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2021年3月3日发(作者:荧光棒)


English



Test



2



(Book I)



I. Word Building: (10 %)


Directions:


Complete each of the following sentences with the correct form of the words in bracket.


Write your answer on the Answer Sheet.



1.



He has taken a great interest in collecting stamps since __________.



(child)


2.



She was very much ______ with her son, who had failed again in his final exams. (disappoint)



3.



He was disappointed so often that he became ______________.



(hope)




4.



Many people consider Francis Chichester to be one of the greatest _________ of the twentieth


century.



(sail)


5.



Lately Laura has shown some ____________ in both her reading and writing.



(improve)


6.



Children look forward to Children’


s Day with great __________.



(eager)



7.



The slightest ___________ in driving can result in a terrible accident.



(care)


8.



The skilled carpenter worked with great _________ and finished the job quickly. (efficient)


9.



People ask what degree I have and what ______ I have to be a writer. (qualify)



10.



Though


he


has


a


well-


_______


job


and


a


good


family,


he


still


feels


that


his


life


is


somewhat


empty.


(pay)



II. Choice



Directions:


For each of the following blanks, four choices are given. Choose the most appropriate


one.



11. The airplane arrived one hour behind __________.



A. schedule



B. plan





C. date




D.


timetable




12. Be sure to ______ your work at the end of the exam.


A. set aside



B. hang up




C. look over



D. catch


sight of



13. Rain only does not ________ bring down the temperature.


A. certainly



B. completely




C. undoubtedly


D. necessarily




14. Usually smoking is _________ in the office.



A. prohibited




B. suffered




C. lasted




D. intended




15. I couldn’t understand wh


y he pretended ___________ in the bookstore.







A. to see me not


B. not to see me



C. not see me



D. to see not me


16. The girl in the snapshot was smiling happily, her long hair ______.




A. was flowing in the breeze






B. flowed in the breeze



C. flow in the breeze







D. flowing in the breeze






17. Mother insisted that ________ before nine in the evening.



A. they are to be back







B. they ought be back





C. they be back








D. they had to be back





18. __________ you keep trying, you will certainly succeed.



A. As long as




B. Because




C.


No


matter


how



D. since



19. Betty was ___________ whenever she saw her English teacher.


A. mysterious




B. swift




C. brief




D. nervous



20. How we ________ a chance to visit your great country!


A. looked for




B. kept for




C. longed for



D. waited for




21. The school bus was _______ by a thick fog.


A. held up




B. broken off




C. kept up



D.


put


off




22. The nearest person he could contact by radio, _______there was a ship nearby, would be on an


island 885 miles away.



A. unless





B. until





C. because



D. since




23. The only way to ______ a fear is to face it.



A. enlarge




B. conquer



C. communicate


D. Absorb


24. _______ that many of our problems are caused at least in part by failures to communicate



A. It is known well








B.


It


well


is


known




C. Well it is known








D. It is well known





25. Early in the morning, I was ______ out of bed to repair a minor fault on the car.



A. distracted


B. wakened



C. dragged




D. assigned


26. The police investigation discovered that three men were ________ in the robbery.



A. involved




B. connected




C. tightened



D. caught




27. The school girl ______


, “You’re a liar!”




A. brought out




B. cried out




C. sent out



D. found out




28. _______ out of the window, Dr. Smith caught sight of a young man running towards his clinic.


A. Looked





B. Looking




C. To look



D. Being looked


29. At the age of 40, Johnson finally _______ in Beijing after he had got a well-paid position in a big


company.



A. sat down




B. worked down


C. settled down


D. moved down



30. “We’ll do what we can to get the goods ______ on time,” said the manger of the company.




A. reached




B. received




C. recovered



D.


delivered




31. Not until my mother told me the sad news that night ______ that our neighbor Dr. Li was killed in


car accident the week before.



A. I new





B. did I know




C. did I knew



D. I know




32. It was not a serious accident; the car needs only some ______ repair.



A. minor





B. perfect





C. usual



D. major





33. If you work hard ______, you won’t have to sit up all night before the exam.




A. with some help



B. by yourself




C. in other terms D. at other times


34.



Chichester _______ kinds of hardships in his solo sailing round the world.


A. lasted





B. encouraged




C. endured



D. enlarged




35. The boy ______ turned the TV off as the clock struck ten, time for him to go to bed.



A. reluctantly



B. fortunately



C. undoubtedly



D. expectedly





36. I _______ it would be fun to play such an exciting game with them.


A. can help to think








B. can’t help to think



C. can’t help thinking








D. can help thinking


37. _____ is troubling me is that I don’t have much


experience in international business.


A. What






B. That





C. It





D. As




38. The more the scientists find out, _________.





A. they are unable to answer more questions












B. the more they are unable to answer questions


C. they more questions they are unable to answer them


D. the more questions they are unable to answer










39. He could see her lips ______ and hoped she would not cry in public again.



A. disturbing



B. trembling



C. shaking




D. attracting


40. ________ his wealth, he is not happy.


A. Except for




B. In spite of




C. Because of



D. Besides





III.



Read the following passages and do the questions below: (30%)










Passage One


In the eighteenth century young ladies in Italy were taught reading, writing, music and arithmetic.


But their knowledge of history and geography was very poor.


Once the French ambassador in Rome was giving a ball to which many important people were


invited. The Italian Minister of foreign Affairs came very late. A young lady, who was well acquainted


with him, saw him enter the ball-room and asked why he was so late.


“You see,: said the Minister, “there has been a little accident at the King’s palace.”



The curious young lady asked the Minister to tell her what had happened at the


King’s palace.



“Oh,


nothing


important,”


answered


the


Minister.


“The


ambassador


of


Brazil,


who


was


to


be


presented to the King, forgot to take his credentials with him and was obliged to go back to his hotel


to bring them. If he had left them in brazil we


should have had to wait at least six months for them.”



“Is Brazil so far from Rome?” asked the lady, who knew very little geography.



“It is in the New World.” Said the Minister.



“In the New World?” repeated the lady in great astonishment.



“Yes, in the New world.” Answered the Minister in a sarcastic tone, “which was discovered by


Christopher Columbus.”



When the young lady heard this, she rushed into the middle of the ball-room and shouted as loud


as she could:


“Ladies and gentlemen, have you heard the lates


t news? A new world has just been discovered by


a certain Christopher Columbus.”




41.



The Italian foreign minister came to the hall very late because ___________.


A. he was reluctant to come to the hall


B. he had had something to do at home


C. he was delayed by a little accident


D. someone was hurt in the King’s palace




42.



What happened at the King’s palace?



A. The Brazilian ambassador forgot to take his credentials with him


B. The King was late; the Brazilian ambassador had to wait for him.


C. The ambassador left his credentials in Brazil.


D. For some reason the ambassador had to go back to Brazil.





43.



Where did the ambassador leave his credentials?


A. In the hotel.


B. In his office.


C. In Rome.


D. In Brazil.


44.



The reason why the young lady shouted her announcement was that _______.


A. she was the hostess of the hall

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