英语A级ModelTest2

Model T est 2

Part I Listening Comprehension (15 minutes)

Section A

1.A) It’s attractive. B) It’s exciting. C) It’s boring. D) It’s important.

2.A) At a bank. B) At a railway station. C) At an airport. D) At a parking lot.

3.A) By asking his friend. B) By calling the telephone operator.

C) By referring to the receptionist. D) By finding it in the phone book.

4.A) He’s the woman’s Mend. B) He’s a visitor.

C) He’s a new employee. D) He’s the boss.

5.A) $150 B) $200 C) $300 D) $400

Section B

Conversation 1

6.A) Holiday wear. B) Sports wear.

C) Summer wear. D) Casual wear.

7.A) See more samples. B) Try on some T-shirts.

C) Meet the designers. D) Place an order.

Conversation 2

8.A) He wanted to check the order number.

B) He wanted to order some computers.

C) He wanted to report on a problem.

D) He wanted to see the secretary.

9.A) They got a wrong order number from the caller.

B) They failed to deliver the computers on time.

C) They couldn’t find the order form.

D) They made a wrong delivery.

10.A) The manager. B) The salesman.

C) Mr. Peterson. D) Mary.

Section C

11.Why do more middle-aged adults have to take care of their ageing parents?

Because people are living ________________________________________.

12.What does the speaker think of the job of taking care of an ageing parent?

It’s ________________________________________.

13.How are the family roles changed?

The dependent parents are cared for as if they were ____________________.

14.What can a nursing home do for ageing parents?

It provides them with proper ____________________.

15. What benefit can middle-aged adults get by sending their parents to a nursing home?

They can return to their ________________________________________.

Part II Structure ( 15 minutes )

Section A

16. The car _____ by the side of the road and the driver tried to repair it.

A. breaks down

B. was breaking down

C. has broken down

D. broke down

17. When he went out, he would wear sunglasses _____ nobody would recognize him.

A. so that

B. now that

C. as though

D. in case

18. Some people think _____ about their rights than they do about their responsibilities.

A. so much

B. too much

C. much more

D. much too

19. I felt so embarrassed that I couldn’t do anything but _____ there when I first met my

present boss.

A. to sit

B. sitting

C. sat

D. sit

20. We were all excited at the news _____ our annul sales had more than doubled.

A. which

B. that

C. it

D. what

21. _____, we went swimming in the river.

A. The day being very hot

B. It was a very hot day

C. The day was very hot

D. Being a very hot day

22. He is off to Paris tomorrow. He tells me that, with this journey, he _____ there and back

twenty times.

A. will be

B. will have been

C. will go

D. will have gone

23. They _____ us willingly but that they happened to be short of hands, too.

A. would help

B. would have helped

C. were going to help

D. must have helped

24. The play is said to be worth seeing. Y ou must have seen it yesterday evening, _____ you?

A. didn’t

B. mustn’t

C. did

D. can’t

25. If ever again _____ happens an accident like this, we will have only ourselves to blame.

A. it

B. so

C. there

D. that

Section B

26. It is important that he (be) ____________called back immediately.

27. It is (reason) ____________ for parents to pay for their children’s education.

28. At the meeting a (propose) __________________ was put forward by John Smith.

29. As a rule, readers (not allow) ____________ to take dictionaries out of the reading room.

30. It has been a long winter, and we’re (eager) _________ waiting for the coming of spring.

31. Would it be considered rude (send) ____________ a thank-you note by fax to a manager

after a job interview?

32. People enjoy shopping there because it has modern shops, together with the atmosphere

of a (tradition) ________________ street market.

33. (show) _____________ the ID card, the students were allowed to enter the exam-room

one by one.

34. (person) __________________, I don’t agree with you though we are good friends.

35. The judge ordered that the witness (tell) ________________ the truth.

Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)

Task 1

Acid rain（酸雨）is a very serious air water pollution problem. Many people feel that it is the most serious pollution problem that we now face. Scientists say that plant and animal life in thousands of lakes in the United States and Canada has already been destroyed by acid rain.

Acid rain forms in the upper atmosphere. There, sulfur dioxide（二氧化硫）and nitrogen oxides（氧化氮）mix with water vapor（气）. They mix with water vapor to form sulfuric acid and nitric acid. When the vapor condensed and rain falls, the acids fall with it. Every time acid rain falls in lake, the level of acid in the lake rises. Over time, it can rise to the point at which plants and insects can’t survive. Without plants, which supply oxygen, and insects, which supply food, fish die. The lake becomes a dead lake.

The problem of acid rain has greatly increased in the last few years. Most of the blame for acid rain has been placed on industries. However, some people feel that ineffective pollution laws are also to blame for the acid rain problem.

A few years ago, many cities and states passed local air pollution laws. The laws were written to improve the air quality in the cities and states. However, the laws usually didn’t say anything to meet the new pollution laws without reducing the amount of pollution they released. They met the new standards by building taller smokestacks（烟囱）.

With the taller smokestacks, air pollutants were released higher up into the atmosphere. The wind carried them far away from the pollution factory to the people near the factory. The air seemed cleaner. However, the pollution that they once got was now coming down of miles away in the form of acid rain.

36. Which of the following is TRUE about acid rain？

A. It is acknowledged by scientists to be the most serious problem that human beings now

face.

B. Many endangered species are on the verge of extinction of acid rain.

C. Acid rain is composed of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides mixed with water vapor

found in the upper atmosphere.

D. Acid rain is mostly found in the United States and Canada.

37. Why have some lakes in the United States and Canada become the dead ones?

A. Fish in the lakes die because acid rain deprives them of oxygen.

B. Fish in the lakes die from taking in poisonous substances released from the acids.

C. Fish in the lakes die from direct contact with accumulated acid in the water.

D. Air pollutants are dissolved in the water and thus kill the fish.

38. Why didn’t the state and local air pollution laws achieve the end of reducing pollution?

A. Industries tend to disregard the laws because they don’t want to spend extra money on

the processing of industrial waters.

B. Although measures are taken to send industrial pollutants higher up the atmosphere the

amount of industrial pollutants remains the same.

C. The smokestacks used to release pollutants are not tall enough.

D. Only a small number of industries are equipped to live up to the new standards of air

pollution laws.

39. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. Air pollution laws in the United States and in Canada typically don’t specify the amount of

pollutants released by industries.

B. The neighboring areas of a factory receive less pollution than distant areas.

C. The number of occurrence of acid rain over the last few years has been on the rise.

D. It is generally believed that ineffective air pollution laws rather than industries are to

blame for acid rain.

40. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Acid Rain; An Environment Disaster

B. Who Is to Blame

C. Formation of Acid Rain

D. New State and Local Air Pollution Laws

Task 2

As soon as it was revealed that a reporter for Progressive magazine had discovered how to make a hydrogen bomb, a group of firearm fans formed the National Hydrogen Bomb Association, and they are now lobbying against any legislation to stop Americans from owning one.

“The constitution,” said the association’s spokesman, “gives everyone the right to own arms. It doesn’t spell out what kind of arms. But since anyone can now make a hydrogen bomb, the public should be able to buy it to protect themselves.”

“Don’t you think it’s dangerous to have one in the house, particularly where there are children around?”

“The National Hydrogen Bomb Association hopes to educate people in the safe handling of this type of weapon. We are instructing owner to keep the bomb in a locked cabinet and the fuse （导火索）separately in a drawer.”

“Some people consider the hydrogen bomb a very fatal weapon which could kill somebody.”

The spokesman said, “Hydrogen bombs don’t kill people ---people kill people. The bomb is for self-protection and it also has a deterrent effect. If somebody knows you have a nuclear weapon in your house, they’re going think twice about breaking in.”

“But those who want to ban the bomb for American citizens claim that if you have one locked in the cabinet, with the fuse in a drawer, you would never be able to assemble it in time to stop an intruder(入侵者).

“Another argument against allowing people to own a bomb is that at the moment it is very expensive to build one. So what your association is backing is a program which would allow the middle and upper classes to acquire a bomb while poor people will be left defenseless with just handguns.”

41. According to the passage, some people started a national association so as to _____ .

A. block any legislation to ban the private possession of the bomb

B. coordinate the mass production of the destructive weapon

C. instruct people how to keep the bomb safe at home

D. promote the large-scale sale of this newly invented weapon

42. Some people oppose the ownership of H-bombs by individuals on the grounds that ______ .

A. the size of the bomb makes it difficult to keep in a drawer

B. most people don’t know how to handle the weapon

C. people’s lives will be threatened by the weapon

D. they may fall into the hands of criminals

43. By saying that the bomb also has a deterrent effect the spokesman means that it _____ .

A. will frighten away any possible intruders

B. can show the special status of its owners

C. will threaten the safety of the owners as well

D. can kill those entering others’ houses by force

44. According to the passage, opponents of the private ownership of H-bombs are very much

worried that _____ .

A. the influence of the association is too powerful for the less privileged to overcome

B. poorly-educated Americans will find it difficult to make use of the weapon

C. the wide use of the weapon will push up living expenses tremendously

D. the cost of the weapon will put citizens on an unequal basis

45. From the tone of the passage we know that the author is _____ .

A. doubtful about the necessity of keeping H-bombs at home for safety

B. unhappy with those who vote against the ownership of H-bombs

C. not serious about the private ownership of H-bombs

D. concerned about the spread of nuclear weapons

Task 3

The first thing you have to do to prepare for a job interview is to write your resume. Most of all, the resume should be clear and emphasize all the related experience you have had. Keep in mind that the person reading it will probably be reading many other resumes. The best thing you can do is to make it obvious why you can do the job better than anybody else. Y our resume should be neat and, if possible, typed. The biggest advantage of a typed resume is that it is easy to read.

Once you have finished your resume, check your clothes. Special attention should be paid to what you will wear for interview. Y ou are not expected to be dressed up as if you were going to a party, but you are also not to be under-dressed. Y ou should consider getting your hair trimmed before the interview. Remember that neatness counts. Y ou should be neat in your appearance as well as in your resume.

Finally, you must keep in mind that employers do not like people to smoke or chew gum during an interview. It seems that you are too relaxed, you are not serious about the job you’re applying for. Remember you are not visiting a friend; you are trying to get a job.

Task 4

A --- NBA Finals

B --- score

C --- shot blocker

D --- rebound

E --- defensive end

F --- offensive end

G --- post position H --- head to head

I --- slam dunk J --- coach

K --- championship L --- runner-up

M --- center N --- inside

O --- foul line P --- jump shot

Q --- footwork R --- forward

S --- defender T --- bench warmer

Example: (H) 对抗(K)冠军

Task 5

CHINA PETRO-CHEMICAL

GENERAL COMPANY (CPCGC)

INVITATION FOR BIDS

FOR PETROLEUM DRILL EQUIPMENT

BID NO. SINOPEC 93305

LOAN NO PRC-1116

In accordance with the Loan Agreement between Chinese Government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for Petroleum Drill Equipment Project, CPCGC now invites bids from eligible suppliers from member countries of ADB for the supply of the petroleum drill equipment to be financed with the proceeds of ADB.

Interested eligible bidders who are willing to participate in the bidding may obtain detailed information from the address below and inspect the bidding documents. A set of bidding documents may be purchased in the 4th floor at the address below between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00a.m. (Sundays and holidays excepted) from February 16, 2005 or be promptly dispatched by express mail upon receipt of nonrefundable payment of FEC (RMB) 1200 Y uan (or US $200) plus US $50 postage fee.

The bids should reach the address below before 16:00 p.m. (Beijing time) on March 22, 2005 and will be opened publicly by CPCGC at 9:00 a.m. on March 2006. Each bid package must be submitted in separated sealed envelopes and be accompanied by a bid bond. Those bids which are not accompanied by a bid bond will not be accepted.

Bids will be opened in Rm. A512 at the address below.

The 3rd Petro-Chemical Department

China Petro-Chemical General Company

Hui Bin Office Building, No. 8 Beichendong St. ,

Chaoyang District, Beijing, China

P.O. Box: 9802

Post code: 100101

Telex: 22655 CPCCI CN

Tel: 010-********, 69166499

Fax: 010-********

56. What is the name of the project for bids?

__________________________________________________________________.

57. Which company is in charge of the bidding?

______________________________ General Company.

58. How much dollars is a set of bidding documents by mail?

_________________________________________________________________ .

59. What is the deadline for delivering the bids?

Before _____________________________ on March 22, 2005.

60. How is each bid package submitted?

Each bid package must be submitted in ____________________.

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Part IV Translation---English to Chinese (25 minutes)

61. It is generally accepted that old people should have a share in the rewards for material and

cultural advancements to which they have made contributions.

A. 不言而喻，老年人应该享用一份回报，因为他们曾经为物质和文化出过贡献。

B.人们曾遍认为，老年人对物质和文化的进步作出过贡献，应该分享其成果。

C.毫无疑问，老年人有实力又有文化，他们都会主动为社会和文明多做贡献。

D.毋庸置疑，老年人创造过物质和精神文明，他们应该享受各种奖励。

62. Once there is a threat to our water supply, water can quickly become the only thing that

matters.

A.只要水源受到威胁，水很快就会变成惟一重要的物质。

B.供水一度出现危机，所以水很快就成为惟一紧缺的物质。

C.供水一旦受到威胁，水很快会成为惟一至关重要的问题。

D.有一次水源曾遭受污染，水成了人们惟一不能很快解决的问题。

63. With so many companies curing back on their workforce lately, do you know how an

employee can hold onto his current job?

A.随着后来这么多的公司要进入劳动市场，你知道一个雇员对工作流动是如何想的吗？

B.由于以后有这么多的公司将削减劳动力，你知道一个雇员怎样去做才能保住其工作

吗？

C.鉴于最近如此众多的公司在进行裁员，您知道作为一个雇员如何才能保住自己目前的

工作吗？

D.既然如此众多的公司在劳动市场上竞争，你知道作为一个雇员如何才能继续做好他目

前的工作吗？

64. Having worked as a psychologist with all kinds of people, I’ve learned that successful

people aren’t necessarily the ones with the greatest natural talent.

A.作为一个心理学家，我与各种各样的人一起工作过，我了解到那些成功的人必定不是

天生奇才。

B.作为一个与各种人打过交道的心理学家，我深知那些成功人士未必都是天生奇才。

C. 作为一个具有各种人生经历的心理学家，我深知那些伟大的天才并非都是成功者。

D. 作为一个与各种人一起工作过的心理学家，我深知成功者大都不是天生奇才。

65. Please submit your written application and personal resume in English and Chinese, stating your present and expected salary, together with copies of testimonials (证书), character references,

a recent passport size photograph (non returnable), contact address and telephone numbers to the following address no later than March 8, 2009.

Part V Writing ( 25 minutes )

Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write according to the following information given in Chinese.

请按下列内容出一通知：

标题：您的未来就在你手中！

演讲人：李涛博士（GHB公司首席执行官）

演讲对象：2010届毕业生

时间：2010/10/19

地点：科学楼演讲厅（501号）

内容：你就要离开学校踏上征程了吗？你想拥有一个光辉美好的未来吗？李涛博士（GHB 公司首席执行官）将通过他本人数十年来在国内求学和创业的成功经历向您细述人生的真谛，指点未来成功之路。

Words for reference:

演讲人：lecturer

首席执行官: CEO

光辉的: splendid

真谛: true meaning