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综合英语(二)试题和答案
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I. GRAMMARAND VOCABULARY
Complete each of the following 15 sentences with the most likely answer. Blacken the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all)
1. Mr. Johnson ______ rather not invest that money in the stock market. A. should B. could C. would D. must
2. Americans eat ______ vegetables per person today as they did in 1910. A. more than twice many B. as twice as many C. as many as twice D. twice as many
3. In 1900, the energy derived from burning petroleum was only four percent ______ of coal. A. that B. this C. what D. which
4. Many patients insist on having watches with them in hospital, ______ they have no schedules to keep. A. since B. even though C. so D. as if
5. In summer, she would sit in the garden enjoying the fresh air and the smell of the things she ______. A. was planting B. had planted C. has planted D. would plant
6. There ______ nothing more for discussion, the meeting ended earlier than expected. A. to be B. to have been C. being D. be
7. ______ we can hope for is to avoid complete failure in the coming game with that strong team. A. For the best B. With the best C. At best D. The best
8. While crossing the mountain area, all the men carried guns lest they ______ by wild animals. A. should be attacked B. must be attacked C. could be attacked D. would be attacked
9. Her talent and experience ______ her to the respect of her colleagues. A. authorized B. qualified C. deserved D. entitled
10. Those who change mobile phones too frequently will have to pay for being ______.
A. graceful B. fashionable C. popular D. perfect
11. We hoped to be able to move into our new house at the end of the month, but things didn’t ______ as we expected. A. work out B. move out C. get out D. carry out
12. On arriving home, the boy told his parents about all the ______ which occurred in his dormitory. A. occasions B. affairs C. incidents D. issues
13. He complained to the bookseller that there were several pages ______ in the book. A. losing B. missing C. dropping D. lacking
14. Jeans are so hot these days that big name stars appear on TV advertising for their ______ brands. A. favorite B. unique C. permanent D. intimate
15. In order to buy a new car, you should at least ______ one hundred dollars a week. A. put out B. put forward C. put up D. put aside II. CLOZE
Fill in each of the 15 blanks in the passage with the most likely answer. Blacken the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all)
Without transportation, there could be no trade. Without trade, there could be no towns and cities. Towns and cities are traditionally the 16 centers of civilization. Therefore, transportation helps make civilization 17 practical . Throughout most of the prehistoric period, people lived by hunting, fishing, and 18 growing wild plants. They had no beasts of burden, wheeled vehicles, or roads. People traveled 19 on foot and carried their infants and belongings strapped to their backs or heads. Loads too heavy for one person to carry were strapped to a pole and carried by two people.
20 All the while , people learned that they could drag loads along the ground on sledges. During late prehistoric times, people began to build sledges with runners.
When people developed agriculture and began to establish 21. permanent settlements, trade between settlements started to develop, which created a need for better 22 means of transportation. The donkey and the ox, which had been tamed for food products and farm work, helped 23 meet this need. The use of donkeys and oxen as beasts of burden enabled people to 24 move heavier loads than they could before.
People also began to develop water transportation during prehistoric times. They built rafts of such 25 materials as logs or reeds. Later, people learned 26 how to make dugouts and canoes. People paddled these early craft with their hands or propelled them with paddles or 27 poles .
The wheel was invented about 3500 B.C. and sailboat about 3200 B.C. Wheeled vehicles and sailing vessels 28 initiated transportation. But the speed of transportation improved only 29 slightly over the centuries.
Inventors produced the first engine- 30 powered vehicles during the late 1700’s and the early 1800’s. This development marked the beginning of a revolution in transportation that has continued to the present. 16. A. highlights B. pinpoints C. headquarters D. centers 17. A. possible B. acceptable C. practical D. typical 18. A. growing B. gathering C. watering D. moving 19. A. in turn B. at ease C. on foot D. for fun 20. A. All the while B. For a while C. In time D. On time 21. A. temporary B. permanent C. regular D. steady 22 A. knowledge B. judgment C. standards D. means 23. A. recognize B. develop C. meet D. reduce 24. A. bear B. move C. share D. lift 25. A. materials B. styles C. items D. types
26. A. where B. when C. how D. as 27. A. poles B. sails C. currents D. winds 28. A. demonstrated B. revolutionized C. witnessed D. initiated 29. A. considerably B. continuously C. swiftly D. slightly 30. A. powered B. controlled C. oriented D. related III. PARAPHRASING
Choose the closest paraphrased version after each of the following sentences or the italicized part. Blacken the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 10 points in all)
31. This is a deflation of our pretensions, to be sure, but it is also the opening up to our view of a vast and awesome universe.
A. This makes us feel flattered, ... B. This makes us feel less arrogant, ... C. This is a lack of trust in our honesty, ... D. This is a lack of respect for our dignity, ...
32. When you stay in a new environment for a while, you move to stage two—the crisis stage—in which the shine wears off and day-to-day realities sink in.
A. ...your interest begins to disappear and you find life dull.
B. ...the brilliant light goes off and you have nothing to hope for in life. C. ...the bright color fades and life changes too quickly for you to adapt to. D. ...your excitement dies out and you have to face unpleasant aspects of life. 33. The old woman did not want to become a burden, and so bore her burden.
A. The old woman took the responsibility to support herself, for she hated to bother and depend on others. B. Being tired of being a burden on others, the old woman started to take care of herself. C. Instead of becoming a burden on others, the old woman had to take care of others. D. Despite her will not to bother others, the old woman became their burden. 34. How do you go about making a boy into a zero? A. How can you make a boy interested in nothing? B. What do you do if a boy gets a zero in his exam? C. How is it possible to turn a boy into a total failure? D. What does it mean to a boy if he is nobody in school?
35. Now, I didn’t have to say that ... if you ask me, it showed a lot of humility on my part to say a thing like that when, after all, I have got a career of my own to consider... A. ...I said that at the cost of my own reputation...
B. ...I wouldn’t have said that if I had thought for myself...
C. ...only a modest person like me could say something like that... D. ...as a person with self-respect, I wouldn’t say that kind of thing...
36. “It’s not so much what my husband says,” a tearful wife confides, “as the way he says it. Why does he have to yell at me?”
A. The way he says it is as important as what he says. B. What he says matters more than the way he says it.
C. It is the way he says it rather than what he says that hurts me. D. It is what he says rather than the way he says it that hurts me.
37. But try to break it [the difficult situation the family had to face] gently to Laura. A. But try to treat Laura politely.
B. But try to free Laura from it carefully. C. But try to tell Laura this in a tender way. D. But try to leave Laura without hurting her. 38. Flunk one more course, and I’m out.
A. I cannot put up with another course any more.