CATTI三笔综合能力样题
Section 1: Vocabulary and Grammar (60 points)
This section consists of 3 parts. Read the directions for each part before answering the questions.
Part 1 Vocabulary Selection
In this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word which best completes each sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
1.Don’t be ________ by his bad manners. He is merely trying to attract your attention. A. incurred B. inferred C. irritated D. intervened 2.Craig assured his boss that he would call ________ all his energies in doing this new job.
A. forth B. at C. on D. off
3.Too much ________ to X-rays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body.
A. disclosure B. attachment C. contact D. exposure 4.When confronted with such questions, my mind goes ________, and I can hardly remember my own date of birth.
A. dim B. blank C. faint D. vain
5.As we know, knowledge is the ________ condition for expansion of the mind. A. incompatible B. incredible C. indefinite D. indispensable 6. Care should be taken to shorten the time that one is subjected ________ continuous loud noise.
A. to B. with C. in D. on
7.Some of the most important concepts in physics ________ their success to these mathematical systems.
A. oblige B. owe C. contribute D. attribute 8.As your instructor advised, you ought to spend your time on something ________ researching into.
A. precious B. worth C. worthy D. valuable
9.As a defense against air-pollution damage, many plants and animals ________ a substance
to absorb harmful chemicals.
A. relieve B. release C. dismiss D. discard
10.Without the friction between their feet and the ground, people would in no ________ be able to walk.
A. time B. means C. way D. account 11.One reason for the successes of Asian immigrants in the U.S. is that they have taken great
________ to educate their children.
A. means B. pains C. attempts D. hardships 12.I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be ________ to it.
A. connected B. fastened C. bound D. stuck
13.The English language contains a(n) ________ of words which are comparatively seldom
used in ordinary conversation.
A. altitude B. latitude C. multitude D. attitude
14.In my opinion, you can widen the ________ of this improvement through your active
participation.
A. scale B. volume C. magnitude D. scope
15.The news item about the fire is followed by a detailed report made on the ________.
A. spot B. site C. location D. ground
16.The remarkable ________ of life on the Galapagos Islands inspired Charles Darwin to
establish his theory of evolution.
A. classification B. variety C. density D. diversion 17.The trouble is that not many students really know how to make use of their time to its best ________.
A. benefit B. advantage C. value D. profit