本科英语复习题

华南理工大学继续教育学院

2014年毕业班毕业前补考

本科《大学英语》复习题

I. Vocabulary and Structure (30%)

Part A

Directions: There are two columns in this section. Match the words in Column A with their explanations in Column B. Write your answers in the box on the ANSWER SHEET.

Column A Column B

1. vanish A. 能力；容量

2. adjust B. 消失

3. steady C. 不断的; 经常的

4. pursue D. 调节; 调整

5. ceremony E. 混乱；混淆

6. figure F. 典礼; 仪式

7. confusion G. 稳定的；持续的

8. capacity H. 追求; 致力于

9. adopt I. 塑像; 数字; 身材

10. constant J. 收养；采用

Part B

Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center..

1. Mom and Dad planned to ___________ a smaller house when we grew up.

A. care for

B. move into

C. cut back on

D. call off

2. It is very ___________ of you to spend all your weekends helping the old folk.

A. independent

B. mature

C. noble

D. inventive

3. The police believe that the ___________ for the murder was jealousy.

A. awareness

B. motive

C. schedule

D. necessity

4. After three weeks in Africa she ___________ to the extreme heat there.

A. had used

B. has used

C. used

D. has got used

5. It has been proved that one ___________ to sleep less as they get older.

A. links

B. appeals

C. tends

D. bothers

6. At the border(边界) you will be asked about your ___________ and how long you plan to stay.

A. automobile

B. event

C. host

D. destination

7. Every effort was made to settle the ___________, but without success.

A. dispute

B. factor

C. civilization

D. evolution

8. The purpose of his speech was to ___________ the problem of environmental protection.

A. draw attention to

B. put down

C. depend on

D. have an effect on

9. It suddenly ___________ me that I had caught a wrong train.

A. called on

B. call off

C. turned to

D. dawned on

10. Money was ___________ and he needed a job badly.

A. swift

B. tight

C. intense

D. fatal

11.Tom, with the dog, ___________ standing on the floor upstairs yesterday.

A. were

B. was

C. are

D. will be

12.You are going to England next year. You should now practice ___________ English as much

as possible.

A. speak

B. to speak

C. speaking

D. speak about

13.---I don’t like to travel.

---Have you ever ___________ in an airplane?

A. flying

B. flew

C. flowed

D. flown

14.I’ve already told you that I’m going to buy it, ___________.

A. no matter how much it costs

B. however does it cost much

C. how much does it cost

D. how much it costs

15.It was not until late in the evening ___________ her husband arrived home.

A. while

B. when

C. that

D. before

16.Americans eat ___________ vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.

A. more than twice

B. as twice as many

C. twice as many as

D. more than twice as many

17.___________ usually go to church every Saturday.

A. The Brown

B. A Brown

C. Browns

D. The Browns

18.I don’t know why she’s looking at me ___________ she knew me. I’ve never seen her before

in my life.

A. as if

B. although

C. even if

D. as

19.Mike’s uncle insists ___________ in this hotel.

A. staying

B. not to stay

C. that he would not stay

D. that he not stay

20.It is hard to avoid mistakes. ___________ you correct them conscientiously, it will be all

right.

A. In the case

B. As long as

C. Although

D. Despite

II. Reading Comprehension (40%)

Directions: In this part, you will read 4 passages. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question from the four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

Passage One

Along with the development of the global awareness, “sustainability(可持续性)”is considered to be a crucial element in any event. Olympic Games are of no exception.

The idea of sustainability came with the Centennial Olympic Congress, held in Paris in 1994. This event drew people’s attention to the importance of both the environment and sustainable