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上外英语预备级第一册自测题 A
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词汇及语法结构( 30分, 30分钟) 本大题共有 30小题, 每题给出 A B C D四个选择。要求从
中选出最佳答案,并在纸上用铅笔将相应字母涂黑。
1. If we could learn English ________, it would not seem so difficult.
A. on the same way
2. And practice needs great effort and _______ much time.
A. spent B. spends C. takes
3. A child is using the language, talking ___ it, thinking ____ it all the time.
B. for the same way
C. to the same way
D. in the same way
D. took
A. by…in
B. in…in
C. in…by
D. by…by
4. It rains _______ in spring.
A. a lot
B. a lot of
C. a great many
D. a great deal of
5. Think of ________ a small child does when he begins to learn his mother tongue.
A. that
B .if
C. what
D. which
6. A good command of English depends upon ________ practice.
A. a lot of
7. Everyone likes a person _______ good manners.

A. in B. with
B. a great deal
C. a number of
C. to
D. a good many
D. for
8. You may answer the question_____ in English _____ in Chinese.
A. both…or B. either… and C. either… or
9. If you remember what good manners____ you will not go very far wrong.
A. will be B. has to be C. can be
D. both…nor
D. should be
10. Good manners really mean to be kind and helpful to others, especially those _______than ourselves.
A. older or weaker
11. And he does not sit down __ the other person does.
A. until B. if C. what
12. When people are waiting for a bus, or in a post office, he ______ his turn.
A. made B. took C. takes
B. elder or weaker
C. older and weak
D. more old and weaker
D. as
D. makes
13. If he, by accident, knocks someone, or ____their way, he say ” Excuse me” or ”I’m sorry”.
A. gets on
14. He is unable to go to work _______the fall from his bike.
A. as a result B. as result of C. as the result
15. The railway official told Mark Twain not to trouble him________.
A. no more B. any more C. once more
B. gets in
C. gets by
D. gets to
D. as a result of
D. no longer
16. The porter helped Mark Twain a lot, so he gave him ____he usually paid for a porter.
A. as twice more as
17. I _______ you at once when I saw you.
A. recognized B. know of
B. twice as much as
C. twice as many as
D. as twice much as
C. realized
D. knew
18. I asked the man _______ the booking office if I could have two tickets.
A. at B. in C. on
D. of
19. I planned ______ the night train to New York and go on a journey with a friend.
A. to get B. taking C. having D. to take

20. ______people were on the platform and they were _______pushing onto the long passenger train.
A. Much…both B. Many…or C. More…either D. Many…all

21. It was important for me _______ the tickets.
A. having B. being having
22. I found a railway official and asked him if I could get a place _______in a sleeping-car.
C. to have
D. to having had
A. where
23. It was always on at the same time every day _______ Saturday and Sunday.
A. except for B. besides C. except that
B. when
C. somewhat
D. somewhere
D. except
24. The pupils laughed and shouted_____ they played ball games in the schoolyard or _____ the stadium.
A. when…at B. that…in C. as…on D. while…in
25. It was very funny. The words stood ____, and didn’t move as they _______ on a TV.
A. still…do B. quietly…did C. still…did D. quietly…do
26. What was the use of having such high heels, when people seemed to _____a blind eye to them.
A. give
27. He kept himself __ as straight as a young soldier on guard.
A. all time the B. the all time C. all the time
B. turn
C. make
D. take
D. time the all
28. He ________his hat on the side of his head like an Englishman and hurried back.
A. take B. wore C. dressed D. made up
29. Have you never_______ anyone who thought of becoming great by wearing fine clothes?
A. heard of
30. He made up his ________ to go in and buy the tallest hat in the shop.
A. heart B. mind C. head
B. heard
C. listened
D. listened to
D. idea
II.阅读理解( 40分, 40分钟)
本部分有四篇短文, 每篇短文后面有五个阅读理解题, 根据短文从 A、 B、 C、 D中选出最佳答案, 并在
答题纸上用铅笔将相应字母涂黑。
1. Diamonds or Glass?
Miss Lin of Singapore went to Hong Kong for a holiday. Soon after she got to Hong Kong, she went shopping
along Nathan Road. Suddenly a man came up to her and said, ”Hello, there, I haven’t seen you for a long time.” The
stranger continued talking to her for a while and then took out a small box from his pocket. ”Would you like to buy
some diamonds?” he asked, opening the box to show some shining stones. ”I’m willing to sell them to you
cheap ―only $300 for this diamond. How about it?” Miss Lin didn’t want to buy the diamond because she had heard
many stories of people being tricked (受骗). Also, at that moment a woman stopped and warned her, ”Don’t buy from
him. He’s not an honest man. He’s trying to trick you!”
The man raised his voice at once, ”I’m honest. These diamonds are real.” In the end they took one of the diamonds
to a jeweler(珠宝商)―one who sells diamonds and the like. The jeweler examined the stone and told Miss Lin that it
was real. He said it cost around $900.
Satisfied that the diamonds were real, Miss Lin decided to buy from the man. She chose two of the largest stones
from his box and paid him $400. Then she went back to the jeweler and asked, ”How much will it cost to fix these on a
ring?”
The jeweler examined the stones and said, ”Why do you want to do that?” These are just glass.”
But you told me just now they were diamonds.”
”The first stone was a diamond; these are not.”
Miss Lin ran out of the shop hoping to catch the stranger and get her money back. However, the man was nowhere
to be found.
31. Why did Miss Lin come to Hong Kong?

―Because she went to Hong Kong_______.
A. for a business trip
B. for a holiday
C. for visiting a friend
D. for buying diamonds
32. Miss Lin met the man_______.
A. on her way to Hong Kong
B. on her way home
C. when walking along a street in Hong Kong
33. Miss Lin didn’t buy the diamonds at first because she___________.
A. was afraid of being tricked
D. when buying diamonds in a store.
B. did not have enough money
D. did not like the diamonds
C. already had too many diamonds
34. Miss Lin decided to buy diamonds from the man, thinking that__________.
A. one diamond was real, the rest weren’t
C. all the diamonds were real ones
B. only the largest ones were real.
D. the diamonds were more precious than glass
35. Miss Lin ran out of the jeweler’s store because she__________.
A. wanted to report the matter to the police
C. wanted to buy some more diamonds
B. was angry with the jeweler
D. wanted to catch the man and get her money back
2．The policeman and the Thief
One day a policeman was taking a thief to the city police station. On their way they came to a shop where bread was
sold.
”We have no food, and we must eat something on the train,” said the thief. ”It’s a long way to the city and it will take
us much time to get there. I’ll go into this shop and buy some bread. Then you and I can eat it on the train. Wait here for
me.”
The policeman was glad. ”I’ll have some food on the train,” he thought. ”Be quick,” he said to the thief. ”We haven’t
much time.”
The thief went into the shop, and the policeman waited in the street for a long time. He began to worry. He thought
about the train, and at last he went into the shop.
”Where’s that man who came in here to buy some bread?” asked the policeman.
”Oh, he went out by the back door,” said the shop-keeper.
The policeman ran out but he could not see the thief. So he had to go back to his own station and tell the others about
it. They were very angry with him, and he was very unhappy.
All the police of the town began to look for the thief again, and they soon caught him. They brought him back to the
police station and called the same policeman.
”Now,” said the officer, ”take him to the city, and don’t lose him again.”
The policeman and the thief left the station, and they came to the same shop.
”Wait here,” said the thief. ”I want to go into that shop and buy some bread
”Oh, no,” said the policeman. ”You did that once, and you ran away. This time, I’ll go into the shop and buy the bread,
and you must wait here for me.”
36. The policeman was asked to_________.
A. look for the thief
B. buy some bread
C. bring the thief to the police station in his town
D. take the thief to the city police station
37. _____, the policeman and the thief found a shop where bread was sold.
A. On their way to the railway station
C. When they got to the station
B. During their stay at a small town
D. When arrived at the city
38. The thief entered the shop in order to_

A. have some rest
C. steal some money
B. buy some bread
D. run away
39. When the thief went into the shop, the policeman____________.
A. followed him into the shop
C. returned to the police station
B. waited for him in the street
D. went on walking to the railway station
40. Which of the following statement is NOT true?
A. The thief was caught again.
B. The policeman lost the thief for the second time.
C. The same policeman was asked to take the thief to the city. D. The thief again entered the shop in order to run away.
3. Archimedes( 阿基米德) and the Crown
One day King Syrause called in Archimedes. ”Look at this crown, please,” he said. ”Is it made of different
metals? I want to know, because I paid a lot of money for it.”
Archimedes looked at the crown. It appeared to be made of gold, but perhaps there was a different metal
inside the gold. How could he find out? ”Go home and think,” said the King. ”Make some experiments. People
say that your experiments are very clever.”
He went home, and he went to the public baths. He stood beside his bath and looked at it. It was not quite full.
Then he got into it, and the water came up to the top.
While he was sitting in it, he suddenly had an idea. ”I’ve found it!” he cried.
He ran out into the street and went quickly home. The people in the street were surprised, because he was not
wearing any clothes. His mind was full of this wonderful idea, so he forgot to dress.
He made a few short experiments in his house, then he went straight to the King. ”Your Majesty(陛下), he
said, ”I’ve found the answer to your question. Allow me to show you an experiment.”
He put some gold and silver on the table, beside two pots. Then he began: ”Your crown weighs found pounds.
This bar of gold also weighs four pounds, and this bar of silver weighs the same amount. But gold is heavier than
silver, so the bar of silver must be larger. Is that correct?”
”Yes,” said the King.
”Good. Would you like to help me?” asked Archimedes. ”This big pot is full of water, if you put the gold in,
some water will go out into the small pot. Measure the amount of water. A mark inside the pot will be enough.
That’s right.”
Archimedes took out the gold. Then he filled the big pot again and emptied the small one. ” Next, put the
silver in. when some water goes out, measure it in the same way.”
The King did this. ”And now,” Archimedes continued, ”We shall put the crown in, if it is completely made of
gold, the water will reach the first mark. If it is made of silver, the water will reach the second mark.”
They watched, and the water came between the two marks.
”There!” cried Archimedes. ”There is the answer to your question. Your crown is not completely made of
gold. There is silver in it too.”
41. The wonderful idea to measure the weight of the crown happened to Archimedes ___________ the bath.
A. before
C. during
B. after
D. when he went to
42. People were greatly surprised when they saw Archimedes running in the street, ____________.
A. crying ”I’ve found it”
C. waving his hands
B. wearing no clothes
D. holding a crown in his hand
43. The king was told that since gold is heavier than silver, the bar of gold must be the bar of silver, as
the two bars had the same weight.

A. larger than
C. the same as
B. smaller than
D. two times as large as
44. When the silver bar was put into the big pot, more water went into the small one because _________.
A. the silver bar was heavier than the gold bar
C. there was some water in the silver bar
B. the silver bar was not as large as the gold bar
D. the silver bar was larger
45. From the story we can see that discoveries or inventions are sometimes made ______.
A. by chance
B. with hard work
C. by people who think a lot
D. while experiments
4．Hobbies
People take up hobbies because these activities offer enjoyment, friendship, knowledge, and relaxation. Sometimes
they even yield financial profit. Hobbies help people relax after periods of hard work, and provide a balance between work
and play. Hobbies also offer interesting activities for persons who have retired. Anyone, rich or poor, old or young, sick or
well, can follow a satisfying hobby, regardless of his age, position, or income.
Hobbies can help a person’s mental and physical health. Doctors have found that hobbies are valuable in helping
patients recover from physical or mental illness. Hobbies give bedridden(卧病在床的) or wheel-chair patients something to
do, and provide interests that keep them from thinking about themselves. Many hospitals treat patients by having them take
up interesting hobbies or pastimes(消遣娱乐).
In early times, most people were too busy making a living to have many hobbies. But some persons who were free did
enjoy hobbies. The ancient Egyptians played games with balls made of wood. Some Greeks and Romans collected
copper(铜) soldiers.
People today have more time than ever before for hobbies. Machines have reduced the amount of time they must spend
on their jobs. Hobbies provide variety for workers who do the same monotonous(单调的)tasks all day long.
More people are retiring than ever before, and at an earlier age. Those who have developed hobbies never need to
worry about what to do with their newly-found free hours.
46.