I. 词汇与结构 (Vocabulary and Structure) 20%
Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1) The hall has a _____ for more than 800 people. ( b ) A. capability
B. capacity
C. breadth
D. apparatus
2) This law _____ the number of accidents caused by children running across the road when they get off the bus. ( d ) A. intending to reduce C. intends reducing
B. intended reducing D. is intended to reduce
3) They _____ yesterday because of a trifle. ( a ) A. fell out C. fell through
B. fell behind D. fell in with
4) Mrs. Lackey was awakened by the ringing of the bedside phone 12 hours after her husband’s boat had been _____. ( a ) A. wrecked C. collapsed
B. decayed D. fired
5) If he had worked harder, he _____ the exams. ( c ) A. must have got through C. would have got through
B. would get through D. could get through
6) He is working hard for fear that he _____ . ( a ) A. should fall behind C. may fall behind
B. fall behind D. would fall behind
7) If each manager makes his usual speech, the meeting will be _____ for forty-five minutes. ( b ) A. expanded
B. prolonged
C. delayed
D. exceeded
8) We should be delighted to _____ a member of the institute. ( b ) A. have you to become
B. have you become
C. having you become D. having you to become
9) _____ adequate preparations, they thought it better to postpone the excursion till next week. ( c )
A. Not to have made C. Not having made
B. Not making D. Having not made
10) Since the couple could not _____ their differences, they decided to get a divorce. ( a ) A. reconcile
B. comply
C. coincide
D. resign
11) China and the United States are _____ the third and fourth largest country in size in the world. ( d )
A. separately C. especially
B. similarly D. respectively
12) I _____ a parcel several days ago. You are expected to receive it in a week. ( b ) A. sent for C. sent in
B. sent off D. sent away
13) _____ she wondered if she had made a mistake. ( b ) A. Not until long afterwards that B. It was not until long afterwards that C. Not long until afterwards D. It was long afterwards until
14) When her own studying was done, she tried to read _____ of his books was not in use. ( a ) A. whichever
B. which
C. that
D. what
15) After seeing the movie, _____ . ( d ) A. the book was read by him B. the book made him want to read it C. the reading of the book interested him D. he wanted to read the book
16) Through long power lines electricity goes _____ . ( c ) A. to the place needed C. where it is needed
B. there it is needed D. which it is needed
17) You’d better take your umbrella with you _____ it rains. ( c ) A. in the case of C. in case
B. in no case D. in any case
18) Staying in a hotel costs _____ renting a room in a dormitory for a week. ( c ) A. twice as many as C. twice as much as 19) I _____ what he said. ( b ) A. hardly could believe C. could believe hardly
B. could hardly believe D. believe hardly
B. as much twice as D. as much as twice
20) It’s not polite to _____ when people are talking. ( b ) A. break into C. break up
B. break in D. break down
21) Were it not for friction, we _____ to walk on this earth of ours. ( a ) A. would not be able
B. should not have been able D. are not able
C. were not able
22) Neither my brother nor I _____ playing chess. ( a ) A. enjoy
B. enjoys
C. are enjoying
D. have enjoyed
23) It is the first time that he has been to Shanghai, _____? ( b ) A. isn’t he
B. isn’t it
C. hasn’t he
D. hasn’t it
24) With _____ winds, a sailing ship could outrun a steam ship. ( d ) A. profitable C. beneficial
B. advantageous D. favorable
25) The peasants are in high spirits because another rich harvest is _____ . ( c ) A. at sight
B. out of sight
C. in sight
D. by sight
26) Pick me up at 8. I _____ my bath by then. ( a ) A. will have had C. can have had
B. will be having D. may have
27) We had plenty of bread, so I _____ a loaf. ( a ) A. needn’t have bought
B. didn’t need buy D. needn’t to have bought
C. needn’t buy
28) Dams _____ for centuries in different parts of the world. ( b ) A. had been built C. was being built
B. have been built D. were building
29) The permission that was needed to build the roads _____. ( c ) A it will be granted C. was granted
B. was being granted D. have been granted
30) On special _____ we usually go to an expensive restaurant. ( a ) A. occasions
B. times
C. vacations
D. chances
31) She was so annoyed that she felt like _____ with him. ( b ) A. to argue C. to have argue
B. arguing D. having argued
32) I am afraid I haven’t got time to _____ the matter right now. ( a )
A. go into
B. look for
C. turn over
D. clean out
33) _____ like a million and a half dollars had been expected to guarantee their security. ( d )
A. Nothing
B. Anything
C. Everything
D. Something
34) He has _____ on his farm. ( d ) A. 20 head of cattles C. 20 heads of cattle
B. 20 heads of cattles D. 20 head of cattle
35) The red _____ is quite popular with fashionable girls this year. ( a ) A. blouse
B. bloom
C. blossom
D. block
36) Tom is _____ clever, but his brother is _____ stupid. ( a ) A. fairly/rather C. rather/quite 37) She is well known _____ . ( d )
A. not only her kindness but also her understanding B. not only for her kindness but also her understanding C. for not only her kindness but also for her understanding D. not only for her kindness but also for her understanding
B. rather/fairly D. quite/fairly
38) We could not pull apart two plates which _____ a vacuum. ( c ) A. removed
B. substituted
C. enclosed
D. replaced
39) My cat would not have bitten the toy fish, _____ it was made of rubber. ( d ) A. if she has known C. if she knew
B. she should have known D. had she known
40) The company _____ a rise in salary for years, but nothing has happened yet. ( c ) A. is promised C. has been promising II.
辨别错误 (Error Identification) 10%
Directions: There are 10 sentences in this part. For each sentence there is one error among the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that indicates the error. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
41) The treaty, which the OECD hopes to be drafted by the end of the year, would need to be
A
B
B. is promising D. promised
backed by new laws in each member country, criminalizing bribery abroad. C
D (a)
42) Without the fundamental discoveries and understanding provided by science,
A
technology would be a hit-or-miss affair, lacking direction and making a little progress.
B
C
D (d)
43) 58 percent of people were asked thought that the advertising of tobacco and alcohol
A B C
should be banned. (b) D
44) While the general public tend to agree that animals should be treated well, most people
A
B
are unlikely to give up eating meat or wear clothes made of leather and wool. (c)
C D
英语专业(商务方向)学位英语考试样题二(对外经贸大学)12
