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英语运用能力模拟测试

2008年英语运用能力模拟测试

PartOne VocabularyandStructure

Directions:

Therearetenincompletesentencesinthispart．ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD．Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence．MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1．Theformergovernorwithdrewfrompoliticallifeandas________hewassoonforgotten.

A．anend 

B．aresult

C．anoutcome 

D．anevent

2．Withthegradualimprovementoftransportationandcommunications,farmershavenowhadeasier__________tocitiesandtowns.

A．access

B．reach

C．approach

D．touch

3．Corruptionintherunningofthecity’slargestbankwas__________inPeople’sDailyyesterday.

A．detected

B．detested

C．exposed

D．discovered

4．Thesoftwareisapopulartoolinbusiness,whereit____________andsimplifiessuchproceduresasbudgeting.

A．putson

B．putsforward

C．takesafter

D．speedsup

5．Yourfirstcontactwithanemployerwillbeeithertoapplyforaknownjobopeningortofindoutifanyjobsare____________.

A．opened

B．hired

C．available

D．variable

6．Scarcelysuchanexcitingfootballmatch.

A．haveIeverseen 

B．Ihaveeverseen

C．sawI

D．Isaw

7．ItwasinthenameoffreedomKennedyledhiscountrydeeperintoitscruel,hopelesswarinVietnam.

A．when 

B．as

C．while 

D．that

8．______,wewentoutforaswiminthelake.

A．Thedaybeinghot 

B．Itwashot

C．Itishot 

D．Thedaywasnot

9．Mostpeoplehavecometorealizethatitisabouttimethegovernmentfurthermeasurestocontrolthepopulation.

A．musttake 

B．istaking

C．takes 

D．took

10．Ithasbeenestimatedthattheearth’ssurfacetemperaturehasincreasedonequartertothreefourthsofadegreesince1850.

A．by

B．at

C．to 

D．with

PartTwo ReadingComprehension

Directions:

Therearethreepassagesandtwoadvertisementsinthispart．Eachpassageandthetwoadsarefollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements．ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,Cand

D．ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Allthepeoplewhowenttothenewsupermarkethadonegreathope:

tobetheluckycustomerwhodidnothavetopayforhisshopping．Forthiswaswhatthenoticejustinsidetheentrancepromise

D．Itsaid,"Remember,onceaweek,oneofourcustomersgetsfreegoods．Thismaybeyourluckyday!

"

ForseveralweeksMrs．Whitehoped,likemanyofherfriends,tobetheluckycustomer．Unlikeherfriends,however,sheneverlostheart．Herkitchenwasfullofthingswhichshedidnotreallynee

D．Herhusbandtriedagainandagaintopersuadehertogiveitup,butshejustwouldn'tlisten．Shedreamedofthedaywhenthemanagerofthesupermarketwouldcomeuptosay,"Madam,thisisyourluckyday．Everythinginyourbaskettodayisfree."

OneFridaymorning,aftershehadfinishedhershoppingandhadtakenittohercar,shefoundthatshehadforgottentobuysometea．Sherushedbacktothesupermarket,gottheteaandwenttothedesktopayforit．Asshewaswalking,shesawthemanagerofthesupermarketcomingup．"Madam,"hesaidwarmly,holdingouthishand,"Iwanttocongratulateyou!

Youareourluckycustomertoday．Everythingyou'vegotinyourbasketisfree."

11．Peoplewenttothesupermarketto_____________.

A．buyfood

B．beluckycustomers

C．getfreethings

D．meetthemanager

12．Mrs．Whiteisdifferentfromherfriendswhowere______________.

A．easilysatisfied

B．notalwayshopeful

C．suretosucceed

D．notinterestedinfreefood

13．Mrs．White'shusbandtriedto_______________.

A．cheerherup

B．stopherfromgoingtothesupermarket

C．stopherfrombuyingunnecessarythings

D．makeherlesshappy

14．Whenthemanagertoldherthatshewastheluckycustomer,Mrs．Whitewouldbe_______________.

A．verytired

B．happierthaneverbefore

C．rathersad

D．enthusiastic

15．Whichofthefollowingcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．Everyonehashisluckyday.

B．Thesupermarketisdishonest.

C．Thesupermarketmightjustplayatricksocustomersshouldbemorecautious．

D．Wivesshouldlistentotheirhusbands.

Questions16-20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Beijing’stophotelsarefieldingscoresofcallsfromforeignersandChinesepeopleeagertobookroomsduringthe2008OlympicGamesintheChinesecapital．Theluxuriousandrecently-renovatedBeijingHotelsaidithadreceivednearly100telephoneinquiriesfrompeoplewantingtobookroomsduringtheGamessinceBeijingwonitsbidtohosttheevent．"Outofthesepeople,foreignersmakeup30to40percent,includingpeoplecallingfromtheUnitedStatesandEurope,"ahotelsalesmanagersurnamedSongsaid.

MinutesbeforethedecisionbytheInternationalOlympicCommittee（IOC）wasannouncedinMoscow,thehotelhadalreadyreceived50to60suchphonecallsfromwould-begame-goersgamblingontheresult．DomesticcallershavemainlycomefromthesouthernprovincesofGuangdongandFujian．Songsaidthehotelwasnottakingreservations,butonlynotingdownnamesofcallers,becausesevenyearswastoofarinadvance．ThehotelalsomaybeusedbytheIOCandwouldthenneedtosetasideroomsforIOCmembers,hesaid.

Beijingwillhavemorethan800hotelswithstarratingsbeforetheOlympicGamesin2008．Thecitycurrentlyhas20five-starhotels,34four-starhotelsand338otherhotelswithlowerratings．About70hotelswillbedesignatedtoaccommodateathletesandOlympicofficialsduringtheGames.

16．Inthisparagraph,whichofthefollowingisthemostpossiblereasonformanypeopletobookroomsintophotelsinBeijing?

A．The2008OlympicGameswillbeholdthere.

B．MoreforeignerswanttocometoChina.

C．PeoplefromtheUnitedStatesandEuropeareeagertovisitChina.

D．Thosehotelscanoffergoodservice.

17．Inthesecondparagraph,thementioned50to60bookingphonecallsarefromthosewho______________.

A．didnotknowtheresult

B．wantedtogambleontheresult

C．believedthatBeijingwouldbethewinner

D．areIOCmembers

18．WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?

A．BeijingHotelhasjustbeenopenedrecently.

B．TherearetoomanyluxuriousthingsinBeijingHotel.

C．BeijingHotelwillprepareroomsforthosethathadbookedtheroom.

D．NotonlyforeignersbutalsonativepeoplewantedtobookroomsforGames.

19．InBeijingthereare______hotelsinBeijingwithstarsatpresent.

A．20

B．34

C．about400

D．morethan800

20．Whatisthisreportmainlyabout?

A．Phoneinquiresabouthotelbookingsforthe2008OlympicGames.

B．BeijingHotelisoneofthemosttophotelsinthecapital.

C．Beijingwillhostthe2008OlympicGames.

D．VisitorsfromallovertheworldwillcometoChinaforthegames.

Questions21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Woodcarvingreferstotheartofcreatingordecoratingobjectsofwoodbycarvingwithasharp,hand-heldtool．Thisformofarthasahistoryofover1,000yearsandauniqueartisticstyle．ThefollowingissomeintroductionaboutwoodcarvinginAmerica.

WoodcarvingbeganasanecessityinAmericaanddevelopedintoanart．Becauseofthelackofothermaterials,earlysettlerswereforcedtomaketoolsandutensilsoutofwoo

D．Atfirst,thesearticleswerewhittledwithaknife,butwhenpioneercraftsmensetuptheirprimitiveshopsmostofthemwerefashionedonalathe--amachinewhichholdsanobjectandrotatesitwhileitisbeingshapedbyatool.

However,evenafterMassachusetts-bornThomasBlancarddesignedalathewhichcouldturnirregularshapes--aninnovationthatmadepossiblemassproductionofgunstocks,shoelasts,oblongandsquarewoodenwares--craftsmenwhocoulduseknifeandchiselskillfullywerestillindeman

D．Somefoundreadyemploymentinshopsofcabinetmakers,whileothers,carveddecoy．Stillothersspecializedincreatingshopsigns,shipfigureheads,orindecoratinginteriorwoodwork．Afewevenacceptedcommissionstomakebustsofprominentcitizens.

21．ThispassagemostlikelycamefromalongerworkaboutearlyAmerican_________.

A．artsandcrafts.

B．politicalleaders.

C．loggingindustries.

D．fashiondesign.

22．Accordingtothepassage,thefirstsettlersusedwoodfortheirutensilsandtoolsbecauseitwas_________.

A．durable.

B．inexpensive.

C．available.

D．attractive.

23．Thepassagesuggeststhattheearlyshopsformakingtoolswere__________.

A．notverysophisticated.

B．knownfordoingveryquickwork.

C．dependentonimportedmaterials.

D．frequentedonlybyfashionablepeople.

24.WhichofthefollowingobjectswasanimportantwoodworkingtoolusedbyearlyAmericancraftsmen?

A．Abust

B．Adecoy

C．Afigurehead

D．Achisel

25．Inthelastsentence,theword“bust”mostprobablymeans__________.

A．theupperpartofone’sbody

B．self-portrait

C．painting

D．clothes

Questions26-30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Becauseofitspotentialforcuttingcosts,thedistributionstepinthemarketingprocessisreceivingmoreattention．Distributioninvolveswarehousing,transportingandkeepinginventoryofmanufacturedproducts．Takeaneverydayproductlikefabricsoftener．Afteritcomesofftheassemblyline,it'spackedincartonsandtruckedtowarehousesaroundthecountry．Whenorderscomeinfromretailers,thefabricsoftenerisdeliveredtosupermarketshelves．Thisisdistribution.

Probablythemostcrucialareaforcontrollingcostsisinventory．Companiesdon'twanttooverproduceandhaveunsoldstockoftheirproductpiledupinwarehouses．Wholesalecompaniesandlargeretailchainsemployseveraltechniquesforinventorycontrol．Thisiswherethecomputerrevolutionreallyhadanimpact．Computerizedinformationsys