省委党校研究生招考练习题英语及答案

英语

一、单项选择

1. Is there anything I ____ C ____ do for you?

A. may

B. must

C. can

D. ought

2. This kind of tree has green _____B___ throughout the year.

A. leafs

B. leaves

C. leaf

D. leaves’

3. I will tell him the news as soon as I ____A___ him.

A. see

B. sees

C. sees’

D. saw

4. They never knew that pollution ____B____ a big problem.

A. become

B. would become

C. is going to

D. does become

5. You ___D___ where you leave your things.

A. always forgets

B. forget

C. will always forget

D. are always forgetting

6. He doesn’t live in the city, ___D_____ ?.

A. isn’t he

B. doesn’t he

C. is he

D. does he

7. Now she is leaving London. She has stayed here ____D____.

A. after 1980

B. in 1980

C. for 1980

D. since 1980

8. These questions ___C___ at tomorrow’s meeting.

A. have been discussed

B. had been discussed

C. will be discussed

D. shall be discussed

9. Nothing is ___A___ than one’s personal freedom.

A. more important

B. much important

C. importanter

D. much importanter

10. A good father is one ____D___ we can love as well as respect.

A. which

B. who

C．whose D. whom

11. The instructor asked me to write a ___A__ composition every week.

A. two-thousand-word

B. two-thousand-words

C. two-thousand-words

D. two-thousands-words

12. They __C____ be waiting for us, let’s hurry up.

A. can’t

B. mustn’t

C. must

D. may not

13. You __B____ clearly see the top of the tower from here.

A. might

B. can

C. must

D. mustn’t

14. __A___ weeks later she came to my office with a smile on her face.

A. Two

B. Second

C. After two

D. After second

15. He said that was a good suggestion, ___A___ he would look into (研究).

A. which

B. who

C. what

D. that

16. The role of _B__ has changed a lot in the past 30 years.

A. womans

B. women

C. woman

D. women’s

17. __A meeting will be put off till next Monday.

A. Tom orrow’s

B. Tomorrows’

C. Tomorrow

D. Tomorrows

18. If he __B___ to go, I'll ask someone else to go with me.

A. don’t want

B. doesn’t want

C. not want

D. not wants

19. This is my cell phone. ___C_____ is on the desk.

A. Their

B. Our

C. Yours

D. Her

20. The house __C__ is very nice, but the compound (院子) is too small.

A. himself

B. herself

C. itself

D. oneself

21. I told him not to go, but he __B__ not listen.

A. will

B. would

C. shall

D. should

22. This time last year, Tom __B____ with his friends in London.

A. stayed

B. was staying

C. is staying

D. stays

23. Let’s ___B___ and get something to eat.

A. to go

B. go

C. going

D. goes

24. Bill has been out of work _D____ three years.

A. by

B. since

C. in

D. for

25. When they arrived, the game __D___.

A. already start

B. already started

C. have already started

D. had already started

26. Those books ___B_ to the library next Monday.

A. can return

B. can be returned

C. can returned

D. can return to

27. I’m sorry, but smoking __B____ here.

A. is allowed

B. is not allowed

C. will be allowed

D. will not allow

28. They got to the airport __B___ than you did.

A. more late

B. later

C. more later

D. late

29. He talked of the people and books __C____ interested him.

A. who

B. whose

C. that

D. whom

30. I live in __D___. I’d like to let you know that I’m checking out early tomorrow morning.

A. Room 216th

B. 216 Room

C. 216th Room

D. Room 216

31. Mrs. Clinton has a __C____ daughter.

A. three years old

B. three year old

C. three-year-old

D. three-years-old

32. __C__ a long time since I saw my father last time.

A. There is

B. There are

C. It is

D. For

33. There is a fine sunset, it ____A____ to be a fine day tomorrow.

A. ought

B. must

C. should

D. can

34. I don’t know whether it will rain or not, but if it ___D___ I shall stay at home.

A. shall

B. do

C. did

D. does

35. ____B______ people attended the meeting last night.

A. Hundred

B. Hundreds of

C. Hundreds

D. A hundred of

36. Though small, the room is comfortable ___A__________.

A. to live in

B. to live

C. to have lived in

D. live in

37. If you want something ___B____, you can go to the library.

A. read

B. to read

C. be read

D. to be reading

38. Would you please tell me ___C_____ the plane will take off?

A. that

B. where

C. when

D. which

39. It is necessary that you __C____ your reservation before the weekend.

A. will confirm

B. must confirm

C. confirm

D. confirmed

40. The doctor ______A____ is treating for your heart trouble is a relative of mine.

A. who

B. whom

C. which

D. whose

41. John plays football _____D______, if not better than, David.

A. as well

B. so well

C. so well as

D. as well as

42. The girl apologized, ___B____ that she was sorry to be late.

A. having said

B. saying

C. was saying

D. said

43.I often have a glass of milk and ____A__ for breakfast.

A. two pieces of bread

B. two piece of bread

C. two pieces of breads

D. two piece of breads

44. ___B____ a radio, I would have heard the news this morning.

A. Had I

B. Had I had

C. Should I have

D. Have I had

45. ____C___ another chance, how could she let it slip away.

A. Giving

B. Having given

C. Having been given

D. Give

二、阅读理解

(1)

A man lived in a tall building in the city of Moscow. He liked living there. It was usually very quiet, and he could see the park from his window. There was only one problem: the man upstairs.

Every night, the man upstairs came back late. He always took off his shoes and threw them on the floor. At this time, the man downstairs was trying to sleep. But every night he heard the noise upstairs. Bang! One shoe. Bang! The other shoe. It was too bad. He found it very difficult to get to sleep and he was rather angry with the man upstairs.

One day, the man downstairs went to talk to the man. He went upstairs and knocked at the door. The man opened it. With a smile the man from downstairs said: “I am sorry to trouble you, comrade.”

“What is it?” asked the man.

“Well, every time you get back at night, you drop your shoes on the floor.It happens every night. The noise wakes me up! Would you please not do this?”

“I’m very sorry, comrade,” said the man. “I won’t do it again.”

The next evening the man upstairs came home from work late as usual. He was feeling very tired. He took off the first shoe and threw it on the floor.

Then he remembered his comrade downstairs. So he took off the second shoe and put it under his bed very quietly. He had his supper, listened to the radio, read a newspaper and then went to

bed. He was just falling asleep when there was a loud knock at the door. He opened it and saw the man from downstairs.

“Please!” said the man from downstairs. “Please drop the other shoe! I was waiting for the sound of the ot her shoe! I can’t get to sleep!”

B1. Why did the man downstairs like living in a tall building in the city of Moscow?

A. Because he liked the city very much.

B. Because he liked the environment of the tall building.

C. Because there were many parks in the city.

D. Because he had a good friend there.

C2. What was the problem the man downstairs had?

A. Every night the man upstairs came back late.

B. The man upstairs always took off his shoes.

C. The man upstairs took off his shoes and threw them on the floor, which made him

difficult to get to sleep.

D. He did not get along well with his neighbors.

A3. How did the man downstairs try to solve his problem?

A. He went to talk to the man upstairs and asked him not to throw his shoes on the floor

again.

B. He had a quarrel（吵架）with the man upstairs.

C. He moved out of the tall building.

D. He did not go to bed before the man upstairs came back any more.

B4. What did the man upstairs do the next evening after he came home from work?

A. He took off his shoes and threw them on the floor as usual.

B. He took off his first shoe and threw it on the floor, but put his second shoe under his

bed quietly.

C. He put both his shoes under his bed quietly.

D. He was very tired and went to bed without taking off his shoes.

C5. Why couldn’t the man downstairs fall asleep the next night?

A. Because the man upstairs made a great noise by having his supper, listening to the radio

and reading the newspaper.

B. Because the man upstairs threw his shoes on the floor with a big noise and woke him up.

C. Because he had been waiting for the sound of the other shoe.

D. Both B and C.

(2)

You may not realize it, but you are doing much more than just studying, when you are at school. School is also the place where you learn to get along well with people. But this is not always easy. What can you do if you just don’t like one of your classmates?

If you discover that you have problems getting along with your classmates or friends, the most important thing to learn is tolerance. Tolerance is the ability to realize and respect the differences in others. We can not change the way that other people do, so it is important to learn to live happily with them.

Tolerance will make everyone get on better with each other. Getting to know someone may help you understand why they do things differently.Something different does not exactly mean that it is bad. Tolerance teaches us to keep an even temper and open mind.

You need to remember an old saying, “treat others how you want to be treated”. You would like to be treated kindly by your classmates, so it is important to treat them kindly too. If you tolerate something, it does not mean that you have to like it. No one is asking you to change who you are or what you believe in. Tolerance just means that you should respect the differences in others and not try to make them change.

It is important to practice tolerance, because it will make everyone’s lives easier. Learn to accept people for their different abilities and interests. The world is very different, and practicing tolerance in your own school and city can help make a difference.

B 6. According to the author, what is tolerance?

A. Tolerance is the ability that we have to change the way that other people do.

B. Tolerance is the ability to realize and respect the differences in others.

C. Tolerance is a weapon to fight against the enemy.

D. Tolerance is the way to discover whether you have problems getting along with your

classmates or friends.

B7. What does tolerance function (起作用) in getting along with your friends?

A. It makes you change who you are and what you believe.

B. It can help us understand why people do things differently.

C. It warns us to keep an even tempter and open mind.

D. It is important for us to learn tolerance.

D8. Why is tolerance important?

A. Because it will make everyone’s lives easier.

B. Because it will make everyone get on better with each other.

C. Because it teaches us to respect the differences in others and not try to make them change.

D. All of the above.

A9. “Treat others how you want to be treated”, what does the sentence mean?

A. If you want to be treated kindly, you should treat others kindly too.

B. If someone treats you badly, you will treat them kindly.

C. You should change yourself to tolerate others.

D. Others should change themselves to tolerate you.

B10. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. If you tolerate something, you must change yourself.

B. Tolerance can make you get on better with your classmates or friends, for it teaches

you to keep an even temper and open mind.

C. We can live happily with other people by changing the way they do.

D. Practicing tolerance can not make any change in your life for the world is different.

(3)

Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again. They want to bring water to the deserts, so that people can live and grow food. They are learning a lot about the deserts. Even so, more and more of the earth is becoming deserts all the time. Scientists may not be able to change the deserts in time.

Why is more and more land becoming deserts? Scientists think that people make deserts. People are doing bad things to the earth.

Some places on the earth do not get very much rain. Yet, they still do not become deserts. This is because there are some green plants growing there. Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places. Plants help keep water in the earth. Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away. When a little bit of rain falls, the plants hold water. Without plants, the land can become

a desert much more easily.

A man decides to make a farm in a very dry place. He cuts down the trees. He digs in the earth and takes away the grass and plants that are already growing on the dry land. He makes a farm. He puts plants in rows. The sun is very hot. It makes the land even drier. When the rain comes, it runs between the rows of plants. It washes the good dirt away. When the wind comes, it blows between the rows of plants. It blows the good dirt away.

Soon the land is not good enough for a farm any more. The man lets his animals eat all the plants on it. Now the land does not have any plants on it. The sun and wind dry the land and blow all the good dirt away. Now the land is a desert.

Now it is time for man to protect his environment!

D 11. ________ are doing their best to change the deserts into good land again.

A. Men

B. Women

C. People

D. Scientists

C12. According to the scientists, it is ________ who make deserts.

A. bad weather

B. the lack of rain

C. people

D. plants

D13. What’s the main id ea of the third paragraph?

A. Some places have little rain.

B. Some places have many plants.

C. Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away.

D. Plants help protect the land.

B14. What’s the fourth paragraph mainly about?

A. A man wants to make a farm in a dry place.

B. The influence of men’s activities on the environment.

C. He succeeds in making a farm.

D. He puts plants in rows.

C15. The main idea of the whole passage is that ________.

A. people work very hard

B. scientists are studying the problem of deserts

C. people are doing much harm to the environment

D. many good lands are becoming deserts

（4）

A man came home from work late again, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.“Daddy, may I ask you a question?”

“Yeah, sure, what is it?” replied the man.

“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”

“That’s none of your business! What makes you ask such a thing?” the man said angrily.

“I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?” pleaded the littl e boy.

“If you must know, I make $20.00 an hour.”

“Oh,” the little boy replied, head bowed. Looking up, he said, “Daddy, may I borrow $10.00 please?”

The father was furious. “If the only reason you wanted to know how much money I make is just so you can borrow some to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed.Think about why you’re being so selfish. I work long, hard hours every day and don’t have time for such childish games.”

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even madder about the little boy’s questioning. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money. After an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think he may have been a little hard on his son. Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10.00, and he really didn’t ask for money very often.

The man went to the door of the little boy’s room and opened the door. “Are you asleep, son?” he asked.

“No daddy, I’m awake,” replied the boy.

“I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier,” said the man. “It’s been a long day and I took my aggravation out on you. Here’s that $10.00 you asked for.” The little boy sat straight up, beaming.“Oh, thank you daddy!” he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow, he pulled out

some more crumpled up bills.

The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, then looked up at the man. “Why did yo u want more money if you already had some?” the father grumbled.

“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do,” the little boy replied. “Daddy, I have $20.00 now. Can I buy an hour of your time?”

B16. What do you know about the man?

A. He made a lot of money.

B. He often came home from work late.

C. He often went to work late.

D. He spent lots of time taking care of his son.

C17. Why was the boy waiting for his father at the door?

A. Because he missed his father very much.

B. Because he was hungry.

C. Because he wanted to borrow some money from his father.

D. Because he had good news to tell his father.

A18. The man went to talk to his son because ________.

A. he thought he might have been a little hard on his son.

B. he wanted to ask his son some questions.

C. he wanted to find out whether his son was asleep or not.

D. his son was crying in his bedroom.

D19. The boy wanted to borrow some money from his father because ________.

A. he wanted to buy a toy with the money

B. he wanted to buy a birthday present for himself

C. he didn’t have any money

D. he didn’t have enough money to buy an hour of his father’s time

B 20. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Parents should give their children some pocket money.

B. Parents should not neglect (忽视) their children no matter how busy they are.

C. Parents should not be hard on their children.

D. Children can buy time from their parents.

(5)

Have you ever seen people dance? Some dance s are fast and others are slow. People’s feet move when they dance. They keep on moving until the music stops.

People have enjoyed dancing for a very long time. This story is of a different kind of dance. It is a dance without people or music. Yet this dance is one of the oldest in the world. It is the dance of bees.

If you have ever watched bees, you know that they are very clever. They also work hard looking for food and bringing it back to their home.

The home of bees is called a bee-hive. Here hundreds —even thousands —of bees live. They work day and night building small walls of wax. Here they make their honey. This is the same honey that we eat.

Where does the honey come from? Bees live on food from flowers. Have you ever seen bees flying around a flower garden? When a bee rests on a flower, it tries to go to the center of it. There it takes in as much food as its body can hold. Then it carries the food back to the hive.

At the hive, bees change this flower food into honey. Then they fly away for more food.

How do bees know where to find the best food in the sweetest flowers?One bee acts as a guide. When it discovers good flowers, it flies back to the hive to tell the others. It does this by dancing for them.

The bee dances on one side. This tells the other bees which way to go to find the flowers, but that is not all. The bee dances for some time, and the length of its dance tells the other bees how far they must fly to reach the flowers.

When the other bees see the dance, they know where the flowers are. They fly away and return with more food for the hive.

Sometimes we hear the music of bees as they fly around, but few people have ever seen them dance. Yet without that dance we might never have sweet honey to eat.

A 21.According to the passage, peop le don’t stop dancing until ________.

A. the music stops

B. they are very tired

C. they want to go to bed

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