Test 2 for U5
I. Grammar and vocabulary.
Section A
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
1. ________ with the book I bought yesterday, the one ________ from the library doesn’t seem interesting.
A. When compared; borrowed B. While comparing; borrowed
C. Compare; borrowing D. Comparing; borrowing
2. The little child wished nothing but ________ to bed at once.
A. going B. to go C. go D. went
3. -----What’s ________ population of China?
------It has ________ population of 1 .3 billion.
A. a; the B. the; a C.; a D. a ; /
4. ---- Why didn’t Tom come to the party last night?
-----He would have come if he ________ his homework.
A. would finish B. finishes C. had finished D. did finish
5. Jesus and Satan _______ an argument _______ who is the better employee before God.
A. had; over B. has; of C. has; on D. had; as to
6. Allen had to call a taxi because the box was ________ to carry all the way home.
A. much too heavy B. too much heavy C. heavy too much D. too heavy much
7. ________ your advertisement in today’s newspaper ________ a vacancy in your office, I wish to apply for the position.
A. In reply to; regarding B. To answer; regarding
C. Replied; regarded D. To reply to; regarded
8. The goods ____ in women’s magazines are really meant to give them a false sense of fulfillment.
A. advertising B. advertisement C. to advertise D. advertised
9. The money won't be touched unless it is an emergency, it can be withdrawn thoroughly from the bank.
A. in case B. in whose case C. in that case D. in which case
10. People don't mind ______ advice but don't necessarily enjoy being asked to hand over the fruits of their years of hard work.
A. asking for and giving B. being asked for and giving
C. to be asked and given D. being asked and given
Section B
Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.
Have you ever heard someone use the phrase “once in a blue moon"? People use this expression to describe something that they do not do very often. For example, someone might say that he tries to avoid ___1___ (eat) sweets because they are unhealthy, but will eat chocolate “once in a blue moon". Or someone who does not usually like to go to the beach might say “I visit the shore once in a moon.” While many people use this phrase, not everyone knows ___2___ meaning behind it.
The first thing to know is that the moon ___3___ is never really blue. This is just an expression fact; the phrase "blue moon" has to do with the shape of the moon, not the color.
As the moon travels around the earth, it appears ____4___ (change) shape. We associate names ___5____ certain shapes of the moon. For example, when we can see a small part of the moon is called a crescent moon. A crescent is a shape that looks like the tip of a fingernail when we cannot see the moon at all; it is called a new moon.
When we can see the whole moon is called a full moon. Usually, there is only one full moon every month. Sometimes, however will be two full moons in one month. When this happens, the second full moon ___6____ (call) a “blue moon”.
Over the next 20 years, there will only be 15 blue moons. ___7___ you can see, a blue moon every rare event. This fact has led people ___8___ (use) the expression "once in a blue moon" to describe other very rare events in their lives.
Section C
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
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A. courage B. increase C. effects D. attention E. extent F. unknown G. strong H. find I. practical J. trouble |
The desire to make explorations(探险) is born with man. Wherever his imagination goes, man also has a ___37__ wish to go. A large part of human history is connected with the exploration of the world in which we live. Again and again people have set out with surprising __38___ and patience to look into ___39__ regions and lands to see what had not yet been seen, to make known the unknown. With kites, balloons and aircraft they left the ground to pass through the lower atmosphere. Now the outer space receives their __40___.
Why should man take the __41__ of conquering(征服) space? It is hard to list the specific practical benefits that will result. But one knows, from past experience in other areas, that man will surely see and discover new things in space that will __42___ our scientific knowledge, and this new knowledge will ___43__ its way into valuable practical uses. What we learn about man himself, from his experience in space, and from the ___44__ of space and the space flight environment on him, will be very valuable. The new techniques developed to carry out the exploration of space, and to keep man alive in space, will certainly find ___45__ uses in everyday life in some way. Many areas will benefit from them, including communication, generation of power, transportation and travel, food production, materials, fuels and many others. But to say definitely just what the practical results will be is almost impossible.
II. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the con text.
When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could __1__this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous when I told my__2__ I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “__3__You are going to college (大学).” I was very_ 4__when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”
Two days later, __5___took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends _6__ together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I_7_ I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we __8__ the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard (门卫) and one minute later we were__9__. I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was__10__ . I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”
He asked me, “What do you think of the__ 11__ ?”
“Too bad,” I answered.
“And marriage(婚姻) is even__12__ !” he said.
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard __13__ I could get into a good college. I__14__ studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our__ 15__ to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!
1. A. say B. do C. receive D. find
2.A. teacher B. friend C. father D. husband
3.A. Yes! B. No! C. Really? D. OK?
4.A. angry B. tired C. nervous D. surprised
5.A. he B. she C. it D. they
6.A. working B. studying C. singing D. farming
7.A. guess B. mean C. say D. hope
8.A. looked at B. returned to C. arrived at D. left for
9.A. outside B. inside C. back D. away
10.A. terrible B. wonderful C. funny D. special
11.A. workers B. guard C. building D. factory
12.A. better B. harder C. worse D. easier
13.A. but B. if C. so D. or
14.A. enjoyed B. stopped C. disliked D. minded
15.A. way B. idea C. plan D. trip
Section B
Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several ques tions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
When American students graduate from college, they must find jobs for themselves. But often they get help from their college and university. Every college has a career counseling(职业咨询) office. The people who work there help students learn about different kinds of jobs and the chances for employment. Students can discuss their first year of college. Some use the information a counselor(咨询师) gives them when deciding what sub jects to study.
For example, a girl student wants to be an engineer, but she does not know what kind. The counselor can tell the girl that, when she graduates in four years, there will be more jobs for structural(建筑的) engineers than for chemical engineers. Therefore, the student may study structural engineering.
The career counseling office also communicates with local and national companies. Company officials often visit the university to talk to students who want to work for them. The career counseling offices arrange these meetings for the company and the students. They also have classes for students. They teach the students how to find a job such as what to say to company officials and how to write letters telling about themselves.
Experts say that American students who are employed when they finish college usually find jobs in their own field of study. Those who must search for months after graduation usually take lower paid jobs, and their jobs are not connected to what they studied in college.
1. According to the passage, a career counselor .
A. helps students pass the examinations successfully
B. helps students find well-paid jobs
C. provides students with information about various opportunities
D. helps students find full-time jobs
2. A career counseling office does all the following EXCEPT .
A. providing jobs for college graduates
B. communicating with local and national companies
C. arranging meetings between company officials and students who want to work for them
D. teaching students special skills
3. Those who spend months hunting jobs after graduation usually .
A. can find well-paid jobs
B. have to take part-time jobs
C. can find lower paid jobs in their own field of study
D. can't find jobs in their own field of study
4. What's the best title for this passage?
A. American University Graduates
B. Finding Jobs after Graduation
C. Well-paid Jobs for University Graduates
D. Future Jobs
(B)
During the 19th century scientists found that when certain parts of the brain of a man were injured, he would lose the power to do certain things. And so, people thought that each part of the brain does a different job. But modern research has found out that this is not so, for it is not very easy to say exactly what part of the brain does.
In the past fifty years there has been a great increase in the amount of research done on the brain. Chemists and biologists have discovered that the way the brain works is not so simple. Chemists tell us that 100,000 chemical changes take place in the brain every second, some recent researches also suggest that we can remember everything that happens to us. We may not be able to recall the things we've heard and seen, but it is all kept there in the storehouse of the human mind.
Earlier scientists thought that the power of one's brain got weaker and weaker as one grew older. But it is now thought that is not true. As long as the brain is given plenty of exercise, it keeps its power. It has been proved that an old person who has always been active in the mind has a quicker mind than a young person who has only done physical work without using much of his brain. It is now thought that the more work we give our brains, the more work they are able to do.
5. scientists thought that the damage of a part of the brain would cause the loss of power to do cer tain things.
A. 1900 years ago B. Hundreds of years ago
C. In the 1900's D. Fifty years ago
6. Now scientists show exactly what each part of the brain does.
A. are able to B. find it easy to C. can hardly D. are sure to
7. Everything that one sees and hears can be .
A. remembered and recalled B. kept in his mind all the time
C. forgotten easily D. kept in the mind only for a time
8. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. A young person is sure to have a quicker mind than an old man.
B. If one keeps his mind working, the power of his brain will remain active all his life.
C. The more work a person gives his brain, the quicker his brain acts.
D. The brain can be active all one's life if it is given plenty of exercise.
9. The main point of the passage is .
A. different parts of the brain B. the power of the brain
C. the research done on the brain D. the heavy work of the brain
(C)
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III. Translation.
1. 你有没有为拒绝了那个工作而后悔过？(regret)
2. 他们公司在经济危机中遭受了巨大的损失。(suffer)
3. 他昨天在街上偶尔见到汤姆。( accidentally)
4. 一个人未被证明有罪前，被视为是清白的。(guilty)
5.那就是为什么她老是向我抱怨午餐质量太差的原因。(why，grumble)
6.志愿者们轮流替老人撑伞直到天气放晴。(volunteer，take turns，turn out)
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