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1、第四节 外语运用能力测试题英语运用能力测试题(50题，每题2分，满分100分，考试时间45分钟)Part One Vocabulary and StructureDirections: In this part there are ten incomplete sentences, each with four suggested answers. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark you answer on the Answer Sheet b drawing with a pencil a short bar ac
2、ross the corresponding letter in the brackets.1. The news currency will get into _ soon.A. circuit B. circulationC. circular D. circle2. Shortage of capital is the main factor that _ economic development.A. holds out B. holds on toC. holds back D. holds on3. The captain of the ship _ the passengers
3、that there was no danger.A. assured B. ensuredC. secured D. insured4. Many old people in the cities find themselves unable to get used to the rapid _ of city life.A. rate B. speedC. step D. pace5. The first Olympiad is said to have consisted _ of a 200-yard foot race nearthe small city of Olympia.A.
4、 nearly B. completelyC. merely D. identically6. The issue _ at the conference is very important and it will create a sensation nationwide.A. discussed B. being discussedC. is being discussed D. has been discussed7. The extensive survey suggested that their assumptions _ totally wrong.A. were B. beC.
5、 was D. would be8. Undoubtedly, _ wins the election is going to have a tough job getting theeconomy back on its feet.A. anyone B. whoC. whoever D. everyone9. If they had sent a check to the telephone company last week, their telephone_ out of service at this moment.A. will not be B. will not have be
6、enC. would not be D. would not have been10. Millions of Americans flock to their drugstores to buy vitamins and minerals,that these pills can help prevent serious illnesses.A. convincing B. convincedC. to convince D. to be convincedPart Two Reading ComprehensionDirections:In this part there passages
7、 and one weather forecast followed by questions or unfinished statements each with four suggested answers choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets.Questions11-15are base
8、d on the following passage:Elephants who pant arent new . Paintings by Ruby , an Asian elephant who lived at the Phoenix Zoo in Arizona, sold for up to 5,000 in the late 1980s, said Dick George, a consultant with the zoo.“Ruby was about seven months old when the first came to the zoo,” said George.
9、“She lived with a goat and some chickens, but she didnt have an elephant companion for a number of years. She spent a lot of time drawing in the dirt with a stick to make her days more stimulating. Her keeper bought her some art supplies.”George said ,”Ruby was excited about painting right from the
10、beginning.”The elephants at the art academies in southeast Asia are taught to hold a paintbrush with the tip their trunks .Initially, the keeper guides the elephants trunk over the canvas (画布)and offers rewards for good performance.“It only takes a few hours to a day to teach them,” said Mia Fineman
11、 , an art historian whose book When Elephants Paint is an illustrated history of the Asian Elephant Art and Conservation Project.11.Ruby was an Asian elephant .A. who was sold for a price as high as 5,000B. who was famous for being the first painting elephantC. whose paintings sold for as high as 5,
12、000D. who started painting in the late 1980s12.Why did Ruby start painting according to Dick George?A. Because she was seven years old.B. Because she was the first to come to the zoo.C. Because she learned a lot from the goat and the chickens.12.How did Ruby paint at the very beginning?A. She used a
13、 stick to draw in the dirt.B. She spent much time in the dirt.C. She stimulated herself every day.D. She painted with her keepers art supplies.14.To encourage the elephants to paint well, the keeper .A. bought them a lot of art suppliesB. made them excited at the beginningC. taught them to hold a pa
14、intbrush with their trunksD. reinforced the desired behaviors with rewards15.when Elephants Paint is a book A. on the history of artsB. about the painting elephants in AsiaC. explaining how to teach elephants to paintD. chiefly theorizing about elephant artQuestions 16-20 are based on the following
15、passage:While it is true that Americans believe climbing the educational ladder leads to success, they are less certain that intellectual achievement is the only important factor leading to success . A competitive personality is seen as important to success , especially in men . The development of social and political skills are also considered to be very important.To help Americans develop these other important skills , schools have added a large number of extracurricular (课程外) activities to daily life at school . This is especially true of high schools and colleges an
