2023年全国7月高等教育自学考试英语阅读一试题

全国2023年7月高等教育自学考试英语阅读（一）试题

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1.CarefulReading.（40points,2pointsforcach）PassagcOne

QuestionsIto5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theappealofadvertisingtobuyingmotivescanhavebothnegativeandpositiveeffects.Consumersmaybecorvineedto

buyaproductofpoorqualityorhighpricebecauseofanadvcrtiscmcrn.Forexample,someadvertisershaveappealedto

people'sdesireforbetterfueleconomyfortheircarsbyadvertisingautomotiveproductsthatimprovegasolinemileage.Some

oftheproductswork.Othersareworthlessandawasteofconsumers'money.

Sometimesadvertisingisintentionallymisleading.Afewyearsago,abrandofbreadwasofferedtodieterswiththe

messagethattherewerefewercaloriesineveryslice.ltturnedoutthatthebreadwasnotdietetic（适合于节食的］.butjust

regularbread.Therewerefewercaloriesbecauseitwasslicedveryihin,buttherewerethesamenumberofcaloriesinevery

loaf.

Onthepositiveside,emotionalappealsmayrespondtoaconsumer'srealconccrns.Considcrfireinsurance.Fireinsurance

mayhesodbyappealingtofearofloss.Butfearoflossistherealreasonforfireinsurance.Thesecurityofknowingthat

propertyisprotectedbyinsurancemakesthepurchaseoffireinsuranceaworthwhileinvestmentformostpeople.Ifconsumers

considerthequalityoftheinsuranceplansaswellasthemessageintheads,theyv/illbenefitfromtheadvertising.

EachConsumermustevaluateherorhisownsituation.Arcthebenefitsoftheproductimportantenoughtojustifybuyingit?

Advertisingisintendedtoappealtoconsumers,butitdoesnotforcethemtobuytheproduct.Consumersstillcontrolthefinal

buyingdecision.

1.Advertisingcanpersuadetheconsumertobuyworthlessproductsby.

A.stressingtheirhighquality

B.convincinghimoftheirlowprice

C.maintainingabalancebetweenqualityandprice

D.appealingtohisbuyingmotives

2.Thcreasonwhythebreadadvertisementismisleadingisthat.

A.thinslicesofbreadcouldcontainmorecalories

B.theloafwascutintoregularslices

C.thebreadwasnotgenuinebread

D.thetotalnumberofcaloriesintheloafremainedthesame

3.Accordingtothepassage,whichOfthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Sometiir.esadvertisementsreallysellwhattheconsumerneeds.

B.Advertisementsoccasionallyforceconsumersintobuyingthingstheydon'tneed.

C.Thebuyingmotivesofconsumersarecontrolledbyadvertisements.

D.Fireinsuranceisseldomaworthwhileinvestment.

4.ItcanbeinfeiTedfromthepassagethatasmartconsumershould,

A.thinkcarefullyaboutthebenefitsdescribedintheadvertisements

B.guardagainstthedeceivingnatureofadvertisements

C.bcfaniiliarwithvariousadvertisingstrategics

D.avoidbuyingproductsthathavestrongemotionalappeal

5.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.howtomakeawisebuyingdecision

B.waystoprotecttheinterestsoftheconsumer

C.thepositiveandnegativeaspectsofadvertising

D.thefunctionofadvertisementsinpromotingsales

PassageTwo

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Americansareproudoftheirvarietyandindividuality,yettheyloveandrespectfewthingsmore（hanauniform,whether

itistheuniformofanelevatoroperatorortheuniformofafive-stargeneral.WhyareuniformssopopularintheUnitedStates?

Amongtheargumentsforuniforms,oneof（hefirstisthatintheeyesofmostpeopletheylookmoreprofessionalthan

civilian（百姓的）clothes.Peoplehavebecomeconditionedtoexpectsuperiorqualityfromamanwhowearsauniform.The

televisionrepairmanwhowearsauniformtendstoinspiremoretrustthanonewhoappearsincivilianclothes.Faithintheskill

ofagaragemechanicisincreasedbyauniform.Whateasierwayisthereforanurse,apoliceman,abarber,orawaitertolose

professionalidentitythantostepoutofuniform?

Uniformsalsohavemanypracticalbenefits.Theysaveonotherclothes.Theysaveonlaundrybills.Theyaretax-deductible

（可减税股b.Theyareoftenmorecomfortableandmoredurablethancivilianclothes.

Primaryamongtheargumentsagainstuniformsistheirlackofvarietyandtheconsequentlossofindividualityexperienced

bypeoplewhomustwearthem.Thoughtherearemanytypesofuniforms,thewearerofanyparticulartypeisgenerallystuck

withit,withoutchange,untilretirement.Whenpeoplelookalike,theytendtothink,speak,andactsimilarly,onthejobatleast.

Uniformsalsogiverisetosomepracticalproblems.Thoughtheyarelong-lasting,oftentheirinitialexpenseisgreaterthan

costofcivilianclothes.Someuniformsarcalsoexpensivetomaintain,requiringprofessionaldrycleaningratherthanthe

homelaunderingpossiblewithmanytypesofcivilianclothes.

6.IlissurprisingihaiAmericanswhoworshipvarietyandindividualiiy.

A.enjoyhavingaprofessionalidentity

B.stilljudgeamanbyhisclothes

C.holdtheuniforminsuchhighregard

D.respectanelevatoroperatorasmuchasageneralinuniform

7.Peopleareaccustomedtothinkingthatamaninuniform.

A.appearsIobemorepractical

B.suggcstsqualitywork

C.discardshissocialidentity

D.lookssuperiortoapersonincivilianclothes

8.Thechieffunctionofauniformisto.

A.providethewearerwithaprofessionalidentity

B.inspirethewearer,sconfidenceinhimself

C.providepracticalbenefitstothewearer

D.makethewearercatchthepubliceye

9.Accordingtothepassage,peoplewearinguniforms.

A.tendtolosetheirindividualityB.areusuallyhelpful

C.looklikegeneralsD.havelittleornoindividualfreedom

10.Tliebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe.

A.UniformsandSociety

B.AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofUniforms

C.TheImportanceofWearingaUniform

□.PracticalBenefitsofWearingaUniform

PassageThree

Questions!/to15arebusedonthefollowingpassage.

Britishnewspaperscanbeclassifiedintogroupsaccordingtovariouscriteria,suchasareaofdistribution,sizeofsales,

socioeconomicclassoftheirreaders,days(and(imes)ofpublication,andpoliticalbias.Eachofthesedifferentcriteriawilllead

tomoreorlessdifferentgroupings.

Withregardtotheareaofdistributionafairlycleardistinctioncanbemadebetweennationalpapersandlocalpapers.The

national.e.g.ThcTinies,DailyMirrorandSundayExpress,arcreadilyobtainableinvirtuallyallpartsoftheUnitedKingdoma(

thesametime.Ontheotherhand,localpapers,e.g.YorkshirePostorLiveipoolEcho,serveaparticulararea,andoutsidethat

areamustbespeciallyordered.

Asregardsthesalesfigures,wemustrecognizethatthereisnoclearlinethatwilldistinguishbetweenlargeandsmall

sales.However.wemakeasomewhatarbitrarydistinctionhere,partlybasedoncopiessold,butalsoinfluencedbythetypeof

contentofIhepapers.Thisseparatestheso-calledupopular"papersfromthe*'q.iality"papers:thequalitieslikeSunday

TimesorFinancialTimes,tendtohavelarger,moreseriousarticlesthanthe“populars"，suchasThePeopleorNewsofthe

World.

Regardingthesocioeconomicclassof(hsreaders,aclassificationontheselineswilltoalargeextentreflecttheabove

distinctionintoqualityandpopular.Thisisbecausethequalitypapersaremostlyintendedfortheupperincomegroups,while

thepopularpapersfindiheirreadersamongthelowersocioeconomicgroups.Thus.areaderofTheObserverorFinancialTimes,

whicharequalitypapers,islikelytobeaneducatedpersonwithquiteagoodincome,whileareaderofDailyMailorTheSun

ismorelikelytobealesswell-educatedpersonwithalowerincome.

Astothedaysofpublication,mostBritishpapersareeitherso-called“dailypapers",(whichintactdonotappearonSundays),

e.g.TheGuardianorTheScotsman,orSundaypapers,likeSundayTimesorNewsoftheworld.Localpaperswithsmall

circulations,however,mightappearonlyonceortwiceaweek,orevenlessfrequently,dependingonthedemandfor

them.Concerningthetimeofpublication,thevastmajorityaremorningpapers,i.e.theygoonsaleearlyinthemorning,while

theminorilyaretheso-called“evening”papers,whosesalesmightstartasearlyasmidday,andthencontinueuntilthe

evening.

11.AccordingiovariouscriteriaBritishnewspaperscanbeclassifiedinto.

A.nationalpapersandlocalpapersB."qualities”and"populars”

C.morningpapersandeveningpapersD.alloftheabove

12.TlieTinies.DailyMirror,andSundayExpressarereadilyobtainableinvirtuallyallpartsoftheUKatthesame

time.Therefore.theyare.

A.so-callcd“dailypaper"B.nationalpapers

C.popularpapersD.localpapers

13.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.The°qualityMpaperstendtohavelarge,moreseriousarticlesthanthe“populars".

B.The“popular”papershavelargersales.

C.The°quality"papersfindtheirreadersamongtheupperincomegroups.

D.Areaderofthe“qualities“islikelytobealesswell-educatedpersonwithalowerincome.

14.Astothedaysofpublication,Britishdailypapersappear.

A.onlyonSundaysB.onlyonceortwiceaweek

C.eveiydayexceptonSundaysD.everyday

15.Salesoftheso-called“evening“papersmightstart.

A.earlyinthemorningB.asearlyasnoon

C.intheeveningD.aimidnight

PassageFour

Questions76to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Exceptionalchildrenaredifferentinsomesignificainwayfromothersofthesameage.Forthesechildrentodevelopto

theirfulladultpotential,theireducationmustbeadaptedtothosedifferences.

Althoughwefocuson(heneedsofexccp:ionalchildren,wefindourselvesdescribingtheirenvironmentaswcll.Whilcthe

leadingactoronthestagecapturesourattention,weareawareoftheimportanceofthesupposingplayersandthesceneryofthe

playiisclf.Boihihcfamilyandthesociclyinwhichcxucpiionalchildrenlivearcoficnihckeyto(heirgrowthand

development.Anditisinthepublicschoolsthatwefindthefullexpressionofsociety*sunderstanding-theknowledge,hopes,

andfearsthatarepassedontothenextgeneration.

Educationinanysocietyisaminorofchatsociety.Inthatmirrorwecanseethestrengths,(heweaknessesandtheculture

itself.Thegreatinterestinexceptionalchildrenshowninpubliceducationoverthepastthreedecadesindicatesthestrong

feelinginoursocietythatallcitizens,wha:evcrtheirspecialconditions,deservetheopportunitytofullydeveloptheir

capabilities.

“Allmenarccreatedequal."Wc'vchearditmanytimes,butitstillhasimportantmeaningforeducationinademocratic

society.Althoughthephrasewasusedbythiscountry'sfounderstodenoteequalitybeforethecaw,ithasalsobeeninterpreted

tomeanequalityofopportunity.Thatconceptimplieseducationalopportunityforallchildren-therightofeachchildtoreceive

helpinlearningtothelimitsofhisorhercapacity,whetherthatcapacitybesmallorgreat.Recentcourtdecisionshave

confirmed(herightofallchildren-disabledornot-toanappropriatecducalicn,andhaveorderedthatpublicschoolstake

thenecessaiystepstoprovidethateducation.Inresponse,schoolsaremodifyingtheirprograms,adaptinginstnjetiontochildren

whoareexceptional,tothosewhocannotprofitsubstantiallyfromregularprograms.

16.1nparagraph2,theauthorcitestheexampleoftheleadingactoronthestagetoshowthat

A.thegrowthofexceptionalchildrenhasmuchtodowiththeirfamilyandthesociety

B.exceptionalchildrenaremoreinfluencedbytheirfamiliesthannormalchildrenare

C.exceptionalchildrenarethekeyinterestofthefamilyandsociety

D.theneedsofthesocietyweighmuchheavierthantheneedsoftheexceptionalchildren

17.Thereasonthattheexceptionalchildrenreceivesomuchconcernineducationisthat.

A.theyareexpectedtobeleadersofthesociety

B.theymightbecomeaburdenofthesociety

C.thcyshouldfullydeveloptheirpotential

□.disabledchildrendeservespecialconsideration

18.Theword“dcnoic“inthefourthparagraphmostprobablymeans.

A.translateB.indicate

C.blameD.ignore

19.Thispassagemainlydealswith

A.thedifferencesofchildrenintheirlearningcapabilities

B.thcdefinitionofexceptionalchildreninmodernsociety

C.thespecialeducationalprogramsforexceptionalchildren

D.thenecessityofadaptingeducation(oexceptionalchildren

20.Fromthispassagewelearnthattheeducationalconcernforexceptionalchildren

A.isnowenjoyinglegalsupport

B.disagreeswiththetraditionofthecountry

C.wasclearlystatedbythecountry'sfounders

D.willexertgreatinfluenceovercourtdecisions

Il.SpeedReading.。。points,1pointforeach)

PassageFive

Questions21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thehumanthumbmademan.Itsdevelopmentwasasimportantaneventinman'sgrowthashissuccessinlearningto

walkupright.Thethumbshapedthehumanhar.d.Wiihomit,manmightnothavesurvived.Luckily,thehanddevelopedonlyone

thumb.Twcthumbsononehandwouldbelikehavingtwoormorecooksinasmallkitchen.Theywouldgetineachother's

way.AsoneEnglishwritersaidalmost500yearsago."Ah,eachfingertodayisathumb.Ithink.M

Thatishowwestilldescribeamanwhocannotgetanythingright.Wesayheis“allthumbs”.Therearedayswhenthis

happenstoallofus,dayswheneverythingwedoseemstogowrong.Wecannotevengettherightshoeson.Thetypistcannot

hittherightkcy.Thccarpenter*shammermissesthenailandhitshisfingcr.Nothingcanbedonebutthrowupone'shandsand

moan(悲叹)，“God,1amallthumbstoday!”

Clearly,thehandcanhavejus(oneinasicr——theihumb.Iigivesihehandafreedomanduonirolofrnovcnicni(hatarc

beautifultosee.Thiscanheseeninoldsculpturesandstonecarvings.Wehaveaspecialphrasetoexpressthismasteryofthe

thumb.Whcnoneisruledbyanother,completelycontrolledbyhim,wesaythepersonis“undertheother,sthumb°.Asick

man,forexample,oftenfindshimself41underhisdoctor*sthumb°.Tenantshaveoftencomplainedaboutbeinguunder(he

thumbofthelandlord.

Therewasatime,verylongago,whensuchtenantsmightinanger“bitetheirthumbsvat(helandlord.Suchagesturewasan

insultthatcouldnotbeacceptedlightly.Peoplenolongerdothis.Buttheydosomethingaschildishandasoffensiveand

ugly.Theyuthumb(heirnoses"atsomebodytheywanttodefyorinsult.

21.Ifapersonhastwoormorethumbsononehand,hewould.

A.domorethingsB.havealotoftrouble

C.workastwoormorecooksD.becomeawriter

22.Withoutmanmightnothavesurvived.

A.thecookB.thethumb

C.thefingerD.thewriter

23.Whenapersonsays“IamallthumbstodayM,hemeansthat.

A.hecan'tgettherightshoeson

B.hishammermissesthenailandhitshisfinger

C.hedoeseverythingsmoothly

D.hecan'tgeteverythingright

24.Whenapersoniscompletelycontrolledbyanotherperson..

A.wesaythatheis“allthumbs”

B.wesaythathehas“agreatthumb”

C..wesaythatheisuundertheother'sthumb"

D.heturnsthumbdownonhim

25.Whenyouwarntoinsulisoniconc,youcan.

A.putyourthumbonyournoseB.waveyourthumbathim

C.puthimunderyourthumbD.donothingwithyourthumb

PassageSix

Questions26-30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Wheredidthemoviesbegin?ItisoftensaidthattheyarcanAmericaninvention,butthisisnotentirelytruc.Thcmotion

picturehasbeenthemostinternationalofartsbeforethedawnofthe20thcentury.

Soonafter1889,when(hefamousAmericaninventorThomasEdisonfirstshowedmotionpicturesthroughadevicecalled

thekinetoscope,otherdevicesforthesamepurposeappearedallovertheworldOneotherimportantcontributionbyEdison

wastheintroductionof35mmastheinternationalstandardfilmwidth.Whenitbecamepossibletouseany35mmmachinefbr

showingmoviesfromanypartoftheworld,theinternationaltradingoffilmscouldbegin.

Duringthefirstyears,therewerenospecialmoviethcatcrs.Filmswereoftenshowninbuildingswhichhadfonricrlybeen

stores.InAmerica,thesebecameknownasnickelodeonsbecauseeachmemberoftheaudiencepaidanickel(fivecents)to

watchthemovie.

Atfirst,moviespleasedpeoplejustbecausetheexperienceofwatchingthemwasnew.Intheblackandwhiteshadows,one

couldseelarger-than-lifeimagesofrealityandtheymoved!Butimagesalonecannotkeeppeopleinterestedforever.Then

camerasw?retakentoSouthAfricaandCubatophotographwarsinaction.Prizefightswerefilmed,andsowerereligious

processions.Butnoneoftheseattractionscouldplease(hecrowdsforlong.

Whatgavethemoviesthepossibilityofbecominganartformwastheintrcductionofnarrative.Someonerealizedthata

filmcouldlellastory.

EdwinS.PorterwasadirectorandcameramanforThomasEdison*scompany.Headvancedtheartofthefilmbyagiant

stepwhen,in1903,heproducedTheGreatTrainRobbery.Althoughthisaccountofamailrobberyandthepursuitofthe

robberswasverysimple,itrequiredthefilmingofseveraldifferentlocalions.Thcresultwasafilmthatnotonlyshiftedfreely

fromplacetoplacebutevenenabledviewerstoseetwoactionsthatoccurredatthesametime.Theywatchedtherobbersescape

andthensawthepursuersgatheringTor(hepursuil.WiihinthisbriuCcighi-minuicfnoviclay(heseedsofa(rueartform.

In1908,Biograph,asmallfilmcompanyinNewYork,employedamanwhowastobecomethefirsttruegeniusofmotion

pictures.HewasD.W.Griffith.anunsuccessfulactorandwriterofplays,whohadworkedbrieflyforPorter.Griffithpreferred

writingtoacting,butatBiographheworkedasawriter,anactorandadirector.lnlessthanfiveyears,hedirectedalmost300

pictures,niisedBiographtoaleadingpositionamongfilmcompanies,andlaidihefoundationsformodern

filmart.

26.ThefirstmotionpictureswereshownbyThomasEdisonin.

A.1889B.1903

C.1907D.1908

27.madetheinternationaltradingoffilmspossible.

A.Theuseofnickels

B.Movietheaters

C.Theintroductionof35mmastheinternationalstandardfilmwidth

D.Adevicecalledthekinetoscope

28.madeitpossibleforfilmstobecorr.eanartform.

A.Larger-than-lifeimagesofreality

B.Thefactthatwarswerefilmed

C.Prizefight

D.Theintroductionofnarrative

29.ThewritersaidthatPorteradvancedtheartofthefilmbyagiantstepinproducingTheGreatTrainRobbery.Thisis

probablybecausethefilm.

A.hadatitlewhichhadatremendouseffect

B.wasthelongestatthattime

C.wasproducedbyadirector

0.requiredthefilmingofseveraldiflcrcnilocalions

30.isregardedasthefirsttruegeniusofmotionpicture.

A.EdisonB.Porter

C.GriffithD.Biograph

IlI.DiscourseCloze.(10points,1pointforeach)

Directions:Thefollowingpassageistakenfromthetextbook.ReadthepassageandJillinthenumberedspaces(there

aremoresuggestedanswersthannecessary).WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.

WORLDWARII.thenamecommonlygiventotheglobalconflictof1939-1945.ltwasthegreatestandmostdestructive

warinhistory.31.,WorldWarIIincludedgiganticstrugglesnotonlyinEuropebutinAsia,Africa,andthefar-flung

（广泛H'、J,漫长的J）islandsofthePacificaswell.Morethan17millionmembersofthearmedforcesofthevariousbelligerents

（交战I国）perishedduringtheconflict.Itsconductstrainedtheeconomiccapabilitiesofthemajornationsandleftmany

countriesontheedgeofcollapse.

AttheendofWorldWarIthevictoriousnationsformedtheLeagueofNationsfbrthepurposeofairinginternational

disputes,andofmobilizingitsmembersforacollectiveefforttokeepthepeacein（heeventofaggressionbyanynationagainst

anotherorofabreach（对法律、义务等的违犯）ofthepeacetreaties/i,heUnitedStates,imbued（鼓吹）withisolationism,did

notbecomeamembcr.TheLeaguefailedinitsfirsttest.In1931theJapanese,usingasanexcusetheexplosionofasmallbomb

underasectionoftrackoftheSouthManchuriaRailroad（overwhichtheyhadvirtualcontrol）,initiatedmilitaryoperations

designedtoconquerallofManchuria.32.Thereupon.JapanresignedfromtheLeague.Meanwhile,Manchuriahadbeen

oven-unandtransformedintoaJapanesepuppetstateunderthenameofManchukuo.33..

In1933also,AdolfHitlercametopowerasdictatorofGermanyandbegantorearmthecountryinconlravention（违反,

违反）oftheprovisionsoftheTreatyofVersailles.34.___.ThatyeartheItaliandictatorBenitoMussolinibeganhis

long-contemplatedinvasionofEthiopia,whichhedesiredasaneconomiccolony.35..BritishandFrencheffortsto

effectacompromisesettlementfailed,andEthiopiawascompletelyoccupiedby（IeItaliansin1936.

AlarmedbyGermanrearmament,FrancesoughtanalliancewiththeUSSR.Underthepretextthatthisendangered

Gunnany,HillerrcfniliiarizcdtheRhinelandin1936.36..Emboldenedby（hissuccess,Hillerintensifiedhiscampaign

forLehensraum（spaceforliving）fortheGermanpeople.37..InSepteniber,asHitlerincreasedhisdemandsonthe

Czechsandwarseemedimminent,theBritishandFrencharrangedaconferencewithHillerandMussolini.AltheMunich

ConferencetheyagreedtoGermanoccupationoftheSudetenland,Hitler'sassertedlastclaim,inthehopeofmaintaining

peace.Thishopewasshortlived,forinMarch1939,HitlertookovertherestofCzechoslovakiaandseizedtheformerGerman

portofMemelfromLichuania.ThcrefolloweddemandsonPolandwithregardtoDanzig（波兰港口）andthePolish

Corridor.38..Aftersurprisingtheworldwiththeannouncementofanonaggressionpact（公约）withhisswornfoe,the

SovietUnion,hesenthisannicsacrossthePolishborderonSept.1,1939.39..

AstheGermansdevastatedPoland,theRussiansmovedintotheeasternpartofthecountryandbegantheprocessthatwas

toleadtotheabsorptionin1940ofLatvia,Estonia,andLithuania.TheyalsomadedemandsonFinland.40..

Meanwhile,JapanhadundertakenmilitaryoperationslorthesubjugationofChinaproper,andwasmakingpreparaticnslorthe

expansionofitsempireintoSoutheastAsiaand（herichislandgroupsoftheSouthwestPacific.Mussoliniwatchedtheprogress

ofhisfellowdictator,Hitler,whilepreparingtojoininthewaratafavorablemoment.

（FromTheWorldWarHinBrief）

A.TheLeaguevotedminorsanctions（制裁）againstItaly,butthesehadslightpracticaleffect

B.HcdenouncedtheprovisionsofthattreatythatlimitedGermanarmamentandin1935reinstitutedcompulsorymilitary

seiwice

C.Whereasmilitary,operationsinWorldWarIwereconductedprimarilyontheEuropeancontinent

D.Heforciblyannexed（吞并）AustriainMarch1938,andthen,chargingabuseofGermanminorities,threatened

Czechoslovakia

E.Becauseofalackofresources,AlliedstrategyhadenvisionedthepriordefeatofGermanywhileremainingonthe

defensiveagainsttheJapanese

F.Aftcrreceivingthereportofitscommissionofinquiry,（heLeagueadoptedaresolutionin1933callingontheJapaneseto

withdraw

GThePolesremainedadaniani（顽强的，坚决的）,anditbecameclearioHitlerthathecouldatiainhisobjcciivcsonlyby

force

H.Beset（组扰）byfrictionanddissension（冲突，纠纷）amongitsmembers,theLeaguetooknofurtheraction

I.BritainandFrance,pledgedtosupportPolandintheeventofaggression,declaredwaronGermany（wodayslater

J.Itwasadangerousventure,forBritainandFrancecouldhaveoverwhelmedGermany,but,resolvedtokeepthepeace,they

tooknoaction

K.Therecalcitrant（顽抗的）FinnsweresubduedintheWinterWarof1939-1940,butonlyafterdealingtheRussiansseveral

humiliatingmili（ar}freverses

L.War1sendfoundtheUnitedStatesandtheUSSRthetwogreatestpowersintheworld

IV.VVordFormations。。points,1pointforeach)

Directions.Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswiththepropetformofthewordinthebrackets.WriteyouranswersOH

theAnswerSheet.

41.(significant)Itisawasteoftimetolistentohis______talk.

42.(astonish)Iwas______atIhenewsofhisescape.

43.(bankruptcy)Ourbusinessisatthecrossing.Ifthisdealdoesnotsucceed,weshall

be______.

44,(vain)Beforetheyfledthecountry,theenemy______attemptedtodestroyallthe

factories.

45.(extinct»Hismovieofthe______ofdinosaurswasagreatsuccess.

46.(exist)Inherspeech,theMinistercameoutagainstanychangetothe______law.

47.(patienliThenursehasbeencriticizedforthethirdtimeforsheisalways______with

herpatients.

48.(mystery)Therearemany______storiesabouttheEgyptianpyramids.

49.(valid)Thistickethaspasseditsexpirationdate,andsoitisnow______.

50.(deprivaion)Ifyoudrivetoofast,thepolicewill______youofyourlicence.

V.GapFilling。。points,1pointforeach)

Directions:Thesteadydependentableunite

following

passageistaken

fromthe

textbook.Fillin

thenumbered

gapswiththe