(本)2013北京交通大学网络专升本考试试题答案(英语)

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词汇练习题

1. It was difficult to guess what her ____ to the news would be.

A. impression

B. reaction

C. comment

D. opinion

2. He put in a special ____ for an extra day‘s holiday so that he could attend his daughter‘s wedding.

A. proposal

B. enquiry

C. request

D. demand

3. The government plans to ____ the price of petrol.

A. lift

B. rise

C. arise

D. raise

4. Children and old people do not like having their daily ____.

A. habit

B. practice

C. custom

D. routine

5. Because the walls of cathedral were no longer strong, they had to be ____ with steel and stone.

A. reinforced

B. induced

C. embraced

D. displaced

6. ―How ____ will you finish your homework?‖ ―In half an hour.‖

A. long

B. often

C. soon

D. fast

7. The story was said to have been based on the information from a reliable ____.

A. foundation

B. source

C. basis

D. origin

8. Jane‘s dress is similar in design ____ her sister‘s.

A. to

B. with

C. like

D. as

9. He stood waving until the train was out of ____.

A. scene

B. reach

C. sign

D. sight

10. He said he was quite satisfied ____ my progress.

A. with

B. to

C. on

D. at

11. He ____ his son by giving him too much money.

A. damaged

B. hurt

C. harmed

D. spoiled

12. It is reported that a(n) ____ of accidents has occurred at that crossroad.

A. lot

B. series

C. number

D. amount

13. Our children and grandchildren will ____ if we don‘t look after our planet.

A. endure

B. tolerate

C. suffer

D. bear

14. Tom ____ more than twenty pounds on the dictionary.

A. spent

B. cost

C. pay

D. took

15. The old man walked slowly, stopping frequently ____.

A. on rest

B. at rest

C. resting

D. to rest

16. The car was repaired but not quite to my ____.

A. joy

B. attraction

C. satisfaction

D. pleasure

17. This new instrument is far superior ____ the old one we bought three years ago.

A. to

B. than

C. of

D. over

18. He was ____ by a bee when he was collecting the honey.

A. scratched

B. stung

C. bitten

D. stuck

19. If he drinks any more beer, I don‘t think he‘ll be ____ to play this afternoon.

A. suitable

B. fit

C. skillful

D. capable

20. There‘s little chance that mankind would ____ a nuclear war.

A. retain

B. endure

C. survive

D. maintain

21. The firm is looking for a new ____ for another branch office.

A. point

B. site

C. position

D. post

22. The minister visited the new stadium ____ and then went on to the hall.

A. briefly

B. soon

C. presently

D. shortly

23. I believe reserves of coal here are ____ to last for fifty years.

A. rich

B. efficient

C. persistent

D. sufficient

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24. That shop doesn‘t have brown sugar in ____ at the moment, but they expect to have some tomorrow.

A. storage

B. stock

C. sale

D. demand

25. The old lady managed to climb the ____ which was narrow but not all steep.

A. staircase

B. scale

C. ladder

D. lift

26. There was a description of the inciden t. You‘ll find it ____ in the book.

A. somewhat

B. anyhow

C. somewhere

D. anywhere

27.Give me a ____ of paper and I‘ll write down the main points of the lecture.

A. blade

B. leaf

C. sheet

D. blank

28. ____ the umbrella with you in case it rains.

A. Take

B. carry

C. Get

D. Bring

29. It is important to ____ people with respect and understanding.

A. care

B. attend

C. touch

D. treat

30. This is a mistake which is typical ____ beginners.

A. for

B. of

C. to

D. with

31. I decided to buy a car because we had sold ____ we has in England before leaving.

A. that

B. the one

C. which

D. the other

32. Don‘t ____ the camera ____ unless you are sure you can put it together.

A. take…apart

B. work…out

C. take…off

D. set…off

33. Such a skilled tennis player knows how to take ____ of his opponent‘‘ chief weakness.

A. use

B. chance

C. advantage

D. utility

34. I am ____ of the dame old breakfast every morning.

A. exhausted

B. tired

C. ill

D. worn out

35. My new glasses cost me ____ the last pair that I bought.

A.three times as much as

B. three times as much

C. three times much as

D. three times

36. He is weak in grammar and sometimes can‘t even ____ a verb from a noun.

A. say

B. speak

C. tell

D. talk

37. He spoke English so well that I took it ____ that he was an American.

A. as true

B. for granted

C. as such

D. for certain

38. He knows little of English to say ____ of English culture.

A. something

B. anything

C. everything

D. nothing

39. Though he is very intelligent, he is ____ rather modest.

A.otherwise

B. nevertheless

C. therefore

D. hence

40. If you can provide the wine, I‘ll ____ the food.

A. look at

B. see to

C. think about

D. ask for

41. Fortunately, the demonstration ____ to be quite peaceful.

A. turn in

B. turn out

C. showed off

D. showed up

42. Selfish people often take ____ of other people‘s kindness.

A. use

B. care

C. profit

D. advantage

43. His name was on the ____ of my tongue, but I just couldn‘t remember it.

A. end

B. tip

C. edge

D. top

44. We found our ____ round your factory most interesting.

A. journey

B. travel

C. tour

D. show

45. This album is ____ as it was the only one ever signed by the President.

A. unusual

B. rare

C. singular

D. unique

46. The premier and the visiting foreign minister had a talk in ____ friendly atmosphere.

A. a most

B. most

C. the very

D. very

47. There is a good ____ of the countryside from the front of the bus.

A. sight

B. view

C. scene

D. scenery

48. ____ she finds out that you‘ve lost her books?

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A. Even if

B. What if

C. As if

D. Suppose that

49. In a low voice, she ____ that someone was moving about upstairs.

A. spoke

B. shouted

C. whispered

D. told

50. I‘m afraid this Painting is not by Picasso. It‘s only a copy and so it‘s ____.

A. priceless

B. worthless

C. unworthy

D. invaluable

51. I ____ you that you have no business poking your nose into my affair.

A. convince

B. guarantee

C. persuade

D. warn

52 That field ____ a good crop of potatoes last year.

A. planted

B. grew

C. raised

D. yielded

53. His parents died when he was young, so he was ____ by his aunt.

A. grown up

B. brought up

C. fed up

D. fed

54. After being tested in many ways, this newly-designed machine will ____ in the near future.

A. take its place

B. put into use

C. come into use

D. take action

55. We must recover the stolen goods at all ____.

A. accounts

B. conditions

C. payments

D. costs

56. The new English dictionary I bought yesterday ____ me almost twenty yuan.

A. A. spent

B. cost

C. paid

D. took

57. Our slogan is ―Quantity should never be increased at the ____ of quality.‖

A. price

B. value

C. wealth

D. cost

58. Children are always curious ____ everything they see.

A. about

B. to

C. on

D. for

59. The governor had to ____ all his appointments for the day and rush to the train accident.

A. pay off

B. set off

C. call off

D. see off

60. You should be content ____ what you have.

A. to

B. with

C. about

D. for

61. It is impossible to live in society and be independent ____ society.

A. on

B. from

C. in

D. of

62. In some parks visitors are requested to keep ____ the grass.

A. off

B. out

C. aside

D. away

63. At the beginning of this term, our history professor ____ a list of books for us to read.

A. passed on

B. fished out

C. made out

D. handed in

64. The new law, it is said, will be ____ .

A. put into effect

B. taken into account

C. brought to mind

D. kept In sight

65. I recognized John ____ he entered the room.

A. the minute

B. no sooner

C. at once

D. hardly

66. I‘m very sorry to have ____ you with so many questions on such an occas ion.

A. interfered

B. offended

C. impressed

D. bothered

67. The price of beer ____ from 50 cents to $2 per liter during the summer season.

A. differed

B. ranged

C. altered

D. separated

68. Although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of some hills are still ____.

A. blank

B. vacant

C. bare

D. hollow

69. Tony is very disappointed ____ the results of the exam.

A. with

B. toward

C. on

D. for

70. I hope all the precautions against air pollution, ____ suggested by the local government, will be seriously considered here.

A. since

B. after

C. as

D. while

71. ____ his sister, Jack is quiet and does not easily make friends with others.

A. liking

B. Unlike

C. Dislike

D. Alike

72. Some people would like to do shopping on Sundays since they expect to pick up wonderful ____ in the market.

A. barrels

B. batteries

C. baskets

D. bargains

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73. In previous times, when fresh meat was in short ____ , pigeons were kept by many households as a source of food.

A. store

B. supply

C. reserve

D. prospect

74. After the guests left, she spent half an hour ____ the sitting-room.

A. clearing away

B. arranging

C. tidying up

D. ordering

75. I was ____ the point of telephoning him when his letter arrived.

A. to

B. in

C. on

D. at

76. Those gifts of rare books that were given to us were deeply ____ .

A. appreciated

B. applied

C. approved

D. approached

77. Generous public funding of basic sci ence would ____ considerable benefits for the country‘ health, wealth and security.

A. lie in

B. lead to

C. settle down

D. result from

78. ____ seeing the damage he had done, the child felt ashamed.

A. On

B. At

C. For

D. By

79. I hope that you‘ll be more careful in typing the letter. Don‘t ____ anything.

A. leak

B. lack

C. omit

D. withdraw

80. The tomato juice left brown ____ on the front of my jacket.

A. track

B. spot

C. trade

D. point

81. The committee is totally opposed ____ any changes being made in the plans.

A. on

B. against

C. of

D. to

82. My father seemed to be in no ____ to look at my school report.

A. emotion

B. mood

C. feeling

D. attitude

83. Our new house is very ____ for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.

A. convenient

B. available

C. comfortable

D. adaptable

84. Our journey was slow because the train stopped ____ at different stations.

A. continuously

B. continually

C. gradually

D. seemingly

85. The shy girl felt ____ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher‘s questions.

A. curious

B. amused

C. awkward

D. amazed

86. However, at times this balance in nature is ____ , resulting in a number of possible unforeseen effects.

A. troubled

B. disturbed

C. puzzled

D. confused

87. We had to ____ a lot of noise when the children were at home.

A. keep pace with

B. put up with

C. hold on to

D. go in for

88. What he said just now had little to do with the question ____ discussion.

A. in

B. on

C. at

D. under

89. The newcomers found it impossible to ____ themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent.

A. regulate

B. coordinate

C. suit

D. adapt

90. A. ____ to this problem is expected to be found before long.

A. solution

B. settlement

C. response

D. result

91. The manager spoke highly of such ____ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.

A. features

B. characteristics

C. virtues

D. properties

92. You cannot be ____ careful when you drive a car.

A. enough

B. too

C. so

D. very

93. Housewives who do not go out to work feel they are not working to their full ____ .

A. possibility

B. length

C. strength

D. capacity

94. He is watching TV? He‘s ____ to be cleaning his room.

A. known

B. regarded

C. considered

D. supposed

95. The soldier was ____ of running away when the enemy attacked.

A. punished charged C. accused D. scolded

96. He will agree to do what you require ____ him.

A. of

B. for

C. from

D. to

97. Students or teachers can participate in excursions to lovely beaches around the island at regular ____.

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A. gaps

B. length

C. intervals

D. rate

98. Physics is ____ to the science which was called natural philosophy in history.

A. equivalent

B. likely

C. alike

D. uniform

99. The manager lost his ____ just because his secretary was ten minutes late.

A. temper

B. temperature

C. mood

D. mind

100. Please be careful when you are drinking coffee in case you ____ the new carpet.

A. pollute

B. stain

C. crash

D. spot

语法练习题

1. When and where the new hospital will be built a mystery.

A. to remain

B. remains

C. remain

D. is remaining

2. He fell and hurt himself while he tennis.

A. was playing

B. is playing

C. plays

D. played

3. I on the door for ten minutes now without an answer.

A. was knocking

B. am knocking

C. had knocked

D. have been knocking

4. About the sixth century A.D. when few Europeans could read, the Chinese

paper.

A. invented

B. had invented

C. have invented

D. had been invented

5. One of the guards when the general came in, which made him very angry.

A. has slept

B. were sleeping

C. slept

D. was sleeping

6. They will go home for winter vacation as soon as they .

A. have finished

B. finish

C. will finish .

D. will have finish

7. We are late. I expect the film by the time we get to the cinema.

A. had already started

B. have already started

C. will already have started

D. have already been started

8. When the mixture , it will give off a powerful force.

A. will heat

B. will be heated

C. is heated

D. has heated

9. When I got to the top of the mountain, the sun .

A. shone

B. shines

C. has shone

D. was shining

10. The chemistry class for five minutes when we hurried there.

A. had been on

B. was on

C. has been on

D. would be on

11. was pointed above, this substance can be used as a substitute.

A. It

B. That

C. What

D. As

12. My vacation begins next Tuesday, I will leave for Florida.

A. which

B. that

C. while

D. when

13. Can you tell me about the city that makes people love it so much?

A.. it is what

B. what it is

C. what is it

D. is it what

14. many people prefer coffee. He drinks tea as usual.

A. While

B. Besides

C. Because of

D. Except

15. was unimportant.

A. Whether he enjoyed our dinner or not

A)No matter how he enjoyed our dinner

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B)If he enjoyed our dinner

C)Whether did he enjoy our dinner

16. This is one of the best books on the subject.

A)that have ever been written

B)which have ever been written

C)that has ever been written

D)whatever have been written

17. We were not surprised at ,for he had worked so hard.

A. what has he achieved

B. that what he had achieved

C. what he had achieved

D. that he had achieved

18. was not the way the event happened.

A. Which the press reported

B. That the press reported

C. What did the press reported

D. What the press reported

19. The company official I thought would be fired received a raise.

A. whom

B. whoever

C. who

D. of whom

20. you disagree with her, her idea is still worth considering.

A. Even if

B. If only

C. Instead of

D. Despite of

21. The investigation, will soon be published, was made by John.

A. at which the results

B. the results on which

C. whose results

D. at whose results

22. you return those books to the library immediately you will have to pay a fine.

A. Until

B. Unless

C. If

D. Provided

23. In 1990 he caught a serious illness, from effect he still suffers.

A. that

B. which

C. what

D. whose

24. No one doubts it is true.

A. whether

B. if

C. that

D. what

25. His brother had become a teacher, he wanted to be.

A. who

B. what

C. which

D. that

26. In short, he lives, a man belongs to some society.

A. whatever

B. whenever

C. whichever

D. wherever

27. He walked across the meeting room, every one looking at him.

A. with

B. as

C. while

D. when

28. No sooner had we sat down we found it was time to go.

A. than

B. when

C. as

D. while

29. It was in that small room they worked hard and dreamed of better day to come.

A. where

B. in which

C. which

D. that

30. The time will come man can fly to outer space freely.

A. that

B. when C in that D. which

31. She believes in the principle to love is to give, not to take.

A. how

B. which

C. that

D. what

32. We can hardly avoid making any mistakes in our work, hard we try.

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A. whatever

B. how

C. no matter

D. however

33. I know a number of occasions people died from water pollution.

A. how

B. as

C. when

D. where

34. seems easy in theory may be difficult in practice.

A. That

B. Which

C. What

D. It

35. You should turn off all the water tonight water freezes and the pipes burst.

A. in some cases

B. in case

C. in that case

D. in any case

36. There was a teapot fashioned like a China duck, out of open mouth the tea was supposed to come.

A. which

B. its

C. that

D. whose

37. I recognized John he entered the room.

A. hardly

B. the minute

C. no sooner

D. at once

38. I don‘t think you‘ve heard of him before, ?

A. don‘t I

B. do I

C. have you

D. haven‘t you

39. That‘s the reason Ann could not do her part of the job.

A.that

B. of

C. because

D. why

40. The snow fell fast that our footsteps were covered up in a few minutes.

A. so

B. much

C. little

D. which

41. They overcame all the difficulties and fulfilled the plan ten days ahead of schedule, was something we had not

expected.

A. that

B. this

C. it

D. which

42. Anne asked Tom the key.

A. when he left

B. where he had left

C. how had he left

D. why did he leave

43. Don‘t forget to post the letter for me, ?

A. do you

B. will you

C. are you

D. can you

44. Return the book immediately to the library as soon as you with it.

A. finish

B. are finished

C. have finished

D. are finishing

45. I decided to buy a car because we had sold we had in England before leaving.

A. that

B. the other

C. which

D. the one

46. The moon is a world that is completely still and utter silence prevails.

A. that

B. where

C. which

D. wherever

47. The United States is composed of fifty states, two of are separated from the others by island or water.

A. them

B. that

C. which

D. those

48. In fact he had done he could to help the poor.

A. what

B. which

C. as

D. all which

49. makes man different from the other animals is that he can think and speak.

A. That

B. The thing

C. All

D. What

50. We‘ve tested three hundred types of boot, is completely waterproof.

A. no of which

B. none of which

C. some of that

D. neither of which

51. The old woman walked slowly, stopping frequently .

A. on rest B at rest C. resting D. to rest

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52. The ability is very important for any speaker.

A. to hear clearly

B. to be clearly heard

C. to hearing clearly

D. to being clearly heard

53. The plane crashed, its bombs as it hit the ground.

A. exploded

B. were exploded

C. exploding D were exploding

54. The magnificent museum is said about a hundred years ago.

A. to be built

B. to have been built

C. to have built

D. to have being built

55. They have done things they ought .

A. not to do

B. not to be done

C. not to have done

D. not having done

56. The famous novel is said into Chinese.

A. to have translated

B. to be translate

C. to have been translated

D. to translate

57. anything about the event, he went to work as usual.

A. Not know

B. Know not

C. Knowing not

D. Not knowing

58. The middle-aged man was seen out of the house on the afternoon of the murder.

A. came

B. come

C. to come

D. have come

59. Let‘s buy our tickets, while I still have .

A. a little money to leave

B. little money left

C. a few dollars left

D. few dollars to leave

60. He opened the door and let himself in quietly not to wake the family.

A. because

B. so as

C. so that

D. despite

61. ―Good-bye, Mr. Wang. I‘m pleased you.‖

A. to meet

B. meeting

C. to have been meeting

D. to be met

62. He found every body know what had happened.

A. it necessary letting

B. it necessary to let

C. necessary letting

D. necessary to let

63. ―Car 17 won the race.‖

―Yes, but its driver came close to killed.

A. being

B. having been

C. be

D. have been

64. The interviewer should take down notes at the moment the person

answers the questions.

A. to be interviewed

B. interviewing

C. being interviewed

D. interviewed

65. I do n‘t think it is any use this matter any further.

A. discussing

B. to discuss

C. to discussing

D. to be discussed

66. Judging from his manner at the party, he doesn‘t seem much education.

A. to receive

B. to be receiving

C. to have received

D. to have been received

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67. There is no hurry. You can take your time those exercises.

A. doing

B. to do

C. done

D. to be doing

68. We kept our all night to frighten the wolves.

A. burning fire

B. burnt fire

C. fire burning

D. fire burnt

69. Helen apologized for to attend the party.

A. her not being able

B. her being not able

. her to be not able D. her not to be able

70. They sent us their statement, to get our support.

A. hoped

B. to hope

C. hoping

D. having hoped

71. Encouragement through practice is the most effective method of getting people

their best.

A. do

B. to do

C. doing

D. done

72. I enjoy playing basketball and then .

A. taking a bath

B. to take a bath

C. take a bath

D. took a bath

73. . from space, our earth, with water covering 70% of its surface, appears as a ―blue planet‖.

A. Seen

B. Seeing

C. To be seen

D. Having seen

74. There are many kinds of metals, .

A. each having its special properties

B. having its special properties

C. one has its special properties

D. each has its special properties

75. He remembered to the zoo by his father when he was little boy.

A. being taken

B. taking

C. have been taken

D. to have taken

76. What next will be discussed at today‘s mee ting.

A. will do

B. to do

C. shall we do

D. to be done

77. Mr. Baker sent his son to the doctor an X-ray check.

A. gives

B. to give

C. being given

D. to be given

78. Mother warned the electric lamp.

A. not to touch

B. him not to touch

C. him not touching

D. him not touch

79. is one of the good properties of this metal.

A. Light in weight

B. Having been light in weight

C. Be light in weight

D. Being light in weight

80. He gave no opinion about the matter because he didn‘t want to risk

in it.

A. to involve

B. being involved

C. to be involved

D. involving

81. With tears on her face, the old lady watched the little boy to a

hospital.

A. send

B. to be sent

C. being sent

D.sending

82. There was so much noise that the speaker couldn‘t make himself .

A. hearing

B. being heard

C.to hear

D.heard

83. the book again, she discovered that she had missed a lot in her first reading.

A. while reading

B. When read

C. As reading

D. In reading

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84. I asleep in the corner, for I remember nothing of what happened during the night.

A. might fall

B. must fall

C. must have fallen

D. can have fallen

85. His mother insisted that he the coat when going out.

A. put on

B. puts on

C. to put on

D. putting on

86. I‘m sorry I couldn‘t get in touch with him before he left, I him earlier.

A. had a telephone

B. have phone

C. should have phoned

D. should be phone

87. He talks as if he everything in the world.

A. knows

B. knew

C. had know

D. would have known

88. I‘d you didn‘t touch that, if you don‘t mind.

A. rather

B. better

C. happier

D. further

89. ,I would ask them some questions.

A. should they come to us

B. If they come to us

C. Were they come to us

D. Had they come to us

90. It is highly desirable that a new president for this university.

A. is appointed

B. will be appointed

C. be appointed

D. has been appointed

91. Without your help, we so much.

A. don‘t achieve

B. would not have achieved

C. will not achieve

D. don‘t achieve

92. My wallet is nowhere to be found. I when I was on the bus.

A)must have dropped it B. must drop it

C. should have dropped it

D. ought to have dropped it

93. ―She must be in the dormitory now.‖ ―No, she be there. I saw her in the classroom a minute age.

A. mustn‘t

B. couldn‘t

C. can‘t

D. .wouldn‘t

94. It‘s high time we something to stop traffic accident.

A .do B. will do C. did D. must do

95. He was busy yesterday; otherwise he to the meeting.

A. would have come

B. would come

C. could come

D. had come

96. I‘m fe eling sick. I so much chocolate.

A. needn‘t have eaten

B. couldn‘t have eaten

C. mustn‘t have eaten

D. shouldn‘t have eaten

97. Nowhere else in the world more attractive scenery than in Switzerland.

A. you can found

B. is found

C. can you find . has been found

98. Young he is, he knows what is the right thing to do.

A. that

B. as

C. although

D. however

99. the importance of wearing seat belts while driving.

A. Little they realize

B. They little do realize

C. Little realize they

D. Litter do they realize

100. No sooner got to the station than it began to rain heavily.

A. had I B .have I C. I had D. I have

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101. The electric shaver ____before it can be used.

A. needs repairing

B. should be in repair

C. has to be repairable

D. must repair 102. How long do you think ____take to get the laser device ready?

A. does it

B. will it

C. it will

D. it is

103. Had Paul received six more votes in the last election, he ____our chairman now.

A. must have been B would have been C. were D. would be

104. You should bear in mind that he is not so strong as he _ .

A. was used to be

B. was used to

C. used to be

D. used to

105. Since she is angry, we ______.

A. has better leaving her alone,

B. should leave her alone.

C. might as well leave her alone,

D. had rather leave her alone.

106. I appreciated __ the opportunity, to study abroad two years ago.

A. having been given

B. having given

C. to have been given

D. to have given

107. Anna was reading a piece of science, fiction, completely ________to the outside world.

A. being lost

B. having lost

C. losing

D. lost

108. The number of registered participants in this year's marathon was half_________.

A. of last year's

B. those of last year's

C. of those of last year

D. that of last year's

109. Just as the-soil is a part of the earth, _____the atmosphere.

A. as it is:

B. the same is

C. so is

D. and so is

110. The chief foods eaten in any country depended largely on _____ best in its climate and soil.

A. it grows

B. what grows

C. does it grow

D. what does it grow 111. The last half of the nineteenth century the steady improvement in the means of travel.

A. has witnessed

B. was witnessed

C. witnessed

D. is witnessed 112. I‘d rather you make any comment on the issue for the time being.

A. don‘t

B. wouldn‘t

C. didn‘t

D. shouldn‘t

113. All things , the planned trip will have to be called off.

A. considered

B. be considered

C. considering

D. having considered 114. If she doesn‘t tell him the truth now, he‘ll simply keep on asking her

until she .

A. does

B. has done

C. will do

D. would do

115. Americans eat as they actually need every day.

A. twice as much protein

B. twice protein as much twice

C. twice protein as much

D. protein as twice much

116. The course normally attracts 20 students per year, up to half will be from overseas.

A).in which B. for whom C. with which D. of whom

117. you are leaving tomorrow, we can eat dinner together tonight.

A).For B. Since C. Before D. While

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118. We have been told that under no circumstances the telephone in the office for personal affairs.

A. may we use

B. we may use

C. we could use

D. did we use 119. As Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, I have directed that all measures

for our defense.

A. had been taken

B. would be taken

C. be taken

D. to be taken 120.A thief who broke into a church was caught because traces of wax, found on his clothes, from the sort of candles used only in churches.

A. had come

B. coming

C. come

D. that came 121.The project, by the end of 2008, will expand the city‘s

telephone network to cover 1,000,000 users.

A. accomplished

B. being accomplished

C. to be accomplished

D. having been accomplished

122. evidence that language-acquiring ability must be stimulated.

A. It being

B. It is

C. There is

D. There being

123. She ought to stop work; she has a headache because she too long.

A. has been reading

B. had read

C. is reading

D. read

124. I don‘t mind the decision as long as it is not too late.

A. you to delay making

B. your delaying making

C. your delaying to make

D. you delay to make

125. Corn originated in the New World and thus was not known in Europe until Columbus found it in Cuba.

A. being cultivated

B. been cultivated

C. having cultivated

D. cultivating 126. The sale usually takes place outside the house, with the audience

on benches, chairs or boxes.

A. having seated

B. seating

C. seated

D. having been seated 127. This kind of glasses manufactured by experienced craftsmen

comfortably.

A. is worn

B. wears

C. wearing

D. are worn

128. Wouldn‘t you rather your ch ild to bed early?

A. go

B. went

C. would go

D. goes

129. Although Anne is happy with her success, she wonders will happen to her private life.

A. that

B. what

C. it

D. this

130. Mike‘s uncle insists in this hotel.

A.staying not

B. not to stay

C. that he would not stay

D. that he not stay

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131. We agreed to accept they thought was the best tourist guide.

A. whatever

B. whomever

C. whichever

D. whoever

132. Although many people view conflict as bad, conflict is sometimes useful

it forces people to test the relative merits of their attitudes

and behaviors.

A. by which

B. to which

C. in that

D. so that

133. Sometimes I wish I in a different time and a different place.

A. be living

B. were living

C. would live

D. would have lived

134. she realized it was too late to go home.

A. No sooner it grew dark than

B. Hardly did it grow dark that

C. Scarcely had it grown dark than

D. It was not until dark that

135. It is essential that these application forms back as early as

possible.

A. must be sent

B. will be sent

C. are sent

D. be sent

136. Some women a good salary in a job instead of staying home, but they

decided not to work for the sake of the family.

A must make B. should have made C. would make D. could have made

137. Not until the game had begun at the sports ground.

A. had he arrived

B. would he have arrived

C. did he arrive

D. should he have arrived

138. You will see this product wherever you go.

A. to be advertised

B. advertised

C. advertise D advertising

139. The suggestion that the mayor the prizes was accepted by everyone.

A. would present

B. present

C. presents

D. ought to present

140. Beer is the most popular drink among male drinkers, overall

consumption is significantly higher than that of women.

A. whose

B. which

C. that

D. what

141. Peter, who had been driving all day, suggested at the next town.

A. to stop

B. stopping

C. stop

D. having stopped

142. The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds his arguments

in favour of the new theory.

A. to be based on

B. to base on

C. which to base on

D. on which to base

143. There are signs restaurants are becoming more popular with families.

A. that

B. which

C. in which

D. whose

144. I think I was at school, I was staying with a friend during the vacation when I heard the news.

A. or else

B. and then

C. or so

D. even so

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145. By the time you get to New York, I for London.

A. would be leaving

B. am leaving

C. have already left

D. shall have left

146. The article suggests that when a person under unusual stress he should be especially careful to have a well-balanced diet.

A. is

B. were

C. be

D. was

147. Many a delegate was in favor of his proposal that a special committee

to investigate the incident.

A. were set up

B. was set up

C. be set up

D. set up

148. There was such a long line at the exhibition we had to wait for about half an hour.

A. as

B. that

C. so

D. hence

149. He wasn‘t appointed chairman of the committee, not very popular with all its members.

A. to be considered

B. considering

C. being considered

D. having considered

150. Things might have been much worse if the mother on her right to keep the baby.

A. has been insisting

B. had insisted

C. would insist

D. insisted

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Passage 1

If you are like most people, your intelligence varies from season to season. You are probably a lot sharper in the spring than you are at any other time of the year. A noted scientist, Ellsworth Huntington (1876-1974), concluded from ot her men‘s work and his own among peoples in different climates that climate and temperature have a definite effect on our mental abilities.

He found that cool weather is much more favorable for creative thinking than is summer heat. This does not mean that all people are less intelligent in the summer than they are during the rest of the year. It does mean, however, that the mental abilities of large numbers of people tend to be lowest in the summer.

Spring appears to be the best period of the year for th inking. One reason may be that in spring man‘s mental abilities are affected by the same factors that bring about great changes in all nature. Fall is the next-best season, then winter. As for summer, it seems to be good time to take a long vaction from thinking!

1.According to this passage, your intelligence probably _________.

A.stays the same throughout the year

B.varies from day to day

C.changes with the seasons

D.changes from year to year

2.Huntington based his conclusions on __________.

A.records of changes in his own intelligence

B.work with peoples in different climates

C.records of temperature changes

D.all of the above

3.It seems that the cold of winter _________.

A.increases the ability to think

B.is the best time for thinking

C.is better for thinking than is very warm weather

D.decreases the ability to think

4.One possible reason why spring is the best season for thinking is that _____.

A.all nature, including man, is growing then

B.it lasts longer than the other seasons

C.it is not too warm and not too cold

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D.both B and C

5.The two best seasons for thinking seem to be ___________.

A.spring and fall

B.winter and summer

C.summer and spring

D.fall and winter

Passage 2

Why don‘t birds get lost on their long flights from one place to another? Scientists have puzzled over this question for many year s. Now they‘re beginning to fill in the blanks.

Not long ago, experiments showed that birds rely on the sun to guide them during daylight hours. But what about birds that fly by night? Tests with artificial stars have proved that certain night-flying birds are able to follow the stars in their long-distance flights.

A dove had spent its lifetime in a cage and had never flown under a natural sky. Yet it showed an inborn ability to use the stars for guidance. The bird‘s cage was placed under an artificial s tar-filled sky. The bird tried to fly in the same direction as that taken by his outdoor cousins. Any change in the position of the artificial stars caused a change in the direction of his flight.

But the stars are apparently their principal means of navigation only. When the stars are hidden by clouds, they seemingly find their way by such landmarks as mountain ranges, coast lines, and river courses. But when it‘s too dark to see these, the dove s circle helplessly, unable to find their way.

1.The reason why birds don‘t get lost on long flights ________.

A.have been known to scientists for years

B.have only recently been discovered

C.are known by everyone

D.will probably remain a mystery

2.During daylight hours, birds __________.

A.wheel back and forth for nothing

B.do not fly long distances

21a4cbd6ad51f01dc281f1d7e sun for guidance

D.are quite likely to get lost

3.By ―his outdoor cousins‖ the author means _________.

A.other experimenters

B.the other doves of the same brood (n. 窝)

C.doves under the natural sky

D.other birds in general

4.The experiment with the dove indicated that __________.

A.birds have to be taught to navigate

B.a bird that has been caged will not fly long distances

C.some birds cannot fly at night

D.some birds seem to follow the stars when they fly at night

5.In total darkness, doves _________.

21a4cbd6ad51f01dc281f1d7e landmarks to find their way

B.don‘t know which way to fly

C.make their return flight

D.wait for the stars to appear

Passage 3

Parents have to do much less for their children today than they used to do, and home has become much less of a workshop. Clothes can be bought ready made, washing can go to the laundry, food can be bought cooked, canned or preserved, bread is baked and delivered by the baker, milk arrives on the doorstep, meals can be had at the restaurant, the works‘ canteen, and the sch ool

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dining room.

It is unusual now for father to continue his trade or other employment at home, and his children rarely, if ever, see him at his place of work. Boys are therefore seldom trained to follow their father‘s occupation, and in many towns they have a fairly wi de choice of employment and so do girls. The young wage-earner often earns good money, and soon acquires a feeling of economic independence. In textile areas it has long been customary for mothers to go out to work, but this practice has become so widespread that the working mother is now a not unusual factor in a child‘s home life, the number of married women in employment having more than doubled in the last twenty-five years. With mother earning and his older children drawing substantial wages, father is seldom the dominant (支配的) figure that he still was at the beginning of the century. When mother works, economic advantages increase, but children lose something of great value if mother‘s employment prevents her from being home to greet them when t hey return from school.

1.The writer compares home to a workshop because _________.

A.fathers often pursue employment at home

B.parents have to make food and necessity

C.many families produce goods at home for sale

D.both fathers and mothers in most families are workers

2.The writer says that home has become much less of a workshop. He means _____________.

A.in the past, home was more like a workshop

B.home is much more of a workshop now

C.home-workshops are becoming fewer and fewer and fewer

D.home was less like a workshop in the past

3.The chief reason that boys are seldom trained to follow their father‘s occupation is __________.

A.that children nowadays rarely see their fathers at their place of work

B.that fathers do not like to pursue employment at home any more

C.that there is a wide choice of employment for children

D.that children also like to have jobs outside

4.What makes father no longer be the only dominant person in a family?

A.With their earning, mother and children do not need to depend on father for their life.

B.There are many choices of employment for mothers and children.

C.Father does much less for his children today than he used to.

D.The number of married women in employment has increased greatly now.

5.It is implied in this passage that ___________.

A.mothers have the practice to go to work

B.working mothers have no time to stay with their children at home

C.young wage-earners are economically independent

D.mother‘s position in a family has been raised

Passage 4

Modern mass-production methods lower the cost of making goods, and thus give us better values. At the same time, American ingenuity (独创性）and science are constantly at work improving the quality of products. In this way, better quality products at good values are continually being brought to the people of all income groups.

As an example how this works, when facial tissuess (擦面用的薄纸) were first put on the market 1924, they were made in limited quantities and sole at 65 cents per box of 200. People like these facial tissues immediately and began asking for them when they went into different stores. Because there was such a demand for the product, manufacturers began making tissues in larger quantities. Because the manufacturers were making tissues in greater quantities, their production costs were lowered, so that the cost of tissues went down. In the meanwhile, the quality of facial tissues was constantly improving, because more manufcturers‘ went into business of making tissues, and each manufacturer strove to make his product better than his competitors. Today instead of costing 65 cents, a box of 200 facial tissues costs around one-third of that price, and they are both softer and stronger.

When people are free to compete-when they are free to make more things and make them better-everyone benefits.

1.In regard to the production of goods in greater quantities, the author states that the ___________.

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A.price of the goods should drop

B.price of the goods should rise

C.quality and price should both rise

D.quality should rise and the price should drop

2.When the demand for facial tissues increased, the supply was ________.

A.quickly exhaused

B.rationed to the consumers

C.unchanged

D.increased to keep up with the demand

3.When manufactruers of facial tissues discovered how to produce tissues for less money, they reduced the __________.

A.quality so as to earn even greater profits

B.profits they anticipated from sales

C.price a consumer must pay for their product

D.standards of the entire industry

4.From this article, we can see that lower prices and improved quality occur ________.

A.as a result of the effect of one on the other

B.always at the same time

C.independently of each other

D. through the kindness of manufacturers

5.The author believes that in a nation where free enterprise exists, manufacturers will produce _________.

A.as much as they like

B.better quality goods

C.more than they are able to sell

D.both A and B.

Passage 5

When an art museum wants a new exhibit, it buys things in finished form and hangs them on its walls. When a natural history museum wants an exhibit, it often must build it realistically—from a mass of material and evidence brought together by careful research.

An animal, for example, must first be skinned. Photographs and measurements are used to determine the animal‘s structure in a natural position—fighting, resting, or feeding. Then muscles forms are built and a plaster shell is made. Finally the skin is pulled over the shell like a wet glove. This completes the animal subject.

Displaying such things as stone heads, giant trees and meteorites （陨石）is basically mechanical. Most other natural history exhibits present more difficult problems. For instance, how can a creature be exhibited when it is too small to be seen clearly? In these cases, larger-than-life models are built. The American Museum of Natural History has models of fleas, houseflies, and numberous other insects enlarged up to seventy-four times. The models show the stages of the insects‘ development and the working of their bodies.

1.Natural history exhibits differ from art exhibits in that they __________.

A.are never borrowed

B.are not displayed to the public

C.often must be constructed

D.do not require research

2.The last step in constructing and animal exhibit is _________.

A.building muscle forms

B.making a plaster shell

C.taking measurements of the animal

D.pulling the skin over the shell

3.The items that are most difficult to display are _________.

A.objects such as meteorites

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21a4cbd6ad51f01dc281f1d7rge animals

C.creatures too small to be seen clearly

D.creatures of the sea

4.Models are built larger than life to _________.

A.display animals of many different sizes

B.show details that would be hidden in true scale

C.seem more realistic

D.both A and B.

5.The best title for this selection is ________.

A.Constructing an Animal Subject

B.Problems of Exhibiting Natural History

C.Natural History

D.Building a Museum Exhibit

Passage 6

What is exactly a lie? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a friend wants to borrow some money from you, you say: ?I wish I could help you but I‘m short of money myself.‘ In fact, you are not short of money but your friend is in the habit of not paying his debts and you don‘t want to hurt his feelings by remindi ng him of this. Is this really a lie?

A scientific study of lying shows women are better liars than men, particularly when telling a ?white lie‘, such as when a woman at a party tells another woman that she likes her dress when she really thinks it looks terrible. However, this is only one side of the story. Other researches show that men are more likely to tell more serious lies, such as making a promise which they have no intention of fulfilling. This is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are supposed to be particularly skilled at: the lie from which the liar hopes to profit or gain in some way.

Research has also been done into the way people‘s behavior changes in a number of small, apparently unimportant ways when they lie. It has been found that if they are sitting down at the same time, they tend to move about in their chairs more than usual. To the trained observer they are saying ?I wish I were somewhere else now.‘

1.This passage tells us that _________.

A.telling lies is often necessary in order to avoid being defeated

B.telling lies is often bad because people ought not to be dishonest

C.telling lies is sometimes necessary in order not to hurt someone else‘s feelings

D.telling lies is not bad at all in most cases

2.In Paragraph 2, the sentence ―Women are better liars than men do.‖ Probably means ―__________‖.

A.women are better at telling lies than men

B.women liars are better accepted than men

C.women have a better intention when telling lies

D.women tell fewer lies than men do

3.A ?white lie‘ means __________.

A.a lie that is completely unbelievable

B.a lie that is told with a good will

C.a lie that is always believable

D.a lie that often has an evil purpose

4.Politicians and businessmen are supposed to be skilled at telling the kind of lies _________.

A.from which they may gain some advantages

B.that seems to be believable

C.that women are most likely to believe

D.with which they can have better relationship with others

5.It can be concluded from the passage that _________.

A.there is a simple way of finding out if someone is lying

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B.from some ways people behave we can know they are lying

C.certain emotions are proof of lying

D.in some situations women are most likely to think

Passage 7

A little girl was given so many picture books on her seventh birthday that her father thought his daughter should give one or two of her new books to a little neighbor boy named Robert.

Now, taking books, or anything else, from a little girl is like taking candy from a baby, but the father of the little girl had his way and Robert got two of her books. ―After all, that leaves you with nine,‖ said the father, who thought he was a philosophe r and a child psychologist (心理学家), and couldn‘t shut his big stupid mouth on the subject.

A few weeks later, the father went to his library to look up ―father‖ in the Oxford English Dictionary, to feast his eyes on （一饱眼福）the praise of fatherhood through the centuries, b ut he couldn‘t find volume F-G, and then he discovered that three others were missing, too – A-B, L-M, V-Z. He began to search his household, and learned what had happened to the four missing volumes.

―A man came to the door this morning,‖ said his little daughter, ―and he didn‘t know how to get from here to Torrington, or from Torrington to Winsted, and he was a nice man, much nicer than Robert, and so I gave him four of your books. After all, there are thirteen volumes in the Oxford English Dictionary, a nd that leaves you with nine.‖

1.How does the writer feel about taking picture books from a little girl?

A.This sort of thing is quite common.

B.It makes no difference to a child.

C.It‘s nothing to be surprised at.

D.It may hurt the girl‘s feelings.

2.In the second pa ragraph ―the father … had his way‖ means ―______‖.

A.the father went out to work.

B.The father made his own decision.

C.The father left his daughter alone.

D.The father did what he wanted.

3.Which of the following sentences may best reflect the girl‘s attitude towar d her father?

A.―A man came to the door this morning.‖

B.―He was a nice man, much nicer than Robert.‖

C.―After all, that leaves you with nine.‖

D.―I gave him four of your books.‖

4.What does the writer think of the father?

A.He was very strict with his daughter.

B.He was too proud to listen to his daughter.

C.As a child psychologist, he didn‘t understand his daughter‘s psychology very well.

D.As a father, he showed little care for his daughter.

5.This short story tells us that __________.

A.failure is the mother of success.

B.What you do not wish done to yourself, do not do to others.

C.We should put others first and ourselves last.

D.Everything is hard in the beginning.

Passage 8

I came to India a year ago to find a village in which I could live and write but it was many months before I settled down happily in this Himalayan community.

I wasted a lot of time looking for the ?typical‘ village. Yet no such thing exists. Conditions vary too widely. But the villa ges I stayed in had much in common—poverty, dirt, ignorance. Often the villagers themselves were puzzled, suspicious. Why had I come?

I had put aside my work as a political journalist becaue my ideas had changed. I had come to believe that what was happening in the Third World was more important than anything else. But to understand how three-quarters of the world‘s people live, and how

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their future might affect ours, I felt that I first had to try and share their way of life.

In the end I chose a mountain village becaue it was a little cooler than those in the plains. I took the bus from town along a bumpy road. Then came a rough walk down a steep path to the river. After this I began the climb into the hills. Whenever I stopped to catch my breath, there was a magnificent view. After several hours‘ walk the village came into vie w.

1.After the writer had arrived in India _____________.

A.he spent a year writing about the place he lived in

B.he took quite a long time finding a suitable place to live

C.he spent years looking for a certain village

D.he lived in a Himalayan community for many months

2.While looking for a ?typical‘ village the writer found __________.

A.he was searching for the impossible

B.all the villages were exactly the same

C.the villagers made him feel confused

D.the villagers asked him a lot of questions

3.Before coming to India the writer ___________.

A.had been a successful politician

B.had made a decision to do no more work

C.had been dismissed from his job

D.had written articles for publication

4.The writer decided to change his way of life because ________.

A.he no longer found his work interesting

B.he wanted to live a peaceful life in the countryside

C.he wanted to find out more about the Third World

D.he thought living in a small community would be rewarding

5.The village the writer finally chose to live in __________.

A.was situated at the end of a bumpy road

B.had a better climate than those in the plains

C.was a short walk from the river

D.had a magnificent view of the river

Passage 9

Few Americans remain in one position or one place for a lifetime. We move from town to city to suburb, from high school to college in a different state, from a job in one region to a better job elsewhere, from the home where we raise our children to the home where we plan to live in retirement. With each move we are forever making new friends, who become part of our new life at that time.

For many of us summer is a special time for forming new friendships. Today millions of Americans vacation abroad, and they go not only to see new sights but also with the hope of meeting new people. No one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friend, but the beginning of a friendship is possible.

The word friend can be applied to a wide range of relationships to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place, to

a fellow worker, to a childhood playmate, to a man or woman, to a trusted confidant (知已).

1. Many Americans move from place to place for the following reasons except

_________.

A.going to college

B. getting a better job

C. finding a place to live in retirement

D. saving money

2. Summer is a special time when many Americans ____________.

A.enjoy the sunlight

B. feel strange

C. travel to other countries

D. get a new job

3. When summer comes, many Americans ___________.

A.hope to meet new people

B. expect to find some close friends

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C. want to begin lasting friendships with new people

D. both A and B

4. From the passage it can be seen that a friend can be __________.

A.a fellow worker

B. a football teammate

B.C. a boy or a girl D. all of the above

5. Which of the following is the topic sentence of the second paragraph?

A.For many of us summer is a special time for forming new friendships.

B.Today millions of Americans vacation abroad.

C.Not one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friend.

D.But surely the beginning of friendship is possible.

Passage 10

Mary Cochran went out of the rooms where she lived with her father, Doctor Lester Cochran, at seven o‘clock on a Sunday evening. It was June of the year nineteen hundred and eight, and Mary was eighteen years old. She walked along Tremont to Main Street and across the railroad tracks to Upper Main, lined with small shops and shabby houses, a rather quiet cheerless place on Sundays when there were few people about. She had told her father she was going to church but did not intend anything of the kind. She did not know what she wanted to do. ―I‘ll get off by myself and think,‖ she told herself as she walked slowly along. The night, she thought, promised to be too fine to be spent sitting in a church and hearing a man talk of things that had apparently nothing to do with her own problem. Her own affairs were approaching a crisis, and it was time for her to begin thinking seriously of her future.

The thoughtful serious state of mind in which Mary found herself had been induced in her by a conversation she had with her father on the evening before. Without any preliminary talk and quite suddenly and abruptly, he had told her that he was a victim of heart disease and might die at any moment. He had made the announcement as they stood together in his office, behind which were the rooms in which the father and daughter lived.

1. What did she intend to do that night?

A. She decided to go to church.

B. She decided not to think about the problem

C. She decided to talk over the problem with her father.

D. She had no intention of going to church.

2. What was the cause of Mary‘s serious state of mind?

A. Concern about her future.

B. Her talk with her father

C. Worry about her sudden heart attack.

D. Going to church made her worry

3. Where did Mary live?

A. In the same building as her father‘s office.

B. Near the church

.C. In a shabby house near her father‘s office. D. She lived in a small shop

4. What was Dr. Cochran‘s condition?

A. He had a serious heartbreak.

B. He had light heart trouble.

C. He had a fatal disease

D. He had a bad cold

5. With how many people did Mary live?

A. Mary lived alone with her father.

B. Mary lived together with her parents.

C. They were four of them together.

D. Mary lived with many people.

Passage 11

Many American women are earning money outside their homes today. Among women who are eighteen to sixty-four years old, fifty percent have jobs.

In general, working women have had more education than those stay at home. Of those who work，thirty-two per cent have attended college, compared with twenty per cent of those who do not have jobs.

Among women with jobs, eight out of ten drive a car to work, and eight per cent took a vacation away from home during the past year. Much of their traveling was by air.

These figures come from a report which was written for advertisers, the report shows a new picture of women today. For instance, it tells advertisers that fifty-one per cent of all American women have traveled by air--along with fifty-nine percent of all

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