1、1Placement Test (2005)I. Listening Comprehension听力理解分两部分：共 20 题，每题 1 分，共 20 分。第一部分：本部分为十组对话，每组对话后有一个问题。对话读两遍。问题读一遍，每听完一个问题后，从答题纸上 A、B、C、D 的四个选择中选出最合适的答案，并涂黑。Part A1. A. In New York. B. In Boston. C. In Michigan. D. In Washington.2. A. Ten dollars. B. Eight dollars. C. Four dollars. D. Two dollars.3.
2、 A. Cleaning the house. B. Buying a house.C. Arranging the furniture. D. Shopping for furniture.4. A. A book. B. A bookseller. C. A newspaper. D. A magazine.5. A. He doesnt have a seat. B. He does not like the class.C. He is a graduate student. D. He takes required courses only.6. A. The professor h
3、adnt prepared the demonstration well enough.B. The professor didnt want to teach the class.C. The professor was the only one to show up.D. The professor postponed the class.7. A. Mail the woman a catalog as soon as possible.B. Look for an extra catalog for the woman.C. Give the woman the information
4、 she needs from the catalog.D. Tell the woman when she can pick up a new catalog.8. A. Skip his lunch. B. Invite the boys home.C. Miss the game. D. Eat too fast.9. A .In the winter. B. In August. C. In October. D. In April.10. A. Want ads in the newspaper are useless.B. It usually takes months to fi
5、nd a job.C. It wasnt easy for the woman to get a job.D. She got a job at the TV studio.2第二部分：本部分为短文听力测试，共三篇，每篇读两遍。听完后，请回答三或四个问题，从答题纸 A,B,C,D 的四个选项中选出最合适的答案，并涂黑。Part BPassage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A. 5 pennies per day B.5 pennies per monthC.5 pennies p
6、er week D.15 pennies per week12. A. To protect their own chickens.B. To reduce the large cat population.C. To eat cat meat.D. To help Walter make money.13. A. From helping the farmers with the farm work.B. From doing the housework for the old lady.C. From burying dead cats for the old lady.D. From s
7、elling the old ladys cats to his friends.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A. Because the delivery by way of Panama was more reliable.B. Because the delivery by way of Panama was cheaper.C. Because the delivery by way of Panama was faster.D. Because the d
8、elivery by way of Panama was more convenient.15. A. Ten days. B. Two weeks. C. One month. D. More than a month.16. A. Because many horses had died of overwork.B. Because mail was carried by train.C. Because telegraph was put to use.D. Because the telephone was invented.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 2
9、0 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A.5 to 10 seconds. B. 16 to 30 seconds.C. 5 to 10 minutes. D. 20 to 30 minutes.318. A. Dry and sunny. B. Hot and damp.C. Warm and rainy. D. Cold and snowy.19. A. To a church. B. To a one-storey house.C. To a basement. D. Under a tree.20. A. It seldo
10、m occurs in summer.B. It is unpredictable.C. It moves more than 5000 miles per hour.D. It does the greatest damage to vehicles and buildings.II. Reading Comprehension 阅读理解本部分共四篇文章，20 个问题，每题 2 分，共 40 分。（A ）People express their personalities(个性) in their clothes, their cars, and their homes. Because w
11、e might choose certain foods to “tell” people some thing about us. Our diets can also be an expression of our personalities. For example, some people eat mainly high-class foods, such as caviar(鱼子酱) and lobster(龙虾) and they eat only in expensive restaurants (never in snack bars).They might want to s
12、how the world that they know about the “better things in life.”Human beings can eat many different kinds of food, but some people choose not to eat meat. Vegetarians often have more in common than just their diet. Their personalities might be similar too. For example, vegetarians in the United State
13、s and Canada may be creative people, and they might not enjoy competitive(竞争的) sports or jobs. They worry about the health of the world, and they are probably strongly opposed to war.Some people eat mostly fast food. One study shows that many fast-food eaters have a lot in common with one another, b
14、ut they are very different from vegetarians. They are competitive and good at business. They are also usually in a hurry. Many fast-food eaters might not agree with this description of their personalities, but it is a common picture of them.Some people also believe that people of the same astrologic
15、al sign(星座) have similar food personalities. Arians (born under the sign of Aries, between March 21 and April 19) usually like spicy food, with a lot of onions and pepper. People with the sign of Taurus (April 20to May 20) 4prefer healthful fruits and vegetables, but they often eat too much. Sagitta
16、rians (November 22 to December 21) like special foods from many different countries.根据上面文中内容，从每题下面的四个选择中选出一个最合适的答案，并在答题纸上把选的编号字母涂黑。21. Some people eat delicious foods in expensive restaurants to show_.A. they know more about foodB. they are good at choosing foodC. they enjoy better life by eating go
17、od foodD. they eat different kinds of food22. According to the author, people who do not eat meat may _.A. often choose spicy foodB. have intelligence and imaginationC. do business in a hurry.D. like football matches23. Where do people competitive in business like to get their food?A. In the superma
18、rkets.B. In the restaurants.C. In the bakers.D. In fast-food places.24. What kind of people may like to taste different foods from many countries?A. People born between Nov.22 and Dec.21.B. People strongly opposing the war.C. People born between March 21 and April 19.D. People with strong personalit
19、ies.25. The passage is mainly about _.A. astrological signs and foodB. different choices of foodC. vegetarians and fast-food eatersD. food and personalities5(B)You spend a big part of your life in bed, right? So are you making the most of it?The secrets of a good nights sleep are a good mattress(床垫)
20、 and sensible eating habits. A heavy meal and too much wine will destroy a good nights sleep.Different people need different amounts of sleep. Men need on average seven to eight hours. Women need a little more. Sleep is a special state of the brain that is particularly active at certain stages.Sleep
21、 is generally divided into five stages. In the first two stages a person sinks into a light sleep, the muscles relax, breathing and pulse rate become regular.In the third and fourth stages of deep sleep, a sleeper can only be awakened by a loud or unusual noise. The heart beats slowly. Blood pressur
22、e sinks. This is the stage when the body regenerates.In stage five a person dreams. Dreams are an important part of healthy sleep. The brain is as active at this time as when a person is awake.A sleep must be long, deep and undisturbed to allow for physical regeneration in the deep stages of sleep.A
23、 comfortable bed and a slightly darkened room are important to a good nights sleep. The bed should be placed at least 16 centimeters away from the window. And the mattress should be wide and long enough for the sleepers out-stretched body.The ideal bedroom temperature is 16 to 18 degrees Centigrade.
24、 Any cooler and the body tenses rather than relaxes.A heavy meal before bedtime will lead to a sleepless night. If you feel hungry, eat a small snack with milk products.根据上面的文章内容，从每题下面四个选择中选出一个最合适的答案，并在答题纸上把选的编号字母涂黑。26. To have a good nights sleep, youd better _.A. have a light meal for supperB. rel
25、ax your muscles a littleC. eat some milk productsD. keep your body inactive627. According to the author, when a person dreams, _.A. he can only be awakened by a loud noiseB. his brain is as active as in his waking hoursC. his sleep is greatly disturbedD. his pulse rate becomes irregular28. In which
26、stages of sleep does your body undergo physical regeneration?A. When you lie in bed awake.B. In the stages of a light sleep.C. In the stages of deep sleep.D. In the stage of dreaming.29. When you are having a sound sleep, your body _.A. is out-stretched B. becomes coolerC. is relaxed D. becomes stif
27、f30. What would be the best title for this passage?A. Dont Sleep With a Full StomachB. The Five Stages of SleepC. Making the Most of Your SleepD. Secrets for A Good Sleep（C ）When I was a kid in Philadelphia, the reading game was very easy. But as I got older, my eyeballs must have slowed down. Books
28、 started to pile up faster than I could read them. It wasnt until much later, when I was getting my doctor degree; I realized it wasnt my eyeballs that were to blame. The problem is, there is too much to read these days, and too little time to read every word of it.There are hundreds of techniques y
29、ou could learn to help you read faster. But I know of three that are especially good.1. Preview - If Its Long and HardPreviewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long 7magazine or newspaper articles, business reports, and nonfiction books. It can give you as much
30、 as half the comprehension in as little as one-tenth the time. Read the entire first two paragraphs of whatever youve chosen. Next read only the first sentence of each successive paragraph. Then read the entire last two paragraphs.2. Skim - If Its Short and SimpleSkimming is also a good way to get a
31、 general idea of light reading-like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment（娱乐） sections of paper. Heres how to skim: Force your eyes to move fast. Sweep them across each and every line of type. Pick up only a few key words in each line. Skim can give you a very good idea of this story in
32、about half the words-and in less than half the time it would take to read every word.3. Cluster - To Increase Speed and ComprehensionClustering trains you to look at groups words instead of one at a time-to increase your speed greatly. For most of us, clustering is a totally different way of seeing
33、what we read. Train your eyes to see all the words in clusters of up to three or four words at a glance. Then reread the piece at your normal speed to see what you missed the first time. When you can read in clusters without missing much the first time, your speed has increases.So now you have three
34、 ways to help you read faster. Preview to cut down on unnecessary heavy reading. Skim to get a quick, general idea of light reading. And cluster to increase your speed and comprehension.根据上面文章内容,从每题下面四个选择中选出一个最合适的答案,并在答题纸上把选的编号字母涂黑。31. What problem did the author meet with in reading?A. His eyeballs
35、 slowed down.B. He suffered from eye diseases.C. There was too much for him to read.D. He could not understand what he read.32. What method of reading does the author suggest for an overall view of heavy reading?A. Skimming. B. Clustering.C. Fast-reading. D. Previewing.833. According to the passage,
36、 the meaning of “reading clustering” is _.A. to read carefully word for wordB. to read a group of words at a timeC. to read the first sentence in each paragraphD. to read the first and the last paragraphs34. Previewing and skimming are familiar in some sense except that _. A. they can give readers a
37、 general idea of the contest fastB. they dont provide readers with the detailsC. they are good techniques for both light and heavy readingD. neither of them can promise more than half comprehension35. What does the author mainly talk in this passage?A. Reading Programs B. Reading GamesC. How to Read
38、 Faster D. How to Read Effectively (D)On-the-job smoking is a hot issue for both smokers and never-smokers, and many managers now see smoking as a productivity(生产率)problem. Although some people question whether smoking really affects ones productivity, it has, in fact, been proven that a smoker cost
39、s a company more than a nonsmoker. According to Professor William Weis, a “smoking employee costs his or her employer about $5,740 more a year than a never-smoker”. These costs include medical care, lost earnings and insurance. And absence due to smoking breaks is but one of the productivity problem
40、s, yet it accounts for a great deal of employer costs.When discussing the issue of smoking at the workplace, perhaps the most important problem is the health risk that smoking causes to both smokers and never-smokers. It has long been proven that smoking is linked to lung cancer. Now many health exp
41、erts warn that passive smoking can cause lung cancer and other illnesses in healthy never-smokers. Passive smoking can be defined as exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke in enclosed areas. Anyone who has been with smokers indeed knows their smoke can cause eye irritation (刺激),coughing, headaches and
42、 throat soreness. While eye irritation may seem a small thing to smokers, it nonetheless is a problem that occurs every workday in offices and break rooms and can , eventually, lead to greater health problems. 9Employees who do not smoke should not be subjected to the risks of passive smoking and ne
43、ed to be able to work in a safe environment. Surgeon General Koop states that “the right of the smoker stops at the point where his or her smoking increases the disease risk of those occupying the same environment.”根据上面文章内容,从每题下面四个选择中选出一个最合适的答案,并在答题纸上把选的编号字母涂黑。36. All the following cases are on-the-
44、job smoking except _.A. an employer who smoking while working in the officeB. a taxi driver who smokes while driving the carC. a worker who smokes while working in the workshopD. a passenger who smokes while reading in the train37. On-the-job smoking affects a employees performance in the office in
45、that _.A. he cant concentrate on what he is doing while smokingB. he often goes away from his desk to smoke in the break room.C. he often ask for sick leave as a result of too much smokingD. he takes a rest from time to time because of eye irritation38. Many managers do not seem to be in favor of on
46、-the-job smoking mainly because it _.A. reduces productivity of the company to a certain degreeB. does harm to the health of the never-smokers of the companyC. affects the relationship between smokers and non-smokersD. makes the break rooms more crowded and more polluted39. Passive smoking means _.A
47、. never-smokers take up the habit of smoking unwillinglyB. never-smokers have to put up with the active smokersC. never-smokers take in smoke released by a lit cigaretteD. never-smokers share an enclosed area with smokers40. In the second part of the article the author suggests banning onthe-job smo
48、king so as to _.A. decrease costs of medical care and insuranceB. create a healthy and safe working environment10C. prevent eye irritation from becoming big health problemD. improve the smoking employees work efficiencyIII Vocabulary and Structure 词语用法和语法结构本部分共 40 题，每题 0.5 分，共 20 分。根据句子的内容，从 A，B，C，D
49、 四个选择中选出一个最合适的答案，并在答题纸上把所选的编号字母涂黑。41. She graduated with a degree in English from Harvard and _ a masters degree in sociology from New York University.A. scored B. earned C. raised D. attained42. No matter how little you have learned, _learning and absorbing and you are sure to achieve more.A. rely on B. work on C. keep on D. carry on43.If you dont study, youll be _ nothing. There are no shortcuts.” mother said.A. p
