2021年秋季中国石油大学（华东）网络教育英语入学测试模拟题及答案16

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D

Tom’s Overalls

Tom was a gardener.He had no work to do for a few months.One day while walking in thestreet,he saw a sign for taking on a man who could grow flowers and trees well.Tom was sopleased that he went directly to answer the sign.There the master told Tom to bring his overallswith him.Tom did what he was asked.The master examined his overalls and then decided to letTom have the job.Curiously Tom asked him why his overalls were so important.The master said,“Oh,youroveralls are all with patches(补钉)on knees.I have dismissed two men whose overalls were withpatches on the buttocks(臀部).”

11.Why did the master want to look at Tom‟s overalls?Because he wanted to ____________.

A.see them clean or not

B.borrow the overalls

C.know the overalls

D.know if Tom was diligent or not

12.When the master first met Tom,he probably said“____________”

A.Can I help you,sir?

B.then I‟ll let you have the job.

C.Could I have a look at your overalls,please?

D.I‟m looking for a new gardener now.

13.Why did the master let Tom have the job?Because _________________.

A.he had examined his overalls

B.he considered Tom a strong and honest man

C.he thought patches on knees were nicer than those on the buttocks.

D.he considered Tom to be a hard-working gardener

E

King Albert of the Belgians was born in 1875.In his youth he studied engineering and wasespecially interested in ships and planes.One of his favorite sports was mountain climbing,and itwas as a result of falling while out climbing that he died in 1934.He was 59.39He is best remembered by the Belgians for his leadership during World War I,which broke outin 1914,only five years after he came into power.Belgium was officially a neutral country at thestart of the war,but because Belgium‟s neutrality,and invaded it soon after the beginning of the war.

Albert realized that his small country had no chance of stopping the German army,but decided thatrather than just surrender,the Belgian army should fight.Although almost the whole of their countrywas conquered,the Belgians,led by their king,continued to fight against the Germans throughoutthe full four years of war.King Albert‟s wife,Queen Elizabeth,also did her best for the country,working in an army hospital.There she did all kinds of work,from sweeping dirty floors to dressingthe wounds of wounded soldiers.

14.When the war broke,King Albert was ___________.

A.sure of victory and decided to fight on

B.not sure of victory but he decided to fight on

C.certain of defeat and yet decided to fight on

D.not certain of victory and so decided to fight on

15.King Albert‟s wife _______________.

A.was a doctor before she got married

B.worked as a nurse after the war

C.was willing to work at anything for her country

D.was too proud to do dirty work

16.King Albert died _____________.

A.in a battle B.in an accident

C.in an army hospital D.in the war against Germany

参考答案：

11.D 12.C 13.D 14.C 15.C 16.B

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