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Test9ConfessionsofaMiseducatedMan

Vocabulary&Grammar（1x30）

1.Nolaputherselfina______positionbyswimminginthepoolduringthethunderstorm.

A.precariousB.supremeC.comparative

2.HisappreciationofDickens,Heine,andotherEuropeanswaspushedfirmlyintoasubordinateplaceinhisnew______.

3.Anearliererasawasurgeinoffice______becauseofsuchrevolutionaryinnovationsastypewriters,carbonpaper,andverticalfilecabinets.

A.technologyB.productivityC.conductivityD.manufacture

leavingthecomfortably______environmentofhome,apersonwillnaturallyexperiencesomestressandanxiety.

AbeautifulB.fixC.secureD.artificial

conflictbetweenthetwopoliticalgroupsthataroseduringthemeetingwasnot______;thesegroupshaveoftenopposedeachotheronthesekeyissues.

A.similar

individualdoesnot______muchinthesituation.Wehavetorelyonthecollective.

A.rely

andphilosopherspointoutthatGNPisnotan______measureofthequalityoflifeinanation-itonlymeasuresthemarketvalueofthegoodsandservices.

A.accurateD.excessive

______ofthebasicstructuresisgoodbuthisvocabularyislimited.

A.hold

thetrainhadcometoasandstillunderthearchedroofoftheBonnevilledepot,itwas______takenbyassault.

butrightbutbut

callthemusicofanotherculture“primitive”is______one’sownstandardsonagroupthatdoesnotrecognizethem.

A.PuttingB.emphasizing

11.Featuressuchasheight,weight,andskincolor______fromindividualtoindividualandfromfacetoface.

12.Aregardfortherequesterwouldoftenmakeone______yieldtoarequest,withoutwaitingforargumentstoreasononeintoit.

A.readilyB.reluctantly

sawhimstaggeronhislegslikeadrunkenman,andthenfalllikeablocktotheground.

A.AllalongB.AllinallC.Allatonceover

14.Themanagergaveoneofthesalesgirlsanaccusinglookforher______attitudetowardcustomers.

A.ImpartialB.mildD.hostile

15.Becomingawareofourmother'sage,notjustinnumbersofyearsbut______herpsychologicalandphysicalstate,oftenhelpsustounderstandherbetter.

A.inspiteofB.bymeansofC.infavorofD.intermsof

16.Manypeoplearestunnedathow______thepersonalitiesoftwinscanbe,evenofthosewholookalike.

A.identicalB.dissimilarC.contradictory

17.Inthe______ofhumanlifethehonorsandrewardsfalltothosewhoshowtheirgoodqualitiesinaction.

A.ringB.terraceC.arenaD.ground

18.Afewofthecritics______theplay,butingeneraltheyeitherdisregardedorridiculedit.

A.mockedB.appreciatedC.criticizedD.discredited

19.Thebenefitsoftheexchangeprogramare______,withbothcountriesacquiringnewtechnicalinsightsandmanufacturingtechniques.

A.MutualC.promising

20.Businessexecutivesbelievethatholidaysarevitaltotheir______,accordingtoasurveycommissionedbyamajorhotelgroup.

A.capacity

21.CollegestudentsshouldoftenlistentoEnglishbroadcasts______theirears.

A.trainingB.trainC.totrainD.trained

22.Alltheseworriesmadeitimpossibleforher______herwork.

onB.toconcentrateon

C.concentratingonD.thatsheconcentrateson

23.Graceadvisedustowithdraw______.

A.soastogetnotinvolvedB.asnottogetinvolved

C.soasnottogetinvolvedD.astogetnotinvolvedy

afternoon,asmallflowerpotfellfromthebalconyofahouse,andknockedhimunconscious.

A.WhenhewaswalkingB.Walking

C.HiswalkingD.Whilewalking

25.Thepressure______causesAmericanstobeenergetic,butitalsoputsthemunderaconstantemotionalstrain.

competeB.tobecompetedcompeted

26.Oneofthemainproblemsinthecityis______pollution.

A.howcanwedoawaywithB.howtodoawaywith

C.thattodoawaywithD.thathowtodoawaywith

hedoesn'twanttogotothepartywithus,______thathehastoworkonhispaperforgraduation.

A.Notonly…butalsoB.Neither...nor...or...but

inTaiwanbutalsoinHongKong.

A.HeisfamousnotonlyBNotonlyheisfamous

C.NotishefamousorD.Heisnotonlyfamous

29.______,theyalwaysseemanxioustomakemoremoney.

A.HoweverpeoplearerichB.Howeverricharepeople

C.HoweverrichpeopleareD.Howeverarerichpeople

30.Itwasn'tsomuchthatIdislikedher______thatIjustwasn'tinterestedinthewholebusiness.

A.RatherC.than

Translation（2x10）

1.这孩子差点儿没淹死，碰巧一个过路人把他救了起来。

（allbut）

2.煤很脏，它将被天然气或其他清洁能源所代替。

（togivewayto）

3.杰克不知道事情该如何了结，但他认为采取一些预防措施总归是好的。

（toturnout）

4.这位讲师感觉到，他所讲的很多内容都有被学生理解。

（totakein）

5.政府对房价上升的关注促成了这项新法案的产生。

（outof）

6.如果因为气候、病害或者市场情况等不利因素造成减收,小农场主们的微薄利润就会毁得一干二净。

（towipeout）

7.他没有想到，一个烟头会酿成如此大的火灾。

（tooccurtosb.）

8.社会学家不仅研究复杂的城市社会,而且研究我们大多数人不熟悉的其他多种社会。

（notonly…butalso...）

9.我不是反对这项计划,而是认为我们应对此进行讨论。

（notthat...butthat）

10.在1938年,赛珍珠（PearlS.Buck）成为获得诺贝尔文学奖的第一位美国妇女。

Cloze（1x10）

infactdiffermissadmitwhile

considerloseexistimaginativewhether

reliablethereforecombineimaginaryhowever

IstheresomethingastruthForagoodmanycenturies"thesearchfortruth"hasbeen1thenoblestactivityofthehumanmind,buttheseekersaftertruthhavecometosuch2conclusionsthatitoftenseemsthatverylittleprogresshasbeenmade.3,therearemanypeoplewhofeelthatweareactuallygoingbackward.They4oftencontemptuously,thatwehaveaccumulatedmore"knowledge"thanourancestors,buttheythinkwearefartherfromthetruththanever,oreventhatwehave5thetruththatweoncepossessed.

Ifpeoplelookforanythinglongenoughwithoutfindingit,thequestionnaturallyarises6thethingisreallytheretofind.Youhaveseenapictureofananimalwithalion'shead,agoat'sbody,andaserpent'stail---andmaybeaneagle'swingsforgoodmeasure.Thereisplentyofevidencethateachpartofthisanimal7---thereisno8evidencethatthepartseveroccurinthis9.Itisatleastconceivablethattheseekersafter"truth"havemadeasimilarmistakeandinventedan10combination.

ReadingComprehension（2x10）

Passage1

Thecaseforcollegehasbeenacceptedwithoutquestionformorethanageneration.Allhighschoolgraduatesoughttogotocollege,saysconventionalwisdomandstatisticalevidence,becausecollegewillhelpthemearnmoremoney,become"better"people,andlearntobemoreresponsiblecitizensthanthosewhodon’t.

Butcollegehasneverbeenabletoworkitsmagicforeveryone.Whileclosetohalfofourhighschoolgraduatesareattendingcollege,thosewhodon'tfitthepatternarebecomingmorenumerous,andmoreobvious.Collegegraduatesaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxis;collegestudentsinterferewitheachothersexperimentsandwritefalselettersofrecommendationintheintensecompetitionforadmissiontograduateschool.Othersfindnostimulationintheirstudies,anddropout---oftenencouragedbycollegeadministrators.

Someobserverssaythefaultiswiththeyoungpeoplethemselves---theyarespoiledandtheyareexpectingtoomuch.Butthat’sacondemnationofthestudentsasawhole,anddoesn'texplainallcampusunhappiness.Othersblamethestateoftheworld,andtheyarepartlyright.We'vebeentoldthatyoungpeoplehavetogotocollegebecauseoureconomycan’tabsorbanarmyofuntrainedeighteen-year-olds.Butdisappointedgraduatesarelearningthatitcannolongerabsorbanarmyoftrainedtwenty-two-year-olds,either.

Someadventuresomeeducatorsandcampuswatchershaveopenlybeguntosuggestthatcollegemaynotbethebest,theproper,theonlyplaceforeveryyoungpersonafterthecompletionofhighschool.Wemayhavebeenlookingatallthosesurveysandstatisticsupsidedown,itseems,andthroughtherosyglowofourownrememberedcollegeexperiences.Perhapscollegedoesn'tmakepeopleintelligent,ambitious,happy,liberalorquicktolearnthings--maybeit'sjusttheotherwayaround,andintelligent,ambitious,happy,liberal,quick-learningpeoplearemerelytheoneswhohavebeenattractedtocollegeinthefirstplace.Andperhapsallthosesuccessfulcollegegraduateswouldhavebeensuccessfulwhethertheyhadgonetocollegeornot.Thisisheresytothoseofuswhohavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatifalittleschoolingisgood,morehastobemuchbetter.Butcontraryevidenceisbeginningtomountup.

1.Theauthorarguesinthispassagethat______.

A.intelligentpeoplemaylearnfasteriftheydon’tgotocollege

B.moreandmoreevidenceshowscollegeeducationmaynotbethebestthingforhighschoolstudents

C.collegeeducationisnotenoughifonewantstobesuccessful

D.collegeeducationbenefitsonlytheintelligent,ambitious,andquick-learningpeople

2.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorbelievesthat______.

A.veryfewhighschoolgraduateschosetogotocollege

usedtoquestionthevalueofcollegeeducation

usedtohavefullconfidenceinhighereducation

D.allhighschoolgraduateswenttocollege

thesecondparagraph,"thosewhodon'tfitthepattern"refersto______.

A.highschoolgraduateswhoshouldnotgotocollege

B.collegegraduateswhoaresellingshoesordrivingtaxis

C.collegestudentswhoarenotsuitableforcollegeeducation

D.highschoolgraduateswhofailedtobeadmittedtocollege

4.Accordingtothepassage,thedrop-outrateofcollegestudentsseemstohavegoneupbecause______.

A.youngpeoplehavelittlemotivationinpursuingahighereducation

B.manyyoungpeoplehavetojointhearmy

C.youngpeoplearedisappointedwiththeconventionalw