试题二十四及答案 试卷一 Paper One Part I Listening Comprehension(20 minutes) Directions: In this section, you will hear ten short conversations. At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said. both the conversation and the question 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Example: You will hear You will read A)At the office. B )In the waiting room CAt the airport D)In a restaurant. From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening This is most likely to have taken place at the office Therefore, A. At the office is the best answer you should choose alon the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center. [Y]Sample Answer [A] [KG-1*5]-[B] [C] [D] 1A)7:10.B)8:15.C)8:45.D)9:0 2.A)The snow has stopped B)The wind has stopped, but it's still snowing C)Both the wind and the snow have stopped D)It's snowing and the wind is blowing 3A)$5.00.B)$4.50.C)$9.00.D)$10.00 4.A)It's even worse than people say. B)It's not as goo d as it was C)It's better than it used to be D) s better than people say 5.A)Bob's. B)Toms. C)The woman's. D ) The man’s. 6.A)At a restaurant. B)At a concert. C)At a flower shop. D)At a museu 7. A)That she owns a bookstore B)That she is a librarian
试题二十四及答案 试卷一 Paper One Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes) Directions:In this section,you will hear ten short conversations.At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the question 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.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Example:You will hear: You will read: A)At the office. B)In the waiting room. C)At the airport. D)In a restaurant. From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening.This is most likely to have taken place at the office.Therefore,A.At the office is the best answer.You should choose 【A】on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center. [JY]Sample Answer ［A］[KG-1*5]—［B］［C］［D］ 1.A)7:10. B)8:15. C)8:45. D)9:00. 2.A)The snow has stopped. B)The wind has stopped,but it’s still snowing. C)Both the wind and the snow have stopped. D)It’s snowing and the wind is blowing. 3.A)$5.00.B)$4.50.C)$9.00.D)$10.00. 4.A)It’s even worse than people say. B)It’s not as goo d as it was. C)It’s better than it used to be. D)It’s better than people say. 5.A)Bob’s. B)Tom’s. C)The woman’s. D )The man’s. 6.A)At a restaurant.B)At a concert.C)At a flower shop.D)At a museum. 7.A)That she owns a bookstore. B)That she is a librarian
C)That she probably has a book D)That she doesnt like to read 8.A)In a garden. B)At a picnic. C)In a kitchen. D)In a market. 9.AForeign experts. B)Ordinary students. C)Teachers. D)University administrators 10. A)The game wasn't shown in her area B)She didn't want to watch the game C)she didnt have a TV. D)There was no electricity in her area SECTION B Directions: In this section you will hear 3 short passages At t he end of each pas sage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be ken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B),C)and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answe r sheet with a single line through the center Pa Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard 11.A)An Englishman and an Indian An indian and a C)An American and a Chinese. D )An Englishman and an American 12. A)In 1816. B)In the 1860s. C)In 1860. [W B]D)A hundred years ago 13. A)It was eager to get. B)It was washable. C)It was soft. D )It was Passage 2 Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard 14.A)An account of a school for blind boys B)A description of a French village C)A story about a clever blind little boy D)The education of the blind boys
C)That she probably has a book. D)That she doesn’t like to read. 8.A)In a garden. B)At a picnic. C)In a kitchen. D)In a market. 9.A)Foreign experts. B)Ordinary students. C)Teachers. D)University administrators. 10.A)The game wasn’t shown in her area. B)She didn’t want to watch the game. C)She didn’t have a TV. D)There was no electricity in her area. SECTION B Directions:In this section,you will hear 3 short passages.At t he end of each pas sage,you will hear some questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spo ken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answe r Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage 1 Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11.A)An Englishman and an Indian. B)An Indian and a Chinese. C)An American and a Chinese.D)An Englishman and an American. 12.A)In 1816. B)In the 1860s. C)In 1860. [W B] D)A hundred years ago. 13.A)It was eager to get. B)It was washable.C)It was soft.D)It was cheap. Passage 2 Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14.A)An account of a school for blind boys. B)A description of a French village. C)A story about a clever blind little boy. D)The education of the blind boys
15.A)By smelling them. B)By touching them. C)By recognizing their voices. D)By remembering the description of them 16.A)In1891 In1821 C)In 1819 D)In1812 Passage 3 Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard 17.A)Very new. B)Very old C)Like baseball and apple pie D )An American idea 18. A)To make ice cream for him BTo bring ice cream from China C)Guard the secret ice-cream D)To bring ice-cream to cool his drink. 19. A)A traveler to China. B)A royal cook. C)The inventor of ice-cream. D)A Roman emperor. 20.A)Two million. B )Over two million. C)Two billion. D)Over two b illi Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some q uestions or unfinished statements For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C)and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding let ter on the Answer sheet with a single line through the centre Passage 1 Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. It is hard to predict how science is going to turn out and if it is really good science it is impossible to predict. If the things to be found are actually new, t hey are by definition unknown in advance. You cannot make choices in this matter You either have science or you don't, and if you have it you are obliged to acce pt the surprising and disturbing pieces of information, along with the neat and p romptly useful bits The only solid piece of scientific truth about which i feel totally confident is that we are profoundly ignorant about nature. Indeed i regard this as the major discovery of the past hundred years of biology. It is, in its way, an illuminating piece of news. It would have amazed the brightest minds of the 18th centur
15.A)By smelling them. B)By touching them. C)By recognizing their voices. D)By remembering the description of them. 16.A)In 1891. B)In 1821. C)In 1819. D)In 1812. Passage 3 Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17.A)Very new.B)Very old. C)Like baseball and apple pie.D)An American idea. 18.A)To make ice cream for him.B)To bring ice cream from China. C)Guard the secret ice-cream.D)To bring ice-cream to cool his drink. 19.A)A traveler to China.B)A royal cook. C)The inventor of ice-cream.D)A Roman emperor. 20.A)Two million.B)Over two million.C)Two billion.D)Over two b illion. Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions:There are 4 passages in this part.Each passage is followed by some q uestions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding let ter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage 1 Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. It is hard to predict how science is going to turn out,and if it is really good science it is impossible to predict.If the things to be found are actually new,t hey are by definition unknown in advance. You cannot make choices in this matter .You either have science or you don’t,and if you have it you are obliged to acce pt the surprising and disturbing pieces of information,along with the neat and p romptly useful bits. The only solid piece of scientific truth about which I feel totally confident is that we are profoundly ignorant about nature.Indeed, I regard this as the major discovery of the past hundred years of biology.It is,in its way,an illuminating piece of news.It would have amazed the brightest minds of the 18th century
Enli ghtenment(启蒙运动) to be told by any of us how little we know and how confusin g seems the way ahead. It is this sudden confrontation( Xf fii)with the depth and scope of ignorance that represents the most significant contribution of 20th ce ntury science to the human intellect. In earlier times we either pretended to und erstand how things worked or ignored the problem or simply made up storied to fi ll the gaps. Now that we have begun exploring in earnest, we are getting glimpse of how huge the questions are and how far from being answered Because of are depressed. It is not so bad being ignorant if you are totally ignorant, the h ard thing is knowing in some detail the reality of ignorance the worst spots and here and there the not so bad spots but no true light at the end of the tunne I nor even any tunnels that can yet be trusted But we are making a beginning, and there ought to be some satisfaction. There probably no questions we can think up that can't be answered sooner or later inc luding even the matter of consciousness To be sure, there may well be questions e cant think up, ever, and therefore, limits to the reach of human intellect, but t hat is another matter. Within our limits we should be able to work our way throug h to all our answers, if we keep at it long enough, and pay attention 21. According to the author really good science A)would surprise the brightest minds of the 18th century enlightenment[ZK) B)will produce results which cannot be foreseen C)will help people to make the right choice in advance D)will bring about disturbing results 22. It can be inferred from the passage that scientists of the 18th cen tury A)thought that they knew a great deal and could solve most problems of science B)were afraid of facing up to the realities of scientific research C)knew that they were ignorant and wanted to know more about nature D)did more harm than good in promoting mans understanding of nature 23. Which of the following is NoT mentioned about scientists in earlier times? A)They invented false theories to explain things they didnt understand
Enli ghtenment (启蒙运动)to be told by any of us how little we know and how confusin g seems the way ahead .It is this sudden confrontation(对抗)with the depth and scope of ignorance that represents the most significant contribution of 20th ce ntury science to the human intellect.In earlier times,we either pretended to und erstand how things worked or ignored the problem,or simply made up storied to fi ll the gaps.Now that we have begun exploring in earnest,we are getting glimpses of how huge the questions are ,and how far from being answered.Because of this,w e are depressed.It is not so bad being ignorant if you are totally ignorant,the h ard thing is knowing in some detail the reality of ignorance,the worst spots and here and there the not so bad spots,but no true light at the end of the tunne l nor even any tunnels that can yet be trusted. But we are making a beginning,and there ought to be some satisfaction.There are probably no questions we can think up that can’t be answered,sooner or later,inc luding even the matter of consciousness.To be sure,there may well be questions w e can’t think up,ever,and therefore,limits to the reach of human intellect,but t hat is another matter.Within our limits we should be able to work our way throug h to all our answers,if we keep at it long enough,and pay attention. 21.According to the author,really good science ___. A)would surprise the brightest minds of the 18th century enlightenment[ZK) ] B)will produce results which cannot be foreseen C)will help people to make the right choice in advance D)will bring about disturbing results 22.It can be inferred from the passage that scientists of the 18th cen tury ____. A)thought that they knew a great deal and could solve most problems of science B)were afraid of facing up to the realities of scientific research C)knew that they were ignorant and wanted to know more about nature D)did more harm than good in promoting man’s understanding of nature 23.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about scientists in earlier times? A)They invented false theories to explain things they didn’t understand
B)They falsely claimed to know all about nature C)They did not believe in results from scientific observation D)They paid little attention to the problems they didn't understand 24. What is the author's attitude towards science? A)He is depressed because of the ignorance of scientists. B)He is doubtful because of the enormous difficulties in scientific research C)He is confident though he is aware of the enormous difficulties in scientific research D)He is delighted because of the illuminating scientific findings 25.The author believes that A)man can find solutions sooner or later to whatever questions concerning n ature he can think up B)man can not solve all the problems he can think up because of the limits of human intellect Sooner or later man can think up all the questions concerning nature and answer them D)questions concerning consciousness are outside the scope of scientific r esearch Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage Sugar is so much a part of our modern life that we only really think about it wh en for some reason we cannot obtain it It has been known to man for at least 3,0 00 years, but has come into common use only in modern times Until quite recently it was considered as a medicine and as a luxury for the very rich only Sugar is, then, very important to our civilization But what exactly is it?Of cours e, most of us recognize sugar immediately as the sweet material which we put in C offee or cakes. This common form of sugar is derived from two plants the sugar ne(a type of grass which grows to a height of twenty feet )and the sugar beet( wh ch grows underground. But there are in fact many types of sugar, and the chemist recognizes hundreds of different varieties, each coming from a different source About 90% of the sugar produced as food. Only 10% is used in industry for purpose s other than food production Yet sugar has great possibilities for use as the ba sis of chemicals. It can even be used for making plastics In the future these pot
B)They falsely claimed to know all about nature. C)They did not believe in results from scientific observation. D)They paid little attention to the problems they didn’t understand. 24.What is the author’s attitude towards science? A)He is depressed because of the ignorance of scientists. B)He is doubtful because of the enormous difficulties in scientific research. C)He is confident though he is aware of the enormous difficulties in scientific research. D)He is delighted because of the illuminating scientific findings. 25.The author believes that ___. A)man can find solutions sooner or later to whatever questions concerning n ature he can think up B)man can not solve all the problems he can think up because of the limits of human intellect C)sooner or later man can think up all the questions concerning nature and answer them D)questions concerning consciousness are outside the scope of scientific r esearch Passage 2 Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. Sugar is so much a part of our modern life that we only really think about it wh en,for some reason,we cannot obtain it.It has been known to man for at least 3,0 00 years,but has come into common use only in modern times.Until quite recently it was considered as a medicine and as a luxury for the very rich only. Sugar is,then,very important to our civilization.But what exactly is it?Of cours e,most of us recognize sugar immediately as the sweet material which we put in c offee or cakes.This common form of sugar is derived from two plants:the sugar ca ne(a type of grass which grows to a height of twenty feet)and the sugar beet(whi ch grows underground..But there are in fact many types of sugar,and the chemist recognizes hundreds of different varieties,each coming from a different source. About 90% of the sugar produced as food.Only 10% is used in industry for purpose s other than food production.Yet sugar has great possibilities for use as the ba sis of chemicals.It can even be used for making plastics.In the future these pot