綜合英語期末試卷A卷

2008-2009-2綜合英語試卷第1頁共12頁課程綜合英語考試形式閉卷（90）分鐘考試日期閱卷教師得分班級姓名學號Alittleboyinvitedhismothertoattendhiselementaryschool’sfirstteacher-parentconference.Tothelittleboy’sdismay,shesaidshewouldgo.Thiswouldbethefirsttimethathisclassmatesandteachermethismotherandhewasembarrassedbyher(1)_______.Althoughshewasabeautifulwoman,shehadaseverescarthatcoverednearlythe(2)_______rightsideofherface.Theboyneverwantedtotalkaboutwhyorhowshegotthescar.Atthe(3)_______,peoplewereimpressedbythekindnessandnaturalbeautyofhismother(4)_______thescar,butthelittleboywasstill(5)_______andhidhimselffromeveryone.Hedid,however,get(6)_______aconversationbetweenhismotherandhisteacher,andheardthemspeaking.“Howdidyougetthatscaronyourface?”theteacherasked.Themotherreplied,“Whenmysonwasababy,hewasinaroomthatcaughtonfire.Everyonewastooafraidtogoinbecausethefirewas(7)_______,soIwentin.AsIwasrunningtowardhiscrib,IsawabeamcomingdownandIplacedmyselfoverhimtryingtoprotecthim.Iwasknocked(8)_______butfortunately,afiremancameinandsavedbothofus.”Shetouchedtheburnedsideofherface.“Thisscarwillbepermanent,buttothisday,IhaveneverregretteddoingwhatIdid.”Atthispoint,thelittleboycameoutrunningtowardshismotherwithtearsinhiseyes.Hehuggedherandfeltanoverwhelmingsenseofthe(9)_______thatthishadmadeforhim.Heheldherhand(10)_______fortherestoftheday.Withinearshotof F.outofcontroldespite G.entireembarrassed H.conferenceunconscious I.sacrificetightly J.appearanceA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet.Itwasalargehousethatstoodamongotheridenticallargehousesinatree-shadedsquare.AtfirstIwonderediftherecouldbesomemistake;theplacelookedmorelikethetownhouseofoneofOscarWilde'scharacters.Buttheaddressintheadvertisementwasclearenough,soIrangthedoorbell.Acoloredmaidansweredit.WhenIsaidIwaslookingforaroomshenoddedpleasantly,andledmeupfourflightsofstairs.Thecarpetswerethickandred,andthewalldecorationswereofakindIhadonlyseeninHollywoodmusicals.IhadafeelingthatIwasabouttobeshownafifteen-guinea-a-weekflatandthatIshouldfeelveryfoolishexplainingthatIwaslookingforsomethingabouttentimesascheap.Butsheledmeupafinalnarrowflightofstairswithnocarpet,andshowedmeatinyroomwithagas-fire,asinglebed,anarmchairandatable.Itwasicycold.Iglancedoutofthewindowatroofsandbackgardens,andaskedcasuallyhowmuchitwas.Shesaidshewouldhavetoaskthelandlady.Sheledmebacktothefirstfloor,wheresherangthebellofanenormouswhitedoorwithacutglassknob.Afteralongdelay,atallwomaninadressing-gownopenedit.Shehadabeakynoseandtheeyesofbird,andsheignoredme,speakingsharplytothemaid:'Well,Matilda?',likeaheadmistress,demandinganexplanation.'Thisgentlemanwouldlikearoom,ma'am.’Thesharpeyesnowturnedonme.'Whichone?Thetopone?''Ihavenoideawhichweadvertised,'shesaidacidly.'Ileaveallthattomyagent.''Thetopone,ma'am,'Matildasaid.'It'stwopoundsfifteenaweek,'thewomansaid,surveyingmeasiftosay'Iamsurethispersoncan'taffordit.'BythistimeIfeltsothoroughlyinthewrongthatIputonanoverjoyedexpression,asifsuchcheapnesswereallmyhopes,andsaid:'Good.I'dliketotakeit.''Canyoupayaweekinadvance?''Certainly,'Isaid,fumblingformywallet.Shemadealittleaggrievedmotion,andraisedhereyebrowsatme.'GiveittoMatilda,'shesaid,andclosedthedooronus.Matildagrinnedatmesympathetically,andledmebackupstairs.Sheshowedmethelocationofthebathroomandlavatory,howtoputshillingsinthegasmeter,andhowtolightthegasfirewithoutcausinganexplosion.Finallyshewentoffwiththreepounds,andreturnedwithfiveshillingsandafrontdoorkey.ThenIwasleftaloneinmyownroomatlast.11.Themanwonderediftherecouldbesomemistakebecause_______.A.AllthelargehouseslookedalikeB.TheonehesawwasthetownhouseofoneofOscarWilde'scharactersC.ItwasaverylargehouseinatreeshadedsquareD.Hehadgotthewrongaddress12.Acoloredmaidansweredthedoorbell.Acoloredmaidmeans_______.A.ThemaidwasdressedincolorfulclothesB.HerfacewasredwithexcitementC.TherewasanangrylookonherfaceD.Themaidwasawomanofnon-whiterace13.Whentheyoungmanwasledupstairs,hethoughttheroomhewasgoingtoseewouldbe_______.A.TinyandicycoldB.VerymuchtohislikingC.TooexpensiveforhimD.Atthetopofthehouse14.Asheclimbedthestairsafterthemaid,hethoughthewasgoingtobe_______.A.FoolishB.StupidC.DisappointedD.Embarrassed15.Whatwastheyoungmandoing?A.Hewasvisitingarichlady.B.Hewasgettingintoalargehousebymistake.C.Hewascheckinginatanexpensivehotel.D.Hewaslookingforaroom.PassageTwoQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Scratchythroats,stuffynosesandbodyachesallspellmisery,butbeingabletotellifthecauseisacoldorflu(流感)maymakeadifferenceinhowlongthemiserylasts.

TheAmericanLungAssociation(ALA)hasissuednewguidelinesoncombatingcoldsandtheflu,andoneofthekeysisbeingabletoquicklytellthetwoapart.That’sbecausetheprescriptiondrugsavailableforthefluneedtobetakensoonaftertheillnesssetsin.Asforcolds,thesoonerapersonstartstakingover-the-counterremedy,thesoonerreliefwillcome.

Thecommoncoldandthefluarebothcausedbyviruses.Morethan200virusescancausecoldsymptoms,whilethefluiscausedbythreeviruses—fluA,BandC.Thereisnocureforeitherillness,buttheflucanbepreventedbythefluvaccine(疫苗),whichis,formostpeople,thebestwaytofighttheflu,accordingtotheALA.

Butifthefludoesstrike,quickactioncanhelp.Althoughthefluandcommoncoldhavemanysimilarities,therearesomeobvioussignstolookfor.

Coldsymptomssuchasstuffynose,runnynoseandscratchythroattypicallydevelopgradually,andadultsandteensoftendonotgetafever.Ontheotherhand,feverisoneofthecharacteristicfeaturesofthefluforallages.Andingeneral,flusymptomsincludingfeverandchills,sorethroatandbodyachescomeonsuddenlyandaremoreseverethancoldsymptoms.

TheALAnotesthatitmaybeparticularlydifficulttotellwheninfantsandpreschoolagechildrenhavetheflu.Itadvisesparentstocallthedoctoriftheirsmallchildrenhaveflu-likesymptoms.

Bothcoldandflusymptomscanbeeasedwithover-the-countermedicationsaswell.However,childrenandteenswithacoldorflushouldnottakeaspirinforpainreliefbecauseoftheriskofReyesyndrome(綜合癥)，ararebutseriousconditionoftheliverandcentralnervoussystem.

Thereis,ofcourse,novaccineforthecommoncold.Butfrequenthandwashingandavoidingclosecontactwithpeoplewhohavecoldscanreducethelikelihoodofcatchingone.

16.Accordingtotheauthor,knowingthecauseofthemiserywillhelp________.shortenthedurationoftheillness

B.thepatientbuymedicineoverthecounter

C.thepatientobtaincheaperprescriptiondrugs

D.preventpeoplefromcatchingcoldsandtheflu

17.Welearnfromthepassagethat________.

A.onedoesn’tneedtotakeanymedicineifhehasacoldortheflu

B.aspirinshouldnotbeincludedinover-the-countermedicinesfortheflu

C.delayedtreatmentofthefluwillharmtheliverandcentralnervoussystem

D.over-the-counterdrugscanbetakentoeasethemiserycausedbyacoldortheflu

18.Accordingtothepassage,tocombattheflueffectively,________.

A.oneshouldidentifytheviruswhichcausesit

B.oneshouldconsultadoctorassoonaspossible

C.oneshouldtakemedicineuponcatchingthedisease

D.oneshouldremainalertwhenthediseaseisspreading

19.Whichofthefollowingsymptomswilldistinguishtheflufromacold?

A.Astuffynose.

B.Ahightemperature.

C.Asorethroat.

D.Adrycough.

20.Ifchildrenhaveflu-likesymptoms,theirparents________.

A.areadvisednottogivethemaspirin

B.shouldwatchoutforsignsofReyesyndrome

C.areencouragedtotakethemtohospitalforvaccination

DshouldpreventthemfrommixingwithpeoplerunningafeverInthe19thcentury,itwascommontohearpeople,inEuropeandAmericasaythattheresourcesoftheseawasunlimited.Forexample,asfamousbiologistsaid__1___themid1800s,theresourcesoftheseawere_2__.Todaythere’s_3__thattheresourcesoftheseaareasseriouslythreatenedas__4__ofthelandandtheair.___5__,thethreattofishisgreater__6__thanthethreattobirdsandlandanimalsbecausefisharea___7___neededfoodresources.Manypeoplethroughouttheworld__8__fishasanimportantpartoftheirfoodandareduction___9__thefishsupplycouldhavewide_10__onhungerandpopulation.FishermanintheAtlantic,everyyear,___11__20billionpoundsoffishto__12__fooddemands.Butitisimportantto__13___thatthesepracticescannotcontinue___14__theusingupofthefishresourceswithinthenextfewyears.Searesourcesare_15__declininginmanypartsoftheworldandtheproblemcannotbe___16__.Itisonly___17__careandplanninginthisgeneration__18__thefood__19__oftheseacancontinue_20____futuregenerations.1.A.on B.in C.at D.by 2.A.exhaustible B.vast 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D.onPartIIIMultipleChoices(20%)Directions:Thereare20incompletestatementshere.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachstatementbychoosingtheappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshouldwritethecorrespondingletterontheanswersheet.1.Itwas______ofyounottoplaythepianowhileyourmotherhadabadheadache.A.considerate B.consideringC.considerable D.considered2.Scienceisstilllargelyignorant_______thecausesofmanykindsofcancer.A.about B.withC.of D.to3.Thishotel________$60forasingleroomwithbath.A.claims B.demandsC.prices D.charges4.Meltingsnow_______fortheregularspringfloodsinthisarea.A.accumulates B.depositsC.competes D.accounts5.Herskinwasdryafter_______tothewindforalongtime.A.display B.explosionC.exposure D.expression6.TheSecondWorldWar________in1939.A.brokeoff B.brokeoutC.brokethrough D.brokeup7.Shehasgreat______asasingerandshouldbetrained.A.competent B.contrastC.command D.capacity8.Whathetoldusabouttheaffairsimplydoesn’tmakeany______.A.sense B.meaningC.idea D.significance9.Janecouldfinishherworkinlesstimeifsheweremore______.A.industrial B.effectiveC.efficient D.hasteful10.Ourvisitturned______tobeawasteoftimebecausefogreducedvisibility.A.down B.outC.off D.up11.Theearthquakewasterribleandfewpeople_______it.A.survived B.livedC.endured D.existed12.The______ofthecourtwasthreeyearsimprisonment.A.crime B.sentenceC.crisis D.service13.Todriveacarsafelyitis_______tohaveagoodbrakes(剎車)A.additional B.enoughC.ideal D.essential14.Thesoundweheardwasvery_______andhardtorecognize,asifitwereveryfaraway.A.invisible B.faintC.perfect D.instant15.The______growthwillmostlikelycontinueatarapidpaceasitissaidbysomeexperts.A.economic B.economyC.economics D.economical16.He______hispointofviewbygivingsomeexamples.A.hinted B.illustratedC.motivated D.located17.Anail______thetireandtheyhadtocallforhelp.A.pierced B.pinchedC.crushed D.pinned18.Insteadofgoingtocourt,somepeoplewouldrather______toforce.A.come B.applyC.refer D.resort19.Wefinally_______anagreementaftertwomonthsofhardbargaining.A.reached B.arrivedC.came D.drove20.Wecongratulatedhim______havingpassedtheexam.A.at B.forC.of D.onPaper2PartISpelling(10%)Directions:Therearetensentencesinthissection.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordbeginningwiththelettergivenineachsentence.Chineseequivalentsofwordsyouaregoingtofillinhavebeengiveninthebrackets.1.Wearemorelikelytobeexposedtothegreatd______(民主的adj.)intellectinourcollegelifethaneverbefore.2.Weareacompanythats______(專門生產；專注于vi.)inITproduct.3.Myp______(哲學n.)is“Liveandletlive”.4.Amiddle-agedwomanwasd______(拘留，扣押vt.)forquestioningaftermanyitemsinthesupermarketweregone.5.Besides,thosestatesthathavetriedtogainvoters’a______(批準，同意n.)forbondstobuildnewprisonsoftendiscoverthatthepublicisunwillingtopayforprisonconstruction.6.Nowadaysoneofthebigproblemsparentsarefacedwithistheirchildrenareoftenexposedtoscenesofv______(暴力n.)inTVprogramsandfilms.7.Fishing,playingchessandlisteningtomusicarehisfavoriter______(放松/消遣/方式n.).8.Thenumberofc______(傷亡者n.)inthequake(地震)—hitareashasbeenontherisesinceWenchuanquaketookplace.9.Investigatorsaresearchingthewreckage(殘骸)oftheplanetotryandfindthecauseofthet______(悲/慘劇n.).10.Manypeoplewerekilledinthec______(相撞/碰撞n.)betweenthebusandthetrain.PartIIWordFormation(10%)Directions:Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninthebrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.1OfThefour_______(acknowledge)heroesoftheevent,threeareabletoaccountfortheirbehavior.2Theprincipleof_______(survive)ofthefittestisoneofthemajorfindingsofCharlesDarwin.3You’llfindpeoplelikehimwheneverdisasteroccurs,”saidWindsor.“ButI’veneverseenonewiththat_______(commit).”4Thepurposeoftraining_______(qualify)teachersforthosemountainareasisworthyofpraise.5Thepersonmostresponsibleforthe_______(emotion)impactofthedisasteristheoneknownatfirstsimplyas“themaninthewater”.6Afewmonthsearlierhe’doverheardafriendofhiswife’scongratulateheronhavingsucha_______(consider)7Ihavebeenanadult,soIdon’twanttobe_______(depend)onmyparents.8Thisiswhythecertaintyand_______(severe)ofpunishmentmustgodownwhenthecrimerategoesup.9Withtheaveragecostofprisonconstruction_______(run)around$50,000perbed,itwouldcostmorethan$6billiontobuildthenecessarycells.10Ourcolleges_______(evitable)graduateanumberofsuchlifeformsPartIIITranslation（20%）Directions:Thereare10incompletesentencesinthishere.Youarerequiredtocomplet