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《综合英语II》Test4
《综合英语II》Test4
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PartI.VocabularyandStructure.(1%×15=15%)
1.Theproject____bytheendof1998.
A.hadbeenpleted B.hadpleted
C.hasbeenpleted D.haspleted
2.InevermetJudyagain,_______wasapity.
A.that B.which
C.as D.what
3.IfI______you,Iwouldnottakethisdangerousjob.
A.was B.were
C.is D.are
4.WithoutmyglassesIcanhardly__________whathasbeenwrittenintheletter.
A.makefor B.makeout C.makeup D.makeover
5.IfIhadknownyouwereingtovisit,I_______youattheairport.
A.wouldhavemet B.willmeet
C.mustmeet D.shallmeet
6.Ifyouarealwayssittinguplateatnight,I’mafraidyoumay______fromoverworksoon.
A.fall B.descend C.sicken D.collapse
7.Fromtheperspectiveoftheboardofthedirectors,themergewithABCpanyisratherurgent.
A.scene B.interest
C.prospect D.viewpoint
8.TheWorldBankhascriticizedthecountryfornotgivingenoughfinancial___todevelopingcountries.
A.allowance B.loan C.aid D.provision
9.Sheis___bitinghernails.
A.often B.continually
C.usually D.hardly
10.IwantedtobuyacolorTVsetthisyear,butmybrotherrejectedtheidea_____atriptothebeach.
A.insteadof B.infavorof C.inviewof D.incaseof
11.Thereisnouse_______toexplainthetricktohim.
A.trying B.try
C.totry D.oftrying
12.Nosooner_______thanthetroublestarted.
A.hehadarrived B.hadhearrived
C.hearrived D.didhearrived
13.–Whencanweetovisityou?
–Anytimeyoufeel__it.
A.like B.for
C.to D.into
14.It’shightimewe__arest.
A.have B.had C.arehaving D.shouldhave
15.Wearenotonverygood___withthepeoplenextdoor.
A.terms B.will C.relations D.friendship
PartIIClozetest.16—30(1%×15=15%)
Hugetrucksareafamiliarsight(16)___anyonewhotravelsacrosstheUnitedStates.Butthe(17)___travelernevermeetsatruckdriver.Mostpeopleknow(18)___aboutthetruckers’wayoflife.
Thiswayoflifehascertaindisadvantages.Thethree-dayperiod(19)___fromhomeputastrain(20)___familylife.Wivesplainthattheirhusbandsarenotathometodealwiththeirchildren’sproblem.(21)___,driversworryabouttheirfamilieswhiletheyareout.
Anotherproblemisthattruckers’familiescanseldomplan(22)___.Itishardtoplanapartyforacertaindateoreven(23)___invitations.Friendsoftensaytoeachother,“eovernextSaturday(24)___yourhusbandisbackbythen.”
Inaddition,ofcourse,thereisalwaysadangerofaccidents.Althoughtheaccident(25)___permileisonlyabouthalfofthatforpassengercars,alifespentonmajorhighwayscanneverbe(26)___safe.Alltruckdriversfearbeingforcedtomakeanabruptturnor(27)___unexpectedlyonanicyroad.Whensuchaccidentshappen,someone(28)___atruckdriverisusuallyatfault.Truckershavea(29)___ofdrivingskillsofthegeneralpublic.Whentruckdriversmeet,muchoftheirconversationdealswith(30)___habitsofotherdriversontheroad.
16.A)withB)toC)byD)for
17.A)averageB)proportionalC)expectedD)civil
18.A)fewB)muchC)moreD)little
19.A)detachB)outsideC)awayD)move
20.A)onB)toC)atD)by
21.A)inreturnB)byturnC)byreturnD)inturn
22.A)agoB)beforehandC)beforelongD)advanced
23.A)torejectB)toreceiveC)acceptD)toaccept
24.A)weatherB)untilC)ifD)after
25.A)proportionalB)rateC)perspectiveD)frequent
26.A)reallyB)lessthanC)accuratelyD)deadly
27.A)havetostopB)havingstoppedC)havestoppedD)havingtostop
28.A)otherthanB)thananotherC)otherD)muchmorethan
29.A)highesteemB)respectC)lowopinionD)muchheed
30.A)carelessdriveB)carelessdrivingC)drivingcarelessD)drivingcarelessly
PartIII.Readingprehension31-55(1%×25=25%)
PassageOne
Ifyouarelikemostpeople,yourintelligencevariesfromseasontoseason.Youareprobablyalotsharperinthespringthanatothertimeoftheyear.Anotedscientist,EllsworthHuntington(1876-1947),concludedfromothermen’sworkandhisownamongpeoplesindifferentclimatesthatclimatehassomeeffectonourmentalabilities.
Hefoundthatcoolweatherismuchmorefavorableforcreativethinkingthanissummerheat.Thisdoesnotmeanthatallpeoplearelessintelligentinthesummerthantheyareduringtherestoftheyear.Itdoesmean,however,thatthementalabilitiesofalargenumberofpeopletendtobelowestinthesummer.
Springappearstobethebestperiodoftheyearforthinking.Onereasonmaybethatinthespringman’smentalabilitiesareaffectedbythesamefactorsthatbringaboutgreatchangesinallnature.
Fallisthenextbestseason,thenwinter.Asforsummer,itseemstobeagoodtimetotakealongvacationfromthinking.
31.Accordingtothepassage,yourintelligenceprobably___.
A.staysthesamethroughouttheyear
B.variesfromdaytoday
C.changeswiththeseason
D.changesfromyeartoyear
32.Huntingtonbasedhisconclusionson__.
A. recordsofchangesinhisownintelligence
B. hisworkamongpeopleindifferentclimates
C. recordsoftemperaturechanges
D. alloftheabove
33.EllsworthHuntingtondecidedthatclimateandtemperaturehave___.
A. agreateffectoneveryone’sintelligence
B. someeffectonafewpersons’intelligence
C. someeffectonmostpersons’intelligence
D. noeffectonmostpersons’intelligence
34.Onepossiblereasonwhyspringisthebestseasonforthinkingisthat___.
A. allnature,includingman,isgrowingthen
B. itlastslongerthantheotherseasons
C. itisneithertoowarmnortoocold
D. bothBandC
35.Thetwobestseasonsforthinkingseemstobe___.
A. springandfall
B. winterandsummer
C. summerandspring
D. fallandwinter
PassageTwo
Foxesandfarmershavenevergotonwell.Thesesmalldog-likeanimalshavelongbeenaccusedofkillingfarmanimals.Theyareofficiallyclassifiedasharmfulandfarmerstrytokeeptheirnumbersdownbyshootingorpoisoningthem.
Farmerscanalsocallontheservicesoftheirlocalhunttocontrolthefoxpopulation.Huntingconsistsofpursuingafoxacrossthecountryside,withagroupofspeciallytraineddogs,followedbymenandwomenridinghorses.Whenthedogseventuallycatchthefoxtheykillitorahuntershootsit.
Peoplewhotakepartinhuntingthinkofitasasport;theywearaspecialuniformofredcoatsandwhitetrousers,andfollowstrictcodesofbehavior.Butowningahorseandhuntingregularlyisexpensive,somosthuntersarewealthy.
Itisestimatedthatupto100,000peoplewatchortakepartinfoxhunting.Butoverthelastcoupleofdecadesthenumberofpeopleopposedtofoxhunting,becausetheythinkitisbrutal(残酷的),hasrisensharply.Nowadaysitisrareforahunttopassoffwithoutsomekindofconfrontation(冲突)betweenhuntersandhuntsaboteurs(阻拦者).Sometimestheseincidentsleadtoviolence,butmostlysaboteursinterferewiththehuntbymisleadingridersanddisturbingthetrailofthefox’ssmell,whichthedogsfollow.
Noisyconfrontationsbetweenhuntersandsaboteurshavebeesomonthattheyarealmostasmuchapartofhuntingasthepursuitoffoxesitself.Butthisyearsupportersoffoxhuntingfaceamuchbiggerthreattotheirsport.ALabourPartyMemberoftheParliament,MikeFoster,istryingtogetParliamenttoapproveanewlawwhichwillmakethehuntingofwildanimalswithdogsillegal.Ifthelawispassed,wildanimalslikefoxeswillbeprotectedunderthebaninBritain.
36.RichpeopleinBritainhavebeenhuntingfoxes
A)forrecreation C)tolimitthefoxpopulation
B)intheinterestsofthefarmers D)toshowofftheirwealth
37.WhatisspecialaboutfoxhuntinginBritain?
A)Itinvolvestheuseofadeadlypoison.
B)Itisacostlyeventwhichrarelyoccurs.
C)Thehuntershavesetrulestofollow.
D)Thehuntershavetogothroughstricttraining.
38.Foxhuntingopponentsofteninterfereinthegame________.
A)byresortingtoviolence C)bytakinglegalaction
B)byconfusingthefoxhunters D)bydemonstratingonthescene
39.AnewlawmaybepassedbytheBritishParliamentto________.
A)prohibitfarmersfromhuntingfoxes
B)forbidhuntingfoxeswithdogs
C)stophuntingwildanimalsinthecountryside
D)preventlarge-scalefoxhunting
40.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.
A)killingfoxeswithpoisonisillegal
B)limitingthefoxpopulationisunnecessary
C)huntingfoxeswithdogsisconsideredcruelandviolent
D)fox-huntingoftenleadstoconfrontationbetweenthepoorandtherich
PassageThree
ForanincreasingnumberofstudentsatAmericanuniversities,Oldissuddenlyin.Thereasonisobvious:
thegrayingofAmericameansjobs.Coupledwiththeagingofthebaby-boom(生育高峰)generation,alongerlifespanmeansthatthenation’selderlypopulationisboundtoexpandsignificantlyoverthenext50years.By2050,25percentofallAmericanswillbeolderthan65,upfrom14percentin1995.Thechangeposesprofoundquestionsforgovernmentandsociety,ofcourse.Butitalsocreatescareeropportu