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滨州学院学年第一学期期中考试

滨州学院2008—2009学年第一学期期中考试

英语（本科）2008级《英语阅读1》试卷（A）

（答案一律写在答题纸上,在本试卷上做答无效）

PartA

Ⅰ.Vocabulary（10points）

（ExplaintheunderlinedwordsinEnglishonyouranswersheet.）（onepointeach）

1.ThereweresomanyfursthatwhentheywerepackedtightlyandtiedtogethertheymadeabundlealmostasbigasPa.

2.Heknewthatonedayhewouldhavetotakeoverhisfather’sbusinessandhedidnotwantto.

3.“Stratford’stoosmall,Toby,”hesaid.“Tooslow.Tooquite.Toomonotonous.I’vegottogetaway.”

4.Shade-growncoffeeplantationsplayakeyroleintheconservationofmigratorybirdsthathavefoundasanctuaryintheirforest-likeenvironment.

5.Andthat’sexactlywhatIdidthismorning.Itwasacinch.

6.Onedaywasverylikeanother,butBucknoticedthattheweatherwasgettingcolder.

7.HerrOttohadinventedanenginewhichrananpetrol.

8.IthoughtwemightbegoingtohavearoughjourneyacrosstoFrance.

9.“Yes,averydirtynight,”hesaid.

10.Heexaminedhowmuchwoodchanges,includinghowmuchitexpandsorcontractsunderdifferenttemperaturesandhumiditylevels.

Ⅱ.ReadingSkills（14points）（Writeanswersontheanswersheet.）

A.Findtheexamplecluesandwritethemeaningoftheitalicizedword.（6points）

1.Icantracemyancestrythroughmyparents,grandparents,andeventomygreatgrandparents.

Ancestrymeans_________.Exampleclues:

2.AnOlympiadisaperiodof4yearsthat’sbeginsinaleapyear—1960,1964,1968,andsoon.

aleapyearmeans___________.Exampleclues:

3.Inspiteoftheexpensivefacilitiesofferedtoathletes,eachhadtoremainanamateur–thatis,hehadtopayhisownexpensesandreceivenoawardsofmoneyvalue.

Amateurmeans___________.Exampleclues:

B.Readeachsentencecarefullyandwritethepartofspeechfortheitalicizedword.Thenwritethemeaningoftheword.（8points）

1.Theelderlypatientsusedacanetohelpherwalk.

Caneisa（an）_______.Itmeans_________.

2.OnemorninganeighborawakenedJohnatsixo’clockbycuttingdownatreewithapowersaw.

Sawisa（an）______.Itmeans_____________.

3.Hewastootriedtoridehisbike,soIgavehimrideswheneverIcould.

Ridesisa（an）_____.Itmeans_____________.

4.WehadjuststartedaroundofBloodyMarys.Mygirlfriendtookasip,lookedidlyaroundtheroomandsuddenly,withmorevivacitythanIhadseeninweeks,exclaimed,“Isn’tthatErnestHemingway?

”

Sipisa（an）_____.Itmeans__________.

PartB

Ⅲ.Choosethecorrectdefinitionoftheunderlinedwordsaccordingtothecontext.（16points）

1.Atnoonallthebigiciclesalongtheeavesofthelittlehousequiveredandsparkledinthesunshine,anddropsofwaterhungtremblingattheirtips.

A.shoneB.workedC.weakenedD.trembled

2.ShehungontoMaandsobbed.

A.saidtoMaB.leantagainstMaC.pushedagainstMaD.wenttoMa

3.Indespair,Kadishwenttoconsultagreatspecialist,celebratedforhisknowledgeandwisdom.

A.seekadvicefromB.lookurgentlyforC.invitesincerelyD.bringhome

4.“Rightnow,she’smourningforyou.”

A.talkingsadlyB.sayinggood-byeC.feelingsadD.rememberingwell

5.Wehadrehearsalsinthemorning,andbylunch-timepeoplewerealreadycomingacrosstherivertogettheirplacesfortheplay.

A.practiceperformancesB.gooddiscussionsC.arrangementsD.goodfood

6.Anactorhadtobeversatile.

A.possessingvariousskillsB.especiallyquickinunderstanding

C.unusuallypreparedfordifficultworkD.doingmanytasksatthesametime

7.Thefewstudiesthathavebeenconductedhavefoundthatthediversityofmigratorybirdsdropssharplywhencoffeeisconvertedfromshadetosun.

A.revertedB.transportedC.madeD.changed

8.ButIdidplantostudyjusttoprovetohimthatI’mplentysmart—whichIammostly—exceptinmath,whichI’dbeokayinifI’dmemorizemytimestables.

A.learntbyheartB.copyonthepaperC.reciteaccuratelyD.bringwithme

9.Myparentsdon’tbothermakingupalotofrules.Butwedohavetotellthetruth—evenifit’sbad,whichitusuallyis.

A.likeverymuchB.opposeC.troublethemselveswithD.findsatisfactionin

10.Againtheclubhithimandhecrashedtotheground.

A.fellviolentlyandnoisilyB.rushedsuddenlyandspeedily

C.criedloudlyandwildlyD.waspushed

11.Growling,hethrewhimselfatthesnow,andamomentlater,hehadjumpedupwardsintothedaylight.

A.gaveoneselfuptoB.rushedviolentlyatC.blamedoneselfforD.playedwith

12.Peoplepaidgoodmoneytoseethemodelengineworkingawaybyitself.

A.runningawayB.workingwithoutstopping

C.turningaroundD.workingautomatically

13.Heactuallysaid,“Myprofitsareawful.”

A.carsB.effortsC.gainsD.ideas

14.Thatis,howtoletouttheheartedairofthebody,andyetthesametimetokeepoutherain.

A.runawayfromB.besafefromC.hopeforD.bebenefitedby

15.HewasfullofstoriesabouthisdaysinIndia,alwaysinterruptedbyhisfussy,good-natured,managingwife.

A.beautifulB.talkativeC.pleasantD.tooconcernedaboutdetails

16.Mr.Mecklenburgsaidhisexperimentsshowedthatwoodpanelpaintingsaremoreresilient—weatheringchangesintemperatureandhumidityastheydidforcenturies—thanexpertsinrecentdecadeshavebelieved.

A.rigidB.softC.greatD.pliant

Ⅳ.ClozeTest.（10points）（onepointeachone）

（Directions:

Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldchoosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassage.）

TodaythecaristhemostpopularsortoftransportationinalloftheUnitedStates.Ithascompletelyreplacedthehorseasa17ofeverydaytransportation.Americansusetheircarfornearly90%ofall18business.MostAmericansareabletobuycars.Theaveragepriceofa19madecarwas,050in1950,470in1960andupto,750in1975.DuringthisperiodAmericancarmanufacturerssetabout20theirproductsandworkefficiency.Asaresult,theyearlyincomeoftheaveragefamilyincreasedfrom1950to197521thanthepriceofcars.Forthisreasonpurchasinganewcartakesasmaller22ofafamiliestotalearningstoday.In1951proportionallyittook8.1monthsofanaveragefamilies23tobuyanewcar.In1962anewcarcost8.3ofafamiliesannualearnings,by1975itonlytook4.7524income.Inaddition,the1975carsweretechnicallysuperiortomodelsfrompreviousyears.The25ofautomobileextendsthroughouttheeconomyasthecarissoimportanttoAmerican.Americansspendmoremoney26keepingtheircarsrunningthanonanyotheritem.

17.A.meansB.meanC.typesD.kindsrcK大学英语四级考试网

18.A.personalB.personnelC.manualD.artificialrcK大学英语四级考试网rcK大学英语四级考试网

19.A.quicklyB.regularlyC.rapidlyD.recentlyrcK大学英语四级考试网

20.A.raisingB.makingC.reducingD.improvingrcK大学英语四级考试网

21.A.slowerB.equalC.fasterD.lessrcK大学英语四级考试网

22.A.partB.halfC.numberD.qualityrcK大学英语四级考试网

23.A.incomeB.workC.plansD.debtsrcK大学英语四级考试网

24.A.monthsB.yearsC.familyD.yearrcK大学英语四级考试网

25.A.runningB.noticeC.influenceD.affectrcK大学英语四级考试网

26.A.toB.inC.ofD.forrcK大学英语四级考试网rcK大学英语四级考试网

Ⅴ.ReadingComprehension.（Choosethebestanswer.）（50points）（2pointseachone）

A

　Oneofthequalitiesthatmostpeopleadmireinothersisthewillingnesstoadmitone'smistakes.Itisextremelyhardsometimestosayasimplethinglike"Iwaswrongaboutthat,"anditisevenhardertosay,"Iwaswrong,andyouwererightaboutthat."

　　Ihadanexperiencerecentlywithsomeoneadmittingtomethathehadmadeamistakefifteenyearsago.HetoldmehehadbeenthemanagerofacertaingrocerystoreintheneighborhoodwhereIgrewup,andheaskedmeifIrememberedtheeggcartons.ThenherelatedanincidentandIbegantoremembervaguelytheincidenthewasdescribing.

Iwasabouteightyearsoldatthetime,andIhadgoneintothestorewithmymothertodotheweeklygroceryshopping.Onthatparticularday,Imusthavefoundmywaytothedairyfooddepartmentwheretheincidenttookplace.

　　Theremusthavebeenaspecialsaleoneggsthatdaybecausetherewasanimpressivedisplayofeggsindozenandhalf-dozencartons.Thecartonswerestackedthreeorfourfeethigh.Imusthavestoppedinfrontofadisplaytoadmirethestacks.Justthenawomancamebypushinghergrocerycartandknockedoffthestacksofcartons.Forsomereason,Idecideditwasuptometoputthedisplaybacktogether,soIwanttowork.

　　Themanagerheardthenoiseandcamerushingovertoseewhathadhappened.Whenheappeared,Iwasonmykneesinspectingsomeofthecartonstoseeifanyoftheeggswerebroken,buttohimitlookedasthoughIwasthecriminal.Heseverelyreprimanded（严斥）meandwantedmetopayforanybrokeneggs.Iprotestedmyinnocenceandtriedtoexplain,butitdidnogood.EventhoughIquicklyforgotallabouttheincident,apparentlythemanagerdidnot.

27.Howoldwastheauthorwhenhewrotethisarticle?

　A.about8B.about18C.about23D.about15

28.Whowastoblameforknockingoffthestacksofcartons?

　A.TheauthorB.ThemanagerC.AwomanD.Theauthor'smother

29.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

A.Thewomanwhoknockedoffthestacksofcartonswasseriouslycriticizedbythe

managerB.Theauthorwasseverelycriticizedbythemanager.

　C.Awomancarelesslyknockedoffthestacksofcartons

　D.Itwastheauthorwhoputthedisplaybacktogether

30.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleforthepassage?

　A.ItsHardertoAdmitOne'sMistakeB.Iwasoncetheculprit

　C.IrememberanincidentD.Acaseofmistakenidentity

31.Thetoneofthearticleexpressestheauthor's_______.

　A.admirationfor