公共英语课程考试大纲试题及答案(5)

A. in, in B. on, of C. in, of D. on, on

25. He's so ill that his mother has to send for ______ doctor. A. / B. some C. a D. the

26. The secretary worked late into the night, ______ a long speech for the president. A. to prepare B. preparing C. prepared

D. was preparing

27. There is going to be a volleyball match next week, ______? A. is it B. isn't it C. is there D. isn't there

28. So difficult ______ it to live in an English-speaking country that I was determined to learn English well. A. I have felt B. have I felt C. I did feel D. did I feel

29. Of all the story books, I like this one ______. It's not interesting at all. A. very much B. the best C. very less D. the least

30. ______ his party to power for the fourth time, he becomes famous among Western leaders. A. Lead B. Leading C. Have led D. Having led

31. “They haven't finished the work up to now.” “Well, they ______.” A. should have B. should C. ought to D. ought have

32. The chair looks rather hard, but in fact, it is very comfortable to ______. A. sit B. sit on

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C. be sat D. be sat on

33. Little Jim should love ______ to the theatre this evening. A. to be taken B. to take

C. being taken D. taking

34. Why is the rubbish still here? It ought to ______ yesterday. A. be thrown away B. have thrown away

C. have been thrown away D. throw away

35. If you ______ your medicine yesterday, you would be well now. A. took

B. would take C. had taken

D. would have taken

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“How are you?” is a nice question. It’s a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other. But “How are you” is also a very unusual question. It’s a question that often doesn’t have an answer. The person who asks “How are you” hopes to hear answer “Fine”, even though the person’s friend isn’t fine. Because “How are you” is not really a question and “Fine” isn’t really an answer. They are simply other way of saying “Hello,” and “Hi”.

Sometimes, people also don’t say just what they mean. For example, when someone asks, “Do you agree?” the other person might be thinking, “No, I don’t agree. I think you are wrong.” But it isn’t very polite to say so, so the other person might say, “I’m not so sure.” It’s a nicer way to say that you don’t agree with someone.

People also don’t say just what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone end when one person says “I’ve got to go now”. Often , the person who wants to hand up (挂电话)gives an excuse; “Someone’s at the door” “I’ve got to put the things away” “Something is burning on the fire”. The excuse might be real, but it isn’t very polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn’t hurt the other person’s feelings.

When they meet each other, talk about an idea, or end a talk, people often don’t say just what they are thinking. It’s an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it’s all part of the games of language!

1. When a person is not going to agree with someone, it would be better to say “______”. A. No, I don’t agree B. I think you’re wrong

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C. I’m not so sure

D. I’m sure I don’t agree

2. Excuse are used because he or she _________ A. doesn’t want to hurt the other person’s feelings B. wants to talk to a person at the door C. wants to do much housework D. is cooking something on the fire

3. “______” is a better expression used to end a telephone call. A. I don't want to talk any more. B. Sorry, I want to hang up C. You speak too much.

D. I’ve got to put something away.

4. The question \A. is not always nice B. often has no answer

C. is to say “hello” to your family

D. is not needed when someone is fine

5. The passage tells us that one of the rules of the games of language is “_______” A. always say what you mean B. don’t agree with other people C. be polite

D. never say just what you are thinking

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The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of the second of September, 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.

The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's bakery in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.

By eight o'clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul's and the Guildhall among them.

Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.

The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.

After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect(建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow; but he did build more

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than fifty churches, among them new St Paul's.

The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.

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