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1、高级英语3形成性考核练习（第1次作业）Score_一、选择题 (20 points, 1 points each) 1. After leaving the group, he went on _ film music. A. compose B. to compose C. composing D composed 2. Id like to take this opportunity to _ homage to Elvis. A. take B. show C. pay D. express 3. It was in the room _ I found out the secret.

2、A. that B. where C. which D. when 4. It was suggested that he _ an umbrella even though it didnt rain in Britain. A. took B. takes C. taking D. take 5. They are looking for something interesting to appeal _ the young. A. with B. to C. / D. for 6. I _ your advice , otherwise I wouldnt have made such

3、a mistake. A. should have taken B. should take C. wouldnt have taken D. would take7. Im tired. I _ working very hard.A. have B. have been C. had D. have8. He keeps _ at himself in the mirror.A. to look B. looking C. look D. looks9. The bedroom needs _.A. decorate B. to decorate C. decorating D. deco

4、rates10. Before she left on the trip, she _ hard.A. had trained B. has trained C. would trained D. training11 You _ to lock the door at night.A. should B. ought C. must D. shall12. Let me _ the case carefully before I draw a conclusion.A. look up B. look into C. look after D. look out13. You must ex

5、plain _ how they succeeded _ the experiment.A. of us, for B. at us, at C. to us, in D. for us, to14. He is the man _ dog bit me.A. that B. which C. who D. whose15. Everything _ if Albert hadnt called the fire brigade.A. will be destroyed B. will have been destroyedC. would be destroyed D. would have

6、 been destroyed16. I broke my leg when I _ skiing in America.A. is B. was C. - D. would be17. At present, the most important thing is that Britain needs _ more to improve the relationship with the USA.A. to do B. doing C. to be done D. do18. I have lived here _ 1997.A. for B. since C. at D. from19.

7、She was convicted _ murder.A. to B. in C. of D. as20. All the team members tried their best. We lost the game, _.A. however B. therefore C. since D. as二、完形填空 (20 points, 2 points each) A study has shown that fitness is the key (1) _ long life, irrespective of body shape (2) _ even smoking habits. Re

8、searchers discovered that people who exercise live longer than (3)_, even if they are overweight and smoke.The study found that (4) _ fit of the 6,000 middle-aged men in the study were five times more likely to die within six years of the start of the research than the fittest. This was true (5)_the

9、 men had heart problems, smoked or were overweight. Scientists concluded that it was better (6)_and active than skinny and sedentary. Dr Ken cooper, a fitness expert, said, “ You are better off smoking a packet of cigarettes a day and exercising regularly than (7)_ a non smoker and sedentary.” Altho

10、ugh he adds, “But dont misunderstand me. I am not endorsing (8)_, I am trying to tell you how dangerous it is to be sedentary.”The British Government is putting pressure (9)_ manufacturers to reduce high levels of sugar in food and to restrict the hard-sell of junk food to children in order to impro

11、ve the nations health. But the new study suggests the Government should encourage more people (10)_.1. A. for B. of C. to 2. A. or B. and C. but 3. A. these that do not B. these who do not C. those who do not 4. A. the little B. less C. the least 5. A. if or not B. whether or not C. when 6. A. to be

12、 fat B. being fat to C. doing 7. A. being B. be C. to be 8. A. smoked B. to smoke C. smoking 9. A. for B. on C. to 10. A. exercised B. exercising C. to exercise 三、连线题 (15 points, 1.5 point each) 1. a cheap bracelet A. roars2. a floorboard in a horror film B. crackles3. a lion C. beats4. a snake in t

13、he bush D. clicks5. a seatbelt E. tinkles6. a door in the wind F. creaks7. the heart G. hums8. a woman in fear H. rustles9. a bee I. bangs10.a log in the fire J. shrieks四、阅读理解 (30 points, 2 points each) Passage 1 Are mobile phones wiping out our bees? Scientists claim radiation from handsets are to

14、blame for mysterious colony collapse of bees It seems like the plot of a particularly far-fetched horror film. But some scientists suggest that our love of the mobile phone could cause massive food shortages, as the worlds harvests fail. They are putting forward the theory that radiation given off b

15、y mobile phones and other hi-tech gadgets is a possible answer to one of the more bizarre mysteries ever to happen in the natural world - the abrupt disappearance of the bees that pollinate crops. Late last week, some bee-keepers claimed that the phenomenon - which started in the US, then spread to

16、continental Europe - was beginning to hit Britain as well. The theory is that radiation from mobile phones interferes with bees navigation systems, preventing the famously homeloving species from finding their way back to their hives. Improbable as it may seem, there is now evidence to back this up.

17、 Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) occurs when a hives inhabitants suddenly disappear, leaving only queens, eggs and a few immature workers, like so many apian Mary Celestes. The vanished bees are never found, but thought to die singly far from home. The parasites, wildlife and other bees that normally

18、 raid the honey and pollen left behind when a colony dies, refuse to go anywhere near the abandoned hives. The alarm was first sounded last autumn, but has now hit half of all American states. The West Coast is thought to have lost 60 per cent of its commercial bee population, with 70 per cent missi

19、ng on the East Coast. CCD has since spread to Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece. And last week John Chapple, one of Londons biggest bee-keepers, announced that 23 of his 40 hives have been abruptly abandoned. Other apiarists have recorded losses in Scotland, Wales and north-wes

20、t England, but the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs insisted: There is absolutely no evidence of CCD in the UK. The implications of the spread are alarming. Most of the worlds crops depend on pollination by bees. Albert Einstein once said that if the bees disappeared, man would

21、have only four years of life left. No one knows why it is happening. Theories involving mites, pesticides, global warming and GM crops have been proposed, but all have drawbacks. German research has long shown that bees behaviour changes near power lines. Now a limited study at Landau University has

22、 found that bees refuse to return to their hives when mobile phones are placed nearby. Dr Jochen Kuhn, who carried it out, said this could provide a hint to a possible cause. Dr George Carlo, who headed a massive study by the US government and mobile phone industry of hazards from mobiles in the Nin

23、eties, said: I am convinced the possibility is real. Please answer the follow questions. 1. According to some scientists, what disaster could mobile phones cause? 2. How do the mobile phones prevent bees from returning home? 3. Why did Albert Einstein say that if the bees disappeared, man would have

24、 only four years of life left? 4. The article suggests that the evidence that bees are being wiped out by mobile phones is _ A. not worth worrying about yet. B. inconclusive but worrying. C. indisputable. D. non-existent. 5. If bees were to die out, the consequences would be _ A. catastrophic for li

25、fe on earth. B. particularly bad on the East Coast of the USA. C. worse for worldlife than for humans. D. useful for research into the dangers of using mobile phones. Passage 2 A funny thing happened on the way to the communication revolution: we stopped talking to each other. I was walking in the p

26、ark with a friend recently, and his mobile phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and poof! I was cut off as if I had become absent from the conversation. The park was filled with people talking on their cell phones. They were passing p

27、eople without looking at them, saying hello, noticing their babies or stopping to pat their dogs. It seems that the limitless electronic voice is preferred to human contact. The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people feel absent. Recently I was in a car with three friends.

28、The driver hushed the rest of us because he could not hear the person on the other end of his cell phone. There we were, four friends driving down the highway, unable to talk to each other because of the small thing designed to make communication easier. Why is it that the more connected we get, the

29、 more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communications technology is a setback (退步) to the closeness of human interaction. With e-mail and instant message over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can make entire conversations withou

30、t ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine. As almost every contact between human beings gets automatic, the emotional distance index goes up. Pumping gas at the station? Why say good-morning to the assistant when you can swipe you credit card at the pum

31、p and save yourself the bother of human contact? Making a deposit at the bank? Why talk to the clerk who lives in the neighborhood when you can put your card into the ATM?More and more, I find myself hiding behind e-mail to do a job meant for conversation or being relieved that voice mail picked up

32、because I didnt really have time to talk. The technology devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier.I own a mobile phone, an ATM card, a voice-mail telephone, and an e-mail account. Giving them up isnt a choice. They are great for what they are intended to do. Its their unintended res

33、ults that make me upset. What good is all this gee-whiz technology if there is no one in the room to hear you crying out “Gee whiz”?Please answer the follow questions. 6. The authors experience of walking in a park with a friend recently made him feel_. A. unhappy B. funny C. wonderful7. According t

34、o the author, human contact in a park means _ _. A. looking at each other and saying hello when passingB. noticing their babies and stopping to pat their dogsC. both A and B8. According to the author, the more connected we get in communications technology, the_ we are. A. more automatic B. more disc

35、onnected C. closer 9. What are the examples the author gives to explain his idea that every advance in communications technology is a setback to the closeness of human interaction? A. With e-mail and instant message over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another.B

36、. With voice mail, you can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone.C. All of the above.10. What is the unintended result of communication technology, according to the author? A. It makes communication easier and conversation possible everywhere. B. It actually creates a distance betwe

37、en people instead of bringing them together.C. It makes human contacts limitless with electronic voices everywherePassage 3 Some people think they have an answer to the troubles of automobile crowding and dirty air in large cities. Their answer is the bicycle, or “bike”.In a great many cities, hundr

38、eds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York City, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They claim that if more people rode bicycles to work there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city and therefore less dirty air from car en

39、gine.For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bike riders. For example, they want the city to draw bicycle lanes on some of the main streets, because when bike riders have to use the same lanes as cars, there are accidents. Bike for a Better City feels that if

40、there were special lanes more people would use bikes.But no bicycle lanes have been drawn. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea-they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business. And most people live too far from dow

41、ntown to travel by bike.The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. Only on weekends, Central Park is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bicycles only. But Bike for a Better City says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes d

42、owntown.Please answer the follow questions. 11. According to the passage, bicycles _.A. are more convenient than carsB. are safer traffic tools than carsC. are ridden by most people in the U.SD. are the solution to some city problems12. The idea of special bicycle lanes is most favored by _.A. the c

43、ity government B. some bike ridersC. people living far from downtown D. some store owners13. “Bicycle lanes” in the third paragraph probably means _.A. narrow passage between buildings for bicyclesB. roads full of bicyclesC. special parts of the road for bicycle riders onlyD. roads for bicycles only

44、.14. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?A. Bike for a Better City members ride bicycles to workB. Sometimes accidents may occur when cars and bikes are on the same lanesC. The Central Park is closed to cars on weekendsD. In New York City, many people use bikes as they have s

45、pecial lanes15. The best title for this passage is _.A. Traffic Crowding in New York CityB. Air Pollution in New York City by CarsC. Special Lanes for PassengersD. Solution to Traffic Problem in New York五、 英译汉及汉译英(15 points, 1.5 points each) 1. I still remember being over the moon meeting the Queen.

46、 2. Suddenly, she was hit by a terrible feeling of sadness and desperation. 3.What struck me first was the size of the sculptures.4. I dont like the flat. It is too near the road.5. She doesnt like borrowing things from others.6.他在北京西部的一所大学习。7.他在他朋友家里偶然发现了一幅旧画。8.如果她中奖的话，她会买一间大房子的。9.公寓房间有点乱。10.两个男孩都很擅长唱歌。