英语等级考试复习资料.doc

复习资料
Part I Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: There are 10 inplete statements here. You are required to plete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1. I had to work hard to ______________ the other students.
A. keep away from B. keep up with C. keep back D. keep out
2. The teacher didn’t tell me ___________ to read after class.
A. what B. that C. but D. as
3. When the teacher __ the classroom, all the students stood up.
A. came B. appeared C. arrived D. entered
4. In order to __________ your goals, you must work hard.
A. achieve B. make C. develop D. grow
5. He didn’t tell me where he had spent his holidays. ___________ to know.
A. Neither I cared B. Not did I care
C. I didn’t care D. Neither did I care
6. The doctor’s mistakes in judgment _______________ the death of the patient.
A. resulted from B. broke off C. brought out D. led to
7. It wasn’t as good a dinner _________ she had promised us.
A. as B. that C. which D. what
8. If I _________ in your position, I would do it in another way.
A. am B. was C. were D. be
9. Women, ___________ men, have the right to work.
A. as soon as B. as long as C. as far as D. as well as
10. My parents are not used to __________ in big cities.
A. live B. living C. have lived D. be living
11. The hotel ___________ we stayed was both cheap and fortable.
A. at which B. wherever C. which D. in that
12. This was the place ________________.
A. about that I was telling you B. where I was telling you
C. about which I was telling you D. that I was telling you
13. The reason _______ we should learn a foreign language is very clear.
A. when B. why C. which D. where
14. ---- Why were you so late for work today?
----______________ to the office was very slow this morning because of the traffic accident.
A. Drive B. Drove C. Driving D. That driving
15. The manager let the phone on the table ring several times before he __________ the receiver.
A. picked up B. raised up C. brought up D. took over
16. The car driver was badly __________ on both legs in a traffic accident.
A. wounded B. damaged C. injured D. broken
17. ----Can I help you? ----Yes, do you know _____________?
A. when es the bus B. when will e the bus
C. when does the bus e D. when the bus es
18. We sat on the top of the mountain to watch the sun __________ early in the morning.
A. rise B. rose C. to rise D. risen
19. The idea that the earth is flat was _____________ centuries ago.
A. appointed B. rejected C. hesitated D. measured
20. My new glasses cost me ___________ the last pair that I bought.
A. three times B. three times larger than
C. three times as much as D. as much three times as
21. It is the general manager who makes the ________ decision in business.
A. beginning B. finishing C. first D. final
22. Never _________ such a good boss before I came to this pany.
A. do I meet B. had I met C.I met D.I had met
23. If the machine should _________, call this number immediately.
A. break down B. set out C. put on D. go up
24. The manager showed the new employee _________ to find the supplies.
A. what B. where C. that D. which
25. Look at the clock! It’s time __________ work.
A. we started B. we’ll start C. we’re starting D. we have started
26. The sales department was required to ___________ a plan in three weeks.
A. turn up B. get up C. e up with D. put up with
27. Price is not the only thing customers consider before __________ what to buy.
A. deciding B. decided C. to decide D. having decided
28. All the traveling _________ are paid by the pany if you travel on business.
A. charges B. money C. prices D. expenses
29. Sorry, we cannot _________ you the job because you don’t have any work experience.
A. make B. send C. offer D. prepare
30. This article is well written because special attention _________ to the choice of words and style of writing.
A. had been paid B. has been paid C. will be paid D. will have been paid
31. This new style of sports shoes is very popular and it is _________ in all sizes.
A. important B. active C. available D. famous
32._________ a wonderful trip he had when he traveled in China!
A. Where B. How C. What D. That
33. She gave up her __________ as a reporter at the age of 25.
A. career B. interest C. life D. habit
34. She didn’t receive the application form; it _________ to the wrong address.
A sent B. be sent C. was sent D. being sent
35. Time_________ very fast and a new year will begin soon.
A. takes off B. goes by C. pulls up D. gets along
36. I didn’t answer the phone _________ I didn’t hear it ring.
A. if B. unless C. although D. because

37. We’re going to _________ the task that we haven’t finished.
A. take away B. carry on C. get into D. keep off
38. The general manager sat there, _________ to the report from each department.
A. to listen B. listen C. being listened D. listening
39. In his report of the accident he _________ some important details.
A. missed B. wasted C. escaped D. failed
40. It is necessary to find an engineer _________ has skills that meet your needs.
A. whom B. which C. whose D. who
41. ---“How about having dinner at Sun Restaurant?” ---“ It _________ good.”
A. smells B. looks C. sounds D. appears
42.Seldom ______ my boss in such good mood（心情）since I came to work in this pany .
A.I saw B.I have been C. have I seen D. do I see
43. You’d better _______ the whole article at once.
A. copy B. copying C. to copy D. copied
44. The machine will continue to make much noise _______ we have it repaired.
A. when B. because C. if D. unless
45. The manager told us never to _______ till tomorrow what we can do today.
A. e up B. put off C. turn on D. give out
46. The children are getting more and more excited when Christmas is ________ near.
A. drawing B. joining C. taking D. operating
47. The old man has two daughters, ________ are doctors.
A. both of them B. both of whom C. both who D. they both
48. If you travel in a foreign country, a tour ________ may save you a lot of trouble.
A. director B. helper C. guide D. assistant
49. Dinner will be ready _______. Let’s go and wash our hands.
A. at all B. at least C. just now D. right away
50. If you ________ smoking and drinking, you health will improve soon.
A. gave up B. give up C. had given up D. will give up

1------5 B A D A D 6----10 D A C D B 11-----15 A C B C A
16----20 C D A B C 21----25 D B A B A 26----30 C A D C B
31----35 C C A C B 36----40 D B D A D 41----45 C C A D B
46----50 A B C D B

Part II Reading prehension
Task 1
Hi, I’m Jeffrey Bezos. When I first had the idea of selling books on the Internet, I went to my boss and said to him, “You know, I’m going to start this pany selling books online.” This was something that I had already been talking to him about, but then he said, “Let’s go on a walk.” And we went on a two-hour walk in Central Park in New York City.
After walking for a while, he said, “You know, this sounds like a really good idea to me, but it might be a better idea for somebody who didn’t already have a good job.” He let me think about it for 48 hours before making the final decision.
When I talked to my wife about this, she thought I was doing the right thing and said, “Look, you know I’ll always support you, whatever you want to do.” So it really was a decision that I had to make for myself. I imagined myself at the age of 80 and saying, “Okay, now I’m looking back on my life. I hope that I have had as few regrets(遗憾) in my life as possible.” I knew that when I was 80 I was not going to regret having tried this. I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret it, but the one thing I might regret is not ever having tried.
51. Jeffery Bezos went to his boss to talk to him about _____________.
A quitting his job B. having a walk in Central Park
C. selling books on the Internet D. opening a pany selling books
52. When Jeffrey Bezos told his idea to him, his boss_____________.
A. became indifferent B. refused him with no reason
C. accepted it at once D. asked him to give it a second thought
53. The boss believed that it was a good idea for somebody with___________.
A. a good job B. no job C. curiosity D. a lot of imagination
54. Jeffrey Bezos imagined that at the age of 80 the one thing he would regret was that _______.
A. he had never tried B. he had tried
C. he had failed his attempt D. he had only one job
55. What can you infer from the passage?
A. Jeffrey Bezos decided to continue his job.
B. Jeffrey Bezos decided to carry out his idea.
C. Jeffrey Bezos’s wife made him carry out his idea.
D. Jeffrey Bezos started to imagine his future all day long.

Task 2
If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will bee weak, when you start using them again, they slowly bee strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.
When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to bee strong.
If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parent may be blamed, and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember thing, they cannot write them down in a small notebook. They have to remember days, names songs and stories, so their memory is the whole time being exercises.
So if you want to have a good memory, learn from people ; practices remembering things in a way as other people do.
56. Someone can’t have a good memory if ________.
A. he can’t read or write B. he doesn’t use his memory
C. his parents haven’t a good memory D. he doesn’t use his arms or legs for some time
57. If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, _________________.
A. they bee weak forever.
B. they are always strong.
C. they bee weak but they slowly bee strong again
D. they bee weak and won’t bee strong until you use them again.
58. Which of the following is true?
A. The way that your memory works is different from that of your arms or legs.
B. Your memory bees weak if you do not give it enough chance for practice.
C. Don’t learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory.
D. A good memory es from less practice.
59. Few people know that it is only _____ if a friend has a poor memory.
A. his own fault B. his parent’s fault
C. his teacher’s fault D. his grandmothers’ fault
60. The writer wants to tell us ___________.
A. how to use our arms or legs B. how to have strong arms
C. how to have a good memory D. how to learn from the people

Task 3
Telemuting （远程办公）
It’s 8:30, time for John to start work. So he turns on his radio. Then he eats breakfast. As he eats, he reads his e-mail and reviews his to-do list. Then he sits on the sofa and thinks about an article he needs to write… Wait a minute! Radio? Breakfast? Sofa? What kind of workplace is this? Well, actually it is John’s house, and he is a telemuter---he works at home, municating with the workplace through the Internet.
Like John, millions of people --- and their employer --- are finding that telemuting is a great way to work. Telemuters can follow their own schedules. They work in the fort of their homes, where they can also look after young children or elderly parents. They save time and money by not traveling to work. Their employers save, too, because they need less office space and furniture. Studies show that telemuters change jobs less often. This saves employers even more money. Telemuting helps society, too, by reducing pollution and traffic problems.
Jobs that are suited to telemuting include writing, design work, puter programming and accounting（会计）. If a job involves working with information, a telemuter can probably do it.
61. From the passage we know that John does his job _________.
A. by telephone B.in his office C.away from home D.through the Internet
62. Which of the following is mentioned as one of the advantages of telemuting?
A.One can get along well with co-workers. B.One can work on one’s own schedule.
C.One can work for several employers. D.One can enjoy a lot of traveling.
63. The passage tells us that telemuters change jobs less often and so ________.
A.they can get more work experience B.they will have a longer paid holiday
C.their employers can save more money D.their employers will give them a higher pay
64. The phrase “suited to” (Line 1, Para. 3) means _________.
A.acceptable for B.difficult for C.fit for D.bad for
65. The passage is mainly about ________.
A.a new way to work B.John’s working day C.various workplaces D.the Internet

Task 4
Pressure Cooker（压力锅）Safety
When you are cooking with a pressure cooker, you should learn a few mon sense（常识）rules:
1. Never leave the cooker unwatched when it is in use.
2. Add sufficient liquid but never past the remended fil