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高英试题

阜阳师范学院2002－2003学年第1学期

高级英语（第一册）A卷

Directions:

1.  WriteallyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.

2.  YoumusthandinbothyourtestbookandyourAnswerSheet.

I.Vocabulary:

Choosetheappropriatewordtofillintheblank.Youmayhavetochangetheformofthewordinsomesentences.（10%）

1.  Iftheworkweredone________wecouldpaywell.

silentdiscreetcarefulsecret

2.Astheoffender________hiscrime,hewasdealtwithleniently.

admitconfess

3. Asaresult,thenervesoftheDukeandDuchesswerefrayedwhenthe_______buzzeroftheouterdooreventuallysounded.

silentmute

4.  Severalstrongmenwereneededtoopenandclosethe_______gatestothecastle.

massivehugegreatbiggigantic

5.Thehousedetectivetookhistime,________puffingacloudofbluecigarsmoke.

leisurelyslowlyunhurriedly

6.  Toaskwhatthe_______ofcomputersareislikeaskingwhataretheapplicationsofelectricity.

usageapplicationpractice

7.MostAmericansrememberMarkTwainasthefatherofHuckFinn'sidylliccruisethrough_______boyhood.

endlesspermanenteternal

8. Itwouldbe______,butnomorethanwaitinghereforcertaindetection

periloushazardousparlouschancy

9.  Itgrowslouderandmore_____untilyouroundacornerandseeafairylandofdancingflashes,astheburnishedcoppercatchesthelightof_____lampsandbraziers.

distinct,innumerableclear,countlessdistinct,numerable

10.   IwasofferedmyteachingjobbackbutI________.LaterIbecameageologistforanoilcompany.

refusedrejecteddeclined

11. IwasagaincrushedbythethoughtthatIstoodonthe_______ofthefirstatomicbombardment.

spotsiteplacearea

12.  JustastheIndustrialRevolutiontookovera（n）_________rangeoftasksfrommen’smusclesandenormouslyexpandedproductivity,sothemicrocomputerisrapidlyassuminghugeburdensofdrudgeryfromthehumanbrain.

immenseenormousnumeroushuge

13. Thepooroldmandiedof_______atthehandoftheslave-owner.

mistreatmentill-treatment

14. MarkTwainhadbecomeavery_______manduringhislaterlife,whichwasreflectedinhiswritings.Hebelievedthattheworldwaswrong,wherepeopleachievednothing.

sarcasticironiccynicalsentimental

15.   Thisisthe_________lawyerwhoislikelytowinthewholenation’sattention.

cleverintelligentremarkablebrilliant

16.  The_________ofcomputersareincreasingatafantasticrate.

ablecapable

17. Ifhedoesguesscorrectly,hewillpricetheitemhigh,and_______littleinthebargaining

produceresignsurrenderyield

18. ThefewAmericansandGermansseemedjustas_____asIwas.

constraincurbinhibitwithhold

19. Theywouldalsoliketo_____theatomicmuseum.

demolishdestroyruinsmash

20.  Thehousedetective’spiggyeyessurveyedher________fromhisgross-jowledface.

sardonicsarcasticironical

II.SentenceandStructure（30%）

A.     Paraphrasethefollowingsentences.Usebriefwords.（20%）

1.      Hewillpricetheitemhigh,andyieldlittleinthebargaining.

2.      Asyouapproachit,atinklingandbangingandclashingbeginstoimpingeonyourear.

3.      ThefewAmericansseemedjustasinhibitedasIwas.

4.      IthoughtsomehowIhadbeenspared.

5.      IwillunsaynowordthatIhavespokenaboutit.

6.      Weshallbestrengthenednotweakenedindeterminationandinresources.

7.      Nowwearegettingsomewhere.

8.      Thehousedetectivecluckedhistonguereprovingly.

9.      InnoareaofAmericanlifeispersonalservicesopreciousasinmedicalcare.

10.  Well,thatisCaliforniaallover.

B.     Collocation:

Choosethemostappropriateexpressiontofilltheblank.（10%）

1.      Littlegirlsandelderlyladiesinkimonos______teenagersandwomeninwesterndress.

a.      rubbedtheshoulderwith

b.      rubbedshoulderswith

c.      rubbedtheshoulderwith

d.      rubbedtheshoulderswith

2.      Atlastthisintermezzo______,andIfoundmyselfinfrontofthegiganticCityHall.

a.cametoanendb.cametotheend

c.cametoendd.cametoending

3.      Thesellermakesapoint______protestingthatthepriceheischargingisdeprivinghim______allprofit.

a.of…fromb.from…ofc.of…ofd.from…from

4.      Theshop-keepersspeakinslow,measuredtones,andthebuyers______.

a.followsuitb.takesuitc.followsuitsd.takesuits

5.      Isupposetheywillbe______inhordes.

a.gatheredupb.collectedupc.piledupd.roundedup

6.      Hitlerwashoweverwrongandweshould______tohelpRussia.

a.makealloutb.makeoutallc.goalloutd.gooutall

7.      TheNaziregimeisdevoid______allthemeandprincipleexceptappetiteandracialdomination.

a.fromb.ofc.outd.away

8.      InJune1941Hitlersuddenly______anattackonRussia.

a.launchedb.exertedc.developedd.created

9.      Thecustom-madeobjectwillbe______.

a.ineveryone’sreachb.withineveryone’sreach

c.ineveryone’stouchd.withineveryone’stouch

10.  Thewidestbenefitsoftheelectronicrevolutionwill______theyoung.

a.accruetob.accrueatc.accrueford.accruewith

III.Pleaseidentifythefiguresofspeechusedinthefollowingunderlinedpartsofthesentences.（10%）

1（）Thedinofthestall-holderscryingtheirwares,ofdonkey-boysandportersclearingawayforthemselvesbyshoutingvigorously,andofwould-bepurchasersarguingandbargainingiscontinuousandmakesyoudizzy.

2  （）WasInotatthesceneofthecrime?

3（）Ifeltsick,andeverysincethentheyhavebeentestingandtreatingme.

4（）IseetheGermanbombersandfightersinthesky,stillsmartingfrommanyaBritishwhipping,delightedtofindwhattheybelieveisaneasierandasaferprey.

5（）Wewillneverparley,wewillnevernegotiate...

6（）Weshallfighthimbyland,weshallfighthimbysea,weshallfighthimintheair,until,...

7（）Thelatter-dayAladdin,stillsnuglyabed,thenpressesabuttononabedsideboxandissuesastringofbusinessandpersonalmemos,whichappearinstantlyonthegeniescreen.

8（）TomSawyer’sendlesssummeroffreedomandadventure.

9（）MarkTwaingainedakeenperceptionofthehumanrace,ofthedifferencebetweenwhatpeopleclaimtobeandwhattheyreallyare.

10（）Theinstantrichesofaminingstrikewouldnotbehisinthereportingtrade,butformakingmoney,hispenwouldprovemightierthanhispickax.

IV.PassageReadingandQuestionAnswering（10%）

Theelectronicrevolutionpromisestoease,enhanceandsimplifylifeinwaysundreamedofevenbytheutopians.Athomeoroffice,routinechoreswillbeperformedwithastonishingefficiencyandspeed.Leisuretime,greatlyincreased,willbegreatlyenriched.Publiceducation,sooftenadrearyandcapriciousprocessintheU.S.,maybeinvestedwiththeinspiritingqualityofanOxfordtutorial—formpreschoolon.Medicalcarewillbedeliveredwithgreaterprecision.

Letterswillnotsoeasilygoastray.Itwillbesafertowalkthestreetsbecausepeoplewillnotneedtocarrylargeamountsofcash;virtuallyallfinancialtransactionswillbeconductedbycomputer.Inthemicroelectronicvillage,thehomewillagainbethecenterofsociety,asitwasbeforetheIndustrialRevolution.

Massproductionofthemiraclechiphasalreadymadepossiblehomecomputersystemsthatsellforlessthan$800—priceswillcontinuetofall.Manydomesticdevicesthatuseelectricpowerwillbecomputerized.Eventuallythehouseholdcomputerwillbeasmuchapartofthehomeasthekitchensink;itwillprogramwashingmachines,burglarandfirealarms,sewingmachines,arobotvacuumcleanerandamachinethatwillrinseandstackdirtydishes.Whensomethinggoeswrongwithanapplianceaquestiontothecomputerwillelicitrepairinstructions—infuturegenerations,repairswillbemadeautomatically.Energycostswillbecutbyacomputerizeddevicethatwilldirectheattolivingareaswhereitisneeded,andturnitdownwhereitisnot;thedevice’subiquitouseye,sensingwherepeopleareatalltimes,willsimilarlyturnthelightsonandoffasneeded.

Paperclutterwilldisappearashomeinformationmanagementsystemstakeoverfrommemopads,notebooks,files,billsandthekitchenbulletinboard.

A.Writeasummaryofthispassageinabout50words.（6%）.

B.Answerthefollowingquestionsinonesentence.（4%）

1.Whatwillthefuturehomeorofficelooklike?

2.Howdoyouthinkthefutureelectricapplianceswillwork?

V.Readingcomprehension（40%）

A.MultipleChoice

Passage1

INK-STAINEDRICHES:

Mencken,theDaddyofBad-BoyPunditry

InhisessayonH.L.Menckenentitled“SavingaWhale,”journalistMurrayKemptonpointsoutthat“whalesaretheonlymammalsthatthemuseumshavenevermanagedtostuffandmountintheiroriginalskins.”ToKempton,Menckenisaverygreatwhalewho,almost40yearsafterhisdeath,stilldefiescriticaltaxonomy.Thatisputtingitpolitely.Menckenindeathprovokesasmuchvitriolashedidwhileliving.hehasbeencalledaracist,ahumanitarian,anarchconservativeandagreatliberal,andthethornyfactis,hewasallthosethings.Nobodyknowswhattomakeofamanwhoturnedhisdiaryintoamanurepileofanti-SemitismatthesametimehewasworkingdiligentlytogetJewsoutofHitler’sGermany.

BiographershavebeenstrugglingtotakeMencken’smeasuresincethe1920s.FredHobson’sMencken...isthelatestandbestattempt.HobsonisthefirstofMencken’sbiographerstousealltheposthumouslypublisheddiaries,wherethe“SageofBaltimore”ventedhismostodiousbigotriesandwherehemostclearlyrevealedthealienationandlonelinessattheheartofhispersonality.Hobsondoesnottryto