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1、雏雁英语考试真题ENGLISH TESTOctober 2011150 MINPART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN) In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your Answer Sheet. SECTION A TALKQuestions 1 to 5 refer to

2、 the talk in this section .At the end of the talk you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the talk.1. The rules for the first private library in the US were drawn up by _. A. the legislatureB. the librarian C. John HarvardD. the faculty members2. Th

3、e earliest public library was also called a subscription library because books _.A. could be lent to everyone B. could be lent by book stores C. were lent to students and the facultyD. were lent on a membership basis3. Which of the following is NOT stated as one of the purposes of free public librar

4、ies?A. To provide readers with comfortable reading rooms.B. To provide adults with opportunities of further education.C. To serve the communitys cultural and recreational needs.D. To supply technical literature on specialized subjects.4. The major difference between modem private and public librarie

5、s lies in _. A. readership B. content C. service D. function 5. The main purpose of the talk is _. A. to introduce categories of books in US librariesB. to demonstrate the importance of US librariesC. to explain the roles of different US librariesD. to define the circulation system of US libraries S

6、ECTION B INTERVIEWQuestions 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 6. Nancy became a taxi driver because_.A. she owned a carB. she drove wellC. she liked drivers uniforms

7、D. it was her childhood dream7. According to her, what was the most difficult about becoming a taxi driver?A. The right sense of direction.B. The sense of judgment.C. The skill of maneuvering.D. The size of vehicles.8. What does Nancy like best about her job? A. Seeing interesting buildings in the c

8、ity.B. Being able to enjoy the world of nature.C. Driving in unsettled weather. D. Taking long drives outside the city. 9. It can be inferred from the interview that Nancy in a(n) _ mother. A. uncaring B. strict C. affectionate D. permissive10. The people Nancy meets areA. rather difficult to please

9、B. rude to women driversC. talkative and generous with tipsD. different in personality SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestion 11 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.11. The primary purpose of the US anti-s

10、moking legislation is _. A. to tighten control on tobacco advertising B. to impose penalties on tobacco companies C. to start a national anti-smoking campaign D. to ensure the health of American children Questions 12 and 13 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be gi

11、ven 30 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. 12. The French Presidents visit to Japan aims at _. A. making more investments in Japan B. stimulating Japanese businesses in FranceC. helping boost the Japanese economyD. launching a film festival in Japan 13. This is Jacques Chiracs _

12、 visit to Japan.A. second B. fourteenth C. fortieth D. forty-first Questions 14 and 15 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.14. Afghan people are suffering from starvation because_. A. melting snow

13、begins to block the mountain paths B. the Taliban have destroyed existing food stocksC. the Taliban are hindering food deliveries D. an emergency air-lift of food was cancelled 15. people in Afghanistan are facing starvation. A. 160,000. B.16,000 C. 1,000,000 D. 100 ,000SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP

14、-FILLING Fill each of gaps with ONE word. You may refer to your notes. Make sure the word you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable. On Public SpeakingWhen people are asked to give a speech in public for the first time, they usually feel terrified no matter how well they speak in

15、 informal situations. In fact, public speaking is the same as any other form of (1) _ that people are usually engaged in. Public speaking is a way for a speaker to (2) _ his thoughts with the audience. Moreover, the speaker is free to decide on the (3) _ of his speech. Two key points to achieve succ

16、ess in public speaking: (4) _ of the subject matter.good preparation of the speech. To facilitate their understanding, inform your audience beforehand of the (5) _ of your speech, and end it with a summary. Other key points to bear in mind:be aware of your audience through eye contact. vary the spee

17、d of (6) _use the microphone skillfully to (7) _ yourself in speech. be brief in speech; always try to make your message (8) _ Example: the best remembered inaugural speeches of the US presidents are the (9) _ ones. Therefore, brevity is essential to the (10) _ of a speech.PART II PROOFREADING AND E

18、RROR CORRECTION (15 MIN)The following passage contains 20 errors. Each line contains a maximum of one error. In each case, only one word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way. For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blan

19、k provided at the end of the line. For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “” sign and write the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line. For an unnecessary word, cross out the unnecessary word with a slash “” and put the word in the blank

20、 provided at the end of the line.If the line is correct, place a V in the blank provided at the end of the line.ExampleWhen art museum wants a new exhibit, (1) anIt never buys things in finished form and bangs (2) neverthem on the wall. When a natural history museum (3) wants an exhibition, it must

21、often build it. (4) exhibitYou are expected to write your final answer on the Answer Sheet.The need for surgical operation, especially an emergencyoperation, almost always comes as a severe shock to the patientand his family. Despite of modern advances, most people still1have a irrational fear of ho

22、spitals and anesthetics. Patients do2not often believe them really need surgery cutting into a 3part of the body as opposing to treatment with drugs. In the 4early years of this century there had little specialization in 5surgery. A good surgeon was possible of performing almost 6every operation whi

23、ch had been devised up to that time. Today7the situation is different. Operations are now carried out that8were not even dreamed fifty years ago. The heart can be safely9opened and its valves repaired. Clogged blood vessels can be10cleaned out, and broken ones mended and replaced. A lung, the11whole

24、 stomach, or evenly part of the brain can be removed and12still permit the patient live a comfortable and satisfactory life.13However, not each surgeon wants to or is qualified to carry out14every type of modern operation.The scope of surgery has increased remarkably in thiscentury. Its safety has i

25、ncreased too. Deaths from mostoperations are about 20% of they were in 1910 and surgery has15been extended in many directions, for example, to certain type16of birth defects in new born babies, and at the other end of thescale to life-saved operations for the patients who are in17eighties. The hospi

26、tal stay after surgery has been shortened to18as much as a week for most major operations. Most patients are19out of bed on the day after an operation and be back at work in20two or three weeks.PART III READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN) Directions: Each of the passages below is followed by some questio

27、ns. For each question there are four answers markedA,B,CorD. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions. Be sure to write down your choice in the numbered space on the answer sheet.Passage 1 Interview So what have they taught you at college about interviews? Some

28、 courses go t o town on it, others do very little. You may get conflicting advice. Only one thing is certain: the key to success is preparation. There follow some useful suggestions from a teacher training course coordinator, a head of department and a head teacher. As they appear to be in complete

29、harmony with one another despite never having met, we may take their advice seriously. Oxford Brookes Universitys approach to the business of application and interview focuses on research and rehearsal. Training course coordinator Brenda St evens speaks of the value of getting students “to deconstru

30、ct the advertisement, see what they can offer to that school, and that situation, and then write the letter, do their CVs and criticize each others.” Finally, they role play interviewer and interviewee.This is sterling stuff, and Brookes students spend a couple of weeks on it. “The better prepared s

31、tudents wont be thrown by nerves on the day, ”says Ms St evens. “Theyll have their strategies and questions worked out. ” She also says, a trifle disconcertingly, “the better the student, the worse the interviewee. ” She believes the most capable students are less able to put themselves forward. Even if this were tree, says Ms Stevens, you must still make your own case. “Beware of infernality,” she advises. One aspirant teacher, now a head of department at a smart secondary school, failed his first job interview because he took his jacket off while waiting for his appointment. It was hot a