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SHANDONG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ENGLISH TEST
FOR NON-ENGLISH MAJORS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION

（本科第2册）

I. Vocabulary and Structure
(15%)

There are 30 questions in this section. For each of the questions, there are 4 choices marked
A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best answers the question.

1. _ _______ some are weak and old, others must shoulder the burden.
A. What B. Which C. How D. Where
2. Its European territory _____ ___ about 2,000,000 square miles.
A. extends B. covers C. locates D. lies
3. He was quite ___________ to teach them a lesson.
A. determined B. determining C. determine D. determination
4. Plastics are manufactured in a ____________ of forms.
A. category B. group C. variety D. multiple
5. It is not always __________ for buses to run on Sundays.
A. economical B. economic C. economy D. economics
6. He has visited every country in Asia ___________ Japan.
A. rather than B. another than C. the other than D. other than
7. The actor soon won ___________ from the public.
A. note B. recognition C. admission D. distinction
8. Many boys enjoy __________ football, basketball or baseball.
A. play B. to play C. played D. playing
9. In addition, teaching staff is willing __________ extra help if a student needs.
A. to providing B. to provide C. provide D. provided
10. This unusual sabbatical leave was conducted ___________ great secrecy.
A. by B. in C. at D. on
11. Sound was used ___________ the ocean.
A. to measure B. to measuring C. by measuring D. to be measured
12. It was proposed that the matter ___________ looked into at the next meeting.
A. be B. would be C. to be D. was
13. There was no point ___________ him to come early since everything was ready.
A. to ask B. to have asked C. being asking D. in asking
14. The offender was ________ over to the police.
A. landed B. branded C. handed D. candied
15. The teacher is working at his ________ changing them and bettering them.
A. lectures B. lessons C. classes D. subjects
16. The place was ____________ — larger than any building you have ever seen.
A. significant B. big C. enormous D. important
17. He expects his son to carry ___________ the family tradition.
A. in B. on C. off D. beyond

18. Scientists ___________ that there is no animal life on Mars.
A. know B. assume C. trust D. understand
19. A family has __________ affection when each person likes the others and is liked by them.
A. multiple B. mutual C. mature D. manure
20. Learning a new language is an awful __________.
A. threat B. sweat C. thread D. swear
21. The relationship between teacher and student is of ____________ importance.
A. vital B. fatal C. little D. fertile
22. My love for you is not dependent ___________ whether you fulfill my expectations of you.
A. on B. of C. from D. for
23. By the time I saw the job advertised, it was too late to __________.
A. appoint B. seek c. demand D. apply
24. The district grew peas ___________ a large scale.
A. on B. in C. by D. to
25. I am going to Paris __________ my brother is coming as well.
A. both B. or C. either D. and
26. When he awoke, he found himself ___________ by an old woman.
A. being looking after B. be looked after
C. being looked after D. to be looked after
27. The scientist ________ a method of desalting seawater.
A. decided B. placed C. perfected D. played
28. Whether right or wrong, he has ideas about how the lessons should ___________.
A. have conducted B. be conducted C. conduct D. been conducting
29. Here is some ____________ advice to any freshman.
A. worth for B. worthy of C. worthy at D. worthwhile
30. You can write to him if you ____________ my word.
A. suspicion B. doubt C. uncertain D. unsure
1-5 DBACB 6-10 DBDBB 11-15 AADCA 16-20 CBBBB
21-25 AADAD 26-30 CCBDB

II. Cloze
(10%)

There are 20 blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A,
B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passages.

In 31 Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious
associations. The Olympian athletic festival, held every four years in honour of Zeus, eventually
lost its local character, became 32 of national event, and then, after the rules against foreign
competitors had been waived, international. No one knows exactly how far 33 the Olympic
Games go, but some official records date from 776 B.C.
The Games took place in August on the plain by Mount Olympus. Many thousands of
34 gathered from all parts of Greece, but no married woman was admitted even as a
spectator. Slaves, women and dishonoured persons were not allowed to compete. The exact

sequence of events is 35 , but events included boys’ gymnastics, horse- racing, field events
such as discus and javelin throwing, and the very important foot races. There was also boxing and
wrestling and special tests of 36 ability such as the pentathlon, the winner of which excelled
in running, jumping, discus and javelin throwing and wrestling. The evening of the third day was
devoted to sacrificial offerings to the heroes of 37 day, and the fourth day, that of the full
moon, was set aside a holy day.
On the sixth and 38 day, all the victors were crowned with holy garlands of wild olive
from a sacred wood. 39 great was the honour that the winner of the foot race gave his name
to the year of his victory. Although Olympic winners received no prize money, they were, in fact,
richly rewarded by their 40 authorities. The public honour also made the strict discipline of
the ten-month training period worthwhile. In spite of the lengthy training, however, runners were
known to drop dead from strain at the winning post. How their results compared with modern
standards, we unfortunately have no means of telling.

31. A. ancient B. old C. distant D. faraway
32. A. primary B. first C. prior D. important
33. A. backway B. backward C. back D. back to
34. A. lookers B. speculators C. watchers D. spectators
35. A. unconscious B. unaware C. uncertain D. unsure
36. A. changed B. varied C. differed D. differentiated
37. A. the B. a C. some D.
38. A. the last B. some last C. a lost D. last
39. A. For B. Such C. So D. Very
40. A. country B. state C. nation D. public
31-35 ABCDC
36-40 BADCB

The oldest stone buildings in the world are the pyramids. They have stood for nearly 5,000
years, and it seems likely that they 41 continue to stand for thousands of years yet. There are
over eighty of them scattered along the banks of the Nile, some of which are different in shape
from the true pyramids. The most 42 of these are the “Step” pyramid and the “Bent”
pyramid.
Some of the pyramids still look much as they must have done when they were built thousands
of years 43 . Most of the damage suffered by the others has been at the hands of men who were
looking for treasure or, more often, for stone to use in modern buildings. The dry climate of Egypt
has helped to preserve the pyramids, and their very shape has made them 44 likely to fall into
ruin. These are good reasons why they can still be seen today, but perhaps the most important is that
they were planned to last forever.
It is practically certain that plans were made for the building of the pyramids because the
plans of 45 large works have fortunately been preserved. However, there are no writings or
pictures to show us how the Egyptians planned or built the pyramids themselves. Consequently, we
are only able to guess at the methods used. Nevertheless, by examining the actual pyramids and

various tools which have been 46 , archaeologists have formed a fairly clear picture of them.
One thing is certain: there must have been months of careful planning 47 they could
begin to build. The first thing they had to do was to choose a suitable place. You may think this
would have been easy with miles and miles of empty desert around, but a pyramid could not be built
just anywhere. Certain rules had to be 48 , and certain problems had to be overcome.
The step pyramid had to be on the west side of the Nile, the side on which the sun sets. This
was for 49 reasons. It also had to stand well above the level of the river to protect it against the
regular floods. It could not be too far from the Nile, however, as the stones to build it needed to be
carried in boats down the river to the nearest point. Water transport was, of course, much easier than
land transport. The builders also had to 50 a rock base which was not likely to crack under the
great weight of the pyramid. Finally, it had to be near the capital, or better still, near the king’s
palace so that he could visit it easily and personally check the progress being made on the final
resting place for his body.

41. A. shall B. will C. would D. must
42. A. notorious B. known C. notice D. famous
43. A. ago B. before C. early D. earlier
44. A. much B. little C. more D. less
45. A. another B. the other C. other D. an other
46. A. found B. finding C. founded D. founding
47. A. early B. earlier C. before D. ago
48. A. followed B. made C. done D. banned
49. A. divine B. Christian C. Catholic D. religious
50. A. found B. find C. set D. build
41-45 BDADC
46-50 ACADA

III. Reading Comprehension
(40%)

Section A: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some true-false
questions. Decide whether each of them is true (T) or false (F).

Passage 1

The air surrounding us is important to everyone. Without air, we could not exist. Everyone
understands that. But air is necessary in many other ways—ways that are not always so obvious or
widely known.
For example, if we did not have air, there would be no sound. Sound travels through air.
Where there is no air, there is no sound. Without air, there would be no fire. There would be no
automobiles, since motors need air in order to operate.
Without air, there would be no wind or clouds. There would be no weather, as we know it. The
night time would be very cold and the days very hot. We would be forced to seek shelter from the
sun, as there would be no atmosphere to protect us from the sun’s deadly rays.
The atmosphere is all the air surrounding the earth. Atmospheric pressure is the weight of all

that air against the surface of the earth. If we did not have atmospheric pressure, we could not have
automobile tires. The tires would swell or burst if they did not have the pressure of the atmosphere
against their surfaces.
Large and powerful, the atmosphere consists of an ocean of gases hundreds of miles high. It
presses down on our bodies with a force of more than fourteen pounds per square inch. The narrow
column of air which rests upon our shoulders weighs almost 2,000 pounds. But our bodies are built
in such a way that its weight does not crush us.
In this huge ocean of air there is more energy than in all the coal, oil, and gas we have on earth.
Electrical energy is collected in the atmosphere as water is collected and stored in a dam. The
existence of electricity in the air has been known for centuries. Men have gazed in wonder at the
bright patterns of lightning in storm clouds. But a thorough study of electricity in the atmosphere
was not possible until the development of radio and radar.
One scientist, Dr. Sydney Chapman, has tried to explain the electric field which surrounds the
earth. He believes that the great storms on the sun create large amounts of electric energy. This
energy is contained in a very light gas called hydrogen. The earth pulls the gas toward it, and a ring
is formed around the earth several thousand feet above its surface. The great space ring is a powerful
current of electrical energy. Sometimes the ring comes down and curves into the lower atmosphere,
causing strange electrical effects.
Dr. Chapman’s ideas explain many things. It has long been known that there is an electric
field inside the earth. It moves in much the same manner as the electric energy contained in the
atmosphere. Scientists now believe that the electric energy in the atmosphere causes the electric
energy inside the earth to flow.
If we can learn to control the energy in the atmosphere, we will have an unending supply of
energy. Many scientists are trying to learn how to control it. In the meantime, even those of us who
are not scientists have begun to pay attention to air. We realize that air does not contain the same
elements that it contained years ago. Automobiles, airplanes, factories, and atomic explosions have
added dust and waste gases to the atmosphere. It is time to learn how to protect our atmosphere, the
roof over the world of man.

51. If atmospheric pressure did not exist, tires would be burst.
52. The atmosphere presses down on our bodies with a force of more than fourteen pounds per
square inch.
53. The existence of electricity in the air has been known for a century.
54. Dr. Sydney Chapman’s ideas about an electric field surrounding the earth explain many things.
55. If we can learn to control the energy in the atmosphere it will be endless.
51-55 TTFTT
Passage 2

Huge trucks are a familiar sight to anyone who travels across the United States by car. But
many travelers never meet a truck driver. Most people know little about the trucker’s way of life.
This way of life has certain disadvantages. The three-day periods away from home put a
strain on family life. Wives complain that their husbands are not at home to deal with their children’s
problems. In turn, drivers worry about their families while they are away.

Another problem is that truckers’ families can seldom plan ahead. It is hard to plan a party for
a certain date or even to accept invitations. Friends often say to each other, “Come over next
Saturday if your husband is back by then.”
In addition, of course, there is always the danger of accidents. Although the accident rate per
mile is only about half the rate for passenger cars, a life spent on major highways can never be really
safe. All truck drivers fear being forced to make a sudden turn or having to stop unexpectedly on an
icy road. When such accidents happen, someone other than a truck driver is usually at fault.
Truckers have a low opinion of the driving skills of the general public. When truck drivers meet,
much of their conversation deals with careless driving habits—the habits of others on the road. But
truck drivers and their wives also point to advantages in their way of life. The chief advantage is
money. “How else could an uneducated man earn as much?” one trucker’s wife asked, sitting in the
comfortable living room of their new home with its large color television set and expensive furniture.
The average salary earned by truck drivers may be $$25,000—$$30,000 with some drivers earning as
much as $$40,000 each year.
Driving a truck requires little physical labor. At each end of the journey other workers load
and unload the truck. For days at a time the driver’s life consists entirely of sitting, eating, and
sleeping. It is not surprising that many truckers worry about gaining weight.
Some of the sleeping is done inside the truck. It is quite common for two men to ride together
in a huge truck, one man driving while the other sleeps on a comfortable bed behind the driver. That
part of the truck is usually air conditioned, and often it is furnished with all the comforts of home.
When a trucker does not sleep in the truck, he spends the night at a truck stop. Some truck
stops have enough parking space for as many as 400 trucks. At the truck stop there are stores that
sell clothing, gifts, books, magazines, and many other kinds of goods. There are also comfortable
rooms for sleeping, showers, and machines which wash the trucks.
After a shower the driver can enjoy a good meal in the dining room, listening to music. Much
of the music is “country” music or “western” music, as most truckers grew up on farms in the
southern and western states. There are even special truckers’ songs, like “I’m a Truck”, in which a
truck complains about its unsympathetic driver. In another song, “A Truck Driver’s Prayer”, the
driver prays for a chance “to pass a Greyhound bus” before he dies.
To the average citizen, who works in the same place from 9:00 to 5:00 each day and then goes
home to his family, the truckers live in a different world. It is a world seldom seen by others.

56. The accident rate for trucks is lower.
57. Truck drivers worry about their families when they are away.
58. The average salary earned by 25 truck drivers last year was $$24,000.
59. Many truck drivers worry about losing weight because their life is hard.
60. At a truck stop there is usually space for only a few trucks, so the driver must often travel farther
in search of a place to spend the night.
56-60TTFFF
Section B: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions. For
each question there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Decide on the one that best answers the
question.

Passage3

The second year in Cornell for me was very demanding. This was not because of the study.
The pressure mainly came from job-hunting.
In such top-ranking business schools as Cornell, permanent job recruiting starts as soon as the
second year starts. There is a special office, the Career Service Office (CSO), which is in charge of
posting on-campus interview schedules, collecting students’ resumes and coordinating the company
and students in regard to the interview. Usually, during the summer time, companies start to book
with the CSO when to make presentations on campus, when to collect resumes and when to conduct
interviews. By mid-September, the CSO will start the first round of resume drop. Throughout the
whole semester, there are about 12 or more rounds of resume drop and each round is composed of
about 20 companies. Over the past two years, the job market has been unprecedentedly good, and
lots of companies have come to campus to recruit.
However, for international students, the opportunities are very limited. Almost two-thirds of
the American companies will state at the end of their job descriptions that they are not recruiting
students without US work authorization. In the States, international students are on F-1 visa status.
Once they are employed by the companies upon graduation, they need to change to H-1 status, to get
the work authorization, which has to be sponsored by their employers. The legal process is
troublesome and time-consuming. Therefore, to avoid the troubles, many companies do not want to
recruit international students without work authorization, which means that the international
students can apply only when they have a green card. Given the fact that only about one-third of the
companies coming to campus to recruit are willing to employ international students and sponsor
them to get the necessary work authorization, it is not difficult to imagine how fierce the
competitions are among international students on campus. Fortunately, beyond the confines of the
campus, there are still more companies out there which have a great need for MBA students and are
willing to sponsor the international students having no green cards to get the H-1 work visa. With
these companies, what you need to do is to network. I cannot stress enough how important
networking is in job-hunting. But networking here is quite different from what we understand by
“connections” in Chinese culture. You do not have to send any presents to the person with whom
you want to establish a network, and neither do you have to know him beforehand. Our school has a
great network of alums working in different fields and those alums’ contact information is provided
by the CSO.
So, what do you do with the information? Cold calls. At the beginning, I found the idea of
contacting an alum quite ridiculous. Think about it, you’ve never met this person and you are asking
him to help you get a job on the phone. However, without any other more solid and effective
connection in hand, cold calls may turn out to be the beginning of something more than a mere straw
in the water. The success of other people made me believe that it was a very practical way to land a
job as long as you persisted and knew what you were after. Of course, not every alum is enthusiastic
in helping a stranger. But most of the alums are very helpful, passing on your resume to human
resources, arranging interviews, and referring you to other companies they may have contacts with.
Of course, whether you can finally get the job or not is up to your interview skills, overall ability and
fate. Still, networking can help you get into the door, which is already a blessing to the international
students whose on-campus interview chances are limited.

61. The special office, CSO, is in charge of __________.
A. posting on-campus interview schedules
B. collecting students’ resumes
C. coordinating the company and students in regard to the interview
D. all the above
62. Which one of the following statements is true of the “connections” in USA?
A. It is different from what we understand in Chinese culture.
B. You have to send any presents to the person.
C. You have to know him beforehand.
D. You must establish a network.
63. According to the last paragraph, which statement is NOT true?
A. It isn’t a very practical way to give a phone call.
B. Not every alum is enthusiastic in helping a stranger.
C. Most of the alums are very helpful.
D. Most of the alums will pass on your resume to human resources.
64. According to the passage, which statement is NOT true?
A. By mid- September, the CSO will start the first round of resume drop.
B. Throughout the whole semester, there are about 12 or more rounds of resume drop.
C. For international students, the opportunities are very unlimited.
D. I cannot stress enough how important networking is in job- hunting.
65. Throughout the passage, the author wants to depict that _________.
A. green cards are the most important thing in finding a job
B. networking is necessary to find a job in the States
C. green cards and networking are very important for an international student to find a job in the
States
D. the action of the international students’ alums is very important for one to find a good job

Passage 4

Several months ago I decided it would be wise to investigate the possibilities of buying a life
insurance policy, if for no other reason than because I understood it might be a good investment. I
got the name of an insurance agent from a friend and called the agent to get some information. From
the kinds of questions I put to him, the agent could tell that I knew nothing about insurance, so he
kindly offered to explore the matter with me in more detail—to help me determine the kind of policy
I ought to be considering.
That evening he appeared at my door promptly at 7:30; without wasting time on amenities, he
spread his papers out on the kitchen table and launched into a lengthy explanation. I listened
attentively as he talked about the difference between various types of policies, and he explained the
kind of coverage he felt I ought to have because of my age bracket and financial objectives. Toward
the end of the evening (after three or four hours of talking), he kindly helped me fill out an
application for a $$50,000 policy, and then he asked if I could go to a Dr. Luther’s office on Friday for
a physical examination.
I don’t know why, but it was not until the mention of the doctor’s appointment that I realized
fully what was happening. I was about to sign lifetime contract, yet I had not really made a decision

about whether I wanted to buy the policy or not. As a matter of fact, the question of a need for a
decision from me one way or the other had not even come up. Suddenly I felt sure that I definitely
did not want to buy the policy. However, since he had spent so much time with me, I didn’t want to
make him feel that he had wasted his time. So I invented an excuse about things I had to do on Friday,
and I assured him I would call him in a few days. Actually, I had no intention of going to see Dr.
Luther or of calling the agent again. I wanted to forget the whole thing.
It’s been over three months now since our meeting, and my friendly insurance agent still calls
at my office faithfully two or three times a week. My secretary knows that I don’t want to talk to him,
so when he calls she tells him that I’m in a meeting or that I’m out of the office or that I’m away on
a business trip. I realize now that it was a mistake not to tell him that first night that I didn’t want the
policy. Since I still can’t bring myself to tell him outright that I’m not interested, and please not to
bother me anymore, all I can do is avoid his calls and hope I don’t run into him some place.

66. The writer phoned the insurance agent because __________.
A. he wanted to fill out an application for a life insurance policy
B. he had decided to buy a life insurance policy
C. he took great interest in the insurance company
D. he was eager to explore the possibilities of buying a life insurance policy
67. After several hours of talking, the writer __________.
A. decided to buy the policy
B. decided to postpone making a decision
C. made an appointment with Dr. Luther
D. decided not to buy the policy
68. The writer didn’t tell the agent the truth because __________.
A. he was afraid of him
B. he felt embarrassed to do so
C. he thought it none of the agent’s business
D. he did not wish to lose the agent’s friendship
69. Which of the following is true?
A. The writer has tried many ways to get rid of the agent.
B. The agent is easily put off.
C. The agent phones every day.
D. The writer intends to call the agent in a few days.
70. The secretary __________.
A. understands the writer well B. helps the writer
C. is clever and experienced D. all of the above
61-65 DAACC
66-70 DDBAD
IV. Translate the following sentences into Chinese. (10%)
71. At last the meeting came to an end.
会议终于结束了。
72. But this time Pete had come here more from habit than from hunger.

但这次彼特来到这里不是由于饥饿，而是由于习惯。
73. Different friends fill different niches in each person’s life. These friendships are not made part
of family life.
不同的朋友在每个人的生活中有不同的作用，他们不介入家庭生活。
74. Patel and his team tested the idea using an printer inkjet cartridge that had an array of 512
separate nozzles.
派特及其同事运用有512独立的喷嘴的墨盒检验了这个想法。
75. Visitors are requested not to touch the exhibits.
参观者请勿触摸展品。
V. Translate the following sentences into English. (10%)
76.一些大学白天晚上都授课。（as well as）
Some universities hold classes at night as well as in the daytime.
77.美国人喜欢棒球和橄榄球，这并不足为奇。(not unusual)
It’s not unusual that Americans like baseball and football.
78.一百年前，80%的工人生产物品，今天只有20%。(do)
One hundred years ago,80% of workers produced goods, today only 20% do.
79.银行同意给予这个学生低息贷款。（grant）
The bank agreed to grant this student low- interest loan.
80.老年人很难改变自己的习惯。(形式主语it)
It’s hard to change their habits for the old..
VI. Writing (15%)
Directions: For this section, you are allowed 20 minutes to write a short composition on the topic
MY HOBBY: STAMP COLLECTING. You should write about 100 words, and base your
composition on the points suggested (given in Chinese) below.
(1) 集邮是怎么成为你的业余爱好的？
(2) 你认为集邮有什么优点？
(3) 你打算如何继续你的集邮？