泛读教程2期末考试

1、英语教育专业10级2012 -2013学年第一学期英语泛读（学科）期 走 试卷（满分：100分；考试时间：90分钟）I .Choose the Chinese meaning from column B that best matches the phrase in column A: (10 分)9A()1. go in for()2. take up()3. draw into()4. see off()5. make one; s fortune()6. let alone()7. in terms of()8. wipe out()9. to the contrary()10.take

2、 one s chancesBa.发财，发迹b.按照；从的角度c.彻底消灭，摧毁d.开始（从事）e.从事，参与f.送行g.更不用说h.相反i.准备冒险j.进入II .Vocabulary and Structure. (20 分)()11.Getting enough vitamins is essential to life, although the body has no nutritional use for vitamins.A. exceeding B. excess C. successive D. accessible()12. As we all know, primitiv

3、e society of feudal and capitalist societies.A. proceeded B.exceeded C.succeeded D. preceded()13. Doing more exercise will keep you.A. good B. health C. healthy D. clever()14. It is known that sports can prevent us too fat.A. not to get B. to not get C. from gettingD. not from getting()15.hard pract

4、ice he is speaking English.A. Through good at B. Through good forC. By fond of D. Because of well in()16. The boy there is a classmate of mine.A. Standing B. stood C. be standing D. stands()17. The old man wishes that he young and strong again.A. is B. will be C. has been D. were()18. The waiter in

5、the restaurant hurried to the broken plates before hisboss came.A. clean up B. get up C. make up D. close up()19.he says or does won ' t makgemeycmand at all.A. Whatever B. However C. Which D. How()20.The police have the stolen money.A. tracked down B. turned down C. ran down D. looked downIII.

6、Fill in the following blanks with proper prepositions. (10 分)21. The soldiers who were marching the band looked smart in their newuniform.22. The bridge, eroded侵蚀)by the floods, collapsed the weight of thetrain.23. He was afraid that somebody would enter his house force.24. Who knows the reason why

7、that radio station has gone the air?25. The drunk driver lost control of his luxury car and run a lamp-post.IV. Translate the following sentences into Chinese. (10 分)26. We would always celebrate each deposit by stopping for an ice cream come.27. His face was getting redder every second.28. To bad&#

8、39;. She 'll have to arrange to look like the picture.”29. Soon after flying into the area, the plane disappeared.30. They spent a quiet life with daily visits to each other, and did not try very hard to control the crime prevalent in the port.V. Reading comprehension ( 50 分)(A)There are three k

9、inds of goals: short-term, medium-range and long-term goals. Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in a week or less, or two weeks, or possible months. It should be remembered that just as a building is

10、no stronger than its foundation , but long-term goals cannot amount to very much without the achievement of solid short-term goals. Upon completing our short-term goals, we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed. The intermediate

11、goals build on the foundation of the short-range goals. They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year, or they could even extend for several years. Any time you move a step at a time, you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each

12、step, you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow and succeed. And as your list of completion dates grow, your motivation and desire will increase. Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static thing. We should never al

13、low a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.31. Our long-term goals mean a lot.A. if we complete our short-range goals B. if we cannot reach solid short-term goalsC. if we write down the datesD. if we put forward some plans32. New short-term goals are built upon.A. two yearsB. long-term

14、 goalsC. current activitiesD. the goals that have been completed33. When we complete each step of our goals,.A. we will win final successB. we are overwhelmedC. we should build up confidence of success D. we should strong desire for setting new goals 34.Once our goals are drawn up,.A. we should stic

15、k to them until we complete themB. we may change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunitiesC. we had better wait for the exciting news of success D. we have made great decision35. It is implied but not stated in the passage that.A. those who have long-term goals will succeed B. writing down th

16、e dates may discourage you C. the goal is only a guide for us to reach our destination D. every should have a goal(B)A house is the most expensive thing most people will ever buy. Very few people have enough money of their own to buy a home so they have to borrow money from a bank. Borrowing money f

17、rom a bank to buy a house is called“，0ke a mortgage押)。“ The bank usually lends money or gives a mortgage for twenflye years.Houses are so expensive that many people nowadays have to borrow as much as $ 50 000. In other words, they will have a $ 50 000 mortgage.How can you get a mortgage When you fin

18、d a house you like, you go to a bank. The bank will research you financial (金融的)history and decide if. theythink you are a good risk. They will want to know what kind of job you have, what kind of salary you make, and how long you have had the job. They will also want to know how much money you have

19、. In addition, the banks will require a down payment. Depending on which state you live in the bank may require as much as 30% of the-price of the house as a down payment. The bank will then lend you the rest of the money to buy the house. Many people are never able to buy a house because they canno

20、t save enough money for the down payment.36. What does a house mean in the United StatesA) It is a dream which many people can hardly realize.B) It is so expensive that many people cannot really buy them.C) It is the most important property that many people try to buy.D) It doesn ' t belong to p

21、eople if they cant borrow itmoney from the37. If American people borrow money from the bank for 25 years this means that the person who borrowsA) has twenty-five years to pay back the moneyB) has more than twenty-five years to pay back the moneyC) has less than twenty-five years to pay back the mone

22、yD) has about twenty-five years to pay back the money38. What does “ down payment " refer to in the passageA) Money borrowed from a bank as a mortgage.B) Money paid to a bank before the mortgages is given.C) Interest received by a person who borrows money as the mortgages.D) Interest charged by

23、 a bank on a mortgage.39. Which is not one of the things researched by a bankA) How much money the borrower owns.B) What salary the borrower makes.C) What kind of job the borrower has.D) What kind of house the borrower lives in.40. The most suitable title for this passage would be.A) How to Save Mon

24、ey on the HouseB) How to Borrow Money from a BankC) How to Take a MortgageD) How to Buy a House(C)Insomnia is the inability to sleep restfully. It is a problem to nearly everyone at some time. A person may be awake for an hour in the middle of the night and then, next morning, feel that he hardly sl

25、ept all night. Normally, worry about not getting enoughsleep is the worst aspect of most insomnia. If insomnia occurs repeatedly, it is important to find its possible causes and try to correct them.Any of large number of simple factors may make it difficult for someone to fall asleep. His mattress m

26、ay be too soft or too hard. If there are too many blankets on a hot night, he may be too warm; if the mattress is too light he may feel cold during the night. The bedroom itself may be overheated or too cold. If it is not dark enough, or too noisy, this may cause difficulty in sleeping. Eating short

27、ly before going to bed may also be responsible for insomnia. Drinks, such as tea or coffee, can also deep people awake.Inability to fall asleep is sometimes a symptom of emotional or mental disorder.The cause of insomnia may be easy to correct. The sufferer should check the mattress, and bedroom tem

28、perature, and make any necessary changes. He should relax for an hour or two before bedtime, perhaps by reading a book, watching television or taking a warm bath. If he wakes during the night he should try turning on the light and reading for a while. Take warm milk and a biscuit or two may be helpf

29、ul. Above all, he should try not worry about sleeplessness - when someone is tired enough he nearly always falls asleep.41. According to the passage, insomnia isA. a serious diseaseB. a common complaintC .a sign of illnessD. a usual problem42. According to the passage, people who has difficulty in s

30、leeping should sleep inA. a dark and quiet roomB. a light and warm roomC. a cold and quiet roomD. a dark and warm room43. According to the passage, if a person wants to fall asleep fahfe shouldn ' tA. eat anything during supper timeB. read any books before he goes to bedC. watch television short

31、ly before going to bedD .drink anything that will keep him awake.44. According to the passage, what is the worst aspect of insomnia?A. Watching too much televisionB .Eating too much before going to bedC .Worrying about sleeplessnessD .Reading too much at night45 .According to the author, insomnia sh

32、ouldn ' t be a serious problem becauseA .its cause can be corrected by making oneself feel tired enough.B .doctors can cure it easilyC. some people can catch up on their sleep during the dayD .some people don ' t need so much sleep.(D)Mrs. White was 67 when she was moved out of the house whe

33、re she had lived most of her life. The house was pulled down and a new block of fats was built there instead. At about the same time her only son was offered a job in Canada. Since the shopping and the housework had become too much for her, and her son and his wife were not able to look after her an

34、y more, Mrs. White had to be taken to Homefield Old People ' s Home. She still had some friends near her old home, but now she was separated from them. During the first few months she was visited by friends and former neighbors, but Homefield was a long way from where they lived, too far away fo

35、r old people.At Homefield Mrs. White was given a small room of her own, and she was well looked after. But she knew no one when she arrived, and she was not able to make friends there. She was well liked by the people who worked there, but she kept apart from the other old people and spent most of h

36、er time in her room. After a time she was hardly ever seen at meetings and social evenings.Although she was in poor health and had to be treated for a weak heart, she did not complain. “After all ” , she said, “lots of people are worse off than I am.What she disliked most was the “quietness " i

37、n the home, and what even worse was that her son was not able to see her, not even at Christmas.46 . Mr. White was moved out of her old house mainly becauseA .her son was going to work inCanada.B. she didn ' t want to do housework any more.C .her house was to be replaced by a new buildingD. her friends had all m