英语读写题目

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Part

Ⅰ

Vocabulary (20 points)

Direction:

Please choose the most suitable choice for each of these questions.

1. Since the matter was extremely_____,

2.

The

government

is

trying

to

do

something

to_____

better

understanding

between

the

two

A. raise

C. heighten

3

．

In the Mediterranean seaweed is so abundant and so easily harvested that it is never of great

________.

A. fare

B. payment

C. worth

D. expense

4.

The writer was so ________ in her work that she didn’t notice him enter the room.

A

．

absorbed

B. abandoned

C. focused

D. centered

5.

I know you’ve got a smooth tongue, so don’t talk me ________ buying it.

A

．

away

B. down

C. out

D. into

6. The most basic reason why dialects should be preserved is that language helps to ________ a

culture.

A. retain

B. relate

C. remark D. review

7. Companies are struggling to find the right ________ between supply and demand, but it is no

easy task.

A. equation

B. formula

C. balance

D. pattern

8.

Mass

advertising

helped

to

________

the

emphasis

from

the

production

of

goods

to

their

consumption.

A. vary

B. shift

C. lay

D. moderate

9. Some research workers completely ________ all those facts as though they never existed.

A. ignore

B. leave

C. refuse

D. miss

10. I

haven’t

enough money to buy a car, so I just have to do _______.

A. nothing

B. none

C. without

D. nobody

11. He proved himself a ________ successor to the former Prime Minister.

A. worthwhile

B. worthiness

C. worthy

D. worth

12. The mystery guest on the show is ________ other than the President.

A. no

B. none

C. not

D. nothing

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13. Sometimes the student may be asked to write about his ________ to a certain book or article

that has some bearing on the subject being studied.

A. impression

B. reaction

C. comprehension

D. sentiment

14. That organization __________ persons of different political stands.

A. owns

B. embraces

C. composes

D. consists

15. I was unaware of the critical points involved, so my choice was quite _________.

A. artistic

B. artificial

C. arbitrary

D. mechanical

16. The novels he has written have shown his ______ ability as an author.

A. literal

B. literally

C. literature

D. literary

17. We’d decided to sell our car, but then we began to have second ________.

A. plans

B. minds

C. ideas

D. thoughts

18. During the recession they ________ the workers off for three months.

A. gave

B. laid

C. called

D. dropped

19. Anthony is a very ________ person and never wastes anything.

A. miserly

B. thrifty

C. economic

D. conservative

20.

The

________

of

these

islands

is

still

in

dispute

and

the

three

countries

are

to

have

a

conference next month to settle the issue.

A. sovereignty

B. right

C. authority

D. power

Part II Reading Comprehension (60 points)

Section A

(20 points)

Directions:

In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select

one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read

the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by

a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Questions 21to 30 are based on the following passage.

Are you ready to start a new healthy habit of running or a seasoned runner looking to

–

21--an

old

pair

of

shoes

either

way,

it

is

very

important

to

buy

the

right

pair

of

shoes

for

you

–

not

necessarily the ones that are the most technically advanced or on the sale rack!

At least for me, it is so

—

22-- to hit the sale rack when I begin my search for new shoes. It kills

me to spend any more than I absolutely have to, but with running shoes, I have found, it is one

thing to not spare any expense. Finding a great pair of running shoes is sure to save most people

money with comfort and safety. Finding a pair for $$49 does not do a lot of good if you hurt your

knee the next day.

There are so many brands and styles of shoes that it is hard to know where to start when you

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walk into a retailer. If you are not sure where to start in the process, note the techniques listed

below for finding the perfect shoe for your needs.

Find

your

foot

type:

Figure

out

how

you

run

(outside

of

your

foot,

outside

to

inside,

or

straight

down

the

middle).

The

easiest

way

to

—

23--

how

you

run

is

to

look

at

an

old

pair

of

running shoes. If the shoe is worn on the outside of the heel and rolls inward excessively, you

have a pronated foot type---the majority of the population (60%) fits into this category. You are

more likely to have this foot type if you are flat footed.

If

you

have

high

arches,

your

foot

is

rigid

and

does

not

pronate

so

there

is

not

an

–

24--

shockabsorber. Roughly 30% of the population has high-arched or supinated foot types.

If

you

land

on

the

outside

of

your

heel

and

roll

inward

–

25--

to

–

26--

shock,

you

are

of

normal weight; you are considered the most sound runner. Only about 10% of the population has

neutral/ ideal feet. Tips for your trip to the shoe store: Examine your old shoes for tread wear.

Socks are important. Wear your running socks when you try on. If your feet are different sizes,

buy for the larger one. Shoes with better breathability will help

–

27-- sweating Grooves in the

sole offer more

—

28--. Flat feet need support rather than flexibility. If you

–

29-- to overpronate,

look

for

shoes

that

will

lace

higher

up

so

you

can

better

customize

the

fit

of

the

shoe.

Shoe

should feel comfortable right way- they do not need to be broken in.

When to Buy New Running Shoes: Look at the soles. If they are worn out or very unevenly

worn

it

is

time for

a

new

pair.

If you

have

traveled roughly

400-500

miles

on

your

—

30--or

it

’

s

been six months, it is time for a new pair. Remember, if you are wearing your shoes for other

activities, those miles count too! What questions should the salespeople ask? How long have you

been

running?

How

much

mileage

are

you

doing

per

week?

Are

you

training

for

a

particular

event? Where do you do most of your running? How much do you weigh? Are you aware of any

foot problems?

Simple

solution

will

get

your

running.

The

more

you

know

about

your

feet

and

what

activities you will be partaking in, the more prepared you will be to find the right pair of shoes.

Shoes are important for the health of your feet, but for the rest of your bones and joints as well.

Robb

Ksiazek

is

an

author

and

web

publisher

writing

about

mind,

body,

and

soul

for

.

He

believes

that

our

bodies

have

the

power

to

heal

themselves;

we

just need to allow them.

A. curb

J. absorb

B. tend

K. tread

C. tempting

L. affective

D. treadmill

M. unevenly

E. replace

N. excessively

F. effective

O. went

G. slightly

H. flexibility

I. determine

Section B

(20 points)

Directions:

In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to

it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph

from

which

the

information

is

derived.

You

may

choose

a

paragraph

more

than

once.

Each

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