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雏雁英语考试真题
ENGLISHTEST
October2011
150MIN
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN）
InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourAnswerSheet.
SECTIONATALK
Questions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothetalk.
1.TherulesforthefirstprivatelibraryintheUSweredrawnupby___.
A.thelegislature
B.thelibrarian
C.JohnHarvard
D.thefacultymembers
2.Theearliestpubliclibrarywasalsocalledasubscriptionlibrarybecausebooks___.
A.couldbelenttoeveryone
B.couldbelentbybookstores
C.werelenttostudentsandthefaculty
D.werelentonamembershipbasis
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTstatedasoneofthepurposesoffreepubliclibraries?
A.Toprovidereaderswithcomfortablereadingrooms.
B.Toprovideadultswithopportunitiesoffurthereducation.
C.Toservethecommunity’sculturalandrecreationalneeds.
D.Tosupplytechnicalliteratureonspecializedsubjects.
4.Themajordifferencebetweenmodemprivateandpubliclibrariesliesin___.
A.readershipB.contentC.serviceD.function
5.Themainpurposeofthetalkis___.
A.tointroducecategoriesofbooksinUSlibraries
B.todemonstratetheimportanceofUSlibraries
C.toexplaintherolesofdifferentUSlibraries
D.todefinethecirculationsystemofUSlibraries
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
Questions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.
6.Nancybecameataxidriverbecause___.
A.sheownedacar
B.shedrovewell
C.shelikeddrivers’uniforms
D.itwasherchildhooddream
7.Accordingtoher,whatwasthemostdifficultaboutbecomingataxidriver?
A.Therightsenseofdirection.
B.Thesenseofjudgment.
C.Theskillofmaneuvering.
D.Thesizeofvehicles.
8.WhatdoesNancylikebestaboutherjob?
A.Seeinginterestingbuildingsinthecity.
B.Beingabletoenjoytheworldofnature.
C.Drivinginunsettledweather.
D.Takinglongdrivesoutsidethecity.
9.ItcanbeinferredfromtheinterviewthatNancyina（n）___mother.
A.uncaringB.strictC.affectionateD.permissive
10.ThepeopleNancymeetsare
A.ratherdifficulttoplease
B.rudetowomendrivers
C.talkativeandgenerouswithtips
D.differentinpersonality
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Question11isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.
11.TheprimarypurposeoftheUSanti-smokinglegislationis___.
A.totightencontrolontobaccoadvertising
B.toimposepenaltiesontobaccocompanies
C.tostartanationalanti-smokingcampaign
D.toensurethehealthofAmericanchildren
Questions12and13arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
12.TheFrenchPresident’svisittoJapanaimsat___.
A.makingmoreinvestmentsinJapan
B.stimulatingJapanesebusinessesinFrance
C.helpingboosttheJapaneseeconomy
D.launchingafilmfestivalinJapan
13.ThisisJacquesChirac’s___visittoJapan.
A.secondB.fourteenthC.fortiethD.forty-first
Questions14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
14.Afghanpeoplearesufferingfromstarvationbecause ___.
A.meltingsnowbeginstoblockthemountainpaths
B.theTalibanhavedestroyedexistingfoodstocks
C.theTalibanarehinderingfooddeliveries
D.anemergencyair-liftoffoodwascancelled
15.peopleinAfghanistanarefacingstarvation.
A.160,000.B.16,000C.1,000,000D.100,000
SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING
FilleachofgapswithONEword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.Makesurethewordyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.
OnPublicSpeaking
Whenpeopleareaskedtogiveaspeechinpublicforthefirsttime,theyusuallyfeelterrifiednomatterhowwelltheyspeakininformalsituations.Infact,publicspeakingisthesameasanyotherformof
（1）___thatpeopleareusuallyengagedin.Publicspeakingisawayforaspeakerto
（2）___histhoughtswiththeaudience.Moreover,thespeakerisfreetodecideonthe（3）___ofhisspeech.Twokeypointstoachievesuccessinpublicspeaking:
—（4）___ofthesubjectmatter.—goodpreparationofthespeech.Tofacilitatetheirunderstanding,informyouraudiencebeforehandofthe（5）___ofyourspeech,andenditwithasummary.Otherkeypointstobearinmind:
—beawareofyouraudiencethrougheyecontact.—varythespeedof（6）___—usethemicrophoneskillfullyto（7）___yourselfinspeech.—bebriefinspeech;alwaystrytomakeyourmessage（8）__Example:
thebestrememberedinauguralspeechesoftheUSpresidentsarethe（9）___ones.Therefore,brevityisessentialtothe（10）___ofaspeech.
PARTIIPROOFREADINGANDERRORCORRECTION（15MIN）
Thefollowingpassagecontains20errors.Eachlinecontainsamaximumofoneerror.Ineachcase,onlyonewordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway.
Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Foranunnecessaryword,crossouttheunnecessarywordwithaslash“／”andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Ifthelineiscorrect,placeaVintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Example
When∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,
（1）an
Itneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandbangs
（2）never
themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseum（3）∕
wantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.（4）exhibit
YouareexpectedtowriteyourfinalanswerontheAnswerSheet.
Theneedforsurgicaloperation,especiallyanemergency
operation,almostalwayscomesasasevereshocktothepatient
andhisfamily.Despiteofmodernadvances,mostpeoplestill
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haveairrationalfearofhospitalsandanesthetics.Patientsdo
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notoftenbelievethemreallyneedsurgery—cuttingintoa
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partofthebodyasopposingtotreatmentwithdrugs.Inthe
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earlyyearsofthiscenturytherehadlittlespecializationin
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surgery.Agoodsurgeonwaspossibleofperformingalmost
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everyoperationwhichhadbeendeviseduptothattime.Today
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thesituationisdifferent.Operationsarenowcarriedoutthat
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werenotevendreamedfiftyyearsago.Theheartcanbesafely
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openedandit’svalvesrepaired.Cloggedbloodvesselscanbe
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cleanedout,andbrokenonesmendedandreplaced.Alung,the
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wholestomach,orevenlypartofthebraincanberemovedand
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stillpermitthepatientliveacomfortableandsatisfactorylife.
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However,noteachsurgeonwantstoorisqualifiedtocarryout
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everytypeofmodernoperation.
Thescopeofsurgeryhasincreasedremarkablyinthis
century.Itssafetyhasincreasedtoo.Deathsfrommost
operationsareabout20%oftheywerein1910andsurgeryhas
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beenextendedinmanydirections,forexample,tocertaintype
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ofbirthdefectsinnewbornbabies,andattheotherendofthe
scaletolife-savedoperationsforthepatientswhoarein
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eighties.Thehospitalstayaftersurgeryhasbeenshortenedto
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asmuchasaweekformostmajoroperations.Mostpatientsare
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outofbedonthedayafteranoperationandbebackatworkin
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twoorthreeweeks.
PARTIIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN）
Directions:
Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefouranswersmarked［A］,［B］,［C］or［D］.Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.Besuretowritedownyourchoiceinthenumberedspaceontheanswersheet.
Passage1
Interview
Sowhathavetheytaughtyouatcollegeaboutinterviews?
Somecoursesgototownonit,othersdoverylittle.Youmaygetconflictingadvice.Onlyonethingiscertain:
thekeytosuccessispreparation.
Therefollowsomeusefulsuggestionsfromateachertrainingcoursecoordinator,aheadofdepartmentandaheadteacher.Astheyappeartobeincompleteharmonywithoneanotherdespiteneverhavingmet,wemaytaketheiradviceseriously.
OxfordBrookesUniversity’sapproachtothebusinessofapplicationandinterviewfocusesonresearchandrehearsal.TrainingcoursecoordinatorBrendaStevensspeaksofthevalueofgettingstudents“todeconstructtheadvertisement,seewhattheycanoffertothatschool,andthatsituation,andthenwritetheletter,dotheirCVsandcriticizeeachother’s.”Finally,theyroleplayinterviewerandinterviewee.
Thisissterlingstuff,andBrookesstudentsspendacoupleofweeksonit.“Thebetterpreparedstudentswon’tbethrownbynervesontheday,”saysMsStevens.“They’llhavetheirstrategiesandquestionsworkedout.”Shealsosays,atrifledisconcertingly,“thebetterthestudent,theworsetheinterviewee.”Shebelievesthemostcapablestudentsarelessabletoputthemselvesforward.Evenifthisweretree,saysMsStevens,youmuststillmakeyourowncase.
“Bewareofinfernality,”sheadvises.Oneaspirantteacher,nowaheadofdepartmentatasmartsecondaryschool,failedhisfirstjobinterviewbecausehetookhisjacketoffwhilewaitingforhisappointment.Itwashota
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