2008 江苏淮安洪泽区教师招聘考试英语专业知识真题
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一:单项选择(从 A.B.C.D 中选出一个正确的选项)40 分
1.---It's reported that nearly 150,000 people lost their lives in Asian tsunamis(海
啸).
---Yes, ______ news came as _____ shock to me.
A.the; a
B.the; the
C.a; a
D.a; the
2.As they are retired, Mr and Mrs Scott prefer a house in the country to spend
their
A.like
3.---What's the difference between the first house and the second ?
late years to _____ in a large city.
D.that
B.it
C.one
---The first house has a garage while the second has _____.
A.no one
B.nothing
C.neither
D.none
4.The house rent is expensive. I've got about half the space I had at home and I'm
paying_____here.
A.as much three times
B.much as three times
C.twice times much
D.three times as much
5.She looks more beautiful when she wears her____ skirt.
A.green tight new silk
B.new tight green silk
C.silk new tight green
D.tight silk green new
6.John has put on so much weight recently that his mother has to _____ all his trousers
to his measure.
A.let out
B.give away
C.bring in
D.make up
7.Bill , often regarded as one of the best students in his class , _____ to be student
who cheated in the exam.
A.came out
B.let out
8. ---Remember the first time we____ , Ed ?
D.turned out
C.sent out
---Of course, I do. You _____ a song on the stage.
A.have met;sang
B.met;sang
C.met;were singing
D.have met;have sung
9. ---Has Tom finished his job yet?
---I have no idea of it; he _____ it this morning.
A.has been doing
B.had been doing
C.did
D.was doing
10.I should very much like to have gone to the party, but______.
A.I'm not invited
B.I won't be among the invited
C.they won't invite me
D.they didn't invite me
11.The teaching building of our school_____ for many times.
A.has been added to
B.has added to
C.has been added up to
D.has added up to
12.We saw a film yesterday afternoon , _____we had supper in a nearby restaurant.
A.when
B.which
C.before it
D.after which
13.Although he knew little about the large amount of work done in the field, he
succeeded_____ other more well-informed experiments failed.
A.which
B.that
C.what
D.where
14.The passenger was very impolite to the conductor, ____ , of course , made things
even worse.
A.who
B.whom
C.which
D.what
15._____ was known to all , Willian had broken his promise ______ he would give us
a rise.
A.As; which
B.As; that
C.It; that
D.It ; which
16.John knocked at the door for nearly five minutes____his wife opened it.
A.when
B.before
C.until
D.as
B.However
C.Whatever
17._____much advice I gave him, he did exactly what he wanted to do.
A.How
18.Generally speaking, _____ according to the derections , the drug has no side
effect.
A.when to take
19.---_____ I watch TV, I'll turn it down and never make any noise.
C.when to be taken
B.when taking
D.when taken
D.No matter
--- Good. ______ you are doing should never disturb others. ____ how
important
A.Whatever; Whenever; No matter
you are,never forget about how others feel.
B.Whenever; Whatever; No matter
C.Whether; Whatever; 不填
D.No matter; Whenever; 不填
20.The most exciting thing for him was_____ he finally found two tinned fruits
in_____ seemed to him to be a servant's bedroom.
A.that; what
21.My parents used _____ they had to get a new car for my brother.
C.that; that
D.what; that
B.what; what
A.what
B.which
C.all what
D.不填
22.The question came up at the meeting _____ we had not enough money to do the research.
A.whether
B.if
C.that
D.what
23.Is this hotel _____ you said we were to stay in your letter?
A.where
24.---Did you visit the famous museum ?
D.in which
C.in that
B.which
---No. We ______ it. But we spent too much time shopping.
A.can't have visited
B.could have visited
C.must have visited
D.shouldn't have visited
25.When____, the museum will be open to the public next year.
A.completing
B.completed
C.being completed
26._____ the ladder, get someone to hold it.
A.When climbed
D.to be completed
B.When to climb
C.When climbing
D.When one climbs
B.bought
27.Prices of daily goods _____ through a computer can be lower than store prices.
A.buying
28.______ in the chimey for five hours, the thief looked very pale and tired.
A.Having been
C.trapping
29.____she is not so healthy _____she used to be ?
D.Having trapped
B.Being trapped
D.been bought
C.are bought
trapped
A.How it is that; as
B.Why is it that; what
C.Is it why; that
D.How is it that; as
30.It was not until she had finished all her work_______home tired
A.did she return
B.that she returned
C.when she returned
D.that did she return
31._____ his father came back from work_____ his homework.
B.It wasn't until; when he did
A.Not until; he did
C.It was until; that he didn't do
B.how; what
D.It wasn't until; that he did
32. It is ______you deal with difficulties that shows_____ you are really like.
A.what; what
33._____only 20 minutes to go before the train left, I felt uneasy in the taxi to
the railway station.
A.For
34.---John has got a very good job in the government.
--- _____ he looks so happy.
D.which; how
C.how; that
B.I had
C.With
D.As
A.No doubt
B.No wonder
D.It's natural
C.That's because
35._____ be sent to work there
A.Who do you suggest that should
C.Do you suggest whom should
B.Who do you suggest
D.Do you suggest who should
36.It is ______ work of art that everyone wants to have a look at it.
A.so unusual
B.such unusual
C.such an unusual
37.Tim Bemers-Lee is generally considered ______ the World Wide Web, on which all
the information is shared by all.
D.so an unusual
A.to have founded
B.having founded
D.to found
C.founding
38.The door opened and in ______.
A.did he come
come
39.I’d love ______ to your party last Sunday if not because of the unexpected guests.
D.did a man
C.he came
B.came he
A.to go
B.going
C.having gone
D.to
have gone
40.I admired my classmate Lisa very much.______ her prettiness, she was smart and
helpful.
A.Except for
B.But for
C.Apart from
D.In
spite of
二:完型填空题(20 分)请认真阅读下列短文,并从所给选项中选出最佳答案。
A woman was waiting at an airport one night, with several hours before her flight.
She hunted for a book in the airport shop, bought a bag of
and found a
place to drop. She was reading her book when she
to see that a man sitting
beside her, as
as could be, took a cookie or two from the bag
in
So she munched the cookies, watching the clock.
, which she tried to ignore to avoid a
the man decrease her
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B. sweets
C. cookies
D.
B. happened
C. seemed
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known that something was a certain
was called. She gathered her belongings
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to look back at the cookie thief, she boarded
.
. There was her bag of
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by. With each cookie
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, she wondered what he would
it in half.
it from him and thought,
and he’s also rude. Why didn’t he even show
stock, she was getting more irritated as the minutes
she took, he took one too. When only one was
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do. With a smile on his face, he took the last cookie and
He offered her half and he ate the other. She
“This guy has some
any
She sighed with relief when her
and headed for the gate.
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the plane and sank in her seat. Then she sought her book, which was almost
As she reached in her baggage, she gasped with
cookies!.
“If mine are here, ” she said to herself. “The others were his, and he tried
to
.” She realized she was the rude one, the thief , but that it was too
late to
How many times in our lives have we
way, only to discover later that what we believed to be
41. A. biscuits
chocolates
42. A. started
43. A. hungry
44. A. between
45. A. war
46. A. As
47. A. passed
48. A. left
49. A. cut
50. A. caught
51. A. nerve
52. A. anger
53. A. number
54. A. Rejecting
55. A. total
56. A. surprise
57. A. calm
58. A. return
59. A. exactly
60. A. real
三:阅读理解(20 分)
(A)
Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that he planned to give away almost all of his
vast fortune , largely to the cause of global health , during the course of his
lifetime . With an estimated worth of more than $ 40 billion , according to Forbes ,
the project will be no small feat (功绩)for Gates . Having already provided the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $ 24 billion to address global health issues ,
D. fright
D. separate
D. appreciate
D. certainly
D. right
B. joy
B. share
B. thank
B. absolutely
C. flew
C. stayed
C. split
C. received
C. anger
C. divide
C. apologize
C. manners
C. gratitude
C. name
D. pretended
D. bold
D. among
B. took
B. humour
B. sorrow
D. flight
D. Continuing
D. strangeness
D. surprise
B. fight
B. While
B. ticked
B. Refusing
B. finished
D. scene
D. Because
B. remained
B. broke
C. surely
C. true
C. complete
D. new
C. impolite
C. chair
C. debate
C. When
D. came
D. kept
D. chop
D. snatch
B. plane
C. Pretending
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was not?
B. rude
B. seat
B. right
Gates said that eventually his entire fortune will be put towards the cause except
“a few percent left for the kids.”
So what has made the richest man in the world to channel his resources so heavily
into one interest ? Gates believes that “the equality of opportunity” in which
Americans take such pride needs to extend to other nations around the world .
Improving the health of the populations , he says , has proven to be an essential
method in helping poor countries to be financially successful . “National borders
allow inequalities ,” said Gates : “We all need to take a more global view , rather
than just saying my country is doing well . We have to step up these health issues ,
knowing how few resources are going into them .”
Gates said that both his parents set an example for him as a child . His father ,
William H. Gates , was the head of the local Planned Parenthood , and his mother ,
Mary , volunteered for the United Way . As he gathered his fortune , Gates knew he
would eventually want to give back as well , but he didn’t expect to devote himself
whole-heartedly to one project until he was about 60.
However , Gates , 47 , began to question his ability to wait that long . “It seemed
there was a real time urgency,” Gates said . “I started to think , How many lives
could I save before then ?”
61.Bill Gates will give away his vast fortune to
.
A.improve the health of population in America alone
B.improve the health of population all over the world
C.avoid leaving his children too much money
D.spare the American government the burden of health care
62 . Bill Gates believes that one important way of developing poor countries
is
.
A.to set up more foundations for them
B.to aid them with natural resources
C.to put more effort into the health issues in them
D.to help them take a more global view
63.It can be learned from the text that Bill Gates thinks
.
A.Americans should care about people in other countries
B.Americans should treat fellow citizens well
C.Americans should devote themselves to certain projects
D.Americans can be world-famous by giving away vast fortune
64.Bill Gates gave away his vast fortune earlier than he had expected because
of
.
A.his weakening health condition
B.his parents’ suggestions
C.his great success in business
D.his concerns for suffering people
(B)
London is the most expensive city in the world to live and rent a property
(财产), while residents of Zurich can get the most for their (typically large) pay
packets, according to research published today.
In a comparison of prices and earnings in 71 cities around the world, the Swiss
banking giant ‘UBS’ found those living in London faced higher living costs than
those in any other major capital.
When rents were excluded (剔除) from the calculations, those living in London fared
slightly better, with the prices of common goods and services ranking third highest
behind Oslo and Copenhagen.
Salaries in the two cities make up for the high cost of living: according to UBS ,
Copenhagen has the highest wages before tax, and is closely followed by Oslo.
London only makes it to 10th on the list, after cities such as Dublin and Frankfurt.
Zurich ranks number three in terms of gross salary (毛收入), but when tax and other
deductions have been made and net earnings are compared, the citizens of the Swiss
city take home the most cash.
Zurich citizens also possess the highest purchasing power, UBS said, with workers
having the most to spend for the hours they work.
The report said unstable exchange rates had pushed European countries up the
cost-of-living rankings.
These include Dublin, which has seen rising living costs push it from the 13th most
expensive city in which to live in 2005, to the fourth this year.
"Other cities known for their high prices have ceded (转让) their places," the report
said.
"The US dollar's sharp decline in value — at the time of our editorial deadline,
down almost 18% against the euro since our last survey — has made New York a much
more affordable place for European shoppers.
"London is now 26% more expensive."
65.
A. The cost of rent.
C. The cost of services.
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A. London.
Copenhagen.
67.
A. 13th.
4th.
68.
A. The US Dollar’s rise in value.
B. The US Dollar’s fall in value.
C. A 26% rise in the value of the Pound Sterling.
D. A 26% fall in the value of the Pound Sterling.
(C)
In the age of reality television, success isn’t the only way to the public eye.
Failure can also create fame, just like William Hung, 21, a native of Hong Kong.
Hung recently has made an agreement with US-based entertainment firms Koch Records
and Fuse Music Network. They will publish a full-length record, titled “The True
Idol(偶像)” on April 6.
What makes London the most expensive city to live in?
Where is Dublin on the cost-of-living rankings?
Which city has the highest wages before tax?
What has made New York more affordable?
B. The cost of goods.
D. Low salaries.
D.
C.
B. Dublin.
C. Oslo.
B. 10th.
D. 1st.
The idol is a civil engineering student at the University of California at Berkeley.
He did a version(改写本)of Ricky Martin’s “She Bangs” on the television show
“American Idol 3” on January 27. The Fox TV singing contest searches for pop stars
among ordinary people. In the case of Hung, however, his act was so bad that the
judges cut him off in mid-act.
Hung’s response was “I already did my best, so I have no regrets at all.” That’s
good, because any common person would have plenty to regret: the off-key singing,
the blue Hawaiian shirt worn with pants pulled up too high, the terrible dancing,
the hips jerking(摇摆)to a beat that did not belong to the song, maybe not even
to this planet. It was, by all accounts, bad.
But, it was this very bad act that sold well.
Marc Juris, president of Fuse, explained it this way: “Every one of us is happily
guilty of singing our favorite song at the top of our lungs with complete freedom,
completely off-key and completely unworried. That’s what William did and
immediately won the hearts of America.”
Whatever it is, for the moment it’s big. Three websites devoted to Hung have gone
up on the Internet in the past few weeks. Versions of this performance have been
remixed with hip-hop and techno music and have made it to the top 10 request list
at a Chicago radio station.
So, what does Hung think of this? “There were all these people saying things about
me. A lot were saying I was very courageous and that I was great on the show, but
some didn’t show much respect for me and some were kind of mean.”
Now, he says he’s not so sure whether to distance himself from the glamour(魅
力)or to accept it. Returning to normal hasn’t been easy.
69. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Sometimes an idol behaves quite foolishly.
B. Returning to normal isn’t easy.
C. How an unsuccessful person became famous.
D. Success sometimes does not require hard work.
70. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 6 refer to?
A. William Hung.
C. Hung’s website.
opinion.
71.Which of the following shows the correct order of what happened to Hung?
B. Hung’s bad act.
D. The public’s
a. The entertainment firms made an agreement with Hung.
b. The judges cut Hung off in mid-act in the singing contest.
c. Hung became popular among Americans.
d. Hung gave a terrible performance though he tried his best.
D. dbac
B. acdb
A. dbca
adbc
72. Why was Hung able to win the hearts of America?
A. His success was based on his own hard work.
B. He attracted people’s attention before the contest.
C. He was good-looking though he didn’t sing well.
C.
D. He developed his own special manner of performance. (D)
A university graduate described as a “respectable and intelligent” woman
shoplifting for the second
is seeking professional help after being convicted of
time in six months.
Ana Luz, recently studying for her PhD,has been told she could end up behind
bars unless she can control the desire to steal from shops .
Luz ,who lives with her partner in Fitzwilliam Road ,Cambridge ,admitted
stealing clothes worth £9.95 from John Lewis in Oxford Street ,London ,on March
9.
Phillip Lemoyne ,prosecuting(起诉),said Luz selected some clothes from a
display and took them to the ladies’ toilet in the store .When she came out again
she was wearing one of the skirts she had selected ,having taken off the anti-theft
security alarms.
She was stopped and caught after leaving the store without paying ,Mr Lemoyne
said.
He added that she was upset on her arrest and apologized for her actions.
Luz,28, was said to have been convicted of shoplifting by Cambridge judges
last October ,but Morag Duff, defending ,said she had never been in trouble with
the police before that .
“She is ashamed and embarrassed but doesn’t really have any explanation why
she did this ,” Miss Duff said . “She didn’t intend to steal when she went into
the store .She is at a loss to explain it . She is otherwise a very respectable and
intelligent young lady .She went to her doctor and asked for advice because she wants
to know if there is anything in particular that caused her to do this.”
Judge David Azan fined Luz £ 50,
and warned : “You’ve got a criminal
record .If you carry on like this ,you will end up in prison ,which will ruin your
bright future you may have.”
Luz achieved a degree in design at university in her native Spain ,went on
to a famous university in Berlin , Germany for her master’s degree and is now
studying for a PhD at Cambridge University ,UK.
73.What does the underlined sentence “She is at a loss to explain it” mean?
A.In her opinion it was a loss to the clothes shops where she stole things .
B.She doesn’t have any idea why she has the desire to steal from shops .
C.She thinks it is a loss for her to explain why she stole things from shops.
D.Personally she feels ashamed and embarrassed for her shoplifting actions.
74.Which of the following best explains the meaning of the word “shoplifting”
used in the passage?
A.Carrying goods in a lift for a shop.
B.Taking goods to the ladies’ toilet .
C.Selecting some goods from a display.
D.Taking goods from a shop without paying.
75.From the passage we can learn that
A.Ana Luz is already got her PhD at Cambridge University ,UK
B.Ana Luz is ashamed and embarrassed and knows why she often did so
.