英语考试

1.

I prefer this diagram ______ that one.

a. than

b. more than

c. against

d. to

2. Hot metal ______ as it grows cooler.

a. contracts

b. reduces

c. on

d. compresses

3. Please turn ______ the switch as soon as the water boils.

a. down

b. off

c. on

d. up

4. To my surprise, at yesterday

’

s meeting he again brought ______ the plan that had

been disapproved a week before.

a. about

b. put

c. back

d. up

5. The farmers in this country can improve their ______ by using better seedlings and

more fertilizer.

a. yield

b. growth

c. profit

d. gain

6. It isn

’

t quite ______ that he will be present at the meeting.

a. sure

b. right

c. certain

d. exact

7.

The

Chinese

Red

Cross

______

a

generous

sum

to

the

relief

of

the

physically

disabled.

a. assigned

b. contributed

c. furnished

d. administered

8. The gloves were really too small, and it was only by ______ them that I managed to

get them on.

a. spreading

b. squeezing

c. extending

d. stretching

9. The children will not be allowed to come with us if they don

’

t ______ themselves.

a. guide

b. behave

c. act

d. direct

10. The ______ to the house caused by the storm took several days to repair.

a. ruin

b. destruction

c. damage

d. harm

1. It is ______ of you to let us know it.

a. considerable

b. considering

c. considerate

d. considered

2. Barbara ______ in doing it again though she had failed more than a dozen times.

a. resisted

b. insisted

c. persisted

d. assisted

3.

Since

you

are

already

above

the

age

limit

for

the

job,

I

am

sorry

that

you

are

______

for this position.

a. inconvenient

b. indispensable

c. uncomfortable

d. unsuitable

4. It is kind of you reply to my letter without ______.

a. denying

b. pause

c. delay

d. thinking

5. They are very ______ for our help and support.

a. generous

b. reluctant

c. grateful

d. rejoiced

6. My son likes sweet and sour pork;

it’s

his ______ meal.

a. delicious

b. taste

c. favorite

d. favorable

7. How can you ______ your goal without any effort?

a. maintain

b. contain

c. sustain

d. attain

8. Fresh air and good food are of much ______ to our health.

a. benefit

b. advantage

c. profit

d. interest

9. The prices ______ change according to the exchange rate.

a. individually

b. constantly

c. measurably

d. temporarily

10. Your dishonest action caused us a lot of ______.

a. distress

b. identity

c. circuit

d. mystery

1. Because of the large amounts of salt, the specific gravity of the water in the lake

is so great that one cannot ______ in it.

a. sink

b. be sunk

c. be sinking

d. have been sunk

2. This kind of animal is known to have possible life span greater than ______.

a. man

b. men

c. men

’

s

d. the man

3. The accomplishments of modern medicine would be impossible ______.

a. with specialized equipment

b. without specialized equipment

c. with specialized equipments

d. without specialized equipments

4. Since some people marry not for love, but for money and social status, their family

relationship with ______ is no doubt disastrous.

a. an absence of emotion

b. the absent emotion

c. an absent emotion

d. emotion

’

s absent

5.

Each

year,

tourists

from

all

over

the

world

travel

to

Poland

to

visit

______

birthplace

of Madam Curie.

a. a

b. one

c. the

d. /

6.

The

housework

now

seems

more

meaningful

because

it

is

the

service

to

someone

I

______.

a. care on

b. care for

c. care of

d. care

7.

To

Americans,

the

word

“

friend

”

can

be

applied

______

a

wide

range

of

relationships

–

to someone one has know for a few weeks or to a trusted confidant.

a. for

b. with

c. in

d. to

8.

College

students

______

prepared

for

independent

thinking

if

there

was

less

emphasis

on grades in high school.

a. would be better

b. will be better

c. would be well

d. will be well

9. Every one of us ______ that when any substance burns, it unites with oxygen.

a. know

b. knows

c. have known

d. has known

10. I remember ______ valuable time daydreaming all day long.

a. to spend

b. I spending

c. spending

d. to have been spending

1. He is not ______ of learning German in six months.

a. capable

b. likely

c. able

d. enabled

2. I find it quite impossible to ______ between Jean and Mary, they are so alike.

a. separate

b. divide

c. distinguish

d. contrast

3. Although I can

’

t stand family occasions, I suppose I ought to ______ my cousin

’

s

wedding.

a. accompany

b. visit

c. go

d. attend

4. He is one of the most ______ people I have ever met in China.

a. energetically b. energy

c. energetic

d. energize

5. The heavy fog has brought the traffic on the motorway to a complete ______.

a. standstill

b. conclusion

c. stoppage

d. blockage

6.

The

government

was

eventually

_______

by

a

series

of

setbacks

in

its

economic

policy.

a. brought forward

b. brought down

c. set down

d. set aside

7. That woman is the only ______ of the air crash.

a. survival

b. survive

c. surviving

d. survivor

8. Please give this ticket to ______ you think is interested in folk music.

a. who

b. whom

c. whoever

d. whomever

9.

If

you

are

going

to

the

cinema

again,

you

can

______

me

out.

I

’

ve

already

been

there

twice this week.

a. call

b. let

c. keep

d. count

10. His attitude has ______ to make our task easier.

a. helped

b. aided

c. enabled

d. assisted

1.

She

’

s

got

an

e-mail

message

from

her

cousin,

______

that

he

is

coming

for

a

business

trip.

a. saying

b. telling

c. writing

d. reading

2. It is wise ______ her not to cry over spilt milk.

a. with

b. to

c. for

d. of

3. Most wild animals have to eat when food is rich so as to have some fat ______ for

winter.

a. resource

b. resort

c. remains

d. reserve

4. You

’

d better put the spray on the shelf, out of the children

’

s ______.

a. reach

b. contact

c. range

d. touch

5. Getting so tired of the speaker

’

s tedious talk, the audience began to ______ and

stretch.

a. sneeze

b. cough

c. yawn

d. hiccup

6. The grape tastes sour. It is nor yet ______.

a. mature

b. ripe

c. grown

d. senior

7. He tried to turn the ______ but found the door was locked inside.

a. door-bell

b. door-handle

c. door-knob

d. door-plate

8. The wooden bridge suddenly ______ when the troupe was marching across it.

a. gave way

b. gave in

c. gave up

d. gave off

9. What happened? A police car ______ in front of their door.

a. took off

b. pulled up

c. run over

d. broke through

10. Don

’

t be that ______, Betty. You are old enough to make a more sensible decision.

a. childly

ike

c. childish

d. childless

中翻英：

他的死是缺乏治疗。

The reason for his death was 1ack of medical care.

这门课不包括在学校课程计划之内。

The subject is not included in the school curriculum.

在会上我们提出了一个试验性的建议。

We put forward a tentative suggestion at the meeting.

他要是没缺几次课，很可能就通过考试了。

He might well have passed the exam if he hadn

’

t missed several classes.

我们应该把书本知识应用在实践中。

We should apply our book knowledge to practice.

这家新百货公司突然发生了一场大火灾。

A big fire broke out suddenly in this new department store.

这位盲人有幸得到许多好心人的帮助。

The blind man has the fortune of being helped by many warm-hearted persons.

他跑得如此之快就好像是一个年轻人一样。

He ran so fast as if he were a young man.

这位英语教师有早起围着学校跑步的习惯。

The teacher from the U.K. is in the habit of getting up early and jogging around the

campus.

她凭记忆写下了这本诗集里的好几首诗。

She wrote down several poems in this anthology from memory.

我们都希望中国将来更加繁荣昌盛。

We all hope that China will become more prosperous in the future.

他们在农场里养了许多猪、羊、牛、马。

They raised many hogs, sheep, cows and horses on their farm.

7

月

4

日是美国的独立日。

July the 4th is Independence Day of the U.S.

肥沃的土地吸引了大批人来定居。

The fertile land attracted many people to settle down there.

你曾经欣赏 过中国民族音乐会吗？如果欣赏过的话，我敢肯定你一定会被琵琶的优美曲调所吸

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Have

you

ever

enjoyed

a

traditional

Chinese

folk

music

concert?

If

you

have,

I

dare

say

you just can’t help being attracted by the

beautiful melody played on the lute.

中国的武术历史悠久，是中国文化不可分割的一个组成部分。

Chinese

martial

arts

have

a

long

history,

and

they

form

an

indispensable

part

of

Chinese

culture.

他设法帮助我理解这幅画的深层文化内涵，这与民族精神有着密切的联系。

He tried to help me understand the underlying cultural meaning of the painting, which

has a great deal to do with the national spirit.

英翻中：

Businessmen need English and a young person wanting to go into business might well get

a better starting position simply because he or she has a sound working knowledge of

the language.

商人需要懂英语并且一个想步入 商界的年轻人，

就因为他掌握的语言扎实能应付工作，

起步就十

分有利。

There are a number of other reasons for learning languages which are possibly less

important than those above.

有许多其他理由，可能没有以上这些理由重要。

We

could

mention

the

student

who

goes

to

English

classes

just

“

for

fun

”

,

for

something

to do.

我们可以举出的一个例子是学生只因“有趣”

，只为想 做点什么而去上英语课。

A student might well go to a class because he likes a particular person in the class,

or in general like the atmosphere of the class: perhaps the student has simply heard

that English classes at a certain school are enjoyable or prestigious, etc.

一个学生去上英语课只因为他喜欢班里某 一个人，

或者大体上讲他喜欢上课的气氛：

该学生可能

只是听说某一学校的英语课很有趣或者很有名气等等。

It will be clear from the list above that there are many possible reasons for studying

a language.

以上列举的理由清楚地表明学习一种语占可能会有很多的理由。

What is your reason or reasons? Don

’

t you think a sound working knowledge of English

is a must for you?

你的理由是什么

?

你不认为学会英语进行交际是你的迫切需要吗

?

You

will

need

to

be

self- motivated,

dedicated

to

achieving

the

highest

possible

standards

in your work, computer literate and able to initiate and complete projects.

你需有上进心，能为达到最佳工作水准而不懈 努力

,

懂电脑，能开创项目并完成项目。

A competitive salary will be offered together with a range of other benefits.

公司为你提供高薪和一系列其他福利待遇。

To

discuss

this

position

in

confidence,

please

phone

Rod

Taylor

at

or

forward

your resume together with a cover letter including your present salary details to Rod

Taylor, Bank House, 81 St. Judes Road, Egham, Surrey, TW20 ODF.

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