09精读期末试卷A

太原大学外语师范学院

2009-2010

学年 第二学期期末考试

精读试卷

适用班级：

英

09301--09306

考试时长：

90

分钟

试卷类型：

A

考试形式：闭卷

题号

得分

I

II

III

Ⅳ

Ⅴ

总分

核分人

得分

题号

答案

1. browse

A.

to promise that something will certainly happen

2. reservation

B.

has not been changed for a long time

3. migrate

C.

interest, hobby

4. fragile

D.

a very strong feeling of dislike

5. infectious

E.

an arrangement made so that a place is kept for you in a

hotel or restaurant

6. anticipate

F.

to look through

7. guarantee

G

.

to expect that something will happen

8. avocation

H.

to travel from one part to another, especially in the autumn and

spring

9. disgust

I.

easily damaged or destroyed

10. unspoiled

J.

an illness can be passed from one person to another

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. Match the correct explanation of each word

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(1*10)

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II . Vocabulary and Structure (1*10 )

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1. As we can no longer wait for the delivery of our order, we have to ________ it.

A) postpone

B) refuse

C) delay

D) cancel

2. These books, which you can get at any bookshop, will give you ________ you need.

A) all the information

B) all the information

C) all of information

D) all of the information

3. Not until the game had begun ________ at the sports ground.

A) had he arrived

B) would he have arrived

C) did he arrive

D) should he have arrived

4. Y

oung people are not ________ to stand and look at works of art; they want art they

can participate in.

A) conservative

B) content

C) confident

D) generous

5. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the

power of the medium is ________.

A) granted

B) implied

C) exaggerated

D) remedied

6. These surveys indicate that many crimes go ________ by the police, mainly because

not all victims report them.

A) unrecorded

B) to be unrecorded

C) unrecording

D) to have been unrecorded

7. I have no objection ________ your story again.

A) to hear

B) to hearing

C) to having heard

D) to have heard

8. The clothes a person wears may express his ________ or social position.

A) curiosity

B) status

C) determination

D) significance

9. By law, when one makes a large purchase, he should have ________ opportunity to

change his mind.

A) accurate

B) urgent

C) excessive

D) adequate

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10. Y

ou will see this product ________ wherever you go.

A) to be advertised

B) advertised

C) advertise

D) advertising

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.Reading comprehension.(2*20)

Passage one

After

the

violent

earthquake

that

shook

Los

Angeles

in

1994,

earthquake scientists

had

good news to report: The damage and death toll(

死亡人数

) could have been much worse. More

than 60 people died

in this earthquake.

By comparison, and earthquake of similar __1__ that

shook America in 1998 claimed 25,000 victims.

Injuries

and

deaths were

__2__

less

in

Los

Angeles

because

the

quake

occurred

at

4:31

a.m. On a holiday, when traffic was light on the city’s highway. In addition, __3__ made to the

construction

codes

in

Los

Angeles

during

the

last

20

years

have

strengthened

the

city’s

buildings and highways, making them more __4__ to quakes.

In

the

past,

making

structures

quake-resist-ant meant

firm

yet

__5__

materials,

such

as

steel

and

wood,

that

bend

without

breaking.

Later,

people

tried

to

lift

a

building

off

its

foundation,

and

insert rubber

and steel

between

the

building

and

its

foundation

to

__6__

the

impact of ground vibrations. The most __7__ designs give buildings brains as well as concrete

and

steel

supports, called

smart

buildings,

the

structures

respond

like

living

organisms to

an

earthquake’s

vibrations.

When

ground

shakes

and

the

building

tips

forward,

the

computer

would __8__ the building to shift in the opposite direction. The new designs should offer even

greater __9__ to cities where earthquakes often take place.

The new smart structures could be very __10__ to build. However, they would save many

lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.

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