1、Test 1 Another School Year-What ForPart 1 Vocabulary& GrammarDirections: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences, each with four suggested answers. Choose the one that best completes the sentence 1. I am sure that with your remarkable ability and rich experience, the current session you o

2、ver will be a success.A. presumeC. presideD. prick2. Although cats cannot see in complete darkness, their eyes are muchmore to light than human eyes.A. glowing B. sensitiveC. brilliantD. gloomy3. Every year schools all over the country willnew students thefirst week in September.A. absorb B. include

3、 C. enroll4. If you want to clarify the fact, you need two witnesses tothatthis is your signature.B. certify C. assure D assume taxonomists, particularly those working in herbaria and providing an identification service, do need such.A approach B confidence C. faith D, expertise pioneering work in t

4、he late 1930's, Earl Hines has been called the father of modem jazz piano.A. As a result ofB In support ofC. In the interest of D. Forthe sake of7. A society isonly when the humblest and weakest person can enjoythe highest civil, economic, and social rights that the privileged and most powerful

5、possess.A. conflictingB. friendly8. He had wanted a 25% raise in pay, but after talking to his boss, he decided that a 5% raise would .A. Suffice B. modify C. gratify9. Those whoenergetically into the matter have prospects of findingother more convenient solutions.C. concentrateD. delight10. Falling

6、 into a nervous, feverish doze soon thereafter, he found himself dreaming of ablack dog trying to bite him.A. profoundB. merciful11. Dr. Hill has just received an invitation from Washington University to join theas a full-time professor.12. Snakebites are notfatal, but they can sometimes cause death

7、if not treated immediately.13. With data freelyfor reanalysis, it is of utmost importance to all of us not to be proven wrong by subsequent analysis.8. handfulD. available14. The earthquake enormous tsunamis( 海嘯) that flood coastalregions a thousand or more miles away.A. generates B. runs15. His spe

8、ech rambled on for half an hour, but the of what he hadsaid was that too many people had too little money.16. That was a(n) remark for him to make, and all of us who knew himwell didn 't know why.A. easy B. peculiar17. Our knowledge of dinosaurs is whollyfrom the bones that havebeen found here a

9、nd there buried in the ground.A. acquired B. retainedC. absorbed18. She wondered whether triangles, which had only three sides, were as polygons, which she thought of as many-sided.A. qualifiedB. theorizedis no perfect trading system, and each of the proposed ones has its .A. limitswill not be able

10、to attend the meeting tonight because a classthen. A. he must be teachingB. he will be teachingC. he will have taughthim has to teachto some educators, the goal of teaching is to help students learn what to know to live a well-adjusted and successful life.they need B. they needare neededthey may nee

11、d22. I wish I hadn't been so busy yesterday,otherwise Iyou with thecleaning.A. will have helpedB. should help have helped helpas the builder is skilled in the handling of his bricks,theexperienced writer is skilled in the handling of his words.C. thus24. James has just arrived, but I didn't

12、know heuntil yesterday.A. was comingC had been coming D will come25. The Internet was first started by the . armya communicationsystem.A. In B for C with D. as26."I m really tired and there are so many things to do. ""Well, if itwould beany help, I would do some cooking. ”B. ofC. with

13、of going up to Scotland at the end of December, but I've only got a few days' holiday.A thinkB have thought think D. am thinking28. Throw some bits of bread in the pond. Fishand eat it.A. are going to come B. will come C. are to come D. were coming29. To fit in with the development of the ma

14、rket economy, factories should guaranteehigh speed good quality.A either.orB not. but also. andDneither.nor30. If therepeace, we must try in every way to prevent war.to beB. will be begoing to bePart II TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English.1. 生活的密不在于做 自 己喜歡做的 , 而在于喜歡

15、 自 已不得不做 的 .(not.but.)2. 實驗工作不但需要精確的測量，而且需要準確的計算。(of onlybut al so)3. 他開始時專門畫鳥 , 后來又專門寫關于鳥類的文章。 ( to specialize in )4. 我們也可能由于聽從了我們所鐵佩的人的勸說而去從事不適合我們的工作。( as a result of )5. 中國已與世界經濟越來越緊密地聯系在一起, 尤其是在加入世貿組織以后。( to be on the way doing)6. 我們已完成了工程的一半, 但現在卻在停工待料。 ( to be stuck for)7. 我們必須確保將原子能用于和平事業, 造福

16、人類。( to see it that )8. 要想更多地了解我們所居住的這個世界, 我們應該接觸不同的文化。 ( to beexposed to)9. 這些商店企圖誘惑人們去買他們不需要的東西。 (to be out to do)10. 年輕人往往朝前看, 而老年人喜歡回顧過去。在這一點上 , 所有的國家都如此。 (to be true of)Part III ClozeDirections for each blank in the following passage, choose the best answerfrom the choices given below.Manyteach

17、ers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie with students.1 a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be familiar with the information in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or take an examination. 2 students are considered to be those who are moti

18、vated to learn for the sake of 3, not those interested only in getting high grades. Sometimes homework is returned 4 brief written comments but without grades. Even if grades are not given, students are responsible for learning the material assigned.When research tasks are 5 , professors expect stud

19、ents to take it actively and to complete it with minimum guidance. It is students' responsibility to find books, magazines, and articles in the library. Professors do not have the time to explain 6 a university library works; they expect students, particularly graduate students to be able to exh

20、aust the reference 7 in the library.Professors will help students whoneedit, but prefer that their students not be 8 dependent on them. In the United States, professors have many other duties besides teaching, such as administrative or research work. 9, the time that a professor can spend with a stu

21、dent outside of class is limited. If students have problemswith classroom work, they should either 10 professors during office hours or make appointments.1. A. When2. A Poor .funB. AlthoughB IdealB. workC. BecauseC AverageD. SinceD. DisappointedC. learning D prizeC. forcollected .whenB. distributeB

22、thatC sourcesC assignedC. whatD. withD. finishedD. how.too9. A. However greetC. FurthermoreC approachD. NeverthelessD. attachPart IV Reading ComprehensionDirections: in this part, there are two passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that

23、 you think is the best answer.It is commonly believed in the United States that school is where people go to get an education. Nevertheless, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. The distinction between schooling and education implied by this remark is impor

24、tant.Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling.Education knows no bounds. It can take place anywhere, where in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the formal learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe ofinformal l

25、earning. The agents of education can range from a respected grandparent to the people debating politics on the radio, from a child to a distinguished scientist. Whereas schooling has a certain predictability, education quite often produces surprises. A chance conversation with a stranger maylead a p

26、erson to discover how little is known of other religions. People are engaged in education from infancy on. Education, then, is a very broad, inclusive term. It is a lifelong process, a process that starts long before the start of school, and one that should be an integral part of one's entire li

27、fe.Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, whose general pattern varies little from one setting to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at approximately the sametime, take assigned seats, are taught by an adult, use similar textbooks, do homework, take e

28、xams, and so on. The slices of reality that are to be learned, whether they are the alphabet or an understanding of the workings of government, have usually been limited by the boundaries of the subject being taught. For example, high school students know that they are not likely to find out in thei

29、r classes the truth about political problems in their communities or what the newest filmmakers are experimenting with. There are definite conditions surrounding the formalized process of schooling.1. What is the main idea of the passageA. Education and schooling are quite different experiencesB. On

30、e can receive education everywhere; going to school is not a must.C. The commorbelief that people go to school to get an education is wrong. D. Schooling offers a limited section of formal training while education covers a vast field of informal training.2. What does the author probably mean by &quo

31、t;children interrupt their education to go to school"in the first paragraphA. The more years students go to school, the worse their education is.B. People are engaged in education the whole life. go to school just to make trouble.D. Schooling is not educationally beneficial.phase "For exam

32、ple"in the third paragraph introduces a sentence that gives examples of A. the slices of reality that are to be learnedB. the results of schooling of classroom teaching D. the similarities of all schools of the following conclusions does the passage support A. Without formal education, people w

33、ould remain ignorant. B. Education systems need to be thoroughly reformed. C Education involves many years of competence training. D Going to school is only part of ones education.5. The passage is written in the way of . A. contrasting the meanings of two related wordsB. giving examples of differen

34、t kinds of educationC. listing and discussing several educational problemsD. providing facts to support an argumentPassage 2Education is one of the key words of our time. A manwithout an education, manyof us believe, is an unfortunate victim of unfortunate circumstances deprived of one of the greate

35、st twentieth-century opportunities. Conceived of the importance of education, modern states"invest" in institutions of learning to get back "interest"in the form of a large group of enlightened young menand womerwho are potential leaders. Education, with its cycles of instruction

36、 so carefully worked out, is punctuated by textbooks-those purchasable wells of wisdom-what would civilization be like without its benefitsSo much is certain: that we would have doctors and preachers, lawyers and defendants, marriages and births-but our spiritual outlook would be different. We would

37、 lay less stress on"facts and figures"and more on a good memory, on applied psychology, and on the capacity of a man to get along with his fellow citizens.If our educational system were fashioned after its bookless past we would have the most democratic form of "college"imaginabl

38、e. Among the people whomwelike to call savages, all knowledge inherited by tradition is shared by all; it is taught to every member of the tribe so that in this respect everybody is equally equipped for life.It is ideal condition of the“equal start “ which only our mostprogressive forms of try to on

39、 to seek and receive the traditional instruction is binding to all. There are no"illiterate"if the term can be peoples without a script-while our own compulsory school attendance became law in Germany in 1642, in France in 1806, in England in 1976, and is still nonexistent in a number of nations. This shows how long it was before we considered it necessary to make sure that all our children could share in the knowledge accumulated by the “ happy new" during the past centuries. Education in the wildness is not a matter of monetary means. There, a child grows up under