10年专插本 韩师《基础英语》试卷

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韩山师范学院2010年专升本插班生考试样卷

英语/英语（商贸英语）专业 基础英语 试题 (A卷)

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I. Match each word with its definition: 10% Words: 1) roar

2) conviction 3) decent

4) asphyxiated 5) indulgent 6) colossus

7) pandemonium 8) regiment 9) lug

10) renunciation 11) ecstatic 12) scribble 13) benediction 14) slump 15) inherit 16) defer 17) merchant 18) judicious 19) inclined 20) exhilarated Definitions: a) blessing

b) a situation in which there is a lot of noise c) speak in a loud , deep voice d) in very high spirits e) likely, tending to

f) the act of giving up everything g) air ( not ) moving in and out freely h) causing great joy and happiness

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i) a large military group commanded by a colonel j) good enough k) very firm belief

l) delay, postpone, put off m) write hastily or carelessly n) fall heavily, collapse

o) a person or thing of very great size, importance or ability p) with good judgement

q) a person who buys or sells goods in large amounts r) pull or carry with great effort and difficulty s) being born with, acquire from parents t) very kind to other people

II. Fill in each blank with the derivative of the words in parentheses. 10% 1) The agreement was reached after a series of difficult ______. (negotiate)

2) My schedule is quite ___. --- I could arrange to meet you any day next week.

(flexibility)

3) Who can ___ me that I am mistaken? (assurance) 4) We all have social ___ to take on. ( oblige)

5) There was a pile of ___ books in the corner. ( assort) 6) It is ___ to plant trees too early. ( advise)

7) It is ___ that both of them should be recommended. ( desire)

8) The southern regions have ____ relied on foreign investment. ( increase) 9) He is ___ to us for his action. (accountable)

10) Sally waited for her examination results with ___ anxiety. (mount)

III. Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs. 8%

1) The school attaches great importance __ the scores of the National English examination.

2) She is a well-liked English teacher ___ rich teaching experience.

3) We love peace, yet we are not the kind of people to yield ___ any military threat.

4) The loss of all my money in business was fatal __ my plan.

5) The court ordered an investigation ___ the affairs of the company. 6) Do you know a boy __ the name of David?

7) I’ll probably see you tomorrow, but __ any event, I will phone you.

8) He has got the committee ___ his thumb---they agree to whatever he asks.. 9) I’ll have to tell him __ about leaving that door unlocked. 10) I have had a toothache on and __ for 2 weeks.

11) My mind wandered __ while the teacher was talking about the American Civil

War.

12) It is happening ___ this fashion because of the obstinacy of one woman. 13) I’m ashamed __what I did.

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14) The rules of the club are set ___ in the member’s handbook. 15) I tried to head the dog __ by running towards it. 16) She took __ nagging to get her own way.

IV. Paraphrase the following sentences. 21%

1) By grace of one of the engineering feats of the country, for richer or poorer,

better or worse, England and France are getting hitched.

2) I found myself on varied assignments, all the way from ship news to sports

reporting.

3) The man from the West, his egotism enlarged by success, was beginning to

outline the history of his career.

4) The most trivial chore can prove rewarding if approached with zest. 5) The whole building rocked with prayer and song. 6) It started, of all places, in the Swiss Alps.

7) The ground was black with ants, great energetic ants that took no notice of

him, but hurried and scurried towards the fighting shape, like glistening black water flowing through the grass.

V. Use the words given in parentheses to translate the following sentences.

21%

1) 猛然间他意识到老师是下了很大功夫教他学钢琴。(flash, take pains) 2) 从他所写的可以判断，他很有写作天赋。(judge, aptitude) 3) 很明显，她说话的声音带有一丝嫉妒。(plain, note)

4) 她是一个很会抓住机会的人。她的妹妹也一样。(seize, true) 5) 那些见过这父子俩的人都说他长得酷似其父。(set eyes, image)

6) 那场意想不到的悲剧发生之后，这个老妇人悲痛欲绝。(strike, piece) 7) 当诺贝尔奖得主由主席陪同走上讲台时，整个大厅顿时爆发出一阵欢呼声

和鼓掌声。(escort, rock)

VI. Choose the best one to complete each sentence. 8%

1) She did her best to stay awake, but the performance was so boring that she just __ to sleep.

a. dropped in b. dropped out c. dropped of d. dropped down 2) Lily made no attempt to __ the problem.

a. tackle b. try c. undertake d. achieve 3). On January 1st, many people make a New Year ___.

a. intention b. determination c. dedication d. resolution 4). Johnny’s parents always let him have his own ___. a. will b. way c. wish d. demand

5). She was extremely ___, always ready to agree with other people’s wishes. a. mellow b. moderate c. adaptable d. supple

6). The woman tripped over the uneven pavement and ___ her elbow. a. distorted b. dislodged c. disabled d. dislocated

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7). He knew that he couldn’t change anything so he just ___ himself to the

situation.

a. assigned b. resigned c. retired d. kept 8). Game pie was a(n) __ of this famous restaurant.

a. singularity b. particularity c. speciality d. originality 9). My passport __ last month, so I will have to get a new one. a. expired b. ended c. finished d. terminated

10). Your room must be ___ by 12 o’clock, but you luggage may be left with the

porter.

a. evacuated b. vacated c. deserted d. abandoned

11). My grandma’s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if she will ___. a. pull up b. pull in c. pull out d. pull through

12). The purpose of the survey was to ___ the school inspectors with local school

conditions.

a. inform b. acquaint c. instruct d. notify

13). Sam is being ___ for his stomachache at the hospital now. a. cured b. healed c. treated d. operated

14).Though seriously damaged by a fire, the ancient mansion was eventually ___

to its original splendor.

a. repaired b. renewed c. restored d. renovated

15). I cannot bear the noise coming form my neighbour’s house; it ___ me from

my work.

a. distracts b. annoys c. interrupts d. disturbs

16). Vincent cannot ___ without at least one pack of cigarettes. a. get on b. get through c. get over d. get by

VII. Fill in each blank with an appropriate word according to the initial

letter given. 10%

Two factors are p__1)important in the h__2) of inventions. One is the part p__3) by inspiration, which can be far more v__4) than that of careful r__5). An example of this is the d___6) of insulin by Frederick Banting. He k__7) very little about the large amount of w__8) that had been done in the f__9). But he s__10) where other more knowledgeable experimenters f___11). The other f__12) is chance. Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin was an a__13). He was cultivating bacteria when a c__14) or what we n__15) call penicillin fell on the b__16). Fleming n__17) how the cell b__18) to destroy the bacteria, and this l__ 19) to his i__ 20)discovery.

VIII. Read the following passage. 5%

Time was ---20 or 30 years ago --- when Mom and Kids would go to a studio and sit, and the idealized result would be framed and given to Dad, who would take it to the office and display it for visitors to admire. Often, I am sure, it is said photo really did enable the working man to contemplate his loved ones between appointment, but

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