外国语水平全国统一考试

Paper One 试卷一

(90 minutes)

Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes, 15 points) 略
Part II Vocabulary (15 minutes, 15 points)

Section A

Directions: In this section there are fifteen sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the four choices marked A, B, C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center。

16. The very sight of the imposing buildings assured these tourists of the significant changes in this city.

A. instinctive       B. impressive       C. institutional    D. imaginary

17. The accepted criteria of adequate diet have been challenged by new discoveries in nutrition.

A. formations         B. components     C. standards       D. ingredients

18. Senior citizens are advised to go in for some creative activities to keep themselves mentally young.

A search for          B. invest in         C. engage in       D. work out

19. Presumably, excessive consumption of fried foods has serious consequences as has been proved.

A theoretically       B. Practically      C. Incredibly     D. Probably

20. The sitting-room feels comfortable with the fireplace shedding warm and faint light.

A. giving off         B. calling off     C. shaking off            D. putting off

21. The nasty language of local officials makes them seem very ignorant and rude.

A. artificial        B. indecent          C. humorous     D. lively

22. We shouldn’t treat children as peers or friends, but guide them in making their choices, even if it means with some discipline.

A. persuasion       B. punishment      C. rewards        D. criticism

23. Silk, although it is considered a delicate fabric, is in fact very strong, but it is adversely affected by sunlight.

A. soft                 B. sheer           C. fragile          D. refined

24. It is anticipated that this contract will substantially increase sales over the next three years.

A. apparently       B. slightly           C. considerably   D. steadily

25. The new government embarked upon a program of radical economic reform.

A. initiated          B. produced       C. adopted        D. implemented

26. In the accident three men were trapped in a submerged vehicle, and their only hope was another man whose legs were broken.

A. wrecked      B. burnt             C. overturned      D. sunk

27. Nearly eleven thousand people have been arrested for defying the ban on street trading.

A. criticizing       B. neglecting         C. blaming         D. disclosing

28. There are some things in the class the teachers will not put up with.

A. tolerate           B. contribute      C. resist          D. prohibit

29. Despite the dangers and difficulties in fighting with the terrorists, the soldiers were resolute.

A. defensive       B. aggressive       C. stubborn      D. firm

30. Born in 1932, he retired as a foreign correspondent for the Polish Press Agency in 1981, by which time his three books had started to come out.

A. be subscribed  B. be published   C. be popular       D. be written

Section B

Directions: In this section, there are fifteen incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

31. Sometimes we buy a magazine with absolutely no purpose ___________ to pass time.

A. rather than      B. other than          C. as well          D. except for

32. Those who ___________ women’s liberation movement continue to hope, and work, for a change.

A. consist in       B. believe in         C. indulge in       D. result in

33. Finding out about these universities has become easy for anyone with Internet _______.

A. entrance           B. admission     C. access         D. entry

34. How strange it is that the habit he developed in his childhood still _____________ him.

A. takes to           B. clings to           C. attends to     D. adds to

35. The three disrespectful sons began to feel worried about the ultimate ______________ of the family’s property.

A. proposal          B. disposal            C. removal        D. salvation

36. Chemists, physicists and mathematicians are ___________ known as scientists.

A. collectively      B. alternatively     C. cognitively      D. exclusively

37. The national government is to make every effort to ______________ the will of the people.

A. execute             B. exceed             C. excite             D. exhaust

38. There are often discouraging predictions that have not been ____________ by actual events.

A. verified           B. utilized             C. mobilized        D. modified

39. Tom was ___________ of a crime he didn’t commit. He fought for many years to clear his name.

A. convicted       B. convinced        C. conceived       D. condemned

40. Actor Pierce Brosnan may play the deadly super spy in the movies, but in real life he is a ___________ father and a loving husband.

A. devastated     B. deserved      C. desperate        D. devoted

41. The years of practice, of developing my special technique, are just about to _________.

A. turn up          B. figure out        C. pay off       D. clear away

42. Like most foreigners, I ask a lot of questions, some of which are insultingly silly. But everyone I __________________ has answered those questions with patience and honesty.

A. come across     B. come by           C. come over            D. come into

43. Now when talking about economic reform I am very ____________ aware of the shadow hanging over most African countries’ debt.

A. well           B. far                C. much          D. greatly

44. This procedure describes how suggestions for improvements to the systems are ______.

A. celebrated       B. proceeded       C. generated       D. established

45. “Since we are exchanging ___________, I too have a secret to reveal,” said Mary.

A. transferences    B. transactions     C. confidences     D. promises

Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes, 25 points)
Directions: There are five passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of hem there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

Passage 1
    Andrea had never seen an old lady hitchhiking (搭车) before. However, the weather and the coming darkness made her feel sorry for the lady. The old lady had some difficulty climbing in through the ear door, and pushed her big brown canvas shopping bag down onto the floor under her feet. She said to Andrea, in a voice that was almost a whisper, "Thank you dearie, —I'm just going to Brockbourne."
    Something in the way the lady spoke, and the way she never turned her head, made Andrea uneasy about this strange hitchhiker. She didn't know why, but she felt instinctively that there was something wrong, something odd, something... dangerous. But how could an old lady be dangerous? It was absurd.
    Careful not to turn her head, Andrea looked sideways at her passenger. She studied the hat, the dirty collar of the dress, the shapeless body, the arms with their thick black hairs...
　　Thick black hairs?
    Hairy arms? Andrea's blood froze.
    This wasn't a woman. It was a man.
    At first, she didn't know what to do. Then suddenly, an idea came into her racing, terrified brain. Swinging the wheel suddenly, she threw the car into a skid (刹车), and brought it to a halt.
    "My God!" she shouted, "A child! Did you see the child? I think I hit her!"

The "old lady" was clearly shaken by the sudden skid, "I didn't see anything dearie," she said. "I don't think you hit anything. "
    "I'm sure it was a child!" insisted Andrea."　Could you just get out and have a look? Just see if there's anything on the road?" She held her breath. Would her plan work?
    It did. The passenger slowly climbed out to investigate. As soon as she was out of the vehicle, Andrea gunned the engine and accelerated madly away, and soon she had put a good three miles between herself and the awful hitchhiker.
    It was only then that she thought about the bag lying on the floor in front of her. Maybe the bag would provide some information about the real identity about the man. Pulling into the side of the road, Andrea opened the heavy bag curiously.
    It contained only one item------- a small hand axe, with a razor—sharp blade. The axe, and the inside of the bag, were covered with the dark red stains of dried blood.
    Andrea began to scream.

46. Andrea allowed the hitchhiker to take a ride in her car, mainly because _______.
A. the hitchhiker was an old woman
B. she was curious about the old lady
C. the lady had a heavy bag
D. she knew the old lady

47. What made Andrea afraid when she looked at the old lady?
A. She had a shapeless body.                B. She had a harsh voice.
C. She wore a dirty dress.                    D. She had hairy arms.

48. Andrea suddenly stopped the car because________ .
A. she thought she had hit a child on the road
B. she skidded on some ice on the road
C. she wanted to trick the passenger into getting out
D. she couldn't concentrate and nearly had a crash

49. Andrea looked in the passenger's bag to________ .
A. examine what was in it                    B. find out where the passenger lived
C. use the passenger's tools                  D. find out who the passenger was

50. Andrea screamed because_______ .
A. she saw the hitchhiker come back
B. she realized she could have been killed
C. she was scared at seeing blood
D. she cut herself by the blade

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