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專升本摸底考試四PartIPhonetics

Directions:Ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords,therearefourunderlinedlettersorlettermbinationsmarked[A]、[B]、[C]and[D].Comparetheunderlinedpartsandidentifytheonethatisdifferentfromtheothersinpronunciation.MarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet.1.

A:

sweat

B:

leap

C:

feature

D:

cheat2.

A:

four

B:

pour

C:

hour

D:

your3.

A:

forgot

B:

lost

C:

potD:

post4.

A:

shoot

B:

blood

C:

roof

D:

tool5.

A:

clothB:

bathe

C:

with

D:

theyPartIIVocabularyandStructure

Directions:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.Foreachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarked[A]、[B]、[C]and[D].ChooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandblackenthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet.6.

Therealtrouble______theirlackofconfidenceintheirfaculty.

A:

liesin

B:

resultsin

C:

leadsto

D:

bringsabout7.

Well,let′sputourheadstogetherandfinda(n)______totheproblem.

A:

measure

B:

way

C:

solution

D:

method8.

It′sbadpolicyfordevelopingcountriestosacrificeenvironmentalprotectionto______economicgrowth.

A:

discourage

B:

weakenC:

promote

D:

create9.

Hedidit______gratitudeforeverythingshehaddoneforhim.

A:

with

B:

in

C:

withregardto

D:

outof10.

Stopmakingsomuchnoise,foryouare______meinmystudies.

A:

attracting

B:

disturbing

C:

contracting

D:

contacting11.

Ifonlythecommittee______theregulations(規(guī)章)andputthemintoeffectassoonaspossible.

A:

approve

B:

willapprove

C:

canapprove

D:

wouldapprove12.

Heclaimedthathewouldbea______inthepresidentialelection,andwouldwintheelectionatlast.

A:

voter

B:

candidate

C:

partner

D:

comrade13.

Heisquitethoughtless,forveryseldomcanhe______otherpeople′stroubles.

A:

agreewith

B:

interferewith

C:

identifywith

D:

restwith14.

Let′sthinkofasituation______thisidiomcanbeused.

A:

where

B:

which

C:

that

D:

what15.

Wewouldn′tloseheartevenifwe______again.

A:

wouldfail

B:

failed

C:

hadfailed

D:

fail16.

Thegeneralstrikeisameansof______thetotalauthorityofthegovernment.

A:

informing

B:

recommending

C:

challenging

D:

transforming17.

Thoughtsareexpressed______words.

A:

byallmeans

B:

bynomeans

C:

bytheway

D:

bymeansof18.

Igotcaughtintherainandmysuit______.

A:

hasbeenruined

B:

hadbeenruined

C:

hasruined

D:

hadruined19.

Theship______frombehindthefog.

A:

drove

B:

emerged

C:

passed

D:

turned20.

I′drathermarryamanwhohada(n)______ofhumourthanonewhowasveryattractive.

A:

capability

B:

sight

C:

knowledge

D:

sensePartⅢReadingComprehension

Directions:Therearesomereadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarked[A]、[B]、[C]and[D].ChooseonebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet.Passage1Animalshavedifferentwaysofprotectingthemselvesagainstwintertimeweather.Someanimalsgrowheavycoatsoffurorfeathers,whileothersdigintothegroundtofindawarmwintertimehome.Someanimalsspendthewinterinadeepsleepbecausebygoingtosleeptheyavoidthetimeoftheyearwhenfoodisscarceandthetemperaturesarelow.Theirsleepisknownashibernation.

Thereismuchabouthibernationthatpuzzlesscientists.Forexample,theyarewonderinghowhibernationcameintobeing.Somescientistshaveexploredthepossibilitythatanimalsreleaseachemicalthatstartsthemhibernating.

Onethingthatscientistsarecertainaboutisthatanimalshibernateonlywhenitiscold.Hibernationisaseasonalpractice.

Someanimalsthatfallintoawintertimesleeparenottruehibernatorsbecausetheyspendonlyapartofthecoldseasonasleep.Bears,forexample,caneasilybeawakenedfromtheirwinternap.Theyarenottruehibernators.

Sometimesitisdifficulttodeterminewhetheraparticularanimalisatruehibernator.Forexample,somemicehibernate,butothersdonot.Thesameistrueofbats.Someofthemhibernate.Otherdonot.21.

Hibernationisaseasonalpractice.Thismeansit______.

A:

takesplaceonlyduringaparticularseason

B:

occursonlyduringthenight

C:

isadailypractice

D:

onlyhappenswhenaspeciesbecomesover-populated22.

Somescientistsbelievethathibernationisstartedby______.

A:

over-eating

B:

calciumdeposits

C:

abodychemical

D:

alackofwater23.

Theunderlinedword"hibernation"inparagraph1means______.

A:

asleeptoavoideating

B:

atemperatureincoldweather

C:

asleepinthecoldseason

D:

ananimaltopracticesleepinwinter24.

Themainideaofthispassageisthat______.

A:

manyanimalsdieduringhibernation

B:hibernationprotectsanimalsduringthewintertime

C:

scientistsfeelpuzzledabouthibernation

D:

somebatshibernateandothersdonotPassage2Thestrangecloseunderstandingbetweentwinsisafamiliarenoughphenomenon.Oftentheyseemtounderstandeachotherandshareeachother′semotionstosuchanextentthatonesuspectssomekindofthoughtcommunication.

Whatisnotsowidelyknownisthatthisspecialrelationshipoftenactsasbrakeontwins′intellectualdevelopment.Astheyarepartlyisolatedintheirownprivateworld,twinscommunicatelesswithadultsthandootherchildren.Theverbalabilityofafour-year-oldtwinistypicallysixmonthsbehindthatofanon-twin.Theproblemcanbeparticularlysevereinanunderprivilegedfamily,aone-parentfamilyforexample,wherethereislittlestimulationforchildrenanyway.

Suchchildren,whilecapableofmutualcomprehensioninaprivatelanguage,oftenremainincomprehensibletooutsidersandthusatasevereeducationaldisadvantage.Theonlysolutiontotheproblem,cruelthoughitmayseem,istoseparatethetwinsthusforcingthemtoacquireordinaryspeechhelpedandguidedbysympatheticparentsandteachers.25.

Manypeopledon′tknowthat______.

A:

twinsunderstandeachotherverywell

B:

twinsareslowtolearntotalk

C:

twinsareunlikelytodolesswellatschoolthanotherchildren

D:

thereexistsmorecommunicationbetweentwins26.

What′sthereasonfortwinstobeatadisadvantageintheirintellectualdevelopment?

A:

Theycanonlyunderstandtheirownprivatelanguage.

B:

Theycommunicatewithoutsiderslessthannon-twins.

C:

Thereislittlestimulationforthem.

D:

Adultsdon′tliketotalkwiththem.27.

Theauthorprobablyfeelsthattwins′problem______.

A:

cannotbesolvedbecausesolutionisverycruel

B:

canbesolvedbecausetwinswillbeseparated

C:

cannotbesolvedunlessthetwinsareforcedtoliveinanordinaryenvironment

D:

canbesolvediftheadultscommunicatewiththemmoreoften28.

ThewritermentionsalloftheitemslistedbelowEXCEPT______.

A:

twinscanhelpeachother

B:

twinsshareeachother′semotion

C:

twinsareabletounderstandeachotherinaprivatelanguage

D:

twinscommunicatelesswiththeirparentsPassage3TheintelligencetestusedmostoftentodayarebasedontheworkofaFrenchman,AlfredBinet.In1905,BinetwasaskedbytheFrenchMinistryofEducationtodevelopawaytoidentifythosechildreninFrenchschoolswhoweretoo"mentallydeficient(局限性旳)"tobenefitfromordinaryschoolingandwhoneededspecialeducation.Thetestshadtodistinguishthosewhoweremerelybehindinschoolfromthosewhowereactuallymentallydeficient.

TheitemsthatBinetandhiscolleagueTheophileSimonincludedonthetestwerechosenonthebasisoftheirideasaboutintelligence.BinetandSimonbelievedintelligenceincludessuchabilitiesasunderstandingthemeaningofwords:solvingproblems,andmakingcommonsensejudgements.TwootherimportantassumptionsalsoshapedBinet′sandSimon′swork:(1)thatchildrenwithmoreintelligencewilldobetterinschooland(2)thatolderchildrenhaveagreaterabilitythanyoungerchildren.

Binet′sfirsttestconsistedofthirtytasks.Theyweresimplethingsmostchildrenlearnasaresultoftheireverydayexperiences.Thetaskswerearrangedingroups,accordingtoage.Binetdecidedwhichtaskswereappropriateforagivenagegroupbygivingthemfirsttoalargenumberofchildrenofdifferentages.Ifmorethanhalfofthechildrenofagivenagepassedatest,itwasconsideredappropriateforthatagegroup.29.

Themainpurposeofthispassageisto______.

A:

telltheoriginofintelligencetests

B:

explainthebasicprincipleofintelligencetests

C:

describethechangesinthecontentofintelligencetests

D:

statethedevelopmentofintelligencetests30.

WhatwasthepurposeoftheintelligencetestdesignedbyAlfredBinetin1905?

A:

Toselecttopstudents.

B:

Toknowwhohadreceivedordinaryschooling.

C:

Toputstudentsinarightorder.

D:

Tomakesurewhorequiredparticulartreatment.31.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A:

Intelligenceincludeswordunderstandingandproblemsolving.

B:

Moreintelligentchildrenusuallydobetterinschool.

C:

TheFrenchMinistryofEducationwaschargedwiththedevelopmentoffirstintelligencetests.

D:

Intelligenceisrelatedwithage.32.

HowdidBinetdecidewhichtasktoincludeonhisfirsttest?

A:

Hefirstworkedoutthirtytasksformentallydeficientchildren.

B:

Hefirstgaveallthetaskstomanychildrenbothyoungerandolder.

C:

Hefirstgavethetaskstomanychildrenhethoughtappropriate.

D:

Hefirstgavesomeofthetaskstodifferentgroupsofchildren.Passage4Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown:inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother:andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtorepresentthosesoundsandwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspoken,orwritteninletters,wecallwords.

Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations—thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience:andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast:andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreases.

Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterary(文字旳)style.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusic,andwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandrude.33.

Theoriginoflanguage______.

A:

isalegendhandeddownfromthepast

B:

isreflectedinsoundsandletters

C:

datesbacktotheprehistoricperiod

D:

isaproblemnotyetsolved34.

Oneofthereasonswhymeninventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandactionsisthat______.

A:

theycouldagreeuponcertainsigns

B:

theycouldwritethemdown

C:

theycouldcommunicatewitheachother

D:

theycouldcombinethem35.

Whatistrueaboutwords?

A:

Theyareusedtoexpressfeelingsonly.

B:

Theycannotbewrittendown.

C:

Theyarerepresentedeitherbysoundsorletters.

D:

Theyarevisualletters.36.

Therealpowerofwordsexistsintheir______.

A:

accuracy

B:

beauty

C:

charm

D:

representativefunctionPassage5Itiscustomaryforadultstoforgethowhardanddullandlongschoolis.Thelearningbymemoryofallthebasicthingsonemustknowisamostincredibleandunendingeffort.Learningtoreadisprobablythemostdifficultandrevolutionarythingthathappenstothehumanbrainandifyoudon′tbelievethat,watchanilliterateadulttrytodoit.Schoolisnoteasyanditisnotforthemostpartverymuchfun,butthen,ifyouareverylucky,youmayfindarealteacher.Threerealteachersinalifetimeistheverybestofmyluck.Myfirstwasascienceandmathteacherinhighschool,mysecond,aprofessorofcreativewritingatStanford,andmythirdwasmyfriendandpartner,EdRicketts.

Mythreehadthesethingsincommon:Theyalllovedwhattheyweredoing.Theydidnottell:theycatalyzedaburningdesiretoknow.Undertheirinfluence,thehorizonssprungwideandfearwentawayandtheunknownbecameknowable.Butmostimportantofall,thetruth,thatdangerousstuff,becamebeautifulandveryprecious.

Ishallspeakonlyofmyfirstteacherbecauseinadditiontotheotherthings,shebroughtdiscovery.

Shearousedustoshouting,book-wavingdiscussions.Shehadthenoisiestclassinschoolandshedidn′tevenseemtoknowit.Wecouldneversticktothesubject.Ourspeculationrangedtheworld.Shebreathedcuriosityintoussothatwebroughtinfactsortruthsshieldedinourhandslikecapturedfireflies.

Icantellmysonwholooksforwardwithhorrortofifteenyearsofdrudgerythatsomewhereinthedustydarkamagicmayhappenthatwilllightuptheyearsifheisverylucky.37.

Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthedifficultthingtopeopleinschool?

A:

Listening.

B:

Reading.

C:

Writing.

D:

Speaking.38.

Theverybestoftheauthoristhathe.

A:

metagoodteacher

B:

hegraduatedfromStanford

C:

madefriendswithhisteachers

D:

metsomegoodteachersinhislife39.

Amonghisteachers,______lefthimaverydeepimpression.

A:

theuniversityteacher

B:

thehighschoolteacher

C:

EdRicketts

D:

thefirsttwoteachers40.

Theauthorhopedthathisson______.

A:

maybeluckytomeetagoodteacher

B:

maystudyinschoolforfifteenyears

C:

canreadmanybooks

D:

maystudyscienceandmathPartIVCloze

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarked[A]、[B]、[C]and[D].ChoosetheonethatismostsuitableandmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetHaveyoueverhadtodecidewhethertogoshoppingorstayhomeandwatchTVonaweekend?Nowyou__41__dobothatthesametime.Homeshoppingtelevisionnetworks(網絡)havebecomea__42__formanypeopletoshopwithout__43__havingtoleavetheirhome.

Someshoppersare__44__ofdepartmentstoresandsupermarkets—fightingthecrowds,waitinginlonglines,andsometimeshavingslight__45__offindinganythingtheywanttobuy.They′drathersitquietlyathomeinfrontoftheTVsetandwatchafriendlyannouncerdescribeaproduct__46__amodelshowsit.Andtheycanshoparoundtheclock,buyingsomething__47__bymaking

aphonecall.

Departmentstoresandevenmail-ordercompaniesare__48__tojoininthesuccessofhomeshopping.Largedepartmentstoresarebusy__49__theirownTVchannels(頻道)toencourageTVshoppinginthefuture.Customerscanaskquestionsaboutproductsandplace__50__,allthroughtheirTVsets.

Willshoppingbytelevision__51__taketheplaceofshoppinginstores?Someindustrymanagersthinkso.__52__manypeoplefindshoppingatarealstoreagreatenjoyment.Andformanyshoppers,itisstillimportantto__53__ortryondressestheywanttobuy.That′s__54__specialistssaythatinthefuture,homeshoppingwill__55__togetherwithstoreshoppingbutwillneverentirelyreplaceit.41.

A:

must

B:

should

C:

shall

D:

can42.

A:

programme

B:

way

C:

reason

D:

purpose43.

A:

ever

B:

never

C:

still

D:

once44.

A:

proud

B:

fond

C:

tired

D:

careful45.

A:

sense

B:

doubt

C:

hope

D:

feeling46.

A:

until

B:

since

C:

if

D:

while4