Test Paper One
Part I Reading Comprehension
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A ) , B ) , C)and D). You should choose the ONE best answer.
Passage 1
Around the world, more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and ac- tivities. Of course, there have always been people who have looked for adventure--those who have climbed the highest mountains, explored unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest oceans. Now, however, there are people who seek an immediate thrill from a risky activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds.
I would consider bungee jumping to be a good example of such an activity. You jump from a high place (a bridge or a hot-air balloon) 200 metres above the ground with an elastic rope tied to your ankles. You fall at up to 150 kilometers an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground. It is estimated that 2 million people around the world now tried bungee jumping. Other activities which most people would say are as risky as bungee jumping involve jumping from tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of high cliffs.
Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists suggest that it is because life in modem societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, people's lives were constantly under threat. They had to go out and hunt for food, diseases could not easily be cured, and life was a continuous battle for survival. Nowadays, according to many people, life offers little excitement. They live and work in comparatively safe environment, they buy food in shops, and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to seek danger in activities like bungee jumping.
1. Nowadays, more and more people______
A) are trying activities such as bungee jumping for excitement
B) are trying a life as a continuous battle for survival
C) are coming close to death in dangerous sports
D) are looking for adventures such as exploring unknown places
2. In bungee jumping, you______
A) jump as high as you can
B) slide down a rope to the ground
C) fall towards the ground without a rope
D) attach yourself to a rope and fall to the ground
3. People probably take part in dangerous sports nowadays because ______
A) they have a lot of free time
B) they can go to hospital if they are injured
C) their lives lack excitement
D) they no longer need to hunt for food
4. The writer of the passage has a____ attitude towards dangerous sports.
A)positive B) negative C) neutral D) worried
5. The best title for the passage is______
A) The Boredom of Modem Life B) Dangerous sports: What and Why
C)Btmgee Jumping: A Dangerous Sport D)The Need for Excitement
Passage 2
British universities, groaning under the burden of a huge increase in student numbers, are warning that the tradition of a free education is at risk. The universities have once threatened to impose an admission fee on students to solve theft financial difficulty.
Everyone agrees a system that is reeling the strain after rapid expansion needs a lot more money, but there is little hope of getting it from the taxpayer and not much scope for attracting more finance from business.
Most colleges believe students should contribute to tuition costs, something that is common elsewhere in the world but would mark a revolutionary change in Britain. Universities want the government to introduce a loan scheme for tuition fees and have suspended theft own threatened action for now.
As the century nears its end, the whole concept of what a university should be is under the microscope. Experts wonder how much they can use computers instead of class- rooms and talk of the need for lifelong learning and refer to students as "consumers".
The Confederation of British Industry, the key employers' organization, wants even more expansion in higher education to help fight competition on world markets from booming Asian economies. But the government has doubts about more expansion. The Times newspaper agrees, complaining that quality suffers as student numbers scared, with close tutorial supervision giving way to "mass production methods more typical of European universities".
6. Which of the following statements about British universities is NOT true according to the passage?
A) The student numbers soared.
B) Students have to pay high tuition fees.
C) The quality may not be as good as before
D)The universities have adopted mass production methods.
7. The phrase "under the microscope" (Sentence 1, Para. 4) most probably means______
A)examined carefully B)very important
C) heatedly discussed D) urgent
8. What does "threatened action" (Sentence 2, Para. 3) refer to?
A) Adopting mass production methods. B )Keeping free education system.
C) Imposing an admission fee on students. D)Introducing a loan scheme for tuition.
9. The Times newspaper believes______
A)the booming Asian economies puts a strain on British universities
B) there is not enough tutorial supervision because of the increasing number of students
C) European universities shouldn't take mass production methods
D)mass production methods are typical of British universities
10. The general tone of the passage is one of______
A) annoyance B ) deduction C) complaint D ) explanation
Passage3
In our natural habitat my wife and I don't sleep with the baby. We normally first come to know he's awake by a series of screams that would put any serf-righteous banshee to shame. But lying there wide-awake in an unfamiliar house offered me the opportunity to hear my child wake up for the first time.
I was thinking about my day, a Sunday, and all the chores that were at hand. We'd have to get organized and go home. My wife would clean the house. I would pay bills and do some home repairs. The prospect of all this was less than the stuff of dreams.
I heard my child stir. He roiled over, opened his eyes and said, "Wow". Suddenly, I learned something.
With all my training on "good thoughts', "looking on the bright side" and "taking it a day at a time", I woke up to a near miserable world. This little boy, with no experience at his disposal, was at the place I've been looking for. To wake up in the morning, take a look at the world, and say "wow" is probably as close to contentment as a person could ever get.
I'm sure our child will eventually wake up, as most of us do, only to say "ugh". I wish I knew what I could do to never let this happen. I wish he could teach me the way he sees things now.
If we could just make ourselves relearn what it takes to open our eyes in the morning, see that we are alive in paradise and say "wow".
11. We can guess from the passage all the following information EXCEPT that_____
A) they are spending the night not in their own house
B)it is Sunday when the author awakes
C)this time they sleep with the baby but they usually don't
D) the father hears the child crying
12. Paraphrase "The prospect of all this was less than the stuff of dreams."______-
A) Now that it is broad day, we no longer have dreams.
B)This is no dream at all.
C) Though not as wonderful as a dream may be, this is still pretty good to us.
D) The author is disappointed.
13. The child's "wow" implies the following feelings EXCEPT______
A) wonder B) contentment
C) being deeply impressed D) innocence
14. Which of the four statements about the last but one paragraph is NOT true?
A)The father has really no way to keep his child from being disappointed later about the world as the father now is.
B)A child' s perspective is sometimes valuable.
C) The father wishes to change something.
D)A child's growing is painful.
15. What does the father learn from his child?
A)To be content with the world.
B) To wake up in the morning and say "wow".
C)To look on the bright side.
D)To have good thoughts.
Passage 4
Computer experts have been gripped by fear of a dangerous illness. It is highly conta- gious, difficult to diagnose and in many cases impossible to cure.
It is not computer experts or programming staff who are likely to be affected, but rather the electronic data banks themselves. Computer programmes are threatened by a computer "virus" that can paralyze entire computer networks once it has been smuggled into the system. Initially, the viruses were quite harmless. Amateur computer enthusiasts smuggled them into big electronic systems, where they showed up as small messayes or games. Such spectacular cases of computer espionage have shown that the big data banks are efficient, but also vulnerable.
Many experts complain that computer safety has been neglected for too long. By threatening to place a computer virus into the heart of the electronic data system, a large company could be put under extreme pressure. The damage by computer viruses is already incalculable. The insidious thing about computer viruses is that if they are well programmed they will spread throughout the entire system unnoticed. Bit by bit they infect the programmes that they have access to and then one day they jump into action all at once.
And there seems to be hardly any counter-measures. The chance of finding a computer virus in an electronic system without comprehensive know-how and technical programmes' assistance is practically zero.
As an antidote, "virus blockers" have been introduced to keep viruses from entering and detect viruses that have already gained access. The main attraction is the virus blocker that is the first anti-virus programme that protects itself against virus infection.
16. According to this passage, computer viruses
A) am not very harmful
B) can affect computer experts and programming staff
C) only attack the heart of the electronic data system
D) can make computer system out of order
17. Computer viruses were first smuggled into computer systems by
A) computer experts
B) programming staff
C) amateur computer enthusiasts
D)those who carry on espionage by computers
18. The infection of computer viruses is characterized by
A) an insidious process B ) an immediate manifestation
C)an extreme pressure D)a jumping action
19. To find a computer virus in an electronic system without comprehensive know-how is
A) very easy B ) a good practice
C)almost impossible D)a technical problem
20. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A) Computers experts can do nothing to prevent computer viruses.
B) Computers viruses have posed a great threat to computer systems
C) The damage done by computer viruses is not very great so far.
D) The viruses blocker cannot protect itself against virus infection.
Part II Vocabulary & Structure
Directions: For each of the following incomplete sentences, there are four choices marked A ), B ), C) and D ). Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.
1. The survival of civilization as we know is ______threat.
A) within B )under C) towards D )upon
2. The change in government is a(n) ______event of our time.
A) historic B) historical C) permanent D) eternal
3. The ______search for the least boys proved______and the search party returned
home at nightfall quite______
A) exhaustive; exhausted; exhausting B ) exhausting; exhausted; exhaustive
C) exhausted; exhaustive; exhausting D ) exhaustive; exhausting; exhausted
4. Our son doesn't know what to______at the university; he can' t make up his mind about his future.
A)take in B)take over C)take up D)take after
5. The doctor told Penny that too much______to the sun is bad for the skin.
A ) exposure B) extension C ) exhibition D ) expansion
6. With the population explosion, scientists will have to______new methods of increasing the world's food supply.
A ) lead to B) live on C ) live up D ) come up with
7.______his cold, he came first in the athletics meet.
A) Besides B) Despite C) Regardless D) In spite
8. England and America are______in many ways.
A ) like B ) alike C ) likely D ) likewise
9. They were careful to seat important guests______the host so he could talk to them
easily.
A) near to B ) near C ) next D ) nearly
10.Jane is said______-an opera singer in her youth.
A)being B)to be C)to have been D)having been
11. The story was told by a girl______in a small town on the west coast.
A)grows up B)growing up C)grew up D)grown up
12.Here is a message of importance to every man and woman who______
A) votes B ) vote C ) voting D ) are voting
13.Franklin's ability to learn from observations and experience greatly______to his success in public life.
A)owed B ) contributed C ) attached D ) related
14. She never laughed,______lose her temper.
A)nor she ever did B)or she ever did
C)or did she ever D)nor did she ever
15. Finding a job in such a big company has always been______his wildest dream.
A)under B ) over C ) above D ) beyond
16. The court is not______hear your case.
A) competent for B)competent to C)capable of D)able to
17. It is not I but you who______the first run to the goal in that competition.
A)is B)was C)are D)is going to
18. They have______on a journey round the world.
A)set off B)set back C)set up D)set aside
19. We______paying you a visit but the bad weather prevented us from doing so.
A)had thought of B)have thought of C)were thinking of D)thought of
20. It is so difficult a question that I can' t______my students.
A) get it across to B) get away through
C)get it off D) get it over
21.Although they feel dissatisfied with the election results, they have to become reconciled
______the decision made by our fellow countrymen.
A) for B) on C) to D) with
22. The question then______what are we going to do when we graduate from the university?
A)raises B)arouses C)arises D)rises
23. He loves doing some reading at home______to the cinema.
A)than to go B)than going C)more than going D)rather than to go
24. Henry is so indifferent to his appearance that he never has his clothes_____
A)pressed nor shine his shoes B)pressed or his shoes shined
C)to press or his shoes to shine D)pressing or his shoes shine
25. She never regretted paying $ 200 for the bookcase. As a matter of fact she would gladly have paid______for it.
A) as much twice B ) as twice much
C)much as twice D)twice as much
26. Close your book and______a piece of paper.
A)to take out B)you take out C)take out D)taking
27. This water has been boiling ______for over an hour.
A ) continual B ) continuously C ) continually D ) continuous
28. ______right now, she would get there on Sunday.
A) Would she leave B ) If she leaves
C ) Were she to leave D) If she had left
29. There was no point______-out until the storm had really stopped.
A)in going B)by going C)of going D)to go
30. She doesn't normally behave like that; she is______
A)putting it up B)putting it down C)putting it out D)putting it on
Part III Cloze
Section A
Directions: Each blank in the following passage is provided with four possible choices. Read the whole passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply---all these were important ( 1 )in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution. ( 2 ) they were not enough. Something ( 3 ) was needed to start the industrial process. That "something special" was men-- ( 4 ) individuals who could invent machines, find new ( 5 ) of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society.
The men who ( 6 ) the machines of the Industrial Revolution ( 7 ) from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were ( 8 ) inventors than scientists. A man who is a (9) scientist is primarily interested in doing his research ( l0 ).He is not necessarily working ( 11 ) that his findings can be used.
An inventor or one interested in applied science is ( 12 ) trying to make something that has a concrete ( 13 ) He may try to solve a problem by using the theories ( 14 ) scientists.
1. A) eases B ) reasons C ) factors D ) situations
2. A) But B)And C) Besides D) Even
3. A) else B) near C) extra D) similar
4. A) generating B ) effective C)motivation D ) creative
5. A ) origins B ) sources C) bases D ) discoveries
6. A) employed B ) created C ) operated D ) controlled
7.A)came B)arrived C)stemmed D) appeared
8.A.less B)better C)more D)worse
9. A) genuine B)practical C) pure D) clever
10. A) happily B) occasionally C) reluctantly D) accurately
11.A. now B)and C)all D)so
12. A) seldom B) sometimes C) usually D) never
13. A)plan B)use C) idea D) means
14.A) of B)with C)to D)as
Section B
Directions: There are ten blanks in the following passage. Fill in the blanks with suitable
words from the list given below. Change the form where necessary.
awkward that equal this interesting fall
underestimate above serious whose stress critical
Most applications ask students to send a statement about their background and plans for graduate work. Students frequently 1 the importance of the statement. Often, it is the only thing 2 makes you stand out from a whole pile of otherwise 3 qualified applicants.
Be honest in your statement, and 4 all make sure it is well-written. Have some- one 5 judgment you trust read it over 6 . Faculty members and advisers are usually glad to do 7 . There are few things less impressive than a(n) 8 written, grammatically incorrect, or pompous (浮夸的) personal statement, On the other hand, one that is well-written and 9 is a real plus. Make sure that yours 10 into this last category.
Part IV Guided Writing
Directions: For this part , you are required to write a composition on the topic:"A letter to the University President about the Canteen Service on Campus". You should write at least 100 words.
Test Paper One Part I
Part I Reading Comprehension
1.A 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.B 6.D 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.D 11.D 12. B 13.D 14.D
15.A 16.D 17.C 18.A 19.C 20.B
Part II Vocabulary & Structure
1.B 2.A 3.D 4.C 5.A 6.D 7.B 8.B 9.A 10.C 11.B 12.A 13.B 14.D 15.D 16.B 17.C 18.A 19.A 20.A 21.C 22.C 23.C 24.B 25.D 26.C 27.B 28.C 29.A 30.D
Part III Cloze
Section A
1.C 2.A 3.'3. 4.D 5.B 6.B 7.A 8.C 9.C 10.D 11.D 12.C 13.B 14.A
Section B
1. underestimate 2. that 3. equally 4. above 5. whose 6. critically 7. this 8. awkwardly
9. interesting 10. falls
Part 1V Guided Writing
January 10,2003
Dear Mr President,
My name is Li Dong. I am a sophomore of the law school. As the school year is drawing to a dose, I venture to write a letter to you about the canteen service on campus which has given rise to many com- plaints among students.