英语能力测试（1）

本次题目主要用于日常检验英语能力。

1. Mary likes to help her mother by cooking dinner ______cleaning the house. Which one of the following words should be used in place of the blank space in the sentence above?
   A. or
   B. by
   C. at
   D. but
   E. from

答案： A
解析：可以看到空格前和空格后都是动名词短语，一个是做饭（cooking dinner），一个是打扫房间（cleaning the house），因此应当是一个并列连词，因此，可以按选择and或者or。

2. A few years ago, a mobile phone was considered a rich man’s toy. After all, these phones used to cost upwards of E400. Air time, the number of minutes spent actually using the phone, was the big expense, often running as high as EIOOO per month. Car phones were such a status symbol that people purchased artificial phones and aerials in order to give others the impression that they could afford such an extravagance. Now it seems almost everyone has a mobile phone. The cost of owning a mobile phone has dropped enough to allow this to happen. Not only do a number of companies offer free or reduced-price phones if you use their services, but some mobile phone services charge rates as low as two pence per minute.

What is the main point of the above article?

A. Mobile phone costs have dropped. Now more people can afford to have one.
B. Mobile phones are very important for business use.
C. People used to purchase artificial phones to make others think they were wealthy.
D. Mobile phones do not sound as clear as regular phones.
E. The terms “mobile phone” and “car phone” refer to the same kind of phone.

答案：A
解析: 文章一开始提到A few years ago, a mobile phone was considered a rich man’s toy.中间重新提到：Now it seems almost everyone has a mobile phone. The cost of owning a mobile phone has dropped enough to allow this to happen. 这句就说明了答案：Mobile phone costs have dropped. Now more people can afford to have one.

3. Which one of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
   A. An unfortunate side effect of the hair restoration formula was a marked increase in an appetite for chocolate.
   B. A unfortunate side effect of the hair restoration formula was a marked increase in a appetite for chocolate.
   C. An unfortunate side effect of the hair restoration formula was a marked increase in a appetite for chocolate.
   D. An unfortunate side effect of the hair restoration formula was an marked increase in an appetite for chocolate.
   E. A unfortunate side effect of the hair restoration formula was a marked increase in an appetite for chocolate.

答案：A
解析：这里主要考察a/an的用法。an主要用在以元音开头的单词，这里不是元音字母开头的单词，而是念起来是元音的单词，开头未必是元音字母。题目中 An unfortunate side effect of the hair restoration formula was a marked increase in an appetite for chocolate. 其中unfortunate的发音为[ʌnˈfɔːtʃənət]，marked发音为[mɑːkt],appetite发音为[ˈæpɪtaɪt]，因此答案选A。

4.Umbrella organization: It supports the Board of Directors managing the entire bank Some members of the umbrella organization are simultaneously members of Euro-Banks international subsidiaries or other committees Subordinated to the umbrella organization are three divisions Investment Bank
（IB): Clients are normally private and public institutions, as well as medium-sized and global companies. Every client has its own contact person. lB offers capital market products primarily in Europe Private and Business Clients
(PBC): This division is Euro-Banks biggest and most important division and solely services private clients and small businesses in investments. The majority of the client segments are located in Germany but also in other countries of Europe Estate investments
（El)：El manages real estate and industrial holdings Although this division is rather insignificant. the group will not withdraw from this sector in the foreseeable future as it is of strategic importance.

Q: Clients of the investment bank division include only public and private institutions.
A. ture
B. false
C. can not say

答案：B
解析：从句子中Clients are normally private and public institutions, as well as medium-sized and global companies.这句可以看出，还包括中等规模和全球化公司。

5. The Miss America Organisation is the sponsor of the Miss America Pageant, a beauty, and talent contest. The contest is the longest-running source of scholarships for American women. Since 1921, the primary purpose of the contest has been awarding money and prizes to young women in America to further their education. The first Miss America was Margaret Brown, a resident of Washington, D.C. Based in New Jersey, the contest was originally a “bathing beauty” competition and was always held on the boardwalk in Atlantic City. In 1959, the organization added the talent portion to the competition. Today, the organization has franchises in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. There are over 80,000 contestants each year who are collectively awarded more than $29 million dollars. They are judged in the categories of talent, interview, physical fitness, and poise and personality in evening dresses. Aside from demonstrating abilities on stage, a big development in the program in recent years has been the emphasis on volunteerism and public service. Each Miss America contestant must have a platform and must spend many hours in service to that platform as a volunteer in her community or state. upon winning a title, each new queen will have a one-year reign during which she represents her town and state as a spokesperson and a champion of her chosen cause.
   Referring to the above, which one of the following is NOT a judging category?
   A. Volunteering and public service
   B. Physical fitness
   C. Poise and personality
   D. Talent
   E. Interview

答案：A
解析：从题目中They are judged in the categories of talent, interview, physical fitness, and poise and personality in evening dresses.句子可以看出，评价包括BCDE,下一句表明，正在发展A作为评价标准。

6. Umbrella organization: It supports the Board of Directors managing the entire bank Some members of the umbrella organization are simultaneously members of Euro-Banks international subsidiaries or other committees Subordinated to the umbrella organization are three divisions Investment Bank
   （IB): Clients are normally private and public institutions, as well as medium-sized and global companies. Every client has its own contact person. lB offers capital market products primarily in Europe Private and Business Clients
   (PBC): This division is Euro-Banks biggest and most important division and solely services private clients and small businesses in investments. The majority of the client segments are located in Germany but also in other countries of Europe Estate investments
   （El)：El manages real estate and industrial holdings Although this division is rather insignificant. the group will not withdraw from this sector in the foreseeable future as it is of strategic importance.
   Q:According to the company principles,the compensation of the Board of Directors depends on their performance.
   A. ture
   B. false
   C. can not say

答案：C
解析：题目中没有提及关于能力考核的相关信息。

7. The Political Reform Division administers provisions of California’s Political Reform Act, including the law’s most fundamental purpose of ensuring that “receipts and expenditures in election campaigns should be fully and truthfully disclosed in order that the voters may be fully informed and the activities of lobbyists should be regulated and their finances disclosed.” The political Reform Act was adopted as a statewide initiative (Proposition 9) by an overwhelming vote of the electorate in 1974. The law requires detailed disclosure of the role of money in California politics. This includes the disclosure of contributions and expenditures in connection with campaigns supporting or opposing state and local candidates and ballot measures as well as the disclosure of expenditures made in connection with lobbying the State Legislature and attempting to influence administrative decisions of the California state government.
   Referring to the above, what is the fundamental reason for the Political Reform Act?
   A. There was an overwhelming vote the electorate in 1974
   B. There was a lot of corruption in California politics
   C. The voters wished to be kept informed of lobbyist activities
   D. The lobbyists whshed to inform voters of their activities
   E. The voters were distrustful of political lobbyists

答案：A
解析：题目中问的是根本原因，因此应当是The political Reform Act was adopted as a statewide initiative (Proposition 9) by an overwhelming vote of the electorate in 1974.，因此选A。其他都没有提及，属于合理猜测。

8. Which one of the following sentences contains an error?
   A. The pencil I am holding is very sharp,
   B. My mother’s brother is also my uncle.
   C. The noun is an interesting particle of speech.
   D. The lions searched high and low for their prey.
   E. My father is a man who keeps his promises.

答案：E
解析：这里keep one’s promise是一个固定搭配，讲究的是信守诺言，promise是泛指，不可数。

小结：
通过此次练习，我们主要有以下收获：单词、固定搭配很重要。在做阅读理解时，基本上只要做到定位问题线索句，然后直接推出答案即可，不需要做联想，没有出现的描述即使合理，也不应该妄加猜测。除非遇到推断题，让你自己推断出结果的。