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英语测试题Test14
TestOne
PartOne:
VocabularyandStructure(20minutes)
Directions:
Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
1.Aperson’scalorierequirementsvary________hislife.
A)across
B)throughout
C)over
D)within
2.Asurveywascarriedoutonthedeathrateofnew-bornbabiesinthatregion,________weresurprising.
A)asresults
B)whichresults
C)theresultsofit
D)theresultsofwhich
3.Generouspublicfundingofbasicsciencewould________considerablebenefitsforthecountry’shealth,wealthandsecurity.
A)leadto
B)resultfrom
C)liein
D)settledown
4.Inatimeofsocialreform,people’sstateofmindtendstokeep________withtherapidchangesofsociety.
A)step
B)progress
C)pace
D)touch
5.________inanatmosphereofsimplelivingwaswhatherparentswishedfor.
A)Thegirlwaseducated
B)Thegirleducated
C)Thegirl’sbeingeducated
D)Thegirltobeeducated
6.________thecalculationisright,scientistscanneverbesurethattheyhaveincludedallvariablesandmodeledthemaccurately.
A)Evenif
B)Asfaras
C)Ifonly
D)Solongas
7.MytrainarrivesinNewYorkateighto’clocktonight.TheplaneIwouldliketotakefromthere_______bythen.
A)wouldleave
B)willhaveleft
C)hasleft
D)hadleft
8.Thespeechwhichhemade________theprojecthasbotheredmegreatly.
A)beingconcerned
B)concerned
C)beconcerned
D)concerning
9.Harrywas__byabeewhenhewascollectingthehoney.
A)stung
B)stuck
C)bitten
D)scratched
10.Thethieftriedtoopenthelockeddoorbut________.
A)innoway
B)invain
C)withouteffect
D)ataloss
11.Allflights________becauseofthesnowstorm,manypassengerscoulddonothingbuttakethetrain.
A)hadbeencanceled
B)havebeencanceled
C)werecanceled
D)havingbeencanceled
12._______seeingthedamagehehaddone,thechildfeltashamed.
A)By
B)On
C)At
D)For
13.Rememberthatcustomersdon’t________aboutpricesinthatcity.
A)debate
B)consult
C)dispute
D)bargain
14.Researchfindingsshowwespendabouttwohoursdreamingeverynight,nomatterwhatwe___duringtheday.
A)shouldhavedone
B)mayhavedone
C)wouldhavedone
D)musthavedone
15.Ihopethatyou’llbemorecarefulintypingtheletter.Don’t________anything.
A)lack
B)withdraw
C)omit
D)leak
16.Thiscropdoesnotdowellinsoils________theoneforwhichithasbeenspeciallydeveloped.
A)outside
B)otherthan
C)beyond
D)ratherthan
17.“Youareveryselfish.It’shightimeyou________thatyouarenotthemostimportantpersonintheworld,”Edgarsaidtohisbossangrily.
A)realized
B)haverealized
C)realized
D)shouldrealize
18.Thesetwoareasaresimilar________theybothhaveahighrainfallduringthisseason.
A)tothat
B)besidesthat
C)inthat
D)exceptthat
19.Thetomatojuiceleftbrown________onthefrontofmyjacket.
A)spot
B)point
C)track
D)trace
20.IfIhadn’tstoodundertheladdertocatchyouwhenyoufell,you________now.
A)wouldn’tbesmiling
B)couldn’thavesmiled
C)won’tsmile
D)didn’tsmile
21.Thecommitteeistotallyopposed________anychangesbeingmadeintheplans.
A)of
B)on
C)to
D)against
22.We’llvisitEuropenextyear________wehaveenoughmoney.
A)lest
B)until
C)unless
D)provided
23.Myfatherseemedtobeinno________tolookatmyschoolreport.
A)mood
B)emotion
C)attitude
D)feeling
24.Whenherealizedthepolicehadspottedhim,theman________theexitasquicklyaspossible.
A)madeoff
B)madefor
C)madeout
D)madeup
25.Iwasadvisedtoarrangeforinsurance________Ineededmedicaltreatment.
A)nevertheless
B)although
C)incase
D)sothat
26.Franklyspeaking,I’dratheryou________anythingaboutitforthetimebeing.
A)didn’tdo
B)haven’tdone
C)don’tdo
D)havedone
27.I’msorryIcan’tseeyouimmediately;butifyou’dliketotakeaseat,I’llbewithyou________.
A)foramoment
B)inamoment
C)forthemoment
D)atthemoment
28.Thetrumpetplayerwascertainlyloud.ButIwasn’tbotheredbyhisloudness________byhislackoftalent.
A)than
B)morethan
C)as
D)somuchas
29.Ournewhouseisvery________formeasIcangettotheofficeinfiveminutes.
A)adaptable
B)comfortable
C)convenient
D)available
30.Ourjourneywasslowbecausethetrainstopped________atdifferentvillages.
A)unceasinglyB)gradually
C)continuouslyD)continually
PartTwo:
Cloze(15minutes)
Asaphysicianwhotravelsquitealot,Ispendalotoftimeonplaneslisteningforthatdreaded“Isthereadoctoronboard?
”announcement.I’vebeen__31__onlyonce—forawomanwhohadmerelyfainted.Butthe__32__mademequitecuriousabouthow__33__thiskindofthinghappensIwonderedwhatIwoulddoif__34__witharealmidairmedicalemergency-withoutaccess__35__ahospitalstaffandtheusualemergencyequipment.So__36__theNewEnglandJournalofMedicinelastweek__37__astudyaboutin–flightmedicalevents.Ireadit__38__interest.
Thestudyestimatedthattherearea(n)__39__of30in-flightmedicalemergenciesonU.S.flightseveryday.Mostofthemarenot__40__;faintinganddizzinessarethemostfrequentcomplaints.__41__13%ofthem–roughlyfouraday—areseriousenoughto__42__apilottochangecourse.Themostcommonoftheseriousemergencies__43__hearttrouble,strokes,anddifficultybreathing.
Let’sfaceit:
planeridesare__44__.Forstarters,cabinpressuresathighaltitudesaresetatroughly__45__theywouldbeifyoulivedat5,000to8,000feetabovesealevel.Mostpeoplecantoleratethesepressurespretty__46__,butpassengerswithheartdisease__47__experiencechestpainsasresultofthereducedamountofoxygenflowingthroughtheirblood.__48__commonin-flightproblemisdeepvenousthrombosis—theso-calledeconomyclasssyndrome(综合症).__49__happens,don’tpanic.Thingsaregettingbetteronthein-flight-emergencyfront.Thankstomorerecentlegislation,flightswithat__50__oneattendantarestartingtoinstallemergencymedicalkitstotreatheartattacks.
31.A)calledB)addressedC)informedD)surveyed
32.A)AccidentB)conditionC)incidentD)disaster
33.A)soonB)longC)manyD)often
34.A)confrontedB)treatedC)identifiedD)provided
35.A)forB)toC)byD)through
36.A)beforeB)sinceC)whenD)while
37.A)collectedB)conductedC)discoveredD)published
38.A)byB)ofC)withD)in
39.A)amountB)averageC)sumD)number
40.A)significantB)heavyC)commonD)serious
41.A)ForB)OnC)ButD)So
42.A)requireB)inspireC)engageD)command
43.A)includeB)confineC)implyD)contain
44.A)enjoyableB)stimulatingC)tediousD)stressful
45.A)whoB)whatC)whichD)that
46.A)harshlyB)reluctantlyC)easilyD)casually
47.A)oughttoB)mayC)usedtoD)need
48.A)AnyB)OneC)OtherD)Another
49.A)WhateverB)WhicheverC)WheneverD)Wherever
50.A)mostB)worstC)leastD)best
PartThree:
ReadingComprehension(30minutes)
Directions:
Thereare3passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Onaverage,Americankidsages3to12spent29hoursaweekinschool,eighthoursmorethattheydidin1981.Theyalsodidmorehouseholdworkandparticipatedinmoreofsuchorganizedactivitiesassoccerandballet(芭蕾舞).Involvementinsports,inparticular,rosealmost50%from1981to1997:
boysnowspendanaverageoffourhoursaweekplayingsports;girlsloghallthattime.Allinall,however,children’sleisuretimedroppedfrom40%ofthedayin1981to25%
“Childrenareaffectedbythesametimecrunch(危机)thataffectstheirparents,”saysSandraHofferth,whoheadedtherecentstudyofchildren’stimetable.Achiefreason,shesays,isthatmoremothersareworkingoutsidethehome.(Nevertheless,childreninbothdouble-incomeand“malebreadwinner”householdsspentcomparableamountsoftimeinteractingwiththeirparents19hoursand22hoursrespectively.Incontrast,childrenspentonly9hourswiththeirsinglemothers.)
Allworkandnoplaycouldmakeforsomeverymessed-upkids.“Playisthemostpowerfulwayachildexplorestheworldandlearnsabouthimself,”saysT.BerryBrazelton,professoratHarvardMedicalSchoolUnstructuredplayencouragesindependentthinkingandallowstheyoungtonegotiatetheirrelationshipswiththeirpeers,butkidsages3to12spentonly12hoursaweekengagedinit.
Thechildrensampledspentaquarteroftheirrapidlydecreasing“freetime”watchingtelevision.Butthat,believeitornot,wasoneofthefindingsparentsmightregardasgoodnews.Ifthey’respendinglesstimeinfrontoftheTVset,however,kidsaren’treplacingitwithreading.Despiteeffortstogetkidsmoreinterestedinbooks,thechildrenspentjustoveranhouraweekreading.Let’sfaceit,who’sgotthetime?
51.Bymentioning“thesametimecrunch”(Line1,Para.2)SandraHofferthmeans________.
A)childrenhavelittletimetoplaywiththeirparents
B)childrenarenottakengoodcareofbytheirworkingparents
C)bothparentsandchildrensufferfromlackofleisuretime
D)bothparentsandchildrenhavetroublemanagingtheirtime
52.Accordingtotheauthor,thereasongivenbySandraHofferthforthetimecrunch