2011年10月21日基础英语试题.doc

四川外语学院2011基础英语一Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the appropriate words derived from the words given in parentheses at the end of the sentences.1. In Canton, he commented, a common language would have been a more important than race. ( criteria) 2. He had focused upon one contemporary of a fundamental problem, the roots of which are as deep as American history itself.(manifest) 3. Although I have used my understanding of Asian American social history to interpret the literature, I have focused on the evolution of Asian American consciousness and self-image as in the literature. (express)4. policies and attitudes towards the different groups have often been quite similar, as have the responses to these policies and attitudes among them.(race)5. One of the fundamental barriers to Asian American literary self-expression has been the existence of race stereotypes about Asians in American popular culture.(understand)6. By studying Asian American literature, readers can learn about the Asian American experience from the point of view of those who lived it.(have)7. The inexact and inconsistent translations of Christian missionaries were responsible for many of the odd rendings to the Chinese.(attribute)8. They tended to depict the Chinese as a helpless and pathetic or enigmatic people, and used Chinese characters primarily to expose the and follies of white men, who were their major concern.(ignore)9. Just as the portrayal of the helpless Asian heathen serves to illustrate the beneficence and strength of the white missionary, the docile and seductive Asian woman is a foil for the virility and of the white male.(attract)10. Not only is the white man to the Asian woman in Anglo-American literature ; in several romances and short stories, the Asian man is portrayed as dominated by desire for the unattainable white woman.(desire)11. While she is plagued by a scene of unworthiness and fascinated by the idea of silent sacrifice, self-blame, and even martyrdom, she also for acceptance.(long)12. As a young girl, she wants to be confirmed as Roman Catholic because she would be able to wear a white lace dress like a princess at the .(confirm)13. In some cases, they banded together not merely to protest Anglo discrimination or to assert their as Asian American, but also to form a united front against their parents generation.(valid)14.The of Chinese in the United States before 1949 were “married bachelors” who had wives in China whom they saw once every ten or twenty years if they were fortunate.(major)15. The overseas Chinese were commonly viewed as by those in their home villages, who had very little idea of the hardships and social isolation endured by most Chinese in America.(benefit)16. A observer of the people and events of his community, Mori searches for significance and beauty in the ordinary, for the general and universal within the particular.(sense)17. The grandfather who immigrates to Hawaii to work in the sugar can field carries with him the indomitable spirit and of the Cantonese.(express)18. , contemporary Asian American writers have contended that Asian American history has been distorted and misunderstood because it has been told by racists.(similar)19. The success of the feminist movement more woman to pursue career paths and to postpone having children. (able)20. Since the successes of feminist in the 1970s, women have begun to exercise more control over their lives and move towards autonomy and independence as they strive for forms of personal fulfillment less dictated by old social pressures.(great)二There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there four choices marked A) ,B), C),and D) .Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then write the answers on the Answer Sheet.1. The doctors dont that he will live much longer.A) articulate B) anticipateC) manifest D) monitor2. I suggest we put the scheme into effect, for it is quite .A) eligible B) sustainableC) probable D) feasible3. The old gentleman was a very looking person, with grey hair and gold spectacles.A) respectful B) respected C) respective D) respectable 4. This book is expected to the best-seller lists.A) promote B) prevailC) dominate D) exemplify5. That part of the city has long been for its street violence.A) notorious B) responsibleC) historical D) illegal6. Under the guidance of their teacher , the pupils are building a model boat by steam.A) towed B) pressedC) tossed D) propelled7. Having finished their morning work, the clerks stood up behind their desks, themselves.A) expanding B) stretchingC) prolonging D) extending 8. Englands team, who are now superbly fit, will be doing their best next week to themselves for last years defeat.A) revive B) retortC) revenge D) remedy9. If you want to get into that tunnel, you first have to away all the rocks.A) haul B) transferC) repel D) dispose10. It took us only a few hours to the paper off all four walls.A) shear B) scrapeC) stroke D) chip11. The famous scientist his success to hard work.A) imparted B) grantedC) ascribed D) acknowledged12. It is difficult to of a plan to end poverty.A) speculate B) conceiveC) ponder D) reckon13. Now the cheers and applause in a single sustained roar.A) mingled B) concentratedC) assembled D) permeated14. Improved consumer confidence is to an economic recovery.A) crucial B) subordinateC) cumulative D) satisfactory15. Although the body is made up of many different tissues, these tissues are arranged in an and orderly fashion.A) incredible B) intricateC) i