2007 年北京大学自主招生保送生测试

英语试卷

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Part I Vocabulary and Structure(20%)

Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are4

choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then

write the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I.

1. Because he was seriously ill, he in bed waiting for the doctor to come.

A. lay B. laid C. lied D. lain

2. "Perhaps you should go home now. "

"No, I insist here a while longer."

A. to stay B. for staying

C. on staying D. to be staying

3. As you know, the workers a fair wage for their hard work.

A. asked B. declared C. applied D. demanded

4. In my opinion, if you fail, don't lose your heart, just .

A. don't stop to try B. keep on trying

C. not give up trying D. continue your tries

S. The fact that a lot of factories were faced with a very difficult situation.

A. informed B. intended C. introduced D. indicated

6. It would be a risk to let the child go to school by himself.

A. following B. passing C. running D. carrying

7. Take, for example, the situations that doctors met with almost every night.

A. emergence B. emergency C. encourage D. entertainment

8. It is recorded that much of London was by a big fire in the seventeenth

century.

A. destroyed B. damaged C. declined D. decreased

9. Teachers have been aware the need for the newer methods used in schools.

A. about B. for C. of D. with

10. In this way, the school and the home join forces in bringing the fullest

development of youngster's abilities.

A. back B. down C. over D. about

11. By the time you got to Greenwich you the most historic parts of London.

A. will be seeing B. will see

C. are going to see D. will have seen

12. "I have forgotten to buy sandwiches. ""It doesn't matter. You can have .

A. some of us B. our some

C. some of ours D. some of our

13. If not for these armed forces, the situation there what it is today.

A. is never B. would never have been

C. will never be D. was never

14. Not only any harm, it helps digestion and is good for health.

A. does the germ not do you

B. that the germ will not do you

C. the germ does not do you

D. that the germ will do you

15. It is clear that a great deal of energy this way.

A. are wasted B. were wasted

C. has wasted D. is wasted

16. Both the buses will stop at the Peace Hotel, and you can take of them to

get there.

A. each B. either C. any D. both

17. She asked almost everyone she knew what kind of clothes for the party.

A. wearing B. wear C. to wear D. wears

18. Spring , we may perhaps look forward to better weather.

A. having come B. has come

C. having teen come D. is coming

19. They were expecting the doctor to finish the operation dawn.

A. on B. till C. in D. before

20. your daughter is well again, you no longer have anything to worry about.

A. When B. Since C. Though D. After

Part II Reading Comprehension (40 %)

Directions: There are 2 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 ). You

should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer SheetⅠ.

Passage 1

Mr. Richards was quite good at shooting with a rifle (来福枪), and he had taken part in

several competitions in his small town. He had never actually won a prize, but each time he had

done well and once he had come in fourth.

Then he had to go to a big city on business for a month, and as he had noting much to do in

the evenings, he joined the local rifle club, and spent several pleasant evenings shooting there.

The rifle club had a very good first team, which used to take part in a lot of important

shooting competitions. One of these took place while Mr. Richards was with them, and of course

he went to see it. But one of the members of the club's team suddenly fell ill just before the match,

and the captain had to choose somebody else to take his place in a hurry. He had heard that Mr.

Richards had taken part in several competitions already, and he had seen for himself at the club

that, although he was not up to the standard of the club's first team, he was quite a good shot. He

therefore invited him to take the sick man's place.

Mr. Richards felt greatly honored to be asked to shoot for such a good team, but heal so

felt very nervous, because he was afraid of making a fool of himself and letting down his team.

In fact, he was so nervous that he could not keep his hand from trembling while he was

shooting, with the result that he did very badly in the competition. When he took his score card to

his captain, he said, "After seeing my score , I feel like going outside and shooting myself."

The captain looked at the card for a few minutes and then said, "Well, you had better take

two bullets with you if you do that. "

21. How did it happen that Mr. Richards took part in the competition for the club's first team?

A) He was a member of the club's first team.

B) He was a first--rate shot in competitions.

C) He wanted to take the sick man's place.

D) He took part in the competition at the invitation of the captain.

22. How did Mr. Richards feel after the competition?

A) He felt uncomfortable.

B) He was very much shocked.

C) He felt very much ashamed.

D) He was very angry with himself

23. According to the passage, which of the following was true of Mr. Richards?

A) He joined the local club to compete with other members.

B) He was a man who had a strong sense of self-respect.

C) He always came in first in all the competitions he took part in.

D) He was full of confidence before the competition.

24. What does the last sentence "You had better take two bullets with you if you do that. "mean?

A) You are such a dad shot that you might miss the target while trying to kill yourself.

B) The quality of the bullets is very dad. You had better take an extra one.

C) one bullet is not powerful enough to kill a person.

D) There are two bullets left in your rifle. You had better use them up.

25. The tone of the last sentence is

A) humorous B) ironical C) sad D) impolite

Passage 2

But enough of the joys of childhood. What about its pains? How many of us suffered during

those 'happiest days of our life'--our schooldays? School is two things. It is the child's first taste of

independence, the place where he must stand on his own two feet, and stand up for himself. And it

is the place where he gains the knowledge that is to prepare him for life in the outside, grown--up

world of jobs and running a house and what to do in one's spare time.

Nobody can govern children's relationships with each other. There must be worked put by

each child individually. But the question of what children learn, and how they should learn it, is

continually being debated and re--debated. Nobody dares any longer to defend the old system,

which was good enough for our grandparents. The theorists of modern psychology(心理学)have

stepped in to argue that we must understand the needs of children. Children are not just small

adults; they are children who must be respected as,

Well, you may say, this is as it should be, and a good idea. But think further. What happens?

'Education' becomes the responsibility not of teachers, but of psychologists.

What happens then? Teaches worry too much about the psychological implications(含义)of their

lessons, and forget about the subjects themselves. If a child dislikes a lesson, the teacher feels that

it is his fault, not the child's. So teachers worry whether history is 'relevant' to modern young

children. And do they dare to tell stories about violent battles? Or will this make the children

themselves violent? Can they tell their classes about children of different races, or will this

encourage racial hatred?

You see, you can go too far. Influenced by education theorists, who have nothing better to

do than write books about their ideas, teachers leave their teacher--training colleges filled with

psychological ideas about children and their needs. Since one 'modern method' rapidly replaces

another, the poor kids will have had a good bellyful(过量)by the time they leave school.

The result is that the children become bored and restless, and the teachers feel hope-less.

The educational theorists invents new the theories; the parents are dissatisfied with their

bad--tempered, ill--educated, undisciplined children, and blame the teachers. The children become

violent: they get angry at both lessons and teachers, learn nothing, and play with knives in the

classrooms. The teachers become frightened of the pupils, who are unable to keep control, and

often leave the profession altogether.

26. "The happiest days of our life"refer to the days when

A) we enjoyed childhood B) many of us suffered

C) we enjoy independence D) we were schoolchildren

27. What the modern theoretical psychologists argue is that

A) nobody should defend the old system

B) children are adults though they are small

C) teachers should understand children's needs

D) children are better if they know what they learn

28. What happens when 'education' becomes the responsibility of psychologists?

A) Teachers worry more about the subjects they usually teach.

B) Teachers think more of the influence their lessons give on children.

C) Teachers think of it more important to teach children history.

D) Teachers dare to present lessons about violent battles.

29. How do newly--qualified teachers go about their jobs?

A) They use new methods and change them one after another.

B) They make the children suffer over a long period.

C) They make good preparations for their subjects.

D) They fail to use their psychological training in their jobs.

30. What is the result of this state of affairs?

A) The teachers educate the children into a state of boredom.

B) The parents are angry about their children's knives.

C) The children become restless and disappoint their parents.

D) Neither teachers nor parents or children feel satisfied with the situation.

Part Ⅲ Translation(40%)

Ⅰ. Translate the underlined sentences in the following passage from English into

Chinese. Write your translation on Answer Sheet Ⅱ : (20%)

Thanks to the work of many scientists, we are now clear that many of the important

earthquake(地震) regions are places where the movements of plates are happening and therefore,

it becomes much easier to look for signs that an earthquake is coming soon. (1)In the past few

years, there has been great excitement about the possibility of finding out when earthquakes are

going to happen by measuring changes in the rocks, but we are still not sure whether this can be

the basis for an efficient means of predicting earthquakes.

But further research on this subject may suggest ways in which earthquakes can be

predicted and prevented. (2) One idea is that it might be possible to reduce the pressures that have

built up in rocks by pumping in water at high pressure, thus producing a wet surface on which the

two opposite side of the fault can slide (move smoothly). Now the question is that nobody is quite

sure what the results might be.

Ⅱ. Translate the following sentences into English with the words or expressions

given

in the brackets. Write your translation on Answer Sheet Ⅱ. (20%)

1．宴会举行到一半酒就喝光了，我们本该事先多买些的。(should)

2. 几个小时以后，他双手捧着一块漂亮的布走了出来。(with)

3．还在中学读书的时候，他就显示出很强的工作能力。(。how)

4．当他听见很多人在外面跑来跑去，他走到窗边往外看。(hear)