华东理工大学继续教育学院成人教育 《基础英语》（二级）模拟试卷三
I. Vocabulary and structure (30%)
1. His conclusion is ______ his own practical experiences.
A) directed to B) based on C) concluded in D) accumulated by 2. He ______ from the water, holding the camera high in one of his hands.
A) came B) appeared C) merged D) emerged 3. He prefers living alone in a quiet village ______ living in a city.
A) than B) more than C) rather than D) to
4. Citizens took to the street to ______ against the building of a nuclear power station. A) perform B) promote C) protest D) contrast
5. Here are some toys. You can ______ one or two for your little son as a birthday gift from me. A) pick out B) work out C) single out D) take out 6. I’m sorry to ______ you, but can you direct me to the railway station?
A) annoy B) trouble C) interrupt D) bother 7. It was ______ of him to be so rude.
A) typical B) special C) exactly D) symbolic
8. According to the scientific reports, people under stress ______ to express their full range of
potential.
A) intend B) bend C) attend D) tend 9. Don’t ______ to let me know if there is anything I can do for you. A) reject B) hesitate C) refuse D) prevent
10. At the conference he expressed some personal views which later brought him into ______
with the Party leadership. A) action B) crisis C) conflict D) power
11. 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 12. If you undertake this project you are bound to ______ many difficulties.
A) encounter B) face with C) overcome D) handle 13. The three hours I spent in the school library ______ my old passion for reading. A) brought about B) brought over C) brought forth D) brought back 14. Jane’s dress is similar in design ______ her sister’s.
A) with B) like C) to D) as
15. Dick’s uncle has to __________ for his education as his father has come down in the world.
A) spend B) take C) cost D) pay
16. My native town, which was __________ rather small, has now been built into one of the
biggest cities in the province. A) traditionally B) originally C) occasionally D) undoubtedly 17. Many people have the bad habit of spending money on _______.
A) argument B) crisis C) impulse D) motion
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18. The man’s eyes _______ with fear when he saw the robber’s gun.
A) widened B) enlarged C) expanded D) extended 19. What other things were invented in ancient China _______ the compass?
A) except B) beside C) except for D) besides 20. We’ll have to find a new _______ of income. A) origin B) resource C) source D) idea 21. He has no interest in knowing how others _______ his theory to practice.
A) employed B) applied C) used D) performed 22. The boy’s teachers looked upon his worsening performance with _______.
A) satisfaction B) disapproval C) leisure D) agreement 23. There are very _______ books which I can say I have really enjoyed.
A) few B) a few C) little D) a little 24. The boy is very intelligent, but his lack of _______ prevents his success. A) ambition B) application C) function D) emotion 25. The noise around was terrible, but I had to _______ it. A) keep away from B) keep up with C) live with D) live on 26. I expect to _______ many difficulties in the course of this job.
A) solve B) cause C) encounter D) emerge
27. Possession of a gun often gives the owner a false sense of _______, and may do more harm
than good. A) illusion B) security C) response D) identification 28. You will ________ getting burnt if you don’t keep away from the fire. A) make up B) take up C) end up D) come up
29. The _______ we have seen so far suggests that lack of vitamin C may indeed be the cause of
his illness. A) behavior B) indication C) evidence D) incident 30. Is long hair out of ________ in your country? A) style B) order C) condition D) times II. Reading comprehension (30%)
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
Fire has been used for many years. Long ago, people who lived in caves made fires. They used fire to keep warm. At night they used them for light. They found they could see better with fires going. They also learned that animals like lions and tigers were afraid of fire. So cave people kept putting more wood on their fires from time to time. They were safe as long as they had a fire going.
After a while people began to make ovens by piling up rocks over the fires. They baked bread in the rock ovens. Sometimes they baked things like apples and potatoes. But they could still cook over open fires when they wanted to. So they had many ways to make food.
Later, people used fires for many other things. People used their ovens to bake clay pots so they would get hard. Then they used these pots to store food. They also baked mud blocks. With these, they built better homes. They made many things.
After people learned to cook and store food, they did not have to hunt every day. Fire made their lives easier. It was a big help. Even when hunting was bad, the people had stored food to eat.
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Today fire is still used in many ways. It warms our homes, cooks our food, and helps make the things we build with. We could not live without it. Fire is still very important.
31. Long ago, cave people used fires for the following purposes EXCEPT _____.
A) they kept warm
B) they kept animals out cave C) they heated water on fire D) the could see better at night
32. Which of the following is not mentioned according to the passage?
A) People made ovens by piling up rocks over the fires. B) People baked bread and other food in the rock ovens. C) People baked clay pots in the ovens.
D) People made tools by heating iron in the ovens. 33. From the passage we can infer that_______.
A) People made a lot of pots and made much money B) Use of fire is a big progress in people’s life
C) People didn’t hunt any more after they had used fire D) People felt nervous in case of fire
34. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A) People today use fire for more than one purpose. B) No animals are still afraid of fire.
C) Such animals as lions used to be afraid of fire. D) Fire can be our enemies as well as our friends. 35. What is mainly discussed in the passage?
A) Fire plays a very important role in people’s life. B) People baked apples and potatoes on fire. C) Lions and tigers are afraid of fire. D) People like fire very much today.
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
If you ask me to tell how to get along in the United States, I think the following “dos”and “don’ts” would be helpful.
Generally speaking, it isn’t easy to find anyone to talk to in a busy city. So you should try to do the following. First, get or borrow a dog! Walk him several times a day! Americans love dogs and cats and usually stop to talk to anyone with a dog. Then, try to eat in a restaurant. People generally share the same tables and will sometimes talk to you if they see you are new there. Next, take your dirty clothes to a laundry! It takes about an hour to wash and dry them and people there often pass the time talking with each other, always ask for information from a woman if you are a man, and from a man, if you are a woman! Learn to say, “Please”, “Thank you” and “You’re welcome” and use them all the time!
There are some things you shouldn’t do. Don’t tell the truth when people ask “How are you?” The only answer they want is “Fine”. Never ask people their age---especially woman! Everyone wants to be young. Don’t tell heavy people they are fat. Tell them they are losing weight. Everyone wants to be thin. Don’t be late when meeting people! When someone says six o’clock, be sure to be
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there by six. Americans respect time and want everyone to be “on time”.
36. It isn’t easy to find anyone to talk to in the USA because _______. A) the streets are empty B) you are new there C) people there are busy D) you don’t have time 37. Americans like talking to ________. A) dogs and cats B) women C) men D) those who are walking a dog 38. When talking to people there, you may say _________. A) “How are you?” B) “How old are you?” C) “What is your weight?” D) “You seem to be fat.” 39. The words “heavy people” means ________. A) people who do heavy work B) people who are fat C) people who are thin D) people who are important 40. If you visit a friend, you _________. A) can be there at any time B) may be there a little late C) had better arrive very early D) should be there at the right time
Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage:
Ants are great athletes in proportion to their size. They can lift a weight four hundred times their own weight. Theoretically a five-pound ant could easily lift a ton.
The most skillful farmers in the insect world are the small, heavily armored parasol ants. They work at night and it is nothing for them to strip a large tree at a time, marching off with bits of leaf held over them like parasols.
Surprisingly enough, these ants do not eat the vegetation they got. Rather they use it as raw material for their remarkable underground gardens which they tend themselves. The shreds of the leaves are literally chewed into a rich compost (肥料) which is used to strengthen the garden where a thread-like fungus(菌类) is cultivated. This species of fungus is their only source of food.
Included in the extraordinary parasol ant society are tiny garden workers, and slightly bigger workers who dig the interconnecting chambers of the hive. The parasol queen ant, more than one hundred times the size of the garden workers, is waited upon hand and foot by hundreds of her citizens.
41. An ant is very strong in proportion to its weight. Ants can lift a weight _______. A) 300 times their own weight B) 600 times their own weight
C) five-pound more than their own weight D) 400 times their own weight
42. In a short time, they can strip a tree of all its leaves in order to make a ______. A) home for the queen ant B) compost for their gardens C) species of fungus D) kind of food 43. When did the armored parasol ants work? A) At night. B) At daytime. C) In the morning. D) At noon. 44. What’s the usage of fungus? A) To decorate the garden. B) The only source of the ant’s food.
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C) To protect the tree. D) The place for them to live in. 45. The armored parasols are regarded as _______. A) great athletes B) queen ants C) skillful farmers D) chamber builders III. Cloze (10%)
Agnes Miller was one of the earliest leaders of the women’s liberation movement in U.S. She was born __46__ a farm in Missouri in 1892. She had a very happy life __47__ a child. Her parents and her brothers always __48__ her as their favorite. She __49__ her years in school and was a very good student of mathematics.
In 1900 Agnes went __50__ to college. Here she first became __51__ that women were not treated as equals. She didn’t like being treated unequally __52__ she tried to get a job in her __53__ field---- physics. She soon found it was almost impossible __54__ a woman to do so.
Agnes spent a whole year __55__ for a job. Finally she gave up __56__ anger. She began writing letters of protest to various newspapers. An editor in New York liked her ideas very much. He __57__ liked her style. He asked her to do a series of stories __58__ the difficulties women had in finding a job.
She traveled to several large cities __59__ stories about them. Her articles began to __60__ in more and more newspapers. Her book in __61__ of women’s liberation became a bestseller(畅销书). She also wrote stories and poems. But it was her work on equal right for women __62__ provided most of her income. __63__ she never saw equal right for women she never __64__ her fight. And she __65__ many other women the way to continue the fight.
46. A) at B) in C) on D) from 47. A) as B) like C) for D) with 48. A) coped with B) handled C) dealt with D) treated 49. A) took B) made C) studied D) enjoyed 50. A) along B) down C) up D) off 51. A) clear B) aware C) realizing D) understanding 52. A) still B) as C) but D) when 53. A) major B) chief C) main D) principal 54. A) as B) for C) like D) with 55. A) look B) to look C) looked D) looking 56. A) at B) beyond C) in D) on 57. A) still B) yet C) specially D) especially 58. A) at B) in C) on D) with 59. A) to write B) to have written C) to be writing D) to be written 60. A) appear B) show C) print D) publish 61. A) help B) support C) struggle D) need 62. A) that B) what C) which D) where 63. A) Even B) Despite C) As D) Although 64. A) gave in B) gave back C) gave off D) gave up 65. A) took B) showed C) broadened D) pointed IV. Translation from English into Chinese (15%)
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大学英语精读第二册（修订本）练习试卷3含答案及讲解
