浙江交通职业技术学院继续教育学院大学英语试卷

1、浙江交通职业技术学院继续教育学院大学英语试卷一、单项选择题1. The ability to use a language can be _only by the act of using the language.( ) requiredinquiredrequestedAcquired2He bought the house, _ that he would inherit money under his uncles will.( ) AassumingBallowingCcountingDEstimating3English _greatly from Chinese in many

2、respects.( ) AReferB differsCTransfersDInfers4After staying for one month, he began to become _to the new way of living.( ) AaccustomedBdevelopedCacccumulatedDGuaranteed5It took them nearly one month to _ how to start the machine.( ) Aseek outBfigure outCcount outDturn out6The house looked strangely

3、 familiar _ her, though she knew shed never been there before.( ) AwithBofCtoDat7Its either a(n) _ diamond or a very good fake.( ) ArealBtrueCactualDgenuine8Could you give me something to help me to _ the pain,doctor?( ) Acope withBgo throughCadjust toD. do with9. Only with adequate evidences _ that

4、 Bob robbed the bank.( ) AI believeB. I did believeCbelieve IDdid I believe10When _ where he came from, the boy cried instead of replying.( ) Awas askedBaskingCaskedDhe being asked11The English teacher _ upon the new world for quite a few minutes.( ) AconsideredBdefinedCstessedDDwelt12Since he came

5、to live here, he had become deeply _ in local affairs.( ) AconcludedBinvolvedCjoinedDIncluded13Encourage children to _ some of their pocket-money to buy Christmad presents.( ) Aput asideB. put downC. put acrossD. put off14.The little girl _ the terrible car accident.( ) AexistedBsurvivedClivedDRemai

6、ned15This is the hotel_ I met the famous actor Chen Long.( ) AwhichBin whichCthatDin that16The _ of air travel during this century has made the world seem smaller.( ) A. vacationB.connectionC.innovationD. Liberation17. The strong wind prevents the students _ outdoor activities.( ) A. for doingB. wit

7、h doingC. into doingD. from doing18. I think it difficult for me to _my own conclusion.( ) A.formB.makeC.discoverD.speak19It was not very _of you to sell the house. The price is increasing everyday.( ) AkindBclearCwiseDFriendly20My father never gave me _.( ) Amany adviceBmuch adviceCmany advicesDa l

8、ot of advices21We are looking forward to _you again.( ) Ahave seenBseeingCseeDSeen22The old lady is happy, _she is poor.( ) AthoughBstillCunlessDHowever23He showed _ courage in this event.( ) AlackingBlack forCa lack ofDlack of24Nobody can operate this machine _ him.( ) Aother thanBbesidesCin additi

9、on toDIncluding25She is likely _.( ) AsucceedingBto succeedCsucceededDsuccessful26. The strong wind prevents the students _ outdoor activities. ( ) A. for doingB. with doingC. into doingD. from doing27. _ story is about _ life of the General. ( ) A. The theB. AtheC. The aD. /28.“Im surprised to see

10、her communicating with John in German. Has she _ German when she stayed in Berlin?”( ) Ataken a look atBpicked upClearned fromDbrought with29He would stay at home _ to the party，because he was ill. ( ) Ainstead to goBinstead not to goCinstead of goingDinstead not for going30Sorry. I only know _ the

11、students. ( ) AsomeBmanyCless ofDa few of二、填空1. Many _ (工厂) are built here and many farmers become workers.空1答案：factories2. To live a healthy life, its important for us to protect the _ (环境).空1答案：enviroment3. Many people who worked _ (在国外) have come back to China to find jobs.空1答案：abroad4. Shes _ (意

12、识到) she is wrong at this matter, so she feels very sorry.空1答案：realized5. The internet makes our _ (交流) much faster and easier.空1答案：communication6. All her _ (亲戚) think she is a good child and they like her very much.空1答案：relatives7. My dad has been to the USA on _ (生意) many times.空1答案：business8. Mor

13、e and more famous scientists have _ (返回) to China so far.空1答案：returned9. The restaurant is open every day _ (除了以外) Monday.空1答案：except10. We watched a _ (极好的) play yesterday evening and enjoyed ourselves.空1答案：fabulous三、阅读理解1The first year of school in America, known as kindergarten（幼儿园）, usually begi

14、ns between the ages of five and six. Among rich countries such a late start is very strange. President Obama believes it is an economic and social problem; his education secretary goes as far as to say that it is morally wrong. This statement has some support, as it is clear from research into vocab

15、ulary that youngsters from poor families enter kindergarten well behind those from rich familiesa disadvantage that usually lasts a lifetime. Children from households on welfare knew 525 words by the age of three, while the children of professionals had mastered 1,116.Pre.school can help close this

16、gap. So in a speech last month, Mr, Obama called for a partnership between the federal government and the states to expand it to every American child. It later became known that every meant those who come from families with incomes of up to 200% above the poverty lineequal to an income of $47,000 fo

17、r a family of fourSome critics say that sending children to school at the age of four does not work. The evidence suggests otherwise. For example, on March 20th new results were announced from a study of 9.to.l 1.year.olds in New Jersey. This report found that disadvantaged children who had attended

18、 pre.school had better literacy (读写能力), language, maths and science skills. And two years of pre.kindergarten were better than one.Some studies also follow the effects of early learning over lifetimes, such as its effect on crime rates and other factors that may eventually burden society. Critics ha

19、ve singled out a government scheme called Head Start, created in 1965, which provides poor households with a range of services including school.based early education.1Kindergarten in rich countries other than America usually begins at the age of _. ( ) A. eightB. sevenC. sixD. Four2According to the

20、passage, which of the following is TRUE?( ) A. Poor pre.school kids have a larger vocabulary than rich kids.B. President Obama believes that early education can solve all economic and social problems.C. Rich pre.school kids have a richer vocabulary than poor kids.D. President Obamas education secret

21、ary thinks it is morally wrong to let kids start kindergarten early.3Which of the following about the New Jersey study is TRUE?( ) A. There is no evidence to support the New Jersey study.B. New Jersey has created a new Head Start to help disadvantaged kids.C. Sending children to school at the age of

22、 four is not going to help.D. Two years of pre.kindergarten were better than one.4The phrase single out in the last paragraph means _.( ) A. chooseB. think aboutC. countD. depend on5Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?( ) A. Secondary EducationB. Pre.school EducationC. Po

23、or Kids EducationD. Rich Kids Education三、阅读理解2Most of the flowers in nature are red, orange and yellow. If we have seen a black flower, its chance in million. People have made a survey of colors of more than four thousand kinds of flowers and found that only eight of them are black. As we know, sunl

24、ight is formed (形成) by seven different colored lights. The wave length (波长) of each light is different, so the quantity (量) of heat in each light is also different. Flowers especially their petal (花瓣), are easy to be harmed (伤害) by high temperature. Black flowers can take in all the light waves whic

25、h cause the flowers to dry up in a high temperature. So black flowers can rarely (很少) survive (挺过) sunlight. But red flowers, orange flowers and yellow flowers can protect (保护) themselves from sunlight by reflecting (反射) the red light, orange light and yellow light, each of which has a large quantit

26、y of heat.6.People can_ see black flowers.( ) oftenneverhardly everAlways7.The underlined word “ them” in the third line refers to (指) _.( ) A. a thousandB. colorsC. flowersD. kinds8. The passage mainly tells us that _.( ) A. black flowers are too weak and it is difficult for them to grow upB. there

27、 are only eight black flowers in natureC. sunlight has seven different colored lights and the wave length of each is differentD. why its difficult for black flowers to grow9. How do red flowers, orange flowers or yellow flowers protect themselves from sunlight?( ) A. By taking in the light.B. By ref

28、lecting the light.C. By hiding themselves.D. By sleeping.10. Which of the following ideas is NOT right?( ) A. The black flowers cannot protect themselves from the sunlight.B. Red, orange and yellow flowers can also take in the light of all wave lengths.C. People have found that only a few kinds of f

29、lowers are black.D. Flowers are easy to be harmed by very high temperature.三、阅读理解3People often greet each other with “Hello” or “Hi”. Other forms of greeting are “Good morning”. “Good evening” according to different times of the day. When talking with foreign friends, we should pay attention to thei

30、r social conventions. For example, we do not ask people questions about their private activities. So we may talk about the weather, sports or show our concern about their children. Generally, a man is usually introduced to a woman, and the woman, and the young are introduced to the old. The titles o

31、f Miss, Mr., Professor, or Doctor, etc. can be used with the surname. Newly-acquainted people will shake hands and greet each other with “How do you do” or “glad to meet you.”11. When people are introduced for the first time, they usually greet each other with _( ) A. How are youB. How do you do?C. Nice to see you againD. Good morning12. People usual