浙江大学远程教育学院试题卷（期中）

浙江大学远程教育学院试题卷(期中)

2005—2006学年春夏季学期

课程名称 英语 (2) 学习中心______________

专业(层次) 年级 学号 姓名_______________ Part one

Section one （20%）

Directions: In this section there are 20 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. choose the One answer that best completes the sentence. 1. I cannot ________who he is. A) figure out B) work out

C) add up

D) make up D) considered D) set up

2. Mary _______ her computer to sound an alarm at noon. A) programmed B) permitted C) ruled 3. We _______ with birds singing this morning. A) stood up B) signed up C) woke up

4. This telephone number does not _______ . A) produced B) grew C) rushed D) worked 5. The office manager’s desk is invisible under _______ paper.

A) a sea of

B) a number of

C) a piece of

D) a bunch of

6. The committee _______ ten Democrats and eight Republicans.

A) makes B) contains C) exists D) expects 7. He used to ________ his private firm in a careless way. A) require B) conduct C) apply D) charge

8. Though he was born and ________ in America, Tony can speak fluent Chinese. A) watched over B) drawn up C) brought up D) filled out 9. That officer used to ________ his soldiers about their mistakes. A) abused B) exposed C) dealt 10. Alice’s parents died in the war, but she _______ . A) served B) spoilt C) solve

D) limited D) survived

11. There are many more _____ open to women now than ten years ago.

A) dreams B) careers C) cares D) imaginations 12. His new novel was ________ last month. A) published B) spare C) chartered 13. There are different ________ of the accident. A) inspiration B) version C) rage

D) accounted D) necessity

14. Nobody can ________ what will happen to that man ten years later.

A) describe B) protect C) compare D) foresee

15. The manager talked to this staff about the difficulties they were faced with _____ without even

smiling. A) likely

B) extraordinary

C) seriously

D) effectively

16. The economic situation will _______ stable next year.

A) maintain B) remain C) last D) continue

17. Several days ago, I read in the newspaper that it was not Alexander Graham Bell who ______

the telephone.

A) explored B) discovered C) constructed D) invented

18. At the end of each semester, students will get a grade ______ the results of their final exams

and their performance in class. A) depending on B) being responsible for

C) keeping up with

D) making for

19. We intended to go on an excursion last weekend. But unfortunately, the heavy rain _______

all our plan for a picnic. A) hurt B) injured A) rare

B) little

C) spoilt C) scarce

D) damaged D) a few

20. Because of bad weather, peaches have become _______ this year.

Section Two Structure （10%）

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:

21. I think _______ is necessary to have a plan before doing any kind of work. A) what B) as C) it D) all

22. Cynthia is not ashamed of what she does, _______ she ends up doing something wrong. A) as though B) even though C) as if D) in case

23. Usually Mr. Jones eats ______ that his wife eats. It’s not surprising that he’s overweight.

A) twice the amount C) the twice amount

B) the amount twice D) twice as much amount

24. If Mr. Smith ________ here, he would have helped you.

A) had been B) was C) were D) has been 25. If I had a dictionary at hand, I ________ it to you.

A) will lend B) would lend C) would have lent D) will have lent 26. It’s nice to have children ______ in the garden again. A) played B) to play C) be playing

D) playing

27. It’s reported that government officials _______ a 10 percent wage rise next month. A) get B) have got C) to get D) are to get

28. We are going to start Unit One tomorrow and we _______ learned ten units by the end of the term.

A) shall

B) shall have

C) have

D) should have

29. Her inefficiency, _______ for so long, is beginning to make the customers angry.

A) that I have put up with B) with that I have put up C) which I have put up with D) with what I have put up

30. In general, the health of old people today is better than ______ of previous generations.

A) one

B) some

C) that

D) those

Part Two: Cloze （20%）

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. you should choose the ONE that best complete the passage.

It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstandings between their parents. They have always

complained, more or 1 justly, that their parents are out of touch 2 modern ways; that they are possessive and dominant; 3 they do not trust their children to deal with crises; that they 4 too much about certain problems and that they have no 5 of humor, at least in parent-child relationships. I think it is true that parents often 6 their teenage children and also forget how they themselves felt 7 young. Young people often irritate their parents with their 8 in clothes and hairstyles, in entertainers and music. This is not their 9 . They feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not 10 been accepted. So they create a culture and society of their own. 11 , if it turns out that their music or entertainers or vocabulary or clothes or hairstyles 12 their parents, this gives them additional enjoyment. They feel they are 13 , at least in a small way , and that they are leaders in style and 14 . Sometimes you are resistant, and proud because you do not want your parents to 15 of what you do. If they did approve, it looks as if you are 16 your own age group. But in that case you 17 that you are the underdog (defeated person): you can't win but at least you can keep your honor. This is a 18 way of looking at things. It is natural enough after long years of childhood, 19 you were completely under your parents' control. But it 20 the fact that you are now beginning to be responsible for yourself..

1. a. more 2. a. with 3. a. which 4. a. say

b. much b. in b. in b. talk

c. less c. from c. for c. tell

d. fewer d. for d. that d. speak

5. a. feeling 6. a. fail 7. a. if 8. a. choices 9. a. reason 10. a. already 11. a. However 12. a. tease 13. a. superior 14. a. praise 15. a. agree 16. a. fooling 17. a. assume 18. a. active 19. a. which 20. a. ignores

b. sense b. mistake b. being b. hobbies b. motive

c. touches d. sensing c. underestimate d. understand c. like c. likes c. incentive

d. when

d. dislikes d. ambition d. ever d. Then d. hurt

d. attractive d. appreciation d. approve d. cheating d. imagine d. efficient d. when

d. provides

b. still c. yet b. Furthermore c. Besides b. irritate b. good b. fondness b. praise b. betraying b. propose b. effective b. what b. proves

c. please c. beautiful c. taste c. consent c. deceiving c. guess c. passive c. where c. shows

Part Three Reading Comprehension（40%）

Passage One:

Worldwide fame burst upon Albert Einstein on November 7, 1919, when British astronomers

announced they had found the first confirmation of Einstein’s general relativity theory. Einstein had already become known in scientific circles because of his two astonishing theories: the special theory of relativity, published in 1905 when he was only twenty – six as a minor clerk in the Swiss patent office, and the general theory of relativity, advanced in 1913 and completed in 1915. He was considered so brilliant by other scientists that in 1914 he was invited to join the prestigious Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences and to become head of the research branch at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute. He accepted the offer and moved to Berlin. 1. Why did Einstein become famous on November 7,1919?

A) He announced his general relativity theory B) He received the Nobel Prize

C) Scientists were astonished by his theories

D) Scientists had proof of the general theory of relativity

2. When Einstein published his special theory of relativity, he was employed by the

A) Swiss patent office C) Kaiser Wilhelm Institute

B) Royal Prussian Academy of Science D) British Institute of Astronomy

3. The passage implies that before the special theory of relativity was published, Einstein was

A) part of the scientific community B) considered a brilliant scientist C) unknown in scientific circles D) still a university student 4. The passage states that by the end of the year 1919 Einstein was well known

A) in Germany

B) in British

C) throughout Europe D) throughout the world

5. According to the passage, Albert Einstein was NOT A) head of a research group B) famous at the age of 25

C) generally accepted by the scientific community

D) a member of the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences.

Passage Two

Archaeologists (考古学家) have excavated pyramids (金字塔) in Egypt and more recent ones in Central and South America. Similarities have been noted in the design and construction of these structures found thousands of miles apart. Some researchers have wondered if contact could have existed between these pyramid builders. A Norwegian explorer put together a ship based on ancient Egyptian drawings and set sail for Barbados to lend support to the theory of cultural contact. He ran into various problems in his first attempt to reach Barbados and had to abandon his efforts. On a second try he did reach Barbados, as the ancient Egyptians might have done. 6. According to this passage, the first pyramid builders were probably

(A) Central Americans

(B) Bardadians

(C) South Americans (D) Egyptians 7. The Norwegian explorer was testing the theory that

A) contact between pyramid builders was possible. B) Egyptians drawings were borrowed from another culture. C) Excavation of pyramids is possible without damaging them. D) South Americans sailed to Egypt. 8. The explorer finally reached

(A) Egypt (B) Mexico (C) Barbados (A) South America

9. According to the passage, the explorer’s ship was built

(A) in an Egyptian shipyard (B) with an ancient sail (C) from Norwegian pine (D) by following ancient drawings 10. Which of the following statement is true?

A) The Egyptian pyramids were found earlier than those in South America. B) The pyramids in Central America were found earlier than those in Egypt. C) The pyramids in Egypt and those in Central America are quite different. D) The pyramids in Central America have nothing to do with those in Egypt.

Passage Three

I was walking along the deserted main street of a small seaside town looking somewhere to make a phone-call. My car had broken down outside the town and I wanted to contact the Automobile Association. It had rained in the night and I was glad that I was wearing a thick coat. There was no sign of a phone box, nor was there anyone at that early hour whom I could ask for help. Then suddenly I found what I was looking for. There was a small post office, and almost hidden from sight in a dark alley next to it was the town’s only public phone box. I hurried forward but stopped in astonishment when I saw through the dirty glass that it was already occupied. There was a man inside. He was very fat. I could not see his face, for he was bending forward over the phone with his enormous back pressing against the glass and did not even raise his head at the sound of my approaching footsteps. I remained standing a few feet away and lit a cigarette to wait my turn. It was when I threw the match on the ground that I noticed something bright red flowing from under the phone box door.

11. When was the author walking though the small seaside town?

A) Late morning C) Before midnight

B) Early morning D) Late evening

12. Why did the author want to contact the Automobile Association?

A) He lost his way walking along the street. B) He wanted to find a public phone call. C) His car had broken down. D) He was frightened by the quite place. 13. Why did the author wait a few steps away? A) It was not safe to be close to the box.

B) The man didn’t notice his coming.

C) He wanted to have a cigarette to calm himself down.

D) It was bad manners to overhear others’ phone calls.

14. Why did not the man raise his head when the author approached the box?

A) He was too fat to move around.

B) He didn’t notice the author’s arrival.

C) He had most probably been killed. D) He was lost in his important phone call. 15. What is the probable meaning of the word deserted in paragraph one?

A) without people present

B) broad

C) dark

D) frightening

Passage Four

Why was Bastille important to the citizens of Paris? The building of the Bastille had been started in 1370 under Charles V. By the seventeenth century it had stopped to be important for

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