10级专升本英语第二学年期末考试练习.docx

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10级专升本英语第二学年期末考试练习

2010级专升本英语第二学年期末考试练习

　　　　　　　　汕头大学医学院成人教育2010级专升本英语考练习　　　　PartIIReadingComprehension（40points,2pointsforeach）　　Direction:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesinfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.　　PassageOneWhenweseewell,wedonotthinkaboutoureyesveryoften.Itisonlywhenwecannotseeperfectlythatwerealizehowimportantoureyesare.　　Peoplewhoarenear-sightedcanonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyes.Everythingelseisnotsoclear.Manypeoplewhodoalotofclosework,suchaswriting,readingandsewing,becomenear-sighted.Thentheyhavetowearglassesinordertoseedistantthingsclearly.　　Otherpeopledonotseeclearlybecausetheireyesarenotexactlytherightshape.Theyhavewhatiscalledastigmatism（散光）.This,too,canbecorrectedbyglasses.Somepeople’seyesbecomecloudybecauseofcataracts（白内障）.Longagothesepeopleoftenbecameblind.Now,however,itispossibletooperateonthecataractsandremovethem.　　Havingtwogoodeyesisimportantforjudgingdistances.Eacheyeseesthingsfromaslightlydifferentangle.Toprovethistoyourselflookatanobjectoutofoneeye;thenlookatthesameobjectoutoftheothereye.Youwillfindtheobject’srelationtothebackgroundandotherthingsaroundithaschanged.Thedifferencebetweenthesetwodifferenteyeviewshelpsustojudgehowfarawayanobjectis.Peoplewhohaveonlyoneeyecannotjudgedistanceaspeoplewithtwoeyes.11.Weshouldtakegoodcareofoureyes______.　　A.onlywhenwecannotseeperfectly　　B.onlywhenwecanseewell　　C.evenifwecanseewell　　D.onlywhenwerealizehowimportantoureyesare12.Whenthingsfarawayseemindistinct,oneisprobably______.　　A.near-sighted　　B.far-sighted　　C.astigmaticD.sufferingfromcataracts13.Havingtwoeyes,insteadofone,isparticularlyusefulfor_____.A.seeingatnight　　B.seeingobjectsfarawayC.lookingoverawidearea　　D.judgingdistance14.Peoplewhosufferfromastigmatism_____.A.haveacurablediseaseintheireyesB.haveeyesthatarenotexactlytherightshapeC.haveadifficultythatcanbecorrectedbyanoperation　　　　1　　　　D.haveaneyedifficultythatcannotbecorrectedbyglasses15.Thepassageisabout______A.howtoprotectoureyesB.howimportantoureyesare　　C.weshouldn’tlookdownuponpeoplewitheyeproblemsD.howtodealwitheyeproblems　　PassageTwoRudyardKipling,oneofEngland’sfamouswriters,wasborninBombay,India,in1865,wherehisEnglishfatherwasworkingfortheBritishgovernment.KiplingspenthisearlychildhoodinIndia.AtsixhewastakentoEnglandandeducatedinanEnglishschool.From1882until1883,therehewasaneditorofhisschoolpaper.HewentbacktoIndiain1883.Therehebecameinterestedinwritingandworkedforanewspaper.Whenhewastwenty-onehepublishedhisbook,whichwasasmallbookofpoetry.Beforehewastwenty-fourhehadbroughtoutasmallcollectionofshortstories.Thesewerewell-likeandwerefullofbrilliantdescriptionsandaccurateobservations.　　Between1887and1899Kiplingtraveledaroundtheworld.HevisitedchinaandJapan,andhelivedafewyearsinAmerica,wherehemarriedanAmericanwoman.Duringthisperiodhewroteseveralofhismostpopularworks,thestoriesforchildren,whichmadehimfamous.Healsopublishedseveralbooksofpoetryduringthetime.KiplingreturnedtoEnglandfromAmericaandspenttherestofhislifethereuntilhisdeathin1936.　　16.RudyardKipling’sfatheris____.　　A.anEnglish　　B.anAmerican　　C.aChinese　　D.aGerman17.WhatdidRudyardKipling’sfatherdo?

　　A.Hewasateacher　　B.HewasadoctorC.Hewasafactoryworker　　D.Hewasanofficer.18.InwhichyeardidRudyardKiplinggotoEngland?

A.1865　　B.1871　　C.1882　　D.188319.RudyardKpling’sfirstbookisa____book.　　A.history　　B.maths　　C.poetry　　D.music　　20.In____,RudyardKiplingwroteseveralofhismostpopularworks.A.England.　　B.China　　C.Japan　　D.America　　PassageThreeThefoodweeatseemstohaveprofoundeffectsonourhealth.Althoughsciencehasmadeenormousstepsinmakingfoodmorefittoeat,ithas,atthesametime,　　　　2　　　　mademanyfoodsunfittoeat.Someresearchhasshownthatperhapseightypercentofallhumanillnessesarerelatedtodietandfortypercentofcancerisrelatedtothedietaswell,especiallycancerofthecolon.Differentculturesaremorelikelytocausecertaindifferentillnessesbecauseofthefoodthatischaracteristicinthesecultures.Thatfoodisrelatedtoillnessisnotanewdiscovery.In1945,about35yearsago,governmentresearchersrealizedthatnitrates（硝酸盐）,commonlyusedtopreservecolorinmeats,andotherfoodadditives,causedcancer.Yet,thesecarcinogenicadditivesremaininourfood,anditbecomesmoredifficultallthetimetoknowwhichthingsonthepackaginglabelsofprocessedfoodarehelpfulorharmful.Theadditiveswhichweeatarenotallsodirect.Farmersoftengivepenicillintobeefandlivinganimals,andbecauseofthis,penicillinhasbeenfoundinthemilkoftreatedcow.Sometimessimilardrugsaregiventoanimalsnotformedicalpurposes,butforfinancialreasons.Thefarmersaresimplytryingtofattentheanimalsinordertoobtainahigherpriceonthemarket.AlthoughtheFoodandDrugAdministration（FDA）hastriedrepeatedlytocontroltheseprocedures,thepracticescontinue.21.Howhassciencedoneadisservicetomankind?

　　A.Becauseofscience,diseasecausedbycontaminatedfoodhasbeenvirtuallyeradicated.　　B.Ithascausedalackofinformationconcerningthevalueoffood.　　C.Asaresultofscientificintervention,somepotentiallyharmfulsubstanceshavebeenaddedtoourfood.　　D.Thescientistshavepreservedthecolorofmeats,butnotofvegetables.22.Whatarenitratesusedfor?

　　A.Theypreserveflavorinpackagedfoods.B.Theypreservethecolorofmeats.C.Theyaretheobjectsofresearch.　　D.Theycauseanimalstobecomefatter.23.WhatdoesFDAmean?

　　A.FoodDirectAdditives.　　B.FinalDifficultAnalysis.C.FoodandDrugAdministration.　　D.FederalDairyAdditives.24.Theword“carcinogenic”meansmostnearlythesameas_____.　　A.trouble-makingB.money-makingC.color-retainingD.cancer-causing25.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

　　A.Drugsareonlygiventoanimalsformedicalreasons.　　B.Someoftheadditivesinourfoodareaddedtothefooditselfandsomearegiventothelivinganimals.　　C.Researchershaveknownaboutthepotentialhazardsoffoodadditivesforoverthirtyfiveyears.　　D.Foodmaycausefortypercentofcancerintheworld.PassageFourHumanenvironmentalinterferencehashaltedtheapproachofanewiceageandwillmeanawarmerglobalclimate,alocalresearcherhassaid.Amongthepossibleconsequences,ProfessorDavidG.Bridgesbelieves,willbeashrinkingoftheGreatLakesandinlandwaters,anorthwardshiftoftheagriculturalbeltintoCanada,andameltingofglacialicethatcouldraiseoceanlevels.Afutureincreaseofatmosphericcarbondioxide,causedbytheburningofcoal,oil,andgas,willbean　　　　3　　　　overwhelming（无法抵抗的）weatherinfluence.TheeffectofthisuseoffossilfuelswillbeadrierMidwestclimatewithdrasticeffectsonagriculture,commerce,andrecreation.“Afteroverpopulationandtheshortageoffood,hisisprobablythemostseriousproblemmankindfaces.”ProfessorBridgessaid.　　26.Apossibleresultofthehumaninterferenceintheenvironmentmaybethe____.A.raisingofthelevelsoftheGreatLakesandinlandwatersB.shrinkingoceansC.movementoffarmingareastothenorth　　D.increaseofglacialice27.ProfessorBridgesbelievesthattheinterferenceisdueto___.　　A.newagriculturalmethods　　B.therecentincreaseintemperaturesC.lesscarbondioxideintheair　　D.theburningofcoal,oil,andgas28.Accordingtothepassage,theentireearth’sclimateshould___.A.becomemuchcooler　　B.growsomewhatwarmerC.remainthesame　　D.changeonlyslightly　　29.Whoorwhatisprimarilyresponsiblefortheinterference?

____　　A.Researchers.　　B.Mankind.C.Thenewiceage.　　D.Adrierclimate.30.Whichofthefollowingcanbethetitleofthepassage?

____A.BlueEarth　　B.GlobalClimate　　C.GreenHouseEffect　　D.HumanEnvironmentalInterference11-15:

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CDBBD　　PartIIIVocabularyandStructure　　Directions:

Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choices　　markedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.　　36.Ifworkershadbeenpaiddecentwages,profits　　sogreat.　　A.wouldbe　　　　B.werenottobe　　C.wouldn’thavebeen　　D.wouldhavebeen　　37.Ifstudentscan’tfocusonthespokenwordsoftheteacher,theynotonlylose__________tolearn;theyactuallyloseabilitytolearn.　　A.need　　B.wish　　C.desire　　D.power38.Thereisnothing　　aboutanativeEnglishspeakingteacherexceptthathespeaksEnglisheasilyandwell.　　A.particular　　B.special　　C.specific　　D.especial39.I　　thatmostpeoplewhowantedtobuyournewspaperwereeithermovingorgettingmarried.　　A.workedout　　B.figuredout　　C.spokeout　　D.brokeout40.TheEiffelTower,symbolofinnovativetechniqueattheendofthe19thcentury,has　　itsuniversalimage.　　A.maintained　　B.preserved　　C.stored　　D.continued41.Amazonis　　thelargestremainingrainforestarealeftonourplanet.　　A.sofar　　B.byfar