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《成人英语3》课程期末考试试卷（A）
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I 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. (40%)
1. Politicians are always promising to introduceto raise salaries and lower taxes. A. legal B. legislation C. registration D. register
2. The new poetry collection wasfrom a wide variety of sources and includes poems from ten countries and seven centuries. A. composed
B. constituted
C. compiled
D. compounded
3. Nobody would dare ask a Frenchman tohis Galoise in a restaurant.
A. put up B. put out C. put down D. put off
4. You’d better start by explaining the whole idea from beginning to end in an way.
A. genuinely B. confusedly
C. indirectly
D. orderly
5. He has a wide circle ofbut very few close friends.
A. subscribers B. demonstrations C. acquaintances
D. fragrances
6. They teach at night school to their income, which otherwise wouldn’t be sufficient to live on. A. raise B. supplement C. support
D. rise
7. The student sent a twelve-member to the conference.
A. delegation B. representative C. delegate D. represent 8. William is tooand I just don’t feel safe with him behind the wheel.
A. bold B. brave
C. reckless D. blameless 9. She is a renowned singer, but her real is to become a writer.
A. flourish
B. ambition
C. option
D. collision
10. To Americans, friendliness means informal and cheerful and open to other people.
A. being B. to be C. have been D. be 11. I was refused a VISA card on the that I didn’t have a credit profile.
A. grounds
B. foundation C. primary
D. reason 12. The practice of taking a cold shower every morning is in some parts of the country.
A. catching at B. catching off
C. catching on
D. catching out
13. Every culture is full of beliefs and that most people never question until they come into contact with
another culture.
A. declarations B. confusions C. impressions D. assumptions
14. Many people who to America in hopes of becoming rich are surprised at how hard they have to work.
A. immigrate B. migrate C. emigrate D. transfer
15. All birds look the same to me, I can never one another.
A. tell … to B. tell … from C. differ … from D. differ … with 16. If I were in of the project, I’d make better use of the money that’savailable.
A. recharge
B. charge
C. responsible
D. response
17. If you are smart, you will take of this opportunity.
A. use
B. advantage C. benefit
D. profit 18. When you take a child on a long trip, you need to bring lots of toys to keep him or her .
A. amused
B. excited
C. amazed
D. reserved
19. Some teachers take pride in being on a first-name with all their students.
A. base
B. basement
C. basis
D. ground
20. French visitors cheered at the sight of Americans bending, stretching and .
A. jumping to B. leaping over C. jumping from
D. leaping around
21. He went swimming in the sea in of the warning sign telling him not to.
A. leaking B. confidence C. defiance D. finance
22. The lady was remembered for her devotion to finding homes for people of ever having a roof over their heads.
A. desperate B. despair C. desperation D. despairing 23. A number of young men were hired to occupy the_______ posts left by these retired workers. A. empty
B. vacuum C. vacant D. void 24. From his expressions, I that the interview hadn’t gone well for him.
A. inferred
B. referred
C. preferred
D. offered
25. We watched the harbor and then the coastline away into the morning mist.
A. disappeared B. vanished C. faded D. diminished
26. Mary was very excited but her mother her and made her calm.
A. relaxed
B. disturbed
C. relieved
D. soothed
27. He was arrested for the government’s rule against taking large amounts of cash out of the country.
A. objecting
B. challenging
C. defying
D. contending
28. Her three sons were killed in the earthquake; thisher hopes and confidence. She attempted to commit
suicide but was saved by her neighbor. A. defeated B. broke C. shattered D. destroyed 29. They the businessman’s daughter and demanded $100.000 from him for her release. A. robbed
B. kidnapped C. bribed D. eliminated 30. The police refused to whether anyone was arrested fro the demonstration last week.
A. comment of B. comment on C. comment in D. comment to 31. He thought the campaign would probably soon in any case. A. fade away B. fade to C. fade of D. fade on 32. The doctor asked him to on smoking, and eat a balanced diet.
A. cut off
B. cut out
C. cut down D. cut up 33. He insisted on his wife, but soon he changed his mind for the sake of his 6-year-old daughter.
A. separating B. breaking
C. divorcing
D. delivering
34. I am to think that the ancient Greeks understood this better than we do.
A. tending
B. inclined
C. subject
D. subjected
35. A UN official said that aid programs would be until there was adequate protection for relief convoy.
A. depended B. suspended
C. postponed
D. expended
36. Two well-known corporations are in an attempted to find a cure for the common cold.
A. cooperating B. combining
C. operating
D. blending
37. They insisted that Michael did not follow the correct in applying
for a visa.
A. process B. procedure
C. procession
D. routine
38. The judge gave the young offender a light sentence out of , but his decision aroused great
controversy.
A. passion B. compassion C. suspension D. compensation
39. Mary Bob for stealing her car, but her accusation was dismissed for
lack of convincing evidence.
A. accused
B. charged
C. sued
D. scolded
40. An open wound should be kept clean and protected from______.
A. disease B. infection
C. plague
D. infectious
II. Cloze: (20%)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.
America can be a 1 2 for a foreigner. My wife and I 3the United States in January after seven years 4 — four in France, three in Poland. From the 5 of first 6 , we 7 an A-to-Z 8 of why
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America can be such a foreign country to those who arrive here from Europe. I should explain at the 9 that I am from Britain, but my Florida-born wife Lisa is as American as apple pie. In our list, however, A doesn't 10 apple pie. It represents: Ambition. In the Old World, people are taught to 11 it. Here it’s quite 12 to 13 that you’re 14 the boss’s job or want to make a million dollars by the age of 30.
Breakfast. The American habit of 15business at breakfast has 16 Europe, but I doubt it will ever really 17 . In France and Britain, breakfast is a family 18. Here, it’s become 19 of the 20 game. （ ）1. A. stale
B. stable
C. strange D. surprise （ ）2. A. experience B. confusion C. ambition D. acquaintance （ ）3. A. arrived at B. arrived in C. came in D. reached in （ ）4. A. overseas B. over sea
C. board
D. broad （ ）5. A. jungle B. confusion C. embarrassment D. jumble （ ）6. A. images
B. considerations
C. imaginations D. impressions （ ）7. A. composed B. compiled C. consisted D. constituted （ ）8. A. dictionary B. explanation C. description D. reference （ ）9. A. offset
B. command C. outset D. commence （ ）10. A. stand by
B. stand up C. stand at D. stand for （ ）11. A. boast B. scold
C. hide D. show （ ）12. A. proper B. reasonable C. right D. considerable （ ）13. A. subscribe
B. announce C. foretell D. publish （ ）14. A. before B. after C. upon
D. down （ ）15. A. making
B. commencing C. conducting D. leading （ ）16. A. reached B. arrived C. approached D. went （ ）17. A. catch up B. catch about
C. catch out D. catch on （ ）18. A. business B. problem C. affair D. question （ ）19. A. whole B. part
C. partial D. most （ ）20. A. power
B. powerful
C. energy
D. energetic
III. Reading Comprehension (30%)
Directions: There are 3 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions. You
should choose the best answerfour suggested answers marked A, B, C and D.
Passage 1
Advertising
In the United States, advertising itself is a big business. Millions and millions of dollars are spent on television, radio, and printed messages to prospective consumers. Advertising firms do “market research” for their clients, testing out various “pitches” in the quest for ones that are effective.
From the viewpoint of American consumers, advertising functions to inform them about available products and services, as well as to encourage them to buy. From the viewpoint of visitors from abroad, though, advertising serves and additional function, and it affords countless insights into American values, tastes and standards. From American advertising, foreign visitors can gain some understanding of these and
other aspects of American society: American ideas about physical attractiveness in males and females, American ideas concerning personal hygiene, the emphasis Americans place on sex, speed and technical sophistication, the amount of faith Americans have in arguments that include specific numbers, materialism in American society, male-female relationships, both pre-and post-material, the attention Americans pay to the words of celebrities, the characteristics of people who, in Americans’ eyes, are considered “authorities”, whose ideas and recommendations are persuasive, and the sorts of things Americans find humorous. By comparing advertising they see in the States to what they have seen at home, foreign visitors can gain understanding not just of American society, but of their own as well.
Pricing
With few exceptions, Americans are accustomed to fixed prices on merchandise they buy and sell. The usual exceptions are houses, automobiles, and something major appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines. Another exception is a private sales. Americans are not accustomed to bargaining over prices, and in fact usually feel quite uncomfortable with the idea. Foreign visitors must realize that the price marked on an item does not include the sales tax that is added as part of the payment. (Sales tax rates vary from one jurisdiction to another.)
Americans do not believe, as people from many cultures do, that a commercial transaction includes particular attention to the human relationships involved. They look for the item they want, decide whether they can afford the price marked on it, and, if they want to buy it, find a clerk or salesperson to take the money or do the paperwork for a credit-card purchase.
People who try to bargain for a lower price in a shop or store are likely to be considered either quite odd or startlingly aggressive.
1. Which of the following functions does advertising in the U.S. serve?
A. Advertising offers the consumers information about products and services and persuades them to buy. B. Advertising acquaints foreign visitors with American marketing strategy. C. Advertising tells people how to establish male-female relationships. D. Advertising tells people how to be attractive physically. 2. Which of the following is true of American advertising? A. It’s persuasive and humorous.
B. It lays stress on technical development. C. The words of celebrities are usually quoted.
D. It offers insights into American values, tastes and standards. 3. Which of the following is true of American pricing? A. Most products are not sold at fixed prices.
B. Domestic appliances are not sold at fixed prices. C. Almost all the products are sold at fixed prices. D. Automobiles are sold at fixed prices.
4. According to the passage, what the customers in the U.S. pay for a product or service is . A. its fixed price.
B. the price which is not fixed.
C. the fixed price and the non-fixed price D. the price and the sales tax
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5. According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. Americans pay attention to human relationships when shopping. B. Americans don’t pay attention to human relationships. C. Americans seldom bargain when shopping.
D. Americans like to do some shopping with a credit-card.
Passage Two
The silence of the Reference Library was broken only by an occasional cough and now and then by the scarcely audible sound of pages being turned over. There were about twenty people in the room, most of them with their heads bent over their books. The assistant librarian who was in charge of the room sat at a desk in one corner. She glanced at Phillip as he came in then went on with her work
Phillip had not been to this part of the library before. He walked around the room almost on tiptoe, afraid of disturbing the industrious readers with his heavy shoes. The shelves were filled with thick volumes: dictionaries in many languages, encyclopedias, atlases, biographies and other works of reference. He found nothing that was likely to interest him, until he came to a small section on photography, which was one of his hobbies. The books in this section were on a high shelf out of his reach, so he had to fetch a small ladder in order to get one down. Unfortunately, as he was climbing down the ladder, the book he had chosen slipped from his grasp and fell to the floor with a loud crash. Twenty pairs of eyes looked up at him simultaneously annoyed by this unaccustomed disturbance. Phillip felt himself go red as he picked up his books, which did not seem to have been damaged by its fall.
He had just sat down when he found the young lady assistant standing alongside him. “You must be more careful when you are handling these books,” she said severely. Satisfied that she had done her duty, she turned to go back to her desk. Then a sudden thought struck her. “By the way, how old are you?” she asked Phillip. “Thirteen,” He told her. “You’re not allowed in here under the age of fourteen, you know,” the assistant said. “Didn’t you see the notice on the door?” Phillip shook his head. He expected the assistant to ask him to leave. Instead, in a more kindly tone, she said:” Well, never mind. But make sure that you don’t disturb the other readers again, otherwise I shall have to ask you to leave. “ 1. This passage talks about how _____________ this Reference Library is. A. busy
B. inconvenient C. silent
D. helpful
2. One of Peter’s hobbies is ____________. A. biography
B. dictionaries
C. encyclopedias D. photography 3. From the passage we know that Peter _________. A. had visited this library often
B. had never researched photography before C. had only been to the library twice before D. visited this part of the library for the first time 4. Peter disturbed everyone by __________. A. walking loudly
B. causing a book to fall C. being yelled at by the librarian
D. reading aloud 5. Peter was ___________.
A. actually too young to be in this library
B. behaving in correctly
《成人英语3》课程期末考试试卷(A)
