College English Achievement Test 4 (Units 5&6/Book 4) Part I Writing(30 minutes) Chinese below: 1.移动电话给我们的生活带来了便利 2.移动电话有时也会影响别人 3。在某些场合请关掉你的手机 Part II Reading Comprehension(skimming and scanning)(15 minutes) Directions:In this part.you will have 15 mintes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Ausver shee对I For questions 1-5 mark Y (for YES ifthe statement agreesith the information given in the passage. N (for NO if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage NG (for NOT GIVEN)ifthe information is not given in the passage. For questions 6-10,complete the sentences with the information given in the passage Space Tourism Make your now.The space tourism industry is officially open for busi nes and tickets ar going for a for ao-week stay in space.Despite reluctance from National Airand Spa Administration(NASA).Russia made American businessman Dennis Tito the world's first space tourist.Tito flew into space aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket that amrived at the International Space Station(ISS)on April 30.2001.The second space tourist.South African businessman Mark Shuttle worth.took off aboard the Russian Soyuz on April 25,2002.also bound for the ISS. Lance Bass ofN S yne was suppos sedto be the third to make but he did not join the three-man crew as they blasted off on October 30,2002,due to lack of payment Probably the most incredible aspect of this proposed space tour was that NASA approved of it. These trips are the beginning of what could be a profitable 21st century industry.There are already anning to build suborbital vehicles and orbital cities within the next tw ompanies e invested milions believing that the space tourism industry ison the verge taking off. In 1997.NASA published a report concluding that selling trips into space to private citizens could be worth billions of dollars.AJapanese report supports these findings,and projects that space tourism could be a per year industry within the next two decades.The ony obstacles to opening upspace to tourists are the space agencies,who a re concerned with safety and the dev lopment of reliable rsable launch vehicle. Space Accommodations Russia's Mir space station was supposed to be the first destination for space tourists.But in March 2001. the Russian Agency brought Mir down into the Pacific Ocean.As it turned out.bringing down Mir only cancel plans for a new reality-based game show from NBC.which was going to be
1 College English Achievement Test 4 (Units 5&6 / Book 4) Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Turn Off Your Mobile Phone. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below: 1. 移动电话给我们的生活带来了便利 2. 移动电话有时也会影响别人 3. 在某些场合请关掉你的手机 Part II Reading Comprehension (skimming and scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-5, mark Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. For questions 6-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Space Tourism Make your reservations now. The space tourism industry is officially open for business, and tickets are going for a mere $20 million for a one-week stay in space. Despite reluctance from National Air and Space Administration (NASA), Russia made American businessman Dennis Tito the world's first space tourist. Tito flew into space aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket that arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on April 30,2001. The second space tourist, South African businessman Mark Shuttle worth, took off aboard the Russian Soyuz on April 25, 2002, also bound for the ISS. Lance Bass of'N Sync was supposed to be the third to make the $20 million trip, but he did not join the three-man crew as they blasted off on October 30,2002, due to lack of payment. Probably the most incredible aspect of this proposed space tour was that NASA approved of it. These trips are the beginning of what could be a profitable 21st century industry. There are already several space tourism companies planning to build suborbital vehicles and orbital cities within the next two decades. These companies have invested millions, believing that the space tourism industry is on the verge of taking off. In 1997, NASA published a report concluding that selling trips into space to private citizens could be worth billions of dollars. A Japanese report supports these findings, and projects that space tourism could be a $10 billion per year industry within the next two decades. The only obstacles to opening up space to tourists are the space agencies, who are concerned with safety and the development of a reliable, reusable launch vehicle. Space Accommodations Russia's Mir space station was supposed to be the first destination for space tourists. But in March 2001, the Russian Agency brought Mir down into the Pacific Ocean. As it turned out, bringing down Mir only temporarily delayed the first tourist trip into space. The Mir crash did cancel plans for a new reality-based game show from NBC, which was going to be
called Destination Mir.The survivor-like TV show was scheduled to air in fall 2001.Participants on the show e of th Mir crash has ruled out NBCs space plants for now.NASA is against beginning space tourism until the International Space Station is completed in 2006. Russia is not alone in its interest in space tourism.There are several projects underway to commercialize spac Space Island ommercial space infrastructur基础 )."Space Island says it will build its space city out of empty NASA space-shuttle fuel tanks(to start,it should take around 12 or so).and place it about 400 miles above Earth.The space city will rotate once per minute to create agravitational pull one-third as strong as Earth's According to their vision statement,Space Adventures plants tofy tents of thousands of peope in ace over he next -15 years ad beyond.th e moon,a back.from in space,to and form private space stations,and aboard dozens of different vehicles Even Hilton Hotels has shown interest in the space tourism industry and the possibility of building or co-funding a space hotel.However,the company did say that it believes such a space hotel is 15 to 20 years awav. Initially,Space tourism will offer simpleaccomm tions at best.For instance,if the Space Station is used as a tourist attraction,guests won't find the Luxurious suroundings of a Earth.It has been designed for conducting research,not entertainment.However,the first generation of space hotels should offer tourists a much more comfortable experience. In regard to a concept for a space hotel initially planned by Space Island.such a hotel could offer guests every ight find at a hotel on Earth,and they might not.The small pull rotating space city w uld allow space-touris ts and residents to walk nd fur normally within the structure.Everything from running water to a recycling plant to medical facilities would be possible.Additionally.space tourists would even be able to take spacewalks. Many of these companies believe that they have to offer an extremely enjoyable experience in order for passengers to pay thousands,if not millions,of dollars to ride into space.o will space create another betw n the haves and have-nots? The Most Expensive Vacation Will space be an exotic retreat reserved for only the wealthy?will middle-class folks have a chance to take their families to space?Make no mistake about it,going to space will be the most expensive vacation you ever take.Prices right now are in the tens of millions of dollars Currently.the only vehicles that can take you into space are the space shuttle and the Russian Soyuz,both of which are terribly inefficient Each spacecraft requires mill fpounds of fue to take of makesthem expensive to launch One pound of payload(有效载重)costs about $10,OO0 to put into Earth's orbit.. NASA and Lockheed Martin are currently developing a single-stage-to-orbit launch space plane,called the Venture Star,that could be launched for about a tenth of what the space shutle costs to launch.If the Venture Star takes off the number of people who could afford to take a trip into space would move into the millions In9.a joint report from NASAand the Space Transportation Association stated that improvements in technology could push fares for space travel as low as $50,000,and possibly down to $20,000 or$10,000 a decade later.The report concluded that at a ticket price of$50,000,there could be 500,000 passengers flying into space each year While still leaving out many people,these prices would open up space to a tremendous amount of traffic
2 called Destination Mir. The survivor-like TV show was scheduled to air in fall 2001. Participants on the show were to go through training at Russia's cosmonaut(宇航员) training center, Star City. Each week, one of the participants would be eliminated from the show, with the winner receiving a trip to the Mir space station. The Mir crash has ruled out NBC's space plants for now. NASA is against beginning space tourism until the International Space Station is completed in 2006. Russia is not alone in its interest in space tourism. There are several projects underway to commercialize space travel. Here are a few of the groups that might take tourists to space: Space Island Group is going to build a ring-shaped, rotating "commercial space infrastructure(基础结 构)."Space Island says it will build its space city out of empty NASA space-shuttle fuel tanks (to start, it should take around 12 or so), and place it about 400 miles above Earth. The space city will rotate once per minute to create a gravitational pull one-third as strong as Earth's. According to their vision statement, Space Adventures plants to "fly tents of thousands of people in space over the next 10-15 years and beyond, around the moon, and back, from spaceports both on Earth and in space, to and form private space stations, and aboard dozens of different vehicles..." Even Hilton Hotels has shown interest in the space tourism industry and the possibility of building or co-funding a space hotel. However, the company did say that it believes such a space hotel is 15 to 20 years away. Initially, Space tourism will offer simple accommodations at best. For instance, if the International Space Station is used as a tourist attraction, guests won't find the Luxurious surroundings of a hotel room on Earth. It has been designed for conducting research, not entertainment. However, the first generation of space hotels should offer tourists a much more comfortable experience. In regard to a concept for a space hotel initially planned by Space Island, such a hotel could offer guests every convenience they might find at a hotel on Earth, and some they might not. The small gravitational pull created by the rotating space city would allow space-tourists and residents to walk around and function normally within the structure. Everything from running water to a recycling plant to medical facilities would be possible. Additionally, space tourists would even be able to take spacewalks. Many of these companies believe that they have to offer an extremely enjoyable experience in order for passengers to pay thousands, if not millions, of dollars to ride into space. So will space create another separation between the haves and have-nots? The Most Expensive Vacation Will space be an exotic retreat reserved for only the wealthy? Or will middle-class folks have a chance to take their families to space? Make no mistake about it, going to space will be the most expensive vacation you ever take. Prices right now are in the tens of millions of dollars. Currently, the only vehicles that can take you into space are the space shuttle and the Russian Soyuz, both of which are terribly inefficient. Each spacecraft requires millions of pounds of fuel to take off into space, which makes them expensive to launch. One pound of payload (有效载重) costs about $10,000 to put into Earth's orbit. NASA and Lockheed Martin are currently developing a single-stage-to-orbit launch space plane, called the Venture Star , that could be launched for about a tenth of what the space shuttle costs to launch. If the Venture Star takes off, the number of people who could afford to take a trip into space would move into the millions. In 1998, a joint report from NASA and the Space Transportation Association stated that improvements in technology could push fares for space travel as low as $50,000, and possibly down to $20,000 or $10,000 a decade later. The report concluded that at a ticket price of $50,000, there could be 500,000 passengers flying into space each year. While still leaving out many people, these prices would open up space to a tremendous amount of traffic
Since the beginning of the space race.the general public has sid,n't that great-when do Iget togo? Well,our chance might be closer than ever.Within the next 20Years,space planescou be taking off for the Moon at the same frequency as airplanes flying between New York and Los Angeles. 1.Lance Bass wasn't able to go on atour of space because of health problems 2.Several tourism companies believe space travel is going to be a new profitable industry 3.The space agencies are reluctant to open up space to tourists. 4.Two Australian billionaires have been placed on the waiting list private passengers The prize for the winner in the fall 2001 NBC TV game show would have been 6.Hilton Hotels believes it won't be long before it is possible to build a 7.In order for space tourists to walk around and function normally,it is necessary for the space city to create h.00space tourists coud be flying into space if ticket prices could be lowered to 10.Within the next two decades could be as common as intercity air travel Part III Vocabulary and Structure (35 minutes) 11.Ifyou get up early and runevery day.you will alot from it under the trees when it rained A.shelter B.roof C.screen D.refuge 13.In some Muslim countries,women do not their faces in public. A reveal B.uncover C.expose D.disclose 14 I won't A.bear B.stand C.endure D.tolerate 15.After much Harry was chosen captain of the football team. A.debate B.bargain C.defeat D.defence 16.I'm tired ofthis rain. A.continuous B.continual C.constant D.eternal 17.They met after five year s and their frien dship as if there has been no interruptior A.picked out B.picked off C.picked up D.picked on 18.We find several errors in the of1915. A.editor B.edition C.issue D.publication 19 Aluminum as well as most metals A.is a good conductor B.isa good insulator C.are good conductors D.are good insulators 20.He is ofa musician A.anybody B.anyone C.somebody D.something 21.No sooner had he found his purse missing he cried and shouted loudly. A when B than C before D while 22.During their first teacher aining year,the students the of lessons 4.h ervation 23.Such crimes may be so complex that months or years go by before anyone them A.discovered B.will discover C.would have discovered D.discovers 24 Evervone should be to a decent standard of living and an opportunity to be educated. A attributed B entitled C identified D justified 25.hn doesn't believe in medicine,he has some remedies of his own
3 Since the beginning of the space race, the general public has said, "Isn't that great-when do I get to go?" Well, our chance might be closer than ever. Within the next 20 Years, space planes could be taking off for the Moon at the same frequency as airplanes flying between New York and Los Angeles. 1．Lance Bass wasn't able to go on a tour of space because of health problems 2．Several tourism companies believe space travel is going to be a new profitable industry. 3．The space agencies are reluctant to open up space to tourists. 4．Two Australian billionaires have been placed on the waiting list for entering space as private passengers. 5．The prize for the winner in the fall 2001 NBC TV game show would have been ________ 6．Hilton Hotels believes it won't be long before it is possible to build a ______________. 7．In order for space tourists to walk around and function normally, it is necessary for the space city to create a ________________. 8．What makes going to space the most expensive vacation is the enormous cost involved in ______. 9．Each year 500,000 space tourists could be flying into space if ticket prices could be lowered to _________. 10. Within the next two decades, __________ could be as common as intercity air travel. Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure (35 minutes) 11. If you get up early and run every day, you will _____ a lot from it. A. profit B. benefit C. derive D. receive 12. We took _____ under the trees when it rained. A. shelter B. roof C. screen D. refuge 13. In some Muslim countries, women do not _____ their faces in public. A. reveal B. uncover C. expose D. disclose 14. I won’t _____ your rudeness. A. bear B. stand C. endure D. tolerate 15. After much _____, Harry was chosen captain of the football team. A. debate B. bargain C. defeat D. defence 16. I’m tired of this _____ rain. A. continuous B. continual C. constant D. eternal 17. They met after five years, and _____ their friendship as if there has been no interruption. A. picked out B. picked off C. picked up D. picked on 18. We find several errors in the _____ of 1915. A. editor B. edition C. issue D. publication 19. Aluminum as well as most metals _____. A. is a good conductor B. is a good insulator C. are good conductors D. are good insulators 20. He is _____ of a musician. A. anybody B. anyone C. somebody D. something 21. No sooner had he found his purse missing _____ he cried and shouted loudly. A. when B. than C. before D. while 22．During their first teacher-training year, the students often visited local schools for the ____ of lessons. A. observation B. observance C. investigation D. inspection 23. Such crimes may be so complex that months or years go by before anyone _______ them. A. discovered B. will discover C. would have discovered D. discovers 24. Everyone should be ___ to a decent standard of living and an opportunity to be educated. A. attributed B. entitled C. identified D. justified 25. John doesn’t believe in _______ medicine; he has some remedies of his own
a standard B regular c routine D conventional 26.A fire engin st have lly has kind of A.precaution B.crisis C.emergency D.urgency 27.He said that the driver must have had an accident,otherwise he by then A.would have arrived B.must have arrived C.should arrive D.would arrive 28.The film provides a deep into a wide range of human qualifies and feelings A.insight B.imagination C.fancy D.outlook 9.time that sh practices A.are ended B.be ended C.were ended D.must be ended 30.Urban crowdedness would be greatly relieved if only the charged on public transport were more reasonable. A.fees B.fares C.payments D.costs 31.In India,more than on hundred languages are spoken, which only fourteen are recognized as A.of B.in C.with D.within 32.Techniques for sleep would involve learning to control both mind and body so that sleep can A.cultivating B.promoting C.pushing D.strength 33.Itis important to between the rules of grammar and the conventions of written language A.determine B.identify C.explore D)distinguish 34.It is too early to say whether IBM's competitors will be able to their products to the new hardware at an affordable cost A.adapt B.stick C.yield D.adopt 35.This esearch has attracted wide coverage in the and has featured on BBC television's Tomorrow's World A.data B.source C.message D.media 36.I had just posted the letter when I remembered that I hadn't the cheque A.imposed B.involved C.enclosed D.contained 37.She had atense exp ression on her face vere expecting trouble A.even though B.as though C.even as D.now tha 38.They were admission to the military exhibition because they were foreigners. A.denied B.declined C.deprived D.rejected 39.It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name in A nr ospect B.print C.process D.press 40.Resid nts were cutting their lawns,washi ng their cars and otherwise apleasant,sunny day A.idling away B.taking away C.chasing away D.driving away Part IV Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)(25 minutes) Section A Directions:In this section.there is a pass blanks.You to select one freach before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the blank more than once. Questions 41 to 50 are based on the following passage
4 A. standard B. regular C. routine D. conventional 26. A fire engine must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of _______. A. precaution B. crisis C. emergency D. urgency 27. He said that the driver must have had an accident; otherwise he _______ by then. A. would have arrived B. must have arrived C. should arrive D. would arrive 28. The film provides a deep _______ into a wide range of human qualifies and feelings. A. insight B. imagination C. fancy D. outlook 29. It is high time that such practices _______. A. are ended B. be ended C. were ended D. must be ended 30. Urban crowdedness would be greatly relieved if only the _______ charged on public transport were more reasonable. A. fees B. fares C. payments D. costs 31. In India, more than one hundred languages are spoken, ________ which only fourteen are recognized as official. A. of B. in C. with D. within 32. Techniques for ________sleep would involve learning to control both mind and body so that sleep can occur. A. cultivating B. promoting C. pushing D. strengthening 33. It is important to ________between the rules of grammar and the conventions of written language. A. determine B. identify C. explore D)distinguish 34. It is too early to say whether IBM’s competitors will be able to ________their products to the new hardware at an affordable cost. A. adapt B. stick C. yield D. adopt 35. This research has attracted wide coverage in the ________and has featured on BBC television’s Tomorrow’s World. A. data B. source C. message D. media 36.I had just posted the letter when I remembered that I hadn’t ________the cheque. A. imposed B. involved C. enclosed D. contained 37.She had a tense expression on her face, ________she were expecting trouble. A. even though B. as though C. even as D. now that 38.They were ________admission to the military exhibition because they were foreigners. A. denied B. declined C. deprived D. rejected 39.It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name in ________. A. prospect B. print C. process D. press 40. Residents were cutting their lawns, washing their cars and otherwise ________a pleasant, sunny day. A. idling away B. taking away C. chasing away D. driving away Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the blank more than once. Questions 41 to 50 are based on the following passage
Acoeducational(男女合校的)school offers children nothing less than a tree version of society in miniature().Boys and girls are given the 41 to get to know each other,to learn to live together from their earliest years.They are put in a position where they can compare themselves with each other in terms of 42 ability.athletic achievement and many of the extracurricular activities which are part of school life What a practical 43 it is(to give just a small example)to be able to put on a school play in which the male parts will be taken by boys and the female parts by girls!What nonsense coeducation makes of the argument a When 44 boys and girls are made tofeel that they are a race The greatest contribution of coeducation is 46 the healthy attitude to life it encourages.Boys don't grow up believing that women are 47 creatures.Girls don't grow up imagining that men are romantic heroes.Years of living together at school remove illusions of this kind.The awkward stage of adolescence brings into sharp focu m of the physical and 48 problems involved ingr wing up.These can better be 9in a coeducational environment When the time comes for the pupils to leave school,they are full prepared to 50 society as well-adjusted adults.They have already had years of experience in coping with many of the problems that face men and women. A)advantage B)proper C)rewarded D)emotional E)opportunity F)activity G)overcome H)Jmysterious Keventually L)segregated M)undoubtedly N)principleadvocate Section B Directions:There are 2 passages in this section.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A).B).C)and D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the coresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 2with a single line though the centre. Passage One Educators are seriously concerned about the high rate of dropouts among the doctor of philosophy candidates and the consequent loss of talent to a nation in need of Ph.D.s.Some have placed the dropouts loss as high as 50 percent.The extent of the loss was.however.largely a matter of expert guessing.Last week a well-rounded study was published.It was published.It was based aires graduate were cnrolled in 24 universities and it seemed to show many pas fears to groundless The dropouts rate was found to be 31 per cent,and in most cases the dropouts,while not completing the Ph.D.requirement,went on to productive work.They are not only doing well financially,but,according to the report,are not far below the come levels of those who went on to co mplete their doctorates ing the ek Dr Tucke said the project wa nitiated of the concerr frequently expressed by graduate faculties and administrators that ome of the individuals who dropped ou of Ph.D.programs were capable of competing the requirement for the degree.Attrition at the Ph.D.level is also thought to be a waste of precious faculty time and a drain on university resources already being used to ressed the opinion that the shortage of highly trained specialists and ollege suading the d drop ite to The P .Tucker concuded,id not support these 1.Lack of motivation was the principal reason for dropping out. 2.Most dropouts went as far in their doctoral program as was consistent with their levels of ability or their snecialities 3.Most dropouts are Nearly 75 per cen of the dropouts said there wasnoac emic reason for their decision,bu those who
5 A coeducational(男女合校的) school offers children nothing less than a tree version of society in miniature(缩影). Boys and girls are given the 41 to get to know each other, to learn to live together from their earliest years. They are put in a position where they can compare themselves with each other in terms of 42 ability, athletic achievement and many of the extracurricular activities which are part of school life. What a practical 43 it is (to give just a small example) to be able to put on a school play in which the male parts will be taken by boys and the female parts by girls! What nonsense coeducation makes of the argument that boys are cleverer than girls or vice versa. When 44 , boys and girls are made to feel that they are a race apart. In a coeducational school, everything falls into its 45 place. The greatest contribution of coeducation is 46 the healthy attitude to life it encourages. Boys don't grow up believing that women are 47 creatures. Girls don't grow up imagining that men are romantic heroes. Years of living together at school remove illusions of this kind. The awkward stage of adolescence brings into sharp focus some of the physical and 48 problems involved in growing up. These can better be 49 in a coeducational environment. When the time comes for the pupils to leave school, they are fully prepared to 50 society as well-adjusted adults. They have already had years of experience in coping with many of the problems that face men and women. A）advantage B）proper C）rewarded D）emotional E）opportunity F）activity G）overcome H）academic I）enter J）mysterious K）eventually L）segregated M）undoubtedly N）principle O）advocate Section B Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage. Educators are seriously concerned about the high rate of dropouts among the doctor of philosophy candidates and the consequent loss of talent to a nation in need of Ph. D. s. Some have placed the dropouts loss as high as 50 percent. The extent of the loss was, however, largely a matter of expert guessing. Last week a well-rounded study was published. It was published. It was based on 22,000 questionnaires sent to former graduate students who were enrolled in 24 universities and it seemed to show many past fears to be groundless. The dropouts rate was found to be 31 per cent, and in most cases the dropouts, while not completing the Ph. D. requirement, went on to productive work. They are not only doing well financially, but, according to the report, are not far below the income levels of those who went on to complete their doctorates. Discussing the study last week, Dr. Tucker said the project was initiated ‘because of the concern frequently expressed by graduate faculties and administrators that some of the individuals who dropped out of Ph. D. programs were capable of competing the requirement for the degree. Attrition at the Ph. D. level is also thought to be a waste of precious faculty time and a drain on university resources already being used to capacity. Some people expressed the opinion that the shortage of highly trained specialists and college teachers could be reduced by persuading the dropouts to return to graduate schools to complete the Ph. D.’ “The results of our research” Dr. Tucker concluded, “did not support these opinions.” 1. Lack of motivation was the principal reason for dropping out. 2. Most dropouts went as far in their doctoral program as was consistent with their levels of ability or their specialities. 3. Most dropouts are now engaged in work consistent with their education and motivation. Nearly 75 per cent of the dropouts said there was no academic reason for their decision, but those who