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Class Name SIC number Exam Time Exam Room 装 订 线 English Department, Suzhou College Summer Semester ,2005 2006 Final Exam Paper( B ) Extensive Reading For 04 Autumn (04秋泛读)Composer Ma Mingming Marker Checker No.II IIIIVVTotalarksMarksMarkerI. Write down the word according to the explanation in each sentence, the first letter is already given to you.（1 point each，10 points in total） 1) Three months of sure food and s_ and friends.( a place to live in )2) Each student makes a work c with his teacher. (an agreement)3) Leprosy can be t only by contact with tapers. (to pass)4) He is an i_ man. (knowing little or nothing)5) Its power was very much greater than the power c_ in other elements. (to include)6) Every f object she touched seemed to have a new meaning for her. (well known)7) As a child, she had been taught to a _ lepers. (to take away from)8) Then the door was shut and the f came over to him. ( the form of a whole human being)9) How often have you a_ him? ( to take to prison or a court) 10) As I a_ the house, a man came out to meet me. (to go near) MarksMarker. Change the form of the words according to the definitions by adding some suffixes or prefixes to them. （1 point each，10 points in total）11) ab _ (quality of being able)12) effect (having effect)13) equal (state of being equal)14) anxi (state of being anxious)15) use (improper use)16) fortune (bad luck)17) treat (treat badly)18) honest (not honest)19) year (once a year)20)curio (state of being curious)MarksMarker. Filling the blanks （2 points each，10 points in total）Directions: In the following text, some sentences have been remo-ved. For 11-15, choose the most suitable one from list A-G to fit in each of numbered blanks. There are two extra choices, which do not fit in any of the blanks.I have many wonderful memories of my days as a circus clown, but there is one day that I would rather forget: July 6,1944. _(21)_The day seemed like most circus days until just before that afternoons performance. When the bugler blew first call on his cornet, I dressed in my ragged costume and made up my face, complete with the putty nose, hoping it would not melt in the extreme heat.As I put the finishing touches on my face, I could hear the band playing for the end of the animal display. _(22)_. The word is the nightmare of the circus business. _(23)_. At first I thought it might be the sideshow tent, or some straw in the animal tent that had caught fireanything, I prayed, but the big top! That is the thing circus Class Name SIC number Exam Time Exam Room 装 订 线 people dread above all else, for it involves the public, including so many children. _(24)_ I was trying to run and was making poor headway in my big, loose clown shoes. Suddenly I noticed that I was carrying a water bucket that I must have grabbed automatically on leaving the dressing tent. There was nothing I could do with it because the tent was burning too high from the ground, and the flames were spreading fast.I could hear grandstand chairs slamming inside the tent as people rushed onto the track heading toward the exits. _(25)_ At one place a couple of quick-thinking workmen had stretched the canvas side wall out tight to serve as an escape exit, but most of the crowd was pouring through the regular exits, and it soon became a panic.A). We were playing a two-day stand in Hartford, and the big top caught fire.B). I dashed outside and saw smoke curling up from the end of the main tent. C). I tried to get in, but its impossible to break through the frightenedpeople.D). But the smoke was too black for a straw fireit was the big top.E). At that instant someone ran past our dressing tent shouting: “Fire!”F). At every jammed exit, circus people were busy doing the same thing.G). Some were jumping twelve feet from the top rows of the grandstand and seats to the ground outside.MarksMarker. Cloze (2 points each, 30 points in total)Directions: There are 15 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.Up until about 100 years ago, newspapers in the United States appealed only to the most serious readers. They used _26_ illustrations and the articles were about politics or business.Two men changed that - Joseph Pulitzer _27_ the New York World and William Randolph Hearst of the New York Journal. Pulitzer bought the New York World _28_ 1883. He changed it from a traditional newspaper into a very_29_ one overnight. He added _30_ illustrations and cartoons. And he told his reporters to write articles on _31_ crime or scandal they could find. And they did. One of them even pretended she was crazy and then she _32_ to a mental hospital. She then wrote a series of articles about the poor treatment of _33_ in those hospitals.In 1895, Hearst came to New York from _34_ California. He wanted the Journal to be more sensational and more exciting _35_ the world. He also wanted it to be _36_, so he reduced the price by a penny. Hearst attracted attention because his headlines were bigger than_37_. He often said, Big print makes big news.Pulitzer and Hearst did anything they _38_ to sell newspapers. For example, Hearst sent Frederic Remington, the famous illustrator, _39_ pictures of the Spanish-American War. When he got there, he told Hearst that no fighting was_40_. Hearst answered, You furnish the pictures. Ill furnish the war.26. A) no B) many C) a lot D) little27. A) on B) for C) in D)of 28. A) on B) in C) at D) about29. A) excite B) excitingly C)exciting D) excited30. A) a lot B) few C) a few D) lots of31. A) every B) all C) both D) many32. A) admitted B) was admitted C) could admit D) has admitted33. A) patients B) patience C) patient D) patiences34. A) an B) the C) a D) /35. A) than B) as C) in D) for36. A) cheap B) cheaper C) cheapest D) the cheapest37. A) anyone B) anyones C) anyone else D) anyone elses38. A) may B) might C) can D) could39. A) draw B) drew C) to dray D) drawn40. A) going B) going out C) going on D) going offMarksMarker. Comprehension(2 points each, 40 points in total)Class Name SIC number Exam Time Exam Room 装 订 线 Passage OneMost people say that the USA is making progress in fighting AIDS, but they dont know theres no cure and strongly disagree that the AIDS epidemic is over, a new survey finds. The findings, released Thursday by the Kaiser Family Foundation, reassure activists who have worried that public concern about AIDS might disappear in light of recent news about advances in treatment and declines in deaths.While people are very optimistic about the advances, theyre still realistic about the fact that there is no cure says Sophia Chang, director of HIV programs at the foundation.The Kaiser survey, like a recent USA TODAY Gallup Poll, does find that the number of people ranking AIDS as the countrys top health problem has fallen. In the Kaiser poll, 38% say its the top concern, down from 44% in a 1996 poll; in the Gallup Poll, 29% say AIDS in No.1, down from 41% in 1992 and 67% in 1987.Other findings from Kaiser, which polled more than 1,200 adults in September and October and asked additional questions of another 1,000 adults in November:52% say the country is making progress against AIDS, up from 32% in 1995.52% say the government spends too little on AIDS.86% correctly say AIDS drugs can now lengthen lives; an equal number correctly say that the drugs are not cures.67% incorrectly say that AIDS deaths increased or stayed the same in the past year; 24% know deaths fell. Daniel Zingale, director of AIDS Action Council, says, Im encouraged that the American people are getting the message that the AIDS epidemic isnt over. I hope the decision-makers in Washington are getting the same message We have seen signs of complacency. 41.What do activists worry about?A) Recent news about AIDS is not true.B) People may stop worrying about AIDS.C) Deaths caused by AIDS may not decline.D) Advances in AIDS treatment are too slow.42. According to the passage, peoples attitude toward the cure of AIDS isA) optimistic.B) realistic.C) pessimistic.D) hopeless.43. The Gallup Poll shows that the number of peopleA) who suffer from the worst disease- AIDS has fallen.B) who think AIDS threatens the countryside has fallen.C) who worry about AIDS and health problems has fallen.D) who think AIDS is the countrys top health killer has fallen.44. According to the Kaiser Poll, which of the following is NOT correct?A) The country is making progress against AIDS.B) AIDS drugs still cannot save peoples lives.C) AIDS drugs can now make people live longer.D) More and more people die of AIDS now.45. The work massage in the last paragraph meansA) printed new.B) contact.C) meaning.D) central idea. Passage TwoComputer programmer David Jones earns 35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18.The 16-year-old works for a small firm In Livepool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. Davids firm releases two new games for the home computer market each month.But Davids biggest headache is what to do with his money. Despite his salary, earned buy inventing new programs, with bonus payments and profit-sharing, he cannot drive a car, buy a house, or obtain credit cards.He lives with his parents in Livepool. His company has to pay 150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive.David got his job with the Livepool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school and working for a time in a computer shop. I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs, he said.I suppose 35,000 sounds a lot but I hope it will come to more than that his year. He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 20 a week. But most of his spare time is spent working. unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school, he said. But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway. David added: I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear. Class Name SIC number Exam Time Exam Room 装 订 线 46. Why is David different from other young people of his age?A) Because he earns an extremely high salary.B) Because he is not unemployed.C) Because he does not go out much.D) Because he lives at home with his parents.47. Davids greatest problem isA) finding a bank that will treat him as an adult.B) inventing computer games.C) spending his salary.D) learning to drive.48. He was employed by the company becauseA) he had worked in a computer shop.B) he had written some computer programs.C) he had worked very hard.D) he had learned to use computers at school.49. He left school becauseA) he did not enjoy schoolB) he wanted to work with computers and staying at school did not help him.C) he was afraid of getting too old to start computing.D) he wanted to earn a lot of money.50. Why does David think he might retire early?A) Because you have to be young to write computer programs.B) Because he wants to stop working when he is a millionaire.C) Because he thinks computer games might not always sell so well.D) Because he thinks his firm might go bankrupt.Passage ThreeThe bicycling craze came in when were just about the right age to enjoy it. At first even safety bicycles were too dangerous and improper for ladies to ride, and they had to have tricycles. My mother had (I believe) the first female tricycle in Cambridge; and I had a little one, and we used to go out for family rides, all together; my father in front on a bicycle, and my poor brother Charles standing miserable on the bar behind my mother. I found it very hard work, pounding away on my hard tyres; a glorious, but not a pleasurable pastime.Then, one day at lunch, my father said he had just seen a new kind of tyre, filled up with air, and he thought it might be a success. And soon after that everyone had bicycles, ladies and all; and bicycling became the smart thing, and the lords and ladies had their pictures in the papers, riding along in the park, in straw boater hats. My mother must have fallen off her bicycle pretty often, for I remember seeing the most appalling cuts and bruises on her legs. But she never complained, and always kept these mishaps to herself. However, the great Mrs. Phillips, our cook, always knew all about them; as indeed she knew practically everything that ever happened. She used to draw us into the servants hall to tell us privately. Her Ladyship had a nasty fall yesterday; she cut both her knees and sprained her wrist. But dont let her know I told you. So we never dared say anything. Similar little accidents used to occur when, at the age of nearly seventy, she insisted on learning to drive a car. She never mastered the art of reversing, and was in every way an unconventional and terrifying driver. Mrs. Phillips used then to tell us: Her Ladyship ran into the back of a milk-cart yesterday; but it wasnt much hurt ; or A policeman stopped her Ladyship because she was on the wrong side of the road; but she said she didnt know what the white line on the road meant, so he explained and let her go on. Mrs. Phillips must have had an excellent Intelligence Service command, for the stories were always true enough.51.Women did not ride bicycles at first becauseA) they demanded too much hard work.B) they were considered unsafe and unladylike.C) tricycles were more enjoyable.D) tricycles could carry young children as well.52. How did the writer feel about tricycles?A) They were very hard to ride.B) They were safer and more convenient for women.C) They were not as fast as bicycles.D) They were not proper for women to ride.53.Cyclying became popular whenA) the writers father popularized it. B) air-filled tyres began to be used.C) aristocratic people started enjoying it. D) newspapers had pictures of cyclists.54.The writer admires Mrs. Phillips becauseA) she was an excellent cook.B) she was in command of all the servants.C) she could keep secrets. D) she knew everything that went on.Class Name SIC number Exam Time Exam Room 装 订 线 15. The writers mother always had car accident later becauseA) she could not control the car.B) she was very old then.C) she did not understand the road system.D) she behaved arrogantly.Passage Four Researchers have established that when people are mentally engaged, biochemical changes occur in the brain that allow it to act more effectively in cognitive areas such as attention and memory. This is true regardless of age. People will be alert and receptive if they are faced with information that gets them to think about things they are interested in. And someone with a history of doing more rather than less will go into old age more cognitively sound than someone who has not had an active mind.Many experts are so convinced of the benefits of challenging the brain that they are putting the theory to work in their own lives. The idea is not necessarily to learn to memorize enormous amounts of information, says James Fozard, associate director of the National Institute on Aging. Most of us dont need that kind of skii1.Such specific training is of less interest than being able to maintain mental alertness. Fozard and others say they challenge their brains with different mental skills, both because t hey enjoy them and because they are sure that their range of activities wi