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电大学位英语考试f11
学位英语考试练习题(四)
PartIReadingComprehension
AteddybearisdeliveredtoNo.10DowningStreetafterthebirthofPrimeMinisterTonyBlairandwifeCherie’sfourthchild.
Britain’sbabyalertisover-CherieBlairgavebirthtoaboy.
Mrs.Blair,45,wifeofPrimeMinisterTonyBlair,hadthebabythismorning.
ThebabywillbenamedLeoaftertheprimeminister’sfather,hisofficeannounced,thebabyweighedinat6pounds,12ounces.Mother,fatherandthebabyboyreturnedto10DowningStreet-theprimeminister’sofficialresidence-afterthebirth,aspokesmansaid.Thebabyisthecouples’fourthchild.
“Cherieandthebabyareabsolutelyfine,”BlairsaidtodayoutsidehisDowningStreetresidence.“Heisagorgeouslittleboy.Theyarerestingrightnow.”
Blair,dressedcasuallyinanopenshirt,appearedemotionalaboutthebirth,thefirstofhisfourchildrenwhosebirthhehasbeenatfrombeginningtoend.
“thisisthefirsttimeI’veseenthewholethingthough,”hesaid.“itwasquiteastruggle,really,forCherie.”
Theswitchboardwasreportedlylitupwithcallsfromworldleaderswishingthemwell,includingacallfromHillaryCollieryClinton.FormerprimeministerJohnMajorwasthefirstpublicfiguretogetthroughonthephoneat7a.m.onSaturday.
Thebabycameaftera12-yeargapfromtheBlairsotherthreechildren-Euan,16,Nicky,14,andKathryn.HeisthefirsttobeborntoaservingBuitishprimeministerinover150years.
NewsofthepregnancytookCherieandtherestofthenationbysurprisewhenitwasannounced lastyear.
AfterdecadesofmucholderoccupantsatNo.10DowningStreet,theBlairs’arrivalattheprimeminister’sresidencewiththeirchildrenandassortedtoysintowwashailedasabreathoffreshair.
CherieBlair,aQueensCounselbarrister,workedrightupuntilthebaby’sbirth.Andtheoftenthornyissueofcombiningcareerandfamilywasatthecenterofherwork.
OnTuesday,Mrs.BlairwasatworkintheHighCourt,challengingherhusband’sgovernmentoverparentalleave.
1.Whydoesthewritermeanby“babyalert”INPARAGRAPH2?
A. BecausepeopleinBritaindidn’texpectMrs.Blairtogivebirthtoaboy.
B. BecauseMrs.Blairisattoohighanagetogivebirthtoababy.
C. BecausethereisababydiseasespreadingaboutBritain.
D. BecausepeopleinBritainwerefrightenedbythenewbornbaby.
2.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueabortthebaby?
A. ThisbabyisnotthethirdchildofTonyBlair.
B. Heweighedinat6pounds,12ounces.
C. HewasborninNo.10DowningStreet.
D. Heis16yearsyoungerthanhiseldestbrother.
3.Judgingfromthepassage,MrsBlair____.
A. wasabituncomfortableafterthelabor.
B. isaweak-bodiedwoman.
C. isastrong-mindedwoman.
D. isafamilywoman.
4.Whatdoestheword“thorny”(inthesentence“Andtheoftenthornyissueofcombiningcareerandfamily”)mean?
A. harp B.difficult C.many D.interesting.
5.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedasthebesttitleforthepassage?
A. AnAnecdoteofMrs.Blair.
B. PrimeMinister’sNewBaby.
C. BabyAlertinBritain.
D. Mrs.BlairHasaBoy.
难点:
1. No.10DowningStreet:
唐宁街10号;英国首相居住的地方。
2. Gorgeous:
很棒的。
3. Theswitchboard:
接线总机;在这里是指世界各国的元首们都打电话祝贺布莱尔首相喜得贵子,使他的总机一直占线。
4. Assorted:
多样混合的。
5. Barrister:
律师,法律顾问;查莉.布莱尔是个坚强的事业型的女性,她在孩子出生前一直在坚持工作。
PartIIVocabularyandStructure
6.Ihopetogetmywife_____onthenexttriptoEurope.
A.tohavecomealongwithme
B.tocomealongwithme
C.comingalongwithme
D.withmetocomealong
7. Weallknowthetruth_____thereareair,waterandsunlight,therearelivingthings.
A.inwherever B.thatwherever C.here D.that
8.Youshouldbeableto_________rightfromwrong.
A.perceiveistinguish C.sight D.observe
9.Iamtoobusythesedays.Iwouldratherallofyou_________nextmonthforadinner.
A.come B.wouldcome
C.came D.havecome
10.Heneverwrotetohisfather_____hewasinneedofmoney.
A.except B.exceptwhen
C.exceptfor D.exceptthat
11.Ipromisedtolook_________thematterassoonasIgotthere.
A.for B.in
C.into Dafter
12.HespokesoquicklythatIdidn't_________whathesaid.
A.makefor B.makesure
C.makeover D.makeout
13.Ilookedeverywhereforsomecookingoil,butIcouldonlyfind_____.
A.alittle B.little
C.afew D.few
14.Nosoonerhadwesatdown_____wefounditwastimetogo.
A.than B.when
C.as D.while
15._____tiredafterahardwork,hefellintobedandwentstraighttosleep.
A.Felt B.Feeling
C.Beingfelt D.Tofeel
16.Thisnovelis_____thebetterofthetwo.
A.byfar B.bytoo
C.fartoo D.bythefar
17.Doyoufeellike_____arest?
A.have B.tohave
C.had D.having
18.Youwillsoon_____thisclimateandthenthechangesintemperaturewillnotaffectyou.
A.getusedto B.getto
C.getover D.getonwith
19.Yourwritingisgood_____somespellerrors.
A.except B.exceptfor
C.besides D.inadditionto
20.Newideassometimeshavetowaitforyearsbefore_____.
A.fullyaccepted B.havingfullyaccepted
C.fullyaccepting D.beingfullyaccepted
PartIII Identification
21.MybrotherisinCaliformiaonvacation,butIwishhewasheresothathe
A B C
couldhelpmerepairmycar.
D
22.Withproductionhavinggonesteadily,thefactoryneedsanever-increasing
A B C
supplyofraw.
D
23.Whenwefinallymanagedtogethomeafterthetiringlongjourney,wecould
A B
nothardlymoveastepfurther.
C D
24.Howeverhissocialpositionis.Itisnecessarythatheremembertoworkhard
A B C
andtoservethepeople.
D
25.InAmerica,youngmenandwomenmaystayinaverycloserelationshiporeven
A B
livetogetherforalongtimebutdonotintendtomarry.
C D
26.Thosepart-timestudentsexpectedtooffersomejobsoncampusduringthecoming
A B C D
summervacation.
27.Itwon’tbelongbeforehewillgetusedtolivinganewlifeoncampus.
A B C D
28.Onmorethanoneoccasion,IfoundmyselfdoubtmyowndecisionthoughI
A B
hadbeenpreparedforitinadvance.
C D
29.Don’tcriticizehimofhisclumsiness.He’sstillagreenhand.
A B C D
30.Havingmissedthelastbus,Ralphhadnoalternativeandtotakeataxihome
A B C
thoughhedidnotliketheidea.
D
PartIV Cloze
Whenwewantto 1 otherpeoplewhatwethink,wecandoitnotonlywiththehelpofwords,butalsoinmany 2 ways.Forexample,wesometimesmoveourheads 3 whenwewanttosay“yes”,andwemoveourheads 4 whenwewantto say“no”.
Peoplewhocan 5 hear 5 speaktalktoeachotherwiththehelpoftheirfingers.Peoplewhodonotunderstandeachother’slanguagehavetodothesame.Thefollowingstoryshows 6 theysometimesdoit.
7 EnglishmanwhocouldnotspeakItalianwas 8 travelinginItaly.Onedayheenteredarestaurantandsat 9 atable.Whenthewaitercame,theEnglishmanopenedhismonth, 10 hisfingersintoit, 11 themoutagainandmovedhislips.Inthewayhemeanttosay,“ 12 mesomethingtoeat.”Thewaitersoonbroughthim 13 tea.TheEnglishman 14 hisheadandthewaiterunderstoodthathedidn’twanttea.Sohetookit 15 andbroughthim 16
coffee.TheEnglishmanwasangry.Hewasjustgoingtoleavetherestaurant 17
anothertravelercamein.Whenthismansawthewaiter,he 18 hishandsonhisstomach.Thatwasenough.Ina 19 minutestherewasalargeplateofbreadandmeat 20 histable.
1. A.say B.speak C.tell D.talk
2. A.anything B.another C.other D.others
3. A.nowandthen B.overandover C.upanddown D.hereandthere
4. A.frommouthtomouth B.fromdoortodoor
C.fromthemassestothemasses D.fromsidetoside
5. A.notonly……butalso B.aswellas
C.either……or D.neither……nor
6. A.how B.why