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甘肃电大期中考试
甘肃电大直属学院2012年春季学期期中考试
《高级英语阅读
(1)》试题
PARTⅠ CLOZE [20POINTS]
Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageit"insertedinthecorrespondingblanks.MarkthebestchoiceforeachblankonANSWERSHEETTWO.
Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown;
(1)____,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertain
(2)____toexpressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,(3)____theycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreed(4)____certainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbe(5)____torepresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbe(6)_____.Thosesounds,whetherspoken,(7)_____writteninletters,wecallwords.
Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheir(8)____thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecome(9)____withmeaningforusbyexperience;(10)._____thelongerwelive,themorecertainwords(11)_____tousthehappyandsadeventsofourpast:
andthemorewe(12)____,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtous(13)____
Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappeal(14)____toourmindsandemotions.This(15)._____andtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecall(16)____style.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterof(17)____.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusic,andwhich(18)_____theirpositionandassociationcan(19)____mentotears.Weshould,therefore,learntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywill(20)____ourspeechorwritingsillyandvulgar.
(1)A.inaddition B.inotherwords C.inaword D.insummary
(2)A.sounds B.gestures C.signs D.movements
(3)A.suchthat B.asthat C.sothat D.inthat
(4)A.in B.with C.of D.upon
(5)A.spelt B.combined C.written Dcopied
(6)A.writtendown B.handeddown C.remembered D.observed
(7)A.and B.yet C.also D.or
(8)A.functions B.associations C.roles D.links
(9)A.filled B.full C.live D.active
(10)A.but B.or C.yet D.and
(11)A.reappear B.recall C.remember D.recollect
(12)A.readandthink B.readandrecall C.readandlearn D.readandrecite
(13)A.raises B.increases C.improves D.emerges
(14)A.intensively B.extensively C.broadly D.powerfully
(15)A.charming B.academic C.conventional D.common
(16)A.written B.spoken C.literary D.dramatic
(17)A.signs B.words C.style D.sound
(18)A.in B.on C.over D.by
(19)A.move B.engage C.make D.force
(20)A.transform B.change C.make D.convert
PARTⅡ GRAMMAR&VOCABULARY [30MIN]
Therearethirtysentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.
21.WhichofthefollowingitalicizedphrasesindicatesCAUSE?
A.Whydon'tyoudoitforthesakeofyourfriends?
B.IwishIcouldwriteaswellasyou.
C.Forallhisefforts,hedidn'tgetanA.
D.Hereyeswereredfromexcessivereading.
22.Nancy'sgonetoworkbuthercar'sstillthere.She____bybus.
A.musthavegone
B.shouldhavegone
C.oughttohavegone
D.couldhavegone
23.Hefeelsthatheisnotyet____totravelabroad.
A.toostrong
B.enoughstrong
C.sostrong
D.strongenough
24.After____seemedanendlesswait,itwashisturntoenterthepersonnelmanager'soffice.
A.that
B.it
C.what
D.there
25.Fool____Jerryis,hecouldnothavedonesuchathing.
A.who
B.as
C.like
D.that
26.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?
A.Theyeachhavetwotickets.
B.Theycosttwentyyuaneach.
C.Eachtheyhaveboughtthesamebook.
D.Theyweregiventwomagazineseach.
27.Sheseldomgoestothetheatre,_____?
A.doesn'tshe
B.doesshe
C.wouldshe
D.wouldn'tshe
28.DrJohnsonisheadofthedepartment,____anexpertintranslation.
A.or
B.either
C.but
D.and
29.Whenonehasgoodhealth,_____shouldfeelfortunate.
A.you
B.they
C.he
D.we
30.Itisnecessarythathe____theassignmentwithoutdelay.
A.handin
B.handsin
C.musthandin
D.hastohandin
31.Inthesentence"It'snousewaitingforher",theitalicizedphraseis)____.
A.theobject
B.anadverbial
C.acomplement
D.thesubject
32.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?
A.Allhislecturesareveryinteresting.
B.Halftheirsavingsweregone.
C.Manyhisfriendscametotheparty.
D.Bothhissistersarenurses.
33.Whichofthefollowingsentenceshasanobjectcomplement?
A.ThedirectorsappointedJohnmanager.
B.IgaveMaryaChristmaspresent.
C.YouhavedonePeterafavour.
D.SheisteachingchildrenEnglish.
34.WhichofthefollowingwordscanNOTbeusedtocomplete"We'veseenthefilm____"?
A.before
B.recently
C.lately
D.yet
35._____shouldnotbecomeaseriousdisadvantageinlifeandwork.
A.Tobenottall
B.Notbeingtall
C.Beingnottall
D.Nottobetall
36.Duetopersonality_____,thetwocolleaguesnevergotonwellinwork.
A.contradiction
B.conflict
C.confrontation
D.competition
37.Duringthesummervacation,kidsareoftenseenhanging_____inthestreets.
A.about
B.on
C.over
D.out
38.Therewere150____attheinternationalconferencethissummer.
A.spectators
B.viewers
C.participants
D.onlookers
39.Schoolstartedona____colddayinFebruary.
A.severe
B.bitter
C.such
D.frozen
40.Inthefaceofunexpecteddifficulties,hedemonstratedatalentforquick,____action.
A.determining
B.defensive
C.demanding
D.decisive
41.Theteamhasbeenworkingovertimeontheresearchproject____.
A.lately
B.justnow
C.late
D.longago
42.Becauseoftheeconomiccrisis,industrialoutputintheregionremained
A.motionless
B.inactive
C.stagnant
D.immobile
43.Thepolicehaddifficultyin____thefansfi'omrushingontothestagetotakephotoswiththesinger.
A.limiting
B.restraining
C.confining
D.restricting
44.Joanisinthedorm,puttingthefinal____toherspeech.
A.details
B.remarks
C.comments
D.touches
45.His_____ingamblinghaseventuallybroughtabouthisruin.
A.indulgence
B.habit
C.action
D.engagement
46.Theteachertoldthestudentstostayintheclassroomandtheydid_____.
A.absolutely
B.accidentally
C.accordingly
D.accurately
47.Youcanactuallyseethedeeratcloserangewhiledrivingthroughthatarea.Theitalicizedphrasemeans_____.
A.clearly
B.verynear
C.quickly
D.veryhard
48.Helistenedhardbutstillcouldn't whattheyweretalkingabout.
A.makeover
B.makeup
C.makeupon
D.makeout
49.Fortheadvertisedposition,thecompanyoffersa(n)salaryandbenefitspackage.
A.generous
B.plentiful
C.abundant
D.sufficient
50.Astherewasnoroad,thetravelers____uparockyslopeontheirwayback.
A.ran
B.hurried
C.scrambled
D.crawled
PARTⅢREADINGCOMPREHENSION[40PONITS]
Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.
TEXTA
Whatisthenatureofthescientificattitude,theattitudeofthemanorwomanwhostudiesandappliesphysics,biology,chemistry,geology,engineering,medicineoranyotherscience?
Weallknowthatscienceplaysanimportantroleinthesocietiesinwhichwelive.Manypeoplebelieve,however,thatourprogressdependsontwodifferentaspectsofscience.Thefirstoftheseistheapplicationofthemachines,productsandsystemsofappliedknowledgethatscientistsandtechnologistsdevelop.Throughtechnology,scienceimprovesthestructureofsocietyandhelpsmantogainincreasingcontroloverhisenvironment.
Thesecondaspectistheapplicationbyallmembersofsocietyofthespecialmethodsofthoughtandactionthatscientistsuseintheirwork.
Whatarethesespecialmethodsofthinkingandacting?
Firstofall,itseemsthatasuccessfulscientistisfullofcuriosity-hewantstofindouthowandwhytheuniverseworks.Heusuallydirectshisattentiontowardsproblemswhichhenoticeshavenosatisfactoryexplanation,andhiscuriositymakeshimlookforunderlyingrelationshipsevenifthedataavailableseemtobeunconnected.Moreover,hethinkshecanimprovetheexistingconditionsandenjoystryingtosolvetheproblemswhichthisinvolves.
Heisagoodobserver,accurate,patientandobjectiveandapplieslogicalthoughttotheobservationshemakes.Heutilizesthefactsheobservestothefullestextent.Forexample,trainedobserversobtainaverylargeamountofinformationaboutastarmainlyfromtheaccurateanalysisofthesimplelinesthatappearinaspectrum.
Heisskeptical-hedoesnotacceptstatementswhicharenotbasedonthemostcompleteevidenceavailable-andthereforerejectsaut
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