大一英语期末考试

V ocabulary and Structure ( unit 1 and unit 4)1.The plot of the novel______ the economic development of the village.A. evolves withB. emerges fromC. blends withD. attaches to2. The decision to quit school at that young age is, ____, the most stupid thing I have ever done.A. at timesB. at first sightC. in retrospectD. by comparison3. At the conference yesterday, our differences were further ____. The next step is to work out a solution acceptable to both sides.A. narrowed downB. cooled downC. driven homeD. brought about4. This child is a born mathematician. He loves mathematics ______ he will spend a whole day solving mathematical problems without remembering to have meals.A. and soB. to the extend thatC. so much so thatD. so much that5. As a cleaning woman, her _____ duties include cleaning the desks and mopping the flood.A. continuousB. routineC. initialD. Constant6. Even _____ what she said about his personal life is true, it is irrelevant to his qualifications as a software engineer.A. knowingB. assumingC. recognizingD. acknowledging7. Bonuses are meant to _____ hard work and outstanding performance.This means that not all workers are entitled to them. Unit 2A. restoreB. grabC. pushD. reward8. The president of the automobile company said that short-term profit is not at the top of the company’s ____ list. Their major concern at present is developing a more competitive model.A. interestB. priorityC. assignmentD. job9. In the past ten years Jack has been with us, I think he has proved that he _____ respect from everyone of us. Unit 2A. qualifiedB. expectsC. reservesD. deserves10. Mark does not take his schoolwork seriously. ____, no one expects a millionaire’s son to work hard.A. HoweverB. ConverselyC. But thenD. Nevertheless11. To be frank, I don’t like Jack. His rather superior manner ____ on me.A. jarsB. jamsC. irritatesD. upsets12. His _____ argument against our proposal is based on misinformation.A. organicB. validC. formalD. principle13. James Joyce’s novels are difficult to understand and impossible _____ into another language.A. to translateB. for translationC. to translate itD. being translated14. The _____ breakdowns of the computer has caused serious delays in our work.A. continuousB. continuedC. continuingD. continualunit 5 and 715. The terrorist attack on America on September 11, 2001 has met with _____ condemnation.A. overallB. universalC. extensiveD. widespread16. “Take the medicine and go to bed early. If the headache _____, you should come for an X-ray examination, ”said the doctor.A. recursB. happensC. recoversD. repeats17. _____ by a strange loud noise downstairs, the two girls jumped from their bed and screamed.A. StunnedB. amazedC. PromptedD. Startled18. Our trip to Beijing _____ with the visit of my cousin Lucy’s family. So we had a great reunion at the foot of the Great Wall.A. recurredB. coincidedC. blendedD. occurred19. The survey shows that the officials of some listed（上市的）companies are _____ themselves at the expense of the stockholders.A. abusingB. rewardingC. disputingD. enriching20. I have told her on _____ occasions that George is not a man to be trusted.A. ridiculousB. numerousC. sentimentalD. alternative21. The renewal of the debate was anticipated but its _____ was not.A. intensityB. tensionC. degreeD. sensitivity22. For more accurate data, we need more __equipment to do the research.A. systematic b expensive C. speculative D. sophisticated23. While the doctors analyzed the patient’s condition, his family waited outside in considerable _____.A. tensionB. anticipationC. eagernessD. anxiety24. It wasn’t the dinner. It was _____ people talked about at the dinner that disgusted him.A. whatB. thatC. whateverD. those25. Though this house is very old and may not be worth much, it is ____ great value to my father who spent all his childhood days here.A. byB. ofC. withD. for26. The laws are intended to prevent government officials from _______their power.A. abuseB. abusedC. to abuseD. abusing27. The new government is planning an anti-corruption campaign so as to_____ people’s confidence in it.A. stretchB. remarkC. relyD. restore28. Make sure the label is firmly ______ to the parcel before you mail it.A. appliedB. validC. attachedD. emerged29. The government is trying to do something to _________ betterunderstanding between the two countries.A. raiseB. heightenC. promoteD. increase30. Mike is an extremely careless man. ______, it was not until he got toan ATM that it occurred to him he had left his card at home.A. OccasionallyB. On one occasionC. At occasionD. On occasionUnit 1 and unit 3 Book 31．The earthquake left thousands of people in _____ need of medicinal care.A. currentB. urgentC. criticalD. continual2. The _____ of older persons is relatively low in developing countries, but it is growing much faster than in the West.A. additionB. majorityC. percentageD. statistic3. As the semester is drawing to an end, the student union is calling on the students to _____ the temptation to cheat on exams.A. refuseB. rejectC. resistD. resolve4. In the last few years, the Internet and the World Wide Web havebecome _____ words; almost everyone has heard of them.A. familyB. homeC. houseD. household5. The reason 800 million people go hungry today is not that there isn’t enough food in the world, _____ that these people cannot get the food anyway.A. butB. despairC. evenD. except6. As she matured as an artist, she _____ realize that “all artists are a product of their culture.”A. came toB. kept toC. took toD. went to7. Parks and open spaces are essential to the quality of life in dense _______ areas such as New York City.A. ruralB. suburbanC. urbanD. agricultural8. To protect the environment, scientists and engineers are researchingways to _______ electricity more cheaply from such renewable energy sources as the wind and sun.A. constructB. generateC. manufactureD. transform9. While freshmen are considered part of the academic elite, some ofthem appear to lack common sense _______ following traffic regulation.A. coming toB. when it comes toC. when coming toD. when they come to10. Because of the mad cow disease, the European Union _______ aworldwide ban on British beef and beef product exports.A. challengedB. chargedC. forgedD. imposed11. The exhibition at the Shanghai Science and Technology Center ____ such endangered animals as the giant panda and the Siberian tiger and describes the work being done to protect them.A. detectsB. exploitsC. featuresD. demonstrates12. A computer file is a collection of _____ data, used to organize the storage and processing of data by computer.A. electricalB. artificialC. electronicD. genuine13. Scientists have discovered many planets orbiting distant stars, all are _____ to life.A. unlikelyB. unfriendlyC. forbiddenD. vulnerable14. My trip to the small village under the control of the enemy fire was full of delays and difficulties, but I eventually _____.A. got byB. tuned it overC. hit the sackD. made it15. For traditional Chinese painters, fame and fortune come late, and it is _____ for artists to hold their first exhibitions when they are over seventy years old.A. hardly commonB. less frequentC. not unheard ofD. just usual16. When energy is converted from one form to another, some energy is always lost as heat. ____ no energy conversion is ever 100% efficient.A. In other termsB. In other wordsC. In another wayD. In some way17. I just wonder if ____ ever ____ that you could have your own enterprise and run it yourself when you were still a student.A. it … occurredB. you …occurred to itC. it …occurred to youD. you … occurred18. Bicycle riders want the city government to set aside special lanes for bicycles on some of the main streets, but though they have got some supporters _____ likes the idea.A. everyoneB. not everyoneC. no oneD. someone19. When I was a student I used to be able to ______ on $5 a day.A. go byB. go throughC. get byD. come by20. The education ________ for the coming year is about $4 billion,which is much more than what people expected.A. allowanceB. scaleC. budgetD. finance21. A person who thinks that money will do everything may well be_______ doing everything for money.A) doubted that B) doubtedC) suspected of D) suspected that。