大学英语精读第二册(修订本)练习试卷3含答案及讲解

华东理工大学继续教育学院成人教育

《基础英语》（二级）模拟试卷三

I.Vocabulary and structure (30%)

1.His conclusion is ______ his own practical experiences.

A) directed to B) based on C) concluded in D) accumulated by

2.He ______ from the water, holding the camera high in one of his hands.

A) came B) appeared C) merged D) emerged

3.He prefers living alone in a quiet village ______ living in a city.

A) than B) more than C) rather than D) to

4.Citizens took to the street to ______ against the building of a nuclear power station.

A) perform B) promote C) protest D) contrast

5.Here are some toys. You can ______ one or two for your little son as a birthday gift from me.

A) pick out B) work out C) single out D) take out

6.I’m so rry to ______ you, but can you direct me to the railway station?

A) annoy B) trouble C) interrupt D) bother

7.It was ______ of him to be so rude.

A) typical B) special C) exactly D) symbolic

8.According to the scientific reports, people under stress ______ to express their full range of

potential.

A) intend B) bend C) attend D) tend

9.Don’t ______ to let me know if there is anything I can do for you.

A) reject B) hesitate C) refuse D) prevent

10.At the conference he expressed some personal views which later brought him into ______

with the Party leadership.

A) action B) crisis C) conflict D) power

11.They overcame all the difficulties and fulfilled the plan ten days ahead of schedule, ______

was something we had not expected.

A) that B) this C) it D) which

12.If you undertake this project you are bound to ______ many difficulties.

A) encounter B) face with C) overcome D) handle

13.The three hours I spent in the school library ______ my old passion for reading.

A) brought about B) brought over C) brought forth D) brought back

14.Jane’s dress is similar in design ______ her sister’s.

A) with B) like C) to D) as

15.Dick’s uncle has to __________ for his education as his father has come down in the world.

A) spend B) take C) cost D) pay

16.My native town, which was __________ rather small, has now been built into one of the

biggest cities in the province.

A) traditionally B) originally C) occasionally D) undoubtedly

17.Many people have the bad habit of spending money on _______.

A) argument B) crisis C) impulse D) motion

18.The man’s eyes _______ with fear when he saw the robber’s gun.

A) widened B) enlarged C) expanded D) extended

19.What other things were invented in ancient China _______ the compass?

A) except B) beside C) except for D) besides

20.We’ll have to find a new _______ of income.

A) origin B) resource C) source D) idea

21.He has no interest in knowing how others _______ his theory to practice.

A) employed B) applied C) used D) performed

22.The boy’s teachers looked upon his worsening performance with _______.

A) satisfaction B) disapproval C) leisure D) agreement

23.There are very _______ books which I can say I have really enjoyed.

A) few B) a few C) little D) a little

24.The boy is very intelligent, but his lack of _______ prevents his success.

A) ambition B) application C) function D) emotion

25.The noise around was terrible, but I had to _______ it.

A) keep away from B) keep up with C) live with D) live on

26.I expect to _______ many difficulties in the course of this job.

A) solve B) cause C) encounter D) emerge

27.Possession of a gun often gives the owner a false sense of _______, and may do more harm

than good.

A) illusion B) security C) response D) identification

28.You will ________ getting burnt if you don’t keep away from the fire.

A) make up B) take up C) end up D) come up

29.The _______ we have seen so far suggests that lack of vitamin C may indeed be the cause of

his illness.

A) behavior B) indication C) evidence D) incident

30.Is long hair out of ________ in your country?

A) style B) order C) condition D) times

II.Reading comprehension (30%)

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

Fire has been used for many years. Long ago, people who lived in caves made fires. They used fire to keep warm. At night they used them for light. They found they could see better with fires going. They also learned that animals like lions and tigers were afraid of fire. So cave people kept putting more wood on their fires from time to time. They were safe as long as they had a fire going.

After a while people began to make ovens by piling up rocks over the fires. They baked bread in the rock ovens. Sometimes they baked things like apples and potatoes. But they could still cook over open fires when they wanted to. So they had many ways to make food.

Later, people used fires for many other things. People used their ovens to bake clay pots so they would get hard. Then they used these pots to store food. They also baked mud blocks. With these, they built better homes. They made many things.

After people learned to cook and store food, they did not have to hunt every day. Fire made their lives easier. It was a big help. Even when hunting was bad, the people had stored food to eat.

Today fire is still used in many ways. It warms our homes, cooks our food, and helps make the things we build with. We could not live without it. Fire is still very important.

31.Long ago, cave people used fires for the following purposes EXCEPT _____.

A)they kept warm

B)they kept animals out cave

C)they heated water on fire

D)the could see better at night

32.Which of the following is not mentioned according to the passage?

A)People made ovens by piling up rocks over the fires.

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