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(1)MOCK TEST FOR THE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE Student’s code:…… Time allowance: 90 minutes
I Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A bear B pleasure C weapon D measure
Question 2: A garden B generous C ago D guess
II Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A research B composer C machine D champion Question 4: A supermarket B fascinating C photography D separated Question 5: A acquaintance B profession C supportive D sacrifice
III Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 6: They are tired They for two hours.
A had been running B were running C had run D have been running Question 7: Suddenly, a helicopter.
A there flew over the hill B over the hill flew C it flew over the hill D flew over the hill
Question 8: I don’t like to ask people for help as a rule but I wonder if you could _me a favour.
A B make C find D pick
Question 9: Mary: “Can I have some more meat?” John: “ .”
A It’s delicious B Enjoy your meal C No, it’s my round D Help yourself
Question 10: You should at least _ an effort to find the boy’s address if you don’t want to lose your last hope
A B work C put D make
Question 11: The government was finally _down by a minor scandal.
A brought B taken C come D pulled
Question 12: Tom: “Thank you for your help.” Mary: “ _.”
A With all my heart B Never mind me C It’s my pleasure D Wish you Question 13: Having been delayed by the heavy traffic, .
A her being late was tolerable B she was unable to arrive on time
(2)C it was difficult for her to arrive on time D it was impossible for her to arrive on time Question 14 They searched _for the missing documents but they were never found.
A to and fro B up and down C high and low D back to back Question 15: Buy me a newspaper on your way back, ?
A don’t you B can’t you C you D will you Question 16: Can you help me sort these clothes into different sizes?
A for B out C with D between
Question 17: He always complains about my _to cook.
A ability B inability C unable D able
Question 18: I am from 6a.m till midnight.
A on duty B on work C in duty D for work
Question 19: _have made communication faster and easier through the use of email and Internet is widely recognized
A It is that computers B That computers C Computers that D That it is computers
Question 20: the phone rang later that night did I remember the appointment. A No sooner B Not until C Only D Just before Question 21: Tears contain an antiseptic _helps protect our eyes from infection.
A what B that C how D where
Question 22: If my feet so big, I wouldn’t have a problem of buying shoes.
A weren’t B wasn’t C hadn’t been D wouldn’t be Question 23: It’s about time care of yourself.
A you took B you take C to taking D you taking Question 24: _he was sick, he still turned up for his guitar lesson.
A Because B Since C Although D Despite
IV Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 25: The twentieth century saw a rapid rise in life expectancy due to improvements in public health, nutrition and medicine
A span B anticipation C expectation D prospect Question 26: Ignoring something will not make it go away.
(3)C Paying no attention to D Studying the causes of Question 27: The holiday crowds littered the park.
A filled B cleaned C left D dirtied
Question 28: The initial step is often the most difficult.
A quickest B longest C last D first
Question 29: It is useless to flee from every danger; some risks must be taken. A hide oneself B run away C protect oneself D hesitate
V Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 30: Every city in the United States has traffic problems because the amount of cars on
A B C
American streets and high ways is increasing every year D
Question 31: However types of raw materials are used in making paper, the process is essentially
A B C
the same D
Question 32: Research in the United States on acupuncture has focused on it use in pain relief and
A B C D
anesthesia
Question 33: The office furniture that was ordered last month have just arrived, but we are not sure
A B
whether the manager likes it
C D
Question 34: There were too many books on the shelf that I didn’t know which one to choose.
A B C D
VI Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Body Language
(4)what a person is feeling Body language always speaks the truth, (37) _ words may often be (38) _ For successful communication both at the office and at home, an understanding of body language is important At work, non-verbal communication is (39) to power For example, people (40) charge tend to lean back in their chairs, fold their hands behind their heads and put their feet up on the desk or table They often (41) _ conversations, both talking and interrupting more than others Those who (42) _ orders, on the other hand, are much less relaxed and tend to sit on the (43) _ of their chairs with
their arms tightly folded
Body language plays an equally important role at home The interesting thing is that children are particularly quick to pick up on non-verbal signals and can distinguish (44) _ what is said and what is really meant
Question 35: A full B whole C partial D total
Question 36: A explain B announce C publish D reveal
Question 37: A except B so C whereas D therefore
Question 38: A misleading B hopeless C mistrustful D senseless Question 39: A associated B related C combined D reserved
Question 40: A on B in C by D at
Question 41: A overwhelm B dominate C master D hold
Question 42: A do B give C lead D follow
Question 43: A top B limit C edge D border
Question 44: A between B among C from D that
VII Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions below.
Long before they can actually speak, babies pay special attention to the speech they hear around them Within the first month of their lives, babies' responses to the sound of the human voice will be different from their responses to other sorts of auditory stimuli They will stop crying when they hear a person talking, but not if they hear a bell or the sound of a rattle At first, the sounds that an infant notices might be only those words that receive the heaviest emphasis and that often occur at the ends of utterances By the time they are six or seven weeks old, babies can detect the difference between syllables pronounced with rising and falling inflections Very soon, these differences in adult stress and intonation can influence babies' emotional states and behavior Long before they develop actual language comprehension, babies can sense when an adult is playful or angry, attempting to initiate or terminate new behavior, and so on, merely on the basis of cues such as the rate, volume, and melody of adult speech
Adults make it as easy as they can for babies to pick up a language by exaggerating such cues One researcher observed babies and their mothers in six diverse cultures and found that, in all six languages, the mothers used simplified syntax, short utterances and nonsense sounds, and transformed certain sounds into baby talk Other investigators have noted that when mothers talk to babies who are only a few months old, they exaggerate the pitch, loudness, and intensity of their words They also exaggerate their facial expressions, hold vowels longer, and emphasize certain words
(5)Babies obviously derive pleasure from sound input, too: even as young as nine months they will listen to songs or stories, although the words themselves are beyond their understanding For babies, language is a sensory-motor delight rather than the route to prosaic meaning that it often is for adults
Question 45 What does the passage mainly discuss?
A How babies differentiate between the sound of the human voice and other sounds B The differences between a baby's and an adult's ability to comprehend language
C How babies perceive and respond to the human voice in their earliest stages of language development D The response of babies to sounds other than the human voice
Question 46 Why does the author mention a bell and a rattle in paragraph 1? A To contrast the reactions of babies to human and nonhuman sounds B To give examples of sounds that will cause a baby to cry
C To explain how babies distinguish between different nonhuman sounds D To give examples of typical toys that babies not like
Question 47 Why does the author mention syllables pronounced with rising and falling inflections in paragraph 1?
A To demonstrate how difficult it is for babies to interpret emotions
B To illustrate that a six-week-old baby can already distinguish some language differences C To provide an example of ways adults speak to babies
D To give a reason for babies' difficulty in distinguishing one adult from another Question 48 The word "noted" in bold type is closest in meaning to _.
A theorized B requested C disagreed D observed Question 49 The word "They" in bold type refers to
A mothers B investigators C babies D words
Question 50 The passage mentions all of the following as ways adults modify their speech when talking to babies EXCEPT _
A giving all words equal emphasis B speaking with shorter sentences C speaking more loudly than normal D using meaningless sounds Question 51 The word "emphasize" in bold type is closest in meaning to
A stress B repeat C explain D leave out
Question 52 Which of the following can be inferred about the findings described in paragraph 2?
A Babies who are exposed to more than one language can speak earlier than babies exposed to a single language
(6)C Babies ignore facial expressions in comprehending aural language
D The mothers observed by the researchers were consciously teaching their babies to speak Question 53 What point does the author make to illustrate that babies are born with the ability to acquire
language?
A Babies begin to understand words in songs
B Babies exaggerate their own sounds and expressions C Babies are more sensitive to sounds than are adults
D Babies notice even minor differences between speech sounds
Question 54 According to the author, why babies listen to songs and stories, even though they cannot understand them?
A They understand the rhythm B They enjoy the sound
C They can remember them easily
D They focus on the meaning of their parents' words
VIII Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions below.
In the mid-nineteenth century, the United States had tremendous natural resources that could be exploited in order to develop heavy industry Most of the raw materials that are valuable in the manufacture of machinery, transportation facilities, and consumer goods lay ready to be worked into wealth Iron, coal, and oil ― the basic ingredients of industrial growth ― were plentiful and needed only the application of technical expertise, organizational skill, and labor
One crucial development in this movement toward industrialization was the growth of the railroads The railway network expanded rapidly until the railroad map of the United States looked like a spider's web, with the steel filaments connecting all important sources of raw materials, their places of manufacture, and their centers of distribution
The railroads contributed to the industrial growth not only by connecting these major centers, but also by themselves consuming enormous amounts of fuel, iron, and coal Many factors influenced emerging modes of production For example, machine tools, the tools used to make goods, were steadily improved in the latter part of the nineteenth century ― always with an eye to speedier production and lower unit costs The products of the factories were rapidly absorbed by the growing cities that sheltered the workers and the distributors The increased urban population was nourished by the increased farm production that, in turn, was made more productive by the use of the new farm machinery American agricultural production kept up with the urban demand and still had surpluses for sale to the industrial centers of Europe
(7)Question 55 What does the passage mainly discuss? A The history of railroads in the United States B The major United States industrial centers
C Factors that affected industrialization in the United States D The role of agriculture in the nineteenth century
Question 56 Why does the author mention “a spider's web” in paragraph 2? A To emphasize the railroad's consumption of oil and coal
B To describe the complex structure of the railway system C To explain the problems brought on by railway expansion
D To describe the difficulties involved in the distribution of raw materials Question 57 The word “themselves” in bold type refers to
A sources B centers C railroads D places
Question 58 According to the passage, what was one effect of the improvement of machine tools? A Lower manufacturing costs B Better distribution of goods C More efficient transportation of natural resources D A reduction in industrial jobs Question 59 Which of the following is NOT true of United States farmers in the nineteenth century? A They lost some jobs because of mechanization
B They were unable to produce sufficient food for urban areas C They raised their productivity by using new machinery D They sold food to European countries
Question 60 The word “ran” in bold type is closest in meaning to .
A operated B hurried C constructed D owned Question 61 The word “ingredients” in bold type is closest in meaning to _.
A minerals B products C methods D components
Question 62 According to the passage, all of the following were true of railroads in the United States in the nineteenth century EXCEPT that
A they connected important industrial cities
B they were necessary to the industrialization process C they were expanded in a short time
D they used relatively small quantities of natural resources
(8)Question 64 According to the passage, what did the United States supply to European cities? A Machine tools B Money C Raw materials D Agricultural produce IX Writing:
A Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. Question 65: As I get older, I want to travel less.
The older _ Question 66: “I must see the manager!” he cried.
He insisted Question 67: It is said that he escaped to a neutral country.
He _ Question 68: Amanda finally managed to get a good job.
Amanda finally succeeded Question 69: It was careless of you to leave the window open last night.
You shouldn’t B In about 140 words, write a paragraph about one of your most memorable experiences.
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1 A 11 A 21 B 31 A 41 B 51 A 61 D
2 B 12 C 22 A 32 C 42 D 52 B 62 D
3 D 13 B 23 A 33 B 43 C 53 D 63 C
4 C 14 C 24 C 34 B 44 A 54 B 64 D
5 D 15 D 25 A 35 B 45 C 55 C
6 D 16 B 26 C 36 D 46 A 56 B
7 B 17 B 27 D 37 C 47 B 57 C
8 A 18 A 28 D 38 A 48 D 58 A
(9)10.D 20 B 30 C 40 B 50 A 60 A
Writing:
Part I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. Question 65: The older I get, the less I want to travel.
Question 66: He insisted on seeing the manager.