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Writing （共1小题,每题106.0分，共106.0分） For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition . You should write at least 100 words, and base your compositio n on the outline (given in Chinese) below: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to one of your friends who is going to study in a university soon. Write and tell him/her about the differences between college and high school study and your adaptation to the new environment. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese: 1.简要说明大学与中学学习的不同之处(自主性、教学方法、学习目标、学习科目等) 2. 讲述你在适应新的大学学习环境方面的经验。 [本题答案] Dear Zhang Hong， Congratulations on your admission into Renmin University of China．1Here I’d like to share with you some of my experience and opinions about college study．2 College study differs greatly from high school in the following aspects．3Firstly，university allows students more freedom and expects them to take responsibility for their own decisions， actions and lifestyles．4The second major difference lies in the way of teaching．5We were supposed to memorize a lot in high school while university professors aim to develop students’critical thinking and practical skills． course， Of different teaching approaches and focuses lead to different learning strategies in university． I remember having a hard time adapting to the new environment in the first semester．6In order to meet the course requirements and deadlines，I set up my own schedule and stick to it．Whenever we are to learn something new，I always ask myself why and how．Besides reading and thinking independently，I find discussion quite helpful for better understanding． Best wishes for your university study!Yours，Li Ming 试题解析: 1．该句为祝贺类信沣的常用句型。 2．在第一段交待写信目的，符合信件的写作要求。 3．首句概括段落大意，紧扣提纲。 4．用 firstly 引出第一点不同：大学给予学生更多自由；学生需对自已的行为负责。

5．第二点不同用 the second major difference lies in 引出，增加了语言难度，使表达方式更加多样化。 6．用 remember doing 的袁达方式引出个人经历，结合提纲讲述自己在大学学习方面的经验。 +加入错题 +收藏该题二、完形填空 (共 1题，合计 0分 ) Cloze（共1小题,每题70.0分，共70.0分）There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D] on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresp onding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. The human race is using up the Earth's resources faster than ever before, according to a new report by the United Nations Population Fund(UNFPA). "Environmental dev astation is not simply a waste of (1) ; it is a threat to the complex structures that (2) human development," says the report. (3) attention must be paid to find a(n) (4) between human and environmental needs, it says. The report, State of the World Population 2001,says that water supplies and agricultural lands are coming (5) such increasing pressure that, if left (6) , our planet will not be able to support us in future years. Over the past 70 years, the world's population has tripled to 6.1 billion people, (7) water-use increasing six fold, says the report. Already508 million people live in 31 countries that lack water. And the problem is likely to (8) as the global population is (9) to rise to eight billion by 2025. By 2050, the report predicts, 4.2 billion people will be living in countries that cannot meet people's daily (10) needs. Unclean water and poor sanitation already kills over 12 million people every year. Food production is also (11) by environmental problems, says the report. "To (12) the future population and improve their diets, the world will have to double food production," it says. "But since available cropland is (13) , most production will have to come from higher (14) rather than new (15) ." According to the report, global poverty cannot be (16) without (17) the environmental damage caused by these increases in consumption and population (18) . To reduce the burden on the planet, the report suggests, all efforts should be (19) to improve education and healthcare, as ibis would (20) reduce population growth. 三、阅读理解 (共 2题，合计 36分 ) Reading Comprehension（共2小题,每题45.0分，共90.0分）There are several passages in thi s section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. You should decide on the b est choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line throug h the centre. Most people can remember a phone number for up to thirty seconds. When this sho rt amount of time elapses, however, the numbers are erased from the memory. How did t he information get there in the first place'? Information that makes its way to the short te

rm memory (STM) does so via the sensory storage area. The brain has a filter which on ly allows stimuli that is of immediate interest to pass on to the STM, also known as the working memory. There is much debate about the capacity and duration of the short term memory. The most accepted theory comes from George A. Miller, a cognitive psychologist who suggested that humans can remember approximately seven chunks of information. A chunk is defined as a meaningful unit of information, such as a word or name rather than just a letter or number. Modem theorists suggest that one can increase the capacity of the short term memory by chunking, or classifying similar information together. By organizing information, one can optimize the STM, and improve the chances of a memory being passed on to long term storage. When making a conscious effort to memorize something, such as information for an exam, many people engage in "rote rehearsal". By repeating something over and over again, we are able to keep a memory alive. Unfortunately, this type of memory maintenance only succeeds if there are no interruptions. As soon as a person stops rehearsing the information, it has the tendency to disappear. When a pen and paper are not handy, you might attempt to remember a phone number by repeating it aloud. If the doorbell rings or the dog barks to come in before you get the opportunity to make your phone call, you will forget the number instantly. Therefore, rote rehearsal is not an efficient way to pass information from the short term to long term memory. A better way is to practice "elaborate rehearsal". This involves assigning semantic meaning to a piece of information so that it can be filed along with other pre-existing long term memories. Encoding information semantically also makes it more retrievable. Retrieving information can be done by recognition or recall. Humans can recall memories that are stored in the long term memory and used often. However, if a memory seems to be forgotten, it may eventually be retrieved by prompting. The more cues a person is given (such as pictures), the more likely a memory can be retrieved. This is why multiple choice tests are often used for subjects that require a lot of memorization. Before, whenever we had wealth, we started discussing poverty. Why not now? Why is the current politics of wealth and poverty seemingly about wealth alone? Eight years ago, when Bill Clinton first ran for president, the Dow Jones average was under 3,500, yearly federal budget deficits were projected at hundreds of billions of dollars forever and beyond, and no one talked about the "permanent boom" or the" new economy". Yet in that more straitened time, Clinton made much of the importance of "not leaving a single person behind". It is possible that similar "compassionate" rhetoric might yet play a role in the general election. But it is striking how much less talk there is about the poor than there was eight years ago, when the country was economically uncertain, or in previous eras, when the country felt flush. Even last summer, when Clinton spent several days on a remarkable tour through impoverished areas from Indian reservations in South Dakota to ghetto neighborhoods in East St. Louis, the administration decided to refer to the effort not as a poverty tour but as a "new markets initiative". What is happening is partly a logical, policy-driven reaction. Poverty really is lower than it has been in decades, especially for minority groups. The most attractive solution to it--a growing economy--is being applied. The people who have been totally left out of this boom often have medical, mental or other problems for which no one has an immediate solution. "The economy has sucked in anyone who has any preparation, any ability to cope with modem life," says Franklin D. Raines, the former director of the Office of Management and Budget who is now head of Fannie

Mac. When he and other people who specialize in the issue talk about solutions, they talk analytically and long-term: education, development of work skills, shifts in the labor market, adjustments in welfare reform. But I think there is another force that has made this a rich era with barely visible poor people. It is the unusual social and imaginative separation between prosperous America and those still left out. It's simple invisibility, because of increasing geographic, occupational, and social barriers that block one group from the other's view. 四、翻译 (共 5题，合计 35分 ) Translation（共5小题,每题7.0分，共35.0分） Complete the sentences by translating into En glish the Chinese given in brackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2. (5 minutes) When asked about the key to her success, Rowling told the journalist that her parents had played an important role by______(使她在很小的时候就接触文学). [本题答案]exposing her to literature at an early age试题解析: 短语：expose sb．to sth． an early age ，at [随学随练] Decades of research proved that parents play an important role by exposing their children to a second language at an early age(使孩子在很小的年纪就接触第二种语言)． +加入错题 +收藏该题 While many people know that money is not the most important thing in the world, I susp ect______ (并不是每个人都能抵制住追求金钱的诱惑). [本题答案]not everyone can resist the temptation to pursue money试题解析: 词汇：pursue [短语] resist+名词，the temptation to do [随学随练] I suspect not everyone can resist the impulse to judge others(并不是每个人都能抵制住评判他人的冲动)，so I remind myself that I can maintain peace of mind only when I

forgive rather than judge． +加入错题 +收藏该题 ______ (只是最近我才意识到 ) that language is closely related to culture. [本题答案]Not until quite recently did I realize试题解析: [考查点] 词汇：realize [句型] not until 位于句首，主句部分倒装 [随学随练] Not until then did I realize(直到那时我才意识到)how much courage they have taken to subject themselves to poverty． +加入错题 +收藏该题 It's time that______(对市中心的交通问题采取措). [本题答案]some measures were taken about the traffic problem downtown试题解析: [考查点] 短语：take measures [句型] It’s time that 从句用过去时表虚拟 [随学随练] It’s time that some measures were taken to prevent similar accident from happening(采取措施防止类似事故发生)． +加入错题 +收藏该题 She kept her parents in suspense for several days______(才告诉父母她得了奖学金). [本题答案]before she told them that she had won a scholarship试题解析:

most people can remember a phone number for up to篇二：2012专升本英语模拟试题2

专升本英语模拟试题(二)

Part II Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)

Passage I

Picasso, the famous Spanish painter, was born in 1881. His father was an art teacher. Picasso began to paint very early. He was admitted to the Royal Academy of Art at the age of 15. After 1900, he spent much time in Paris, living there from 1904 to 1947, when he moved to the south of France.

21. The main idea of the passage is _______.

A. Picasso is considered to be the foremost figure in the 20th century French art

B. Picasso is a famous Spanish painter

C. Picasso spent much time in Paris

D. Picasso’s life and art

22. According to the writer, Picasso was _______.

E. more important than any other French artist in international influence

F. more important than any other Spanish artist in international influence

G. the most important figure in Spain

H. the most important figure in France

23. How long did he stay in Spain and France?

I. Over 19 years in Spain and the rest of his life in France.

J. 15 years in Spain and 43 years in Paris.

K. 15 years in Spain and the rest of his life in Paris.

L. He did not stay as long in Paris as in Spain.

24. “Picasso moved from style to style with ease” means _______.

M. he did not like only one style

N. he changed his style without difficulty

O. he not only liked sculpture, but also pottery designs

P. he showed great interest in other fields of art

25. His paintings are now exhibited in leading European and American galleries, because ________. Q. he was a Spanish artist

R. he was a French artist

S. he produced a great many wonderful drawings in different styles

T. he was famous in French art

Throughout his career, Picasso moved from style to style with ease. He practiced sculpture, illustrated Picasso produced a great number of drawings during his lifetime. No later artist of the School of Paris Picasso is generally considered to be the foremost figure in 20th century French art. His paintings are books and also showed great interest in pottery design and other fields of art. has replaced him in international influence. now exhibited in leading European and American galleries.

Passage II

All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. And this was what the notice just inside the entrance promised. It said: “Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your lucky day!”

For several weeks Mrs. Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never gave up hope. The cupboards in her kitchen were full of things that she did not need. In vain, her husband tried to dissuade her. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would come to her and say: “Madam, this is your lucky day. Everything in your basket is free.”

One Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy some tea. She dashed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the cash desk. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket come to her. “Madam,” he said, holding out his hand, “I want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer and everything you have in your basket is free!”

26. The housewives who went to the supermarket were A. poor B. hopeful

C. fortunate D. anxious 27. The housewives learnt about the offer of free goods A. on the radio B. at the supermarket D. from their friends B. stop her from buying useless things D. make her buy more things C. in a friend’s car D. by car C. from the manager A. make her unhappy C. cheer her up A. on foot 28. Mrs. Edwards’ husband tried to 29. Mrs. Edwards went shopping B. by bus

30. Mrs. Edwards must have been A. shy B. delighted C. disappointed

Passage III D. proud

Computers are very versatile. They can do many things such as teaching, playing games or helping with a business, so choosing a computer is not an easy, simple job. But if you follow these steps, you will find it easier.

First, decide on the main reasons why you want a computer. Is this computer very useful for you? Is the most important reason to play games or to help you with your business or to help you with your school work?

Second, look carefully at the programs the computer can use. Some people also write their own programs. If you want to write your own, it is important to look at the computer language. Is it easy to learn?

Third, decide the smallest, or the least needs you have for your computer. What are the characteristics you would like to have? For example, do you want a typewriter keyboards? Is a color display important to you? Your use of the computer will help you decide which characteristics are necessary, which are nice, and which are unnecessary.

Fourth, when you have limited your choices to a few computers, look at the secondary uses and programs. For example, if your main reason for buying a home computer is to play games, you may take computer A instead of computer B because computer A also can be used as a word processor.

Fifth, think of the price. There are prices to think about. The first price is the price you must pay to take the computer home. The second is the price of additional programs and possible additions that you might want to buy at a later date.

Be sure to try out the computer before you buy it. Sales people at computer shops are happy to help you choose the computer that will best fit your needs and cost you least.

31. How to select a computer. Here “select” means A. buy B. choose C. examine D. find

32. Computers are very versatile. This sentence means A. computers are very expensive

B. computers can do many things

C. computers are very good to play with

D. computers come in different sizes

33. You should take steps before you buy a computer.

A. five

B. six

C. four D. seven 34. Which step is the most important for you to buy a computer? A. The first step C. The fifth step B. The last step D. The second step B. how to buy a computer

D. which computers are expensive

Passage IV 35. This passage tells us A. about computers C. what computers are good to use

Most people can remember a phone number for up to thirty seconds. When this short amount of time elapses, however, the numbers are erased from the memory. How did the information get there in the first place? Information that makes its way to the short term memory (STM) does so via the sensory storage area. The brain has a filter which only allows stimuli that is of immediate interest to pass on to the STM, also known as the working memory.

There is much debate about the capacity and duration of the short term memory. The most accepted theory comes from George A. Miller, a cognitive psychologist who suggested that humans can remember approximately seven chunks of information. A chunk is defined as a meaningful unit of information, such as a word or name rather than just a letter or number. Modern theorists suggest that one can increase the capacity of the short term memory by chunking, or classifying similar information together. By organizing information, one can optimize the STM, and improve the chances of a memory being passed on to long term storage.

When making a conscious effort to memorize something, such as information for an exam, many people engage in “rote rehearsal”. By repeating something over and over again, we are able to keep a

memory alive. Unfortunately, this type of memory maintenance only succeeds if there are no interruptions. As soon as a person stops rehearsing the information, it has the tendency to disappear. When a pen and paper are not handy, you might attempt to remember a phone number by repeating it aloud. If the doorbell rings or the dog barks to come in before you get the opportunity to make your phone call, you will forget the number instantly. Therefore, rote rehearsal is not an efficient way to pass information from the short term to long term memory. A better way is to practice “elaborate rehearsal”. This involves assigning semantic meaning to a piece of information so that it can be filed along with other pre-existing long term memories.

Encoding information semantically also makes it more retrievable. Retrieving information can be done by recognition or recall. Humans can recall memories that are stored in the long term memory and used often. However, if a memory seems to be forgotten, it may eventually be retrieved by prompting. The more cues a person is given (such as pictures), the more likely a memory can be retrieved. This is why multiple choice tests are often used for subjects that require a lot of memorization.

36. According to the passage, how do memories get transferred to the STM?

A) They revert from the long term memory.

B) They are filtered from the sensory storage area.

C) They get chunked when they enter the brain.

D) They enter via the nervous system.

37. How do theorists believe a person can remember more information in a short time?

A) By organizing it.

B) By repeating it.

C) By giving it a name.

D) By writing it down on paper.

38. Why does the author mention a dog’s bark?

A) To exemplify poor memory.

B) To analyze a type of interruption.

C) To compare human memory with dogs’ memory.

D) To illustrate the lack of efficiency of rote rehearsal.

39. Which of the following is true about retrieving information?

A) Elaborate rehearsal contributes to information retrieval.

B) The most efficient way of retrieving information is to assign semantic meaning to the

information.

C) It’s impossible to retrieve forgotten information without picture prompts.

D) Encoding information is more efficient than chunking it.

40. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A) One’s memory capacity can be enhanced by rote rehearsal.

B) Putting information to writing is suggested to improve memory.

C) Providing sufficient prompts helps information retrieval.

D) Multiple choice exams are the most difficult.

Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)

41．Is the Changjiang River river in the world?

A. the third longest

C. the three longest

A. intend

A．can we learn B. prevent B. the third longer D. the three longer C. prepare B．can learn we D．we can learn C．would know D．knows C．the one D．which D. pretend 42．to know when we do not know. 43．Only in this way the foreign language well. C．should we learn A．had known B．knew A．that B．×

44．He wished he more about the subject, so he could talk about it. 45．Is this book you borrowed from the library last week? 46. A. returning

B. returned D. having returned

B. three fives

D. three fifth C. who returned A. third fifths C. three fifths 47. works are young people.

48. After the new technique was introduced, the factory produced ________ in 2001 as the year before.

A. as twice many machines B. twice many as machines

C. twice as many machines D. as many machines twice

49. to accept it.

A. rejected B. denied C. refused D. unwilling

50. —Why are you looking pleased?

—Oh, I've just had a job _______

A. offered B. offering C. to offer D. being offered

51. wants the book may have it.

A. Anyone

A. chance B. Someone B. turn C. Those C. time D. Whoever D. part 52. You' ve just missed your ________, and you will have to wait for the next round.

53. Unfortunately, when I dropped in, Doctor Li ________ for Beijing to join in the fight against SARS, so we only had time for a few words.

A. just left B. has just left C. is just leaving D. was just leaving

54. It is not until you have lost your health ________ you know its value.

A. that

A. of whom B. when B. whom C. what C. of whose D. which D. whose

D. little, many 55. 56. It is impossible for so _____ workers to do so _____ work in just one day. A. few, much B. few, many C. little, much

57. it is done on purpose is beyond doubt.

most people can remember a phone number for up to篇三：英语试题02

科目：101英语 (答案请写在答题纸上，写在试卷上无效) Part I Listening Comprehension (15 points) Directions: In this section, you will hear five short passages. At the end of each passage, a few questions will be asked about what was said. The passages and the questions will be read only once. Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D by marking the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage 1 Questions from 1 ~ 4 are based on the following passage. 1. A. Television’s effect on the movie industry. B. The relationships between different media. C. Radio news as a substitute for newspapers. D. The role of the print media. 2. A. Movie attendance increased due to advertising on television. B. Old motion pictures were often broadcast on television. C. Television had no effect on movie attendance. D. Motion picture popularity declined. 3. A. To illustrate another effect of television. B. To demonstrate the importance of televised sports. C. To explain why television replaced radio broadcasting. D. To provide an example of something motion pictures can’t present. Passage 2 Questions from 4 ~ 6 are based on the following passage. 4. A. The development of the modern skyscraper. B. The skyscraper’s effect on urban areas. C. Problems with future skyscraper construction. D. Safety regulations for skyscraper design. 5. A. It created design problems for architects. B. It was needed for transporting construction materials. C. It enabled architects to design their office buildings. D. It made skyscrapers more expensive to build. 6. A. Projected changes in the building code. B. Design features of modern skyscrapers. C. Strategies for reducing traffic congestion. D. Methods of estimating construction costs. Passage 3 Questions from 7 ~ 9 art based on the following passage. 7. A. It allowed workers to spend more time at home. B. It gave workers opportunity for better training. C. It allowed workers to live far from their jobs. D. It eliminated many factory jobs. 8. A. The lack of a qualified sales force. B. A decline in the number of customers. C. Difficulty in transporting merchandise. D. Increased transportation costs. 9. A. Job opportunities are better there. B. Prices are lower in downtown stores. C. Highway commuting has become unpleasant D. Property is more valuable in the cities. Passage 4 Questions from 10 ~ 12 are based on the following passage. 10. A. Education during the Civil War. B. Post-Civil War developments in higher education. C. Current trends in technological education. D. Benefits for women in state universities. 11. A. Two. B. Three. C. Ten. D. One hundred

12. A. It was well established. B. It was the same as that available to men. C. It was only available in the northern states. D. It was not highly developed. Passage 5 Questions from 13 ~ 15 are based on the following passage. 13. A. A recipe for a soft drink. B. The medicinal effects of cola. C. The history of cola. D. Soft-drink production. 14. A. He sold cola to doctors. B. He was a drugstore clerk. C. He developed the cola syrup. D. He suffered from severe headaches. 15. A. By mixing it with special oils. B. By heating it. C. By combining it with different flavors. D. By adding soda water. Part II Cloze Test (10 points) Directions: For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. One of the most dangerous drugs for pregnant women to consume is alcohol. Because alcohol is and membranes, the human fetus same as in the mother. alcohol from her system per hour. However, the fetus’, the alcohol will be returned to the mother’s system by passing across the placenta, but this process is slow. By the little as one drink of alcohol can produce significant, alcohol.

16. A. conferred B. delivered C. endowed D. injected 17. A. tissue B. muscle C. fabric D. liver 18. A. accessible B. resistant C. vulnerable D. immune 19. A. pronounced B. accurate C. severe D. harsh 20. A. adaptation B. infection C. exposure D. contraction 21. A. affection B. impact C. consequence D. syndrome 22. A. After B. As C. When D. Because 23. A. simultaneously B. immediately C. directly D. frequently 24. A. tied to B. similar to C. fixed upon D. linked to 25. A. Besides B. And C. Rather D. Likewise 26. A. condensation B. function C. concentration D. poison 27. A. distinguish B. remove C. abandon D. discriminate

28. A. developed B. cultivated C nurtured D. grown 29. A. eliminate B. prevent C. distance D. relieve 30. A. Eventually B. Practically C. Virtually D. Gradually 31. A. takes effect B. takes place C. has impact D. prevails aver 32. A. experienced B. arisen C. emerged D. occurred

33. A. irreversible B. perceivable C incomprehensible D. unimaginable 34. A. reveal B. exhibit C. involve D. perform 35. A. desirous B. hopeful C imperative D. optimistic Part III Reading Comprehension (45 points) Directions: There are six passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Decide on the best choice and then mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. Passage 1 Most people can remember a phone number for up to thirty seconds. When this short amount of time elapses, however, the numbers are erased from the memory. How did the information get there in the first place? Information that makes its way to the short term memory (STM) does so via the sensory storage area. The brain has a filter which only allows stimuli that is of immediate interest to pass on to the STM, also known as the working memory. There is much debate about the capacity and duration of the short term memory. The most accepted theory comes from George A. Miller, a cognitive psychologist who suggested that humans can remember approximately seven chunks of information. A chunk is defined as a meaningful unit of information, such as a word or name rather than just a letter or number. Modern theorists suggest that one can increase the capacity of the short term memory by chunking, or classifying similar information together. By organizing information, one can optimize the STM, and improve the chances of a memory being passed on to long term storage. When making a conscious effort to memorize something, such as information for an exam, many people engage in “rote rehearsal”. By repeating something over and over again, we are able to keep a memory alive. Unfortunately, this type of memory maintenance only succeeds if there are no interruptions. As soon as a person stops rehearsing the information, it has the tendency to disappear. When a pen and paper are not handy, you might attempt to remember a phone number by repeating it aloud. If the doorbell rings or the dog barks to come in before you get the opportunity to make your phone call, you will forget the number instantly. Therefore, rote rehearsal is not an efficient way to pass information from the short term to long term memory. A better way is to practice “elaborate rehearsal”. This involves assigning semantic meaning to a piece of information so that it can be filed along with other pre-existing long term memories. Encoding information semantically also makes it more retrievable. Retrieving information can be done by recognition or recall. Humans can recall memories that are stored in the long term memory and used often. However, if a memory seems to be forgotten, it may eventually be retrieved by prompting. The more cues a person is given (such as pictures), the more likely a memory can be retrieved. This is why multiple choice tests are often used for subjects that require a lot of memorization. 36. According to the passage, how do memories get transferred to the STM? A. They revert from the long term memory.

B. They are filtered from the sensory storage area. C. They get chunked when they enter the brain. D. They enter via the nervous system. 37. How do theorists believe a person can remember more information in a short time? A. By organizing it B. By repeating it C. By giving it a name. D. By writing it down on paper. 38. Why does the author mention a dog’s bark? A. To exemplify poor memory. B. To analyze a type of interruption. C. To compare human memory with dogs’ memory.

D. To illustrate the lack of efficiency of rote rehearsal. 39. Which of the following is true about retrieving information? A. Elaborate rehearsal contributes to information retrieval. B. The most efficient way of retrieving information is to assign semantic meaning to the information. C. It’s impossible to retrieve forgotten information without picture prompts.

D. Encoding information is more efficient than chunking it. 40. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. One’s memory capacity can be enhanced by rote rehearsal, B. Putting information to writing is suggested to improve memory. C. Providing sufficient prompts helps information retrieval. D. Multiple choice exams are the most difficult. Passage 2 Our culture has caused most Americans to assume not only that our language is universal but that the gestures we use are understood by everyone. We do not realize that waving good-bye is the way to summon a person from the Philippines to one’s side, or that in Italy and some Latin-American countries, curling the finger to oneself is a sign of farewell. Those private citizens who sent packages to our troops occupying Germany after World War II and marked them GIFT to escape duty payments did not bother to find out that “Gift” means poison in German. Moreover, we like to think of ourselves as friendly, yet we prefer to be at least 3 feet or an arm’s length away from others. Latins and Middle Easterners like to come closer and touch, which makes Americans uncomfortable.

Our linguistic (语言上的) and cultural blindness and the casualness with which we take notice of the developed tastes, gestures, customs and languages of other countries, are losing us friends, business and respect in the world

Even here in the United States, we make few concessions (让步) to the needs of foreign visitors. There are no information signs in four languages on our public buildings or monuments; we do not have multilingual (多语言的) guided tours. Very few restaurant menus have translations, and

multilingual waiters, bank clerks and policemen are rare. Our transportation systems have maps in English only and often we ourselves have difficulty understanding them. When we go abroad, we tend to stay in hotels and restaurants where English is spoken. The attitudes and information we pick up are conditioned by those natives - usually the richer - who speak English. Our business dealings, as well as the nation’s diplomacy, are conducted through interpreters. For many years, America and Americans could gel by with cultural blindness and linguistic ignorance. After all, America was the most powerful country of the free world, the distributor of needed funds and goods. But all that is past. American dollars no longer buy all good things, and we are slowly beginning to realize that our proper role in the world is changing. A 1979 Harris poll reported that 55 percent of Americans want this country to play a more significant role in world affairs; we want to have a hand in the important decisions of the next century, even though it may not always be the upper hand. 41. It can be inferred that Americans being approached too closely by Middle Easterners would most .

A. stand still B. jump aside C. step forward D. draw back A. cultural self-centeredness B. casual manners C. indifference towards foreign visitors D. arrogance towards other cultures A. are isolated by the local people B. are not well informed due to the language barrier C. tend to get along well with the natives D. need interpreters in hotels and restaurants 44. According to the author, Americans’A. affect their image in the new era B. cut themselves off from the outside world C. limit their role in world affairs D. weaken the position of the US dollar 45. The author’A. it is dangerous to ignore their foreign friends B. his important to maintain their leading role in world affairs C. it is necessary to use several languages in public places D. it is time to get acquainted with other cultures Passage 3

Most British newspapers are not necessarily careful about language, but they are careful about bad words anyway. The phrase ‘family newspaper’ is an inevitable part of our lives. Newspapers are not in the business of giving unjustified offence. It is a limitation of newspaper writing, and everybody in the business, whether writing or reading, understands and accepts. There are many other necessary limitations, and most of these concern time and space. Newspapers have dominated sportswriting in Britain for years. But ten years ago, a new player entered the game. This was the phenomenon of men’s magazines. GQ was the pioneer and it leads the way still, leaving the rest panting distantly in its wake. Sport is, of course, a blindingly obvious subject for a men’s magazine - but it could not be tackled in a blindingly obvious way. Certainly, one of the first things GQ was able to offer was a new way of writing about sport, but this was not so much a cunning plan as a necessity. The magazine was doomed, as it were, to offer a whole new range of freedoms to its sportswriters. Freedom of vocabulary was simply the most obvious one and, inevitably, it appealed to the schoolboy within us. But space and time were the others, and these possibilities meant that the craft of sportswriting had to be reinvented. Unlike newspapers, a magazine can offer a decent length of time to research and to write. These are, you would think, luxuries - especially to those of us who are often required to read an 800-word match report over the telephone the instant the final whistle has gone. No one expects a masterpiece under such circumstances. But a long magazine deadline gives you the disconcerting and agoraphobic freedom to research, to write, to think. GQ is not restricted by the same conventions of reader expectation as a newspaper. You need not worry about offending people or alienating them; the whole ethos of the magazine is that readers are there to be challenged. There will be readers who would find some of its pieces offensive or even impossible in a newspaper, or even in a different magazine. But the same readers will read the piece in GQ and find it enthralling. That is because the magazine is always slightly uncomfortable to be with. It is not like a cozy member of the family, nor even like a friend. It is the strong, self-opinionated person that you can never quite make up your mind whether you like or not. You admire him, but you are slightly uneasy with him. The people around him might not altogether approve of everything he says; some might not care for him at all. But they feel compelled to listen. The self-confidence is too compelling. And just when you think be is beginning to become rather a bore, he surprises you with his genuine intelligence. He makes a broad joke, and then suddenly he is demanding you follow him in the turning of an intellectual somersault. 46. What does the writer say about newspapers in the first paragraph? A. They tend not to include articles readers will find very challenging. B. Articles in them do not reflect the way many people really speak. C. They are more concerned with profit than with quality of writing. D. They fail to realize what kind of writing would appeal to readers. 47. What does the writer imply in the second paragraph?

A. GQ magazine contains articles that are well worth reading. B. Some of the more recent men’s magazines are unlikely to survive. C. The standard of sportswriting in newspapers has improved in recent times. D. He is in a position to give an objective view of sportswriting in magazines. 48. Why were sportswriters for GQ given new freedoms? A. The restrictions of newspaper writing do not apply to writing for GQ. B. The magazine’s initial plans for its sports articles proved unrealistic. C. Notions about what made good sports journalism were changing. D. The writers that it wanted to employ demanded greater freedom. 49. Why can’t writers for GQ use the same methods as writers for newspapers? A. Articles in GQ are not allowed to consist mainly of interviews. B. They want to be considered better than writers for newspapers.

C. Writers for newspapers do not have so much space to fill. D. They have been told to avoid the conventions of newspaper writing. . A. says things you wish you had said yourself. B. frequently changes his point of view.

most people can remember a phone number for up to篇四：中央民族大学2007考博英语试题

\Part iListening Comprehen'sion (15 !Joints)Dirf:ctioDs: In this section, you will hearjive short passages. At the end of each passage. a fewquestions will be asked about what was said. The passages and the questions will be read only once. Choose the best answer from ~he four chC}ices ma.rked A. B, C and D by marking the correspanding leIter on the Answer Sheet.Passage 1 Questions from 1-4 are based on the following passage. I. A. B. Television's effect on [he movie industry. The relationships between different media. Radio news as a substitute for newspapers. The role of the prinlmedia. Movie anendance increased due to ad'/ertising on television. Old motion pictures were often broadcast on television. Television had no effect on movie anendance. Metion picture popularity declined. To illustrate another effect of television. To demonstrate the importance of Ielevised sports. To explain why television replaced radio broadcasting. To provide an example of something motion pictures can't present.e.D. 2.A.B.e.D. 3. A. B.C.D.Pasage 2 Questions from 4-6 are based on th e/ollowing passage. 4. A. The development oflhe modern skyscraper. B. The skyscraper's effect on urban areas.e. Problems wilh future skysqaper conslrucii9n.D. Safety regulations for 5.skyscraPer design.A. It creaitd design problems for architects. B. II was needed for transporting construction materials.C. It enabled architects to design their office buildings.D. II made skyscrapers more expensive to build. 6. A. Projecled changes in the building code. B. Design features of modem skyscrapers.C>il :;: ~''-'. It",l,I:' ~;, ~ ;;\;,( I,r).\kl!;\"I.LLl C~!:j\,;:· ~i..' C(;, .::,.,Passage :3Questions from 7-9 are D!!.5ed Oil (hefGlIOl>Jing passcRP7. A It ill lowed workers to spend more tim,. at home live far from their jot>s.B. It gave workers opportunity tor bcncrC It 3110wed workers[0trilj~lingD. It eliminated many facfory jobs.8.A.B.The lack of a qual i fied sales force. A decline in the number of customers. Difficulty in transportingm~rchandise.e.D. Increased transportation costs. 9. A. lob opportunities are better there. B. Prices are lower in downtown stores.C. Highway commuting has become unpleasant. D. Property is mo~ valuable in the cities.Passage 4Questionsfrom 10-12 are based on (he 101/0 wing passage.10. A. Education during the Civil War.B. Post-Civil War developments in higher education. C. Current rrends in technological education.D. Benefits for women in state universities .. IA. TwC'.JB. Thrc:c.C. TcnD. One hundred.12. A. It was well established. B. 11 was the same as that available to men.C. It was only available in the northern states.D. It was not highly developed.Passage 5Questionsfrom 13-15 are based on the following passage.J). A. A recipe for a soft drink. B. The medicinal effects of cola.e.The history of cola.D. Soft-drink production.14. A.He sold col

a to doclors.B. He was a drugstore clerk.J1t~C.He developed the cola syrufl. ,.sio pI \ 'fI~~;f: ~.--D. He suffered from 5cvereh~adaches.15. A. By mixing it with special oils.B. By heating it. D. By adding soda water.C. By combining it with different ~ r(,..k l'.@fPart II Cloze Test (10 points)Directions:For eaeh numberet-f. blanki~ lhe!oliowlng passage,{here are fuur r;hoices marked A. B, CardD. Choose the best one and made yow answer on the ANSWER SHEETOne of the most dangerous drugs for pregnant women to consume is alcohol. Becausealcohol is __17_ _ quickly into the blood and passes quickly into the _ _ 16_ _ and the human fetus is particularly _ _ 18__ to its dfect. In fact. the negative effects on a fetus are so _ _ 19_ _ that babies born after 20_ _ 10 alcohol afC said to be suffering from fetal alcohol _ _21 __. _ _22_ a pregnant woman drinks alcohol. the alcohol .is passed into the bioodstre<llll almost _ _23_ _. Moreover. because the bloodstream of lhe fetus is _ _24_ _ thaI of the mOlher. the alcohol passes directly into the fetus as well. _ _ 25_. what's more. the __26_ _ of alcohoi in the fetus is exactly the same as in Ihe mother. For the mother. this concentration is not a problem because her liver can _ _27_ _ one ounce of alcohol from her system per hour. However. the fetus' liver is nOI completely __28_ _. The rate at which it is able 10 _ _29__ the alcohol from the blood of the fetus is much slower. _ _3o__• the akohol will. be returned to the mother's system by passing across the placenta. but this process is slow. By the time this _ _31 _ _. major neurological damage may have already _ _32__. Research has shown that as linJe as one drink of alcohol can produce significant. _ _33_ _ damage to the fetus. Babies .bom after exposure to alcohol generally _ _34 _ _ facial distortion. inabi}ity to concentrate, and difficulty in women avoid alcohol. . 16.A. conferred 17. A. tissue 18. A. accessible 19. A. pronounced 20. A. adaptation 21. A. affection 22. A. After 23. A. simultaneously 24. A. tied to25. A. Besidesrememberin~. membranes~Simply speaking. it is _ _35__ that pregnantB. delivered B. muscle B. resistantC. endowedD. injected D. liver D. immune D. harsh D. contraction D. syndrome D. Because D. frequently D. linked to D. Likewise D. poison D. discriminateC. fabricC. vulnerable C. severe C. exposure8. accurate 8. infectionB. impact B.As B. immedialciy B. simjlarto B.And B. function B. removeC. consequence C. When C. directlyC. fixed upon C. RatherC. concentration26. A. condensation27. A. distinguishC. abandon:28 A. deve!C'rec!:29.---:/)B. CUll""lcJ~ l~:.' . .:.-~;,'\'\' 1-;A. ell!T'I[1;"t~,-'\B. r·lC'.cntr:--:I!,:li'.1r~:!ie\.e~~-'.Tr 'l~(\I~\.f1 f'r3ct:c:,llvL·. CrJJu.. :d;i - . t"f';;I '"-" I .'':.31. A. IJkes effectB. takes plJcel_rld.~JI, I let: ......~''<.I32. A. experienced33. A. irreversib

le34. A. reveaiB. arisenf).C. emergedC. ir;coIOlprehcnsibleD. occurred D. unimaginable D. perf011,) D. optimisticpercei vableB. exhibit 13. hopefulC. inv01ve C il11p.::r:.tive35. A. desirousPart HIReading Comprehension (~5 r:oints)(~(~if~tDirections: There are six passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 5 questions or W1finished s/atemen/s. For each of them ther!! are four choice! marleed A. B. C and D. Decide on the best choice and then marie your answer en the Answer SheerPassage I Most people can remember a phone number for up to Ihir.y seconds. When this shonamount of time elapses, however, the numbers are erased from the memory. How did the information get there in the first place? Information that makes irs way to the short term memory (STM) does so via (he sensory storage area. The brain has a fi Iter which only allows stimuli that is of immediate interest to pass on to the STM, also known as the working memory. There is much debate about the capacity and duration of the shon term memory.Th~ mOSl;,tt'-6accepted theory comes from George A. Miller, a cognitive psychologist who suggested that humans can remember approximately seven chunks of information. A chunk is defined as a meaningful unit of information, such as a word or name rather than just a letter or number. Modem theorists suggest that one can increase the capacity of the .short term memory by churoking, or classifying similar information together. By organizing information, one can optimize the STM. and improve the chances of a memory being passed on to long term storage. When making a consCious effort to memorize something, such as information for an exam, many people engage in "rote rehearsal". By repeating something over and over again, we are able to keep a memory alive. Unfortunately, this type of memory maintenance only succeeds if there are no interruptions. As soon as a person stops rehearsing the information, it has the tendency to disappear. When a pen and paper are not handy, you might anemptto-remember a phone number by repealing it aloud. If the doorbell rings or the dog barks to come in before you getthe opportunity to make your phone call, you will forgetlhe number instantly. Therefore, role rehearsal is not an efficient way to pass information from the short term to long term memory. A bener way is to practice "elabor;;~= rehearsal". This invoives assignir:g semantic meaning 10 " piece of informationS0.Ihat it can be filed along with other pre-existing long term memories.(InEncoding information semantically also makes it more retrievable. Retrieving infonnation be done by recognition or recall. Humans can recall r.Jemories that are storec in the long term memory and used often. However, if il memory seems10be f()'l::0rten, it may eventually beretrieved by prompting. The more cues a person is given (sLlch as pictures), the more likely a~memory can be retrieved. This is v.t:;~1;1U\li~):c elK,icc !CSISw

e "ften uSed for subJccts thatrcqulf~lot of memoril.ation.i\cculdrng to the passage, how du memories get transferred to thej().STM?A. They revert from the long term memory.B. They are filtered from the sensory storage area.C. They get chunked whep. they enter :he brain. D. They enter via the nervous system. 37. How do theorists believe a person can remember more infom~ation in a ~hort rime? A. By organizing it.B. By repeating it.e. By giving it a name.D. By writing it down on paper. 38. Why does the author mention a dog's bark? A. To exemplify poor memory.8. To analyze a type of interruption.C. To compare human memory with dogs' memory.D. To illustrate the lack of efficiency of rote rehearsal. 39. Which of the following is true about retrieving information?A.Elaborate rehearsal cOnlributes to information retrieval. information.B. The most efficient way of retrieving infomlation is 10 assign semanric meaning to theC. It's impossible to retrieve forgonen information without picture prompts. D. Encoding information is more efficienllhan chunking it.40. Which of the following is true according 10 the passage?A. One's memory capacity can be enhanced by rate rehearsal. 8. Putting information10}Veiling i.s suggested to improve memory.C. Providing sufficient prompts helps information retrieval. D. MUltiple choice exams are the mosl difficult.Passage 22-eo1 CbT6Our culture has the way to sucause~ most Americans to assume not onlyP·-l-that our language is universal bUIthat the geSl~re. 'O!pJre understoOd by everyone. We do not realize lhat waving good-bye is n a"Person from the Philippines to one's side, or thaI in Italy and some Latin-American countries, curl ing the finger to oneself is a sign of farewell. Those private citizens who sent packages to our troops occupying Germany after World WarII"nd marked Ihem GIFT10escape duty payments did not bother to find OUI thaI "Gift" means10poison in German. Moreover, we likethink of ourselves as friendly, yet we prefer to be at leGot103 feet or an arm's lenglh away from others. Latins and Middle Easterners like t0uch, which makes Americans uncomfortable.come closer amillur lin~~tJl~-;:l_- (~i: ~I~h:IJ:l~~I~\ ,:~:..i CUt[lHcl t"tl!ldnc~~.s a11d\~',ll;:lf~"<"'.. .ttll '_I.h,(t'.,,~l:J.;>k ,,_' \f~L,i :,'.-,;,,1~-l':') C(~i-;.,,~ ""---, c l~:;: ,:.~r_~ ,:~. ;.:lJ)ill(~::'t~~( .. L,;)J.,we'Lcr::,, t."rn~:·:·donor h:lve frlultilingl!;)1 (:0l2li'itl)guided tours. Very few rC5t:lUr;)[l1polic~mel\mLnllS h;,vctr;,n,U,ons,anti multilinguill waiters, bank clerKs ilndare rare Our lrilnsportation systems [,averestaur~;]lSmaps in English only and often we ourselves have difficulty understanding them. When we go ilt'read. we lend to stay in hotels and where English is spoken. Tne attitudes and information we pick up are conditioned by those nativLs - usuillly the richer - who speak English. Our bu

siness dealings, as well as the nation's diplomacy, ilre cond'Jcted through interpreters. For many yeilrs. America and Americans could gel by with cultural tJiind;less a.nd k,guisllc ignorance. After all, America was the most powerful country of the free world, the distributor of needed funds arId goods. But all that is pdst. American dollars no longer buy all good things, and we are slowly beginning to realiz.e thai our proper role in the world is changing. A 1979 Harris poll reported that 55 percent of Americans wan! this country wanl1010playa more significant role in world affairs; weilhave a hand in the important decisions of the next century, even Ihoughrr.ay nOI alwaysbe (he upper h'md.41. II (:Ill be infened Ihilt Americilns being ilpproached too closely by [I:liddle Easterners would most probably . A. stand stillB. jump aside10C. step fon... . ardD. draw back --'42. The author gives many examples A. cultural self-centerednesscriticize Americans for Iheir B. casual mannersC indifference towards foreign visitorsD. arrogance towarJs other cultures _43. In countries otha than their own Illost Ameri.:ans, A. are isolated by the local people B, are not well informed due to the language barrier C. tend to get along well with the natives D. need interpreters in hotels and restaurants44. According to the author, Americans' cultural blindness and linguistic ignoranl;e will, A. affect their image in the new era B. cut themselves off from the outside world D. weaken the position of the US dollar--'C. limit their role in world affairs45. The author's intention i;; writing this article is to make Americans realize that A. it is dangerous to ignore their foreign friends B il is impor1~nt to maintain their leading [ole in world affairs C. it is necessary10cuse several languages in public placesD, it is time to get acquainted with other cultures6~rt ~- ,"- .' .~~"l'[t,,,; '."l'rei,~l~I:'\\;\:Th<:rhra:;~'(am,>. '(.·.::p;q'.e[[S;,n inn'irable pan 0f our li':cs.Newspapers art: not in the business of giving unjustified offence, It is a limitation of news~aper writing, and evcryboJ:' in ~hc business, whether wr;ting or reading, understands and <lCCept5, There are many 0ther necessar)' limitations, and most of these concern time and space. Newspapers have dOlilinated sportswriting in llrirain for years. But te~ years ago, a new pliJycr entered the game. This was the phenomenon of men's magazines. GQ was the pioneer and it leads the way still, leaving the rest panting distantly in its wake. Sport is, of course, a blindingly obvious subject for a men's mugazine - but it could not be tackled in a blindingly obvious way. Certainly, one of the first things GQ was able to offer was a new way of writing about sport, but this was net so much a cunning plan as a necessity. The magazine was doomed, as it were, to offer a whole new r<lnge of freedoms to its sportswriters. Freedom of vocc.

most people can remember a phone number for up to篇五：徐汇区中考英语二模卷2013含答案听力

徐汇区中考英语二模卷2013（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）

2013.4

Part 1 Listening (第一部分听力)

I. Listening Comprehension (听力理解): (共30分)

A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片): (共6分)

1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______ 6. ______

B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案): (共10分)

7. A) Italian.

9. A) Hobbies. B) Chinese. B) 500 yuan. B) News.

B) At school.

B) On Friday.

B) Buy a jacket. D) Buy train tickets. C) French. C) 800 yuan. C) Subjects. C) In the bank. D) Japanese. D) 1300 yuan. D) Trips. D) At the airport. D) On Sunday. 8. A) 300 yuan. 10. A) In the hospital. 11. A) On Thursday. C) On Saturday. 12. A) Husband and wife. C) Manager and secretary. 13. A) Peter. 14. A) Because he is ill. B) Doctor and patient. D) Driver and passenger. C) Jack. B) Linda. D) Alice. B) Because he is on business. D) Because he has changed his job. 15. A) Make a phone call. C) Because he didn’t say goodbye. C) Visit his uncle.

16. A) Tony deserved the prize.

B) The woman was joking.

C) Luck helped Tony win.

D) He trained Tony a lot.

C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容, 符合的用“A”表示，不符合的用“B”表示): (共7分)

17. The new computer belongs to Tom’s grandma.

18. Grandpa loves to take the computer almost everywhere he goes.

19. It is difficult for Grandpa to learn to use a computer because he is old.

20. Grandpa thought it was fun to play games on the computer.

21. Grandpa often uses the computer to send e-mails to Tom and his friends.

22. Both Tom’s grandma and grandpa want to use the computer.

23. Grandpa e-mailed Tom in order to complain about the new computer.

D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文，完成下列内容。

每空格限填一词): (共7分)

24. Many American children try to find jobs to _________ pocket money in their holidays.

25. Every week President Obama gives his __________ a dollar for the work they do.

26. Sasha and Malia do housework such as washing dishes and __________ their play areas.

27. Many people wonder if it’s __________ to give children money in this way.

28. It is believed every family member should be __________ for the housework.

29. Some people agree that children shouldn’t receive money for _________.

30. In some people’s opinion, children can start getting pocket money at the age of __________. Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分词汇和语法) II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共20分)

31. Sally always talks about her homework with her friend ________ the phone.

A) of B) in C) at D) on

32. Learning from successful people is ________ good way to gain wealth and success.

A) a B) an C) the D) /

33. According to the new traffic law, everyone in a car ________ wear the seat belt.

A) need B) must C) can D) may

34. A: Sam, are you coming with me to visit your grandma or going fishing with your dad? B: ________, I am afraid. I am going to finish my report on American history.

A) Either B) Neither C) Both D) None

35. The New York International Children’s Film Festival has become one of ________ festivals

for children and teens in North America.

A) a large B) larger C) the largest D) the larger

36. Nowadays many young mothers would rather ________ their well-paid jobs to look after the babies on their own.

A) to give up B) give up C) giving up D) gave up

37. Nobody noticed that Amy was not on the bus ________ it had reached the final stop.

A) when B) because C) if D) until

38. In the new season of the dancing competition, some participants(选手) can be given ________ chance to try again.

A) other B) the other C) others D) another

39. While the tour guide was introducing the history of the Great Wall, some tourists ________ photos at the same time.

A) took B) were taking C) have taken D) will take

40. The one-year-old boy is smart and he is able to count up to the ________ number.

A) hundred B) hundreds C) hundredth D) hundreds of

41. By 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon, we ________ more than 3,500 yuan at the charity sale.

A) collected B) have collected C) would collect D) had collected

42. Be careful with your passport and money when you are in a foreign country, ________?

A) will you B) can you C) aren’t you D) don’t you

43. After the students learnt the text Hot Tips for August 2040, the teacher kept them ________ what their life would be like in the future.

A) to imagine B) imagining C) imagine D) imagined

44. Dan rushed into the classroom, shouting excitedly that he had brought back a ________ of good news for us.

A) pair B) number C) piece D) sign

45. Joe had spent nearly a month preparing his graduation speech, ________ the effect wasn’t as good as he had expected.

A) and B) but C) or D) so

46. A: ________ will the first mail arrive?

B: In about 20 minutes’ time.

A) How long B) How often C) How far D) How soon

47. Sandra lives a very regular life and usually ________ a cup of coffee on her way to the office.

A) buys B) bought C) will buy D) has bought

48. Quite a few citizens wondered ________.

A) how could they protect themselves from the air pollution

B) how they could protect themselves from the air pollution

C) how from the air pollution could they protect themselves

D) how they from the air pollution could protect themselves

49. A: Why not take an umbrella with you? It might rain in a while.

B: ________

A) Oh, my god! B) You are welcome!

C) All right! Thanks! D) See you later.

50. A: Excuse me, you just happened to take away my mobile phone by mistake.

B: ________

A) I am fine. B) I am really sorry.

C) Never mind. D) That’s all right.

III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每个单词或词组只能填一次）:

Dreaming is an activity of the brain. It produces electrical waves which can be measured. You have dreams when brain waves are fast.

Everyone dreams. If you think that you never dream, you are wrong. Most of the time, we cannot remember our dreams. Some scientists say that we dream mostly about the and

wishes that we try not to show to others. Others say that if dreaming is not strong it is difficult to remember them anyway.

Most people cannot control their dreams, they just . Very few people have clear dreaming. They can control what takes place in their dreaming they are asleep.

Even blind people dream. They may see pictures of events that have happened to them before they became blind. , a person who was born blind does not see pictures in dreams, but they can hear, smell and taste in them.

People often have the same dreams again. They may

be events in your life that have caused problems which you have not

solved yet. Nightmares are dreams that are so terrible that you usually

wake up. There is treatment(治疗) for nightmares. You

can go to a doctor who tries to find out why you have nightmares and

how to deal with them.

IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子): (共8分)

59. Mr. Jones has a lovely garden and he does all the gardening work by ________. (he)

60. That French restaurant provides not only delicious food but good ________ as well. (serve)

61. My neighbors usually feed those homeless cats ________ a day. (two)

62. It’s reported that the car crash on the highway has taken away many people’s _______. (life)

63. Becoming ________ is probably a sign of getting old. (forget)

64. I often see many students reading ________ in the school library during the lunch break. (quiet)

65. Jenny’s experience as an exchange student in Australia has proved to be ________. (interest)

66. The magician Liu Qian can make the coin in his hand ________ in a flash. (appear)

V. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填

一词): (共14分)

67. Jake has already downloaded many free games from the App store. (改为否定句)

Jake ________ downloaded many free games from the App store ________.

68. Disneyland is such an amazing amusement park. (改为感叹句)

________ ________ the amusement park Disneyland is!

69. Some people like to drink strong coffee to stay awake late at night. (保持句意基本不变)

Some people like to drink strong coffee ________ ________ they can stay awake late at night.

70. A mouse ate half of the cake I left on the table. (改为被动语态)

Half of the cake I left on the table ________ ________ by a mouse. 对划线部分提问)

________ ________ learning a foreign language help the students understand?

72. Jane has improved a lot on her painting skills since she went to France. (保持句意基本不变) Jane has ________ ________ in her painting skills since she went to France.

73. My painting lesson cost me 800 yuan. My piano lesson cost me 800 yuan, too. (合并为一句) My painting lesson cost ________ ________ as my piano lesson. Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分读写

)

VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解): (共50分)

A. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): ( 12分)

It was a warm April day when a big fat envelope came in the mail from the only college I had ever imagined attending. I opened the packet. My eyes were fixed on the word “congratulations”, I don’t remember ever smiling so wide. But then I found that the cost of Dream School’s tuition（学费）was around $ 40,000 --- an impossible amount! How could I afford to attend? What good reasons did I have to go there when three other fine colleges were offering me free tuition? My schools even if they weren’t as famous as my first choice.

In my mind, attending my dream university would be the only way to realize my dream of becoming a world-class writer. My parents understood how I felt. They told me that even though it would be a financial(金融的) problem, I could go wherever I would be the happiest. But as I was always careful with money, I wasn’t sure what to do.

One of the schools that offered me free tuition had an informational dinner, one night in the spring. Considering my parents’ financial difficulties, I decided to drive the 45 minutes and attend. At first, all I had planned to do was to smile politely, eat free food and listen carefully. But I surprised myself.

At dinner the president of the university talked about the wonderful activities including guest lectures and social meetings. He also made it perfectly clear that free food would be offered at all future events. He continued with explanations of professors, class sizes, activities, and sporting events on campus. As he spoke, I began to realize that this school, though not as good as my first choice, might be the best one for me. It seemed small yet with many great programs. It seemed to care about the students a lot. As the president ended his speech, I realized that I would be spending the next four years right there.

To be frank, my university is not as well-known as my “dream” university. However, it turned out to be the right choice of schools for me.

74. In the 6th“________”.

A) strong and hard

B) good but not special D) expensive but friendly C) a writer D) a professor C) common and cheap A) a scientist 75. My ambition is to become ________. B) a president

76. ________ worried me a lot when I got the offer from my dream university.

A) The location of the university

B) The offers from 3 other colleges

C) The cost of the tuition

D) The activities organized on campus

77. At the informational dinner party, the president left me a deep impression by ________.

A) offering me free food and free events

B) his intelligence and politeness

C) showing me a bright future

D) his explanation of the university

78. I made up my mind after the president’s speech because _______.

A) the university has a very long history and is very large

B) there are many famous professors teaching in the university

most people can remember a phone number for up to篇六：英语四级模拟试卷及答案

大学英语四级考试全真预测试卷

Part I Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of A Few Marks on Competition. You should write at least 120words following the outline given bellow:

1.竞争无处不在 2.竞争与合作之间的关系 3.由此我们应该......

Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C), and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.

Beauty and Body Image in the Media

Images of female bodies are everywhere. Women—and their body parts—sell everything from food to cars. Popular film and television actresses are becoming younger, taller and thinner. Some have even been known to faint on the set from lack of food. Women’s magazines are full of articles urging that if they can just lose those last twenty pounds, they’ll have it all—the perfect marriage, loving children, great sex, and a rewarding career.

Why are standards of beauty being imposed on women, the majority of whom are naturally larger and more mature than any of the models? The roots, some analysts say, are economic. By presenting an ideal difficult to achieve and maintain, the cosmetic and diet product industries are assured of growth and profits.

And it’s no accident that youth is increasingly promoted, along with thinness, as an essential criterion of beauty. If not all women need to lose weight, for sure they’re all aging, says the Quebec Action Network for Women’s Health in its 2001 report. And, according to the industry, age is a disaster that needs to be dealt with.

The stakes are huge. On the one hand, women who are insecure about their bodies are more likely to buy beauty products, new clothes, and diet aids. It is estimated that the diet industry alone is worth anywhere between 40 to 100 billion (U.S.) a year selling temporary weight loss (90 to 95% of dieters regain the lost weight).On the other hand, research indicates that exposure to images of thin, young, air-brushed female bodies is linked to depression, loss of self-esteem and the development of unhealthy eating habits in women and girls.

The American research group Anorexia Nervosa & Related Eating Disorders, Inc. says that one out of every four college-aged women uses unhealthy methods of weight control—including fasting, skipping meals, excessive exercise, laxative (泻药) abuse, and self-induced vomiting. The

pressure to be thin is also affecting young girls: the Canadian Women’s Health Network warns that

weight control measures are now being taken by girls as young as 5 and 6. American statistics are similar.Several studies, such as one conducted by Marika Tiggemann and Levina Clark in 2006 titled “Appearance Culture in Nine- to 12-Year-Old Girls: Media and Peer Influences on Body Dissatisfaction,” indicate that nearly half of all preadolescent girls wish to be thinner, and as a result have engaged in a diet or are aware of the concept of dieting. In 2003, Teen magazine reported that 35 per cent of girls 6 to 12 years old have been on at least one diet, and that 50 to 70 per cent of normal weight girls believe they are overweight. Overall research indicates that 90% of women are dissatisfied with their appearance in some way.

Media activist Jean Kilbourne concludes that, “Women are sold to the diet industry by the magazines we read and the television programs we watch, almost all of which make us feel anxious about our weight.”

Unattainable Beauty

Perhaps most disturbing is the fact that media images of female beauty are unattainable for all but a very small number of women. Researchers generating a computer model of a woman with Barbie-doll proportions, for example, found that her back would be too weak to support the weight of her upper body, and her body would be too narrow to contain more than half a liver and a few centimeters of bowel. A real woman built that way would suffer from chronic diarrhea ( 慢性腹泻) and eventually die from malnutrition. Jill Barad, President of Mattel (which manufactures Barbie), estimated that 99% of girls aged 3 to 10 years old own at least one Barbie doll.

Still, the number of real life women and girls who seek a similarly underweight body is epidemic, and they can suffer equally devastating health consequences. In 2006 it was estimated that up to 450, 000 Canadian women were affected by an eating disorder.

The Culture of Thinness

Researchers report that women’s magazines have ten and one-half times more ads and articles promoting weight loss than men’s magazines do, and over three-quarters of the covers of women’s magazines include at least one message about how to change a woman’s bodily appearance—by diet, exercise or cosmetic surgery.

Television and movies reinforce the importance of a thin body as a measure of a woman’s worth. Canadian researcher Gregory Fouts reports that over three-quarters of the female characters in TV situation comedies are underweight, and only one in twenty are above average in size. Heavier actresses tend to receive negative comments from male characters about their bodies (“How about wearing a sack?”), and 80 per cent of these negative comments are followed by canned audience laughter.

There have been efforts in the magazine industry to buck ( 抵制，反抗) the trend. For several years the Quebec magazine Coup de Pouce has consistently included full-sized women in their fashion pages and Châtelaine has pledged not to touch up photos and not to include models less than 25 years of age. In Madrid, one of the world’s biggest fashion capitals, ultra-thin models were banned from the runway in 2006. Furthermore Spain has recently undergone a project with the aim to standardize clothing sizes through using a unique process in which a laser beam is used to measure real life women’s bodies in order to find the most true to life measurement.

Ethics

Another issue is the representation of ethnically diverse women in the media. A 2008 study conducted by Juanita Covert and Travis Dixon titled “A Changing View: Representation and Effects of the Portrayal of Women of Color in Mainstream Women’s Magazines” found that

although there was an increase in the representation of women of colour, overall white women were overrepresented in mainstream women’s magazines from 1999 to 2004. Self-Improvement or Self-Destruction?

The barrage of messages about thinness, dieting and beauty tells “ordinary” women that they are always in need of adjustment—and that the female body is an object to be perfected.

Jean Kilbourne argues that the overwhelming presence of media images of painfully thin women means that real women’s bodies have become invisible in the mass media. The real tragedy, Kilbourne concludes, is that many women internalize these stereotypes, and judge themselves by the beauty industry’s standards. Women learn to compare themselves to other women, and to compete with them for male attention. This focus on beauty and desirability “effectively destroys any awareness and action that might help to change that climate.”

1. Women’s magazines are full of articles to urge women to ___________.

A) eat less sweet food C) marry a rich husband

B) lose weight D) have at least two kids

2. The cosmetic and diet product industries gain profits by ____________.

A) exaggerating the goodness about their products

B) targeting at children and females

C) presenting an ideal image difficult to achieve

D) distributing free samples from home to home

3. Canadian Women’s health Network warns that weight control measures are now being taken by girls _____________.

A) at age 5 or 6 C) at age 13 or 14

B) at age 9 or 10 D) at age 16 or 17

4. In 2003, Teen magazine reported that ____________ percent of normal weight girls believe they are overweight.

A) 35 to 50 C) 50 to 70

B) 50 D) 90

5. Researchers found that a real woman with Barbie-doll proportions would _____________.

A) suffer from heart disease C) live a more rewarding life

B) be very popular with males D) die from malnutrition

6. Television and movies emphasize that a woman’s worth can be judged by _____________.

A) the cosmetics she uses C) the thinness of her body

B) the jewelry she wears D) the wealth of her husband

7. Spain has recently undergone a project to _____________.

A) include full-sized women in its fashion magazines

B) standardize clothing sizes

C) ban ultra-thin models from the runway

D) promote weight loss among men

8. In mainstream women’s magazines from 1999 to 2004, ______________ were overrepresented.

9. Jean Kilbourne concludes that many women judge themselves by _______________________.

10. The focus on ___________________________ destroys any awareness and action that might help to change the trend.

Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the pas- sage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.

The economic costs of noise are several. Airports are currently operating at less than 47 because of noise regulations which restrict their hours of operation. For instance, at Washington’s National Airport no jet traffic is allowed from 11 pm to 7 am. Other airports restrict the use of certain runway. One estimate is that noise 48 reduce possible airport use by 20 percent. The 49 cargo trade is especially affected by night restrictions.

In the case of airports, jet engines may be 50 to reduce their noise level, or insulation from air traffic noise may be provided by the purchase of land around airports or the insulation of buildings.One estimate is that $5.7 billion would be required to 51 all existing jet engines with noise control devices. However, 52 the current state of the art, even taking this step will not reduce noise levels at all points to 53 values. Some combination of methods is probably necessary.

If all aircraft were made quieter by existing methods, there would be a number of economic benefits. An increase in airport capacity would 54 . Property values near airports might rise. Transportation costs to and from airports could be reduced since the airports now could be located closer to population center.

Much research still needs to be done on the economic 55 of noise reduction and noise effects.Although some of the effects of nose pollution are known, more must be discovered about its effects on health, productivity, property values and the quality of life. 56 , the cost of noise pollution control to the economy as a whole needs to be investigated.

A) identification

B) equip

C) profitable

D) capacity

E) pollution

F) restrictions

G) transformed

H) significant

I) furthermore

J) acceptable

K) modified

L) accordingly

M) considering

N) occur

O) aspects

Section B

Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You

should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on

Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.

Passage One

Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.

When making a conscious effort to memorize something, such as information for an exam, many people engage in “rote rehearsal”. By repeating something over and over again, we are able to keep a memory alive. Unfortunately, this type of memory maintenance only succeeds if there are no interruptions. As soon as a person stops rehearsing the information, it has the tendency to disappear.When a pen and paper are not handy, you might attempt to remember a phone number by repeating it aloud. If the doorbell rings or the dog barks to come in before you get the opportunity to make your phone call, you will forget the number instantly. Therefore, rote rehearsal is not an efficient way to pass information from the short term to long term memory. A better way is to practice “elaborate rehearsal”. This involves assigning semantic meaning to a piece of information so that it can be filed along with other pre-existing long term memories.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2 上作答。

57. According to the passage, how do memories get transferred to the STM?

A) They revert from the long term memory.

B) They are filtered from the sensory storage area.

C) They get chunked when they enter the brain.

D) They enter via the nervous system.

58. How do theorists believe a person can remember more information in a short time?

A) By organizing it.

B) By repeating it.

C) By giving it a name.

D) By writing it down on paper.

59. Why does the author mention a dog’s bark?

most people can remember a phone number for up to篇七：德阳市高2015级高三一诊英语(完整卷含答案)

德阳市高2015届高三一诊考试

英语试题

第一卷（选择题，共90分）

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）

第一节单项填空（共l0小题；每小题1分，满分l0分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1．-Darling, how many colleagues did you meet at the pity?

A． Nothing B． No one C． None D． Nobody

2．-Where did you get to know Peter?

-It was on the pitch ．

A． where B． that C． which D． when

3．I can't stand around chatting - I've got _ things to do this miming．

A． a million B． million C． a million of D． millions

4． he would have said something．

A． but B．unless C． so D． or

5．．

A．would B． can C． must D． may

6． After recovering from his illness．

A． get off B． get on C．get away from D．get hack to

7． her awake at night．

A． keep B． to keep C． keeping D． kept

8． I walked slowly to the teacher's office wondering

A． which B． why ' C． where D． who

9． -Hi, Charlie, you look tired．

-I am tired． the fence all day．she decided to talk with me

A． punted B． had painted C． have been paining D． have painted

10． -What are you up to these days, Debby?

A． Same as ever B． Don't mention it C． The same to you D． Not too bad

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A．B．C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的

最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

Christmas was always an amazing time in my home when l was growing up．My parents were

not

when it came to giving us presents． Every year, they One year a bike for Christmas．I made it clear ．Left hints all over the place． On the Christmas miming, all the kids received presser after present．we got to the end of presents,1 was very There was no bike for me．it, I knew had made a big 19．could complain that I did not receive a bike ． He came back wheeling fife bicycle that they had give me after all the osier presents were At that time, I felt even Lean before．How could ever enjoy after fiat?

My parents me to think about how felt the moment saw that received the bike． They told me to remember that and feel that way again．

In the four years after that, at fife ask me what had to say to everyone．．1 would always say, "Is that all?" But what really meant was "Thank you so much"．And everyone knew that．

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

The Saturday Even Post 2015 Great American unction Contest is underway!

In ills nearly three centuries of existence, The Saturday Evening Post , a bimonthly magazine, has published short fiction by a who's who of American authors including F． Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner, Anne Tyler, Kurt Vonnegut, Jar．Ray Bradbury, Louis Lamoure, Sinclair Lewis,

Jack London, and Edgar Allan Poe． You have the pouty Lo join our excellent line - up by entering The Saturday Evening Post's Third Annual Create American Fiction Contest．

The winning story will be published in fife Jan/Feb 2015 edition of The Saturday Evening Post, and the author will receive a $ 500 payment．Five runners - up will each receive a $ 100 cash payment and will also have their stories published online．

Submission（授稿） Guidelines

● Stories must be between l,500 and 5,000 words in length．

O All stories must be submitted by the author, and previously unpublished （not including personal websites and blogs）．

● No extreme manatee or grapple sex scenes．

O All stories must be submitted online in Microsoft Word format with the author's name, address, telephone number, and email address on the rarest page．

O Entries should be character or plot - driven pieces in any genre（俸裁）of fiction．flunk local．The Post has historically played a role in defining what it means to be an American． Your story should in some way touch upon the publication' s mission: Celebrating; America, past, present, and future．

● There is a $ 10 entry fee, which helps cover a potion of the cost of operating the contest．

● All entries must be received electronically hay July l, 2014．

Check here to view the winners of the 2014 Great American Fiction Contest

Click here to view the winners of the 2013 Great American Fiction Contest

31． We can loam from the passage, The Saturday Eve rung Post

A． has played an impotent Prut in American hist00

B． came into being as early as the 18th century

C． is a magazine published every month

D． holds the contest every two years

32． According to the requirements, the entries

A． must reflect American society

B． should be sent by post or engulf

C． should have at least 5,000 words

D． mustn't have ever appeared on blog

33． How much money canal the prize winners make in all by entering the contest?

A． $900． B． $940． C． $1．000． D． $1,060

34． What do we know about the 2015 contest?

A． It will last until the end of 2014．

B． It will only allows famous writers to take part．

C． The participants can enter the contest for free．．

D． Only the winning stories wiz be published in the magazine．

（The Duly Mail） David Thomas failed all Lush moths exams and left school wife no qualification ions, yet this 30 - year - old fire - fighter has just gone into the Guinness Book of Records by racy-ting from memory 22,500 digits of the mathematical constant, purr．

After five months of truing, in which he spent ten hours a day memorizing a tauter of a mil-lion digits, David Thomas took part in a 16 - hour mental battle．Witnesses watched in awe as

Thomas set a new European record, reaming the tide Most Powerful Memory in the We stem Hemi-sphere

David says, "When I was at school I was hopeless．I could' t remember any lung, but now I can remember more facts than anyone in Europe．" So how does Thomas do it?

"One night I was watching a TV programmed about an interview with a man called Dominic O'Brien, who had been the world memory champion five times．He used to be a gambler, and he wasn't ancillary successful until he developed his own mnemonics, or mental memory aid, for each card in order to remember which cards had already been dealt and which ones hadn't． "

Thomas became fascinated by O' Brien' s theory that anyone can improve their memory hay using specialized techniques．These techniques involve linking everything to fusilier people or objects．"If you want to remember a phone number for example, you have to give the numbers life．

Sometimes I associate a number with a person．Number lo for me is always the Prime Mouser （who lives at number 10 Downing Street） ," explained David．If David is trying to remember facts he. links them to an image．"For instance, if was trying to memorize the name 'Tom Cruise' , I would think of his film Top Can, and that leads me to images of guns and cruise missiles．"

David is soon going to appear on TV's Record Breakers, and talus week he is teaching memory training and speed - writing at Huddlers field University．His fees are ~ 600 a day．He is sure that the future holds a lot more for him than a job as a fire - fighter．

35． We loam that before setting a new European record, Thomas

A． liked playing cards

C． believed he could succeed

B． trained hard in memory

D． received a good school education

36． Why did O'Brien develop his own mnemonics?

A． To become a world memory champion．．

B． To win money while playing cards．

C． To prove he had a good memory．

D． To defeat David Thomas．

37． What do Thomas's tech request involve?

A． Linking everything to familiar people or objects．

B． Spending ten hours a day memorizing stuff．

C． Remembering a number in a vivid context．

D． Associating a fact with a person．

38． Which of fife following is true?

A． A person's ability of memorizing stuff is reflected in his studies．

B． A person with a powerful memory can alcove success easily．

C． Thomas' powerful memory has brow him faunae and wealth．

D． Thomas' memory is more powerful than O'Brien' s

Road congestion costs drivers billions of dollars every year due to wasted gas and be．In addition, traffic on roads results in increased engine idle; and unnecessary emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere．Some of the major rea8ons for road congestion are

narrow streets, accidents, parking on roads due to shortage of parking facilities, avoidance of public transportation and more private vehicles．Traffic congestion can have stressful effects on commute（上下班往返）, fife economy and the environment． Are there any solutions?

Use public transportation, such as nuns, trams, hoses and taxis． These modes of transport carry a large number of people at one time and greedy reduce the number of cars on the road．More- over, it will save you from driving stress, save time and help the environment．

If you have an empty seat in your car, consider car pooling by finding other people who might be headed to a destination near yours． This will not only help reduce traffic congestion, but also joule expenses．In addition, it will decrease driving stress as each person would get a break from driving．This is also environmentally ~friendly and a sustainable way to travel as it would reduce car- hon. emissions．

By raising gasoline taxes, the movement would have extra funds to construct lug ways, sub- ways and alterative roads． Moreover, it will also reduce congestion as commuters would find it cheaper to use other modes such as a pools and public transportation．

Introduction of road toll would also help reduce congestion．Road tolls requires commuters to pay a fee for using the testicular road． This will encourage commuters to use other modes where they would not have to pay this fee every day．

While commuting, keep your radio on so that you can stay informed about all live traffic up- dates aired．Avoid using roads that are already congested due to accidents or other reasons． This will help reduce congestion to some extent．

39．What's the best the of this passage?

A． Methods of retracing traffic congestion

B． Solutions to decrease traffic problem’s

C． How to manage car traffic service

D． How to control the number of cars

40．What does the underlined phrase "car pooling"

A． Reducing the use of private cars．

B． Caning as many persons as possible．

C． Shang private cars would commuting．

D． Making every possible use of car space．

41． We can loam from the passage that raising gasoline taxes and road taxes both

A． help to limit the use of private vehicles

B． encourage people to use cheaper valueless

C． enable the government to exam money easily

D． force commuters to pay money for using roads

42． It can be incensed from the passage that

A． drivers should stop their engines when in traffic jam

B． using public transportation makes people more relaxed

C． strict Affric Niles should be made to reduce traffic jam

D． leistering to radio while driving keeps people more awake

Imagine if you could have any house you wanted．Money is no．object．You can place the house anywhere in the world and you can build the house from any materials you wish．

What would that house look like? What would be the color and texture of the walls, the shape of the rooms, and the quality of the light?

most people can remember a phone number for up to篇八：大学英语新视野第三册quiz

第一套

一．Directions: Listen to the short dialogs, then choose the correct answers to the questions.

1. C

A. Husband and wife.

B. Daughter and father.

C. Mother and son.

D. Two colleagues.

2. A

A. Contemporary women no longer want to obey their husband.

B. Modern girls no longer love their husbands.

C. At the marriage ceremony the bride should promise to obey her husband.

D. At the marriage ceremony the bride should show loyalty to her husband.

3. D

A. At a railway station.

B. At a bus stop

C. At a hospital.

D. At an airport.

4. B

A. Married couple should have a mansion.

B. Marriage should be based on love.

C. It is better to have loved and lost.

D. It is better not to have ever loved.

5. C

A. One had better forget the divorce.

B. One should find a new spouse as early as possible.

C. Divorce is very painful.

D. Divorce is not very painful.

二．Directions: Listen to the passage(s) three times. Questions 1 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog.

In a powerful new Mercedes a married couple are driving along a highway 60 miles per hour, the wife behind the on his face, it's obvious he's enjoying this moment. He Again the wife stays quiet, but speeds up as her rage increases.

"I want the house," he insists, pressing his luck.

The wife speeds up to 80 mph.

He says, "I want the car, too," but she just drives faster and faster.

By now she's up to 90 mph.

The wife slowly starts to veer toward a bridge.

This makes him a bit nervous, so he says, "Isn't there anything you want?" "Oh, really," he says, "So what have you got?"

Seconds before they slam into the bridge at a speed of 100 mph, the wife smiles and says, "The airbag."

三．Directions: Listen to the following recording, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog.

1.D

What is the topic discussed in the passage?

A. The importance of remarriage.

B. The reasons for a remarriage.

C. Ways of preparing for a blended family.

D. Children's problems in a blended family.

2.A

. How will children view the man their single mother is dating if she says "we're just friends"?

A. They will find the man threatening.

B. They will leave home.

C. They will treat the man as a friend.

D. They will be eager to have a new father.

3.B

How can single parents benefit from advice?

A. They can make up their minds to find a new spouse quickly.

B. They can see the issue from a new angle.

C. They will understand their former spouse better.

D. Both A) and B).

4.C

According to the passage, which of the following is true in the case of a divorce?

A. Children are sadder than parents.

B. Parents are sadder than children.

C. Younger children have more problems than older children.

D. Older children have more problems than younger children.

5,A

. Which people are mentioned in the passage who must make adjustments in a blended family?

A. The stepparent and the biological parent.

B. The stepparent and the children.

C. The biological parent and the children.

D. The stepparent, the biological parent, and the children

四．Directions: Listen to the following recording, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the

correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog.

1.B Which place does the woman say is in a mess?

A. The dining room.

B. The living room.

C. The bedroom.

D. The kitchen.

2.A How does the woman know the dinner table is not yet set?

A. She finds nothing on it.

B. She sees dirty clothes on it.

C. She guesses the man has not prepared any food.

D. She knows the man never sets the table.

3.C What does the woman imply when she says "I don't care if the Pope is scoring a goal."

A. She wants to switch to a different channel to watch football.

B. She hopes Real Madrid will beat the Pope.

C. She wants the place to be cleaned up no matter what is on the TV.

D. She prefers to leave the place in a mess.

4.D What is the romantic agreement between the couple about?

A. Watching TV together.

B. Traveling together.

C. Sharing the incomes.

D. Doing the household chores together.

5.C What is the probable reason for the woman to say MacDonald's hamburgers are delicious?

A. She enjoys them.

B. She hates them.

C. She wants the man to buy them again.

D. She does not want to take over the cooking.

五．Directions: Listen to the following recording, then mark the statements T (true) or F (false). You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to write the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog.

1. The woman asks her husband to leave because her friends are coming for bridge. T

2. The woman is unwilling to cancel the bridge game because her friends will bring food. T

3. The man thinks the living room is as cold as a tomb. F

4. Finally six people play poker together. F

5. Sally has wanted to learn to play poker for a long time. T

第二套

一．Directions: Listen to the short dialogs, then choose the correct answers to

the questions.

1.B

A. He does not like what the woman bought.

B. He does not remember the price of the shirt.

C. He does not remember in which shop the shirt was.

D. He remembers only the woman's phone number

2.A

A. She did not take the shopping list along with her.

B. She did not write a shipping list.

C. She does not want to shop in a crowded supermarket.

D. She wants to finish shopping quickly.

3.C

A. He has lost his memory completely.

B. He has lost his sight.

C. He drank heavily last night.

D. He danced until after midnight.

4.B

A. He has a bad memory.

B. The woman has a bad memory.

C. The couple have forgotten to bring their keys.

D. The couple are blaming each other for forgetting the keys.

5.C

A. He remembers his life in primary school.

B. He remembers his life in his nursery.

C. He remembers his life in primary school but not that in the nursery.

D. He remembers his life in both primary school and the nursery.

二．Directions: Listen to the passage(s) three times.

Scientists are working to develop new drugs that someday may slow, reverse, or prevent the caused by Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. In the meantime, people who have no dementia can try to keep their memory . Some suggestions include developing interests or hobbies and staying in activities that stimulate both and exercise may also go a long . Limiting the use of alcoholic drinks is important because heavy drinking time can cause permanent brain damage. Many people find it useful to plan tasks; make "things to do" lists; and use notes, calendars, and other memory aids. , such as a

the feelings are over. However, if these feelings last for a long period of time, getting help from a professional is important. Some physical and mental changes occur with age in healthy people. , not only part of normal aging.

三．Directions: Listen to the following recording, then choose the correct answers to the questions.

1.B What is the speaker mainly talking about?

A. Various techniques that help one to avoid Alzheimer.

B. Methods to remember things better.

C. Association is the most important memory-improving skill.

D. Nothing is more important than interest.

2.C What does the speaker mean by “activity”?

A. Only mental activity.

B. Only physical activity.

C. Getting actively involved in what you are doing.

D. Memorizing things while having recreational activities.

3.B How many techniques does the speaker describe before giving a short summary?

A. Two.

B. Three.

C. Four.

D. Five.

4.A What does the speaker say "breaks" can bring?

A. Great concentration and energy.

B. Refreshed interest.

C. Low levels of concentration and energy.

D. Less interest.

5.D What are the last three techniques the speaker mentions?

A. Activity, grasping the basics, and interest.

B. Being slow, grasping the basics, and interest.

C. Breaks, being slow, and interest.

D. Breaks, grasping the basics, and interest.

四．Directions: Listen to the following recording, then choose the correct answers to the questions.

1.C How long is it the man and woman haven't seen each other?

A. a couple years.

B. several years.

C. quite a few years.

D. less than 10 years.

2.A How did the man find the woman in the Math class?

A. The best in the class.

B. At the bottom of the class.

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2006年秋季《英语三》第一次作业

（发布时间：2006-10-30）

校外学习中心： (学生填写)

院校：东北师范大学网络教育学院

专业：

课程：《英语三》

姓名：

学号：

作业要求：

1、本次作业需于2006年12月4日—2006年12月10日以文本形式或通过电子

邮件交到本人所在学习中心。

2、具体操作方法：下载本次作业的文档，填上或者回答出每道题目，再把你完

成好的作业发回给学习中心相关辅导教师进行批改。

3、作业发送给相关教师以后，应确保作业提交成功，应该以收到邮件回复提交成

功为标志或向学习中心教师进行查询，以防由于邮件服务器或者其他不可预测的

原因而发生传输失败的情况。影响教师按时批改及个人成绩的获得（本次作业成

绩占期末总评成绩的10%），并且学生必须有作业成绩才可以参加期末考试。

4、学习中心将学生的第一次离线作业批改完毕后，按要求认真填好成绩单。

东北师范大学06年秋季学期《英语三》第一次离线作业题

I. Choose proper words to complete the following sentences. Each word can be used only once.

1. Samuel Longhorn Clemens wrote many stories under the of Mark Twain.

2. As a man of , Mr. white was respected and adored by all the people in the community.

3. Oil has coffee as our main export.

4. This job needs brains rather than .

5 Everything on the outcome of these talks.

6. She is the to her father’s large fortune.

7. This boy is for his kind heart.

8. The squirrel usually nuts for winter.

9. Her article careful study.

10. In 1840, Britain started War to China.

11. Which do after dinner, coffee or tea?

12. The expert on international affairs turned out to be a young research student.

13. The debt-collectors took all his money, and he was left completely the top job in the record company.

15. A good argument allows you to release your emotions.

16. Years of hardship and neglect had taken their on his health.

17. Don’t tell anyone else what I told you; it’s.

18. The survivor of the crash was a little boy.

19. The flowers were sent by an 20.They complained of the in the way the news media reported the story. 2.

1. She is changing her mind. I find difficult to guess her final decision.

2. The bad news has him very much.

3. The old lady me of my great aunt.

4. I am awfully sorry that this has .

5. I read an interesting news in today’s newspaper.

6. Use the telephone and yourself a visit in such a heavy rain

8. His political ideas were too to get support from ordinary people.

9. I felt in my new job, so I left.

10. A healthy diet will help you heart disease.

11. There is a difference between your idea and mine.

ability.

II． Choose from A, B, C and D the best one to complete each sentence.

1. About 150 a village church vicar in Yorkshire had three lovely, intelligent daughters.

A. ago B. before C. since D. later

A. dial B. dials C. dialed D. has dialed

3. For years the selfless sisters squelched their own goals, farming themselves out as that the world must eventually recognize his genius

A. convince B. convinced C. convincing D. had convinced

4. Undaunted, they continued in their spare time, late at night by candlelight, to pour out their pent-up emotion, writing of A. when B. how C. what D. if

5. Anne died 5 months later, 30.

A. aged B. at age C. age of D. age

6. they had been nurtured instead of sacrificed.

A. Only if B. If C. Only D. If only

7. Girls can be as on football as boys.

a. familiar b. keen c. delighted d. interested

8. They began to grow at the thought of a likely long delay.

a. tense b. astonishing c. urgent d. slack

9. The of film making has already seen the hidden power of educational films.]

a. ancestor b. champion c. pioneer d. explorer

10. Rising prices will demands for high incomes.

a. inspire b. improve c. satisfy d. stimulate

11. The committee scientists and experts in different lines of work. a. consisted of b. made up of c. made of d. composed of

I have a sore throat.

a. Only just b. Only that c. Just that d. Just

13. We charge more for the reason the prices of elect

a. because b. as c. that d. since

14. He finds himself by too many phone calls every day.

a. troubling b. troubled c. to be troubled d. being troubled

15. With the pace of living people find it necessary to take more exercise in order to keep in good health.

a. quickening b. quick c. quickens d. quickly

you will miss the train.

a. and b. either c. neither d. or

17. The American consumer often feels by insurance agents.

A. disturbed B. disturbing C. disturb D. disturbs

we are unwilling to discuss insurance can be suggested.

A. that B. why C. how D. whether

19. We are afraid: we talk about football or the weather or what we had for lunch.

A. prefer B. instead of C. would rather D. like

20. We feel by A. inadequate ; ignorance; avoiding B. ignorance; inadequate; avoiding

C. inadequate ; avoiding; ignorance D. ignorance; avoiding; inadequate

we do on the purchase of a

home.

A. as much; like B. as many; like C. as much; as D. as many; as

22. insurance can be complex, its basic concepts are neither difficult nor impossible to learn.

A. If B. Although C. Maybe D. Now that

23. This organization money for the poor once a month.

a. rounds off b. draws up c. makes up d. rounds up

24. Law and medicine are professions in most countries.

a. respectable b. respectful c. respective d. repetitive

III. Identify which of the four underlined parts in each sentence is wrong and correct it.

is.

a b a b c d a b c d a b c d

a b c d

most people can remember a phone number for up to篇十：外研版八年级英语下册Module3-4能力测试卷(有参考答案)

Module 3—4能力测试卷

注意：请将选择题答案填涂在试卷最后的选择题答题卡上，否则不计分数。

13. I need to practice ____ basketball every day because I want to become a professional basketball player like Yao Ming.

A. play B. to play C. playing D. played

一、单项填空（20分）

1. If you want to work on Radio Beijing, keep English well. A. study B. studied C. studying D. to study 2. Could you tell me _____ that's a fast train or not?

A. whether B. if

C. what D. why 3. We are going to visit CCTV Tower if it _____ fine tomorrow.

A. is

B. is going to be C. was

D. will be 4. We will go camping, if it _____ on Sunday. A. didn't snow

B. doesn't snow C. won't snow

D. wouldn't snow

5. Daming asked me what _____ next Sunday? A. am I going to do B. I am going to do C. was I going to do D. I was going to do 6. I don't know when Betty _____ back, but when she _____ back, I'll give you a call. A. comes; comes

B. will come; will come C. comes; will come

D. will come; comes

7. Please speak in a low A. music

B. sound

C. voice

D. noise

8. —Would you like the Great Wall with us tomorrow? — I’d better not because I have been there twice. A. visits

B. visit

C. visiting

D. to visit

9. If you want to keep _____, you must eat _____ food and take _____ exercise. A. thin; little; many B. thin; little; more C. thinner; less; more D. thin; less; much 10. He always asks his father _____ some money.

A. to

B. of

C. for

D. /

11. — Could you tell me _____? I want to buy some stamps. — Sorry, I'm a stranger here. A. where is the post office

B. where was the post office C. how can I get to the post office D. the way to the post office 12. He finished his homework and then he went on _____ a letter.

A. writing

B. write

C. with

D. to write

14. Mr. White suggested ____ a film tonight. A. going and seeing B. to go and see

C. went to see

D. go to see 15. It _____ that the worker didn’t eat anything. A seems B seemed C seeming D seem 16. The room is too dark. Would you please ____ the light? A. turn off B. turn on

C. turn down D. turn up 17. She looks forward to ______ the Great Wall.

A. see

B. seeing

C. to see

D. sees

18. — What did the man say over there？

— He told us any further. There is danger ahead. A. don’t go B. not go C. to go D. not to go 19. Tom and Lily were all ____ at the ____ advice by the teacher. A. surprised; surprised B. surprised; surprising C. surprising; surprising

D. surprising; surprised

20. _____! The car is coming . A. Look at B. Look out for

C. Look out

D. Look out of

二、阅读理解（20分）

Which of your hands do you use most? Few of us use both of our hands well. Most of us are right- handed. Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed. Newborn babies can take things with either of their hands, but after about two years they like to use their right hands. Scientists don’t know why this happens. They have studied it. They think our ancestors（祖先）are right-handed. This may not be true. Monkeys are our closest relation in the animal world. Scientists have found that monkeys like to use one of their hands more than the other, but it can be either hand. Next time you visit the zoo, watch the monkeys carefully. You’ll see that some of them will swing（摆动） their right hands and others will use their left hands. But most human beings use their right hands better and this makes life difficult for the left-handed ones. We live in a right-handed world.

21. Few of us can use both our hands well. It means ____.

A. we can’t use one as well as the other B. we can’t use both hands

A. yellow, orange, or red C. orange, blue, or black A. tired

B. yellow, black, or red D. black, red, or orange

C. most people can use one as well as the other D. some of us can use both hands 22. Newborn babies ____ at first. A. can only use their right hands C. can’t use their hands 23. We live in a (n) ____. A. left-handed world C. monkey world

B. right-handed world D. animal world

B. can only use their left hands D. can use both their hands

27. Most people feel more ____ in a yellow room than in a dark green one.

B. bored C. worried D. relaxed

28. More people killed themselves on the black bridge than on any other bridge probably because ____.

A. the bridge was very tall B. the bridge was too crowded

C. people didn't like the bridge D. the color of the bridge was depressing

29. In the factory, when the machines are painted orange, the workers will work _____. A. worse B. harder

C. more slowly D. more angrily

30. Which could be the best title for the passage?

A. Cheerful Colors B. Your Favorite Color C. The Secret of Color D. The Color of a Bridge

24. Left-handed people are difficult in life because ________. A. they can’t use their right hands at all B. most people use their right hands better C. they can’t use both of their hands D. they can’t use their left hands 25. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Monkeys are left-handed. B. Monkeys are right-handed.

C. Some of the monkeys are left-handed, others are right-handed. D. There are more right-handed monkeys than left-handed monkeys.

What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, or red? If you do, you must be an active person who enjoys life. Do you like blue? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and would rather follow than lead.

Colors do influence our moods (情绪). A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing(令人压抑的). There was a black bridge over the Thames River, near London. The number of people who killed themselves on that bridge used to be larger than on any other bridge in the area -- until it was repainted green.

Light and bright colors make people not only happier but also more active. In the factory, the workers will work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black.

26. An active person may like _____.

三、任务型阅读。根据要求完成下面各小题。（10分）

Confidence (自信) is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude (态度). A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chance to make themselves successful. But how to be more confident? Here are some suggestions:

·Speak loud When you are not confident, you can't do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak loud enough so that people can hear you clearly. The .high voice can help you become more confident.

·Play sports Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. [33] A strong ·Encourage yourself Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you've done.

·Get rid of (消除) fear Fear comes along with failure (失败). [34]But it's easy to you said something stupid last time. Try to start again and believe you can do better.

· Pick up a hobby If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby

can make you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident. A. 根据短文内容简要回答问题。

31. How many suggestions can help you to be more confident?

____________________________________________________________ 32. How can you encourage yourself?

____________________________________________________________ B. 将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

33. ____________________________________________________________ 34. ____________________________________________________________ C.请给短文拟一个适当的标题。

35. ____________________________________________________________

四、基础词汇

A. 根据句意及首字母提示，在空格处填上适当的单词。

36. M_________ is very important in learning and thinking. People have different ways to remember

information.

52. We read a sad story in the _________ (week).

53. The _________ (report) called us and told the accident yesterday evening. 54. The flower wants __________ (water).

55. Don’t you forget _________ (tell) the story? Why not tell a new one? 五、根据中文提示，完成下列句子。(10分) 56. 他从桌子上拿起，这时突然出现了一条蛇。

He __________ a dish from the table, and suddenly a snake ___________. 57. 不管怎样，杰克逊先生保持了冷静，用手机拍下了蛇的照片。

___________, Mr Jackson stayed cool and ___________________ the snake with his mobile phone.

58. 感觉好像他们在亲自和我说话。

It ________ that they were speaking to me ____________. 59. 九岁的时候，我去小电台求过职。

____________________, I ____________ jobs in small radio station. 60. 如果你想关闭录音机，就按红色按钮。

_______________________________________________________.

六、书面表达

请你以Life in the future为题，想象一下未来的生活将会是一个什么样子。也许我们可以按动电钮，乘坐无人驾驶的汽车到我们想去的任何一个地方；我们可以通过戴在手腕上的可视电话与人们交谈；我们可以自由地往返于海底世界和宇宙空间站；到那时，我们的饭也许一粒药片就解决问题了。试着把你的想象用英文表达出来，相信我们的梦想会变成现实。不少于70词。注意：发挥你的想象力，不要受中文提示的束缚。

37. I'll take a v__________ camera to the party this evening.

38. If you want to see the photos on the computer, c__________ the camera to the computer. 39. If a snake b_______ you, don’t panic, please. 40. I cut my finger carelessly. It began to h__________. 42. I s_________ that you should go to see a doctor.

43. In the final match, our team s_________ two goals and won the match. 44. When I got home, my mother was p_________ dinner for us.

45. It is very difficult to e__________ the problems to beginners (初学者). B. 用所给词汇的适当形式填空

46. Would you mind __________ (look) after my pet dog？

47. My parents agree __________ (take) us to the teahouse next week. 48. We plan _________ (visit) the Great Wall next month. 49. Xiao Li hates __________ (speak) English in public. 50. When I met him, he ________ (hold) a book in the hand.

51. The boy _________ (hide) behind the tree and nobody could find him.

Life in the future

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选择题答题卡

班级_________ 姓名___________

参考答案

单项选择 1-5 CAABB 6-10 DCDCC 11-15 DDCAB 16-20 BBDBC 阅读理解 21-25 ADBBC 26-30 ADDBC 任务阅读 31．Five suggestions．／5．

32．Give myself／yourself praise for the good things I've／you’ve done. 33．强健的体魄有助于你充满自信。

34．但是，如果你明白失败是生活的一部分，对它的恐惧就会很容易客服。

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范文：

We can dream about the life in the future. What will it be like? Perhaps some people will go to the moon for a holiday, and some scientists will live under the sea. Maybe we will have videophones in every home. We can do some shopping without leaving our homes.

And I'm sure there will be more educational programmes on the radio and TV, so perhaps some children won't need to go school every day. They will study at home.

Many people don't like doing housework. Maybe in the future each family will have a robot. Every day we can tell the robot what to do, for example, to go shopping and do housework, and so on. I believe the dream will come true.

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