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桂林电子科技大学期末复习测试题

课程名称英语适用班级（或年级，专业）

Ⅰ.Vocabulary and Structure (15 points, 1 point each)

1. He is still working ________ his essay.

A. on

B. for

C. in

D. at

2. Fruit trees should be ________ regularly.

A. spoiled

B. sprayed

C. water

D. cast

3. He set off ________ Beijing last night.

A. for

B. to

C. at

D. in

4. I’m sorry for b eing late. I got ________ by a friend on the way here.

A. held

B. slowed down

C. hung up

D. put up

5. You have to ________ a label to a box while posting it.

A. put

B. attach

C. provide

D. vary

6. The specific use of leisure ________ from individual to individual.

A. changes

B. differ

C. varies

D. vary

7. A great number of the body’s events are scheduled to ________ at a certain time of day.

A. happen

B. take place

C. occur

D. affect

8. If we move the whole body to a time zone which is five hours different, the two clocks will be out of ________.

A. pace

B. speed

C. step

D. order

9. ________ the physiological system will reset itself, but it does take time.

A. On time

B. Some times

C. At times

D. In time

10. It has been years ________ I returned home.

A. after

B. that

C. since

D. when

11. This new style of sports shoes is very popular and it is _________ in all sizes.

A. important

B. active

C. available

D. famous

12. She gave up her _________ as a reporter at the age of 25

A. career

B. interest

C. life

D. habit

13. Time __________ very fast and a new year will begin soon.

A. takes off

B. goes by

C. pulls up

D. gets along

14. We're going to _________ the task that we haven't finished.

A . take away B. carry on C. get onto D. keep off

15. In his report of the accident he ______ some important details.

A .missed B. wasted C. escaped D. failed

ⅡCloze Test (10 points, 1 point each)

A great difference between American social customs and those of other countries is the way in which names are. Americans have 1concern for “rank”, especially socially. Most Americans do not want to be treated in any especially respectful way 2of their age or social rank; it makes them feel uncomfortable. Many Americans even find the 3“Mr.”，“Mrs.”, or “Miss” too formal. People of all ages may prefer to be called by their first names. “4call me Mrs. Smith, just call me Sally.” Using only first names usually indicates friendliness and acceptance. 5,if you do not feel comfortable using only first names, it is quite acceptable to be more formal. Just 6and say that after a while you will use first names but you are accustomed to 7more formal when you first meet someone.

Very often, introductions are made using both first and last names: “Mary Smith, this is John Jones.” In this situation, you are free to decide 8to call the lady “Mary” or “Miss Smith.” Sometimes both of you will begin a conversation using last name, and after a while one or both of you may begin using first names 9.You have a choice; if you don’t want to use first names so quickly, no one will thi nk it impolite if you continue 10to your own custom.

1. A. little B. a little C. much D. a lot

2. A. regardless B. capable C. because D. instead

3. A. names B. terms C. positions D. signs

4. A. Do B. Don’t C. May D. Please

5. A. Therefore B. Especially C. Generally D. However

6. A. shout B. speak C. smile D. laugh

7. A. have B. having C. be D. being

8. A. whether B. what C. how D. when

9. A. again B. instead C. finally D. immediately

10. A. conversation B. introducing C. according D. referring

ⅢReading Comprehension (40 points, 2 points for each item)

Passage 1

There are altogether in the United States some 2,300 universities, colleges, junior colleges, and other institutions of higher education. What this means is that most high-school graduates can find not too far from home a place to continue their education.

What are the main varieties of institutions of higher education? To begin with, some of them-perhaps as many as 200—have very special purposes and consequently deal only with special kinds of students. Examples are Bible colleges, art institutes, etc.

About 700 of the 2,300 are junior colleges offering a two-year program. These institutions enroll about a fifth of the students in college today, roughly 1,500,000 out of 7,000,000.

The largest number of institutions are liberal arts colleges, offering four-year programs leading to a bachelor’s degree, but not offering any higher degrees. Almost all of these colleges are privately controlled. There are more than 700 institutions of this type. Because most of these colleges are small, however, they account for only about 10 percent of all enrollments.

Then there are about 400 institutions that are also primarily undergraduate but in addition offer work in some academic or professional fields leading to a master’s degree of first

professional degree. These include many liberal arts colleges that have expanded to include a fifth year in the field of teacher education, and also many state colleges or fields, but do not offer a doctor’s degree.

Finally, there is a group of comprehensive universities that offer the highest levels of professional and academic degrees—doctor’s degrees in sciences, social sciences, medicine, engineering, education, etc—as well as master’s and bachelor’s degrees. Almost without exception these are large complex institutions. Although there are only about 150 of them, nearly half of all the young people in higher education today are enrolled in them.

1. How many types of institutions of higher education in the United States are mentioned in this

passage?

A. Three

B. Four

C. Five

D. Six

2. How many students are there in the United States who are enrolled in liberal arts college?

A. About 700,000

B. About 1,500,000

C. 2,100,000

D. 2,500,000

3. The average number of students enrolled in a comprehensive university is about_________.

A. 1,000

B. 2,100

C. 3,000

D. 23,000

4. Which type of the institutions enrolls the largest number of students?

A. Junior colleges offering a two-year program

B. Liberal arts colleges leading to a bachelor’s degree

C. State colleges or universities that offer bachelor’s and master’s degrees

D. Comprehensive universities that offer the highest levels of professional and academic

degrees.

5. We learn from the last two paragraphs that______.

A. there are about 400 undergraduate institutions that offer courses leading to a master’s degree

but do not offer a bachelor’s degree

B. many state universities offer master’s degrees but do not offer doctor’s degrees

C. a large comprehensive university can offer not only master’s degrees and bachelor’s degrees

but also doctor’s degrees

D. nearly half of the students in the institutions of higher education can obtain a doctor’s degree

Passage 2

Work is a very important part of life in the United States. Americans spend most of their lives on working. For most Americans, their work defines them. They are what they do. What happens, then, when a person can no longer work?

Most Americans stop working at the age of sixty-five or seventy and retire. Because work is such an important part of life in his culture, retirement can be very difficult. Retirees often feel that they are useless and unproductive .Of course, some people are happy to retire; but leaving one's job, whatever it is, is a difficult change, even for those who look forward to retire. Retirement can also bring financial problems. Many people depend on Social checks every month. During their working years, employees contribute a certain percentage of their salaries to the government. Each employer also gives a certain percentage to the government. When people retire, they receive this money as income. These checks do not provide enough money to live on. However, because prices are increasing very rapidly senior citizens, those over sixty-five, have to have savings in the bank or other retirement plans to make ends meet. The rate of inflation (通货膨胀) is forcing prices higher each year ;Social

Security checks alone cannot cover these growing expenses. The government offers some assistance, but many senior citizens have to change their life-styles after retirement. They have to spend carefully to be sure that they can afford to buy food, fuel, and other necessities.

Of course, many senior citizens are happy with their retirement. They have time to spend with their families or to enjoy their hobby. Some continue to work part time; others do volunteer work. Some, like those in the Retired Business Executives Association, even help young people to get started in new business. Many retired citizens also belong to "Golden Age "groups. These organizations plan trip and social events. There are many other opportunities for retirees.

6. The statement"..., their work defines them:" implies that ________.

A. work restricts Americans

B. work matters most to Americans

C. work gives Americans a definition

D. work takes up much of Americans' life

7. Even for those expecting to retire, retirement ________.

A. makes them feel more useful

B. leaves them more productive

C. creates no financial difficulties

D. presents a change hard to accept

8. After retirement, part of retirees' income originates from________.

A. the "Golden Age" group

B. the Government’s savings in the bank

C. the employee’s savings in the bank

D. the employee’s contribution to the government

9. Retirees' money from Social Security cheeks is not enough to live on because of ________.

A. their lower salaries

B. less savings in the bank

C. their changed life-styles

D. the rapid increase in prices

10. The last paragraph indicates that________.

A. many retirees could make personal trips

B. many retirees are satisfied with their life

C. many retirees have free time to enjoy hobbies.

D. many retirees work part-time to make money

Passage 3

I met him on the Internet and we chatted for several months. Every time I suggested we meet in person, he would come up with an excuse. I thought it was strange—but he told me that he had not gotten over the death of his wife and he was still grieving for her.

I thought that he needed a friend and decided that I could have that friend. We sent cards, exchanged gifts, talked on the phone and I was sure that we would meet someday. I had spoken with his children so I was sure that what he told me was true. I could not wait for the day when we would meet. I was so looking forward to being

able to reach out and touch him. To hug him, to hold him and feel his big strong arms around me.

After almost two years of time, thousands of dollars on long distance phone calls, I was very frustrated at the endless stream of excuses as to why we could never seem to make a time to meet. Finally, I contacted the website https://www.360docs.net/doc/b95621276.html, and asked if they could check out the man who had taken up so much of my heart, my energy and my life. I had enough information about him and felt that if I could confirm what he had been telling me—I could feel okay about these delays. I had hopes that I didn’t want to dash if he was telling the truth. I believed I could wait a little while longer.

Well, I am glad that I decided to have him checked out—he was nothing he claimed to be. He was first and foremost a married man. He was not a man grieving for the loss of his wife. He was a man cheating on his wife, with me—and I found out later, with countless others on the “net”. He did not care that he had hurt me in a very deep and pathetic way. He talked of spending his life together with me . He told my son that he wanted to make me happy. Basically, he just lied. He was such a good liar I did not see it coming. It was as if he had been able to worm his way into my heart—and he didn’t care about the effect he had on my hopes and dreams.

Each of us should look at the signs that are so clear if we are willing to see them. Do not let someone keep making excuse after excuse. If something feels wrong—likely it is. It is good to know the truth and be able to deal with it. Next time I will pay more attention, I may never be able to trust someone online again.

11. It can be inferred from Para.4 that________.

A. the man was a single person in reality

B. the woman was the man’s only girlfriend

C. the man had too many girlfriends on the net

D. the woman had countless online boyfriends

12. The job of https://www.360docs.net/doc/b95621276.html, is to________.

A. help people find true love

B. write single men’s biographies

C. verify the truth of friends’ words

D. offer information about single men

13. It can be concluded from the passage that________.

A. the man loved his wife passionately

B. the woman loved the man deeply

C. the man dearly loved the woman

D. the woman hated the man’s wife

14. The woman felt badly hurt because she________.

A. gave many gifts to the man

B. spent a lot of time with the man

C. failed to find true love from the man

D. spent too much money on the phone

15. The last paragraph probably indicates that the woman________.

A. was outraged at the truth

B. was used to being cheated

C. found the truth at the beginning

D. came to know she was cheated

Passage 4

This green and blue planet spinning in space is under severe stress. If we continue to exploit the planet at the present rate, human and animal life will be threatened. Human pride will be followed by nature’s punishm ent. To save our earth and ourselves, we need first develop an unbiased understanding of ourselves, nature and life.

Everyone understands the meaning of the sentence “Man should respect animal life and nature”. But the exact meaning of man, nature and ani mal is not always clear. Many refer to man and animals as if they were essentially different. I consider man to be an animal and only differing in degree and not in kind from other animals. Although I discuss in conventional terms human rights and animal rights as if they were separate, strictly speaking, human rights should be considered a branch of animal rights.

The word “nature is one of the most complex words in the language,but it has developed three main areas of meaning. There are, first, the essential quality and character of something (as in human nature, or the nature of wood); second, the inherent force which influences the world (as in Mother Nature); third, the entire world itself. The last can be taken to include or to exclude human beings, as the phrase man and the natural world implies.

I consider humans to be an integral part of nature, although they are also the beings most capable of interfering with its processes. Unfortunately a central drive of Western “man” has been to conquer “nature”, as if it were an object separate from him. Hence it has become common to distinguish between what is natural (existing without man’s interference) and artificial (man-made). In this way, natural growth is opposed to education, civilization to the natural state. For many urban people living permanently among concrete and glass, nature itself has come to mean little more than the countryside. And this notion of opposition is where the seed of potential destruction lies.

16. The word “unbiased” in Line 4 of Para. 1 means________.

A. unbalanced

B. fair

C. partial

D. unreasonable

17. As for the relationship between man and animals, the author holds that________.

A. man is a kind of animal

B. man is superior to animals

C. man is the same as animals

D. man and animals are essentially different from each other

18. The word “they” in Line 6 of Para. 2 refers to________.

A. human rights

B. animal rights

C. human beings and animals

D. human rights and animal rights

19. In the author’s opinion, the word“nature” indicates________.

A. a particular kind of thing

B. the inherent force which influences the world

C. the entire world itself including human beings

D. the essential quality and character of something

20. The very last sentence of the passage implies that________.

A. urbanization violates the peace of the countryside

B. the people in the cities cannot enjoy the nature’s beauty

C. man cannot destroy nature, as they are different from each other

D. if man goes against nature, the word will probably be destroyed

ⅣWord Form (10 points, 1 point for each item)

1. He spent a ________ (profit) afternoon in the library.

2. I prefer ________ (take) English class this year.

3. Our ________ (assume) is based on clear facts.

4. A great number of the body’s events are scheduled________ (occur) at a certain time of day.

5. He would, when in office, ________that all the classified data be kept safe. (sure)

6. The ________ of today’s young people to marry and bear children at later ag es reflects to some degree the development of society.(tend)

7. The charge against him was denied because of ________ in the statements. (discrepancy)

8. He is very _________ (sense) about his appearance.

9. There are several means _________(measure) the length and width of the gap.

10. After _________(convict) of murder ,he was sentenced to death.

V. Translation from Chinese into English (15 points, 3 points for each item)

1.要战胜困难，首先我们要战胜我们自己。（overcome）

2.我们应该让孩子们接触新思想。（expose）

3.在过去的三年里他从一个职业转向另一个职业。(switch)

4.考虑到你的年龄，你不适合这项工作。(given)

5.不言而喻，我们现在不是生活在传统时期。(It goes without saying)

Ⅵ. Translation from English into Chinese (10 points)

Before my graduation from college, I went into business to make money for my music study abroad, which I always think of as a waste of time. Now I do not for a moment mean I look down upon business. My point is that it was not for me . I went into it for money, and aside from the satisfaction of being able to help the family, money was all I got out of it. I felt that life was passing me by. Apart from being merely discontented, I felt rather miserable. My ambition was to save enough to go to Europe to study music. Finally, I accumulated enough to go abroad. I resigned from my position and sailed for Europe without hesitation. There I worked harder that I ever thought I would and enjoyed every minute of it. I was leading a full life; that’s what I had dreamed of.

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