模拟试题练习
Ⅰ.Fill in the blanks in the folloeing paragraph with words or expressions, choo the most appropriate from the list given below.
TEXT A
baleno(1)_____, I enjoy talking about the weather.There is always something that can be talked about. But, (2) ____, some people think that only dull people love to talk about the weather. (3)____, sometimes we do this when a subject is dried up, or when we meet someone whom we haven’t met for quite some time.In the cas, the weather is (4) ____, the best topic to carry on the conversation.We can say some beautiful words about the sunny and mild weather, we can criticize rigorously the persistent rainy days before we can (5)____ land on some topic that we are both interested in. Furthermore, when talking about the weather, you don’t have to commit yourlf to anything by putting in such expressions as (6)____ to stress the point. Just learn to talk about the weather, and you will (7)____ have a fair chance of being well likes in England.
1. A. Firstly B. Gladly C. Generally speaking
2. A. often B. actually C. to my surpri
3. A. In fact B. Indeed C. In truth
4. A. to my surpri B. eventually C. obviously
5. A. undoubtedly B. perhaps C. surely
6. A. in my opinion B. in person C.actually
7. A. quite likely B. perhaps C. surely
TEXT B
Do you know (1) ____ some people have a horror of living in high-ri buildings? No? I do. I know (2)____ they get this feeling. (3) ____ this n of is quite justified, too. (4)____, you e, I am one of them. This feeling comes from my two months of living at
my aunt’s. It (5)____ happened that my aunt lived on the 28th floor of a 30-storey apartment. And that was(6) ____ I came into contact with lf-rvice elevators.As you know, I’m nearsighted, and the elevator is usually quite dim. (7)____, I had great difficulties in finding the right button. If there was only me in the c age, it was all right, I could peer at the panel of button to my heartscoiattolo’s desire. (8)____, alas, the elevators were usually crowded during rush hours, and I could not elbow my way to the panel, could I? Thus my horror towards high-ri buildings!
1. A. how B. when C. why
2. A. how B. when C. where
3. A. In this way B. What’s more C. On the other hand
enabled是什么意思4. A. Subquently B. Becau C. Becau of
5. A . just B. even C. when
6. A. then B. when C. where
7. A. However B. Otherwi C. Conquently
8. A. Though B.But C.In spite of
TEXT C
ditI just graduate from a technical school and was eager to work in a lab. (1) ____ my uncle Clare was a famous scientist working on the u of solar energy in an institute and I thought he could help me out. (2) ____, I still had to be interviewed by the Director first. I had always been scared of interviews. I would become very nervous, I might even lo my head any say something inadequate. (3)____ I could turn to my uncle for help .He might understand my worries. Anyway, I was (4)____ his favourite nephew and had always been known to be a top student. But he refud to intervene and said, “Business is business” .(5)____, I was greatly disappointed. (6)_____ I complained to my father about his brother. I was confident that he would be on my side. (7)_____, he didn’t e my point, either. Now, who was in the wrong, my Uncle Clare, my father, or mylf? What do you think?
1. A. Fortunately B. Incidentally C. Happily
2. A. Moreover B. To my surpri C. Actually
3. A. Certainly B. Perhaps C.Very likly
4. A. persumably B. quite properly C. honestly
obey
5. A. Furthermore B. To be frank C Unfortunately
6. A . Natuarlly B. Perhaps C Surely
adous
7. A. Undoubtely B. In fact C Unfortunately
Ⅱ. The following ntences go together to a note of introduction, bur they are in the wrong order, put them right.
TEXT A
1 June, 2010
Dear Mr. Sullivan,
a.He is a linguistics student at our university.
b.how are you doingThis is to introduce Mr. Hu Ming.
c.watermanAny assistance rendered him would be highly appreciated.
d.Mr. Hu is looking for a teaching assistantconvenience’s post.
Thank you.
yours,
Geoffrey Jackson
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TEXT B
a. Dear Prof.Cai,
b. Plea accept our heartiest congratulations!
c. We know, of cour , how you’ve worked.
d. We have just been informed.
e. Your life work on elementary Chine teaching methodology had been fully recognized during the International Conference on Language Education.
f. We are your students.
g. This is the first honour ever won by a Chine scholar.
israelh. Your article “Teaching Chine as a Foreign Language” was awaeded first prize.
i. You’re fully worthy of it!
j. Respectfully yours, Ron, Mabel, Kay , Pete
(Connectives: that, since, where)
