新英达自考英语专科试题2009年4月水平考试一笔试
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新英达自考英语专科试题XX年月水平考试一笔试
2009年4月高等教育自学考试北京市命题考试英语水平考试(一)(笔试) 试卷(考试时问：4月12日下午2：00——4：00)本试卷共5页。
满分l00分；考试时间l20分钟。
本试卷全部为选择题。
应考者必须在“答题卡”上的“选择题答题区”内按照试题题号顺序直接答题，答在试卷上无效。
Section I Vocabulary and Grammatical Structure(60 % )Part ADirections: In this part of the test, four words or phrases are given. You are to choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your choice of answer on your ANSWER SHEET. ( 20 % )1. To the truth, I forgot all about my promise.A. sayB. speakC. talkD. tell2. He was pleased to have the to hear such a fine musician play his favourite piece of music.A. timeB. possibilityC. placeD. opportunity3. The of the lake is covered with reeds and rushes.A. beachB. coastC. shoreD. bank4. Paper clips, drawing pins and safety-pins were all over the floor.A. scatterdB. sprayedC. dispersedD. separated5. Don't to correct me if I make a mistake.A. stopB. mindC. hesitateD. pause6. I wandered through the cool of the forest trees.A. shadowB. darkC. shadeD. side7. Can you wait for a few minutes while I make myselfA. respectfulB. representedC. presentableD. suitable8. The autumn air felt so she went to fetch a coat.A. coolB. chillyC. chillD. stuffy9. I was not by his many arguments so finally we agreed to differ.A. convictedB. assuredC. convincedD. concerned10. Dieticians have recently suggestions for a complete reform in our eating habits.A. taken outB. thrown acrossC. put forwardD. made upPart BDirections: In Part B, each question consists of an incomplete sentence. Four words or phrases, marked A, B, C, and D are given beneath the sentence. You are to choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Then, on your ANSWER SHEET, find the number of the item and mark your choice of answer. ( 20 % )11. Either you or I able to attend the lecture.A. isB. amC. has beenD. are to be12. There no point in questioning him further.A. isB. areC. have beenD. isn't any13. The subject of politics always interested him.A. hasB. haveC. areD. is14. The Canterbury Tales written by Chaucer,A. has beenB. wereC. wasD. had been15. The bird builds nest in the tree.A. herB. it'sC. itsD. heir’s16. He asked three men--Bob, Joe, and to be ready.A. IB. herselfC. meD. himself17. I don't think everyone should stay here until the last minute, .A. do theyB. shouldn't theyC. do ID. should they18. If a new secretary wants to succeed, must work hard.A. sheB. theyC. weD. he who19. He is one of the boys who always well at school.A. doesB. doC. didD. done20. I hope you don't mind this evening.A. going on footB. go on footC. will go on footD. to go on footPart CDirections: Below the following passage you will find a list of items which refer to the numbered blanks in the passage. Complete the passage, using the item in each set (A, B, C, D) which best fits the meaning of the passage. Then, on your ANSWER SHEET, find the number of the item and mark your choice of answer. (20 % ) Although many overseas students have learnt English as a foreign language at secondary school, they have had litde opportunity to practise it. Many have considerable difficulty in studying English when they first 21 to Britain. This applies particularly 22 post-graduate students, who do not have to satisfy formal entry requirements in English.Some universities in Britain have 23 that many overseas students need 24 with their English in order 25 successful in their studies. These universities have now appointed lecturers to teach English to those students with language problems. The classes are usually 26 according to the language skill 27 most or the subject the student is studying. The lecturers are also responsible 28 investigations into the needs of students 29 they can provide teaching materials to meet these needs. In addition, they provide 30 both to students and to their university departments.21. A. will come B. come C. came D. have come22. A. to B. with C. by D. of23. A. recognized B. understood C. known D. realized24. A. a help B. the help C. help D. the helping25. A. they are B. to being C. for being D. to be26. A. organizing B. being organized C. organized D. being organized27. A. needing B. needed C. having needed D. need28. A. they carry out B. for carrying out C. carry out D. carrying29. A. so that B. for C. as a result D. that30. A. advices B. advice C. any advice D. an adviceSection II Reading Comprehension (40 % )Directions: In this section you will be given two passages of reading material followed by questions about the meaning of the material. You are to choose the one best answer, A, B, C, or D to each question. Then, on your ANSWER SHEET, find the number of the item and mark your choice of answer.Passage 1Today, many planes can fly several times faster than sound. But for several years after 1945 it seemed that there was a "sound barrier" :a kind of wall no plane could pass through. Pilots first met this barrier in the fastest planes of the Second World War. When they came near the speed of sound in a dive, their planes would suddenly begin to shake and tremble. It was almost as if they were being hit by a huge hammer. Several times pilots lost their lives when, suddenly, the wings of the plane were torn off.Aero plane designers knew the cause of this. They knew that when a plane comes near the speed of sound, waves of air build up in front of the wings. The wings cannot cut through them. The barrier or wall consists of these thick waves of air. The American Air Force ordered a special,-rocket-powered plane in order to look into the problem. It was very strongly built and had special wings. But the young pilot, Captain C. Yeager, still had to face a frightening fact. He might easily be killed.In 1947 he took the plane up on a number of flights. Each time he came closer to the speed of sound. The closer he got, the more the plane shook and trembled. He finally decided he would break through the barrier. To save fuel, the special plane was taken up high above the clouds under a bomber. Then it was dropped. Yeager turned the engine on and the plane began to get nearer and nearer the speed of sound. At one point it seemed that the plane would fall apart in the shaking. But suddenly the people on the ground heard a tremendous boom, like the sound of thunder. At the same time, the shaking stopped. The plane was flying faster than sound but perfectly smoothly. Yeager had "broken the sound barrier" and he had also shown that it was not a problem if the plane was designed properly.31. The sound barrier was first met byA. very fast planes in the Second World WarB. the fastest planes that came out several years after 1945C. Captain Yeager in 1947D. rocket bombs32. The sound barrier wasA. a certain speed planes were ordered to stay underB. a terrible noise or boom made by planes when they flew too fastC. a kind of wall of air that built up in front of the wings of a planeD. a wave of air created by the noise of rockets or planes flying fast33. The pilots had the sensation by a huge hammer.A. to be hitB. to have been hitC. from being hitD. of being hit34. Before Yeager took off, he knew that he be killed.A. mightB. mayC. canD. was able to35. When the shaking stopped,A. the plane was flying at sound speedB. the plane was flying slower than soundC. the plane was flying faster than soundD. the plane was falling apartPassage 2The ship first appeared as a small speck on the horizon. We had grown impatient at the delay and cheered when we caught sight of it. For most of us this was an important event, because the small object that had come into view was a troopship. Husbands, fathers, brothers and friends were coming home after an absence of four years. We were informedover the micro-phone that the ship would be in the harbour in about three quarters of an hour's time. We did not need telling and cheered more loudly than ever.The harbour had rarely witnessed such a colorful spectacle. It was decked out with flags and because the day was warm, we were all wearing gay summer frocks and looking our best for the occasion. The time we waited seemed endless; but little by little the speck took the form of a ship and, in a short time, it came so near that we could make out its name: Candia, printed in large letters on the prow.Now the crowd of about five hundred could hardly be held back. People were jumping up and down, waving; and little boys climbed on to stationary vehicles to get a better view. As the tugs piloted the great ship into the harbour, everybody peered eagerly at the troops lined along the railings. Soldiers on board waved to us wildly, shouting out the names of people they recognized or wanted to see. The two young men in the crowd who were holding a big banner with ' Welcome Home! painted on it almost fell over in their excitement to lift it higher. An old man put his hat on the end of his walking stick and twirled it round and round until it slipped off and fell into the sea. Women were crying; others laughing; and some did not quite know whether to laugh or cry. Someone called out ' There's your daddy! And a small boy of four was held high in the air to see his father whom he had never seen before. Now the troops were directly above us. Our excitement had mounted to a peak, for soon they would disembark!36. Which one of the following statements is true?A. The ship arrived at the time it was expected.B. The ship was late in arriving.C. The ship was three quarters of an hour late.D. They had been waiting for a long time, but the ship hadn't appeared.37. From the description, it is clear that the crowd consistedA. mainly of womenB. mainly of menC. mainly of childrenD. mainly of elderly people38. We didn't need and cheered more loudly than ever ( line 1, para. 1 ).A. to tellB. to be toldC. to be tellingD. for telling39. It came for us to make out its name(line 4, para. 2).A. so nearB. enough nearC. near enoughD. too near40. What does the author mean by "mounted" in the last sentence?A. raisedB. fallenC. risenD. dropped生活充满了色彩，但是蒙着一层雾需要你的拨开。
全国2009年4月高等教育自学考试英美文学选读试题及答案
全国2009年4月高等教育自学考试英美文学选读试题I．Multiple Choice(40 points in all, 1 for each)Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement and write the corresponding letter on the answer sheet.1．In Renaissance, the European humanist thinkers and scholars made attempts to do the following EXCEPT ______.A．getting rid of those old feudalist ideasB. getting control of the parliament and governmentC．introducing new ideas that expressed the interests of the rising bourgeoisieD．recovering the purity of the early church, from the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church2．The Petrarchan sonnet was first introduced into England by ______. A．SurreyB. WyattC．SidneyD．Shakespeare3．As the best of Shakespeare's final romances,______ is a typicalexample of his pessimistic view towards human life and society in his late years.A．The Tempest 暴风雨B. The Winter's Tale冬天的故事C．Cymbeline 辛白林D．The Rape of Lucrece 露易丝受辱记4．John Milton's greatest poetical work ______ is the only generally acknowledged epic in English literarure since Beowulf. A．AreopagiticaB. Paradise LostC．LycidasD．Samson Agonistes5．The British bourgeois or middle class believed in the following notions EXCEPT ______.A．self - esteem 自尊B. self – reliance自力更生C．self - restraint 自制D．hard work6．“Graveyard School”writers are the following sentimentalists EXCEPTA．James ThomsonB. William CollinsC．William CowperD．Thomas Jackson7．The best model of satire in the whole English literary history is Jonathan Swift's ______.A．A Modest ProposalB. A Tale of a TubC．Gulliver's TravelsD．The Battle of the Books8．As a representative of the Enlightenment,______ was one of the first to introduce rationalism to England.A．John BunyanB. Daniel DefoeC．Alexander PopeD．Jonathan Swift9．For his contribution to the establishment of the form of the modern novel,______ has been regarded by some as “Father of the EnglishA．Daniel DefoeB. Henry FieldingC．Jonathan SwiftD．Samuel Richardson10．Which of the following descriptions of Gothic Novels is NOT correct?A．It predominated in the early eighteenth century.B. It was one phase of the Romantic movement.C．Its principal elements are violence, horror and the supernatural. D．Works like The Mysteries of Udolpho and Frankenstein are typical Gothic romance．11．“Byronic hero”is a figure of the following traits EXCEPT ______.A. being proudB. being of humble 卑微的originC. being rebelliousD．being mysterious12．Robert Browning created ______ by adopting the novelistic presentation of characters.A．the verse novelB. the blank verseC．the heroic coupletD．the dramatic poetry13．Charles Dickens' novel ______ is famous for its vivid descriptions of the workhouse and life of the underworld in the nineteenth- century London.A．The Pickwick PaperB. Oliver TwistC．David CopperfieldD．Nicholas Nickleby14．Charlotte Bronte's works are all about the struggle of an individual consciousness towards ______, about some lonely and neglected young women with a fierce longing for love, understanding and a full, happy life.A．self - relianceB. self - realizationC．self - esteemD．self - consciousness15．The symbolic meaning of “Book”in Robert Browning's long poem The Ring and the Book is ______.A．the common senseB. the hard truthC．the comprehensive knowledgeD．the dead truth16．Thomas Hardy's pessimistic view of life predominated most of his later works and earns him a reputation as a ______ writer.A．realisticB. naturalisticC．romanticD．stylistic17．After the First World War, there appeared the following literary trends of modernism EXCEPT ______.A．expressionismB. surrealismC．stream of consciousnessD．black humour18．The masterpieces of critical realism in the early 20th century are thethree trilogies of ______.A．Galsworthy's Forsyte novelsB. Hardy' s Wessex novelsC．Greene's Catholic novelsD．Woolf's stream-of-consciousness novels19．In the mid - 1950s and early 1960s, there appeared “______”who demonstrated a particular disillusion over the depressing situation in Britain and launched a bitter protest．against the outmoded social and political values in their society.A．The Beat GenerationB. The Lost GenerationC．The Angry Young MenD．Black Mountain Poets20.The following are English stream-of-consciousness novels EXCEPT ______.A. PilgrimageB. UlyssesC. Mrs.DallowayD．A Passage to Inida21．The leader of the Irish National Theater Movement in the early 20thcentury was ______.A．W.B.YeatsB. Lady GregoryC．J.M.SyngeD．John Galworthy22．T.S.Eliot's most popular verse play is ______.A．Murder in the CathedralB. The Cocktail PartyC．The Family ReunionD．The Waste Land23．The American writer ______ was awarded the Nobel Prize for the anti-racist In-truder in the Dust in 1950.A．Ernest HemingwayB. Gertrude SteinC．William Faulkner D. T.S．Eliot24．Hemingway's second big success is ______ , which wrote the epitaph to a decade and to the whole generation in the 1920s, in order to tell us a story about the tragic love affair of a wounded American soldier with a British nurse.A．For Whom the Bell TollsB. A Farewell to ArmsC．The Sun Also RisesD．The Old Man and the Sea25．With the publication of ______ , Dreiser was launching himself upon a long career that would ultimately make him one of the most significant American writers of the school later known as literary naturalism. A．Sister CarrieB. The TitanC．The GeniusD．The Stoic26．Henry James is generally regarded as the forerunner of the 20th -century “stream -of-consciousness”novels and the founder of ______. A．neoclassicismB. psychological心理的realismC．psychoanalytical精神分析criticismD．surrealism27．In 1849, Herman Melville published ______ ,a semi-autobiographical novel, con- cerning the sufferings of a genteel youth among brutal sailors.A．OmooB. MardiC．RedburnD．Typee28．As a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,______ marks the climax of Mark Twain's literary activity.A．The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnB. Life on the MississippiC．The Gilded AgeD．Roughing It29．Realism was a reaction against ______ or a move away from the bias towards romance and self- creating fictions, and paved the way to Modernism.A．RomanticismB. RationalismC．Post-modernismD．Cynicism30．When World War II broke out,______ began working for the Italian government, engaged in some radio broadcasts of anti- Semitism and pro-Fascism.A．Ezra Pound B. T.S．EliotC．Henry James D．Robert Frost31．In 1915 ______ became a naturalized British citizen, largely in protest against America's failure to join England in the First World War. A．Henry James B. T.S.EliotC．W.D.Howells D．Ezra Pound32．What Whitman prefers for his new subject and new poetic feelings is “______ ,”that is, poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme. A．blank verseB. free rhythmC．balanced structureD．free verse33．The American woman poet ______ wanted to live simply as a complete independent being, and so she did, as a spinster.A．Emily ShawB. Anna DickinsonC．Emily DickinsonD．Anne Bret34．The Birthmark drives home symbolically ______ point that evil is a man's birthmark, something he was born with.A．Whitman'sB. Melville'sC．Hawthorne'sD．Emerson's35．The Financier ,The Titan and The Stoic written by ______ are called his “Trilogy of Desire”.A．Henry JamesB. Theodore DreiserC．Mark TwainD．Herman Melville36．Disregarding grammar and punctuation,______ always used “i”instead of “I”in his poems to show his protest against self-importance. A．Wallace StevensB. Ezra PoundC．Robert FrostD．E.E.Cummings37．Though Robert Frost is generally considered a regional poet whose subject matters mainly focus on the landscape and people in ______ , he wrote many poems that investigate the basic themes of man's life in his long poetic career.A．the westB. the southC．New EnglandD．Alaska38．Most critics have agreed that Fitzgerald is both an insider and an outsider of ______ with a double vision.A．the Gilded AgeB. the Rational AgeC．the Jazz AgeD．the Magic Age39．In the American Romantic writings,______ came to function almost as a dramatic character that symbolized moral law.A．fireB. waterC．treesD．wilderness40．The desire for an escape from society and a return to ______ became a permanent convention of the American literature.A．the family lifeB. natureC．the ancient timeD．fantasy of loveII．Reading Comprehension (16 points in all, 4 for each)Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English．Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.41．Wherefore feed and clothe and saveFrom the cradle to the graveThose ungrateful drones who wouldDrain your sweat- nay, drink your blood?Questions:A．Identify the poet and the title of the poem from which the stanza is taken. from percy shelley’s “men of England”B.What figure of speech is used in Line 2?metonymyC．Whom does “drones”refer to?Here “drones” refers to the parasitic class in human socity.42．The following quotation is from one of the poems by T．S．Eliot: No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be;Am an attendant lord, one that will doTo swell a progress, start a scene or twoAdvise the prince; no doubt, an easy tool,Deferential, glad to be of use,Politic, cautious, and meticulous,Full of high sentence, but a bit obtuse;Questions:A．Identify the title of the poem from which the quoted part is taken．The love song of J.Alfred PrufrockB.Who's the speaker of the quoted lines?J.Alfred PrufrockC．What does the first line show about the speaker?Prufrock is conscious of the fact that he is like hamlet in some respect. But he is sensible enough that he cant be compared with hamlet. 43．There was a child went forth every day,And the first object he look'd upon, that object he became,And that object became part of him for the day or a certain part of the day,Or for many years or stretching cycles of years.Questions:A．Identify the poet. Walt WhitmanB.From which poem and which collection of the poet are these lines taken?“ there was a child went forth” from “ leaves of grass”C.What does the poet describe in the poem?The poem describes the growth of a child who learned about the world around him and improved himself accordingly. In the poem, Whitman’s own early experience may well be identified with the childhood of a young, growing American.44．I heard a Fly buzz- when I died-The Stillness in the RoomWas like the Stillness in the Air-Between the Heaves of Storm-The Eyes around- had wrung them dry-And Breaths were gathering firmFor that last Onset- when the KingBe witnessed - in the Room-Questions:A．Identify the poet. Emily DickinsonB.What does “the King” refer to?The god of deathC．What moment is the poem trying to describe?The poem is trying to describe the moment of death.III．Questions and Answers (24 points in all, 6 for each)Give brief answers to each of the following questions in English．Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.45．List at least two leading neoclassicists in England．What did Neoclassicists celebrate in literary creation?A. Alexander pope, John Dryden, Samuel JohndonB. they believed that the artistic ideals should be order, logic, restrained emotion and accuracy and that literature should be judged in terms of its service to humanity. They seek proportion, unity, harmony and grace in literacy expression, in an effort to delight, instruct and correct human beings. Thus a polite, elegant, witty and intellectual art developed. 46．Jane Eyre is one of the most popular and important novels of the Victorian Age．Why is Jane Eyre such a successful novel?A. it is noted for its sharp criticism of the existing socity.B. it is an intense moral fable.C. the success of the novel is also due to its introduction to the English novel the first governess heroine.47．Who are the three dominant figures of the American Age of Realism and what are the differences in their understanding of the “truth”?A. William Dean Howells, Mark Twain, Henry James.B. Mark Twain and Howells seemed to have paid more attention to the“life”of the Ameicans. Howells focused his discussion on the rising middle class and the way they lived: Mark Twain preferred to have his own region and people at the forefront of his stories; Henry James had apparently laid a greater emphasis on the “ inner world” of man. 48．What's Dreiser' s naturalistic belief? Please discuss the question with Carrie, a character in Sister Carrie as an example.A. Dreiser believes that while men are controlled and conditioned by heredity, instinct and chance, a few extraordinary and unsophisticated human beings refuse to accept their fate wordlessly and instead strive, unsuccessfully, to find meaning and purpose for their existence.B. Carrie, as one of such, senses that she is merely a cipher in an uncaring world yet seeks to grasp the mysteries of life and thereby satisfies her desires for social status and material comfort, but in spite of her success, she is lonely and dissatisfied.IV．Topic Discussion(20 points in all, 10 for each)Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.49．Briefly discuss William Shakespeare's artistic achievements in characterization, plot construction and language.A. shakespeare’s major characters are neither merely individual ones nor type ones; they represent certain types; they are individuals representingcertain types. By employing a psychoanalytical approach, Shakespeare succeeds in exploring the characters’inner world. Shakespeare also portrays his characters in pairs. Contrasts are frequently used to bring vividness to his characters.B. Shakespeare seldom invents his own plot; instead, he borrows them from old plays or storybook, fron ancient Greek or Roman sources. In order to make the play more lively and compact, he would shorten the time and intensify the story. There are usually several clues running through the play, thus providing the story with the suspense and apprehension.C. Shakespeare can write skillfully in different poetic forms, such as the sonnet, the blank verse and the rhymed couplet. He has an amazing wealth of vocabulary and idiom. His coinage of new words and distortion of the meaning of the old words also creates striking effects on the readers.50．Briefly discuss Mark Twain's art of fiction in terms of the setting,the language, and the characters, etc.,based on his novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.A. Mark Twain uses the Mississippi V ally as his fictional kingdom, Writing about the landscape and people, the customs and the dialects of one particular region, and is therefore known as a local colorist.B. he creates life-like characters, especially the conventional HuckleberryFinn, who runs away from civilization and stands opposite to conventional morality.C. He uses a simple, direct vernacular language, totally different from any previous literary language. It is the kind of colloquial language belonging to the lower class, the living local American English.D. he has created a special humor to satirize social injustices and the decayed convention.。
新英达自考英语专科试题2009年4月水平考试二笔试
新英达自考英语专科试题2009年4月水平考试二笔试2009年4月高等教育自学考试北京市命题考试英语水平考试(二)(笔试) 试卷(考试时问：4月11日上午8：30—l0：30)本试卷分为两部分，共6页。
满分l00分，考试时间l20分钟。
1．第一部分为选择题。
应考者必须在“答题卡”上的“选择题答题区”内按要求填涂。
答在试卷上无效。
2．第二部分为非选择题。
应考者必须在“答题卡”上的“非选择题答题区”内按照试题题号顺序直接答题。
答试卷上无效。
第一部分选择题(共60分)Section I V ocabulary and Grammatical StructurePart ADirections: There are 10 sentences in this part. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A,B, C and D. Choose the one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence. Mark your choice of answer on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 % )1. Please your voice if you have any questions to ask the chairman.A. riseB. raiseC. liftD. speak up2. The education for the coming year is about $ 4 billion, which is much more than what people expected.A. allowanceB. reservationC. budgetD. finance3. They had a fierce as to whether their company should restore the trade relationship which was broken years ago.A. debateB. clashC. disagreementD. contest4. Of the thousands of known volcanoes in the world, the majority are inactive.A. tremendousB. demandingC. intensiveD. overwhelming5. In general, matters which lie entirely within state borders are the concern of state governments.A. extinctB. excludingC. excessiveD. exclusive6. The mayor was asked to his speech in order to allow his audience to raise questions.A. constrainB. conductC. condenseD. converge7. The morning news says a school bus with a train at the junction and a group of policemen were sent there immediately.A. bumpedB. collidedC. crashedD. struck8. The politician says he will the welfare of the people.A. hang upB. take onC. get atD. see to9. We are writing to the manager the repairs recently carried out at the above address.A. with the exception ofB. with the purpose ofC. with reference toD. with a view to10. Y oung Richard takes after his father very much. He's certainly a off the old block.A. chipB. cuttingC. pieceD. bitPart BDirections: There are 10 sentences in this part. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A,B, C and D. Choose the one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence. Mark your choice of answer on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 % )11. Please write to me you used to.A. likeB. asC. whenD. since12. The police require that everyone entering the building his or her identity card.A. produceB. must produc eC. will produceD. produces13. He never revisited his old house he thinks of the happy years he spent there.A. andB. howeverC. forD. but14. I the plumber as I learnt later that John had already phoned him.A. needn't phoneB. needn't have phonedC. didn't have to phoneD. shouldn't have phoned15. The family is a cooperative enterprise it is difficult to lay down rules, because each family needs to work out its own ways for solving its own problems.A. to whichB. for whichC. for thatD. to that16. is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to become white collar workers.A. ItB. SuchC. ThisD. That17. nearly all the marriages in that country were arranged.A. It was until long agoB. It was not until long agoC. Until quite recentlyD. Not until quite recently18. Y ou do not find women in this condition,A. how their lives have been hardB. how hard their lives must have beenC. no matter their lives have been hardD. no matter how hard their lives have been19. "Shall I bring Joan to your birthday party? No, I'd rather not her tonight. "A. to seeB. seenC. seeingD. see20. is the center of our planetary system was a difficult concept to grasp in the Middle Ages.A. That the sun and not the earthB. Being the sun and not the earthC. It is the sun and not the earthD. The sun and not the earthSection II Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this section of the test, there is a passage followed by 10 questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers or ways of finishing. Y ou must choose the one which you think fits best according to the passage. Mark your choice of answer on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 % ) After we had waited for ten minutes in the crowded tea shop, the clergyman's son c ame lumbering through the door. My heart leapt and I could feel myself growing pale, my knees under thegingham tablecloth began to tremble. "There he is," I whispered. "Where? There, by the door. ““Y ou mustn't wave to him like that! He'll think you want to see him! Well, I do want to see him! Hush, here he comes. ““I say, isn't he tall...? “She moved up on the oak pew, making room for him."Hullo," I said." Hullo," he said.We smiled at each other and he clapped his hands together, knocked against a woman at the next table, apologized, at last fitted himself into the pew with his back to Ireen."This is Ireen," I said.He swiveled round, pulling the tablecloth with him. There was demerara sugar (rough pale brown sugar) all over the place.He slapped about with a rather dirty handkerchief and Ireen said it didn't matter at all. He then said, "How do you do?" and held out his big hand which grew out of his rather skimpy sleeve like a beautiful cabbage. She shook it delicately. He then sat on his hands, as though to prevent further damage."I've heard so much about you," Ireen said. Her eyelids were fluttering as mine did when I was trying not to cry. I thought perhaps she had hurt herself in the scuffle. "It's so nice to meet you at last. ""Well," he said. But nothing came after. He was staring at her. Her eyelids beat up and down and for some reason she had clenched the tip of her tongue between her teeth and was smiling at the same time. This gave her the look of a complete maniac. At least two whole minutes went by, while I held my breath and wondered what on earth was happening. Was she having a fit? Was this normal? Should I scream or faint or simply carry on with the conversation?"Are you going to have an ice-cream?" I said."No. No. I can't stop. I can't stay. I've got to..."Oh, but you must!"Ireen said, and put her hand on his arm, at the same time impossibly moving her body at least six inches towards him. "Y ou simply must stay!"Now I knew that in daylight, in public places, the clergyman's son was untouchable. To brush against him by accident was, enough to send him crashing away, hair tossing, arms flailing, a fearful embodiment of terror and disgust. Therefore when Ireen assaulted him, so to speak, I drew in my breath, knowing what would happen. He leapt up as though shot, took two steps backwards and overturned a hat stand, whirled round and hit a small child over the head with his great uncontrollable hand, bent sideways, grabbed the hat stand, looked desperately at the screaming child, dropped the hat stand, leapt over the pile of fallen coats straight into a waitress with a tray, turned, gasped, gave a hunted cry and was gone. I let out my breath and took a mouthful of ice-cream. The care reassembled itself round me with sounds of protest and distress."What a pity," I said. "He doesn't like you."Doesn't like me?""Y ou have to be very careful with some boys," I said. "Y ou have to know how to deal with them. ""If you think he ran away like that because he didn't like me " she shouted, outraged.I licked my spoon, stroking my tongue with it. "I know he did.”21. The clergyman's son came to the tea roomA. to see Ireen and her friend for ten minutesB. ten minutes after Ireen and her friendC. after waiting for ten minutesD. ten minutes before Ireen arrived22. The writer waved to the clergyman's sonA. because the writer wanted to see himB. when he thought the writer wanted to see himC. because Ireen didn't know where he wasD. because the writer could only whisper23. He apologizedA. for being nervousB. for clapping his hands togetherC. for accidentally hitting someoneD. for sitting down at the next table24. There was demerara sugar all over the placeA. because every table had lots of sugarB. because the tablecloth was dirtyC. because the clergyman's son had upset someD. because he knocked over a bowl of sugar with his handkerchief25. When Ireen said it didn't matter she was referring toA. the clergyman's son's dirty handkerchiefB. the fact that he had sat down at another tableC. the fact that he was sitting with his back to IreenD. the fact that there was demerara sugar all over the table26. After the clergyman's son and Ireen had shaken hands heA. looked like a cabbageB. sat downC. sat on his handsD. damaged his sleeves27. As Ireen put her hand on his armA. he said he had to goB. it was impossible to moveC. she moved nearer to himD. she was six inches from him28. "At least two whole minutes went by". During this timeA. the author stopped herself saying what she wanted to sayB. Ireen had a fitC. Ireen smiled like a maniac at the clergyman's sonD. the author carried on a desperate conversation29. The clergyman's son leapt up as though shot, becauseA. Ireen had touched himB. Ireen had asked him to stayC. he didn't like public places in daylightD. Ireen had hurt him30. " Was she having a fit?" meansA. was she deciding whether he was suitable for herB. was she suddenly so ill she had lost control of herselfC. was she suited to himD. was she behaving in the right way第二部分非选择题(共40分)Section I Vocabulary and Grammatical StructurePart CDirections: Read the following passage carefully. Fill each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 % )When the plane finally touched 31 on the runway, I was terribly scared. I didn't know 32 they were going to receive me 33 the airport. I passed 34 immigration and customs, and entered 35 big hall. Sitting next 36 me 37 a young man and a woman and three children running 38 A singing group 39 a welcome song for a group 40 students from America. I was green 41 jealousy and was very 42 since nobody was there waiting 43 me! I found atelephone, called Friendship Ambassadors, and told them I 44 arrived. Later 45 night the founder of the organization told me that they hadn't received my telegram, so 46 couldn't meet me 47 my arrival. I felt better 48 some warmhearted people treated 49 very kindly that night. I will never 50 my first experience going abroad.Section III WritingDirections: On the ANSWER SHEET, write a composition of about 150 words on Err HER of the following topics. (20%) 51. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? T elevision, newspapers, magazines, and other media pay too much attention to the personal lives of famous people such as public figures and celebrities. Use specific reasons and details to explain your opinion.52. Some people believe that the Earth is being harmed (damaged) by human activity. Others feel that human activity makes theEarth a better place to live. What is your opinion? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.。
2009年4月成人本科学士学位英语统一考试试题及答案解析
2009年4月北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试试题及答案(A)Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)第一篇文章主要是讲关于十几岁年轻人的一些问题。
Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by som e questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marke d A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding le tter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage 1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:I hear many parents complain that their teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so.At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stan d on your own feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are all taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking ou t boldly on their own, most of them are holding one another's hands for reassurance (放心).They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But they all end up listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of th eir cocoon (茧) into a larger cocoon.(76) It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a market for teenagers. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. Thi s is a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to liste n to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don't care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come—with the people who respect you for who you are. That's the only kind of popularity that really counts.1. The author's purpose in writing this passage is to tell______.【答案】B第1题目问的是作者写这篇文章的目的是干什么的。
2009年4月英语(二)试题
2009年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语（二）试卷PART ONE （50 POINTS）ⅠVocabulary and Structure (10 pionts, 1 point for each item)从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。
1.We _______go out to restaurants , but mostly we eat at home.A. occasionallyB. relativelyC. continuallyD. absolutely2. This is the first time that a woman has been _______to the post.A. grantedB. praisedC. pointedD. appointed3. If payment is not received, legal action will be our only _______.A. aggressionB. advantageC. alternativeD. ambition4. Don’t trust everything _______A. whichB. thatC. asD. what5. The conclusion from the study is not definite; it is just_______.A. tentativeB. validC. technicalD. thorough6. She _______everything else and concentrated on the task before her.A. set offB. set backC. set asideD. set up7. When you_______know Bob better, you will like him.A. go toB. got toC. went toD. get to8. I’ve got the order from the boss that the work_______finished before 5 p.m today.A. would beB. beC. will have beenD. could be9. _______Tom has done really amazed everyone in this class.A. WhatB. WhichC. ThatD. Who10. It is not decided_______the conference will be help.A. whatB. whichC. whenD. thatⅡCloze Test (10 points, 1 piont for each item)下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。
4月自考英语(一)试卷及答案解析
2018年4月份自考英语(一)试卷--------------------------------------------------------------------------------第一部分选择题（共50分）Ⅰ.V ocabulary and Structure（10points，1point for each）从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，填在该题后的括号内。
1. or not you re conscious of it，you re constantly valuing items in dollars. 【】A. AsB. WhetherC. HoweverD. If2.Other people stop at each new word and look it in the dictionary. 【】A. upB. downC. backD. over3.Many of the younger buyers say they are turned off by the poor of modern goods. 【】A. securityB. quantityC. safetyD. quality4.In one type of laboratory test all the variables one are controlled. 【】A. byB. andC. butD. or5. when you go through the mental exercises to come up with a tentative definition should you open the dictionary to see ifyou re right. 【】A. SimplyB. PreciselyC. OnlyD. Particularly6.The satellite also demonstrated how it could provide help to people living in isolated areas where is difficult. 【】A. transportationB. instructionC. applicationD. compensation7.Their mother is busy ready for work. 【】A. gotB. getsC. to getD. getting8.Itwas long supposed that the main difference between animals and plants was that the former could move about while the could not. 【】A. otherB. latterC. anotherD. later9.The moon merely the light of the sun，like a huge mirror hung in the sky. 【】A. reflectsB. demonstratesC. transmitsD. launches10.Some people who are very intelligent and successful in their fields find difficult to succeed in language learning. 【】A. whichB. howC. thatD. itⅡ.Cloze Test（10points，1point for each）下列短文中有十个空格，每个空格有四个选项。
全国2009年4月高等教育自学考试外贸英语写作试题
全国2009年4月高等教育自学考试外贸英语写作试题最牛英语口语培训模式：躺在家里练口语，全程外教一对一，三个月畅谈无阻！太平洋英语，免费体验全部外教一对一课程：课程代码:00097请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上Part One: Questions 1-20Directions: There are 20 sentences in this part.For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C andD.Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.（在下列各题中选择一个最佳答案填空.）20%1.The packing must be strong enough ________ rough handling.A.withstandB.withstandingC.to withstandD.to be withstood2.Had you contacted us earlier we ________ your request to the full.A.would comply withB.would have complied withC.will comply withD.would compliance with3.The Fair was cancelled because most of the members ________ the date.A.objected toB.object toC.subjected toD.agree on4.It is essential that you ________ competitive prices.A.quotingB.quoteC.makingD.make5.Our future offers will include your 2% commission ________.A.unless informedB.unless otherwise informingC.unless statedD.unless otherwise stated6.We regret to say that the prices you have bid are too low ________.A.not to acceptB.to be acceptableC.to be acceptingD.to be unacceptable7.We always adhere ________ our commitments.A.toB.forC.ofD.with8.We recommend ________ a small quantity for trial.A.to you buyB.buyingC.you buyD.you buying9.The vice president and general manager of this big company ________ she.A.beingB.areC.wereD.is10.I would rather go with you ________ them.A.thanB.than withC.but not withD.but not11.Aluminum construction is the lightest, wood is the cheapest, ________.A.the strongest is steelB.and the strongest is steelC.steel is the strongestD.and steel is the strongest12.Two ________ were missing from the shipment.A.bills of ladingsB.bill of ladingsC.bills of ladingD.bill of lading13.If it wasn’t Jane’s fault, maybe it was ________.A.mineB.IC.meD.my’s14.Perhaps some will take small gifts to ________ friends.A.hisB.herC.his or herD.their15.________, the president decided to reward all of his subordinators.A.Having satisfied completelyB.Satisfying completelypletely satisfiedpletely satisfying16.We really feel sorry for ________ we have done to you.A.whichB.whatC.thatD.this17.In addition to advertising, the marketing manager is in charge of ________ promotional activities.A.othersB.many otherC.other moreD.other many18.Scarcely ________ of them were acceptable.A.someB.noneC.anyD.few19.________ I know the good opportunity in the proposed investment, I fully realize the risks that may be involved in it.A.BecauseB.EvenC.WhileD.Unless20.A ________ for middle management personnel is typical in this industry.A.$40,000 a year salaryB.salary of $40,000 a yearC.$40,000 a year salaryD.a $40,000 year salaryPart Two: Questions 21-30There is one mistake in each of the following questions.Detect and correct the mistakes.Write your corrections together with the mistakes on the answer sheet.（下列每句各有一个错误,找出错误并改正.请将错误及改正写在答题纸上.）20%Example:Who’s taking care the dog while you’re away?taking care → taking care of21.The business manager received many complements on his speech to our business principles class.22.Bring the proposed agenda to either Brad or I, please!23.The letters lie on the desk are for the credit department.24.The new computer costs too much and wouldn’t be sold in the market.25.Because of fire damaged our warehouse, we have to delay some shipment.26.Can you offer me some work to do it in your department?27.It is important to maintain products of high quality and boosting market promotions.28.This bill requires that a bank disclose to their customers how long it will delay access to funds from deposited checks.29.It is critical that one learns Business English well if one is to do business with English speaking countries.30.Before starting the project, permission must be obtained.Part Three: Questions 31-40Write logical sentences with the words and phrases given.(用所给的词和短语写出符合逻辑的句子.) 10%31.he / the necessary / would make / arrangement / Jack said / that32.to understand / for preparing / some instructions / an income tax return / for many of us / are hard33.Business English / are taking / and Information Processing / several employees / courses in34.this information / share / with / of your staff / please / the membersernment / a wide variety of / social programs / the United States / funds36.who / seemed / the question / embarrassed /the reporter / asked37.either of / accurate / is more nearly / theirs / your report / thanst Tuesday / it was / met for / she and I / a business talk / that39.banks / interesting rate / are raising / it is said / on personal loans / that40.various ways / automobile manufacturers / one another / with / compete / inPart Four: Questions 41-50Each of the following sentences contains one punctuation error.One punctuation in each is either missing or misused.Detect the error and write the missing punctuation or your correction together with the word before the punctuation on the answer sheet.（下面每句都有一个标点符号错误,该用标点处未用标点或标点符号用错.改正错误或补写标点,并将其与前面的一个单词一起填写在答题纸上.）10%Example:A.What a nice present you gave me. me!B.You think you are right don’t you? right,41.Yes! Sell the stock immediately.42.This brochure contains twenty one pages.43.An M.B.A student is required to take at least four compulsive courses.44.I don’t know where cey is?45.My brother was taught to read by my mother, and similarly so was I.46.After two year’s study, his knowledge and ability in office management field has b een improved.47.Mr.Scott paid his license fees before the due date48.Write a 50 word memo telling the manager about the arrangement.49.Someones check was left on the desk.50.No conjunction is used in this sentence to connect clauses, therefore, a semicolon is used to separate them.Part Five:Memo WritingWrite a memo in about 50 words.(写一份50个单词左右的备忘录.)15%51.You are Mr.Calvin Wilson, Vice President of Green Sun Company.You are informed that an international Trade Conference will be held in Qingdao from May 24 to May 28.Representatives both from home and abroad will attend the conference.Thinking the conference will give your company a very good opportunity to assess the current commercial situation and to make contacts in the commercial circle both at home and abroad, you want to attend the conference.Write a memo to William Xu, president of the company to get his permission.Part Six:Letter WritingWrite a letter in 130-150 words.(写一封字数为130-150的信函.)25%52.假如你是一位营销专业的学生,即将毕业.在一晚报上看到一则招聘营销调研人员的广告,随即向该招聘公司写一封求职信,主要内容如下:1）所申请的职位及信息来源,表示该广告简直就是为自己所写.2）陈述本人的营销教育背景,对营销调研的兴趣.3）再次强调对营销调研工作的兴趣,愿意继续学习相关知识.4）给出本人的联系方法,希望该公司给予面试的机会.。
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2009年4月高等教育自学考试北京市命题考试英语水平考试(一)(笔试) 试卷(考试时问：4月12日下午2：00——4：00)本试卷共5页。
满分l00分；考试时间l20分钟。
本试卷全部为选择题。
应考者必须在“答题卡”上的“选择题答题区”内按照试题题号顺序直接答题，答在试卷上无效。
Section I V ocabulary and Grammatical Structure(60 % )Part ADirections: In this part of the test, four words or phrases are given. Y ou are to choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your choice of answer on your ANSWER SHEET. ( 20 % )1. To the truth, I forgot all about my promise.A. sayB. speakC. talkD. tell2. He was pleased to have the to hear such a fine musician play his favourite piece of music.A. timeB. possibilityC. placeD. opportunity3. The of the lake is covered with reeds and rushes.A. beachB. coastC. shoreD. bank4. Paper clips, drawing pins and safety-pins were all over the floor.A. scatterdB. sprayedC. dispersedD. separated5. Don't to correct me if I make a mistake.A. stopB. mindC. hesitateD. pause6. I wandered through the cool of the forest trees.A. shadowB. darkC. shadeD. side7. Can you wait for a few minutes while I make myselfA. respectfulB. representedC. presentableD. suitable8. The autumn air felt so she went to fetch a coat.A. coolB. chillyC. chillD. stuffy9. I was not by his many arguments so finally we agreed to differ.A. convictedB. assuredC. convincedD. concerned10. Dieticians have recently suggestions for a complete reform in our eating habits.A. taken outB. thrown acrossC. put forwardD. made upPart BDirections: In Part B, each question consists of an incomplete sentence. Four words or phrases, marked A, B, C, and D are given beneath the sentence. Y ou are to choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Then, on your ANSWER SHEET, find the number of the item and mark your choice of answer. ( 20 % )11. Either you or I able to attend the lecture.A. isB. amC. has beenD. are to be12. There no point in questioning him further.A. isB. areC. have beenD. isn't any13. The subject of politics always interested him.A. hasB. haveC. areD. is14. The Canterbury Tales written by Chaucer,A. has beenB. wereC. wasD. had been15. The bird builds nest in the tree.A. herB. it'sC. itsD. heir’s16. He asked three men--Bob, Joe, and to be ready.A. IB. herselfC. meD. himself17. I don't think everyone should stay here until the last minute, .A. do theyB. shouldn't theyC. do ID. should they18. If a new secretary wants to succeed, must work hard.A. sheB. theyC. weD. he who19. He is one of the boys who always well at school.A. doesB. doC. didD. done20. I hope you don't mind this evening.A. going on footB. go on footC. will go on footD. to go on footPart CDirections: Below the following passage you will find a list of items which refer to the numbered blanks in the passage. Complete the passage, using the item in each set (A, B, C, D) which best fits the meaning of the passage. Then, on your ANSWER SHEET, find the number of the item and mark your choice of answer. (20 % ) Although many overseas students have learnt English as a foreign language at secondary school, they have had litde opportunity to practise it. Many have considerable difficulty in studying English when they first 21 to Britain. This applies particularly 22 post-graduate students, who do not have to satisfy formal entry requirements in English.Some universities in Britain have 23 that many overseas students need 24 with their English in order 25 successful in their studies. These universities have now appointed lecturers to teach English to those students with language problems. The classes are usually 26 according to the language skill 27 most or the subject the student is studying. The lecturers are also responsible 28 investigations into the needs of students 29 they can provide teaching materials to meet these needs. In addition, they provide 30 both to students and to their university departments.21. A. will come B. come C. came D. have come22. A. to B. with C. by D. of23. A. recognized B. understood C. known D. realized24. A. a help B. the help C. help D. the helping25. A. they are B. to being C. for being D. to be26. A. organizing B. being organized C. organized D. being organized27. A. needing B. needed C. having needed D. need28. A. they carry out B. for carrying out C. carry out D. carrying29. A. so that B. for C. as a result D. that30. A. advices B. advice C. any advice D. an adviceSection II Reading Comprehension (40 % )Directions: In this section you will be given two passages of reading material followed by questions about the meaning of the material. Y ou are to choose the one best answer, A, B, C, or D to each question. Then, on your ANSWER SHEET, find the number of the item and mark your choice of answer.Passage 1Today, many planes can fly several times faster than sound. But for several years after 1945 it seemed that there was a "sound barrier" :a kind of wall no plane could pass through. Pilots first met this barrier in the fastest planes of the Second World War. When they came near the speed of sound in a dive, their planes would suddenly begin to shake and tremble. It was almost as if they were being hit by a huge hammer. Several times pilots lost their lives when, suddenly, the wings of the plane were torn off.Aero plane designers knew the cause of this. They knew that when a plane comes near the speed of sound, waves of air build up in front of the wings. The wings cannot cut through them. The barrier or wall consists of these thick waves of air. The American Air Force ordered a special,-rocket-powered plane in order to look into the problem. It was very strongly built and had special wings. But the young pilot, Captain C. Y eager, still had to face a frightening fact. He might easily be killed.In 1947 he took the plane up on a number of flights. Each time he came closer to the speed of sound. The closer he got, the more the plane shook and trembled. He finally decided he would break through the barrier. To save fuel, the special plane was taken up high above the clouds under a bomber. Then it was dropped. Y eager turned the engine on and the plane began to get nearer and nearer the speed of sound. At one point it seemed that the plane would fall apart in the shaking. But suddenly the people on the ground heard a tremendous boom, like the sound of thunder. At the same time, the shaking stopped. The plane was flying faster than sound but perfectly smoothly. Y eager had "broken the sound barrier" and he had also shown that it was not a problem if the plane was designed properly.31. The sound barrier was first met byA. very fast planes in the Second World WarB. the fastest planes that came out several years after 1945C. Captain Y eager in 1947D. rocket bombs32. The sound barrier wasA. a certain speed planes were ordered to stay underB. a terrible noise or boom made by planes when they flew too fastC. a kind of wall of air that built up in front of the wings of a planeD. a wave of air created by the noise of rockets or planes flying fast33. The pilots had the sensation by a huge hammer.A. to be hitB. to have been hitC. from being hitD. of being hit34. Before Y eager took off, he knew that he be killed.A. mightB. mayC. canD. was able to35. When the shaking stopped,A. the plane was flying at sound speedB. the plane was flying slower than soundC. the plane was flying faster than soundD. the plane was falling apartPassage 2The ship first appeared as a small speck on the horizon. We had grown impatient at the delay and cheered when we caught sight of it. For most of us this was an important event, because the small object that had come into view was a troopship. Husbands, fathers, brothers and friends were coming home after an absence of four years. We were informedover the micro-phone that the ship would be in the harbour in about three quarters of an hour's time. We did not need telling and cheered more loudly than ever.The harbour had rarely witnessed such a colorful spectacle. It was decked out with flags and because the day was warm, we were all wearing gay summer frocks and looking our best for the occasion. The time we waited seemed endless; but little by little the speck took the form of a ship and, in a short time, it came so near that we could make out its name: Candia, printed in large letters on the prow.Now the crowd of about five hundred could hardly be held back. People were jumping up and down, waving; and little boys climbed on to stationary vehicles to get a better view. As the tugs piloted the great ship into the harbour, everybody peered eagerly at the troops lined along the railings. Soldiers on board waved to us wildly, shouting out the names of people they recognized or wanted to see. The two young men in the crowd who were holding a big banner with ' Welcome Home! painted on it almost fell over in their excitement to lift it higher. An old man put his hat on the end of his walking stick and twirled it round and round until it slipped off and fell into the sea. Women were crying; others laughing; and some did not quite know whether to laugh or cry. Someone called out ' There's your daddy! And a small boy of four was held high in the air to see his father whom he had never seen before. Now the troops were directly above us. Our excitement had mounted to a peak, for soon they would disembark!36. Which one of the following statements is true?A. The ship arrived at the time it was expected.B. The ship was late in arriving.C. The ship was three quarters of an hour late.D. They had been waiting for a long time, but the ship hadn't appeared.37. From the description, it is clear that the crowd consistedA. mainly of womenB. mainly of menC. mainly of childrenD. mainly of elderly people38. We didn't need and cheered more loudly than ever ( line 1, para. 1 ).A. to tellB. to be toldC. to be tellingD. for telling39. It came for us to make out its name(line 4, para. 2).A. so nearB. enough nearC. near enoughD. too near40. What does the author mean by "mounted" in the last sentence?A. raisedB. fallenC. risenD. dropped。