高级英语(一)考核题
I.vocabulary(20%)
1. With all its advantages, the computer is by no means without its ________.
A. boundaries B. limitations C. confinements D. restraints
2. His tastes and habits ________ with those of his wife.
A. combine B. coincide C. compete D. compromise
3. We should try every means to eradicate illiteracy.
A. remove B. improve C. represent D. dominate
4. The enemies were defeated and hence a humiliating withdrawal.
A. disgusting B. shameful C. unkind D. imperceptible
5. The kitten was so tiny and pathetic.
A. pitiable B. passionate C. passive D. pessimistic
6. Steel is an integral part of the modern skyscrapers.
A. tedious B. difficult C. naive D. inherent
7. He is a novice who has never prepared a meal.
A. interesting B. layman C. sin D. mistake
8. He was elated over the favorable reviews of his novel.
A. grievous B. trembling C. overjoyed D. lazy
9. The kitten was so tiny and pathetic.
A. pitiable B. passionate C. passive D. pessimistic
10. All teachers reiterate the importance of initiative learning.
A. repeat B. detest C. desire D. tolerate
II. Text Comprehension(20%):
1. When their black and white TV broke down,____ (She Is an Unwilling Tool of Middleclassdom)
a. They had it repaired for $112.
b. They moved it out to their new house.
c. They got a color portable.
d. They bought a new one.
2. 38 people in Queens watched a man ill a woman but ____.(38Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call the Police)
a. were all unsympathetic.
b. the killer wasn’t frightened by their shouting.
c. were too afraid to do anything to stop the killing.
d. nobody called the police to report the incident.
3. The writing style of the essay is ____(What Is It Like to Be Poor?)
a. Casual and loose b. humorous and human
c. formal and profound d. fast-moving and vivacious
4. The writer decided to drop out of the conspicuous consumption gang because____ (She Is an Unwilling Tool of Middleclassdom)
e. of inflation.
f. life is made too easy by modern miracle-performing appliances.
g. she’s spending too much time and energy to keep things running.
h. her children will be leaving home soon.
5. Miss Genovese’s home was (38Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call the Police)
a. in Hollis
b. at 82-40 Austin Street
c. in a Tudor building
d. in Kew Gardens Long Island
6. A man stabbed Miss Genovese ___.(38 Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call the Police)
a. As soon as she saw him in the lot.
b. When she had got to the entrance to her apartment.
c. Before she reached a street light in front of a bookstore.
d. Before she got to a call box to the 102nd Police Precinct.
7. Which statement is true?
a. When people have a thing too easily and too often, they will take it for granted
and miss out the pleasure of having it.
b. Lee doesn’t like children
c. Lee enjoys being hungry as it is a pleasure to him.
d. when a person loses his appetite, he will soon die.
8. One of the major pleasures in life is appetite, so
a. one should eat to one’s full.
b. one should preserve this keenness of ling.
c. one ought to have a taste of the multitudinous flavors of different kinds of food
d. one should starve it.
9. There are many little limitations on our language, limitations___(Thinking of Words)
Resulting entirely from personal inclination.
That are willful and despotic.
Created at random or without reason.
Determinable by decision of a judge.
10.Collusion, the word finally found, ___.(Thinking of Words)
a. Fails to express the meaning embodied in ‘selfish-secret-work-together’.
b. Is the exact word to describe the situation.
c. Is not the right word to describe the situation.
d. Is closely related to the rough paraphrase the author started with.
III. fill in the blank with a proper word from the words given(20%):
fact, address, handle, truth, that, instance, tools, odd, draw, pocket, number, clothes |
We thus have the general ___1__ that any normal person has the language ___2___ to handle anything he needs to ___3___. But there are ___4___ little exceptions. Let us consider, for __5___, forms of ___6___ to strangers. Quite often we need to __7____ a person’s attention to something ____8__ has just dropped out of ____9___ or handbag., or to the _10_____that he is just going to walk into a plate glass door.
IV. Translation (20%):
1.我们被告知我们已经失败,这真使我们大为沮丧。
2.现在把这首诗再朗读一遍,这次不要像放连珠炮似地把它一口气读完。
3.过分激烈的争论只会引起意见分歧与不和。
4. 我们必须学会在错综复杂的矛盾中找出主要矛盾。
5.我们必须培养年轻人,使他们成为四化建设的有用人才。
V. paragraph translation (20%)
Those who are born into absolute poverty and are destined to live in it typically have an easier time with the money issue. They learn early not to expect wealth and so avoid wasting emotions on such aspirations. They become amotivational in this regard. Some, on the other hand, determine to break out of their status and relentlessly strive for their share of the gold.