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English Test
I. Reading Comprehension (Banked Cloze)
Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once. (80 points)
Passage 1
New medicines have helped many live with AIDS, but they have also had some negative effects on the fight against the disease.
In recent years people who have been (1)______ with AIDS have been living longer, healthier lives. This is because those that have been infected with the disease have (2)______ to new medicines. These medicines should not however, be (3)______ with a complete cure for AIDS. AIDS continues to (4)______ for huge losses in life. This includes people who use the new medicines. The only sure way to protect yourself from AIDS is to avoid risks connected with the (5)______ that causes the illness.
One of the biggest concerns in recent years has been the public's attitude toward the disease. Having new medicines has lead many to (6)______ that AIDS no longer threatens a person's life. This has lead to careless behavior in places where these medicines are (7)______. It is (8)______ that the number of people who got AIDS in developed countries in 2004 was up 10 percent from 2003.
Those in rich countries should remember (9)______ the AIDS epidemic is something the people on this earth must do together. We must act with care and show the world that educated communities can fight this (10)______. If richer nations cannot stop the spread of AIDS, there will be no hope for the poorer nations.
Word Bank A) confused B) acquainting C) diagnosed D) pressure E) access F) solution G) plague H) virus I) combating J) estimated K) promote L) assume M) account N) obvious O) available Passage 2
We need to protect the ones we love from AIDS. This means avoiding behavior (11)______ with the virus that causes the disease. The greatest health risk facing young people today is their (12)______ of information about how people get AIDS. Many organizations have (13)______ over the past twenty-five years to fight this illness. Their goal is to combat the spread of AIDS by getting the information to the public.
Teenagers have shown higher (14)______ of becoming infected than other age groups. Many campaigns that have been (15)______ to protect young people have failed. Organizations have needed to find new ways to educate this age group about the disease. \works for adults will also work for teenagers,\to get information to young people by having them (16)______ in discussions with peers.
There is also a strong (17)______ on informing women with AIDS who want to have a baby. There has been a lot of (18)______ put out to reach this group. \on in our country,\those being diagnosed with AIDS than women in better neighborhoods.\that she is putting together will help with this.
Word Bank A) rates B) status C) participate D) literacy E) literature F) crisis G) sign H) focus I) lack J) connected K) illustrated L) emerged M) implemented N) diagnose O) constitute Passage 3
There are a couple jobs I would just never do. One of those would be hauling trash. The garbageman gets no respect. I'm not saying that work should be (21)______, but people should at least respect how hard a person works. Working a trash route is a very physical job. You have to jump from the truck, lift the trash barrel and (22)______ it and then jump back on the truck. This goes on all day long. I would (23)______ that a trashman is quite sore at the end of a day. I would probably (24)______ within the first week. Frankly, I couldn't help (25)______ a little bit of rage after working so hard without anyone caring. I'm not really sure why no one cares. They would be really concerned if the trashman didn't (26)______ up. Folks probably think that anyone who would be willing to handle another person's garbage is not (27)______. We think it is a dirty job
for dirty people. I talked to one trashman, though, and he said that (28)______ to what people believe, he stays pretty clean. He also said that with the (29)______ the way it is, the job pays pretty well.
I'm not like other people. I do talk to the trashman. But for now, I'll keep my (30)______ office job. At least until people start respecting those that pick up the trash.
Word Bank A) imagine B) estimate C) quit D) dump E) retreat F) show G) economy H) educated I) ignoring J) feeling K) available L) enjoyable M) indoor N) negative O) contrary Passage 4
The worst day of work I've ever had was my first day as a secretary. I thought being a secretary just meant answering phones and taking notes. My (31)______ understanding was completely wrong.
I walked into the office that day with (32)______ I would impress my boss. After all, I had graduated from college. I didn't think the job could possibly (33)______ me. I started the day by (34)______ my boss by the wrong name, but that wasn't the worst part. By ten in the morning things really started getting busy. Mr. Jayne, my boss, had informed me I would mostly be making copies and answering phone calls that day. I was drinking coffee from a mug and was (35)______ copies when the phone rang. I placed the coffee on the copy machine and (36)______ to get the phone. In my (37)______, though, I put it too close to the edge of the machine. While I was taking the phone call, the coffee (38)______ into the copy machine. As I watched it happen I burst out, \really loud. The man on the phone (39)______ up on me. He thought I was talking to him. Not only did I completely (40)______ the copy machine, but apart from that, the man who had hung up on me was an important trading partner. Because of me, we lost his company's business.
Word Bank A) challenge B) compete I) leapt J) poured C) haste D) confidence E) talking F) addressing G) sorting H) organizing K) spilled L) hung M) ruin N) hurt O) initial Passage 5
Yesterday, I went to the police station. I was (41)______ to look at a line of men through a window to recognize the man who stole my wallet. The men stood so stiff against the wall and looked so serious. The officer asked me if I could (42)______ the one who robbed me. I (43)______ their faces for a moment trying to remember details. Then, I (44)______ a man that I really thought looked like the robber. He was a bit slighter than the rest and hadn't shaved his face. I wanted to be very careful, (45)______, so I studied all of their faces for a minute longer. Then I told the officer which man I thought it was. I watched the men leave and then listened to their footsteps as they went down the hall.
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The officer smiled and said, \your neighborhood.\
I was so (47)______ to have made such a mistake.
\so much (49)_______ that they have a hard time remembering.\He said I could look through some photo (50)______ if I wanted. I did not have the confidence to do so.
Word Bank A) embarrassed B) spotted C) reflected D) scanned E) identify F) connect G) though H) however I) instructed J) guided K) confused L) pressure M) burden N) albums O) cautiously
大学英语1试题(含答案)
