来自南昌工程学院英语水平考试样卷

南昌工程学院英语水平考试样卷

Part I Writing (30 minutes)

Directions:

For

this

part,

you

are

allowed

30

minutes

to

write

an

essay

on the following

topic

with the hints given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Write

your essay on Answer Sheet 1.

A Low-carbon Lifestyle

1)

低碳生活受到人们的普遍欢迎。

2)

低碳生活方式非常有好处。

3)

我们应该如何去做。

Part II Listening Comprehension ( 30 minutes )

Section A

Directions:

In this section, you will hear several conversations. At the end of each conversation,

one

or

more

questions

will

be

asked

about

what

was

said.

Both

the

conversations

and

the

questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause,

you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer

.

1. A) She can not find her passport.

B) Her passport is in the car.

C) Her passport is missing.

D) Somebody stole her passport.

2. A) 450 million.

B) 400 million.

C) 550 million.

D) 470 million.

3. A) Mike's friends didn't plan to go to the game.

B) All of them couldn't ride in the woman's car.

C) Mike had a scar on his ear.

D) Mike's car wasn't available.

4. A) She's a little tired.

B) She wants to go to the saloon.

C) She is going to listen to music in the library.

D) She is going to the library for some information.

5. A) Find a new repair shop.

B) Take a bus to work.

C) Buy a different car.

D) Hire a new car.

6. A) His father.

B) His mother.

C) His brother.

D) His sister.

7. A) The man has more work to do on his paper than Henry on his.

B) The man himself will speak to Henry about his research paper.

C) The man has been talking to Henry about his paper.

D) The man has finished more than half of his research paper.

8. A) She thought there were no tickets left for the show.

B) She thought the seats on the left side were fully occupied.

C) The show was planned a long time ago.

D) The audience were deeply impressed by the show.

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

9. A) 1980.

B) 1982.

C) 1984.

D) 1986.

10. A) It is an inland city.

B) It is one of the nicest cities in America.

C) It has ocean and hills around.

D) It is a liberal city.

11. A) She had finished up her graduate school.

B) She was tired of living there.

C) People's mind is different after 911.

D) She thought the city was too liberal.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

12. A) By train.

B) By bus.

C) By taking others' car.

D) By plane.

13. A) Expensive.

B) Wasting time.

C) Tiring.

D) Cheap and effective.

14. A) Pleasure.

B) Knowledge.

C) Adventure.

D) A, B and C.

15. A) By train.

B) First by train, then hike.

C) Hike.

D) Without mention.

Section B

Directions:

In this section, you will hear several short passages. At the end of each passage, you

will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you

hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).

Passage One

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

16. A) They are kept in open prisons.

B) They are allowed out of the prison grounds.

C) They are ordered to do cooking and cleaning.

D) They are a small portion of the prison population.

17. A) Some of their prisoners are allowed to study or work outside prisons.

B) Most of their prisoners are expected to work.

C) Their prisoners are often sent to special centers for skill training.

D) Their prisoners are allowed freedom to visit their families.

18. A) They are encouraged to do maintenance for the training center.

B) Most of them get paid for their work.

C) They have to cook their own meals.

D) They can choose to do community work.

Passage T

wo

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

19. A) Which had a small yard.

B) Downstairs.

C) Upstairs.

D) On the ground floor.

20. A) Their neighbors were making a big noise too.

B) Their neighbors did not like the house.

C) They were lucky because they did not move downstairs.

D) The police were coming.

21. A) The noise came from upstairs.

B) They were dancing downstairs.

C) People were beating drums everywhere.

D) The police were making a big noise.

Passage Three

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

22. A) The long distance between his home town and New Y

ork.

B) His unpopular character.

C) The high unemployment rate in New Y

ork.

D) His criminal record.

23. A) He wanted to be put in prison again.

B) He needed the money to support his family.

C) He hated the barber there.

D) He wanted to make himself well known.

24. A) He went directly to the police station.

B) He drove out of the town and tried to escape.

C) He waited for the police to arrest him.

D) He argued with the police angrily.

25. A) Mr. Spears enjoyed living in prison.

B) Mr. Spears was known as a greedy man in his community.

C) The police in New Y

ork were not very efficient.

D) The only way for Mr. Spears to support his family was by going to prison again.

Section C

Directions:

In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the

first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second

time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when

the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

The first true piece of sports equipment (26)_________________

was the ball.

In

ancient

Egypt,

as

everywhere,

pitching

stones

was

a

(27)_________________ .

But

a

badly thrown rock (28)_________________ . Looking for something less dangerous to throw, the

Egyptians made (29)______________________________________________ _____ .

At

first,

balls

(30)_________________

held

together

by

vines.

Later

they were

made

of

pieces of animal skin sewed together and (31)_________________ .

Even

though

the

Egyptians were warlike,

they

(32)_________________ .

Before

long

they

had

developed

a

number

of

ball

games,

(33)_________________

.

Perhaps

they

played

ball

(34)_ __________________________________________________ . Ball playing was thought of

mainly as a way to teach young men the speed and skill (35)_________________ .

Part III

Reading Comprehension ( 40 minutes )

Section A

Directions:

In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one

word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the

passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a

letter

. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Questions 36-45 are based on the following passage.

A

new study has found that

36

half of teens ages 16 and 17 who own cell phones

have

talked

on

the

phone

while

driving.

About

one-third

of

those

same

teens

have

37

behind the wheel.

These

38

were

found

by

the

Pew

Research

Center's

Internet

and

American

Life

Project,

which

39

800

teens

last

summer.

During

40

groups

it

was

found

that

some teens wouldn't

41

the danger of using a cell phone while driving. Others said they

thought it was unsafe and that their parents

42

in the practice most often.

Some teens said that a desire to stay

43

with friends prompts them to use their cell

phones when they drive. To reduce the danger,

44

, they said they have a passenger text for

them, only text at red lights, or hold the phone up high so they can keep their eyes

45

the

road.

A) interviewed

E) off

I) substantially

M) on

B) texted

F) conflicts

C) focus

G) connected

D) acknowledge

H) engage

L) statistics

J) approximately

K) comprised

N) however

O) setting

Section B

Directions:

In

this

section,

you

are

going

to

read

a

passage

with

ten

statements

attached to

it.

Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from

which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph

is

marked

with

a

letter

.

Answer

the

questions

by

matching

the

corresponding

letter

with

each

statement.