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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上2004 年11 月真题Part Reading Comprehension ( 30% )Directions: There are 3 passages in this part . Each passage is followed by some questions or un f inishedstatements . For each o f them there are f our choices marked A, B, C and D . You should decide on thebest choice and mark the correspo
2、nding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center .Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 ar e based on the following passage :In the United St ates , 30 per cent of the adult population has a“ weight problem”. To manypeople , the cause is obvious : they eat too much . But scientific evidenc
3、e does little to support thisidea . Going back to the America of the 1910 s , we find that people were thinne r than today , yetthey ate mor e food . In those days people worked harde r physically , walked more, used machinesmuch less and didnt watch television .Seve ral modern studies , m
4、oreover , have shown that fatter people do not eat more on the averagethan thinner people . In fact , some investigation s , s uch as the 1979 study of 3 , 545 Londonoffice workers , repor t that , on balance , fa t people ea t less than slimmer people .Studies show that slim people a re more active
5、 than fat people . A study by a research group atStanford University School of Medicine fou nd the following int eresting facts:T he more the men r an , the mor e body fat they lost .T he more they r an , the greater amount of food they ate .(76) T hus , those who ran the most a te the most , yet lo
6、st the gr eatest amount of body fat .1 .T he physical problem that many adult Americans have is that .A . they ar e too slim B . they work too hardC . they a re too fat D . they lose too much body fat2 .According to the ar ticle, given 500 adult Americans , people will have a“weight problem”.A . 30
7、B . 50 C . 100 D . 1503 .Is the re any scientific evidence to support that eating too much is the cause of a“weight problem”?A . Yes , the re is plenty of evidence .B . Of cour se , ther e is some evidence to show this is t rue .C . T her e is hardly any scientific evidence to support this .D . We d
8、ont know because the information is not given .4 .In compa rison with the adult American population today , the Americans of the 1910s .A . ate more food and had mor e physical activitiesB . ate less food but had more activitiesC . ate less food and had les s physical exercise1D . had more
9、 weight problems5 .Modern scientific resear ches have repor ted to us that .A . fat people eat les s food and ar e les s activeB . fat people eat mor e food than slim people and a re more activeC . fat people eat more food than slim people but a re less activeD . thin people run less , but have gr e
10、at er incr ease in food intakePassage 2Questions 6 to 10 a re based on the following pas sage:By adopting a few simple tech niques , par ents who read to their childr en can greatly increasetheir childrens language development . I t is surprising but t rue . ( 77 ) How par ents talk to the
11、irchildr en makes a big dif ference in the childrens language development . I f a par ent encour ages thechild to actively r espond to what the parent is reading , the childs language skills increase .A study was done with 30 thr ee-yea r-old children and their pa rents . Half of
12、 the children pa rticipated in the experimental study; the other half act ed as the control group . In the experimentalgroup , the par ents wer e given a two-hour t raining ses sion in which they were taught to ask openendedquestions rathe r than yes-or-no questions . For example, the pa rent should
13、 as k ,“What isthe doggie doing ?”rather than“Is the doggie running away ?”( 78 ) The parents in the experimentalgroup were also inst ructed in how to help childr en find answers , how to suggest alternativepos sibilities and how to pr aise cor rect an swe rs .At the beginning of the study , the chi
14、ldren did not diffe r in measures of language development, but a t the end of one month , the children in the experimental group showed 5 .5 months aheadof the cont rol group on a test of ve rbal expression and vocabulary . Nine months later , thechildr en in the expe rimental group still show an ad
15、vance of 6 months over the childr en in the control group .6 .Which of the following can be infe r red from the passage ?A . Children who talk a lot ar e mor e intelligent .B . Par ents who listen to their children can t each them more .C . Active childr en should r ead more and be given mor e a tte
16、ntion .D . Ve rbal ability can easily be developed with proper methods .7 .What does“it”in line 2 can most probably be replaced by ?A . Pa rents inc reasing childrens language development .B . Reading techniques being simple .C . Pa rents r eading to children .D . Childrens intel
17、ligence development .8 .According to the author , which of the following questions is the best type to ask childr en about?A . Do you see the elep hant ?B . Is the elephant in the cage ?C . What animals do you like ?D . Shall we go to the zoo ?29 .T he difference between the cont rol group and the e
18、xpe rimental group was .A . the tr aining that pa rents receivedB . the age of the childrenC . the book s that wer e readD . the numbe r of the childr en10 .The best conclusion we can draw from the passage is that .A . pa rents should be t rained to read to their childr enB . the more children read
19、, the mor e intelligent they will becomeC . childr ens language s kills incr ease when they a re r equired to respond activelyD . children who r ead actively seem six months olde rPassage 3Questions 11 to 15 ar e based on the following passage :(79) T he agricultur e revolution in the nine
20、teenth century involved two thing s: the inventionof labor-saving machine ry and the development of scientific agriculture . Labor-saving machinerynaturally appea red fir st whe re labor was scarce .“In Europe”, said T homas Jeffe rson ,“ the objectis to make the most of their land , labor being suf
21、 ficient ; he re it is to make the most of our labor ,land being abundant”. It was in America , therefore , that the great advances in ninet eenth-centuryagricultur al machinery first came . At the opening of the century , with the exception of a crude( 粗糙的) plow, farme rs could have car ried practi
22、cally all of the existing agricultural tools on theirbacks . ( 80 ) By 1860 , most of the machine ry in use today had been designed in an ear ly form .T he most impor tant of the ea rly inventions was the iron plow . As early as 1890 Cha rles Newboltof New Je rsey had been working on the idea of a c
23、ast-iron plow and spent his entire fortune in introducing his invention . T he farmers , however , would home none of it , claiming that the ironpoisoned the soil and made the weeds grow . Neve rtheles s , many people devoted their a ttention tothe plow, until in 1869 , James Oliver of South Bend ,
24、Indiana, turned out the first chilled-steelplow .11 .The word“he re”( Par a .1 , Line 4 ) refer s to .A . Europe B . Ame rica C . New Jersey D . Indiana12 .Which of the following st atements is NOT t rue ?A . The need for labor helped the invention of machinery in AmericaB . T he fa rmer rejected Ch
25、a rles Newbolts plow for fear of ruin of their fieldsC . Both Europe and America had gr eat need for fa rmer machineryD . It was in Indiana that the first chilled- st eel plow was produced13 .The passage is mainly about .A . the agricultur e revolutionB . the invention of labor-saving mach
26、ine ryC . the development of scientific agricultur eD . the farming machinery in America14 .At the opening of the nineteenth-century , farme rs in America .A . prefer r ed light tools3B . were ext remely self- reliant ( 自给的)C . had many toolsD . had very few tools15 .It is implied but not stated in
27、the pas sage that .A . ther e was a shor tage of workers on America farmsB . the most import ant of the ea rly invention was the iron plowC . after 1869 , many people devoted their at tention to the plowD . Cha rles Newbolt had made a for tune by his cast-iron plowPart Vocabulary and Structure (30%
28、)Directions: I n this p art there are 30 incomplete sentences . For each sentence there a re f our choicesmarked A, B, C and D . Choose the ON E answer that best completes the sentence . T hen mark thecor respon din g letter on the A nswer Sheet w ith a single l ine through the center .16 .The bridg
29、e was named the hero who gave his life for the cause of the people .A . af ter B . for C . because of D . befor e17 .There was a large crowd in the squar e again st the wa r .A . protecting B . protesting C . preventing D . promoting18 .We have to the government for a home improvement loan .A . ar r
30、anged B . approached C . applied D . appointed19 .Tom the shopkeepe r with over cha rging him for the ar ticles he had bought .A . accused B . cha rged C . blamed D . criticized20 .The idea sounds very good but will it wor k in ?A . practice B . place C . advance D . company21 .He got a job so that
31、he could be independent his pa rents .A . on B . in C . of D . from22 .We had to wait a long time to get our pas spor ts , ?A . wont we B . dont we C . didnt we D . s houldnt we23 .Do you feel like today ?A . having something eaten B . having something to eatC
32、 . to have something ea ten D . to having something to eat24 .It is vital that enough money collected to get the project sta rted .A . is B . be C . must be D . can be25 .We consider the inst rument be adjusted each time it is used .A . that it neces sa ry B . it necessary thatC . neces sa ry that D
33、 . neces sa ry of it tha t26 . , we decided to leave at once , as we didnt want to risk missing the bus .A . As it being pret ty late B . It being pretty lateC . It was being pret ty late D . Being pret ty late27 . was once r egarded as impos sible has now become a r eality .A . What B . T
34、hat C . Which D . As428 .Mr . Smith , together with his wife and childr en , going to the pa rty this weekend .A . am B . is C . ar e D . will29 .Would you mind the computer game in your room ?A . him playing B . his playing C . him to play D . him play30 .By next year he in New York for five year s
35、 .A . has worked B . has been workingC . works D . will have worked31 .Henry is often seen English aloud every morning in the classroom .A . read B . r eads C . reading D . to read32 .Without hea t and sunlight , plants on the ear th well .A . would not grow B . will not growC . had not grown D . wo
36、uld not be grown33 .Only r ecently to deal with the environmental problems .A . something has done B . has something doneC . has something been done D . something has been done34 . The question at the meeting tomor row is very impor tant .A . to discuss B . being discu ssedC . to be discussed D . wi
37、ll be discus sed35 .Since this road is wet and slippery this mor ning , it last night .A . must rain B . was raining C . must have rainedD . may r ain36 .The mothe r didnt know to blame for the broken glass as it happened while she wasout .A . who B . when C . how D . what37 .I believe tha
38、t every crime, the circumst ance, should be severely punished .A . in s pite of B . becau se of C . instead of D . on account of38 .The worker s a re bu sy models for the exhibition .A . to make B . with making C . being making D . making39 .Yesterday Mr . Smith gave a vivid of his r ecent visit to
39、China .A . dialogue B . idea C . tale D . account40 .The definition leaves for disagr eement .A . a small room B . much room C . gr ea t deal room D . not so big a room41 .By the time you ar rive this evening , for two hour s .A . I will study B . I will have been studiedC . I had studied D . I will
40、 have been studying42 .I would have joined him in a picnic, but I his company .A . will not like B . dont like C . had not liked D . might not like43 .Lets finish our homework in a few seconds ; its time we .A . played football B . will play footballC . play football D
41、. ar e playing football44 . a t Harvard , he began again to write his essay .5A . Busy was as he B . Busy as was heC . Busy as he was D . As was he busy45 . Pier re often makes himself by gesturing with his hand s .A . to unde rstand B . understandingC . to be under stood D . understoodPart Vocabula
42、ry and Structure (10% )Directions: Each o f the f ollow ing sentences has f our underlined parts marked A , B, C and D .I denti f y the one that is not cor rect . Then mark the cor respondin g letter on the A nswer S heet witha single line throug h the center .46 .Adve rtising gives useful informati
43、on about which products to buying .A B C D47 .In Hawaii , people a re f riendly and always warmly welcomed visitors .A B C D48 .Ma ra Dona will face a possible prison term if finding guilty on the shooting cha rges .A B C D49 .Having r eturned f rom Ber lin , he r eceived no telephone call , neither
44、 .A B C D50“. I am looking forward to receive your let ter !”s he said happily .A B C D51 .It is in his spar e time when Robert teaches himself English and Japanese .A B C D52 .People complain that the cost of setting up a company ar e so great that only the rich can affordA B Cto run a company in t
45、hat count ry .D53 .Between you and I , we have had an eye on him for some time , and he might be a runaway .A B C D54 .At school Li Ming ran into many problems , such as choosing clas ses and to handle his time .A B C D55 .Comparing with the weather of last yea r , it is much milde r and more pleasa
46、nt this winter .A B C DPart Cloze (10% )Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choicesmarked A, B, C and D at the end o f the passage . You should choose ONE answer that best f i tsinto the p assage . T hen mark the cor responding letter on the Answe
47、r S heet w ith a sin gle linethrou gh the center .Can authority be criticized ? In 56 of the world , authority is not 57 either out of respect or out of 58 . In s uch countries children ar e not expected to 59 their teacher s in6school and 60 young schola rs or 61 industrial mean ar e hamper ed (受阻)
48、 in tech nical researchbecau se they dont feel fr ee to 62 with their superior s . Cleve r r esea rchers may be consideredtoo 63 to have“any right”to pr esent 64 tha t a re dif ferent f rom knowledge andwisdom of men of old ages .65 the American is 66 f rom childhood to question , analyze and sea rch . School tasksar e 67 to encourage the use of a 68 range of materials . A composition topic like“Write apaper 69 the worlds supply of sugar”will send even 70 in sear ch of completely unfamiliarideas . 71 in the primary grades , childr e
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