重修班第五套题

广西科技大学（重修班复习材料）年秋季学期期末考试试题(考试时间：120分钟)一、语法词汇（每小题1分，共30分）choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.1. Both sides exchanged their view on a wide _____ of topics they were interested in at themeeting.A. numberB. rangeC. extendD. collection2. Only guests of the hotel enjoy the _____ of bowling on the 9th floor.A. favorB. possibilityC. advantageD. privilege3. He came all the way to China for promoting friendship_____ for making money.A. other thanB. more thanC. better thanD. rather than4. _____ of them has been to Australia.A. No oneB. AnyoneC. NobodyD. None5. The sign_____ people not to approach this area.A. persuadesB. warnsC. indicatesD. marks6. _____ doesn’t interest me whether you succeed or not.A. ThisB. ThatC. ItD. Its7. Our proposal was _____ for no reason.A. refusedB. deniedC. rejectedD. declined8. Failure usually comes in_____ with misfortunes.A. connectionB. combinationC. connectionD. association9. _____ was what his parents whished for.A. The boy’s pursuing his studies abroadB. The boy to pursue his studies abroadC. The boy was pursuing his studies abroadD. The boy pursued his studies abroad10. When do you think the movie star is _____ to come back?A. doomedB. reasonableC. certainD. likely11. I came here for nothing else but to see you _____.A. purposeB. proposeC. to the purposeD. on purpose12. The old lady ran away quickly in _____ on seeing the terrible scene.A. terrorB. angerC. personD. silence13. Mary met a girl online last month, ____ they had a lot in common, ____she decided tomeet her next week.A. so; andB. either; orC. and; soD. both; and14. The new employee had a very ____ attitude towards his work, which disappointed hisboss.A. negativeB. awkwardC. positiveD. boring15. After living in China for two years, the foreign visitors can speak ____ Chinese and beginto feel comfortable with the life here.A. slowB. fastC. fluentD. flourish16. The Frenchman is my business ____ and we have cooperated with each other for a longtime.A. assertB. claimC. associateD. assist17. Among more than 50 umbrellas in the Lost and Found office, it was not easy for me to__mine.A. recognizeB. tellC. sayD. think18. The apartment ____ three bedrooms, one sitting room, one kitchen and two bathrooms.A. makes upB. make fromC. is made upD. consists of19.Your formal dress is not _____ for a basketball game. You’d better put on sportswear.A. appropriateB. disappearC. favoriteD. complicated20. Thomas, who came to Guilin ten years ago, finds that the city ____ greatly from what itused to be.A. differB. differsC. differentD. differing21. Beckham is the ______ soccer player of many people in the world. So everywhere he goes , he will cause a riot(骚动).A. favoriteB. differentC. appropriateD. challenging22. Reducing the gap between the rich and the poor is one of the main_____ facing the government.A. favoriteB. choiceC. chooseD. challenge23. When the village girl first arrived in this big city to look for a job, she felt she did not _____ it.A. belongs toB. belongC. belongs ofD. belongs in24. Some fun-oriented sports participants do too much exercise every day, which willalso_____ their health.A. ruinB. differC. belong toD. benefit from25. In an English paragraph, the sentence, which______ the main idea of it, is called the topic sentence.A. presentsB. presentedC. presentationD. presenting26. Many employees have to pursue their adult education after years of work______ of staying competitive in their jobs.A. for the purposeB. on the purposeC. in the purposeD. within the purpose27. As the result of the _____, the diplomatic ties between the two countries were severe.A. incidentB. accidentC. eventD. occurrence28. While reading, you can______ the dictionary if you don’t understand one word.A. look atB. search forC. turn toD. get by29.—I _____ the town life here.—Why not com to stay with us in our farm for a while?A. put up withB. got tired ofC. got used toD. came up with30. The new nurse is so kind that even those who first pushed her out ______ her.A. go to likeB. turn to likeC. get to likeD. grow to like二、阅读理解（每小题２分，共30分）questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to each question. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneThe advantages and disadvantages of a large population have long been a subject of discussion among economists. It has been argued that the supply of good land is limited. To feed a large population, inferior land must be cultivated and the good land worked intensively. Thus, each person produces less and this means a lower average income than could be obtained with a smaller population. Other economists have argued that a large population gives more scope for specialization and the development of facilities such as ports, roads and railways, which are not likely to be built unless there is a big demand to justify them.One of the difficulties in carrying out a worldwide birth control program lies in the fact that official attitudes to population growth vary from country to country depending on the level of industrial development and the availability of food and raw materials. In a developing country where a vastly expanded population is pressing hard upon the limits of food, space and natural resources, it will be the first concern of government to place a limit on the birthrate, whatever the consequences may be. In a highly industrialized society the problem may be more complex. A decreasing birthrate may lead to unemployment because it results in a declining market for manufactured goods. When the pressure of population on housing declines, prices also decline and the building industry is weakened. Faced with considerations such as these, the government of a developed country may well prefer to see a slowly increasing population, rather than one which is stable or in decline.31.A large population may mean _________.A higher productivity, but a lower average incomeB lower productivity, but a higher average incomeC higher productivity and a higher average incomeD lower productivity and a lower average income32.A large population may offer more scope for the development of _________.A economyB transportationC extensive cultivationD agriculture33.In highly industrialized countries, unemployment may result from _________.A a decreasing birthrateB an increasing birthrateC a stable birthrateD a birth control program34.What may the government of a developed country prefer?A A rapidly increasing population.B A rapidly decreasing population.C A slowly increasing population.D A slowly decreasing population.35.Why is it difficult to carry out a worldwide birth control program?A Because it will do harm to the national economy in most countries.B Because it will lead to complex social problems in developing countries.C Because people are unwilling to practice birth control.D Because different governments have different opinions.Passage TwoAfter the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: The damage and death toll could have been much worse.More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, an earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25,000 victims.Injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the earthquake occurred at 4:31 a.m. on a holiday, when traffic was light on the city’s highways. In addition, changes made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the city’s buildings and highways, making them more resistant to quakes.Despite the good news, civil engineers aren’t resting on their success. Pinned to their drawing boards are blueprints for improved quake-resistant buildings. The new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place.In the past, making structures quake-resistant meant firm yet flexible materials, such as steel, and wood, that bend without breaking. Later people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to reduce the impact of ground vibrations. The most recent designs give buildings brain as well as concrete(混凝土) and steel supports. Called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms(生物体) to an earthquake’s vibrations. When the ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would force the building to shift in the opposite direction.The new smart structures could be very expensive to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.36.One reason why the loss in the Los Angeles earthquake was relatively low is that_____________.A the earthquake was forecasted earlyB most people in Los Angeles had left the cityC it took place in the early morningD the earthquake was much less intense37. What does the phrase “resting on their success” in paragraph 4 mea n?A Having a vacation after achieving the success.B Being satisfied with their success and doing nothing more.C Being unaware of the success achieved.D Being responsible for the success.38.The smart building mentioned in the passage would _______________.A be treated like living organismsB no longer need steel, wood or rubberC balance itself in an earthquakeD reduce the ground vibrations caused by the earthquake39.It can be inferred from the passage that to make the loss minimal we should____________.A build smart buildingsB lift the building off its foundationC use more firm yet flexible materialsD reduce the impact of ground vibrations40.The purpose of this passage is to ______________.A compare different quake-resistant building materialsB inform people of the damages caused by earthquakesC advocate the extensive use of computers in constructionD report the new progress in designing quake-resistant buildingsPassage ThreeIt was small town. The sun was high in the sky. The streets were dusty. The young man on the wagon looked around. It was hot and he was thirsty. He stopped the wagon in front of the bank. Two men were sitting on the steps outside.“Hi,” said the young man.“Hi.”“Can I get a cold beer anywhere in the town?”“The saloon is up the street on the left.”“Thanks.”“Just a minute, stranger.”One of the men stood up. He was tall man with a new black hat, but his clothes were very old, a big hole in the back of his trousers and patches on the knees. On his right hip, there was a shiny silver gun. He walked over to the wagon.“What have you got in here?”“Canvas.” Said the young man.“Canvas? What for?”“For tents. Or wagon covers.”“Yeah? Well, we’ve got a lot of tents here. We don’t need any tents.”The second man got up from the steps. He was smiling. Looking at the tall man with the silver gun, he said, “You’re right, Hank. You don’t need a tent.” He pointed at the hole in the tall man’s trousers. “You need a new pair of pants!” he slapped his friend on the back and laughed. The tall man put one hand over the hole in his trousers and the other hand on his gun. He looked angry. Then he smiled. Then he began to laugh. The young man laughed, too. He was Levi Strauss.Levi jumped down from the wagon and walked over to the saloon for a beer. During hisbeer slowly, he began to think. He thought about his brothers in New York and he thought about the canvas on his wagon. Business was not good and nobody wanted to buy anything. He sat with his head in his hands. Then he remembered the hole in the tall man's trousers. Suddenly, an idea occurred to him. He jumped up and shouted, "Pants! That's it! I've got it!" He ran into the street and threw his hat into the air. "Everyone needs pants!"Levi was right. He did not know it then, but it was the most important idea of his life. He hurried back to San Francisco and gave a tailor all his canvas."I want you to make pants with this canvas." he said. "Can you do that?""Yes, of course," said the tailor. "What name is it?""Strauss. Levi Strauss."It was the beginning of jeans. Now, more than a hundred years later, people wear jeans all over the world, and everyone knows the name of Levi Strauss.41.What is the passage mainly about?A. levy StraussB. The beginning of jransC. CanvasD. Three men42. Levi Strauss came to the small town to______.A. sell canvas for tentsB. look for a jobC. sell pantsD. see his brothers43. We can infer from the passage that ______.A. Levi Strauss know the other two menB. He lived in the small townC. He was a tailorD. He was a young man at that time44. After getting the idea of making pants with canvas, levy was______.A. sadB. depressedC. excitedD. anxious45. The word “occur” in the sentence “Suddenly, an idea occurred to him” may most probably mean “_____”.A. make an impressionB. take into considerationD. take it as granted三、完型填空（每小题１分，共１０分）10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best fits into the passage. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Nearly three-quarters of the Earth is covered with water. Water heats up more slowly than land , but once it ha become warm it takes longer to 46 down. If the Earth's surface were entirely land, the temperature at night would 47 quire quickly and night would be much colder than day. as it in on the moon. This does 48 happen in inland deserts, hundreds of mile from any sea .The climate of the continents , especially in the temperate 49 , is very much affected by the oceans around them. The areas close to the sea have a maritime climate, 50 rather cool summers and warm winter. The interiors, far from the sea, have a 51 climate with extremely hot summers and cold winters .Rain 52 from the evaporation of rivers, seas and lakes. Even after heavy rain , the pavements in a city do not take long to dry 53 the rainwater evaporates into the air. On a warm dry it evaporates very rapidly, 54 warm air can take in more moisture than cold air. But at any particular temperature, the 55 can hold only a certain maximum amount of water vapor.46. A hold B keep C cool D let47. A rise B miss C lose D fall48. A not B indeed C only D certainly49. A fields B center C zones D interiors50. A with B because of C in D instead of51. A continental B tropical C frigid D humid52. A goes B leaves C runs D comes53. A though B while C because D in order that54. A as B where C though D as long as55. A weather B atmosphere C climate D gas四、英译汉（共１5分）sheet.56. Culture shock is so named because of the effect it has on people when they enter a new culture. Experts have been interested in these effects and have agreed on five basic stages of culture shock. Not every individual will go through each stage, and one stage may last longer than another for different individuals.五、汉译英（共15分）Directions: Translate the following five sentences into English. Write your answer on the answer sheet.57. 这支由12人组成的女子篮球队，2008年要去北京参加奥运会，因此她们每天都要就进行训练。