1998年对外汉语教师资格考试英语试题二

Part Ⅲ Vocabulary(25 minutes)

Directions:

There are 20 questions in the section. Each sentence has a word or phrase underlined. There are four other words or phrases beneath each sentence. Choose the ONE word or phrase which would best keep the meaning of the original sentence if it were substituted for the underlined part. Mark your choice by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a pencil.

Example :

It looks almost like frost in those fields, but I guess it is just dew.

[A] think [B] hope [C] mean [D] notice

Sample Answer

[A-] [B] [C] [D]

41. A cup of whole milk provides roughly one hundred sixty-six calories of energy.

[A] greatly [B] hardly

[C] barely [D] approximately

42. The People's Republic of China was founded in 1949.

[A] supported [B] established

[C] discovered [D] emphasized

43. The repairman comes around once in a while.

[A] on business [B] every week

[C] frequently [D] occasionally

44. His determination is much stronger than mine.

[A] will [B] fault

[C] fortune [D] idea

45. Tom said that he could finish the job all by himself in no time.

[A] very rapidly [B] in time

[C] on time [D] at any moment

46. She said that I was pulling her leg when I told her she was looking younger than ever.

[A] pitiful [B] great

[C] humorous [D] joking

47. Please check your bill before you leave the shop and make sure that it is all right.

[A] go over [B] look up

[C] pay off [D] find out

48. If you only talk things over with him, you'll find that he's quite a reasonable person.

[A] useful [B] thankful

[C] sensible [D] helpful

49. You sometimes find by chance quite valuable things in a second hand shop.

[A] come to [B] come across

[C] come round [D] come up to

50. The timber on the property added to its value.

[A] scenery [B] trees

[C] vegetation [D] minerals

51. It seems that the editor has deleted some parts of this article.

[A] omitted [B] rewritten

[C] improved [D] changed

52. He said that he was leaving the country for good.

[A] for a good reason [B] for his own good

[C] for the time being [D] once and for all

53. Tom cannot afford a new car this year.

[A] buy [B] drive

[C] sell [D] share

54. Since he did not have time to read the newspaper before going to work,

he just looked at it quickly on the bus.

[A] studied [B] skimmed [C] gazed at [D] stared at

55. The political groups will have more power, mainly because of their larger numbers.

[A] equally [B] fortunately

[CJ principally [D] individually

56. The rays of the sun can be harmful if one gets too much of them.

[AJ invisible [B] damaging

[C] terrible [D] healthy

57. The teacher permitted us to go into the hall five minutes before the exam.

[A] allowed [B] forced

[C] instructed [D~] introduced

58. Jane Austen's Persuasion was not published until 1818, after the author's death.

[A] edited [B] issued

[C] finished [D] promoted

59. Since the opening of the city, its population has increased greatly.

[A] popularity [B] production

[C] number of residents [D] level of culture

60. When a new student comes to a university, he is often introduced to a tutor.

[A] officer cb] secretary

[C] private teacher [D] department chairman

Part IV Reading Comprehension(12 minutes)

Directions:

In this section there are two passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers. Choose the ONE you think is the best answer. Mark your choice by blackening the corresponding letter on the

Answer Sheet with a pencil.

Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.

Just as the clothes people wear and the houses they live in change over the centuries, so does the language they use. New inventions and interactions with other countries affect the words we use to communicate what we know. As you will see, the English language has undergone many changes.

Reading the book Living Language is just like going on a trip. You'll travel through time as you read the history of the English language from the year A. D. 500 to the present.

Your first stop is England between the years 500 and 1100. Here you'll meet the AngloSaxons who spoke the language we call Old English. Will you understand Old English?

Next, you'll visit England after it was conquered by French-speaking Normans in 1066. You'll witness the impact of French on our language. Between 1100 and 1500, English borrowed many French words and became what we call Middle English.

How did Greek and Latin words enter our vocabulary? You'll find out as your tra …… 此处隐藏：3746字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……