Term Paper for an Introduction to English Language Testing
PART I LISTENING (30%)
SECTION ACONVERSATION
In this section you will hear a dialogue ONCE ONLY.You will be given 10 seconds to answer questions.
Now listen to the conversation
1.Where does the conversation probably take place?
A.hotel B.airplane C.tourist office D.a place of interest
2.Why does the man have interest in hiking trip?
A.Because he hasn’t enough money.
B.Because he likes to stay up late.
C.Because it doesn’t need to book ahead.
D.Because he loves nature.
3.How’s the price of over-night trip?
A.a little expensive B.at least $9
C.very cheap D.not mentioned
4.What will the woman help the man do?
A.find a hotel B.find a company
C.book for an over-night trip D.I don’t know
5.What do the speakers talk about?
A.how to book an air ticket B.places of interest
C.their holiday D.some tourist information
SECTION B
In this section you will hear a paage TWO TIMES.You will be given five minutes to complete the gap-filling task.
Any American citizen over6who was born in the US can be president．There are many7in the United States, but, two of them are much stronger than the others．For over 100 years, the man elected as president has always been either a 8or a9．During the election year there are a lot of called primary election, which usually held in the 10.During the summer, both parties have11where the party members make the final choice for the party’s presidential candidate．Each party chooses a person to run for president and a person to run for12president．The two candidates work as a team.Once the final candidates are chosen, they13around the country, trying to win votes.The14is held in November．The candidate who wins becomes president in the following January．The election proce is long and costly.Individuals prepare to run for15for many years．Nearly all of these people fail to win.
PART II GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (15%)
Choose the best answer to each question.
16.There are over 58,000 rocky objects inspace, about 900 of which could fall down ontoearth.
A.the; theB.不填; theC.the; 不填D.a; the
17.Jim went to answer the phone., Harry started to prepare lunch.
A.HoweverB.NevertheleC.BesidesD.meanwhile18.Josephto evening claes since last month, but he still can’t say “what’s your name?” in Ruian.
A.has been goingB.wentC.goesD.has gone 19.We were astonishedthe temple still in its original condition.
A findingB.to findC.findD.to be found 20.We only had $100 and that wasto buy a new computer.
A.nowhere near enoughB.near enough nowhere
C.enough near nowhereD.near nowhere enough 21.Thousands of peopleto watch yesterday‘s match against Ireland
A.turned on B.turned in
C.turned around D.turned out
22.I agree to his suggestionthe condition that he drops all charges.
A.byB.inC.onD.to 23.The fact that she was foreign madedifficult for her to get a job in that country.
A.so B.muchC.that D.it
24.We haven’t discued yetwe are going to place our new furniture.
A.thatB .which
C whatD where 25.Alexander tried to get his workin the medical circles.
A.to recognizeB.recognizingC.recognizeD.recognized Part IIICLOZE (20%)
Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.
When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English profeor, gave me a new English dictionary.I was 26 to see that it was an English-English dictionary, also known as a monolingual dictionary.27it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my clamates had one 28,to be honest, I found it extremely29 to use at first.I would look up words in the dictionary and 30 not fully understand the meanings.I was used to the 31 bilingual dictionaries, in which the word are 32 both in English and Chinese.I really wondered why my aunt33to make things so difficult for me.Now, after studying English at university for three years, I34 that monolingual dictionaries are35in learning a foreign language.As I found out, there is, 36,often no perfect equivalence(对应)between two 37 in two languages.My aunt even goes so far as to 38 that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the39 meaning of a word in English! 40,she insisted that I read the definition(定义)of a word in a monolingual dictionary 41 I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning.42, I have come to see what she meant.
Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way.This dictionary uses a(n) 43number of words, around 2,000,
in its definitions.When I read these definitions, I am 44exposed to(接触)the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas.45 this, I can expre myself more easily in English.
26.A.worried B.sad C.surprised D.nervous
27.A.Because B.Although C.Unle D.If
28.A.but B.so C.or D.and
29.A.difficult B.interesting C.ambiguous D.practical
30.A.thus B.even C.still D.again
31.A.new B.familiar C.earlier D.ordinary
32.A.explained B.expreed C.described D.created
33.A.offered D.agreed C.decided D.happened
34.A.imagine B.recommend C.predict D.understand
35.A.natural B.better C.easier D.convenient
36.A.at least B.in fact C.at times D.in case
37.A.words B.names C.ideas D.characters
38.A.hope B.declare C.doubt D.tell
39.A.exact B.basic C.translated D.expected
40.A.Rather B.However C.Therefore D.Instead
41.A.when B.before C.until D.while
42.A.Largely B.Generally C.Gradually D.Probably
43.A.extra B.average C.total D.limited
44.A.repeatedly B.nearly C.immediately D.anxiously
45.A.According to B.In relation to C.In addition to D.Because of Part IV Complete the following dialogue.(10%)
You are at a clothing store.The aistant turns to addre you.A：Can I help you?(You want to try a coat.)
Y：46
A: Of course.Here it\'s.( You ask the price.) Y\':47
A: It’s 100yuan.(You think it too dear.You want to see another one.) Y:48
A: Yes, which one do you like best? Y: The first one from left, please.A: Here it’s.It’s cheaper, just 85 Yuan.(You don’t like the color) Y:49
A: Which color do you like best? Y:50
A: Ok.Here it is.
Y: I will take it.Here it is the money.
A: Here it\'s the change.
Y: All right, thank you!
A: You’re welcome!
Part V READING COMPREHENSION (10%)
George Andrews went to England in 1962.It was the first time that he had been abroad.Initially he was very restle.He spent a little time
in London then travelled from town to town, staying just a few days in each.
Eventually, in June that year, he settled in Liverpool.Throughout the three years that he spent there he lived in a small room in a terraced house in Toxtheth.Every morning he would stroll into the centre of the city and make drawings of people in the streets or down at the docks.At lunch time he would go to a pub and have a sandwich, as well as several pints of beer.He would then stagger home and spend the rest of the afternoon sleeping.It was in the evening that he painted the pictures for which he is now famous.In the early hours, around one or two o’clock, he would go to a nearby drinking club, where he would pick up a woman and take her back to his room.
Andrew finally lost interest in painting Liverpool scenes.He set off on a world tour, visiting Europe, India, China and Australia, before returning home to Canada.
Choose the one that you think is the best answer.
51.According to the context ,“stroll”in line 5,paragraph 2 is closet in meaning to
A.stagger B.march C.shuffle D.have a walk
52.According to the paage, which of the statements is CORRECT?
A.Andrews didn’t like London.
B.Andrews liked sleeping in the daytime.
C.All of the Andrews’ pictures are famous.
D.Andrews lost interest in painting at last.
Answer the following questions in complete sentences in more than 5 words.
53.Where did Andrews come from when he went to England?
54.What did he do in every morning when he was in Liverpool?
55.What does the paage mainly talk about?
Part VIESSAY WRITING (15%)
Directions：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short Be Independent? You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.
1.目前不少父母为孩子包办一切
2.为了让孩子独立, 父母应该„„
How Should Parents Help Children to Be Independent?
