大学新生入学英语分级考试.docx

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大学新生入学英语分级考试

PlacementTest（2007）

I.    ListeningComprehension听力理解

听力分两部分，共20题，每题1分，共20分。

PartA第一部分：

本部分为十组对话，每组对话后有一个问题。

对话读两遍。

问题读一遍，每听完一个问题后，从答题纸上的A）、B）、C）、D）四个选择中选出最合适的答案，并涂黑。

PartA

1.A）Atatravelagency.B）Atabank.

C）Inarestaurant.D）Inahotel

2.A）Onedollar.B）Twodollars.

C）Threedollars.D）Fivedollars.

3.A）LastMay.B）LastJune.

C）LastJuly.D）LastAugust.

4.A）Thewomanintendstoworkoutofdoors.

B）Thewoman’sclothesarewarmenough.

C）Theairqualityisratherpooroutside.

D）Thetemperatureoutsideisquitelow.

5.A）Heplanstoapplyforascholarship.

B）HeplanstomakeaspecialTVprogram.

C）HewillstudyatOxfordnextyear.

D）HewillgotoBritainthisyear.

6.A）Heactuallyhaslittleinterestinclassicalmusic.

B）Heonlyenjoyscertainkindsofclassicalmusic.

C）Hepreferstocollectclassicalmusicratherthanlistentoit.

D）Helikesotherskindsofmusicapartfromclassicalmusic.

7.A）Hewantstorenthisapartmentout.

B）Hewantstoreadtheadsinthepaper.

C）Hewantstoreservearoombeforedeparture..

D）Hewantstoaskaboutthecostofstudyingabroad.

8.A）ThewomanandJames.B）ThewomanandBill.

C）JamesandBill.D）Thewoman,JamesandBill.

9.A）Hefoundthelectureverydull.B）Helikedthelectureverymuch.

C）Heonlyenjoyedpartofit.D）Hewishedthelecturehadbeenshorter.

10.A）HewilltakeaFrenchcourse.B）Hehastolearnitalloveragain.

C）Hecan’tspeakitaswellasbefore.D）HestudiedFrenchwhileincollege.

第二部分：

本部分为短文听力测试，共三篇。

每篇读两遍，问题读一遍。

听完后，请回答问题，从答题纸上的A）、B）、C）、D）四个选项中选出最合适的答案，并涂黑。

PartB

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Itisaplaceinthecenterofthecarpark..

B）Itisanareamarkedwithwhitelines.

C）Itisagaragespeciallybuiltforher.

D）Itisinacornerwithafenceroundit.

12.A）Asktheyoungmantomovehiscaraway.

B）Insistthattheyoungmanleavethecollegeatonce.

C）Parkhercarbesidetheyoungman’scarandgotobed.

D）Punishthegirlfordatingtheyoungmansolateatnight.

13.A）Becauseshefoundherselfcaughtinthemiddleofanappointment.

B）Becauseshedidn’trecognizeMissBakerinthedarkness.

C）Becauseshedidn’tknowtheyhadbeeninMissBaker’sparkingarea.

D）BecauseshethoughtMissBakerwantedtositnexttoherboyfriend.

PassageTwo

Questions14to17arebasedonpassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）PeopleinancientEgypt.B）PeopleinancientRome.

C）PeopleintheMiddleAges.D）Peopleinthe19thcentury.

15.A）Theycosttoomuchmoneyandlabor.

B）TheymadetheRomansoverlyfondofluxury.

C）TheyforbadeearlyChristianstobatheinthem.

DTheyresultedinthespreadofdiseases.

16.A）Theywenttopublicbathsorswimmingpools.

B）Theytookregularbathsinprivatebathrooms.

C）Theyputalotofrosesintotheirbathwater.

D）Theywrotemake-uptocovertheirdirtybodies.

17.A）Riverbath.B）Mudbath.

C）Powderbath.D）Shower

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A）SouthAsia.B）SoutheastAsia.

C）EastAsia.D）NorthAsia.

19.A）Becausegovernmentpoliciesencouragechildbirth.

B）Becausetheirreligiondiscouragesbirthcontrol.

C）Becauseeconomicdevelopmentstimulatespopulationgrowth.

D）BecausetheeducationleveloftheArabpeopleremainslow.

20.A）Morethanfortypercent.B）Morethanthreepercent.

C）Lessthanonepercent.D）Nearlyhalfofapercent.

．ReadingComprehension阅读理解

本部分共4篇文章，20个问题，每题2分，共40分。

（A）

“Goodmorning”,theeasiestofdailygreetings,isnowoutofstyle.

Accordingtomostmannerexperts,“goodmorning”isvanishingfromourspeechandtakinggoodmannersalongwithit.

Nowadayspeoplearemostlikelytogreeteachotherinthemorningwitha“Hi”,“Hey,”“What’sup?

”or“How’sitgoing?

”Certainlynoonewaitsforanswerstothesegreetings.

Thelossof“Goodmorning”isthemostvisibleexampleofthegeneraldeclineinhowweaddresseachother.“Howpeopletalktoeachotherhasdeclined,”saidmannerauthorityLetitiaBaldrige.“Weneedtobewarmertoeachother.”Baldrigesaidshemournsthelossof“Goodmorning.”

“It’sthenicest,cheeriest,brightestthingtosay.Itmakespeoplefeelgood,”shesaid.

“Youarealmostforcedtosmilewithit.Whenyousay‘goodmorning’,yourfaceisinclinedtolightup.”

MannerexpertJudithRisaidthereareanumberoffactorscontributingtothelossofthisgreeting:

aworkplacethatdoesn’tencouragesocialinteraction,neighborhoodsthathaveabandonedcommunitytogetherness,andahomeenvironmentwhereparentsarelazyinencouragingmannersandwhereTVandcomputergameswinoutovergatheringforthefamilydinner.

“Wearesimplynotasformalasweusedtobe,”saidJudithRiwithasigh.

根据上面文章容，从每题下面四个选项中选出一个最合适的答案，并在答题纸上将所选的编号字母涂黑。

21．Whenweseesomethingis“outofstyle”,wemean_______D____.

A）itisdullandboringB）itiseasyandinformal

C）itisnotinverygoodtasteD）itisnolongerinmuchuse

22.Whenyougreetpeoplewitha“How’sitgoing?

”inthemorning,__________.

A）youwaitforadefiniteanswersuchas“EverythingisOK”

B）theywillstopandtellyouhowtheyaregettingalong

C）youjustsayitanddonotexpectananswerfromthem

D）theywillgiveyouabrightandcheerfulsmileinreturn

23.Mostmannerexpertsthinkwhen“GoodMorning”isvanishingfromourspeech,__________.

A）goodmannersaregonewithitB）brightergreetingstakeitsplace

C）peoplebecomerudeandimpoliteD）peopletreateachotherasstrangers

24.Themannerexpertthinksthatwehavelostthegreetingof“GoodMorning”mainlybecause__________.

A）peopledonotwanttotalkasmuchastheyusedtodo

B）peoplearetoobusytospendtimeonsuchtraditionalgreetings

C）modernwayoflifehassetpeopleapartfromoneanother

D）TVandcomputergameshavetakingtheplaceoffamilyentertainment

25.Whatistheauthor’stoneinthisarticle?

A）Matteroffact.B）Sad.

C）Humorous.D）Ironic

（B）

Drinkingtoomuchfluidwhenexercisingvigorously--whichisoftenrecommendedintraining--canactuallykillyou,sportsmedicineexpertTimothyNoakeshaswarned.

Hesaysthatdrinkingtoomuchisunnecessaryandcanbefatal.“Perhapsthebestadviceisthatdrinkingaccordingtothepersonalneedsofthirstseemstobesafeandeffective.”

Noakescitestheexamplelastyear,whenawomanintheBostonmarathondiedfromaseverelackofsaltinthebloodbecauseshedranktoomuchsportsdrinkbeforeandduringtherace.Herdeathwasnotanisolatedincident.Similarcaseshaveoccurredinathletes,armypersonnelandhikers.

Conventionalthinkinghasbeenthatthirstisnotagoodindicatorofhowmuchfluidweneed,andisactuallyalatesignalofseverefluidloss.Thishasledtodoctrineswhereathletesareencouragedtodrinkmorethantheywantto.

Nowanewsetofguidelinesbasedonevidencehasbeendeveloped,andrecentlyadoptedbyUSATrackandField.

Itsaystheaveragepersonshouldprobablybedrinkingbetween400mland800mlinanhourinmostformsofrecreationalandcompetitiveexercise.

Peoplegentlyexercisinginamildenvironmentwouldprobablyneedless,andprofessionalathletescompetinginwarmenvironmentsathigherintensitieswouldprobablyneedmore.

Cooldrinksareabsorbedmorereadilybytheexercisingbodythanwarmdrinks,andthosecontainingsodium,suchassportsdrinks,arealsomorequicklyabsorbed.

根据上面文章容，从每题下面四个选择中选出一个最合适的答案，并在答题纸上把所选的编号字母涂黑。

26.Theword“fatal”inthesecondparagraphisnearestinmeaningto_______.

A）uselessB）harmful

C）wastefulD）ineffective

27.Bygivingtheexampleofthewoman’sdeath,theexpertstrytotellusthat________.

A）peopleneedmoresaltthanusualintheirbloodwhentheyexercisehard

B）peoplewilldieforlackofsaltintheirbloodwhentheyrunlongdistances

C）drinkingtoomuchfluidwhileexercisingvigorouslymayendangerone’slife

D）themarathonraceisanunsafesportduringwhichsuddendeathsmayoccur

28.Athletesareactuallyencouragedtodrinkmorethantheyreallyneedbecausemanypeoplethinkthat__________.

A）whenyoufeelthirstythereisalreadyaseverelossoffluidinyourbody

B）athleteslosemuchmorefluidintheirbodywhentheydosports

C）whenathletesareexercisingvigorouslytheyoftenforgettheirthirst

D）athletescompetingathigherintensitiesneedmorewaterthanordinarypeople

29.Howmuchyoushoulddrinkwhileexercisingseemstohavenothingtodowith________.

A）thekindofexerciseyouaredoing

B）theamountofsaltinyourblood

C）theenvironmentinwhichyouareexercising

D）theintensityofexerciseyouaretaking

30.Thebesttitleforthisarticlewouldbe_________.

A）NewIdeasaboutDrinkingDuringSports

B）ConventionalThinkingaboutDrinkingDuringSports

C）DrinkingTooMuchDuringSportsCanBeFatal

D）AthletesShouldBeCarefulaboutDrinkingDuringSports

（C）

FormorethantwodaysinSeptember1974,thepeopleofHondurasshuttheirwindows,lockedtheirdoorsandcrouched（蹲伏）intheirhomes.Fifiwasoutside,andtheywerefrightened.

Fifiwasn’tapetdogasthenamesuggests.Itwasahurricane,oneofthemostdestructivenaturalphenomenaintheworld.

Whydowegivehumannamestohurricanes?

Twohundredyearsago,manyhurricanesintheCaribbeanwerenamedafterthesaint’sdayonwhichthestormsoccurred.Later,stormswereknownbythenameofthecitywheretheycameashore.