上外第二册第七单元测验

上外第二册第七单元测验

I. Fill in the blanks with words chosen from the box. Change the form where necessary.

1.Tom was_banned___ from driving for six months after being caught speeding again.

2.The French government rules that such foreign expressions as walkman are not permitted, as

they _corrupt_____ the language.

3.These educational toys give children a feeling of self-worth by ___arousing____ their interest

in challenging tasks.

4. A lot of people would consider a TV as more of a _ necessity ______ than a luxury item.

5.The young professor will be a most valuable _ addition ______ to our department.

6.The computer programmers tried to _modify______ the design of the software to make it

suitable for commercial production.

7.In his childhood, he loved music and would pound spoons or forks on any surface that

_resemble____ a drum.

8.It has been raining ___virtually____ non-stop for the past several days.

9.I think _tolerance______ between students is extremely necessary since they live and study

together.

10.It’s the sort of ad that is intended to appeal to teachers, lawyers, doctors and other

_professional______.

11.We should be thankful to Emily for her _integrate______ contribution to our project.

12.David found it difficult _preserve______ himself into a society whose culture was completely

different from his own.

13.Richard got two tickets for __exceeding____ speed limits within one week. He really has to

take care.

14.Gone are the days when superpowers could _dominate______ the world.

15.Everybody thinks that it will be a very close race and no one dares _to predict______ its

outcome.

II. Fill in the blanks with phrases chosen from the box. Change the form where necessary.

1.After working for his father for about ten years, he decided _to__give way to____ on his own.

2.There was nothing they could do about it. The situation was __out of control.

3.Having delayed several times, we must __put____ this plan __into practice_____ now.

4.It’s not impossible _to_rid myself of____ this bad habit. But it will take a lot of effort.

5.When you have finished reading the novel, please ___pass_ it __on to__ Laura.

6._____Strictly speaking__ she was not qualified for the job. But we employed her because of

her honesty.

7.In his closing remarks, the chairman expressed thanks to all those whose work __contribute

to_____ the success of the conference.

8.If you think I will __strike out____ your threats, you are mistaken.

9.The Chinese economy is still __in transition____ from a planned to a market economy.

10.I agree with him __to some extent_____ but thee are still some areas of sharp disagreement

between us.

III. Select one word / expression for each blank in the passage from a list of choices given below. You may not use any of the words below more than once and you should change the form where necessary.

The English language, like many other languages in the world, ___modified_____ from a common parent language, the Indo-European language. The Indo-European language was spoken by the original Indo-European people who inhabited___ the east part of central Europe. About in 3000 B.C., __massive____ Indo-European people began to ___drift____to other parts of the world, the cause of which is still a ___mystery____. As a result, the __originally___ united Indo-European language ___splited____ into different dialects which pertain to the various language branches of the Indo-European phylum（语系—GRE词汇）. English falls into the Germanic language so English ____resemble_____ German most. However, German is comparatively __conservatived________ and less _influenced______ by other languages. Thus, these still exists great difference between them.

IV. Translate the following paragraph into English, using the words and phrases given below.

为父亲工作了10年左右后，Jackson决定独立开创自己的事业，并在1805年开办了一所学校。严格地说，他并不是一个十分优秀的校长，而更像是一位优秀的父亲。他像对待自己的孩子一样对待学生。他还要求所有的老师对差生要有耐心。Jackson四十多岁时，一位杰出的女士征服了他的信，他才结了婚。婚后，在他的后半生，他和他的妻子周游世界，他们迷人的历险故事在他们家族中相传。