetII.Capitalizethewordwhenitisnecessary.Thewordsandphraseslistedaretwiceasmanyastheblanks.Onceawordorphraseischosen,itmustbeusedonlyonce.

challenged,precede,destroyed,incase,estimated,like,discern,separated,fortunately,continue,overcome,regrettably,exceeded,ever,therefore,as,continuous,following,balanced,simultaneously,when,feasible,adverselyaccompanying,instantaneously,transforming,once,than,that,while

Manyofthemostdamagingandlife-threateningtypesofweather—torrentialrains,severethunderstorm,andtornadoes—beganquickly,strikesuddenly,anddissipaterapidly,devastatingsmallregions21leavingneighboringareasuntouched.Onesuchevent,atornado,struckthenortheasternsectionofEdmonton,Alberta,inJuly1987.Totaldamagesfromthetornado22$250million,thehighest23foranyCanadianstorm.Conventionalcomputermodelsoftheatmospherehavelimitedvalueinpredictingshort-livedlocalstorms24theEdmontontornado,becausetheavailableweatherdataaregenerallynotdetailedenoughtoallowcomputerstodiscernthesubtleatmosphericchangesthat25thesestorms.Inmostnations,forexample,weather-balloonobservationsaretakenjust26everytwelvehoursatlocationstypically27byhundredsofmiles.Withsuchlimiteddata,conventionalforecastingmodelsdoamuchbetterjobpredictinggeneralweatherconditionsoverlargeregions28theydoforecastingspecificlocalevents.

Untilrecently,theobservation—intensiveapproachneededforaccurate,veryshort-rangeforecasts,or“Nowcast”,wasnot29.Thecostofequippingandoperatingmanythousandsofconventionalweatherstationswasprohibitivelyhigh,andthedifficultiesinvolvedinrapidlycollectingandprocessingtherawweatherdatafromsuchanetworkwereinsurmountable.30,scientificandtechnologicaladvanceshave31mostoftheseproblems.Radarsystems,automatedweatherinstruments,andsatellitesareallcapableofmakingdetailed,nearly32observationsoverlargeregionsatarelativelylowcost.Communicationssatellitescantransmitdataaroundtheworldcheaplyand33,andmoderncomputerscanquicklycompileandanalyzethislargevolumeofweatherinformation.Meteorologistsandcomputerscientistsnowworktogethertodesigncomputerprogramsandvideoequipmentcapableof34rawweatherdataintowords,symbols,andvividgraphicdisplaysthatforecasterscaninterpreteasilyandquickly.35meteorologistshavebegunusingthesenewtechnologiesinweatherforecastingoffices,nowcastingisbecomingareality.

SectionB（20questions×1.5points=30points）

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassagescarefullyandthenselectthebestanswerfromthefourchoicesgiventoanswereachofthequestionsorcompleteeachofthestatementsthatfolloweachpassage.MarktheletterofyourchoiceonyourAnswerSheetI.

Passage1

Forcenturies,thegravelandsandofGeorgesBankandthegreatcanyons,muddybasins,andshallowledgesoftheGulfofMainehavesupportedoneoftheworld’smostproductivefishingregions.Butbigbouldershavehistoricallyprotecteda1050-square-kilometerregionatthebank’snortheasterntipfromdredgingboatsinsearchofscallopsandtrawlershuntingdowngroundfish.However,thosebouldersarebecominglessofadeterrentagainstimprovedandsturdiergear.SowhengeologistPageValentineoftheU.S.GeologicalSurveyinWoodsHole,Massachusetts,stoodbeforehiscolleagueslastmonthanddefendedhisproposaltosafeguardthisrare,undisturbedgravelbed,heknewthathewasalsostandingatthecrossroadsofscienceandpolitics.

Valentine’spresentationwaspartofa2-dayworkshopheldattheNewEnglandAquariumheretobuildsupportforMarineProtectedAreas（MPAs）,acontroversialconceptaimedatpreservingbiodiversityincoastalwaters.Themeeting,organizedbyElliottNorse,founderoftheMarineConservationBiologyInstituteinRedmond,Washington,featuredtalksby21expertsacrossarangeofmarinehabitatsandspeciesandrepresentedthemarinecommunity’sbiggestpushforMPAs.

Thediscussiongeneratedamapthatnominated29%oftheoceanflooroffthecoastofNewEnglandandCanada’sMaritimeProvinceforprotection,aswellas25%ofpelagic（open-ocean）waters.Thenextstepwillcomeinthefall,whenthescientistsdiscusstheplanwithgovernmentofficials,commercialstakeholders,andenvironmentalactivists—meetingsthatarelikelytobecontentious.“Theconservationgroupswillwanttoseeifvariousspeciesarecovered.Andvariousfishermenwillbeconvincedthattheirlivelihoodisthreatened,”saysMikePentony,ananalystfortheNewEnglandFisheryManagementCouncil,whowasanobserveratlastmonth’sworkshop.TheareascouldbeestablishedbytheNationalMarineFisheriesServiceorunderexistingU.S.andCanadianlawstoprotectendangeredspeciesandhabitats.

36.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.FisheryIndustryinNewEngland.

B.PlantoProtectCoastalwatersofNewEngland.

C.RestorationofMarineLifeintheGulfofMaine.

D.ProblemsCriticaltoEcologicalBalanceinGeorgesBank.

37.Theabundanceoffishintheareahasbeenaresultof________.

A.theperpetualfisheryclosure

B.thestringentbanonoverfishing

C.theeffectivefisherymanagement

D.itsuniquegeographicfeatures

38.Bouldersusedtobeadeterrentto________.

A.scallop

B.groundfish

C.fishingboats

D.improvedgear

39.Atthetwo-dayworkshop,thescientistsreachedanagreementon______.

A.themarineareastobepreserved

B.howtorescuetheendangeredspecies

C.theguaranteeofthefishermen’slivelihood

D.whattodiscusswiththegovernmentofficials

40.WhichofthefollowingCANNOTbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?

A.Thefishermenwillbeworriedabouttheirlivelihood.

B.Adecisionissoontobemadeontheprotectedareas.

C.Commercialstakeholdersmaybeatoddswithscientists.

D.Conflictinginterestswillarisebetweenfishermenandscientists.

Passage2

Somepeopleareaccustomedtothinkingthatfactsmusteitherbebelievedortheymustbedisbelieved—asifbeliefswerelikealightswitchwithonlytwopositions,onoroff.Myuseofthebathtubhoaxisintendedtoillustrateth