蒙大《综合英语》期末考试试题5
综合英语 试题 5 I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYComplete each of the following 15 sentences with the most likely answer. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all)1. It is strange that such a thing _in your company.A. happen B. happens C. happened D. has happened2. She considered_ important that everything should be finished by ten.A. that B. what C. it D. which3. I was surprised that no one _them of the danger.A. warns B. warned C. has warned D. had warned4. Alice is going to the photographers this afternoon _.A. to have taken her photograph B. to have her photograph takenC. to have her photograph being taken D. to have her photograph been taken5. The professor, _whether anyone would come to help him, had to prepare for the experiment by himself.A. did not know B. having not knownC. had not known D. not knowing6. It was not until she arrived at the airport _she realized she had forgotten her passport.A. and B. when C. where D. that7. The promise of finding long-term technological solution _the problem of world food safety seems difficult to fulfill.A. to B. forC. of D. at8. It is difficult to predict what his _to the result will be.A. opinion B. reactionC. view D. impression9. To telephone him, you will have to _his number in your phone book.A. look to B. look up C. look through D. look at10. At the level of primary education, the most important task is to_ childrens interest in nature.A. stimulate B. enlarge C. strengthen D. expand11. By the time the fire-engine arrived, the fire had been put _by the inhabitants.A. away B. off C. down D. out12. You are not allowed to make any changes to the book without the authors_.A. order B. trust C. permission D. authority13. A good education should, among other things, _you to think for yourself.A. force B. make C. tell D. train14. Because agriculture is so important to a nations well-being, governments have always been _with it.A. compared B. concerned C. connected D. correlated15. The _progress of science and technology in the 20th century has brought enormous benefits to humankind.A. magnificent B. remarkable C. grand D. brilliantII. CLOZEFill in each of the 15 blanks in the passage with the most likely answer. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all)There are currently three living species of elephants: the African Bush Elephant, the African Forest Elephant and the Asian Elephant or Indian Elephant. Other species such as the mammoths (猛犸象) 16 before the last ice age but are now 17 .Elephants live in a structured social order. 18 females spend their entire lives in tight-knit family groups 19 mothers, daughters, sisters and aunts, males live mostly solitary lives. Elephants 20 live for 50 to 70 years. The elephants pregnant period is 22 months, the longest of 21 land animal. Newborn elephant calves weigh 22 260 pounds.Elephants spend about 16 hours a day finding and eating food. Their diet consists 23 grasses, leaves, bamboo, twigs, bark, roots and small amounts of fruits, seeds and flowers. Interestingly, elephants only digest 40% of 24 they eat; an adult elephant can consume 300-600 lb of food a day.Elephant skin is thick, grey and wrinkled. The wrinkles help elephants stay cool 25 water gets trapped inside the wrinkles and evaporates slowly. Their hearing is 26 and they can detect noise from miles away. One of the most distinct 27 attributes of elephants is their tusks. Elephants use their tusks to dig for food, mark their 28 and perform other tasks. Elephants tusks are made of ivory. The 29 elephant ivory is one of the major reasons people hunt elephants and thus have significantly 30 the worlds elephant population. For this reason and many others, many people around the world are working hard to protect the species from further extinction.16. A. remained B. stayed C. existed D. appeared17. A. rare B. extinct C. plentiful D. common18. A. When B. WhileC. As D. Since19. A. made up of B. tied to C. dependent on D. filled with20. A. naturally B. largely C. typically D. characteristically21. A. any B. other C. the D. a22. A. for example B. on average C. in fact D. by chance23. A. with B. on C. in D. of24. A. that B. those C. which D. what25. A. because B. although C. in case D. so that26. A. weak B. lost C. normal D. keen27. A. mental B. physical C. biological D. psychological28. A. territory B. land C. surroundings D. area29. A. supply of B. call for C. cost of D. desire for30. A. balanced B. restricted C. destroyed D. increased. PARAPHRASINGChoose