大学英语(五)期末复习题及参考答案

1、对外经贸大学远程教育学院2007-2008学年度第一学期大学英语(5)期末复习题请同学们首先尽可能参考教科书和工具书独立完成，然后核对答案。I. 单选题Directions: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.    1. Intellectual property rights and the respect of international patents are not withou

2、t controversy. The underlined word means _.       A. contradiction      B. dispute      C. paradox      D. ambiguity       Key(1): B  2. Historians arrive _ different conclusions because they have different not

3、ions about human motivation.       A. in      B. to      C. at      D. on       Key(2): C  3. The company centered its research _ lymphokines and the immune system, an area of rapidly emerging interest _ would ultim

4、ately have clinical implications far beyond traditional immunology.       A. atwhich       B. onthat      C. forthat      D. to.which        Key(3): B  4. Getting together _ colleagues after work over a glass of bee

5、r or a cup of tea _ long been a salarymans daily routine.       A. withhas       B. tohave      C. withhave       D. tohas       Key(4): A  5. The U.N. Secretary General recently said that African countries can get

6、more investments from multinational corporations in the world, only after they adopt democratic _.       A. institutions      B. institutes      C. investments      D. investigations       Key(5): A  6. Napoleon got

7、 down from his horse and walked in the mud with the soldiers together, which _ the high spirit of the army.       A. experienced      B. raised      C. aroused      D. accumulated       Key(6): C  7. “This law is pu

8、tting an end to the colonialist mentality.” The underlined part means _.       A. those who support colonialism or having colonies abroad      B. those who are highly talented in the colonies      C. those who feel mentally superior to others   

9、   D. those who support the development of the colonies       Key(7): A  8. The escaped criminal is said _ last year.       A. to be arrested      B. to arrest      C. to have been arrested      D. arresting

10、60;      Key(8): C  9. _ by their companies to work fewer hours, they are taking more time _ and spending it with spouses or at home with the kids.       A. To presson       B. Pressed.off      C. Pressingon       D. Pre

11、ssoff       Key(9): B  10. Many of his peers were glued _ the TV set this summer watching the worlds top athletes perform feats of endurance and skills.       A. for      B. to       C. after      D. at   

12、    Key(10): B  11. Tens of thousands of Japanese, of course, are hurting deeply as they are _off by companies or forced to do worthless jobs.       A. lain       B. laid      C. lying       D. laying      

13、; Key(11): B  12. No one agrees more than a young man from another company, _ likes to spend his after-work hours _ out with his friends.       A. whichdining      B. what.dine      C. who.to dine      D. whodining     &

14、#160; Key(12): D  13. Nowadays, almost every household has different kinds of electrical _ to relieve manual labor.       A. apparatus      B. facilities      C. appliances      D. equipment       Key(13): C  1

15、4. Only a few years ago, seniority was still virtually the only measure of pay scales, _ well one performed.       A. no matter when      B. however       C. no matter who       D. whatever       Key(14): B  15. The

16、 danger for the counterfeiters is that countries such as the United States, which take "a less Latin attitude towards intellectual property, will push the government to take a stick to the whole industry. The underlined part means _.       A. a less serious attitude   

17、  B. a more severe attitude      C. not serious attitude       D. a more light-hearted attitude       Key(15): B  16. No one doubts the _ of modern ways of traveling over those of olden times.       A. superior    

18、  B. superiority       C. inferior       D. nferiorly       Key(16): B  17. _ by their companies to work fewer hours, they are taking more time _ and spending it with spouses or at home with the kids.       A. To presson 

19、;     B. Pressedoff       C. Pressingon      D. Pressoff       Key(17): B  18. The TV series is certainly long. But I wasn't bothered _ much by its length _ by its dullness.       A. that.as      B. so

20、.as      C. such.as      D. too.than       Key(18): B  19. Interestingly enough, it is women _ men who get divorces.       A. other than      B. rather than      C. except      D. apart

21、 from       Key(19): B  20. The weather being unfavorable, they had to _ the sports meet.       A. put out      B. put off      C. put up      D. put on       Key(20): B  21. There are two r

22、ooms on the first floor, _ is used as a kitchen.       A. a smaller of which      B. the smaller of which      C. the smaller of them      D. the smaller of that       Key(21): B  22. _ his carelessness, he failed i

23、n the examination.       A. In spite of      B. In case of      C. Regardless of      D. On account of       Key(22): D  23. As the flood victims are living in terrible conditions, I would rather you _ these relief

24、packages right away.       A. post      B. posted      C. would post      D. should post       Key(23): B  24. Instead of chemically persuading you that you are not hungry, pills such as Hoffmann-La Roche's Xeni

25、cal will stop the gut _ absorbing so much fat.       A. against      B. to      C. from      D. for       Key(24): C  25. These two chemicals _ with each other at a certain temperature to produce a substance which c

26、ould cause an explosion.       A. interact      B. interaction       C. interactant      D. interactive        Key(25): A  26. Children must be warned to be careful _ fire.       A. on    &#

27、160; B. of      C. against      D. to       Key(26): B  27. Obesity has long been a sign of wealth, since only the rich could afford to overeat. The underlined word may be interpreted as _.       A. Being extremely fat   

28、0;   B. Having a lot of money       C. Being in a high position       D. Having a large sum of proper       Key(27): A  28. His daughter needed blood transfusion, but it was disappointing that his blood type was _ with his daughter's. &

29、#160;     A. incompatible      B. incomparable       C. inconducive       D. inconceivable       Key(28): A  29. Many students are indulged in playing computer games, which greatly _ their time for study and rest.  

30、     A. cuts off      B. cuts out      C. cuts into      D. cuts up       Key(29): C  30. He couldn't have achieved such success _ your advice.       A. for      B. due to    &

31、#160; C. with regard to      D. but for       Key(30): D  31. Although he failed to find a new route to Asia, Columbus made the lands and people of the western hemisphere _ to Europeans, setting in motion a chain of events that altered human history on a globa

32、l scale.       A. to know       B. knowing      C. known       D. knew        Key(31): C  32. We could not look _ while they were mistreated.       A. at      B. off      

33、; C. for       D. on       Key(32): D  33. After long and often vigorous national debate, our legislature decided that it was best to avoid half-measures. The underlined part means _.       A. methods that are strict to solve the problem  &

34、#160;   B. methods that are standard for protecting innovation      C. methods which are firm enough to cope with a difficult situation      D. methods which are not effective enough to deal with a difficult situation       Key(33): D  34.

35、I bought a single ticket for the flight from Beijing to S an Francisco, but Mary bought a _ one.       A. second      B. return      C. double      D. multiple       Key(34): B  35. Sam has got so _ that it has beco

36、me an indispensable part of his life.       A. used to work      B. used in working      C. use to work      D. used to working       Key(35): D  36. The political _ in the country constituted a direct threat to its

37、 social and economic stability.       A. integration      B. disintegration      C. integrated      D. disintegrated       Key(36): B  37. If the mobs continue in this way, the government may be driven to _.  

38、    A. extremities      B. extreme       C. extremely      D. extremist        Key(37): A  38. I can't find my textbook. Xiao Li must have taken it away yesterday, _?       A. mustn't he  

39、0;   B. needn't he      C. hasn't he      D. didn't he       Key(38): D  39. Human skin is very thin on the eyelid and quite thick on the _ of the foot.       A. sole      B. soul     

40、; C. base      D. basis       Key(39): A  40. Indulgent parents and Big Macs are swelling the ranks, and waistlines, of Chinas chubby children. The underlined part may be interpreted as _.       A. Parents having the habit of allowing their kids

41、 to do anything bad without any control.       B. Parents who give way to their children and try hard to satisfy whatever desires they have, whether reasonable, necessary or not.       C. Parents who like to buy whatever their children want.       D. Pare

42、nts who are very strict with their kids.        Key(40): B  41. Tens of thousands of Japanese, of course, are hurting deeply as they are _off by companies or forced to do worthless jobs.       A. lain      B. laid      C. lying

43、60;     D. laying       Key(41): B  42. Respect for the law is the foundation of civilized living. _ breaks it will be -punished.       A. Who      B. Whichever      C. Whoever      D. Whomever   

44、;    Key(42): C  43. America is a society in which children have watched approximately 18,000 television commercials _ they have reached their middle teens.       A. by the time      B. only when      C. until      D. before&

45、#160;      Key(43): A  44. _ the individual may experience, one thing is likely: Japans corporate culture will never be the same.       A. Wherever       B. However       C. Whatever      D. Whenever     &

46、#160; Key(44): C  45. That scientist isn't too happy with the project, and _ are her supervisors.       A. neigher      B. either      C. so      D. as       Key(45): A  46. They _ their friends to try out

47、for the basketball team of their district.       A. suggested       B. talked      C. coaxed      D. insisted       Key(46): C  47. Traditionally, television has been a _ of the masses.       A. media

48、      B. medium      C. means      D. source       Key(47): B  48. Men _ who have spent decades as company men, quit or move to subsidiary companies at lower salaries.       A. in their fifty       B.

49、 in their fifties       C. in the fifty       D. in fifties       Key(48): B  49. If you want to see a doctor, you make an appointment with him in advance. That is a common _ in the U.S.      A. habit      B. custom

50、      C. practice       D. fashion       Key(49): C  50. Buyers are aware that the products are not genuine; the forgers do little harm to the genuine manufacturers, because they are aiming _ completely different markets.       A.

51、 at      B. to       C. for      D. on       Key(50): A  51. If it _, we should not go to the Summer Palace tomorrow.       A. had not rained      B. rained      C. should rain  &#

52、160;   D. were to rain       Key(51): C  52. Only a few years ago, seniority was still virtually the only measure of pay scales, _ well one performed.       A. no matter when       B. however       C. no matter who  

53、60;   D. whatever       Key(52): B  53. Mine sweeping is a difficult and dangerous job and the engineers who perform the job should be paid _.       A. accordingly      B. substantial      C. consequently     

54、D. subsequent       Key(53): A  54. _ the individual may experience, one thing is likely: Japan's corporate culture will never be the same.       A. Wherever      B. However       C. Whatever      D. Whenever &#

55、160;      Key(54): C  55. A veteran revolutionary like him ought to have known better _ to accept bribes.       A. as      B. so      C. in order      D. than       Key(55): D  56. The bus pulled

56、 up in the village, _ time for sightseeing.       A. allowing      B. admitting      C. agreeing      D. attaining       Key(56): A  57. The public's appetite for many of the industry's products is tempered

57、by the fact _ a great deal are either worthless or require a lot of willpower to work.       A. which      B. that      C. what      D. who        Key(57): B  58. One thing he felt regretted for was that he never ha

58、d the _ of hearing him play the piano.       A. occasion      B. possibility      C. opportunity      D. chance       Key(58): C  59. _ you've found, you must give it back to the person it belongs to.  

59、60;   A. Whatever      B. Because      C. However      D. No matter how       Key(59): A  60. In particular, Dr. Mahathir finds troubling connections between the Wests promotion of such causes _ labour rights and environmenta

60、lism and newer, more insidious forms of protectionism.       A. that      B. as      C. like      D. resemble       Key(60): B  61. Maybe its the fact _ hes wearing sneakers and a tank top.       A. w

61、hich       B. that      C. what      D. why       Key(61): B  62. At least this will help them to develop vigorous views of their own and give them something _to react against.       A. positive     

62、B. positively      C. positiveness      D. position       Key(62): A  63. So beautiful _ that it is difficult fo rus to remove our eyes.       A. the scenery is      B. is the scenery      C. the scen

63、ery attracts      D. does the scenery attract       Key(63): B  64. Without my glasses I can hardly _ what has been written in the letter.       A. make for      B. make out       C. make up      D. m

64、ake over       Key(64): B  65. She handled the controversy very _ and the strained relationship between the two parties was thereafter relieved.       A. diplomatically       B. diplomatic       C. democratically    

65、0; D. democratic       Key(65): A  66. We usually use this expression to mean the negative state of the subject, or emphasize a certain situation in _ the action indicated by the infinitive is contrasting with the degree allowable or required.       A. which&#

66、160;     B. who       C. that      D. those       Key(66): A  67. Students typically spend their free time _ rather than playing sports.       A. study      B. studying      C. to study 

67、;     D. studies       Key(67): B  68. That is why Brazil was a signatory to the agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, which was part of the World Trade Organization Agreement. The underlined word means _.       A. a cou

68、ntry that has signed a treaty      B. a person who has signed an agreement      C. an organization that is authorized to sign a treaty      D. a country's official signature       Key(68): A  69. Yet legislators quickly realiz

69、ed that without patent protection, the prospects of investments in original research in our country would be limited. The underlined word means _.       A. first      B. inventive      C. duplicative      D. productive     &#

70、160; Key(69): B  70. Maybe it's the fact _ he's wearing sneakers and a tank top.       A. which      B. that      C. what       D. why        Key(70): B  71. Something about the 42-year-old engineer doe

71、sn't quite square with the picture of a hapless salary-man under the lash of recession. The underlined part means _       A. is not quite in agreement with      B. doesnt want to make square according to       C. fails to bring himself into  

72、0;   D. not quite at right angles with       Key(71): A  72. The best guess is that this has brought the proportion of pirated new software down to around 50%-a figure _ still means that American software makers are losing $230m a year in Italy.       A.

73、that      B. how      C. what      D. where       Key(72): A  73. During a week _ the American negotiator at the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Gatt) surprised everyone _ announcing that new international labor standards

74、would head his Gatt agenda, Dr. Mahathir noted that comparative advantage in world markets comes in many forms.       A. that.at      B. when.by      C. which.on      D. where.to       Key(73): B  74. Among its prov

75、isions, the new bill provides patent protection for pharmaceutical products for 20 years, and assures “pipeline protection” for those medical products still being tested, but not yet on the market. The underlined part means _.       A. protection of a pipe used for the conveyance of petroleum products      B. protection of a ch