南昌工程学院英语水平考试样卷

南昌工程学院英语水平考试样卷PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonthefollowingtopicwiththehintsgivenbelow.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.WriteyouressayonAnswerSheet1.ALow-carbonLifestyle1)低碳生活受到人们的普遍欢迎。2)低碳生活方式非常有好处。3)我们应该如何去做。PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearseveralconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.1.A)Shecannotfindherpassport.B)Herpassportisinthecar.C)Herpassportismissing.D)Somebodystoleherpassport.2.A)450million.B)400million.C)550million.D)470million.3.A)Mike'sfriendsdidn'tplantogotothegame.B)Allofthemcouldn'trideinthewoman'scar.C)Mikehadascaronhisear.D)Mike'scarwasn'tavailable.4.A)She'salittletired.B)Shewantstogotothesaloon.C)Sheisgoingtolistentomusicinthelibrary.D)Sheisgoingtothelibraryforsomeinformation.5.A)Findanewrepairshop.B)Takeabustowork.C)Buyadifferentcar.D)Hireanewcar.6.A)Hisfather.B)Hismother.C)Hisbrother.D)Hissister.7.A)ThemanhasmoreworktodoonhispaperthanHenryonhis.B)ThemanhimselfwillspeaktoHenryabouthisresearchpaper.C)ThemanhasbeentalkingtoHenryabouthispaper.D)Themanhasfinishedmorethanhalfofhisresearchpaper.8.A)Shethoughttherewerenoticketsleftfortheshow.B)Shethoughttheseatsontheleftsidewerefullyoccupied.C)Theshowwasplannedalongtimeago.D)Theaudienceweredeeplyimpressedbytheshow.Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9.A)1980.B)1982.C)1984.D)1986.10.A)Itisaninlandcity.B)ItisoneofthenicestcitiesinAmerica.C)Ithasoceanandhillsaround.D)Itisaliberalcity.11.A)Shehadfinisheduphergraduateschool.B)Shewastiredoflivingthere.C)People'smindisdifferentafter911.D)Shethoughtthecitywastooliberal.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)Bytrain.B)Bybus.C)Bytakingothers'car.D)Byplane.13.A)Expensive.B)Wastingtime.C)Tiring.D)Cheapandeffective.14.A)Pleasure.B)Knowledge.C)Adventure.D)A,BandC.15.A)Bytrain.B)Firstbytrain,thenhike.C)Hike.D)Withoutmention.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearseveralshortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).PassageOneQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)Theyarekeptinopenprisons.B)Theyareallowedoutoftheprisongrounds.C)Theyareorderedtodocookingandcleaning.D)Theyareasmallportionoftheprisonpopulation.17.A)Someoftheirprisonersareallowedtostudyorworkoutsideprisons.B)Mostoftheirprisonersareexpectedtowork.C)Theirprisonersareoftensenttospecialcentersforskilltraining.D)Theirprisonersareallowedfreedomtovisittheirfamilies.18.A)Theyareencouragedtodomaintenanceforthetrainingcenter.B)Mostofthemgetpaidfortheirwork.C)Theyhavetocooktheirownmeals.D)Theycanchoosetodocommunitywork.PassageTwoQuestions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A)Whichhadasmallyard.B)Downstairs.C)Upstairs.D)Onthegroundfloor.20.A)Theirneighborsweremakingabignoisetoo.B)Theirneighborsdidnotlikethehouse.C)Theywereluckybecausetheydidnotmovedownstairs.D)Thepolicewerecoming.21.A)Thenoisecamefromupstairs.B)Theyweredancingdownstairs.C)Peoplewerebeatingdrumseverywhere.D)Thepoliceweremakingabignoise.PassageThreeQuestions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.A)ThelongdistancebetweenhishometownandNewYork.B)Hisunpopularcharacter.C)ThehighunemploymentrateinNewYork.D)Hiscriminalrecord.23.A)Hewantedtobeputinprisonagain.B)Heneededthemoneytosupporthisfamily.C)Hehatedthebarberthere.D)Hewantedtomakehimselfwellknown.24.A)Hewentdirectlytothepolicestation.B)Hedroveoutofthetownandtriedtoescape.C)Hewaitedforthepolicetoarresthim.D)Hearguedwiththepoliceangrily.25.A)Mr.Spearsenjoyedlivinginprison.B)Mr.Spearswasknownasagreedymaninhiscommunity.C)ThepoliceinNewYorkwerenotveryefficient.D)TheonlywayforMr.Spearstosupporthisfamilywasbygoingtoprisonagain.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Thefirsttruepieceofsportsequipment(26)_________________wastheball.InancientEgypt,aseverywhere,pitchingstoneswasa(27)_________________.Butabadlythrownrock(28)_________________.Lookingforsomethinglessdangeroustothrow,theEgyptiansmade(29)___________________________________________________.Atfirst,balls(30)_________________heldtogetherbyvines.Latertheyweremadeofpiecesofanimalskinsewedtogetherand(31)_________________.EventhoughtheEgyptianswerewarlike,they(32)_________________.Beforelongtheyhaddevelopedanumberofballgames,(33)_________________.Perhapstheyplayedball(34)___________________________________________________.Ballplayingwasthoughtofmainlyasaw