上海大学英语考试

1、Vocabulary and structure1. Its none of your business, you have no right to _.a. disturbb. interferec. interruptd. obtain2. I wish I could give you the _ to your problems.a. conclusionb. answerc. endd. reply3. To _ greater accuracy, all invoices will be double-checked before leaving the office.a. con

2、firmb. insurec. assured. ensure4. Peter showed her his draft of the report, and _ her suggestion.a. appealedb. requiredc. askedd. demanded5. Can you _ the truth of his statement?a. denyb. refusec. declined. reject6. We finally _ an agreement after a lot of hard bargaining.a. arrivedb. didc. reachedd

3、. drove7. It takes years to _ as a doctor.a. qualifyb. practicec. completed. pass8. I dont really know how to _ the problem.a. set inb. tacklec. coped. draw9. He said he couldnt _ to retire from work and live only on his pension.a. riskb. affordc. acceptd. depend10. It is _ of you to turn down the T

4、V while your sister is still ill in bed.a. concernedb. carefulc. considerated. considerable11. It is important that you _ to the dean before leaving for your vacation.a. speakb. spokec. have spokend. are speaking12. Its about time people _ notice of what women did during the war.a. tookb. takec. hav

5、e takend. will take13. Id have come with you _ I am so busy.a. except forb. provided thatc. but thatd. so long as14. I wish you _ me yesterday.a. tellb. could tellc. would telld. had told15. I failed in my new job. If only I _ my parents.a. listened to b. had listened toc. have listened tod. would l

6、isten to16. Id rather you _ those important documents with you.a. not takeb. dont takec. wont taked. didnt take17. But for your help we _ late.a. would beb. would have beenc. had beend. were18. I left as though we _ each other for years.a. have knownb. knewc. had knownd. would have known19. Id rathe

7、r you _ me a new one instead of having it repaired as you did.a. had givenb. have givenc. gaved. giving20. It is time the kids _.a. go to badb. went to bedc. have gone to bedd. had gone to bed1. Although trees and land have been _, the animals are disappearing.a. insuredb. ensuredc. securedd. assure

8、d2. Hunting is thought to be _ for the extinction of some wildlife.a. responsibleb. blamedc. chargedd. denounced3. It so _ that two men were caught in the act of hunting wildlife in Daxinganling.a. occurredb. happenedc. took placed. arose4. People have done a lot in stopping the loss of wildlife hab

9、itat, which is expected to _ the slaughter.a. endb. finishc. completed. achieve5. The problems such as deforestation and population explosion were _ at an earlier time than animal hunting.a. forecastb. foreseenc. estimatedd. expected6. The rising slaughter _ a formidable challenge for the next centu

10、ry.a. sumsb. amountsc. addsd. increases7. The _ cause of the rapid growth of population is attributed to the uncontrolled birthrate.a. underlyingb. essentialc. elementald. basic8. _ logging roads is thought to be helpful for protecting wildlife.a. Clearingb. Closingc. Closing offd. Clearing up9. See

11、ds are _ in the forest to grow into trees.a. sprayedb. spreadc. spilledd. splashed10. Tigers are suffering from lack of _, which are being killed by humans.a. insectsb. pestsc. preysd. beasts11. Selling furs of wildlife can _ a lot of money.a. bring inb. bring outc. bring aboutd. bring up12. By 2020

12、, the silent dawn _ in those forests, where animals are largely gone.a. is occurringb. occursc. occurredd. could be occurring13. By hunting, we are losing the animals that make the forests _.a. functionb. functioningc. functionedd. have functioned14. Conservationists are struggling to protect a natu

13、ral world reeling from _ threats as population growth, deforestation and pollution.a. sob. suchc. thosed. these15. _ to the recent research, some cigarette smokers are becoming health-conscious.a. Respondb. Respondedc. Respondingd. Having been responded16. People sell the hunted wildlife _ food or m

14、edicine.a. forb. toc. atd. with17. Daylight _ the small village.a. breaks outb. breaks intoc. breaks ond. breaks down18. I dont know why he complains about his low salary all the time. He doesnt earn as _ as I do.a. lessb. fewc. littled. more19. It was in 1985 _ a hole in the ozone layer over the An

15、tarctic was noticed.a. whichb. wherec. whend. that20. Every week, a staggering 10 000 square kilometers of tropical rainforest are _.a. cut offb. cut upc. cut outd. cut down1. Peter was _ diligent than Jack because both of them failed the final examination.a. no lessb. not muchc. no mored. not more2

16、. Only when you have obtained sufficient data _ come to a sound conclusion.a. can youb. would youc. you wouldd. you can3. “Hurry up, or the tickets _ out by the time we get there.”a. will have been soldb. will sellc. have soldd. have been sold4. Human beings are superior to animals _ they can use la

17、nguage to communicate.a. for thatb. with whichc. in thatd. to which5. The atmosphere of the earth is _ the moon.a. much denser thanb. much denser than that ofc. more dense thand. more dense than those of6. The children went there to watch the iron tower _.a. erectb. erectingc. erectedd. being erecte

18、d7. Bats begin their flight as soon as the sun begins to sink _ the horizon.a. beyondb. beneathc. belowd. down8. _ on a clear day, far from the city crowds, the mountain gives him a sense of peace.a. When one is walkingb. If walkingc. Walkingd. While walking9. He _ to the movies, had he known that J

19、ane would be free.a. would gob. had gonec. will have goned. would have gone10. _, she couldnt work out the problem at that moment.a. Clever although she wasb. As she was cleverc. She was clever, thoughd. Clever as she was11. The government is trying to do something to _ better understanding between

20、the two countries.a. raiseb. promotec. heightend. increase12. There is not the _ doubt about what he said.a. smallestb. slightestc. weakestd. thinnest13. At the sight of the bear, the _ girl burst into tears.a. frightenb. frightenedc. frightfuld. frightening14. The whole village _ to welcome the for

21、eign visitors.a. turned outb. turned upc. turned overd. turned off15. They suspected that the secret had been _ by one of their friends.a. given offb. given awayc. given upd. given out16. American women had been _ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.a. ignoredb. deniedc. n

22、eglectedd. refused17. He stopped the car to _ a young girl who was hitch-hiking across Europe.a. take in b. get onc. put downd. pick up18. Though the job was hard and new to them, they _ accomplish it in two weeks.a. managed tob. went toc. came tod. succeeded to19. She felt _ when she saw that her c

23、hildren were safe from the NATOs bombing.a. assuredb. relievedc. relaxedd. comforted20. We are advised that the equipment will be shipped here on due time with its _ manual.a. directionb. directivec. instructived. instructionReading comprehension1. Everywhere weve traveled weve been asked, . complex

24、 and valuable mixture of individual national traditions, fashions, and beliefs.1. Whats the main idea of this passage? a. Information technologies bring us into a “global village”. b. People from different cultures can share many things on the Internet. c. In spite of information technologies, diffe

25、rent cultures remain different. d. People enjoy watching foreign shows and eating foreign foods.2. What can be inferred from the passage? a. The world is going to be a “global village” which all people will enjoy. b. The assembly line is one feature of low-tech mass production society. c. People wou

26、ld like to share the same culture all over the world. d. Web-televiewers will enable us to set up a “global village”.3. The passage implies that _. a. technological and social change always brings about change in culture. b. culture always bring about technological and social change c. technological

27、 and social change never brings about change in culture d. culture never bring about technological and social change4. The passage suggests that high-tech developments bring about _. a. more influence on culture in a developed society than in a developing one b. less influence on culture in a develo

28、ped society than in a developing one c. as great an influence on culture in a developed society as in a developing one d. no influence on culture at all in either a developed or a developing society5. Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage? a. IT enables people to get

29、 easy access to foreign cultures. b. People in different cultures have different ideas of accepting different cultures. c. Disney is an example of a combination of different cultures. d. There wont be a “global village”.2. In some place cars are forbidden in city centers altogether. how often they h

30、ave driven into the city center.1. Where do people have to share a car if they want to go to the city center? a. In Hong Kong.b. In Florence c. In Singapore.d. In Britain.2. The Park and Ride scheme in Britain aims at _. a. limiting cars entering the city centerb. improving the public transport syst

31、em c. providing more buses in the city centerd. setting up a computer-based traffic system3. The government of the Netherlands is especially interested in building cycle paths, for _. a. many people have bikesb. cycle paths are convenient to build c. the country is very flatd. it wants to save money

32、4. In the city center of Florence _. a. cars are allowed only at night b. cars are forbidden altogether c. people walk in the morning and evening d. people are fined if they use cars5. The best title for the passage would be _. a. Ways to Save moneyb. Using Cars but Not Bikes c. Walking in the City

33、Centerd. Problems of Using Cars3. One of the most unusual graduation speakers of the 1983 commencement season was not a person at all. . but you wont forget a robot.”1. Robot Redfords speech was discussed in this article mainly because _. a. it was politicalb. it was controversial c. it was interest

34、ingd. it was insensitive2. Which of the following statements is NOT true? a. Robot Redford was a talking machine. b. Robot Redford walked to the stage by itself. c. Robot Redford graduated from a college in Maryland. d. Robot Redford made a graduation speech in 1983.3. Which of the following stateme

35、nts can be supported by the passage? a. A robot was designed to let humans decrease their productivity. b. Everybody at the commencement was pleased with the arrangement. c. Robot Redford was the brainchild of William Bakaleinikoff. d. Robot Redfords speech was too difficult to understand.4. Accordi

36、ng to the passage, an amplified voice is a voice which _. a. comes from the designerb. sounds more attractive c. is unnatural to human earsd. is made louder5. We can infer from the passage that Robot Redford was at the commencement is order to _. a. make the commencement more successful b. lessen th

37、e chairs workload to deliver the commencement address c. display the advantages of the new invention d. remind people of the need for cooperation with technology4. The game of golf has become more popular each year. Together, they already cover an area about the size of Belgium.1. The sandy soil _.

38、a. can pollute natural water suppliesb. is rather poor in absorbing chemicals c. is the best place to build golf coursesd. can take a large amount of fertilizer2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? a. Golf courses consume a lot of water. b. Each year many new golf courses are bu

39、ilt. c. There is grass growing on the golf course. d. There are many golf courses in Belgium3. We can infer from the passage that _. a. golf courses already cover a large area b. underdeveloped areas should be protected c. the forest near Saigon is a well protected area d. golf courses development i

40、s speeding up4. The authors purpose in writing the passage is _. a. to warn against the fast expansion of golf courses b. to explain how to limit golf games c. to show how to protect the environment d. to criticize golf course developers5. Golf courses may bring many problems EXCEPT _. a. consuming

41、much waterb. destroying natural areas c. poisoning sandy soilsd. polluting water supplies5. Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.1. When a man is buying clothes, _. a. he buys cheap things, regardless

42、 of quality b. he chooses things that others recommend c. he does not mind how much he has to pay for the tight things d. he buys good quality things, so long as they are not too dear2. What do men care about before they buy the new clothes? a. They care about the size. b. They care about the price.

43、 c. They make sure a thing fits before they buy it. d. They make sure that the style is right.3. What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes? a. They welcome suggestions for anyone. b. Women rarely consider buying cheap clothes. c. Women often buy thing without giving the matter p

44、roper thought. d. They try to buy clothes for more than its real value.4. When women go on trying new clothes, their husbands _. a. stay with them and sit on the chairs waiting b. stay and wait outside the shop c. go window shopping around d. go to buy something for themselves5. What is the most obv

45、ious difference between men and women shoppers? a. The fact that men do not try clothes on in a shop. b. Women bargain for their clothes, but men care less about money. c. Women buy more than men. d. The time they take over buying clothes.Cloze1. Jim, from New York, was and didnt know what hed done

46、wrong.1. a. takingb. sittingc. attendingd. holding2. a. tripb. journeyc. traveld. voyage3. a. forgotb. remindedc. rememberedd. recalled4. a. jokingb. talkingc. laughingd. approving5. a. pleasedb. surprisedc. depressedd. excited6. a. farb. evenc. enoughd. rather7. a. expectedb. expectsc. expectingd.

47、expecting of8. a. Butb. Andc. Stilld. As9. a. foodb. ideac. discussiond. subject10. a. interruptedb. defeatedc. concernedd. excluded2. London was originally established Tokyo and other major capitals.1. a. forb. byc. with d. of2. a. whoseb. thatc. whichd. who3. a. position b. locationc. placed. stat

48、e4. a. whereb. whenc. thatd. which5. a. usualb. ordinaryc. commond. popular6. a. spoiled b. destroyedc. damagedd. injured7. a. byb. ofc. fromd. in8. a. lookedb. sawc. regardedd. thought9. a. droppedb. failedc. decreasedd. declined10. a. forb. withc. tod. as3. The dumpling of material in the worlds o

49、ceans has a long history. become increasingly important.1. a. Goodsb. Objects c. Stocks d. Matters2. a. amountb. range c. varietyd. collection3. a. discarding b. removingc. spreadingd. dismissing4. a. stages b. bases c. fieldsd. platforms5. a. relievedb. sentc. freedd. released6. a. surroundings b.

50、surroundedc. surrounding d. surround7. a. untilb. forc. since d. during8. a. practicedb. arrangedc. regulatedd. close9. a. With b. Forc. Thoughd. As10. a. sustainableb. preventablec. noticeabled. changeable4. Advertising is an important 5 billion is spent on advertising each year.1. a. substanceb. e

51、lementc. subject d. affair2. a. serviceb. assistancec. advantaged. duty3. a. senior b. humblec. inferiord. superior4. a. range b. amount c. sortd. variety5. a. targetb. victimc. goald. mark6. a. equipment b. instrumentc. device d. media7. a. mailb. shoppingc. distributiond. sales8. a. eagerb. genero

52、usc. difficultd. potential9. a. developb. developedc. developing d. development10. a. similarlyb. properlyc. approximatelyd. relativelyTranslate (Chinese to English) 1. 我想和你分住这个房间。Id like to share the room with you.2. 如果我们认为这样不公平，我们就会大胆地说出来。If we though that was unfair, we should speak up.3. 为了把公司建成

53、一流的公司，我们要化消极被动为积极主动。We should transform the passive into the initiative to create a first-class company.4. 许多野生动物的灭绝归因于人类对它们的大肆捕杀。The extinction of much wildlife can be attributed to the fact that humans take a staggering toll on it.5. 封闭采伐区的道路被认为有助于保护野生动物。Closing off the logging roads is thought to be helpful for protecting wildlife.6. 平等互利是我们合作和基本原则。Equality and mutual benefit is