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英语口语练习题一、阅读理解Passage OneUnless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroids(小行星) now ,one might crash into Earth destroy life as we know it ,say some scientists.Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids(流星) that race across the night sky. Most orbit the sun far from Earth and dont threaten us. But there are also thousands whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth.Buy 50 million worth new telescopes right now. Then spend 10 million a year for the next 25 years to locate most of the space rocks. By the time we spot a fatal one , the scientists say, well have a way to change its course.Some scientists favor pushing asteroids off course with nuclear weapons. But the cost wouldnt be cheap.Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk are:1)How likely the event is; and 2)How bad the consequences if the event occurs. Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once every 500,000 years. Sounds pretty rare-but if one did fall, it would be the end of the world. “If we dont take care of these big asteroids, theyll take care of us,” says one scientist. “Its that simple.” The cure, though, might be worse than the disease. Do we really want fleets of nuclear weapons sitting around on Earth? “The world has less go fear from doomsday(毁灭性的)rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against them,” said a New York Times article.1. What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids? A. They are heavenly bodies different in composition.B. They are heavenly bodies similar in nature.C. There are more asteroids than meteoroids.D. Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids.2. What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth? A. It is very unlikely but the danger exists.B. Such a collision might occur once every 25 years.C. Collisions of smaller asteroids with Earth occur more often than expected.D. Its still too early to say whether such a collision might occur.3. What do people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to alter the course of asteroids? A. It sounds practical but it may not solve the problem.B. It may create more problems than it might solve.C. It is a waste of money because a collision of asteroids with Earth is very unlikely.D. Further research should be done before it is proved applicable.4. We can conclude from the passage that A. While pushing asteroids off course nuclear weapons would destroy the world.B. asteroids racing across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the near future.C. the worry about asteroids can be left to future generations since it is unlikely to happen in our lifetime.D. workable solutions still have to be found to prevent a collision of asteroids with Earth.5. Which of the following best describes the authors tone in this passage? A. OptimisticB. Critical C. Objective D. ArbitraryPassage TwoBelieve it or not, optical illusion(错觉)can cut highway crashes. Japan is a case in point. It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nearly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion. Bent stripes, called chevrons(人字形)painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are, and thus drivers slow down. Now the American Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D. C. is planning to rep eat Japans success. Starting next year, the foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes. Excessive speed plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all fatal traffic accidents, according to the foundation. To help reduce those accidents, the foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed related hazards are the greatest curves, exit slopes, traffic circles, and bridges. Some studies suggest that straight, horizontal bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bar. Chevrons, scientists say, not only give drivers the impression that they are driving faster than they really are but also make a lane spear to be narrower. The result is a longer lasting reduction in highway speed and the number of traffic accidents.6. The passage mainly discusses A. a new way of highway speed controlB. a new pattern for painting highwaysC. a new approach to training driversD. a new type of optical illusion7. On roads painted with chevrons drivers tend to feel that A. they should avoid speed related hazardsB. they are driving in the wrong laneC. they should slow down their speedD, they are approaching the speed limit 8. The advantage of chevrons over straight, horizontal bars is that the former A. can keep drivers awakeB. can cut road accidents in halfC. will have a longer effect on driversD. will look more attractive9. The American Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to A. try out the Japanese method in certain areasB. change the road sighs across the countryC. replace straight, horizontal bars with chevronsD. repeat the Japanese road patterns10. What does the author say about straight, horizontal bars painted across roads? A. They are falling out of use in the United States.B. They tend to be ignored by drivers in a short period of time.C. They are applicable only on broad roads.D. They cannot be applied successfully to traffic circles.I、单项选择题Choose the best answer from the choices given:1. To the dinner party all her _were invited. a. relationb. relationsc. a relationd. the relations2. His ill-health may well be _malnutrition. a. due tob. next toc. thanks tod. up to3. Why is there _ traffic on the streets in February than in May. a. fewerb. fewc. littled. less4. _ friends usually speak highly of him. a. His someb. His manyc. Many hisd. Some his5.The ship was sunk by a collision;but _diving apparatus the cargo was retrieved. a. for the sake ofb. by way ofc. by reason ofd. by means of6. Hainan province has _. a. too much summerb. too many summerc. long summerd. much summer7.He _likes fiction_poetry. a. Both.andb. Whether.orc. Neither.nord. Not only.but also8. Over sixty per cent of the city _destroyed in the war. a. areb. wasc. wered. is9.They denied_any further information to help the police. a. to be givenb. to have been givenc. givingd. give10.There are trees on _ side of the street. a. such ab. bothc. somed. each11.No one is exempt_taxation in the United States. a. inb. aboutc. withd. from12.he would rather _ to others than talk himself. a. listenb. to listenc. listenedd. listening13. We still have a lot of problems _. a. unsolvedb. unsolvingc. unsolved. to be unsolved14. He regretted _ her the truth. a. having toldb. to have toldc. had toldd. to tell15.Jerry is very generous_his money. a. at b. inc. ond. with16. _ by accident _ by design, he arrived too late to help us. a. Not only.but alsob. Neither.norc. Whether.ord. Both.and17._ , he managed to remain among the top 5% of his class. a. To work hard as he didb. Working hard as he didc. Work hard as he didd. Worked hard as he did18. They left the door open _ to hear the baby. a. so as for meb. so that mec. in order for med. and for me19. New machinery _ arriving tomorrow. a. will beb. isc. ared. shall be20. The family _ able to come to a unanimous consent that the child must be operated on as quickly as possible. a. wereb. isc. ared. was三 、完型填空In a telephone survey of more than 2,000 adults, 21% said they believed the sun revolved(旋转)around the earth. An 1 7% did not know which revolved around 2 I have no doubt that 3 all of these people were 4 in school that the earth revolves around the sun 5 may even have written in 6 at est. But they never 7 their incorrect mental models of planetary(行星的) 8 because their every day observations didnt support 9 their teachers told them: People see the sun moving 10 the sky as morning turns to night, and the earth seems stationary(静止的) 11 that is happening. Students can l learn the right answers 12 heart in class, and yet never combined them 13 their working models of the world. The objectively correct answer the professor accepts and the 14 personal understanding of the world Can 15 side by side, each unaffected by the other.Outside of class, the student continues to use the 16 model because it has always worked well 17 that circumstance, Unless professors address 18 errors in students personal models of the world, students are not 19 to replace them with the 20 one .( )1. A. excessive B. extra C. additional D. added( )2. A. what B. which C. that D. other( )3. A. virtually B. remarkably C. ideally D. preferably( )4. A. learned B. suggested C. taught D. advised( )5. A. those B. these C. who D. they( )6. A. on B. with C. under D. for( )7. A. formed B. altered C. believed D. thought( )8. A. operation B. position C. motion D. location( )9. A. how B. which C. that D. what( )10.A. around B. across C. on D. above( )11.A. since B. so C. while D. for( )12.A. to B. by C. in D. with( )13.A. with B. into C. to D. along( )14.A. adults B. teachers C. scientists D. students( )15.A. exist B. occur C. survive D.maintain( )16.A. private B. individual C. personal D. own( )17.A. in B. with C. on D.for( )18.A. general B. natural C. similar D. specific( )19.A. obliged B. likely C. probable D. partial( )20.A. perfect B. better C. reasonable D. correct四、填空题用单位词填空:1. a _ of sugar2. a _ of bees3. a _ of milk用所给动词的适当形式填空:4. Jane acts as if she _(know) English perfectly.5. The weather forecast yesterday said that many areas_ _(have) rain,but we certainly didnt have any here.6. He is always_ _(write) with a special pen-just because he likes to be different. 用并列连词或从属连词填空:7.The young man has often been praised,_ _he is never conceited.8._you promise to behave yourself, you shall not go to the party this afternoon.选择适当的代词填空:9.Most mystery stories dont end the way youexpect it,them)to.10.Somebody left_(his,their) raincoat on this rack.用适当的介词填空:11.If these new methods dont work, well have to fall back _our old system.12.she made a point _ coming late so that everyone would look at her.用适当的形容词比较等级填空：13.He looked_a brick wall.(nervous)14.Marrys _ _of the four girls in the family.(nice)15.Youre far _I am.(tolerant)（二）1. A: Can I do for you? B: , .2. A: How are you?B: Im fine, ?3. A: Is there can I do for you?4. A: . Is this book available?5. A: I you read the college hand book.B: Thank your advice.6. A: All the simplified readers are on those shelves the left.7. A: How about go shopping?B: .8. A: I like to make an appointment to see doctor.9. A: Could you come in at 2 oclock this Friday?B: .10. A: Id like to drop by your house some time this week. Is that okay?B: Yes, .五.改写句子用先行it改写句子:1.Possibly the Joneses will come to the party as well.2.Whether they will come or not doesnt matter very much.3.Seeing you sitting here all alone makes me feel sad.用不定式结构或ing分词结构改写句子4.The police hope that they will solve the crime soon.5.He didnt even acknowledge that he had received the invitation.用名词性分句改写句子：6. He ordered the men to remain in camp.7. She insisted on our going there on foot.用所给的连词改写句子：8.I finished reading the newspaper.Then John came home.(before)9.We were eating dinner.Our guests arrived.(while)10.I graduated from high school.I have been studying at the university.(since)六、词汇与语法1. She ought to stop work; she has a headache because she too long.A. has been readingB. had readC. is reading D. read2. Niagara Falls is a great tourist drawing millions of visitors every year.A. attentionB. attractionC. appointmentD. arrangement3. I dont mind the decision as long as it is not too late.A. you to delay makingB. your delaying makingC. your delaying to makeD. you delay to make4. The hopes goals, fears and desires widely between men and women, between the rich and the poor.A. alterB. shiftC. transferD. vary5. Corn originated in the New World and thus was not known in Europe until Columbus found it in Cuba.A. being cultivatedB. been cultivatedC. having cultivatedD. cultivating6. The sale usually takes place outside the house, with the audience on benches, chairs or boxes.A. having seatedB. seatingC. seatedD. having been seated7. This kind of glasses manufactured by experienced craftsmen comfortably.A. is wornB. wearsC. wearingD. are worn8. Some diseases are by certain water animals.A. transplantedB. transformedC. transportedD. transmitted9. Wouldnt you rather your child to bed early?A. go B. wentC. wouldD. goes10. Although Anne is happy with her success she wonders will happen to her private life.A. thatB. what C. it D. this11. The words of his old teacher left a impression on his mind. He is still influenced by them.A. longB. livelyC. lastingD.liberal12. Mikes uncle insists in this hotel.A. staying not B. not to stayC. that he would not stayD. that he not stay13. We agreed to accept they thought was the best tourist guide.A. whateverB. whomeverC. whicheverD. whoever14. It is our policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.A. consistent B. continuous C. considerate D. continual15. Between 1974 and 1997,the number of overseas visitors expanded 27%.A. by B. forC. to D. in 16. Although many people view conflict as bad, conflict is sometimes useful it forces people to test the relative merits of their attitudes are behaviors.A. by whichB. to whichC. in that D. so that17. He is about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year.A. optimisticB. optionalC. outstandingD. obvious18. Sometimes I wish I in a different time and a different place.A. be livingB. were livingC. would liveD. would have lived19. The director was critical the way we were doing the work.A. atB. in C. of D. with20. In a sudden of anger, the man tore up everything within reach.A. attackB. burstC. splitD. blast21. she realized it was too late to go home.A. No sooner it grew dark thanB. Hardly did it grow dark thatC. Scarcely had it grown dark thanD. It was not until dark that22. In Britain people four million tons of potatoes every year.A. swallowB. disposeC. consumeD. exhaust23. Id his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.A. take into accountB. account forC. make up for D. make out24. It is essential that these application forms back as early as possible.A. must be sent B. will be sentC. are sentD. be sent25. She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it enough to eat.A. mildB. slightC. lightD. tender26. We take our skin for granted until it is burned repair.A. beyondB. forC. withoutD. under27. The computer revolution may ewll change society as as did the Industrial Revolution.A. certainlyB. insignificantlyC.fundamentallyD. comparatively28. in this way ,the situation doesnt seem so disappointing.A. To look at B. Looking at C. Looked at D. To be looked at29. A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough .A. nuisanceB. troubleC. worryD. anxiety30. Some women a good salary in a job instead of staying home, but they decided not to work for the sake of the family.A. must makeB. should have madeC. would makeD. could have made31. A: Hello, my name is Zhao Yun fei. Are you one of the new student? B: Yes, I am. to meet you, Xiao Zhao.A. DoB. NiceC. GoodD. How32. A: Where are you from? B: I Chang zou, Jiang su Province.A. was fromB. come forC. come fromD. make from33. A: Great crowd, ?B: It certainly is.A. isnt it B. arent theyC. is itD. are they34. A: ,my name is Ted.A. In the wayB. On the wayC. By the wayD. By the word35. A: Im William Holland.B: I beg you . I didnt catch your first name.A. againB. repeatC. pardonD. part36. A: You must be the new teacher from A