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综合能力训练卷(一)
Part Ⅰ Language knowledge(45 marks)
Section A (15 marks)
Directions:For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that best completes the sentence.
1.Although it seemed to be ________ painful experience, he still found it ________ fun.
A. a; / B. /; a C. a; the D. a; a
2. The little girl ________ dreaming a sweet dream.
A. wanted B. felt like
C. would like D. intended
3. The squirrel was lucky that it just missed ________.
A. catching B. to be caught
C. being caught D. to catch
4. —He says that my new car is a ________ of money.
—Don't you think those words are just sour grapes?
A. lack B. load C. question D. waste
5.—What's up, Mum?
—Your room is ________. You'd better get it tidied up.
A. out of sight B. in a mess
C. at sea D. in the dark
6. —Sorry, I'm late.
—That's OK. You're here and that's what ________.
A. makes B. works C. stays D. counts
7. ________ you've finished your homework, you can go out to play with other kids.
A. After B. As soon as
C. Now that D. Although
8.Lucy ________ herself to one cake for breakfast,hoping to lose weight in a short time.
A. limits B. devotes
C. leads D. adjusts
9. Although he has been studying abroad,his parents try to keep him ________ of what has happened at home.
A. warned B. said C. reminded D. informed
10. ________, the fire broke out in the cinema.
A. While this film still on
B. With this film was still on
C. With this film still on
D. When the film is still on
11. The serious ________ that the earthquake has on people's lives can be seen everywhere in the province.
A. result B. portrait C. impression D. effect
12. If we ________ the waste materials,a lot of money will be saved.
A. keep up with B. make fun of
C. come to terms with D. make the most of
13. Go straight into the cave and find out what's in it, ________?
A. can't you B. don't you
C. are you D. will you
14.Lawrence Craven, a doctor from the USA, is the author of several published reports, one of ________ introduced the idea in 1953 ________ aspirin could reduce the risk of heart attacks.
A. them; when B. which; that
C. what; that D. which; when
15.— I wouldn't like to go out with you. I'm so tired.
—________ You promised to go out for a drive.
A. Really. B. Not at all.
C. Come on! D. No matter.
Section B(18 marks)
Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
It was at a concert that I happened to find David. He was holding his head at a strange angle as if he were staring down at something. Then the truth struck me. He was blind. The last thing he remembers __16__ was his daughter being born. Then the world went __17__.
Bad luck is no stranger to this 44yearold man. His mother died of cancer, and his weak father had to __18__ 11yearold David to the care of the state.
Things seemed always to go from bad to worse. Two years ago, his beloved guide dog pulled him out of the __19__ of a truck. David was not hurt. The dog was killed.
But David does not feel sorry for himself. “These are just little obstacles you have to __20__ in your life,” he said.
He has to make a daily twohour trip to his working place—the Xray department of an emergency room.
It was a hard job to __21__. Before he got it, David was determined to escape the workshop run by the Lighthouse, an organization __22__ to help blind people. He wanted a job of developing Xray film, something everyone, not just he, must do in the dark, including people with __23__ eyesight. The Lighthouse called many hospitals, with no result, __24__ they offered to pay his first three months’ salary.
David works alone in a dark room that smells of chemicals. He cannot wear gloves. __25__, he could not feel. Since this is an emergency room, lives can be put at risk or out of danger. His directress says she trusts him 100 percent.
He makes $20,000 a year. But his motivation goes beyond money. “By working, I can actualize my own __26__. That’s the most important!” he said.
What a shining example for us to __27__!
16.A.doing B.feeling C.seeing D.hearing
17.A.blank B.colorful C.empty D.silent
18.A.bring up B.bring in C.give up D.give in
19.A.bottom B.path C.wheel D.search
20.A.seek B.overcome C.surround D.search
21.A.deal with B.get through
C.take up D.come by
22.A.intended B.attended C.offered D.devoted
23.A.common B.poor C.normal D.actual
24.A.because B.if
C.in case D.even though
25.A.However B.Unfortunately
C.Otherwise D.Besides
26.A.blindness B.income
C.value D.experiences
27.A.set B.take C.hold D.follow
Section C (12 marks)
Directions:Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Each of us is different and our body clocks are different too. Some of us can stay awake and work till late in the night, 28.________ feeling tired, while others may find it easy to wake up and start work 29.________, instead of continuing late in the night. These tendencies make some of us “night persons” and 30.________ “morning persons”. So if you are a morning person, the best time to exercise for you would be mornings, 31.________ you feel energetic. However, if you are a night person, who hates to wake up early, afternoons or evenings will suit you more for exercising.
If you want to know when is the best time to exercise to burn fat, then mornings are the ideal choice. 32.________ are mornings considered the best time to exercise for weight loss? There is 33.________ scientific explanation for that. When a person exercises in the afternoon or in the evening, he is simply burning the calories coming from 34.________ he has eaten last. But when he exercises on an empty stomach in the morning, he is burning calories which are stored in the body as fat. 35.________, the best time to exercise to lose weight is in the morning.
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(30 marks)
Directions:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
A
BEIJING—Pharmacologist Tu Youyou has become the first scientist on the mainland to win America's respected Lasker Award for her discovery of a new approach to malaria (疟疾) treatment.
The 81yearold was presented with the medical prize by the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation on September 23, 2011 in New York.
Tu, a scientist at the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences in Beijing, was praised by the jury (评判委员会) for her “drug therapy (治疗) for malaria that has saved millions of lives across the globe, especially in the developing world,” according to a statement on the foundation's website.
In early 1969, Tu was appointed head of a government project that aimed to eradicate(消灭) malaria, and it was then that she began applying modern techniques with Chinese traditional medicine to find drug therapy for malaria.
After detecting (检测) 380 extracts (提取物) made from 2,000 candidate recipes, Tu and her colleagues obtained a pure substance called “Qinghaosu”, which became known as artemisinin in 1972.
An artemisininbased drug combination is now the standard regimen (养生法) for malaria, and the World Health Organization lists artemisinin and related agents in its catalog of “Essential Medicines”, said a statement from the foundation.
The Lasker Awards are given annually to people who have made major advances in the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure and prevention of human diseases since 1945.
Lasker Awards are known as “America's Nobels” for their knack (熟练技术) of gaining future recognition by the Nobel committee. In the last two decades, 28 Lasker laureates (得奖者) have gone on to receive the Nobel Prize, and 80 since 1945.
36.Which of the following statements about Tu Youyou is FALSE?
A.She is the first scientist on the mainland to win America's respected Lasker Award.
B.She is a scientist at the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences in Beijing.
C.She is the first scientist in the world to win America's respected Lasker Award.
D.She began applying modern techniques with Chinese traditional medicine to find drug therapy for malaria in 1969.
37.Lasker Award is awarded by ________.
A.New York Foundation
B.the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation
C.Chinese Medical Sciences
D.Albert and Mary
38.What's the influence about Tu Youyou's “drug therapy for malaria”?
A.It has surprised the people in the world.
B.It has reduced malaria.
C.It applied modern techniques with Chinese traditional medicine.
D.It has saved millions of lives across the globe, especially in the developing world.
39.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.Lasker laureates can not receive the Nobel Prize at the same time.
B.Lasker laureates can receive the Nobel Prize at the same time.
C.Lasker Award is the Nobel Prize.
D.Lasker Awards are known as “America's Nobels”.
40.What's the main idea of the passage?
A.Tu Youyou won Lasker Award for malarial drug discovery.
B.An American won Lasker Award for malarial drug discovery.
C.Americans founded the Lasker Foundation.
D.Tu Youyou discovered artemisinin.
B
Ask savvy investors(投资者) how they learned their first lessons about money, and they'll probably tell you lessons their parents taught them.
The money values we learn as children stay with us the rest of our lives. If you are a parent, teaching your children the value of saving and investing will benefit them the rest of their lives. Here's what you can do:
Help your child begin to save. Open savings accounts for your children, and teach them how the bank adds interest to their savings that makes their money grow. Encourage your children to save a little from every bit of money they receive, such as allowances, birthday gifts, etc. You may even want to set up a matching program, contributing fifty cents for each dollar your child saves.
Teach your child about stocks(股票). A child in elementary school can start learning about how businesses work. Once your child understands the basics, ask him or her to think about some of the businesses that might be good stock investments. Then use Morningstar Mutual Fund Guide(available at your library)to find a quality mutual fund that holds some of these companies, or a mutual fund that caters to children such as the Stein Roe Young Investor Fund. Many funds accept regular monthly investments as low as $50 a month, so these funds can be a good way to teach children about the stock market while saving for their college education.
Encourage early IRA(个人退休金账户)saving. The new Roth IRA is a great way for children who are working in summers or after school to begin saving for their future. Imagine how much money you'd have today if you had saved $3,000 a year since you were a teenager!
Let your kids handle their own money. We all learn by doing, so letting your kids manage a segment of their budget(预算)will let them earn valuable financial lessons.They may make mistakes, but they will be small mistakes that may help them avoid larger mistakes as adults.
41.Which would be the best title for this passage?
A.Why to Teach Your Children to Save
B.How to Teach Your Children to Save
C.Tips for Saving for Children
D.Start Good Saving Habits Early
42.A matching program means ________.
A.that you should set a good example to your children
B.that you should provide enough money for children so that they can save some
C.that you encourage your children to compete with each other in saving
D.that you encourage your children by giving some extra money for them to save
43.According to the author, you should teach your children about investment when he/she is ________.
A.in the kindergarten B.in primary school
C.in middle school D.in college
44.Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the Stein Roe Young Investor Fund?
A.It is usually with high benefits.
B.It accepts regular monthly investments.
C.It accepts small investments as low as $50 a month.
D.It caters to children who can afford small investments.
45.The advantage of letting your kids manage their budget lies in ________.
A.that they will make great businessmen in the future
B.that they will know the difficulty of managing a budget
C.that they will avoid making bigger mistakes in the future
D.that they will share happiness of managing their own budget
C
Today, people all over the world are moving out of small villages in the country to go and live in big, noisy cities. They are moving from the peaceful hills, mountains, fields, rivers and streams of the countryside to the busy world of streets, buildings, traffic and crowds. This movement from rural(乡下的) areas to urban areas has been going on for over two hundred years.
In many countries, the main reason people come to live in towns and cities is work. After one or two large factories have been built in or near a town, people come to find work, and soon an industrial area begins to grow. There is usually a_residential_area nearby, too. The families of these workers need schools, hospitals and shops, so many people come to live in the area to provide these services and a city grows.
In every major city in the world, there is a business district where the big companies have their main offices. In the United States, this area is usually in the city center downtown. It is here that you can see many huge skyscrapers(摩天大楼)and office blocks. The people who work here often travel a long way to work each day. Many of them live in the suburbs of the city, far away from the industrial area and the city center. Some suburbs are very pleasant, with nice houses and big gardens. There are usually parks for children to play in and large department stores where you can buy all you need.
But what is the future of the big cities? Will they continue to get bigger and bigger? Perhaps not. Some major cities have actually become smaller in the last ten years, and it is quite possible that one day we will see people moving out of the major cities and back into smaller towns and villages.
46.The underlined phrase “a residential area” means an area________.
A.where people can buy things
B.which is suitable for living in
C.where people can do business
D.which is near a city center
47.Why do people move to live in cities or towns?
A.Because they can live more comfortably there.
B.Because they like noisy life better than peaceful life.
C
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