大学英语测试题答案

Part 1 Fill in the Blanks (with the initial

letters provided)

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Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with

the help of the first letter(s). Use only ONE word to fill in

each blank.

1.

I don't think this string can

weight.

(Suggested first letter(s): with )

2.

The equipment was strong and designed to

withstand

withstand

such a heavy

heavy use under harsh working conditions

with minimum maintenance.

3.

The fire was

two hours.

(Suggested first letter(s): exti )

4.

The candle light, too, was eventually

leaving the entire church in darkness.

(Suggested first letter(s): exti )

5.

The city government has required all the local citizens to take

some

precaution

extinguished

ex tinguished

(Suggested first letter(s): with )

after the firemen had fought for

,

against fire.

(Suggested first letter(s): pre )

6.

You also need to be aware of certain

(Suggested first letter(s): pre )

7.

Family violence was a common

society, and it exists even now.

(Suggested first letter(s): occ )

8.

While pneumonia continues to be a common

occurrence

occurrence< /p>

precaution

that

should be taken in the handling, preparing and storing of food.

in the old

, by 1989 improved treatment had reduced

the numbers dying to only 3%.

(Suggested first letter(s): occ )

9.

Ms. Short said the women's vote (

投票

) could help Labor to win

the next general election provided more women could be

persuaded that Labor was

demands.

(Suggested first letter(s): sen )

10.

At 15,000 feet, no enthusiastic pilot who is already suffering

from the effects of lack of oxygen will be able to make the

sensible

sensible

t o women's

decisions.

(Suggested first letter(s): sen )

Part 1 Fill in the Blanks (with the initial letters provided)

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小题

得分

对错

1.

2.

3.

4.

1

1

1

1

withstand

withstand

extinguished

extinguished

我的答案

withstand

withstand

extinguished

extinguished

客观

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

0

0

1

1

1

1

precaution

precaution

occurrence

occurrence

sensible

sensible

precautions

precautions

occurrence

occurrence

sensible

sensible

Subtotal

:

8

老师评语：

Part 2 Fill in the Blanks (with the right

preposition or adverb)

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每小题：

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Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with

an appropriate preposition or adverb. Fill in each blank

with only ONE word.

1.

It's possible to weld stainless (

不锈钢

) steel

to

ordinary steel.

2.

They failed to agree

on

the location of the

meeting to be held on Monday.

3.

Shall I compare you

4.

Men are able to have more control

to

to

a summer's day?

their

surroundings than any other animals on Earth.

5.

What would the earth be if all its resources were used

up

?

6.

All natural systems tend

toward

balance among

opposing factors or forces.

7.

The police suspected him

jewel robbery.

8.

Parents must answer

9.

In the market most clothes are sold

profit.

10.

About five billion years ago the Earth was formed

from

at

for

of

having a part in the

their children's actions.

a great

a rotating, circular cloud of dust and gases.

Part 2 Fill in the Blanks (with the right preposition or adverb)

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每小题

: 1

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满分：

10

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小题

得分

对错

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

to

on

to

to

up

toward

of

for

at

我的答案

to

on

to

over/of

up

toward/towards

of

for

at

客观

10.

1

from

from

Subtotal

:

9

老师评语：

Part 3 Reading Comprehension (Banked

Cloze)

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Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following passage by

selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not

use any of the words more than once.

Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage.

On the West Coast of the States, people fear earthquakes.

They accordingly watch for signs, like worms coming out from

the ground. On the Gulf Coast the biggest natural threat is a

hurricane or

1.

best

2.

severe

tropical storm. Here the

of where a storm will strike is the

indication

behavior of birds and sea creatures. One

3.

precaution

that seabirds take for a hurricane is that

they move a long way from the ocean. A large hurricane that

recently struck many southern states in America seemed

4.

calm

to be heading directly for Mexico. Despite

the appearance that the hurricane was heading for the

Mexican coast, the birds there stayed

5.

The birds on the Gulf Coast of America,

6.

however

calm

.

, moved far away from the sea even before

the storm changed direction toward the American coast.

Having enough time is a

7.

necessity

when

preparing for a natural disaster. The occurrence of bird

movement should have served as a very early warning for

people as to the direction of this hurricane. Unfortunately, far

too few were paying attention and over a thousand people

8.

severe

lost their lives. Immediately after the