《高级英语》第一册期中试卷.doc

高级英语第一册期中试卷 MID-TERM EXAMINATION.Choose among the words or expressions given below to complete the following sentences. Each word or expression is to be used in one sentence. （20%）-acquire, affect, alert, application, average, caution,commandeer, conceal, convenient, evolve, get.-where, option, proceed, program, resemble, rinse, take over, take ones time, wither, within the reach of1. The house_ a castle. Resembled 2. The whole idea_evolved_ from a casual remark. 3. The president-elect will _next January.4. The entire country_is_affected_ by drought.5. The soldiers _take over _the e house and used it for offices. Commandeered 6. Luxuries are not_within the reach of _ the poor.7. If quite_convenient_ to you I will be with you Tuesday next.8. Now that our plans are settled, let us _rinse_ proceed 9. You see, despite all its accomplishments, the so-called electronic brain must _be commanded_by a human brain. Programmed 10. The_application _ of the new scientific discoveries to industrial production methods usually makes jobs easier to do.11. After washing them in soapy water the clothes _wither _out thoroughly. Rinse 12. Despite the devastating flood in some places, this years rainfall in the whole country came close to the _average_ 13. The doctor_alerted_ me to the danger of not getting enough sleep.14. The ability to use a language can _acquire_only by the act of using the language. Be acquired 15. She has the _option_of entering graduate school or starting her professional career.16. The lecturer_proceeded _ his explanation with some tape recordings. Accompanied 17. As a result, his reputation _by the scandal. Withered 18. Since there was no need to hurry, we_take our time to _ leaving.19. Work, work, work and _ does it _ you? It _ you exactly _! Where gets nowhere 20. Clever though she was, she could not_conceal _ her eagerness for praise.resemblesevolvedtake overwas affectedcommandeeredwithin the reach ofconvenientproceed programmedapplicationrinseaverage alertedbe acquiredoptionAccompaniedwithered took our timewhere.get, gets.nowhereconceal . Replace the parts underlined with words or expressions learnt in the text. (The first letter of the required word or expression is given.) （20%） 1. He wandered along the street looking in the shop windows. Stroll 2. The unqualified typist had to retype the letter five times. i incapable, 3. To be frank, I dont think you have the talent to be a great violinist. c 4. The children felt frightened when they realized they were lost. p panicked5. The nutritional value of rice is improved by baking it with milk. e 6. More information becomes obtainable through the use of computers. a accessible7. The landlady could not provide us with a place, because all her rooms were booked. a 8. He was deeply involved in the series of sufferings and loss. s 9. His neighbours scared his family into leaving. i 10. She was a lovely but unpredictable woman. c 11. Where did you get that foolish and absurd idea? r 12. Hands pressed together with the fingers interlaced, she stood there, silently praying to God. c 13. Could you do me a favour by posting the letter? o 14. Visitors to the factory must act in accordance with the rules. c 15. I dont think anyone can blame you for not being cautious. a of16. The boys are not at fault in this case. to b 17. Prospecting for gold is a dangerous way to earn a living. h 18. The plane was old. There was not enough fuel. And bad flying conditions were an unexpected factor which made the whole situation even more complicated. c 19. The boys face showed the fact that he had been eating jam. b 20. Lincoln is a striking and obvious example of a poor boy who succeeded. c 二：答案:2-1: /答案: sauntered2-2: /答案: incompetent2-3: /答案:candid2-4: /答案:panicked2-5: /答案: enriched 2-6: /答案:available 2-7: /答案:accommodate 2-8: /答案:string2-9: /答案: intimidated 2-10: /答案:capricious2-11: /答案: ridiculous2-12: /答案:clasped2-13: /答案:oblige2-14: /答案: comply2-15: /答案:accuse2-16: /答案:blame 2-17: /答案: hazardous2-18: /答案: complication2-19: /答案:betrayed 2-20: / 答案:conspicuous Saunter, incompetent, candid, panicked, enriched, available, accommodate, string, intimidate capricious, ridiculous, capricious, ridiculous, clasped, clasped, oblige, oblige, oblige, comply, comply, accuse, blame, accuse, accuse. Blame hazardous, hazardous, hazardous, complication, complication, betrayed, betrayed, conspicuous,Betrayed,clasped, clasped, saunter, incompetent, incompetent, candid, conspicuous, conspicuous, complication, clasped, clasped, bet3-1: / 答案: A3-2: / 答案: C3-3: / 答案: B3-4: / 答案: A3-5: / 答案: A3-6: / 答案: B3-7: / 答案: A3-8: / 答案: A3-9: / 答案: B3-10: /答案:C3-11: /答案:D3-12: /答案:D3-13: /答案:B3-14: /答案:B3-15: /答案:A3-16: /答案:A3-17: /答案:D3-18: /答案:A3-19: /答案:B3-20: /答案:C3-21: /答案:D3-22: /答案:C3-23: /答案:B3-24: /答案:C3-25: /答案:B3-26: /答案A3-27: /答案:B3-28: /答案:D3-29: /答案:A3-30: /答案:A3-31: /答案:B3-32: /答案:A3-33: /答案:D3-34: /答案:A3-35: /答案:C3-36: /答案:A3-37: /答案:D3-38: /答案:C3-39: /答案:C3-40: /答案:A4-A1: /答案:D4-A2: /答案:D4-A3: /答案:D4-A4: /答案:C4-A5: /答案:A4-B1: /答案:C4-B2: /答案:B4-B3: /答案:D4-B4: /答案:B4-B5: /答案:D4-C1: /答案:B4-C2: /答案:C4-C3: /答案:D4-C4: /答案:A5-1: /答案:odd 5-2: /答案:concealing 5-3: /答案:little 5-4: /答案:deny5-5: /答案:convincing 5-6: /答案: decency5-7: /答案:need 5-8: /答案:fails 5-9: /答案:twists 5-10: /答案:cement . Word explanation: （20%）1. miracle A a. wonder b. myth c. misery d. strangeness2. rug B a. old cloth b. blanket c. woollen mat d. rag3. abundant B a. abandon b. plentiful c. large d. much4. inert ? a. idle b. unattractive c. active d. inner5. fleck B? a. spot b. flicker c. remark d. drop6. hulking ? a. monstrous b. clumsy c. ugly d. loose7. immense A a. enormous b. infinite c. definite d. endless8. drudgery D? a. toil b. hardship c. agony d. affliction9. execution ? a. exertion b. performance c. exploitation d. extraction10. boost C a. boots b. height c. increase d. tighten11. ingredient D a. mixture b. particle c. blend d. component12. fantasy A a. reverie b. legend c. nightmare d. imagination13. swing B a. lurch b. sway c. sweep d. drift14. transaction D a. interaction b. business deal c. bargain d. transformation15. burglar A a. thief b. rubber c. robot d. stealth16. affect A a. influence b. plan c. conclude d. undertake17. domestic D a. of the house b. of ones own country c. of some particular country d. all the above18. propel ? a. push forward b. compare c. suppose d. move backward19. hassled ? a. puzzled b. bothered c. bored d. skilled20. cozy C a. hard and rough b. cold and inert c. warm and comfortable d. pleasant and busy21. array ? a. a particular way b. a long list c. a small amount d. a large number22. groovy ? a. gloomy b. sad c. satisfying d. unpleasant23. option B a. opportunity b. choice c. application d. favoured24. harass ? a. frighten b. wear on c. exhaust d. draw out25. ken ? a. mixture of substance b. range of knowledge c. distance d. family26. cryptic ? a. hidden b. strange c. mystery d. sacred27. errand ? a. task b. a trip to get sth c. a written message d. a piece of business28. offensive A a. attract b. aggression c. intervening d. onslaught29. swift D a. quick b. smooth c. timely d. swept30. abrupt C a. sudden b. erect c. erupt d. corrupt31. blandness ? a. sudden b. erect c. erupt d. blank32. swinging B a. full of life b. move back and forth c. turn around d. turn out33. hunch ? a. doubt b. double c. suspect d. intuitive feeling34. poise ? a. self-assurance b. poison c. direct attention d. pointless35. discreet ? a. secret b. hidden c. careful d. casual36. inevitable B a. certain b. not to prevent c. not to avoid d. evident37. adept ? a. adapt b. adopt c. add d. expert38. rivet A a. attach b. tie down c. fasten firmly d. hammer39. abundant C a. absolute b. complete c. profuse d. thorough40. respite ? a. postponement b. respect c. in spite of d. despite. Reading comprehension: （14%） AAmphibious vehicles, those that can move on both land and water, have been in use for a number of years, but while most of them were fairly fast on land, they moved quite slowly when they were functioning as boats. The only truly amphibious vehicle that can move with equal ease on both land and water is the hovercraft. The hovercraft is the invention of an electronics engineer named Christopher Cockerell. Cockerells hobby was sailing and he was interested in the problem of reducing the friction of water on the body of a boat, and hit on the idea of designing a boat which would travel on a cushion of air. The air cushion under a hovercraft is produced by a large fan which blows air downwards between the craft and the water or ground, and so lifts up the craft. The air is maintained at higher than atmospheric pressure by a flexible rubber skirt around the bottom edge of the hovercraft, preventing leakage of air from the cushion. Because the hovercraft float on the air cushion with no contact between the craft and the surface below, it can travel over flat, rough ground or water with ease. Hovercraft are usually driven by airscrews like propellers, which face backwards and push the craft forwards, and can be turned to direct the hovercraft. Since there is no propeller dipping below the craft, hovercraft can travel up slopes out of the water, or land on beaches. Cockerells Air Cushion Vehicles, or ACVs, are now familiar to everyone and like all inventions, they have been improved upon. British Seaspeed hovercraft have been carrying passengers and cars across the English Channel since 1968. They now have a stretched version of their Mountbatten Class hovercraft which carry up to 60 cars and 416 passengers between Britain and France in a little over half an hour. A new, large-sized hovercraft, designed and built in France, called the Sedam N500 of Naviplane, has now gone into service. The 155 tonne N500 is 50 meters long (162 feet) and 23 meters wide (76 feet) and can carry 65 cars, plus five coaches, together with 400 foot-passengers. When the sea conditions are ideal the N500 can reach 112kph (70mph). A variation of the hovercraft principle is the side-wall ACV, which is more economic than the flexible skirt models, and easier to control, but it cannot be used on land. The United States Navy have been experimenting with warships based on the sidewall principle, and some of these may well reach a speed of 160kph (100mph). 1. The hovercrafts _. a. move faster on land than on water. b. are lifted up by a flexible rubber skirt. c. are moved forward by propellers d. travel on a cushion of air2. According to the passage, Cockerell _. a. was the first person who had the idea of designing amphibious vehicles b. liked to sail by ACVs c. are familiar with all the ACVs that have been ever produced d. usually spent his spare time in sailing3. The biggest hovercraft, which can be used on both land and water, might be _. a. Cockerells ACV. b. Mountbatten Class Hovercraft c. The sidewall ACV d. Sedam N5004. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? a. The sidewall ACV will travel faster than the Sedam N500. b. It takes about a half hour to travel between Britain andFrance by a new Mountbatten Class hovercraft. c. A new Mountbatten Class hovercraft can carry morepassengers than the Sedam N500. d. The hovercraft can travel with ease because there is nocontact between the craft and surface below.5. The best title of this passage would be _. a. Hovercraft b. The History of Hovercraft c. The Invention of Hovercraft d. The Principle of the Operation of HovercraftBTaraAbsolutely one of the finest buys on the market is Tara. Spacious home with large living room, separate 15-foot dining room with crystal chandelier and built-in buffet, paneled family room with fire place, huge kitchen with lots of cabinets, small but cheery breakfast room, 2 1/2 baths, 4 huge bedrooms (one is separate and could be a playroom or offers complete privacy with separate entrance for guests). There is a covered patio and landscaped yard. Better than new with new draperies and new air compressor. $67,000. Call Lane Hitcher (home) 926-6043 1. What room in the above advertisement is described as having several possible uses? a. the dining room b. the family room c. one bedroom d. one playroom2. Which room is described in the most detail? a. the living room b. the dining room c. the family room d. the kitchen3. What detail is emphasized in the description of each room? a. cheerfulness b. built-ins c. type of chandeliers d. size4. One feature of the house that is NOT mentioned is _. a. the draperies b. the walk-in closet in the bedroom c. the landscaped yard d. the panelling in the family room5. The buffet mentioned in the descriptions might probably be _. a. a light fixture b. a large meal c. a bookcase d. a serving table for foodCThe first lady of the United States, Mrs Nancy Reagan, brought her battle against drug addiction to the Voice of America in September. She told a group of visiting newspapermen that they have the power to protect young people from a terrible fate. You can save lives, she said, simply by covering the drug story. I dont mean just the arrests, I mean covering the damage that drugs do to individuals and societies. Mrs Reagan addressed her comments to 16 newspapermen from developing nations who were attending a special VOA discussion designed to give them a firsthand look at how the United States wages its war on drugs. In the past six years, Mrs Reagan has spoken out passionately and tirelessly against the horrors of drug addiction. She has visited dozens of primary and secondary schools in the United States and talked to thousands of young people, urging them to resist the temptation to use drugs. Her slogan-JUST SAY NO! - has become the battle cry of Americas war on drugs. But Mrs Reagans message is not just meant for those who live in the United States. Drugs are not confined by any national boundaries, and neither is the First Ladys campaign. In addition to hosting two international conferences, devoted exclusively to the problem of drug abuse, she has travelled to eight countries to warn people in other lands not to fall into the trap that has caught hundreds of thousands of Americans. But as determined as the First Lady is, she understands that if she is going to win this global war, she will need allies. Perhaps that is the major reason she wanted to address the newspapermen.1. The passage deals primarily with _. a. the seriousness of drug problem America faces b. the First Ladys efforts to spread war on drugs c. the global war against drug abuse d. what Mrs Reagan addressed to a group of newspapermen on drug abuse.2. According to Mrs Reagan, the best way to protect people from drug abuse is _. a. to cry JUST SAY NO! as a slogan b. to punish the drug takers severely and treat them carefully c. to convince people that drug abuse is a disaster for individuals and societies d. to urge young people to resist the temptation to use drugs.3. Mrs Reagan addressed her comments to the newspaperman mainly because _. a. they had the power to protect young people from a terrible fate b. she was hosting two international conferences devoted to the problem of drug abuse c. they could save lives by writing about medicine d. she wanted them and their countries to join her in the war against drug abuse4. How does the author feel about Mrs Reagan? a. He speaks highly of her. b. He heartily sympathizes with her. c. He is strongly impressed with her address. d. He shares her cares and burdens.Cloze （10%）-cement, concealing, convincing, decency, deny, fails, little, need, odd, twists-At one oclock Thursday morning Ogilvie gets the car out of the garage. He is seen leaving by one person only, by Peter McDermott, the assistant general manager of the hotel. Though it strikes him as1 , P