华师网络2014年9月课程考试《综合英语3》练习测试题库及答案

华中师范大学网络教育学院 《综合英语3》练习测试题库及答案

I. Vocabulary: Fill in each of the following blanks with an appropriate word beginning with the given letter.

1. When asked about the secret of his success, he said that a business cannot t_______ without good management.

2. He was a_______ at the prospect of having to teach the children at three levels.

3. There are t______ of poison in the dead man’s blood. This proves that he was murdered.

4. There was nothing s__________ in Mr. Jacobs’ manner or appearance. 5. He nodded toward the steel gray Channel out the window, his pale blue eyes filled with f_________.

6. Being h________ towards me, the stranger refused to help me. 7. His efforts to get the job were futile because a lot of c________ young men applied for the job.

8. Almost every detail of Shakespeare’s personal life is s__________ rather than fact.

9. My father, who was quite a joker, would always say, as if he were surprised, “ Ah! I see we have some n___________ potato soup today!”

10. The desire to pick up a book with an attractive dust-jacket is i____________, although this method of selection ought not to be followed.

11. But Shaka turned to his c___________ and said: “What use are you to

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me?”

12. There was a long a____________ silence between them after his angry words.

13. Your stay abroad will give you a____________ opportunities to learn a new language.

14. I can’t bear his m_____________ any more.

15. She is one of the most v____________ people in the organization for she is very influential.

16. The news that her son died from the war d____________ her. 17. The storm r____________ the crops.

18. As soon as he finished reading the letter, he flew into a r_________ and tore it into pieces.

19. David has always been taken as a s_________ child.

20. This is really b_________ winter to most of the southern people who are used to warm weather.

21. Her latest book is a work of g_________.

22. If the matter becomes known, it will ruin your r__________. 23. Though poor himself, my father is always g_________ to others. 24. If he can do the job well, his age is i__________.

25. Your reason for refusing to help are quite v_________; I can’t understand it clearly.

26. Have you any c_________ suggestions on how to deal with this difficulty?

27. The audience greeted her with a____________. 28. We are all o_________ to the future of our country. 29. Men have a shorter l____________ than women. 30. The panda is a race threaten by e___________. 31. I p_________ Mr. Smith for our chairman.

32. Harry has dropping h________ that he wanted to be invited to the

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party.

33. The bell is m_________, weighing over 40 tons.

34. He didn’t prepared the exam so the failure was_____________. 35. To i___________ the point, Dr. Fisher holds a story. 36. The government refused to n_________ with the terrorists. 37. It’s difficult to a________ the effects of the new legislation just yet. 38. The p_________ nature of the job will be made clear when you start. 39. Your speech gets to the c___________ of the subject. 40. She turned away to hide her b_________.

II. Answer the following questions.

1. Why do you think the headmaster in “My First Job” had “blood-shot” eyes?

2. Give one reason to prove the effectiveness of the ending of “On Not Answering the Telephone.”

3. Why did the teacher fail to keep Class 2 under his thumb? Give at least two reasons.

4. In “Christmas,” why did the child’s mother look distressed when she learned that the boy had written his name on the envelope?

5. What hints are there in “After Twenty Years” to indicate that Bob was no longer a respectable man? Give two examples.

6. Did the mutual feeling of strong dislike still exist when the tunnel was completed? Give a piece of evidence from the text to support your answer.

7. Why does the author claim “it’s nonsense to talk about prizefighting as a test of boxing skills”?

8. Why was the teacher in “Keep Class 2 Under Your Thumb” greatly

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upset by the look of the studious-looking boy?

9. In “My First Job” what is the implied meaning of “they struggled to survive the dust and fumes from a busy main road?

10. In “Unwilling on Holiday”, what is meant by“Mother and Father would say I did right”?

11. Did the mutual feeling of dislike still exist when the tunnel was completed?

12. In “ On Buying Books”, what does “Book sellers must be both long-suffering and indulgent” mean?

13. In “ Who Killed Benny Paret”, why does the writer mention his interview with Mike Jacobs, a prizefight promoter in the 1930s, when he is commenting on the death of Benny Paret, who died in 1962? 14. In “My First Job”, why was the writer diffident when asking about his salary?

15. How would you define a literary genius?

16. In “ On not Answering the Telephone”, can you guess the meaning of \

17. In “ On Buying Books”, why was the medical student surprised? 18. In “ Who Killed Benny Paret”, what does the writer mean by \saying something made it true\

19. In “Christmas”, why wouldn't the child's mother let him write his name on the envelope as he was told to do so?

20. In “ A Fable for Tomorrow”, what is the implied meaning of “?white granular powder still showed a few patches,??”

III. Paraphrase. Explain the meaning of the following sentences in English.

1. . . . you are half asphyxiated by stale, unventilated air, flavored with

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