2012-quiz1(读写1,2单元)

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reading quiz of unit1-2

试卷编号：

2012-quiz1

考试时间：

60

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满分：

50

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

(Each item: 1)

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.

In

rescuing

the

child,

five

firemen

narrowly

escaped

death

when

the

house

collapsed

their

feet.

2. Sue screamed, not loudly, more in surprise than , when a guy entered the room with a pistol.

3. Obviously, all the happiness and the excitement had been

completely from her voice.

4.

Advised

by

his

acquaintances

to

his

public

remarks,

he

promised

yesterday

to

tell

the

full

story once he left office.

5. The world has fallen in love with Paul and I really don't care if it lasts for fifteen minutes or

forever, but let's

for the latter.

6. The Japanese economy will continue to develop faster than its foreign

for years to come.

7. Precisely following this treatment, he had a , empty feeling in his stomach.

8. But for Tess, to pray is to

some other great power in control.

9. The new mother was recovering slowly from a particularly complicated .

10. I do think a hospital is usually the best place for a safe .

11. This might reflect cultural differences as well as effects due to the type and quantity of food

by the mother.

12. The secretary was looking for other jobs to

her pay; she didn't earn enough money to pay for

her food and clothes.

13.

Some

students

choose

to

develop

specialized

interests

by

following

several

courses

in

the

broad areas of finance and accounting, marketing, personnel management and industrial relations;

others prefer to

their options to follow a more broadly- based management education.

14. I can't stop

you from going to see her, but if you

in police business you will be in severe

trouble.

15. They avoid the more

jobs, choosing the ones that are within their limitations.

16. To take your pulse (

脉搏

) all you need to do is to count it for 10 seconds and then

by 6.

17. Many social problems have to be , including homelessness, poverty and hunger.

18. The rural population is growing at over 2 per cent per year and

are increasing.

19. The government cannot easily

the damage from the big flood.

20. It may be

to have a blood test to put your mind at rest if you worry about iron deficiency.

Part 2 Multiple Choice

(Each item: 1)

Directions:Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

21. On the coast the weather is ________ with day after day of hot sun, in the mountains, however,

the air cools quickly and until the end of June you can still find snow on the mountain tops.

A. funny

B. interesting

C. romantic

D. good

22. Once you have made your booking and paid a ________, then the cost of your holiday cannot

be changed.

A. fee

B. saving

C. money

D. loan

23. Will you go to the party ________ me, so that our host won't be too offended?

A. instead of

B. rather than

C. no other than

D. except for

24. ________ it was on the side of a mountain, the village was very quiet.

A. Isolated as

B. Isolating if

C. Being isolated as

D. Having been isolated if

25. ________ data (

数据

) that the language- acquiring ability must be stimulated.

A. It being

B. It is

C. There is

D. There being

26. The physicist needed more ________ before his theory could be accepted.

A. finance

B. publications

C. evidence

D. recognition

27. These areas rely on agriculture almost _____________, having few mineral resources and a

minimum of industrial development.

A. respectively

B. relatively

C. incredibly

D. exclusively

28. Frequently single- parent children ________ some of the housework.

A. take off

B. take after

C. take on

D. take in

29. Americans consume ________ as they actually need every day.

A. twice protein as much

B. twice protein as many

C. twice as much protein

D. protein as twice much

30. If tap water were as dangerous as some think, ________ would be getting sick.

A. a lot of more us

B. a lot more of us

C. more a lot of us

D. a lot us of more