03年考试外语运用能力测试题(1)

第四节 外语运用能力测试题
　　英语运用能力测试题

　　（50题，每题2分，满分100分，考试时间45分钟）

　　Part One Vocabulary and Structure

　　Directions：

　　In this part there are ten incomplete sentences， each with four suggested answers. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark you answer on the Answer Sheet b drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets.

　　1. The news currency will get into _______ soon.

　　A. circuit B. circulation

　　C. circular D. circle

　　2. Shortage of capital is the main factor that _______ economic development.

　　A. holds out B. holds on to

　　C. holds back D. holds on

　　3. The captain of the ship _______ the passengers that there was no danger.

　　A. assured B. ensured

　　C. secured D. insured

　　4. Many old people in the cities find themselves unable to get used to the rapid _______ of city life.

　　A. rate B. speed

　　C. step D. pace

　　5. The first Olympiad is said to have consisted _______ of a 200-yard foot race near

　　the small city of Olympia.

　　A. nearly B. completely

　　C. merely D. identically

　　6. The issue _______ at the conference is very important and it will create a sensation nationwide.

　　A. discussed B. being discussed

　　C. is being discussed D. has been discussed

　　7. The extensive survey suggested that their assumptions _______ totally wrong.

　　A. were B. be

　　C. was D. would be

　　8. Undoubtedly， _______ wins the election is going to have a tough job getting the economy back on its feet.

　　A. anyone B. who

　　C. whoever D. everyone

　　9. If they had sent a check to the telephone company last week， their telephone_______ out of service at this moment.

　　A. will not be B. will not have been

　　C. would not be D. would not have been

　　10. Millions of Americans flock to their drugstores to buy vitamins and minerals， that these pills can help prevent serious illnesses.

　　A. convincing B. convinced

　　C. to convince D. to be convinced　Part Two Reading Comprehension

　　Directions：

　　In this part there passages and one weather forecast followed by questions or unfinished statements each with four suggested answers choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets.

　　Questions11-15are based on the following passage：

　　Elephants who pant aren‘t new . Paintings by Ruby ， an Asian elephant who lived at the Phoenix Zoo in Arizona， sold for up to 5，000 in the late 1980s， said Dick George， a consultant with the zoo.

　　“Ruby was about seven months old when the first came to the zoo，”said George.“She lived with a goat and some chickens， but she didn‘t have an elephant companion for a number of years. She spent a lot of time drawing in the dirt with a stick to make her days more stimulating. Her keeper bought her some art supplies.”

　　George said ，“Ruby was excited about painting right from the beginning.”

　　The elephants at the art academies in southeast Asia are taught to hold a paintbrush with the tip their trunks .Initially， the keeper guides the elephant‘s trunk over the canvas （画布）and offers rewards for good performance.

　　“It only takes a few hours to a day to teach them，”said Mia Fineman ， an art historian whose book When Elephants Paint is an illustrated history of the Asian Elephant Art and Conservation Project.

　　11.Ruby was an Asian elephant .

　　A. who was sold for a price as high as 5，000

　　B. who was famous for being the first painting elephant

　　C. whose paintings sold for as high as 5，000

　　D. who started painting in the late 1980s

　　12.Why did Ruby start painting according to Dick George？

　　A. Because she was seven years old.

　　B. Because she was the first to come to the zoo.

　　C. Because she learned a lot from the goat and the chickens.

　　12.How did Ruby paint at the very beginning？

　　A. She used a stick to draw in the dirt.

　　B. She spent much time in the dirt.

　　C. She stimulated herself every day.

　　D. She painted with her keeper‘s art supplies.

　　14.To encourage the elephants to paint well， the keeper .

　　A. bought them a lot of art supplies

　　B. made them excited at the beginning

　　C. taught them to hold a paintbrush with their trunks

　　D. reinforced the desired behaviors with rewards

　　15.when Elephants Paint is a book

　　A. on the history of arts

　　B. about the painting elephants in Asia

　　C. explaining how to teach elephants to paint

　　D. chiefly theorizing about elephant art

　　Questions 16-20 are based on the following passage：

　　While it is true that Americans believe climbing the educational ladder leads to success， they are less certain that intellectual achievement is the only important factor leading to success . A competitive personality is seen as important to success ， especially in men . The development of social and political skills are also considered to be very important.

　　To help Americans develop these other important skills ， schools have added a large number of extracurricular （课程外） activities to daily life at school . This is especially true of high schools and colleges and extends down into elementary schools as well .

　　Athletics ， frequently called“competitive sports ，”are perhaps the most important in teaching students ， particularly boys ，the“winning spirit ，”At times ， athletic teams seem to become more important to some students and their parents than the academic programs offered by the schools .

　　16. Americans believe that education is

　　A. the only way to success

　　B. the main purpose of the schools

　　C. just like climbing ladders

　　D. important to success

　　17.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as important to success？

　　A. intellectual achievement

　　B. competitive personality

　　C. social backgrounds

　　D. social and political skills

　　E. 18. A variety of extracurricular activities are added in American schools llectual achievement

　　F. competitive personality

　　G. social backgrounds

　　H. social and political skills

　　18. A variety of extracurricular activities are added in American schools

　　to help students climb the education ladder

　　to enrich students‘dull life at school

　　to help students become more successful in later life

　　to extend college education down into elementary schools

　　19. Athletic activities are designed .

　　to make boys stronger

　　to teach students winning spirit

　　to develop students‘social and political skills

　　to improve the academic programs

　　20. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage ？

　　Education and Success

　　Extracurricular Activities at School

　　Athletic Sports

　　Intellectual AchievementQuestions 21-25 are based on the following passage ：

　　People once widely believed that intelligent life existed on Mars . The 19th-centruy discovery of what appeared to be geometric designs cut across the surface was taken as evidence. The lines were thought to have been a system of canals that had been built to irrigate the surface. It is now clear that the“canals”——perhaps the most spectacular geologic features of Mars– are natural valleys where ancient rivers once flowed.

　　Another fragmented idea concerns the planet‘s seasonal changes in color. Once attributed to the rapid spred of some life-form， these shifts are now known to develop from the movement of fine dust in the atmosphere.

　　By the close of the 20thcentury none of the many experiments conducted by spacecraft had ever found persuasive evidence of life. Nevertheless， speculation continued over the existence of some form of life ，in either the present of past. In 1996 scientists discovered organic compounds and minerals in a meteorite（陨石），consisting of Martian rock， that collided with Earth around 11，000 B.C. These compounds suggest that Mars may have been inhabited by organisms more than three billion years ago.

　　21. Why did people in the 19th century believe the existence of intelligent life on mars ？

　　A. Because the surface of Mars seemed to be geometric.

　　B. Because the lines were drawn across the surface of the planet.

　　C. Because a system of canals was thought to be there.

　　D. Because it was the Martians that built the canals.

　　22. The“canals”on Mars have proved to be according to the passage.

　　A. the minor geologic characteristics of Mars

　　B. natural valleys on the surface of Mars

　　C. rivers that have kept flowing since ancient times

　　D. a system that irrigates the whole surface

　　23.What are the Mars‘seasonal changes in color believed to be ？

　　A. The natural changes on the planet.

　　B. The seasonal cycles .

　　C. The movement of some life form .

　　D. The storm of dust in its atmosphere.

　　24. How is the 1996 discovery related to the possible existence of organisms on Mars？

　　A. The meteorite containing organic compounds is part of Mars.

　　B. A Martian rock struck Earth about 11，000 years ago.

　　C. The organisms came back to life after the collision with Earth.

　　D. The inhabiting organisms appeared more than three billion years ago.

　　25. How many arguments in this passage lead to the belief of the existence of life on Mars？

　　A. Tow B. Three C. Four D. Five

　　Questions 26-30are based on the following weather forecast