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I. Choose the correct answer. (15 points, 1 point each)
1. Very few scientists _____ a completely new answer to the world?s problems.
A. come up B. come up with C. take up D. take up with 2. The police are _____a reward for information about the murder. . A. dealing B. gaining C. offering D. offending 3. The road was empty _____ a few of cars.
A. for B. except for C. besides D. to 4. The government says it will not _____ with the terrorists. A. talk B. negotiate C. agree D. handle 5. Among his many_____ is a great fondness for music. A. habits B. friends C. enthusiasms D. jobs
6. The company_____ the rock group?s new record by playing it often on the
radio.
A. promoted B. promised C. progressed D. proceeded 7. This story is _____a Russian family in the 19th century.
A. concerned about B. concerned for C. concerned with D. concerned 8. Don?t _____other people in your mad schemes! A. evolve B. involve C. invoke D. invite 9. His work is_____to mine.. A. inferential B. infectious C. infernal D. inferior 10. Never_____at home when I telephone. A. you are B. do you C. are you D. have you
11. I don?t think your proposal is quite _____,and I suggest you give me a new
piece tomorrow. A. in place B. out of place C. in its place D. take the place 12. He has a terrible hot temper, _____he?s genuinely kind.
A. on the contrary B. in contrast C. on the other hand D. on the whole 13. The hotel charge $6 a day, _____ meals.
A. except B. exclusive of C. no D. and
14. Since the machine is still under guarantee, I _____ I won?t be charged for the
repairs. A. assure B. assume C. ensure D. sure
15. ____the advances of science, the discomforts of old age will no doubt always
be with us. A. As for B. Besides C. Except D. Despite
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II. Paraphrase the following sentences in simple English. (20 points, 2 points
each) 16 The doctor advised him to take a few days off. 17. The boy felt very proud for pitching in the family business. 18. How come you are late so often? 19. This apartment building is inferior to that one.
20. The lake is alive with goldfish, which are an attraction to tourist.
21. The students in this class are range from 18 to 21 years old. 22. When it comes to hobbies, the husband and the wife have nothing in common. 23. It is difficult for the doctor to anticipate who will have heart attacks. 24. The writer warns that some disease doesn?t seem to have anything to do with food. 25. It makes sense to replace the abacus with a computer as the latter works far
more efficiently. III. Cloze (15 points, 1 point each)
If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and weaknesses. Success or 26 _in your work would depend, to __27 _ great extent, 28__ your ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best advantage. _29__ the utmost importance is your attitude. A person __30_ begins a job convinced that he isn't going to like it or is__31 _ that he is going to fail is exhibiting a weakness which can only hinder his success. On the other hand, a person who is secure in his belief that he is probably as capable __32__ doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt at it possesses a certain strength of purpose. The chances are that he will do well.
_32__ the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness. A bookkeeper who can't add or a carpenter who can't cut a straight line with a saw is hopeless cases.
This book has been designed to help you capitalize __34__ the strength and overcome the _ 35 _ that you bring to the job of learning. But in groups to measure your development, you must first take stock of where you stand now. As we get further along in the book, we?ll be __36__ in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening __37_ skills. However, __38_ begin with, you should pause __39__examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three
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areas that are critical to your success or failure in school: your _40__ , your reading and communication skills, and your study habits. 26. A. improvement B. victory C. failure D. achievement 27. A. a B. the C. some D. certain 28. A. in B. on C. of D. to 29. A. Out of B.Of C. To D. Into 30. A. who B. what C. that D. which 31. A. ensure B. certain C. sure D. surely 32. A. to B. at C. of D. for 33. A. Have B. Had C. Having D. Had been 34. A. except B. but C. for D. on 35. A. idea B. weakness C. strength D. advantage 36. A. deal B. dealt C. be dealt D. dealing 37. A. learnt B. learned C. learning D. learn 38. A. around B. to C. from D. beside 39. A. to B. onto C. into D. with 40. A. intelligence B. work C. attitude D. weakness IV. Reading Comprehension (30 points, 2 points each)
Passage A
The fridge is considered a necessity. It has been so since the l96Os when packaged food first appeared with the label: \
In my fridgeless Fifties childhood, I was fed well and healthily. The milkman came daily, the grocer, the butcher, the baker, and the ice-cream man delivered two or three times a week. The Sunday meat would last until Wednesday and surplus bread and milk became all kinds of cakes. Nothing was wasted, and we were never troubled by rotten food. Thirty years on, food deliveries have ceased, fresh vegetables are almost unobtainable in the country.
The invention of the fridge contributed comparatively little to the art of food preservation. A vast way of well-tried techniques already existed - natural cooling, drying, smoking, salting, sugaring, bottling ...
What refrigeration did promote was marketing - marketing hardware and electricity, marketing soft drinks, marketing dead bodies of animals around the globe in search of a good price.
Consequently, most of the world's fridges are to be found, not in the tropics
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where they might prove useful, but in the wealthy countries with mild temperatures where they are climatically almost unnecessary. Every winter, millions of fridges hum away continuously, and at vast expense, busily maintaining an artificially(人工的)-cooled space inside an artificially-heated house -- while outside, nature provides the desired temperature free of charge.
The fridge's effect upon the environment has been evident, while its contribution to human happiness has been insignificant. If you don't believe me, try it yourself, invest in a food cabinet and turn off your fridge next winter. You may miss the hamburgers , but at least you'll get rid of that terrible hum.
41. The statement \ suggests that.
A) the author was well-fed and healthy even without a fridge in his fifties B) the author was not accustomed to using fridges even in his fifties C) there was no fridge in the author's home in the l950s
D) the fridge was in its early stage of development in the l950s
42. Why does the author say that nothing was wasted before the invention of fridges?
A) People would not buy more food than was necessary. B) Food was delivered to peep two or thee times a week. C) Food was sold fresh and did not get rotten easily. D) People had effective ways to preserve their food.
43. Who benefited the LEAST from fridges according to the author?
A) Inventors. B) Consumers. C) Manufacturers.
D) Travelling salesmen.
44. Which of the following phrases in the fifth paragraph indicates the fridge's negative effect on the environment? A) \
B) \C) \D) \
Passage B
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Anne Whitney, a sophomore at Colorado State University, first had a problem taking tests when she began college. “I was always well prepared for my tests. Sometimes I studied for weeks before a test. Yet I would go in to take the test, only to find I could not answer the questions correctly. I would blank out because of nervousness and fear. I couldn?t think of the answer. My low grades on the tests did not show what I knew to the teacher.” Another student in microbiology had similar experiences. He said, “My first chemistry test was very difficult. Then, on the second test, I sat down to take it, and I was so nervous that I was shaking. My hands were moving up and down so quickly that it was hard to hold my pencil. I knew the material and I knew the answers. Yet I couldn't even write them down!” These two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety. Because a student worries and is uneasy about a test, his or her mind does not work as well as it usually does. The student can?t write or think clearly because of the extreme tension and nervousness. Although poor grades are often a result of poor study habits, sometimes test anxiety causes the low grades. Recently, test anxiety had been recognized as a real problem, not just an excuse or a false explanation of lazy students.
Special university counseling courses try to help students. In these courses, counselors try to help students by teaching them how to manage test anxiety. At some universities, students take tests to measure their anxiety. If the tests show their anxiety is high, the students can take short courses to help them deal with their tension. These courses teach students how to relax their bodies. Students are trained to become calm in very tense situations. By controlling their nervousness, they can let their minds work at ease .Learned information then comes out without difficulty on a test.
An expert at the University of California explains. “With almost all students, relaxation and less stress are felt after taking out program. Most of them experience better control during their tests. Almost all have some improvement. With some, the improvement is very great.”
45. To “blank out” is probably______. A) to be like a blanket B) to be sure of an answer
C) to be unable to think clearly D) to show knowledge to the teacher
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