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2004年11月

College English Achievement Test for College English (New Edition)

《大学英语》（全新版）

1级学业测试题

Band 1

(2004. 11)

Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press

上海外语教育出版社

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1.本试卷根据《大学英语》（全新版）第一册所学命题，供使用本

教材的学校参考使用。

2.本套考题的使用时间为120分钟。根据试卷内容分为：

听力：20题（20%）

阅读：40题（30%）

词汇与结构：30题（15%）

完形填空：10题（5%）

汉译英：段落翻译（15%）

命题写作：1题（15%）

3.完形填空和汉译英两部分的得分亦可根据汉译英篇幅的长短分别

改为完形填空（10%）和汉译英（10%）。

4.汉译英和作文范文仅供参考。命题作文中所给提示可供学生选择

使用。

SFLEP College English (New Edition) Achievement Test (Band 1) 1

I．Listening Comprehension (20%)

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question

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 with a single line through the center.

Example: You will hear: M: Is it possible for you to work late, Miss Grey?

W: Work late? I suppose so, if you really think it‘s necessary.

Q: Where do you think this conversation most probably took place?

You will read: A) At the office.

B) In the waiting room.

C) At the airport.

D) In a restaurant.

From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) ―At the office‖ is the best answer. You should choose [A] and mark it with a single line through the center.

1. A. At 5:30. B. At 5:00. C. At 5:15. D. At 6:00.

2. A. All day. B. Only in the morning.

C. Only in the afternoon.

D. The same as during the week.

3. A. At school. B. At work. C. At the local library. D. At home.

4. A. About seven or eight days. B. Four or five days.

C. Exactly one week.

D. More than ten days.

5. A. School hours. B. Library hours. C. The museum schedule. D. A part-time job.

6. A. They are anxious to see Frank‘s reaction to the grade.

B. Frank doesn‘t have time to look at his grade.

C. They already know what Frank will say.

D. They can imagine what grade Frank has got.

7. A. He doesn‘t like either one. B. It‘s a difficult decision.

C. It makes no difference which one she wears.

D. He has no idea.

8. A. 7:00 – 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. B. 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

C. 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

D. 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

9. A. A dentist. B. A make-up expert. C. A driving instructor. D. A laboratory technician.

10. A. 320,000. B. 450,000. C. 500,000. D. 400,000.

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 with a single line

through the center.

外教社?《大学英语》（全新版）1级学业测试 2 Passage One

Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11. A. To determine the position of a ship.

B. To find the direction of a current.

C. To predict the direction of a ship.

D. To carry messages across the ocean.

12. A. U.S. ships were longer than British ones.

B. British ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.

C. U.S. ships could sail the Atlantic faster than British ones.

D. U.S. captains knew more about maps.

13. A. A map of the Gulf Stream. B. A map of the Atlantic Ocean.

C. A map of important sea routes.

D. A map of his first voyage.

14. A. He compared his own map with other maps.

B. He talked with many U.S. sea captains.

C. He used drifting bottles to check his map.

D. Both B and C.

Passage Two

Questions 15 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

15. A. How much they enjoyed their food. B. The cause of their discomfort.

C. The good appetites.

D. The disadvantage of sitting in the sun.

16. A. The fish. B. The peaches. C. The soup. D. The meat.

17. A. Neither David nor Mary. B. David. C. Mary. D. Both David and Mary.

18. A. The fish. B. The soup. C. Sitting in the sun. D. The peaches.

Passage Three

Questions 19 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

19. A. They have changed much in their way of life.

B. They have not changed much in their way of life.

C. They no longer live in Arctic regions.

D. Their life in the past was miserable.

20. A. The igloo. B. The sled. C. The reindeer. D. The dogcart.

II．Reading Comprehension (30%)

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.

Choose the best answer to each question.

Passage One

It was midnight in Paris and we were rolling toward the Avenue Bosguet. As we came to the Pont Alexandre III, the cab slowed down, for the traffic light was red against, and then, without stopping, we sailed through the red light in a sudden burst of speed. The same performance was repeated at the Alma Bridge. As I paid the driver, I asked him why he had driven through two red lights.

―You ought to be ashamed of yourself, a veteran like you, breaking the law and endangering

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your life that way,‖ I pr otested.

He looked at me astonished. ―Ashamed of myself? I am a law-abiding citizen and have no desire to get killed either.‖ He cut me off before I could protest.

―No, just listen to me before you complain. What did I do? Went through a red light. Well, did you ever stop to consider what a red light is, what it means?‖

―Certainly,‖ I replied. ―It‘s a stop signal and means that traffic is rolling in the opposite direction.‖

―Half-right,‖ said the driver, ―but incomplete. It is only an automatic stop signal. And it does not mean that there is cross traffic. Did you see any cross traffic during our trip? Of course not. I slowed own at the light, looked carefully to the right and to the left. Not another car on the streets at this hour. Well, then! What would you have me do? Should I stop like a dumb animal because an automatic, brainless machine turns red every forty seconds? No, monsieur,‖ he thundered, hitting the door with a huge first. ―I am a man, not a machine. I have eyes and a brain and judgment, given me by God. It would be a sin against nature to surrender them to the dictates of a machine. Ashamed of myself, you say? I would only be ashamed of myself if I let those blinking lamps do my thinking for me. Good night, monsieur.‖

Is this bad, is this good? Frankly I no longer am sure. I never doubted that it was wrong to drive through a re light, but now I find my old Anglo-Saxon standards somewhat shaken.

21. At the Alma Bridge, _________.

A. the writer stopped the cab an paid the driver

B. the cab went through a red light again

C. there was a performance the writer had already watched

D. the writer began to criticize the driver

22. To the cab driver, a red light ________.

A. was not a stop signal

B. should not work at midnight

C. sometimes made mistakes in judgment

D. didn‘t always mean that there was cross traffic

23. The chief reason the driver dared to drive through the red light was that __________.

A. he found there was no cross traffic there and then

B. he thought it a shame to be controlled by a machine

C. he knew no other driver would see him at this hour

D. he didn‘t trust any brainless machine

24. According to the passage, the driver thought of what he had done as _________.

A. law-abiding

B. law-breaking

C. something to be proud of

D. something to be ashamed of

25. The last sentence shows that the writer is probably _________.

A. an old man

B. a Frenchman

C. an Englishman

D. an American

Passage Two

Until modern times, no one knew what comets were. They were feared as signs warning some sad events. The very word ―comet‖ comes from the Greek ―kometes‖, which means ―the long-haired one.‖ The Greeks and Romans believed that comets were evil spirits with flowing beards. In the Middle Ages, the Church declared that comets were sent by God to punish man. An

外教社?《大学英语》（全新版）1级学业测试 4 astronomer of the Middle Ages said the comet of 1531 ―was the color of blood. An ugly spirit with long hair rode at its head. It looked so terrible and produced such fear in the common people that some were frightened to death and others fell sick.‖

These views prevailed until late into the seventeenth century, when the English astronomer Edmund Halley noticed similarity in the paths of the comets of 1456, 1531, 1607 and 1683. Halley became certain that these comets were one and the same comet turning round and round the sun like a planet. He predicted that this comet would return about the end of 1758 or early in 1759, since it had been seen regularly every seventy-five or six years.

Halley himself did not live long enough to see his comet return. But his prediction proved to be correct, for on march 12, 1759 a comet was seen blazing across the sky. This was the first time in history that a comet had been definitely expected. Since 1759, it will return in 1985 or 1986. The comet is named Halley‘s Comet, after the man who accurately predicted its appearance.

26. The best title for this passage is _________.

A. Understanding Comets

B. Halley‘s Findings

C. Halley‘s Predict ions

D. The Composition of Comets

27. Comets are like planets in that they _________.

A. have moons of their own

B. can be seen at regular intervals

C. blaze across the sky

D. orbit the sun

28. The Romans believed that comets were _________.

A. stars shining brightly in the sky

B. planets turning round and round the sun

C. evil spirits with long beards

D. signs predicting some cheerful events

29. In the Middle Ages an astronomer described the comet of 1531 as _________.

A. something of red color

B. something sent by God to punish man

C. an evil spirit that would bring illness to people

D. something riding the back of a bloody colored horse

30. According to the passage, the comets of 1456, 1531, 1607 and 1682 were _________.

A. different comets

B. the same comet

C. first seen by Edmund Halley

D. named by Halley

Passage Three

―I ask you to drink to his health as a young man full of the spirit of adventure who has lit up the world with a flash of c ourage.‖ With these words the British Minister of Air turned and raised his glass to the young man who sat beside him — a young man who, only a month before, was completely unknown. Yet on that summer d ay in 1927 his name was on the world‘s lips — Charles Lindbergh, the first man to fly the Atlantic alone.

He had been an air mail pilot, flying back and forth between Chicago and the city of St. Louis. Determined to win the $25,000 prize offered by a fellow-American for the first flight from New York to Paris, Lindbergh had persuaded a group of St. Louis businessmen to finance the building of a special plane for him.

The news that Lindbergh intended to fly the Atlantic alone was received with disbelief. ―The plane would never fly,‖ people said. It would run out of fuel. It had only a single engine. Lloyd‘s of London refused to insure the flight. Men called Lindbergh the ―flying fool‖.

But on May 20th, 1927, just after ten to eight in the morning, Lindbergh‘s ―Spirit of St. Louis‖,

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heavily laden with fuel, struggled into the air from a New York airfield. For several hours the weight to the petrol prevented the young pilot from flying more than a few feet above the wave-tops. Night came, and thick fog covered up the stars. Lindbergh flew steadily on, hoping that his course was the right one. He struggled to keep a wake, checking the fuel all the time to keep his mind active. Throughout the next d ay the ―Spirit of St. Louis‖ flew on over the seemingly limitless sea. Then a fishing boat appeared, and an hour later, land. It was Ireland. Lindbergh set a compass course for Paris.

By ten o‘clock the lights of France‘s capital were shining beneath him. Tired, unshaven, suddenly hungry, the ―flying fool‖ came own to Le Bourget Airport, and landed in front of a huge crowd of wildly cheering people. After 34 hours of continuous piloting, the flight of 3,600 miles was over.

31. The British Minister of Air ________.

A. praised Lindbergh for his intelligence

B. encouraged Lindbergh to be adventurous

C. congratulated Lindbergh for his bravery

D. warned Lindbergh to be sensible

32. ―His name was on the world‘s lips‖ means _________.

A. everybody was drinking his health

B. everybody was jumping about because of him

C. he became suddenly unpopular

D. everybody was talking about him

33. A group of St. Louis businessmen ha been persuaded to _________ the building of a special

plane.

A. arrange for

B. organize with

C. stop to

D. pay for

34. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Nobody heard the news that Lindbergh was going to fly the Atlantic.

B. Everybody believed that it was foolish for anybody to try to fly the Atlantic at all.

C. Everybody knew that Lindbergh was very brave an adventurous.

D. People didn‘t believe that Lindbergh really meant to fly the Atlantic alone.

35. The ―Spirit of St. Louis‖ here refers to __________.

A. the plane Lindbergh flew in

B. the ―flying fool‖

C. the British Minister of Air

D. the city of St. Louis

Passage Four

Last Thursday an old chap came to our school to talk about the evils of smoking. He said he wouldn‘t go on for too long, and we saw him take his wrist-watch off and lay it on the table. I can‘t remember what he said about smoking because Slater and I had other things to think about. He finished when the bell rang for play-time, and the headmaster told us to go out. Slater happened to slip …

In the playground Slater showed me the watch. He put it on his wrist, and it looked lovely. I was wishing that I‘d been the one to slip by th e table, because it was a beautiful watch, gold by the look of it. The headmaster came outside then, and the old boy was with him. They walked about, looking around and talking all the time. After a bit the bell rang, and we got into our lines, ready to go in.

The headmaster said, ―I‘ve got a little job for you boys. This gentleman, our lecturer, has just lost his watch in the playground. It‘s happened before, he says — it just slips off his wrist. So look around for it, will? See if you‘re clever enough to find it. I‘ve no doubt the boy who does so will get a useful reward.‖

外教社?《大学英语》（全新版）1级学业测试 6 Well, of course, Slater wasn‘t going to miss a chance like that. He‘s just about the luckiest devil in the school —rewards just drop into his hands. We all walked about the playground, looking for the watch. And I wasn‘t a bit surprised when Slater bent down as if he was picking something up. Then he hurried past me towards the old man.

―Where are you going?‖ I called out, though I knew very well where he was going. ―Where do you think?‖ he called back.

And the next minute there was Slater, all smiles, handing over the watch to the old fellow and hanging about for the reward.

But the lecturer didn‘t seem at all pleased. In fact he looked quite ready to put a knife in Slater‘s heart —until the headmaster burst out laughing. Then they both laughed. Slater told afterwards that the old man hadn‘t even said ―Thank you‖ for the watch.

The thing that puzzled us most of all was that Slater didn‘t get any reward. When he reminded the headmaster a bout it, the headmaster said: ―Ah yes, we mustn‘t forget that. I said ?a useful reward‘, didn‘t I?‖ And then he gave Slater a big sheet of paper and told him to write a composition on the evils of smoking. Slater says he hasn‘t got a clue what to write.

36. What were the two boys thinking about during the lecture?

A. They were not thinking about anything.

B. They were thinking about the evils of smoking.

C. About the watch — and how to get it, perhaps.

D. They thought that the headmaster was very clever.

37. Why did the story-teller wish that he had slipped?

A. Because it was a beautiful watch.

B. Because he thought he could have taken the watch if he had slipped.

C. Because the watch wouldn‘t have been lost if that had happened.

D. Because in that case he wouldn‘t have given it back to the lecturer.

38. ―The headmaster came outside then, and the old boy was with him.‖ Who was the old boy?

A. An old student.

B. The lecturer.

C. The headmaster‘s son.

D. A servant.

39. When Sla ter ―bent down‖, what was he trying to do?

A. He had to bend down in order to pick up the watch.

B. He was trying to hide the fact that he had found the watch.

C. The watch had slipped off his wrist, and he was trying to pick it up.

D. He was pretending to have found the watch.

40. Why didn‘t Slater get the kind of reward he expected?

A. Because the headmaster had forgot it, probably.

B. Because the lecturer did not agree to give him any reward.

C. Because the headmaster never meant to give the usual kind of reward to anyone.

D. Because the headmaster did not keep his word.

III．Vocabulary and Structure (15%)

Directions: For each of the following incomplete sentences, there are four words or expressions marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.

41. I was so _______ in my book that I didn‘t hear the door bell ring.

A. concentrated

B. absorbed

C. engaged

D. occupied

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42. It‘s important to locate industries in areas where a supply of raw materials is ________.

A. preferable

B. available

C. dependable

D. favourable

43. We cannot judge a person simply on the ________ of his education.

A. condition

B. principle

C. basis

D. situation

44. Only one little boy ________ the accident. Everyone else was killed.

A. survived

B. surpassed

C. surrounded

D. suffered

45. His parents ________ on with higher education after he graduated from the medical school.

A. encouraged him going

B. suggested him to go

C. urged that he go

D. insisted on him to go

46. The strong storm did a lot of damage to the coastal villages: several fishing boats were

________ and many houses collapsed.

A. wrecked

B. spoiled

C. torn

D. injured

47. The car _________ halfway for no reason.

A. broke off

B. broke down

C. broke up

D. broke out

48. Marge‘s bedroom was in a _________, with books and papers covering every possible surface.

A. litter

B. mess

C. rubbish

D. disorder

49. ________ people are contemptuous of those who make obscene calls.

A. Respectable

B. Respectful

C. Respective

D. Respected

50. Most robots are used to perform ________, dangerous or otherwise undesirable work in

factories.

A. jealous

B. vicious

C. tedious

D. precious

51. His attitude is _______ of contempt for ordinary people.

A. evident

B. positive

C. indicative

D. apparent

52. In 1800 Congress and the rest of the government moved from Philadelphia to Washington,

where they _______ ever since.

A. are located

B. were located

C. have been located

D. had been located

53. By the time jet aircrafts could fly at a speed faster than sound, train transportation in the United

States ________ over several decades.

A. had declined

B. had been declined

C. would have declined

D. had been declining

54. Not on my life ________ money into that type of business.

A. I would risk to put

B. I would risk putting

C. would I risk to put

D. would I risk putting

55. No students are able to pursue nuclear science ________ mathematics.

A. with no solidly grasp of

B. without solidly grasping of

C. without a solid grasp of

D. with no grasping solidly of

56. In this way, smokers will know which brands are most ________ to affect their health.

A. definitely

B. likely

C. naturally

D. certainly

57. _______ we discussed the trip, ________ it seems we can afford it.

A. The better / the less likely

B. The more / the less likely

C. The better / the fewer likely

D. The more / the fewer likely

58. Somehow she felt that she herself had to some _________ been the cause of all this trouble, and suffered accordingly.

A. extent

B. respect

C. manner

D. effect

59. The doctor ________ me that the discomfort would disappear in a couple of days if I followed

his advice.

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A. assured

B. ensured

C. confirmed

D. convinced

60. He gave a reward to the man who has ________ his books from the burning house.

A. rescued

B. secured

C. renewed

D. grabbed

61. Students or teachers can participate in excursions to lovely beaches around the island at regular

________.

A. gaps

B. rate

C. length

D. intervals

62. One day I _________ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a

nearby state college.

A. came across

B. came about

C. came after

D. came at

63. We enjoyed the holiday _________ the expense.

A. except

B. except for

C. besides

D. in addition to

64. Mary really couldn‘t stand the music by Richard Wagner, _________ David couldn‘t hear

enough of it.

A. because

B. whereas

C. although

D. when

65. It has been estimated that about half the nation‘s seven million handicapped youngsters are not

being educated ________.

A. efficiently

B. adequately

C. moderately

D. functionally

66. We find that they frequently ________ avoidable errors because of a failure to reason correctly.

A. come into

B. fall into

C. make into

D. enter into

67. A high ________ should be given to establishing modern transportation and communication.

A. importance

B. priority

C. emphasis

D. attention

68. Lighthouses are therefore ________ at such places to warn sailors of the danger.

A. elected

B. ejected

C. eroded

D. erected

69. ________ that they‘re young and inexperienced, they‘ve one quite a good job.

A. Being

B. Since

C. Now

D. Given

70. His doctor recommended him _________ sleeping pills for a while.

A. to try taking

B. to try to take

C. trying to take

D. trying taking

IV．Cloze (5%)

Directions: The following passage is taken from one of the texts you have learned. Read the passage and fill in each of the numbered blanks with the exact word that appears in

your textbook

Suddenly I wanted to write 71 that, about the warmth and good 72 of it, but I wanted to 73 it down simply for my own joy, not for Mr. Fleagle. It was a moment I wanted to 74 and hold for myself. I wanted to relive the 75 of that evening. To write it 76 I wanted, however, would 77 all the rules of formal 78 I‘d learned in school, and Mr. Fleagle would surely give it a 79 grade. Never mind. I would write something else for Mr. Fleagle after I had written this thing for 80 .

V. Translation (15%)

Directions: Translate the following passage into English, using the words and phrases given below.

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在英国，天气似乎是人们最喜欢谈论的话题。这并不是人们对天气特别感兴趣，而是人们相遇时总得说些什么，而天气就是最方便的一个话题。

人们谈论天气的主要理由是它的不可预测。有些人认为这很有趣，有些人认为这很无趣。你永远无法告诉别人明天的天气会是怎样。每天清晨一早醒来，你就盼着一个艳阳天，尤其是当你准备外出旅行时，但你发现下大雨了。电台、电视台、报纸每天都有天气预报，但是总的来说没人完全相信这些预报。

VI. Guided Writing (15%)

Directions: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter in applying for studying in a language center in the United States. You should write at least 100 words and using the

expressions or main ideas given in English.

June 30, ….

Dear Sir:

1. be interested in

three-month course

My particular interests are …

2. graduate of … Department of …

have studied English for …

an application form

a brochure

fees and accommodation

Yours sincerely,

(signature)

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Key

I. Listening Comprehension (20%)

1. A

2. B

3. B

4. A

5. D

6. A

7. B

8. B

9. C 10. D

11. B 12. C 13. A 14. D 15. B 16. C 17. A 18. D 19. B 20. B

II. Reading Comprehension (30%)

Passage One: 21. B 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. C

Passage Two: 26. A 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. B

Passage Three: 31. C 32. D 33. D 34. B 35. A

Passage Four: 36. C 37. B 38. B 39. D 40. C

III. Vocabulary and Structure (15%)

41. B 42. B 43. C 44. A 45. C 46. A 47. B 48. B 49. A 50. C

51. C 52. C 53. D 54. D 55. C 56. B 57. B 58. A 59. A 60. A

61. D 62. A 63. B 64. B 65. B 66. B 67. B 68. D 69. D 70. A

IV. Cloze (5%)

71. about 72. feeling 73. put 74. recapture 75. pleasure

76. as 77. violate 78. composition 79. failing 80. myself

V. Translation (15%)

The weather seems to be everybody‘s favorite topic of conversation in Great Britain. This is not because people are particularly interested in it, but because people have to talk about something when they meet and weather serves as a convenient subject.

The main reason why people talk about the weather is that it is unpredictable. To some people it is interesting while to others it is irritating. Y ou can never tell with certainty what the weather is going to be like tomorrow. Every morning when you wake up, you expect a glorious sunshine, especially when you have planned to go traveling, but you find it is pouring. There are weather forecasts on the radio and TV and in newspapers, but on the whole not everyone believes them.

VI. Guided Writing (15%)

Directions: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter in applying for studying in a language center in the United States. You should write at least 100 words and using the

expressions or main ideas given in English.

June 30, ….

Dear Sir:

I am very much interested in taking a three-month course beginning in July to improve my English before I begin my Master Program in Autumn. My particular interests are spoken English and a special course on English for Science and Technology.

I am male, twenty-three years old, and a graduate of the Marine Engineering Department of SHUMT.

I have learned college English for four years as an undergraduate. I‘d appreciate it very much if you could send me an application form and a copy of brochure with full details of fees and accommodation.

Yours sincerely,

(signature)

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Tapescript of Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions:I n this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question

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 with a single line through the center.

Example: You will hear: M: Is it possible for you to work late, Miss Grey?

W: Work late? I s uppose so, if you really think it‘s necessary.

Q: Where do you think this conversation most probably took place?

You will read: A) At the office.

B) In the waiting room.

C) At the airport.

D) In a restaurant.

From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) ―At the office‖ is the best answer. You should choose [A] and mark it with a single line

1. W: ―Oh, no. It‘s six o‘clock already and I still haven‘t finished these exercises.‖

M: ―Don‘t worry. The clock is half an hour fast. You still have plenty of time to do them.‖

Q: When does this conversation take place?

2. M: I hope that the post office will be open now.

W: The sign says: nine a.m. to five p.m. weekdays, nine a.m. to twelve noon Saturdays.

Q: When will the post office open on a weekend?

3. W: Good morning. This is Clara Anderson at the local library. I‘d like to speak to Peter, please.

M: Hell o, Mrs. Anderson, I‘m sorry but my son isn‘t at home. I can give you his office telephone number if you‘d like to call him at work now.

Q: Where is Peter now?

4. M: Sue, how long will your uncle be staying with you?

W: Just about a week or so.

Q: How many days will her uncle stay with them?

5. W: The hours are 9 to 11:30, Monday through Friday.

M: Do I have any paid vacation?

Q: What are they talking about?

6. M: I can‘t wait to see the look on Frank‘s face when he looks at his grade.

W: Neither can I.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

7. W: I can‘t decide which to wear for the party, fur coat or leather jacket.

M: It isn‘t easy to choose, is it?

Q: What does the man mean?

8. M: Just think six and a quarter million passengers are carried by London Transport everyday!

W: And over half of them in the ―rush hours‖ — 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Q: When are the ―rush hours‖?

外教社?《大学英语》（全新版）1级学业测试12 9. W: Why have we stopped?

M: Well, Mrs. Brown, you are not using your mirror enough. You must check in the mirror before you pull out. But after all, this is only your second lesson. You are doing fine.

Q: What is the man‘s job?

10. W: Since the turn of the century, more than 320,000 British people and 2 million Americans

have been killed in road accidents.

M: Oh, really. That means the number of American killed on the road is five times that of American soldiers killed in all wars during the same period.

Q: How many American soldiers have been killed in wars since 1900?

Section B

Directions: I n 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 with a single line

through the center.

Passage One

The most important use of drifting bottles is to find ocean currents. When the position and direction of currents are known, ships can use the forward movement of a current or stay away from currents that would carry them off their course. Benjamin Franklin was one of the first to use bottles in the study of currents. He wondered why British mail ships needed a week or two longer than U.S. ships needed in order to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Franklin thought the Gulf Stream might explain this difference.

Franklin talked with U.S. captains. He found that they knew each turn of the Gulf Stream. They used the current in every possible way. From his talks with the U.S. sea captains, Franklin made his first map of the Gulf Stream. Then he checked his map by using sealed bottles. The map that he finally made is still used, with only a few changes, today.

Questions from 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11. Why are drifting bottles used?

12. What led Franklin to talk with U.S. sea captains?

13. What did Franklin make after his talks with U.S. sea captains?

14. What did Franklin do in order to make an accurate map?

Passage Two

Mary: Maybe it was the fish or meat we ate.

David: Yes, it might‘ve been.

Mary: Or the soup.

David: No, it couldn‘t have been the soup because I didn‘t have any.

Mary: Of course we sat in the sun for a long time. I suppose it could‘ve b een the sun.

David: Yes, it might‘ve been. But we‘ve got used to sitting in the sun.

Mary: That‘s true. Now what else did we both eat? Only those lovely peaches I bought! It couldn‘t have been them. We‘re used to eating peaches, and you washed them.

David: No, I didn‘t. I thought you had!

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Mary: I didn‘t. I was sure you did. It must‘ve been the peaches then!

Questions from 15 to 18 are based on the dialogue you have just heard.

15. What were the two speakers talking about?

16. Which food did David NOT eat?

17. Who washed the peaches?

18. What caused the problem?

Passage Three

Modern ideas are beginning to influence the Eskimos, but not enough to make much difference to their way of life. They still spend the winter in igloos, the round huts that are built of snow frozen hard. They still travel on sleds that are pulled by dogs. The winter is too cold for hunting, so during that season they live on the stores of seal meat that they have killed in the summer. But seal meat is not the only kind of food that they eat. In summer they hunt bears and reindeer, a type of large deer with long branching horns that is used for it‘s milk, meat and skin. They also fish all the year round. The Eskimos who are hunters in summer are fishermen in winter. In winter they make holes in the ice and catch the fish through the holes that they have made. The Eskimos are adaptable. That is why they are able to live in Arctic regions.

Questions from 19 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

19. What does the author say about the Eskimos?

20. What is the Eskimos‘ major means of transportation?

College English Achievement Test for College English (New Edition)

《大学英语》（全新版）

3级学业测试题

Band 3

(2004. 11)

Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press

上海外语教育出版社

使用说明

1. 本试卷根据大学英语（全新版）第三册所学命题，供使用本教材

的学校参考使用。

2. 本套考题的使用时间为120分钟。根据试卷内容分为：

听力：20题（20%）

阅读：三篇短文系选择题型（30%），一篇短文系简短问答型（10%）词汇与结构：30题（15%）

完形填空：20题（10%）

命题写作：1题（15%）

3．作文范文仅供参考。

SFLEP College English (New Edition) Achievement Test (Band 3) 1 I．Listening Comprehension (20%)

Section A (10%)

Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question

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 with a single line through the center. Example: You will hear: M: Is it possible for you to work late, Miss Grey?

W: Work late? I suppose so, if you really think it‘s necessary.

Q: Where do you think this conversation most probably took place?

You will read: A) At the office.

B) In the waiting room.

C) At the airport.

D) In a restaurant.

From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) ―At the office‖ is the best answer. You should choose [A] and mark it with a single line

through the center.

1. A. $114. B. $104. C. $40. D. $140.

2. A. Wife – Husband. B. Shop assistant – Customer.

C. Waitress – Customer.

D. Secretary – Boss.

3. A. Lock the door carefully. B. Open the door.

C. Fix the lock himself.

D. Call the repairman.

4. A. 20 copies. B. 40 copies. C. 50 copies. D. 25 copies.

5. A. At 12:00. B. At 1:00. C. At 11:30. D. At 12:30.

6. A. Mr. Thomson is a kind man. B. She is sympathetic for the man.

C. The man needn‘t be worried about.

D. Mr. Thomson is not reliable.

7. A. It was caught in fog. B. It wrecked on a rock.

C. It turned over in the storm.

D. Its anchor couldn‘t work because of the fog.

8. A. 8:15. B. 8:50. C. 9:15. D. 9:50.

9. A. One month. B. One week. C. Two weeks. D. Three weeks.

10. A. Down the Fifth Avenue. B. In Greenwich Village.

C. At the back of the bus.

D. In the front of the vehicle.

Section B (10%)

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 with a single line

through the center.

Passage One

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

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11. A. Planes had to carry more passengers.

B. The plane was smaller than other transportation.

C. Luggage was more dangerous.

D. For the safety.

12.A. The luggage has to be weighed and measured.

B. The luggage has to be measured only.

C. The luggage has to be weighed only.

D. The luggage has to be weighed with its passenger.

13.A. A passenger has to be weighed. B. Luggage has to be weighed.

C. It still uses small aer oplanes.

D. A passenger‘s clothes have to be weighed.

Passage Two

Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

14.A. The flashing and moving pictures may hurt our eyes.

B. Some television programmes may be terrible and ugly.

C. We may come to take television for granted.

D. People tend to spend too much time on watching television.

15.A. How much time they had spent watching television.

B. How little they had to say to one another.

C. How many things they had to do.

D. How little thinking they had done.

16.A. It is neither good nor bad in itself. B. It leaves very much to be desired.

C. It has great value to society.

D. It is good for adults, bad for children.

Passage Three

Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

17.A. Living on an American farm.

B. Differences between Asian farmers and American farmers.

C. The rich U.S. farmers.

D. Farm life in Asia.

18.A. Farm families live on their own farms in the U.S.

B. The farmers go a long way on Saturdays for shopping and on Sundays for church.

C. Farm life is much the same in every part of the world.

D. Farm life in the U.S. has been changed a lot.

19.A. By train. B. By bus. C. By car. D. By bicycle.

20. A. To help each other. B. To deal with their problems on their own efforts.

C. To depend on modern machines.

D. To follow older ways.

II. Reading Comprehension (30%)

Passage One

Scientists have been puzzled for decades by how turtles manage to navigate across the Atlantic — but now they know. The creatures have their own inbuilt magnetic compass.

A laboratory experiment has revealed that the tiny turtles are born with the ability to ―detect‖the magnetic fields which help them to navigate the 8,000 miles across the stormy Atlantic Ocean and back home again.