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ModelTestTwo

ModelTestTwo

PARTIVOCABULARY

SectionA

Directions:

Therearetenquestionsinthissection.Eachquestionisasentencewithonewordorphraseunderlined.BelowthesentencearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA.B.CandD.Choosethewordorphrasethatisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedone.

1.Theyusedtheskillsacquiredduringthesocialsciencedegreecourses.Manyofthemhadscrutinizedrulebooksandexploitedeveryloopholeintheirfavor.

A.exploredB.fabricatedC.inspectedD.appraised

2.Thecarrierisrelievedofhisliabilityifthelossordamagewascausedbynegligenceonbehalfofthesenderwhenissuinginstructions.

A.ignoranceB.innocenceC.carelessnessD.indifference

3.Itisfeasibleformanufacturerstopackagetheirgoodsinrecycledpaper,yetatpresentonly27percentofthepaperweconsumeisrecycled.

A.conceivableB.possibleC.imaginableD.advisable

4.Thecommitmenttoeconomicrecoveryandgrowthhasproducedadramaticriseinmaterialstandardsoflivingandtheworld'ssecondlargestcapitalisteconomy.

A.dedicationB.qualificationC.precautionD.engagement

5.SuchexplanationsoverlookedthehistoryanddepthoftensionbetweentheHashemitesandPalestinians,andignoredthecontinuingdisparityofpurposebetweenthetwopartiesoverthepasthalfcentury.

A.compromiseB.discrepancyC.irrelevanceD.uniformity

6.Thispieceofwritingmaygivethemanopportunitytoarticulatesomeoftheirconcerns.

A.expressB.illustrateC.describeD.represent

7.Thisairportisnotoriousforitsbadsecurity.

A.appealingB.memorableC.conversingD.infamous

8.Theyoungmandreamedthatarichrelativewoulddieandleavehimalegacy.

A.heritageB.willC.houseD.lotsofmoney

9.Thereisabundantevidencethatautomobileshaveaharmfuleffectontheenvironment.

A.clearB.sufficientC.strongD.obvious

10.Thebraindrainofexpertsawayfromdevelopingcountrieswillgreatlyinfluencethesecountries’developmentofsophisticatedindustry.

A.principalB.advancedC.primitiveD.collective

SectionB

Directions:

Therearetenquestionsinthissection.Eachquestionisasentencewithsomethingmissing.BeloweachsentencearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence,

11.Cultural______indicatesthathumanbeingshandtheirlanguagesfromonegenerationtoanother.

A.translationB.transitionC.transmissionD.transaction

12.Thegovernmentwillbebetterableto_________otherproblemsbecauseitwon’tbecaughtupinplanningaheadforfuturepopulationgrowth.

A.tackleB.challengeC.relieveD.eliminate

13.Afterseveralnucleardisasters,a________hasragedoverthesafetyofnuclearenergy.

几场核灾难过后，一场核能安全的争论到达了白热化。

A.quarrelB.suspicionC.verdictD.controversy

14.Theoldladyhasdevelopeda_________coughwhichcannotbecuredcompletelyinashortperiodoftime.

A.perpetualB.permanentC.chronicD.sustained

15.Ofthethousandsofvolcanoesintheworld,the_________majorityareinactive.

A.tremendousB.intensiveC.demandingD.overwhelming

16.Thepriceofthecoalwillvaryaccordingtohowfarithastobetransportedandhowexpensivethefreight__________are.

A.paymentsB.chargesC.fundsD.fines

17.Someresearchersfeelthatcertainpeoplehavenervoussystemsparticularly

_______tohotanddrywinds.Theyarewhatwecallweathersensitivepeople.一些研究人员发现某些人的神经系统特别容易受到干燥的热风的影响

A.subjectiveB.subordinateC.liableD.vulnerable

18.Ineedtoseeaninvestmentguide_________beforewemakeanexpensivemistake.

A.guideB.entrepreneurC.consultantD.assessor

19.Allthestudentshaveto________totherulesandregulationsoftheschool.

A.confirmB.confrontC.confineD.conform

20.________protectsinvestors’rightsfrombeingencroachedupon.

A.CertificateB.LicenseC.DiplomaD.Patent

PARTIICLOZETEST

Directions:

Thereare15questionsinthispartofthetest.Readthepassagethrough.Then,gohackandchooseonesuitablewordorphrasemarkedA,B,C,orDforeachblankinthepassage.

Oneofthemostinterestingofallstudiesisthestudyofwordsandwordorigins.Eachlanguageis（21）______ofseveralearlierlanguagesandthewordsofalanguagecansometimesbetracedbackthroughtwoorthreedifferentlanguagestotheir（22）_____.Againawordfromonelanguagemaypassintootherlanguagesand（23）________anewmeaning.Theword“etiquette,”whichis（24）_________Frenchoriginandoriginallymeantalabel（标志）,andasign,passedintoSpanishandkeptitsoriginalmeaning.SoinSpanishtheword“etiquette”todayisusedto（25）______thesmalltags（标签）whichastore（26）________toasuit,adressorabottle.Theword“etiquette”inFrench,（27）________,graduallydevelopedadifferentmeaning.It（28）______becamethecustomtowritedirectionsonsmallcards,or“etiquette”,astohowvisitorsshoulddressthemselvesand（29）________duringanimportantceremonyattheroyalcourt.（30）_______theword“etiquette”begantoindicateasystemofcorrectmannersforpeopletofollow.（31）_______thismeaning,thewordpassedintoEnglish.

Considertheword“breakfast”.“Tofast”istogoforsomeperiodoftimewithout（32）______.Thusinthemorningaftermanyhours（33）_________thenightwithoutfood,one（34）________one’sfast.ConsidertheeverydayEnglish（35）________“Good-bye”.Manyyearsago,peoplewouldsaytoeachmemberonparting“Godbewithyou.”Asthiswasreproducedoverandovermillionsoftimes,itgraduallybecamereformedto“Good-bye”.

21.A）collectedB）madeC）composedD）contained

22.A）endsB）backgroundsC）basesD）origins

23.A）pickB）developC）changeD）choose

24.A）ofB）withC）onD）by

25.A）showB）designC）holdD）indicate

26.A）laysB）attachesC）bindsD）gives

27.A）howeverB）moreoverC）thereforeD）furthermore

28.A）lateB）latelyC）laterD）latest

29.A）respondB）prepareC）actD）follow

30.A）ThusB）AlsoC）YetD）Nevertheless

31.A）AfterB）WithC）OfD）For

32.A）sleepingB）workingC）eatingD）talking

33.A）forB）duringC）atD）on

34.A）breaksB）continuesC）remembersD）forgets

35.A）statementB）expressionC）proverbD）conversation

PARTIIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,therearefiveshortpassages.Readeachpassagecarefully,andthendothequestionsthatfollow.Choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesgiven.

PassageOne

YouareaGermanlivinginBerlin.Onedayyou’rewalkingdownthestreet,mindingyourownbusiness,whensuddenlyastrangerapproachedwithasmileonhisface.Afterstoppingyou,heholdsasmallelectronicdeviceclosetohisfaceandspeaksslowlyintoit,saying,inEnglish:

“CanyoutellmewhereIcanbuysomesauerkraut?

”Whatshouldyoudo?

（a）Runaway;（b）Callthepolice;or,（c）Listencloselyforthedevicetosay,inGerman.“KonnenSiemirbittesager,whichSauerkrautKaufenKann?

”

Themostappropriateresponsewouldbe（c）becausethepersoninfrontofyouisonlyatouristtryingtoenjoyhimself.Thedeviceissaidtobetheworld’sfirstportabletransistor--ahand--heldmicrocomputerthatatthesametimeconvertsonespokenlanguageintoanother.

Thefour-poundbattery-operatedproductiscalledtheVoice,anditisthecreationofAdvancedProductsandTechnologiesanAmericanelectronicscompany.WhentheVoiceisintroducedintheUnitedStatesinlateApril--atapriceof$1,500--itwillbecapableofconvertingspokenEnglishintoItalian,German,FrenchandSpanish.Theproductcomeswithseparatecartridges（盒式储存器）foreachofthefourlanguages,whichcanbechangedwhentheusertravelsfromonecountrytoanother.TheitemwillbesoldinEuropesoonaftertheU.S.introduction,withcartridgesthatcovertItalian,German,FrenchandSpanishintoEnglish.

TheVoiceusesamicrochip（微型集成块）andartificialintelligencetotranslatelanguages. Itisstartedbyvoicecommandandproducesvoiceoutputthroughabuilt-itspeaker.Thentheusermakesastatementorasksaquestion,theVoiceimmediatelyrepeatswhathasbeensaidinanotherlanguage.

36.ThestrangerholdingtheVoiceseemstobe______.

A.askingforsomeinformation B.greetingtheGerman

C.amusinghimselfD.practisinghisGerman

37.TheGermansentence“KonnenSieKann?

”means______.

A.“Whydon'tyouaskthepoliceman.”

B.“Wouldyoulistencloselyforthedevicetosay?

”

C.“Canyousayitagain,please?

”

D.“CanyoutellmewhereIcanbuysomesauerkraut?

”

38.Theword“speaker”inthelastparagraphrefersto______.

A.thepersonwhospeakstothedeviceB.acomponentpartoftheVoice

C.thepersonwhospeaksGermanD.thespeechproducedbytheVoice

39.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?

A.Thevoiceisaninventionofanelectronicscompany.

B.Thevoiceisahand-heldtranslator.

C.Thevoiceisnewproductinwideuse.

D.Thevoiceismainlyamicrocomputer.

40.TheVoicecantranslate______.

A.fromGermanintoanyoftheotherfourlanguagesmentioned

B.fromandintoEnglishbyusingthesamecartridges

C.betweenanytwooftheabove-mentionedlanguages

D.fromEnglishintoanyoftheotherfourlanguagesortheotherwayround

PassageTwo

InonlytwodecadesAsianAmericanshavebecomethefastest-growingU.S.minority.Astheirchildrenbeganmovingupthroughthenation’sschools,itbecameclearthatanewclassofacademicachieverswasemerging.Theirachievementsarereflectedinthenation’sbestuniversities,wheremathematics,scienceandengineeringdepartmentshavetakenonadecidedlyAsiancharacter.Thisspeciallikingformathematic