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Test Paper Six
??? ? ?Ⅰ。Complete the sentences with the best choice. Write your right letter on the Answer Sheet :(10% )??? ? ? 1.The teacher demanded that each student() to class before seven o'clock. A. came B.come C. comes D. would come 2.Seldom() any mistakes during my past five years of servicehere. A. would I make B. I did make C. did I make D. I would make 3.I would ()aloneto think about these problems. A. like to be left B. like to leave C. have liked to beleft D. have liked to leave 4.I thoroughly enjoyed the concert last night. It was() entertainingthan I had expected. A. far B. very much C. far more D. very more 5. () to thedinner party, he went to a movie to kill time. A. Not to be invited B. Not having beeninvited C. Having not been invited D. Not having invited 6.But for the storm we () earlier.A. arrived B. had arrived C. would have arrived D. should arrive 7.Tom,Jack and Fred()reported having seen UFOs. A. each B. all of them C. either D. neither 8.Refrigeratorshave made () possible to store food for long periods. A. that B. it C. which D.this 9.The result is that they talk around the point, putting all the pieces in place()the crucial one. A. besides B. apart from C. except D. in addition to 10.The travellers()their journey after a short break. A. recovered B. renewed C. resumed D. restoredⅡ。Complete the sentences with a word derived from the one in bracket. Write answers on theAnswer Sheet:(5%)??? ? ? 1.The book published in 1962 _____ into the public consciousness. (explosive )??? ? ? 2.Nearly every proposal for a new power plant , highway, or airport draws fierce_____.(oppose)??? ? ? 3.Even if you haven't uncovered the reason, you should begin to make firm _____.(decide)??? ? ? 4._____ clothes was not easy in those days. (washable)??? ? ? 5.She wrote about the sea in formal _____ reports.(academy )??? ? ? Ⅲ。Choose the correct paraphrasing of the underlined part of the following sentences,then write your right letter on the Answer Sheet:(10% )??? ? ? 1.Our home had little contact with Gentiles. A. Our family had nothing to do withGentiles. B. Our family had little in common with Gentiles. C. Our family were not in touchwith Gentiles. D. Our family got in touch with Gentiles. 2.Now,the question is : do youpay up or stand by your principle ? A. pay the bribe or stick to your principle and don'tpay the money ???? ? ? B. spend money or refuse to pay the money ???? ? ? C. pay all the money most willingly or stay ready for your principle???? ? ? D. keep your promise to pay some money or break your promise not to pay any money ???? ? ? 3.As a man, I didn't count any more. A.I no longer relied on anyone. B.I refusedto consider anything any more. C.I was no longer of any value. D.I never did accounts anymore. 4.Mr Fotheringag struggled to get to his feet in vain ……??? ? ? A. did uselessly to put his feet into shoes B. tried every hard to stand up but failedC. did his best to raise his feet but without success D. tried every possible means to standat ease 5.When the woman placed it on her shoulders , it covered her completely. A. put thebag over her shoulders, it fully submerged her. B. laid the bag across her shoulders , ithid her. C. carried the bag with her shoulders, it hurt her. D. loaded the bag on her shoulders,it spread over her completely.Ⅳ。Put suitable prepositions or adverbs in the blanks on theAnswer Sheet:(10% )??? ? ? 1.The young man hated to be a burden on his parents ; he wanted to stand _____ hisown two feet. 2.He was leaning _____ the wall , turning the matter over in his mind. 3.Theman fell head _____ heels to the bottom of the staircase. 4.The thief quickly made _____ thewindow when he heard someone approaching. 5.This is something we can only talk about _____private.Our boss has been accused of taking bribes.??? ? ? 6.Colin cleared his throat and was going to read Henry's will. Everyone settled _____and waited silently. 7.The investigation is getting _____ way and the public is anticipatingthe result. 8.The lady tried on over a dozen dresses in the shop but left _____ buying any.9.We should keep ourselves _____ to date with the latest developments in the information industry.10.Don't forget to take the weather _____ account when you plan the outing. Ⅴ。Cloze :(20% )??? ? ? Complete the passage by putting in the blanks the corrtect choice. Write your rightletter on the Answer Sheet:With 400 pounds packed on her 5-foot-5 1,Mary Simms felt so fatand 2 that she wanted to divorce the husband she loved. But he refused to leave. So Mary decided3 herself into a woman he could be proud of. And today, after a 262-pound weight 4 ,she'sa different woman !??? ? ? "I feel beautiful -my dream has come true at last!" Mary,41,told the ENQUIRER."My husband is so proud of me he can't wait 5 ." Mary , of St.Augustine, Fla. , said shehated herself and her life when she was 6 .Many nights she was so miserable she cried untildawn. and even ordinary events 7 into nightmares. "Once I was in a grocery store, 8 food.I have seven children , so I had quite 9 in my shopping cart. Suddenly a woman in the check-out10 behind me-a perfect stranger-tapped me 11 and said 'You don't need all that food. You're12 .'I wanted 13 into a hole and die." "Once 14 the beach , someone pointed at me and said,'Kill the whale.' You can't 15 how these cruel comments 16 me." 17 to lose weight , Marytried 18 over these years. She went on a near starvation diet and started losing weight. In1984,she had a stomach stapling operation 19 the size the stomach was reduced. Said Mary:"In the first month I lost almost 50 pounds. And today-two and a half years later-I'ma fit 138.My 20 is to reach 125 pounds." 1. A. shoulder B. figure C. feature D. frame2. A. unattracting B. unattractive C. unaffected D. unaffecting 3. A. to remake B. rebornC. recreate D. to reproduce 4. A. lose B. loose C. loss D. lost 5. A. to showme off B. to show me out C. to show me around D. to show me in 6. A. fleshy B.stout C. fat D. thin 7. A. went B. turned C. got D. fell 8. A. buying for B.taking C. shopping D. shopping for 9. A. a burden B. a load C. a weight D. a grocery10. A. line B. row C. column D. group 11. A. in the head B. in the face C. onthe shoulder D. in the arm 12. A. very fat B. fairly fat C. quite fat D. fat enough13. A. to climb B. to fall C. to crawl D. to drop 14. A. in the trip to B. in thetrip of C. on a trip to D. on a trip of 15. A. fancy B. imagine C. think D. guess16. A. injure B. harm C. damage D. hurt 17. A. Desperate B. Despair C. Hopeless D.Discourage 18. A. a lot of food B. a lot of diets C. a lot of drugs D. a lot ofnutrition 19. A. on which B. for which C. in which D. with which 20. A. direction B.goal C. target D. object Ⅵ。Read the following passages and complete the statementsor answer the questions with the correct choice. Write your right letter on the Answer Sheet:(20% )??? ? ? Passage 1 Time was-and not so many years ago, either-when the average citizen tooka pretty dim view of banks and banking. That this was so, it should be said, was to no smallextent the fault of banks and bankers themselves. Banks used to be-and a few still are-forbiddingstructures. Behind the little barred windows were , more often than not, elderly gentlemenwhose expression of friendliness showed the size of the customer's account, and nothing lessthan a few hundred thousand in the bank could have inspired the suggestion of a smile. Andyet the average bank for many years was , to the average citizen , a fearful, if necessary,instrument for dealing business-usually big business. But somewhere in the past quarter century,banks began to grow human , even pleasant, and started to attract the little man. It ispossible that this movement began in medium-sized towns , or in small towns where peopleknow each other by their first names, and spread to big towns, at any rate, the resultshave been remarkable. The movement to "humanize" banks, of course, received a big push duringthe war , when more and more women were hired to do work previously performed by men. Alsomore and more "little" people found themselves in need of personal loans, as taxes becameheavier and as the practice of installment(分期付款) buying broke down the previously long-heldview that there was something almost morally wrong about being in debt. All sorts of peoplebegan to discover that the wise use of credit (信用卡) could be extremely helpful. 1.Theauthor believes that the unfriendly atmosphere in banks many years ago was chiefly due to_____. A. unfriendliness of customers toward banks B. the outer appearance of bank buildingsC. economic pressure of the time D. the attitude of bankers??? ? ? 2.The banks of many years ago showed interest only in _____. A. regular visitors B.elderly gentlemen C. friendly businessmen D. rich customers 3.When did banks begin togrow human???? ? ? A. During the war. B. A few years ago. C. Some time before the war. D. In thelast century. 4.What helped to push the "humanization" of banks ???? ? ? A. More and more "little" people became customers of banks. B. The elderly gentlemenin banks were replaced by women. C. Most banks were set up in small and medium-sized towns.D. The size of the customer's account was greatly increased. 5.Average people seldom borrowedmoney from banks in the past because _____. A. the bank buildings looked forbidding B. theywere comparatively rich before the war C. they rarely spent more than they could earn D. theythought it was not proper to be in debt Passage 2 The Gulf War changed the lives of ordinarypeople, many of whom lived far from Kuwait or Iraq. In this eight-part series, correspondentsvisit individuals and families who have had to alter completely their plans and life stylesas a result of the war. We hear , for example, from an Iraqi Kurdish family who escapedacross the snow-covered mountains to Turkey , losing everything they had accumulated overmore than 20 years. John Renner visits them in their small tent in the heat and dust of arefugee camp where they are desperately hoping that some Western country will offer them shelter.There is a Palestinian family which lived and worked in Kuwait and cannot return. They havelost friends, family , their living and a way of life. And what about the US servicemanand his family who had heard little about Kuwait before the invasion? Do they think it worthwhileand how easy was it to fit back into their old routine(日常事务) after their experiencesof the war???? ? ? John Renner meets an Asian maid who worked in the Gulf and supported her family athome with her salary. Is she thinking of going back , or has she been put off by the experienceof escaping and the horror stories of exploitation(剥削) in Kuwait???? ? ? These are just some of the people who are heard in the series which are produced byLindsey Hilsum. 6.Which is the best suggested title ???? ? ? A.A Just War B.A War , Worthless and Meaningless C.A War, Doubted but Rewarding D.After the War Was Over 7.This is an introduction to _____. A. a film B. a TV programC. a book D. a radio program 8.The program consists of _____ series and a number ofinterviews with _____. A. eight , different individuals and families B. four , some individualswho escaped from Kuwait C. eight, U.S.serviceman D. four , some Kurdish families 9.JohnRenner is _____. A. a U.S. serviceman B. a correspondent C. a producer D. a Kuwaitworker 10.Which of the following implications is NOT true ???? ? ? A. People have to adjust themselves to suit the new routine of their life. B. Peoplewho have experienced the War have difficulty in returning to their old style of life C. TheWar has only had some physical effect on the people involved. D. The War has cast a big shadowover people's hearts. Passage 3 Between 1977 and 1981 ,three groups of American women, numbering27 in all ,between the ages of 35 and 65 ,were given month-long tests to determine how theywould respond to conditions resembling those aboard the space shuttle (航天飞机)。??? ? ? Though carefully selected from among many applicants, the women were volunteers(志愿者) and pay was barely above the minimum wage. They were not permitted to smoke ordrink alcohol during the tests, and they were expected to tolerate each other's company atclose quarters for the entire period. Among other things, they had to stand pressure threetimes the force of gravity and carry out both physical and mental tasks while tired from hardphysical exercise. At the end of ten days , they had to spend a further twenty days absolutelyconfined to bed , during which time they suffered backaches and other discomforts and whenthey were finally allowed up, the more physically active women were especially subject topains due to a slight calcium (钙) loss. Results of the tests suggest that women will havesignificant virtues over men in space. They need less food and less oxygen and they standup to radiation better. Men's virtues in terms of strength and vigor meanwhile, are virtuallywiped out by the zero-gravity condition in space. 11.Which of the following can be inferredfrom the passage???? ? ? A. The women were tested once a year from 1977 to 1981. B. The women involved hadhad previous physical fitnees training C. The tests were not carried out aboard the spaceshuttle. D. The tests were carried out on women of all ages. 12.Which would be the most suitabletitle for the passage ???? ? ? A. Older Women, too, Can Travel in Space B. Tests Show Women Suited for Space TravelC. Poor Wages for Women Space-Test Volunteers D. Space Testing Causes Backaches in Women??? ? ? 13.What can be said about the women who applied ???? ? ? A. They chose to participate in the tests. B. There were anxious to give up eithersmoking or drinking. C. They had previously earned the minimum wage. D. There were 27 in all.14.According to the passage , physical and mental tasks were carried out by the women _____.A. prior to strenuous exercise B. after they were subjected to unusual pressure C. beforethey were subjected to unusual pressure D. following strenuous exercise 15.Which of the followingis suggested as being least useful in space ???? ? ? A. High resistance to radiation. B. Low food intake. C. Unusual strength. D. Low Oxygenintake. Passage 4 George Washington Carver showed that plant life was more than just foodfor animals and humans. Carver's first step was to study plant parts to find out what theywere made of. He then combined these simpler isolated substances with other substances tocreate new products. The branch of chemistry that studies and finds ways to use raw materialsfrom farm products to make industrial products is called chemurgy. Carver was one of the firstand greatest chemurgists of all time. Today , the science of chemurgy is better known asthe science of synthetics (人造合成)。Each day people depend on and use synthetic materialsmade from raw materials. All his life Carver battled against the disposal of waste materials,and warned of the growing need to develop substitutes (替代品)for the natural substancesbeing used up by humans. Carver never cared about getting credit(荣誉) for the new productshe created. He never tried to patent(申请专利) his discoveries or get wealthy from them.He turned down many offers to leave Tuskegee Institute to become a rich scientist in privateindustry. Thomas Edison , inventor of the electric light , offered him a laboratory in Detroitto carry out food research. When the United States government made him a collaborator (合作者) in the Mycology and Plant Disease Survey of the Department of Agriculture, he acceptedthe position with the understanding that he wouldn't have to leave Tuskegee. An authorityon plant diseases-especially of the fungus variety-Carver sent hundreds of specimens to theUnited States Department of Agriculture. At the peak of his carreer , Carver's fame and influencewere known on every continent. 16.The passage is mainly concerned with _____. A. the use ofplants as a source of nutrition B. the research conducted at Tuskegee Institute C. the progressof the science of synthetics D. the work and career of George Washington Carver 17.In Line2 ,the word "step" could best be replaced by _____. A. footprint B. action C. scale D.stair 18.According to the passage , chemurgy can be defined as the _____. A. developmentof industrial products from farm products B. research on chemistry of the soil C. study ofthe relationship between sunlight and energy D. combination of chemistry and metallurgy 19.Theauthor mentions Thomas Edison's offer to Carver in order to _____. A. contrast Edison's contributionwith that of Carver B. portray the wealth of one of Carver's competitors C. illustrate oneof Carver's many opportunities D. describe Carver's dependence on industrial support 20.Whichof the following is NOT discussed in the passage as work done by Carver ???? ? ? A. Research on electricity B. Analysis of plant parts C. Invention of new products D.Research on plant diseasesⅦ。Translate the following into English with words or phrases givenin brackets , and then write your sentences on the Answer Sheet:(25% )??? ? ? 1.如果你不按照教授的指导去做,你的实验注定要失败。(be bound to )??? ? ? 2.我们极力劝说那位老人离开那栋危房,老人就是不肯。(in vain )??? ? ? 3.世界飞速变化,我们不得不时刻去适应它。(adjust)??? ? ? 4.警察到处寻找前一天在动物园里走失的那个5 岁男孩。(search for)??? ? ? 5.年老体弱的人容易患流感。(subject to)