对外经贸大学远程教育学院

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

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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 without

controversy. The underlined word means ____________.

A. contradiction B. dispute C. paradox D. ambiguity

2. Historians arrive _______ different conclusions because they have different notions about human motivation.

A. in B. to C. at D. on

3. The company centered its research _____ lymphokines and the immune system, an area of rapidly emerging interest ______ would ultimately have clinical implications far beyond traditional immunology.

A. at…which B. on…that C. for…that D. to...which

4. Getting together ____ colleagues after work over a glass of beer or a cup of tea

_______ long been a salaryman’s daily routine.

A. with…has B. to…have C. with…have D. to…has

5. The U.N. Secretary General recently said that African countries can get more investments from multinational corporations in the world, only after they adopt democratic ____________.

A. institutions B. institutes C. investments D. investigations

6. Napoleon got 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

7. “This law is putting an end to the colonialist mentality.” The underlined part

means _____________.

A. those who support

B. those who are highly talented in the

colonialism or having colonies

colonies

abroad

C. those who feel mentally D. those who support the development of

superior to others the colonies

8. The escaped criminal is said __________ last year.

A. to be arrested B. to arrest C. to have been arrested D. arresting

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 press…on B. Pressed...off C. Pressing…on D. Press…off

10. Many of his peers were glued _____ the TV set this summer watching the world’s top athletes perform feats of endurance and skills.

A. for B. to C. after D. at

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

12. No one agrees more than a young man from another company, ______ likes to spend his after-work hours _______ out with his friends.

A. which…dining B. what….dine C. who….to dine D. who…dining

13. Nowadays, almost every household has different kinds of electrical _______ to relieve manual labor.

A. apparatus B. facilities C. appliances D. equipment

14. 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

15. The danger for the counterfeiters is that countries such as the United States, which take \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 B. a more severe attitude C. not serious attitude D. a more light-hearted attitude

16. No one doubts the __________ of modern ways of traveling over those of olden times.

A. superior B. superiority C. inferior D. nferiorly

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 press…on B. Pressed…off C. Pressing…on D. Press…off

18. The TV series is certainly long. But I wasn't bothered _____________ much by its length ___________ by its dullness.

A. that...as B. so...as C. such...as D. too...than

19. Interestingly enough, it is women __________ men who get divorces.

A. other than B. rather than C. except D. apart from

20. The weather being unfavorable, they had to _______ the sports meet.

A. put out B. put off C. put up D. put on

21. There are two rooms 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 22. _________ his carelessness, he failed in the examination.

A. In spite of B. In case of C. Regardless of D. On account of

23. As the flood victims are living in terrible conditions, I would rather you _________ these relief packages right away.

A. post B. posted C. would post D. should post

24. Instead of chemically persuading you that you are not hungry, pills such as Hoffmann-La Roche's Xenical will stop the gut ______ absorbing so much fat.

A. against B. to C. from D. for

25. These two chemicals _________ with each other at a certain temperature to produce a substance which could cause an explosion.

A. interact B. interaction C. interactant D. interactive

26. Children must be warned to be careful _______ fire.

A. on B. of C. against D. to

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 B. Having a lot of money C. Being in a high position D. Having a large sum of proper

28. His daughter needed blood transfusion, but it was disappointing that his blood type was ___________ with his daughter's.

A. incompatible B. incomparable C. inconducive D. inconceivable

29. Many students are indulged in playing computer games, which greatly __________ their time for study and rest.

A. cuts off B. cuts out C. cuts into D. cuts up

30. He couldn't have achieved such success ________ your advice.

A. for B. due to

C. with regard to D. but for

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 global scale.

A. to know B. knowing C. known D. knew

32. We could not look _______ while they were mistreated.

A. at B. off C. for D. on

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 B. methods that are standard for

solve the problem protecting innovation

C. methods which are firm

D. methods which are not effective

enough to cope with a difficult

enough to deal with a difficult situation

situation

34. 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

35. Sam has got so _________ that it has become an indispensable part of his life.

A. used to work B. used in working C. use to work D. used to working

36. The political _______________ in the country constituted a direct threat to its social and economic stability.

A. integration B. disintegration C. integrated D. disintegrated

37. If the mobs continue in this way, the government may be driven to _________.

A. extremities B. extreme C. extremely D. extremist

38. I can't find my textbook. Xiao Li must have taken it away yesterday, ________?

A. mustn't he B. needn't he C. hasn't he D. didn't he

39. Human skin is very thin on the eyelid and quite thick on the _______ of the foot.

A. sole B. soul C. base D. basis

40. Indulgent parents and Big Macs are swelling the ranks, and waistlines, of China’s chubby children. The underlined part may be interpreted as ________________. A. Parents having the habit of B. Parents who give way to their children allowing their kids to do anything and try hard to satisfy whatever desires they

bad without any control. have, whether reasonable, necessary or not. C. Parents who like to buy D. Parents who are very strict with their whatever their children want. kids.

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 D. laying

42. Respect for the law is the foundation of civilized living. _______ breaks it will be -punished.

A. Who B. Whichever C. Whoever D. Whomever

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

44. __________ 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

45. That scientist isn't too happy with the project, and _____ are her supervisors.

A. neigher B. either

C. so D. as

46. They __________ their friends to try out for the basketball team of their district.

A. suggested B. talked C. coaxed D. insisted

47. Traditionally, television has been a ________ of the masses.

A. media B. medium C. means D. source

48. Men __________ who have spent decades as company men, quit or move to subsidiary companies at lower salaries.

A. in their fifty B. in their fifties C. in the fifty D. in fifties

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 C. practice D. fashion

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. at B. to C. for D. on

51. If it __________, we should not go to the Summer Palace tomorrow.

A. had not rained B. rained C. should rain D. were to rain

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