基础英语试题.docx

1、基础英语试题基础英语试题FINAL EXAMINATIONAn Integrated English for English Majors (Term 4) Test 10题号IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIII总 分得分. Vocabulary (10%)Add the missing letters according to each of the definitions:1. T_: enter someones land or property without permission 2. M_: say something in a low, or barely audible voi

2、ce 3. L_: express regret or disappointment over something considered unsatisfactory, unreasonable or unfair4. G_: satisfaction; pleasure 5. O_: a world in which someone can do anything or go anywhere that he wants to6. W_: unhappy; terrible 7. M_: make a long, low sound expressing physical or mental

3、 suffering 8. S_: harmful or evil 9. P_: represent (a quality or concept) by a figure in human form10. O_: have a higher opinion of (someone or something) than is deserved 11. H_: exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally12. R_: deprivation or restriction of personal liberty o

4、r freedom of movement 13. G_: a feeling of resentment over something believed to be wrong or unfair14. S_: violently break (something) into pieces15. D_: a sunken place or hollow on surface16. D_: break apart; interrupt by causing a disturbance or problem 17. C_: a thing which is created skillfully

5、and inventively to serve a particular purpose18. E_: action of compelling observance of or compliance with (a law, rule, or obligation)19. S_: a person or ting acting or serving in place of another20. W_: lament or complain persistently or bitterlyII. Choose the word that best fits the blank in each

6、 sentence. (10%)1. With the success of experiments on vaccine against some forms of cancer, the research group has been _ itself up for the furtherance of research in this field.A. preparing B. equippingC. framing D. gearing2. Diana still remembers looking out from her parents house in Denver to a(n

7、) _ panorama of blue-rimmed mountains.A. imposing B. spectacularC. grand D. dazzling3. Some women had to tolerate their husbands _ because they depended completely on their money.A. disguise B. behaviorC. inequality D. infidelity4. The incredible precision of the equipment is _ to the mechanical ski

8、ll of the engineers who built it.A. evidence B. symbolC. attribute D. testimony5. Chomskys book on the relation between language and thought is _ Psychology and Ideology. A. dubbed B. christened C. entitled D. nicknamed6. City workers and volunteers are working _ to put out the big fire which has be

9、en burning for three days. A. happily B. feverishly C. delightedly D. passionately7. With the exception of one _ performance, this film is really a good example in the field of movie production. A. severe B. dreadful C. grievous D. grave8. A computer system will enable victims of violent crimes and

10、their families to track the whereabouts of their attackers and the _ of their cases in the justice system. A. location B. posture C. status D. stance9. The campaign for a boycott of petrol stations comes just weeks after motorists in another region took to the streets to _ their anger over rocketing

11、 fuel costs.A. vent B. declareC. utter D. shout10. After the fifth year enactment of the law, the organization will _ the incidence of daily use of tobacco products by those under 18 years of age.A. decide B. valueC. calculate D. countIII. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase tak

12、en from the box in its appropriate form. (10%)at the expense of prior to give pause to think take advantage of be available for in earnest for the better be confronted withcome into existence brand with1. Johns mind is always full of fantasies. He dreams of changing the world _.2. Edward Stuart beca

13、me a brilliant scholar, but only _ his health.3. The corporation was determined to push forward the policy of reform, but the new system _ great difficulties at the start.4. In order to gain the utmost amount of benefit, this corporation _ the exceptional opportunities open in exports.5. It presente

14、d in satirical terms points made _ by catholic writers, which proved be a great success.6. Two tennis courts and a swimming pool _ the regular members of the club, but the season tickets are only valid for three months.7. According to the Federal Bureau of Inspection, a man seen hanging around the a

15、rea _ the shooting could have been involved in the assassination of the President.8. An opposition statesman said he hoped the agreement _ them _ about the futility of violence.9. The old mans face _ the lines of pressure and exhaustion that have accumulated over the years.10. The company actually _

16、 in 1945 in the war-demolished city of London with the fund of the commonwealth.IV. Fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE appropriate word. (10%)Hiroshima was the primary target of the first atomic bomb mission. The mission (1)_ smoothly in every respect. The weather was good, and the cre

17、w and equipment functioned perfectly. (2)_ every detail, the attack was carried out exactly as planned, and bomb performed exactly (3)_ expected.The bomb exploded over Hiroshima at 8:15 on the morning of August 6, 1945. about an hour previously, the Japanese early warning radar net had detected the

18、approach of some American aircraft headed (4)_ the southern part of Japan. The alert had been given and radio broadcasting stopped in many cities, (5)_ them Hiroshima. The planes approached the coast at a very high altitude. At nearly 8:00 A.M., the radar operator in Hiroshima determined that the (6

19、)_ of planes coming in was very smallprobably not more than threeand the air raid alert was lifted. The normal radio broadcast warning was given to the people (7)_ it might be advisable to go to shelter if B-29s were actually sighted, but no raid was expected beyond some sort of reconnaissance. At 8

20、:15 A.M., the bomb exploded (8)_ a blinding flash in the sky, and a great rush of air and a loud rumble of noise extended for many miles around the city; the first blast was soon (9)_ by the sounds of falling buildings and of growing fires, and a great cloud of dust and smoke began to cast a pall of

21、 darkness (10)_ the city.V. Explain the underlined parts briefly in English (10%)1. By the end of the conference, most the representatives had been persuaded to support the idea of using new technology in environment protection.2. The lifeguards placed a strip of cloth around the mans leg, stemming

22、the large amount of bleeding.3. He would pull endless wires in order to meet some man who admired his work and was able and anxious to be of use to him 4. Not for a single moment did he ever compromise with what he believed, with what he dreamed.5. The use of mechanical refrigerators became widespre

23、ad in the United States in the 1920s.6. Could we go out tomorrow night instead? Id rather have a quiet evening in tonight.7. Yet the bombing of Nagasaki is in the certain respects the fitter symbol of the nuclear danger that still hangs over us.8. although every intact city is different from every o

24、ther, all cities that suffer nuclear destruction will look much the same.9. At the same time they maintain the pointless frenzy of their work hours in their hours off.10. These windows are a scandal because they endanger the lives of office workers in case of fire. Translation (20%)A. From English t

25、o Chinese (10%)In the late 1960s, many people in North America turned their attention to environmental problems, and new steel-and-glass skyscrapers were widely criticized. Ecologists pointed out that a cluster of tall buildings in a city often overburdens public transportation and parking lot capac

26、ities.Skyscrapers are also lavish consumers, and wasters of electric power. In one recent year, the addition of 17 million square feet of skyscraper office space in New York City demand daily for electricity by 120,000 kilowattsenough to supply the entire city of Albany, New York for a day.Glass-wal

27、led skyscrapers can be especially wasteful. The beat loss (or gain) through a wall of half-inch plate glass is more than ten times that through a typical masonry wall filled with insulation board. To lessen the strain on beating and air-conditioning equipment, builders of skyscrapers have begun to u

28、se double-glade panels of glass, and reflective glasses coated with silver or gold mirror films that reduce glare as well as heat again.B. From Chinese to English, using the words or phrases given in the brackets. (10%)1. 他被警方收买，暗中监视恐怖分子的活动。(spy on)2. 总有一天他们会接受这个残酷的现实的。(in time)3. 他当众重复了他私下说过的话。(in

29、public)4. 建立一个充满生机和爱意的家庭需要全家人的共同努力。(vibrant with)5. 他走路的样子使我想起他父亲也是这样走路的。(remind of)6. 我把日期搞错了，所以到达的日期不对了。(mix up)7. 一个美好的假日会使你精神振奋。(buck up)8. 他敬了一个礼，一个转身冲出门去。(spin round)9. 我给你一周的时间把你手下的人都整顿好，然后我希望一切都顺利运转。(sort out)10. 每逢我们搬迁新居，总是有许多东西舍不得丢弃。(cling to)VII. Reading comprehension (20%)Passage 1“When

30、more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results,” Calvin Coolidge once observed. As the U. S. economy crumbles, Coolidges silly maxim might appear to be as apt as ever: the number of unemployment insurance claims is rising, and overall joblessness is creeping upward. But in todays vast and complex labor market, things arent always what they seem. More and more people are indeed losing their jobs but not necessarily because the economy appears to be in recession. And old-fashioned unemployment isnt the inevitable result of job loss. New