函授本科英语习题

福建交通人才函授本科英语练习题I. Vocabulary and StructureDirections: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B,C and D .Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.1.We had conducted hundreds of experiments______we finally achieved the desirable result.A.afterB.beforeC.sinceD.until2.By the end of world war II,the drama theaters ______to about thirty theaters in New York.A.had been reducedB.were reducedC.have been reducedD.reduced3.______,Tom has lived alone for 10 years in Japan.A.As is he a childB.As he is childC.Child as he isD.A child as is he4.Alone in a deserted house, he was so busy with his research work that he felt______lonely.A.nothing butB.anything butC.all butD.everything but5.Continuing raining ______a drop in temperature in this area.A.results fromB.adds upC.pours intoD.results in6.The students will put off the outing until next week, ______they won't be so busy.A.WhenB.whichC.asD.while7.They strongly believed that bible was______.A.worth to read itB.worth readingC.worthy of reading itD.worthy of being read8.The number of mixed couples in China this year ______much larger than______of last year.A.is ,thatB.are ,thoseC.is, itD.are ,/9.It is important that everyone ______use of every chance at hand.A.makesB.makeC.has madeD.will make10.The fashionable sunglasses made in Shanghai ______comfortably.A.are wornB.wearC.wearingD.were worn11.Our class ______more than 50 students,some of whom are from other provinces.A.maked up ofposes ofC.makes up forD.consists of12.All factors ______,they began to do someting about be situation.A.were taken into considerationB.Took into considerationC.Having been taken into considerationD.Having taken into consideration13.No sooner ______the photo than he remembered his girlfriend.A had he seen B.he saw C.did he see D.saw he14.They would have accomplished the project,but they______abroad for a conference .A.would goB.had goneC.have goneD.went15.The Summer Palace is the most desirable place ______we long for.A.whereB.whichC.thatD.what16.______the film before,she doesn't want to go to the cinema.A.SeeingB.Having seenC.SeenD.To see17.______we have learned in school is beneficial to our future career.A.WhatB.ThatC.All whatD.Which18.Most students prefer______with their friends online to ______them in person.A.chatting ,visitB.to chat,visitingC.to chat ,visitD.chatting ,visiting19.Most of the toys were______to me by my elder brother.A.handed overB.handed downC.handed inD.handed out20.John,along with his cousin from the U.S ______to the park.A.suggests goingB.suggest to goC.suggests to goD.suggest going21. bore in China ,the boy was brought up in the USA.A.AlthoughB.SinceC.AsD.When22. is known to all, haste makes waste.A. WhatB.ThatC.As.D.which23.That is the very old woman house was burned down last night.A. whichB. herC. of whomD.whose24.Hardly had he finished his speech the audience stared cheering.A. thanB. thenC.whenD.as soon as25. the book,he found out some answers to this question.A.As he readingB.At his readingC.As readingD.On reading26.The spacecraft will send back on surface winds and temperatures.A.many new informationB.some new informationC.a new informationD.a few new information27. The reason for my refusal is you’re unreliable.A.becauseB.thatC.due toD.for28.He came all the way to China for promoting friendship for making money.A. other thanB. insteadC. apart fromD. rather than29. If you don’t mind , I _ do my homework than play cards with you .A. had betterB. would ratherC. preferD. would like30. No one , except his two best friends , where he is .A. knowB. to knowC. knowsD. knowing31. The bedroom needs______.A. paintB. to paintC. to be paintedD. being painted32.This is the longest bridge that______over Changjiang River.A.is ever builtB.was ever builtC.has ever been builtD.has ever built33.The shop assistant______me $25 for this suitcase.A. costB.chargedC.spentD.demanded.34. Sorry,I mistake your office______John’s.A. withB.forC.onD.to35.Would you please call me up later______they decide to go camping?A. thatB.forC.whetherD.when36. When applied for my passport to be renewed,I had to send them a______ photograph.A.recentB.fashionableC.freshD.modern37. It was Japan______launched the war against China.A. thatB.whenC.whomD.which38. The question is wort______again.A.discussingB.to discussC.discussedD.discuss39.Training is provided, so no______experience is required for the job.A.previousB.principalC.followingD.precious40.If you don’t______smoking you will never get better.A.prevent fromB.give upC.forgiveD.keep away41.Only after you have received the telegram______the time of his arrival.A. you can knowB. will you knowC.you knewD.did you know42. Tom was surprised to know that Asia is______as Europe.A.four times largeB.four times as largeC.as four times largeD.as large four times43. It is so expensive that I can’t it.A. affordB. for spendingC.to spendD.cost44. She suggested another day in the countryside.A.our spendB.for spendingC.to spendD.spending45.If I more careful,such mistake could have been avoided.A. areB.have beenC.would beD.had been46. we had to take a taxi.A.there was no bus B .there being no busC.there is no busD.being no bus47.The Call of the Wild is to be one of Jake London’s greatest works.A.toldB.regardedC.claimedD.required48． our soccer team plays fifty games a year.A. So forB.On averageC.By and largeD. By all means49.Many old buildings in the city for modern ones.A. have been dropped offB.have been fallen outC.have been collapsedD.have been pulled down50.The book is more difficult than the one I recommended to you.A.veryB.ratherC.soD.muchII.Cloze TestDirections: There are 15 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the senter .（1）Faces, like fingerprints, are unique. Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to __51____people? Even a skilled writer probably could not ___52___ all the distinctions that make one face different from another. Yet a very young child--or even an animal, ___53___ a pigeon--can learn to recognize faces. We all _54__ this ability for granted. We also tell people apart _55__ how they behave. When we talk about someone's personality, we mean the manners __56___ he or she acts, speaks, thinks and feels that___57___ that individual different from others.___58___ the human face, human personality is very complex. But describing someone's personality ___59___ words is somewhat easier than describing his face. If you were asked to describe what a "nice face" looked like, you ___60___ have a difficult time doing so. ___61___ if you were asked to describe a "nice person ", you might begin to think about someone who was kind, __62__, friendly, warm, and so forth.There are many words to describe how a person thinks, feels and acts. Gordon Allport , ___63___U.S. psychologist , found nearly 18,000 English words characterizing differences in peoples ' s behavior. And many of us use this information ___64___ a basis for describing, or typing a ___65___ ,Hippies , bookworms , conservatives , military types--people are described with such terms.51. A. spot B. locate C. know D. recognize52. A. picture B. prescribe C. describe D. demonstrate53. A. such as B. as C. for D. with54. A. have B. use C. take D. regard55. A. in B. by C. for D. with56. A. in which B. by which C. for which D. on which57. A. causes B. cause C. makes D. make58. A. Unlike B. Like C. Alike D. Dislike59. A. on B. by C. in D. at60. A. will B. would C. shall D. should61. A. so B. Thus C. But D. Then62. A. considerate B. considerable C. considering D. consideration63. A. a B. an C. the D. that64. A. for B. as C. with D. by65. A. person B. people C. man D. woman（2）James wrote a play 66 television ,about an immigrant family who came to England from Pakistan ,and the problems they had in England .The play was 67 ,and it was bought by an American TV company .James was invited to go to New York to help 68 the production.He lived in Dulwich. 69 is an hour's journey away from Heathrow.The flight was 70 leave at 8:30 a.m. ,sohe had to be at the airport about 7:30 in the morning .He ordered a mini-cab for 6:30, 71 his alarm for 5:45 ,and went to sleep. 72 he forgot to wind the clock,and it stoppedshortly after midnight. Also the driver of the mini-cab had to work very late that night and 73 .James woke with that awful feeling 74 something was wrong.he lookend at his alarm clock.lt stopped there silently,with t he hands 75 to ten past twelve.he turned on the radio and discovered that it was,in fact,ten to nine.he swore quietly and 76the electric kettle.He was just pouring the 77 water into the teapot when the nine o’clock pips sounded 78 the radio.The announcer began to read the news…reports are coming in of a crashNear Heathrow Airport,A Boeing 707 bound for New York crashed shortly shortly aftertaking 79 this morning. Flinght number 2234…”James turned pale.“My flight,”he said out aloud, “If I 80 ,I would have been on thet plane.”66.A.for B. against C. to D.about67.A.surprising successB. surprisingly successfulC. successfully surprisingD. successfully surprisd68.A.in B. out C. at D. with69.A.that B. which C. it D. as70.A.due to B. set to C. decided D. ordered to71.A. put B. putting C. sed D. setting72.A.Fortunately B. Luckily C. Unfortunately D. Happily73.A.oversleeps B. overslept C. overstays D. overstayed74.A.that B. which C. it D. as75.A.pointing B. points C. pointed D. to point76.A.switched out B. switched on C. switched down D. switched off77.A.boiled B. boiling C. being boiled D. being boiling78.A.in B. on C. out of D. inside79.A.off B. down C. away D. out80.A.did not oversleep B. haven’t oversleptC. do not oversleepD. hadn’t overslept（3）Life is not easy , so I’d like to say “When anything happens , believein yourself.” When I was a young boy ,I was 81 shy to talk to anyone . My classmates often 82 me. I was sad but could do nothing . Later, 83 happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to 84 it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had speak 85 all the teachers and students of my school!“Come on , boy . believe in yourself . You are sure to 86 .” Motherand I talked about many different topics . At last I 87 the topic “Believe in yourself ”.I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 88 . With my mother ’s great love , I did 89 in the contest. I could hardly believe my 90 when it was announced that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers 91 the teachers and the students. Those classmates 92 once looked down upon me , now all said “Congratulations !” 93 me. My mother hugged me and cried excitedly.94 then , everything has changed for me . When I do anything , I try to tell 95 to be sure and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person but also for country.81. A .too B. so C. quite D. very82. A. made face at B. looked after C. caught up with D. laughed at83. A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything84. A. take part in B. join C. get D. make85. A. with B. to C. among D. before86. A. lose B. win C. pass D. beat87. A. brought B. reached C. though D. chouse88. A. word B. times C. topics D. sentences89. A. well B. good C. bad D. interested90. A. result B. speech C. eyes D. ears91. A. from B. at C. for D. to92. A. when B. what C. which D. who93. A. to B. at C. with D. on94. A. Except B. Since C. Before D. From95. A. someone B. me C. everything D. myselfIII . Reading ComprehensionDirections :There are three passages in this part . Each of the threepassages is follow by some questions or unfinished statements. For eachof them are four choices marked A , B , C and D. You should decide on thebest choice and mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEETwith a single line through the center.Task 1In the traditional marriage , the man worked at a job to earn moneyfor the family . Most men worked in an office , a factory or other placeaway from home . Since the man earned the money , he paid the bills .The money was used for food , clothes , a house and other family needs .The man made most of the decision . He was the boss .In the tradition marriage , the woman seldom worked away from thehouse . She stayed at home to care for the children and her husband . Shecooked the meals , cleaned the house , washed the clothes and did otherhousehold work . Her job at home was very important.In recent years , many couples continue to have a traditionalrelationship of this kind . The man has a job and earns the money for thefamily . The woman stays at home and cares for the children and thehouse . Many Americans are happy with this kind of marriage . But someother Americans have a different impression of marriage of marriage andfamily responsibilities .There are two important differences in male and female roles now. One is that both men and women have many more choices. They may choose to marry or to stay single. They may choose to work or stay at home. Both men women may choose roles that are comfortable for them.A second difference in male and female roles is that within marriage many decisions and responsibilities are shared . The husband and wife may choose to have children , or they may not . If they have children ,the man may take care of them some of the time , all of the time , or not at all . The woman may want to stay at home and take care of the children . Or she may want to go to work . Men and women now decide these things together in a marriage . Many married people now share these decisions and the responsibilities of their families .1 . Which of the following is NOT true in the traditional marriage?A . Men worked at a job to earn money for the family.B . The woman made most of decisions.C . The woman stayed at home to care for the children.D . The man paid the bills.2. In recent years , ____ .A. young couples reject the traditional relationshipB. the woman has a job and earns money for the familyC. the woman doesn’t stay at home and care for the children and the house.D. the roles of men and women have begun to change3. Men and woman may now choose all the following EXCEPT to______.A. marry or to stay singleB. work or to stay at homeC. have the roles that are comfortable for themD. leave their jobs just because they have children4. The following are all now true EXCEPI that ________.A. they may choose to have children or notB. the man may take care of the children some of the timeC. the woman may want to go to workD. the woman is the most important person in the house5. Which of the following is NOT true?A. The man was the boss in the traditional marriage.B. The woman’s job at home was very important in the past.C. Many Americans still have a traditional marriage.D. Everyone tries to get married.Task 2Most young people enjoy some of physical activity . It may be walking , cycling , swimming , or in winter , skating or skiing . It may be a game of some kind , football , hockey , golf, tennis , or it may be mountaineering .Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment . Why are men and woman willing to suffer cold and hardship , and to take risks on high mountains ? This astonishment is cause probably by e difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.Mountaineering is a sport and not a game . There are no man-made rules , as there are for such games as golf and football . There are , of course , rules of a different kind that it would be dangerous to ignore , but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people . Those who climb mountaineering are free to use their own methods.If we compare mountaineering and other more familiar sports , we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “ team game ”. We should not be climbers are on a rock faceLinked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is obviously teamwork.The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. he has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions are in their early twenties. But it is not unusual for a man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. The may take more time than younger man, but they probably climb with more skills and less waste of effort, and they certainly experienced equal enjoyment.6. Mountaineering is a sport which involves .A. hardshipB. coldC. physical riskD. all of above7. The main difference between a sport and a game lies in .A. uniformB. activityC. rulesD. skills8. Mountaineering is also a team sport because .A. it involves rulesB.it involves matches between teamsC.it requires mental and physical qualitiesD. mountaineers depend on each other while climbing9. Which of the following is true?A. Mountaineers compete against each other.B. Mountaineers compete against other teams.C. Mountaineers compete against nature.D. Mountaineers compete against international standard.10.What is the best title for the passage?A .MountaineeringB. Mountain ClimbersC. Mountaineering Is Different from Golf and FootballD. Mountaineering Is More Dangerous than other SportsTask 3Most cities and states in the U.S. collect a sales tax on almost everything you buy. Yu must ask when you move into a new community how the local sales tax is, and what items are and are not taxable. Both taxable items and the amount of tax vary considerably, from one or two percent in some places up to eight or ten in others. The New York City sales tax, for example, is currently 8%, so if you buy a pair of $40 shoes you will actually have to pay $43.20. This makes paying and getting correct change much more difficult (not to mention making everything more expensive). We say in America that only tow things in life are unavoidable: one is death and the other is taxes.Another thing that makes money exchanges more complicated is tipping. The Chinese people have happily put an end to tipping, but Westerners are still putting up with this indignity. Waiters and waitresses, cad drivers, hotel bellboys, bakers, hairdresser sand all sorts of other people must be tipped. Their employer give them low wages because it is expected that you, the customer, will make up the difference, If you don’t, the service person can’t earn a living. Tipping also varies from place to place, generally in the area of 15% of your bill (before taxes ) ,but again you should ask local residents whom to tip and how much.There is another kind of tipping as well. You are generally expected to give something (either cash or a bottle of whisky) to the mailman at Christmas time. You should discuss this also with neighbors and colleagues.11. This passage is about .A. shopping and tippingB. sales and taxesC. sales taxes and tippingD. sales taxes and people12. According to the passage, if you buy a pair of $50 shoes in the New York city, you pay an extra as sales tax.A. $4.5B. $4C. $5D. $5.513. Usually, cab drivers .A. get high wages from the employerB. get great benefits from the employerC. get low wages from the employerD. get high bonus from the employer14. According to the passage, which of the following statement is true?A. The Chinese people have to give tips in western countries.B. The westerners don’t have to give high tips in their own country.C. Barbers, hotel bellboys and all sorts of other people can earn a living if they are not tipped.D. Tipping varies from place to place, generally in the area of 20% of your bill.15. Usually, taxable items and the amount of tax .A. have no difference from place to place in the U.S.B. are over 15% in the U.S.C. have been put an end to in the U.S.D vary from place to place in the U.S.Task 4Directions: Answer each of the questions in less than 10 words.In a classroom in ant country, the teacher teaches more art or history or language. He or she teaches something behind the culture of the country.In a country such like the United States, people with difference history, culture and language join together and they pay much attention to personal ideas. Teachers try to make each students special. Students do not have to remember a lot of information, instead, they work and find answers by themselves. There is often discussion in the classroom. At an early age students learn to have their own ideas. Their education encourages personal thought. The importance is placed on how to arrive at an answer and not just to get the correct answer.In most Asian countries people have the same language, history and culture. People for this reason, the education there pays more attention to group goals. Children in China and Japan often work together and help each other on homework. In the classroom, the ways of teaching are often very traditional. The teacher say, and the students listen. There is not much discussion. Instead, the students repeat rules or information that they have been taught in order to keep them in mind.In many ways these difference come from different educational ideas. In Western countries teachers are taught to help students to learn. They makes it easier for the students to learn by themselves. In some Asian countries, however, teachers often feel that job is to pass knowledge to students.16. Do students in the United States have to remember a lot information?17. There is often discussion in the classroom in America, isn’t there?18. What does the education in the United States encourage?19. Which does education is some Asian countries pay more attention to, group goals or personal ideas?20. What do the teachers in Asian countries think about their job?Task 5Coffee is one of the most popular drinks throughout the world today. In fact, according to some estimates, over 30% of all adults in the world drink coffee at least once a day on the aver-age.Coffee contains a kind of drug called caffeine. Caffeine is a chemical substance that stimu-lates the nerves of he body. Drinking coffee to make people a little bit more awake--at least for a short time-because of this stimulating effect on the nervous system. A cup of coffee has, on the average,about3% caffeine in it.One story of the discovery of the coffee plant relates to this effect of caffeine. According to the story, coffee was discovered in East Africa.The story says that coffee was first found by a goat farmer named kaldi.This was about the year 850.Kaldi was leading his animals through the mountains and goats were stopping repeatedly to the paints near the path. Suddenly, some of the goats started jumping up and down in a very strange way.Kaldi figured out that the goats were acting this way because of the plants they were eating. Kaldi himselftried eating some of th e green beans that the goats had been eating. He,too,felt the stmulating effect of the beans.Kaldi wants to prove what had happened, so he picked some of the beans and took them back to his home village, where he told his story.The green bean got the na me“kaffa ”and later “cof-fee”because the beans were discovered in a place called kaffa in Africa.Then for years, people used to eat a few of the green kaffa beans when they were in the mountains and needed extra energy or stimulation. It was later found that the coffee beans could be picked and then dried until they turuned, and then they be stored.If the beans were dried and stored,they could be used at any time.21.caffeine is a kind of drug that canA. strengthen one ’s heartB. mak e one’s bones strongC. make one more active or alertD. ease the pain on the body22.According to the passage, one will become_____ if he drinks coffee.A. clear-headedB. strongC. nervousD. intelligent23.kaldi was a______ .A. doctorB. shepherdC. druggistD. chemist24.How did the goats react eating the plants?A.They refused to leaveB.They could not find their way homeC.They started jumping up and downD.They stopped repeatedly to eat them25.why did t he green bean get the name “kaffa ”?A.Because kaldi loved his home village very muchB.Because kaldi’s goats loved the green beans very muchC.Because the beans were discovered in a place son namedD.Because the beans could be picked and dri edTask 6In the United States, about 750,000 persons suffered AIDS. More than one half of them have died.But doctors say evidence also shoes there is no reason for personsto become terrified by the disease. The AIDS virus is spread during sex w ith an infected partner,or by infected blood.But doctors say their studies show the disease is not spread through normal, close social activities.A study by one research team was printed in the New England Journal of Medicine.The doctors studied one-hundred-one family members who lived with AIDS and lived in crowded. Conditions. The family members shared many personal goods with the patients. These included tooth-brushes, drinking glasses, beds, towels and toilets.Doctors said only one family member—a five-year-old girl—got the AIDS virus. They note, however, that the girl’s mother had the disease. They believe the girl probably was born whit the virus. No other family member in the study got the AIDS virus or showed any signs of the dis ease.The head of the study, Gerald Friedland , said if the disease is not easily spread in crowded homes, it also will not spread easily in factories, offices schools and other public places. Doctor Friedland said the study also shows there is no reason to punish AISD patients and to force them to live separately from other persons.American health officials recently warned, however, that some health care workers should take special care. The report noted the AISD virus is carried in blood and other body fluids. It said health care workers should put protective covers over their eyes and other body fluids.It said health care workers should put protective covers over their eyes and skin during medical operations, dental work, or other times when the pati ent may bleed.In the United States, most AISD patients are homosexual people, people taking drugs, people who used infected needles，and persons who received infected blood. More recent studies show the AISD virus also can be spread during heterosexual (异性的)relations. It can spread either from the man to the woman, or from the woman to the man.26. Doctor say there is no reason for people to be frightened about AISD because______.A.it is not deadlyB.few people are infected with AISDC.the AISD virus is not spread in everyday social activitiesD.the AISD virus is not spread during sex27.The study of 101 family members who lived with AISD patients shows that______.A.the AISD is not spread by personal goodsB.Women are more likely to get AISD than menC.married people are less likely to get AISD than unmarried onesD.the AISD virus is passed by to get drinking glasses28. From the last sentence of Para. 5, we can learn that we have no reason to______.A.stop meeting AISD patients in public placesB.stop living with AISD patientsC.fear that AISD can be passed from a mother to a baby。