郧阳师专普通教育考试试题[A]
2004—2005 学年度 第一 学期
课 程 名 称 泛读 专业 班 级 英语 04级本科 人数 100 命题教师 欧阳钦 时间 2004.12.28
I. Vocabulary. There are 25 English words and the corresponding explanation as follows, please choose the best meaning that fits each word.(25’)
Explanation:
A} information B} seek advice from C} go down D} blow up E} not bright F} mad G}tremble H} taken for granted I} find and obtain J} doubt K} fire L} a device to stop a car M} make a low, threatening sound N} unimportant O} voyage P} reasonable Q} hard working R} trouble themselves with S} something done easily T} likeness U} a failure in operation V}to learn by heart W} accessible X} quantity Y} convenient
Words:
1} quiver____ 2}faint____ 3}assumed____ 4} consult____ 5} data____ 6} retrieve____ 7} available____ 8} handy____ 9} amount____ 10} sink____ 11} explode____ 12} memorize____ 13} crazy____ 14} bother____ 15} sensible____ 16} cinch____ 17} suspect_____ 18} diligent____ 19} expedition____ 20} insignificant____ 21} flame____ 22} brake____ 23} resemblance____ 24} break down____ 25} growl____
II. The changing of prefix or suffix on basis. There are 15 words you’ve learned, change each word below to a new word by leaving out or adding some letters, a prefix or suffix as follows. {tri-, uni-, auto-, in-, quadri-, -less, -ance, -ence, -ic, -ical, -able,-ible}
1}aim____ 2} ground____ 3}biography____ 4} cycle____ 5} angle____ 6} utter____ 7} forbear____ 8} zoology____ 9} theater____ 10} economy____ 11} forget____ 12} just____ 13}number____ 14} desire____ 15} change____
III. Word Meanings from Context. There are 10 sentences here. Use the context to help you choose the best meaning for each highlighted word. {2*10=20}
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1. Fortunately, the dizzy spell was transient. He was able to continue playing within seconds and had no trouble winning the match.
When you describe an event as ―transient,‖ you are saying that __________. a. it sounds like a train b. it is quite harmful c. it helps you win d. it doesn't last long
2. Brea and Elizabeth are having a dispute over which radio station to play at work. It would be so much simpler if they both liked the same kind of music. A dispute is a __________. a. musical instrument b. choice of music c. discovery d. disagreement
3. When they heard the good news about the court’s decision, the angry crowd cheered and then began to disperse. ―It looks like everyone is going home,‖ one reporter stated.
Which would be the opposite of ―disperse‖? a. come together b. smile
c. fly like a bird d. sing
4. It’s a wonder to me how anyone can still be undecided about this election. These two candidates are certainly distinct. Each would lead our nation in opposite directions.
What does ―distinct‖ mean? a. needing a bath b. dishonest
c. clearly different d. about the same age
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5. Mr. Huge was very proud of his auto superstore. ―We have such an extensive selection of cars,‖ he said, ―so everyone should find a vehicle that he or she will love!‖
The word ―extensive‖ means __________. a. costing a lot of money b. large amount c. having no color d. not enough
6. Friendship is a priceless thing. If Chris put a price, or conditions, on her friendship, it’s no longer priceless. In fact, it’s not real friendship at all! If something is priceless, __________. a. it has a missing tag b. it has no value c. it has great value d. it is made out of rice
7. The news story was based on a letter that was a fabrication. Now the reporter who wrote the story is in big trouble. Will anyone believe him again? A fabrication is __________.
a. made of cloth b. full of long words c. funny d. fake
8. The reporter insisted that the letter he used was authentic. He said that he had shown it to many experts before he used it in his story. When something is authentic, it’s __________. a. genuine, or real b. carefully written c. full of tasty worms d. very old
9. In 1975, Governor James promised to do something about the high taxes in our state. She didn’t present a tax cut bill to lawmakers until 1985. It took her a decade to keep her promise, but better late than never.
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How long is a decade? a. 75 years b. 85 years c. a century d. 10 years
10. Your plan looks good. I hope it will really work. It’s time to implement it and see if it’s as brilliant as you claim. What does ―implement‖ mean? a. instrument b. take apart c. change d. carry out
IV. READING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A
In this section there are FOUR passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. {2*15=30}
Text A
Clearly if we are to participate in the society in which we live we must communicate with other people. A great deal of communicating is performed on a person-to-person basis by the simple means of speech. If we travel in buses, buy things in shops, or eat in restaurants, we are likely to have conversations where we give information or opinions, receive news or comment, and very likely have our views challenged by other members of society.
Face-to-face contact is by no means the only form of communication and during the last two hundred years the art of mass communication has become one of the dominating factors of contemporary society. Two things, above others, have caused the enormous growth of the communication industry. Firstly, inventiveness has led to advances in printing, telecommunications, photography, radio and television. Secondly, speed has revolutionized the transmission and reception of communication so that local news often takes a back seat to national news, which itself is often almost eclipsed by international news.
No longer is the possession of information confined to a privileged minority. In the last century the wealthy man with his own library was indeed fortunate, but today there are public libraries. Forty years ago people used to flock to the cinema, but now far more people sit at home and turn on the TV to watch a programmer that is being channeled into millions of homes.
Communication is no longer merely concerned with the transmission of information. The modern communication industry influences the way people live in society and broadens their horizons by allowing access to information, education and entertainment. The printing,
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broadcasting and advertising industries are all involved with informing, educating and entertaining. Although a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is very valuable to the individual and to the society of which he is a part , the vast modern network of communication is open to abuse .However, the mass media are with us for better ,for worse, and there is no turning back.
1 In the first paragraph the writer emphasizes the ______ of face-to–face contact in social settings. A nature B limitation C usefulness D creativity 2 It is implied in the passage that ___________
A. Local news used to be the only source of information. B. Local news still takes a significant place. C. Nations news is becoming more popular.
D. International news is the fastest transmitted news. 3 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? A To possess information used to be a privilege. B Public libraries have replaced private libraries. C Communication means more than transmission. D Information influences ways of life and thinking. 4 Form the last paragraph we can infer that the writer is A Indifferent to the harmful influence of the mass media. B Happy about the drastic changes in the mass media. C Pessimistic about the future of the mass media. D Concerned about the wrong use of the mass media.
TEXT B
The men and women of Anglo-Saxon England normally bore one name only. Distinguishing epithets were rarely added. These might be patronymic, descriptive or occupational. They were, however, hardly surnames. Heritable names gradually became general in the three centuries following the Norman Conquest in 1066.It was not until the 13th and 14th centuries that surnames became fixed, although for many years after that, the degree of stability in family names wearied considerably in different pares of the country.
British surnames fall mainly into four broad categories: patronymic, occupational, descriptive and local .A few names, it is true, will remain buzzing: foreign names perhaps, crudely translated, adapted or abbreviate; or artificial names.
In fact, over fifty per cent of genuine British surnames derive from place names of different ―kinds, and so they belong to the last of our four main categories. Even such a name as Simpson may belong to this last group, and not to the first, had the family once had its home in the ancient village of that name. Otherwise, Simpson means‖ the son of Simon‖, as might be expected.
Hundreds of occupational surnames are at once familiar to us or at least recognizable after a little thought: Archer, Carter, Fisher, Mason, Thatcher, and Taylor, to name but a few. Hundreds of others are more obscure in their meanings and testify to the amazing specialization in medieval arts, crafts and functions. Such are ―Day‖, (Old English for bread maker) and ―Walker‖(a fuller whose job was to clean and thicken newly made cloth.
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