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甘肃电大期中考试最新范本模板
甘肃电大直属学院2012年春季学期期中考试
《高级英语阅读
(1)》试题
PARTⅠ CLOZE [20POINTS]
Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageit"insertedinthecorrespondingblanks。
MarkthebestchoiceforeachblankonANSWERSHEETTWO.
Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown;
(1)____,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertain
(2)____toexpressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,(3)____theycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreed(4)____certainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbe(5)____torepresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbe(6)_____.Thosesounds,whetherspoken,(7)_____writteninletters,wecallwords。
Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheir(8)____thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds。
Wordsbecome(9)____withmeaningforusbyexperience;(10)._____thelongerwelive,themorecertainwords(11)_____tousthehappyandsadeventsofourpast:
andthemorewe(12)____,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtous(13)____
Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappeal(14)____toourmindsandemotions.This(15)._____andtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecall(16)____style。
Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterof(17)____。
Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusic,andwhich(18)_____theirpositionandassociationcan(19)____mentotears.Weshould,therefore,learntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywill(20)____ourspeechorwritingsillyandvulgar。
(1)A.inaddition B.inotherwords C。
inaword D.insummary
(2)A.sounds B。
gestures C.signs D。
movements
(3)A.suchthat B.asthat C。
sothat D.inthat
(4)A.in B.with C。
of D.upon
(5)A.spelt B.combined C。
written Dcopied
(6)A.writtendown B。
handeddown C.remembered D.observed
(7)A.and B。
yet C.also D。
or
(8)A。
functions B.associations C.roles D.links
(9)A.filled B.full C.live D.active
(10)A。
but B。
or C。
yet D。
and
(11)A.reappear B.recall C.remember D。
recollect
(12)A.readandthink B.readandrecall C。
readandlearn D.readandrecite
(13)A。
raises B.increases C.improves D.emerges
(14)A。
intensively B。
extensively C。
broadly D。
powerfully
(15)A。
charming B.academic C.conventional D。
common
(16)A。
written B。
spoken C。
literary D.dramatic
(17)A.signs B。
words C.style D。
sound
(18)A。
in B.on C.over D。
by
(19)A。
move B。
engage C。
make D。
force
(20)A.transform B.change C。
make D.convert
PARTⅡ GRAMMAR&VOCABULARY [30MIN]
Therearethirtysentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO。
21.WhichofthefollowingitalicizedphrasesindicatesCAUSE?
A.Whydon’tyoudoitforthesakeofyourfriends?
B.IwishIcouldwriteaswellasyou。
C.Forallhisefforts,hedidn’tgetanA.
D。
Hereyeswereredfromexcessivereading.
22。
Nancy’sgonetoworkbuthercar'sstillthere。
She____bybus.
A。
musthavegone
B。
shouldhavegone
C.oughttohavegone
D。
couldhavegone
23。
Hefeelsthatheisnotyet____totravelabroad.
A。
toostrong
B.enoughstrong
C.sostrong
D.strongenough
24。
After____seemedanendlesswait,itwashisturntoenterthepersonnelmanager'soffice.
A.that
B。
it
C。
what
D.there
25.Fool____Jerryis,hecouldnothavedonesuchathing。
A.who
B.as
C。
like
D.that
26.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?
A.Theyeachhavetwotickets.
B.Theycosttwentyyuaneach.
C。
Eachtheyhaveboughtthesamebook。
D.Theyweregiventwomagazineseach.
27.Sheseldomgoestothetheatre,_____?
A。
doesn'tshe
B.doesshe
C.wouldshe
D。
wouldn’tshe
28.DrJohnsonisheadofthedepartment,____anexpertintranslation.
A.or
B。
either
C.but
D.and
29.Whenonehasgoodhealth,_____shouldfeelfortunate.
A.you
B.they
C。
he
D.we
30。
Itisnecessarythathe____theassignmentwithoutdelay。
A。
handin
B。
handsin
C.musthandin
D.hastohandin
31。
Inthesentence”It’snousewaitingforher",theitalicizedphraseis)____。
A。
theobject
B。
anadverbial
C。
acomplement
D。
thesubject
32.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?
A.Allhislecturesareveryinteresting。
B。
Halftheirsavingsweregone.
C。
Manyhisfriendscametotheparty。
D.Bothhissistersarenurses。
33.Whichofthefollowingsentenceshasanobjectcomplement?
A.ThedirectorsappointedJohnmanager.
B.IgaveMaryaChristmaspresent。
C。
YouhavedonePeterafavour。
D。
SheisteachingchildrenEnglish。
34。
WhichofthefollowingwordscanNOTbeusedtocomplete"We’veseenthefilm____"?
A。
before
B。
recently
C。
lately
D.yet
35。
_____shouldnotbecomeaseriousdisadvantageinlifeandwork.
A。
Tobenottall
B。
Notbeingtall
C。
Beingnottall
D.Nottobetall
36。
Duetopersonality_____,thetwocolleaguesnevergotonwellinwork。
A.contradiction
B。
conflict
C。
confrontation
D。
competition
37。
Duringthesummervacation,kidsareoftenseenhanging_____inthestreets.
A.about
B。
on
C。
over
D.out
38.Therewere150____attheinternationalconferencethissummer.
A。
spectators
B。
viewers
C.participants
D.onlookers
39.Schoolstartedona____colddayinFebruary。
A。
severe
B。
bitter
C。
such
D。
frozen
40。
Inthefaceofunexpecteddifficulties,hedemonstratedatalentforquick,____action。
A。
determining
B.defensive
C。
demanding
D。
decisive
41。
Theteamhasbeenworkingovertimeontheresearchproject____.
A。
lately
B。
justnow
C。
late
D。
longago
42。
Becauseoftheeconomiccrisis,industrialoutputintheregionremained
A.motionless
B.inactive
C。
stagnant
D。
immobile
43.Thepolicehaddifficultyin____thefansfi'omrushingontothestagetotakephotoswiththesinger。
A.limiting
B。
restraining
C。
confining
D。
restricting
44。
Joanisinthedorm,puttingthefinal____toherspeech.
A。
details
B。
remarks
C。
comments
D.touches
45.His_____ingamblinghaseventuallybroughtabouthisruin.
A。
indulgence
B。
habit
C。
action
D。
engagement
46。
Theteachertoldthestudentstostayintheclassroomandtheydid_____。
A。
absolutely
B。
accidentally
C。
accordingly
D.accurately
47。
Youcanactuallyseethedeeratcloserangewhiledrivingthroughthatarea。
Theitalicizedphrasemeans_____.
A。
clearly
B。
verynear
C。
quickly
D.veryhard
48。
Helistenedhardbutstillcouldn’t whattheyweretalkingabout.
A。
makeover
B.makeup
C。
makeupon
D。
makeout
49。
Fortheadvertisedposition,thecompanyoffersa(n)salaryandbenefitspackage.
A.generous
B。
plentiful
C.abundant
D。
sufficient
50.Astherewasnoroad,thetravelers____uparockyslopeontheirwayback.
A.ran
B。
hurried
C。
scrambled
D.crawled
PARTⅢREADINGCOMPREHENSION[40PONITS]
Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.
TEXTA
Whatisthenatureofthescientificattitude,theattitudeofthemanorwomanwhostudiesandappliesphysics,biology,chemistry,geology,engineering,medicineoranyotherscience?
Weallknowthatscienceplaysanimportantroleinthesocietiesinwhichwelive.Manypeoplebelieve,however,thatourprogressdependsontwodifferentaspectsofscience.Thefirstoftheseistheapplicationofthemachines,productsandsystemsofappliedknowledgethatscientistsandtechnologistsdevelop.Throughtechnology,scienceimprovesthestructureofsocietyandhelpsmantogainincreasingcontroloverhisenvironment。
Thesecondaspectistheapplicationbyallmembersofsocietyofthespecialmethodsofthoughtandactionthatscientistsuseintheirwork。
Whatarethesespecialmethodsofthinkingandacting?
Firstofall,itseemsthatasuccessfulscientistisfullofcuriosity-hewantstofindouthowandwhytheuniverseworks。
Heusuallydirectshisattentiontowardsproblemswhichhenoticeshavenosatisfactoryexplanation,andhiscuriositymakeshimlookforunderlyingrelationshipsevenifthedataavailableseemtobeunconnected。
Moreover,hethinkshecanimprovetheexistingconditionsandenjoystryingtosolvetheproblemswhichthisinvolves.
Heisagoodobserver,accurate,patientandobjectiveandapplieslogicalthoughttotheobservationshemakes.Heutilizesthefactsheobservestothefullestextent.Forexample,trainedobserversobtainaverylargeamountofinformationaboutastarmainlyfromtheaccurateanalysisofthesimplelinesthatappearinaspectrum。
Heisskeptical-hedoesnotacceptstatementswhicharenotbasedonthemostcompleteevidenceavailable-andthereforerejec