《英语(二)》平时测验试题一

《英语（二）》平时测验试题一

本试卷分为两部分，满分100分，考试时间150分钟。第一部分为选择题，第二部分为非选择题。

PART ONE（50 POINTS）

I. Vocabulary and Structure （10 points，1 point for each item）

从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

1.The neighbors do not consider him quite as most evenings he awakens them with his drunken singing.

A .respectful B. respecting C. respectable D. respective

2.Most Arab countries have a six-day workweek from Saturday through Thursday. When ____ with the Monday to Friday Practice in most western countries，it leaves only four workdays shared.

A. associated

B. matched

C. satisfied

D. connected

3.________，the worse I seem to feel.

A.when I take some at some

B.the more medicine I take

C.taking more of the medicine

D.the more medicine taken

4. I don't know how to get Susan to give up smoking，but I'm going to do it_______.

A.in any case

B. in no case

C. by some means

D. by no means

5. Human beings _______a lot to the birds and beasts who eat insects.

A .oblige B. oweC. thank D. gratitude

6. _____，he is a healthy，however.

A .though old as he B. though he is as old C. old as he isD．old though he is

7. Many graduates of four year colleges are finding that an MBA degree is not a ______for a good job.

A.proof

B.guarantee

C.certificate

D.evidence

8. No sooner _______his room when the telephone rang.

A.did he enter

B.he had entered

C.had he entered

D.he has entered

9. The villages wanted very much to have a cinema_____ in this area.

A.to be built

B.build

C.built

D.be built

10. I wish I _______my research paper yesterday. But I was too late.

A.had finished to write

B.could have finished writing

C.could have finished to write

D.might finish writing

II. Cloze Test （10 points，l point for each item）

下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案。

Dear Sir，

I was thrilled___11__read your advertisement for a sales representative in the“Dolmeth Advertiser”，because

I can state quite truthfully that it has always been my ambition to work for your firm，which has__12_justifiably high international reputation for the quality of its products.

I was educated at Barmouth Grammar School，which I left in 1984. My schoolmasters all spoke very highly___13__my work，and I was always considered the bright boy of my class.

I trained for six months__14__a sales representative with Edgeley Brothers，but I left because their old-fashioned selling methods irked me. I had always be interested in the techniques of seeling__15_，as my father says，could“sell a refrigerator to an Eskimo.”

__16_the way，I won second prize for art in my first year at Barmouth Grammar.

I should expect a fairly high salary，but I should arrange that with you at the interview. I always believe__17__the workman is worthy of his hire，don't you？

My referees are two of the__18__respected residence in the district. Their honesty is beyond dispute.

The first is our vicar，Mr. Brown. You may have seen him__19__television on “Late Call”，or on one of his TV appearances. His address is The Vicarage，Barmouth and Norfolk.

My other referee is my scoutmaster，Mr. W. Johnson of 42，Lynmouth Crescent，Barmouth，Norfolk. He has known me almost all my life. I have often been at scout camps with him，where my knowledge of woodcraft proved of great value. And I'm sure that if I am given the__20__you will never regret it，and I look forward confidently to the interview.

11. A. to B. at C. of D. with

12. A. a B. an C. many D. much

13. A. of B. in C. about D. at

14. A. to B. of C. as D. for

15. A. and B.but C. as D. then

16. A. in B.by C. of D. on

17. A. that B. which C. what D. where

18. A. least B. best C. most D. high

19. A. in B. at C. on D. over

20. A. job B. task C. assignment D. money

III. Reading Comprehension （30 points，2 points for each item）

从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案。

Passage One

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

Alcohol affects the brain；and its immediate effects are more marked on those who are not used to the drug