大学英语综合测试卷

大学英语综合测试卷班级: __姓名___________ 学号__________Part I. Vocabulary. (20’)Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the words given below.subsequent convince decay shape shelter scatter slide evolution epidemic access correspondence tension physical handicap analysis pace version turn…against confirm hostile1. As it turned out, the speaker was shouted down by the ______ crowd.2. The events that occurred in his childhood_____ his whole life.3. Lost in the strange town, the farmer found_____ for the night in an abandoned house.4. With tear gas and fire hose the police_____ the demonstrators.5. The road became so slippery after the rain that several cars____ sideways into the ditch.6. Phil was said to have died in the flu____ in 1916.7. Quickly picking up the diary, Phil_____ straight to the last entry and began reading it.8. Many university students experience severe_____ as final exams draw near.9. Vitamin C helps to combat stress either from worry or from intense____ exercise.10. Not only is measles a killer, but it also causes blindness, deafness and mental ____ inthousand of children every year.11. Many beautiful landscapes that glow in the gallery are sadly _____ in reality.12. The article provides a detailed _____ of the root causes of the accident.13. There are obvious benefits in allowing each student to go at his own____ .14. Roger was quite stubborn and it was almost impossible to ____ him of his mistakes.15. The book I `m reading explains the ____ of plant and animal life on earth.16. The two witnesses give contradictory _____ of what had happened that night.17. Without an official pass, the guides will deny you____ to the courthouse.18. It was very clever of her to ___ his argument___ himself.19. Wilfred `s remarks____ me in my opinion that he was an honorable young man.20. I thought that was the end of the matter but ____ events proved me wrong.Part II. Reading Comprehension (20’) Passage 1Libraries have traditionally been the public `s access to the important sources of information that are necessary to function in today `s highly technical world. That function has been called into question by the fast-paced development of digital media over the past several decades. In order to continue to fulfill the public interest, libraries everywhere are forced to develop means of granting access to these expensive new services to average citizens.In the past, the publishing industry maintained the rights of the libraries to freely distribute published materials because the libraries bought so many of their books. Because the new electronic publication can easily be copied in their entirety by the patrons of library, the publishing industry is reconsidering its former advocacy of the library system. There have even been attempts to stop libraries from distributing digital media.In addition to waning(衰落的) cooperation of the publishing industry, there is the problem that the newer forms of information are much more specialized than those which they replace. Deciding how to divert already limited resources is increasingly difficult as the options multiply. Whereas a single reference index may have covered an entire field in the past, now there are frequently several specialized indexes available in electronic form. In order to continue to make use of the newer technology, the libraries must decide which materials are most useful to the majority of their patrons. There are many different solutions being applied, but only the process of trial and error will determine the most effective strategy.21. The best title for this text would be ____A. The Challenge for Today `s librariesB. Information Technology and the ConsumerC. The Benefits of the Digital RevolutionD. Changes in Information Technology22. It can be inferred that the problem with the new technology is that _____A. it is not intended for use by librariesB. it is too complicatedC. it is not as useful as traditional booksD. it is used as a political tool23. In the second paragraph, the word “ maintained ” most closely means ____A. taken care ofB. supportedC. usedD. announced24. Why did publishers cooperate with the libraries in the past?A. The libraries offered a tax exemptionB. The libraries bought booksC. The libraries were more usefulD. The libraries were under contract to the publishers25. How will the most effective decision be determined?A. A special commission will study the taskB. The government will examine the situationC. It will be decided by experimentationD. The voters will decide.Passage 2Top National Health Service (NHS) nurses will be able to earn $40, 000 a year without leaving frontline patient care in a modification to salary structures. New “super nurse”grades will be created to enable the best staff to increase their salaries without having to move into management desk jobs. Currently the most senior NHS nurses can earn a maximum $28,000 a year unless they are willing to withdraw from the frontline and become administrators. Hundreds of experienced and highly –qualified nurses are lost to patient care every year because of this oddity.While only a few thousand of Britain `s 332,000 NHS nurses will qualify for the $ 40,000 plus salary, fast-track promotions schemes and a simpler grading system will increase the pay of many more. The government announced that a new simplified career structure would see just four grades replacing the existing six. Nurses will begin their careers as healthcare assistants before moving up to registered practitioner grade, followed by senior registered practitioner and ultimately, consultant practitioner and a $ 40,000 salary.“Nurses are rising to the challenge of modernization, ” said a government official. “These proposals will help them improve their professional role further and proved a better service to patients. We do not think that in order to be paid more, nurses should have to move into management. Nurses working at the sharp end of patient care should have a career structure which no longer penalizes them for wanting to stay there.”The Nursing Strategy will include proposals to allow more flexible training courses and improve opportunities for qualified nurses who have left the profession to return in part-time roles, The Royal College of Nursing welcomed the reforms. The top salary level falls into line with figures it has presented to ministers.26. Hundreds of experienced nurses are lost to patient care every year because they ___A. dislike the nursing jobB. are dissatisfied with their payC. are replaced by “super nurses”D. lack further training for the profession27. The new system will mostly benefit those who____A. move into managementB. work on a part time basisC. have retired from the nursing jobD. have reached the top of the system28. The new career structure is different from the existing one in its _____A. quality of nurses `s servicesB. possibility of a job transferC. opportunities for promotionD. simplicity of nurses `s grades29. The Nursing Strategy will be adopted in order to _____A. provide more consultation to practitionersB. encourage experienced nurses to work part timeC. enable the most experienced nurses to be paid moreD. promote the most experience nurses to management30. The Royal College of Nursing______A. proposed similar top salary for nursesB. raised the management issue to ministersC. suggested a four-grade system for nursesD. put forward the Nursing Strategy to ministersPart III. Vocabulary and Structure （20’）31. He turned away for a few moments and I could see that he was ______ by the news.A) upset B) neglected C) overtaken D) interrupted32. There were a few so-called rooms but they were ______ large enough to qualify as such.A) appropriately B) scarcely C) generally D) presumably33. The ______pressure of life pushes people into having less time to communicate with each other .A) hostile B) misleading C) striking D) sheer34. Planning color schemes involves choosing and balancing colors which will ______ or harmonize in a pleasing way.A) confess B) tune C) contrast D) scatter35.Nazism ______ the dark myths of racial purity and the glories of a supposedly great history.A) fed on B) conjured up C) contributed to D) broke up36. The______ towards milder winters is beginning to concern many fruit farmers, asresearch confirms that many fruit trees will be confused by the changing climate.A) trend B) concession C) gesture D) attitude37. It should be noted that the ______ between marriage and the birth of the first child has lengthened since the early seventies.A) cycle B) contrast C) interval D) circle38. In this island country, tourism ______ about half of its Gross Domestic Product.A) accounts B) generates C) projects D) overtakes39. The motor industry people now expect the decrease in sales that showed through last month to______ in the remaining months of the year.A) maintain B) soar C) accelerate D) slide40. On land, the weight of plants far______ the weight of the animals that feed on them.A) overflows B) affects C) repays D) exceeds41. The designers made the most ______ water gardens to match the houses, with canals, fountains and cascades.A) casual B) elaborate C) fruitful D) frantic42. Suggesting something which he or she can do______ the child’s sense of achievement.A) makes up B) pass on C) brings up D) adds to43. If these problems are not ______ early in their training, they can be a real danger to themselves and to their instructors.A) skipped B) contracted C) spotted D) responded44. In order to reach ______ physical fitness for the coming match, he cut out all social activities and concentrated on his training.A) maximum B) temporary C) extensive D) detached45. We can’t ______ the suspects to be guilty simply because they’ve decided to remain silent.A) interpret B) assume C) grant D) arrest46. The professor________ the whole chapter, saying it was not difficult for us to study it by ourselves.A) dismissed B) covered C) skipped D) explored47. Tourism authorities ______ quickly to reports of the attack, claiming that it was accidental and that crime against tourists was quite rare in the scenic areas.A) added B) fastened C) skipped D) responded48. It is rarely useful to try and adjust fully to the time-zone transition before the journey, since this will _______ your life-style too much.A) interrupt B) flip C) renovate D) decay49. To______ for the position, applicants would need to have a PhD degree and 3 years’working experience.A) strain B) qualify C) register D) campaign50. We must come to a decision and take action quickly, for time is ______ faster than we think.A) catching on B) running out C) stepping up D) revolving aroundPart IV. Cloze (10’)One of the commonest and most dangerous causes of home accident is 46 and careless use of electrical equipment. People will continue to use a loose plug 47 pull out a plug without first turning off the power. 48 warnings , one will carry and electric heater into the bathroom when he is going to have a 49 . Sometimes one forgets to cut off the power 50 mending a lamp or something else. 51 these will cause accidents. So the rule about anything that works by 52 is : switch off before you touch anything 53 don `t pretend you 54 when you actually don `t.If your children are in the house, it `s always best to 55 medicines of any kind out of their 56. otherwise, they may be taken 57 candies or a new kind of drink. When there are older people living with you, you have to take particular care in a number 0f 58 in order to make them safe and 59.Fire is usually a risk. So, remember not 60 clothes in front of fires, or leave stoves in the middle of rooms 61 they can easily be 62 over. And don `t 63 to keep the children away from 64 . Smoking may cause fire. So you `d better give it up.Safety first may mean a little more time and 65, but it may save you a lot of trouble.51. A) known B) obvious C) wrong D) right52. A) but B) to C) and D) or53. A) Because of B) In spite of C) But for D) For54. A) bath B) cold C) wash D) swim55. A) when B) after C) while D) before56.A) All B) Only C) And D) For57. A) a plug B) a heater C) a lamp D) electricity58. A) that B) you C) but D) and59. A) know B) do C) touch D) switch60. A) put B) place C) get D) keep61. A) mind B) sight C) thought D) reach62. A) toward B) as C) in D) for63. A) people B) ways C) medicines D) things64. A) happy B) sleepy C) excited D) healthy65. A) to dry B) drying C) to be drying D) dried66. A) which B) as C) where D) there67. A) passed B) looked C) handed D) knocked68. A) mind B) stop C) determine D) forget69. A) death B) fire C) pollution D) risk70. A) care B) energy C) money D) wealthPart V. Translation (30’)71. 我问了她数次,可她拒绝回答我的问题.72. 在西方,人们常常邮购商品,这可以节省许多时间.73. 像平常一样，他在开始洗漱前，将收音机调至早晨七点的新闻广播。