基础英语2 期中试卷

华中农业大学楚天学院本科期中考试试卷

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学年学期：2013-2014-2 学号：

考试时间：2014- 班级：

PART I VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (20%)

SECTION A VOCABULARY (10%, 1 point for each)

Write down the correct words and phrases according to the explanations followed. Pay attention to the part of speech of each word. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.

1. a____________ a. more than enough in size or scope or capacity; abundant

2. b____________ v. to forbid officially

3. o____________ v. to stop sth. by making it illegal or announcing it illegal

4. s____________ n. a route; a quick or effective way

5. a____________ n. anxiety, fear or understanding

6. s____________ v. to rub something hard, especially with a stiff brush, in order to clean it

7. d____________ n. ignorance, neglecting

8. h____________ n. residence, housing that someone is living in

9. m_____ _____ Phr. to go in the direction of a particular place; head for

10. u______ _____ Phr. to finish; run out of

SECTION B MULTIPLE CHOICE (10%, 1 point for each)

There are TEN sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.

11.Fool _______ Jerry is, he could not have done such a thing.

A. who

B. as

C. like

D. that

12.It is necessary that he _______ the assignment without delay.

A. hand in

B. hands in

C. must hand in

D. has to hand in

13.Sadly, the Giant Panda is one of the many species now in danger of _______.

A. extinction

B. migration

C. destruction

D. extraction

14.The police are making an _______ investigation of the crime．

A. exhausted

B. exhaust

C. exhausting

D. exhaustive

15._______ the heavy rain, quite a large crowd of people were waiting at the station to see the

president arrive.

A. Although

B. E

C. Despite

D. Nevertheless

16.This _______ girl is Mary’

A. pretty little Swedish

B. Swedish little pretty

C. little pretty Swedish

D. Swedish pretty little

17.Nancy’s gone to work but her car’s still there. She _______ by bus.

A. must have gone

B. should have gone

C. ought to have gone

D. could have gone

18.The new general manager is trying to find a (an) ______ the company’s financial problem.

A. reaction

B. solution

C. reply

D. answer

19.If the flood doesn’t stop, great _______ will be done to those houses.

A. wounds

B. hurt

C. damage

D. injuries

20.There were 150 _______ at the international conference this summer.

A. spectators

B. viewers

C. participants

D. onlookers

PART II CLOZE (20%, 1 point for each)

Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.

Though the number of the upper class is a mere one third of the population, they make up at least 25 percent of the nation’s wealth. This class has two parts: upper-upper and lower-upper. 21________, the upper-upper class is the “old rich”— f amilies that have been wealthy for several generations—a nobility of 22________ and wealth. A few are known across the nation, such as the Rockefellers, and the Vanderbilts. Most are not 23________ to the general public. They have no 24________ to the rest of the community, 25________ their income from the investment of their inherited wealth. By 26________, the lower-upper class is the “new rich”. 27________ they may be wealthier than some of the old rich, the new rich have been 28________ to make their money like 29________ else beneath their class. 30________ their status is generally 31________ than that of the old rich, who have not found it necessary to lift a finger to make their money, and who 32________ to look down upon the new rich. However its wealth is 33________ , the upper class is very rich. They have enough money and leisure time to 34________ an interest in the arts and to 35________ rare books and paintings. They generally live in exclusive areas, belong to exclusive social clubs, communicate with each other, and marry their own kind, all of which keeps them so 36________ from the masses that they have been called the out-of-sight class. More than any other class, they tend to be 37________ of being members of a class. They also 38________ an enormous amount of power and influence here and abroad, as they 39________ many top government positions. Their actions 40________ the lives of millions.

21. A. Consequently B. Accordingly C. Regularly D. Basically

22. A. beginning B. birth C. infancy D. foundation

23. A. visible B. noticeable C. obvious D. apparent

24. A. contact B. association C. communication D. relation

25. A. pulling B. abstracting C. drawing D. making

26. A. comparison B. contrast C. contrary D. difference

27. A. Although B. Because C. Therefore D. However