英语期末复习卷含答案 (1)

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秋专升本期末复习卷

Part I.

Vocabulary & Structure (30%)

Directions: Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.

1.

As the semester is drawing to an end, the student union is calling on all the students

to ____ the temptation to cheat on exams.

A. refuse

B. reject

C. resist

D. resolve

2.

You don’t agree with me on this matter, I know, but ____ you’ll see I am in the right.

A. at times

B. in time

C. at one time

D. all the time

3.

As some of the rules concerning foreign trade ran contrary to the principles of the

WTO, the government decided to ____ them as soon as possible.

A. abolish

B. accomplish

C. distinguish

D. establish

4.

It is impossible for me to sing a song these days, for my voice is ____.

A. going of

B. going to

C. going off

D. going away

5.

The old man regained consciousness and found himself lying in a room which had

nothing but ____ walls.

A. blank

B. empty

C. vacant

D. bare

6.

The typical symptom of the epidemic SARS is ____ high fever and acute cough.

A. persistent

B. resistant

C. subsequent

D. perseverant

7.

The

Christmas

dinner

includes

poultry

for

the

main

course,

salad,

bread,

and

vegetables,

and

____

a

variety

of

desserts,

for

example,

pies,

puddings

and

ice- cream.

A. involves

B. features

C. characterizes

D. protrudes

8.

____ the events of last week, I think, we could have handled things more efficiently.

A. Falling back on

B. Looking back on

C. Getting back on

D. Going back on

9.

A suicide bomb exploded in a Jewish ____, killing dozens of people.

A. site

B. plantation

C. terminal

D. settlement

10.

In

the

last

few

years,

the

Internet

and

the

World

Wide

Web

have

become

____

words; almost everyone has heard of them.

A. family

B. home

C. house

D. household

11.

It

can

said

without

exaggeration

that

no

part

of

the

United

States

is

not

easily

accessible by car, by train, or by air, and ____ by all the three of them.

A. more often than

B. more often than not

C. no more often than

D. less often than

12.

While

freshmen

are

considered

part

of

the

academic

elite(

精英

),

some

of

them

appear to lack common sense ____ following traffic regulations.

1

13.

14.

15.

16.

A. coming to

B. when coming to

C. when it comes to

D. when they come to

Dangerous animals such as bears and wolves can be ____ by lighting a fire when

you go camping in a virgin forest.

A. kept in hand

B. kept at bay

C. kept in touch

D. kept in mind

As she matured as an

artist, she ____ realize that “all artists are a product of their

culture”.

A. came to

B. kept to

C. took to

D. went to

He always uses the same ____ of lies to cheat strangers.

A. number

B. flock

C. group

D. web

Many European countries ____ all alliance(

同盟

) against Hitler’s military invasion.

A. passed for

B. forged

C. compelled

D. authorized

17.

Because

of

the mad

cow

disease,

the

European

Union ____

a worldwide

ban

on

British beef and beef product exports.

A. challenged

B. charged

C. forged

D. imposed

18.

The ancient tribes there are supposed ____ from the mainland to the island.

A. to move

B. to be moving

C. to have moved

D. to have been moving

19.

Bicycle

riders

want

the

city

government

to

set

aside

special

lanes(

行车道

)

for

bicycles on some of the main streets, but though they have got some supporters,

____ likes the idea.

A. everyone

B. not everyone

C. no one

D. someone

20.

On

Children’s Day, our nieces and nephews were taken

to the department

store

and then ____ to pick their favorite toys.

A. set out

B. let alone

C. brushed aside

D. turned loose

21. Our house is about a mile from the station and there are not many houses ______.

A. in between

B. among them

C. far apart

D. from each other

22. The destruction of these treasures was a loss for mankind that no amount of money

could _________.

A. stand up to

B. put up with

C. come up with

D. make up for

23. Some fish have a greater ________ for acid water than others.

A. tolerance

B. resistance

C. dependence

D. persistence

24. Many scientists have been _________ the goal of a practical and economical way to

use sunlight to split water molecules.

A. pursuing

B. chasing

C. reaching

D. winning

25. I have no formal clothes for the occasion. Perhaps I can get _________ in a dark suit?

A. through

B. by

C. at

D. off

26. The money I get from teaching the piano is a useful _________ to my ordinary income.

A. implement

B. complement

C. supplement

D. compliment

27. The _________ consists of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, their son and two daughters.

A. house

B. household

C. home

D. housing

28. He never talks to me _________ to ask for something.

A. besides

B. aside from

C. apart from

D. other than

29. I _________ my grant by working in the evenings.

A. compliment

B. complement

C. supplement

D. implement

30.

_________ my point I have done a comparative study.

A. Illustrating

B. To illustrate

C. Having illustrated

D. Being illustrated

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Part II.

Reading Comprehension

(30%)

Passage One:

Trees should only be pruned(

修剪

) when there is a good and clear reason for doing so

and, fortunately, the number of such reasons is small. Pruning involves the cutting away

of

overgrown

and

unwanted

branches.

And

the

inexperienced

gardener

can

be

encouraged by the thought that more damage results from doing it unnecessarily than

from leaving the tree to grow in its own way.

First,

pruning may

be done

to make

sure that

trees have a

desired

shape or size. The

object may be to get a tree of the right height, and at the same time to help the growth

of

small

side

branches

which

will

thicken

its

appearance

or

give

it

a

special

shape.

Secondly, pruning may be done to make the tree healthier. You may cut out diseased

or

dead

wood,

or

branches

that

are

rubbing

against

each

other

and

thus

cause

wounds.

The

health

of

a

tree

may

be

encouraged

by

removing

branches

that

are

blocking up the centre and so preventing the free movement of air.

One result of pruning is that an open wound is left on the tree and this provides an easy

entry

for

disease,

but

it

is

a

wound

that

will

heal.

Often

there

is

a

race

between

the

healing and the disease as to whether the tree will live or die, so that there is a period

when

the

tree

is

at

risk.

It

should

be

the

aim

of

every

gardener

to

reduce

that

risk

of

death as far as possible. It is essential to make the area which has been pruned smooth

and

clean,

for

healing

will

be

slowed

down

by

roughness.

You

should

allow

the

cut

surface to

dry

for

a few hours and then

paint is with one of

the substances

available

from garden shops produced especially for this purpose. Pruning is usually done in winter,

for then you can see the shape of the tree clearly without interference from the leaves

and also it is very unlikely that the cuts you make will bleed. If this does happen, it is, of

course, impossible to paint them properly.

1.

Pruning should be done to ______.

2

3.

4.

5.

A.

make the tree grow taller.

B.

improve the shape of the tree.

C.

get rid of the small branches.

D.

Make the small branches thicker.

Trees become unhealthy if the gardener ______.

A.

allows too many branches to grow in the middle

B.

does not protect them from the wind

C.

forces them to grow too quickly

D.

damages some of the small side branches

Why is a special substance painted on the tree?

A.

to make a wound smooth.

B.

to prevent disease entering a wound.

C.

to cover a rough surface

D.

to help a wound to dry

A good gardener prunes a tree ______.

A.

at intervals throughout the year

B.

as quickly as possible

C.

occasionally when necessary

D.

regularly every winter

What was author’s purpose when writing this pa

ssage?

A.

to give practical instructions for pruning a tree.

B.

to give a general description of pruning.

C.

to explain how trees develop diseases.

D.

To discuss different methods of pruning.

Passage Two:

For the most part, rapid economic development has been a boon. But there is a

down

side

to

development

–

health

problems

such

as

overweight

are

all

becoming

more prevalent, as more people take taxis to work instead of riding their bicycles, and

other labor-saving devices become more popular.

An increasing fast pace of life makes it difficult for people to spend time working out

or playing sports. “I know exercise is good for your health,” a young lady sai

d.

“But after

a busy work week, the only thing I want to do is watch some TV and go to sleep.” That

attitude

may

explain

the

results

of

a

recent

nationwide

study,

which

suggested

15

percent of urban adults I China are overweight, a large number of people over the age

of 40 suffer from high blood pressure and cardiac ailments.

Local

researchers

found

that

31.2

percent

of

elderly

respondents

were

getting

enough

exercise,

but

less

than

9

percent

of

youngsters

and

the

middle-aged

got

an

adequate amount of physical activity.