英语阅读二(含答案)

对外经济贸易大学远程教育学院2009-2010学年第二学期英语阅读（二）期末考试大纲本复习大纲适用于本学期的期末考试，所列题目为期末试卷试题的出题范围。本次期末考试题型分为3种：词汇和语法，是非判断题，阅读理解，全部采用单项选择的形式。词汇和语法占30%，是非判断题20，阅读理解占50，期末复习题（答案供参考）Part 1 VocabularyDirections: Choose the best words for the following sentences.1.Soon you will see an important paper that may well _ the course of the history.A. effectB. abateC. affectD. affectation2.Renewable technologies need _ energy policies to encourage their development.A. soundB. sensitiveC. out-of-dateD. numerous3.When the opponents of the system shout about the lack of parental choice, they _ the fact that in the old system there was no choice either for most parents.A. confuseB. forgiveC. understandD. overlook4.Asking one question after another is _ a conversation.A. the same asB. a far cry fromC. a cry againstD. be within cry of 5.Henry VIII _ England from the Catholic Church and established the Church of England.A. marchedB. withdrewC. petitionedD. commanded6.Still, the wind business has some _ to overcome.A. elementsB. factorsC. hurdlesD. elephants7.A Lot of people say that to make a serious conversation successful, one has to be a good speaker, eloquent and _ on a wide range of topics.A. talkativeB. hesitantC. well-informedD. pitiful8. If you have any questions in class, first _ your hand and then _ to ask your teacher.A. raise; raiseB. raise; riseC. ruse; raiseD. rise; rise9.On hearing the ring, he rose to _ the telephone.A. acceptB. answerC. receiveD. reply10.Our school has strict rules. Fighting at school is _ permitted.A. by all meansB. by no meansC. by any meansD. within his means11.Dr. Kistiakowsky _ forward the factors that make it hard for women to be in science.A. suggestB. holdC. putD. take12.For the newborn all the emotions he experiences can be summarized _ “generalized excitement”, of which the external evidence is crying and thrashing about.A. asB. downC. forD. against13. A doctor can expect _ at any hour of the day or night.A. callingB. seeingC. being calledD. to be called 14.After Queen Elizabeth I died, James Stuart _ her and became James I.A. succeededB. mournedC. sobbedD. missed15.The only effective approach is to _ the future, instead of returning to the methods of the past.A. denyB. challengeC. seeD. look to16.Science books _ on boys experiences.A. make use B. drawC. linkD. revise17._ is Denmark; with governments support, it has become one of the most successful countries with wind power.A. A case in pointB. Off the pointC. Without any pointD. In case18.In recent years, things have changed for _. Realizing the importance of rainforest protection, Brazilian government has made changes to the policies that encouraged people to fell trees.A. worseB. betterC. nothingD. /19.The Queen _ away at 69 on March 24th, 1603 and was buried in Westminster Abbey, London.A. passedB. wentC. foundD. sailed20.It was a small room, on the sixth and top floor, and _ a setting for a romantic figure.A. nearlyB. more or lessC. almostD. scarcely 21.Too many questions will make the other person _ at ease; and you may be considered as nosey.A. warm-heartedB. illC. interestingD. humorous22.It seems reasonable to _ that every survey has found serious defects in the education standards of its day.A. assumeB. speakC. tellD. foretell23.Many factors _ individual differences in the way emotions are developed.A. accountB. account forC. account withD. find account in24.Since they have a strong _ for each other, dont engage them in a conversation. No matter what, they wouldnt talk to each other. A. dislikeB. feelingsC. affectionD. friendship25.The local economy started _ off in the mid-1990s.A. takeB. moveC. takingD. moving26.The fat man chuckled to himself as he _ the door of his room and stood aside to let his guest enter.A. explodedB. unlockedC. broke intoD. burst into 27.The _ of the Brazilian part of Amazonia has bought economic as well as environmental disaster.A. deforestationB. deforestC. forestforestation28.Many people take questions as nothing _ signals for them to speak, and utter whatever happens to be on their mind at the moment.A. rather thanB. more thanC. besideD. in addition to29.Max glanced _ Fowler, who was standing a few feet from Ausable.A. inB. atC. onD. above30.Then he pressed advertising again, though neither of us really knew anything about it, _ that you could work in Manhattan.A. exceptB. expectC. in additionD. more31.Intelligence is related to emotions in _ our capacity to reason and think can affect our emotional behavior.A. whichB. thatC. whereD. what32.Women, present and ancient, at home and abroad, wear long hair, _ adds to their beauty.A. by whichB. whichC. itD. this33. The light is still on. They _ to switch it off.A. may forgetB. should have forgottenC. must have forgottenD. cant have forgotten34.In addition _ an appropriate diet, you need to do exercise to keep fit.A. toB. forC. withD. on35._ her rule, England grew stronger and more stable. A. In spite ofB. UnderC. WithoutD. Against36.It was with that experience fresh in my mind that I attended a conference _ science literacy.A. inB. onC. atD. concern37.He told me about it when I was nineteen: “You _ better make a lot of money.”A. needB. hadC. shouldD. must38.My wife and I were in the car heading _ Edinburgh.A. towardB. fromC. onD. under39._, I am sure he is an honest man.A. No matter people sayB. No matter do people sayC. No matter what people sayD. Whatever do people say40.Compared _ the U.S., Denmarks public policy has been more consistent.A. toB. forC. againstD. with41.The piano player made a mistake and a _sound could be heard. A. consonantB. troublesomeC. dissonantD. dinosaur42.Microsoft has been taken to court on the charge of _.A. monopolyB. monologueC. duopolyD. dialogue43._ of the elderly is rarely tolerated in a Japanese community.A. treatmentB. mistreatmentC. non-treatmentD. auto-treatment44.Kids with little _ with their mother or father tend to have problems when they grow up.A. internationalB. interpersonalC. interactionD. interrelation45.The panda came to the villagers for help when its _ was injured.A. forefatherB. forefootC. fore courseD. foreground46.There are a number of _ programs in this university. Among them English Literature is the best.A. postwarB. postgraduateC. postindustrialD. postscript47.What you have said is _ to the topic. Dont stray away again.A. relevantB. irrelevantC. regularD. irregular48.I cant tell what she is thinking. A _of ideas are always in her mind.A. multitudeB. attitudeC. interactionD. international49.More _ of management is called for in yesterdays conference.A. transparencyB. dessertC. transmissionD. denationalize50.This is rush hour. Lets take the _.A. byroadB. bystanderC. bylawD. sideways51.According to legend, phoenix is a(n) _ bird. A. immortalB. mortalC. normalD. abnormal52.He looked back at his earlier life and began to write his _. A. biographyB. autobiographyC. graphD. autograph53.Beethovens _ are passionate and powerful.A. symphoniesB. symptomsC. phoneticsD. atom54.He received college education by taking _.A. televisionB. telescopeC. telecommunicationD. telecourse55.Being away for so long and with no idea how tall the boy was, the mother bought a(n) _ sweater for him.A. undersizedB. underestimatedC. undersizeD. underestimate56.Is the infection _ by mosquitoes?A. transparentB. transmittedC. transmissionD. transparency57._ exchanges increase as trade increases between the two countries.A. nationalB. internationalC. bilateralD. lateral58.People suffering _ should try their best to stay calm; otherwise their blood pressure can cause problems.A. hypertensionB. hyper actionC. intentionD. detention59.The patient was fed up with the doctors _ and refused to take any pills.A. descriptionsB. describeC. prescriptionsD. prescribe60.Our _ created a huge wealth of culture and we should try our best to preserve it.A. fatherB. forefathersC. forestageD. forepaw61. From the start, I _ Kokos performance on human intelligence tests.A. troubledB. worseC. monitoredD. /62. The answer is no, though at 130 pounds she already _ me and is astonishingly strong.A. outweighsB. outgrowsC. outwardD. outdo63. Employees with skills in relationship _ are often seen as valuable to an organization.A. buildB. buildingC. organizeD. organization64. A study this year found that personal feelings toward an employee play a more important role in forming work relationships than is commonly _.A. acknowledgeB. acknowledges C. acknowledgementD. acknowledged 65. Nearly 60% of customers say that, when faced with rudeness, they take their business elsewhere, even if it means _ their way or paying a higher price.A. going out ofB. go out ofC. upsettingD. upset66. Research has found customers perceptions of the employees they deal with can influence their _ feelings toward a company.A. roundaboutB. sentimentalC. overallD. sensitive67. As an employer, likeability is more important to me than _ of specific skills or experience.A. possessionB. possessC. possessiveD. 68. Hundreds of studies show that _ give up more easily and get depressed more often.A. optimistsB. sensitiveC. pessimistsD. countryman69. The father and the mother have two different ways of _ at the world.A. viewingB. lookingC. directingD. treating70. Optimists tend to believe defeat is just a _setback, that its causes are confined to this one case.A. temporaryB. foreverC. lastingD. inescapable71. The defining characteristic of pessimist is that they tend to believe bad events will _ a long time, will undermine everything they do, and are their own fault.A. lastB. goC. arriveD. disappear72. Tests reveal traces of pessimism in the speech of people who never think of themselves as pessimists; they also show that these traces are sensed by others, who react _ to the speakers.A. positivelyB. negativelyC. positiveD. negative73.Twenty-five years of study has _ me that if we believ