武汉工程大学英语分班考试试题答案

武汉工程大学2012~2013新生入学英语分班考试

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Part II Vocabulary & Structure ( 15 points )

Directions: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

16. We are having a party on Saturday, and would love to have you ______ us.

a. joined

b. joins

c. join

d. to join

17. She had a paper ______.

a. publishes

b. publishing

c. published

d. publish

18. Our country ______ people from all over the world.

a. is made of

b. is made up of

c. is consisted of

d. is consisted

19. Wang Hong is working in the same lab ______ her friend Carl Cooper.

a. for

b. with

c. within

d. to

20. Why don’t you come ______ and have dinner ______me?

a. over…for

b. on…with

c. over…at

d. over…with

21. Thank you for your interest ______ our host family program for the overseas students in Boulder.

a. in

b. on

c. at

d. for

22. We are having a party ______ our home ______ Saturday, ______ 6 p.m..

a. on…at…on

b. at…at…on

c. at…on…at

d. on…on…at

23. Some people prefer to plan the course of their trip ________ .

a. to the finest detail

b. within the finest detail

c. on the finest details

d. to the fine details

24. He Ming is ______ from college.

a. graduating

b. to graduate

c. graduates

d. Both a and c

25. _____ the lift there ______ the third floor or just walk upstairs.

a. Have…on

b. Take…to

c. By…on

d. Taken…by

26. Both of the company are ______ the Line Director.

a. under

b. at

c. in

d. with

27. She asked them to report to the sales manager, ______ office is on the first floor.

a. which

b. whose

c. who

d. that

28. First turn left on the corner and then turn right ______ the fountain.

a. in

b. on

c. at

d. for

29. Go along the corridor ______ the hall.

a. in the middle of

b. among

c. between

d. in center of

30. There are two sales divisions, one of ______ are under the Line Director, Mr. Smith.

a. whom

b. which

c. that

d. them

31. Judy Black, ______ is in charge of the clerical staff, is the Office manager.

a. that

b. who

c. whom

d. both a and b

32. Jack ______ and he can’t find the way back to the hotel.

a. was lost

b. is losing

c. has lost

d. is lost

33. Go along this street ______ a few minutes and then ______ the next turning.

a. in…take

b. for…taking

c. for… take

d. at…takes

34. He ______ and couldn’t find the way to the hotel.

a. puzzled

b. was puzzled

c. is puzzling

d. has puzzled

35. Last year my brother and I stayed _____ a week _____ some friends in Boston.

a. for…and

b. for…with

c. till…with

d. when…without

36. At the railway station, you change to No.15 bus, _______ will take you to the hotel.

a. that

b. who

c. which

d. what

37. Excuse me, madam. I’m looking ______ 83 Shanghai Street.

a. for

b. after

c. up

d. to

38. This time we found the church, but we ________ if everything in Boston was three blocks and a left turn away.

a. wonder

b. wanted

c. wondered

d. wandered

39. Mr. Hall _____ his childhood in his hometown.

a. spent

b. cost

c. took

d. had

40. Great changes ______ place in my hometown since 1978.

a. have been taken

b. had taken

c. took

d. have taken

41. I often thought about ______ my old birthplace, but I never ______ because I had no time.

a. visiting…made that

b. visiting…made it

c. visit…took it

d. visit…finished it

42. In 1978 China started to _____ effect the policies of reform and opening to the outside world.

a. put into the

b. put into

c. take into

d. put in

43. If we continue to ______ the policies, I am sure that my hometown will have an ever brighter future.

a. carry with

b. carry off

c. carrying out

d. carry out

44. Most of the people in our country have _______ poverty.

a. got off

b. got of

c. got rid off

d. got rid of

45. I love my hometown _____ it is a beautiful place.

a. wherever

b. though

c. because

d. unless

Part III Reading Comprehension ( 40 points )

Directions: In this part there are four passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passage and answer the questions. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Passage I

Mrs. Brown’s old grandfather lived with her and her husband. Every morning he went for a walk in the park and came home at half past twelve for his lunch.

But one morning a police car stopped outside Mrs. Brown’s house at twelve o’clock, and two policemen helped Mr. Brown to get out. One of them said to Mrs. Brown, “The poor old gentleman lost his way in the park and telephoned us for help, so we send a car to bring him home.” Mrs. Brown was very surprised, but she thanked the policemen and they left.

“But, Grandfather,” she said, “You have been to that park nearly every day for twenty years. How did you lose your way there?”

The old man smiled, closed one eye and said, “I didn’t quite lose my way. I just got tired and I didn’t want to walk home!”

46. Who lived with Mrs. Brown’s old grandfather?

a. his wife

b. his daughter

c. his daughte r and his daughter’s husband

d. all of the above

47. What did Mrs. Brown’s grandfather do every morning?

a. He went to the park.

b. He went to her daughter’s house.

c. He went to see the police car.

d. He telephoned the polic

e.

48. What happened one morning?

a.Mrs. Brown called the police.

b.The police went to Mrs. Brown’s house to see Mrs. Brown’s

grandfather.

c.Mrs. Brown’s g randfather went to the police office.

d.The police brought Mrs. Brown’s grandfather hom

e.

49. Why was Mrs. Brown surprised?

a.Because her grandfather didn’t come back.

b.Because her grandfather was lost.

c.Because the police came to park.

d.Because her grandfather came to the police offic

e.

50. Which of the following is true?

a.The police believed that Mrs. Brown’s grandfather lost his way.

b.Mrs. Brown believed that her grandfather lost his way .

c.Mrs. Brown’s grandfather was lost his way.

d.It turned out that Mrs. Brown’s grandfather wanted to make a

joke on the police.

Passage II

The United States is a very large country. It has many different kinds of landscapes and many different kinds of people.

In the East, the countryside is green and fresh. Here are some of the first states and some of the big cities. New York and the capital, Washington D.C., are in the East.

In the South, there is the beautiful city of New Orleans, the capital of jazz. It is sometimes hot here, and the people here are very different from those in the East.

The Central Plains of the United States are fertile with big fields of wheat and corn. And California, on the West Coast, is famous as a “paradise” state.

The weather in the Mid-West, near the Great Lakes, is often cold and windy, and there is a lot of snow in winter.

51. It’s well-known that the United States has many different kinds of ______.

a. landscapes

b. people

c. climates

d. all of the above

52. Some of the first states and some of the big cities are in the East,

including ______.

a. Washington D.C.

b. New Orleans

c. California

d. Los Angeles

53. New Orleans is famous for its ______.

a. ballet

b. country music

c. jazz

d. classic

54. Big fields of wheat and corn can be found in ______.

a. the East

b. the Central Plains

c. the South-West

d. the South

55. The weather near the Great Lakes is often ______.

a. warm

b. chill

c. cold and windy

d. hot and dry

Passage III

One evening Mrs. Alda asked her husband to take her to a very expensive restaurant in the city, because a lot of movie stars and other famous people ate there, and she was curious to see some of them.

Sooner after Mr. and Mrs. Alda had ordered their meal, a very attractive couple came into the restaurant and sat down at a table nearby. They were beautifully dressed. And Mrs. Alda said to her husband, “Look at those people, George! I’m sure I’ve seen their pictures somewhere.”

The couple gave their order to the waiter, and when he brought Mr. and Mrs. their soup, Mrs. Alda said to him, “Who are those people ? Do you know them?”

“Oh, they’re nobody famous,” he answered at once.

“Really?” Mrs. Alda asked with surprise. “How do you know that?”

“Because they asked me who you were,” he answered.

56．Mrs. Alda was _______ to see some of the movie stars in an expensive restaurant.

a. glad

b. eager

c. sure

d. happy

57．Mr. and Mrs. Alda ________ a couple at a table nearby.

a. were attracted by

b. were surprised at

c. were delighted at

d. were satisfied with 58．Mrs. Alda _______ the man and woman beautifully dressed.

a. thought highly of

b. thought little of

c. showed no interest in

d. enjoyed talking with

59．The waiter looked upon ________ as nobody famous.

a. Mr. and Mrs. Alda

b. the attractive couple

c. one of the two couples

d. the two coupl

e.

PartIV

It had been a tiring day and I was looking forward to a quiet evening. My husband would not be back until 60 and I had decided to settle down in a comfortable chair in the living room and read a good book. I 61 the children to bed early and fixed a sandwich and a cup of coffee. Soon I was 62 comfortably with my book in front of me and the sandwich and cup of coffee on a tray beside me.

I was just beginning to eat when the telephone rang. I dropped my book and hurried to answer it. 63 the time I got back to the living room, my coffee was cold. I ate the sandwich and began sipping 64 coffee with the book still open to the first page. Suddenly there was a loud knock 65 the front door. It startled me so much that I spilled some coffee on my skirt. The man at the door was looking for a 66 address and wanted me to give him directions. It took me a long time to get rid of him. After that, I sad down again and 67 to read a whole page without further interruption — until the baby woke up. He started screaming at the top of his lungs, so I rushed upstairs. He was still 68 at 11 o’clock when my husband came home, I could have thrown something at him when he asked me 69I had spent a pleasant evening.

60. A) lately B) late C) latest

D) lately

61. A) laid B) placed C) put

D) set 62. A) settled B) served C) satisfied

D) solved

63. A) By B) Upon C) On

D) In

64. A) hot B) warm C) cool D) cold

65. A) at B) on C) by

D) in

66. A) bound B) sure C) old

D) certain

67. A) managed B) tried C) finished

D) succeeded

68 A) woke B) waken C) awake

D) slept

69. A) if B) in case C) that

D) if only

武汉工程大学2012~2013新生入学英语分班考试试题参考答案

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