2005基础英语

2005基础英语

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I. Vocabulary and Structure(40points,1*40)

Part 1

Directions: Choose one of the four alternatives which is closest in meaning to the underlined word the corresponding letter.

1. “The giant was bit” is a tautological statement, to say the least.

A tight

B redundant

C illogical

D relative

2. There is an embargo on any more video games coming into the house.

A landing place

B prohibition

C violation

D permission

3. Youngsters are usually more impetuous than old people .

A impatient

B immature

C impulsive

D imperial

4. Unfortunately, I’ll spend the weekend doing a bunch of prosaic chores.

A dull

B practical

C trivial

D rhyming

5. The crowd at the town meeting found the mayor’s assurance too glib.

A sarcastic

B flashy

C malicious

D readily fluent

6. Gazing at the crystalline lake, I decided it was too beautiful to swim in.

A breakable

B futuristic

C delicate

D sparkling

7. We cannot vaci llate on the question of the party’s leadership.

A lead

B doubt

C check

D repeat

8.It is more difficult for a chronic smoker to give up the habit than for a novice, but it can be

A affluent

B confirmed

C disciplined

D indecisive

9. They were furious when one of their best managers was poached by another company

A headhunted

B punched

C plundered

D probed

10. The ink had faded with time and so parts of the letter were unreadable.

A indelible

B inscrutable

C illegible

D illegitimate

11. She bristled at the suggestion that she had been dishonest.

A bridled

B bridged

C breathed

D boasted

12. Investors should study a prospectus before putting money into a big company.

A positive outlook

B banking agreement

C profit-and-loss statement

D formal business document

13 .The real hero is never ostentatious.

A frivolous

B pretentious

C presumptuous

D ponderous

14. If you have never held a driving license before, you should apply for a provisional license.

A providential

B temporary

C provincial

D improvised

15. John Smith is a voracious book collector.

A vicious

B luxurious

C insatiable

D valuable

16. I don’t think we should make precipitate decisions.

A precipitous

B precocious

C precarious

D precautious

17. You need an excursion to break the monotony.

A gaunt

B jaunt

C vaunt

D taunt

18. The government appears in a quandary about what to do with so many people.

A border

B marshy ground

C dilemma

D situation

19. It was an auspicious beginning to her career as an author.

A unexpected

B interesting

C favorable

D doubtful

20. The governor was usually circumspect when dealing with the media.

A skilled

B cautious

C impatient

D obedient

Part 2

Directions: Choose one from the four alternatives that best completes the sentence and mark the corr

21. The children were having a wonderful time _____ on the frozen lake.

A slipping

B slithering

C skidding

D sliding

22. The campers ______ their tent in a sheltered valley.

A established

B installed

C pitched

D fixed

23. Human behavior is mostly a product of learning. Whereas the behavior of an animal depends mai

A response

B impulse

C instinct

D consciousness

24. The cultural traditions of the invaders slowly ______ the practices of the island dwellers.

A spread

B perpetuated

C permeated

D reinforced

25. He had always had a good opinion of himself, but after the publication of his bestselling novel he _____ .

A bigoted

B proud

C conceited

D exaggerated

26. This is the _____ piano on which the composer created some of his greatest works.

A actual

B real

C original

D genuine

27. Although ____, new deposits of oil will be found, sooner or later, the world’s supply wil l b

A in all likelihood

B in all possibility

C in all circumstances

D in all conditions

28. I should like to rent a house, comfortable and ___ in a quiet position.

A before all

B above all

C first of all

D over all

29. He came to inspect the house ___ buying it.

A in the event of

B with a view to

C in case of

D with regard to

30. Let’s not ____ over such a trifle!

A fall through

B fall off

C fall out

D fall back

31. He is a clever mimic who can take ____ most of the lectures in this college.

A over

B down

C off

D for

32. He tried for forgery in a law court but was lucky enough to _____ .

A get on

B get off

C get through

D get out

33. The captain turned ____ early that night, not realizing that the icebergs were so close

A in

B down

C into

D OFF

34. You promised you would do it. Why did you go ____ on your word?

A back

B away

C over

D by

35. The numerals have become, _____ , his friends, and he knows all their relations and acquainta

A as it is

B as it was

C as it were

D as they are

36. A safety analysis _____ the target as a potential danger. Unfortunately, it was never done.

A would identify

B will identify

C would have identified

D will have identified

37. Jennifer took this opportunity to repay her friends for their kindness ____ , she would have had in her small apartment in Charlotte town.

A Otherwise

B However

C But

D Nevertheless

38. The window is never opened ____ in summer.

A but

B except

C when

D while

39. Generally, prompt cooling and proper refrigeration of foods can hold ____ bacteria in foods t

A a number of

B the number of

C an amount of

D a quantity of

40. Jean Wagner’s most enduring contrib ution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insisten religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference.

A is to be analyzed

B has been analyzed

C be analyzed

D should have been analyzed

II. Error spotting (20points, 1*20)

Directions: Decide which underlined part is incorrect and mark the corresponding letter.

41. The process depends, however, upon the drawer, cupboard and storage space being provided,

A B

for the lack of which some thing may literally have no place to go .

C D

42. Immediately after I put my head on it, I got to understand that translation wasn’t as mechan

A B C

a jo

b as I had held it to be.

D

43. Living in a remote country village, many forms of entertainment are in accessible to us.

A B C D

44. Thousands of people died even though there was a worldwide effort to send food and medicine

A B C

to the starved people.

D

45. The government deems it essential that people are psychologically able to resist the impact

A B

brought about by the transition from planned economy to market-oriented economy.

C D

46. At seeing him, I couldn’t resist laughing because his suit hung loosely, as if tailored for

A B C

someone twice his size.

D

47. What is often stressed in most of the literature, an objective of Women Lib is to do away with A B C

unfair discrimination against women.

D

48. If ambition is to be well regarded, the reward of ambition ---- wealth, distinction, control over A one’s destiny ----- must be deemed worthy of the sacrifices made on ambition’s behalf.

C D

49. Mr. Smith regretted to blame his secretary for the mistake, for he later discovered it was

A B C

his own fault.

D

50. Nowhere but in Europe we have seen the results so clearly, which really have surprised us all

A B C D

51. The parent as teacher-counselor acts in accord with the developmental model of child rearing, by which the child is viewed as an extremely plastic organism with virtually unlimited potential B C

for growth and development.

D

52. For every patient with AIDS, it is estimated that there are 10 times as many as ARC, or

A

AIDS-Related Complex, a precursor to the fullblown disease, and 50 times as many who already

B C

have been infected with the agent human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV.

D

53. If only the nature of the aging process is better understood the possibility of discovering a

A B C

medicine that can block the fundamental process of aging seems very remote.

D

54.As far as the great demand for means of transport is concerned, we can develop mass transit to

A B C

take place of private cars.

D

55. Computer technology makes it possible to store vast amounts of data in machine-readable files

A B

and program computers to locate specific in formation.

C D

56. Once an occupation came to be received to be “female”, employers showed little interest in

A B

changing that perception, even when higher profits were expected to be gained.

C D

57. It is inevitable that the natural resources throughout the world are diminished as the demand

A B C

for them is on the increase.

D

58. The men who wrote the United States Constitution did the best they could on the face of

A B C

circumstances which confronted them at the time.

D

59.I am sure one of the main reasons why boys and girls are such good companions today is that

A B

they are no longer afraid of showing their feeling towards each other.

C D

60.The data received from the two spacecrafts whirling around Mars indicate that there is much

A B C

evidence that huge thunderstorms are occurring about the equator of the planet.

D

III. Cloze (10 points, 1*10)

Directions: Fill in each underlined space with one word that best suits the context of the fol Today it is out of fashion to speak in ___61______ of characters. But there is no more essential asp Character is made up of those principles and values that give your __62___ direction, meaning a constitute your inner sense of ___63_____ is right and wrong based not on laws or rules of conduct you are. They include ___65____ traits as integrity, honesty, courage, fairness and generosity --___66______ the hard choice we have to _67___ in life. So wrong is simply in doing wrong, not in ___68____ some people wonder if our inner values __69_____ anymore. After all, hasn’t our note succeeded in every visible way ___70____ his transgressions( 错误,过失)。

参考答案:

1. B

2.B

3. C

4. A

5. D

6. D

7. B

8. B

9. A 10. C

11. A 12. A 13. B 14. B 15. C 16. A 17. B 18. C 19. C 20. B

21. C 22. C 23. C 24. C 25. C 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. B 30. B

31. B 32. B 33. A 34. A 35. A 36. C 37. A 38. B 39. B 40. C

41. B 42. A 43. A 44. D 45. B 46. A 47. A 48. B 49. A 50. B

51. A 52. C 53. A 54. D 55. B 56. A 57. B 58. C 59. D 60.B