综合英语(三)试题

北方学院2009-2010 学年第一学期期末考试试卷学科：综合英语1-3

I.Choose from ABCD the best one (10分)

1.He is not only a teacher, _____ also a friend.

A. however

B. but

C. as

D. and

2. Deaf and dumb people “talk” to each other with the help of their _____.

A. fingers.

B. eyes

C. faces

D. mouths

3. He was just going to give up _____ another chance came.

A. when

B. while

C. although

D. however

4. Language consists _____ words which we put together into sentences.

A. in

B. for

C. of

D. on

5. A well-trained parrot can talk ____ a man.

A. as

B. like

C. like

D. into

6. The salesman tried to _____ us to buy his product.

A. permit

B. persuade

C. allow

D. promise

7. Color picture were added in the new ____ of the book.

A. passage

B. product

C. edition

D. message

8. A cinema is a place of ______.

A. display

B. entertainment

C. audience

D. activity

9. It is important for you ______ for me.

A. as the same as

B. as similar as

C. as well as

D. as good as

10. John was _____ in the trouble, and he didn’t know what to do.

A. attracted

B. interested

C. moved

D. involved

II.Cloze Test: Find the proper word to fill in and change its form necessarily (10分) look like absolutely take a look at slight crash turn to

drop predict on one’s way rush relax shake

11. Jack is ______________ to Li Hong’s home, and he will talk with Li about the party held

last week

12.The weather report _______________that the hot weather is going to drop for another

few days.

13.After exchanging a few words about the weather every day, they ____________ business

matters.

14.It _____________ a nice day to me. Why not going out for picnic.

15.She ______________her watch. She’d already been waiting for him for an hour in such

terrible weather.

16.She ___________ to book a seat on the next flight.

17.The doctor told him to ____________ for a month before going to work.

18.All the passengers were killed in the plane _________.

19.It was only a __________ injury, not at all serious.

20.The children are in __________ health.

III.Reading Comprehension (30分)

Passage One: Choose the best one from the following A/B/C/D

It is a cold March evening on a farm in South England. Outside, 2000 sheep are standing in the fields. Most of them will give birth to lambs in the following weeks. Inside, their shepherds are sitting in the warm watching TV.

You might think that the shepherds are neglecting their duty by resting in comfort. However, if you look at the television more closely, you would see that the shepherds are protecting the sheep.

It is part of an experiment to try to increase the survival rate of new lambs. In the past, the shepherds stayed out with their sheep, walking round and helping the mother sheep to give birth. In this experiment, television cameras are used to scan the sheep, and the shepherds are looking at a television monitor which is automatically controlled.

The system has several advantages. Shepherds do not have to walk among the sheep, which tends to disturb the mother sheep that are about to give birth. Instead, they can stay inside, watching by remote control. If there is no problem, they stay away from the sheep. But when they are needed they can quickly go out to help, or to scare away foxes. The experiment is popular with shepherds because it means that they do not have to spend all their time outdoors waiting for the lambs to arrive in freezing weather.

The monitoring system is rented for the few months when the lambs are born. The cost is high, but the farm manager estimates that, since lambs are so valuable, and if about ten more lambs are saved than in a usual ear, the experiment will be financially worthwhile. At the same time, the experiment may show that it is possible to make a saving in manpower, especially when

a large number of sheep are involved.

21. The main purpose of using a television monitor to watch the sheep is _________.

A. to kill more animals such as foxes

B. to increase the survival rate of lambs

C. to reduce the number of shepherds required on a farm

D. to improve the working condition for the shepherds

22. By using the television monitor, shepherds can ________.

A. protect the sheep

B. enjoy TV programs

C. stay out warm

D. neglect their duty

23. From the passage, we learn that walking among the sheep ________.

A. is more popular with shepherds than watching TV inside

B. can help the mother sheep to give birth to more lambs

C. is the best way to protect the sheep

D. usually disturbs the mother sheep that will give birth

24. The shepherds like to use the remote control system because ________.

A. their sheep will not be attacked by wild animals

B. they would like to watch TV 24 hours a day

C. they can greatly improve their working condition

D. they can work less time with the help of the system

25. The passage is mainly about _______.