北美项目入学测试(1)

北美项目入学测试

Name：__ _liuxiuyuan __ Grade：______ Score：______

Answer sheet： 一、Vocabulary (15minutes) 1、d 2、a 3、c 4、b 5、d 6、d 7、b 8、c 9、d 10、d 11、a 12、a 13、c 14、a 15、d 16、b 17、c 18、b 19、a 20、d 二、Grammar (15 minutes) 1、a 2、d 3、a 4、c 5、d 6、a 7、c 8、d 9、c 10、d 11、d 12、b 13、b 14、c 15、c 16、c 17、d 18、c 19、a 20、a 三、Reading (20minutes) 1、b 2、b 3、c 4、c 5、d 6、c 7、a 8、d 9、a 10、d

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一、 Vocabulary

You will have 15 minutes to work on this section, select the best answer from among the choices given and fill in the answer sheet.

1、The quality of preservation is outstanding, but what is even more impressive is the number of ichthyosaur fossils containing preserved embryos.

The word \ (A) extensive (B) surprising (C) vertical (D) excellent

2、They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems. The word \ (A) firm (B) severe (C) difficult (D) bitter

3、Its relative abundance never seems to vary much. In some places, there may be slightly more of it; in others, slightly less, but the ratio of helium to hydrogen nuclei always remains about the same.

The word \ (A) mean (B) stretch (C) change (D) include

4、Since the weight of the oxygen is always added, the weight of the products of combustion, including the evolved gases, would always be greater than the weight of the starting material.

The word \ (A) later (B) because (C) during (D) although 5、In the core of the Sun, the pressures are so great against the gases that, despite the high temperature, there may be a small solid core.

The word \ (A) dangerous (B) unknown (C) variable (D) strong

6、It is now known that the vast majority of the Moon's craters were formed by the impact of solid bodies with the lunar surface.

The word \ (A) special

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(B) Known (C) varied (D) great

7、Richly organized colonies of the kind made possible by eusociality enjoy several key advantages over solitary individuals.

The word \ (A) uncommon (B) important (C) incidental (D) temporary

8、Pheromones are the predominant medium of communication among insects (but rarely the sole method) . Some species have simple pheromone systems and produce only a few pheromones, but others produce many with various functions. The word \ (A) obvious (B) best (C) only (D) final

9、Although the states dominated economic activity during this period, the federal government was not inactive. Its goals were the facilitation of western settlement and the development of native industries. Toward these ends the federal government pursued several courses of action.

The word \ (A) benefits (B) decisions (C) services (D) goals

10、Although the growth in Canada's population had slowed down by 1966, another large population wave was coming over the horizon. It would be composed of the children who were born during the period of the high birth rate prior to 1957. The phrase \ (A) behind (B) since (C) during (D) preceding

11、She also photographs away from her studio at various architectural sites, bringing camera, lights, mirrors, and a crew of assistants to transform the site into her own abstract image.

The word \ (A) move (B) extend (C) change (D) interpret

12、At the heart of a comet's coma lies a nucleus of solid material, typically no more

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than 10 kilometers across.

The word \ (A) center (B) edge (C) tail

(D) beginning

13、Although limited to a skull, the Pakicetus fossil provides precious details on the origins of cetaceans.

The word \precious\ is closest in meaning to which of following? (A) exact (B) scarce (C) valuable (D) initial

14、While hunter-gatherers always had the option of moving elsewhere when the resources were exhausted, this became more difficult with farming. The word \is closest in meaning to which of following? (A) choice (B) benefit (C) idea

(D) experience

15、Just as painted designs on Greek pots may seem today to be purely decorative, whereas in fact they were carefully and precisely worked out so that at the time, their meaning was clear, so it is with Chinese pots.

The word \whereas\ is closest in meaning to which of following? (A) while

(B) previously (C) surprisingly (D) because

16、One thinks of melodramas, boys' books, thrillers, romances, and the like rather than novels of the first rank.

The phrase \ (A) largest category (B) highest quality (C) earliest writers

(D) most difficult language

17、Water does not remain immobile in an aquifer but can seep out at springs or leak into other aquifers.

The word \immobile\ is closest in meaning to which of following? (A) enclosed (B) permanent (C) motionless (D) intact

18、The expansion of desertlike conditions into areas where they did not previously exist is called desertification. It has been estimated that an additional one-fourth of

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the Earth's land surface is threatened by this process.

The word \threatened\ is closest in meaning to which of following? (A) Restricted (B) Endangered (C) Prevented (D) Rejected

19、The researchers Peter Ucko and Andree Rosenfeld identified three principal locations of paintings in the caves of western Europe.

The word “principal” is closest in meaning to which of following? (A) Major (B) Likely

(C) Well protected (D) Distinct

20、We know, however, that contemporary hunter-gatherer societies control their population in a 5variety of ways. The idea of a world population crisis is therefore unlikely, although population pressure might have arisen in some areas. The word \is closest in meaning to which of following? (A) in theory (B) obviously (C) frequently (D) as a result

二、 Grammar

You will have 15 minutes to work on this section, select the best answer from among the choices given and fill in the answer sheet.

1、While play is important at all levels of human development, ______a___ takes on particular significance when children are five and six years old. A. it B. and C. which D. because it

2. ______d___ founded the American Red Cross in 1881 and served as its president until 1904. A. Clara Barton, who B. Although Clara Barton C. It was Clara Barton D. Clara Barton

3. Ronald Reagan had served two terms as governor of California before _____a____ President.

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A. he became

B. when becoming C. became

D. did he become

4. _______c__ either by cooling or by depriving the fire of oxygen, and most do both.

A. Working fire extinguishers B. Fire extinguishers that work C. Fire extinguishers work

D. The work of fire extinguishers

5. During the second and third years of life, children gain ______d___ over their bodies.

A. control increasing B. increasing to control C. control is increasing D. increasing control

6. Settled by English Puritans in 1630, Boston became ____a_____ . A. the capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony B. the Massachusetts Bay Colony its capital

C. it was the capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony D. so that the capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

7. Navigators on ships and aircraft use a compass to determine ______c___ they are heading.

A. the direction in which B. to where the direction C. that direction of which D. where the direction

8. In 1966 only 60 percent of all five year olds in the United States attended kindergarten, ____d_____ in 1985 almost 82 percent did so. A. with B. which C. whether D. while

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9. _____c____ “nova” means new, novas are actually stars that have existed for a long time and suddenly flare into brilliance. A. That B. Why

C. Although D. It is

10. Some critics maintain ___d______ the mystery novel is a symbolic ritual of guilt and retribution. A. is that

B. that there is C. it is D. that

11. A few species of mushrooms cause death or serious illness ____d_____. A. having eaten

B. that they are eaten C. are eaten D. when eaten

12. _____b____ 639 named muscles in the human anatomy. A. As are B. There are C. Of the D. That are

13. _____b____ as children that most people first come in contact with myths. A. When B. It is

C. There are D. That is

14. Today’s farmers use irrigation, fertilizers, large machines, and other technology ______c___ high crop yields. A. in the production B. for production C. to produce D. produce

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15. The portrayal of everyday life in the objects of folk art makes it _____c____ valuable source of history. A. and a B. so that a C. a D. is a

16. About three-quarters of the state of Indiana is covered by ___c______. A. which farmland

B. such farmland is there C. farmland D. it is farmland

17. Desktop publishing systems are capable of ______d___ camera-ready pages made up of text and graphics, with text set in different typefaces and sizes. A. when producing B. produce C. to produce D. producing

18. More battles were fought in South Carolina ____c_____ in any other state during the American Revolution. A. as

B. although C. than D. but

19. ____a_____ in 1800, Middlebury College is the oldest college in Vermont. A. Opened B. Opened it C. The opening D. There was open

20. Frances Perkins, ___a______ of the United States cabinet, served in the cabinet as secretary of labor from 1933 to 1945. A. the first female member B. was the first female member C. the first female member who

D. of whom the first female member

三、Reading

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You will have 20 minutes to work on this section. Question 1-10 are based on the following passage.

PASSAGE

By the mid-nineteenth century, the term \but ice was still only beginning to affect the diet of ordinary citizens in the United States. The ice trade grew with the growth of cities. Ice was used in hotels, taverns, and hospitals, and by some forward-looking city dealers in fresh meat, fresh fish, and butter. After the Civil War (1861-1865), as ice was used to refrigerate freight cars, it also came into household use. Even before 1880, half the ice sold in New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, and one-third of that sold in Boston and Chicago, went to families for their own use. This had become possible because a new household convenience, the icebox, a precursor of the modern refrigerator, had been invented.

Making an efficient icebox was not as easy as we might now suppose. In the early nineteenth century, the knowledge of the physics of heat, which was essential to a science of refrigeration, was rudimentary. The commonsense notion that the best icebox was one that prevented the ice from melting was of course mistaken, for it was the melting of the ice that performed the cooling. Nevertheless, early efforts to economize ice included wrapping the ice in blankets, which kept the ice from doing its job. Not until near the end of the nineteenth century did inventors achieve the delicate balance of insulation and circulation needed for an efficient icebox.

But as early as 1803, an ingenious Maryland farmer, Thomas Moore, had been on the right track. He owned a farm about twenty miles outside the city of Washington, for which the village of Georgetown was the market center. When he used an icebox of his own design to transport his butter to market, he found that customers would pass up the rapidly melting stuff in the tubs of his competitors to pay a premium price for his butter, still fresh and hard in neat, one-pound bricks. One advantage of his icebox, Moore explained, was that farmers would no longer have to travel to market at night in order to keep their produce cool.

1. What does the passage mainly discuss?b (A) The influence of ice on the diet (B) The development of refrigeration

(C) The transportation of goods to market (D) Sources of ice in the nineteenth century

2. According to the passage , when did the word \become part of the language of the United States?b (A) in 1803

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(B) sometime before 1850 (C) during the civil war

(D) near the end of the nineteenth century

3. The author mentions fish in line 4 because c (A) many fish dealers also sold ice

(B) fish was shipped in refrigerated freight cars

(C) fish dealers were among the early commercial users of ice

(D) fish was not part of the ordinary person's diet before the invention of the icebox

4. The word \(A) fresh meat (B) the Civil War (C) ice

(D) a refrigerator

5. According to the passage , which of the following was an obstacle to the development of the icebox?d

(A) Competition among the owners of refrigerated freight cars (B) The lack of a network for the distribution of ice (C) The use of insufficient insulation (D) Inadequate understanding of physics

6. The word \(A) growing

(B) undeveloped (C) necessary (D) uninteresting

7. According to the information in the second paragraph, an ideal icebox would a (A) completely prevent ice from melting (B) stop air from circulating (C) allow ice to melt slowly

(D) use blankets to conserve ice

8. The author describes Thomas Moore as having been \the right track\to indicate that d

(A) the road to the market passed close to Moore's farm (B) Moore was an honest merchant (C) Moore was a prosperous farmer (D) Moore's design was fairly successful

9. According to the passage , Moore's icebox allowed him to a (A) charge more for his butter

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(B) travel to market at night

(C) manufacture butter more quickly (D) produce ice all year round

10. The \(A) iceboxes (B) butter (C) ice

(D) markets

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(B) travel to market at night

(C) manufacture butter more quickly (D) produce ice all year round

10. The \(A) iceboxes (B) butter (C) ice

(D) markets

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