现代大学英语(精读3)期末考试1-1

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太原理工大学

综合英语

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三

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试卷

适用专业：

英语二学位

考试日期：

2015

年

1

月

16

日

时间：

120

分钟

共

4

页

题

号

Ⅰ

Ⅱ

Ⅲ

Ⅳ

Ⅴ

Ⅵ

总

分

得

分

Please Write All Your Answers on the Answer Sheet

PART

Ⅰ

GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

(25 points)

There are 15 sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words

or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the

sentence.

1. A good harvest was obtained ______ the worse drought in sixty years.

A. Though

B. Despite

C. because of

D. even

2. They told me that Professor Liu ______ here for twenty years by this winter.

A. had taught

B. had been teaching

C. would be teaching

D. would have been teaching

3. The Chinese are ______ great people.

A. A

B. The

C. Some

D. /

4. His wife and secretary ______ also ______.

A. has.. invited

B. have.. invited

C. is... invited

D. are.. invited

5. Their income increased ______ 21% over that of the previous year.

A. At

B. With

C. By

D. to

6. We've produced ______ this year ______ we did ten years ago.

A. twice more cotton.., than

B. twice as much cotton.., than

C. twice the cotton.., as

D. twice as much cotton.., as

7. They exchanged views on the question ______.

A. of whom selected

B. to select whom

C. of whom to select

D. of whom being selected

8. The man was questioned by the police because he was seen ______ around the bank.

A. wander

B. to wander

C. wandering

D. wandered

9. John was ______ to be found. I looked ______ for him, but in vain.

A. anywhere.., nowhere

B. somewhere.., nowhere

C. nowhere.., anywhere

D. nowhere.., everywhere

10. He phrased the matter in ______ that there would be no understanding of it.

A. this way

B. that way

C. such a way

D. such way

11. She was all alone in the world ______ an old aunt.

A. except

B. except for

C. but

D. only

12. The mechanical engineer has resigned, making the task ______.

A. all the more difficult

B. all more difficult

C. very more difficult

D. the more difficult

13. You are planning everything on the ______ that he is coming with us.

A. consumption

B. resumption

C. assumption

D. observation

14. The trial is to be ______ while new evidence is being considered.

A. suspended

B. continued

C. resumed

D. ended

15. The child has a bad habit of chewing his nails ______.

A. consciously

B. unconsciously

C. disconsciously

D. conscientiously

16. In order to study for a degree in America, he had to become ______ in English.

A. proficient

B. prominent

C. familiar

D. experienced

17. French wines no longer ______ the wine trade of the USA. American wines have taken

their places.

A. command

B. dominate

C. hold

D. occupy

18. The sun soon ______ the mist.

A. scattered

B. discharged

C. discarded

D. dispelled

19. Your reasons for not wanting to meet Smith may be many and ______, but you must still

meet him.

A. variable

B. various

C. varied

D. variant

20. He was so ______ in his work that he completely forgot the time.

A. engrossed

B. attracted

C. intent

D. concentrated

21. He was not ______ as a great writer until after his death.

A. considered

B. supposed

C. recognized

D. acknowledged

22. We want to ______ our thinking and work to the new circumstances.

A. adopt

B. adapt

C. renovate

D. innovate

23. A lot of poisonous ______ from the chemical works goes into the river.

A. waste

B. exhaust

C. exhaustion

D. pollution

24. He has put a little money ______ and intends to take a holiday.

A. away

B. forward

C. down

D. aside

25. Marsha got so ______ when arguing with her husband that she killed him.

A. carried out

B. carried on

C. carried over

D. carried away

PART II

CLOZE [15points.]

Direction: Decide which of the choices below would correctly complete the passage if

inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank in your answer

sheet.