综合英语
I Vocabulary and Structure (每小题1分)
1, When people are physically __a drug, they suffer ill physical effects if they stop taking the drug.
A absorbed in B accepted by C addicted to D attracted to
2, A __ statement is a false and malicious one meant to harm a person’s reputation.
A slanderous B flattering C ill-natured D critical
3, People who lose their way in a desert often suffer from __ thirst and hunger, in addition to extreme anxiety.
A painful B tormenting C colossal D unperceived
4, In Victoria, Australia, in 1850, miners became __ with the high cost of mining licenses and restrictions on their right to search for gold.
A amazed B confused C irritated D puzzled
5, From the mid 1980s, the Chinese government began to give top __ to scientific and educational development.
A preference B primacy C privilege D priority
6, It is always considered very __for a young couple to walk arm in arm on a rainy afternoon
A attractive B emotional C romantic D sentimental
7, During our holiday in Venice we went to a few __ to places nearby
A voyages B trips C journeys D wipe away
8, The government is trying to __ drug trafficking.
A wipe off B wipe down C wipe out D wipe away
9, Manufacturing used to be accomplished by hand, but most of today’s modern manufacturing operations are highly mechanized and ___.
A automated B complicated C controlled D manual
10, The poverty line in the United States is __ annually to allow for inflation
A adjusted B determined C modified D raised
11, Quite a large number of old people on joy __ in gardens on sunny afternoons in winter
A sauntering B trampling C trotting D wandering
12, In his speech, there is not information __ to the recent development in cancer research.
A belonging B bringing C leading D pertaining
13, I was queueing for the cinema when I __ a car accident.
A see B saw C had seen D was seeing
14, I can’t help __ about the outcome of the exam.
A worry B to worry C worrying D worried
肇庆学校15, I don’t think anybody __ because of his physical handicap.
A should make fun of B should have make fun of
C should have been made fun of D should be make fun of
16, The teacher told her students __
A to be quiet B to quiet C quiet D being quiet
17, It was some time before I __ why they all wore hats
A figure out B figured out C am figured out D to keep out
18, Every night they stuffed the hole with a large rock __wild animals.
A to keep on B to keep in C am figured out D had figured out
19, I would not be a competent interpreter if I __ tomorrow.
A graduate B would graduate C graduated D will graduate
20, Machines __ much of the work that was formerly done by human hands and muscles
A have taken out B have taken off C have taken place D have taken over
II Cloze (每小题1分)
In our culture, there are four kinds symbols- symbolic objects (flags represent nations), symbolic characteristics of objects (purple stands for royalty), gestures and language.
Among the four types of symbols, the most important is language, for it allows us to (1) __symbols into ideas about ourselves and our culture and the world we live in. There would be no (2) __ without language. Language is the (3) __ of symbols (words) and rules for theirs use (4)__ which we mark and interpret (5) __ and communicate with one another. Wit
hout culture, humans would be (6)__ to survive. We are not born knowing what kinds of berries to eat and which are poisonous but we do have the (7)__to use symbols, “edible” and “inedible”.
Every language has two (8)__ , a collection of words and what they (9)__ and a set of rules, syntax and grammar, that (10) __ the arrangement of words to express thoughts. Different arrangements of the same words (11)__ very different meanings.
Meaning also depends on the cultural (12)__ . A foreign dinner guest who hears “Oh, you must (13)__ some of this stew” may interpret the statement as (14)__ , not as friendly encouragement.
The complexity of language reflects the complexity of human culture as (15)__ for representing and interpreting the world.
1 A combine B mix C develop D organize
2 A education B culture C knowledge D ability
3 A group B assemblage C collection D coverage
4 A in B of C through D for
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