基础英语考试

仲恺农业工程学院试卷《基础英语》2016 至2017 学年度期末A卷专业班级姓名学号Part I Choose the best answer from A, B, C, and D to complete the sentences.(20%, 1 point each)1.I was very __________ to the librarian for helping me find the book I urgently needed.A gratefulB helpfulC skillfulD hopeful2.This kind of cell phone is __________ available in any telecommunications shop.A costlyB likelyC readilyD effectively3.This documentary aroused public __________ for the victims of the Terrorist Attack.A symbolB sympathyC suspectD symphony4.When she heard of her grandfather’s death, she couldn’t help __________.A to weepB weepC weepingD wept5.Never __________ the former manager’s influence on the final decision!A shiftB surviveC remindD underestimate6. ----What a hot day! Have you had a drink? ----Yes, but I’d like to have _______ after class.A. itB. anotherC. thatD. one7. If you keep practicing your son in football, he ______to be a famous player.A. wantsB. hopes D. wishes D. promises8. This crop does not do well in soils _______ the one for which it has been specially developed.第 1 页，共13 页A. outsideB. other thanC. beyondD. rather than9. --- Excuse me, may I ask you some questions?--- Sorry, I’m too busy and haven’t got even a minute to __________.A. spendB. spareC. shareD. stop10. If you want to see a doctor, you fix a date with him ahead of time. That is a common________ in the USA.A. senseB. ruleC. practiceD. reality11.The participation of the boys_______ essential to the success of the experiment.A. wasB. were C been D had12. Almost all of the students in the History Club (enjoys / enjoy) Chinese history.A enjoys B. enjoy C. enjoying D has enjoying13. An old friend of my parents _________to vacation with us every summer.A comeB comes C. came D. camed14. The speaker whom you saw at the lecture_____ one of the famous professors from PekingUniversity.A isB areC wasD were15. Anyone who______ to get higher education has to pass the entrance exams for college.A decide B. decides C decided D. deciding16.My father and my mother________ to learn how to use the computer.A. want B wants C. wanting D has wanted17. Each of these English texts ________to be read twice.A. needB. needsC. needed D has needed18. Many a year __________ passed since I came to the university.A. haveB. hasC. has been D had been19. Diligence and good luck _________ the keys to his success in business.A. isB. areC. were D was20.A number of students ________ late for this morning’s class.第 2 页，共13 页A was / B. Were C is D. arePart II Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.1.When they arrived there, he lay on the floor, his nose __bleed______ .2.I think she’s right but _ somehow _I’m not completely sure.3.I’d _ appreciate ___________it if you would turn the radio down.4.We were greatly __amuse__________to hear about his sitting on the wet paint.5.Greece’s poor economic performance was a cause for the growing public _concern______.6.It _amazed____________ us to hear that you were leaving. Why not tell us a bit earlier?7.You needn’t worry about him. This kind of medicine will help to ___heal_______ his woundsoon.8.I’m afraid I’ve _clipped________ a piece out of this saucer.9.She has got used to _sucking_______ milk through a straw though she is only two months old.10.The old woman had to support her family by washing a __heap_______ of dirty clothes everyday though she had suffered a deadly disease.11. His novel has __virtually_______ been finished; he has only a few last-minute changes to makein it.12. The fall in the value of the dollar will __ebable_______ them to export more goods.第 3 页，共13 页13. Hopefully, the meeting will __enhance_______ the prospects of world economic prosperity.14._Effective________ measures should be taken to prevent such accidents.15. Her report of what happened was ___accurate______ in every detail.16. His nationality isn’t _relevant________ to whether or not he’s a good lawyer.17. The company conducted_________ a survey to find out local reaction to the leisurecenter.18. She managed to acquire_________ two tickets for the concert.19._Qverall________ , prices are still rising no matter whether you admit it or not.20. The company has_expanded________ its operations in China by building a new factory there. Part III Reading Comprehension(20%, 1 point each)In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the correct answer.Mark your choices on your ANSWER SHEET.Passage 1Cultural WarsFilms made in the United Stated have continued to sweep the globe. According to the list of 1998’s most successful movies put together by Variety magazine, U.S. films took the top 39 pla ces; Britain’s The Full Monty came in at number 40. As a consequence, British movie’s market share fell to 14 percent of the home market, while the respective figures for French films were 27 percent in France and 10 percent for German films in Germany. Th e European Union’s trade deficit with the United States in films and television is annually between $ 5 and $ 6 billion.Several of Hollywood’s most successful movies have drawn from international resources. There men and a Baby was a remake of French comedy. Total Recall was made partly by French money, was directed by a Dutch man and starred an Austrian. The English Patient was directed by a Briton, shot in Italy, and starred French and British talent. The quest for new ideas and fresh talent has lead studios to develop subsidiaries in Europe: SONY’s bridge in London, Miramax in Berlin, and Warner Brothers第 4 页，共13 页both in Berlin and Paris.1. American films have continued to A the world.A. influenceB. winC. challenge2. British films share the 14 percent in its A in 1998.A. home market B American market C. European market3. German films have a ten percent share in C .A. FranceB. BritishC. German4. Three Men and a Baby was a remake of French comedy. A “remake” means B .A. a copyB. a reprintC. reproduction5. The English Patient was directed by a Briton, shot in Italy, and starred French and British talent. A Briton means A .A. A BritishB. an ItalianC. a GermanPassage 2Large companies need a way to reach the savings of the public at large. The same problem , on a smaller scale, faces practically every company trying to develop new products and create new jobs. There can be little prospect of raising the sort of sums needed from friends and people we know, and while banks may agree to provide short-term finance, they are generally unwilling to provide money on a permanent basis for long-term projects. So companies turn to the public, inviting people to lend them money, or take a share in the business in exchange for a share in future profits. This they do by issuing stocks and shares in the business through the Stock Exchange. By doing so they can put into circulation the savings of individuals and institutions, both at home and overseas.When the saver needs his money back, he does not have to go to the company with whom he originally placed it. Instead, he sells his shares through a stockbroker to some other saver who is seeking to invest his money.Many of the services needed both by industry and by each of us are provided by the Government or by local authorities. Without hospitals, roads, electricity, telephones, railways, this country could not function. All these require continuous spending on new equipment and new development if they are to第 5 页，共13 页serve us properly, requiring more money than is raised through taxes alone. The Government, local authorities, and nationalized industries therefore frequently need to borrow money to finance major capital spending, and they, too, come to the Stock Exchange.There is hardly a man or woman in this country whose job or whose standard of living does not depend on the ability of his or her employers to raise money to finance new development. In one way or another this new money must come from the savings of the country. The Stock Exchange exists to provide a channel through which these savings can reach those who need finance.6. Almost all companies involved in new production and development must B .A. rely on their own financial resourcesB. persuade the banks to provide long-term financeC. depend on the population as a whole for finance7. The money which enables these companies to go ahead with their projects is C .A. repaid to its original owners as soon as possibleB. raised by the selling of shares in the companiesC. exchanged for part ownership in the Stock Exchange8. When the savers want their money back they C .A. ask another company to obtain their money for themB. look for other people to borrow money fromC. put their shares in the company back on the market9. All the essential services on which we depend are A .A. run by the Government or our local authoritiesB. financed wholly by the rates and taxesC. in constant need of financial support10. The Stock Exchange makes it possible for the Government, local authorities and nationalized industries C .A. to borrow as much as they wishB. to make certain everybody saves money第 6 页，共13 页C. to raise money to finance new developmentsPassage 3A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers. “Last week,” said he, “my umbrella was stolen from a London church. As it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didn’t get it back.”“ How did you write your advertisement?” asked one of the listeners, a merchant.“ Here it is,” said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The other man look it and read, “L ost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No.10 Broad Street.”“Now,” said the merchant, “I often advertise, and find that it pays me well. But the way in whi ch an advertisement is expressed is of extreme importance. Let us try for your umbrella again, and if it fails, I'll buy you a new one.”The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote: “If the man was seen to take an umbrella from t he City Church last Sunday evening doesn’t wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to NO.10 Broad Street. He is well known.”This appeared in the paper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door. In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors that had been thrown in, and his own umbrella was among the number. Many of them had notes fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake, and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.11. What is an advertisement? BA. A news item.B. A public announcement in the press, on TV, etc.C. One way to voice one’s view.12. The man once thought advertising was _A_____.A. of little useB. of some useC. practical第7 页，共13 页13. According to his advertisement, anyone who__A____ would receive ten shillings.A. found the umbrellaB. gave a messageC. left the umbrella at No. 10 Broad Street14. The result of the first advertisement was that B .A. the man got his umbrella backB. the man wasted some money advertisingC. nobody found the missing umbrella15. A merchant asked __B___.A. when he lost his umbrellaB. how he wrote his advertisementC. where he lost his umbrellaPassage 4Ask three people to look out the same window at a busy street corner and tell you what they see. Chances are you will receive three different answers. Each person sees the same scene, but each perceives（察觉）something different about it.Perceiving goes on in our minds. Of the three people who look out the window, one may say that he sees a policeman giving a motorist a ticket. Another may say that he sees a rush hour traffic jam at the intersection. The third may tell you that he sees a woman trying to cross the street with four children in tow（拉着）. For perception is the mind’s interpretation of what the senses—in this case our eyes—tell us.Many psychologists today are working to try to determine just how a person experiences or perceives the world around him. Using a scientific approach, these psychologists set up experiments in which they can control all of the factors. By measuring and charting the results of many experiments, they are trying to find out what makes different people perceive totally different things about the same scene.16. Perceiving is an action that takes place C .第8 页，共13 页A. in our eyesB. only when we think very hard about somethingC. in every person’s mind17. People perceive different things about the same scene because A .A. they see different thingsB. they cannot agree about thingsC. None of these18. Psychologists study perception by A .A. setting up many experimentsB. asking each other what they seeC. looking out of windows19. Implied but not stated:BA. Psychologists do not yet know how people see.B. The best experiments are those in which all factors are controlled.C. The study of perception is going on now.20. The best title for this selection is ( B)A. How We See.B. Learning About Our Minds Through Science.C. What Psychologists Perceive.Use words or expressions from the passage to replace those underlined inPart IVthe sentences below. (10% 2 points each)separate the wheat from the chaff.Part V Translate the following sentences into English. (30%, 3 points each）第9 页，共13 页1.你运动的越多，身体就会越健康。