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中国科学院大学英语B考试样题
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Thisexampaperincludestwoparts:
PAPERONE(100minutes,75points)andPAPERTWO(50minutes,25points).
(第100分钟时收AnswersheetI)
ASampleTestPAPERONE
PartIListeningComprehension
SectionA(10points)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatissaid.Eachconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearthequestion,readthefourchoicesoftheanswergivenandchoosethebestonebymarkingthecorrespondingletterA,B,C,orDonyourAnswerSheetI.
1.A.Gobackhome.
B.Mailaletter.
C.Dotheshopping.
D.Asktheway.
2.A.Dennisalwaysaltershisideaaboutanouting.
B.Dennishasnochoicebuttocomewiththem.
C.It’ssurprisingthatDenniswouldcomewiththem.
D.Dennishasatlastagreedtogoout.
3.A.Gooutforfunwiththegirl.
B.TravelwiththegirltoHolland.
C.Trynottospendsomuchmoney.
D.Letthegirlpayherownbill.
4.A.Themanshouldreschedulethetrip.
B.Shehasnoideawhenthesemesterends.
C.She’llcallthetravelagencytoconfirmthedate.
D.Themanshouldspendhisholidayssomewhereelse.
5.A.Heforgottomailtheletter.
B.Helefttheletterinhisoffice.
C.Theletterslippedoffhisdesk.
D.Heshouldhaveputtheletterinhisbag.
6.A.Hewasexhausted.
B.Hewasdrunk.
C.Hewasworried.
D.Hewaslateforwork.
7.A.Inamall.
B.Inapharmacy.
C.Inthecleaner’s.
D.Inadepartmentstore.
8.A.Thewomanarguedforherinnocenceatcourt.
B.Thewomancomplainedthatshewasforcedtopaythefine.
C.Thewomanhasgotawaywithmanyviolationsoftrafficlaw.
D.Thewomanpleadedignorancethistimeofherviolationofthetrafficlaw.
9.A.Jackhastomeetatightdeadline.
B.Jackhascompletedhisassignment
C.Jackgothimselfburntlastnight.
D.ProfessorDavidisapleasantfigure.
10.A.HedoesnotlikeBeth.
B.Hethinkstheworldistoocrowded.
C.Heistooexcitedtodoanythingabouttheparty.
D.Hewillnothelparrangefortheparty.
SectionB(10points)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhearthreemini-talksandeachofthemwillbespokenonlyonce.Whilelisteningtothem,readthequestionsthatfolloweachtalk.YouwillbeaskedtowritedownyouransweronyourAnswerSheetII,usingonesentenceonly,eithercompleteorincomplete.Youranswershouldbeconciseandtothepoint.
Questions11to13arebasedonMini-talkOne:
Mini-talkOne
11:
HowmuchgraindoratsdestroyeachyearinIndia?
12:
Wheredoratslive?
13:
Howdoratsspreaddiseasesindirectly?
Questions14to16arebasedonMini-talkTwo:
Mini-talkTwo
14:
WhateducationdoesthevastmajorityofUSPostalServicejobsrequire?
15:
Whencanoneknowthespecialrequirementsforsomepostaljobs?
16:
Inadditiontothevarietyofpaidleave,whatotherbenefitsareprovidedforapostalemployee?
(Listatleasttwo.)
Questions17to20arebasedonMini-talkThree:
Mini-talkThree
17:
Whyispopularartsaidtobeprimarilyentertainment?
18:
Whatisthedistinctioninartbetweenaprofessionalandanamateur?
19:
Howdoeshighartdifferfrompopularartfinancially?
20:
Whatarepeopleinterestedinhighartoftenrequiredtodo?
PartIIUseofEnglishandReadingComprehension
SectionA(15points)
Directions:
Thereare15blanksinthefollowingpassage.Readthepassagecarefullyandfillineachoftheblanksbychoosingtherightwordorphrasefromthelistgivenbelow.WriteyouranswerontheAnswerSheetII.Capitalizethewordwhenitisnecessary.Thewordsandphraseslistedaretwiceasmanyastheblanks.Onceawordorphraseischosen,itmustbeusedonlyonce.
adversely,accompanying,as,balanced,challenged,continue,continuous,destroyed,discern,estimated,ever,exceeded,feasible,following,fortunately,incase,instantaneously,like,once,overcome,precede,regrettably,separated,simultaneously,than,that,therefore,transforming,when,while
Manyofthemostdamagingandlife-threateningtypesofweather—torrentialrains,severethunderstorm,andtornadoes—beganquickly,strikesuddenly,anddissipaterapidly,devastatingsmallregions21leavingneighboringareasuntouched.Onesuchevent,atornado,struckthenortheasternsectionofEdmonton,Alberta,inJuly1987.Totaldamagesfromthetornado22$250million,thehighest23foranyCanadianstorm.Conventionalcomputermodelsoftheatmospherehavelimitedvalueinpredictingshort-livedlocalstorms24theEdmontontornado,becausetheavailableweatherdataaregenerallynotdetailedenoughtoallowcomputerstodiscernthesubtleatmosphericchangesthat25thesestorms.Inmostnations,forexample,weather-balloonobservationsaretakenjust26everytwelvehoursatlocationstypically27byhundredsofmiles.Withsuchlimiteddata,conventionalforecastingmodelsdoamuchbetterjobpredictinggeneralweatherconditionsoverlargeregions28theydoforecastingspecificlocalevents.
Untilrecently,theobservation—intensiveapproachneededforaccurate,veryshort-rangeforecasts,or“Nowcast”,wasnot29.Thecostofequippingandoperatingmanythousandsofconventionalweatherstationswasprohibitivelyhigh,andthedifficultiesinvolvedinrapidlycollectingandprocessingtherawweatherdatafromsuchanetworkwereinsurmountable.30,scientificandtechnologicaladvanceshave31mostoftheseproblems.Radarsystems,automatedweatherinstruments,andsatellitesareallcapableofmakingdetailed,nearly32observationsoverlargeregionsatarelativelylowcost.Communicationssatellitescantransmitdataaroundtheworldcheaplyand33,andmoderncomputerscanquicklycompileandanalyzethislargevolumeofweatherinformation.Meteorologistsandcomputerscientistsnowworktogethertodesigncomputerprogramsandvideoequipmentcapableof34rawweatherdataintowords,symbols,andvividgraphicdisplaysthatforecasterscaninterpreteasilyandquickly.35meteorologistshavebegunusingthesenewtechnologiesinweatherforecastingoffices,nowcastingisbecomingareality.
SectionB(20questions×1.5points=30points)
Directions:
Readthefollowingpassagescarefullyandthenselectthebestanswerfromthefourchoicesgiventoanswereachofthequestionsorcompleteeachofthestatementsthatfolloweachpassage.MarktheletterofyourchoiceonyourAnswerSheetI.
Passage1
Forcenturies,thegravelandsandofGeorgesBankandthegreatcanyons,muddybasins,andshallowledgesoftheGulfofMainehavesupportedoneoftheworld’smostproductivefishingregions.Butbigbouldershavehistoricallyprotecteda1050-square-kilometerregionatthebank’snortheasterntipfromdredgingboatsinsearchofscallopsandtrawlershuntingdowngroundfish.However,thosebouldersarebecominglessofadeterrentagainstimprovedandsturdiergear.SowhengeologistPageValentineoftheU.S.GeologicalSurveyinWoodsHole,Massachusetts,stoodbeforehiscolleagueslastmonthanddefendedhisproposaltosafeguardthisrare,undisturbedgravelbed,heknewthathewasalsostandingatthecrossroadsofscienceandpolitics.
Valentine’spresentationwaspartofa2-dayworkshopheldattheNewEnglandAquariumheretobuildsupportforMarineProtectedAreas(MPAs),acontroversialconceptaimedatpreservingbiodiversityincoastalwaters.Themeeting,organizedbyElliottNorse,founderoftheMarineConservationBiologyInstituteinRedmond,Washington,featuredtalksby21expertsacrossarangeofmarinehabitatsandspeciesandrepresentedthemarinecommunity’sbiggestpushforMPAs.
Thediscussiongeneratedamapthatnominated29%oftheoceanflooroffthecoastofNewEnglandandCanada’sMaritimeProvinceforprotection,aswellas25%ofpelagic(open-ocean)waters.Thenextstepwillcomeinthefall,whenthescientistsdiscusstheplanwithgovernmentofficials,commercialstakeholders,andenvironmentalactivists—meetingsthatarelikelytobecontentious.“Theconservationgroupswillwanttoseeifvariousspeciesarecovered.Andvariousfishermenwillbeconvincedthattheirlivelihoodisthreatened,”saysMikePentony,ananalystfortheNewEnglandFisheryManagementCouncil,whowasanobserveratlastmonth’sworkshop.TheareascouldbeestablishedbytheNationalMarineFisheriesServiceorunderexistingU.S.andCanadianlawstoprotectendangeredspeciesandhabitats.
36.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.FisheryIndustryinNewEngland.
B.PlantoProtectCoastalwatersofNewEngland.
C.RestorationofMarineLifeintheGulfofMaine.
D.ProblemsCriticaltoEcologicalBalanceinGeorgesBank.
37.Theabundanceoffishintheareahasbeenaresultof________.
A.theperpetualfisheryclosure
B.thestringentbanonoverfishing
C.theeffectivefisherymanagement
D.itsuniquegeographicfeatures
38.Bouldersusedtobeadeterrentto________.
A.scallop
B.groundfish
C.fishingboats
D.improvedgear
39.Atthetwo-dayworkshop,thescientistsreachedanagreementon______.
A.themarineareastobepreserved
B.howtorescuetheendangeredspecies
C.theguaranteeofthefishermen’slivelihood
D.whattodiscusswiththegovernmentofficials
40.WhichofthefollowingCANNOTbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?
A.Thefishermenwillbeworriedabouttheirlivelihood.
B.Adecisionissoontobemadeontheprotectedareas.
C.Commercialstakeholdersmaybeatoddswithscientists.
D.Conflictinginterestswillarisebetweenfishermenandscientists.
Passage2
Somepeopleareaccustomed
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