现代大学英语1 Lesson8-12精读试题

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Lesson1

1. When doing business in the Arab world, do not be surprised if your meeting is interrupted several times by people who come into the room _a_, whisper, or speak softly to the person with whom you are talking, and leave.

a unannounced b. unaccouncing

c. unannounce d. to announce

2. When coal, the _a_ of plants, is burnt, chemical energy is changed into heat energy.

a Rema ins b. remainders

c. traces d. remnants

3. We object to the idea that it is military force that should be international disputes.

a. applied to b. resorted to

c. fallen back on d. restrained from

4. The dean of our department asked that all the students _d__ at the reception this

afternoon in order to meet the representatives from other colleges.

a. are present b. will be present

c. would be present d. be present

5. The tremendous heat at a star’s core, _a_ tremendous gravity, joins the nuclei of hydrogen atoms.

a. combined with b. having combined with

c. combining with d. being combined with

6. _b_ the choice of a fine home downtown and a modest one in the suburbs, the latter will win.

a. Being given b. Given

c. If given d. When given

7. Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of __a___ standards. _b_ in settling

a. equivalent b. alike

c. uniform

8. Very few scientists ___a____ completely new answers to the world’s problems.

a. come up with b. come out

c. come round

9. At the party we found that shy girl __d____ her mother all the time.

10. Time _b_, the celebration will be held as scheduled.

a. permit b. permitting

c. permitted d. permits (TEM-4, 03)

11. Arriving at the bus stop, _b_ waiting there.

a. a lot of people were b. he found a lot of people

c. a lot of people d. people were found

(TEM-4, 94)

12. Much as a_ , I couldn’t lend him the money because I simply didn’t have that

much spare cash. (TEM-4, 99)

a. I would have liked to b. I would like to

c. I should have to like d. I should have liked to

13. The encouraging factor is that the _b_ majority of people find the idea of change

acceptable.

a. numerous b. vast

c. most d. massive

14. Animals that could not _b_ themselves to the changed environment perished and

those that could survived.

a. change b. adapt

c. modify d. conform

15. For the success of the project, the company should

opportunities at hand.

a. depending on c. adhering to b. coinciding with d. clinging to d. come up to d. likely _d_ the most of the a . obtain b. grasp

C . catch d. make (TEM-4, 98)

16. The local police are authorized to _b_ movements as they think it.

a. pause b. halt

c. repel d. keep (TEM-4, 98)

17.She was standing outside in the snow,

__b_with cold.

a. spinning b. shivering

c. shaking d. staggering (TEM-4, 04)

18. The accusation left him quite _d_ with rage.

a. quiet b. silent

c. mute d. speechless

19. As the drug took _b_ the patient became quieter.

a. force b. effect c. action d. influence

20. He is now convinced _d_ the truth of the report.

a. about b. in c. at d. of

Word Derivation

1. It took courage and3. Children are usually taught not to play (violence).

4. (nature), our pronunciation is far from perfect.

(practice). 5. “But how can we pay for it?” said John

6. He impressed me 7. The army is making for a full-scale invasion. (favor). (prepare)

8. I am afraid I do not have the final

(decide) in these matters.

9. “Will there be any food left over?” he asked

(hope).

10. He did not pay close (attend)

to the details.

Lesson2

1 All plan _ c_ because of the accident, they had

to quit.

2. Many __b_ drivers have made numbers of

traffic accidents since last year.

a. drank b. drunken c. drunk d. drink a. having canceled b. were canceled c. having been canceled d. have been canceled

3. The special train _a__ at 9 sharp.

a. pulled into b. pulled round c. pulled up d. pulled on

4. Written in great haste, __d__.

a. he made a lot of mistakes in the report

b. there are plenty of errors in the report

c. we found several mistakes in his letter

d. the book is full of errors

5. c fire tests gold, so does adversity test

courage.

a. Like b. Alike

6. The man’s expression dog staring at a stranger.

a. looked like b. looked as a

c. liked d. was like that of a

7. Water is to fish __c__ atmosphere is to men.

a. that c. what b. so d. so does c. As d. Comparing

8. It was a cold winter and the wind __d__

through the tiny crack in the window.

a. billowed b. bellowed

c. screamed d. whistled

9. If you put too many potatoes in the bag, it

will __c__.

10. I’d like to book a room with a(n) __a__of the

sea.

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