Part I. Vocabulary & Structure
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
1. In __________ to English, you’d better learn another foreign language.
2. Sit down, please, and make yourself _________.
3. We need someone more _________ in teaching beginners.
4. What are you so _________ about.
5. In the past two years the young man has made great progress and now he can work as ________ as a skilled worker.
6. ---- Have you seen ________ bag? I left it here just now.
---- Is it _______ one on the chair near the door?
A. a, a B. the, the C. a, the D. the, a
7. Sir, you _______ sit here. It’s for women and children only.
A. don’t B. can’t C. won’t D. needn’t
8. You’ll get a nice present ______ your parents _______ your birthday.
A. from, on B. for, at C. from, in D. about, on
9. The mother told the boy ______ football after lunch, but he just wouldn’t listen.
A. not play B. don’t play C. not to play D. doesn’t play
10. ---- Would you like to come to our party tonight?
---- I’d love to, _______ I’ll have to do my homework at home?
A. so B. because C. but D. and
11. ---- Do you know ______ the Olympic Games (奥运会) are held?
---- Every four years.
A. how soon B. how long C. how many D. how often
12. Neither I nor Jane and Mary _______ interested in science.
A. is B. are C. am D. be
13. ________ terrible weather we had yesterday!
A. What B. How C. What a D. How a
14. --- Would you like to have another cup of tea? ---- ________.
A. Yes, I do. B. Not at all C. No, thanks. D. Help yourself
15. The boys were all tired, but _____ of them stopped to have a rest.
A. any B. some C. both D. none
16. Don’t worry. I’ve already _______ the doctor.
A. waited for B. sent for C. passed on D. turned on
17. ---- He isn’t a teacher, is he? ---- _______. He works in a hospital.
A. Yes, he is B. No, he isn’t C. Yes, he isn’t D. No, he is
18. The girl asked the teacher _______.
A. what does the museum look like B. what did the museum look like
C. what the museum looks like D. what the museum looked like
19. ---- How was the old man this morning? ---- He looked ________.
A. happy B. happily C. to be happy D. to be happily
20. I don’t know if she ______. If she ________, let me know.
A. comes, comes B. will come, comes
C. comes, will come D. will come, will come
21. He looked behind him to _________ that he was not being followed.
22. The football game will be played on ________.
June six six June the sixth of June D. the six of June
23. Having explained the theory, the technician __________ us how to do it.
C. went on to showing
24. Tom is an honest person. I have never ________ it.
suspected wondered doubted supposed
25. Every one of them agreed his proposal ________ her.
except except for except that in addition
26. I didn’t ________ his departure until this morning.
hear hear of C. heard hear of
27. You should ___________ this opportunity and try to make a good impression on them.
B. take advantages of
28. We jumped with joy when we ___________ their success.
29. Electric trains have ___________ steam locomotives in Britain.
30. The captain was very angry but he managed to __________.
Part II. Reading Comprehension
Directions: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passages and answer the questions. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1
Ten Pound Notes
ten pretty pound notes. So the day after her birthday, Mrs. Smith went shopping. She queued for a bus, got on and sat down next to an old lady. After a while, she saw a wad of pound notes exactly like the one her husband had given her. So she quickly looked into her own bag. The notes were gone! Mrs. Smith was sure that the old lady who was sitting next to her had stolen them. She thought she would have to call the police; but, as she disliked making a fuss and getting people into trouble, she decided to take back the money from the old lady’s handbag and say nothing more about it. She looked round the bus to make sure nobody was watching, then she carefully put her hand into the old lady’s bag, took the notes and put them into her own bag.
31. Mrs. Smith went shopping ________.
A. after a while B. on her birthday
C. the day after her birthday . ten days later
32. Mrs. Smith wanted to buy ________ with the ten pound notes.
A. a lovely cat B. a nice hat
C. a beautiful handbag D. both B and C
33.The old lady sitting ________ her had her handbag open.
A. besides B. in front of
C. next to D. behind
34.Mrs. Smith saw ________ in the old lady’s handbag.
A. a pound note B. a wad of ten pound notes
C. a wad of pound notes D. ten pounds
35.Mrs. Smith didn’t call the police because ________.
A. she was on the bus
B. she was not sure whether she had the ten pound notes with her
C. she was too angry to do so
D. she didn’t like to make trouble for others
2
Time fleets away like a flash. After Christmas and New Year comes the Chinese lunar New Year—the Spring Festival. It falls on the first day of the first lunar month.
The lunar new year is quite a great event in the Chinese community as a whole as well as in every individual family. Long before it arrives, children look forward to it with great eagerness.
Today the living standard of the Chinese people has been raised. A display of flowers has become one of the main features of Chinese families’ New year decoration, especially in southern China. On the eve of the lunar New Year, the whole family have a reunion dinner together.
New Year calls are paid to relatives and friends, and New Year cards and presents are exchanged. When acquaintances meet, they say” Wish you a good bonanza” to each other.
As a rule, children receive some money in red packets from their elders as lunar New Year gifts.
36. The lunar New Year refers to ___.
A. Christmas B. New Year’s Day
C. the Spring Festival D. the first day of every month
37. The lunar New Year is a very important event for ___.
A. each individual B. the whole country and every family
C. all the children D. every family
38. According to the passage, we can safely infer that ___.
A. the life of the Chinese people has become much better
B. flowers are on display
C. reunion dinner is a common thing
D. family income is as much as it was before
39. What do people do when the lunar New Year comes?
A. People call their relatives and friends to pay the fee.
B. People of the whole country have a reunion dinner together.
C. New Year cards and presents are sold to each other.
D. Say “Wish you a good bonanza” to acquaintances.
40. What do children receive from their elders as lunar New Year gifts?
A. Red cards. B. Red presents
C. Red packets. D. Red gifts.
3
“Do you believe in life after death?” Jack’s boss asked Jack.
“Yes, sir.”
“Well, then, that makes everything just fine,” the boss went on. “About an hour after you left yesterday to go to your grandfather’s funeral (葬礼), he dropped in to see you.”
41. What do you suppose Jack did the day before?
A.He attended his grandfather’s funeral.
B.He told a lie to get the day off.
C.He meant to attend a funeral but didn’t.
D.He did nothing special; he worked as usual.
42. What do you suppose happened to Jack’s grandfather the day before?
A.He had been dead for some days but suddenly came to life again.
B.He was well and alive but his family thought he was dead and planned a funeral.
C.He learned that Jack had cheated his boss and came to expose him.
D.Nothing special happened to him; he was going about his usual business.
43. When the boss said, “That makes everything just fine”, he ________.
A.meant he was glad that Jack’s grandfather was still alive
B.meant he was glad that Jack believed in life after death
C.was, in fact, telling Jack that everything was OK
D.was, in fact, telling Jack that he had been found out
44. Who does the writer want to say was a real believer in life after death?
A. Jack B. Jack’s boss C. Jack’s grandfather D. No one
45. Who can live again after death?
A. Jack B. Jack’s boss C. Jack’s grandfather D. No one
4
Bus Travel Now and Then
car. Workers rushing to their offices or factories, children hurrying to school, housewives going shopping, use buses. For cities without other public transport services, if all the buses were to stop running for a day, work would come to a standstill in hundreds of offices and factories and more classrooms would be deserted.
46.In a big city, cars are less important than buses because
A) cars carry far fewer people.
C) cars are more expensive.
47.In order to get off the bus, a passenger has to
A) shout to the driver. B) push some buttons.
C) jump off the bus.
48.Bus travel nowadays
A) is worse than before. B) is no better than before.
C) is more convenient. D) is the same as before.
49.What may happen when one is standing in a crowded bus?
A) One may be forced to leave the bus.
C) One may become suffocated.
50.We can deduce from the fourth paragraph that in former times bus services were
A) eventful. B) irregular.
C) efficient. D) well planned.
Part III. Cloze:
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D) beneath the passage. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence, and then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Miss Sullivan had to find a way to teach Kelen Keller 51 language is. Helen had to learn that words are used 52 naming things. 53 the child had never heard or seen a word, 54 her seemed almost impossible.
The teacher began with 55 of spelling 56 uses the sense of touch. In this system, the person who is spelling a word touches the student’s hand very quickly, tapping (轻敲) the hand 57 different ways to give the idea of different letters.
Several times 58 day, Miss Sullivan would tap the letters of a word into Helen’s hand. Then she would put into the child’s hand the thing which was named by that word.
The first word Helen learned 59 “doll (洋娃娃)”. She had become interested 60 her teacher’s way and finally succeeded in 61 the letters. She ran to her mother and showed her 62 she could make the letters for “doll”. But she still did not 63 that she was spelling a word. did not know that words are the 65 for things.
51. A. that B. what C. how D. why
52. A. to B. with C. for D. of
53. A. Since B. As C. Because D. If
54. A. teach B. teaches C. teaching D. taught
55. A. why B. a method C. an idea D. a system
56. A. which B. when C. where D. whose
57. A. with B. in C. to D. for
58. A. every B. each C. one D. a
59. A. were B. was C. is D. are
60. A. at B. on C. in D. for
61. A. make B. made C. making D. makes
62. A. what B. that C. which D. who
63. A. know B. knowing C. understand D. understanding
. A. Who B. She C. Her D. He
65. A. meaning B. means C. naming D. names
Part IV E-C Translation
Match English sentences with the Chinese translations. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
66. Should I ever find out her address, I'll forward it to you immediately.
67. You'd better bring some chocolates with you in case you want to cheer her up.
68. The trade negotiation is a big success, so it can be uniquely beneficial to both parties.
69. My classmates have been involved, one way or another, in the activities organized by the Student Union.
Translations:
A. 如果你想让她高兴的话最好带上巧克力。
B. 如果我弄清楚她的地址,我会马上转告你。
C. 我们班的同学或多或少都参加过学生会组织的活动。
D. 这次贸易谈判非常成功, 它对双方都有特别大的好处。
Part V C-E Translation
Match Chinese sentences with the English translations. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
70. 学费每年都在上涨,这已成为贫困家庭学生很重的负担。
71. 我刚到学校天就下雨了。
72. 他对机器的整体设计了如指掌。
73. 对一个没有受过高等教育的人来说,这是他能得到的最理想的工作之一。
Translations:
A. It’s one of the most desirable jobs available to a person without higher education.
B. He had the whole design of the machine at his fingertip.
C. No sooner had I reached school than it began to rain.
D. The cost of tuition continues to climb each year, which has constituted a heavy burden upon students from poverty-stricken backgrounds
Key to 2010年东南大学远程教育高中起点专科招生英语测试(A)
I. Vocabulary & Structure 30%
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. C
11. D 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D 16. B 17. B 18. D 19. A 20. B
21. A 22. C 23. D 24. C 25. A 26. B 27. A 28.B 29. C 30. A
II. Reading Comprehension: 40%
31. C 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. D 36. C 37. B 38. A 39. D 40. C
41.B 42.D 43.D 44.D 45. D 46. A 47. D 48. C 49. D 50. B
III. Cloze: 20%
51. B 52. C 53. A 54. C 55. D 56. A 57. B 58. B 59. B 60. C
61. C 62. B 63. C . B 65. D
IV E-C Translation 5%
66. B 67. A 68. D 69. C
V C-E Translation 5%
70. D 71. C 72. B 73. A