英语作业题

English Achievement Test (2)年级____专业________姓名________学号________说明：学员可将作业题用A4纸打印出，答案直接做在题上，右侧装订，12月23日前上交，并参加本学期末考试(共4页)Ⅰ. Fill in the blanks with the proper word.1.He was so _____ that he succeeded in election. (self-confident, self-confidence)2.The mountains _____ that beautiful village. (circle, encircle)3.He got the prize but that didn’t _____ him. (satisfy, satisfaction)4.The beautiful scenery _____ me when I stepped into the university. (impressed,impression)5.He is _____ and he dislikes cheating in exams. (honest, dishonest)6.That pretty girl married a _____ young man but she didn’t feel happy. (wealth,wealthy)7.I _____ walking to driving. (prefer, preference)8.This is the first time for us to meet each other, let’s make _____ all round.(introduce, introduction)9.He _____ getting up early. (used to, was used to)10.The clerks will _____ the goods to your door. (deliver, delivery)Ⅱ.Fill in the blanks with a proper preposition or adverb.1.I think we’ve talked enough about that subject; let’s move ______.2.My friend is coming _____ from Japan this year.3.The prisoners escaped _____ the prison.4.This course is to prepare the students _____their future job.5.I decided to devote myself _____ teaching career.6.I object _____ being treated like this.7.As a student, you should give your undivided attention _____ your study.8.Don’t be too sure _____ yourself.9.People in big cities often complain _____ the traffic jams.10.Theory is applied _____ practice.Ⅲ.Spell out the following words with the help of their meanings and the first lettrers.1. un_____ adj.not level or smooth or regular2. r_____ adj.of religion3. s______ v.to travel on water in a ship4. we______ n. a marriage ceremony5. g______ vt.to (agree to) give or allow (what is asked for)6.re______ vt. to need or make necessary7.con______ adj.made to feel sure or certain, or caused to believe8.g______ n. waste material or unwanted or worthless things9.pr______ vt. to say in advance what will happen; forecast10.c______ vt. to provide a computer to do the workⅣ.Reading comprehensionIn 1957, a doctor in Singapore noticed that hospitals were treating an unusual number of influenza-like cases. Influenza is sometimes called “flu” or “bad cold”. He took specimens from the throats of patients and in his hospital was able to find the virus of this influenza.There are three main types of the influenza virus. The most important of these are types A and B, each of them having several sub-groups. With the instruments at the hospital the doctor recognized that the outbreak was due to a virus group A, but he did not know the sub-group. He reported the outbreak to the World Health Organization in Geneva. W.H.O. published the important news alongside repots of a similar outbreak in Hong Kong, where about 15-20% of the population had become ill.As soon as the London doctors received the package of throat samples, they began the standard tests. They found that by reproducing itself at very high speed, the virus had multiplied more than a million times within two days. Continuing their careful tests, the doctors checked the effect of drugs used against all the known sub-groups of type A virus on this virus. None of them gave any protection. This then, was something new, a new influenza virus against which the people of the world had no ready help whatsoever.Having isolated the virus they were working with, the two doctors now conducted tests on some specially selected animals, which contact influenza in the same way as human beings do. In a short time, the usual signs of the disease appeared. These experiments revealed that the new virus spread easily, but that it was not a killer. Scientists, like the general public, called it simply “Asian” flu.1.The influenza outbreak mentioned in the passage began in __________.A.Hong KongB. GenevaC. SingaporeD.Malaysia2.Not counting the sub-groups, __________virus.A.there is only one type of influenza.B.there are two main types of influenza.C.there are three main types of influenzaD.there are many main types of influenza.3.The Singapore doctor helped the world by __________.A. curing those with Asianflu.B. killing the virus that caused Asian flu.C. finding the sub-group of the virus.D. reporting the outbreak to Geneva.4.The Asian flu virus __________.A. was a killerB. was very weakC. could reproduce very quicklyD.died very fast5.The Asian flu mentioned in the passageA. killed animals.B. had been known before.C. could not be cured by any known drug.D. could be cured quite easily.Passage TwoIronically, in the United States, a country of immigrants, prejudice and discrimination continue to be serious problem. There was often tension between each established group of immigrants and each succeeding group. As each group became more financially successful, and more powerful, they excluded newcomers from full participation in the society. Prejudice and discrimination are part of our history, however, this prejudicial treatment of different groups is nowhere more unjust than with black Americans.Blacks had distinct disadvantages. For the most part, they came to the “land of opportunity”as slaves and they were not free to keep their heritage and cultural traditions. Unlike most European immigrants, blacks did not have the protection of a support group; sometimes slave owners seperated members of the same family. They could not mix easily with the established society either because of their skin color. It was difficult for them to adapt to the American culture. Even after they became free people, they still experienced discrimination in employment, housing, education, and even in public facilities, such as restrooms.6.Prejudice and discrimination __________.A.were gone.B.have been existing in the American society.C.don’t exclude new immigrants from participation in the society.D.are mainly caused by the slavery.7.Established and succeeding immigrants were __________.A.reluctant to help newcomers to adapt to the new surroundings.B.willing to support newcomers financially.C.great helpers of slaves and Indians.D.reated unequally by American Indians.8.Black Americans could not easily mix in the American society __________.A. because most Americans are immigrants.B. because of their skin color.C. for they speak their language different from Americans’.D. but they were free to keep their heritage.9.The author specifically mentions that __________A.black Americans are most prejudicially treated in the U.S.A.B.discrimination in the South was not more obvious than in the North.C.the situation of blacks is almost the same today as it was in the 1930sD.after blacks became free people, they didn’t experience discrimination inemployment and public facilities.10.The attitude of the author is _____.A. favourableB. praisingC. indifferentD. sarcasticⅤ. Translation1.People who do hard physical labor were particularly interesting to him.2.That is not the time to complain about one’s health or to mention faults one findsin other people.3.The sea is the largest unknown part of our world.4.So some economists worry that the standard of living of many Americans mightdecrease..5.In Iran, courting is more serious, and is performed strictly for the purpose ofmarriage.6.你应该避免上课迟到。