大学英语(20220221205944).pdf

1 Part I Vocabulary (35%) Section A. Multiple choice (20%) 1. After the robbery, the shop installed a sophisticated alarm system as an insurance _ further losses. A) for B) from C) against D) towards 2. Extensive reading broadens ones _. A) eyesight B) horizon C) brain D) heart 3. The husband and wife have decided to _ 25% of their income to buy a new house in five years. A) put out B) put through C) put up D) put aside 4. Negotiations about fixing the _ between the two countries are still going on. A) frontier B)edge C) boundary D) border 5. When I _ my senses, I found myself wrapped up in bed in my little room, with Grandma bending over me. A) woke up B) took to C) picked up D) came to 6. According to the American federal government, residents of Hawaii have the longest life _: 77.2 years. A) rank B) span C) scale D) scope 7. A fire engine must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of _. A) precaution B) crisis C) emergency D) urgency 8. You should keep an eye _ the slightest changes in the patient while the doctor is away.A) for B) onC) to D) about9. He wished Mr. Wales a success in the _ of his highly important mission.A) achievement B) exploits C) accomplishment D) performance 10. There s no doubt that the _ of these goods to the others is easy to see. A) prestige B) superiority C) priority D) publicity 11. Why is it hard to make him form the good habit of _ the lights when he leaves the classroom? A) switching on B) switching off C) switching round D) switching to 12. His wife divorced him because he was addicted _. A) to gamble B) gambling C) to gambling D) with gambling 13. Though a very organized man at work, John can be a mess _ such matters as keeping the room tidy. A) coming to B) when it comes to C) when speaking of D) just about 14. The government is trying to _ public confidence in its management of the economy. A) recover B) restore C) resume D) return 15. Between 1974and1997, the number of overseas visitors expanded _ 27%. A) by B) for C) to D) in 16. Why should anyone want to read _ of books by great authors when the real pleasure comes from reading the originals? A) themes B) insights C) digests D) leaflets 17. If you want to get into that tunnel, you first have to _ away all the rocks. A) repel B) haul C) transfer D) dispose 18. A most _ argument about who should go and fetch the bread from the kitchen was going on when I came in. A) trivial B) delicate C) minor D) miniature 2 19. Dont _ all your money into stocks. It s too risky.A) invest B) lay C) sink D) throw 20. Only a selected number of landladies in the neighborhood have been allowed by the university to take in _. A) inhabitants B) settlers C) residents D) lodgers Section B. Fill in the blanks with the words chosen from the box. Change the form where necessary. (10%) interfere conscious utter social isolate suspect specify tempt prime release 1. Your _ in his private affairs is unreasonable. 2. I am _ of that woman I think she may have stolen something from our shop. 3. The speaker had great powers of _. 4. We all agreed on our basic aims, but when we got down to _ items it became more complicated. 5. Some services must be _ for the public good. 6. He couldn t resist the _ to steal the jewel. 7. We do deal with paintings here, but this is _ a furniture shop. 8. The police _ the story to the newspapers as soon as the criminal was caught. 9. Snow has _ many villages in Scotland .10. A falling rock hit him on the head and knocked him _. Section C. Complete each sentence with the first given letter. （5%）1. Mosquitoes are a n_. 2. It is from parents that children i_ social and political values. 3. The shop assistant was dismissed as she was a_ of cheating customers. 4. The company is conducting a s_ to find out local reaction to their recently promoted product.5. How much do you c_ for a washing car? Part II Fill in the blanks according to the short passages. (10%) A Mr. Williams d_ (1) everyone, including Mr. Abdy and including even his own wife, telling them that he inherited the money f_(2) a rich uncle. He was c_ (3) because his bank deposits were so large t_ (4) they were noticed by the banks management. The bank n_(5) the police, who discovered, t_(6) their terrible embarrassment, that the criminal was one of their own. The London police commissioner publicly apologized f_ (7) poorly supervising his department. U_ (8) a hastily made arrangement, the police will sell the properties, but at a substantial financial l_ (9). Mr. Abdy, a 27-year-old businessman, acquired the bulk of the properties for about half a million pounds, obtaining bank loans and striking deals with various people to pay only a part of w_ (10) they are owed by Mr. Williams. B We are not separate f_ (1) the problem. We are the problem. We l_ (2) divided lives. On one h_ (3), we ask industries to support our greed f_ (4) more and more conveniences, comfort and possessions. We have become addicted consumers, which c_ (5) industrial waste. At the 。