05入学中山大学英语考试试题

05入学英语考试试题

*转自中大青年

PartⅠ Listening Comprehension (20%, 20 minutes) Section A

Directions: In this section you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C), and D), and decide which is the best answer.

1.

A) She lost a lot of weight in two years.

B) She stopped exercising two years ago.

C) She had a unique way of staying healthy.

D) She was never persistent in anything she did.

2.

A) Having a break.

B) Continuing the meeting.

C) Moving on to the next item.

D) Waiting a little longer.

3.

A) Give Bob a phone call.

B) Go and pick Bob up.

C) Go looks for Bob.

D) Wait for Bob.

4.

A) The weather forecast says it will be fine.

B) The weather doesn’t count in their plan.

C) They will not do as planned in case of rain.

D) They will postpone their program if it rains.

5.

A) She’s flying to Hong Kong.

B) She’s going to buy an air ticket.

C) She’s going to say good-bye to Bill.

D) She’s leaving for Hong Kong with Bill.

6

A)Go on with the game.

B)Review his lessons

C)Draw pictures on the computer

D)Have a good rest

7.

(A)She does not agree with Jack

(B)Jack’s performance is disappointing

(C)Most people will find basketball boring.

(D)She shares Jack’s opinion.

8 .

(A)Buy fish

(B)Have a dinner at home

(C)Go fishing

(D)Go swimming

9.

(A)At a newsstand

(B)At a car dealer’s

(C)At a publishing house.

(D)At a newspaper office

10.

(A)He wants to get a new position

(B)He is asking the woman for help

(C)He has left the woman a good impression.

(D)He enjoys letter writings.

Section B

Directions :In this section, you will hear 3 short passage. At the end of each passage will hear some questions. Both the passage and the

questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked (A),(B),(C) and

(D),and decide which is best answer.

Passage One

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11.(A)They are interesting in other kinds of reading.

(B)\They are active in voluntary services.

(C)They tend to be low in education and in income.

(D)They live in isolated areas.

12.(A)The reasons why people don’t read newspapers are more complicated than assumed

(B)There are more uneducated people among the wealthy than originally expected.

(C)The number of newspaper readers is steadily increasing.

(D)There are more nonreaders among young people nowadays.

13.(A)Lowering the prices of their newspapers.

(B)Shorting their news stories.

(C)Adding variety to their newspaper content

(D)Including more advertisements in their newspapers.

Passage Two

Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.

14.(A)Because we might be offered a dish of insects.

(B)Because nothing but freshly cooked insects are served.

(C)Because some yuppies like to horrify guests with insects as food.

(D)Because we might meet many successful executives in the media industry

15.(A)From yuppies clubs. (B)In the seafood market.

(C)In the supermarket. (D)On the internet.

16.(A)It’s easy to prepare. (B)It’s tasty and healthful.

(C)It\s exotic in appearance. (D)It’s safe to eat.

17. A) It’s easy to prepare. B) It’s tasty and healthful.

C) It’s exotic in appearance. D) It’s safe to eat. Passage Three

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

18. A) They him only retired workers. B) They each do jobs they are good at.

C) They close the hotel during low seasons. D) They employ as few workers as possible.

19. A) Staff training. B) Book- keeping.

C) Cleaning and washing up. D) Gardening and flower arranging.

20. A) They have their hotel beautifully decorated. B) They provide delicious food.

C) They make their guests feel at home. D) They give parties for visitors.

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (20%, 40 minutes)

Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

Passage One

Questions 20 to 25 are based on the following passage.

Unless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroids (小行星) now, one might crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it, say some scientists. Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids (流星) that race across the night sky. Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don’t threaten us. But there are also thousands whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth.

Buy $ 50 million worth of new telescopes right now. Then spend $ 10 million a year for the next 25 years to locate most of the space rocks. By the time we spot a fatal one, the scientists say, we’ll have a way to change its course.

Some scientists favor pushing asteroids off course with nuclear weapons. But the cost wouldn’t be cheap.

Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk are:

1) How likely the event is; and 2) How bad the consequences if the event occurs. Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once every 500,000 years. Sounds pretty rare-but if one did fall, it would be the end of the world. “If we don’t take care of these big asteroids, they’ll take care of us, “says one scientist. “It’s that simple. “

The cure, though, might be worse than the disease. Do we really want fleets of nuclear weapons sitting around on Earth? “The world has less to fear from doomsday (毁灭性的) rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against them, “ said a New York Times article.

21. What does the passage say about asteroid and meteoroids?

A) They are heavenly bodies different in composition.

B) They are heavenly bodies similar in nature.

C) They are more asteroids than meteoroids.

D) Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids.

22. What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth?

A) It is very unlikely but the danger exists.

B) Such a collision might occur once every 25 years.

C) Collisions of smaller asteroids with Earth occur more often than expected.

D) It’s still too early to say whether such a collision might occur.

23. What do people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to alter the course of asteroids?

A) It sounds practical but it may not solve the problem.

B) It may create more problems than it might solve.

C) It is a waste of money because a collision of asteroids with Earth is very unlikely.

D) Further research should be done before it is proved applicable.

24. We can conclude from the passage that________.

A) while pushing asteroids off course nuclear weapons would destroy the world.

B) asteroids racing across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the near future.

C) the worry about asteroids can be left to future generations since it is unlikely to happen in our lifetime.

D) workable solutions still have to be found to prevent a collision of asteroids with Earth.

25. Which of the following best describes the author’s tone in this passage?

A) Optimistic. B) Critical. C) Objective. D)Arbitrary. Passage Two

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality, but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool. In high school I want to be an electrical engineer and, of course, any sensible student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department, famous reputation and lots of good labs and research equipment. But that’s not what I did.

I chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts (文科) university that doesn’t even offer a major in electrical engineering. Obviously, this was not a practical choice: I came here for more noble reasons. I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value system to guide me in my career. I wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by interacting with people who weren’t studying science or

engineering. My parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such a sensible choice. They told me I was wise and mature beyond my 18 years, and I believed them.

I headed off to college sure I was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering “ factories “ where they didn’t care if you had values or were flexible. I was going to be a complete engineer: technical genius and sensitive humanist all in one.

Now I’m not so sure. Somewhere along the way my noble ideals crashed into reality, as all noble ideals eventually do. After three years of struggling to balance maths, physics and engineering courses with

liberal-arts courses, I have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile (协调) engineering with liberal-arts courses in college.

The reality that has blocked my path to becoming the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal-arts simply don’t mix as easily as I assumed in high school. Individually they shape a person in very different ways: together they threaten to confuse. The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult

26. The author chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university because he _______.

A) wanted to be an example of practicality and rationality

B) intended to be a combination of engineer and humanist

C) wanted to coordinate engineering with liberal-arts courses in college

D) intended to be a sensible student with noble ideals.

27. According to the author, by interacting with people who study liberal arts, engineering students can _______.

A) balance engineering and the liberal arts

B) receive guidance in their careers

C) become noble idealists

D) broaden their horizons

28. In the eyes of the author, a successful engineering student is expected _______

A) to have an excellent academic record

B) to be wise and mature

C) to be imaginative with a value system to guide him

D) to be a technical genius with a wide vision

29. The author’s experience shows that he was _______.

A) creative

B) ambitious

C) unrealistic

D) irrational

30. The word “they” in “„together they threaten to confuse.” (Line 3, Para.5) refers to _______

A) engineering and the liberal arts.

B) reality and noble ideals

C) flexibility and a value system

D) practicality and rationality

Passage Three

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

The appeal of advertising to buying motives can have both negative and positive effects. consumers may be convinced to buy a product of poor quality or high price because of an advertisement. For example, some advertis ers have appealed to people’s desire for better fuel economy for their cars by advertising automotive products that improve gasoline mileage. Some of the products work. Others are worthless and a waste of consumers’ money.

Sometimes advertising is intentionally misleading. A few years ago a brand of bread was offer to dieters （节食者）with the message that there were fewer calories（热量单位，大卡）in every slice. It turned out that the bread was not dietetic （适合于节食的）, but just regular bread. There were fewer calories because it was sliced very thin, but there were the same number of calories in every loaf.

On the positive side, emotional appeals may respond to a consumer’s real concerns. Consider fire insurance. Fire insurance may be sold by appealing to fear of loss. But fear of loss is the real reason for fire insurance. The security of knowing that property is protected by insurance makes the purchase of fire insurance a worthwhile investment for most people. If consumers consider the quality of the insurance plans as well as the message in the ads, they will benefit from the advertising. Each consumer must evaluate her or his own situation. Are the benefits of the product important enough to justify buying it? Advertising is intended to appeal to consumers, but it does not force them to buy the product. Consumers still control the final buying decision.

Each onsumer must evaluate her or his own situation.Are the benefits of the product important enough to justify buying it?Advertising is intended to appeal to consumers,but it does not force them to buy the

product.Consumers still control the final buying decision.

31 Advertising can persuade the consumer to buy worthless products by________

A) stressing their high quality

B) convinsing him of their low price

C) maintaining a balance between quality and price

D) appealing to his buying motives

32 The reason why the bread advertisement is misleading is that_____

A) thin slices of bread could contain more calories

B) the loaf was cut into regual slices

C) the bread was not genuine bread

D) the total number of calories in the loaf remained the same

33 The passage tells us that____

A) sometimes advertisement really sell what the consumers needs

B) advertisements occasionally force consumers into buying things they don’t need

C) the buying motives of consumers are controlled by advertisements

D) fire insurance is seldom a worthwhile investment

34 It can be inferred from the passage that a smart consumer should ______

A) think carefully about the benefits described in the advertisements

B) guard against the deceiving nature of advertisements

C) be familiar with various advertising strategies

D) avoid buying products that have strong emotional appeal

35 The passage is mainly about _____.

A) how to make a wise buying decision

B) ways to protect the interests of the consumer

C) the positive and negative aspects of advertising

D) the function of advertisements in promoting sales

Passage Four

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage

So long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning, they will continue to undertake to do for children that whinch only children can do for themselves .Teaching children to read is not passing reading no to then. It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading. Douglas insists that “reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to o the impossible.”

Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function .The fuction of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possiblefor children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching

is also public activity: It can be seen and observed. Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language. Almost all of it is private, for learning is an

occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to public scrutiny. If teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable, what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child is the quest (探索) for knowledge? Smith has one principal rule for all teaching instructions. “Make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children.”

When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and learner fulfill them appropriately, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated. Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of leaning to read by reading.

36. The problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that_________.

A) it is one of the most difficult school courses

B) students spend endless hours in reading

C) reading tasks are assigned with little guidance

D) too much time is spent in teaching about reading

37. The teaching of reading will be successful if ________.

A) teachers can improve conditions at school for the students

B) teachers can enable students to develop their own way of reading

C) teachers can devise the most efficient system for reading

D) teachers can make their teaching activities observable

38. The word “scrutiny” (Line 3, Pare 3) most probably means

“_________”

A) inquiry B) observation C) control D) suspicion

39. According to the passage, learning to read will no longer be a difficult task when __________.

A) children become highly motivated

B) teacher and learner roles are interchangeable

C) teaching helps children in the search for knowledge

D) reading enriches children’s experience

40. The main idea of the passage is that __________.

A) teachers should do as little as possible in helping students learn to read

B) teachers should encourage students to read as widely as possible

C) reading ability is something acquired rather than taught

D) reading is more complicated than generally believed

Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure (30%, 20 minutes)

Directions: there are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.

41. She ought to stop work; she has a headache because she ________ too long.

A) has been reading B) had read C) is reading D) read

42. Niagara Falls is a great tourist ______ drawing millions of visitors every year.

A) attention B) attraction C) appointment D) arrangement

43. I don’t mind ________the decision as long as it is not too late.

A) you to delay making B) your delaying making

C) your delaying to make D) you delay to make

44. It was very kind of you to do the washing-up, but you ________ it.

A) mustn’t have done B) wouldn’t have done

C) mightn’t have done D) didn’t have to do

45. Corn originated in the New World and thus was not known in Europe until Columbus found it ________ in Cuba.

A) being cultivated B) been cultivated

C) having cultivated D) cultivating

46. They are trying to _______ the waste discharged by the factory for profit.

A) expose B) exhaust C) exhibit D) exploit

47. the manager urged his staff not to _______ the splendid opportunity.

A) drop B) miss C) escape D) slide

48. He gives people the impression ________ all his life broad.

A) of having spent B) to have spent

C) of being spent D) to spend

49. He never arrives on time and my ________ is that he feels the meetings are useless.

A) preference B) conference

C) inference D) reference

PART Ⅲ

50、Mrs ．Gmith was so ________ about everything that no servants could please her．

A ）specific B）special C）precise D）particular

51、Last night he saw two dark ________enter the building ，and then there was the explosion．

A ）features B）figures C）sketches D）images

52、However ，at times this balance in nature is ________ ,resulting in a number

Of possibly unforeseen（无法预料的）effects.

A) troubled B) disturbed C)confused D)puzzled

53、He wasn’t appointed chairman of the committee,________ not very popular with all its members.

A)to be considered B)considering

C)being considered D)having considered

54、The twentieth century has witnessed an enormous worldwide political, economic and cultural ________.

A)tradition B)transportation

C)transmission D)transformation

55、The _______ stuck on the envelope says “By Air”.

A)diagram B)label C)signal D)mark

56、Does everyone on earth have an equal right ___________ an equal share of its resources?

A)by B)at C)to D)over

57、Reading _______ the lines, I would say that the Government are more worried than they will admit.

A)behind B)between C)along D)among

58、There are few electronic applications ________ to raise fears regarding future

employment opportunities than robots.

A)likely B)more likely C)most likely

D)much likely

59、Things might have been much worse if the mother _______ on her right to keep the baby.

A)has been insisting B)had insisted C)would insist

D)insisted

60、The statistical figures in that report are not _______ . You should not refer

to them.

A)accurate B)fixed C)delicate

D)rigid

61、We need a chairman _________ .

A)for whom everyone has confidence

B)in whom everyone has confidence

C)who everyone has confidence of

D)whom everyone has confidence on

62、To our _______ ,Geoffrey’s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.

A)anxiety B)relief C)view

D)judgment

63、Many people like white color as it is a _______ of purity.

A)symbol B)sign C)signal

D)symptom

64、The residents ________ had been damaged by the fire were given help by the Red Cross.

A)all of their homes B)all their homes

C)whose all homes D)all of whose homes

65. Excuse me. If your call’s not too urgent, do you mind my first?

A I make B if I make C me to make D that I make

66. We are all for your proposal that the discussion .

A be put off B was put off C should put off D is to put off

67. Investigators agreed that passengers on the ariliner at the very moment of the crash .

A should be died B must be dying C must have died D ought to die

68. The energy by the chain reaction is ransformed into heat.

A transferred B released C delivered D conveyed

69. their work will give us a much better feel for the wide differences between the two schools of thought.

A To have reviewed B Having reviewed C Reviewing D Being reviewed

70. During the process, great care has to be taken to protect the silk from ~~~~.

A sensitive B tender C delicate D sensible

PART Ⅳ CLOZE （30%，40minutes ）

DERECTIONS: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A),B),C),D). Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

A

Mary and Peter are having a picnic with some friends near a river when Mary shouted ,“Look.That’s a spaceship up there and it is going to land here.”

Frightened by the strange spaceship. 71 of the young people got into their cars and drove away

as quickly as possible. Peter loved Mary and always stayed close to her. They, more 72 than frigh tened, watched the spaceship land and saw a door open. When nobody came out, they went to look 73 it. In the center of the floor, there was a pile of food. Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and did not 74 the door close behind him. The temperature fell rapidly and the two young people lost their 75.

When they came to, they were 76 to see that they were back by the river again. The spaceship had gone. 77 car was nearby.

“What happened?” asked Mary.

Peter scratched his head, saying slowly, “Don’t ask me, Perhaps we had a 78. Come on. It’s time to go home.”

After driving about fifty meters, they found their way blocked by a thick wall made of something like 79 .On the other side of the wall, a few strange beings stopped to look through it and read a notice which, translated into English, said: “new arrivals at the Zoo: a pair of 80 inhabitants in their natural surroundings with their house on wheels.”

71. A) both B) all C) several D) most

72. A) tired B) curious C) confused D) astonished

73. A) at B) for C) into D) around

74. A) hear B) watch C) let D) make

75. A) way B) weight C) speech D) consciousness

76. A) pleased B) disturbed C) surprised D) disappointed

77. A) A B) Another C) Their D) No

78. A) game B) dream C) mistake D) problem

79. A) glass B) stone C) wood D) steel

80. A) city B) space C) land D) Earth

B

Wise buying is a positive way in which you can make your money go further. The 81 go about purchasing an article or a service can actually 82 you money or can add 83 the cost.

Take the 84 example of a hairdryer. If you are buying a hairdryer, you might 85 you are making the 86 buy if you choose one 87 look you like and which is also the cheapest 88 price. But when you get it home you may find that it 89 twice as long as a more expensive 90 to dry your hair.

The cost of the electricity plus the cost of your time could well 91 your hairdryer the most expensive one of all. So what principles should you 92 when you go out shopping?

If you 93 your home, your car or any valuable 94 in excellent condition, you’ll be saving money in the long 95. Before you buy a new 96, talk to someone who owns one. If you can use it or borrow it to check it suits your particular 97.

Before you buy an expensive 98, or a service, do check the price and 99 is on offer. If possible, choose 100 there items or three estimates.

81. A) form B) fashion C) way D) method

82. A) save B) preserve C) in D) similar

83. A) up B) to C) in D) on

84. A) easy B) single C) simple D) similar

85. A) convince B) accept C) examine D) think

86. A) proper B) best C) reasonable D) most

87、A) its B) which C) whose D)what

88、A) for B) with C) in D)on

89、A)spends B)takes C) lasts D)consumes

90、A) mode B) copy C)sample D)model

91、A) cause B)make C) leave D)prove

92、A)adopt B) lay C) stick D)adapt

93、A) reserve B) decorate C)store D)keep

94、A)products B) possession C)materal

D)ownership

95、A)run B)interval C) period D)time

96、A) appliance B) equipment C)untility D)facility

97、A)function B) purpose C) goal D)task

98、A)component B) element C) item D)particle

99、A) what B) which C) that D)this 100、A) of B) in C) by D)from

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