广东工业大学 精读英语 B 卷

广东工业大学2013年度上学期英语考试（B）卷Ⅰ.Vocabulary and Structure ( 20 x 1 = 20 )Directions: In this section , there are 26 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter.1. I have never read such a ______ book!A. boredB. boreC. boringD. born2. He was famous both at home and ______.A. boardB. aboardC. broadD. abroad3. Grandpa once ______ a family of ten on seven dollars a week.A. raisedB. aroseC. roseD. risen4. I _____ smoke, but now I have given up.A. was used toB. got used toC. used toD. am used to5. He had been sent to England at the age of eight to ________a school in London.A. tendB. attendC. trendD. intend6. I really ______ the weekend because that’s when we can spend some time together.A. look out forB. look forward toC. look down toD. look around for7. We do the same job although I am senior ______ him.A. toB. thanC. overD. above8. Listen, I don’t ______ easily. I shall try again.A. give overB. give offC. give backD. give up9. I won’t tell the secrets _______ you say I can.A. ifB. as long asC. unlessD. once10. Don’t worry; I will have no trouble ______ your home.A. to findB. findingC. findD. about finding11. I’d rather we ______skiing this year instead of hiking.A. wentB. goC. have goneD. will go12. It _______ her three hours to repair her bike.A. spentB. tookC. costD. made13. If it hadn’t been ______ Christine, I would never have met Michael.A. toB. onC. forD. with14. She may need some help _______ she’s new here.A. butB. althoughC. andD. as15. _____ she thought about what had happened, ______ she felt.A. more, sadderB. More, more sadC. The more, the sadderD. The more, the more sad16. You have to make sure you are courageous _____ strong before you get divorced.A. as good asB. as well asC. as wellD. and as well as17. Music has always brought comfort and ______ to people throughout the world.A. pleasingB. pleasedC. pleaseD. pleasure18. I think we’ve learned a lot about ____ in this first class.A. anotherB. the otherC. one anotherD. others19. She never took a taxi, even though she could ____ to.A. offerB. bearC. affordD. take20. Drinking and driving is one of the most common ____ of traffic accidents.A. causesB. coursesC. courseD. causeⅡ. Cloze ( 15 x 1 = 15 )Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A,B, C, and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter.I left my friend’s house nearly after seven. It was still too early for me to have my evening meal, __21___. I walked along the sea front for about an hour ___22___ I began to feel hungry. By that time I was not far from a favorite restaurant of ___23___ where I often went to eat. I went into the restaurant and ordered my meal. While I was waiting for the soup to ___24___ I looked around to see if I knew anyonein the restaurant. It was then ___25___ I noticed that a man seated at a corner table kept glancing ___26___ my direction, as if he knew me. The man had a newspaper in front of him, which he was pretending to read. When the waiter ___27___ my soup, the man was clearly puzzled by the familiar way in which the waiter and I addressed each other. He became more ___28___ as time went into the ___29___. After a few minutes he came out again, ___30___ the bill and left. Then I called the owner of the restaurant and asked him ___31___ the man had wanted. ___32___ the owner did not want to tell me, but I insisted. “Well,”he said. “That man was from the police.” ‘Really?’I said considerably surprised. “He was very ___33___ you.”‘But why?’I asked. ‘He ___34___ you here because he thought you were the man he was ___35___,’ the owner said. “When he came into the kitchen, he showed me a photograph of the wanted man. Of course, it was you.’21. A. and B. but C. so D. yet22. A. until B. when C. because D. after23. A. me B. my C. I D. mine24. A. reach B. arrive C. carry D. get25. A. that B. when C. who D. which26. A. back B. in C. off D. at27. A. took B. made C. sent D. brought28. A. puzzled B. interesting C. funny D. impatient29. A. office B. restaurant C. kitchen D. WC30. A. gave B. sent C. paid D. ordered31. A. how B. what C. which D. that32. A. All the time B. At the momentC. For a whileD. At first33. A. excited at B. worried aboutC. satisfied withD. interested in34. A. searched B. followedC. lookedD. saw35. A. finding B. talking toC. looking forD. listening toⅢ.Reading Comprehension ( 20 x 2.5 = 50 )Directions: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by four questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A,B,C and D. Choose the best answer and blacken the corresponding letter.Passage OneI’m twelve years old. I’m large for my age and have big feet. I look like both my mum and my dad, but in different ways. I have fair hair and blue eyes like my dad, a mouth andexpression like my mum. My nose is like my mother’s and definitely nothing like my father’s. As a girl, I am very much like my mum in character, but without her hot temper.I behave rather like a boy, but I’m not violent. I hate fighting and arguments. I make friends easily with people of all ages. My home is very important to me and I have to be sent to a boarding school.On the whole I’m a fairly tidy person. I am quite creative with my hands. I like making models, decorations and candles as well as other things. I like acting and music. I can play two musical instruments --- the violin and the drum.I am not a keen reader because I like to be outside most of my free time. I ride my bike a lot and have been on holiday with it. My father lives abroad and I enjoy travelling to see him. I enjoy my food and I like sweet things but I hate the dentist. I don’t like my hair being brushed by someone else and I hate it long.Finally, I really find that homework is boring. I would rather be outside or make something.36. The writer is very much like her mother, but she definitely doesn’t have her ________.A. noseB. characterC. mouthD. quick temper37. From Paragraph 2, we can know that she is ________.A. violentB. activeC. friendlyD. sad38. She is not a keen reader because she doesn’t like ________.A. staying at homeB. being outsideC. travelingD. creative things39. From Paragraph 3, we can infer that her hair is ______.A. longB. straightC. curlyD. short40. In this text, the writer gives us some information about _______.A. her lookB. her characterC. her interestsD. all of the abovePassage TwoPeople follow some customs in social settings. A younger person is usually introduced to an older one, a man is introduced to a woman, a guest to the host or hostess, and a person to a group. When making an introduction, we should mention the woman’s name first.People nod, smile and usually shake hands when they are introduced to each other. In a business situation, men always shake hands with one another. But women do not often shake hands when they meet for the first time.Here are some meeting and greeting customs around theworld:In Chile, people usually shake hands when they meet for the first time. When two women first meet, they sometimes kiss each other on the cheek. They also greet both male and female friends with a kiss. Men give their friends warm hugs or something kiss women on the cheek.Finns greet each other with a firm handshake. Hugs and kisses are only for close friends and family.People in the United States shake hands when they are first introduced. Friends and family members often hug or kiss on the cheek when they meet each other. In these situations, men often kiss women but not other men.British people rarely keep hold of your hand for very long when they shake hands. But in many other countries, it is not polite to let go of your hand too soon. Unfortunately, this makes many people think that the British are not friendly.41. In social settings, _______.A. an older person is introduced to a younger oneB. a woman is introduced to a manC. a guest is introduced to the host or hostessD. a group is introduced to a person42. Which of the following greeting customs is NOT mentionedin the text?A. shaking handsB. kissing each otherC. having a meal togetherD. smiling at each other43. Which of the following is the greeting custom in Chile?A. when two women first meet, they never kiss each other on the cheek.B. people usually shake hands when they meet for the first time.C. women greet only female friends with a kissD. men give their friends warm hugs but never kiss women on the cheek.44. In the United States when meeting their friends of family members,_________.A. people rarely shake handsB. people often hug or kiss handsC. men often kiss women and menD. men often kiss women but no other men45. People sometimes think that the British are not friendly because they _______.A. often hold your hand for a very short time when shaking handsB. never shake hands when they are first introducedC. always greet you with too firm a handshakeD. always hold women’s hands for very long when shaking handsPassage ThreeLet me tell you about the small town where I come from: Chelsea, Michigan. Its population is nearly 4700. It has three elementary schools, a high school, several churches, a coffee shop and a tree-lined Main Street. It’s the sort of place where an actor with both promise and ambition grows up and then leaves, never to return.Well, I left Chelsea when I was 21 to try my luck as an actor, for a number of years. Then my wife and I asked ourselves where we wanted to raise our children. The answer was easy: it would have to be Chelsea, where we’d met. It was home.Small towns might have a reputation for being set in their ways, not good places to start something new. Well, I have to disagree. Coming back to Chelsea, I felt free to try things I hadn’t done before---like writing a play. I was sure if we had the space we could find the actors and experiment. We bought an old warehouse. That was the beginning of The Purple Rose Theatre---what I wanted was a place for the 21-year-old kid I used to be to explore and grow. And that’s what The Purple Rose has become ...a place for actors to get the training and chances I did and to get as good as they can before they leave.In the Boy Scouts they say, “Leave a place better thanyou found it.”Well, I think it’s true of the towns and cities where we live. In the meantime, I’m not leaving. Sure, I go to California to make a film but then I come back to Chelsea, where my roots are. It’s your roots are the deepest that you grow the most.46. Chelsea is a place where __________.A. a large population is livingB. ambitious actors would not grow upC. promising actors would leave for a better futureD. there are three middle schools and several churches47. The couple decided to raise their children in Chelsea because _______.A. they met each other in ChelseaB. they are homesickC. it was a small and beautiful townD. it was their hometown48. The Purple Rose Theatre is a place which ________.A. is to let to actorsB. is changed into a warehouseC. would be actors use to develop themselvesD. small kids find more interesting than any other theatre49. The writer’s deepest roots lie in _______.A. ChelseaB. MichiganC. CaliforniaD. the Boy Scouts50. The writer mainly tells us about _______.A. the way to realize his ambitionsB. how to become good actors in his hometownC. his contribution to his hometownD. his love for his hometownPassage FourAs grandparents, we are included in our family’s daily lives. However, we are the ones that can bridge the generation gap in the family. It is not easy but it is important, because we are more experiment in life, and that helps.Today’s grandchildren, for example the 12 and 13 years old, seem much older than the 17 and 18 years old in our days. That is a big challenge--and yet it can be pretty wonderful if they are guided the correct way. It is important for us to be at hand and keep those lines of communication open.In my particular family, five kids and six grandchildren, my life definitely seems to be an ongoing soap opera. As a senior, I have learned to become more flexible and have played an important part in taking care of my grandchildren.My 18-year-old granddaughter had a huge difficulty in communicating with her mother and father. Thank goodness! Iam a good listener. I talked with her and understood the cause of her problem; then, I called a family meeting with her mum and dad. Together, we worked things out. It was easier because my children and grandchildren knew I would always treat them both equally.As seniors, we should not play any serious role. But remember, ‘parenting’never stops. Believe me, I still get up, get out, and have a life. But we can never give up what we have worked so hard to protect-the family.51. Who can bridge the generation gap in the family?A. ParentsB. MotherC. GrandparentsD. Children52. Altogether how many children and grandchildren are there in the writer’s family?A. 5B. 6C. 11D. 1353. The writer has learnt to __________.A. become flexible in education on grandchildrenB. become a serious grandmotherC. keep the lines of communication openD. get up and get out as usual54. How did she help bridge the communication gap between her children and her granddaughter?A. She talked with her and understood the cause of her problem.B. She called a family meeting with her children and her granddaughter.C. She worked things out together with both sides.D. All of the above.55. According to the writer, we can never give up _________.A. our familyB. our hometownC. our role in the familyD. our lines of communication with childrenⅣ.Section A: Translate the following sentences into Chinese.( 5 x 1.5 = 7.5 )56.Mary is a keen reader of love stories.57.The small town usually starts to come alive after dark.58.I was amazed at her knowledge of French literature.59.Did you lock the front door? I think so, but I’d better make sure.60.When they got married they had lots of problems, but things worked out in the end.Ⅴ.Section B: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or phrases given.( 5 x 1.5 = 7.5 )61.我们打电话时，她碰巧出去了。