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English Test Spring 2001

 

I.                    Choose the right answer：40%

1. The deserted island was full of animals and insects going ___ their own business.

A. about B. along C. in D. with

2. I thought the problem of pollution would come ___ at the meeting, but no one

mentioned it. A. in B. to C. up D. round

3. Until now there are merely a few rare elements whose locked energy can be

released by breaking ___ the atoms. A. into B. to C. in D. up

4. “Where did I leave ___ in the last period?” The teacher asked the students.

A.     up B. off C. over D. out

5. The trip to the moon is an event of great significance that all mankind can take

pride___. A. to B. off C. for D. in

6. The meeting has been ___ till next Thursday.

  1. put over B. put off C. put in D. put away

7. You happened to be away when he called ___. I asked him to hang up and told him

that you would call ___ as soon as possible. A. up; up B. up; back C. in; in D. on;

back

8. I like watching TV___ to the cinema.

A.     rather than to go B. than going C. more than going D. than to go

9. Mrs. Doolittle told me that she would go ___

A.     downtown B. to downtown C. in down town D. for downtown

10. I smell the flower___.

  1. faint B. family C. fainting D. with fainty

11. Last year, Matt earned ___ his brother, who has a better position.

  1. twice as much as B. worse C. twice as many as D. twice as more as

12. To make matters ___, it began to rain hard.

  1. worst B worse C. bad D. badly

13. Newton’s conception of light is often applied to account ___ what he was saying.

  1. as B. to C. in D. for

14. If we continue to argue over minor points we won’t get ___ near a solution.

  1. somewhere B. nowhere C. anywhere D. everywhere

15. English words are not always spelled___.

  1. the way they sound B. the way they to sound C. the way they’re sounding

 D. as they are sounding

16. ___ his knowledge and academic background, he is basically stupid.

  1. But for B. According to C, For all D. Thanks to

17. Prepositions ___ in the structure of English.

  1. take part B. take a great part C, play a great part D play many parts

18. Jane recited the poem very well. She___

  1. had spent B. must spend C. must have spent D. may spend

19. The plane ___ until 9:00 pm

  1. is not due to arrive B. is not dued to arrive C. is due to arrive D. die to arrive

20. We are going to have our house ___. The decorators are coming tomorrow.

  1. done up B. do up C. made up D. make up

 

I I . Read the following passages and choose the right answer to fill on the blank.20%

    Ventilation, as we know, is a system or means of providing fresh air. It plays a very important role in the field of engineering. For instance, the automobile tunnel might ___(21) huge ventilation problems. Even in the days of smoky, coal-burning ___(22), trains made their own ventilation by pushing and pulling air ___ (23) the tunnels. Cars don’t move their own spent gases in the same way; it collects in tunnels. Clifford Holland solved the problem ___ (24) a giant fan-driven system for the Hudson River tunnel. Holland’s system received a severe___ (25) when a truck ___ (26) with chemical substances caught fire in the tunnel and exploded. The blast destroyed many automobiles; sixty persons were ___ (27) by the strong-smelling smoke. All sixty, however, remained ___ (28) after the explosion.___ (29) the ruin off 500 feet of the tunnel roof, traffic ___ (3) after only fifty-six hours.

21. A. make B. bring C. raise D. create

22. A. stoves B. burners C. boilers F. engines

23. A. around B. through C. in D. within

24. A. by B. with C. for D. of

25. A. trial B. pressure C. examination D. test

26. A. loaded B. carried C. crowded D. transported

27. A. swept B. overcome C. hit D. hurt

28. A. alive B. living C. live D. lived

29. A. With B. After C. Because of D. Despite

30. A. resumed B. stopped C. moved D. stared

 

I I I . Choose the right statement after each sentence. 10%

31. In order for you to follow the schedule set by the publisher, your paper must be

looked over over the weekend, revised, and handed in in its final form on Monday.

 What must you do on Saturday and Sunday?

A.     Meet the publisher B. Examine your paper C. Hand in a paper D. Look over the

Weekend

32. It’s as broad as it’s long as far as I am concerned.

  1. I want a clear answer one way or the other
  2. It makes no difference to me, either way.
  3. I think it is a square.

33. The overall picture of this very early settled Peruvian population is that of a

simple, peaceful people living in a small cultivable oasis by sea, fishing, raising a

few food crops, living in small, simple, nonmasonry houses and making the objects

necessary for their economic and household life, with sight attention to art.

A.     This early Peruvian population had all the basic necessities of life available to it.

B.     We can assume that art only exists in very advances societies.

C.     Because the people worked so hard they had no time for art.

D.     The author believes this society provides nothing of interest for historians.

34. Although he calls the $1000 donation “ a very generous amount, especially in

these times, “ the president expresses hope that the project will attract additional

funds form companies and other sources so that it can continue beyond this first

year. What dose the president know about the project?

A.     It will cost only $1,000. B It is very special. C. Special sources will support it.

E.      It cannot continue without additional funding.

35. Young people need to develop the values, attitudes, and problem-solving skills

essential to their participation in a political system which was designed, and is still

based, on the assumption that all citizens would be so prepared. What is a basic

assumption of this political system?

A.     All people will be capable of participation. B. All people participate in the

system. C. All people should have the same values and attitudes. D. Most people cannot develop the skills to participate in the system.

 

IV. Find out the incorrect part in the following sentences. 10%

36. If you don’t come (A) to the office tomorrow, I’ll come to your house and find out

(B) why you’re (C) not in work (D)

37.Dr.Smith was displeased (A) because the student had turned in (B) an unacceptable

report, so (C) he made him to rewrite it (D).

38. After studying (A) all the new materials, the student was able to (B) rise (C) his test score by (D) twenty-five points.

39.Underutilized (A) species of fish has been (B) proposed as (C) a solution to the famine (D) in many underdeveloped countries.

40. The speaker announced that there was (A) a small fire and directed (B) them (C) nearest the door to leave (D) first

 

V. Translate the following into Chinese：20%

Each nation has its own peculiar character which distinguishes it from others. Bit the peoples of the world have more points in which they are all like each other than points in which they are different. Once type of person that is common in every country is the tone who always tries to do as little as he possibly can and get as much in return as he can. His opposite, the man who is in the habit of doing more than is strictly necessary and who is ready to accept what is offered in return, is rare everywhere.

Both these two types are usually unconscious of their character. The man who avoids effort is always talking about his “rights”: he appears to think that society owes him a pleasant, easy life. The man who is always doing more than his share talks of “ duties”: he feels that the individual is in debt to society, and not society to the individual. As a result of their views, neither of these man thinks that he behaves at all strangely.