2014年4月雅思考试摸底题及答案(第一套)-外语试题-考试试题大全

Completion

Complete each sentence or statement.

　　INSTRUCTIONS: Complete the sentences with one word for each blank.

1. A ____________________ is a period of time which covers ten years, such as the 1930s or 1950s.

2. Teachers give lessons to pupils in schools, but at colleges students are given lectures and tutorials by college　____________________.

3. ____________________ went all over North America to seek and gather examples of popular folk music;　they were looking for the true music of the people.

4. A ____________________ is a single part of a collection or set of reference books in which poems, folk　music or stories are brought together.

5. Written material such as stories, poems or songs which have been collected together but not printed in a book　or made widely available to the public are known as ____________________ collections.

6. Another three-word hyphenated phrase for ’state-of-the art’ is　____________________-____________________-____________________.

7. Someone who gives advice to an organisation for no payment, or a very small token sum, is called an　____________________ consultant.

8. The serious shortage of trained musicians caused a ____________________ in the supply of violin players　for the city orchestra, and only two could be found.

9. If someone doesn’t want to make money out of their research or their interests and they give their services to an organisation for nothing, they can be said to have a no ____________________ ____________________for their activities.

10. In the United Kingdom, the head of a prison is a governor, but in the USA, a ____________________ is the　highest figure of authority.

　11. When I had chosen the books I wanted to borrow from the library, I gave them to the　____________________ to check them out to me.

12. The rebels were described as ____________________ because their ideas and activities were secret and they　intended to damage or destroy the established system of government.　

13. To survive in the wild, animals like lions have purely ____________________ reactions, and it is inevitable　that they will attack and kill weaker animals.

14. If people are treated badly by the government in power, they are likely to behave in a　____________________ way, by disobeying laws, becoming angry and trying to illegally overthrow the　established order.　

15. Sometimes books like the Harry Potter stories ____________________ equally to both children and　grown-ups, and they are therefore difficult to classify as either children’s literature or adult fiction.

16. The female equivalent of the word ’hero’ is ____________________.

　17. One of the tasks an ____________________ is responsible for, is checking a writer’s work for errors before it　is sent to a publisher.

18. Many children’s books deal with the ____________________ for treasure, where the characters set out to　discover valuable items such as diamonds or money.

19. The publishers printed too many books and they had to sell the ____________________ production at

reduced prices.

20. The ____________________ is the chief character in a play or story, around whom the action takes place.

21. ____________________ is the branch of knowledge dealing with scientific and industrial methods and their　practical use in industry.

22. Our ____________________ are the people who lived in past times and passed on their ideas and culture to　our modern civilisations.

23. A ____________________, for example a donkey, is a living thing produced from the parents of different breeds.

24. In electronic circuits, the various components such as resistors, transistors or capacitors are not drawn exactly　as they are, but are represented by ____________________.

25. A ____________________ is a set of beliefs, which could be religious or scientific, which people are　expected to accept without challenging it.

26. The results of the experiment were uncertain and it is now ____________________ whether we shall receive　further funding from the university to continue our research.

27. An ____________________ is produced by artists when they use knives or chisels to cut their designs into a　metal or wooden surface which is later inked and printed onto paper.

28. Many travelling families who previously lived their lives in mobile caravans, moving from place to place, are　now building ____________________ camp sites to find a more settled way of life.

29. The ____________________ is the bone structure which surrounds and protects our brains.

30. ____________________ is the term used for trees which are taken from forests to provide wood for use in the　construction of buildings.

Multiple Choice

Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the sentence and decide which answer: a, b, or c, best matches the meaning of the　underlined words. Write your answer: a, b, or c, in the space provided.

____ 31. Someone who is thought of highly could be an academic who is well-known by the public and respected　nationally.

a. has a good repute

b. enjoys a good reputation

c. has a reputation

____ 32. To undertake market research, researchers often conduct nationwide surveys to gather as much balanced and　in-depth information as possible.

a. research in local area only

b. research in more than one country

c. research throughout their own country only

____ 33. The professor’s library research reinforced his belief that there was a serious shortage of certain types of folk　song material.a. field work

b. academic study work

c. telephone enquiries

____ 34. Great children’s books may be described as great pieces of written works of art.

a. literate

b. literature

c. literal

____ 35. The changing of the behaviour of two characters in The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett　represents a paradigm.

a. a very clear or typical example

b. an exception

c. something rare and valuable

____ 36. Adult fiction usually deals with three themes: sex, money and death. But the first, sex, is absent from classic　children’s literature.

a. always included

b. never included

c. sometimes included

____ 37. Our ancestors began to adorn their bodies with beads, pendants and tattoos in the Stone Age.

a. decorate

b. hide

c. camouflage

____ 38. Humans have inhabited the African continent for millennia.

a. hundreds of years

b. thousands of years

c. millions of years

____ 39. Genetics does not tell the whole story of the shaping of the modern human brain.

a. the study of ancient objects

b. the study of history

c. the development of living things through substances passed on through their cells

____ 40. The huge collection of artefacts on loan to the museum required them to have a mathematical system to keep

a tally of what was owned by whom.

a. to keep a count of

b. to describe

c. to label

Matching

Match the beginnings of sentences with the appropriate endings.

a. The professor wanted to embark on

b. Funds are sometimes given to researchers by

c. Some critics say that books for children should be taken seriously because

d. In the world of childhood, as shown by childrens books,

e. 40,000 years ago people decorated their bodies with designs and artefacts

____ 41. such as tattoos and beads.

____ 42. a pastoral convention is maintained.

____ 43. a nationwide collecting project to gather information.

____ 44. this kind of writing is sometimes subversive.

____ 45. academic institutions such as libraries or learned societies.Essay

46. Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the following topic.

In some countries, mainly in the east, such as China and Japan, old people are still shown respect by young　people. Seats will still be given up on buses to older citizens or doors held open for them. Behaving this way　in public contributes to a stable and well-mannered, respectful society where old people are valued.

However, in the west, such as in the United Kingdom and the USA, respect for the older generation is declining. It is, for example, unusual for grandparents to live in the same house as their children. Rather than　look after elderly parents, many families choose to place them in old folks’ homes, leaving their care to other　people. Old people are seen as a burden and a nuisance and have little value in a modern, materialistic society.

Discuss both these views and give your opinion.

You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and　relevant evidence.

Write at least 250 words.

47. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The charts below show how sending text messages by mobile phone affects the daily lives of young people.

The text message has led to a social revolution in the way we communicate simple messages as well as　influencing our emotional contact with each other. In October this year, 2004, Britain’s 52 million mobile　phone users sent 2.3 billion text messages.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.

Write at least 150 words.

The rapid growth in text messaging.Results of Mori Poll

Total number of people with mobile phones = 687

　Other

48. Read the topic card below carefully. You will have to talk about the topic for 1 to 2 minutes. You have one　minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make notes to help you if you wish.

Describe the most beautiful place you have visited.

You should say:

where it was - the country or location

what it was like

who you went with and explain what impressed you most and why you remember it so well.ITELS Test4

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COMPLETION

1. ANS: decade