2014年英语试题
Part I Listening Comprehension (20 points, 1 point each) Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 7 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions 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) To the bank. B) To a book store. C) To a shoe store. D) To the grocer’s.
2. A) Near the train station. B) In the countryside. C) In the city. D) Near the workplace
3. A) the choice of courses B) a day course C) an evening course D) their work
4. A) The pear. B) The weather. C) The sea food. D) The cold. 5. A) George’s wife. B) George’s father. C) George’s brother D) George’s wife’s father.
6. A) She is pleased to lend him the car. B) She refuses to lend him the car.
C) She agrees to lend him the car. D) She offers him the car. 7. A ) Policeman and driver. B) Policeman and thief. C) Teacher and pupil. D) Director and actress.
Questions 8 to 10 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8. A) Books a room. B) Reserves a room.
C) Confirms his reservation. D) Tells the receptionist he has reserved a room. 9. A) On Tuesday. B) Probably on Thursday.
C)Three days later. D) Probably seven days later. 10. A) At 7. B) At 7:30. C) At 8. D) At 6:30.
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 11. A) A conductor and a conductress. B) A bus driver and a conductress.
C) The organizer of the race and a participant. D) A reporter and a conductress.
12. A) A day before the race. B) A day after the race.
C) Right after the race. D) A few hours after the race. 13. A) She won the first prize in the cycle race.
B) She bought the beautiful racing bicycle by collecting money. C) She was taught to cycle when she was five.
D) She was the first conductress who won a cycle race. Section B
Directions: In this section, you’ll hear 2 short passages. At the end of each passage, you 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). Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. A) Courses in British history. B) Language courses.
C) Courses in sports. D) Teacher training courses. 15. A) To attract more students.
B) To make the courses suitable for students of all levels. C) To let the students have a good rest.
D) To make the summer school more like a holiday. 16. A) Because they all work very hard.
B) Because their teachers are all native speakers of English. C) Because they learn not only in but also out of class. D) Because they are all advanced students.
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. A) He was novelist. B) He was a playwright.
C) He was a poet. D) He was an actor. 18. A) To visit his friends. B) To visit his family.
C) To attend the New York Film Festival.
D) To help with the production of his play by an American TV company 19. A) It was about an immigrant family from Pakistan to England.
B) It was about cultural differences between Pakistan to England. C) It was about the struggle of a Pakistani youth in England. D) It was about the miserable life of the immigrants in England. 20. A) He missed his plane. B) The taxi driver overslept.
C) He heard a terrible accident reported over the radio. D) He would have been dead if he hadn’t overslept.
Part II Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A) , B ) , C ) and D ). Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through center.
B21. The improvements in technology have _____the prices of computer considerably in recent months. A) brought back B) brought down C) brought on D) brought up
A22. As the manager’s private secretary, Helen has easy _____ to all his correspondence.
A) access B) approach C) accent D) response D23. The editor asked his journalists not to ____D_ any details in their reports of the accident.
A) leave for B) leave on C) leave off D) leave out
B24. The party had to be____B__because the host went down with a bad case of flu.
A) called in B) called off C) called on D) called up
C25. Since his wife died, he has___B___ himself into the research work. A) devoted B ) dedicated C) thrown D) contributed
A26. He has spent all his life working with mentally____A__people. A) disabled B ) diverged C) naked D) abolished
B27. The road to the island only appears when the tide has__B____. A) sprinkled B) receded C ) tilted D) diminished
C28. Environmentalists are doing everything within their power to____C__the impact of the oil spill.
A) reject B) belittle C) minimize D) reclaim D29. I would always_____buying a good quality car rather than a cheap one. A) appreciate B ) approve C) introduce D) recommend
A30. I didn’ t know anything about any of the books so my choice was quite___B___.
A) arbitrary B ) obvious C) evident D) fortunate
C31. I followed her____C__but I still couldn’ t work out how to use the sewing machine.
A) description B ) introduction C) instructions D) comments A32. Employees are__A__to join the company’s pension plan after a year’s service.
A) compelled B) acquired C) responded D) regarded
D33. She soon_____the actor who had starred in the popular movie Speed. A) specified B) realized C) justified D) identified
A34. We collected hundreds of____in support of not allowing cars into the city centre.
A) signatures B) awareness C) stationery D) statements D35. The young man struggled to ___D___where he was at the time the murder took place. A) reflect B) respond C) resolve D) recall
B36. All the while he was terrified by the fear_____he had cancer of the stomach.
A) which B) that C) what D) such C37. People found to their horror that two - thirds of the adult population in that area had ____AIDS.
A) contacted B ) contrasted C ) contracted D) compacted
A38. Though faced with many difficulties, he would not___D___online learning.
A) give up B ) get through C) get by D) give in
C39. As National Day is round the corner, Shanghai is______a festive atmosphere.
A) looked on B ) involved in C ) bathed in D) surrounded with A40. He is so kind and easy-going that the kids go______him in a big way. A) for B) to C) with D) off
41. She seemed to be aware of the delicacy of the situation and she was taking great care not to say anything to______her companion. A) ignore B ) neglect C) charm D) embarrass
42. The obvious unfairness of such poverty side by side with conspicuous affluence reminded them of their______parents back home.
A) vulnerable B ) destructive C) critical D) sentimental 43. Writing a letter or reading a book may appear to be ______activities in which individuals exercise personal skills.
A) scarce B) sophisticated C) solitary D) sincere 44. He took her hand and felt the scar on her thumb, ______of an accident with a kitchen knife in the early days of their marriage. A) mode B) premise C) signature D) legacy 45. As each black creature______and flapped away into the graying sky, she watched it, tears in her eyes.
A) fluttered B) featured C) fussed D) ferried 46. The moment seemed to______out endlessly, his gaze travelling across her face, her neck, her shoulder, returning to her eyes. A) stretch B) expand C) skip D) slip 47. Although the poem contains such pessimistic overtones and pathetic acceptance of fate, there is hope to be found in the last two lines which seem to be______from the rest.
A) taken apart B ) set aside C ) set apart D) fallen apart 48. His aim was to______pride in being black and to inspire black Americans to campaign for equal rights. A) respond B) restore C) restrain D) retreat 49. A class is said rather vaguely to ______a group of persons sharing similar occupations and incomes, and as a consequence similar life-styles and beliefs.
A) consist of B) contrast with C ) contribute in D) composed of 50. The couple have tried hard to save their troubled marriage______their children.
A) in contrast to B) rather than C) for the sake of D) regardless of
Part III Reading Comprehension Section A
Directions: There are 3 passages in this par. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. Choose the correct answer and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
How much living space does a person need? What happens when his space requirements are not adequately met? Sociologists and psychologists are conducting experiments on rats to try to determine the effect of overcrowded conditions on man. Recent studies have shown that the behavior of rats is greatly affected by space. If rats have adequate living space, they eat well, sleep well, and reproduce well. However, if their living conditions become too crowded, their behavior patterns and even their health perceptibly change. They cannot sleep or eat well, and signs of fear and tension become obvious. The more crowded they are, the more they tend to bite each other and even kill each other. Thus for rats, population and violence are directly related. Is this a natural law for human society as well? Is adequate space not only desirable, but also essential for human survival?
51. This passage is mainly about ______. A) living space and behavior
B) population and living conditions C) interesting experiments on rats D) a natural law for human society 52. What is the purpose of the experiments described in the passage? A) To determine how much living space a rat needs.
B) To see what happens when rats live in a limited space.
C) To know the likely effects of inadequate living space on human beings. D) To find out the relationship between population and living conditions. 53. How would rats behave when their living conditions become too crowded? A) They eat a lot and become friendly to others. B) They sleep little and act quite peacefully. C) They eat little but sleep soundly.
D) They become nervous and tend to be war-like. 54. The passage suggests that overcrowded conditions ______. A) are directly related with population B) may cause an increase in violence C) may lead to high birth rate
D) may bring about pollution problems Passage Two
Many people hope that the whole world will one day speak a common language. Over the Years, people have made up new languages with this aim. At least six hundred languages have been developed in the search for a language which all human beings would be able to speak. The most famous one, Esperanto ( 世界语) , was the idea of Ludwig Zamenhof, a doctor in Warsaw. He published a book about his new language in 1887.
To encourage people to learn the Language, he made it as simple as possible.
Esperanto has never been accepted as an official world language, but it has been suggested as an auxiliary language. By 1950 it had been taught
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