冲刺班第一节课摸底试卷

Part I  Vocabulary and Structure (1 pointeach, 30 points in all)

Directions: Thereare 30 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by decidingon the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D,and then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

 

1. Youhave been to Paris,  ________?

A. aren’tyou   B. didn't you   C. won’t you   D. haven’t you

 

2. Objectingto one’s parents remarrying ________ a prevalent social problem. 
A. have become    B. has become    C.become    D. hadbecome

 

3. He rescued the boy from drowning(溺水) ________  his own life.

A . at the thought of  B. atthe rate of  C. at the cost of  D. at the sight of

 

4. Frankly speaking, I don’t care for the way ________ you’respeaking to me.

A. that    B. what    C. which  D. as

 

5. In anelectric lamp, there should not be any oxygen ________ the wires may burn away.

A. fromwhich   B. in which   C. at which  D. by which

 

6. ________ that the pilot couldn’t fly through it.

A. So the storm was severe B. So severe was the storm

C. The storm so severe was D. Such was the storm severe

 

7. ________, the policeman still has good command.

A. Sophisticated as search techniques were

B. Sophisticated were search techniques

C. Search techniques were sophisticated

D. Sophisticated as search techniques they were

 

8. These two animals are similar in appearance but they ________different species.

A. belong to    B. turnto    C. refer to    D. come to

 

9. I feltembarrassed when I couldn’t answer the questions asked by my ________ employer.

A.prospect   B. perspective   C. prospective   D. prosperous

 

10. ________ is known to all that WTO stands for World TradeOrganization.

A. As        B. Which     C. That      D. It

 

11. Oil sales volume in local urban and rural areas rose 23.8percent and 48.6 percent ________ over March 2020.

A. consequently    B.independently   

C. respectively     D.hopefully

 

12. The officially recommended special commodities of this kind________ good in that store.

A. sell       B. sells      C. being sold     D. to sell

 

13. Evidencecame up ________ specific speech sounds are recognized by babies as young as 6months old.

A.with    B. to   C. that  D. which

 

14. The percentage of the students being absent is ________, whichmakes the teacher gratified.

A. on the rise  B. on theincrease  C. on the way  D. on the decline

 

15. It is inevitable that certain traditional forces will get______while we are starting the unprecedented(前所未有的) economic reform inChina.

A. in the way    B. on theway    C. in a way      D. in this way

 

16. John shut everybody out of the kitchen ________ he couldprepare his grand surprise for the party.

A. which       B. when     C. so that     D. as if

 

17. Fiona was one of the girls who ________ by the headmaster atthe meeting.

A. is praised     B. arepraised    C. was praised    D. were praised

 

18. ________ by transferring the blame to others is often calledfinding a scapegoat (替罪羊).

A. The eliminated problems   B. Eliminating problems
C. Eliminate problems        D.Problems are eliminated 

19. The salesman finds it easy to ________ old ladies.

A. take up     B. takeover     C. take in     D take off

 

20. It was not how much we do but how much love we put into whatwe do ________ benefits our work most.

A. who      B．that       C．what        D. which

 

21. All the work ________, the painters sat down for a coffee.

A. finished    B. beingfinished    C. having finished   D. to finish

 

22. Hedid ________ work as his sister.

A. muchas twice  B. twice as much  C. twice much as  D. much twice as

 

23. ________ the sun, there could be no life on earth.

A. Were it not for  B. If itwere not  C. Were it not   D. But that

 

24. She says she’d rather he ________ tomorrow instead of today.

A. will leave   B.leaves   C. left    D. has left

 

25. Thejudge doesn’t know whether the witness is telling the truth, but he will________ it.

A.identify    B.enforce   C. distinguish   D. verify

 

26. I think the Olympic Games _________ in Tokyo in 2021 must bevery exciting.

A. being held    B.held    C. to be held    D. will have been held

 

27. Ding Junhui won three ______ matches in the world snookerchampionship（斯诺克世锦赛）.

A. continuous    B.serious   C. indispensable     D.successive

 

28. __________________?

------ That would be great! Please drop me off at the library．

A．Could you bring me the bill

B．Would you like me to give you a lift

C．Could you tell me the postcode for Paris

D．Would you like to have my e-mail address

 

29. Mostof ________ scientists know about prehistoric cultures is based on studies ofmaterial remains.

A.which   B. what   C. that  D. whom

 

30. Many peasants have no ________ to free medical treatment inthis country.

A. access     B. assess     C. approach    D. privilege

 

 

 

Part II Cloze (1 point each, 20points in all)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For eachblank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONEthat best fits into the passage and write the corresponding letter on theAnswer Sheet.

 

Thepurpose of a letter of application(求职信) is to help you to “sell” yourself. It should ___31___ clearlythe job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have___32___. It should be simple, human, personal and brief without ___33___ outany necessary facts.

Inwriting a letter of ___34___, keep in ___35___ that the things a possibleemployer is most ___36___ to want to know about are your qualifications(条件), your achievements and your aims. The___37___ paragraph is perhaps the most important part. ___38___ the first fewsentences fail to win the reader’s attention, the rest of the letter may not beread at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of theemployer not ___39___ your own need or desires. For example, instead ofbeginning with “I saw your advertisement in today’s newspaper,” you might say“I have made a careful ___40___ of your advertising during the past six months”or “I have made a ___41___ in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives___42___ your product and why they like it.”

Try to___43___ generalities(笼统性). Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now ___44___.College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I ___45___in a letter? Employers want experience—which, naturally, no ___46___ has.” Theanswer is that everything you have ever done is experience.

It isimportant to write a good strong closing for your letter. ___47___ a specificrequest(特殊请求) for an ___48___ or give the possible employer something definiteto do or expect. An excellent ___49___ is to attach a detailed resume to yourletter with your Wechat QR code. That makes it ___50___ for a possible employerto get in touch with you.

 

31. A.state          B. pronounce           C. imply         D. quote
32. A. found        B. done         C. known               D. heard

33. A.sending      B. taking          C. leaving           D. picking

34. A.apology            B. application    C. appeal               D. complaint

35. A.brain         B. sight         C. order          D. mind
36. A. probable      B. possible        C.likely          D. able
37. A. closing         B. preceding     C. following      D. opening

38. A.While        B. Although      C. As             D. If

39. A.to           B. for            C. into             D. from

40. A.watch        B. title           C. study           D. discussion
41. A. declaration   B. election       C. survey           D. voting

42. A.change       B. make          C. sell            D. use

43. A.avoid         B. remember      C. protect         D. gain

44. A.losing        B. applying        C. preparing       D.fitting

45. A.acquire      B. obtain           C. mean          D. provide

46. A.worker     B. beginner        C. owner           D. manager

47. A.Make         B. Ask            C. State          D. Get

48. A.interview    B. speech          C. progress        D. statement
49. A. result         B. decision         C. promise        D. idea

50. A.happier      B. easier                C. cheaper         D. safer

 

 

 

 

 

Part III Reading Comprehension (3 pointseach, 45 points in all)

Directions: There are 3 tasks for you to fulfill,You should read the passages below carefully and do the tasks as you areinstructed.

 

Task 1

 

Charles Chaplin wasborn in London on April 16th, 1889. His parents were music hall actors. The Chaplinfamily were very poor, and life was difficult in London. Charlie, as he wascalled, used to do his mother's job in the theatre when she was ill.

     When he was only 17years old, Chaplin got his first real job as an actor. What he did was to dosilly things to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later he went tothe USA. And over the next four years, he formed his own way of art. Hedeveloped the character of a homeless gentleman which became very popular.

     From the 1920s to the1950s, Chaplin made his most famous films. The film Modern Times (1936) showshis care about the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poorlife and hard time of the working people during that period.

     Although CharlieChaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got USnationality. Then Chaplin, his wife and his five children had to move toSwitzerland where he lived until he died. When he was 83 years old, he won hisonly Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. He was named SirCharles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland onDecember 25th, 1975.

 

51. Chaplin used to ________ when his mother was ill.

A. look after her                             B.do the housework

C. do his mother'sjob                     D. do his father's job

 

52. From Paragraph 2, we can know that ________

A. Chaplin went to the USA when he was 24 years old

B. Chaplin became famous when he was 17 years old

C. people liked Chaplin because he was a homeless gentleman

D. Chaplin did many silly things to make people laugh in thestreet

 

53.  ________ Chaplin made his most famous films.

A. From 1889 to1936                       B. From the 1920s to the 1950s

C. From 1953 to1975                       D. From the 1950s to the 1980s

 

54. We can infer from the passage that Chaplin left the USAbecause of _______.

A. hisfamily                                     B. his work

C. the USgovernment                        D. the Swiss government

 

55. Chaplin won the Oscar for ________ when he was 83 years old.

A. the acting          B.the art            C. the film           D. the music

 

 

 

 

 

 

Task 2

 

While drunken driving may be decreasing, traffic safetyexperts remain troubled how to cope with another alcohol-related problem:drunken pedestrians（行人）. Studies haveshown that pedestrians injured and killed by cars are often extremely drunk.

Some types of pedestrian accidents have been decreasing inthe U.S., especially those involving children, but the number of drunken adultpedestrians killed in traffic has remained relatively constant at 2,500 a year. The total number of pedestrianskilled annually in traffic accidents is at least 7,000 or one of every sevenhighway deaths.

Students have revealed some of the causes, including a lackof adult supervision for children, long delays in traffic signals thatencourage jaywalking（无视交通规则任意行走），less attention paid to pedestrian accidents inthe past, and few methods to regulate walking habits. However, the mostchallenging problem, according to some experts, is alcohol-related. Althoughpuzzled, researchers are making great efforts to find ways to fight against thedrunken pedestrian accidents.

 

56. Which of thefollowing would be the best title for the passage?

   A. Causes for Traffic Accidents

   B. Drunken pedestrian Accidents

   C. Severe Highway Safety Problems

   D. Consequences of Drunken Driving

 

57. The annual numberof highway deaths is about ________.

   A. 49,000               B. 7,000             C.2,500           D. 1,000

 

58. Among the causesfor walkers’ accidents, the most challenging is ________.

   A. long delays in traffic signals

   B. drunken pedestrians

   C. lack of adult supervision for children

   D. few methods to regulate walking habits

 

59. What can beinferred from the passage?

   A. Drunken driving is getting more serious

   B. Pedestrian accidents involving childrenare on the rise

   C. Effective measures have been taken toregulate walking habits

   D. Long delays in traffic signals mayencourage walkers to break traffic regulations

 

60. The comingparagraph will probably discuss how to cope with ________.

   A. drunken driving

   B. drunken jaywalking

   C. alcohol-related pedestrian accidents

   D. traffic accidents involving children

 

 

 

Task 3

 

    Oceanography has been defined as "Theapplication of all sciences to the study of the sea". Before thenineteenth century, scientists with an interest in the sea were few and farbetween. Certainly Newton considered some theoretical aspects of it in hiswritings, but he was reluctant to go to sea to further his work.
　 　For most people the sea was remote, and with the exceptionof early intercontinental travelers or others who earned a living from the sea,there was little reason to ask many questions about it, let alone to ask whatlay beneath the surface. The first time that the question "what is at thebottom of the oceans?" had to be answered with any commercial consequencewas when the laying of a telegraph cable from Europe to America was proposed.The engineers had to know the depth and profile of the route to estimate thelength of cable that had to be manufactured.
 　　It was to Maury of the US Navy that the Atlantic TelegraphCompany turned, in 1853, for information on this matter. In the 1840s, Mauryhad been responsible for encouraging voyages during which soundings (测水深) were taken toinvestigate the depths of the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Later , someof his findings aroused much popular interest in his book The PhysicalGeography of the Sea.
　 　The cable was laid, but not until 1866 was the connectionmade permanent and reliable. At the early attempts, the cable failed and whenit was taken out for repairs it was found to be covered in living growths, afact which defiedcontemporary scientific opinion that there was no life in the deeper parts ofthe sea.　Within a few years oceanography was under way. In 1872 Thomson leda scientific expedition, which lasted for four years and brought home thousandsof samples from the sea. Their classification and analysis occupied scientistsfor years and led to a five-volume report, the last volume being published in1895.

 

61. The propo