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复习题A

Section A Multiple Choice

Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. 1. Columbia students may at first be intimated by the city’s strong ______. A. famous B. deputation C. reputation D. well-known 2. The university has _____ many changes over the years.

A. witnessed B. experiences C. occurred D. taken pace

3.—Will you stay for _________ supper with us? —Sure, I'd love to. Home cooking is just what I like.

A. a B. an C. the D. / 4. Students should ____ their own interests, as well as do their school work. A. pursue B. pursuit C. in pursuit of D. be pursued

5. —__________is your father? — He's an engineer in a big factory.

A. Who B. What C. Which D. Where 6. Housing policies _____ from school to school.

A. differ B. varies C. different D. variety 7. I usually sleep with the window open _____ it’s really cold. A. if B. because C. so D. unless 8. I keep the lesson simple because small kids can’t ______ that much.

A. absorb B. take up C. recover D. complain 9. —Have you read the book Harry Potter? —Sure. Eric is also _______ it and we become friends because of that.

A. proud of B. afraid of C. serious about D. interested in 10. —Good morning. I'd like a birthday gift for my mother. —What about this scarf? It is beautiful and it______ soft and smooth.

A. feels B. looks C. seems D. becomes

11. Global warming poses a serious ______ for the future. A. defeat B. threaten C. treaty D. threat

12._________ running after success, we have a lot of other interesting things to do in our lives. A. By B. On C. Besides D. Except 13. —Excuse me, sir, visiting hours are over. You _______ leave. —Pardon me, nurse. I didn't hear the bell.

A. may B. can C. must D. need 14. The survey ____ that 50% of the old couples live separate from their children. A. reveals B. releases C. recovers D. interveals

15. —Why didn't you cry for help when you were robbed? —If I opened my mouth, they might find my four gold teeth. That would be ______!

A. bad B. much worse C. worst D. the worst

16. At the farewell party, Kobe Bryant said, \for me to achieve such great success.”

A. With B. Under C. Through D. Without 17. —Could you please tell me________ , Sonia?

—It's on the first Tuesday of May. We hold special parties and give teachers thank-you notes that day.

A. if you had Teachers' Day in America B. when Teachers' Day is in America

C. what you did on Teachers' Day D. how do you show your thanks to your teachers 18. Jack often plays _____ piano and he wants to be a pianist when he grows up. A. a B. an C. / D. the

19. More than two _____ trees are planted in our neighborhood every year. A. hundred B. hundreds C. hundreds of D. hundred of

20. Andy, with his parents, ______ to Hong Kong, and they will stay there for a week. A. have gone B. has gone C. have been D. has been

Section B Reading Comprehension

Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

Passage One

A doctor entered the hospital hurriedly after being called in for an important surgery (外科手术). He found the boy's father in the hall waiting worriedly. On seeing him, the father cried out, \did you take all this time to come? Don't you know that my son is in danger? Don't you have any sense of duty?\as I could after receiving the call and now, I wish you'd calm down so that I can do my work.\\son dies while waiting for a doctor, then what will you do?\smiled again and replied, \will do our best and you should also pray (祈祷)for your son's healthy life.\The surgery took some hours after which the doctor went out happy, \goodness! Your son is saved!\running by saying, \that I can ask about my son's state?\doctor left. The nurse answered, tears coming down her face. \accident. He was at the burial (葬礼) when we called him for your son's surgery. And now that he saved your son's life, he left running to finish his son's burial.\

21. What did the doctor do after he received the call for the surgery? A. He asked another doctor to do his duty. B. He went to the hospital as soon as possible.

C. He discussed the boy's state with the father. D. He waited until his son's burial was finished.

22. The father shouted at the doctor because he thought _____________.

A. he had waited too long B. no one cared for his son C. the doctor was cold to him D. the surgery took a long time

23. Who told the truth to the father in the end?

A. The doctor. B. The nurse. C. His son. D. A patient. 24. How might the father feel after he knew the truth?

A. Angry. B. Excited. C. Sorry. D. Doubtful. 25. What is the best title for the text?

A. Seeing is believing B. Time waits for no man C. Practice makes perfect D. Think before you decide

Passage Two

Have you ever had trouble sleeping in a new place? Lots of people do. And now researchers

from Brown University in Rhode Island think they know why. They found that one-half of the brain \The sleep findings were reported in Current Biology by Brown University. In their report, the researchers said many people report they have a harder time sleeping the first nightat a hotel or other places outside their home. They call it \influence\\Japan they say, 'If you change your bed, you can't sleep,'\very well in a new place. We all know about it.\测量脑波) for 35 volunteers over two nights in a laboratory. The two nights were a week apart (间隔). They found during the first night the left half of the brain was more active than the right half. This was during the first deep-sleep period, the researchers said. Sasaki said a lot of questions remain. Researchers did not keep measuring brain waves all night long. So, they don't know if the left half keeps \轮换) with the right half later in the night\They also do not know why the brain activity, at least during the first period of deep sleep, is always on the left half. For some, this research may be calming. It is good to know that our brain is \according to this new research, makes it harder to get the sleep people need to wake up well rested in the morning.

26. How many times did the researchers measure brain waves for 35 volunteers? A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. D. Four times. 27. The researchers found during the first deep-sleep period.

A. the brain waves remained the same B. the brain activity helped with sleep

C. the right half of the brain kept \ D. the left half of the brain was more active 28. Which of the following is one of the questions that remain?

A. Whether the new bed keeps you from sleeping. B. How you have trouble sleeping in a new place.

C. Why the brain activity is always on the left half. D. What people can do when they can't sleep well.

29. The underlined word \ \ A. pleasing B. different C. serious D. strange 30. What is the text mainly about?

A. What we will have to do to sleep well. B. How researchers measure brain waves. C. Who doesn't sleep well in a new place. D. Why it's harder to sleep in a new place.

Section C Translation

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English.

31.在短短的两年时间里，这个小镇已变得让我认不出来了。 32.要不是那场大雨，我们是能够及时完成任务的。 33.真正重要的不是你说了什么，而是你做了什么。

34.这起车祸表明，许多人仍然未对新交通法规给与足够的重视。

35.正如您从我的简历中看到的那样，我具有这项工作所要求的所有资格条件。

Section D Writing

Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled My Dream Job. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below:

1. You must state clearly what your dream job is at the beginning of your paragraph.

2. You must include information about the obstacles you my face and how you plan to work at