1历年考试试题

TEXT K

First read the following questions

24. If you want to travel to Shanghai on Air France on a Saturday, which flight wou A. AF129. B. AF128. C. AF111. D. AF112.

25. Does Lufthansa operate a flight between Beijing and Frankfurt

A. No.

C. Yes, except on Saturdays. D. No, only three days a week.

Now, go through TEXT K quickly and answer questions 24 and 25.

Air

France ..................................................................

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Day From To Flight Departure 1 - 1 -

Lufthansa ..................................................................... Tel: Tel:

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郧阳师专普通教育考试试题[A]

2005—2006 学年度 第一 学期

课 程 名 称 英语泛读

专业 班 级 英语 05级本科 人数 102 命题教师 欧阳钦 时间 2005.12.21 46

I. Vocabulary. There are 25 English words and the corresponding explanation as follows, please

choose the best meaning that fits each word. (1*25=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*15=15’)

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’)

1. Runnells and Paula are sisters, but they’re very different. Just look at how they dress. Runnells doesn’t care what she wears. Paula, on the other hand, is quite chic What does “chic” mean? a. intelligent b. stylish

c. full of feathers

d. dressed in old clothes

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2. I looked at the plans for your new house. This is earthquake country. You need to fortify the frame or you’ll have a disaster with the first tremor. What does ―fortify‖ mean? a. shake b. build

c. strengthen d. destroy

3. Helen’s attitude toward dealing with criminals has changed over the years. She used to believe that everyone can change and deserves a second chance. She now believes that some crimes are so heinous that those responsible should be shown no mercy. What does ―heinous‖ mean? a. guilty b. terrible c. accidental d. unimportant

4. There may be some parts of my plan to arrest the thieves that should be changed. But I feel very strongly that renting the apartment over their headquarters is the linchpin of the scheme. We must do that immediately! What does ―linchpin‖ mean?

a. part that everything else depends on b. piece of metal used to connect things c. place where people live

d. a computer designed for police work

5. Amy was feeling low. Every business she tried lost money or made only pennies a day. Her newest idea was selling chocolate covered baby shoes. She was convinced that it would be a lucrative business. Her friends tried to warn her that it was not a certain road to riches. What does ―lucrative‖ mean?

a. tasting great with vanilla ice cream b. helping young feet to grow correctly

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c. showing no careful thought

d. bringing in a lot of money, or profit

6. Your uncle wouldn’t even part with a dime to help the kids pay for their trip. That’s just one more example of his penurious ways. In contrast, many people who have much less money has donated a great deal to the cause. What does ―penurious‖ mean? a. very old b. very wealthy c. very humorous d. very stingy

7. There is a very interesting article about solar storms in the February 14, 2000 issue of Time magazine. It tells about how these disturbances not only affect spacecraft, but can also disrupt terrestrial life. For example, they have even caused automatic garage doors to open in one town. What does ―terrestrial‖ mean? a. of or on the planet Earth

b. protective of automotive equipment c. solar

d. in or near a pond

8. ―Michelle, I’m very upset about what you said,‖ Rosie stated firmly. ―You didn’t come right out and accuse me of eating all your candy. On the other hand, your

remarks about my love of chocolate were made for a reason. You are insinuating that I’m the candy thief!‖ What does ―insinuate‖ mean? a. to keep something hot or cold b. to suggest without clearly saying c. to do something evil d. to protect from disease

9. I think it would help our basketball team, if we allowed girls to play. I’ve seen how Patty has a knack for making the tough shots when they’re needed most. She wants to play on our team and we’d win more games with her help. What does ―knack‖ mean? a. to throw or toss b. a hard punch

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c. a kind of sports bag d. ability

10. Mr. Burke stood before his employees. They had never seen him in such a serious mood. ―I would be remiss if I didn’t tell you that your future with this company depends on how hard you work,‖ he stated firmly. What does ―remiss‖ mean? a. a girl again

b. honest and trustworthy c. important d. not responsible

VII. 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

Many of the home electric goods, which are advertised as liberating the modern woman, tend to have the opposite effect, because they simply change the nature of work instead of eliminating it. Machines have a certain novelty value, like toys for adults. It is certainly less tiring to put clothes in a washing machine, but the time saved does not really amount to much: the machine has to be watched, the clothes have to be carefully sorted out first, stains removed by hand, buttons pushed and water changed, clothes taken out, aired and ironed. It would be more liberating to pack it all off to a laundry and not necessarily more expensive, since no capital investment is required. Similarly, if you really want to save time you do not make cakes with an electric mixer, you buy one in a shop. If one compares the image of the woman in the women’s magazine with the goods advertised by those periodicals, one realizes how useful a projected image cab be commercially. A careful balance has to be struck: if you show a labor-saving device, follow it up with a complicated recipe on the next page; on no account hint at the notion that a woman could get herself a job, but instead foster her sense of her own usefulness, emphasizing the creative aspect of her function as a housewife. So we get cake mixes where the cook simply adds an egg herself, to produce “ that lovely home-baked flavor the family love”, and knitting patterns that can be made by hand, or worse still, on knitting machines, which became tremendously fashionable when they were first introduced. Automatic cookers are advertised by pictures of pretty young mothers taking their children to the park, not by professional women presetting the dinner before leaving home for work.

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