英语报刊阅读测试题2

英语报刊阅读测试题(23、24期)

Section 1

Direction: Find the most suitable word according to the clues given. (30 marks) 1.If one person suddenly has a change of heart, it’s likely the relationship will never

survive a c__________. (a point or moment of great danger, difficulty, or uncertainty)

2.To give up when thinking of a coming difficulty is i________. (not fully

developed or grown; less mature than one would expect)

3.Did you really connected with a professor during the a______ year? (of teaching

and learning in schools, colleges)

4.Job opening on or near campus may be much better than your o_______ back at

home. (related action of opt; to choose something)

5.S_______ sleep and naps help motivate exercise. ( synonym of ample or enough)

6.This h_________ can be extended to any software in general. (idea that is based

on known facts and is used as a basis for further investigation)

7.The typical holidaymakers check their phone 12 times a day, mainly out of habit

than n________. (something that is necessary)

8.This prize is a_______ once a year for outstanding contribution in the medical

field. (given, esp. as a result of an official decision)

9.Two tickets and here’s a dollar forty cents c______. (money returned when the

price of something is less than the amount required)

10.So how do you enjoy the health b_______ of cocoa without the worry of an

expanding waistline? (favorable effects or useful results)

11.You’ll be surprised at what you can a_______ when you focus. (succeed in doing;

finish successfully)

12.Don’t f______ only on your failures or tasks that you still need to accomplish.

(pay attention to)

13.E_______ smiling in a job interview is seen for what it is ---nervous and a lack of

confidence. (greater than what is normal or necessary; extreme)

14.Interviewers are seeking c_______ eager to take on challenging projects and jobs.

(person who applies for a job or is nominated for election)

15.An i______ gains by buying stocks that go up in value. ( a person who invests

money)

Section 2

Direction: Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once. (10marks)

Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been abroad a couple of times, but I could hardly 16_____ to know my way around the continent. Moreover, my knowledge of foreign languages was 17_____ to a little college French.

I hesitated. How would I, unable to speak the language, 18_____ unfamiliar with local geography or transportation systems, set up 19_____ and do research? It seemed impossible, and with considerable 20______ I sat down to write a letter begging off. Halfway through, a thought ran through my mind: you can’t learn if you don’t try. So I accepted the assignment.

There were some bad 21_____. But by the time I had finished the trip I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have never hesitated to head for even the most remote of places. Without guides or even 22_____ booking, Confident that somehow I will manage.

The point is that the new, the different, is almost by definition 23_____. But each time you try something. You learn, and as the learning plies up. The world opens to you. I’ve learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a 24______. And I know I’ll go to doing such things. It’s not because I’m braver or more daring than others. I’m not. But I’ll accept anxiety as another name for challenge and I believe I can 25______ wonders.

Section3. Reading Comprehension (20marks)

Passage I

Questions 26-30 are based on the following passage

Every Western doctor is required to take the Hippocratic Oath, by which they swear to never harm their patients. Unfortunately, as medical history shows, many doctors did not make good on this promise. Instead, they resorted to quackery, and made a living out of fooling people who sought medical help.

In the past, quack doctors claimed to have ―fixed‖ problems from poor eyesight to cancer and smallpox. They claimed to be able to work medical miracles, relying on public ignorance of medicine for their ―success‖. In addition, well-meaning doctors often advocated treatments that harmed their patients instead of helping them: procedures such as bloodletting often made worse the suffering they were intended to ease.

The typical feature of quackery is ignorance. Unwary people are easily taken in by claims of the doctors they trust. For example, in the 1800s, psychologists commonly used basket-shaped devices to determine personality, with questionable benefit. Based on the idea that different parts of the brain control different character traits, the devices determined personality by measuring the size and shape of people’s heads!

Of all the ridiculous devices created by quacks, the most inventive was perhaps the ―radionic‖ machine. In the early 1900s, quacks claimed radionics could diagnose any sickness, even though the devices were just wooden boxes with lights inside. After radionic diagnosis, patients were sent home with the assurance that they would get well. No medicine was prescribed because, quacks claimed, the radionic machine would broadcast the cure to patients, much like radio stations broadcast music!

The quackery of the 19th and early 20th centuries was not limited to the use of strange devices, nor to crooked doctors. Nor were quack procedures anything new. The practice of bloodletting had been a popular treatment for over a millennium. In the name of medicine, large volumes of blood were drained from people’s bodies to cure their sickness. Death more often than not, was the outcome, though usually the disease was blamed rather than the loss of blood.

It’s easy to look back on the past and brand questionable medical procedures as

quackery. However, hindsight is 20/20. Perhaps in the future, people will look back on some of today’s medical practices with similar suspicion.

26. In the past, many doctors managed to fool patients by taking advantage of _____.

27. Using a basket-shaped device, psychologists in the 1800s would measure the size and shape of one’s head to ________________.

28. Why didn’t the quacks prescribe any medicine for their patients after radionic diagnosis?

29. As a popular medical treatment in the past, bloodletting usually caused death instead of _________________.

30. What is the possible conclusion of the article?

Passage II

Questions 31-35 are based on the following passage

Global warming may or may not be the great environmental crisis of the 21st century, but –regardless of whether it is or isn’t –we won’t do much about it. We will arguer over it and may even, as a nation, make some fairly solemn—sounding commitments to avoid it. But the more dramatic and meaningful these commitments seem, the less likely they are to be observed.

A1 Gore calls global warming an ―inconvenient truth‖ as if merely recognizing it could put us on a path to a solution. But the real truth is that we don’t know enough to relieve global warming, and without major technological breakthroughs—we can’t do much about it.

From 2003 to 2050, the world’s population is projected to grow from 6.4 billion to 9.1 billion, a 42% increase, if energy use per person and technology remain the same, total energy use and greenhouse gas emission (mainly CO2) will be 42% higher in 2050. But that’s too low, because societies that grow richer use more energy. We need economic growth unless we condemn the world’s poor to their present.

Poverty will freeze everyone else’s living standards. With modest growth, energy use and greenhouse emissions will more than double by 2050.

No government will adopt rigid restrictions on economic growth and personal freedom (limits on electricity usage, driving and travel) that might cut back global

warming. Still, politicians want to show they’re ―doing something‖consider the Kyoto Protocol. It allowed countries that joined to punish those that didn’t. But it hasn’t reduced CO2 emissions (up about 25% since 1990), and many signatories didn’t adopt tough enough policies to hit their 2008-2012 targets.

The practical conclusion is that if global warming is a potential disaster, the only solution is new technology. Only an aggressive research and development program might find ways of breaking our dependence on fossil fuels or dealing with it.

The trouble with the global warming debates is that it has become a moral problem when it’s really an engineering one. The inconvenient truth is that if we don’t solve the engineering problem, we’re helpless.

31. What is said about global warming in the first paragraph?

A. It may not prove an environmental crisis at all.

B. It is an issue requiring worldwide commitments

C. Serious steps have been taken to avoid or stop it

D. Very little will be done to bring it under control

32. According to the author’s understanding, what is A1 Gore’s view on global warming?

A. It is a reality both people and politicians are unaware of

B. It is a phenomenon that causes us many inconveniences

C. It is a problem that can be solved once it is recognized

D. It is an area we actually have little knowledge about

33. Greenhouse emission will be more than double by 2050 because of ______.

A. economic growth

B. wasteful use of money

C. The widening gap between the rich and poor

D. the rapid advances of science and technology

34. The author believes that, since the signing of the Kyoto Protocol, _____.

A. politicians have started to do something to better the situation

B. few nations have adopted real tough measures to limit energy use

C. reductions in energy consumption have greatly cut back global warming

D. international cooperation has contributed to solving environmental problems

35. What is the message the author intends to convey?

A. Global warming is more of a moral issue than a practical one

B. The ultimate solution to global warming lies in new technology

C. The debate over global warming will lead to technological break through

D. People have to give up certain material comforts to stop global warming

Section 4 Translation (40marks)

36. No doubt there are questions of principles involved _________(不能忽视或低估)

37.___________(与我成长的地方相比), this town is more prosperous and exciting.

38.Do you mind __________________? (如果我明天请假)

39.______________（没有人值得你哭泣）, and the one who is, won’t make you cry.

40.________________ （直到他完成使命）did he realize that he was seriously ill.

41.Be quick, _____________. （否则等我们到达教堂时婚礼就已经结束了）

42.No sooner had Anne arrived ______________. （就生病了）

43.Whether you are contactable on holiday _________（很大程度上取决于你的工

作性质和你在公司里的角色）

44.All the morning flights _______________.（都已被预定光了）

45.At every job interview, _______________.（潜在的雇员都会给有提问的机会）