大学英语精读期末考试试题

1 一，连线

1 extremely a。 very2 hazard b。 danger3 pollute c. make dirty or unfit for

use4 originally d。 in the beginning5 feasibility e. possibility of being carried

out6survive f。 continue to live7 atmosphere g。 the whole mass of air round the

earth 8 conclusion h. belief or opinion which is the result 9 procceed i。 continue

after an interruption10 conference j. a meeting for discussion11 billion k. a

thousand million12 humorous l. amusing and funny 1 mysterious c. hid2vanish f.

arrive as expected 3 mask j. move 4 pull into i。 shock5bightly h. go back 6.

come through e。 cheerfully and happily7 exclaim b. disappear8 retreat

g。 cry loudly9 stun d arrive at10 make one’s way a. hard to explain or under

二。填空。

1。 Industrial cities such as Chicago and Detroit have severely ________the

waters of the Great Lakes。

2。 They are studying the ______ of building a new shopping center outside

town.

3. Medical researchers reached the _________long ago that smoking is a

serious __________to health。

4. George Washington， the first President of the United States， is

_________the Father of His Country。

5。 The fire that broke out in the plant during the night was still seen

________a lot of smoke the next morning。

6。 The World Cup was transmitted around the world by ________。

7. The movie we are going to see is said to be ________the life story of an

American general。

8. They are nine _________in the solar system。 They are ： Mercury，

Venus， Earth， Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

9. Supporters of gun control have worked for many years to ban the sale of

___________handguns in American。

10。 My native town， which was _________rather small， has now been built

into one of the biggest cities in the province。

11. Jinmao Building in Pudong, Shanghai an be seen from miles

away,_________ into the sky。

12. The speaker said something about the actors first and then __________to

talk about the film.

13。 We had a long debate ___________whether we should spend so mush

money on space technology.

14。 A plate dropped from her fingers and _________into pieces on the kitchen

floor.

15. The bad weather __________our building program by three weeks。

16. “Why won’t you to go to Tibet with me ?” “_________，l don’t like flying,

and _______________，l can't afford it .”

1。 The farmer had looked all over for his pick, but in vain. It seemed to

___________.

2. The screws are somewhat loose. I’ll have them_____________. 2 3. The young villagers were determined to find out about the ___________

noise they heard each night.

4。 Tom ____________in surprise that he hadn't known about her illness。

5。 We were so ___________the TV program that we forgot about the time。

6。 The taxi driver _________a roadside restaurant to get something to eat,

7. When he was young he ___________traveling round the world。

8。 After a week’s work, Prof. Smith likes to ___________to the country to

relax.

9. She was ___________by the news of her son’s death。

10。 I was told that our examination results ___________to us by post the next

week.

11. Hungry and sleepy, the explorers slowly _________across the wideness。

12. Vingo was really lucky that his wife was willing to __________him

_________。

13. Hard as she tried to hold herself in ，she could not ____________her

sadness.

14。 Racism is a deeply ___________prejudice which has existed for thousands

of years。

1。 The _______of he dinner party was disappointed at the small number of

guests who attended.

2。 Shouts of protest ____________from the angry crowd。

3. many people have the bad habit of spending money on ________

4. All I can remember when I ________is m mother’s anxious face.

5。 By careful examination, the doctors hope to _____________the source of

the infection。

6。 The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7， 1941 was a(n) _____________

event which brought America into World War II。

7. The coat fits the boy perfectly now， but he will ____________it in a year’s

time.

8. The man’s eyes _______with fear when he saw the robber's gun.

9. He resumed his regular working hours _________after he came out of

hospital。

10. New problems ________when old ones are solved.

11. Johnny’s mouth watered ________________the big pudding. 12。 At the

first light of dawn the warships __________the open sea。

13. The sudden rise in oil prices led to an economic __________in that county.

14. The people of Africa have successfully against _________rule.

1. A man of humble ____________,Lincoln eventually became President of

the United States through his own efforts,

2. The flood are __________most of the villages in the area。

3. 3。 Many species of animal which once lived on the earth are no longer

_______________。

4. Once he realizes that it is his mistake， Jim never ___________to admit and

correct it.