英语考前密押试卷Part Ⅱ V ocabulary and StructureDirections: There are 20 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, and then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.16. Features such as height, weight, and skin color _________ from individual to individual and from face to face.A. changeB. varyC. alterD. convert17. It’s hard to _________ people with deep fai th in God that science is the only way to improve the condition of mankind.A. convertB. confirmC. controlD. convince18. He had a _________ escape from the gas explosion.A. slimB. smallC. thinD. narrow19. Today’s _________ 60-year-old has the health of a 50-year-old two decades ago.A. averageB. dailyC. oftenD. every20. In general, the amount that a student spends for housing should be held to one-fifth of the total _________ for living expenses.A. acceptableB. availableC. advisableD. applicable21. That tree looked as if it _________ for a long time.A. hasn’t wateredB. hasn’t been wateredC. didn’t waterD. wasn’t watered22. Ever since Picasso’s painting went on exhibit, there _________ large crowds at the museum every day.A. isB. have beenC. has beenD. are being23. By the end of this month, we surely _________ a satisfactory solution to the problem.A. have foundB. will be findingC. will have foundD. are finding24. Sir Denis, who is 78, has made it known that much of his collection _________ to the nation.A. has leftB. is to leaveC. leavesD. is to be left25. Before the first non-stop flight made in 1949, it _________ necessary for all planes to land for refueling.A. would beB. has beenC. had beenD. would have been26. I remember _________ to help us if we ever got into trouble.A. once offeringB. him once offeringC. him to offerD. to offer him27. I didn’t know what to do but then an idea suddenly _________to me.A. occurredB. appearedC. happenedD. struck28. As we know, _________ man can’t live without _______ water.A. a；theB. a；×C. ×；theD. ×；×29. The second box seems exactly the same as the first one_________.A. except for that it is twice as heavyB. except that it is as twice as heavyC. except it is twice as heavyD. except that it is twice as heavy30. The youth often get _________ strange thoughts and dreams.A. familiar toB. engaged withC. concerned aboutD. caught up in31. I appreciate _________ to your home.A. to be invitedB. to have invitedC. having invitedD. being invited32. No sooner had we reached the top of the hill _________ we all sat down to rest.A. whenB. thenC. thanD. until33. Only when in danger _________ human beings.A. will attack most snakesB. snakes will most attackC. will most snakes attackD. most snakes will attack34. The more you argue with him, _________.A. the more little notice does he takeB. the more little notice he takesC. the less notice he takesD. the less notice does he take35. _________ rich one may be, there is always something one wants.A. WhateverB. HoweverC. WheneverD. WhoeverPart Ⅲ Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or incomplete 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 letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage 1By adopting a few simple techniques, parents who read to their children can greatly increase their children’s language development. It is surprising but true. How parents talk to their children makes a big difference in the children’s language development. If a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading, the child’s language skills increase.A study was done with 30 three-year-old children and their parents. Half of the children participated in the experimental study；the other half acted as the control group. In the experimental group, the parents were given a two-hour training session in which they were taught to ask open-ended questions rather than yes-or-no questions. For example, the parent should ask, “What is the doggie doing?” rather than “Is the doggie running away?” The parents in the experimental group were also instructed in how to help children find answers, how to suggest alternative possibilities and how to praise correct answers.At the beginning of the study, the children did not differ in measures of language development, but at the end of one month, the children in the experimental group showed 5.5 months ahead of the control group on a test of verbal expression and vocabulary. Nine months later, the children in the experimental group still showed an advance of 6 months over the children in the control group.36. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?A. Children who talk a lot are more intelligent.B. Parents who listen to their children can teach them more.C. Active children should read more and be given more attention.D. Verbal ability can easily be developed with proper methods.37. What does “It” in line 2 can most probabl y be replaced by?A. Parents’ increasing children’s language development.B. Reading techniques being simple.C. Parents’ reading to children.D. Children’s intelligence development.38. According to the author, which of the following questions is the best type to ask children about?A. Do you see the elephant?B. Is the elephant in the cage?C. What animals do you like?D. Shall we go to the zoo?39. The difference between the control group and the experimental group was_________.A. the training that parents receivedB. the age of the childrenC. the books that were readD. the number of the children40. The best conclusion we can draw from the passage is that_________.A. parents should be trained to read to their childrenB. the more children read, the more intelligent they will becomeC. children’s language skills increase when they are required to respond activelyD. children who read actively seem six months oldPassage 2He slept for a good six hours, and the sun was high when he awoke. As he sat up and yawned, a pair of strong hands seized his shoulders, and in a moment his wrists were tied tightly together behind his back. He turned and stared into Branko’s hairy face. “What’s this?” he said. The old man tested the knots before answering, “Orders, Black Peter’s changed his mind. Until we can check on you.”Martin swore loudly, then asked if he could talk to Black Peter. Branko shook his head, “He’s busy.” Martin was seized by despair. Now all his plans might fall unless he could gain the confidence of Black Peter.After some thought he stood up and walked to the mouth of the tunnel. Branko followed. The grassy hollows were alive with men busy with their various duties. There must have been a stream somewhere nearby, for a long line of men were taking their horses to the water; others were setting up tents and lighting fire. Immediately opposite was another tunnel at the entrance of which stood two guards armed with guns. Behind them Martin made out the giant form of Black Peter.“There he is,”he said, “I must talk to him.” Branko tried to stop him, but he pushed him aside, walked to the mouth of the tunnel and called out : “Black Peter! I must talk to you.”The leader of the White Eagles was seated on a wooden box, deep in conversation with two rough-looking men. “What is it?” he said, “Why are you checking on me?”Martin replied. “I need to be sure about you,” said Black Peter. “There’s too much to close.”He pointed into the tunnel, and Martin saw the wooden boxes that heguessed must contain t he gold bars. “Is that the treasure?” he asked. Black Peter stood up, struggling between his desire for secrecy and an obvious pride in the success of his plans. “Yes,” he said at last.41. Martin’s night rest_________.A. was disturbedB. lasted less than six hoursC. lasted more than six hoursD. was suddenly cut short42. What happened as soon as Martin woke up?A. Branko struck him.B. He was made a prisoner.C. Branko checked that he was still tied up.D. He was taken off to speak to Black Peter.43. The success of Martin’s plans now depended on his_________.A. escaping from the tunnelB. finding the treasureC. discovering who the leader of the White Eagles wasD. persuading Black Peter that he could be trusted44. When he got to the mouth of the tunnel, Martin saw men_________.A. in fairly large numbersB. fetching water from the streamC. packing up camp and getting ready to leaveD. resting in small groups45. Black Peter finally admitted that the boxes contained gold because_________.A. he was so satisfied with what he had doneB. he had decided to trust MartinC. he saw that he could no longer keep it a secretD. he knew that Martin could not escapePassage 3The aim of the teacher is to get his pupils as quickly as possible over the period in which each printed symbol is looked at for its shape, and arrive at the stage when the pupil looks at words and phrases, for their meaning, almost without noticing the shapes of the separate letters.When a good reader is at work, he does not look at letters, nor even at words, one by one, however quickly; he takes in the meaning of two, three, or four words at a time, in a single moment. Watch carefully the eyes of a person who is reading, and it will be seen that they do not travel smoothly along the lines of print, but they move by jumps separated by very short stops. The eyes of a very good reader move quickly taking long jumps and making very short halts; the eyes of a poor reader move more slowly, taking only short jumps and stopping longer at each halt. Sometimes, when he meets a difficulty, he even goes backwards to see again what has already been looked at once. The teacher’s task is therefore clear: it is to train his pupils to take in several words at a glance (one “eye-jump”) and to remove the necessity for going backwards to read something a second time.This shows at once that letter-by-letter, or syllable-by-syllable (音节) or word-by-word reading, with the finger pointing to the word, carefully fixing each onein turn, is wrong. It is wrong because such a method ties the pupil’s eyes down to a very short jump, and the aim is to train for the long jump. Moreover, a very short jump is too short to provide any meaning or sense; and it will be found that having struggled with three or four words separately, the pupil has to look at them again, all together and in one group, in order to get the meaning of the whole phrase.46. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the first paragraph?A. Pupils should be trained to reach quickly the stage of reading without having to concentrate on the separate symbols.B. Pupils should look at each printed symbol for its meaning as well as for its shape.C. Teachers should help their pupils avoid looking at the shape of the printed symbols.D. Teachers should tell their pupils the different stages of their study.47. In a single moment, a good reader picks up _________.A. several wordsB. several phrasesC. several sentencesD. several lines48. According to the passage, which of the following is FALSE?A. The eyes of a good reader make short halts and long jumps.B. The eyes of a bad reader take in the meaning of one word at a time.C. The eyes of a bad reader take only short jumps.D. The eyes of a good reader move steadily.49. One may have to read something a second time if _________.A. there is enough timeB. one reads too fastC. the passage is very longD. one reads word by word50. The main idea of the last paragraph is that _________.A. word-by-word reading is highly inefficientB. the pupil’s eyes should focus on groups of syllables instead of single syllablesC. pupils have to move their eyes back and forth when readingD. finger-pointing in reading helps the pupil concentrate on meaningPassage 4Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill between the nations and that if countries play games together they will learn to live together. Others say that the opposite is true: that international contests encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred. There is probably some truth in both arguments, but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sports encourage international brotherhood. Not only was there the incident of tragedy involving murder of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by lesser incidents caused principally by minor national contests.One country received its second place medals with visible anger after the hockey(曲棍球) final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, the losers objecting to the final decisions. They were convinced that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that thei r opponents’ victory was unfair. Their manager was in a rage when he said: “This isn’t hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished.” The president of the Federation(联合会) said later that such behavior could result in the suspension of the team for at least three years.The American basketball team announced that they would not yield first place toRussia after a disputable end to their contest. The game had ended in disorder, it was thought at first that the United States had won by a single point, but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play. A Russian player then threw the ball from one end of the court to the other, and another player popped it into the basket. It was the first time the US had ever lost an Olympic basketball match. An appeal jury debated the matter for four and a half hours before announcing that the result would stand. The American players then voted not to receive the silver medals.Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played competitively rather than for the love of the game. The suggestion that athletes should compete as individuals, or in non national teams, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of Olympics there is far too much that encourages aggressive (行为过分的) patriotism (爱国心).51. The author thinks that in recent years Olympic Games have ________.A. showed little international friendshipB. greatly encouraged international brotherhoodC. created goodwill between the nationsD. created only misunderstanding and hatred52. What did the manager mean by saying “This isn’t hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey F ederation are finished”?A. This is not a standard hockey match.B. The Federation would not exist any longer after this match was over.C. His team would not enter the game in three years.D. The unfair decisions ruined both hockey and the Federation.53. The basketball match showed that ________.A. the Russian team should not have taken advantage of the last three secondsB. aggressive patriotism was displayed in the incidentC. the appeal jury was too inefficient in making a decisionD. the American team should have taken the first place54. The author gives 2 examples in the 2nd and the 3rd paragraphs in order to show that ________.A. contests often end in disorderB. no contests are fair in Olympic GamesC. competition discourages international friendshipD. unfair decisions are common in sports55. Which statement best summarizes this passage?A. Athletes should compete as individuals.B. The organization of the Olympic Games must be improved.C. Any team that has disrespectful behavior should be suspended.D. Different teams often have disputes when fighting for the first place.Part Ⅳ ClozeDirections: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Scientists used to explore___56____ the surface of the ocean.Now they ___57___below the surface,too. They want to know about the ocean water and the plant and animal life ___58___ in the ocean.In 1934 the scientist William Beebe dived 3,000 feet below the surface in a hollow steel ball.In 1935 Auguste Piccard dived 10,330 feet.In 1960 his son Jean dived to a depth of 35,800 feet.All these early dives were deep.But the divers could not stay down for very long.They had to___59___ the surface after a few seconds.Scientists needed to stay down longer to study life below the surface. _60_ _,they succeeded.Cousteau,a Frenchman,was able to stay down to a depth of 36 feet for one month and to a depth of 90 feet for a week.Now scientists are developing even ___61___ equipment.With this new equipment,men can stay below the surface for days or __62___ weeks.In 1962 Consteau set up a research station which was 35 feet below the surface.It was the first undersea station to operate ___63__help from the surface.Many countries are now studying undersea environment.The Soviet Union has an undersea laboratory in the Crimean Sea.The United States has a laboratory 50 feet ___64__ on the ocean floor off the Virgin Islands.In 1970 five men lived there for two weeks.Then a ____65___of five women scientists stayed in the ter came other teams of men.All were there to explore the ocean depths and to make plans for the use of its resources.Scientists hope to find enough mineral,vegetable,and animal wealth there to provide food for the whole world.（）56. A. in B. to C. on D. under（）57. A. explore B. are exploring C. explored D. will explore（）58. A. deeply B. normally C. commonly D. deep（）59. A. come to B. come over C. come across D. come back up to （）60. A. However B. Gradually C. Moreover D. Though（）61. A. good B. well C. better D. more（）62. A. even B. more C. several D. some（）63. A. with B. under C. for D. without （）64. A. below B. down C. under D. deep（）65. A. group B. gang C. crowd D. teamPart Ⅴ TranslationDirections：In this part, there are four items which you are required to translate into Chinese. Each item consists of one or two sentences. These sentences are all taken from the reading passages you have just read. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.66. The parents in the experimental group were also instructed in how to help children find answers, how to suggest alternative possibilities and how to praise correct answers.67. Immediately opposite was another tunnel at the entrance of which stood two guards armed with guns. Behind them Martin made out the giant form of Black Peter.68. The eyes of a very good reader move quickly taking long jumps and making very short halts; the eyes of a poor reader move more slowly, taking only short jumps and stopping longer at each halt.69. Not only was there the incident of tragedy involving murder of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by lesser incidents caused principally by minor national contests.Part Ⅵ WritingDirections：For this part, you are given 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Should the University Campus Be Open to Tourists? You should write at least 100 words following the outline given in Chinese below.Should the University Campus Be Open to Tourists?(1)名校校园正成为旅游新热点；(2)校园是否应对游客开放，人们看法不同；(3)我认为……四川英语考前密押试卷（二）答案Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension1. A2. B3. D4. A5. A6. B7. D8. D9. C 10. C11. C 12. B 13. D 14. B 15. C 16. BPart Ⅱ V ocabulary and Structure16. B 17. D 18. D 19. A 20. B 21. B 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. C26. B 27. A 28. D 29. D 30. D 31. D 32. C 33. C 34. C 35. B Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension36. D 37. A 38. C 39. A 40. C 41. C 42. B 43. D 44. A 45. A 46. A 47. A 48. D 49. D 50. A 51. A 52. D 53. B 54. C 55. BPart Ⅳ Cloze56. C 57. A 58. D 59. D 60. B 61. C 62. A 63. D 64. B 65. DPart Ⅴ Translation66.实验组的父母还学会了如何帮助孩子们找出答案,如何建议可供选择的(可能)方法以及如何对孩子们的正确回答予以表扬。