大学英语一级水平测试-11
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Part Ⅰ Writing
1. 
描述大学生拥有手机这一现象
    2．简单表述你对此的看法
   
College Students Owning Mobile Phones

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Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.
   For questions 1 - 7, mark
   Y (for YES)             if the statement agrees with the information given in the
                           passage;
   N (for NO)              if the statement contradicts the information given in the
                           passage;
   NG (for NOT GIVEN)      if the information is not given in the passage.
   For questions 8 - 10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.
   
Blogging

    Blogging is growing and for very good reasons, much like e-mail took off ten years ago. And like ten years ago when I found myself repeatedly trying to explain e-mail to people and why they really did need an e-mail address, now I'm explaining blogging and why it matters.
    What Is Blogging?
    The act of producing a blog. What's a blog? That's a little bit harder to answer. The term blog is short for web log, a "log" of diary-like entries published on a website. This is how it started, people publishing their daily thoughts for all to read on their website. Sometimes new entries are produced every few minutes, and sometimes just once and a while. It all depends on the author and what she or he wants to express.
    But blogging has evolved to mean much more than diary entries. Blogging is easy, almost instant, publishing of content to a website, where every entry is preserved in a database and is therefore categorizable and searchable. Content can be photographs, restaurant reviews, or anything digitally storable on a computer that you can categorize. One of my blogs is a group web log for book reviews. Several of my friends are authors on this site with the ability to post reviews of books they've read. The other blog is set up sort of like a journal, except that it is rarely personal. I use it mostly to park things (ideas, opinions, links, humor) that I find interesting or useful, and think others might find so as well.
    The true power of the blog comes from its interactivity with visitors and other blogs. As an author, you can allow your web visitors to comment on your entries, the comments then being published along side or in a separate window of the entry. As you find other blogs that you like to read, you link to them on your blog site. And as others find your blog interesting, they link to you as well. All of this helps build a community of those who share a common interest in each other's content.
    Why Does Blogging Matter?
    1. It gives you a place to easily store interesting bits of information and ideas that you come across. Computer storage is cheap. Brain storage is unreliable. The computer is more efficient at searching than the brain is, and better at storage. We forget things. The computer doesn't. With a blog, the stored knowledge is on the net, accessible from any browser anywhere in the world.
    2. Writing your thoughts down, on paper or computer, is a good mental discipline. It sharpens your intellect. It refines your thinking. It helps clarify your thoughts so that you communicate them better. And it puts you in the position of "creator" rather than passive consumer of content.
    3. By opening up your blogs to comments, you invite the collective intelligence (hopefully) of your readers to add to your thoughts and to contribute to your knowledge. You've created a collaborative thought space.
    4. Young people are blogging. Blog sites are replacing home pages because of the ease of publishing, the depth of functionality, and the connections with other bloggers.
    5. If you produce a website, your website will score higher in Google rankings (search engine results) if your site is a biog. Google rewards sites for rapidly changing content and links outbound and inbound from other sites, which is the nature of blogs.
    6. Now anyone can publish. The best content will get the most exposure as more blogs link to it and more people comment to it. The publishing and distributing of content will become decentralized, shifting power away from the major media companies.
    How Do You Get Started?
    If you want to start a blog, you'll need blogging software to load on your server, or a blogging hosting service to host your blog for you. The easiest way is to use a host service like Blogger. corn or TypePad. Blogger. corn is free and ad supported, but you will need to know some HTML to get started and to make your site look good. TypePad is a new service that costs a minimum of $5 per month, but you don't have to know any HTML and the service is the most feature rich of all of them with gorgeous styles from which to choose the look of your blog.
    If you want the most flexibility and customizable features, you'll need to go with blogging software that you load onto a remote server hosting your website. Movable Type (from the same company that makes TypePad) is the most powerful solution out there, with a free license available for personal, non-commercial use and licenses available for personal and commercial use that includes support. Movable Type requires a good knowledge of HTML and style sheets but the documentation is extensive and MT has an active user base and support forum.
1. 
It's easy to persuade people to use blogging now.
2. 
You can post anything on your blog and also link other blogs to yours.
3. 
Blogging can't store your information you find interesting.
4. 
Your blogging won't be shared by bloggers.
5. 
In the future today's home page will be replaced by blogging.
6. 
Some day in the future blogging will replace e-mails.
7. 
To start a blog costs $5 a month and also requires some basic knowledge of HTML.
8. 
Blogging is easy, almost ______.
9. 
With a blog, the stored knowledge is ______.
10. 
By opening up your blogs to comments, you invite your readers to ______.
Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation 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, Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
 
 
1. 
  • A. In an office. 
  • B. On a farm. 
  • C. In a clinic. 
  • D. In a restaurant.
A  B  C  D  
2. 
  • A. A customer. 
  • B. A student. 
  • C. An employee. 
  • D. A patient.
A  B  C  D  
3. 
  • A. Ten times. 
  • B. Eight times. 
  • C. Four times. 
  • D. Two times.
A  B  C  D  
4. 
  • A. At 8:15. 
  • B. At10:18. 
  • C. At 8:00. 
  • D. At 8:30.
A  B  C  D  
5. 
  • A. Having lunch first. 
  • B. Buying a reading lamp first. 
  • C. Going home for a rest. 
  • D. Reading by the lamp.
A  B  C  D  
 
 
6. 
  • A. Making a request. 
  • B. Offering help. 
  • C. Asking the time. 
  • D. Apologizing.
A  B  C  D  
7. 
  • A. Tuesday morning. 
  • B. Thursday morning. 
  • C. Thursday afternoon. 
  • D. Tuesday afternoon.
A  B  C  D  
8. 
  • A. No one can find the manager's apartment. 
  • B. He helps people find apartments here. 
  • C. His family lives in the apartment building. 
  • D. He has no idea where to find the manager.
A  B  C  D  
    Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
 
9. 
  • A. Student and teacher. 
  • B. Shop assistant and customer. 
  • C. Boss and assistant. 
  • D. Chair and teacher.
A  B  C  D  
10. 
  • A. Technical problem. 
  • B. Marketing problem. 
  • C. Office hour problem. 
  • D. Damage problem.
A  B  C  D  
11. 
  • A. She asked the student why he didn't tell her earlier. 
  • B. She said she would not change her idea. 
  • C. She thought she should have consulted her students earlier. 
  • D. She would not have other free time.
A  B  C  D  
12. 
  • A. She is careful. 
  • B. She is flexible.     
  • C. She is strict.               
  • D. She is stubborn.
A  B  C  D  
    Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
 
13. 
  • A. The hair dryer does not work. 
  • B. The hair dryer has a speed problem. 
  • C. The hair dryer works on and off. 
  • D. The hair dryer has color off on the hand.
A  B  C  D  
14. 
  • A. Someone dropped it off the table. 
  • B. Someone damaged it while in use. 
  • C. They don't know. 
  • D. There is an electricity problem.
A  B  C  D  
15. 
  • A. The woman will replace it. 
  • B. The woman will not replace it. 
  • C. The woman will repair it. 
  • D. The woman will return it to the factory.
A  B  C  D  
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 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). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
    Passage One
    Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
 
1. 
  • A. She had something wrong with her stomach. 
  • B. She had got a fever. 
  • C. She paid her doctor a short visit. 
  • D. She had something wrong with her skin.
A  B  C  D  
2. 
  • A. She should eat more vegetables. 
  • B. She shouldn't eat any of the things listed by her doctor. 
  • C. She had to write down all the things listed by the doctor. 
  • D. She should eat some of the things listed by the doctor.
A  B  C  D  
3. 
  • A. Her husband had done all her shopping. 
  • B. Her husband hadn't bought everything she needed. 
  • C. Her husband had bought the things she was not supposed to eat. 
  • D. Her husband had bought some of the things she needed.
A  B  C  D  
    Passage Two
    Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
 
4. 
  • A. English. 
  • B. Physics. 
  • C. Chemistry. 
  • D. Both B and C.
A  B  C  D  
5. 
  • A. "What is physics?" 
  • B. "What is chemistry)" 
  • C. "What is water?" 
  • D. "What is a liquid?"
A  B  C  D  
6. 
  • A. He was a dirty boy. 
  • B. He was a clever boy. 
  • C. He was a good boy. 
  • D. He was a bad boy.
A  B  C  D  
    Passage Three
    Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
 
7. 
  • A. Postage service. 
  • B. Sender. 
  • C. Clerks. 
  • D. Recipient.
A  B  C  D  
8. 
  • A. Cheat the mails. 
  • B. Transmit secret information. 
  • C. Determine the amount of postage paid to clerks. 
  • D. Check on the amount of mail carried.
A  B  C  D  
9. 
  • A. Passing laws against using codes. 
  • B. Collecting in advance. 
  • C. Checking each piece of mail for codes. 
  • D. Collecting from the recipient.
A  B  C  D  
10. 
  • A. 400 years. 
  • B. 300 years. 
  • C. 200 years. 
  • D. 100 years.
A  B  C  D  
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 Jill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 48 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
    For Americans, the traditional season to buy winter holiday gifts begins on the last Friday in     1    . "Black Friday" is the name for the day just after Thanksgiving Day. But lately there is a term for another popular shopping day. that     2    Black Friday.. "Cyber Monday".
    The term Cyber Monday comes from an     3    made by people who study the holiday buying     4    . That is, lots of people may have gone into stores over the Thanksgiving weekend to look for     5    . But many wait until they return to work on Monday to buy     6    . Many people have faster Internet     7    on the computers at their jobs than at home.
    Consumer spending     8    two-thirds of all economic activity in the United States. And about one-fourth of all personal spending     9    . There are gifts to buy for Christmas, Hanukkah and the African-American celebration of Kwanzaa.
        10    from the tradition of recording profits in black ink and losses in red ink. Black Friday may be a profitable time for sellers,     11    . Now the busiest day usually falls just before Christmas on December twenty-fifth.
 
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Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten 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. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
    The professor wanted to know why many of her students did not complete their work or ask for help. She     1    to do a research project. She got the     2    of the university ethics committee. Such groups consider moral and legal     3    in studies.
    In the spring of 2002, she     4    to her own university under the name "Rebekah Nathan" and was     5    . She lived in student housing. She took five classes during her first term and two in the second semester. She did pretty well, although she got one C, a mark of     6    . She also played sports.
    The professor says her year as a student changed the way she teaches. She gives less reading now. She asks questions     7    to get students to speak more. She offers help. And she says she is no longer     8    if a student falls asleep.
    Other professors and research experts, however, criticize the experiment. They say she was     9    . They say she could have gotten the same information without     10    . There have been a lot of angry comments on the Internet. But some people say she tells the real story of student life.
    A. issues                              I)  spying
    B. designed                            J)  offended
    C. decided                            K) matter
    D. approval                            L) made
    E. applied                            M) honest
    F. dishonest                          N) even
    G. average                            O) agreed
    H) admitted
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Section B
   Directions: There are 2 reading passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions 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 letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
    In many homes, divorce is caused by the "battle between the sexes". To understand the problem, one must remember that modern American woman is freed. During childhood and youth, the American girl is given freedom and education which is equal to a boy's. After completing school, she is able to get a job and support herself. She doesn't have to marry for financial security. She considers herself an independent, self-sufficient person. She wants a husband whom she can respect. She wants a democratic household in which she has a voice in making decisions. When a husband and wife are able to share decision-making, their marriage is probably closer, stronger, and more satisfying. Otherwise, the couple is likely to wind up in the divorce court.
    When a couple gets divorced, the court usually requires the man to pay his former wife a monthly sum of money. If the couple has children, they usually remain with the mother, and the father is expected to pay for their support.
    Although divorce is quite common in the United States, 80 percent of those who get divorced remarry. The remarriages allow thousands of people, especially children, to enjoy family life again, but at the same time many troubles have arisen. A well-known American joke tells of a wife calling to her second husband, "Quick, John! Come here and help me! Your children are beating up our children!"
1. 
What is the passage mainly discussing?
  • A. Financial trouble in the family. 
  • B. Different attitudes between husband and wife towards children's education. 
  • C. Women's liberation movement. 
  • D. Lack of democratic atmosphere in the household often leads to divorce.
A  B  C  D  
2. 
What do you know of modern American women according to the passage?
  • A. They are overbearing. 
  • B. They are more independent than ever before. 
  • C. They do not have much to say in the household. 
  • D. They respect their husbands, but do not listen to them.
A  B  C  D  
3. 
What kind of marriage can be successful according to the passage?
  • A. Both the man and woman are financially secure. 
  • B. Husband and wife share housework. 
  • C. Both the man and woman are well-educated. 
  • D. Decisions are made by the man and woman together.
A  B  C  D  
4. 
What happens when a couple is divorced according to the passage?
  • A. The children become homeless. 
  • B. The man is still held responsible for the welfare of his children. 
  • C. Life becomes difficult for the woman and her children. 
  • D. The man, rather than the woman, remarries soon.
A  B  C  D  
5. 
What does the well-known joke suggest?
  • A. Remarriages often end up in failure. 
  • B. Children are unhappy in the new family. 
  • C. The mother is not respected by the stepchildren. 
  • D. Remarriage causes new troubles in the household.
A  B  C  D  
Passage Two
    We are all called upon to make a speech sometime in life, but most of us don't do a very good job. We may get nervous, forget what we want to say, or talk too long and bore our audience. Later we may think, "Thank goodness, it's over. I'm not good at public speaking. I hope I never have to do that again."
    It doesn't have to be that bad. Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech-making, First of all, it is important to plan. Find out everything you can about your subject. And, at the same time, find out as much as you can about your audience. Who are they? Why are they coming to hear you speak? Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech.
    Ask yourself the purpose of your speech. What is the occasion? Why are you speaking? There are many possible speaking roles, and each one has its own special characteristics. Don't spoil your speech by confusing one speaking role with another.
    When you are making your speech, try to relax. Speak slowly and clearly and look at people in your audience. Use simple vocabulary and expressions whenever possible. Pause for a few seconds now and then to give your audience a chance to think about what you have said.
    If you follow these steps, you'll see that you don't have to be afraid of public speaking.
1. 
According to the first paragraph, which of the following statements is NOT true?
  • A. We may make mistakes when making a public speech. 
  • B. Most of us don't know how to make a good public speech. 
  • C. Every one of us hopes to have the chance to speak in public. 
  • D. We may think that we can never make a good speech.
A  B  C  D  
2. 
What does "put yourself in their shoes" (Line 4, Para. 2) mean?
  • A. Be sure to wear nice clothing when you give your speech. 
  • B. Try on their shoes to see if they fit you. 
  • C. Try to imagine how they think and feel about your speech. 
  • D. Take your shoes off when making your speech.
A  B  C  D  
3. 
What if you confuse one speaking role with another?
  • A. You will ruin your speech and make it a failure. 
  • B. Your speech will become a complete success. 
  • C. You will spoil your audience. 
  • D. You will spoil yourself.
A  B  C  D  
4. 
While making a speech, you are NOT supposed to ______.
  • A. speak slowly and clearly 
  • B. look at people in your audience 
  • C. use simple vocabulary and expressions whenever possible 
  • D. be serious
A  B  C  D  
5. 
What is the passage mainly about?
  • A. How to improve your speaking ability. 
  • B. One should always make a short speech. 
  • C. How to overcome your tension. 
  • D. The pleasure in making a public speech.
A  B  C  D  
Part Ⅴ Cloze
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
    Smoking, which may be a pleasure for some people, is a serious source of discomfort for their fellows.     1    , medical authorities express their     2    about the effect of smoking     3    the health not only     4    those who smoke but also of those who do not. In fact, nonsmokers who must     5    inhale (吸入) the air polluted by tobacco smoke may     6    more than the smokers themselves.
    As you are doubtlessly     7    , a considerable number of our students have     8    in an effort to     9    the university to ban smoking in the classrooms. I believe they are     10    right in their aim.     11    , I would hope that it is     12    to achieve this by     13    the smokers to use good judgment and show concern     14    others rather than by regulation.
    Smoking is     15    by city laws in theaters and in halls used for     16    films as well as in laboratories where there     17    be a fire hazard. Elsewhere, it is up to your good sense.
    I am     18    asking you to maintain     19    in the auditoriums, classrooms and seminar rooms. This will prove that you have the nonsmoker's health and wellbeing     20    , which is very important to a large number of our students.
1. 
  • A. Still 
  • B. More 
  • C. Again 
  • D. Further
A  B  C  D  
2. 
  • A. concern 
  • B. trouble 
  • C. interest 
  • D. displeasure
A  B  C  D  
3. 
  • A. on 
  • B. in 
  • C. with 
  • D. to
A  B  C  D  
4. 
  • A. to 
  • B. about 
  • C. with 
  • D. of
A  B  C  D  
5. 
  • A. involuntarily 
  • B. instinctively 
  • C. spontaneously 
  • D. reluctantly
A  B  C  D  
6. 
  • A. endure 
  • B. suffer 
  • C. undergo 
  • D. put up with
A  B  C  D  
7. 
  • A. alert 
  • B. awake 
  • C. aware 
  • D. informed
A  B  C  D  
8. 
  • A. linked 
  • B. connected 
  • C. associated 
  • D. joined
A  B  C  D  
9. 
  • A. make 
  • B. persuade 
  • C. cause 
  • D. tell
A  B  C  D  
10. 
  • A. entirely 
  • B. totally 
  • C. just 
  • D. wholly
A  B  C  D  
11. 
  • A. But then 
  • B. However 
  • C. Further 
  • D. Moreover
A  B  C  D  
12. 
  • A. likely 
  • B. probable 
  • C. capable 
  • D. possible
A  B  C  D  
13. 
  • A. pleading 
  • B. begging 
  • C. insisting 
  • D. calling on
A  B  C  D  
14. 
  • A. with 
  • B. for 
  • C. to 
  • D. in
A  B  C  D  
15. 
  • A. prohibited 
  • B. stopped 
  • C. showing 
  • D. prevented
A  B  C  D  
16. 
  • A. playing 
  • B. demonstrating 
  • C. showing 
  • D. exhibiting
A  B  C  D  
17. 
  • A. will 
  • B. should 
  • C. may 
  • D. must
A  B  C  D  
18. 
  • A. hence 
  • B. therefore 
  • C. subsequently 
  • D. so
A  B  C  D  
19. 
  • A. "No Smoking" 
  • B. "Nonsmoking" 
  • C. "No smoke" 
  • D. "Nonsmoke"
A  B  C  D  
20. 
  • A. on mind 
  • B. in heart 
  • C. in mind 
  • D. on your mind
A  B  C  D  
Part Ⅵ Translation
   Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
1. 
We can't rule out the possibility that ______ (天气变坏).
2. 
It is he who has pointed out my shortcomings and ______ (并鼓励我加以改正).
3. 
The insurance company ______ (会赔偿大火造成的损失).
4. 
It is known to all that the new rule ______ (将于明年开始生效).
5. 
A lot of hotels have been built up recently in Shanghai ______ (为了满足旅游业的需要).