华南理工大学 专升本《大学英语》课堂测验

华南理工大学继续教育学院专升本《大学英语》课堂测验PART I Vocabulary and Structure (45%)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the 0NE answer that best completes the sentence.1.Everyone thought Henry would __B___ the company after his father died.A. come overB. take overC. go overD. think over2.He would sack any of his staff who __C___ his high standards.A. failed short ofB. failed out ofC. fell short ofD. fell out of3.Mary __A___ her three children all her herself.A. brought inB. brought upC. took inD. took up4.Christianity, Islam and Buddhism are the great ___C___ of the world.A. regionsB. legendsC. religionsD. learners5.Left all alone in her room, she was __A____.A. in despairB. in orderC. in actionD. in luck6.It is surprising that the children ___D___ computer games.A. do well forB. do well byC. do well inD. do well on7. A committee will be selected to ___D___the new leader.A. choseB. choiceC. chosenD. choose8.Maggie was so sad that her beloved father ___B___.A. passed outB. passed awayC. passed byD. passed up9.Two workers agreed to speak to us ___C___ they not be named.A. on no condition thatB. in condition thatC. on condition thatD. in on condition that10.His words are strongly __C___ on my memory.A. printedB. impressedC. memorizedD. remembered11.Brown was __C__ to find his article on such a ____ topic so ____.A. astonishing, exciting, boringB. astonished, excited, boredC. astonished, exciting, boringD. astonishing, excited, bored12.We‟ve finally fixed ___C__ a place to have the concert.A. inB. atC. onD. with13.Thankfully she did not persist ___A___ pursuing her mad ideas.A. inB. atC. onD. with14.Parents are likely to impose their own moral values ___C__ their children.A. inB. atC. onD. with15.To change ___A___ to employing women, the government is bringing innew laws.A. attitudeB. altitudeC. attitributeD. aptitude16.Their neighbors ___C___ about their constant loud music.A. angryB. agreeC. complainD. comply17.If you drive your car like that, you‟ll ___D___ in hospital.A. end toB. end byC. end offD. end up18.Paul is a hard working student. He ___D___ two essays every week.A. turn atB. turn upC. turn offD. turn in19.The play is mainly directed for young people. That‟s why the audience ___A__young people.A. consist inB. is consisted inC. consists ofD. is consisted of20.It is not realistic to ___D___ smoking in order to save money now.A. give inB. give forC. give backD. give up21.The boy went out___C___ his father‟s orders.A. despite ofB. despite onC. in spite ofD. in spite on22.The ___C___ of the children into groups was according to age.A. teamB. troopC. divisionD. group23.Of course she behaves awfully, but___B___, she is your sister.A. in allB. after allC. above allD. at all24.Tom kept his promise __B___ he would always do anything he could for Lucie tomake sure of her happiness.A. whatB. thatC. whichD. /25.Is this museum __A___ the exhibition was held?A. whereB. thatC. on whichD. the one26.The college won‟t take anyone ___B__ eyesight is weak.A. whoB. whoseC. of whomD. which27.This is the last factory __C_ he used to work at, many workers of _____ stillhave a good relationship with him.A. that; itB. which; whomC. that; whichD. which; that28.His walking stick, __D__ he can‟t walk, was lost yesterday.A. thatB. with whichC. whichD. without which29.He told me the reason __C___ he didn‟t come here.A. whichB. thatC. whyD. what30.There are three libraries in our school, ___C____ were built five years ago.A. all of themB. either of themC. all of whichD. both of thatPART II Reading Comprehension (45%)Directions: In this part, there are four passages. Each passage is followed by some questions and unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one. (The underlined sentences are to be translated.) Passage one1It is believed that only 1 percent of the world‟s population refuses to eat all types of meat and only one-tenth of the 1 percent are total vegans, avoiding all animal products. Yet many cultures restrict what meats may be eaten, mostly according to religious laws. The loyalty to each religion sees little reason to ask why a meat is prohibited. In fact, it is considered rude for humans to question the directives of God or church.."2Some researchers have studied how animals are classified as “different” or “unnatural” due to their physical characteristics. The Jewish prohibition against pork, for example, seems to be because pigs do not chew their cud. While others have focused on the use of the term unclean in relation to pork prohibitions, claiming that pork eating is unhealthful.3Marvin Harris has proposed a theory for why certain meats are avoided. He suggests that if an animal is much more valuable alive than dead, consumption will be prohibited. He reviews the examples of beef in India, pork in the Middle East, and horsemeat in Europe of the Middle Ages.4 In India, 80 percent of the population lives in rural areas, where cattle are the primary power source. In addition, cattle provide dung that is dried to produce a clean, slow-burning cooking fuel. Cows also provide milk for the dairy products. Even dead cows serve a purpose in India, providing the very poor with the skins to make leather products to survive financially.5Records show that pork was a part of the foods in the ancient Middle East. However, by about 1900 B.C.E., pigs had become unpopular sources of meat. This occurs with the growth of the population in the region. Though pigs are efficient producers of meat, they compete with humans for food resources. In addition, they do not live healthy in hot, dry climates. Cows, goats, and sheep, on the other hand, are grass-eating animals that chew their cud a second time. They live on the plants unavailable to human digestion. There was a broad dislike to pigs by many Middle Easterners, which perhaps explains why the only clearly prohibited animal meat in Islam is pork.6Eating of horsemeat was prohibited by Christianity at one time. Horse consumption was frequent in the prehistoric Europe but diminished as the region became more forested. Though an uncommon meat, it was still enjoyed when available. Prohibitions against eating horse began with the use of horse by the soldiers to fight on horseback. During the 8th century, when European Christian strongholds came under attack from Moslem soldiers on horseback, Gregory III recognized the need for the horses in the defense of the church. He prohibited consumption of horsemeat as “unclean”. However, horse consumption never disappeared entirely, especially during periods when other meats were limited. And gradually, religious restrictions were eased. By the 19th century, horsemeat had regained favor, especially in France and Belgium, where it is a fine dish today. Despite the early need for horsepower, the prohibition was not continuous over time because it was against common food traditions.1. Marvin Harris‟s theory about the prohibitions of meat is that __C___.A. if the animal is grass-eating, eating will be prohibited.B. if the meat of an animal is more expensive, eating will be avoided.C. if the animal is more useful, eating will be prohibited.D. if the animal is not clean, eating will be unhealthy.2. The following reasons explain why cows are treated to be sacred in India EXCEPT___B___.A. they are unhealthy.B. they are the basic power source.C. the dried dung can produce cooking coal.D. they can produce milk for diary products.3. All of the following EXCEPT___A___ are the reasons why pigs were disliked by the Middle Easterners.A. They are efficient meat producers.B. They eat the same food as people.C. They can‟t bear the climate there.D. They don‟t chew their cud.4. What made Gregory III declare the horsemeat prohibition? AA. The horses were needed for protecting the church.B. The eating horsemeat was not cleanC. Horsemeat was still liked by people.D. The horsemeat prohibition was against common food traditions.5. From the passage, it can be inferred that______A_______.A. there is only one theory about the meat prohibitionB. some people avoid meatC. with time going by, meat prohibitions have been changing.D. there is no reason to prohibit meat eatingPassage Two1Some people are just doomed to be failures. That's the way some adults look at troubled kids. Maybe you've heard the saying, "A bird with a broken wing will never fly as high." Ware was made to feel this way almost every day in school. By high school, Ware was the most well-known troublemaker in his town. Teachers would complain when they saw his name posted on their classroom lists for the next semester. He wasn't very talkative, didn't answer questions and got into lots of fights. He had flunked almost every class by the time he entered his senior year, yet was being passed on each year to a higher grade level. Teachers didn't want to have him again the following year. Ware was moving on, but definitely not moving up.2Ware was one of 405 students who signed up for ACE training, a program designed to have students become more involved in their communities. At the start of the training, Ware was standing outside the circle of students, against the back wall, with that "go ahead, impress me" look on his face. He didn't readily join the discussion groups. But slowly, the interactive games drew him in. The ice really melted when the groups started building a list of positive and negative things that had occurred at school that year. Ware had some definite thoughts on those situations. The other students in Ware's group welcomed his comments. The next day, WARE was very active in all the sessions. By the end of the training, he had joined the Homeless Project team. He knew something about poverty, hunger and hopelessness. The other students on the team were impressed with his passionate concern and ideas. They elected Ware chairman of the team. The student council president would be taking his instruction from Ware.3When Ware showed up at school on Monday morning, he arrived to afirestorm. A group of teachers were protesting to the school principal about his being elected chairman. The very first communitywide service project was to be a food drive. These teachers couldn't believe that the principal would allow this crucial beginning to a three-year action plan to stay in the incapable hands of Ware. They reminded the principal, "He has an arrest record as long as your arm. He'll probably steal half the food." Mr. Coggeshall reminded them that the purpose of the program was to uncover any positive passion that a student had and strengthen its practice until true change can take place.4Two weeks later, Ware and his friends led a group of 70 students in a drive to collect food. They collected a school record 2,854 cans of food in just two hours. The local newspaper covered the event with a full-page article the next day. That newspaper story was posted on the main bulletin board at school, where everyone could see it. Ware's picture was up there for doing something great, for leading a record-setting food drive. Every day he was reminded about what he did. He was being acknowledged as leadership material. Ware started showing up at school every day and answered questions from teachers for the first time. Ware reminds us that a bird with a broken wing only needs mending. But once it has healed, it can fly higher than the rest.6. The teachers feel ___B__ when seeing Ware‟s name on the classroom list for the next term?A. happyB. shockedC. uncomfortableD. excited7. The phrase "go ahead, impress me" means Ware has a(n) __B___ attitude to the training.A. surprisedB. indifferentC. activeD. eager8. Why was Ware elected chairman of the team? AA.Ware‟s passionate concern and ideas impress other students.B. He knew something about poverty, hunger and hopelessness.C. Ware had some definite thoughts on those situationsD. The other students are not willing to be elected.9. In paragraph 3, “firestorm” refers to __B___.A. a fire of great sizeB. criticism from the teachersC. praise from the principalD. support from the students10. Ware was being acknowledged as leadership material mainly because __A___A. the success of leading a food drive.B. Ware was elected chairman of the team.C. Ware answered questions from teachers.D. The local newspaper reported the event.Passage Three1. They are the generation of women in Great Britain who grew up expecting to have it all. No longer forced to choose between children and career, they were set to by doing both —while holding down a perfect relationship and keeping a spotlesshome in their spare time. But modern woman has taken a reality check. The average 29-year-old now hankers for a return to the lifestyle of a 1950s housewife. A survey has shown that the daughters of the generation of feminists want nothing more than a happy marriage and domestic bliss in the countryside.2. Research into the attitudes of 1,500 women with an average age of 29 found that 61 percent believe the women who juggle top jobs with motherhood and social lives are “unhelpful” and “irritating”. More than two-thirds agree that the man should be the main provider in a family, while 70 percent do not want to work as hard as their mother‟s ge neration. On average, the women questioned want to settle down with their partner by 30 and have their first child a year later. So, after decades of soaring divorce rates and a rise in births outside marriage, it appears the next generation of mothers is returning to more traditional social values. As the survey showed, nine out of ten young women would rather be married when they have children, while 75 percent believe that modern couples do not make enough effort to stay together. A quarter of those questioned intend to give up work and be a full-time mother when they start a family, with just one percent saying their career will remain a “top priority” once they have children.3Some experts have tried to explain these. Vicki Shotbolt, deputy chief exec utive of the National Family and Parenting Institute, said: “The mothers of these women may have tried to juggle motherhood and careers, and it may have been the children who feel they lost out… I think women really are coming of age now, and are accepting that it is almost i mpossible to have it all.”4.The same sentiment is expressed by Margi Conklin, editor of New Woman, said: “there has been a fundamental shift in young women‟s attitudes towards life and work. They‟ve watched their own mothers trying and then failing to …have it all‟ and have decided they don‟t want it all. They don‟t want to work crazy hours while their children are put into nurseries and their relationships disintegrate under the strain.” Young women today are increasingly putting their personal happiness before a big salary or high-powered career. Above everything else, they crave a work-life balance where they can enjoy a fulfilling relationship, raise happy children and have a job that interests them but doesn‟t overwhelm them. The age of the …superwoman‟, who wants to be the world‟s best mother, wife and boss, is dead.11. The survey mentioned in the text shows that ___A____.A. Women have to be forced to choose between children and career.B. modern women want a happy marriage and domestic happiness.C. Women take their career seriously once they have childrenD. Both husband and wife should be the providers in the family.12. The word “irritating” (in paragraph 2) can be replaced by ___B___.A. pleasantB. unpleasantC. healthyD. unhealthy13. The word “superwoman” (in the last paragraph) imply __B___A. a woman who is with more than human powersB. woman who has a well-paid job and a happy family.C. a woman who gives up personal happiness for job.D. none of the above.14. The author support her idea with ___C____.A. charts and picturesB. maps and figuresC. statistics and examplesD. none of the above15. The main idea of the passage is ___C____.A. the true stories of successful womenB. traditional social values of womenC. w omen‟s attitude to the change of motherhoodD. the divorce rates and a rise in births outside marriagePART III Cloze (10%)Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best fits the passage.One day, while I was playing with my new doll, Miss Sullivan put my big rag doll into my lap also, spelled “d-o-l-l” and tried to make me 1. __A___ that “d-o-l-l” 2. __B___ to both. Earlier in the day we had had a quarrel 3. __D___ the words “m-u-g” and “w-a-t-e-r.” Miss Sullivan had tried to impress it 4. __B___ me that “m-u-g” is mug and that “w-a-t-e-r” is water, but I persisted 5. __A___ confusing the two. In 6. ___C__ she had dropped the subject for the 7. ___A__, only to renew it at the first 8. __B___. I became 9. __B___ at her repeated attempts and, seizing the new doll, I threw it upon the floor. I was keenly 10. __D___ when I felt the parts of the broken doll at my feet. I did not feel any sorrow or regret after that. She brought me my hat, and I knew I was going out into the warm sunshine. This made me hop and skip with pleasure.1. A. understand B. understood C. understanding D. misunderstand2. A. came B. applied C. fit D. suited3. A. in B. upon C. to D. over4. A. in B. upon C. to D. over5. A. in B. upon C. to D. over6. A. surprise B. delight C. despair D. luck7. A. time B. reason C. result D. day8. A. sight B. opportunity C. look D. moment9. A. patient B. impatient C. grateful D. ungrateful10. A. shocked B. disappointed C. depressed D. delighted。