高等院校英语入学分级测试-12
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I. Listening Comprehension
Section A 
1. 
A Beautiful scenery in the countryside.
B Dangers of cross-country skiing.
C Pain and pleasure in sports.
D A sport he participates in.
2. 
A He can"t find good examples to illustrate his point.
B He can"t find a peaceful place to do the assignment.
C He doesn"t know how to describe the beautiful country scenery.
D He can"t decide whether to include the effort part of skiing.
3. 
A New ideas come up as you write.
B Much time is spent on collecting data.
C A lot of effort is made in vain.
D The writer"s point of view often changes.
4. 
A He has difficulty making sense of logic.
B Statistics and logic are both challenging subjects.
C The woman should seek help from the tutoring service.
D Tutoring services are very popular with students.
5. 
A Her overcoat is as stylish as Jill"s.
B Jill missed her class last week.
C Jill wore the overcoat last week.
D She is in the same class as the man.
6. 
A A computer game.
B An imaginary situation.
C An exciting experience.
D A vacation by the sea.
7. 
A She was a bank manager.
B She was a victim of the robbery.
C She was a defence lawyer.
D She was a witness to the crime.
8. 
A A tall man with dark hair and a moustache.
B A youth with a distinguishing mark on his face.
C A thirty-year-old guy wearing a light sweater.
D A medium-sized young man carrying a gun.
9. 
A Identify the suspect from pictures.
B Go upstairs to sign some document.
C Have her photo taken for their files.
D Verify the record of what she had said.
10. 
A it’s hardly believed that Black passed the exam.
B Both Bill and Black passed the exam.
C What Bill did was a great help for Black to pass the exam.
D Black tried hard to help Bill pass the exam.
11. 
A On Mondays, the shop stays open till 6 p.m.
B On Sundays, it keeps open till 12.
C On Saturdays, it closes at 4 p.m.
D On Fridays, the shop closes at 8.
12. 
A She is more successful as a teacher than as a secretary.
B Mary likes teaching better.
C The secretary is not as good as the teacher.
D The teacher is better than the secretary.
13. 
A The problem was solved after several weeks" discussion.
B Several problems have arisen and should be discussed.
C The discussion of the problem has lasted several weeks.
D The discussion of the problem was not over.
14. 
A The student talked several times.
B The student continued talking.
C The student stopped talking.
D The student asked to talk.
Section B 
1. 
A Fashion designer
B Architect.
C City planner.
D Engineer.
2. 
A Do some volunteer work.
B Get a well-paid part-time job.
C Work flexible hours.
D Go back to her previous post.
3. 
A Few baby-sitters can be considered trustworthy.
B It will add to the family"s financial burden.
C A baby-sitter is no replacement for a mother.
D The children won"t get along with a baby-sitter.
4. 
A District managers.
B Regular customers.
C Sales directors.
D Senior clerks.
5. 
A The support provided by the regular clients.
B The initiative shown by the sales representatives.
C The urgency of implementing the company"s plans.
D The important part played by district managers.
6. 
A Some of them were political-minded.
B Fifty percent of them were female.
C One third of them were senior managers.
D Most of them were rather conservative.
7. 
A He used too many quotations.
B He was not gender sensitive.
C He did not keep to the point.
D He spent too much time on details.
Ⅱ. Vocabulary and Structure
1. 
______, the crops would have died.
A If it didn"t rain
B Had it not rained
C If it doesn"t rain
D Should it rain
2. 
You have done well in your studies, I hope you can ______.
A keep it up
B keep it out
C keep it down
D keep it off
3. 
The watch has disappeared; who ______ it?
A should have taken
B could have taken
C must have taken
D would have taken
4. 
My piano is magnificent, ______ since I was 18.
A I got it
B I"ve got it
C I have it
D I"ve had it
5. 
"Mice says Jack may be here all next week. "
"If so, he"d be able to go to the football game with us on Saturday, ______?"
A won"t be
B hadn"t he
C wouldn"t he
D couldn"t he
6. 
He didn"t know ______ or go home.
A whether he wait
B if he wait
C whether to wait
D if to wait
7. 
All the medicine I took had no ______ on me.
A affect
B result
C effect
D influence
8. 
______ the weather has improved, we"ll be able to enjoy watching the tennis game.
A Providing that
B Now that
C So that
D Considered that
9. 
Seeing students so ______ in class is a great encouragement to a teacher.
A passive
B interesting
C active
D relative
10. 
The students expected ______ more lectures on the current situation.
A there to be
B there being
C there be
D there had been
11. 
______ more attention, the problem could have been solved sooner.
A Given
B To give
C Giving
D Having given
12. 
We asked the girl ______ a tractor if she could tell us how to get to the farm.
A to drive
B drove
C driving
D drive
13. 
There has been an ______ amount of rain in the dry area this summer.
A uncommon
B uncountable
C unreasonable
D unusual
14. 
They insisted that the device ______ under operating conditions.
A would be tested
B be tested
C to tested
D be testing
15. 
John is not a person who ______ nothing but fame and fortune.
A cares about
B catches with
C calls for
D carries around
16. 
He"s all right ______ he"s left to do the job in his own way.
A in case
B meanwhile
C so long as
D so far as
17. 
Her heart ______ faster when she entered the exam hall.
A jumped
B sank
C beat
D hit
18. 
He"s ______ to know the answer.
A likely
B probable
C possible
D probably
19. 
Mary"s father has agreed ______ her marrying John.
A with
B to
C on
D in
20. 
Mark is a diligent student and always ______ to learn anything new to him.
A interesting
B eager
C active
D likely
21. 
I enjoyed all the other school subjects, but history ______.
A above all
B after all
C at all
D in all
22. 
______ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all.
A When compared
B Compare
C Comparing
D To compare
23. 
There has been an ______ amount of rain in the dry area this summer.
A uncommon
B uncountable
C unreasonable
D unusual
24. 
He didn"t thank me for the present. That is ______ annoyed me.
A which
B that
C what
D how
25. 
The less severe winters are ______ the presence of a large body of water, which cools slower than land.
A filled with
B connected with
C satisfied with
D met with
26. 
Do you think that Bob will ever ______ his driving test?
A live through
B get into
C get through
D pull into
27. 
The ______ family was invited to the party and had a wonderful time.
A all
B total
C complete
D whole
28. 
It is impossible for all of the people to get the jobs because ______ them are not fit for the
work.
A neither of
B some of
C both of
D none of
29. 
I am looking forward to ______ you soon.
A meet
B be met
C meeting
D be meeting
30. 
All the people ______ enjoyed their afternoon visit to the laboratory.
A related
B connected
C involving
D concerned
31. 
A dream may come true if one works hard to ______ it.
A complete
B achieve
C realize
D practice
32. 
Jim, like the rest of the students in the class, usually ______ to school on time.
A comes
B come
C are coming
D has come
33. 
Such a remark is ______ of being misunderstood.
A probable
B able
C capable
D possible
34. 
He was taken down to another room, ______ he found a wounded soldier who was dying.
A which
B where
C that
D there
35. 
I know it"s not important but I can"t help ______ about it.
A except to think
B thinking
C think
D to think
36. 
No sooner ______ we ______ this conclusion than they agreed to it.
A. would...reachB. did...reach C. were...reachingD. had...reached
A  B  C  D  
37. 
"Would you like some tea?"
"Yes, please, but just ______ . "
A few
B a few
C little
D a little
38. 
The gas ______ an unpleasant smell.
A gave up
B gave in
C gave away
D gave off
39. 
"How much was your train ticket?"
"It______ $50 round trip."
A took
B paid
C cost
D spent
40. 
He was taken down to another room, ______ he found a wounded soldier who was dying.
A which
B where
C that
D there
Ⅲ. Cloze
Would it help you if you could read twice as fast as you read now? How about twenty times as fast, and with better comprehension? The human 1 is capable of seeing and understanding material as fast as one can turn pages, and some people do read 2 fast. John Stuart Mill, Theodore Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy were all 3 fast readers, 4 have been many others. They were what 5 known as gifted readers; those who read very fast with excellent comprehension. Gifted readers come from every walk of life, for reading is a skill not 6 to age, occupation, heredity, or intelligence. The only reason that you may not read fast now is because your natural gifts may have been smothered in school.
The 7 reading is taught in most public schools is the same technique 8 a century ago. 9 , the average American reads at about the same rate today as 100 years ago. Most people read 10 100 and 400 words per minute, the national average. But slow readers are severely penalized throughout life and are simply unable to 11 because of the tremendous volume of reading required today.
In theory, the only things that should decide reading rate are the student"s background in the subject, the purpose for reading the 12 material, and the ability to turn pages. Some readers, tested in difficult textbook material, have read thousands of words per minute with 13 comprehension. That"s over a dozen pages per minute. Yet some of these same super readers 14 to read at the rate of only 200 words per minute. So it is certainly possible for the 15 reader to increase his or her reading speed considerably.
What limits your reading rate? Poor habits, such as sub vocalization, regression, prolonged fixation, and 16 eye movement. These poor habits cause tired eyes, boredom, low speeds, and low comprehension. It is not ability 17 you lack, it is training. Because we are taught to read at 100 to 400 words per minute, we are led to believe this is our "normal rate. " But these rates are no more normal than 10 or 10000 words per minute. Improving your rate only 18 proper training and time.
A book 19 give the kind of help necessary to make a dramatic increase in your reading skills. But, 20 you can get some professional help from a well-trained, rapid reading instructor, there are some positive steps you can take.
1. 
A mind
B brain
C heart
D sense
2. 
A such
B as
C that
D much
3. 
A clearly
B highly
C naturally
D wholly
4. 
A that
B as
C which
D so
5. 
A be
B are
C were
D had been
6. 
A concerned
B connected
C involved
D related
7. 
A method
B form
C means
D way
8. 
A was used
B being used
C used
D to be used
9. 
A Obviously
B Currently
C Curiously
D Usually
10. 
A between
B from
C among
D within
11. 
A keep up
B keep on
C keep out
D keep up with
12. 
A available
B individual
C special
D particular
13. 
A excess
B excessive
C extreme
D excellent
14. 
A were used
B used
C are used
D use
15. 
A general
B average
C common
D normal
16. 
A inefficient
B ineffective
C unnatural
D irregular
17. 
A if
B that
C but
D as
18. 
A takes
B applies
C employs
D devotes
19. 
A should
B would
C can
D cannot
20. 
A besides
B except
C until
D unless
Ⅳ. Reading Comprehension
(A)

When doctors need information about what dose of medicine to prescribe, they usually consult a fat blue book called the Physicians" Desk Reference, or PDR. But the doses recommended in the PDR may be too high for many people and may cause bad reactions, ranging from dizziness (头晕) and nausea(恶心)all the way to death, according to an article published last month in the journal Postgraduate Medicine.
For many drugs, smaller doses would work just as well, with far less risk of bad reactions, said the author, Jay Cohen, an associate professor at the University of California.
"Side effects drive a lot of people out of treatment that they need," Dr. Cohen said. "People often gave up trying to treat their illnesses when they found that the cure was worse than the disease. But if doctors were to individualize doses for each patient, more people might take their medicine. "
Dr. Cohen said he became aware of the problem because he met many patients who suffered from side effects even though they had taken what were supposedly the correct doses of medicine. When Dr. Cohen consulted medical journals and textbooks, he discovered studies showing that many patients were helped by smaller than usual amounts of medicine. And many of his own patients did better with reduced doses.
Dosing guidelines generally tend to be too high because they are based on studies conducted with limited numbers of patients by drug companies when they are seeking approval for new products, Dr. Cohen said. For those studies to run efficiently, doses need to be high enough to show as quickly as possible that the drug works.
But later, after the drug is approved, far more people take it, sometimes along with other drugs, and individual differences begin to show up. That information does not always make it into the PDR, Dr. Cohen said.
Dr. Cohen cautioned that patients should not try to change doses of prescription on their own. He said they needed to work with doctors to adjust the doses safely.
1. 
According to Dr. Cohen, many patients gave up their treatment because ______.
A they found no obvious improvement was made after the treatment
B they thought doctors gave them larger doses than needed for their illnesses
C they could not put up with the strong side effects of the drugs
D they had no confidence in the effectiveness of the drugs
2. 
"To individualize doses for each patient" (Para. 3) means ______.
A doctors prescribe different drugs for patients who have the same illness
B doctors prescribe different doses of medicine for different patients
C doctors consult each patient instead of the PDR in their prescription
D doctors write a prescription for a patient only for his own use
3. 
Dr. Cohen pointed out in his article that ______.
A drug doses recommended in the PDR should be revised
B drug companies should try a new drug on more patients
C patients should not take their drugs together with other drugs
D lowering drug doses may cut the side effects of drugs
4. 
In order to seek approval for their new products, drug companies ______.
A only choose those patients for tests who react to the drugs well
B recommend higher doses which can show the drugs’ quick effectiveness
C exaggerate the usefulness of the drugs which they actually don"t have
D provide data about the drugs which are false and misleading
5. 
To reduce the side effects of medicine, a patient had better ______.
A consult the doctor to adjust the doses safely
B stop taking the drug for a period of time
C change to a drug that has no side effects
D try a new treatment that is better for him
(B)

Someday in the future we may not need to have money in our pockets. Is life easier when people don"t need to carry any money? Is money heavy to carry? Is it safe to carry money? Maybe in the future each of us will have only one small plastic credit card (信用卡). We will use it to buy all the things we now buy with money. We will not need money to pay for things.
Of course we may still have some of the same problems with cards that we now have with money. Sometimes we lose money. Maybe we will lose the card. People steal money. Maybe someone will take the card. Someone may even make a card that looks like our card. Since we can"t buy anything without our card, the credit card may be no better than currency.
Is there something even easier to use than credit cards? All of us have a thumbprint (拇指纹 手印). No two thumbprints are the same. Maybe someday the government will keep people"s thumbprints with a number. No two people will have the same thumbprint or number. When we want to buy something, we will put our thumbs on a machine or computer. Each store or business will have one. Everyone"s thumbprint will be in the computers. It will be very difficult to lose our thumbprint. It will be difficult for someone to steal it or make one like it.
6. 
What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?
A Credit cards have the same problems as currency.
B People steal both credit cards and money.
C Credit cards will be better than currency.
D People will use only credit cards in the future.
7. 
The word "currency" (Para.2) most probably means ______.
A things
B plastic card
C pocket
D money
8. 
From Paragraph 3, we know that our thumbprint is ______.
A easy to lose
B easy to make
C easy to use
D all of the above
9. 
We may infer (推断) from the passage that people need ______.
A some kind of money
B computers
C credit cards
D thumbprints
10. 
Which of the following is NOT true?
A Some people may take our credit cards.
B Some of the thumbprints may be the same.
C Our future money should be easier to use.
D It will be difficult to steal our thumbprints.
(C)

It seems to me that British newspapers aren"t really newspapers at all. They contain news, it is true, but much of this news only appears in print because it is guaranteed (保证) to shock, surprise or cause a chuckle.
What should we expect to find in a real newspaper? Interesting political articles. Accurate reports of what has been happening in distant comers of the world. The latest news from the stock exchange. Full coverage of great sporting events. In-depth interviews with leading personalities.
It is a sad fact that in Britain the real newspapers, the ones that report the facts, sell in thousands, while the popular papers that set out to shock or amuse have a circulation of several million. One"s inescapable conclusion is that the vast majority of British readers do not really want a proper newspaper at all. They just want a few pages of entertainment.
I buy the same newspaper every day. In this paper political matters, both British and foreign, are covered in full. The editorial column may support government policy on one issue and oppose it on another. There is a full page of book reviews and another devoted to the latest happenings in the theatre, the cinema and the world of art. Stock exchange prices are quoted daily. So are the exchange rates of the world"s major currencies. The sports correspondents are among the best in the country, while the standard of the readers" letters is absolutely first class. If an intelligent person were to find a copy of this paper 50 years from now, he or she would still find it entertaining, interesting and instructive.
So my favourite newspaper is obviously very different from those popular papers that have a circulation of several million. But that does not mean that it is "better" or that they are "worse. " We are not comparing like with like. A publisher printing a newspaper with a circulation of several million is running a highly successful commercial operation. The people who buy his product are obviously satisfied customers and in a free society everybody should have the right to buy whatever kind of newspaper he pleases.
11. 
What kind of newspaper does the author prefer?
A A popular newspaper.
B An entertaining newspaper.
C A daily newspaper.
D A serious newspaper.
12. 
Why do the popular newspapers sell better?
A People don"t like real news.
B People have bad taste.
C People are mostly uneducated.
D People want entertainment.
13. 
The author thinks that the popular newspapers are not ______.
A entertaining
B instructive
C interesting
D amusing
14. 
The real newspapers are more suitable for ______.
A common people
B hard-working people
C intelligent people
D curious people
15. 
According to the author, the popular papers are ______.
A better than the real newspapers
B different from the real newspapers
C worse than the real newspapers
D more interesting than the real newspapers
(D)

Is language, like food, a basic human need without which a child at a critical period of life can be starved and damaged? Judging from the experiment of Frederick Ⅱ in the thirteenth century, it may be. Hoping to discover what language a child would speak if he heard no mother tongue, he told the nurses to keep silent.
All the babies died before the first year. But clearly there was more than lack of language here. What was missing was good mothering. Without good mothering, in the first year of life especially, the ability to survive is seriously influenced.
Today no such severe lack exists as that ordered by Frederick Ⅱ Nevertheless, some children are still backward in speaking. Most often the reason for this is that the mother is insensitive (不敏感的) to the signals (信号) of the baby, whose brain is made to learn language rapidly. If these sensitive periods are neglected, the ideal time for acquiring skills passes and they might never be learned so easily again. A bird learns to sing and to fly rapidly at the right time, but the process is slow and hard once the critical stage has passed.
Experts suggest that speech stages are reached in a fixed order and at a constant age, but there are cases where speech has started late in a child who eventually turns out to be clever.
At twelve weeks a baby smiles and makes vowel-like sounds, at twelve months he can speak simple words and understand simple commands, at eighteen months he has a vocabulary of three to fifty words. At three he knows about 1000 words which he can put into sentences, and at four he knows his language differs from that of his parents in style rather than grammar.
16. 
What was the purpose of the experiment of Frederick II in the thirteenth century?
A To discover what language a child would speak without hearing any human speech.
B To prove that a baby couldn"t live without his mother.
C To find out what role careful nursing would play in teaching a child to speak.
D To prove that a child would be damaged without learning a language.A
17. 
According to the passage, the reason that the children of Frederick II"s experiment died is ______.
A lack of language
B lack of good mothering
C without mother tongue
D the nurses" careless nursing
18. 
Today some children are backward in speaking because ______.
A they are incapable of learning language rapidly
B they are faced with so much language at once
C their mothers respond improperly to their attempts to speak
D their brain is not made to learn language rapidly
19. 
If a child starts to speak later than other normal children, he will ______ in the future.
A be more clever than others
B be insensitive to verbal signals
C be less intelligent
D not necessarily be backward
20. 
A child can say "Mum" probably at ______.
A twelve weeks
B twelve months
C three years
D four years