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Independent Recruitment English Exam (July 2016-C) Time: 90 minutes
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Section I：Use of Language 语言运用 (Total Marks 25%)
Direction: For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should decide on the best choice for each question in the answer sheet.
1. It is no longer a problem _______ the poor children in this district can go to school.
A. that B. whether C. so D. because
2. A survey was carried out on the death rate of those who were infected by SARS, ________were surprising.
A. as results B. which results C. the results of it D. the results of which
3. The organization broke no rules, but ______had it acted responsibly.
A. neither B. so C. either D. both
4. Many workers were organized to clear away ______remained of the World Trade Center.
A. those B. that C. what D. where
5. My train arrive in New York at eight o'clock tonight. The plane I would like to take from there ______by then.
A. would leave B. will have left C. has left D. had left
6. The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds _____his arguments in favor of the new theory.
A. to be based on B. to base on C. which to base on D. on which to base
7. — Will you go to the party?
— Of course I will if______.
A. having invited B. invited C. I was invited D. I will be invited
8. — There were already five people in the car but they managed to take me as well.
 — It______ a comfortable journey.
A. can’t be B. shouldn’t be C. mustn’t have been D. couldn’t have been
9. — We could have walked to the station; it was so near.
— Yes. A taxi_____ at all necessary.
A. wasn’t B. hadn’t been C. wouldn’t be D. won’t be
10. —A man answered the phone. I suppose it was her husband.
—It_____ her husband. He has been dead for ages.
A. mustn’t be B. mustn’t have been C. couldn’t be D. couldn’t have been
11. It _____ quite a few years _____ the accused was declared innocent and set free.
A. was; since B. is; that C. will be; when D. was; before
12. The speaker said he could talk on _____ interested the audience.
A. any topic B. which topic C. whichever topic D. the topic he thought it
13. Under no circumstance _____ to tell lies to parents.
A. children are allowed B. are children allowed C. children will allow D. will children allow
14. Modern science and technology has _____ communication between people far apart.
A. made convenient B. made it convenient
C. made it convenient for D. made it convenient to
15. I heard that you really had a wonderful time at John's birthday party, _____?
A. didn't I B. didn't you C. hadn't you D. will you
16. The great use of school education is not so much to teach you things _____ to teach you the art of learning.
A. as B. that C. than D. but
17. No matter how frequently _____ the works of Beethoven always attract a large number of people.
A. performing B. performed C. to be performed D. being performed
18._____ their real economic situations, they got some relief fund from the government.
A. Considering B. Considered C. Having been considered D. Being considered
19. Tina _____ have known the truth, or she would have told us.
A. mustn't B. shouldn't C. can't D. needn't
20._____ of water makes Death Valley a desert, but it is by no means devoid.
A. Lacking B. Being lack C. Because of lack D. Lack
21. —Your performance was very good.
—I could have done better if I _____ more time
A. have had B. had C. had had D. will have had
22. — What did you hear yesterday?
— I seemed _____ someone knock at the door.
A. hear B. to have heard C. to hear D. having heard
23. — Shall I open the window?
— Yes, please. I wish _____ it.
A. you would open B. your opening C. you will to open D. you will open
24. — Shall I turn on the television?
— No. I’d rather not _____ television tonight.
A. watching B. to watch C. watch D. for watching
25. — Tom must be very wealthy.
— Yes, he _____ more in one day than I do in a week.
A. has been earned B. had earned C. earns D. has earnings
Section II. Reading Comprehension阅读理解 (Total Marks 40%)
Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.
Passage 1
The frightening rise in crimes of violence throughout the country has caused more and more people to arm themselves. They buy guns to protect their homes and carry with them for personal safety when travelling. Unfortunately, instead of safety, what the new handgun owner too often gets is personal tragedy. As I found in my reading, a handgun does not protect the American home very well. The home handgun is more likely to kill or injure family members and friends than anyone who breaks in, and is especially harmful to young adults and children.
Because 90 percent of break—ins take place when no one is home, the handgun is bought for defense is very often stolen. According to some statistics, each year about 100,000 handguns are stolen from ordinary citizens. These guns then enter the criminal underworld and are used in more crimes. Thus, the citizens who lost guns is helping to arm the criminal class.
As a New York City police officer recently pointed out to a homeowner who asked if he should buy a handgun to protect his home, too often it is the homeowner himself who ends up getting shot and killed, because he often warns the robber by saying something like “Stop!” or “what do you think you are doing?” Possibly, the thief turns and fires.
In street crime, the use of a hand gun for defense is very risky, with the defender often losing the gun and having it used against him. The handgun owner seldom even gets the chance to use his or her gun because the moment of surprise is always with the attacker. In fact, trying to use a handgun to keep someone off makes the risk of death quite a bit higher.
For the ordinary citizen, using a handgun is seldom helpful for defense on the street. And, in the home, the only way to get real defense from a personal handgun would be to have it always at the ready, perhaps in hand loaded and ready to fire every time there is knock on the door. That is not exactly the American way or my idea of a civilized society.
26. Why do people want to arm themselves according to the passage?
A. Because they want to use the guns to protect their personal goods.
B. Because killing animals with guns is their favorite sport.
C. Because the number of crimes of violence is still small.
D. Because people intent to attack others with guns in crimes.
27. More often than not, what the handgun brings the owner is ___________.
A. safety B. tragedy C. luck D. happiness
28. It can be understood from the passage that ____________________.
A. home handguns do more good than harm to ordinary people.
B. home handguns do more harm than good to ordinary people
C. stolen handguns are usually thrown away instead of being used
D. handguns are no longer needed in a civilized society
29. If a citizen use a handgun to protect himself in street crime, he will probably__________.
A. be safe and sound
B. kill the attacker
C. risk his life
D. surprise the attacker
30. The passage is mainly about __________.
A. how criminals get handguns from the citizens
B. why is the home gun is not essential for home defense
C. how the criminals use the handgun against ordinary citizens
D. why America is not a civilized society
Passage 2
Roger Sperry and Robert Ornstein of the California Institute of Technology won a Nobel Prize in 1972.They discovered that the human brain has two sides, and each side has different work to do. The left side of the brain controls language and number; it analyses and reasons. The right side controls our imagination; it controls our understanding of music and our sense of rhythm. It is the right side of our brain which daydreams.
Great artists and great scientists are similar: they both use the two sides of their brain. It is well-known that Albert Einstein, as a great scientist, also enjoyed art, playing the violin and sailing. Einstein said his scientific discoveries grew from his imagination rather than from analysis, reason and language. He said that written and spoken words were not important in his thinking. He got ideas by using his imagination. He then used the left side of brain to use analysis, number and reason and then he used language to explain it.
Usual education in schools encourages us to use the left side of our brains. Language, number, analysis and reason are given more important in our schools than imagination and daydreaming. However, we are encouraged to hop when we have two perfectly good legs! Then why don’t we give more value to visual thinking?
In fact, all of us need both sides of our brain. We need to use our imaginations to think of solutions to problems and to enjoy feeling and creative experiences. And we need to be logical and to be able to analyze and organize in order to live on this world.
It is true that some people find it easier to use one side of the brain rather than the other but all of us can use both sides and all of us benefit by using all the powers we have. Nietzsche, the well-known philosopher, said that we add to our knowledge by making conscious the unconscious.
31. According to the passage, a great composer composes music by using of his brain.
A. the right side
B. the left side
C. both sides
D. neither side
32. Albert Einstein’s example is used to support the idea that .
A. all scientific discoveries are based on imagination
B. people should do nothing but daydream
C. using two sides of the brain is important
D. scientists are good at imagining what may happen
33. It is implied in the passage that regular education .
A. should be praised because it suggests using both sides of the brain.
B. finds it very important to have daydreams
C. claims that analysis and reason are of no value
D. fails to develop the right side of the brain
34. What did Nietzsche say about adding to the knowledge we have?
A. Learning happens when we are not conscious.
B. Learning happens when we make unconscious decisions.
C. Learning happens when we become aware of things inside us.
D. Learning happens when we think about thins logically.
35. The author’s attitude toward using two sides of the brain is .
A. positive B. negative C. not logical D. critical
Passage 3
"Culture consists of all shared products of a human society" (Robertson, 1981). This means not only such material things as cities, tools, and schools, but also non-material things, such as ideas, customs, family patterns, and languages. Put simply, culture refers to the entire way of life of a society, "the ways of a people".
Language is a part of culture and plays a very important role in it. Some social scientists consider it the keystone of culture. Without language, maintaining culture would not be possible. On the other hand, language is influenced and shaped by culture. It reflects culture in the broadest sense, is the symbolic representation of a people, and it comprises a society's historical and cultural backgrounds. Language also displays a people's approach to life and their ways of living and thinking.
We should not go further into the relationship between language and culture. What needs to be stressed here is that the two interact, and that understanding of one requires understanding of the other.
Social scientists tell us that cultures differ from one another and that each culture is unique. As cultures are diverse, languages are also diverse. It is only natural then that with difference in cultures and differences in languages, difficulties often arise in communicating between people of different cultures. Understanding is not always easy.
Learning a foreign language well means more than merely mastering the pronunciation, grammar, words, and idioms. It also means learning to see the world as native speakers of that language see it, learning the ways in which their language reflects the ideas, customs, and behaviors of their society. It means learning to understand their "language of the mind". Learning a language, in fact, is inseparable from learning culture.
36.
According to Robertson, what is NOT part of non-material culture?
A. Legal systems.
B. Language.
C. Religion.
D. Tools.
37.
The second paragraph is about _____.
A. the way language is used by social scientists
B. the relationship between language and culture
C. the influence culture has on language
D. the influence language has on culture
38.
If you want to learn a foreign language well, you must _____.
A. grasp the pronunciation, grammar, words, and idioms
B. master the language as well as its culture
C. know the way the native speakers of that language think
D. learn the country's culture first
39.
The relationship between language and culture is that _________.
A. language dominates culture
B. culture dominates language
C. they are connected with each other
D. language consists of culture
40.
"Language of the mind" means _____.
A. the unspoken things that people think
B. the method for studying a language
C. the manner in which people think
D. the common culture shared by all people regardless of language
Passage 4
Danny hung his Boston University diploma below his cab license. After 17 years of education in the finest schools in America, he couldn't do very simple repairs or even locate the carburetor (化油器) in his car.
Danny is an educated man. He is a master of writing papers, taking tests, talking, and filling out forms. He can analyze Freud from a Marxian viewpoint and he can analyze Marx from a Freudian viewpoint.
In short, Danny is an unskilled worker, and he has a sociology degree to prove it. He is of very little use to American industry.
This is nothing new. Colleges have been turning out unskilled workers for decades. Until five years ago, most of these unskilled workers took their degrees in sociology, philosophy, political science, or history and marched right into the American middle class. Some found work in business and government, but many, if not most, went into educatio