现代大学英语测验

外语系13级本科2013-2014学年第二学期基础英语二（Unit 1, 2, 3, 4, 5）题号IIIIIIIVV总分得分I. Spelling (10%) Complete the following words according to the English explanation. 1. m _adj. eager to have fun by playing harmless tricks;2. b n. money or sth. valuable given to sb. to persuade him/her to do sth. dishonest;3. f v. to perform a duty or a task with satisfaction;4. a adj. able to be bought, used or easily found 5. f n. all the teachers of a university or college;6. p n. the act of trying to achieve sth. in a determined way;7. r v. to care for a person or an animal until they are fully grown;8. c adj. thoughtful of the rights or feelings of others;9. m adj. extremely large or serious; 10. a v. to recognize, to admit;II. Word formation. (10%) Guess the meaning of the following affix and give at least four more examples to each of them.1. ee( ); referee _2. eer ( ); pioneer, _3. ess ( ); actress, _4. ation( ); qualification ,_5. ware( ); silverware, _6. micro- ( ); microwave, _7. inter- ( );international, _8. bi-( ); bicycle,_9. pre- ( ); preview, _10. super- ( ); superman ,_III. Multiple choices. (15%)1. He reached the top of the hill and stopped _ on a big rock.A. to have rested B. resting C. to rest D. rest 2. I cant help _ housework at home these days because I am busy _ for the entrance examination.A. doing; preparing B. with doing; to prepare C. done; to prepare D. to do; preparing 3. I cant stand _ nothing _ all day.A. to having; to doB. having; to do C. to have; doing D. having; doing 4. For what reason do you want to stop me from going home? Your work includes _ the bowls. A. to washB. washC. washingD. washed 5. Which do you enjoy _ your spare time, playing computer games or reading？A. spending B. having spent C. to have spent D. to spend 6. We dont allow _ here. Those who smoke are not allowed _ here.A. smoking; smoking B. to smoke; to smoke C. to smoke; smoking D. smoking; to smoke 7. In some parts of London, missing a bus means _ for another hour. A. waiting B. to waitC. waitD. to be waiting8. She left without saying anything to us. Mans dream of landing on the moon came true in1968.I am afraid of being punished by the teacher. Ann never dreams of _for her to be sent abroad very soon. A) there being a chance B) there to be C) there be a chance D) being a chance9. Did you remember to give Mary the money you owed her? Yes, I gave it to her _ I saw her. Awhile Bthe moment Csuddenly Donce10. We were swimming in the lake _ suddenly the storm started. A. when B. while C. until D. before11. We havent got much time. Lets get _to business. A. on B. up C. off D. down 12. I took him _an honest man. But I was taken _. A. as, in B. as, on C. for, in D. for, on 13. The fire _in the middle of the night. No wonder it is freezing. A. went off B. went out C. came out D. came off 14. She is kind and _ to her classmate. A. considerate B. considering C. considerable D. considered 15. The police officer told me to pull _. He warned me of high speed. A. to B. over C. off D up IV. Paraphrase. (20%)1. There are all useful pursuits. They involve skills everyman must respect, and they can all bring you basic satisfactions. Along with everything else, they will probably be what puts food on your table, supports your wife, and rears your children. 2. The faculty, by its very existence, says implicitly: 3. Youre going to be badly stuck for something to do when youre not signing checks.4. He knew he had to come up with the right answers. 5. There is a human instinct at work here, a kind of back-breaking make-believe that has no reality.6. A garden is an extension of oneself, or selves-and so it has to be an arena where striving does not cease, but continues by other means. 7. Perhaps because people saw in it no failure at all, but rather something successful about themselves. 8. He was there, in the essential, classic circumstance.9. This general impatience, the “I hate-to-wait” attitude, has infected every level of our lives. 10. We put a little of each paycheck away “for a rainy day”. V. Translation (30%)Section A (15%)许多人喜欢中餐，在中国，烹饪不仅被视为一种技能，而且也被视为一种艺术。精心准备的中餐既可口又好看。烹饪技艺和配料在中国各地差别很大。但好的烹饪都有一个共同点，总是要考虑到颜色、味道、口感和营养（nutrition）。由于食物对健康至关重要，好的厨师总是努力在谷物、肉类和蔬菜之间取得平衡，所以中餐既美味又健康。Section B (15%)Volunteering means being willing to help people in need and make contributions to society for no financial rewards. Needless to say, volunteering is of tremendous benefits to both those in need and the society. Yet, despite the fact that volunteers are not paid for what they have done, serving as a volunteer, I believe, is also beneficial to the volunteers themselves. First, volunteering helps volunteers improve their interpersonal skills. They can understand people better and have better skills to motivate others and to deal with difficult situations in collaboration with people of different personalities in their volunteering work. Besides, volunteering serves as a good opportunity for volunteers to apply their knowledge to practical problems. This is especially useful for student volunteers. For instance, students volunteering to assist foreign guests on big occasions like Canton Fair can not only practice their oral English, but also have firsthand experience on the latest development of their field. Finally, volunteering satisfies ones psychological need for respect and self-fulfillment, and it gives the volunteer a sense of achievement. In a word, volunteering helps to improve ones interpersonal skills, apply ones knowledge to practice, and give the volunteer a sense of self-fulfillment. It is of great benefits to the society, but it benefits the volunteer even greate