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Test 10

Part I Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)

Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A], B], C] and D]. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Questions 1 to 6 are based on the following passage:

Plastics are materials which are softened by heat and set into lasting form when shaped in a mold. Some are natural; some are semisynthetic, the result of chemical action on a natural substance; some are synthetic, built up from the constituents of oil or coal. All are based on the chemistry of carbon, with its capacity for forming chains. The molecules that compose them (monomers) link together in the setting or curing process to form chains (polymers), which give plastics their flexible strength. Some plastics retain their ability to be softened and reshaped; like wax, they are thermoplastic. Others set permanently in the shapes they are given by heat and pressure, like eggs, they are thermosetting.

From industrial beginnings in the nineteenth century, plastics have struggled through a hundred and twenty years of glory, failure, disrepute (坏名声), and suspicion on the slow road to public acceptance. Now, at last, one can positively say that plastics are appreciated and enjoyed for what they are, that they make modern life richer, more comfortable and convenient, and also more fun. Plastics are warm materials, sympathetic to the human touch, and their transformation into things that come into contact with human beings is entirely appropriate.

The fact that there are plastic antiques (古物) comes as a shock to most people. How can a material that seems so essentially in the twentieth-century, and one that is so much associated with cheap, disposable products, have a history at all? It is a young technology, and a great part of the fun of collecting plastics is that beautiful pieces of historical interest can still be found very cheaply.

1. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A) The Importance of Plastics in the Nineteenth Century.
B) Why People Are Suspicious of Plastics.
C) The Development of Plastics as a Modern Material.
D) How Plastics Are Manufactured.
2. Which of the following is necessary to create any type of plastic?
A) Carbon.
B) Eggs.
C) Oil.
D) Coal.
3. Plastics that harden into permanent shapes are called ________.
A) chained
B) thermoplastic
C) monomeric
D) thermosetting
4. According to the author, for approximately how many years have plastics existed?
A) 100.
B) 120.
C) 140.
D) 160.
5. What historical information does the second paragraph give about plastics?
A) They originated primarily as road-surfacing materials.
B) They
have come into general use very gradually.
C) Their popularity was at its height at the time of the Industrial Revolution.
D) The earliest types were soft and did not last very long.
6. Why does the author mention antiques in the third paragraph?
A) Some plastic objects are now considered antiques.
B) Plastic replicas of valuable antiques are relatively common.
C) Young collectors prefer real antiques to plastic objects.
D) Dealers use inexpensive plastic parts to repair valuable antiques.

Questions 7 to 11 are based on the following passage:

Are you worried by the rising crime rate? If you are, they you probably know that your house, possessions and person are increasingly in danger of suffering from the tremendous rise in the cases of burglary and assault.

Figures indicate an ever-increasing crime rate but it is only too easy to imagine "It will never happen to me". Unfortunately, statistics show that it really can happen to you and, if you live in a large city, you run twice the risk of being a victim.

Fortunately, there is something definite which you can do. Protect Alarms can help to protect our house with a burglar alarm system which is effective, simple to operate and easily affordable.

(You must remember that possessing a burglar alarm is no indication that your house is packed with valuable possessions.) It quite simply indicates to unwelcome visitors that yours is one house they will not break into easily so they carry on to an unprotected house where their job is made a lot easier.

Send now for our free leaflet telling you how we can Protect Alarm your house quickly, easily and cheaply. Complete and tear off the slip below and post it to us. Postage is free. (Alternatively, telephone us at 327621 where we have a round-the-clock answering service.) It costs nothing to find out about Protect Alarms.

7. Anyone who takes an interest in the crime rate will, according to the text, be aware that _______.
A) more burglars are being caught than ever before
B) people have more possessions to worry about nowadays
C) burglars are more at risk than they used to be
D) homes are more likely to be broken into than before
8. It seems that people who live in cities are ________.
A) more often victims than those living in the country
B) of the opinion that statistics on robbery is wrong
C) twice as well-of as people living in the country
D) convinced that burglars only rob unprotected houses
9. The writers of this text want to give the impression that the PROTECT ALARMS system is ________.
A) elementary
B) everlasting
C) experimental
D) economical
10. The article claims that possessing an alarm system will _______.
A) show burglars that you have nothing worth stealing
B) warn burglars not to break into your house
C) make the burglars' undertaking more complicated
D) persuade burglars' to try coming a
nother time
11. In order to find out more information about this alarm system, one can _________.
A) buy a leaflet from the agent
B) write to the seller, enclosing a stamped, addressed envelope
C) read the specifications mailed to him
D) phone the seller any time of day and fight

Questions 12 to 16 are based on the following passage:

The advantages and disadvantages of a large population have long been a subject of discussion among economists. It has been argued that the supply of good land is limited. To feed a large population, inferior land must be cultivated and the good land worked intensively. Thus, each person produces less and this means a lower average income than could be obtained with a smaller population. Other economists have argued that a large population gives more scope for specialization and the development of facilities such as ports, roads and railways, which are not likely to be built unless there is a big demand to justify them.

One of the difficulties in carrying out a world-wide birth control program lies in the fact that official attitudes to population growth vary from country to country depending on the level of industrial development and the availability of food and raw materials. In a developing where a vastly expanded population is pressing hard upon the limits of food, space and natural resources, it will be first concern of government to place a limit on the birthrate, whatever the consequences may be. (In a highly industrialized society the problem may be more complex.) A decreasing birthrate may lead to unemployment because it results in a declining market for manufactured goods. When the pressure of population on housing declines, prices also decline and the building industry is weakened. Faced with considerations such as these, the government of a developed country may well prefer to see a slowly incresaing population, rather than one which is stable or in decline.

12. A small population may mean _______.
A) higher productivity, but a lower average income
B) lower productivity, but a higher average income
C) lower productivity and a lower average income
D) higher productivity and a higher average income
13. According to the passage, a large population will provide a chance for developing _______.
A) agriculture
B) transport system
C) industry
D) national economy
14. In a developed country, people will perhaps go out of work if the birthrate _________.
A) goes up
B) goes down
C) remains stable
D) is out of control
15. According to the passage, slowly rising birthrate perhaps is good for _______.
A) a developing nation
B) a developed nation
C) every nation with a big population
D) every nation with a small population
16. It is no easy job to carry out a general plan for birth control throughout the world because _________.
A) there are too many underdeveloped countries in the world

art. For each sentence there are four choices marked A>, B>, C> and D>. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

21. The servant is not used to _______ like a slave.
A) be treated B) treat
C) being treated D) treating
22. Sailing down the Yangtze River, _________.
A) a terrible accident happened
B) a boat collided with the ship
C) the boat collided with a ship
D) I saw a terrible accident to happen
23. Tired of the unpleasant smell, Anita eventually said to her husband, " I do wish you _______".
A) gave up smoking already
B) give up smoking already
C) have given up smoking already
D) had given up smoking already
24. Tom spoke English and German so fluently, ________ amazed all the participants at the meeting.
A) it B) that
C) such D) which
25. "What did you hear last night?"
" I seemed _______ someone slam the door".
A) to have heard B) to hear
C) to having heard D) to be hearing
26. Jobs will be offered to _________ hands back the application forms first.
A) whomever B) whoever
C) whatsoev D) whosever
27. On the grassland _______ the farmer and his family, enjoying the sunshine happily.
A) lies B) lie
C) lays D) lay
28. ____________ the workshop needs to be inspected.
A) Either the offices or
B) Both the offices and
C) The offices and
D) The offices nor
29. The total amount of money we paid for the paint ________ 1500 pounds.
A) comes B) come to
C) reaches D) reach
30. Rena is really a marvellous cook. The guests say they like _________ dishes she cooks for them.
A) the most of B) almost all the
C) nearly all of D) nearly almost the
31. The security guard watched the safe _________tightly.
A) locked B) being locked
C) lock D) be locking
32. Nathan had his meaning _______ by simplifying the theories with a sketch.
A) comprehended B) to be comprehended
C) comprehend D) to comprehend
33. What would you rather ________, gold rings or necklaces?
A) to purchase B) purchased
C) purchase D) to be purchased
34. Bob fails to attend the evening school. He _______ sick, because he never asks for leave.
A) may be B) can be
C) must be D) is
35. Hardly had we got on the bus _________ it started to go away.
A) when B) than
C) before D) then
36. The doctor attempted to reason the girl ______ her anxieties, nevertheless, he succeeded in the end.
A) into B) out of
C) away from D) off
37. If you come to Tokyo, I can put you ______ in an apartment near my company.
A) across B) down
C) out D) up
38. Some hobbies can on
ly be _______ by people who possess both time and money.
A) taken off B) taken on
C) taken over D) taken up
39. The party ________ mutual respect and development
A) stands away B) stands by
C) stands for D) stands on
40. The steam boat was ________ by a heavy storm.
A) turned over B) turned down
C) turned back D) turned up
41. The cotton plant manufactures fluffy pods and the fluffy pods contain long and short fibers ___________ each seed..
A) attached to B) related with
C) preserved in D) acted on
42. By ______ trade, the international business community exchanges ideas that influence world opinion.
A) negotiating with B) carrying on
C) bargaining away D) signing up
43. As for the winter, it is inconvenient to be cold, with most of _______ furnace Fuel is allowed saved for the dawn.
A) what B) which
C) that D) this
44. Express mail service will be ______ because all the post offices stop their business during the national holidays.
A) resumed B) shrunk
C) decreased D) suspended
45. As scheduled, the military satellite was launched into ________ round the earth.
A) passage B) orbit
C) circle D) route
46. The board director ________ his son as the vice-president of the newly-established corporation
A) determinted B) elected
C) inherited D) nominated
47. The time allocated for each speaker is ______ to half an hour.
A) bound B) contracted
C) restricted D) defined
48. A cup of whole mild supplies ______ one hundred sixty-six calories of energy.
A) approximately B) astonishingly
C) appropriately D) tremendously
49. It takes two weeks for Smith's left hand to get entirely ________.
A) cured B) medicated
C) healed D) mended

Part III Cloze (15 minutes)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A>, B>, C> and D>. You should choose the ONE that fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

With the improvement of engines, aeroplanes were made to fly faster and faster. Then, man ran (50) _________ a barrier that blocked, for a time, any (51)_______ increase in speed. The barrier (52) ________ at about 760 miles an hour. When a plane (53) ________ this speed it would suddenly begin to shake and act (54) _________ though it were hitting pockets of compressed（压缩）air. Sometimes the shaking was so strong (55) ________ the plane got badly (56) ___________.

The fact was that plane had reached the "sound" barrier, so (578)_______ because it is directly related to the speed of sound.

In fact, 760 miles an hour (58) ______ the speed of sound (59) ___________ sealevel. (60) ________a plane is travelling more slowly than sound,
the sound waves from the plane can (61) ________ on ahead of the plane. But when the plane (62) ________ reaches the speed of sound, it (63) ________ in step with the sound waves. At this point, the compression waves cannot get (64) ________ of the plane.

Now, if the plane tries to go faster, it must (65) _________ through the barrier. You can see how breaking through this barrier can be very (66)_________ on the plane. (67) _________ speeds faster than the speed of sound, the plane (68) ______ the sound waves behind where they can not cause the plane (69) _________ trouble. It is only when the plane passes through the sound barrier that the compression wave are met.

50. A) out B) off
C) into D) to
51. A) farther B) further
C) farthest D) furthest
52. A) appeared B) stayed
C) proceeded D) evolved
53. A) reached B) flew
C) achieved D) multiplied
54. A) even B) all
C) if D) as
55. A) while B) that
C) if D) as
56. A) damaged B) injured
C) hurt D) wounded
57. A) said B) offered
C) happened D) occurred
58. A) are B) has been
C) is D) will be
59. A) on B) over
C) with D) at
60. A) When B) Whether
C) Because D) Although
61. A) fly B) speed
C) charge D) float
62. A) behind B) ahead
C) forward D) aboard
63. A) goes B) maintains
C) begins D) keeps
64. A) through B) out
C) ahead D) away
65. A) knock B) hit
C) pull D) break
66. A) hard B) rare
C) simple D) different
67. A) Upon B) At
C) About D) For
68. A) chases B) remains
C) pushes D) leaves
69. A) some B) any
C) such D) this

Part IV Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition in no less than 100 words on the topic "The 21st Century". You should base your composition on the following outline given in English.

1. Life in the 21st Century must be very interesting.
2. Perhaps we can have a computer in every classroom.
3. Maybe at that time every family will have a robot and it can do all kinds of housework for us.
You can write the composition in three paragraphs. Remember to write it neatly.
71(_______)

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Part I Translation from English into Chinese (15 minutes)

Directions: In this part there are five items which you should translate into Chinese, each item consisting of one or two sentences. These sentences are all taken from the reading passages you have just read in the Second Part of the Test Paper. You are allowed 15 minutes to do the translation. You can refer back to the passages
so as to identify their meaning in the context.

72. How can a material that seems so essentially in the twentieth-century, and one that is so much associated with cheap, disposable products, have a history at all? (Para.3, Passage1)(_______)
73. You must remember that possessing a burgler alarm is no indication that your house is packed with valuable possessions. (Para.4, Passage20(_______)
74. Alternatively, telephone us at 3276721 where we have a round-the-clock answering service. (Para.5, Passage2)(_______)
75. In a highly industralized society, the problem may be more complex. (Para.3, Passage 3)(_______)
76. They are also able to determine whether an air mass is original characteristics or taking on those of the surface over which it is moving. (Para.1, Passage4)(_______)

Part N Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)

Directions: In this part there is a short passage with questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

For centuries man dreamed of achieving vertical (直线的) flight. In 400 A. D. Chinese children played with a fan-like toy that spun upwards and fell back to earth as rotation ceased. Leonardo da Vinci conceived the first mechanical apparatus, called a "Helix", which could carry a man straight up, but his was only a design and was never tested.

The ancient dream was finally realized in 1940 when a Russian immigrant, an aeronautical engineer, piloted strange looking craft of steel tubing with a rotating fan on top. It rose awkwardly and vertically into the air from a standing start, novered a few feet above the ground, went sideways and backwards, and then settled back to earth. That vehicle was called helicopter.

Imaginations were fired. Men dreamed of commuting to work in their own personal helicopter. Every man would have one in his backyard. People anticipated that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today. Such fantastic expectations were not fulfilled.

The helicopter has now become an extremely versatile machine. It excels in military missions, carrying troops, guns and strategic instruments where other aircraft cannot go. Corporations use them as airborne offices, many metropolitan areas use them in police work, construction and logging companies employ them in various advantageous ways, engineers use them for site selection and surveying, and oil companies use them as the best way to make offshore and remote work stations accessible to crews and supplies. Any urgent mission to get to a place is a likely task for helicopter. Among their other multitude of uses, they deliver people across town, fly to and from airports, assist in rescue work and aid in the search for missing or wanted persons.

77. What is a helicopter?(_______)
78. What is said about the development of the helicopter?(_______)

79. Why has the helicopter become an extremely versatile machine?(_______)
80. Why do people use helicopters in any urgent mission?(_______)
81. According to this passage, which dream was not realised?(_______)

描写开心的成语-搀扶拼音

一年几天-谐调

时间的单位-恬静的读音

三怎么读-巍然屹立的意思

桌子拼音-夜大成语

横折弯钩的字-舶怎么读

放松的英语-人烟稀少

变化英文-回答的近义词