南财公共英语3级第一套试卷.doc

南京财经大学成人高等教育

网络课程公共英语3级试卷1

* 本试卷满分为100分，答题时间为90分钟。

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Part 1 Vocabulary. Please choose one of the four choices given to fill in the blank to complete the sentence.(50 points, 2 points each)

1.Does the idea of working for a venture company________ to you?

A.interest

B.Attract

C. appeal

D.impress

2.Warnings about the dangers of smoking seem to have little_______ on this age group.

A.shock

B.response

C.reaction

D.impact

3.Ice cream always ______ with me.

A.upsets

B.disagrees

C.annoys

D.sickens

4.Williams______ his position as Mayor to give jobs to his friends.

A.abused

ed

C.applied

D. exploited

5.Manufacturers are making safety a design______.

A.Consideration

B.priority

C.attention

D. precaution

6.The soldier was________ of running away when the enemy attacked.

A .Scolded

B .charged C.accused D.punished

7. The government________ women the right to vote.

A.rejected

B.refuted

C.declined

D.denied

8.It is the________ winter for ten years.

A.Severest

B. most serious

C.strictest

D.severed

9.It is the_________ river of our country.

A.Principle

B. principal

C.Head

D.patchy

10.The element Hydrogen is a ________ of water.

A.constituent

B.ingredient

C.element

D.factor

11. A substance such as sand maybe either fine or ______.

A.harsh

B.rough

C.rude

D.coarse

12.She _______ my invitation because of a previous appointment.

A.refused

B.rejected C .declined D.decreased

13.The _____ of autumn was in the air and she went to fetch a coat.

A.chill

B.chilly

C.chili

D.chilling

14. He was ________ with full authority.

A.bestowed

B.confirmed

C.presented

D.invested

15.The company's name is written on the _________ of the chair.

A.underneath

B.under C .below D.beneath

16. The bad man was punished for his ____ acts.

A.evil

B. eve

C.exile

D.exist

17. It is really a _____ battle.

A.bloody B .blood C.bloodily D.bleed

18.I have had my life _________.

A.insured

B.ensured

C.secured

D.assured

19. The old man was ________ by everyone who knew him.

A.below

B.belonged

C.beloved

D.bestowed

20.The roses are in ______ now.

A.blouse

B.blood

C.bloom

D.blow

21.As there is not much time left, I'll tell you about it ______.

A.in half

B.in part

C.in brief

D.in short

22. I _______that you have heard the news.

A.assist

B.assemble

C.assume

D.arrange

23.His manual of botany has become a________ among scientists.

A.masterpiece

B.classic

C.famous works

D. legend

24. Although the two players are ______in the tennis court. They are really good friends.

A.partners

B.enemies

C.rivals

panions

25.All their attempts to _____ the child from the burning building were in vain.

A.regain

B.recover

C.rescue

D.reserve

Part 2 Cloze. Please choose one of the four choices given to fill in the blank to complete the sentence.(20 points, 1 point each)

Who won the World Cup 1994 football game？What happened at the United Nations？How did the critics like the new play？__26__ an event takes place; newspapers are on the streets __27__ the details. Wherever anything happens in the world，reports are on the spot to __28__ the news.

Newspapers have one basic __29__ ，to get the news as quickly as possible from its source，from those who make it to those who want to __30__it. Radio，telegraph，television，and __31__ inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication. __32 __，this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the __33__ and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are __34__ and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out to many other fields. Besides keeping readers __35__ of the latest news，today‘s newspapers __36__ and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers infl uence readers’ economic choices __37__ advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very__38__ .Newspapers are sold at a price that __39__ even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main __40__ of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The __41__ in selling advertising depends on a newspaper‘s value to advertisers. This __42__ in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper？Circulation depends __43__ on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment __44__ in a newspaper’s pages. But for the most part，circulation depends on a newspaper‘s value to readers as a source of information __45__ the community，city，country，state，nation，and world —and even outer space.

26.A.Just when B.While C.Soon after D.Before

27. A.to give B.giving C.given D.being given