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英语实践基础试题

2005年东北师范大学英语实践基础试题

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学科专业：

英语语言文学、外国语言学及应用语言学、课程与教学论

考试科目：

英语实践基础

考试时间：

2005年1月23日上午

PartIVocabularyandGrammar（20points）

I.CompletethesentencesbychoosingoneofthefouralternativesindicatedasA,B,CandD.（20points）

1.SeveralshorttripstosmallerHawaiienislandswereallpartofBenny’s__________.

A.itineraryB.reservationC.transportationD.agency

2.Followingdinner,everyonewastoattenda__________.

A.museumB.cinemaC.orchestraD.concert

3.Beforemakinghisdecision,Bradtookhistimereviewingtheentire__________.

A.patronB.menuC.luncheonD.intermission

4.Duetotheseverityofhisinjury,Georgewastakendirectlytothe__________.

A.nursinghomeB.insuranceagency

C.waitingroomD.emergencyroom

5.Ruthuseda“50%off”__________topurchasehernewshirt.

A.commodityB.couponC.receiptD.waitresses

6.Inordertobuyanewcar,Bettywasrequiredtomakea$2,000__________onthevehicle

A.downpaymentB.leaseC.auctionD.installment

7.Afternearlyaweekinthehospital,Sarahneededafewmoreweeksfor__________.

A.recuperationB.pillsC.prescriptionD.medicine

8.Beforecallingtechnicalsupport,makesureeachandevery__________issecurelypluggedin.

A.socketB.activationC.cableD.current

9.Baconisthemostimportant__________inthisparticularrecipe.

A.muttonB.ingredientC.poultryD.instrument

10.Ashleyreallywantedtopurchasea__________sinceherdesktopwasmuchtooheavytocarryaroundwithher.

A.cyberspaceB.websiteC.laptopD.digital

11.PressingtheF12functionkeyto__________asecondprogramwhichbacksupallthedata.

A.activateB.conductC.chargeD.convert

12.Anelectrical__________inthekitchencausedthefirewhichdestroyedtheentireofficebuilding.

A.terminalB.malfunctionC.laboratoryD.sensor

13.Johndoesnotlikehis__________sinceitmeanthehadtotraveltwoorthreetimesperweek.

A.consumerB.appointmentC.assignmentD.consensus

14.Sincethefamilyhadrecentlyexperiencedfinancialhardships,theloanofficerdecidedto__________theusualfees.

A.tradeB.waiveC.competeD.assemble

15.Individualswhoexcelattheirjobsusuallyconsidertheirworkatop__________.

A.outlookB.liabilityC.purchaseD.priority

16.Aftertheelectionwasover,theloser__________tothewinner.

A.inspectedB.abidedC.concededD.traded

17.OneoftheTom’snewresponsibilitieswastogotolocalcollegesanduniversitiesto__________studentsintotheconstructionmanagementbusiness.

A.retireB.recruitC.promoteD.transfer

18.Sincethewinterseasonwasapproaching,Clarewentshoppingforwarmer__________forthemasterbedroom.

A.furnitureB.beddingC.constructionD.kitchenware

19.The__________roomwasplentylargeandallowedAndyextraroomtofoldthecleanclothes.

A.laundryB.cellarC.kitchenD.attic

20.Pamspent$30,000to__________theoldhomeandmodernizeit.

A.utilizeB.renovateC.restoreD.receive

II.Findasuitableplacetoinsertthewordsintheboxinthesentencesbelow.（10points）allofasuddenatfirstglanceatthetimeforthetimebeingintheendonthespurofthemomentfromthedistanceonsecondthoughtspresumablypotentiallywithoutdoubt

Example:

She’llpasstheexam.

She’llpasstheexamwithoutdoubt.

1.ItwasaterribleshockbutIsoongotoverit.

2.Itwasaterriblejourneybutwegotthere.

3.Iwastemptedtodiveoffthecliff,butIdecideditmightbeabitdangerous.

4.Electricityisdangerous,sotreatitveryrespect.

5.Hehasboughtthatdressspeciallyforthewedding.

6.Ihadn’tmadeanyplan;Ijustdecidedtogo.

7.Iwasdrivingalongthemotorwayandthentheenginejustburstintoflames.

8.ItlookedlikequiteanicerestaurantbutwhenIgotcloserIrealizeditwasjustacafé–andnotveryniceeither.

9.Ithoughtitwasgoingtobequiteaneasyexam,butinactualfactIfoundsomeofthequestionsverytricky.

10.I’vegotasmalldictionarywhichIcanuse,butIplantobuyamuchbetteronewhenIstartmynewcourse.

III.Thetextbelowcontainsanumberofgrammaticalerrors.Readthetextcarefullyandunderlinethemistakesandthencorrectthem.（10points）

Adistraughtmotherhasdiscoveredsheisbringingupthewrongbaby__________

forthepastsixyears.Andthecouplewhoadoptedherrealbabyare__________

refusingtoletherseetheboy,saidthathemustbenevertoldthetruth.__________

NowheartbreakingJodieistakingthecasetocourtinwhatissettobe__________

oneofAmerica’sstrangestlegalbattleatthecustodyofachild.Thelawful__________

truthwasrevealedwhenJodie’smarriagebegantodisintegrating.__________

Inoneoftheirmanyrows,husbandWalterclaimedthathewasnotthe__________

realfatheroftheirson.Bloodtestnotonlyprovedhimright,but__________

alsoshowedthatJodiecouldnotbetherealmother.__________

Furtherinvestigationsrevealedatragicmix-upatGriffithHospital__________

whereJodiehadgivenbirthto.Thehospital’ssupposedfoolproof__________

systemofidentitybraceletshadgonewrong,andsomewherebetween__________

thematernitywardandthenurserytwobabiesswitched.Jodie’srealchild__________

wasgiventoayoungmotherwhohadalreadyarrangedherbabytobe__________

adopted.Andthecouplewhoadoptedtheboy,andnamedhimMelvin,are__________

nowsayingthattheyoungboy’slifewouldbetoobadlydisruptedifhe__________

everseesJodieandthetruth.__________

MeanwhileJodiehasnowofficiallyadoptedthechildshehasbeenlookingafter__________

forsixyears.Butyesterdayshevowed:

“I’llfighttotheendtogetMelvin__________

back.I’mentitledtohavehim–he’smyson.”__________

IV.Fillthegapsinthetextbelowwithwordsgiven.Notetherearemorewordsthanneeded.（10points）burningflamefireglisteringgracegroanedgloriousheavingimposingpurplequietlysilent

“Butwedidnotmakeastartatonce.Wemustseethelastoftheship.Andsotheboatsdriftedaboutthatnight,1.__________andsettingontheswell.Themendozed,waked,sighed,2.__________Ilookedattheburningship.”“Betweenthedarknessofearthandheavenshewas3.__________fiercelyuponadiscof4.__________seashotbytheblood-redplayofgleams;uponadiscofwater5.__________andsinister.Ahigh,clear6.__________,animmenseandlonelyflame,ascendedfromtheocean,andfromitssummittheblacksmokepouredcontinuouslyatthesky.Sheburnedfuriously;mournfuland7.__________likeafuneralpilekindledinthenight,surroundedbythesea,watchedoverbythestars.Amagnificentdeathhadcomelikea8.__________,likeagift,likearewardtothatoldshipattheendofherlaboriousdays.Thesurrenderofherwearyghosttothekeepingofstarsandseawasstirringlikethesightofa9.__________triumph.Themastsfelljustbeforedaybreak,andforamomenttherewasaburstandturmoilofsparksthatseemedtofillwithflyingfirethenight,patientandwatchful,thevastnightlying10.__________uponthesea…”

PartIIReadingComprehension（50points）

I.Therearefivereadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloftwenty-fivemultiplechoicequestions.Readthepassageandthenmakeyourchoices.（25points）

PassageOne

SirIsaacNewtonnotedin1672thatabeamofsunlightpassedthroughprismandallowedtofallonawhitesurfacebecomesa“rainbow”ofvaryingcolors:

redatoneend,rangingthroughorange,yellow,greenandblue,tovioletattheother.Thiscoloredstripofpurelightsiscalledaspectrum,theLatinwordmeaning“apparition.”

Sunlightconsistsofamixtureoflightofvaryingwavelengthsthataffectoureyesdifferently,sothatweseethecomponentsofsunlightascolors.Whenabeamoflightpassesintoglassatanacuteangle,itisbent,orrefracted,andiftheglassisatriangularprism,thewavelengthsarerefractedfartherinthesamedirection,andthespectrumappears.Lightthatappearsredisrefractedthemost.

Scientistshavefoundthatparticularsubstances,whenheatedtoawhiteheat,giveoffonlycertaincolors;whenthelightfromthisheatedsubstanceispassedthroughaslit,eachcolorinthelightwillformanimageoftheslitatacertainpredictablepositioninthespectrum,leavingtherestofthebandblack.Sunlightpassingthroughacoolgaswillhavecertainofitscolorsabsorbed–darkimagesoftheslitwillthenappearagainstthecoloredbackground.

Byusingaspectroscope,aninstrumentthroughwhichonecanviewaspectrumagainstamarkedscalesothatthepositionofeachcolorlinecanbelocatedexactly,scientistshavelearnedaboutthecompositionofthesunandthestar.

1.Abeamofsunlightbecomesa“rainbow”whenit__________.

A.passesthroughapaneofglassB.failsonanywhitesurface

C.assesthroughaprismD.iscomposedofpurelight

2.Sunlightconsistsof__________.

A.amixtureoflightofvaryingwavelengthsB.purecolor

C.lightwavesofequallengthsD.lightwavestravelingatvaryingangles

3.Thespectrumresultsfromlightwavesbeing__________.

A.projectedinanunvaryingpatternB.heatedbytheirpassagethroughglass

C.refractedatanyangleD.refractedbyaprism

4.Scientistshavefoundthatcertainsubstances,whenheated,will__________.

A.absorballcolorsB.refractallcolors

C.giveoffonlycertaincolorsD.reflectcertaincolors

5.Theselectionsaysthatscientistshaveusedthespectroscopetostudythe__________.

A.compositionofthesunandstarsB.natureoflightwaves

C.behaviorofgasesD.positsofthesunandstars

PassageTwo

Fing