大学英语综合测试卷

1大学英语综合测试卷班级:__姓名___________学号__________题号一二三四五得分PartI.Vocabulary.(20’)Fillintheblanksinthefollowingsentenceswiththewordsgivenbelow.subsequentconvincedecayshapeshelterscatterslideevolutionepidemicaccesscorrespondencetensionphysicalhandicapanalysispaceversionturn…againstconfirmhostile1.Asitturnedout,thespeakerwasshouteddownbythe______crowd.2.Theeventsthatoccurredinhischildhood_____hiswholelife.3.Lostinthestrangetown,thefarmerfound_____forthenightinanabandonedhouse.4.Withteargasandfirehosethepolice_____thedemonstrators.5.Theroadbecamesoslipperyaftertherainthatseveralcars____sidewaysintotheditch.6.Philwassaidtohavediedintheflu____in1916.7.Quicklypickingupthediary,Phil_____straighttothelastentryandbeganreadingit.8.Manyuniversitystudentsexperiencesevere_____asfinalexamsdrawnear.9.VitaminChelpstocombatstresseitherfromworryorfromintense____exercise.10.Notonlyismeaslesakiller,butitalsocausesblindness,deafnessandmental____inthousandofchildreneveryyear.11.Manybeautifullandscapesthatglowinthegalleryaresadly_____inreality.12.Thearticleprovidesadetailed_____oftherootcausesoftheaccident.13.Thereareobviousbenefitsinallowingeachstudenttogoathisown____.14.Rogerwasquitestubbornanditwasalmostimpossibleto____himofhismistakes.15.ThebookI`mreadingexplainsthe____ofplantandanimallifeonearth.16.Thetwowitnessesgivecontradictory_____ofwhathadhappenedthatnight.17.Withoutanofficialpass,theguideswilldenyyou____tothecourthouse.18.Itwasverycleverofherto___hisargument___himself.19.Wilfred`sremarks____meinmyopinionthathewasanhonorableyoungman.20.Ithoughtthatwastheendofthematterbut____eventsprovedmewrong.PartII.ReadingComprehension(20’)Passage1Librarieshavetraditionallybeenthepublic`saccesstotheimportantsourcesofinformationthatarenecessarytofunctionintoday`shighlytechnicalworld.Thatfunctionhasbeencalledintoquestionbythefast-paceddevelopmentofdigitalmediaoverthepastseveraldecades.Inordertocontinuetofulfillthepublicinterest,librarieseverywhereareforcedtodevelopmeansofgrantingaccesstotheseexpensivenewservicestoaveragecitizens.Inthepast,thepublishingindustrymaintainedtherightsofthelibrariestofreelydistributepublishedmaterialsbecausethelibrariesboughtsomanyoftheirbooks.Becausethenewelectronicpublicationcaneasilybecopiedintheirentiretybythepatronsoflibrary,thepublishingindustryisreconsideringitsformeradvocacyofthelibrarysystem.Therehaveevenbeenattemptstostoplibrariesfromdistributingdigitalmedia.Inadditiontowaning(衰落的)cooperationofthepublishingindustry,thereistheproblemthatthenewerformsofinformationaremuchmorespecializedthanthosewhichtheyreplace.Decidinghowtodivertalreadylimitedresourcesisincreasinglydifficultastheoptionsmultiply.Whereasasinglereferenceindexmayhavecoveredanentirefieldinthepast,nowtherearefrequentlyseveralspecializedindexesavailableinelectronicform.Inordertocontinuetomakeuseofthenewertechnology,thelibrariesmustdecidewhichmaterialsaremostusefultothemajorityoftheirpatrons.Therearemanydifferentsolutionsbeingapplied,butonlytheprocessoftrialanderrorwilldeterminethemosteffectivestrategy.21.Thebesttitleforthistextwouldbe____A.TheChallengeforToday`slibrariesB.InformationTechnologyandtheConsumerC.TheBenefitsoftheDigitalRevolutionD.ChangesinInformationTechnology22.Itcanbeinferredthattheproblemwiththenewtechnologyisthat_____A.itisnotintendedforusebylibrariesB.itistoocomplicatedC.itisnotasusefulastraditionalbooksD.itisusedasapoliticaltool23.Inthesecondparagraph,theword“maintained”mostcloselymeans____A.takencareofB.supportedC.usedD.announced24.Whydidpublisherscooperatewiththelibrariesinthepast?2A.ThelibrariesofferedataxexemptionB.ThelibrariesboughtbooksC.ThelibrariesweremoreusefulD.Thelibrarieswereundercontracttothepublishers25.Howwillthemosteffectivedecisionbedetermined?A.AspecialcommissionwillstudythetaskB.ThegovernmentwillexaminethesituationC.ItwillbedecidedbyexperimentationD.Thevoterswilldecide.Passage2TopNationalHealthService(NHS)nurseswillbeabletoearn$40,000ayearwithoutleavingfrontlinepatientcareinamodificationtosalarystructures.New“supernurse”gradeswillbecreatedtoenablethebeststafftoincreasetheirsalarieswithouthavingtomoveintomanagementdeskjobs.CurrentlythemostseniorNHSnursescanearnamaximum$28,000ayearunlesstheyarewillingtowithdrawfromthefrontlineandbecomeadministrators.Hundredsofexperiencedandhighly–qualifiednursesarelosttopatientcareeveryyearbecauseofthisoddity.WhileonlyafewthousandofBritain`s332,000NHSnurseswillqualifyforthe$40,000plussalary,fast-trackpromotionsschemesandasimplergradingsystemwillincreasethepayofmanymore.Thegovernmentannouncedthatanewsimplifiedcareerstructurewouldseejustfourgradesreplacingtheexistingsix.Nurseswillbegintheircareersashealthcareassistantsbeforemovinguptoregisteredpractitionergrade,followedbyseniorregisteredpractitionerandultimately,consultantpractitioneranda$40,000salary.“Nursesarerisingtothechallengeofmodernization,”saidagovernmentofficial.“Theseproposalswillhelpthemimprovetheirprofessionalrolefurtherandprovedabetterservicetopatients.Wedonotthinkthatinordertobepaidmore,nursesshouldhavetomoveintomanagement