SHANDONG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ENGLISH TEST FOR NON-ENGLISH MAJORS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
（本科第2册）
I. Vocabulary and Structure (15%)
There are 30 questions in this section. For each of the questions, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best answers the question.
1. _ _______ some are weak and old, others must shoulder the burden. A. What B. Which C. How D. Where
2. Its European territory _____ ___ about 2,000,000 square miles. A. extends B. covers C. locates D. lies 3. He was quite ___________ to teach them a lesson. A. determined B. determining C. determine D. determination 4. Plastics are manufactured in a ____________ of forms. A. category B. group C. variety D. multiple 5. It is not always __________ for buses to run on Sundays. A. economical B. economic C. economy D. economics 6. He has visited every country in Asia ___________ Japan. A. rather than B. another than C. the other than D. other than 7. The actor soon won ___________ from the public. A. note B. recognition C. admission D. distinction 8. Many boys enjoy __________ football, basketball or baseball.
A. play B. to play C. played D. playing
9. In addition, teaching staff is willing __________ extra help if a student needs. A. to providing B. to provide C. provide D. provided 10. This unusual sabbatical leave was conducted ___________ great secrecy. A. by B. in C. at D. on 11. Sound was used ___________ the ocean.
A. to measure B. to measuring C. by measuring D. to be measured 12. It was proposed that the matter ___________ looked into at the next meeting.
A. be B. would be C. to be D. was
13. There was no point ___________ him to come early since everything was ready.
A. to ask B. to have asked C. being asking D. in asking 14. The offender was ________ over to the police. A. landed B. branded C. handed D. candied
15. The teacher is working at his ________ changing them and bettering them. A. lectures B. lessons C. classes D. subjects 16. The place was ____________ — larger than any building you have ever seen. A. significant B. big C. enormous D. important 17. He expects his son to carry ___________ the family tradition. A. in B. on C. off D. beyond
18. Scientists ___________ that there is no animal life on Mars. A. know B. assume C. trust D. understand
19. A family has __________ affection when each person likes the others and is liked by them. A. multiple B. mutual C. mature D. manure 20. Learning a new language is an awful __________. A. threat B. sweat C. thread D. swear
21. The relationship between teacher and student is of ____________ importance. A. vital B. fatal C. little D. fertile
22. My love for you is not dependent ___________ whether you fulfill my expectations of you.
A. on B. of C. from D. for
23. By the time I saw the job advertised, it was too late to __________.
A. appoint B. seek c. demand D. apply 24. The district grew peas ___________ a large scale.
A. on B. in C. by D. to
25. I am going to Paris __________ my brother is coming as well.
A. both B. or C. either D. and
26. When he awoke, he found himself ___________ by an old woman.
A. being looking after B. be looked after C. being looked after D. to be looked after 27. The scientist ________ a method of desalting seawater. A. decided B. placed C. perfected D. played
28. Whether right or wrong, he has ideas about how the lessons should ___________. A. have conducted B. be conducted C. conduct D. been conducting 29. Here is some ____________ advice to any freshman. A. worth for B. worthy of C. worthy at D. worthwhile 30. You can write to him if you ____________ my word. A. suspicion B. doubt C. uncertain D. unsure
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II. Cloze (10%)
There are 20 blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passages.
In 31 Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious associations. The Olympian athletic festival, held every four years in honour of Zeus, eventually lost its local character, became 32 of national event, and then, after the rules against foreign competitors had been waived, international. No one knows exactly how far 33 the Olympic Games go, but some official records date from 776 B.C.
The Games took place in August on the plain by Mount Olympus. Many thousands of 34 gathered from all parts of Greece, but no married woman was admitted even as a spectator. Slaves, women and dishonoured persons were not allowed to compete. The exact
sequence of events is 35 , but events included boys’ gymnastics, horse-racing, field events such as discus and javelin throwing, and the very important foot races. There was also boxing and wrestling and special tests of 36 ability such as the pentathlon, the winner of which excelled in running, jumping, discus and javelin throwing and wrestling. The evening of the third day was devoted to sacrificial offerings to the heroes of 37 day, and the fourth day, that of the full moon, was set aside a holy day.
On the sixth and 38 day, all the victors were crowned with holy garlands of wild olive from a sacred wood. 39 great was the honour that the winner of the foot race gave his name to the year of his victory. Although Olympic winners received no prize money, they were, in fact, richly rewarded by their 40 authorities. The public honour also made the strict discipline of the ten-month training period worthwhile. In spite of the lengthy training, however, runners were known to drop dead from strain at the winning post. How their results compared with modern standards, we unfortunately have no means of telling.
31. A. ancient B. old C. distant D. faraway 32. A. primary B. first C. prior D. important 33. A. backway B. backward C. back D. back to 34. A. lookers B. speculators C. watchers D. spectators 35. A. unconscious B. unaware C. uncertain D. unsure 36. A. changed B. varied C. differed D. differentiated 37. A. the B. a C. some D. / 38. A. the last B. some last C. a lost D. last 39. A. For B. Such C. So D. Very 40. A. country B. state C. nation D. public
31-35 ABCDC 36-40 BADCB
The oldest stone buildings in the world are the pyramids. They have stood for nearly 5,000 years, and it seems likely that they 41 continue to stand for thousands of years yet. There are over eighty of them scattered along the banks of the Nile, some of which are different in shape from the true pyramids. The most 42 of these are the “Step” pyramid and the “Bent” pyramid.
Some of the pyramids still look much as they must have done when they were built thousands of years 43 . Most of the damage suffered by the others has been at the hands of men who were looking for treasure or, more often, for stone to use in modern buildings. The dry climate of Egypt has helped to preserve the pyramids, and their very shape has made them 44 likely to fall into ruin. These are good reasons why they can still be seen today, but perhaps the most important is that they were planned to last forever.
It is practically certain that plans were made for the building of the pyramids because the plans of 45 large works have fortunately been preserved. However, there are no writings or pictures to show us how the Egyptians planned or built the pyramids themselves. Consequently, we are only able to guess at the methods used. Nevertheless, by examining the actual pyramids and
various tools which have been 46 , archaeologists have formed a fairly clear picture of them.
One thing is certain: there must have been months of careful planning 47 they could begin to build. The first thing they had to do was to choose a suitable place. You may think this would have been easy with miles and miles of empty desert around, but a pyramid could not be built just anywhere. Certain rules had to be 48 , and certain problems had to be overcome.
The step pyramid had to be on the west side of the Nile, the side on which the sun sets. This was for 49 reasons. It also had to stand well above the level of the river to protect it against the regular floods. It could not be too far from the Nile, however, as the stones to build it needed to be carried in boats down the river to the nearest point. Water transport was, of course, much easier than land transport. The builders also had to 50 a rock base which was not likely to crack under the great weight of the pyramid. Finally, it had to be near the capital, or better still, near the king’s palace so that he could visit it easily and personally check the progress being made on the final resting place for his body.
41. A. shall B. will C. would D. must 42. A. notorious B. known C. notice D. famous 43. A. ago B. before C. early D. earlier 44. A. much B. little C. more D. less 45. A. another B. the other C. other D. an other 46. A. found B. finding C. founded D. founding 47. A. early B. earlier C. before D. ago 48. A. followed B. made C. done D. banned 49. A. divine B. Christian C. Catholic D. religious 50. A. found B. find C. set D. build
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III. Reading Comprehension (40%)
Section A: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some true-false questions. Decide whether each of them is true (T) or false (F).
Passage 1
The air surrounding us is important to everyone. Without air, we could not exist. Everyone understands that. But air is necessary in many other ways—ways that are not always so obvious or widely known.
For example, if we did not have air, there would be no sound. Sound travels through air. Where there is no air, there is no sound. Without air, there would be no fire. There would be no automobiles, since motors need air in order to operate.
Without air, there would be no wind or clouds. There would be no weather, as we know it. The night time would be very cold and the days very hot. We would be forced to seek shelter from the sun, as there would be no atmosphere to protect us from the sun’s deadly rays.
The atmosphere is all the air surrounding the earth. Atmospheric pressure is the weight of all
that air against the surface of the earth. If we did not have atmospheric pressure, we could not have automobile tires. The tires would swell or burst if they did not have the pressure of the atmosphere against their surfaces.
Large and powerful, the atmosphere consists of an ocean of gases hundreds of miles high. It presses down on our bodies with a force of more than fourteen pounds per square inch. The narrow column of air which rests upon our shoulders weighs almost 2,000 pounds. But our bodies are built in such a way that its weight does not crush us.
In this huge ocean of air there is more energy than in all the coal, oil, and gas we have on earth. Electrical energy is collected in the atmosphere as water is collected and stored in a dam. The existence of electricity in the air has been known for centuries. Men have gazed in wonder at the bright patterns of lightning in storm clouds. But a thorough study of electricity in the atmosphere was not possible until the development of radio and radar.
One scientist, Dr. Sydney Chapman, has tried to explain the electric field which surrounds the earth. He believes that the great storms on the sun create large amounts of electric energy. This energy is contained in a very light gas called hydrogen. The earth pulls the gas toward it, and a ring is formed around the earth several thousand feet above its surface. The great space ring is a powerful current of electrical energy. Sometimes the ring comes down and curves into the lower atmosphere, causing strange electrical effects.
Dr. Chapman’s ideas explain many things. It has long been known that there is an electric field inside the earth. It moves in much the same manner as the electric energy contained in the atmosphere. Scientists now believe that the electric energy in the atmosphere causes the electric energy inside the earth to flow.
If we can learn to control the energy in the atmosphere, we will have an unending supply of energy. Many scientists are trying to learn how to control it. In the meantime, even those of us who are not scientists have begun to pay attention to air. We realize that air does not contain the same elements that it contained years ago. Automobiles, airplanes, factories, and atomic explosions have added dust and waste gases to the atmosphere. It is time to learn how to protect our atmosphere, the roof over the world of man.
51. If atmospheric pressure did not exist, tires would be burst.
52. The atmosphere presses down on our bodies with a force of more than fourteen pounds per square inch.
53. The existence of electricity in the air has been known for a century.
54. Dr. Sydney Chapman’s ideas about an electric field surrounding the earth explain many things. 55. If we can learn to control the energy in the atmosphere it will be endless.
51-55 TTFTT
Passage 2
Huge trucks are a familiar sight to anyone who travels across the United States by car. But many travelers never meet a truck driver. Most people know little about the trucker’s way of life.
This way of life has certain disadvantages. The three-day periods away from home put a strain on family life. Wives complain that their husbands are not at home to deal with their children’s problems. In turn, drivers worry about their families while they are away.