西北师范大学继续教育学院方通学校教学站2019级第一学期英语（第一次作业）专业英语姓名层次本科ⅠWord Building(1 10=10 POINTS)Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words given in the brackets.1. We are greatly excited because the success of our team is really beyond expectation. (expect)2.The public hold the opinion that the only true punishment for murder is death.(punish)3. The world is in continous development every minute.(continue)4. After a long distance travel, most people are very tired, including me. (include)5.Our nature has been polluted by waste gases send off by many factories.(natural)6. Do you agree with his political view?(politics)7.I don’t know what present I should buy for her because she is so hard to please.(pleasure)8. We have kept up our friend ship for more than twenty years.(friend)9.Much improvement has been made in the safety devices of the factory.(improve)10. You have to do some physical exercises every day to keep healthy . (health)ⅡVocabulary and Structure (1 30=30 POINTS)Directions: Choose the best one from the four choices to complete the sentence.11. His friends ____ him for winning the first prize at the speech contest.( C )A. desireB. gatherC. admireD.struggle12.The table cloth has a ____ of red and white squares.( A )A. patternB. formC. styleD. way13.The guard is trying to ____ what happened in the accident to the police.( D )A. passB. devoteC. copyD. describe14.He did his best to win the girl’s ____ that he loved very much.( A )A. favorB. fondC. honorD. border15.His parents ______ the boy to do well in the entrance examination.( B )A. expertB. expectC. hopeD.express16.At first, she disliked biology very much, but ____ she began to take interest init.( D )A. properlyB. secondlyC. especiallyD. gradually17.I will tell you why the police were sent last night if you ____ not to tell others.( B)A. considerB. promiseC. understandD. permit18.The serious teacher became a(n) ____ of fear to all the students in the class.( C )A. materialB. viewC. objectD.order19.Are we going to ____ the sports meet because of the bad weather? ( C )A. get offB. take offC. put offD. keep off20.He is ____ of cooking so much that he wants to become an outstanding (出色的)cook.( B )A. finalB. fondC. desireD. favor21.Some supermarkets have ______ the prices of some of their commodities.( C )A. setB. lowedC. loweredD. lift22.Everyone was ______ at the sight of the man beating his own daughter.( A )A. shockedB. excitedC. connectedD.rewarded23.There is a layer of dust on the ______ of the desk in my room.( C )A. borderB. patternC. surfaceD. face24.The two small shops _______to make a large one.( C )A. connectedB. joinedC. combinedD. united25.She failed to _____ the final exam because of a serious cold. ( B )A. pastB. passC. crossD. across26.What is your _____ on school punishments for cheating in exams?( A )A. viewB. reviewC. effortD.support27.The tour guide______ the visitors in the hotel lobby.( C )A. collectedB. calledC. gatheredD.directed28.It is difficult for some people to ______ their situation in life. ( C )A. satisfyB. saveC. improveD.help29.Nurses _______themselves to the care of the sick.( A )A. devoteB. watchC. decideD.order30. One of the greatest_______ of life is conversation.( C )A. factsB.habitsC. pleasuresD. appearances31.Did you have any trouble ____ the office building? ( D )No, but I had a lot of difficulty ____ my work.A. to finding, onB. in finding, inC. to find, toD. finding, with32.____ from my mother, I decided to get in touch with her by telephone.( B )A. Hearing notB. Not hearingC. Not to have heardD. Ididn’t hear33.____ surprised me was ____ he couldn’t speak English at all.( D )A. That, thatB. What, whatC. Who, thatD. What,that34.He said that he ____ since five o’clock.( A )A. had been workingB. has been workingC. was workingD. could have been working35.He doesn’t look well, for he ____ for sixteen hours.( C )A. had workedB. was workingC. has been workingD. would have worked36.I hope you make yourself ____; otherwise I won’t be able to guess what youmean.( D )A. understandB. understandingC. be understandingD. understood37.How I wish that the bus ____ down on our way back home last night!( C )A. didn’t breakB. would not breakC. hadn’t brokenD.shouldn’t break38.He is ____ danger. Let’s lend him a helping hand.( A )A. inB. atC. withD. into39.The weather had cleared up so I suggested ____ picnic in the country.( B )A. we would have aB. having aC. to have aD. go to40.His teacher told him that he ____ translate the sentence word for word.( D )A. needed notB. doesn’t need toC. didn’t needD.needn’tⅢReading Comprehension (1 15=15 POINTS)Directions: There are 3 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.Passage 1Hotlines （热线）have become common in China. Some radio stations use hotlines to encourage the listeners to take part in the talk shows.That's a good idea. Yet, the fact is, some people do nothing but break the whole program.Some people know little about the topic（话题）under discussion. Sometimes they do not even know what the host(主持人)is talking about. So the host has to tell the caller what the show is about. Usually the caller will ask a few questions which express his hope and show his ignorance(无知).Then the host has to answer and explain —how silly this is ! It wastes a lot of time. It seems that some people phone the hotlines in fun. They just want to let the listeners hear them. They don't care what the topic is, whether they themselves are interested in or how silly they appear to be. I'm totally bored by those people. It's necessary for radio stations to improve the hotline programs. In my opinion,if a caller doesn't know what is going on, the operator should not let the caller take part in it.41.We know from the sentence “Some people do nothing but break the wholeprogram" that____.( B )A. radio stations use hotlines in a wrong wayB. it is a factC. it is a good ideaD. some people have unclear thoughts42. The host has to answer and explain, ____ . ( B )A. for the host works hardB. because of the caller's ignoranceC. for the host likes talking to the callerD. because of a lot of questions raised by the caller43. The passage doesn't tell us the idea ________ . ( C )A. that some listeners phone the hotlines in funB. that some people just want to be heard by othersC. that some people who don't care what the topic is must have realized that they appear to be sillyD. what the hotline programs are44. Which of the following is not true? ( D )A. Some people know little about the topic under discussion.B. Some people do not know what the host is talking aboutC. Some people do not know what the show is aboutD. The writer tells us that the host is silly.45. What should the operator do if a caller doesn't know what is going on in the writer’s opinion?( B )A. not to let the caller call the programB. not let the caller take part in the programC. let the caller express his ideaD. feel bored by the caller Passage 2Stage plays（舞台剧）, at first, seem a lot like films. Both use actors and dialogue and scenery. But if you try to make a film by setting up a camera in front of the stage, you will find it won’t work. A film made in this way will leave the audience（观众）cold. And even worse you’ll be wasting a powerful tool --- the camera.A stage is actually a box. One side of the box has been removed(挪开) so the audience can see what’s going on inside. The actors remain at a fixed audience. In the film, however, the camera can bring the audience up close and fix their attention on small but important things: a frightened look, a whisper, a trembling of hands.The camera offers the film maker freedom allowing him to move easily across barriers(界限) of time and space. He can show his action in real cities and on real farms. He can also use the camera to change the scene dozens of times in one film. No expert of the stage can do this.46. The main idea of the text is that ____ . ( C )A. stage plays and films are two different kinds of artB. it is always disappointing to turn play into filmsC. films have certain advantages(长处) over stage playsD. the camera has made film making easy and possible47. What is wrong with making a film by setting up a camera before the stage ? ____( D )A. Fewer and fewer people will go to the theatre.B. The audience cannot see what is going on the stage.C. The scene cannot be changed from time to time.D. The powerful camera cannot be made good use of.48. Which of the following can show that the camera is a powerful tool ? ____( B )A. It can move easily.B. It can make small things look larger.C. It can show things in the future.D. It can give us a scene of realism （真实）.49. In what way are plays different from films? ( B )A. Films often use real scenery while plays don’t.B. Films can show the past while plays can’t.C. Films change scenes while plays don’t.D. Film audience can move while play audience can’t.50. A suitable title for this text is ____.( A )A. Stage Plays and FilmB. The Powerful CameraC. Fewer Plays, More FilmsD. Less Waste, More Freedom Passage 3The human nose has given to the language of the world many interesting expressions. Of course, this is not surprising. Without the nose, we could not breathe or smell. It is the part of the face that gives a person special character. Cyrano de Bergerac said that a large nose showed a great man courageous, manly and wise.A famous woman poet wished that she had two noses to smell a rose! Blaise Pascal made an interesting remark about Cleopatra’s（古埃及王后）nose. If it had been shorter, he said, it would have changed the whole face of the world!Man’s nose has had an important role in his imagination. Man has referred to the nose in many ways to express his emotions. Expressions dealing with the nose refer to human weakness: anger, pride, jealousy（嫉妒）and revenge（报复）.In English there are a number of phrases about the nose. For example, to hold up one’s nose expressed a basic human feeling ---pride. People can hold up their hoses at people, things and places. The phrase, to be led around by the nose, shows man’s weakness. A person who is led around by the nose lets other people control him.On the other hand, a person who follows his nose lets his instinct（本能）guide him. There are a number of others. However, it should be as plain as the nose on your face that the nose in more than an organ for breathing and smelling.51. The passage is about ______. ( B )A. an organ, with which people can breathe and smellB. the nose, which gives different and useful expressionsC. the nose giving a person special characterD. interesting remarks about the nose made by some people52. From the passage we know ______. ( C )A. “Cleopatra’s nose” changed the whole face of the world indeed.B. Cleopatra had a strong will to change the whole look of the worldC. Cleopatra’s nose was not shortD. Cleopatra hoped that people would change the whole face of the world53. The nose expressed ______. ( C )A. some human weakness or otherB. people’s shortcomingsC. people’s different emotionsD. human feeling in bad sense54. A person who follows his nose ______. ( D )A. won’t take others’ adviceB. is easily controlled by othersC. is weak-mindedD. has will of his own55. How many expressions about the nose are mentioned in the passage? ( C )A. TwoB. ThreeC. FourD. FiveⅣCloze (1 20=20 POINTS)Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage.Mrs. White gave music lessons at a school. She had a good voice, __56___ some of her high notes （高音）sounded like a door that _57__ oiling. Mrs. White knew her _58____ well, and took every _59__ she could find to practice these high notes. As she _60___a small house, she could not practice _61____ disturbing the rest of the family. So she usually went for long walks _62___the country road. But _63___ she heard a car or a person __64___ along the road, she stopped practicing. She did not want to be heard, _65___she was very shy.One afternoon, a fast open car came up behind her so _66__and so fast that she did not hear it _67___ it was only a few yards from her. She __68__ some of her highest and __69__ notes at that time. As the car passed, she saw an anxious _70____come over its driver's face. He stopped his car suddenly, _71_out and began to examine all the tires _72___. Mrs. White _73__to tell him what the noise he __74__really was. He got back into the and _75__ .(D)56. A. and B. as if C. besides D. except that(A)57. A. required B. wants C. requiring D. was(C)58. A. sound B. strength C. weakness D. music(B)59. A. place B. chance C. point D. time(C)60. A. had B. owned C. lived in D. stayed at (B)61. A. with B. without C. for D. not (D)62. A. through B. by C. near D. along (D)63. A. as B. since C. wherever D. whenever (C)64. A. step B. walk C. coming D. passed(B)65. A. then B. for C. not because D. but (A)66. A. silently B. quickly C. sudden D. slightly(A)67. A. until B. about C. while D. as(B)68. A. cried B. was practicing C. played D. wasshouting(C)69. A. excellent B. clearest C. most difficult D. easiest (A)70. A. expression B. feeling C. suffering D. condition (D)71. A. fled B. picked C. rushed D. jumped (C)72. A. slowly B. angrily C. carefully D. quickly (B)73. A. needn't B. didn't dare C. wanted D. pointed out(D)74. A. had done B. reported C. noticed D. had heard(A)75. A. drove off B. ran away C. driving out D. walked awayⅤTranslation (2.5 10=25 POINTS)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English.76.问题越困难，学生们就越不可能回答出来。
