英語(yǔ)一部分(50分)
Part I: Vocabulary and structure (10%)
1. One day I __ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a nearby state college.
A. came across B. came about
C. came after D. came at
2. She was complaining that the doctor was __ too much for the treatment he was giving her.
A. expending B. offering
C. costing D. charging
3. The manager spoke highly of __ such as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.
A. virtues B. features
C. properties D. characteristics
4. Since the matter was extremely __, we dealt with it immediately.
A. tough B. tense C. urgent D. instant
5. You don't have to be in such a hurry. I would rather you __ on business first.
A. would go B. will go
C. went D. have gone
6. When I try to understand that __ prevents so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect, it seems to me that there are two causes.
A. why it does B. what it does
C. what it is D. why it is
7. As early as 1647 Ohio made a decision that free, tax-supported schools must be established in every town __ 50 households or more.
A. having B. to have
C. to have had D. having had
8. The newcomers found it impossible to __ themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country.
A. suit B. adapt
C. regulate D. coordinate
9. Living in the central Australian desert has its problems,____ obtaining water is not the least.
A. for which B. to which
C. of which D. in which
10. I'm sure he is up to the job __ he would give his mind to it.
A. if only B. in case C. until D. unless
Part II: Cloze (10%)
In the waiting room, the patients, men and women, old and young, were sitting 11___ on the chairs, 12__ for their turns. Billy, a school boy, was sitting there, too. They all looked very sad 13___ Billy. He 14___ an interesting story, and there was a smile on his face. Just then, the doctor came in to say he was ready for the next patient. Billy jumped up and ran into the 15__ room. “Good morning, Doctor!” “Good morning! What's your 16__, young man?” asked the doctor. Before Billy could say a word, the doctor made him 17__down on a bed.“Now, let me listen to your heart.” Billy tried to speak, but the doctor told him 18 anything.“ I’ll take your temperature.” Billy tried to sit up, but the doctor stopped him.“Now open your mouth. Mm, good.” After a moment, the doctor said, “Well, my boy, you haven't got a bad cold. It's nothing. Mm, in fact, there is 19_ with you.” “I know there 20_ ,”said the boy. “ I just came to get some medicine for my father.”
11.A. quickly B. quietly C. luckily D. noisily
12.A. waiting B. waited C. to wait D. wait
13.A. with B. and C. except D. without
14.A. saw B. was seeing C. read D. was reading
15.A. patients B. waiting C. sitting D. doctor's
16.A. story B. trouble C. matter D. wrong
17.A. to lie B. lay C. lying D. lie
18.A. say B. not to say C. not say D. to say