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Examination for College English Book VI
(Sample)
（答案供参考）
I.
Multiple choice 20%
Choose the best answer either to complete the
sentence or to replace the
underlined
part.
1.
Ann has
never dreamed of
____ for her to be
sent abroad so soon.
a
there being a chance
b there be a
chance
c there to be a
chance
d there is a chance
2.
I‘d rather you ____ make
any comment on the issue for the time
being.
a
don‘t
b wouldn‘t
c
didn‘t
d shouldn‘t
3.
Criticism and self-
criticism is necessary ____ it helps us to find
and correct our mistakes.
a
by that
b in
that
c on that
d at that
4.
Americans eat
____ as they actually need every day.
a twice as much protein
b
twice protein as much
c
protein as much twice
d protein as
twice much
5.
A
survey
was
carried
out
on
the
death
rate
of
new-born
babies
in
that
region,
____
were
surprising.
a
the results of
which
b
as results
c the results
of
it
d. which results
6.
Research
findings
show
we
spend
about
two
hours
dreaming
every
night,
no
matter
what
we
____ during the day.
a must have done
b would
have done
c. should have done
d may have done
7.
My train arrives in New
York at eight o‘clock tonight. The plane I would
like to take from there
____ by then.
a would leave
b will have left
c had left
d has left
8.
____ in this way, the
situation doesn‘t seem so
disappointing.
a
To look at
b
Looking at
c Looked at
d To be looked
at
9
We are all for your
proposal that the discussion ____.
a be put off
b was put off
c should put off
d is to put off
10.
I
t was very kind
of
you to do the washing-up, but you
____ it.
a mustn‘t have
done
b
mightn‘t have done
c wouldn‘t have done
d didn‘t have to
do
11.
We
couldn‘t help ___ by his speech.
a to be impressed
b to have impressed
c being
impressed
d to get
impressed
12.
The
international
law
of
the
Sea
Conference
is
an
attempt
___
major
differences
among
countries with conflicting interests.
a resolving
b to resolve
c
to be resolved
d resolves
13.
To answer the question
accurately is more important than ___.
a a quick finish
b to finish it quickly
c finishing it quickly
d your
finishing it quickly
14.
―What‘s made Ruth so upset?‖
―___ three tickets to the
folk music concert.‖
a Lost
b Since she lost
c
Because of
losing
d Losing
15.
―When are you going to move to the
country?‖
―Tomorrow is our
___.‖
a long waiting day
c
long awaiting day
c long awaited
day
d day we waited for long
16.
Those gifts
of
rare books that were given to us
were deeply _____.
a appreciated
b approved
c appealed
d applied
17.
Generous
public
funding
of
basic
science
would
____
considerable
benefits
for
the
country‘s
health, wealth and security.
a result from
b
settle down
c
lie in
d lead to
18.
Remember that customers don‘t ____
about prices in that city.
a
debate
b
dispute
c
bargain
d argue
19.
I hope that you‘ll be
more careful in typing the letter. Don‘t
____
anything.
a leak
b
omit
c lack
d withdraw
20.
In previous times, when
fresh meat was in short ____, pigeons were kept by
many households as
a source
of
food.
a store
b provision
c reserve
d
supply
II.
True or false. Based on the texts,
decide whether the following statements are true
or false.
10%
1.
The
World
Bank
will
still
provide
financial
aids
to
those
poor
countries
in
spite
of
suspected
corruption cases
there.
2.
According
to
language
experts,
children
can
best
learn
to
imitate
the
sounds
of
a
foreign
language during
their first six years of
school.
3.
Although
the
process
of
industrialization
enables
us
to
raise
our
standard
of
living
at
an
ever-
increasing rate, it increasingly leads to the
independence of
different regions in
the world
from each other.
4.
Like many
other multinationals, NIKE runs factories where
workers work to earn a decent pay.
5.
In
Silicon
Valley,
if
you
are
an
entrepreneur,
you
don‘t
have
to
have
new
factories
built
for
production; you can
contract your production out.
6.
Just like the
auto industry, entertainment and recreation are
cyclical, and see consumer spending
increase and decrease in business
cycle.
7.
Although the women‘s liberation has
been on for more than a quarter century, women
remain
victims of
democracy,
prosperity, violence, etc.
8.
The quick
practical courses usually serve as supplements or
complements to traditional degree
programs.
9.
Quick
certificate
courses
are
less
cheap
and
also
less
time-consuming
than
traditional
degree
programs.
10.
Multilateral
negotiations
to
liberalize
international
trade
sometimes
may
not
facilitate
the
institution of
liberal trade
arrangements among countries.
III. Match the
definition or explanation on the right side with
the word or phrase on the left side.
10%
1.
abuse
A.
to offend or upset someone slightly
2. captivate
B.
cruel or
violent treatment of
someone
3. concern
C.
a sudden
increase in amount or number
4.
conscience
5. guarantee
6. lottery
7. maintain
8. measure
9.
mock
10.
outline
11. overhaul
12. procedure
13. profess
14.
profession
15. prosper
16.
resistance
17.
ruffle
18. stagger
19. surge
20. suspend
D.
a
refusal to accept new ideas or changes
E.
a feeling of
worry about something important
F.
to make someone feel very surprised or
shocked
G.
to attract and
hold by charm, beauty, or excellence
H.
to be successful, especially in terms
of
one's finances
I.
something that assures a particular
outcome or condition
J.
necessary changes or repairs made to a
machine or system
K.
an
occupation requiring considerable training and
specialized study
L.
to
officially stop something from continuing,
especially for a short time
M.
to say that you do, are etc something,
especially when it is not really true
N.
to describe something in
a general way, giving the main points but not the
details
O.
an
action,
especially
an
official
one,
that
is
intended
to
deal
with
a
particular problem
P
.
the part
of
your mind that tells you whether
what you are doing is morally
right or
wrong
Q.
to laugh at someone
or something and try to make them look stupid by
saying unkind things about them or by
copying them
R.
to make
something continue in the same way or at the same
standard as
before; to make a level or
rate of
activity, movement etc stay the
same
S.
a
set
of
established
forms
or
methods
for
conducting
the
affairs
of
a
business, legislative body, or court
of
law; a way of
doing
something, especially
the correct or
usual way
T.
a game used to
make money for a state or a
charity
in which people buy
tickets
with a series of
numbers on them.
If
their number is picked by chance,
they win money or a prize
IV.
Error
identification
and
correction
15%.
There
is
one
mistake
in
each
of
the
following
sentences.
Identify the error by underlining it (10 X 0.5%)
and make the correction accordingly
(10
X 1%).
1.
Graft,
of
one form or other, is probably the
world's second-oldest business.
2.
In this world,
you have to keep abreast of
that is new
in your field to survive in competition.
3.
Even villagers
have access to ultrasound machines that can
detected the sex of
a fetus in time for
a late abortion.
4.
Language
experts have found that during the first six years
of
school child can best learn to copy
the sounds of
a foreign
language.
5.
Since
an
important
resource
of
instability
is
underdevelopment,
it
is
clear
that
this
now
constitutes a problem of
international proportions.
6.
Not only the
political and economic gains of
the
past decade have not always benefited women;
in many places ―progress‖ has dragged
them backward.
7.
Maybe
the
new
form
of
lively,
interactive
learning
software
is
what
could
finally
turn
the
computer into the high-tech-learning
tool which it was always expected to be.
8.
Americans are returning to school for
quick, practical courses what allow them to keep
up with
the competition
–
and with the rapid changes
in technology and business.
9.
For those
developing countries that are determined to
reducing graft, the best bet may be to do
so indirectly, by enacting the kinds
of
liberal economic reforms that reduce
the opportunity for
it.
10.
With a new
millennium approaches, the rate of
American innovation is soaring
—
a signal that
social and economic change, which is
already occurring at breakneck speed, will in all
likelihood
accelerate.
V.
Complete
the
following
sentences
with
the
appropriate
forms
of
the
words
in
parentheses
10%:
1.
The facts are
correct, but your conclusion is ______. (err)
2.
A snowstorm is
an unusual ______ at this time of
year.
(occur)
3.
Reduction of
income ______ a
curtailment of
spending. (necessary)
4.
The student
______ of
the university this year is
larger than it has ever been. (enroll )
5.
Those most
loved are ______ those who have the capacity for
believing in others. (vary)
6.
The concert
was a good one; but because of
bad
______, very few people came. (public)
7.
Production
in
this
period
was
37
per
cent
above
that
of
the
______
period
last
year.
(correspond)
8.
His contract with the
company ______ that he should
give
a month‘s notice
if
he intends to
leave his
job. ( specific )
9.
His trip to the area under missile
attacks was a far greater adventure than any
reportorial ______
he‘d previously
taken. ( assign )
10.
Those
corporate
leaders
all
acknowledge
if
their
companies
are
to
compete
in
the
______
marketplace,
diversity is imperative.
( globe)
VI.
Cloze 15% (15 X 1%).
Fill in each blank a word that fits naturally.
As if
Nike
needed any more bad news. The factories in Asia
that produce the company
’
s
shoes
are
already
under
an
intense
international
spotlight.
Some
500,000
laborers
like
Phuong
toil
in
Vietnam, China, Indonesia and Thailand,
---1-, gluing, trimming and lacing up
Nike athletic shoes.
Although
Phuong
’
s
freak
accident
received
---2-
publicity,
labor
activists
in
the
U.S.
have
been
severely critical of
Nike
’
s overall labor-
management ---3-, alleging that, like other
multinational shoe
and garment
manufacturers, Nike has been running sweatshops
filled by ---4- and underpaid workers.
Demonstrations
and
boycotts
in
the
U.S.
have
put
pressure
on
the
company
—
and
its
share
price.
”
---5- it looks like we are
picking on them,
”
says
someone from the Global Exchange.
“
But
---6- what?
They
’
re the
biggest.
”
Nike
’
s
defense
is
straightforward.
“
We
---7-
make
shoes,
”
says
the
company
’
s
Asia
regional
spokeswoman. Technically, she is right.
Nike
subcontracts manufacturing
to local firms.
---8- plant
where Phuong died, for instance, is
owned by a Taiwan
’
s Co. Yet
---9- its size, Nike usually is more
---10- just a simple contractor. Many
of
the factories it uses produce
exclusively for Nike. Some are
---11-
with large signs that read
“
Just Do
It.
”
Nike managers ---12-
factory floors, and Nike controls
visits ---13- outsiders. In a new
documentary, ---14- corporate crusader asks Nike
CEO Phil Knight
about
the
company
’
s
use
of
cheap
labor
in
Indonesia.
Knight
comes
across
as
evasive
and
edgy,
---15- Nike contends the filmmaker
distorted the executive
’
s
views.
1.
a. sticking
b. stretching
c. stitching
d. sewing
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